"The Taiwan audience is far more aware of films that have hit the theaters than those that have not," notes Eric Shih. "News about video tapes comes from the impressions left over from theater showings." Primary distribution gains recognition, so video tape rights sell better for films that have been in the theaters.
「台灣觀眾對院線片的認識，多過非院線片，對錄影帶的訊息也來自電影留存的印象」，石偉明說，上游得到體認，所以院線片賣出的錄影帶版權也會比較高。