In 2000, he applied to the Guidance and Assistance Fund for Motion Pictures for a grant to shoot The Trigger. The regulations required applicants to submit shooting plans to be reviewed by a judging panel. Winners would be awarded NT $ 2 million.
二千年他以《扣扳機》申請新聞局電影輔導金，當年的規則是，評審委員先看拍片企劃案，入選正取者可以得到二百萬元補助，影片完成後再進行複審，以影片品質決定是否補助後續的八百萬元。