America's Road to Wealth

Marriage, marriage, marriage.

Abel no longer knew how many people had considered marrying him.

He was sure there were several.

For example, Anne Hearst in New York.

This elder of the Hearst family has little inheritance rights.

She showed it very clearly.

This is probably partly the intention of the Hearst family leader.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for an old-school wealthy family like them to allow Amanda to be so crazy.

Secondly, Barron Hilton, this guy also mentioned to Abel several times that his granddaughter Paris Hilton is very cute.

In addition, Ted Lena could only just say, "Marry my daughter."

Even Robert and Abel thought the old guy was so interesting!

How many are these?

What's more, those who haven't expressed it yet may just be thinking about it in their hearts.

Or people who don’t have a chance.

He also knows that what is more important about his current condition is his age.

In this class, she is bound to be a very good marriage partner.

As you become more successful, this trend will surely become more and more obvious.

Even before this, Abel had already created a playboy persona for himself.

No, that's not a character at all. Those wealthy families can easily know that Abel is a real playboy.

But in the eyes of these traditional wealthy families, they probably think this is nothing.

Some families have marriages, and the bond between them is the pair of family members who get married.

The two ends of this bond, the husband and wife, often play their own roles.

This is a bit like the habits of the previous royal families in Europe.

As long as the direct heirs are of biological blood, they don't seem to mind if they are reborn later.

Or as long as you don't have children and don't tarnish your bloodline, you really don't mind.

This concept was also brought over by Americans from Europe.

The person who plays a leading role in the soul is the Chinese Abel, who is very repulsive to this kind of thing.

His concept of this kind of thing is closer to the ancient habits of the Celestial Dynasty.

I can have three wives and four concubines, but you can only live with one.

However, in the United States, this idea is obviously impossible.

He can use his wealth and influence, even authority.

Let the girls whose status is not equal to his, succumb to him, helpless or be tempted to respect this traditional virtue of the Celestial Dynasty.

Like Charlize and the others.

Even an upstart pseudo-rich family like Ikana.

Or maybe give in.

But this kind of authority is obviously of no use to the same class.

If it were useful, the European kings at that time would most likely not allow their wives to have QR.

Abel was sure.

If he really married a wealthy daughter like Amanda.

Let’s not talk about what the fish in the fish pond will think or whether they will all run away because of this.

As time goes by, daughters like Amanda and the families behind them will have some ideas.

Unless the Amandas also play like this after marriage and everyone plays their own game, something will happen.

This was the reason why he didn't want to provoke the rich and powerful from the very beginning.

Of course.

There is no solution for this kind of thing.

A better solution.

That was the "Amanda" Abel was looking for, the kind who didn't mind Abel playing outside.

It allows him to have colorful flags fluttering outside, but the red flag at home remains green until it falls.

When "Amanda" herself is not strong and does not take the initiative to fight back against Abel.

Even if the family behind her dislikes Abel, there is a high probability that they will not do anything random.

Come like this.

At most, Abel would have to marry this "Amanda" who married Abel. She had a bad reputation among the rich and powerful because of this kind of thing.

In addition, we must ensure that this "Amanda's" family is not so prominent.

Or her status in the family was not very important before.

Abel had planned it when he was about thirty years old.

If you really can't bear the pressure in this regard.

Just find such an "Amanda" to get married.

Before that, he continued to raise fish while looking for this kind of "Amanda" that satisfied him.

But now it seems that before this, it would have been more difficult in this regard.

Didn't you see that Herbert expressed his secretly expression to Alex?

Adams, a father and son, could take the initiative to bring up this matter.

This means they value Smith's relationship with Shrub.

If they can really come together, there is no guarantee that the two families can become an iron alliance in the future.

In the past, the shrubs were all from large families, but now they are more prominent.

It's impossible to refuse that directly, it would be really offending.

After much deliberation, Abel could only blame himself for being too seductive.

Regarding this issue, he currently feels that escaping is probably the best approach.

This made him happy early the next morning, after eating the loving breakfast prepared by his grandma.

Alex fled before he could say anything.

Watching the young and tall figure disappear at the door of the living room.

Arya couldn't help but blame her husband:

"Alex. You are too impatient! Abel is still young! He is only twenty years old!"

"Why is twenty so young? We were all married when we were twenty." Alex disagreed.

"Maybe Abel is like his father. Alexander got married late, maybe Abel also wanted to get married so late?" Arya said.

Speaking of which, Alex got a little angry.

"Hmph! It's just because my bastard son got married late! That's why I waited until I was in my fifties to have grandchildren!" Alex said:

"Old John gave birth to John when he was 15, John gave birth to Little John when he was 16, and Little John gave birth to John IV when he was 17!"

"Obviously I am the same age as old John. But how many grandchildren does he have? He has many great-great-grandchildren!"

Arya is speechless, can this compare?

After all, Smith came with the Mayflower.

John's family was of Irish descent who fled during the famine.

Back then in Texas, it would have been had it not been for the older generation of Smiths to take him in.

Now I don’t even know if there is any John or his family.

The Irish are famous for having many children.

