A CAPITALIST DRIVEN TO RESET BILATeRAL IMBALANCEs
Former Division President of a Multi-Billion Dollar Chinese Media Company
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Author, SPEAKER, Book, & Contact InFORMATION:
BIOGRAPHY:
U.S.-China Expert, Business Leader, Producer, & Author
CHRIS FENTON: Television Interview Highlight Reel
For seventeen years, Chris Fenton served as president of DMG Entertainment Motion Picture Group and GM of DMG North America, internationally orchestrating the creative and business activities of DMG—a multi-billion-dollar global media company headquartered in Beijing. He has produced or supervised twenty-one films, grossing $2 billion in worldwide box-office, and packaged sixty-three others. He sat on the board of Valiant Comics, directing its eventual acquisition, and he worked closely with both Marvel and Hasbro, orchestrating various projects on the IP exploitation side. As an author, Fenton chronicled much of that work in FEEDING THE DRAGON: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business.
Most recently, and after three years of serving as President and CEO of Media Capital Technologies (MCT), a media investment fund, Fenton stepped down to focus on formally advising companies, investors, brands, and Congress on how to best navigate and optimize America's complicated relationship with China. Prior to MCT he fulfilled a successful one-year term as Senior Advisor to IDW Media Holdings devoted to streamlining operations, increasing IP monetization, expanding international film and television businesses, repairing partner relationships, and restructuring investments.
Additionally, Fenton co-hosts U.S. Congressional Member delegations in China and ASEAN countries focused on trade, media, and investment. He serves as a Trustee of the U.S.-Asia Institute and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Trade Commission, U.S.-Saudi Small Business Council, Wasabi Cloud Storage, WatchMojo, and Third Way Think Tank.
Fenton, a contributor for RealClearPolitics, South China Morning Post, Smerconish / CNN, Yahoo, C-Suite Quarterly, American Thinker, Bleeding Cool, and The Wrap, regularly appears on Bloomberg, CBS, NPR, Fox, Fox Business, BBC, CNBC, News Nation, Fox Sports, and VOA. He also serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Producers Guild of America, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
Fenton started his career as a motion picture and television agent at the William Morris Agency after obtaining a BS in Engineering from Cornell University.
Twitter: @TheDragonFeeder
BLURBS:
"A fascinating and great read." - Congressman Mike Gallagher (WI)
"A must read right now, as tensions unbelievably continue to escalate between the US and China." - Jason Kelly, Bloomberg
"More chilling and cynical is a point Fenton makes a little later: “Even worse, the price of crossing the culture gap in the wrong direction can be catastrophic…" - Washington Post
"A must-read with an important set of ideas to share with the policymaking community." - Elizabeth Economy, Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce & Stanford's Hoover Institute
"This book is a tour de force!" - Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House
"The book is a whirlwind autobiography in the mold of "The Education of Henry Adams," one in which a life's events provide an opportunity to reckon with a world that is changing rapidly if not necessarily for the better." - Ryan McDonald, Easy Reader News
"Fantastic read... Seriously, read this!" - Clay Travis, OUTKICK the Coverage / Fox Sports
"Interesting thing about Chris's book is his ability to give us a peak inside the (Chinese censorship) system. To Chris's credit, it's obvious he grapples with what that means, given the power granted (by Hollywood) to the censors." - James Tager, PEN America
"I enjoyed this book!" - Bill Bishop, Sinocism
"The book makes for a damn fine page-turning read." - Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool News
"Thank heavens you wrote this book. This is a book that should've been out a long time ago." - Tucker Carlson, Tucker Carlson Tonight
"If you are interested in Hollywood and China and all the big $$$, read "Feeding the Dragon"." - Greta Van Susteren
"I loved this book!" - Laura Ingraham, The Ingraham Angle
"Have to say that it is entertaining, informative, and eye-opening. Highly recommend!" - Anthony Pompliano, The Pomp Podcast
"You should read Chris Fenton’s “Feeding the Dragon.” Fenton is more sympathetic to the Chinese than I am, but he had a first-person view on how the CCP works and how they influence Hollywood films." - Sonny Bunch, The Bulwark
""Feeding the Dragon" is riveting. Fenton is a great storyteller who also has great stories to tell. Part memoir, part policy prescription." - Emily Jashinsky, The Federalist
""Feeding The Dragon" has broad appeal. It is a gripping page-turner... the book is an easy read, mixing a compelling story with rich insights..." - Nick Pozek, Columbia Law School Professor / Book Reviewer, New Books Network
"This book is going to be a blockbuster. I guarantee you." - War Room Pandemic
"As studios clamor to squeeze every red cent from a film, the process has created a Hollywood culture of self-censoring best described in the new book “Feeding the Dragon” by Hollywood producer Chris Fenton." - The Washington Times
"Fenton's book is a personal look at events from 2000 to 2014, a critical period for Beijing's growing leverage over Hollywood studios." - Mark Magnier, South China Morning Post
"Chris was a fantastic guest, and he didn't even cover a fraction of the stories in his great new book. Get yourself a copy!" - China Unscripted / China Uncensored Show
"Fenton knows the topic better than anyone... the precarious relationship between Hollywood and China." - Neal Pollack, Book & Film Globe
"Fantastic Book!" - Nick Adams, Dennis Prager Show
BOOK REVIEW / SUMMARY:
“Paced like a thriller, with comparable doses of international intrigue and conflict, Chris Fenton’s bracingly candid business memoir Feeding the Dragon takes readers 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, the former Olive Garden waiter-turned-entertainment-industry-power-broker disarmed and defied authorities on both sides of the superpower divide to make billions—and history.
