After all, Zhang Yimou's plans to direct a blockbuster were still just talk for now; he probably hadn't even finalized the script for Hero yet.
Liu Zhou naturally wanted to direct blockbusters too, but the time wasn't right yet, nor did he have the muscle for it.
Just imagining the logistics of coordinating thousands of extras in Hero made his scalp tingle, so Liu Zhou decided he needed to lay low and hone his craft a bit longer.
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