America's Road to Wealth

In 2000, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) selected the top ten military-industrial enterprises in North America.

That is to say, among the top ten military industrial companies in the United States, 9 are listed companies.

Looking through the financial reports of these companies, their business is not the "military concept stocks" that big cancer stocks are familiar with.

They are genuine weapons, arms, fire, manufacturers or defense suppliers - directly producing aircraft carriers, fighter planes, tanks, submarines and guidance eggs.

And now in 2001, the market value of those nine listed companies does not seem to be high.

Like the famous Lockheed Martin, its market value on the stock market at this time is even less than 10 billion US dollars.

And if someone really buys its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, they can easily buy them.

But this does not mean that you can really spend 10 billion US dollars to buy this company.

Because once someone finds out you're on the New York Stock Exchange, buy a lot of Lockheed shares.

Then you'll be blocked quickly.

The U.S. Department of Commerce or other departments will step forward and sanction you on a charge of "obstructing U.S. national security."

Then the shares you buy in companies like Lockheed Martin must be sold to relevant companies or families at low prices in accordance with the requirements of these relevant departments.

Dare to refuse?

ClA or FlA is dispatched.

Therefore, if the United States wants to become a member of the military-industrial complex, it cannot be achieved by buying a large number of their stocks.

First of all, you need to get the admission ticket. Only with the admission ticket can you pass the relevant departments, or to put it bluntly, it is the permission of Huasheng Dun.

Only then can we really enter the market and control or influence these giants.

Otherwise, less than 10% of the shares are mainly for investment purposes.

Ordinary Americans and companies in the United States can buy it.

Once foreigners or more than 10% of the shares are held, Washington or Capitol Hill will immediately enter the market.

Abel is not sure if he currently has this ticket.

He thinks there is a high probability that there is no such thing.

Because it was not Capitol Hill or DC that issued this ticket.

Of course, it’s certainly not Wall Street.

In fact, in this country, the only one qualified to issue admission tickets to this complex is the building with five corners.

Military-industrial complex, military-industrial complex.

The army is in front of the workers, but not the workers in front of the army.

In front of this monster, even the Bush family currently has no ticket.

Abel especially wanted to earn $1,500 for a coffee cup and more than $1 million for a goat.

He's trying to get the ticket.

Previously I wanted to pass the rock security. Now he thinks it might be possible through a company like Gulfstream Aerospace.

But so far, he has not taken a step out.

Fortunately, Abel had already asked Rock Security to prepare.

By next year at the latest, we hope to get in touch with the real Godzilla in the United States through rock security.

This is something I won’t mention for the time being.

Three planes, five to be exact, from Boeing and Gulfstream Aerospace.

There are also two Gulfstream G400s provided by Gulfstream for free use.

There was no problem with their inspections, and their safety and flightability also passed inspections.

After receiving the goods.

Abel waved his hand and leased the Boeing 747 to Smith Capital.

The friendship price is US$10 million per year.

Its maintenance costs are borne by Smith Capital.

He waved his hand again, and the "Annie" Gulfstream G400 was leased to MGM.

The friendship price is two million US dollars a year, and MGM is responsible for maintenance fees and other expenses.

As for the "Jessica", he leased it to the California Pacific Electric Company on the same terms as MGM.

The advantage of this is that he can receive at least US$14 million in rent per year.

The rentals were transferred directly to a fledgling aircraft leasing company under his name.

Three aircraft are also owned by this company.

In addition, he and the aircraft leasing company are not responsible for the annual maintenance and fuel expenses of the three aircraft.

All these expenses will be borne by the company under his name.

This approach seems a bit rogue, but it is not the first of his kind.

Nor was it created by the merchants of later generations of the Celestial Dynasty.

It is a model that has been around since the emergence of private jets decades ago.

Except for the rich people over there in the desert.

Most of the wealthy people in Europe and the United States who own private jets do not actually own their private jets.

Abel just learned their model directly.

Then, as the chairman of these companies, he will assign the rights to use these aircraft.

It's that simple.

Jessica took delivery of the plane on May 1st.

The next day, she couldn't wait to board her "Jessica" and fly directly to Los Angeles.

Her "007" has just been filmed, and MGM has a new script.

She wanted to go and have a look.

But this is most likely an excuse. She probably still wants to try her own private jet.

She wanted to make headlines in Hollywood.

There is no doubt that a lot of news related to the Jessica private jet appeared in many Hollywood media and newspapers the next day.

This made Annie, who was filming in Queens, immediately rush over to find Abel.

Then the next day, "Annie" also made some Hollywood headlines

May 5th.

After a break of more than a week, it started to rain again in New York.

8 East 63rd Street, Upper East Side, Manhattan.

In the love nest of Ikana and Abel.

"Ah dear, let me go."

"Paris is still outside. We also made an appointment to watch a fashion show together in the evening."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hot"

"Angang!"