Thanks to a brisk, page-turning storytelling style and an evenhanded, insider-level perspective decades in the making, Feeding the Dragon manages to be both timeless and timely. Captivating details on Robert Downey Jr., LeBron James, Kurt Cobain, Michael Phelps, and Marvel Universe creative mastermind Kevin Feige (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.
Teeming with urgent insights about unlikely alliances and dangerous misperceptions, Feeding the Dragon is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of the US-China relationship and the bottom-line realities of show business and professional sports today. Even better, it’s a supremely entertaining ride for anyone who simply loves a great story….
Chris often told me about projects and plans off-the-record that I wouldn’t have reported on anyway, because they all seemed wildly improbable. Every single one came true. And now they’re all down on the page.”
—Jamie Bryan, Fast Company contributor
OP-ED's 2020 - 2023:
- Chapman and Combs Prove Excellence Through Unity Works.
- Ban TikTok or Let Beijing Own Our Broadcast Networks.
- Using John F. Kennedy's Playbook for China - MECEA.
- Consulting Industry Must Survive Beijing's Onslaught.
- How Hollywood Can Help Right the US-China Relationship
- A Public-Private Partnership for U.S.-China Relationship
- NBCUniversal Leverage Over China's Communist Party?
- To Boycott or Not: Let the Athlete's Decide.
- Author Op-Ed on Beijing Olympics on Smerconish / CNN.
- America's Leverage Over Beijing2022.
- CSQ / C-Suite Quarterly Author Op-Ed.
- South China Morning Post - Author Op-Ed.
- Bleeding Cool News - Author Op-Ed.
- Clay Travis / Outkick / Fox Sports Author Op-Ed.
- Op-ed Divorcing China / Hollywood @ RealClearPolitics.
- Op-ed China Reset vs. Stock Markets - Federalist.
- The Wrap & USAI - Op-ed & Exclusive Excerpt.
- Foreign Policy Op-ed - The Federalist.
SELECT PRESS, INTERVIEWS, & MEDIA APPEARANCES:
- Stanford Keynote - Looper's Diplomacy w/ China.
- Keynote - Iron Man 3's Soft Power on China.
- Daily Variety
- Bloomberg Q&A
- The Tucker Carlson Show Appearance
- Maria Bartiromo Fox Business Network.
- BBC - Author On-Record Contribution.
- Yahoo Finance - Author Mention.
- The Adam Carolla Show.
- Tucker Carlson Tonight Appearance.
- BBC - Author On-Record Contribution.
- Appearance on Maria Bartiromo @ Fox Business.
- Bloomberg - Book and Author Mention.
- American Thought Leaders Show - Interview.
- Newsweek - Featured China/Hollywood Expert.
- BBC - Hollywood/China, Author on record.
- NPR Interview w/ Author.
- Cornell University Book Signing / Q&A.
- USAI / US Congress China 101 Series.
- LA Times - Hollywood / China - Author.
- Congressman Mike Gallagher Podcast.
- SALT TALKS Podcast w/ Anthony Scaramucci.
- Bloomberg Businessweek Show Appearance.
- First Book Review Is In!
- South China Morning Post - Book Review.
- Bleeding Cool Review #1 Farmers to the Rescue.
- Book Review - The Federalist.
- Pomp Podcast w/ Anthony Pompliano.
- SUPChina Podcast w/ PEN America.
- Washington Post Book Review.
- Washington Times Book Recommendation.
- The Bulwark Book Recommendation.
- Charlie Kirk Show Podcast.
- Bloomberg Mulan Story - Author Cited.
- CNN Article Citing Author.
- New York Times - Book & Author Citing.
- South China Morning Post - Author Citing.
- Bleeding Cool #16 Author Tries to Save World.
