Wha Shing Records, the company to which Kao Sheng-mei belongs, had always negotiated with the mainland through its Southeast Asian offices. Last year its Taiwan office set up an Overseas Department to strengthen contacts with the mainland. "Although right now it has only one staff person, it's a beginning," says Li Man-ping, in charge of public relations for the advertising department at Wha Shing.
高勝美所屬的華星唱片公司，以往都由在東南亞的分公司與大陸接洽，去年台灣也成立專門部門，加強與大陸聯繫工作，「雖然工作人員很少，但總算開始了」，華星宣傳部平面公關李曼萍說。