Ga(.p la.i So+n Nam, 1 nha` va(n na(`m vu`ng

* Buo^?i Sa'ng Go` Va^'p

NV, 5/8/05

O^ng gia` Nam Bo^. So+n Nam.
Nha` va(n trong mo^.t buo^?i cu'ng o+? ddi`nh.

DDa~ nhie^`u na(m to^i mo+'i co' di.p to+'i Go` Va^'p, mo^.t qua^.n xa
trung ta^m tha`nh pho^'. Tru+o+'c 30 Tha'ng Tu+ 1975, ai ma` cha(?ng
bie^'t To^?ng Y Vie^.n Co^.ng Ho`a, ddi tha(?ng le^n nu+~a ga(.p Nga~
5 Chuo^`ng Cho', Nga~ 3 Chu' I'a... Nhu+~ng nga`y nghi? phe'p, chu'ng
to^i thu+o+`ng ke'o nhau to+'i vu`ng na`y, go.i la` ddi Go` Va^'p,
to+'i nhu+~ng "xo'm" ga(.p "chi. em ta" vu+`a vo+'i tu'i tie^`n
lu+o+ng li'nh. Go` Va^'p ho^m nay kha'c la. vo+'i hi`nh dung cu?a
chu'ng to^i, pha't trie^?n nhanh cho'ng ho+n ca'c qua^.n ven ddo^,
dda~ sa^`m ua^'t kho^ng ke'm ca'c qua^.n xung quanh trung ta^m Saigon
va` Cho+. Lo+'n cu~. Go` Va^'p ddu+o+.c kha'm pha' la` vu`ng dda^'t
go`, co' ma.ch nu+o+'c to^'t nha^'t cu?a Saigon, ne^n ha~ng SAPUWA
dda~ cho.n Go` Va^'p la`m no+i sa?n xua^'t nu+o+'c tie^.t tru`ng.
DDu+o+`ng Quang Trung cu?a Go` Va^'p la` mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ddu+o+`ng
pho^' da`i ro^.ng nha^'t tha`nh pho^'. Mo^.t khu vu+.c cu?a Go` Va^'p
go^`m nhie^`u con ddu+o+`ng co' nha` vu+o+`n, nuo^i tro^`ng va` kinh
doanh hoa kie^?ng, go.i la` La`ng Hoa Go` Va^'p. Sa'ng nay to+'i Go`
Va^'p, tha^'y va` bie^'t nhu+ va^.y, cu~ng nho+` cuo^.c ga(.p go+~
vo+'i O^ng Gia` Nam Bo^., ca'i te^n tha^n ye^u ma` nhie^`u ngu+o+`i
go.i nha` va(n So+n Nam.
Ly ca` phe^ dden cu?a Ba'c Na(m
Nga~ 5 Chuo^`ng Cho', ho^m nay ngu+o+`i ta chi? bie^'t la` bu`ng binh
chia 5 nga? ddu+o+`ng. Tu+` Saigon ddi Go` Va^'p, to+'i bu`ng binh
chia 5 nga? ddu+o+`ng, qua'n ca` phe^ buo^?i sa'ng Go` Va^'p cu?a ba'c
Na(m o+? nga? ddu+o+`ng phi'a tay ma(.t, ddu+o+`ng Nguye^~n Va(n Nghi.
Con he?m ro^.ng nhi`n che^'ch sang Nha` Truye^`n Tho^'ng cu?a qua^.n
Go` Va^'p. Hai be^n cu?a con he?m co' hai qua'n ca` phe^, ngo^`i qua'n
phi'a tay tra'i thi` ddu+o+.c ca^.n ke^` vo+'i ca^y dda co^? thu.,
ngo^`i qua'n phi'a tay ma(.t thi` ddu+o+.c nga('m nhi`n ca^y, nhu+~ng
ta`ng chen chu'c la' co' dduo^i da`i nho.n nhu+ la' ca^y bo^` dde^`.
Ba'c Na(m no'i ca^y dda na`y la` ca^y dda ru+`ng. Ba'c Na(m no'i thi`
ai cu~ng tin, vi` ba'c Na(m am hie^?u ve^` ca^y co^'i dda^'t ddai,
phong tu.c ta^.p qua'n, le^~ ho^.i da^n to^.c, va` ba'c Na(m la`
cuo^'n tu+` ddie^?n so^'ng ve^` kha^?n hoang, ve^` hai co~i U Minh,
ve^` ddo^`ng ba(`ng so^ng Cu+?u Long, ve^` va(n minh mie^.t vu+o+`n...
va` ba'c Na(m chi'nh la` O^ng Gia` Nam Bo^., nha` va(n So+n Nam.
To^i ngo^`i o+? qua'n phi'a tay ma(.t, nhi`n sang ca^y dda co^? thu..
