Writer launches second book
KUALA LUMPUR: The Star business journalist and author Tee Lin Say shows how success can be seen on one’s face by featuring stories of homegrown entrepreneurs in her latest book.
Tee launched her second book “Faces of Fortune 2: The X-Men Among Us”, which tells the success stories of nine Malaysian entrepreneurs, whom she dubbed “X-Men”.
She said these businessmen all possess strong facial features that are characteristic of successful people, according to the Chinese art of face reading, or Mian Xiang.
“Your face is a reflection of all that you are, it is a sum total of your ambitions, your outlook, your negativity, your positivity, your moral fibre,” she said at the book’s launch in The Gardens South Tower yesterday.
According to her, the book focuses on the rags-to-riches stories of the “X-Men” who started from humble beginnings and yet persevered to become successful businessmen.
“The message of my book is this: you don’t have to go to the Silicon Valley to look for entrepreneurs with the “X-factor”.
“We have them right here in Malaysia,” she said, adding that Malaysia has produced some of the world’s best entrepreneurs.
Her first book, the MPH bestseller “Faces of Fortune: The 20 Tycoons to Bet on over the Next 10 years”, was published in 2011.
The book launch was officiated by feng shui and Chinese metaphysics extraordinaire Datuk Joey Yap and Star Media Group Bhd group managing director Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai.
Wong lauded Tee for finding a niche for herself and for her ability to go beyond conventional writing.
“I’m proud to have a journalist who performs her duties beyond what is required by the company,” he said.
The nine entrepreneurs are Creador founder and chief executive officer Brahmal Vasudevan, Green Packet Bhd founder CC Puan, CAB Cakaran Corp Bhd managing director Chris Chuah, KWAP CEO Datuk Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad, GDex managing director and group CEO Teong Teck Lean, SMRT Holdings Bhd founder and executive chairman Tan Sri R Palan, PRG Holdings Bhd group managing director Datuk Lua Choon Hann, Prestariang Bhd chief executive officer Dr Abu Hassan Ismail, Value Partners Group chairman and co-chief investment officer Datuk Seri Cheah Cheng Hye.