The film had not yet finished when Xinhua journalist Xiong Lei declared she was walking out. Soon afterwards, a feud erupted between Chinese and American journalists. During the fierce battle, Qinghua University professor Li Xiguang was openly confronted by his students.

But many of the present Chinese reporters didn't like the movie. Among them, Xinhua News Agency's Xiong Lei's attitude was especially fierce. When the discussion started, she spoke first, saying that the film was bad, too boring.

When filming, thanks to Qinghua University's professor Jing Jun, Yang Ziye found Fuyang AIDS Orphan Salvation Association’s president - Mrs Zhang Ying. After that, almost the whole journey was made in her accompaniment, following the steps of a few AIDS orphans. So Zhang Ying is a controversial character. According to my co-worker You Shanshan's article titled "Double faced 'AIDS mothers'?" Zhang Ying receives fierce comments in the AIDS circle.

When Qinghua University News Academy professor Li Xiguang presented the film's background in English, he mentioned that Chinese media have distorted Zhang Ying's image. I immediately asked for the floor: Isn't it too early to draw the conclusion that the Chinese media have distorted Zhang Ying's image?

My colleague Liu Jianqiang is Li Xiguang's student. He also spoke, challenging his own teacher, saying a lot of HIV infected as well as doctor Gao Yaojie and other AIDS activists don’t trust Zhang Ying. (Jianqiang added that this open dispute did not affect the student-teacher relationship.)