Chi. chu? qua'n cu+o+`i hie^`n, ba` me. gia` co`n tinh anh, phu.c
su+'c sa.ch se~, a'o ba` ba, qua^`n dden va?i my~-a nga`y xu+a. Qua'n
ca` phe^ dda^`u he?m khu xo'm bi`nh da^n, va`i o^ng gia` co`n kho?e
khoa('n, vu+`a ddi ta^.p the^? du.c ve^`. Va`i co^ ga'i, to'c nhuo^.m
hoe ddo?, hoe va`ng, co' co^ bo+'i to'c le^n cao, lo^. ca^`n co^?
tra('ng nga^`n. Va`i cha`ng trai vu+`a nga('m, ba^'m so^' ddie^.n
thoa.i di ddo^.ng, vu+`a no'i chuye^.n bo'ng dda'... Chi. chu? qua'n
mang ra mo^.t ly ca` phe^ phin ddang nho? gio.t, dda(.t o+? ba`n to^i,
cu+o+`i hie^`n va` no'i: "Ly ca` phe cu?a ba'c Na(m, ba'c a^'y chi?
uo^'ng ca` phe dden".
Tuo^?i gia` su+'c ye^'u
Phin ca` phe^ cha?y he^'t dda~ la^u, nhu+ng ba'c Na(m chu+a to+'i. Co'
le~ chi? o+? qua'n ca` phe^ na`y, nha` va(n So+n Nam mo+'i ddu+o+.c
dda(.t cho ca'i te^n ba'c Na(m ra^'t Nam Bo^., dde^? ddu+o+.c tre?
ho+n o^ng gia` Nam Bo^.. Khi o^ng So+n Nam to+'i, kho' kha(n dde^?
bu+o+'c xuo^'ng tu+` ye^n xe Honda o^m, trong to^i da^'y le^n mo^.t
no^~i ca?m xu'c: Mo^.t o^ng gia` lu.m cu.m, ye^'u o+'t qua'. O^ng gia`
Nam Bo^. chi? co`n o+? tinh tha^`n ma` tho^i. Vi` mo^.t o^ng gia` Nam
Bo^., nhu+ mo.i ngu+o+`i thu+o+`ng hi`nh dung la` pho+i pho+'i, ra^u
to'c ba.c lu+ng tro+`i, no'i cu+o+`i ro^?n ra?ng...
To^i da^~n o^ng So+n Nam va`o ghe^' ngo^`i, tru+o+'c ly ca` phe^ dden
nguo^.i la.nh: "Kho^ng ngo+` ba^y gio+` anh ye^'u qua' the^' na`y!"
O^ng So+n Nam vo^'n ga^`y guo^.c, nay la.i ga^`y guo^.c the^m, bu+o+'c
ddi ye^'u cha^.m, tuy nhie^n gu+o+ng ma(.t o^ng kho^ng gia` ho+n la`
ma^'y, so vo+'i ho^`i to^i thu+o+`ng ga(.p o^ng, nhu+~ng na(m 1990.
O^ng So+n Nam vu+`a ngo^`i xuo^'ng ghe^', vu+`a no'i: "81 tuo^?i
ro^`i, co`n kho?e sao ddu+o+.c!" To^i no'i ra(`ng to^i ra^'t nho+'
o^ng gia`, nhu+ng do cuo^.c so^'ng bo^.n be^` ne^n qua' la^u ro^`i
mo+'i co' di.p ga(.p. O^ng So+n Nam no'i o^ng cho.n Go` Va^'p vi` o+?
dda^y gia' ca? ca'i gi` cu~ng re?. O^ng thue^ ca(n nha` nho? o+? vu`ng
cho+. Ba` Chie^?u dde^? o+?, nhu+ng ha(`ng nga`y to+'i thu+ vie^.n
trong khuo^n vie^n Nha` Truye^`n Tho^'ng Go` Va^'p, ddo.c ba'o, vie^'t
la'ch. To^i nghi~ cha('c o^ng gia` ddang vie^'t ho^`i ky', thi` ra
ddu'ng va^.y. O^ng So+n Nam no'i: "DDang ddo.c, su+?a chu+~a cuo^'n
ho^`i ky' dda~ vie^'t xong. In ra pha?i to+'i 400 trang la^.n. Ro^`i
vie^'t ba`i le? cho ba'o nu+~a. Ba'o na`o ca^`n thi` gu+?i''. To^i
nga.c nhie^n, ba^y gio+` ma` o^ng gia` co`n pha?i ca(.m cu.i vie^'t
ba`i cho ba'o. To^i nghe anh em trong gio+'i va(n nghe^. no'i, cu~ng
nhu+ tu+`ng ddo.c tre^n ba'o, Nha` Xua^'t Ba?n Tre? ta.i Saigon dda~
mua toa`n bo^. ta'c pha^?m cu?a So+n Nam la` 200 trie^.u ddo^`ng. Sau
ddo', mo^.t dda.o die^~n Vie^.t Kie^`u o+? Pha'p ky' ho+.p ddo^`ng
vo+'i Nha` Xua^'t Ba?n Tre?, su+? du.ng 3 truye^.n nga('n cu?a So+n
Nam dde^? chuye^?n tha`nh phim Mu`a Len Tra^u (te^n mo^.t truye^.n
nga('n cu?a So+n Nam), dda~ tra? tie^`n va` Nha` Xua^'t Ba?n Tre?
