After Zeke bid 1.1 billion, Graham felt that he should raise the bar too, otherwise, he would lose this precious chance to obtain the Rejuvenating Pill. Thus, he gritted his teeth and said, "Since Mr. White has already bid 1.1 billion, I offer 1.2 billion." 1
Travis didn't mind the competition though. He was richer than Graham and Zeke combined, hence, it didn't make much difference to him even if it was 1.2 o r 1.5 billion. He was determined to win the Rejuvenating Pill, so he said flatly, "If so, I'll go straight to 2 billion." 7
The hall was rocked by the echoing sound of the audiences' gawking.
The auction price had increased from 1.2 billion to 2 billion! This was simply the most incredible and the most expensive auction anyone had ever seen. 1
What was it like to have 2 billion dollars? If your monthly allowance was 10 million, you would have the same amount of allowance every month for 17 years. 7
If you deposited 2 billion into the bank with an annual interest rate of 5%, your annual interest alone would b e 100 million dollars, which meant that the monthly interest was more than 8 million.
This was simply an unimaginable figure for ordinary people like you and me, but for billionaires like Travis
whose net worth was tens of billions of dollars, 2 billion was nothing more than one-thirtieth of his assets. 6
Travis had worked hard all his life to earn more money, and for what? He had built his fortune so that he could enjoy his life-to live a better and comfortable life. So to him, spending 2 billion dollars for a Rejuvenating Pill was worth every penny of it.
Thus, when he offered the price, he did not feel any regret or distress at all.
Zeke and Graham, on the other hand, couldn’t help but feel the exact opposite of how Travis felt now.
Behind these two men was a large family. Their direct and collateral relatives added up to dozens of people, which meant that they had dozens of mouths to feed, i
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