Vince Chan

Was it just go, go, go every day, no time to pause, just riding the momentum? Or even when things looked great from the outside, great income, exciting projects, fantastic encounters with these stars, did part of you already start sensing, this isn't the full story of who I am? Were you quietly searching for something more?

Was it just go, go, go every day, no time to pause, just riding the momentum? Or even when things looked great from the outside, great income, exciting projects, fantastic encounters with these stars, did part of you already start sensing, this isn't the full story of who I am? Were you quietly searching for something more?

I can see that you are like me. Even when you have a full-time job, you're not just checking boxes. You are constantly thinking, what else can be done? What's a better way to do this? No one's asking you to take on more, but you do it anyway. Because there's that inner fire, that curiosity. is that instinct to expand beyond what's expected.

I can see that you are like me. Even when you have a full-time job, you're not just checking boxes. You are constantly thinking, what else can be done? What's a better way to do this? No one's asking you to take on more, but you do it anyway. Because there's that inner fire, that curiosity. is that instinct to expand beyond what's expected.

From the outside, the entertainment industry looks glamorous, just like when I worked in finance and investment. I interned at Goldman Sachs New York headquarters. I was an investor in LA for a firm called TCW Asset Management, a multi-billion dollars institutional fund manager. On paper, that was someone else's dream job.

From the outside, the entertainment industry looks glamorous, just like when I worked in finance and investment. I interned at Goldman Sachs New York headquarters. I was an investor in LA for a firm called TCW Asset Management, a multi-billion dollars institutional fund manager. On paper, that was someone else's dream job.

Los Angeles, global deals, high stakes, first class air ticket, all the parties, all the prestige. But behind that shine, It was exhausting. And eventually, I had to admit, I wasn't fulfilled. So that's why I asked, even when you were deep in the world of movie making, doing exciting work and moving fast, was there a part of you that thought, this isn't it. This isn't the whole me.

Los Angeles, global deals, high stakes, first class air ticket, all the parties, all the prestige. But behind that shine, It was exhausting. And eventually, I had to admit, I wasn't fulfilled. So that's why I asked, even when you were deep in the world of movie making, doing exciting work and moving fast, was there a part of you that thought, this isn't it. This isn't the whole me.

And at what point did that awareness push you towards a different path? something that felt more aligned with who you really are.

And at what point did that awareness push you towards a different path? something that felt more aligned with who you really are.

You've left the movie industry, but I want to ask you about something big that has shaken it. A.I. Over the past two years or so, it's become a huge disruptor. We've seen strikes, partnerships between AI and media companies, and a growing reliance on machine-generated content. You've worked in the real creative trenches with people, not problems.

You've left the movie industry, but I want to ask you about something big that has shaken it. A.I. Over the past two years or so, it's become a huge disruptor. We've seen strikes, partnerships between AI and media companies, and a growing reliance on machine-generated content. You've worked in the real creative trenches with people, not problems.

So I'm curious, how do you feel about AI entering the world of storytelling? What does it mean for the human side of creativity?

So I'm curious, how do you feel about AI entering the world of storytelling? What does it mean for the human side of creativity?

We talk a lot about convenience, smartphones, smart apps, smart everything. But I wonder, how high is the cost we've paid for that convenience? Long before generative AI, we were already handing over bits and pieces of our thinking to machines. WhatsApp makes global texting easy. In exchange, we've lost other things like attention span, quality time, memory capacity, even basic writing skills.

We talk a lot about convenience, smartphones, smart apps, smart everything. But I wonder, how high is the cost we've paid for that convenience? Long before generative AI, we were already handing over bits and pieces of our thinking to machines. WhatsApp makes global texting easy. In exchange, we've lost other things like attention span, quality time, memory capacity, even basic writing skills.

I grew up in the analog world. I transitioned into digital, but I still carry that early training with me. I still check my spelling. not spell check in the software, but in my own brain before I hit a button. I still do mental math. I want to keep certain muscles sharp because once they are gone, they are hard to get back.

I grew up in the analog world. I transitioned into digital, but I still carry that early training with me. I still check my spelling. not spell check in the software, but in my own brain before I hit a button. I still do mental math. I want to keep certain muscles sharp because once they are gone, they are hard to get back.

And when it comes to AI, especially in creative industries, I worry the cost of convenience is growing. And we haven't really calculated the laws clearly.

And when it comes to AI, especially in creative industries, I worry the cost of convenience is growing. And we haven't really calculated the laws clearly.