"But I had unusual dreams as a kid," explains Hou, speaking slowly and carefully in not-quite-fluent Mandarin. "One was to study martial arts at the Shaolin Temple. The other was to perform. I just never liked school and couldn't imagine being cooped up in an office job.
「不過，我從小就有怪怪的夢，一是到少林寺學功夫，二是學表演，就是不喜歡念書，更無法接受沈悶的辦公室工作。