Qian Wan shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Qian, it’s always a pleasure to learn from you and your journey. Let’s start with a bit of a warmup: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
As a young entrepreneur aiming to take my company global, I’m thrilled to have recently designed and built our entire company website by myself.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
We are a cultural and art company with over three decades of experience, specializing in the full-service process of art design, production, and installation. Our projects span luxury real estate developments, boutique hotels, and high-end brand spaces around the world, providing bespoke art solutions distinguished by refined aesthetics and craftsmanship. Our journey began in the Chinese market, where we built a strong foundation through years of artistic practice. As our expertise deepened, our projects naturally expanded overseas. Today, we aspire to grow into a globally connected art service company, bringing our creative vision to the international stage.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
After returning home from studying in the United States and joining the company, I began to see the world from a completely new perspective. From design to execution, every stage of a project has reshaped the way I perceive work and creativity. During my student years, the focus was on learning how to solve problems; in the professional world, however, the layers of complexity multiply — and so does the way one thinks.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
Endurance and perseverance are truly essential in our line of work. I remember during the final month of the Beijing New Year Countdown project, we often worked more than 14 hours a day. It was exhausting — our schedules were completely reversed, and we could only start testing the lighting after 10 p.m. because it wasn’t possible during the day. That experience pushed me beyond many of my limits and made me realize that, whether as an individual or as a company, the process of growth is never smooth — challenges are inevitable.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What’s a cultural value you protect at all costs?
I think it’s traditional craftsmanship and techniques.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What will you regret not doing?
Being too focused on work and forgetting to relax — I should go out more and see the bigger world.
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