Before Lu left for America, however, Felix Chen told him that if he really wanted to become a conductor, experience working with a symphony orchestra was more important. If he was willing to stay in Taiwan, he could be an assistant conductor in the TSO and the year after he could take part in an international conducting competition and have real shot at international success.
但出國前陳秋盛告訴他，若真想往指揮路上走，樂團的實務經驗最重要，如果他願意留在台灣，可以到北市交擔任助理指揮，一年之後再去參加國際指揮比賽，必可闖出一番天地。