Source: Oriental Daily Translated by: aZnangel Stephen Chan finally breaks silence - Mona Fong closest person to him in the world March 11th of this year, TVB General Manager Stephen Chan and 4 other people were arrested by the ICAC for a corruption case, shocking the entire entertainment circle. It has been almost 100 days since the incident, he finally broke the silence and accepted an exclusive interview from Oriental Daily. He recalls the ups and downs during his arrest and his "delicate" relationship with Mona Fong. Before the incident, Stephen held a high position in TVB, capable of doing anything he wanted and also had "6th aunt" Mona Fong's trust and love. But after the incident, he lost everything. It was reported that TVB reported him to the ICAC and even "6th aunt" know about the whole issue. You can say, he really hit rock bottom in life. Stephen said: "This incident was not when I hit rock bottom in life. At this moment and even in the future, to me, the greatest down time in life was when my parents passed away. My parents were the greatest influence in life." He continued: "I faced the ICAC incident very calmly. Just like what I told everyone at the press conference, one will encounter changes in life at some point, making life a mystery. However, don't panic or get confused. I am thankful of my parents . Although I really miss them, I'm still really thankful of everything that happened after they passed away." No worries is a blessing Since the loss of his parents, to Stephen, no matter if it's work or personal, he has the closest relationship with Mona Fong. When he was arrested by the ICAC, he was asked to write the emergency contact person, he thought about it for a moment before writing down Mona Fong's name. Stephen said: "My parents aren't around anymore. If I were to write down a friend, who would it be? Would they like you to put their name down? I really couldn't think of anyone. For a moment, the one person who I could think of was Mrs. Fong. In my personal life, she is a senior I truly respect. For work, she's a good boss, I feel that she won't mind if I put her name down. (You treat her as family? Like mother-son?) I don't dare to think of it that way, or any high social class. I have always respected her, will always treat her as family, senior and good friend. She has experienced a lot, with very rich life experiences. She definitely knows me well, even how many friends I have, she knows." The moment the incident happened, it's hard not to feel sad when no one was there for him, but Stephen still faced the situation with a positive attitude: "Actually, I always knew about this point. Last time when I went to the Arctic Greenland for a special, there was one place where I had no reception whatsoever, it was like I was blocked off from the outside world, at this moment, I actually thought it was a blessing because I had no worries, no loved ones to worry about. I didn't feel sad, just that I honestly need to think about who I should consider. First, the person who I consider should not mind, this consideration is everything." Positive vs Negative "Actually up until now, I don't feel that this incident was a setback, just treat it as one of my life experiences. I don't feel that the sky fell on me. I always carry faith with me and remind myself that there are two types of friends that I will encounter at work. The first kind are friends who just have contact with you in work and the other kind are close friends. They are here because of friendship and if not, then they won't contact you again. I always remind myself, if not when you fall in life, it will be really hard to bear. Not retired yet, I remind myself of retirement, not dead yet, I remind myself of death. This is not negative, I am viewing it as very negative. When you fall in life, then you won't feel its hard to bear, then is it still that I went from loved by thousands to loved by no one? Not really, actually I feel that the world has love. When the ICAC called, I saw many people sending me comforting text messages. When I'm out on the street, many citizens would express their support, I am very touched." Stephen has always been emotional, after the incident he once cried, but he strongly stressed that he was just touched to tears: "Feeling the support and concern from friends, of course there are people who I'm really close with to people who I don't know at all, I am very grateful."
