It's already the end of the year, and the Year of the Ox has quietly slipped away. The Year of the Rat is just around the corner, and the house has already been decorated with a peaceful atmosphere. This year, Lu Feng even instructed people to buy a lot of fireworks.
Since this villa area is where big shots live, Lu Feng also took Zhang Fengxia to visit a few of them, inviting them to watch the fireworks together, and also to inform them that he was going to set off fireworks, so they wouldn't make a fuss.
This year, Repulse Bay hosted a New Year's Eve event, attracting many people. Lu Feng also scheduled his New Year's Eve dinner on the lawn in front of his house. The weather was a bit cool, so he installed a lot of air conditioners, making it not much different from a summer night.
The chef we hired could only cook for Zhang Fengxia's parents since they weren't coming. A screen was hung up so they could watch the village gala, making it a special kind of New Year's celebration.
As for the festive atmosphere he used to experience in the alleys and streets, Lu Feng didn't feel it this year. For the wealthy, there aren't many opportunities to experience the everyday life of ordinary people.
It's not that it's particularly noble, but rather that the places where people go in and out of daily life are completely isolated from ordinary people, and Lu Feng doesn't have time to go to the vegetable market specifically.
The Spring Festival Gala aired on time that year. In addition to Zhao Benshan's "New Year's Greetings" and Zhao Lirong's "Kung Fu Order", Lu Feng was also moved by the song "See You in 1998".
When the song started playing, Lu Feng hummed along softly, stood there stunned for a while, and then burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Zhang Fengxia asked, puzzled.
"I remembered Charlotte!" Lu Feng said with a smile, covering his mouth.
"Charlotte? Your friend?" Zhang Fengxia asked, somewhat puzzled. "Your friend is so funny. You should introduce me to him sometime."
Lu Feng felt that he and Xia Luo were actually 'friends'.
As the song played, a firework shot into the sky, displaying dazzling brilliance against the moonlight. As more and more fireworks appeared, the people gathered on the beach also saw the fireworks and shouted as they turned towards this side.
Jiang Xiaoyan, from her hometown, sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) watching TV. Outside, the bonfire had already been lit. According to northern customs, a bonfire is lit on New Year's Eve, and yellow paper is burned to pray for good weather and a bountiful harvest in the coming year.
After burning the yellow paper, the elderly couple knelt on the ground with exceptional piety and kowtowed three times, praying for the Jiang family to become wealthy and prosperous.
Duoduo followed suit and knelt down to the side, muttering that she hoped the teacher wouldn't assign homework.
The New Year is a time for joyous gatherings, but in the adult world, it's more like a homework check, where everyone examines what they've accomplished, whether they've made progress or regressed.
When people gather together to eat and drink, they casually chat about work, income, family, or even their stylish clothes, all of which represent how hard they have worked in the past year.
Although they say words of blessing, an unintentional expression can inspire the other person to work harder in the new year. Carefully analyzing this ancient activity of celebrating the New Year reveals that its core is actually quite interesting.
Starting from the third day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Feng had no time to stay at home. In addition to making New Year's greetings by phone, he also had to attend various high-level financial events.
The semiconductor suppliers and partners at all levels are easy to deal with. Lu Feng has just taken over United Securities, and several large mainland companies are about to be listed in Hong Kong. They all need to maintain relationships. If the level of contact is too low, the other party will feel that he is not sincere enough.
These matters were causing Lu Feng a great deal of trouble. At the same time, he also had to have dinner with senior executives of fund companies. One reason was to maintain the market value of United Securities, and the other was that if the stock price fell below the issue price after listing, funds would be needed to bail it out. These funds were the last line of defense for securities.
At the same time, we also need to discuss the transaction fees for the new year. To put it bluntly, the securities market is all about relationships. People can use any securities firm. If you want to win them over, besides having strong connections and being able to make up for it elsewhere, you'll naturally need some vulgar things like beautiful women and handsome men.
Lu Feng was extremely busy, and Zhang Fengxia was not idle either. She handed the child over to a nanny to take care of, and began to manage the investment department of Hurricane Group.
Zhang Fengxia originally intended to go back and take over Huasha, but then she felt that if she went back and took control of Huasha, what would Xiaoyan think? The securities industry was too chaotic, with all sorts of drinking and banquets being inevitable. To put it bluntly, it was quite normal to be taken advantage of by some unethical bosses.
Zurich, Switzerland, is in the middle of winter with temperatures below zero. Compared to major cities in China, this city is tiny in terms of population.
Because it's far from the East, there's practically no festive atmosphere here. Su Yourong bought one of the most expensive commercial apartments in the city center. She chose to come here because her money was all in a Swiss bank, and also because the medical conditions here are excellent, the pace of life is slow, and it's convenient to travel to other European countries.
During the Spring Festival, Su Yourong called her family twice to tell them that she was pregnant and that the fetus was doing well. Her life was also quite monotonous. Apart from occasionally going shopping and participating in any public activities, she spent most of her time at home.
Even with such a monotonous life, she still discovered a business opportunity. There are many international students in the universities here. Most of these students from the Third World want to stay and work locally, but they don't understand the local area at all.
After participating in several events, Su Yourong met some students from China and other countries who generally felt lost about the future. As a VIP of a Swiss bank, she had also participated in several member activities and learned that there was a great lack of financial talent in the local area.
On one hand, she couldn't find a job, and on the other hand, she couldn't find anyone. This is where the business is. During the Spring Festival, she had no intention of staying at home. She visited various agencies in the area several times and learned that high-end talent agencies were a blank area in the local area. Most agencies only had two channels.
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