From fastest to slowest In 1988 Chang worked on Hou Hsiao-hsien's film City of Sadness. Hou was accustomed to holding up a cigarette to a scene, musing for a long time, and calling the cinematographer over for a look before finally concluding, "The feeling isn't right. Let's stop shooting today." The move would stun the crew and actors, who had already put on their costumes and make-up.
七十七年他跟著侯孝賢拍《悲情城市》，侯導的習慣則是拿著煙、對著景沈思良久；一會兒讓攝影師來看一下景，就冒出「感覺不對，今天停工」的話，讓一群工作人員和已經在化妝的演員傻在那。