Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1053: "Money" based on the rules of the game

The next morning, October 28th, two major events occurred.

As soon as the human resources and social security department came to work early in the morning, it announced the "List of Socialized Life Extension Treatment Quotas".

This was decided more than half a year ago. The government will centrally purchase funds to provide free treatment for elderly people who are national meritorious service and model representatives.

These include: meritorious veterans, national model workers, national advanced workers, national worker pioneers, national model teachers, national heroes and models of bravery, senior academicians, first-class heroes and models of the public security/fire protection system, etc.

Winners of national honors or above, who are over 70 years old, will be arranged for free "life-extending treatment" and enjoy supporting basic treatment services after agreement among the honor-awarding unit, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, and the Furui Group.

Respecting the old and loving the young is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. Of course, we are not blindly "respecting the elderly". After all, bad people will also grow old, and old people also have the word "old" in their characters.

But the 200 people on the list at this time are indeed worthy of social preferential treatment and should be used as role models. They contributed a lot to the country and society when they were young, and after screening when they were old, they still adhered to their beliefs and morals.

Ordinary people may not be able to do it, and may not learn it, but everyone needs to know what kind of personality will be respected and remembered.

Taking into consideration that many old comrades are too old and may not be able to wait, almost all of the 200 people on the list are over 80 years old.

Half a month later, they will be accompanied by local personnel and go in batches to the three longevity extension centers that have been built in northern Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

On this day, many families were immersed in joy.

At the same time, the publication of this list also attracted the attention of wealthy people around the world. Sure enough, in the afternoon, Furui Group chose to announce the handling method of "commercialization quotas" on the same day.

The commercialization quota is open to the world, with a total of 100 places in this batch.

The places will be allocated in the form of "bidding ranking", and the highest bidder will win, and treatment will be carried out in batches.

The first-ranked winner will be able to extend his life in a month, while the last-ranked winner may have to wait until the end of next year or even longer.

Fu Rui Group also announced a bidding capital verification method, which is carried out by relying on overseas branches of Bank of China, which do not have comprehensive business but are basically present in major countries. If you are a domestic wealthy person, you can contact Fu Rui Group directly and use RMB.

After the bidders provide biological certification information, they can participate in the ranking by depositing funds into the capital verification account. The account is in the Cayman branch of the Bank of China to avoid the tax mechanisms of different countries.

The total bidding time is ten days, and the results will be announced after ten days.

The capital verification account will be locked during these ten days, allowing deposits but not withdrawals. At the same time, the starting amount must not be less than 50 million US dollars or RMB of equivalent value.

If the bid fails, the funds will be returned to the original account. If the bid is successful, the funds will be automatically deducted.

The final number of places will be based on the results of biological verification and cannot be replaced by anyone. Those who regret before treatment can pay a 50% penalty to withdraw, and those with lower rankings will be replaced in order. Those who die before the life extension period will also be returned intact, without deception.

There are also some details. For example, if the bidder himself has an underlying terminal illness that is not suitable for life extension, he can participate in clinical trials and undergo human hibernation, which is entirely voluntary.

The corresponding laws, rights and responsibilities are so complicated that even a book cannot describe them all, but this still cannot stop the desires of certain groups of people.

Some wealthy people who had been waiting for a long time and were about to die took action at the same time on this day.

You should know that as early as half a year ago, these wealthy people who might be buried at any time have been paying close attention to the situation. Some of them even hired teams in China to follow up on the situation, hoping to obtain first-hand information or find opportunities.

Zhou Rui did not give him any opportunity to take advantage of. It is only natural to spend money if you want to survive.

Potential fat sheep. No, it’s the clients, including those standing in front of the stage, such as the kings of the wealthy Gulf countries, who basically got involved at the first opportunity, and even the British royal family showed up.

Secondly, there are some "meat eaters" from the last era who are hidden behind the scenes.

They could be oil tycoons who have not been seen for decades, or wealthy Jewish men whose names cannot be found, or simply family conglomerates that have been entrenched for hundreds of years.

These people control enormous wealth through a complex network. It is difficult to find their names on any rich list, but their financial resources are unfathomable.

Of course, if we wait a few more years, the price of life extension may drop.
But they had the courage to wait. Zhou Rui was not in a hurry anyway, and he did not force these people to live a few more years with a gun.
As for how these people who hold huge wealth, either overtly or covertly, convince other people or family members to keep their wealth for themselves, this is not something Zhou Rui needs to worry about.

Soon after the "Commercial Quota Handling Measures" were announced, the first capital verification funds appeared within ten minutes.

King of Saudi Arabia, now 81 years old.

First throw in 50 billion US dollars, give it a try and see what happens.

Soon, alliances of Gulf tycoons emerged one after another, with two from the Emirates alone: ​​Abu Dhabi and the Dubai royal family both quickly followed suit, with none of them investing less than 30 billion, and it was clear that they were waiting and watching first.

Due to the special system, their royal family has no limit on the right to use wealth. They can spend as much as they want on themselves without having to explain to others.

As for why the local tycoons in the Gulf reacted so quickly and started transferring money within ten minutes, it was naturally because they got the inside information from Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui was originally using this quota to reap the benefits. The more he could get, the more he would get. Letting the local tycoons come in first to raise the price would be of great help to the final transaction price.

This has been the logic behind auction bidding since ancient times.

Soon a participant from North America also appeared. No one knew who he was, but from his name it seemed that he was a Jewish man, 96 years old, and his bid was 100 billion.

Zhou Rui was playing a game with bidding, and the participants also had their own strategies. It was obvious that he wanted to show his determination to "win" in order to lock in the top few places or even the first place and scare off other participants.

But considering his age, he is really anxious. Even King Gigi is not that anxious.
More and more people showed up.

