Chapter 430: The Number One Power Below the Eight Great Families
Some people dream of becoming superstars, others of becoming adventurers, and still, others wish to become billionaires. Similarly, there are those who dream of a carefree life with abundant food and clothing, and complete freedom.
Jiang Rourou's dream is quite special; her goal is the stars and the sea.
This is undoubtedly a very grand and equally luxurious dream. If it were not for Chu Mo, if she had confided this wish to anyone else, it would have seemed like an utterly fanciful and unrealistic fantasy.
However, with Chu Mo's existence, Jiang Rourou's exceedingly ambitious dream actually had the potential to become a reality.
In Jiang Rourou's own words, even the ethereal venture like the Longevity Club had been accomplished; exploring the stars and the sea seemed comparatively easier.
Chu Mo did not refuse. Although in terms of her academic background, Jiang Rourou would be more suited to running a martial arts gym, teaching more professional bodyguards for him, the idea of the stars and the sea alone was enough to stir Chu Mo's blood.
More importantly, he owned an unlimited bank card. Whether it was an investment of ten billion or a hundred billion, he could complete it with a wave of his hand. All he had to do was simply enter a series of numbers, and leave the rest to Jiang Rourou. As for the outcome, whether success or failure, it posed no loss to him.
If one day Chu Mo could ride a spaceship rocket researched by Jiang Rourou into space, just the thought of it was incredibly thrilling.
Of course, Chu Mo did not intend to completely ignore the matter, blindly throwing in money, and then washing his hands of it. Jiang Rourou lacked connections and experience in this field; just providing her with money would probably be as good as throwing it away.
If he was to look forward to the future, he must pave the way for Jiang Rourou, at the very least, establish a solid foundation for her.
The first person that came to Chu Mo's mind was Cao Renyi of Xingxing Yueji. As a tycoon ranked in the top ten of Hua Country's rich list, with a personal wealth of one hundred and ninety billion, Cao Renyi held in his hands a technology company valued at three trillion, with tens of thousands of employees, including numerous top scientists.
Cao Renyi was known for his philanthropy, and the One Yuan Foundation he established was renowned throughout Hua Country. Chu Mo had donated eleven billion to Cao Renyi's One Yuan Foundation, making them friends despite their age difference.
Chu Mo's initial inspiration to create the Longevity Club came from this elder, and in the early stages of the club's formation, Cao Renyi had exerted a lot of effort. With Chu Mo asking, the other party would surely honor this favor.
As for how far Jiang Rourou could go, it ultimately depended on the ambassador's ambition and ability. If Jiang Rourou was all talk with no substance, merely a decorative vase with unrealistic dreams, then the ten billion Chu Mo invested at the beginning could just be written off as a loss. Similarly, he would be able to explain the situation to Jiang Dingnan.
Even if Jiang Dingnan were to question him, Chu Mo would be able to say without any guilt that he had given the other party an opportunity, but it was his granddaughter who failed to seize it—it would just be fate.
Of course, if Jiang Rourou turned out to be competent, or if her grandfather Jiang Dingnan was willing to come out of retirement to help his granddaughter, then she might eventually build something significant. At that point, Chu Mo wouldn't mind investing a hundred billion or even several hundred billion. As long as it satisfied him, he wouldn't even blink at investing a trillion.
In Hua Country, there weren't many companies with a market value of a trillion, but one could not say there were few either.
For example, Zhang Dahua, the richest man's Wanlin Group, had a market value of over two trillion. Ma Yu's Ali Group also had a market value of over a trillion, and Cao Renyi's Xingyue Technologies was even higher at three trillion. Also, Ma Teng's internet empire boasted a market value of over six trillion.
Although Chu Mo had several spokespersons managing companies valued at hundreds of billions, none exceeded a trillion. Even the Longevity Club was unlikely to reach that level before real results were produced.
The several spokespersons around him, including Zhan Bingxue's Bafang International Chain Hotel, currently had a scale of one hundred and twenty billion, but it had already hit a development bottleneck. Nearly all the five-star hotels in Lujiazui had been bought out; the initial layout was complete.
Advancing further was not impossible, but the final scale would likely be limited to three to five hundred billion. Joining the trillion club was basically out of the question.
As for Qin Zixuan's entertainment company, the situation was the same. Yi Yuan Entertainment had become the second-ranked company in the entertainment industry of Hua Country with a market value of ninety billion. But even the top-ranked company in the entertainment industry only barely had a market value of one hundred seventy billion.
Even if Qin Zixuan pushed Yi Yuan Entertainment to its limits, it was highly unlikely to break two hundred billion, let alone reach a trillion.
The only potential contributor to reach a trillion was the Longevity Club, but again, there were just too many uncertainties surrounding it. Expecting results in three to five years might be possible, but it could also take ten or twenty years without any progress. Hoping for the Longevity Club to reach a trillion in market value would likely take a very long time.
With Jiang Rourou's arrival, especially when her ideals and wishes were the starry sky above, Chu Mo knew that if this path was the right one, then Jiang Rourou might become his first spokesperson to break a trillion in market value.
Managing a company valued at a hundred billion versus a trillion represented two completely different concepts and levels.