"But now I read the newspaper reports that our little cutie already has many girlfriends."

Arya could only speak for Abel in this way.

"Just for fun." Alex disagreed:

"As long as he restrains himself after getting married, no one can tell his fault."

Arya thought so too.

Grandma sometimes thinks about it and secretly feels strange.

Her husband is not fond of this, and her son is also very devoted.

I didn't expect her grandson. Is this considered revenge?

To avenge her son and her husband for their pure devotion in this regard?

Let her grandson be so exaggerated in this regard?

Arya, a devout Christian, could only say "Amen" in her heart and acquiesced to her husband's arrangement.

On Abel's side, he quickly returned to Los Angeles.

It has started to get cold in Texas in December, and it has started to snow in some areas.

It’s December in California, but the sun is still shining brightly.

It rains occasionally, but rarely snows.

Of course, it doesn’t snow in California.

Just getting it to snow in California tends to require two things.

One was when it was unusually cold in the Northern Hemisphere.

The other is when the subtropical high over Hawaii gets out of control.

This year, the first condition was met, and winter came early all over the world.

Fortunately, the subtropical high in Hawaii behind it is more powerful and still affects California.

This makes California a little colder this year than last year, but there is no sign of snow so far.

Abel, who returned to Los Angeles, was already preparing to return to New York.

Although it is very cold in New York at this time, a new snowstorm is coming recently.

But it’s impossible not to go back.

He was looking forward to Elizabeth's first show in Times Square in her back garden.

This was a big show brought about by himself that changed part of the timeline.

How could he be absent?

The models signed by Isha this time will all gather in New York to rehearse and train for the show.

He felt that he couldn't miss it either.

So here in Los Angeles, he stayed for a few more days.

After being gentle with Anne and the others, and handling the company affairs here at the same time.

On December 15th.

He still took a Delta Air Lines private charter service back to New York.

anyway.

The orders placed by Abel to Boeing and Gulfstream are still half a year away from the fastest delivery time.

In other words, his brand new private jet.

You won't be able to get it until at least June next year.

This is mainly because the several orders he placed were all for brand-new aircraft.

The Gulfstream side is fine.

If you pay more, you can probably deliver the goods two or three months in advance.

There is nothing Boeing can do.

At this time, Boeing's business was as prominent as the current national power of the United States.

Production orders at the Boeing aircraft factory are estimated to be scheduled for three to four years.

Being able to help Abel give birth so quickly is a result of extra money.

Get it here and there, unless Abel is willing to accept it second hand.

Otherwise, in a short period of time, he, a rich man, would not have his own private jet.

When flying business, you can only choose the airline's private charter service.

Fortunately, it was only half a year, and Abel could bear it.

What's more, he has several "old acquaintances" on Delta Airlines.

This time on the plane, he met Maria, a beautiful stewardess who was already married.

With a glance from him.

His charming wife, Maria, obediently came over to cover him with a blanket and play the harmonica.

Abel also played the harmonica well because of her.

Afterwards, she asked David Jones to give her a small gift.

After all, eels come and go.

On a map, Los Angeles and New York are far apart.

The actual flight time is only about 6 hours.

But in fact, as shown on a clock or watch, the flight only takes three hours.

Because there is a three-hour time difference between these two places.

There is only one official time in China, and that is the Imperial City time.

But in the United States, there are four official times.

So many times when foreigners read American news reports, they often see at the beginning of the news——

【US East Coast Time xxx】

【US West Coast Time xxx】

【US Central Time xxxx】

【US Mountain Time xxx】

very complicated.

Many foreign newspapers simply use local time.

In the United States, there are strict requirements that one of the four time zones must be used in news reports.

For ordinary people, the conversion is sometimes a bit complicated.

As complex and changeable as official U.S. time is.

There are also American standards of weights and measures, and even standards for currency conversion in the U.S. dollar.

Americans learned all of these from the British, or brought them over from Europe themselves.

But Europe, including the UK, no longer uses this complicated set of things.

Americans are just one-minded and stick to their own standards.

United States East Coast time, December 15th at four o'clock in the afternoon.

A Delta Air Lines Gulfstream G400 lands at LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

Unlike California which is still fairly warm.

New York in mid-December is still a New York with La Nina climate.

When Abel got off the plane.

The cold wind blowing against his face made him feel a little cold even with his constitution and wearing comfortable and thick warm clothes.

I don’t know how many homeless people have froze to death in New York this year.

Mr. Abel is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see this.

So he never went to the ghettos in places like Brooklyn.

There was heavy snow falling outside, and Abel didn't want to be stuck in traffic and enter Manhattan at this time.

He simply went back to Smith Building and asked Michael Levine to be called over.

Before Michael Levine came over.

Abel was in the office, chatting with David Mellon, whom he hadn't seen for a month.

".obvious."

In the office, David said with a wry smile:

"They're not happy with your conditions. Oh my god, $500 billion! It would be great if that were true!"

David owns 2% of Smith Capital's dry shares.

There are conditions for him to take this share.

The condition was that David would work for Abel for at least fifteen years.

Only when the working period expires can these shares officially belong to him.

Very demanding contract.

