Originally he had applied for the grant under the auspices of his friend's company, but the company then requested that Chang put up NT $ 4 million of his own money as collateral, in case the movie was never completed and the government asked for the money to be returned.
原來只是互相信任，以朋友公司名義爭取輔導金，不過這家公司卻要求張作驥同時拿出四百萬元做抵押，以防萬一拍到一半沒拍完，四百萬元被追回時，公司要負責。