Even before he really knew what it meant, Allen Wong wanted to be rich.
What “rich” seemed to dangle was something simpler, more elementary, more a feeling than anything else: freedom from pain.
“I didn’t want to be absent from my family and only show up a few hours each day after work.
Wong’s father was ousted from his business, sank into a depression and committed suicide; his mother tripped down a spiral of mental illness.
Suddenly, Wong’s entry-level computer programming job was the household’s only source of income, and there was a world financial crisis going on.
Persons:
Allen Wong, Wong, “, ”, Wong’s, doggedly
Organizations:
Lamborghini
Locations:
Guangzhou, Hong Kong, New York City, Chinatown