So even though the "new cinema" was limited in quantity (no more than ten or so films a year) and never represented the industry's mainstream, it still earned broad attention and affirmation.
所以「新電影」雖然產量不多（一年不過十部左右），始終沒有成為國內電影的「主流」，卻廣受矚目和肯定，甚至吸引了許多從不看國片的大學生和知識份子。