- NPR Interview re: Disney/Mulan Controversy.
- Interview w/ Clay Travis @ Outkick.
- Feature on Author in Aftenposten Norway.
- "Plugged In" w/ Greta Van Susteren Interview.
- The Bulwark / Washington Post Interview.
- Book & Film Globe - Author Interview.
- China Forum 2020 Keynote Speech Beijing.
- Fortune Magazine - Author Cited / Netflix China.
- Columbia Law School Book Review / NBN.
- Fast Company Feature Article on Author.
- Hollywood Reporter Article - Author Cited.
- China Expert Webinar w/ WSJ & Bill Bishop.
- National Committee on US-China Relations.
- Double Exposure 2020: Beijing Discussion.
- Voice of America - Exclusive Author Interview.
- VOA China / VOA Asia - Author Interview.
- VOA China / VOA Asia - Weekend TV - 11:30 Mark.
- Taiwan News - Book Review / Commentary.
- Underrated Reads Book Review.
- Cornell University Alumni Magazine - Review.
- Washington Post - Book & Author Cited.
- Mornings w/ Maria Bartiromo - Fox - Interview.
- Cornell School of Business Podcast Interview.
- FTM Magazine Europe - Interview.
- Alliance for American Manufacturing Podcast.
- Newsweek on Hollywood/China Citing Author.
- Asia-Pacific Panel - US Congress / USAI.
- Bloomberg Interview - Hollywood's Lost Market.
- CBS This Morning - Author Feature / Interview.
- NewsNation America National Nightly News.
- France 2 Documentary - Author Interview.
- Radio France Internationale - Interview.
- Toronto Sun - China / Hollywood - Author Cited.
- Cornell University / Cornell Review Interview.
- National TV / NewsNation Primetime Interview.
- The Globe & Mail - UK - Book & Author Cited.
- SvD Sweden Feature Article on Author.
- The Bulwark w/ Charlie Sykes - Interview.
- Washington Post Citing Author and Book.
- Author Interview on BBC News - First 8 Minutes.
- Voice of America Chinese - Author Interview.
- Fox News Ingraham Angle Author Interview.
- Author Interview on Newt Gingrich Podcast.
- US Congress Briefing on China w/ Robert Daly.
- The Hill "Rising" Sunday Morning Show Interview.
- Bloomberg Television Interview - 19:45 Mark.
- Hollywood Reporter Article Inspired by Book.
- Author Interview on Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ITN Show Longform Interview w/ Author.
- Smerconish / CNN On-Camera Interview.
- Author Cited in Bloomberg re: Marvel & China.
- Interview in Germany's WELT / WELT AM.
- Swiss Newspaper Feature Article on Author.
- South China Morning Post – Author Featured.
- Wall Street Journal - Author & Book Featured.
- TV Appearance on The Hill's "Rising".
- BBC TV Interview (copyright protected).
- Bloomberg TV Interview re: NBA & China.
- The Trillion Dollar Dilemma - Bloomberg.
- Business Insider - Author & Book Cited.
- Bloomberg TV Interview with Author.
- Patrick McEnroe & Talk China on Holding Court.
- Author Quoted on CGTN.
- BBC World - Radio Interview at 3:25:00 Mark.
- Hollywood Reporter China Article - Author.
- Daily Variety Hollywood-China Article - Author.
- Interview - The Bulwark w/ Charlie Sykes.
- Business Insider Article Citing Book & Author.
- Japanese Magazine / The Liberty - Interview.
- Deadline Hollywood - Author.
- The Ankler - Author & Book Cited.
- Ben Shapiro Show - Author & Book Cited.
- Spectrum News National w/ Giselle Fernandez.
- Live w/ Michael Gayed via Spaces Interview.
- ESPN Feature on NBA / China / Joe Tsai - Author.
- Seeking Alpha China Article Citing Author.
- Long-form Interview: Author w/ Laowhy86.
- Bloomberg Article Featuring Author.
- NewsNation TV Interview w/ Author.
- CNN Interview w/ Author.
- Fox News Interview w/ Author.
- Fox's Laura Ingraham Interviews Author.
- Politico Article on Author & Navy Chief.
- China Sports Insider Interview w/ Author.
- Full Length Interview w/ Author on VOA.
- Opening Segment Interview on News Nation.
- Vice News - Author Cited.
- Rolling Stone Magazine - Author Cited.
- Documentary Interview - Tortoise Media UK.
- The Realignment Podcast w/ Saagar Enjeti.
- CNN Feature on Hollywood & China w/ Author.
- Conversation Six w/ Author & Isaac Stone Fish.
- Author Interviewed Fortune Magazine.
- Author Interview on CGTN.
