Tuesday 11 December 2018

In Some Cultures,

they say that wearing gold brings you good luck,


 if that is the case then 36-year-old Tran Ngoc Phuc, a Vietnamese businessman, must be the luckiest man alive, he wears 13 kilos of it everywhere he goes, accompanied by 5 bodyguards of course, some people expressed their doubts that the jewels are real gold, most commentators wondered how he can stand walking around with so much extra weight, the businessman admitted that wearing the jewellery took some getting used to, but claimed that it was worth it as all the gold has boosted his good luck and prosperity,

 Ngoc Phuc told Vietnamese reporters that his current collection of oversized gold accessories consists of a 5kg gold chain and medallion, two large bracelets weighing 5kg each, four 500g rings and a gold waistband, all together they weigh 13kg and are worth an estimated 13 billion Vietnamese dong ($550,000), and how did he amass all of this gold? Phuc, who also goes by Phux XO, after the name of a luxurious karaoke club he owns in Ho Chi Minh City, grew up in a poor family, but made his fortune in his 20s, by trading oil, He claims he started off with one barrel, but anticipated a steep increase in price and borrowed money from family and friends to buy more cheap oil and sell it when the price became high enough, His gamble paid off as oil prices skyrocketed from 5 thousand dong to 8 thousand, and then 10 thousands almost overnight, and he made enough money to start his own profitable business,

Tran Ngoc Phuc’s obsession with gold has made him an overnight celebrity, and he seems to be enjoying every minute of it, as he continues to give interviews and even invite people inside his home to show off his prized collection of expensive drinks, maybe I should start wearing gold like Phuc, now where can I get the $550,000 to buy the same amount as Phuc has?


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