In 1993, a Shanghai unit, possibly a joint venture, was under consideration with Bangkok as an alternative. By 1993, the company had capacity to produce 200 half hour episodes each year.

The company began computerization to reduced cost, while training some that would have been laid off to operate the computers. In 1991, Cuckoos' Nest had to lay off 200 employees in Taipei. A Chinese subsidiary was opened in 1990 in Zhuhai, southern Guangdong province. With increased wages and foreign exchange rates, Cuckoos' was being priced out of the outsourcing market. Quickly, they had contracts with Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, and Universal. In the company's first year, 17 episodes were produced for Hanna–Barbera. The company started with about 50 employees but soon had 300. Don Patterson was brought on board as a trainer.

Many employees from Chunghwa Cartoon came to work at Cuckoos' Nest Studio along with employees from Ying Ren Cartoon and Shang Shang. Hanna-Barbera sent Jerry Smith to help set up the company and eventually owned half the company. Wang (王中元)/Wang Zhongyuan, Hsu Chih-wei and Lu Kuang-chi started the studio in 1978 as an overseas facility for the U.S. Wang Film/Cuckoos' Nest, the studio's original name, was founded by James C.Y.

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