Ivetta seemed interested in things that Kostya found mundane, if not embarrassing—the details of the furniture plant, his boxing trials with Emil, his empty years after the fall of Communism.
Not long after Kostya settled in, Emil drove him to meet their benefactor.
After Emil finished his tirade, he stalked back to Kostya.
Highlights of the year included concerts by local pop stars Leslie Cheung, Alan Tam, Jacky Cheung, Kelly Chan, Cass Phang, Liza Wang, Emil Chau, Sammi Cheng, and Leon Lai TBC and by overseas artists including Air Supply, Bread and Boyzone.
When the announcement was made, the referee had had to restrain Emil from assaulting the judge.
By the time of his death in 1931, Edison had been described by a German historian, Emil Ludwig, as “the greatest living benefactor of mankind”.