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In the morning, in the master bedroom on the third floor.

Ikana let out a cry like a dying struggle.

Then she fell down limply, like a fish whose bones had been taken away.

Abel kissed her smooth and white forehead, smiled and went into the bathroom to wash up and change a set of clothes.

When he arrived at the restaurant on the second floor, he saw the pure and beautiful Paris again.

The Paris Hilton of this time and space.

Maybe it's because of the butterfly effect.

She did not go to a parallel time and space, where in order to pursue fame, she had to become more and more debauched, and in the end she was probably addicted.

Paris in this time and space also likes to live in the spotlight.

But she chose a different approach from parallel time and space.

She chose to become real best friends with Ikana.

The two of them came together as a pair, relying on part of Abel's influence.

There’s also Abel’s media company, and her and Ikana’s ability to generate fashion news themselves.

A pair of "best friends" frequently appear in fashion and entertainment magazines.

The management of the YKM brand has already improved.

Although it no longer has the inflated valuation of US$2 billion last year, it has actually begun to make profits.

And because the foundry is mainly on the Rabbit side.

The clothes sold are of high quality and low price, and the styles are also very good.

The profit margin is still very large, and a good cycle of positive feedback has begun.

For this reason, Paris seems to really like clothing design.

Except for having sex with Ikana.

Ikana also told Abel that Paris spent the rest of her time studying fashion design at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology.

Regardless of the name of the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, it looks very much like a technical school in China.

But it ranks very high in the United States and even among fashion design schools around the world.

In 1998, this private design school in Manhattan, founded in 1944, also defeated a number of internationally renowned design schools, including Parsons School of Design, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in the CEOWORLD rankings. Fashion Institute.

This made Abel feel that this pure and beautiful Paris seemed to be on the right track.

It also improved his perception of her a lot.

You know, Abel originally came to see Paris, no matter how beautiful she was.

It's always easy for him to imagine her as the plastic surgery slut in future generations.

In that case, of course it was impossible for him to have any thoughts about Paris.

It's not like he's hungry.

But in front of me was this pure, beautiful, standard daughter of a wealthy family in New York.

It's more in line with his eyes.

So when he was with Ikana, he talked more with Paris.

In the restaurant on the second floor.

Looking at Paris’s breakfast, she only ate a little vegetable salad without salad.

Abel couldn't help but said:

"Paris, if you only eat this little, your body can't handle it, right? Even if you lose weight, there's no need to be so exaggerated."

"Ha~" Paris smiled at Abel while eating a salad without high-calorie salad dressing:

"I follow the recipes given by my nutritionist. I also consume protein, but I usually only eat this in the morning."

She said so herself, and Abel could only shrug.

"That's right." Paris suddenly said:

"Abel, let me tell you something. Don't let Ikana know."

"Huh?" Abel raised his eyebrows and looked at Paris.

He thought to himself, could it be that you want to take advantage of your best friend?

Looking at this young, beautiful and pure-tempered Paris.

Abel felt in his heart that it might not be impossible to pry.

Ikana's corner did not object.

Paris raised her head guiltily and looked at the stairs on the second and third floors.

She confirmed that Ikana would not suddenly come down from above, and she also knew that Ikana would not be able to get up early every morning as long as Abel stayed here overnight.

Paris said softly:

"The "Annie" and "Jessica" thing. After Ikana found out, she didn't seem to be doing much, but I think she seemed very angry."

"She didn't dare to tell you. But privately, she kept scolding me with the names 'Jessica' and 'Annie'."

Listen to Paris, secretly making this report behind Ikana's back.

Abel knew that the most annoying thing for him had happened.

If a bowl of water is uneven, it is difficult for the red flag to fall and the colorful flag to flutter.

After thinking about it, Abel nodded and said to Paris:

"Thank you for the information, Paris. I will take care of it."

Paris smiled and nodded and said you're welcome, but she felt a little depressed.

Because when Abel said this, he was almost acknowledging the existence of "Annie" and "Jessica".

In other words, he really is a playboy.

Paris knows this, and she currently has no relationship with him.

But I still feel a little unhappy.

Paris felt that she was not worth it for her best friend Ikana.

[Yes, I just feel sorry for Ikana. That’s right, that’s how it is! 】

Paris persuaded herself in her heart.

The two chatted some more, mostly about Paris and Ikana's daily life.

Half an hour later, Paris reluctantly sent Abel out.

The girl felt sensitively that Abel's attitude towards her seemed to be getting better and better.

From keeping a respectful distance at the beginning, to being able to say a few words in the middle, to now being able to talk about this kind of thing.

Paris thinks this is an improvement.

Just thinking that he is a playboy, I have to seduce him on the order of my grandfather.

Even if the seduction is successful, you may not be able to marry him.

Paris felt that she had sacrificed so much and it was not worth it.

