When Lin left jail, he was resigned to a career as a baker. One day while standing outside a theatre, Lin spotted a notice for a scriptwriting and directing class. It was destiny calling. He quit his baking job once again and attended classes.
直到有一天，他在西門町的戲院外看到一張編導班的招生簡章，彷彿命運之神的召喚，他又辭去麵包店的工作，報名、上課，從此與電影結下不解之緣。