My Speech at China Global Investment Summit
I. INTRODUCTION. Ladies and Gentlemen, Esteemed Attendees of the China Global Investment Summit. Good Afternoon. I was asked to talk to you today about the relationship between Hollywood and China. I have been marinating in one or the other, often both simultaneously, for my entire adult life. And if there is one thing I can …
Janet Attends 2013 Connect China Forum at USC
On Sunday, April 7th, Janet attended the Connect China Forum at University of Southern California. As panelist, Janet shared her experience and advice with students.
SF & SHANGHAI–Two Cities I Just Can’t Get Enough Of!
I had planned on eating dinner during the screening. But there I was, sitting between Mayor Lee and San Francisco’s Chinese Consul General Gao, and I was so enjoying their reactions, I just couldn’t bring myself to leave! Oh well, food can wait. Afterwards they gushed. It seemed totally genuine. They talked about how it …
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Paean to Ang Lee
It’s Oscar season, so as an Academy member, that means many functions. I have somehow gotten on some very good lists. One highlight was the lunch for Ang Lee. What’s ironic is that I doubt uber-publicist Peggy Siegel knew about our thirty-year friendship, and that we worked together on what was the first feature in …
TCL Chinese Theatre
Last week, the theater announced it had sold the naming rights to the Chinese Electronics Giant, TCL. The funds will be used to refurbish the theater and bring it back to its original glory. Of all the branding opportunities and acquisitions being made from China these days, this one seems extremely fitting! For decades, …
GPS is Killing Our Instincts
Here is one distinct example of where technology is killing our instincts. Get in the car with someone in his or her 20’s, and more likely than not they will have ZERO sense of direction. If you tell them to go west for ten blocks, they need an address to put in the damn machine. …
Musical Giants
Weeping. Losing Dave Brubeck and Ravi Shankar in one week is just too much. Dave gives sweet surprise, a lust for life. Ravi takes you to a dark cave, lit dimly by candle, but where you can see all your shadows . Ravi Shankar Dave Brubeck