As Chang had worked with Ye before and seen her ability to control a budget, he hired her onto the production team with the title "administrative producer."
由於張家振先前曾與葉如芬合作，深知葉如芬控管預算的功力，所以也將葉如芬納入《赤壁》製片組，掛名統籌監製，控管全片七千多萬美元的預算。