Chapter 488 The Center of the Banquet_3
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All these individuals have met the requirement of having a net worth of 100 billion to join the Longevity Club, yet for various reasons, they do not appear on the Forbes list, conservatively estimated, there were at least fifteen or six atop the wealthy elite in the entire hall.
Most of these people had only heard of the Longevity Club, but they were not members, if I took this opportunity to promote it a bit, even if only one of them were willing to join the Longevity Club, it would be good for my network expansion.
After all, anyone joining would represent a top-tier billionaire.
So, this time Chu Mo was not understated, nor did he deliberately conceal anything, instead he earnestly stated:
"The total budget for the Longevity Club is one trillion, but now it seems, this estimate might be a bit too conservative, I'll just mention a few figures, initially to entice those top-tier scientists to join us, I reached out to the Ross family in the United States, and I had to present the Rothschild family with twenty billion for the mere act of inviting those fifty-four Nobel laureates.
Of course, in US dollars!"
A group of top-tier billionaires nearby all showed a touch of emotion at the same time.
These individuals were true top-tier billionaires, and they all had some understanding of the mysterious Rothschild family to ordinary people, the essential fact being the chilling presence of the family's five hundred trillion in assets, which dwarfed everyone here.
Chu Mo had spent twenty billion US dollars to ask the Ross family to make an appearance, a fact few were aware of, and now by pointing it out openly, he clarified many doubts in their minds.
No wonder the Longevity Club had, in less than a year, managed to assemble so many top-tier scientists, it turned out the first family of the United States, the Rothschild family, had made a move.
As the top-tier billionaires marveled at the extensive power of the Ross family, Chu Mo continued:
"The twenty billion US dollars was merely a favor to get the Ross family involved, in reality, to make these top-tier scientists comfortable coming to our Hua Country, I have similarly paid a hefty price, starting with a hundred billion, which was just the initial fund.
Over the subsequent half-year, along with the expenses on various devices and equipment plus the establishment of the club's laboratories, those expenditures were another hundred billion, and in the recent period, if the batch of life-measuring instruments can be successfully purchased, along with some equipment from Holland, that is roughly another hundred billion investment.
So, from the club's inception to now, although we have not yet achieved any substantial research results, the total investment has already reached four hundred and twenty billion, according to the original forecast, investment at this stage should have been three hundred billion, but the actual situation has exceeded the expectation by one hundred and twenty billion, given the current trend, the entire project's investment should be over one trillion and five hundred billion.
Of course, such a massive investment is unlikely go to waste, research into human longevity will definitely succeed, at the very least, we are confident in increasing the average lifespan of all humanity by more than five years."
Chu Mo's eyes gleamed with a powerful and confident expression, and as he spoke eloquently, everyone nearby fell silent, with all eyes focused on him.
At that moment, across from Chu Mo, the Family Head of the Yang family, Yang Tianxia, furrowed his brow even deeper.
Behind him, Fang Nianhan and the superstar Situ Lichun, two stunning women, were slightly agape, looking utterly astonished.
For the two women, the words that came from Chu Mo's mouth seemed as surreal as a fanciful tale.
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