DAILY BRIEF: Sep 21, 2017

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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    How China Will Change Hollywood's Future

    In an effort to invent new and creative ways to keep turning a profit, Hollywood executives have looked to an unlikely partner: China. The Huffington Post

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    A Chinese Impresario With Hollywood Roots Sets Her Sights On Broadway

    Entertainment financier Ivy Zhong wants to bring a jukebox show by China’s biggest pop star to Broadway. Lately, however, Zhong has been signing a boatload of Broadway talent to create shows for an increasingly hungry Asian market, with Broadway as the endgame. Deadline

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    Why China Is Scrutinizing Its Biggest Dealmakers: QuickTake Q&A

    China Inc. went on an unprecedented shopping spree in 2016, buying up $245 billion of overseas companies in a binge that was spearheaded by giant private conglomerates. But many of those same companies have come under official scrutiny this year by a government concerned about risks to the financial system. Bloomberg

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    Pop Star Rainie Yang is Box Office Queen of Taiwan’s Horror Cinema – Despite not Even Liking the Genre

    Actress who was ‘too afraid’ to watch the original film and can’t bring herself to say ‘I like horror films’ explains how she came to star in Cheng Wei-hao’s hit movie, and why she isn’t sure she’d reprise her role if there’s a The Tag-Along 3. South China Morning Post

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    IMAX Stock Surges on Goldman Sachs Prediction of Chinese Blockbusters

    U.S.-listed shares of IMAX Corp. (IMAX - Get Report) traded up nearly 7% Wednesday after Goldman Sachs analysts increased their rating for IMAX's Honk Kong-listed shares to "buy" from "neutral." The Street