The two sides came to an agreement whereby Zhang would be allowed to work both films simultaneously. Every single day, Zhang would get up at 5 a.m. in Hebei, where he worked on The Warlords until 5 p.m. before jumping in a car and rushing three hours to Capital Airport in Beijing to catch the last flight for Shanghai.
張進戰每天早上 5 點起來，在河北《投名狀》現場拍到下午 5 點。開車 3 小時直奔首都機場，趕最晚一班飛機到上海，當《色戒》劇組派車接他到車墩影視基地，已是夜裡 3 點。