The "Xinghua Department Store" in the play was founded by Yi Xinghua, the head of Yijia. This department store, which celebrated the anniversary of 10 in 1928, does have its historical prototype in old Shanghai. He was the "Yong 'an Department Store" which was the first of the "Four Big Department Stores in Shanghai" at that time. Yong 'an Department Store Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Cabinet Group. Founded in 19 18, the company passed through Shanghai Yong 'an Company, Shanghai Tenth Department Store and Shanghai Hualian Department Store, and was renamed Yong 'an Department Store Co., Ltd. in 2005. Shanghai Yongan Company, which is characterized by "Global Department Store", is a symbol of elegance, fashion and dignity in Shanghai before liberation and a leader of high-end department stores in Shanghai.
Guo Biao, one of the main founders of Yong 'an Department Store, has a different life experience from Yi Xinghua in the play, but has a similar family business model with Yi Xinghua. In "Family heirloom", Yi Xinghua and his brother Yi Shuye take care of the related matters of "Xinghua Department Store". In reality, "Yong 'an Department Store" was also founded and operated by the Guo family. Yi Zhongyu's shareholder list can best connect Xinghua Department Store with Yong 'an Department Store. In this list, in addition to shareholders and directors Yi Xinghua and Yi Shuye, there are two directors An and Guo.