China's supervisory body for film became actively involved in co-productions in 1996, tightening reviews of projects and demanding that the majority of production jobs be given to Chinese. (The demand excluded the key creative positions of director, screenwriter, and cinematographer.) China's desire to reclaim the leadership role was also apparent in its further demand that at least half of the principal cast be Chinese.
1996 年，中國電影主管機關開始積極介入合拍片的生產過程，審核趨嚴，要求電影製作的主創人員除了導演、編劇、攝影之外，其餘製作班底皆要以中國本地人為主；主要演員比例更不能低於一半，拿回主導權的企圖明顯。