I Don't Care About the Box Office When I Make Films

One day, Chu Shun—a shameless guy who would rather take off his pants than hang himself properly—crossed over to a parallel world. There, he acquired a system called the [Film Fund]. What’s it like to make movies without fearing a financial loss or needing investors?

“As a director, I never care about box office returns!”

So, Chu Shun pulled out Kill Bill. But because it was too bloody, it unsurprisingly failed to get the “Dragon Seal” (the film approval mark in China).

Very well. Kill Bill, which made $180 million at the box office on Earth, ended up as an online B-movie in the parallel world...

“I think there are three absurd things in this world.

First, bad people often live better lives than good ones.

Second, when you're in trouble, friends help without hesitation—yet when they're in trouble and ask you for money, you say they're not real friends.

Third, a whole crowd of you are standing here listening to me talk about the art of film.”

—Chu Shun, speaking at the American Film Academy.

Some of the works by "foreign trauma" director Chu Shun include:

Lord of War, The Hunt, Farewell My Concubine, The Legend of 1900, The Intouchables, City of God, Cinema Paradiso, Malèna, Dead Poets Society, and more.