Chen Desen started as Jackie Chan's personal assistant, and then became a scene reporter, screenwriter, assistant director, director, producer, film festival jury... Along the way, you can get all kinds of tastes.
The actors are very hard working and the producers are very knowledgeable about film, which is two important factors that Chen believes have achieved the "golden age" of Hong Kong films. For Hong Kong filmmakers, the mainland's larger market is slowly opening up to them.