After eight years in New York, he had fame and fortune, and a first-rate agent sought to represent him. "If I had signed with him, I'd be rich now," smiles Ko. But he doesn't regret rejecting the offer, because he doesn't want to be led around by the nose just for the money. Commercial success left Ko feeling empty.
八年在紐約脂粉堆打滾，名也有了、利也有了，還有一流的經紀人要代理他，「如果當時跟他簽約，現在就是富翁了，」柯錫杰笑著說，但他不懊悔，因為早就看透在商業機制裡，「錢比人大得多」，而他不要被錢牽著鼻子走。