It's no wonder they're reluctant. "Wang Ying-hsing, who invested in Nanking, 1937 and The Great Conqueror's Concubine, both of which had budgets that exceeded HK $ 30 million, notes that Taiwan's new directors have no need for well-known actors. As a result, big stars like Lan Ching-hsia and Wang Tzu-hsien have moved to Hong Kong.
曾投資《南京一九三七》、《西楚霸王》等兩部製作費超過三千萬港幣的王應祥說，台灣新導演不用明星，「讓林青霞、王祖賢等大牌明星都往香港跑。」