Because Columbia invested in a movie directed by Feng Xiaogang, Chen had to attend frequent meetings in Beijing. He wasn't very comfortable with the setup, because he felt he didn't really understand China but was still called upon to make decisions. It was all very risky. However, he could clearly see that the center of gravity in Chinese-language filmmaking was shifting to Beijing.
也因為哥倫比亞公司投資大陸導演馮小剛的電影，陳國富必須經常來北京開會，當時覺得自己並不了解中國，卻要做決定，遙遠又冒險，但他已清楚看到華語電影的生產中心和市場往北京移動的大趨勢。