“Money does not disappear; it only becomes the shape you like.”
The wealth Chen Chih-Yuan earned in his life indeed became the cool stuff he wanted. In this warm corner, you can see that Chen Chih-Yuan was like a big child, both childlike and capricious. He hid in the kotatsu, listening to music and drinking, occasionally watching his favorite animation Akira or listening to albums of the singer and songwriter Takako Shirai. He once dreamed of becoming a director. He collected classic DVDs and video discs of Star Wars, The Godfather, and Charlie Chaplin, studying them over and over in his leisure time. He also enjoyed the dramas of his friend Huang Lei, despite their age difference.
This Chen Chih-Yuan may be the truer Chen Chih-Yuan. Unlike the cool and cold public image that others saw, Chen Chih-Yuan lived life to the fullest in private. In this private corner, he was not only a master of arrangement and a Mad Scientist of Music, but also a master of life, knowing how to live the life that he wanted most. Perhaps it was because he knew how to enjoy life and to treat himself well that, after he relieved his stress, he would have more inspiration, which turned into the power of creation.
