Steven's Girlfriend

excerpt of a 2006 tabloid report
Vivian Hui Wai Ling's 许慧玲 credential
In a different report, Vivian is said to have a western education, not sure if it also includes secondary schooling.

Vivian after graduating from an Australian university went on to study Hotel Management in Switzerland, specializing in food and beverages. Besides Chinese and English she is also fluent in German, French, and Italian. 10 years ago, she opened Gin Gallery in Causeway Bay, and became the agent for 20 odd Italian fine wines. Her business is also a wine distributor to several 5 stars hotel restaurants such as those in Grand Hyatt Hotel, Intercontinental Hotel, and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. She is also one of Hong Kong few female sommeliers. Beside Hong Kong market, her other business objective is to penetrate the Macao wine market, consequently opening a fancy Portuguese style restaurant “Mel on the Bend” on 于民国大马路 (road name). Her family, also in business, has a conservative estimate net worth of about 30 million. (HK$?). Vivian’s father (Mr. Shi xx) owns 4 companies, mainly in trade. Beside Gin Gallery, a red wine business managed by Vivian, the other operations include the 4 units in Star House office complex in Causeway Bay, a total estimated investment of 5 million (HK$??) Furthermore, Mr. Xu also has his hand in real estate investment, and his property’s worth is estimated well over 23 million (HK$?). In true, he is an obscure business tycoon.
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Posted 13 August 2009 - 07:08 PM

Tamaya: In 2006, when I first read Vivian's impressive credential, I was truly shocked by it. Incredibly so. Not because she speaks several languages (probably fluency exaggerated by media) or that she is western educated but that Steven would pick a girlfriend who is so. From my previous read up on Steven, who admitted to be a Chew Chao dai lam yan (chauvinistic man), I thought Steven for sure would pick a gf who was more of a demure and traditional Chinese girl -- Very into Chinese history and Chinese literatures and poems like himself. He seems to shun the more assertive, highly intellectual and strong career woman. (per his People interview with Anna) Someone more like his homemaker mom. But Vivian totally does not fit my image of a possible girlfriend for Steven. So at the time, I dismissed the report as baseless rumor.

Akazukin: Some western-educated women can remain very traditional chinese, especially if she was born into a very traditional chinese family or her personality was born to suit the traditional chinese better. Besides, Australia is a very multi-cultural country, people with the same root tend to flock together. Actually, it's not totally out of logic why Steven would choose someone with Vivian's education background than a demure and traditional Chinese girl she commented as a good wife (as in those who say yes to the husband all the time). Steven is someone who likes to converse about philosophy, and if his wife is to say yes all the time, without understanding even half of what he said, how would he feel happy? I know a lot of chinese girls (definitely not all) who are mostly concerned about spending money on materialistic items and deem any talk of philosophy as 'boring', which is why he is deemed 'boring' as few reporters/interviewers right? Well, not only chinese girls but so are western, so it's more of a personality matter than a culture matter, I would think. I believe Vivian is likely to be a person who can understand, comprehend and have enough interest in talking about philosophy with him, while still manage to appreciate that in chinese culture, women are supposed to be supporting their men from behind (this does not always disentitle them from pursuing their own career). Moreover, they have a common interest in wine. Steven maybe a traditional Chiu Chow man but not without the influence of western spread himself.

But despite all that, who can give set requirements for someone he/she will fall in love to in the future? A lot of time, when people fall in love, the people they fall for is so far from their imagined ideal partner.

Tamaya: You have a point there, well, many points there. Just that I had this image (an erroneous one I know now) of how his gf would be like from listening to his 'People' interview. But like you say, Vivian can be very traditional Chinese despite being western-educated. 

Strawberry67: Vivian may be western educated but perhaps she was brought up by a traditional Chinese family therefore her thinking could be pretty traditional. Wonder if Steven felt any pressure being with a girl with quite strong financial background.

Tamaya: Hi, Strawberry67, yeah, you and Akazukin are both right. My bad. 

丘：是啊，但是大家讲得好紧张，说香港的女仔嫁不出，香港的男仔已经少了，更加还要北上找内地的女仔。
马：三成，三成都是娶内地的女仔。
丘：是啊，所以现在大家好紧张，因为女仔要“三高”，要求学历高，职位高，~~~
马：胆固醇高。（笑）
丘：这个要低（笑），收入高。
……………
丘：喂，不要讲其他人，讲你呢，你可以吗？外国女仔哦~~~
马：外国的，我不可以。
丘：也就是一定要亚洲区啦，是吗？
马：不是。是中国人，而且，不会中文的，我不是很可以。
丘：不会中文，是不会广东话还是不会国语？
马：不会广东话，因为我英文不是很好，但讲普通话绝对没有问题，就是讲国语OK，讲英文呢，OK啦。但是，我会~~
丘：就是华裔小姐你不可以，~~
马： （笑）香港小姐可以。中华小姐可以。我想我自己是一个想东西很中国的人，所以如果太西化的思想和我不会合得来。语言始终都不是一个大的障碍，我觉得思想才 是一个障碍。你的思想是，每一日都是吃汉堡包，吃炸鱼是一个必然，但对我来说可能我就不可以。可能我是一定要吃中国菜，和我吃饭的朋友都知道，我首选一定 是中国菜，第二可能是日本菜，我不喜欢吃牛排，我不喜欢去法国餐厅，意大利餐厅~~
丘：浪漫哦~~~
马：去吃潮州菜都好浪漫的。（笑）
丘：所以马浚伟是一个好中国传统的男生来的，看他喜欢的嗜好，看他喜欢吃的东西就知道了。我们今天讲的话题，我想和你都应该有很多东西可以讲的，因为平时你不动声色，其实阅人无数，因为你在这一行都做了好多年了~~
马：14年。

