America's Road to Wealth

"oh……"

After listening to Anna Wintour's introduction, Abel nodded and said nothing.

He was just curious about how Anna Wintour could bring such a beautiful little girl with her.

Even if you know his "hobbies" and want to "bribe" him in this regard, it's not easy to take care of such a young kid, right?

Abel, who has already tasted it, still prefers long-legged and fierce supermodels.

As for sprouts, just try one or two from time to time.

Too much is boring.

After all, he is not Axi.

Now it seems that it is her daughter, which is easy to say.

Abel turned his attention to Anna Wintour.

Anna Wintour should have been a beauty when she was young.

This can be seen from her current five-ray outline and the appearance of her daughter.

But time makes people grow old, and she, who is already in her fifties, looks like an old woman no matter how you look at her.

"Madam." In the box, Abel said straight to the point:

"David told me that you wanted to see me for something. What is it?"

Only after Abel opened his mouth.

Anna Wintour took a deep breath, and she even closed her eyes for a moment, as if to cheer herself up.

"Mr. Smith..." Anna Wintour said softly: "I wonder if you are interested in me?"

Abel: "..."

If it were your daughter, it would be about the same, but still a bit young.

If you say...Fake!

Abel was a little angry.

Seeing the smile disappearing from the corners of Abel's lips, Anna Wintour became a little flustered, and she also knew that she had said the wrong thing.

This lady with a high status in the fashion industry quickly explained:

"Ah, sorry, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that I don't know if you, Mr. Smith, are interested in me working for you!"

After hearing what she said, Abel didn't turn away and leave.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at Anna Wintour, "Madam, what do you mean by this? As far as I know, you and Mr. Donald Newhouse have always had a very good relationship."

The relationship between Anna Wintour and Donald Newhouse has not always been good. But for a long time, the devil in the fashion industry has been the mistress of Donald Newhouse, the fashion media tycoon.

Otherwise, how could Anna Wintour, who came to New York from London alone to pursue her career, become the main article of ".VOGUE" magazine?

Even if Anna Wintour herself does have a very keen sense of fashion, she is a genius in this field.

But even if she is a genius, she still needs a platform for her to perform.

Donald Newhouse gave her the platform that made Anna Wintour the fashion icon she is today.

In other words, it was Donald Newhouse and ".VOGUE" magazine that made Anna Wintour.

But Anna Wintour did a really good job, making the already powerful ".VOGUE" even more powerful.

Gradually, Anna Wintour felt that she had made "VOGUE" magazine possible.

As time went by and Anna Wintour aged, some conflicts arose between the two parties in terms of treatment and benefits.

This is a bit like the "achievement theory" that has been debated between management and actors in Hollywood.

That is, successful actors and their fans believe that they made their characters great.

The management thinks that this is bullshit, it is the role that makes the actor.

Anna Wintour is very capable. From her perspective, she felt that she had achieved herself.

Even without "VOGUE", she feels that she can still stand out and become a devil.

From the employer's perspective, it is "VOGUE" that made Anna Wintour a success.

They feel that without "VOGUE", Anna Wintour may not know where she is working as her country tailor in the countryside of London.

It's hard to say this kind of thing. But there's no doubt about Anna Wintour and Donald Newhouse's relationship, which Abel had and still does with many girls.

That's why Abel asked this question.

Anna Wintour nodded slightly and said:

"Mr. Smith, it's just like you said. It's true. Even if my daughter is here, I still dare to admit... I was once the mistress of that old guy."

She was very frank, and the deputy Angelina and daughter Katherine E. Schaffer next to her did not react much when they heard what she said.

I wonder if the three people had already discussed this before they arrived.

Or maybe the two of them are already familiar with Anna Wintour's character.

"Then I'm curious. Are there any conflicts between you and Mr. Newhouse now?"

Abel asked calmly and smiled.

Anna Wintour nodded, then shook her head.

"To be exact, from the moment he started trying to extend his claws to my daughter, we had irreconcilable conflicts!!"

Abel raised his eyebrows, this... this Newhouse is playing better than himself.

