after the movie was completed, li and her boyfriend have to begin living at a friend's apartment. she quit her job before making the movie, she and her boyfriend had been living in her friend's house and had nowhere else to go. li's boyfriend could not take this anymore and eventually called her uncle to convince li to move out. following this, li had to borrow money from the other people in order to rent her own place. in addition, she had to start making her documentary again during that period.