[7] She then left the film industry due to her family's financial struggles and pursued a career in digital marketing.

[6] In her thirties, Huang faced a serious illness that resulted in hospitalization, which prompted her to reflect on what she truly wanted to do, ultimately realizing her passion for filmmaking.

[1] Due to her inexperience in scriptwriting, Huang wrote several prose-like short stories, which she later combined into a full screenplay that became her debut feature Missing Johnny.

[14] Chien Ying-jou, writing for United Daily News, praised the genre-bending narrative and called it "an experiment on the future of Taiwanese drama".

[15] Hou received nominations for both Best Directing and Best Writing in the 57th Golden Bell Awards, and Twisted Strings won Best Miniseries.

[17] Josh Slater-Williams of IndieWire commended Huang's "patient storytelling" and "riskier writing tricks", which delivered a "deeply moving" story;[18] while Wendy Ide of Screen Daily called the film "elegant and affecting".