Su Shi has made extraordinary achievements in the creation of ci. As far as the development of a style itself is concerned, the historical contribution of Su Ci has surpassed that of Su Wen and Su Shi. After Liu Yong, Su Shi carried out a comprehensive reform of ci style, and finally broke through the traditional pattern of "Ke Yan", improved the literary status of ci, changed ci from an accessory of music to an independent lyric style, and fundamentally changed the development direction of ci history.
Su Shi was a key figure in the change of ci style in Song Dynasty. Wang Zhuo's "Lan Feng Man Zhi" said: "Mr. Dongpo is not addicted to temperament, but occasionally writes songs, pointing out that all the way up, the world will change, so that the author will know the shock." Strengthening the literariness of ci and weakening the dependence of ci on music are "all the way up" pointed out by Su Shi for later poets. Later poets and Xin poets further developed along this road.