Career
At the same time, he began to write fiction including several short stories and novellas, one of which would later go on to serve sa the basis of Wang"s directorial debut, The Orphan of Anyang. With Orphan, Wang Chao would begin what was the first film of a trilogy of films based on modern life in China. He completed the trilogy with 2004"s Day and Night and 2006"s Luxury Carolina.
His 2014 film Fantasia was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.