Chapter 1356 1358 [Vientiane Update]

A school of small fish was swimming among the corals when a shark came and devoured them. In a panic, Xiaoyu hides among the jellyfish and escapes, defeating the shark's plot...

Although the story is simple, a small story can be shown with a few sets of fireworks, which is still eye-catching.

Especially blue fireworks are rare. The so-called scarcity is the most precious, such beautiful fireworks, coupled with such a wonderful story design, made the audience and judges very fond of it.

"Honey, the fireworks you designed are really beautiful~" Gu Jiadu took his son and congratulated Xiang Nan.

"Father, you are amazing~" Xu Ziyan also said.

Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, and the mother and son hugged each other in their arms.

Even if he didn't get an award for this fireworks show, he was already satisfied.

...

On Christmas, Xiang Nan and Gu Jia took Xu Ziyan to spend in Amsterdam.

Going shopping, shopping, taking a small boat, and singing Christmas carols in Dam Square with hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists... had a happy Christmas.

On the 26th, the Dutch Fireworks Championship officially ended, and the results of the competition were officially announced.

Xiang Nan's [Ocean World] won the third place in the Fireworks Championship.

When the result was announced, Xiang Nan and his team cheered happily.

Since China's modern fireworks design started relatively late, few winners have won prizes in international fireworks competitions, and they have always been monopolized by foreign counterparts.

Especially the Dutch Fireworks Championship, because the competition is more intense, it is more difficult to win prizes. So far, no Chinese team has won the award.

Although Xiang Nan only won the third prize this time, it has already broken the record.

Therefore, everyone in the team was very excited and cheered together.

"Great, we succeeded~"

"Mr. Xu, I knew you could do it a long time ago~"

"Our fireworks won the third place~"

Seeing that her husband really won the award, Gu Jia felt happy for him, "Husband, you are amazing~"

"Father is great~" Xu Ziyan laughed.

This also made Xiang Nan happier, and when it made him happier,

After he won the award, many customers took the initiative to come to the door, hoping that Xiang Nan would cooperate with them.

On the 26th alone, he received dozens of letters of intent for cooperation. If he can accept all of them, Jiamei Fireworks' performance next year will exceed 400 million yuan, a major leap forward.

However, Xiang Nan was not that greedy, he thought that if he could win one third, it would be considered very good.

After all, this is just a letter of intent for cooperation. If you want to win the order, you must actively fight for it. Use your own design and products to defeat other competitors and win the favor of customers.

This is not an easy task.

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After the Dutch Fireworks Championships, Xiang Nan and others returned to China.

Although the fireworks industry is relatively unpopular, the news that Xiangnan's team won the Dutch Fireworks Championship was not reported much in many mainland media, but the industry is still quite a sensation.

It is really not easy for the fireworks designed by Xiang Nan to win the grand prize in the top competition recognized by the industry. Therefore, Xiang Nan's name spread in the industry.

As a result, Jiamei Fireworks became famous and attracted many orders, giving the company a good start in the new year.

...

Entering 2018, the careers of Xiang Nan and Gu Jia are advancing side by side, and the flowers are blooming side by side.

Not to mention Xiang Nan's fireworks company, thanks to the Dutch Fireworks Championship, the company has been ordering continuously. The sales of fireworks in January alone exceeded 50 million, which is equivalent to the sales of half a year last year.

Gu Jia's tonic business is also doing well. She grabbed a big order and snatched the annual gift list from the company behind the wife's circle.

The wives' company will give gifts to customers during the Spring Festival. Supplements are undoubtedly a good option, so Gu Jia sold more than 100 million for this big order alone, with a huge profit of 20 million.

If she wanted to buy a luxury house now, Gu Jia wouldn't need a loan anymore. Even by jumping up and down, you can buy a house on the 20th or 30th floor.

But now, Gu Jia doesn't really want to buy that kind of luxury house.

A luxury house is not suitable for eating or drinking, and its biggest function is to show off wealth. But now she is already sneering at the flaunting of wealth in the wife's circle, and she can't even look down on it.

With the money to buy a luxury house, she is more willing to use it to stock up. Thirty million goods can bring ten million profits. It's much more affordable than showing off your wealth.

The second is that she prefers the down-to-earth life now compared to the flashy life in a mansion. Her current house is big and spacious, with many rooms and complete functions.

Unlike the previous mansion, it only has three bedrooms and one living room, with very little usable area, and much of it is just useless decoration.

Moreover, this house is very close to Gu Jinghong, so he can rush over there in time if something happens. Much better than living far away in a mansion.

When Mrs. Wang heard that Gu Jia had made so much money, but she still didn't want to change to a new house, she smiled and praised, "Gu Jia, you are much more mature than you were a year ago."

A year ago, Gu Jia had an annual income of 3 million and dared to stand on tiptoe and buy a 30 million mansion with a loan. It can be said to be overreaching. Pay a great price to live a life beyond your own class. If you are not careful, you may go bankrupt.

It also speaks to her vanity and ego.

But one year later, Gu Jia's monthly income will be in the tens of millions, and buying a luxury house is no longer a problem. Even if you are more courageous, it is not too difficult to buy an old bungalow with over 100 million yuan.

However, she would rather live in an ordinary community than worry about it anymore. She has obviously matured a lot and doesn't care about those superficial skills.

"Mrs. Wang, you taught me well. You taught me that the strength of a woman is not judged by how tall she stands, but by how low she squats." Gu Jia laughed, "I'm going to It’s okay to stand tall, but I’m still willing to squat down.”

She has lived such an ambitious life. To be honest, it's not easy.

Every day I worry about not being able to repay the loan, not getting orders from the fireworks company, not strictly managing the fireworks factory, my father's health, my son's studies... There is not a day when I am no longer anxious.

But now that she is living a solid life and no longer has to tiptoe up, she feels a sudden peace of mind.

Don't worry about the loan, don't worry about the order, don't worry about the fireworks factory... There are fewer things to worry about, and my heart will naturally be at peace.

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded.

Gu Jia deserves to be her good student. She knew earlier that she was savvy.

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At the beginning of the new year, in addition to Gu Jia and Xiang Nan's career development, Chen Yu and Zhong Xiaoqin also ushered in a big happy event.

With Chen Yu's efforts, Zhong Xiaoqin became pregnant again, which made the whole family very happy.

When Wang Manni returned home during the Spring Festival, she was also introduced to a blind date by a matchmaker, and recommended an older and high-quality man—Zhang Zhi, director of the Planning Office.

During a series of setbacks in blind dates in the second half of the year, Wang Manni also gradually realized her own shortcomings.

Thirty years old is considered old. No house, no car, no savings, no local Hujiang account, and no stable job. It can be said that except for a good skin, everything else is basically a disadvantage.

Under such circumstances, it is really very difficult to find a man who has a car, a house, and money, is handsome and can chat without being greasy. The most suitable person for her is either a second-marriage wealthy person, or a potential poor person.

Although Zhang Zhi has no money, he has a stable job, a house and a car, he is not ugly, and his temperament is not greasy. In fact, he is already very good.

So she made up her mind and started getting along with Zhang Zhi.