Painted skin of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio 1 episode 1. It rained heavily on the queen's birthday, which is a pity for the queen who likes watching fireworks. Wang Anxu liked it very much. He drew beautiful fireworks to celebrate his birthday. He was loved by the emperor and queen and gave it to Yu Qiongyuan as a reward. The Wangs moved into their new house happily.

Wang Anxu's wife, Chu Hui, suspected that she was having an affair with Xu An, fearing that she would threaten her position and force her to leave the Wangs. Huan couldn't bear to be humiliated and jumped into the well to commit suicide. ChuHui have a guilty conscience, suspicious all day, the wangs is even more incredible. At this time, Chuhui's cousin Shi returned from the Western Regions and brought back a piece of human skin to paint for Wang.

The story of "The Painted Skin" subverts the works seen by the audience before. Most of them are about the emotional entanglement between the painted demon and scholar Wang Anxu, while the new edition reveals the true and terrible side of Wang Anxu, who is personable.