Although the Government Information Office (GIO) -the domestic film industry's "greatest benefactor" -increased its total support of local films from NT $ 180 million in 2002 to NT $ 440 million in 2008, the amount it provides per film, which ranges from NT $ 4 million to NT $ 15 million, represents just a drop in the bucket for a film with a big-name cast and lots of special effects.
即使國片最大「金主」──新聞局電影輔導金──的預算已從每年 1.8 億元（2002 年）提高到 4.4 億元（2008 年），但是多則補助 1,500 萬元、少則 400 萬元，對於完成一部有卡司、有特效的劇情片實屬杯水車薪。