Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 645 - 418: A Prototype of a Business Empire? _2

Chapter 645: Chapter 418: A Prototype of a Business Empire? _2

The box holding the silver ingots was much bigger, and the silver ingots themselves were not small either, beautifully cast.

Unlike the silver pies or horse saddle-shaped ones he had encountered before, these silver ingots were spherical in the middle like a ship, very balanced and pleasing to the eye.

If it wasn’t for the surface oxidation from being in seawater, their quality would be almost as good as gold ingots.

If such items were put on the market, their prices would be higher than regular silver ingots.

However, Sean Knight had no immediate plans to exchange them for money.

He collected these silver ingots, tidied up the table, and took a delightful sip of his tea. It felt absolutely fantastic.

What a huge gain again!

He’s decided not to look for any more treasure in this area of the sea.

That’s enough.

Just then, his mobile phone rang.

Seeing it was Kathy Lewis calling, Sean Knight was slightly surprised.

"Mr. Knight, I have completed most of the tasks you asked me to do," Kathy cut straight to the chase:

"However, the current price of gold is somewhat high, so I would not recommend buying all the gold now."

"So what do you suggest?" Sean Knight was someone who could easily take advice from others, so he asked.

"I suggest you invest in some real sectors. If you are worried about the current policies in the Beautiful Country, you can proceed through invisible holdings or cross-holdings."

Kathy’s words gave Sean Knight a hint.

The Americans have been showing some malicious intent towards the Chinese living in America, especially those who are politically neutral and pose no use to them, but have a lot of money on hand.

That’s why Sean Knight had asked Kathy to manage his assets.

But to remove this large sum of money smoothly from the Americans is certainly not easy.

Now, with Kathy’s suggestion, Sean Knight thought it might be a viable option.

As for the real sectors, he really was not an expert, so he asked Kathy.

"I think the artificial intelligence industry is currently a good one. Also, if you want to invest in the real sector, a mining company is a pretty good choice.

After all, every kind of mineral, especially some scarce resources, are very valuable."

As Kathy said this, Sean Knight remembered that he still had two mines on Big Island that he hadn’t planned to exploit yet. Also, he recalls finding a gold mine in Outer Mongolia.

At the time, he was thinking of selling the news, but now it seems like a better idea to establish a mining company and start mining himself?

Thinking about this, Sean Knight suddenly felt that it was definitely possible!

Why is all this money lying around for? With high inflation, each extra day reduces its value. It would be better to take it out and invest it.

"Ms. Kathy, could you help me keep an eye out for companies that can be invested in, and can be operated in the way you mentioned."

Hearing Sean Knight’s quick agreement, Kathy was pleased and said: "Of course, I will go collect this information as soon as possible."

Sean Knight also added:

"However, we need to continue buying gold, but not in large quantities. Buy when it’s appropriate."

Having too much money, just investing it might not be enough.

After hanging up, Sean Knight suddenly thought of Robert. His intelligence network seems much larger than before, why not ask him?

No sooner said than done, Sean Knight immediately called Robert.

"Mr. Knight, how may I assist you?"

Robert was rarely polite, so Sean Knight was straightforward and said:

"I currently have a sum of money that isn’t safe just sitting around, so I’m thinking of investing it in some promising companies, ones that aren’t attracting too much attention yet. Do you have any recommendations?"

"Mr. Knight, your requirement perfectly fits my suggestion. Have you heard of the widely popular Artificial Intelligence program Chat-GPT?"

"Of course, I have." Sean Knight said, "It’s so popular on the internet, how could I not have heard of it? Do you suggest that I invest in it? I doubt that’s possible, isn’t it? Now that it’s so hot, will there even be a chance for me to invest?"

"No, of course not. The program I’m talking about is called ’The Second You’, developed by a small company—or to be exact—by a programmer named Lawrence Galen.

He’s both a programmer and a company boss. His original plan was to follow Bill’s model, establish an oil company in his own garage, seek financing, and develop further.

Unfortunately, before he could finish his program, Chat-GPT in the field of AI had already caught fire, attracting a massive amount of capital hot money.

Actually, Lawrence thought since AI was becoming hot, as soon as his program was completed, he could immediately raise the funds.

Although Lawrence is an excellent programmer, he isn’t a qualified businessman. He had high hopes for his program, ’The Second You’, even aiming to surpass Chat-GPT, which led to constant adjustments to the program.

Thus, those prospective investors—funds, venture capitalists—who were planning to invest in him gradually lost patience and began investing in these hastily-constructed AI companies instead.

Now, many small AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon brought about by Chat-GPT, and numerous programmers who once wore worn-out jeans have become millionaires overnight.

However, Lawrence is still working in his garage, refining his underappreciated program. By the time he’s finished, there might no longer be room for him in the AI industry."

"So why are you introducing this to me?" Sean Knight found Robert’s introduction a bit strange. Since when did Robert start doing charity work?

"I’m somewhat proficient in this area; I can responsibly tell you that the performance of Lawrence’s ’The Second You’ can genuinely surpass that of Chat-GPT..."

"Even if it previously could, I don’t think it necessarily could now, right?" Sean Knight isn’t a complete outsider on this matter:

"You need to understand that even if ’The Second You’ was more efficient before, with the massive infusion of capital into Chat-GPT now, they are definitely going to upgrade their equipment, add servers, and hire better technicians..."

What follows is easily understood; with the backing of capital, the development of Chat-GPT will certainly take the fast track and leave everyone else in the dust.

Investing in ’The Second You’, often overlooked and without even a product on the market yet, clearly wouldn’t be considered a good investment decision.

"Let me put it this way." Robert unusually tried to persuade Sean Knight, "I’ve invested some money in ’The Second You’ and obtained a ten percent stake in the company.

After conducting a professional analysis, I believe that given a little more time, Lawrence will have a rough product ready soon and will perfect it in the following months. The most significant feature of this AI is that it can self-improve——"

"Genuine intelligence?"

"No, it’s only capable in terms of logical language. If it had self-awareness, then this would be a science fiction novel..."

With such a feature, Sean Knight indeed felt it was worth investing.

"If it’s genuinely as good as you say, surely, other investors can’t be totally uninterested, right?"

"Well... it’s not that they aren’t interested, but that they have been suppressed." Robert apparently knew more information, "Give it a thought, with those investors, hedge funds that originally planned to invest now switching to other projects, would they let a potentially powerful AI program mature and enter the market?"

"They’re suppressing it?"

"Not only suppressing, but they’re also using even more despicable means——"

Sean Knight began to understand.

Capital entering the world from beginning to end is covered in blood and filth.

"Is there a chance that a Chinese version could be created?" Sean Knight asked.

His question was exploratory.

Yet, as if Robert knew what he would ask, he immediately said:

"Absolutely, not only the Chinese version, but there are also versions made for about ten other main languages——this is one of its largest advantages. It’s fully compatible and comes with its own translator!"

"That solves everything, I’ll invest, with the largest stake!"

Sean Knight believes if this thing truly is as good as Robert says it is, launching a Chinese version could at least secure a foothold in the domestic market, right?

As for the rest, do I need to say anything more?