Johnny Dang: Vietnamese millionaire changed his life in America, becoming a "jewelry king" collaborating with all the big superstars

Johnny Dang is a prominent figure in the jewelry world, especially among rappers and has collaborated with big names. Even Forbes Magazine once had an article explaining the success of a Vietnamese immigrant like Johnny Dang.

Johnny Dang's real name is Dang Tuan, is a Vietnamese-American businessman. Johnny Dang was born on November 21, 1974 in Buon Ma Thuot in a poor family. As a teenager, Johnny studied jewelry on his father's advice.

In 1987, his father left Vietnam for America. And 9 years later, Johnny's entire family also left Vietnam for the city of Houston, Texas under sponsorship. When he came to America, Johnny Dang worked in a jewelry repair stall at a flea market with an income of only about 100 USD/month (more than 2.3 million VND/month).

He quickly grasped jewelry trends in America. Here, gold jewelry is much more popular than in Asia, jewelry making technology is also modern and more accessible to the market. In particular, the hip-hop world in the US is a group that loves this item very much.

In 1998, Johnny Dang decided to open his own store in a shopping center, named TV Jewelry (T is Tuan - Dang's Vietnamese name, and V is Vietnam).

In 2002, Johnny's big break came when he accidentally met Paul Wall at a flea market in Houston and did business with this famous rapper.

Thanks to his extensive relationships in the hip hop music industry, rapper Paul Wall connected Johnny Dang with other famous artists, making his name suddenly "popular". In 2006, he, along with Wall and rapper Nelly, collaborated to release a song called Grillz, making his career flourish even more.

Orders "flew in" to Johnny and of course, with that came a skyrocketing increase in revenue. For more than 20 years working as a jeweler, the Vietnamese craftsman has continuously innovated products, creating unique jewelry sets and dental accessories that are unique to each person, helping him retain long-term customers.

Superstars in the American music industry such as Kanye West, Jay Z, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Cardi B, Rick Ross... are Johnny's loyal customers. The American press even praised Johnny as the "jewelry king".

Although he is familiar with and has made many products for the underground and rappers, Johnny Dang admits that he "knows nothing about hip hop".

Johnny Dang's largest diamond store and manufacturing factory is located in Houston - USA, with up to 52 diamond display cabinets, 105 24/7 surveillance cameras, super special safes up to 2.5 meters thick and processing machines. expensive jewelry. It is estimated that the price of each jewelry making machine here ranges from 75k to 200k dollars (about 1.7 billion to 4.4 billion).

Building a career in America, Johnny Dang became a famous tycoon with the nickname "jewelry king". According to statistics from a website specializing in providing reports estimating the total assets of celebrities, the "jewelry king's" fortune is currently at 20 million dollars (about 453 billion). However, this number is still not really accurate because Johnny Dang still has a lot of real estate whose value has not been clearly verified.

Johnny Dang's office is also painted in flashy gold. The "jewelry king's" property has all the amenities such as a swimming pool and a parking area full of famous brands such as Rolls Royce Ghost, Lamborghini, and Bentley. The most prominent is still the yellow Lamborghini V12 with only 600 limited units worldwide, the selling price in the US is more than 400k dollars (more than 9 billion).

"I started at a flea market and now own a 1,400 square meter building and design clothes for Cardi B. That is the dream of many Americans," Johnny Dang proudly shared in an interview.

One of the things that has made Dang popular with Hollywood stars for nearly 20 years is his behavior. Dang believes that there should be no distinction between celebrities and ordinary people, in terms of both price and waiting time.

He is determined not to increase the price of his products just because the customer is a celebrity and treats everyone equally.

In Vietnam, the name Johnny Dang is mentioned a lot by rappers in their lyrics because they admire his talent so much. Ho Ngoc Ha, Binz and Suboi are famous people in Vietnam who have worn diamond braces following this Grillz trend.

In an interview, when asked about his homeland, he said "I miss and love my homeland very much, it is where I was born. If you all have the opportunity, please come to Vietnam once to feel the people." and culture here".

It is known that Johnny Dang's wife's name is Bang Tam, her English name is Jennifer Dang. Johnny Dang said that he takes care of taxes and employee salaries, while his wife takes care of the children's education.

In real life, Johnny Dang's wife has a hot, luxurious fashion sense and often appears with her husband at big events. Johnny Dang's two children are Jacy Dang (Vietnamese name Giang Tien) 17 years old and Jr. Dang (Vietnamese name Thuong Tien) 16 years old, both were born and raised in America.

Johnny Dang often shares intimate photos with his daughter and calls her the "princess" of the family. In particular, Jacy speaks Vietnamese very well even though she grew up in America. Unlike many rich kids from wealthy families, Jacy often dresses very simply and has a cheerful personality, close to everyone.

Unlike his older sister, his younger brother Jr. Dang does not speak Vietnamese well and is quite shy when appearing in his father's clips. Young master Johnny Dang was commented by many Vietnamese netizens that he looks similar to player Doan Van Hau of the Vietnamese national team.

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