Frion's idea is actually very simple, that is, to use his connections to find a group of interested investors, and set up a similar fund in imitation of Lu Zhou's Tiancang V (T Cetaceid) Alien System Colonization Foundation.

The only difference is that he will set the target outside of Tiancang 5, preferably closer to the solar system.

and, the fund will be publicly offered.

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

When he arrived at Wall Street's largest commercial bank with the materials and was about to go through the relevant procedures, he was surprised to find that there was already a long queue in the hall.

And judging by the dress and grooming of those people, it is clear that they are not here to withdraw money......

Regardless of the long queues in several commercial banks on Wall Street, as Frion had a hunch, the opportunity was on the day that the news of the establishment of the Outer Galaxy Colony Fund landed on Wall Street, the whole world was shocked by this sudden news!

"This could open up a whole new business model!"

In the financial column of ABC TV, the well-known Nobel laureate in economics Paul Krugman said in an excited tone in an interview with the financial column.

"In the past, most of our investment activities were carried out on an annual basis, except for trust products that avoid inheritance tax, even if they are investment products with long-term returns, they rarely plan for returns that are more than 100 years old."

"In the short term, it is not a wise choice to focus on the aerospace sector compared to other hot projects that are more valuable to invest in, and it can even be said that the profits are small. But if we look to the future a century or even centuries from now, the short-term unprofitable space industry is in fact closely related to our future, and this funding will help our space industry get on the right track at a faster pace. ”

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

"Not quite," Paul Krugman shook his head, "to be precise, a long-term investment of public good, from which all of humanity 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 speed."

"At the same time, there is no doubt that this investment, although it is meager or even unprofitable in the short term, will bring him great returns in the future."

Moderator: "But...... Can anyone live that long? ”

"It's really a problem," Paul Krugman nodded, "but he can designate his descendants as beneficiaries." ”

"If hyperspace theory makes faster-than-light travel possible, there is every reason to believe that colonizing the New World will be possible in a century from now."

"I even have an idea, this plan can actually be combined with the cryo-dormancy plan, after all, normal people may not live that long, but if you really want to devote yourself to the cause of interstellar colonization......"

"Donating property to the aerospace industry in exchange for a 'ship ticket' a century later, and then freezing and dormant yourself until that time may also be a good choice for ordinary people."

In fact, it's not just Paul Krugman who thinks about this.

Investors, including Frien, who were already lining up at Wall Street banks, had apparently thought about this early on.

Almost the morning after the news was published, a number of U.S. commercial banks issued similar alien colonization funds.

The idea of these funds to accumulate money or promote is almost the same, that is, to choose a beautiful and not too distant potentially habitable galaxy as a destination and the cover of a promotional poster, and to tell a story around this beautiful planet and consume people's hopes for the future.

Interestingly, though, there may be companies that really plan to launch a colony ship in the future.

Therefore, considering that the competitors are too strong, most of these funds bypass the Tiancang 5 chosen by Lu Zhou, and instead choose other K-type main-sequence stars such as Tianyuan-4 (4.24 light-years from the solar system) that are relatively closer.

For these planets, the prices offered by various funds are also varied, and they are even full of entertainment spirit.

For example, a colony fund that is set up in Proxima Centauri has a promotional slogan that only needs to pay $10 to get a resident card of Proxima Centauri and an "economy class ticket" to Proxima Centauri, and if you pay an extra $1,000, you can enjoy a first-class seat and bring one more person on board.

At the same time, the price of ferry tickets is increasing at a rate of 5% per year, which means that next year an economy class ticket will cost $10.5, and in a hundred years it will be dollars.

Of course, tickets are non-refundable once sold, but they can be traded on the second-hand market to other interested parties, much like the companies that sold tickets to the shelter before 2012.

Others use land as leverage, such as getting a square kilometer of land in the colony for every $100 you pay for in addition to a ticket to the New World, whether you want to build a house or grow crops on it.

Of course, all of this, no matter how "tempting" the conditions offered, are things that will not be fulfilled until a hundred years later. What's more, there are also a series of risks such as "competitors taking the lead", "poor management and bankruptcy", "future policy changes", etc., which may turn the vouchers in their hands into a piece of waste paper.

So even the most serious and serious outer space colonization fund, even if it is guaranteed by NASA or Space-X, it is difficult to get investors to get serious.

However, perhaps even many issuers did not expect that these funds, which seem to be extremely unreliable, were unexpectedly welcomed by many people after their issuance.

While it's almost impossible for the vast majority of people to survive to the interstellar age a century or two from now, spending $100 on a beautifully crafted alien citizenship certificate and a land title certificate on Proxima Centauri doesn't seem too much of a loss?

Although I don't expect to live to a hundred years and have the opportunity to set foot on my own land, but I can use it as an after-dinner conversation, these hundreds of thousands of dollars are still quite cost-effective for those who are not short of money.

Of course, there are some more serious people who will carefully study and screen which funds are really laying out for the alien colonization plan in a hundred years, and which funds are purely entertaining the public.

For example, an old Texas farmer named Joseph spent $1 million to buy 10,000 square kilometers of land on Proxima Centauri and gave it as a birthday gift to his six-year-old grandson.

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

In an interview with reporters, the old farmer was quite happy to be on TV with his farm, and happily said into the reporter's microphone.

"It's a long-term investment, and I plan to give this land to my grandson and pass it on as a family heirloom!"

Reporter: "Aren't you worried that this money will not be cashed in the future?" ”

"It's a small probability, the fund I chose to issue was Citibank, and I studied their investment plan carefully. Although they are not the strongest, in my opinion, they are the most promising to make it to the finish line! ”

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

"Do you need to ask? Farming, of course! This is 10,000 square kilometers of freehold land, and my descendants will be the richest farmers on Proxima Centauri, haha, they will thank me as an ancestor! ”

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

"I don't know, but my gut tells me it's no harder than going faster than the speed of light."

Shrugging his shoulders, the expression on Joseph's face was full of confidence, even a little blind.

Facing the camera of the interview, he continued.

"Whether you go to an alien planet or not, you have to eat well."

"I believe that one day in the future, we have the conditions to go to such a distant place, those scientists who study seeds will always find a way to solve these problems, and it is a big deal not to plant corn and potatoes, but to grow some local products!"