In order to promote the movie, two people who had nothing to do with each other after filming were forcibly tied up and sold... Then, maybe the scene was too much, or maybe it was carefully arranged by someone?
An interview many years later...
"Is the dispute over the cropland a real show?"
"I have never had this idea!" Tian answered.
"Is the dispute over the cropland a cover-up?"
"It depends on the angle from which you look at the problem." He Yun Chong replied.