Chapter 3838 3840【Time flies】
After turning around, Xiang Nan and Li Er returned to Hujiang.
In the following years, their lives were relatively prosperous.
Because both of them have achieved financial freedom, it doesn't matter whether they work or not, they can enjoy life to the fullest.
They often travel together, all over the country, Europe and the Americas, Australia and Africa... wherever there is fun.
Li Er still insists on writing books, but now writing books is no longer a job for her but a hobby.
She mainly writes travel notes now. She writes articles about her experiences and insights while traveling and publishes them on her blog. Many people still like to read them.
In addition to traveling, Xiang Nan listens to songs and reads books at home.
He bought the best audio equipment and placed it in the sound room, and he could play it as loud as he wanted. Anyway, the bungalow is so big that it won’t disturb the neighbors.
As for stocks, he now holds them for the long term and is no longer a short-term speculator. Therefore, he only needs to adjust positions occasionally and does not need to pay attention to the stock market every day.
In 2010, when Bitcoin was released, Xiang Nan successively saved a large number of Bitcoins. When he bought them, they were very cheap. The average price of one Bitcoin was less than one dollar.
But in another ten years, the price of these Bitcoins will increase tens of thousands of times, which is simply scary.
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In the 10th year, Li Er became pregnant. One spring, a son was successfully born.
Xiang Nan named him Xu Can, hoping that he would have a glorious life.
In this year, Xu Ruiyang and Zhuang Meijuan also sold Koi Ji.
Although Koi Ji is a family business, its annual output value is not as good as Xiang Nan's one-day profit from stock trading, so he naturally has no intention of taking over management.
In this case, it is useless for them to guard the Koi Ji. It's better to sell this factory now for a good price, and then use the money to enjoy life.
After all, they are all Wu Zhang people. If a person passes noon after fifty days, one day will be missing.
Koi Ji was subsequently acquired by Nestlé for 200 million yuan.
Nestlé doesn’t just sell coffee. In fact, it is one of the largest food companies in the world. In addition to instant coffee, it also sells cream, oatmeal, cookies, chocolate, ice cream, seasonings, pet rations, infant milk powder, etc. wait wait wait.
The famous Lipton black tea, Totello chicken essence, Hsu Fu Chi candy, etc. are also sub-brands of Nestlé.
The reason why they bought Koiji was because of its stable annual income.
Although the Koiji brand is not very famous, its annual order volume exceeds 30 million and its net profit exceeds 5 million. It is simply a cash cow, so Nestlé did not hesitate to spend 200 million yuan to buy Koiji.
But what it doesn’t actually know is that the reason why Koi Ji has stable sales is because Xiang Nan is its young owner. Those big companies only order Koi Ji products because of Xiang Nan's face.
After the Xu family sells Koi Ji, those big companies no longer need to sell Koi Ji's face. Therefore, just one year after Nestlé acquired it, all large orders were cut off, causing Nestlé to suffer a heavy loss.
But that has nothing to do with the Xu family.
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In 11, after graduating from graduate school in the United States, he settled in the United States and married a beautiful white lady.
“Youta, congratulations, your wife is very beautiful.” Xiang Nan said with a smile.
“Thank you.” Youta glanced at Li Er, smiled and nodded. There was a hint of bitterness and regret in the smile. Xiang Nan knew that he actually liked Li Er. Although he and Li Er are cousins in name, they are not actually related by blood. Because he is the stepson of Aunt Rear.
However, You has always been introverted and shy. Even though he likes Li Er very much, he never dares to express it. Of course, even if he confesses his love, there is a high probability that he will not succeed.
Because the boy Li Er likes is not his type.
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During these two years, two other things happened.
One is that Li Bala died in the spring of 1010, and her grandmother helped her bury her. No one mourned her except black people.
Second, Zhang Yang went crazy. He grew up in hatred, and his personality is inherently extreme. In the second semester of his senior year of high school, he was repeatedly suppressed by Xiang Nan and was ruined, which was a big blow to him.
After learning about his life experience before the college entrance examination, he was so sad that he fell into a trance. Failure in the college entrance examination was another big blow to him.
While in college, he was sentenced to two years in prison for selling illegal audiovisual products and obscene materials, which became a major turning point in his life and plunged him into his darkest moment.
After he was released from prison, the reason why he was addicted to online games and stayed for days and nights without rest was actually because he had suffered from serious mental illness. But no one realized it at the time, they just thought he was self-destructive.
As a result, mental illness becomes more severe and eventually worsens. He always makes noises, breaks things and hits people, and runs around the streets without clothes in winter...
Zhang Lide had no choice but to lock him up at home and watch him round the clock. Because I was worried about him, a fifty-year-old person looked as old as a seventy-year-old person.
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After one or five years, there has been an upsurge in IP adaptation. The novels written by Li Er have now received invitations from major film and television companies, hoping to adapt her novels into film and television dramas.
However, although the prices they offered were very good, Li Er still rejected them all.
Because people grow and their ideas change over time.
The main reason why she wrote the novel in the first place was just to make money to buy a mobile phone. Unexpectedly, the novel became an instant hit, and she embarked on the path of writing.
It’s been ten years now, and when I look at the novels I wrote before, I feel so embarrassed that I feel so pretentious.
Therefore, Li Er was naturally unwilling to agree to the adaptation invitations from film and television companies. She regarded those novels as her own dark history, and would rather bury them deep underground and never see the world again.
Anyway, she has plenty of money now, so she doesn’t care about the adaptation fee of Sangualiangzao at all.
Those film and television companies naturally refused to give up.
Because the popularity of Li Er's novels was still quite high at that time. The highest sales volume of his novel exceeded one million copies, which was quite influential among young people.
So they still tried their best to persuade Li Er to change his mind, which made Li Er a little annoyed.
Fortunately, the wave of IP adaptation is just a gust of wind, especially the craze for the adaptation of youth trauma literature, which only lasts for three or two years.
Soon, the craze subsided, and Li Er became a little transparent again.
But she doesn't care. What she cares about most now is her husband and son. Whether she becomes famous or not is no longer important to her.
“It’s a pity that we lost a good opportunity to make a comeback.” Xiang Nan smiled and said to her, “Now except those born in the 1990s, I’m afraid no one knows your name.”
"It doesn't matter, every generation has its idol." Li Er waved her hand and said. For her, she was very lucky to be famous for so many years. She didn't plan to expect too much.
Xiang Nan smiled and nodded.