On November 6, the Film Bureau approached Ang Lee, demanding that he re-edit *Lust, Caution* or else face withdrawal from theaters.
Yet, bizarrely, the Film Bureau allowed the current version to continue screening in cinemas until the new cut was completed. Ang Lee might have been a filmmaker indifferent to wealth, but the financial backers behind him could not tolerate such recklessness. Although *Lust, Caution* followed the Chinese filmmaking model centered on the director, Ang Lee had no choice but to heed the investors' wishes.
Tugged and pulled between the investors of *Lust, Caution* and the Film Bureau, the new version of the film was finally edited by November 15.
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