Burning hundreds of billions of dong for 20 minutes of amazing performance in the sky of Da Nang

Hundreds of billions of dong have been spent to create the so-called "high risk - high return" in the art of lighting in each DIFF season, where profits are calculated by the joy of the audience and the pride of the Vietnamese people.

Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF 2024) becomes the brand and pride of Vietnamese tourism

DIFF 2024 will have 10 shows, each lasting 20 minutes. However, to create those brief moments of ecstasy in the sky, nearly 12 months of meticulous preparation are needed. There is no "magic wand" to help the organizers and the 8 teams skip the stages.

When organizational minds meet limitless creative souls

Let's start with the mechanics of the "game". Teams are required to have the number of fireworks and the desired factory,Sun Group will cover all costs and work with Global 2000 - a fireworks organization consulting company - to import all, ensuring the quantity and type of fireworks.

After a difficult journey across the sea and thousands of kilometers of land transportation, two weeks before the first fireworks team arrived in Da Nang , all 46,561 fireworks with more than 180 different types of fireworks were neatly and safely in storage, waiting for the performance day.

It is part of the journey of DIFF fireworks. From the warehouse of premium ingredients to the eye-catching performances, the idea was actually conceived 9 months before when 8 competing teams accepted the invitation from the organizing committee.

From accommodation and competition conditions to fireworks sources, all the most demanding requirements of the competing teams are met by Sun Group and Global 2000.

Ms. Nadia Shakira Wong - Director of Global 2000 - the unit in charge of the fireworks teams participating in DIFF 2024 said that the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival is one of the major playgrounds in the region that any fireworks team wants to try their hand at. The selected teams are all very strong teams.

"Global 2000's strategy is that out of the 8 participating teams, we will choose about 4 strong teams and 4 new teams. That way, when paired together, we can ensure that each night there will be a special, eye-catching performance and at the same time there will be a performance that promises many surprises for the audience."

Ms. Nadia Shakira Wong and the Global 2000 team

The selection process began nearly a year ago, the Organizing Committee searched for talent, set out the standard conditions, the teams arranged their schedules, signed cooperation agreements and became part of DIFF. That is also the time when the artists will immediately start preparing for the miracles in the sky of Da Nang in June next year.

9 months of passion of the lighting "architect" and hundreds of people

Considered a majestic symphony of lights that takes viewers to every level of emotion, the specialty that has made DIFF attractive to audiences over the years is the harmony and sublimation of fireworks and music.

According to Global 2000 experts, choosing music in advance or scripting in advance depends on each team, but most teams will make music in advance according to their ideas because sometimes music will create its own language, deciding how teams will script the fireworks display.

The choice of music is always really important. But the soul of the fireworks team is definitely the "designer". "He will use our script writing software. Then he will create a virtual program to execute any idea. Unique colors or shapes. That is his stage", Ms. Nancy Rozzi, team leader of Rozzi Fireworks from the US, shared about how to create an impressive fireworks script.

The US fireworks team checks the artillery site in the scorching heat, before the performance on night 2 of DIFF 2024

After having the music and the shooting script, the next difficult step is to find the right fireworks products and combine and assemble everything. This is not easy. There are fireworks teams that have to mobilize up to 400 people to work, including experts, technicians, and even people who are knowledgeable about fire safety...

The most difficult things had to be completed in more than 9 months since the teams accepted to participate in DIFF. Because the teams only had about 5 working days before the competition night and nothing could be changed on Saturday morning - the official performance day of DIFF 2024.

All require a high level of safety because danger is always lurking. The teams will go to the fireworks warehouse provided by Sun Group and Global 2000 to choose the types of fireworks they want to use and bring them back to set up because of the regulations that cannot keep too many fireworks at the same time. "The hot weather and the large number of fireworks, if the cabin is too hot, it can lead to a fire and we do not want that to happen. For us, safety is paramount," said a member of the DIFF organizing committee.

After finishing their work at the shooting range, the team members are also not allowed to touch the equipment because the technical joints are connected together. "They will become spectators and cannot change anything even if they want to," said Ms. Nadia.

"Nightmare" called weather

While everything is ready, the weather can still be a big obstacle for the teams. Working under the hot sun is a challenge for the members, most of whom come from colder countries. But the sun is not the biggest fear, it is the rain that can ruin the "dream" scenarios.

In fact, at DIFF 2023, the Italian team encountered heavy rain and flooding, so many fireworks could not be used. This was truly an unforeseeable risk, and the Italian team has not forgotten this painful lesson in this year's DIFF season.

The Italian team is carefully preparing for their debut at DIFF 2024.

Whether it rains the day before, during, or after a performance, rain is always a nightmare. Rainy weather makes the sky gloomy and windless, leading to a lot of smoke during performances.

"When the teams shoot, they will shoot low-altitude fireworks first to wait for the wind to blow away the smoke and then wait for the right moment to be able to shoot fireworks with special effects. Therefore, the lack of wind can be a big obstacle, a big problem for the teams," explained the Global 2000 expert.

And when this "nightmare" is overcome, the short 20-minute light show in the sky will truly fulfill its mission, turning 9 months of preparation, hundreds of billions of VND and the efforts of hundreds of people into an explosion of joy in the sky of Da Nang.

The second competition night of DIFF 2024 will be broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. on June 15 on Da Nang Radio and Television (DRT) and 19 other local television stations. After the second night, the following nights of DIFF 2024 will witness the competition between the teams: Germany - Poland (June 22); China - Finland (June 29), and the final night will take place on July 13.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/diff-2024-dot-hang-tram-ti-dong-cho-20-phut-trinh-dien-tuyet-dinh-tren-bau-troi-da-nang-185240614064225428.htm