Experience

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  Legendary Entertainment

  • Beijing, China

  • CEO of Legendary East

    • Jan 2020 - Present
    • Beijing, China

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  Twentieth Century Fox

  • Beijing City, China

  • Country Manager, China

    • Oct 2015 - Aug 2019
    • Beijing City, China

    Responsible for the studio’s activities in all media in China, including Theatrical Distribution, Co-Productions,Home Entreatment, Television and Digital Media, and Consumer Product.Based in the studio’s Beijing office.

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  Filmworks China Entertainment Marketing Limited

  • President

    • May 2010 - Sep 2015

    Founder and President of Filmworks China Entertainment Marketing Limited.Filmworks China is the leading entertainment marketing company in China, with a focus on linking Chinese brands and Hollywood entertainment properties. Filmworks China is the official agency for DreamWorks Animation SKG, 20 Century FOX, Warner Brothers, Hasbro Inc, Universal Pictures, Electronic Arts and Bruce Lee Enterprise in China.Filmworks China specializes in arranging Product Placement, Tie-in Promotion, Merchandise Licensing, and Celebrity Endorsement.Filmworks China has negotiated several high-profile placements for Chinese brands, most notably for TCL Television, Chinese fashion brand Meters/Bonwe Group and Yili Group’s Shuhua brand milk in the Hollywood blockbuster Transformers 3. Recently, Filmworks China extended its reach into popular American TV shows, successfully placing Yili Milk into "The Big Bang Theory", another breakthrough for Chinese brands. Filmworks also works in the gaming area, and facilitated the placement sponsorship for the website 360buy in The Sims Free Play, Chinese edition.In 2012, Filmworks China became a WPP company.

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  Chengtian Entertainment

  • Director, Strategic Development

    • Sep 2006 - Mar 2009

    •Create strategic plans for the company at the group level and participate in the entire process from planning to implementation. •Take charge of business development with foreign partners at both the group level as well as the subsidiary level. •Look for investment to finance the projects, including film co-production projects for Chengtian film division, overseas business expansion for Chengtian artists’ management division, and investment in Chengtian cinema chains. •Led the entire process of John Woo’s Red Cliff project for Chengtian and Chengtian’s partner Avex, including early-stage negotiations, finalizing contracts, and implementation.•Established Chengtian Bohong Advertisement Company, as the entertainment marketing division of Chengtian group, to consolidate and commercialize all intellectual properties within the group.•Created Chengtian’s official English-language website.

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  SEEC MEDIA GROUP — BEIJING

  • VP, Business Development Department

    • Jul 2005 - Aug 2006

    •Established the development direction for SEEC media and explored new projects internationally and domestically, •Represented SEEC in all international negotiations and directed the entire process of cooperation, including term-sheet drafting, contract negotiation, contract drafting and final signing. The foreign partners included Time-Warner, Meredith, and Condé Nast.•Facilitated the entire process of liaison between foreign partners and the local team until the new projects matured.

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  MEDIA CONVERGENCE ASIA-PACIFIC — SYDNEY & BEIJING

  • China Chief Representative

    • Jun 2004 - Aug 2006

    •Helped well-known international magazine titles find local partners in China.•Advised clients on overall strategy for entering the China market, researched and identified potential partners for each client and acted as liaison for contact with Chinese partners.•Facilitated the entire process of reaching an international license agreement, including term-sheet drafting, negotiation and arranging legal consulting.•Was involved in the entire process of launching the Chinese edition of an international title, including business plan development, team assembling and training, and strategy development for advertising, circulation, marketing and promotion.

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  Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

  • Publicist and First Assistant to the Producers

    • May 2003 - May 2004

    •Assisted the Los Angeles-based producers of the sci-fi film “Ultraviolet,” shot in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Translated in Mandarin and Cantonese. Handled relations with government, unions.•Handled publicity tasks, both internationally and domestically, for Columbia Pictures’ film “Kung Fu,” shot in China.•Conducted video publicity interviews with filmmakers and actors.•Wrote production notes and press releases.•Arranged set visits from foreign press.

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  KPMG CONSULTING — LOS ANGELES

  • Assistant to Business Development Manager

    • May 2001 - Apr 2003

    •Created a comprehensive marketing package for KPMG’s Southern California Public Sector consulting group. •Prepared for upcoming seminars, including creating agendas, writing marketing materials and identifying and calling potential clients. •Worked on KPMG’s Business Intelligence Report for Southern California. Built and maintained a website for shared knowledge on KPMG’s intranet.

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  SHENZHEN WEEKLY — SHENZHEN, CHINA

  • Deputy Chief Editor

    • Aug 1996 - Mar 1999

    •A founder of one of the first—and now also one of the biggest—weekly news magazines in China.•Established and directed two major divisions: Promotion & Distribution and Advertising.•Expanded the circulation of Shenzhen Weekly from 2,500 to 200,000 within 10 months.•Increased the annual advertising income of Shenzhen Weekly from $50,000 in 1996 to $600,000 in 1998.

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  SHENZHEN BUSINESS DAILY — SHENZHEN, CHINA

  • Editor/Reporter

    • Jul 1992 - Jul 1996

    •Initiated and edited the section “City of Youth,” a daily page devoted to news about people in their 20s, which became an influential newspaper section in Shenzhen.