How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?-Chapter 342 - 162: Gu Heng Financial Aid, Gu Heng Scholarship
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Time flies like an arrow...
The better part of a month had thus been idly squandered by Gu Heng... Explore more at novelbuddy
During this time, Gu Heng hadn’t really spent much money—not that he had suddenly become frugal, but simply because there was nowhere that necessitated spending...
Apart from his ordinary daily expenses of about several hundred thousand, Gu Heng could find no place to spend his money...
Now, he was lacking nothing...
For transportation, he drove supercars worth tens of millions, and lived in mansions costing several hundred million...
The company’s current funds of 10 billion were also temporarily sufficient, and injecting capital wasn’t an urgent matter; life seemed to suddenly lose all pursuit...
Gu Heng finally understood the classic boastful saying Lao Ma once declared on CCTV, "I’m not interested in money"...
In the past, Gu Heng thought that Lao Ma was just showing off...
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But now, with the increase in wealth and broadening of horizons, Gu Heng realized that although Lao Ma might have meant to show off, more of it was likely him voicing his true thoughts...
Money, at a certain level, really does become just a string of numbers...
A mansion worth several hundred million could be considered the pinnacle of luxury even on a global scale...
As for living expenses...
He ate top-tier ingredients flown in from all over the world every day, the chefs cooking for him were capable of handling state banquets, and he wore high-end custom designs from top luxury brands...
But even with such extravagant living, daily expenditures were just a mere few hundred thousand at best...
To put it without exaggeration, with his current wealth of tens of billions, even if the system suddenly disappeared, Gu Heng could maintain this lifestyle for more than a decade...
At that time, Lao Ma had assets of several hundred billion...
With so much money, if you talk about personal consumption alone, it’s impossible to spend it all...
To these people, money is no longer currency, but a tool to enhance one’s value; for them, making money is more about the added benefit of raising their own worth...
Therefore, when Lao Ma said he was not interested in money, Gu Heng felt at least half of it was sincere...
Thinking about this, Gu Heng shook his head, casting aside the clutter in his mind...
He was thinking too far ahead; maybe only when he really reached the level of those tycoons would he be able to understand their true thoughts. With that, he stepped out of the Peking University parking lot...
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In Yan Garden of Peking University, banners hung everywhere, so even a fool could tell today was no ordinary day...
The 126th anniversary celebration of Peking University was today...
The traditional Founders’ Day of Peking University is December 17th, but on December 7th, 1951, the then-leaders of Peking University thought the celebration was too close to the end of the term, making it an unsuitable time for major events. Since then, the Founders’ Day of Peking University has been changed to May 4th each year...
This was Gu Heng’s first time attending a celebration like this...
Not to mention the anniversary of Peking University...
He had never even attended the celebration of his high school alma mater...
Now, suddenly attending the anniversary of Hua Country’s most prestigious university as a member of Peking University, Gu Heng couldn’t help but feel a bit excited...
It was not just the excitement of attending the celebration...
More so, it was because this year, he would represent the 2024 new alumni of Peking University to speak on stage...
He had been eagerly waiting for this day...
Just to see if this Peking University celebration could boost his social status...
If it could, he would no longer need to keep struggling to inject money into the company; a single large expenditure would be enough to fill the deficit...
If not, it would be fine too...
After attending the Peking University celebration, Gu Heng’s flight to Yangcheng City was in the afternoon...
In Tu Yong’s words, the bidding slot had already been negotiated, and now it was just about the share that Gu Heng cared most about...
As the matter was of great importance, Tu Yong didn’t dare to make decisions on his own, so he asked Gu Heng to represent the company at the final project meeting for Sheep City Municipal Engineering. After this meeting, construction of the Yangcheng International Race Track would officially begin...
Once the project starts its public promotion, he, as the investor of at least 10 billion, would definitely become a focal point of attention...
Social status would surely improve!
Two Peking University students in volunteer attire looked at Gu Heng, dressed in a smart suit. One female student stepped forward and asked with a respectful tone, "Hello, may I ask if you are a societal figure invited to our school’s celebration, or are you an alumnus from a previous year?"
The question interrupted Gu Heng’s thoughts, and he looked up at the female student before him. Gu Heng smiled and teased, "What do you think?"
Hearing Gu Heng’s tone, several lines of frustration formed on the forehead of the volunteer student...
Although the 126th anniversary was not a round-number anniversary and the university wasn’t celebrating it extravagantly, it was still the grandest event in the capital city today...
There was no helping it...
The name of Hua Country’s top university was too prestigious...
Whether they were societal figures or Peking University alumni, people would take advantage of the anniversary to make appearances, and this was why Peking University was exceptionally bustling today, with Yan Garden, usually a place of quiet serenity, almost teeming with people everywhere.
Crowds always raised the fear of some mishap, and since the students from the university’s student union weren’t enough to maintain order, a good number of ordinary students were drafted as volunteers to preserve order within the campus...
The two volunteers in front of Gu Heng were among those forcibly recruited...
Being conscripted was annoying enough, and now dealing with Gu Heng’s banter didn’t help their mood, the respectful tone was gone, but the basic politeness remained.
"Sir, if you are an external societal figure, you need to present the university’s invitation to enter the hall. If you are an alumnus from a previous year, please show your graduation certificate. If not...
We ask that you tour Yan Garden instead. The hall cannot accommodate too many people, we ask for your understanding."
Seeing how the two students couldn’t take a joke, Gu Heng could only helplessly shake his head and took out a red invitation from his breast pocket and handed it to the volunteer student, saying, "This invitation should suffice, right?"
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