Resonance
A series of interviews with international high-end cultural and business professionals
John Edwards
The "Resonance - Series of Interviews with International High-End Cultural and Business Figures" project is a series of interviews with international high-end cultural and business figures. The over 20 international cultural and business figures collected are the recommenders of Beijing City. With diverse cultural backgrounds, innovative expression methods and professional service standards, they tell new stories of Beijing to the world. Follow the camera Take a look at the most Beijing look in their eyes. In the first episode, we get to know Wu Qiaowen, the then British Trade Envoy to China and the head of the Department for Business and Trade of the United Kingdom, and listen to him share his personal experiences at the China International Fair for Trade in Services and living in Beijing.
Sir Charles Bowman
The concept of cooperation and collaboration created by global trade in services is of vital importance. The cooperation between China and the UK in the field of trade in services is beneficial to both countries. China is willing and ambitious to enhance its skills and develop its professional capabilities in the service industry. The UK has long been a center of excellence in the service sector, not only in finance and professional services. Sir Charles Bowman, the former mayor of the City of London, expressed optimism about the prospects of cooperation between China and the UK in the financial field. The development of the financial sector in London is highly consistent with the special exhibition of the China International Fair for Trade in Services. In the future, efforts will be made to promote exchanges and cooperation in this field. He reaffirmed the City of London's commitment to global partnerships and emphasized the role of financial services and technological innovation in promoting sustainable economic development.
Shi Nengzi
As a Hong Kong resident, I have noticed that Beijing has made remarkable achievements in talent services, policy services, and industrial chains in the field of investment and development. I am increasingly fond of Beijing. Deloitte China has established a good interactive cooperation mechanism with relevant departments in Beijing, helping enterprises efficiently connect with international resources. We have achieved rapid development in Beijing. In this episode, we get to know Shi Nengzi, then Vice President of Deloitte China.
CCTV Creative Media
Beijing has an extremely favorable entrepreneurial environment for the development of cultural and creative enterprises. Many enterprise brands have taken root here. As a production platform for large-scale programs of China Media Group, CCTV Creative Media has been meticulously crafting one masterpiece after another, and has established the national standard for original Chinese variety shows with passion and hard work. In this episode, let's get to know CCTV Creative Media together.
Zhang Lingyun
Ireader has made reading ubiquitous. Through the difficult period of the pandemic and the technological impact of the AI era, iReader Technology has fully leveraged the advantages of a digital reading enterprise, continuously enhancing brand value and social value, and persistently spreading traditional cultural classics to serve global users. This episode's guest, Zhang Lingyun, tells his entrepreneurial story in Beijing.
Jack Perry
The 48 Group Club in the UK was established in 1954 and has long been committed to promoting economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges between China and the UK. It has significant influence in business, culture, academia and other fields. There are currently over 600 members. Three generations of 48 group clubs have been closely following China's economic development. Our program team also interviewed the third-generation head of 48 group clubs, Little Jack Perry. In this short video, listen to Little Perry's unbreakable bond with China.
Amir Sayed
China has many fields worth cooperating in. For instance, the aviation sector is one of the key directions. Besides aviation, artificial intelligence is also a great area for cooperation. In this short video, let's listen to the prediction of the prospects of AI development in China and the UK by Amir Said, a renowned scholar in the field of AI in the UK.
Zhang Ying
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is a global leading real estate services and investment management company . Founded in 1783, its headquarters is located in Chicago, USA. Its business covers more than 80 countries. In 2024, its revenue will reach 23.4 billion US dollars and it has more than 112,000 employees. Its core business covers property leasing, asset management, investment consulting and technological real estate solutions. In this short video, let's get to know JLL together.
The cultural and creative industrial parks in Beijing
Scattered throughout Beijing are many old factories. They have witnessed both glory and vicissitudes, experienced both glory and confusion. After nearly a decade of "replacing the old with the new" and urban renewal and transformation, the old factories in Beijing have taken on a brand-new look and are writing a new story of Beijing on the road. This episode takes a closer look at the cultural and creative industrial parks in Beijing.
Sergo Vashakmadze
Financial cooperation between China and the UK has a long history. At the end of 2024, China and the UK launched a new round of high-level economic dialogue, which has injected new impetus into the future development of investment and financing. In this short video, let's get to know Mr. Sergo Vashakmadze, the CEO of a renowned British investor.