At best, she is just...just a sister. But this Newhouse seems to want to play with that.

"Then what do you mean now?" Abel said.

Anna Wintour took a deep breath again, "Actually, the old guy has had this idea since two years ago. But how could I let Catherine fall into the deep pit that I once fell into? I naturally It's impossible to agree! Since then, this old ghost has been suppressing me! If "VOGUE" hadn't been able to leave me, I might have been fired long ago..."

Seeing that Anna Wintour seemed to be going into a long speech, Abel interrupted her and said:

"Ma'am, my time is precious. Just get to the point. Tell me what you want to do, tell me what you want me to do, and what can I get."

‘Damn capitalists! ’

Anna Wintour thought to herself, and could only nod her head and said:

"My original idea was to take the entire "VOGUE" with me. I have put so much effort into it, and it wouldn't be what it is now without me."

Abel found that this old woman's speech was particularly easy to stray from the topic.

Fortunately, he now has time, so he can only listen patiently.

"...But I find that difficult. These vampires, they control them so well. Even I can't do it."

Abel couldn't help laughing, he really found it funny.

I don’t know who or what gave Anna Wintour this courage.

There is no Liang Jingru in the United States.

"VOGUE" is a real cash cow for any media company.

It’s just a beater, even the most powerful beater, saying that he wants to take away the boss’s cash cow.

Let’s not talk about whether it can be done, even if it can be done. The capital side will definitely educate the workers on what capital is.

Shen Zhong shot himself eight times behind his back, that was capital.

Being hit by a truck on the street and flying into the sky is also capital.

Drowning in your own bathroom is also capital.

Or running to the beach in the middle of the night and being disappeared, this is also capital.

Anna Wintour can't take away "VOGUE", which is actually a good thing for her.

If she could really do it, she would know what capital is before she dies.

"So all I can do now is protect Catherine. But I don't want to continue working in the hands of that old ghost."

Anna Wintour looked at Abel seriously, "I have already looked for many people. Sir...really."

"for example?"

Abel relaxed physically and mentally, leaned back on the chair, stretched out his hands, and hugged Li Xinyu and Li Xuxian on the left and right.

Li Xinyu naturally snuggled up to her, and Li Xuxian's body immediately tensed up, but she didn't push away or leave.

She just lowered her head and occasionally peeked at Abel or her sister.

Anna Wintour on the opposite side continued:

"I have looked for Hearst. They have ELLE and fashion series. They are a more powerful fashion media than Newhouse."

Abel nodded.

The Hearst family of the two Amanda sisters is very powerful in the fashion media industry.

Hearst Group owns almost half of the top 10 fashion magazines in the world.

It is even stronger than Newhouse's Condé Nast in this regard.

"But Hearst rejected me. They didn't want to cause more trouble, and their editors didn't welcome me. We've been fighting for many years. If I go over, I might have to put pressure on them, and they can't agree."

Abel knew this was normal, but he didn't want to hear the old woman continue to talk.

He said directly: "Madam, please. Tell me the key points. Tell me what you want to do, or what I can get, just say these two."

Anna Wintour was silent. She found that her very useful way of talking was of no use to Abel.

The key is that she still wants to ask Abel. Anna Wintour can only say softly:

"Okay. Then I will tell you directly. Mr. Smith, I am willing to take at least 80% of the American version of "VOGUE" and more than 50% of the European and Asian versions. I can leave "VOGUE" with at least more than 500 fashion elites. !!”

The fashionable old woman stared straight at Abel.

"Mr. Smith, I wonder if you dare to accept us?!"

Abel's heart was a little excited, but not for the old woman.

But he said it to the old woman, and the 500 elites of "VOGUE" magazine were moved.

No matter in the past or in the future, even if the Internet era comes in the future.

Magazines from the era of print media to the present.

They will all have a place in the media, and they are still very important.

Smith Media has always attached great importance to this.

This can be seen from the fact that Abel personally stood up for the New York Observer many times.

Even in the Internet era, the sales of paper media will become very poor.