- Interview on She Thinks Inside the Beltway.
- Yomiuri Japan Interview with Author.
- Radio Free Asia Interview with Author.
- Interview on Yahoo Finance with Author.
- Bloomberg Sourcing Author - Hollywood Article.
- Yahoo News Author Cited & Featured.
- Longform Interview w/ Author - German NPR.
- Washington Post Interview / Op-Ed w/ Author.
- The Wrap Feature on China - Author Interview.
- Yahoo Feature. on China w/ Author.
- Interview (22m-37m) on The Realignment.
- Interview w/ Author on Jordan Harbinger Show.
- Author Featured in Financial Times.
- Author in Politico.
- Deadline Hollywood Feature on Author.
- The Wrap Article re: China Box Office.
- Author Featured in Variety re: Hollywood/China.
- Ben Smith / Semafor Interviews Author.
- Author Cited in Spectator Uk Article.
- Deadline Article – LA Roundtables w/ Congress.The Wrap Article Focused LA Roundtables.
- Deadline Article w/ Rep. Gallagher Citing Author.
- Yahoo/TheWrap - China - Author Interviewed.
- Author's Full Interview w/ Patrick McEnroe.
- Author Discusses Congress / Hollywood - Yahoo.
- Bloomberg Television - 7 Minute Interview.
- Author Takes on China in Massive Lawsuit.
- Author Takes Role at APCO Worldwide.
SELECT PRIVATE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
- Newmark, Knight, Frank (private).
- USC Lectures (private).
- Good Fear Content Co. Conference (Private).
- USAI Conference w/ Chinese Embassy - Keynote.
- 360 Global Conference on Global Recovery - Keynote.
- USC US-China Institute - Keynote Interview.
- Speaking - Buchanan, Ingersoll, & Rooney Law Firm.
- Lecturing USC Political Science 469.
- Wilson Center / Kissinger Inst. Congress Briefing on China.
- China Forum 2020 Keynote Speech Beijing.
- National Committee on US-China Relations Speech.
- Lecture - National War College of the United States.
- Speaking Event - Manhattan Beach Rotary Club.
- Lecture - University of Southern California.
- Lecture - Cornell University - Johnson School of Business.
- Manhattan Beach Rotary Long-form China Discussion.
- USAI / Washington DC Moderator - "Bridging Pacific".
- Keynote - CCA Program Canadian Trade Commission.
- National War College Lecture - Private.
- United States Naval Academy Lecture - Private.
- USC Marshall School of Business Lecture - Private.
- Multiple Lectures & Keynote Address - Clemson University.
- Lecturing at The National War College.
- Lecturing at University of Southern California.
- University of Southern California's Marshall School.
- Private Speaking Engagement - Toronto, CN.
- Private Speaking Engagement - Montreal, CN.
- Private: Moderation of USAI China 101 Session.
- Moderating - Atmosphere of Business in China - Congress.
- Moderating - Evolution of US-China Trade - Congress.
- Keynote, USC School of Cinematic Arts.
- Speaking Engagements in Tokyo, Japan.
- Lecturing at the National War College, Washington D.C..
- Lectures: University of Southern California.
- Moderating Private Roundtables w/ Members of Congress.
- Manhattan Beach Studios & Jiangsu Provincial Officials.
- Select Committee on China - U.S. Congress.
- U.S. Department of Commerce.
- China 101 Presentation - U.S. Congress.
- Select Committee on China - Roundtable - U.S. Congress.
- National War College Lectures.
- University of Southern California Lectures.
- 2024 Foreign Policy Association / UCLA Burkle Center China Conference.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Publishing Agency - Paradigm Agency
Ian Kleinert
917-716-1966 / 212-897-6400
ian.kleinert@gmail.com & ikleinert@paradigmagency.com
Speakers Bureau - United Talent Agency / Greater Talent
Don Epstein
212-645-4200 / 310-273-6700
TV / Film Agency - United Talent Agency
Charlie Ferraro & Geoff Suddleson
310-273-6700
Publicity - Post Hill Press
Anthony Ziccardi, CEO 615-261-4646
Jessica Vandergriff
Katherine Reid
Attorneys - Jeff Frankel / Scott Whitehead
310-859-3909 / 310-786-8777
PREVIOUS TELEVISION & RADIO APPEARANCES:
2020's FEEDING THE DRAGON PODCAST - Chris Fenton & Ryan Ray
SELECT EPISODES:
Bad news from Hong Kong as American is arrested in protests.
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Did Pompeo make the right call on Taiwan?
Yes, things are bad. But some green shoots of optimism are budding.
Our bilateral wish list for Biden's first 100 days.
CCP's wrench in the revolving door of American capitalism & government.