She enrolled in a doctoral program in film, but before she could graduate she was called back for a job in Taiwan's media, returning in 1981 at a time of tremendous historical change for film in Taiwan.
後來她繼續攻讀博士班，但學業還沒完成，就被國內媒體召喚，一九八一年回國，投身台灣電影史變動最巨的一頁。