Diary of a CEO

posted by Roger @ 4/02/2005 07:53:00 上午 0 comments

Returned from Shanghai yesterday, visiting this metro - always changing city twice in a month, brough my wife with me twice, eating at the the same restaurants twice the same night; these are unusual experience to me.

The main purpose of visiting Shanghai was to particiapate on the Public speech - a forum of " Commercial Music ", we were invited by Shanghai Conserviery of Music - a government music instituion established in 1927 by Dr. Tsai Yuan Pei; this is the first time they invited commercial music specialist from Taiwan to a open forum; as I treat it my first public speech in China, so, prepare it quite early and come up with a macro- perspective subject " The Music Industry - Its Yesterday; Today and Tomorrow " -- the fact is , I delievered the worst ever speech in my life-- there's no excuse that I wasn't have time to rehearse, I should not attend the President's lunch which squeeze my time to none, I was so frustrated after the speech, during the 2 hours windows from the penel discussion, I went back to hotel with sad and sorrow -- I was so low, even think of crying.... Thanks to my wife, who encourge me so much and advise me my ultimate gaol is not to be a Professor, what bother to keep this feeling inside ? she comfort me and urge me to face another challenge -- at the panel , there might be no question for me, don't feel embaraass or suffer again.... I fully take her point , adjudge my mood, I prepared myself and walking to the shool by 5:10 pm, I took the wrong lane and almost miss the opening .

Thanks for my wife and the student who raise his hand -- asking me my background, it gave me a chance to confess -- to confess that I wasn't perform good in the early afternoon and confess that I should not deliver too much in 90 minutes which making both of speaker and audience lack room for digest......... the panel discussion is a turn around, I win back all the confidence form audience and teacher, I know I did it almost perfect and I feel released.....

we took the early flight as the first time, arriving at Pu tong by 1:30 pm, the school sending a car to pick up me, we were arranged to stay at Dung-Hu Hotel -- another legenary premise owned by Du-Yueh-Shen in early 19 centery - I read about his story when I was young, a rascle / a big mafia in early Ming Ko in Shanghai, who also helping Chaing Kai Sheng win his triumph in China as the first President. I am happy to stay at such a histroical place.

J. took me to Chang Ching and see a few important person - Land Developer, Thompson group, chief representative of Governor - we had the first dinner together, I host the dinner and invited all the music friend to the old Ching - She restaurant - the food was so great....

following morning, a very early moring breakfase with Chi and Ting, she agree to have a even permenate future with us, I bring her to see J. and spend the whole morning with us, I shall follow with a lot of star up -- Chang Chin creativity industry base is the idea place to put Kororo.

Dinner invited by director chang yi and Hue-chang, my friends and all the speakers were there, Chang hosting the dinner at his one and only restaurnt TMSK for us again, the new traditional music performance was faburous, as this is my second time checking it, they imporved a lot, the Chinese flute player and Ur-Hu player have great potential to be further developed.

Landing at Taipei, I follow with 2 meeting, the 3rd YPO kick out / off meeting prepartion, J. help us a lot, the last meeting is to express how I wish to lead the company of Kororo, they agree with a 51 % control over - my wife will head another President in short, I should make full scale of plan for them - and in return, for us.

posted by Roger @ 4/02/2005 07:53:00 上午 0 comments

Bring AJ to see Dr. Wang this early afternoon; as this is my first week without a driver; my wife came a long way to pick me up at my office; our experience told us, we need lead time for the " missing route ", surprisely, this time, we managed to get to the hospital as Shansha a hour before the meeting time; Dr. Wang attended our mini Forum last Thursday, AJ missed him, but we finally see each other; by 11:30 am, he called and tried to cancel the trip, the presure come from the unpleasant experience in a health check up a few years ago. the shadow lay in his mind until now.

AJ win, we didn't process the stomach check, instead, a super sonic belly check was taken place, I don't see a big point forcing him to take up the invented examine; Dr. Wang's prescription was expensive, 2000 something, to my knowledge, this must be a superb medicine to cure.

I didn't sleep well last night, it seldom happen to me, lying down by 2 in the morning and woke up at 6:00 am, I arrived at the office before 7:20 am, finishing my speech file for Thursday, this is the Shanghai School of Music invitation. what bothered me? money, as the investment will soon be exercised, I need to collect at least 4 millions NT from my pocket, without further support, the investment may result to a lost of my only property - to be more specific, the house owned by my wife; it keep bothering me... until this morning on our way to the hostipal, wife told me, this is no way out, we must take this risk now; I know, but how to avoid jumping into the hot water without testing the temperatur ?

Yesterday, the family trip was a good one, we conquer the naughty Sound - this is a strange coincident, whenever we plan a outing / trip, one of our kid will erupt out their temper, the result is delay and comfort for hours; yesterday, no exception, when his mother complained about his incorporation and use an meterphore of " Invisible Man ", Sound raised his emotion; finally, we got to Keelung for the Temple street night market, following the lunch, we take the Pacific Coast Highway route, stop by a cafe by the sea near by Fu-long, we rest and reading for 2 hours. on our way home, consume seafood at Bitouchio turn to be the happy ending.

Sat. night, brought Sound to the Japanese animation film " Steamboy ", the drawing was good but the storyline wasn't impressive, to be honesty, this is a poor story, I falling asleep during the show time, wife mad about my absenct again and wasting our money. I don't understand why, I occacationally falling asleep when watching the movie, it seldom happen to me, am I too old ? too tired ? or didn't pay enough attention?

Friday, attending the second YPO kick-out party prepartion meeting, J. and little Fat were so amazing, the script they created for the graduation was so excellent, it go all the way with green light; J. told me that to hand over share of the company to my wife from E. wasn't that difficult, I ma excited to know that the development is getting somewhere...

posted by Roger @ 3/28/2005 11:34:00 下午 0 comments