Before this, David felt that he had poured ecstasy soup into Abel.

Only then would he agree to such harsh conditions.

But now, David doesn't think so.

Who is calling this 2% share? It may really be very, very valuable!

In addition, the voting rights of these 2% shares must also be given to Abel.

Before this, David could only get 2% of the company's dividends.

Now if Smith Capital’s market value of US$500 billion is true.

That's equivalent to David getting $10 billion in net worth all of a sudden.

Even if it takes fifteen years to officially own it.

But it was enough to make David ecstatic.

But in David's view, even if there is a gambling agreement.

Abel’s valuation of US$500 billion is indeed a bit exaggerated.

General Electric Group, which has the largest market value, is a century-old company owned by the famous inventor Edison.

One of the pillars of American technology, its current market value is not US$500 billion.

Abel smiled and said:

"I believe that Smith Capital is so valuable, and it will only become more valuable in the future. Work hard, and you will be a billionaire in a few years!"

David wanted to say it was impossible, but he actually longed for it.

Billionaire!

How many years has it been since the Mellon family became a billionaire?

There are dozens of billionaires, and more than a dozen billionaires.

Sometimes David didn't know whether his ancestors' actions were correct.

Mellon's split completely lost its ability to compete with contemporary opponents such as Rockefeller and Morgan.

You must know that at the time when his contemporaries were at their most glorious, Mellon was not even inferior to those two.

But its split also allowed it to basically stabilize its presence in the upper echelons of the United States.

There are currently more than 200 members scattered in various industries across the United States.

If there really is Mellon, these bulk Mellons can be unified.

In terms of momentum, it's not like they can't compete with Morgan and the others.

Even David himself knew it.

Even now, it is probably impossible to bring Thomas Mellon, Andrew Mellon, Richard Mellon and several others back to life.

After remembering the Mellon Empire back then, David looked at Abel seriously:

"BOSS, my leader. Just as I reported to you before. It's correct, it's almost as you guessed."

"After that, they really started looking at us vaguely."

"According to your request, several small-scale investments I made myself have been sniped to some extent."

"The flow of funds is obviously monitored very strictly by them."

"Boss, what you did made them angry. These guys are targeting us sporadically."

What David said.

It was Abel who gave David free reign while he was in Los Angeles.

Use Smith Capital's account and funds to make several small transactions in the market.

The trading style also imitates Abel.

It's just that unlike Abel, David didn't have any trouble to open.

The losses in several transactions were quite large, with a loss of more than 10 million US dollars.

This is an unprecedented loss for Smith Capital.

There is certainly a reason why David cannot cheat and is not as perverted as Abel.

But David's own ability is not bad. Normally, even if he can't make a lot of money, he won't lose anything.

But he still lost so much.

After reading the transaction records.

Abel determined that the capital flow of Smith Capital was indeed closely monitored.

And Wall Street colleagues must be sniping at Smith Capital.

"Knew it would be like this."

Abel smiled.

Abel knew that this was the result of his showdown with Wall Street.

When these crocodiles.

They discovered that Abel didn't want to be like Peter Lynch.

I don't want to be willing to just be their cash cow.

There is absolutely no way to avoid this kind of thing.

Abel is not like Buffett, who likes prudent investment and value investment.

Abel's investment style seems to favor risk-taking.

In the international futures and foreign exchange markets where risks are high, it is often impossible to find your counterparty.

It is also more convenient for these people to carry out sniping and intentional strikes.

"But that's okay."

Abel looked at David:

"Soon I will make them realize what kind of existence they have to face on the battlefield of capital!"

After Abel said this, he felt that he was a bit of a loser just now.

But David Mellon doesn't think so.

"Okay!" David Mellon cheered up:

"My good boss, it would be great if you think so! I believe in you, Smith Capital will definitely step on them to get the upper hand!"

"Only in this way! Can we make them understand that the valuation of US$500 billion is not exaggerated at all!"

This is probably one of the reasons why this guy is so superstitious about Abel.

David Mellon really has a cow at Smith Capital.

Smith Capital can take off because of him, the heir to the New York Mellon family.

He can instantly defeat his father and ancestors.

This has basically tied David Mellon to Smith Capital.

This is also one of the reasons why Abel can say no to Wall Street.

Without David Mellon's trading abilities.

If it were Abel himself, it would be quite embarrassing to be honest.

If he really had to do it by himself, he would probably just be a super invincible Niu San for the rest of his life.

But if you want to conduct large-scale transactions, it is impossible.

It often takes half a month to open a position, and it takes half a month to close a position. The investment amounts to tens of billions of dollars.

A person can't even do it given a supercomputer.

This is why he chose to give David shares.

This is the best way for two people to have common interests and to stand firmly together against the outside world.

Otherwise David Mellon is also a genius on Wall Street.

Because of his background, as long as he continues to do well on Wall Street, he may even hope to become the CEO of a major investment bank.

If I hadn't been optimistic about Abel at that time and was attracted by Abel's shares.

With his background and ability, why should he work for a Dixie from Texas?

Strictly speaking, David Mellon is also a typical old East Coast gay guy.