Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin met with world's famous theater artist Franco Dragone at Wanda’s headquarters in Beijing on January 8.

Wanda has invested 10 billion yuan ($1.65 billion) to create a performing arts joint venture with the Franco Dragone Entertainment Group. The JV will focus on designing and staging world-class performances in cities including Wuhan, Qingdao, Wuxi and Guangzhou.