Trillionaire's Slice of Life

Chapter 409: Chapter 304: The Top Exhibition Atop the World@@novelbin@@

Ordinary boys, when wishing to pursue the girl of their dreams, might invite her to a movie, or meticulously prepare a birthday gift for her, or even stand by her side year after year, slowly moving her with their actions!

But Chu Mo clearly chose a completely different path, as he directly gifted a top-tier luxury mansion worth several hundred million Yuan, taking over the entire Jinmao Tower, the tallest building in the magic capital, just to win her pearly smile!

The number one skyscraper in the magic capital, Jinmao Mansion had completely ceased business to the public, with over a dozen senior managers tightly following Dong Xuner, the chairman, and hundreds of employees including the welcoming ladies at the entrance, all respectfully greeting them.

Such treatment was unparalleled in the magic capital, one that even the heads of the four major families couldn’t enjoy upon their visit.

In the lobby of Jinmao Mansion, in front of the enormous sculpture of a magic capital maiden, Chu Mo stood casually, his side surrounded by four senior girls from the University of Science and Technology, their faces filled with excitement and curiosity as they looked around. Afterward, the chairman who now controlled the three tallest towers in the magic capital and had newly entered the realm of hundred-billionaires, stood respectfully by his side.

Seeing Chu Mo seem interested in the lobby, Dong Xuner, acting as the agent, softly stepped forward. She came to Chu Mo’s side, and after a momentary enticing smile on her charming face, said with a sweet smile,

“Mr. Chu, and distinguished guests, allow me to introduce Jinmao Mansion to you.”

The unruffled Chu Mo nodded slightly.

With permission granted, the 30-year-old beautiful chairwoman, at the peak of her intellectual charm, immediately smiled and said,

“First, let me introduce the shape of the building. The design of Jinmao Mansion takes into account the reduction of wind resistance. From the top, it resembles a guitar pick, with each floor twisting nearly 1 degree as it ascends. This design delays the wind flow. Moreover, its shape reduces side forces by 24%, which is crucial for buildings in the magic capital that often endure typhoon tests.

There is a central axis that reinforces the sway range of the building, but the design still allows the tower to sway. Therefore, the designers employed a device known as a wind damper, which operates on the principle of a Weeble, using the damper’s own swaying to counteract the building’s movements. Essentially, it is a damping system, also called an energy-dissipation vibration damping device.

Hence, like other super-tall structures, Jinmao Mansion has installed a wind damper on the 126th floor, specifically designed to mitigate the effects of wind loads on the structure. It works like a person on a swaying boat, moving their body in the opposite direction of the boat’s motion to achieve balance.”

Her crisp voice paused for a moment, then with a gesture of invitation, Dong Xuner with her stunning beauty offered,

“Mr. Chu, this way, please. Our Jinmao Mansion has a total of 16 elevators, including nine express elevators that reach the 119th-floor observation deck, traveling at a speed of 18 meters per second, reaching the observation deck on the 119th floor in 55 seconds.

If descending, it can reach a speed of 10 meters per second, arriving at the first floor in 70 seconds. We have three such high-speed observation elevators.”

Dong Xuner introduced as they took the elevator up.

Only Chu Xiner, the four young girls, Dong Xuner, and the general manager of Jinmao Mansion could ride the same elevator with Chu Mo.

This somewhat portly middle-aged man, second only to Dong Xuner in charge of the entire building, appeared here like the most common of servants, bending over and smiling throughout the journey, not daring to take a breath.

The high-speed elevator arrived directly at the observation area on the 125th floor of the building, which stood at an amazing height of 580 meters. From there, one could completely take in the entire magic capital, with no other towering structure obstructing the view.

“Mr. Chu, this is an exhibition of the world’s super-tall buildings, specially prepared for you and the guests,” Dong Xuner said, bending slightly with full respect as Chu Mo and the four young girls had just stepped out of the high-speed elevator. By now, regardless of Song Xiaoxi’s complicated thoughts or Chu Xiner’s proud expression, all four girls of differing minds obediently followed behind Chu Mo.

