Several well-known documentary film directors she is acquainted with were able to garner some financial backing and achieve some renown with their work, only to later have to resort to making television dramas or commercials to make ends meet. In addition, every filmmaker, to a greater or lesser degree, is always dealing with the seemingly insurmountable debt from previous films.
李香秀看過許多有名的紀錄片導演，一度因財團支持而聲名大噪，但後來還是被迫接拍電視劇和廣告案糊口度日，而且每個人或多或少還背負著上一部拍片的債務，不知何日才能還清呢。