Chen isn't in total agreement with those who liken him to Lee Kai-fu: "You can't look at me as an example of the Taiwan expatriate doing business in the mainland. The expats come here with a specific goal in mind that they are working to achieve.
而提出「雙導演制」也是想給投資人多一點信心，因為他自認作品不多，雙導演制能分工、互補，否則以他「龜速」的工作進度，可能 2 年也拍不完。雖被稱為「電影界的李開復」，但陳國富卻說：「不能用設定目標、轉戰打拚的『台商』概念來解讀我。