What job do both Norman Thaddeus Vane and Jia Zhangke have in common?
Norman Thaddeus Vane Norman Thaddeus Vane (July 7, 1928 – May 2, 2015) was a screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director. He served as writer for the 1968 film "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter", and in the subsequent year was writer and associate producer of the movie "Lola". He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film, "". Vane went on to direct the 1983 film, "Frightmare", and continue contributing to writing films including "The Black Room" in 1984.
Xiangning Zhang Xiangning "Forrest" Zhang 张向宁 (born in 1972) is a Chinese information technology entrepreneur, angel investor, and venture capitalist. Among the first group of Internet entrepreneurs in China, he is the founder and former Chairman and CEO of HiChina Corporation (WWW.NET.CN) and the Chairman and CEO of Tixa Internet Technology Corporation. Zhang foresaw the potential of the Internet and provided domain name registration and web hosting services from the end of 1995, leading HiChina to earn the largest share of the Chinese market in this field. Later he started his second company, Tixa, and continued to innovate while holding positions in organizations like the All-China Youth Federation and the China Council for International Investment Promotion.