In the dark, be your own light.

Dedicated to my beloved parents and cousin Shunqun

At this moment, please close your eyes, keep silent for tens of seconds in your heart, and then open them again.

This ten-second world is the world in which I exist.

If one day,

Your eyes are out of sight,

How will you be?

I am blind,

I want to share with you,

How I paint life in color in the dark.

In the dark, be your own light

Memoirs of a Blind Entrepreneur

Tan Guohui dictates

Written by Huang Zishan

Tan Guohui

Born with amblyopia, after a serious car accident at the age of 25, he gradually became blind in both eyes. He once set up an advertising company, served as the vice chairman of the Action Party's Jiaxingshan branch, and represented the "Rocket". In 1992, he founded Hui Yang Children's Publishing (M) Co., Ltd. with Yang Baolin, dedicated to publishing excellent children's books, and his works have been sold to more than 40 books around the world. National, translated into more than 20 languages, and won the Malaysia "The Best Illustrator" (The Best Illustrator", "The Best Making Book" (The Best Making Book), "Excellent Child Contributor Award" (Excellent Child Contributor Award), Denmark's IBBY Honour List for the Illustration Award from the Board on Books for Young People, etc. "In the Darkness, Be Your Own Light" is a review and summary of his life, through which he hopes that everyone can become their own light, guide themselves, and illuminate the dark corners of the world.

Huang Zishan

He used to be a radio host, TV planner, advertising writer, and feature reporter. Now he is a text writer and dubbing worker. The special report won Taiwan "Rotary Public Welfare News Award", "Golden Tripod Award" and "Excellent Journalism Award". I like to contact people from all walks of life and record those stories full of courage and vitality.

How can a poor boy who picks up paintbrushes discarded by his classmates become the boss of an advertising company?

How did a coolie handling wooden boards in a furniture factory achieve the highest sales of political party newspapers?

How does a person who is blind in both eyes occupy a place in the international children's book publishing industry?

When the light was stolen, in the deep and quiet darkness, he chose to be his own light.

Born with amblyopia, serious car accident, failed business, failed to participate in politics, and finally became completely blind in both eyes, he suddenly turned around in desperation and embarked on the most difficult road for blind people - Children's Book Publishing. Light up your life.

This time, he honestly faces the scars of his growth and reconciles with his obscure family background; he counts his failures and integrates a unique entrepreneurial battle model; he reviews his political participation and tells about the little-known political era in Malaysia; he recalls the old Kuala Lumpur Grassroots life, connected with deep or shallow imprints of the times. This is not just an autobiography of a blind man, not just a story of the struggles of an entrepreneur, but a story of love, forgiveness and courage inspired by people in the face of hardship.

When the lights went out, what did he see in the dark?

to be continued