Adam Tsuei (; born 26 October 1959) is an entrepreneur,

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, and

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

. He was the former president of

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in the Greater China Region. He has made and brought to the music world super idols as

Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

, Leehom Wang, F4 and Jolin Tsai, which made him been viewed as one of the most powerful masters behind the scene in entertainment industry. In 2011, he successfully marketed the film ''

You Are the Apple of My Eye ''You Are the Apple of My Eye'' (, ) is a 2011 Taiwanese Coming of age film, coming of age romance film. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko, who also made his directorial debut with ...

'', a movie featuring a love story within a group of boys and a girl, which made a great hit among all Chinese-speaking countries. Decided to dedicating to movie industry, Tsuei founded Amazing Film Studio in 2012 and served as

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

. In 2013, by putting effort into producing, marketing and distributing, he presented the film'' Tiny Times'' and ''

Tiny Times 2 ''Tiny Times 2'' (Chinese: 小时代：青木时代) is a 2013 Chinese romance film, romantic drama film and the second installment of the Tiny Times (franchise), ''Tiny Times'' franchise directed and written by Guo Jingming. The film was filmed t ...

''. Both of them quickly becomes the hottest topics among mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 2014, with the same legend combination of Angie Chai and

Giddens Ko Giddens Ko (; born 25 August 1978) is a Taiwanese novelist and filmmaker. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from National Chiao Tung University and Master of Social Science from Tunghai University. He has published more than 60 boo ...

, he presented''

Café. Waiting. Love ''Café. Waiting. Love'' ( is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic comedy film directed by Chiang Chin-lin, adapted from Giddens Ko's novel of the same name. The film marks the first on-screen appearance of Vivian Sung. Plot Si-ying ( Vivian Sung) is a uni ...

'', a romantic comedy with color of fantasy inside. In the future of 2016, as a director and producer, Tsuei is going to present the film “The Tenants Downstairs”, adapted by

’s original novel. There will be a film with

black humor Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

mystery Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' ( ...

and

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in. With the experience of being a professional manager in global enterprise for decades, Tsuei is aimed for building a total entertainment company for Greater China, including movie’s production, movie’s promotion,

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, artist agency, music production and concert production.

Career

January 2012–Present Amazing Film Studio, Founder & CEO July 2001 - October 2011

, President, Greater China July 1997 - June 2001

BMG Music Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America on 1 October 2008. Although it was established in 1987, the music com ...

Entertainment, Managing Director, Pan China Region December 1994 - June 1997 CTN, Chinese Television Network, Marketing Director

Filmography

'',

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You Are the Apple of My Eye is a 2011 Taiwanese

Romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel ''The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years'' by Taiwanese author

, who also made his directorial debut with the film. The film stars Ko Chen-tung as Ko Ching-teng, a prankster and a mischievous student who eventually becomes a writer. Michelle Chen stars as Shen Chia-yi, an honor student who is very popular amongst the boys in her class. The film's world premiere was at the 13th Taipei Film Festival on 25 June 2011, and it was subsequently released in Taiwanese cinemas on 19 August. Well received by film critics, the movie set box-office records in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Ko Chen-tung won the Best Newcomer award at the Golden Horse Awards for his role in the film. '' Tiny Times'',

Film Producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

Tiny Times is a 2013 Chinese romance drama film written and directed by Guo Jingming and based on the best-selling novel of the same name also by Guo. The story follows the film's narrator and protagonist Lin Xiao, played by

Yang Mi Yang Mi (, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her acting debut in historical television series '' Tang Ming Huang'', and later received recognition for her leading roles in various television series such as ''Wang Zha ...

, along with her best friends Gu Li, Nan Xiang, Tang Wanru, as they navigate between relationships, work and friendship in

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. The film received mostly negative reviews from Chinese film critics, although it was a commercial success. A sequel titled ''

'', which was filmed together with the first film and based on the second half of the novel, was released on August 8, 2013. '' Tiny Times 3'', the third installment of the ''Tiny Times'' series was released on July 17, 2014. ''

'',

Café. Waiting. Love is a 2014 Taiwanese

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by Chiang Chin-lin. It was based on Gidden Ko's original novel. By reaching the box office to NTD 440 million dollars, this film is the second place in box office in 2014 for domestically-made movies.Café. Waiting. Love was nominated for Best Film From Mainland and Taiwan of

33rd Hong Kong Film Awards The 33rd Hong Kong Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 2013 and took place on 13 April 2014 at Hong Kong Cultural Center, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Teresa Mo, Gordon Lam and Ronald Cheng, during the ceremony awards are p ...

. The original songs sung by Harlem Yu and Shennio Lin have been viewed over 25 million times. '' The Tenants Downstairs'',

Director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

The Tenants Downstairs is a Taiwanese

and

film, directed by Adam Tsuei, planned to come out in 2016. The story is about a man inherited an old apartment and decided to land it to tenants who have different kind of strange additions. By setting the pinhole cameras in the apartment, he enjoys the pleasure of peeping people and discovering their secrets. However, the story within those tenants and the landlord are becoming more and more crazy and complicating..This film has got the Audience Award from Taipei Film Festival as the opening film for Taipei Film Festival, the closing film for New York Asian Film Festival, the audience award for Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival, and been nominated in L'Étrange Film Festival and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival The film's box office is $4.3 Million, which is ranking No.2 Taiwanese film in Taiwan's market.

Concerts

*2010

Joanna Wang Joanna Wang () is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, daughter of renowned music producer Wang Zhi-ping (王治平). Born in Taipei but raised in Los Angeles, California, Wang dropped out from Gabrielino High School when she was 16. Her de ...

“The Adult’s Book” concert *2010

Rainie Yang Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host. Early life Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time s ...

“Whimsical World” concert *2008

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Multi-Artists “Dare to Be Different” concert *2006 Leehom Wang “The Hero” concert *2006 F4 “Forever 4” concert in Hong Kong *2004 Jolin Tsai "J1 World Tour" *2001 F4 Music Party *1997

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10th Anniversary concert

Artists

* Leehom Wang *

* F4 * Harlem Yu * Jolin Tsai *

* Faye Wong *

Karen Mok Karen Mok (born Karen Joy Morris (), 2 June 1970) is a Hong Kong pop diva who is one of the leading Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. She is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and ...

*Desert Xuan * Andy Lau *

Leon Lai Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...

Jordan Chan Jordan Chan Siu-chun (born Chan Siu-tsun on 8 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and dancer, known for starring in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series and for his role in the 1998 TV adaptation of Louis Cha's novel, '' The Duke o ...

* Jacky Wu *Julia Peng * Vivian Hsu *Lin Yu Chung

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsuei, Adam 1959 births Living people Chinese chief executives Chinese film directors Chinese film producers National Taiwan University alumni Sony people Tunghai University alumni University of California, Riverside alumni