To get the non-professionals up to speed, before filming Chang brought them together in the house where the film was to be shot. They cooked, ate and conversed together.
為了讓這些沒有受過表演訓練的演員進入狀況，拍攝之前張作驥就讓他們在片裡的家中生活了一個月，煮飯、聊天，彼此熟悉。