In the Smart Building, the Lingshu Biological employee who was in charge of related affairs felt that his view of money had just been shattered.

The world view is also crumbling
"Where did this old man come from? How could he come up with 100 billion US dollars?" An older manager at the side smiled and said, "What do you think 100 billion is a lot?"

The young employee's eyes widened: "Do you want to listen to what you are saying? 100 billion is not enough?! US dollars! If it was the world's richest man, I could accept it, but who is this!"

The supervisor said: "Let me give you an example. Amazon's market value is nearly one trillion dollars, and its owner Bezos only owns less than 10%, which makes him the second richest person in the world. The rest are either used as tools in the financial market or controlled by a few large financial groups, and these people have their own masters behind them."

“For capitalism, which makes use of money, invisible wealth is far greater than visible wealth.”

"For the visible part, one can become the world's richest man with $100 billion or $ billion. For the invisible part, there are many consortiums or asset management companies with trillions of dollars. It's just that the owners behind them don't allow themselves to be known by the public. So it's normal that you don't know someone who can afford $ billion."

The young employee swallowed and said, "These people are not richer than Mr. Zhou, right?"

The supervisor patted him on the shoulder and said, "First of all, just by extending his life this time, the group's profits will exceed those of the 'world's richest man' on paper, not to mention the group itself, which is rich and powerful and holds the key to the future. Secondly, at the boss's level, he is just like these consortiums. Money is really just a tool and a unit of measurement for them."

“You have to remember that ‘money’ based on the rules of the game is just bluffing. Only money based on materials and the technology that changes materials has real ‘value’.”

Finally, he added: "Money built on aerospace fighters and orbital aircraft carriers is just as useful, or even more useful."

The young employee said strangely: "Boss, why do you feel like a teacher?"

The supervisor curled his lips and said, "What do you mean by similar? Before I came to Lingshu Biology, I was a teacher at Fudan University!"

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Just 24 hours after the rules were announced, nearly a thousand wealthy people joined the bidding.

Three days later, that number had grown to 2000.

Ranking below 100 is meaningless. Only looking at the top 100, the highest bid is 120 billion and the lowest bid is 8 million.

This bidding war involving life span can really reshape people’s view of money.

Among them, 97% are from overseas, with only three from China, and their rankings are very low, and they may fall off the list at any time.

Domestic wealthy people started relatively late, and most of them are now in their prime. What is there to be afraid of in their fifties? Among three people, two were "bought" for their elderly parents.

In comparison, those dying people in their 80s and 90s overseas don’t have so many choices. Zhou Rui guessed that some of them might even go ALL IN.

Smart Building, Zhou Rui is reading the feedback on the life extension list.

Gan Yuan was standing beside him, her beautiful pair of legs in stockings a little soft. She was secretly adjusting the angle of her skirt. It was obvious that she had just become the boss's experienced baby and had gained a lot of experience.

Zhou Rui tilted his head. He really didn't feel much about the amounts of money in the report, which were something you could only see at the end of a novel. They were indeed just numbers.

He is now worried about another thing.
How to spend so many dollars?
At first, he thought about using RMB, but the offshore RMB market was not so abundant.
If it’s all US dollars, how to spend it becomes a big problem.

In particular, since the high-end industry no longer has advantages and there are fewer and fewer stories to tell, he feels that the US dollar will fluctuate greatly in the next few years.

It's not about the exchange rate, but the value. Under the massive money printing, assets denominated in US dollars are shrinking in actual value even if the numbers have not changed or even increased.

Maybe the nuclear-powered money printing machine is already warming up.
Gan Yuan said: "You can apply for a special channel to exchange part of it back to China, but it is obviously impossible to exchange all of it. This is already a level that can affect the exchange rate. You can invest in natural resources, such as mining, energy, etc., or acquire companies or technology patents. If you are willing, you can also choose some countries with suitable laws to buy land."

Zhou Rui spread his hands and said, "It's another complicated job. I hate spending money the most. I only know how to make money."

Gan Yuan: Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
Zhou Rui remembered something and said, "Is there anyone from the British royal family on the list? I remember that their current and next presidents are almost going to retire, right?"

Gan Yuan nodded: "Yes, but the ranking is not high, only 82nd. According to the current trend, if there is no additional capital verification, it is likely to fall out of the top by the time the deadline comes."

Although the British royal family has many assets, cash and assets are not the same thing. Most of them are valuable lands, treasures, royal franchises, equity, etc.

Although it has a high reputation, its money-printing ability does not stand out in this list and is far inferior to the oil tycoons and Jewish capital.

They will definitely be able to squeeze out, as they can mobilize a lot of social resources, but it probably won't be easy.

Zhou Rui tapped the table lightly with his fingers, thought for a moment and said:
"Instead of getting so many dollars back, it's better to exchange them for something that is difficult to price and that they were originally unwilling to give. This may make the transaction more comfortable."

Gan Yuan showed a curious look.

Zhou Rui said: "Contact them privately. If they can push the British Museum to return all the items, why not give them a few places?"

Gan Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. She had just thought that Mr. Zhou was going to play the princess.
To be honest, she felt she could do it. After all, the family's moral standards perfectly inherited the high standards of the Victorian era.

But the princess is not worth the price
"I see. I'll go ask."

"Remember, it's all of them. They can make up their own reasons, such as having a change of heart or being afraid of retaliation, etc."

Gan Yuan put away her notebook and was about to go out when she suddenly remembered something and turned around and said:
"By the way, Mr. Zhou, tomorrow is the moon setting date of the Eye of Artemis. You asked me to remind you to pay attention to it."

Zhou Rui smiled and said, "New Year's Eve, I can't forget it. By the way, I wish you a happy New Year in advance."

Gan Yuan smiled gently: "I wish you a happy New Year too."

(End of this chapter)