"What everybody really loves," argues Chu, "isn't domestic films but rather government grants." The GIO can't simply dole out money and then do nothing to see what becomes of it. After winning a NT $ 10 million grant, ethical filmmakers might shoot a film for NT $ 12 million. But others might shoot the film for NT $ 7 million and pocket the difference.
「大家不是愛國片，而是愛輔導金」，朱延平說，新聞局不能只發錢而不追蹤輔助效果，得到一千萬輔導金後，有人用一千二百萬拍完就算有良心了，有些人可以七百萬就拍完。