Trillionaire's Slice of Life

Chapter 156 The Embryo of the Immortal Club

Chu Mo spoke with ease, a faint smile in his expression, yet as his words fell, a flash of sharpness suddenly emerged in the old man's eyes. Cao Renyi, who laughed heartily, immediately said:

"That girl, Bingxue, is it? Fetch some liquor for this old man. Today, I shall drink a good cup with you, President Chu."

He didn't ask Chu Mo if he was joking. At their level of society, no one would joke about ten billion yuan.

The woman in the off-shoulder dress bowed slightly and took two steps back before she turned to go to the liquor cabinet.

Soon enough, the tall girl called Bingxue poured the old man half a glass of red wine. At that moment, Fan Zhijian, who had been sipping coffee, said:

"Since everyone's spirits are so high, it'd be a buzzkill if I kept on nursing this cup of coffee. Bingxue, pour me a glass of red wine too, will you?"

A moment later, the three of them raised their glasses and lightly clinked them together. The old man heaved a sigh and said gently:

"President Chu, to tell you the truth, I've almost invested over seventy billion yuan into my One Yuan Foundation. Any spare money I have has mostly been put into it.

Even this fifty million was scraped together from various sources. Despite being a billionaire, outside of assets I can't touch and those set aside for future generations, I really don't have that much capital at my disposal to command as I wish.

Honestly, I truly admire you, President Chu.

For someone of your age, most of the second or third-generation heirs are only into indulgence. Ask them to spend a few hundred thousand or a million on cars or bags, and these kids won't even blink.

But when it comes to doing something meaningful, they're like miserly hens, not parting with a single feather.

Take tonight's gala, for instance. Plenty of young people are present, but they're only here to join the scene. None of the younger attendees actually donated any money, so your generosity, President Chu, is all the more precious and rare."

Chu Mo simply listened, saying nothing.

This was his first real casual conversation with the top elite. He had only met three other super-rich individuals with hundreds of billions worth before, including Liu Manli, the Zhou family elder Zhou Shixing, and Lu Ye whom he had met tonight.

Although Chu Mo had some contact with these individuals, their conversations were mostly superficial; he never had a deep heart-to-heart with any of them.

Sitting before him, whether it was the Family Head Fan Zhijian or the elderly Mr. Cao, both genuinely possessed hundreds of billions. Having the chance to sit down and earnestly converse with such people was extremely rare.

Chu Mo didn't care about the ten billion yuan donation. He had not blinked an eye when he'd lost thirty billion yuan at the auction, and as this ten billion yuan was genuinely used for a good cause, he felt even more justified and at ease.

"Young Chu, Tianxiang Garden has been painstakingly managed by the richest man for four to five years. What method did you use to snatch Tianxiang Garden from Zhang Dahua?"

Fan Zhijian had wanted to know the answer to this question for a long time. Now that he was facing Chu Mo himself and given the relaxed atmosphere, he naturally asked.

Of course, it hadn't been smooth sailing. Zhan Bingxue and her professional team had negotiated with the richest man for over a month with no outcome. It wasn't until Chu Mo was prepared to wage a price war at a loss of a hundred billion yuan that he managed to sway him.

Moreover, if Chu Mo hadn't arrived at such an opportune time, the top eighty-five floors of Tianxiang Garden would have been emptied by the richest man long ago.

Naturally, Chu Mo didn't feel the need to explain this to the other party. He simply said:

"Perhaps the richest man was moved by my sincerity. Tianxiang Garden is right at the heart of the network I'm building. If the richest man had insisted on keeping it, once I'd acquired all the nearby five-star hotels, Tianxiang Garden would be surrounded by my properties, like being in enemy territory. He probably didn't want to see that happen, so that's how I got it at a bargain."

Seeing that Chu Mo didn't wish to elaborate, Fan Zhijian didn't press further.

At that moment, turning his gaze towards the elderly man across from him, Chu Mo said gently:

"Mr. Cao, you've been a member of the Tianxiang Garden Club for over two years now, and you've only visited once.

You know that Tianxiang Garden is now under my ownership, and I need to learn from you how to truly expand the club and attract esteemed individuals like yourself."

The elderly man, having just received the promise of ten billion yuan from Chu Mo, was in an excellent mood. He had gone to great lengths to host the charity gala, inviting the upper echelons of the city, and had only received a modest twenty million yuan in donations. Chu Mo's contribution was several times higher, so naturally, the old man viewed Chu Mo with newfound respect.

He put down his wine glass and spoke very earnestly:

"When it comes to the most distinguished clubs in the city, it's still our Tianxiang Garden underfoot, but the richest man Zhang Dahua took it to an extreme.

He thought that with beauty by his side, he could attract the top elites to join. Indeed, the result wasn't too bad; the club is full of beauties and did draw quite a few wealthy members.

However, most who come here lack resilience, and such people are unlikely to achieve much. Those with real ambition and resolve are the ones who are eager to use every minute as if it were a day and don't have the leisure to enjoy fleeting pleasures here.

So I would say Zhang Dahua went to an extreme. His Tianxiang Garden developed well, but only to that extent. To go further, it must offer something more upscale, something that beauty alone can't attract for an old man like me.

Young Master Chu, I see your ambitions are not small, and you're definitely not satisfied with the status quo. If you really want to take it to the next level, you have to put yourself in the shoes of an old man like me, and those with great wisdom and intellect, to understand what they truly desire."