But when I think of grandpa's silent look.

And for the sake of my future inheritance rights in the family.

"Paris, you can do it, you can definitely do it!" She whispered to herself.

A few minutes later, Paris saw Ikana's personal bodyguard Jane going out.

Within ten minutes, Jane returned to the townhouse holding a heavy document bag.

Paris, who was watching TV in the living room on the second floor, asked curiously: "Jane, what did you go out to get?"

Jane hesitated for a moment, thinking of the good relationship between Paris and Ikana on weekdays.

Besides, the document in hand is not a secret, so Jane said:

"It's an ordering option manual for some private jets."

Paris, who comes from the Hilton family, has naturally flown on her own private jet.

But she doesn't have her own private jet.

Private Jet Options Manual Paris had heard of it and seen it.

But she had never used them herself.

Paris couldn't help but stood up and walked over, "Private jet option manual? What do you mean, is it Abel's or Ikana's?"

This is not a secret, Jane said:

"The boss wants to give Miss Ikana a Gulfstream G450. This is the configuration and option manual for this Gulfstream G450."

"Gulfstream G450?" Paris raised her beautiful eyebrows, "I have only heard of the Gulfstream G400, which is a beautiful large aircraft. I have never heard of the Gulfstream G450."

If these things hadn't been sent by Abel.

Paris even wondered if she was a liar.

Jane patiently explained:

"It's the Gulfstream G450. I heard that its prototype just flew for the first time last month. But because it is improved on the basis of the Gulfstream G400, the technology is relatively mature. Around the end of this year or the beginning of next year, the first batch of aircraft can be manufactured. Out."

"BOSS wants to give Miss Ikana a Gulfstream G450 on her birthday this year. These manuals are private luxury configuration customized manuals. BOSS asked me to bring them over for Miss Ikana to choose from."

After listening to the long words of the female bodyguard.

Paris fell silent.

First it was a luxury cruise ship worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and now there is a new Gulfstream model worth tens of millions of dollars.

There are also Manhattan mansions worth tens of millions of dollars.

As well as YKM's abundant cash flow and strong media support.

When I think about it, these things could have been mine, but now they all belong to Ikana.

Obviously, I was the one who came first.

Whether it’s knowing him or the relationship between grandpa and him.

It's obviously me first.

Since then.

In Paris's heart, she was just a little bit dissatisfied with Abel being a super playboy.

At this time it also disappeared.

Now Paris, I really wish I was Ikana.

She wished she were one of the many fish in the Playboy fish pond.

When Paris fell into a strange mood.

Abel came to Smith Building.

Since returning to New York, he has visited the company several times.

Without the big operation he led.

There is no difference between Smith Capital and those medium and large Wall Street investment banks.

With nearly 600 employees, it is currently responsible for the operation of approximately US$20 billion in custody funds.

Of the US$20 billion in custody funds, US$16 billion is the principal of Phase 2 and Phase 3 private placements and their profits.

The remaining more than 4 billion US dollars is the principal of the 4th, 5th, and 6th phases of private placement, as well as some other scattered financial products, and their profits.

Abel's own funds were entrusted with Smith Capital.

No one else has the power to use it except himself.

In other words, even if he opened Smith Capital's trading and investment permissions.

The employees of Smith Capital can only manage this part of the assets.

After all, the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the business has to be done bit by bit.

If Smith Capital wants to become the sixth largest Wall Street investment bank all of a sudden, it cannot be achieved overnight.

Smith Building.

The company's CEO, CEO David Mellon, is making coffee for the chairman again.

David Mellon originally made good coffee.

Since being praised by Buffett and Abel last time, this guy actually did some research without doing his job.

Then it tastes better.

So much so that after that, whenever Abel came to the company, he would often pull him up to make coffee.

David didn't find it too troublesome or tiring and would come up every time.

In the country of Smith Capital.

David felt that if he wanted to gain a foothold here, the best way was to please the "king" here.

Then Melon felt it was his honor to make coffee for King Smith.

"This is Ethiopian coffee from March this year. Oh, it's your favorite Geisha coffee. Freshly roasted, I asked someone to buy it for me at the auction. It costs more than 600 US dollars per pound, which is almost twice as expensive! "

"But the seller said that this is a top-quality product and it will definitely be worth the money. Then I will buy some and try it out. You drink it first, and if it is still good, I will have it auctioned."

David Mellon expertly prepared the coffee and served it.

Abel was on the sofa area in the office. He had his feet crossed and was reading a document.

David Mellon put the coffee on the table in front of him, sat down and looked at the documents Abel was holding.

It's something called "The List of Large Properties in Manhattan."

Knowing that Abel was busy, David ignored him.

David started drinking his favorite Colombian coffee.

Just after taking a bite, David heard Abel suddenly say:

"Hey, David. How about we buy our own building?"