The university gave up its rights to the film in the hope that he can use the income as funding for his next nature documentary. After the film came out, a corporation said it would pay him NT $ 10 million a year to take pictures for it to use as image advertising, but he refused because he suspected the company of polluting.
獼猴影片發表後，有企業曾表示願每年提供新台幣千萬元資金，供他專心拍攝，新片則做公司形象廣告之用，劉燕明卻嫌該企業有汙染之虞而拒絕。