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-- pix;  Chinese news article----

This is the news report that first broke Steven and Vivian's dating.
　　
　　　　但2005年中旬，与前经理人合约期满，结束多年关系后，34岁的马仔去年9月经朋友介绍，与年约30、从事红酒代理的女强人许慧玲（Vi-van）认识，因性格相若而火速搭上。上月底，马浚伟高调单拖到台北，其实是与女友秘密在台北预支蜜月。
　　　　　　在事业爱情皆失意的情况下，马浚伟巧遇性格开朗随和的Vivian。Vivian曾在瑞士修读酒店管理，学识丰富，见识甚广，甚得马浚伟欣赏，去年9月两人正式开始拍拖。因二人年纪成熟，对这段情相当认真，虽然马浚伟的工作时间颠三倒四，但Vivian仍不惜做跟得女友，早前更有记者拍到他俩吃饭和通宵唱K。可以说，外貌普通的Vivian正好达到马仔的择偶要求，简直就像上天送给马浚伟的礼物。据马浚伟好友称：“马仔说Vivian好甜美、好细心，但是他又怕公开了会被别人说又借女人做挡箭牌，于是就只能玩地下情！”
　　　　　　为了免掉再惹“断背”烟幕的闲言，两人对这段恋情极为保护，爱得十分小心。上月底，马浚伟兴奋地自爆准备出发到台湾放假充电，为免节外生枝，他不惜撒谎，扬言是独自前往，以防记者跟踪。事实上，这是一次温馨的蜜月行程，与他同行的便是拍拖仅半年，年约30岁的富商女友Vivian。
　　　　　　日前，有人目睹身穿情侣衫的马浚伟和女友Vivian从下榻的台湾假日大饭店（环亚台北）Sunworld Dynasty (Former Holiday Inn Asiaworld, Taipei)，甚有默契地一前一后步出。在候车期间，Vivian抵受不住西北风，用双手包实自己，而马浚伟则怜惜地望着女友，但碍于身在公众场合，不能过于亲昵，只能致电催促司机到达。二人一上车，即解下防线，不断交头接耳，直至进入他们台北豪宅区的朋友家。他们逗留了约一小时，便往君悦酒店吃饭。一到公众场合，二人即表现拘谨，并挑选了餐厅最隐蔽的位置坐下来。
　　　　　　有爱情滋润的马浚伟，食欲大增，而女友Vivian则细心地专挑他爱吃的生蚝和鸡送上，又亲自帮他榨柠檬汁，马浚伟吃得有滋有味，期间也不忘细心地为女友剥蚝壳。Vivian见男友吃得开心，二人不时对望而笑和咬耳仔，虽然没有过分亲昵的举动，但眼神已交代一切。
　　　　　　吃过甜蜜晚餐，二人便返回酒店休息。享受过甜蜜一夜的马浚伟，忙到连衣服都不换，春风满面的他跟女友Vivian收拾好三大箱行李，离开酒店到机场。抵达香港后，马浚伟和Vivian前后脚出闸，马浚伟先推着大堆行李步出，企图引开记者，Vivian则独自乘的士离开。
　　　　　除了有新女友，马浚伟最近的角色形象也来了个大改变。一向以来，白面书生马浚伟给人的印象都颇为奶油，细眉细眼、长得分外秀气的他，难免给人“基”的感觉。但在其最新剧集《铁血保镖》中，马仔饰演的尚智却阳刚味十足：皮肤变黑了，威严而有谋略，且分外专情，十分讨好。日前，马仔和李彩华为《博爱欢乐传万家》表演歌舞时，更差点触及李彩华的重要部位，被香港传媒指“咸猪手”，事件闹得沸沸扬扬，有人还开玩笑指马仔总算对女人有感觉，成为一个正常人了。更有人开玩笑指，这一切的幕后功臣，便是女强人Vivian。对于拍拖一事，马浚伟日前接受采访时说；“哇……你们拍到我们在一起？不……我们是朋友。（认识多久了？）不讲……乖啦！”
　　
　　　　小资料女友乃隐形富商
　　
　　　　年约30岁的Vivian（许慧玲），曾于澳洲留学，又在瑞士修读酒店管理，专攻食品及品酒，并精通德文、法文、意大利文等语言。10多年前已在尖沙咀开设Gin Gallery，现代理超过20个意大利酒庄的酒，并批发给君悦、洲际、丽嘉及半岛等五星酒店内的高级餐厅。她更是香港少有的女试酒师。除香港外，她的业务亦开拓至澳门，于民国大马路开设了格调高雅的葡式餐厅Mel on the Bend。而其家庭也从商，身家保守估计约3000万。Vivian的父亲许兆恒拥有四间公司，主要从事贸易生意，其中Vivian负责打理Gin Gallery Ltd的红酒生意，其位于尖沙咀星光行中层的办公室，连续四个相连单位，全属其父所有，投资额共约值500万。而且许父对房地产投资亦有一手，共拥物业总值约近2300万，属隐形富商。