
This odd-shaped $2.25M mansion provides privacy in the heart of Houstonīoth types are scattered throughout "Crazy Rich Asians," a romping satire that follows three wealthy Chinese families - the Youngs, Shangs and T'siens - whose lives converge for the high society wedding of the year. Peyton Manning recalls trash-talk exchange with Texans star J.J. There's 6 state parks in the works for Texans, wildlife officials say. Video of diamondback rattlesnake swimming on Texas lake terrifies and intrigues Internet. Parks in Houston that everyone should visit at least once. Kemp's ridley sea turtle lays nest of 80 eggs in Surfside Beach. Astronomers witness star eat its own planet. They all fly first class and she sits in coach. You might have an heiress to a huge banking fortune who sends her executive team on vacation. "There are always misers everywhere," Kwan allows, "but it's in high relief in Asia. On the flip side are the crazy rich Asians who live like paupers, he says.
People are waited on hand and foot in an almost imperial manner." Help is a lot cheaper, so there are armies of servants. One is the type who lives in imperial splendor. "In Asia, there are two types of crazy rich Asians. There's a lot of personal pampering."īut with Asians, he says, it's different. "A really comfy Cadillac, great sheets, fluffy towels, spas, resorts. "From my observations, when Americans spend money, they spend it on themselves," Kwan said. And there's a difference, Kwan said in a 2013 Chronicle interview, between crazy rich Americans and crazy rich Asians. "Crazy Rich Asians," Kwan's debut novel, was a sort of surprise hit. Born and raised in Singapore, Kwan moved Clear Lake in his teens and then left to seek his fortune in New York. Kwan is set to executive produce, while Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and John Penotti are producing.