Yeh wanted to bring some people from Taiwan over with her, but, she noted, "If you bring your own people over, they've got to be up to it. They can't be lethargic or indecisive. They've got to be diligent and able to suffer hardships. And you've got to be able to withstand some sarcasm occasionally directed your way.
葉如芬也希望能有更多台灣電影人加入，但大陸人好強，她也愛面子，「帶自己的人過去，就必須給我頂住，不能優柔寡斷、要死不活的，得吃苦耐勞、經得起人家偶爾冷嘲熱諷，有些事還得忍下來，因為我們是在人家的地盤上。」