Liam is a competing director and actor whose film is released around the same time as Haunted House. He posted on Weibo criticizing Chu Xin's decision to adapt a real murder case for his movie, claiming to stand on moral high ground. When asked if his post was motivated by poor presale performance compared to Chu Xin's film, he denied any connection to box office numbers. Liam felt proud when he discovered that online trolls were launching vicious attacks against Chu Xin, believing he represented the prevailing public sentiment and was giving voice to what people secretly thought but dared not say. His film Forbidden Palace Absolute Love is described as genuinely excellent, and he maintained that his criticism was based on principle rather than commercial competition.
