Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer deemed her "too Chinese to play a Chinese" in the film, and the Hays Office would not have allowed her to perform romantic scenes since the film's male lead, Ramón Novarro, was not Asian.
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer considerábaa "demasiado chinesa para representar a unha chinesa" no filme, e a Oficina Hays non lle permitiría representar escenas románticas co protagonista masculino do filme, Ramón Novarro, xa que este non era asiático.