In 1998, Columbia Pictures of Hollywood established an Asian subsidiary in Hong Kong with the intention of making three to five Chinese-language films per year, and in 2000 hired Chen to head the subsidiary's production division.
1998 年，美國好萊塢大片廠哥倫比亞電影公司在香港成立亞洲公司，計畫每年投資拍攝 3-5 部華語電影，2000 年請來陳國富擔任亞洲區製作部總監。