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My Association with Henry Fok (1)
-the author's preface
Listen to the 43 tapes I talked with Henry Fok again when you are free. The days of happy heart-to-heart talk are vivid in my mind. ...
My contact with Mr. Fok Yingdong began in May 1995. For the next six months, Henry Fok and I averaged every week.
We met once, sometimes at his home on the top of the mountain, sometimes on the way from Hong Kong to Nansha and Guangzhou in Guangdong, sometimes at his Guangzhou White Swan Hotel and Beijing VIP Building, sometimes at the Deep Water Bay Country Club and Golf Club, and more often at the meeting room of Huo Group in the Bank of China Building and the western restaurant of China Recreation Club. During this period, Mr. Huo visited abroad several times, but he talked to me almost every time he returned to Hong Kong. During the conversation, Henry Fok repeatedly said, "There is not enough time now. After chatting with you for so long, I will never be interviewed by others and write my autobiography, memoir or biography ... "
By the end of 1995 12, that is, before Christmas, I had the first draft of The Complete Biography of Henry Fok. I wrote it with a pen. I am very grateful to a friend of Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong who helped me print more than 300,000 words on the computer in my spare time. I will give the printed manuscript to Henry Fok for comments before Christmas.
During the three-day Christmas holiday, Henry Fok came to the hot spring resort center in Conghua County, Guangzhou with a thick stack of manuscripts of the complete biography of Henry Fok.
One night after half a month, at about midnight 12, Henry fok called me at home and said, "I'm in Panyu. I just read your manuscript and read a chapter about OOCL, which is true, but it may not be appropriate to make it public at this time. So I'll call you, and when I get back, we'll meet and talk ... "
Not many people know my home phone number, and few people call my home late at night. Henry fok has the habit of staying up late and dealing with work before going to bed, so he called my home several times in the middle of the night. In addition, on sundays or holidays, when he is in a good mood, or suddenly thinks of something he wants to tell me, he will also call my home.
On the third day, I met Fok Ying-tung in the Chinese Recreation Club Western Restaurant. On that day, Mr. He, Henry Fok's private secretary, was also present. I asked him, "I heard from Mr. Ling (another secretary of Huo) that he photocopied a manuscript for you to see. What do you think? " He replied: "I have read your manuscript, of course it is very good." It is a very advanced book, which is obviously different from the one on the street. However, I also discussed with Huo Sheng that some things, such as those during the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, had better not be published before 1997. I wonder what the British will play in the last year. We must consider Huo Sheng's situation. "
I can accept Mr. He's remarks. Of course, when I write a biography, I don't deliberately describe it and praise him, but I don't want to give him any trouble.
After about half a year, Henry Fok and I still met once every 10 day. Every time we meet, he tells me over and over about the past that I am tired of listening to and can almost recite; But a few times, he also mentioned "The Complete Biography of Henry Fok". My tape recorded a passage he said: "I read your article again today." You didn't flatter me, but the fact is certain. You know my history better than anyone else, so you write like this. " (I) this kind of personality, you know, others are very good (don't) know ... you are the one who knows me best ... "
Henry fok likes to talk to me. Every time he sees me, he always gushes. I remember one weekend, after we talked in a place (I don't remember where), it was close to midnight 12, and one of Henry fok's sons (never asked if he was outstanding, or brilliant, talented and strong? ) Drive me home, and Henry Fok is in the car. We have been chatting in the car. By the time I got downstairs, the car had stopped, but Huosheng was still wanting more and continued to talk to me in the car. After about 15 minutes, he said, "Well, let's call it a day. Tomorrow, I wonder if you have anything to do? If it's okay, I'll call you again and we'll talk ... "
I think Henry fok likes talking to me, probably because I never agree with him. Besides, I study the history and current politics of Hong Kong, and I know a little about it, so we have many topics to talk about. During the conversation, Huo Sheng often asked my advice on some current political issues in China and Hongkong, and I also tried my best to talk about my own views. This conversation is two-way. It is reported that many journalists and writers interviewed Henry Fok in the past, all of which were what Henry Fok said and what the other party remembered. I think, especially after Huo Sheng enters politics, there may be more people paying homage to him (or just Nuo Nuo). Everyone does things in a different way, and my way is not necessarily right. It's just my personality.
Henry fok attaches great importance to this biography of Henry fok. After I handed the manuscript to him, he went to work in the company, played ball games and massaged at the China Recreation Club, went home, or went to Guangdong, Beijing, Japan and the United States on business ... He always took the manuscript with him and took it out whenever he had time. Because he carries this manuscript with him, Wang Ningshi (Mr. Huo's secretary in Beijing), Huo and others who often follow him also have the opportunity to finish reading these manuscripts, and several of them mentioned it to me. Wang Ningshi said: "Every time the boss comes to Beijing and goes to the sauna, the manuscripts are all outside, so I will take them and read them." On several occasions, his secretary Ling Han Wei said, "The manuscript weighs several pounds, but the boss always carries it with him. In fact, he didn't have time to watch it, but he still took it with him ... "
Henry fok made many comments on the manuscript back and forth.
On one occasion, at the Chinese recreation meeting, Henry Fok suddenly asked me, "Have you read the book" Learn from My Generation "?"
I said I haven't seen or heard of it. "Did you see it?" I asked him.
Huo replied, "I haven't finished reading it either, but He Sheng has read it and recommended it to me. This book is published in six or seven volumes. I think my book can also be published in several books, each with a content, such as sports, and investing in the mainland, so that readers can choose their favorite content ... "