The inspiration for the film came from a stray cat called Xiao Hei adopted by the director.

Though he built a comfortable home for it, the cat loved to wander and returned home occasionally for meals. So, six months later, the director had to let it go.

But he then decided to create a cat who was not homeless. And Luo Xiaohei, a black cat goblin which gets an owner as well as a home, was born.

The movie has received 8.3 points out of 10 on China's most popular review site Douban.

Director MTJJ shares the behind-the-sequence stories of The Legend of Hei. [Photo provided to China Daily]