Friin’s idea is actually very simple. It is to use his own network to find a group of interested investors, imitating Lu Zhou’s Tiancang V (Whales t star) extraterrestrial colony foundation, set up a similar fund.

The only difference is that he will set the subject outside of the Tiancang five, preferably closer to the solar system.

And the fund will be released publicly.

However, it is precisely because this idea is really easy to think of.

When he came to the largest commercial bank on Wall Street with materials and was ready to go through the relevant procedures, he was surprised to find that the hall had already been lined up.

From the perspective of those who wear and dress, they obviously don’t come to withdraw money...

And don't care about the long queues in several commercial banks on Wall Street. As Freen has foreseen, the opportunity is on the day when the news of the establishment of the Tiancang Five-Galaxy Colonial Fund is on the streets of Wall Street. The sudden news was shocked!

“This may open up a whole new business model!”

The financial column of abc TV, Paul Krugman, a well-known Nobel laureate in economics, said in an excited tone when interviewed in the financial column.

“In the past, most of our investment activities were carried out on an annual basis. Except for trust products that evade estate taxes, even investment products that are considered for long-term gains will rarely plan for more than 100 years of income.”

“In the short-term, compared to other hot projects with more investment value, it is not a wise choice to focus on the aerospace industry. It can even be said that profits are meager. But if you look at one century – - Even in the future a few centuries later, the short-term unprofitable aerospace industry is in fact closely related to our future, and this funding will help our space industry get on track faster."

The host seriously asked: "So, is this actually a public welfare undertaking?"

“Not complete,” Paul Krugman shook his head. “Accurately, it is a long-term investment with a public interest. All human beings will benefit from his generosity today.”

"When more social resources are concentrated on the development of external space resources, we will enter the door of the interstellar era at a faster rate."

“At the same time, although this investment is meager or unprofitable in the short term, it will bring him huge returns in the future – and there is no doubt about it.”

Moderator: "But... can someone live for so long?"

"This is really a problem," Paul Krugman nodded. "But he can designate his descendants as beneficiaries."

"If hyperspace theory makes it possible to sail at superluminal speed, we have every reason to believe that a colonial new world can be realized in the future after a century."

"I even have an idea. This plan can be combined with the frozen dormancy plan. After all, normal people may not live that long, but if you really want to devote yourself to the great cause of interstellar colonization..."

"It is probably a good choice for the average person to donate the property to the aerospace industry in exchange for a 'ship ticket' after a century, and then freeze it to that time."

In fact, not only Paul Krugman took this into account.

Investors, including Frien, who have long queued up in Wall Street banks, apparently already thought of this early.

Almost immediately after the news was published, a number of commercial banks in the United States issued similar alien colonial funds.

The fund-raising ideas of these funds—or propaganda ideas—are almost the same, that is, choosing a beautiful and not too far potential livable galaxy as a destination and a cover for posters, and surrounding this beautiful planet. Telling stories, consumers are embarrassed about the future.

Interestingly, however, some companies are really planning to launch a colonial ship in the future.

Therefore, considering that the competitors are too strong, these funds mostly bypassed the Tiancang five selected by Lu Zhou, but chose a relatively closer distance to some South Gate II (4.24 light years from the solar system), or like the sky. Other k-type main sequence stars such as Yuan Si (10.7 light years from the solar system) are used as targets.

For these planets, the price codes issued by various funds are also varied and even full of entertainment spirit.

For example, if a target is set up in a neighboring star colony fund, the slogan is that you only need to pay 10 dollars, you can get a resident card of the neighboring star colony and the "economy class ticket" to the neighboring star, paying 1000 more. If you have a dollar, you can enjoy the first class seat and you can bring one more person to board.

At the same time, the ticket price increased at a rate of 5% per annum, which means that the ticket for an economy class will cost $10.5 next year and $1315.01 one hundred years later.

Of course, once the ticket is sold, it will not be refunded, but it can be traded to other interested parties through the second-hand market. It is really like those companies that sold refuge tickets before 2012.

Other funds use land as a bargaining chip. For example, in addition to the tickets to the New World, each additional $100 will be able to obtain one square kilometer of land in the colony, whether you want to build a house or plant a crop. .

Of course, all of this, no matter how tempting the conditions are, is something that can be fulfilled after a hundred years. What's more, there are a series of risks, such as "competitive competitors first", "poor business failures, bankruptcy", "future policy changes", etc., which may turn their credentials into a piece of waste paper.

Therefore, even if it is a serious and serious foreign space colony fund, even if there is nasa or space-x as a guarantee, it is difficult for investors to be serious.

However, even many issuers did not expect that these funds, which did not seem to be the most reliable, were unexpectedly popular with many people.

Although for most people, it is almost impossible to live in the interstellar era one or two centuries without freezing sleep, but spend $100 to buy a beautifully crafted alien citizenship card and neighboring star. The land title certificate does not seem to be too bad?

Although I don’t expect to be able to live a hundred years later, I will have the opportunity to set foot on my own land, but I can talk about it after a meal. These hundreds of thousands of dollars are still quite cost-effective for those who are not bad money. .

Of course, there are also some more serious people who will carefully study and screen which funds are really laid out for the alien colonial plan after one hundred years, and which funds are purely entertaining.

For example, an old Texas farmer named Joseph spent $1 million to photograph 10,000 square kilometers of land next to the star and gave it as a birthday present to his little grandson who was just six years old. .

This incident caused a huge sensation in the local area, and even attracted reporters from the next city.

In an interview with the reporter, the old peasant was very happy about being able to perform on TV with his farm, and said to the reporter's microphone in a cheerful manner.

"This is a long-term investment. I intend to give these land to my grandson and pass it on as a heirloom!"

Reporter: "You are not worried that this money will not be honored in the future?"

"This is a small probability event. The fund issuing unit I chose is Citibank, and I have carefully studied their investment plans. Although their strength is not the strongest, it seems to me the most promising success. End point!"

Reporter: "What are you going to do with this 10,000 square kilometers of land?"

"Do you still ask this question? Of course it is farming! This is a 10,000 square kilometers of freehold land. My descendants will become the richest farmer on the neighboring star. Haha, they will thank me for this ancestor!"

Looking at the hearty smile of Mr. Joseph's face, the reporter smiled a little bit and couldn't help but continue to ask: "But... But how do you know that the soil and climate in the neighboring star are suitable for farming? ”

"I don't know, but the intuition tells me that this is no harder than going beyond the speed of light."

Shrugging his shoulders, Joseph’s expression on his face looked confident and even blind.

In the face of the interview, he continued.

"Whether you go to the alien planet, people have to eat enough."

"I believe that as long as we have the conditions to go so far in the future, scientists who study seeds will always find ways to solve these problems. It is not a big deal to grow corn and potatoes. It is also possible to plant local products. of!"