Based on the novel of the same name "Sinking Incense Ashes (Liang Chen Mei Jin)" by Wen Tan.
In the original hit web novel by You Er, the heroine Gu Jinzhao dies a tragic death and is reborn into her younger body to alter her destiny. This plot line does not feature in the tv show adaption.
Lead actors Ren Min and Ci Sha previously starred together in the historical drama The Rise of Ning.
During post-production and early promotional rollouts on the MangoTV app, the production team accidentally watermarked several behind-the-scenes clips with the title The Best Choice. This sparked widespread confusion among fans that a last-minute name change was happening before they committed to A Splendid Match.
Before filming a sequence where Chen Yanyun runs to protect Gu Jinzhao, the director forced Ci Sha to do 40 to 50 continuous push-ups right off-camera. This was done specifically to make his muscles bulge, get his heart racing, and ensure his heavy breathing on camera was 100% real.
