How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?-Chapter 553 - 254: 100 Billion and 2nm Chip Technology_2

The wealthy man who held the license plates was a Beijing-based tycoon named Li Xiaohua. In addition to the "Jing A00001," he also owned a "Jing A88888" license plate. As to why he could get his hands on those two plates, it was really just because he was a local resident. In the early years, no one cared much about license plates, so he got them for a bargain at auction, nothing too incredible.

In Beijing…

The most impressive plates are the "Jing AG6" and "Jing AG0" series. Even if you're extremely wealthy, these kinds of plates are generally out of reach. Moreover, this class of plates has a particular perk: no compulsory insurance, environmental inspection, or annual check-up — similar to the national access pass granted by the Jing'an high-level security and police force.

So when this "Jingcheng AG6021" license plate appeared, everyone knew who was sitting in the car...

"Mr. Li…"

Chen Zhizhong, who had just been quite nonchalant, hurriedly went to greet him.

But the man who got out of the car directly interrupted Chen Zhizhong, smiling as he said, "Hey, my senior, didn't I say today that I'm visiting in a personal capacity? Don't use my official title, just call me 'junior' directly."

Even though Chen Zhizhong hadn't finished his sentence, everyone knew he was about to call out 'mayor'…

Riding in a car with a "Jingcheng AG6" series license plate, and being called 'mayor'...

Gu Heng was utterly dumbfounded...

This was a supremely high-level big shot...

The most crucial point was...

He shared the same last name as Lizi, both surnamed Li...

Now, Gu Heng finally understood why Fu Songyang had been reluctant to introduce Lizi any further previously. It was too much of a taboo; he wouldn't dare mention it either...

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After some polite small talk with Chen Zhizhong, Li Wengu noticed Gu Heng standing to the side and smiled, "This must be Mr. Gu, right? Weren't you the one causing a storm throughout Jingcheng a few days ago? There have been over a dozen meetings recently, and your name came up in nearly all of them. Today I finally get to meet this person who has become the talk of the town."

Although Gu Heng clearly understood that Mr. Li, the mayor, was teasing him, he couldn't help feeling somewhat nervous. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Wengu gesture with his hand and say, "I was just joking with you, don't take it to heart. Although your lawsuit against the whole network created quite a bit of negative impact, the outcome was ultimately good. However, you should consider your actions more carefully in the future. After all, you're not an ordinary person, but a well-known entrepreneur with substantial influence in the country. You can't be too wilful."

"Mr. Li is right."

"Don't refer to me by my official title either, I hear you're also a graduate student at Guanghua School of Management, Peking University? I'm an alumnus of Peking University too, just call me 'senior.' A few days ago, Mr. Chu from Shanghai praised you to me over the phone, saying you've made a significant contribution to the development of charitable work in Shanghai. I specifically came here today to support you. Have you considered entering into a similar fund cooperation with the Jingcheng government?"

Gu Heng was slightly stunned by the remark...

So these big shots all have such thick skins, huh?

Just a few days ago, Mr. Chu from Shanghai had sweet-talked a 10-billion-yuan charitable foundation commitment out of him, and now, already, Jingcheng was planning a similar move?

This would have been difficult for anyone else; where on earth could you find 200 billion yuan?

Seeing Gu Heng lost in thought, Su Wengu thought Gu Heng was unwilling and laughed, "It seems my face is not as big as old Chu's, eh."

Gu Heng was about to respond in kind, but Li Wengu spoke up first, "Alright, I've only got an hour and a half of personal time. Try to finalize the cooperation between your two companies within these ninety minutes. Mr. Chen, don't be too tense. Not all entrepreneurs in the country are capitalists; many are people's entrepreneurs who contribute to the state. This junior brother of yours, Gu Heng, recently promised to dedicate 10 billion yuan to a philanthropic fund in Shanghai and even allocated all the profits from a building to support it long-term — and that building generates a net profit of over one billion yuan a year! Think about it, collaborating with such a people's entrepreneur, how could the state or the people lose? Moreover, it's not that we in Jingcheng do not support you; it's just that it's become very difficult for us to free up such a large sum of money to support your research institute. So, it's imperative for your institute to cooperate with private enterprises."

Hearing this, Chen Zhizhong could only nod in resignation...

He was a researcher who held the nation above everything else, and his fondness for businessmen had always been very low. He believed all businessmen were profit-driven capitalists and was reluctant to allow capitalists to profit off his technology...

That's precisely why he had repeatedly turned down cooperation proposals from major new-energy enterprises across the country...

However, Jingcheng's research funding was also a heavy burden, with last year's research funding reaching 300 billion yuan, and their institute alone accounted for 80 billion. Although they had achieved success and won international awards, they were unable to commercialize their results or make a profit.

The higher-ups had their own considerations.

Therefore, they wanted the Beijing University New Energy Research Institute to partner with private enterprises to reduce Jingcheng's research funding expenditure.

In the past few months, Chen Zhizhong had been, not so much negotiating with IDE Capital as butting heads with relevant departments in Jingcheng...

Now that Su Wengu, the mayor himself, had come over in person, what choice did he have other than to agree?

Moreover, he knew that what Li Wengu had just said about Gu Heng establishing a charity foundation exceeding ten billion was actually meant for him to hear, to dispel his prejudice against businessmen...

A high-level big shot like this had gone to such lengths; if Chen Zhizhong continued to resist, it would no longer be stubbornness but rather ignorance of what's good for him.

With this thought, Chen Zhizhong couldn't help but give a bitter smile and said, "Mr. Li, after you mentioned inspecting our institute, I had someone immediately contact Mr. Gu to come over and sign the contract. Don't you understand my intentions?"

Hearing this, Li Wengu also smiled, "I knew our senior would definitely consider the bigger picture!

Let's go, you can discuss the contract details, and I'll cover your flank, ensuring the institute won't be at a disadvantage!"

As Li Wengu finished speaking, the executives of IDE Capital immediately became excited...

Although Mr. Li's words seemed to favor Chen Zhizhong, he had, in fact, been facilitating this cooperation all along, and IDE Capital stood to be the biggest beneficiary...

Their perception of Gu Heng also started to change...

They knew Gu Heng was wealthy, able to casually invest tens of billions...

But they hadn't realized Gu Heng had such a powerful background that could bring out a major figure like Li Wengu to personally get involved...

While contemplating this, the group surrounded Li Wengu and headed towards the conference room...

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The discussion concluded quickly after an hour and a half.

"Mr. Gu, according to the contract terms, you will make three investments in our Beijing University New Energy Research Institute: an initial 18 billion, a second phase of 22 billion, and a third of 20 billion, totaling 60 billion, acquiring a 75% share in our institute's new energy battery project. All subsequent research technology, patents, and a series of profits will be 75% yours.

However, the actual management and operational rights of the institute will remain in the hands of the Jingcheng Research General Bureau.

If there are no issues, we can move forward with the contract."

Upon hearing this, Gu Heng did not hesitate and immediately signed his name on a preliminary draft of the contract.

32 billion, finally spent...

Just as Gu Heng couldn't help but inwardly sigh about the difficulty of spending money, his system's notification finally sounded in his mind...

[Host has splurged 32 billion, expanded commercial territory, achieved a mogul's life, indulged successfully, reward: 100 billion, 2nm chip mass-production technology (patent is fully registered, technology USB can be extracted at any time).]

Gu Heng listened to the system notification in his mind, and his eyes went blank...

2nm chip mass-production technology?

Even a high school graduate like himself knew what that represented, right?

This was the first time the system had rewarded him with something other than money, but unexpectedly, it was a big one...