1 hour of reading can save you more than 1000 hours of stress and potentially lots of money doing business in China. Discover 5 key lessons learned by Sylvain Gauthier an executive producer of live shows in China with a total of more than 10 years of experience doing business in this challenging part of the world. Any business leader currently or thinking about doing business in China should invest that one hour and understand these five guiding principles.

1- Who is protecting you?

2- Cash is king

3- You don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate

4- Government (hidden costs)

5- Linear versus circular thinking


These five principles are discussed regularly in coffee shops in Beijing or Shanghai by expats and foreigners doing business in China since many years. In one reading this short ebook, you can be up to speed on these challenges. We are not pretending that it will be the only challenges that you will face in your venture in China but at least if you are aware of those, that might save you stress, time and money. Enjoy the reading!

About the author

Project manager and executive producer

Sylvain Gauthier B.Eng, MBA,PMP

In March 2019, Sylvain worked with the McGill University's School of Continuing Study to launch a professional certificate in executive production for the creative industries (films, television, stage shows, festivals, events, video games, VFX). He also manage the certificate in Project management for the same university. In 2022, He won the prize for the outstanding teaching award at McGill university. He is also an executive producer specializing in business development and new creative products. Over the years, He developed recognized expertise in the world and has worked with several world-class organizations such as Franco Dragone entertainment (China), Cirque du Soleil, the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG), the Formula One World Championship (China) and Nortel Networks. In addition, over the last 20 years, Sylvain has spent more than 11 years in China, signed more than $200M in development contracts and trained hundreds of people in project management around the world. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, a Master's degree in Business Administration and the PMP certification. Finally, Sylvain is the author of a book that will be published in October 2019 on the '10 Lessons learned to do business in China '.

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