Taipei Times
Date: Sep 18, 2017
By: Lauly Li / Staff reporter
Pegatron Corp (和碩) chairman Tung Tzu-hsien (童子賢) on Wednesday returned from
From left, Fisfisa Media Co chairwoman Ginny Wei, Lo Man-fei’s elder sister Sophie Lo, director En Chen and Pegatron Corp chairman Tung Tzu-hsien pose before the premiere of Man Fei at the Spot Huashan Cinema in Taipei on Wednesday. Photo: Hsu Shih-ying, Taipei Times
China to attend the premiere of a documentary in Taipei, only to fly back the next day to oversee the company’s plants in China as the business enters peak season with global brands gearing up for new product launches.
The documentary is about Taiwanese dancer and choreographer Lo Man-fei (羅曼菲), who died eleven years ago and was an old friend of Tung’s. It premiered at the Taipei Film Festival on July 11 and opened for general viewing on Friday.
“The story of Man-fei’s life is a legend. Man-fei’s family, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre (雲門舞集) founder Lin Hwai-min (林懷民) and director En Chen (陳懷恩) have spent three years making this documentary as a way to record her story, to commemorate and to remember her,” Tung told the Taipei Times after the premiere.
Tung was the biggest backer of the documentary, Man Fei (曼菲), which he supported via Pegatron’s affiliate company, Ethos Original Co (藝碩文創).
Although he spends most of his time abroad, Tung is arguably the best-known corporate executive in Taiwan to support cultural and artistic activities and films. He has a stake in bookstore retailer Eslite Corp (誠品), which he invested in 18 years ago. [FULL STORY]
