Chung-hua, 43, recalls that then was the peak era for video rentals, and HEPP wanted to get into videos quickly to take advantage of the existing consumer base of budaixi viewers. At that time, budaixi was one of the three pillars of the video rental market (the others being Hong Kong serials and video taped stage variety shows).
今年四十三歲的黃強華表示，當時是出租錄影帶的黃金時代，霹靂本著老觀眾基礎及時加入市場，在當時形成港劇、餐廳秀與布袋戲三足鼎立的局面，錄影帶的好風光替霹靂布袋戲賺進了雄厚的資金。