she says with a wry smile. Government subsidies and film awards amount only to a few tens of thousands of NT dollars, funds that are "burnt through" in just a few days of renting facilities and paying workers 'salaries. Lee must still reach into her own pockets to finance the long years of filming ahead.
李香秀笑說，不管是政府輔導金還是獲獎獎金，都只是少少幾十萬元而已，用來支付設備租金、工作人員薪水，幾個工作天就『燒』完了，之後漫長幾年的拍攝時間就只好自掏腰包。