Heartbreak Island received an NT $ 4 million subsidy, while Tropical Fish followed the example of Pushing Hands, first earning designation as an outstanding script and then receiving an NT $ 4 million subsidy before filming could commence.
《去年冬天》得到四百萬輔導金，《熱帶魚》循《推手》模式，先得到電影優良劇本，再得到四百萬輔導金，得以開拍。