cu~ng dda~ trao cho o^ng. O^ng So+n Nam nha(n nho' gu+o+ng ma(.t
dda^`y ve^'t, vo`ng nha(n sa^u da`i nhu+ re^~ ru+`ng ddu+o+'c: "Ho?i
o^ng, sa'ch cu?a to^i in ra se~ ba'n ddu+o+.c bao nhie^u ma` nha`
xua^'t ba?n da'm tra? cho to^i 200 trie^.u? DDa^'y la` ca'ch qua?ng
ca'o cho to^i va` nha` xua^'t ba?n. Thu+.c te^' nha` xua^'t ba?n tra?
to^i va`i chu.c trie^.u, tra? la`m nhie^`u la^`n. So^' tie^`n ddo'
cu~ng he^'t ro^`i. Co`n vie^.c tra? tie^`n cho 3 ca'i truye^.n nga('n
dde^? la`m phim cu~ng cha(?ng the^? nhie^`u ddu+o+.c. Phim Mu`a Len
Tra^u la`m xong ro^`i. To^i dda~ ddu+o+.c xem chie^'u thu+?. Hay
la('m. Cung ca'ch co^? ddie^?n".
DDu'ng la` "tra(m nghe kho^ng ba(`ng mo^.t tha^'y", kho^ng ga(.p o^ng
gia` thi` to^i cu+' nghi~ ba^y gio+` o^ng gia` so^'ng kho?e ro^`i.
"The^' ma^'y ngu+o+`i con, cha('c cu~ng quan ta^m, giu'p ddo+~ anh
chu+'?" To^i kho^ng bie^'t ngu+o+`i vo+. cu?a o^ng So+n Nam, mo^.t co^
gia'o ve^` hu+u dda~ la^u na(m, nay co`n hay dda~ ma^'t. To^i bie^'t
o^ng gia` co' to+'i 5 ngu+o+`i con ga'i, toa`n la` con ga'i. O^ng So+n
Nam no'i nhu+ no'i la^?m ba^?m mo^.t mi`nh: "Tu.i no' ddu+'a na`o
cu~ng i't ho.c, kho^ng la`m ddu+o+.c co^ng vie^.c gi` kha' tie^`n''.
Cuo^'i cu`ng to^i mo+'i no'i ca'i ly' do ho^m nay to^i ti`m ga(.p o^ng
gia` cho ba(`ng ddu+o+.c, ca'i ly' do chi'nh ma` chi? la` phu. khi
to^i ga(.p O^ng Gia` Nam Bo^., nha` va(n So+n Nam: Mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n
tre? cu?a to^i, la`m ba'o o+? My~, vu+`a ve^` tha(m que^ nha`, muo^'n
ga(.p dde^? la`m ca'i pho?ng va^'n gi` ddo' ve^` nha` va(n So+n Nam".
O^ng no'i, va^~n nhu+ no'i la^?m ba^?m mo^.t mi`nh: "Pho?ng va^'n gi`
cu~ng ddu+o+.c, nhu+ng pha?i nho+' tra? thu` lao tra? lo+`i pho?ng
va^'n. Que^n ddi, nhu+ ra^'t nhie^`u nha` ba'o Vie^.t kie^`u dda~
que^n, to^i la^'y lo+`i ca'm o+n dde^? so^'ng a`?"
Cu`ng vo+'i Bi`nh Nguye^n Lo^.c, lo+'n tuo^?i ho+n So+n Nam 1 gia'p,
dda~ ma^'t khoa?ng 20 na(m ro^`i, ta'c gia? quye^?n truye^.n nga('n
tuye^.t ta'c Hu+o+ng Ru+`ng Ca` Mau, dda~ la`m ra.ng ro+~ va(n
chu+o+ng mie^`n Nam VN o+? nu+?a cuo^'i the^' ky? 20. Buo^?i sa'ng Go`
Va^'p, lo`ng xo't xa nga^.m ngu`i. Ca^`m tay da^~n o^ng gia` qua
ddu+o+`ng, va`o Nha` Truye^`n Tho^'ng, na`o bie^'t ca'i gi` dda~ giu'p
to^i kho^ng u+'a nu+o+'c ma('t.
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