How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

The inauguration ceremony of IDE Group, just as the reporters had anticipated, went public and instantly swept across the entire internet...

However, what netizens focused on the most wasn't the charitable promises made by Gu Heng during the ceremony. After all, for most of the gawking netizens, the charity pledges of the rich change even faster than a woman's heart, and they had long since lost all credibility.

Besides, even if Gu Heng did mean what he said, it didn't matter to them...

Those who had time to browse TikTok, scroll through Weibo, and other social entertainment apps weren't the ones in need of charitable support; hence, they didn't care about charity. At most, they'd follow the trend and leave a comment under the video saying "What a noble gentleman," and then forget about it the next second...

What truly grabbed their interest was Gu Heng's title as the wealthiest man...

The current wealthiest man, Zhong Shanshan of Nongfu Spring, had a net worth of 320 billion...

What about Gu Heng?

His company's value was 150 billion, and not in the illusory sense of stock options, but a solid figure of 150 billion. After all, the whole country now knew that IDE Group had 100 billion lying on its books, and countless entrepreneurs also knew that IDE Group was a veritable gold mine, with hundreds of investment documents delivered to the Hushang Global Financial Building each day. Each day also saw over a hundred entrepreneurs rushing over, hoping to secure investment from IDE Group...

Also, the [Huaguo Semiconductor] company, established by the Ministry of Industry, had just officially completed its registration...

Visible clearly on the corporate enquiry software...

With a registered capital of 800 billion and the current Minister of Industry, Hua Chunsheng, as its legal representative, there was no chance of any falsehood...

Even without considering the particular nature of [Huaguo Semiconductor], a company unlikely to devalue, bound only to appreciate in worth, with an investment of 800 billion, Gu Heng owned a 25% stake, totaling a whole 200 billion...

200 billion plus 150 billion equals 350 billion...

Everyone understood that a man like Gu Heng, who could easily take out 32 billion or 100 billion, couldn't possibly be without hidden assets, and it's very likely that these concealed assets represent the larger portion of his wealth. So, what was the outcome?

His disclosed assets were already 300 billion higher than the current wealthiest man, Zhong Shanshan's 320 billion...

Although Forbes hadn't updated its richest list immediately due to an update just a few days before, everyone knew that the wealthiest man in Hua Country had changed hands...

The most, most, most terrifying fact was...

Gu Heng was only 24 years old...

Some who started school late might still be in university at 24...

And even if they had already graduated, at this age, most would probably still be earning an intern's salary of a few thousand...

Then, look at Gu Heng...

Controlling hundreds of billions in wealth, even capable of being a deputy general in a national-level company. In their eyes, comparable to [Huaguo Tobacco], that deputy position was at the level of a vice-ministerial rank. Just this aspect alone, let alone at 24, 99.99% of people might never achieve this in their lifetime...

...

"Before, there was one person who filled me with envy, jealousy, and hate, and his name was Principal Wang..."

"Let me correct that, Principal Wang is indeed awesome to us ordinary folks, but he really isn't comparable to Gu Heng. At the peak of Wanda Group, when Lao Wang was the richest man, his net worth was at most 278.2 billion.

At its highest, it was 700 to 800 billion lower than the openly known wealth of Gu Heng, not to mention now it's just over a hundred billion. Two Lao Wangs wouldn't compare to the current Gu Heng, and what's terrifying is Principal Wang is a second-generation rich, who needs to wait until Lao Wang passes away to inherit and control the wealth, whereas Gu Heng is a self-made man, controlling and managing all his wealth himself.

So, tell me, can the two be compared?"

"Enough, the ones above, stop arguing. Whether it's Principal Wang or Gu Heng, they could crush countless versions of me...

There are so many rich people in the world, why can't I be one of them? Why do others control 350 billion in wealth, and I can only get 3500 a month? Does it mean I have to work for a hundred million months, over eight million years, to reach Gu Heng's current net worth?"

At this moment, Gu Heng was sitting in his office on the seventy-seventh floor of the tower, legs propped up on the desk, scrolling through TikTok in the most comfortable posture possible, with a smile all over his face...

Nobody dislikes being praised by others...

If it were just one or two ordinary people praising him, Gu Heng might not feel much...

But when envy and exaggeration accumulate, now that's delightful...

It seemed that with every video about himself he came across, someone would praise him...

Of course, there were also many who were jealous and bitter, but for Gu Heng, jealousy and bitterness equaled praise. So, rounding up, it meant that the whole internet was praising him. For someone like Gu Heng who loved to show off, this was the best reward...

Just as Gu Heng continued scrolling, the door to his office was suddenly pushed open.

Hearing the sound of the door, Gu Heng couldn't help but direct his gaze toward the entrance and caught sight of a worried-looking Gu Xinran...

After all...

Even though there were only a dozen or so people working on the entire seventy-seventh floor, the security was the strongest in the whole company...

If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't even get past the security check. And even Tu Yong, who had made it to the position of deputy director of the company, had to properly notify Gu Heng's secretary if he wanted to see Gu Heng, and only with Gu Heng's consent could he enter his office. It wouldn't be like Xinran, not even knocking, just pushing the door and entering...

But Gu Heng was never one for rules, especially when it came to this cousin, whom he spoiled to the extreme. Otherwise, he wouldn't have allowed a fresh graduate like her to head a division in the investment department...