Bank of Beijing + New Promotion Association
Financial support helps cultural enterprises grow stronger and larger. Enterprise credit is the foundation for the long-term prosperity of enterprises. For many consecutive years, Chaoyang District in Beijing has introduced a series of financial policies to support the development of cultural and creative enterprises and help them grow stronger and larger.
Lisa McNab
Lisa, the CEO of IMMERSIVE in the UK, came to Beijing in 2024. She visited the beautiful countryside to experience the Canal Culture Festival and went to the China Film Museum to learn about the development and changes of China's film and television industry. As the creative director in charge of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, she creatively planned several large-scale international film and television projects. In Beijing, she deeply felt the charm of this city. At the Development conference of the National Cultural and Creative Experimental Zone, she shared her years of experience and feelings in the industry and marveled at the rapid changes and charm of Beijing's development.
Rodolfo Fücher
Brazil is over 18,000 kilometers away from China. China is Brazil's largest trading partner. The two sides have signed cooperation agreements in fields such as aerospace, information technology and biotechnology. Data for 2025 shows that the trade volume between the two countries remains at a high level, and Brazil's position as the ninth largest trading partner is firmly established. At this year's Beijing Zhongguancun Investment Conference, Rudolf Fuchel, who flew all the way from Brazil to attend the conference, expressed his high recognition of Beijing's investment environment and hoped to promote in-depth cooperation between Brazilian and Beijing enterprises.
Ji Xiaohua
Guokr Technology is a Chinese enterprise dedicated to the dissemination of science and technology, specializing in popular science and science culture. The company takes "making science popular" as its core concept, operates brands such as Guokr.com and Guokr Reading, and spreads popular science content through multiple wechat public accounts like "Species Calendar" and "I Am a Scientist iScientist". Looking back on the journey of starting a business in Chaoyang, founder Ji Xiaohua is very moved. He is creating a new future for Guokr with his own persistence.
Nobuzo Miyazaki
Since the establishment of the Comprehensive Demonstration Zone for Expanding Opening-up of the International Service Industry and the China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone in 2016, breakthrough opening-up policies have been increasing year by year, making more enterprises willing to invest and start businesses in Beijing. Among them, the Japanese enterprise Avex is one of them and has obtained the first wholly foreign-owned "Business Performance License". Today, let's listen to the story of Avex starting a business in Beijing.
Liu Yuanyuan
Liu Yuanyuan studied abroad and eventually returned to Beijing to develop her career. As a worker in the financial field, she hopes to use what she has learned to serve enterprises and contribute to their better development. In her words: "Moving forward steadily with Chaoyang, leading development with quiet thinking, rooted in Chaoyang, serving Beijing!"
Luo Zhenyu
Luo Zhenyu's three most influential quotes include "Every wall is a door", "If you often celebrate your achievements, you will succeed" and "All the good news from the future is the result of our efforts today". These three quotes respectively embody the core ideas of breaking through thinking, positive feedback and long-termism.
Youdaoplaceholder0 The wisdom to break through difficulties: "Every wall is a door"
This sentence originated from Luo Zhenyu's New Year's Eve speech in 2025, emphasizing the philosophy that opportunities lie hidden in difficult situations.
Youdaoplaceholder0 The practice of success psychology: "Celebrate often and you will succeed"
Luo Zhenyu proposed that by celebrating phased achievements to strengthen positive feedback, a "success inertia" can be formed.
Youdaoplaceholder0 long-term action guide
"All the good news from the future is the image of our efforts today" reveals the profundity of causal logic. Luo Zhenyu uses this to call on people to focus on their current actions and view future gains as a delayed manifestation of their current efforts. This concept is highly consistent with modern cognitive sciences such as lifelong learning and the compound interest effect. Let me hear about Luo Zhenyu 's entrepreneurial story in Beijing .
Jonathan Mitchell
Smart cities, artificial intelligence and clean energy are important fields that many Western developed countries are stepping up efforts to promote and research and develop. The CEO of London Export Company hopes to establish close ties with Beijing, China through these fields. He believes that the market prospects for these fields in China are very optimistic and there are unlimited cooperation opportunities.