From the subtle and expressive style of the East to the realistic and figurative style of the West, from traditional classical art to modern avant-garde styles, each art style carries a profound cultural heritage and aesthetic concepts. When selecting talent, it's difficult to find someone who perfectly matches the project requirements, skillfully utilizing multiple cultural elements in their creations while harmoniously integrating them into the visual presentation of film and television works. For example, when attempting to combine traditional Asian painting techniques with modern European art concepts to create fantasy scene designs, candidates from different cultural backgrounds often had their own insistence and understanding, making it difficult to reach a consensus from the outset. Zhong Hua needed to repeatedly communicate and guide them to find the optimal point of integration, which undoubtedly consumed a great deal of time and energy.

(III) Formation of Commercial Investment Teams – Profit Distribution and Regulatory Differences

When Su Yao was in charge of building the business investment team, she encountered thorny issues involving differences in financial systems and investment regulations across different countries, especially in determining a reasonable profit-sharing scheme. The tax policies, financial reporting standards, and investment return distribution methods vary significantly from country to country, making the construction of a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable profit-sharing mechanism extremely complex.

In transnational film and television projects, the investment ratios, risk-sharing arrangements, and expected returns of all parties must be determined within a rigorous financial and regulatory framework. For example, some countries' tax incentives for film and television investment focus on supporting local cultural content creation, while offering relatively smaller incentives for transnational collaborative projects; other countries have strict regulations on the outflow of investment returns. Su Yao needed to thoroughly study the relevant regulations of various countries and conduct multiple rounds of difficult negotiations with stakeholders to ensure the smooth operation of the project's overall funding while also ensuring that investment team members from different countries could agree on the profit-sharing plan. The difficulties encountered in this process are self-evident.

III. Actively respond and overcome difficulties

(i) Widely disseminate recruitment information through multiple channels

Despite the numerous difficulties, Ah Yu, Zhong Hua, and Su Yao did not lose heart. They knew the importance of an excellent cross-disciplinary team for the success of the project, so they took proactive measures to widely publish recruitment information through various channels in an effort to attract more potential talents who met the requirements.

International talent recruitment websites became their primary choice. These websites gather professionals from all walks of life around the world, possessing vast talent pools and relatively precise screening functions. They meticulously crafted job descriptions, including responsibilities, project background, and expectations for candidates, ensuring interested individuals had a comprehensive understanding of the project. Simultaneously, industry forums were also key platforms they focused on. Various professional forums within the film and television industry are active with numerous seasoned practitioners and emerging talents. Posting recruitment ads here not only attracts relevant talent but also allows them to further expand the project's influence through interaction and exchange with forum members, raising awareness of this challenging yet promising cross-disciplinary film and television project.

In addition, professional social networking platforms also played a crucial role. Platforms like LinkedIn, which bring together professionals from various fields worldwide, allow them to use precise search functions to find talent with relevant film and television industry experience, specific professional skills, and international work backgrounds. They can then proactively initiate contact, introduce project details, and invite candidates to submit their resumes. Through these multi-channel recruitment information disseminations, they gradually received numerous resumes from different countries, taking an important first step in building their team.

(ii) Cooperation with film and television industry associations in various countries

Realizing that simply posting recruitment information independently is insufficient to solve the talent selection challenge, they actively collaborate with film and television industry associations in various countries, seeking professional recommendations. These associations play an irreplaceable role in integrating local film and television resources, standardizing industry development, and recommending talent.

They contacted film and television industry associations in countries with developed film and television industries, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, introducing the project's vision, scale, and specific talent requirements. These associations, based on their in-depth understanding of local film and television talent, were able to recommend suitable candidates who possessed both professional skills and cross-cultural collaboration experience. For example, the American film and television industry association recommended several professionals with extensive advertising and marketing experience in Hollywood and a certain level of understanding of international markets, especially the Asian market; the Japanese film and television industry association introduced art designers skilled in combining traditional Japanese art elements with modern film and television visual design. Through close cooperation with film and television industry associations in various countries, they obtained many high-quality talent recommendations, significantly improving the accuracy and efficiency of recruitment.

(III) Gradually build a cross-disciplinary team with great potential

After a long period of hard work, through screening numerous resumes, conducting interviews, and carrying out comprehensive evaluations, they gradually overcame difficulties and built a seemingly uneven but actually full of potential cross-disciplinary team. The unevenness stems from the fact that team members come from different countries, have different professional backgrounds, and cultural habits. In the initial stages, there were significant differences in their thinking styles and working methods, and their collaboration was still somewhat unfamiliar.

However, it is precisely behind these differences that lies boundless potential. Advertising and marketing professionals bring cutting-edge marketing concepts and innovative strategies from different national markets, providing diverse perspectives for the global promotion of projects; art and design professionals gather rich and varied artistic styles from around the world, injecting abundant creative inspiration into the visual presentation of film and television works; and business investment professionals, with their familiarity with the financial systems and investment regulations of various countries, can ensure the rational operation of project funds and the fair and just distribution of profits.

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