Four years ago Hou and author Chu T'ien-wen adapted the latter's story, "Growing Up", for the screen, making a film that grossed over NT $ 30 million in Taiwan.
四年前，作家朱天文在報上發表「小畢的故事」，侯孝賢非常欣賞，有意改編成電影；二人一見如故，便合作拍了電影。