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(MoPOP) in Seattle. Founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a tribute to his hometown and its legendary musical hero Jimi Hendrix, MoPOP integrates the city%u2019s tech industry and artistic culture into an experiential soundbased architectural landmark. Tchen believed that Taiwan, too, offered a unique environment where digital innovation and culture could go hand in hand. Her vision, therefore, was to make the pop music center a joyful, avant-garde space for experimentation.She adds, %u201cThe pop music performance center I envisioned would establish an industry chain between digital art and pop music, while also fulfilling educational and experiential roles. I hoped that through public engagement, awareness, and learning, we could foster an ecosystem.%u201d This vision aligned closely with the direction TMC would eventually take. In 2025, one of the center%u2019s venues will officially be designated an innovation hub, dedicated to cross-disciplinary experimentation at the intersection of music and technology, actively expanding the possibilities for diverse performances and industry applications.Looking back on the past five years, Tchen speaks highly of Huang%u2019s leadership: %u201cShe is a creator herself, full of ideas, yet pragmatic and humble in her learning. I believe she will continue to accomplish even more and lead TMC into a glorious future.%u201dFrom Inception to Industry AnchorContinuing along the path first laid out by Tchen in the founding of TMC, Ju Tzong-Ching, former director of the National Performing Arts Center and founder of the Ju Percussion Group, witnessed how TMC gradually took shape within Taiwan%u2019s policy framework. He has a clear understanding of the expectations placed on TMC: that it should become a leader in pop music, using the distinct positioning of its venues to generate a magnetic pull, concentrate creative energy, and in turn, drive the development of the broader industry.As one of the key advocates behind the administrative legal entity policy, Ju held frequent discussions with Huang. He believes the administrative legal entity is an idealistic and forward-looking system, one that allows institutions tasked with national public missions to strengthen their professionalism and competitiveness by loosening restrictions on personnel and accounting structures.Still, Ju acknowledges that implementing this system in Taiwan inevitably comes with challenges. Based on past experience, he notes that public understanding of the legal entity framework remains limited, while policy support is often incomplete or inconsistent. Combined with a societal tendency to oversimplify complex issues, these factors create significant obstacles when trying to put the system into practice. %u201cThe key to success isn%u2019t how long the preparation takes, it%u2019s the quality of communication,%u201d Ju explains. %u201cAnd managing people requires real effort. Whether there%u2019s genuine resolve to promote the legal entity model often hinges on that.%u201dHaving known Huang for many years, Ju ex016017