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  • Feeding the Dragon

  • Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business
  • By: Chris Fenton
  • Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
  • Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)
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Feeding the Dragon

By: Chris Fenton
Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
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Summary

A deeply revealing memoir of big wins and hard lessons from a seasoned executive caught smack in the middle of the trillion-dollar soft power struggle pitting China against Hollywood, the NBA, and American business.

"Paced like a thriller...Chris Fenton's bracingly candid business memoir Feeding the Dragon takes [listeners] deep behind the scenes of Hollywood's shaky foothold in China. Dealing at the highest levels with Chinese government officials and major American brands like Disney, Marvel, and the NBA, [Fenton] defied authorities on both sides of the superpower divide to make billions - and history.

Thanks to a brisk, [engaging] storytelling style and an evenhanded, insider-level perspective...Feeding the Dragon manages to be both timeless and timely. Captivating details on Robert Downey Jr., LeBron James, Kurt Cobain, [and] Michael Phelps...(among others) will enthrall average fans and aspiring moguls alike. But the beating narrative heart remains Fenton's down-to-earth recounting of a headline-making journey. 

Ultimately, the intrepid exec builds a compelling case for the power of "cultural diplomacy": mutually-beneficial, soft power-sharing exchanges as a better way forward than the hardliner battle lines being drawn across Beijing, Washington, and Los Angeles." (Jamie Bryan, Fast Company contributor)

©2020 Chris Fenton (P)2020 Gildan Media

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A dragon's movable feast

Chris's book gives us a great insight into the challenges and pitfalls of doing business in Xi Jingping's totalitarian China. This is a rapidly evolving story, given Christopher Wray's recent comments it's clear that it's unlikely to end well.

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An interesting look

This is an interesting. Authentic view of trying to work with the Chinese government. I found it honest and direct.

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