At that time, he wanted more than anything else to work for Taiwan's largest film company, Central Motion Pictures, even if he had to be the lowest of assistants. Central, however, had no interest in him. He knocked on their door three times in eight years, but met with rejection each time.
當時他一心想進台灣最具規模的中影公司服務，即使做個小職員都可以，但是中影對他沒有興趣，八年中他三次毛遂自薦都遭中影拒絕。