Tsai Jui-yueh's sister-in-law Lu Hsi-chin recalls that when they were making preparations for the performance, the NT dollar plummeted, and stores put away their better fabrics.
蔡瑞月的二嫂盧錫金記得籌備舞劇時，當時台幣大貶，許多布莊藏起較好的布料，蔡瑞月走遍了布莊買不到所需布料，急得在馬路上流下淚來。