Fala Chen
A 60-second sales production trailer of "Gilded Chopsticks", which was then known as "Food for the Slaves", was first unveiled at TVB's "Jade Drama" segment at the "Programme Presentation 2013" on 8 November 2012. The trailer starred Raymond Lam as Yongzheng, Ron Ng as the imperial chef, Fala Chen as Lu Siniang, Nancy Wu as her accomplice, Sharon Chan as Imperial Noble Consort Nian, and Susan Tse as Empress Dowager Renshou. Although the sales presentation cast was only signed on to film the trailer, Tommy Leung, director of TVB's dramatic production department, expressed that the characters in "Gilded Chopsticks" were written with the sales presentation cast in mind.