I am a big reader of any book relating to the entertainment industry, and I find in general they can be either too "inside baseball" or too vague, with precious few books hitting the sweet spot of being engaging for a wide audience as well as insightful to industry professionals. "Feeding the Dragon" is one that hits this sweet spot, which is all the more impressive because much of the book is devoted to exploring China/US relations and the specifics of Co-Productions and the dealmaking process. As such, the book could have been mired in details and business dealings, but Chris brings a fun, fresh and human perspective to the story that makes for a compelling and taut read.
As someone unfamiliar with the Chinese market and co-productions, this book made those dealings easy to understand and, even better, highlights the need for a commercial and cultural exchange between the US and China. The aspirational, emotional perspective Chris brings to the story is definitely something that will stick with me, even more so than the story of him going to see Duran Duran in his pajamas. Well, maybe not more so, but just as much.
Highly recommend!
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A good MUST read if you ever plan to do business with the Chinese.
Thru this reading, it gave me an opportunity to get to know you, Chris, as a person, a husband, a father, a son. You are very lucky to have your rolodex card writing habit, a wonderful/supporting/understanding wife, and two wonderful children. And J.C. as your friend, love the Duran Duran story and JC helped to re-energized you from being passive to becoming proactive during the SEC investigation. Your working with China is one heck of an experience, a lot of learnings and I am sure you have some lessons to learn also. But most importantly, you mentioned it, the assistant at WM said you didn't have "it" in you to be one of those agents. (Quite honestly, you are fortunate to NOT have "it" in you, consider yourself lucky to have a wonderful/supportive spouse and wonderful children by you. That's truly a blessing). (Before I opened the book, I was NOT sure what I should expect.). My feelings were very mixed. As I walked through your experience, there are many moments, I shockingly can identify myself wit. While reading your book, by turning each page, it is like a deck of flashcards fly through my head, all my previous China related projects came all over again. Honestly, I really suggest anyone who remotely has any interests in doing any kind of China business, should read this book. It is quite an accomplishment for you to achieve what you were asked to do. It takes someone with determination, optimistic, strong character, strong mental and physical ability to do what you have done. I second everything you are saying. Most importantly, I quite enjoy the last two chapters 37 + 38. Stay recent and stay relevant. On a different note, you are diplomatic enough to not go into the "dirty" bits of the China money loop. Although by revealing these, you might get some eyeballs, but they are better left for other outlets.
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