Afterwards, Chu submitted the script for Bighead Brigade, which depicted several fresh army recruits and their embarrassing mishaps. But the script was turned down by a number of companies. Chu had no choice but to gamble by forming his own company. Unexpectedly, Bighead Brigade brought in more than NT $ 50 million at Taipei box offices, making his Co-investors ecstatic.
之後朱延平自己提出《大頭兵》劇本，描寫幾個大頭兵服役時發生的糗事，卻遭幾家公司拒絕，只好自組公司一搏，沒想到《大頭兵》在台北的票房有五千多萬元，讓一起投資的老闆樂翻天。