Wang Xiaoshuai
Gao made inroads into the international market with the film "Shanghai Dreams" (2005), directed by Wang Xiaoshuai, which won the Prix de Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival. She was then picked by Jackie Chan to star in the action comedy movie "Rob-B-Hood" (2006). Chan has characterized Gao as having the "freshest look and chaste spirit no Hong Kong actress could approach".