The local industry was also feeling the impact of changes in Hong Kong, where New Wave talents were moving from television into film. In Taiwan, Chang Ai-chia, who had herself gone from acting to directing, used her personal clout to get Taiwan Television Enterprise (TTV) to produce a series called Eleven Women aimed at developing new talent. Yang was asked to direct an episode.
這時，香港電影新浪潮由電視打到電影圈的模式刺激了台灣，演而優則導的張艾嘉以個人影響力在台視推出《十一個女人》電視劇場，以培養創作新血，楊德昌也應邀執導了其中一集。