Chu Mo cast a casual glance around and immediately noticed the magic capital’s second tallest building at 492 meters—the Financial Tower!

More than a month before, when he stood in the observation hall of Jinmao Tower, his line of sight was blocked by this very skyscraper. At that moment, he resolved to acquire all three of the magic capital’s tallest towers.

Now, a month later, after spending a colossal sum of forty billion Yuan, he had finally bought this highest skyscraper in the magic capital from the Jiangnan Li family!

Standing now inside the observation hall of this 632-meter super skyscraper, he looked around and finally felt a sense of overlooking all other mountains!

“Mr. Chu, this way please. According to your instructions, we have organized an exhibition on the 125th floor. Here, not only can you enjoy the beautiful view of the entire Magic City, but you can also appreciate many world-famous paintings and feel the influence of historical heritage,” said the beautiful Chairwoman as she finished speaking. Chu Xiner’s beautiful eyes, however, were fixed on a calligraphy and painting in front of her. After pondering for a moment, she spoke hesitantly,

“Could this calligraphy and painting be Huang Tingjian’s ‘Di Zhu Ming’ from the Northern Song Dynasty? I remember reading about this painting in textbooks!”

Upon hearing this, the other three girls immediately withdrew their gazes from the scenic view outside the window and turned their attention to the calligraphy and painting on the exhibition stand before them, curiosity gleaming in their eyes.

Chu Mo looked at the calligraphy that clearly had two stains on it, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned. But before he could speak, Zhou Yuanyuan next to him frowned and said,

“If I remember correctly, that ‘Di Zhu Ming’ should be in someone’s collection, having sold for several hundred million at an auction! The stains on this calligraphy indicate that it couldn’t be the original!”

As soon as Zhou Yuanyuan finished speaking, Tao Yun immediately shook her head,

“Yuan Yuan, you’re falling into the trap of your own experience again. Don’t you think about where we are? Since it’s something Mr. Chu has specially collected, how could it possibly be a fake?”

Tao Yun, with her youthful face, may not have any artistic cells to judge the authenticity of the calligraphy before her, but she was the person who trusted Chu Mo the most. She looked straight at Chu Mo, her tender eyes full of affectionate softness.

Seeing that all the girls had turned their attention to him, Chu Mo didn’t beat around the bush and nodded directly,

“This calligraphy is indeed an original by Huang Tingjian. A few years ago, it was bought by Mr. Lu for 436.8 million. Then, four months ago, I acquired it for 500 million. As for the stains on the calligraphy… they’re from alcohol. This spot was spilled by Mr. Lu, and this one was spilled by me.”

As he finished speaking, Zhou Yuanyuan, with her breathtaking beauty, couldn’t help shaking her head in regret.

A calligraphy piece worth hundreds of millions was bound to have its collection value greatly reduced due to two stains, likely considered a significant loss in the entire collection world.

While Zhou Yuanyuan silently sighed, Song Xiaoxi, who had been quiet throughout, suddenly asked,

“Chu Brother, is this painting the most expensive one here?”

Chu Mo shook his head, his gaze sweeping across the dozen or so precious paintings before him, a smile playing at the corner of his eyes as he said,

“No, that ‘Boy with a Pipe’ over there is a work of Picasso and is worth more than this ‘Di Zhu Ming’. That painting was sent to me a few days ago by Family Head Lin Youzhi of the Lin family, at a price of 1.4 billion US dollars.”

Before he could finish, Zhou Yuanyuan’s voice, slightly grave, gently came through,

“Chu Brother, I’m afraid that even Picasso’s work isn’t the most expensive here. If I’m not mistaken, Tang Bohu’s ‘Lushan Guan Pu Tu’ should be worth 3.6 billion RMB!”

As the group of girls widened their eyes in amazement, Chu Mo nodded with a smile in his eyes, then changed his tone, his voice still cheerful,

“Yuan Yuan is indeed well-informed. However, although Tang Bohu’s original is worth 36 billion, it is not the most expensive item on display here!

Guess, what is the most expensive work here!”

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