7's success, some people not in the movie business are eager to invest in Seediq Bale. Problem is, "Such issues as investment, recouping costs, and the profit-sharing mechanism employed by Taiwan's film industry are much different from those of traditional industries. Some investors want to make a safe investment, but how am I supposed to guarantee anything?"
魏德聖說，《海角》走紅後，有一些非電影界的人想投資《賽》片，但「台灣電影業的投資、回收、分帳機制與傳統產業差異很大，有些投資人希望能有個安全的回收機制，我不知怎麼保證？」