Because of his outstanding abilities, Zhang's services have been specifically requested by 10 directors of Western cinema for filming on location in China. Quentin Tarantino hired him to work on Kill Bill, for example, and Zhang has also worked on The Kite Runner and Mao's Last Dancer.
因為調度能力、執行能力強，美國導演昆丁・泰倫提諾的《追殺比爾》，由暢銷小說改編的《追風箏的孩子》，澳洲的《最後的舞者》等 10 部西片，來中國拍攝，也指定張進戰擔任中方第一副導演。