Chapter 41: The eternal glory of mankind
As if the mute button had been pressed in the huge conference hall, everyone looked at Duncan.
Duncan stood in the center of the conference hall and turned slowly in a circle, as if he wanted to see into the hearts of the people in the conference hall.
If someone makes eye contact with him, they will look away without realizing it, unable to meet the eyes that exude a strong aura.
Duncan has a kind of self-confidence from the inside out, and a sense of superiority that is comparable to that of a god.
This sense of superiority stems from one's own special experience and a bit of arrogance inherent in the traveler.
Even though due to some willful decisions, I was injured twice in a row after traveling, and it hurt for a long time.
But no matter whether Duncan will be severely beaten by society in the future and lose his pride, at least now, he can use his overwhelming aura to completely intimidate this group of ambitious people who are slightly lacking in confidence.
"Umbrella's net profit from January to September this year is about 800 billion US dollars. By the end of this year, this number should reach 1 trillion US dollars!"
Duncan paced the conference hall, talking about money and looking at every live camera.
What I want to say now is not to say to boring capitalists. These people have prepared such a good stage for him. If he does not take advantage of it, then he will be a little sorry for his current status.
"Everyone will be moved by this set of numbers. Umbrella is richer than many people, even richer than some small countries! Who can not be moved by this and do some crazy things?"
Duncan smiled and turned around, pointing at the people in the auditorium, "You can't, you can't, you can't... none of you can!"
A group of capitalists in the auditorium were pointed in the face and named, and their noses were almost crooked with anger. Two people who couldn't calm down even stood up and left the conference hall.
The officials and congressmen who were not called out did not say anything, and they would never dare to argue. They are all a group of smart people who can pretend to be confused. Their central idea is: you are rich, you are great.
After mocking the capitalists, Duncan turned around again and said to the ordinary people on the other side of the camera who were speechless:
"I can!"
"The Umbrella Company has been thinking a long time ago, what is the meaning of money? We have a lot of money. We have more money than ordinary people can imagine. Even my worth is enough to buy a small country, but I Why do I have so much money and what can I do with it?”
Duncan never spoke without money, in order to make his words deafening and enlightening, directly hitting the hearts of ordinary people, making their heads swell and their blood surge.
…
In a small bar in San Antonio, Texas.
All the guests were watching Duncan's declaration of having money.
These people were gnashing their teeth, laughing and angry, but there was nothing they could do to deal with Duncan. They could only complain to each other in the bar and make some declarations of hatred against the rich.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
When a group of people showed their hatred of the rich, a sudden burst of laughter drowned out the low curses in the bar.
When everyone heard the voice, they saw a middle-aged man wearing a peaked cap and a plaid shirt.
After seeing everyone looking at him, the slightly bloated middle-aged man pointed at Duncan on the TV and said, "I had a financial dispute with this guy in Raccoon City. I didn't expect that we haven't seen each other for several months. He has dared to challenge so many people.”
"Hey, I remembered it!" A drinker suddenly slapped his head and said to Old Kendo: "Isn't this the big fat sheep you always talk about?"
Old Kendo was a little anxious when he heard this, and argued: "How could I never say such a thing! If it gets spread, don't slander me! You must have misunderstood. I just said that Boss Duncan is generous and never cares about money. !”
"Okay, if you don't want me to tell you, you can't buy me two drinks!" The drinker chuckled and took the opportunity to make more money from Lao Ken.
Seeing that he was taking advantage of the situation, the familiar drinkers around him also cheered and cheered.
Old Ken was so kind that it was difficult to refuse. In addition, he had made a lot of money in Raccoon City, and now he didn't lack the money for drinks. However, when he saw the figure on the TV, he rolled his eyes and said, "You want me to buy you a drink? How dare you?" Don’t dare to take a gamble with me!”
When the people around him heard this, they became interested and asked questions again and again.
"What are you betting on?"
"Look at how arrogant you are, no matter what the bet is, I will bet with you today!"
"Hurry up, I'm still waiting for you to buy me a drink!"
Even the boss behind the bar laughed and joined in.
Old Kendo pointed to the wall-mounted TV on the side of the bar. To be precise, it was Duncan on the wall-mounted TV. He said, "Let's bet on him. Bet on whether he will give us money! I bet he will!"
"Then I bet he won't!"
"Old Kendo, you are really evil-minded, I bet he can too!"
"Let's be clear, Kendo is definitely setting us up! Don't believe him!"
"Shet!" Old Kendo raised his fist with a smile, and then said: "If I win, I'll treat you to a drink tonight. If I lose, I'll treat you to a drink for three days!"
"Yeah!"
Everyone cheered, and then continued to watch Duncan's speech, becoming more and more serious about it, and finally fell into silent shock.
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While the guys at the bar were setting up a gambling game, Duncan was explaining the history of Umbrella.
"Umbrella is sitting on billions of wealth. In the past, all we have been doing is how to make money make money, but now we are thinking, is money still important when there is no shortage of money? Back to the previous question, the meaning of money What is it?”
Duncan stopped talking, faced the quiet people in the conference hall, and said seriously: "Money is an equivalent created for transactions. It is precious, but not that precious. What supports this equivalent is the credibility of a country, and It’s not a specific item. So, for me, money is trust!”
"Now, I alone have the trust of most people on this planet. What kind of response should I give to this trust? I think I have found the answer..."
Duncan took out three small silver beads from his clothes and controlled the Red Queen to extinguish the big lights in the conference hall.
Three small silver beads slipped from his hand and automatically formed a triangle after falling to the ground. Immediately, a gorgeous picture of the starry sky was projected inside the beads.
People who were still confused were frightened by the sudden appearance of the holographic image. Everyone showed a look of astonishment in response to this science and technology that subverted imagination.
In this era when ordinary people are still using push-button cell phones, in this era when computers are not yet LCD screens, in this era when the old and the new have not changed!
The holographic imaging technology that Duncan threw out was like the alien technology that suddenly appeared on the earth. It was unheard of and unseen!
Ordinary people's understanding of cutting-edge civilian technology is limited to fast Internet speed and small size.
The sudden appearance of holographic imaging technology gave them a shocking effect, just like the phone was still a bb machine the day before, and it jumped to a full-screen 5G phone as soon as they woke up. They were incomprehensible.
Duncan saw the shocked eyes of the people around him, and his tone was firm and decisive, "I want to say...entering the universe for humans and broadening their horizons is the best response to the trust Umbrella Company gives to everyone!
It took humans three million years to go from being prey chased by wild beasts to now dominating the earth.
The written history of mankind is only five thousand years old, and the explosive development of human science and technology only took a few hundred years.
In just a few hundred years, some people think that mankind will be destroyed by excessive squandering?
What I'm saying is, as long as I'm here, it can never happen!
We will fly out of the earth again and land on the moon again to collect new energy. We will also come to Mars and build brand new cities.
I want humans to walk out of the solar system, I want humans to no longer be limited to their home planet, and I want all people on earth to be able to proudly shout in the process of conquering the universe: The glory of mankind will last forever! "