However, the influence of the more elite magazines will have a larger audience and market due to the wide spread of the Internet.

The Internet will amplify everything, putting magazines in front of all the audiences around the world who like them.

In the past and now, magazine media mainly rely on sales and advertising to make money.

In the future, it will be a magazine that will mainly make money on the Internet, relying on traffic and advertising.

One thing they have in common is that in addition to the brand, they attach great importance to the quality of the content.

And for the magazine, an elite and capable editorial department. It definitely makes it even better.

Why is "VOGUE" magazine so powerful? Known as the first holy book in the fashion industry.

Besides brand inertia, the most important thing is its editors.

Although Abel doesn't appreciate it, the content of "VOGUE" magazine is highly praised by their circle within their circle, which is why "VOGUE" magazine has its current status.

If Anna Wintour could really hollow out the editorial department of "VOGUE" magazine in one fell swoop.

Abel feels that "VOGUE" will be very uncomfortable for a long time, maybe within a year or two.

In other words, one's vitality is severely damaged.

And Smith Media, if it can get this large number of fashion media elites.

The fashion media segment of Smith Media, which was originally weak and almost non-existent, can almost become one of the fashion powers in one fell swoop.

It's a long story, but it only took Abel a second or two to figure it out.

He immediately responded to Anna Wintour.

"What's the difficulty?"

Abel smiled and said:

"Don't say anything about Condé Nast. Even Advanced Publishing Group, we are not afraid of it. Ms. Wintour, as long as what you say is true. As long as you are willing to work for me, then I can protect you."

Abel's statement was very direct.

Since Wintour's statement was more tempting, he thought about it and added:

"Believe me, I have the ability to protect you. Look at Michael and Britney. From my side, these two are happier than anyone else right now."

"Look at MJ. Even the Oilers don't have trouble with him now. Why? It's just that he's working for me and I can protect him."

In fact, Anna Wintour made up her mind to lead the team to defect to Abel.

Among them are Michael Jackson and Britney Spears.

It’s not that these two people persuaded Anna Wintour to come over and join Abel.

These two are not that familiar with Anna Wintour.

But the story that happened to these two people made Anna Wintour feel that Abel had the ability to protect her if he wanted to.

Like Michael Jackson, what is the most important reason that put him in the predicament he was in?

Is it really Sony's quagmire and entanglement?

The King of Pop is almost one of the symbols of American pop culture. Michael Jackson was so targeted by the Neon Cabinet. Do Americans have any idea?

Those black people have no idea?

You must know that although MJ is white on the outside, he is dark on the inside.

The black man in the United States is ZZZQ. With the ZZZQ flag in hand, even capital will be wary of it.

But Sony still followed him.

The reason is because several years ago, I don’t know if I was sincere, if I let it slip, or if it was unintentional.

In front of the public media, Michael Jackson said some words that were very unfriendly to the Oilers and were even considered anti-Oil.

That's when it started.

When Sony faced MJ, it began to become more and more tough and bold in using methods.

So it's obvious.

That's after that, at least when facing MJ. Behind Sony Music Group, the Oilers have emerged.

In this country, oilies are more dangerous than ZZZQ.

With the blessing of oil BUFF, MJ will naturally not be able to please in front of Sony Music.

And smart people all know why MJ ended up in this situation.

This is why few of MJ's "friends" dare to come forward except for Ikana and her father.

In this country, who dares to openly confront the Brahmins?

If it hadn't been for Abel's appearance, MJ's fate would most likely have fallen like that in parallel time and space.

Just like twenty years later in parallel time and space, there are also a few old black men who think they are ZZZQ enough and believe in the power of BLM.

How dare you challenge such a dangerous thing...

Of course the ending was not good, after all, there was no Abel Smith in that time and space.

After defecting to Abel Smith and publicly showing friendship with many well-known Oilers figures in the media.

The dark clouds surrounding Michael Jackson's fate gradually dissipated.

Many thoughtful people have discovered this.

They also saw in the media that Abel had a good relationship with many big oil people.

Such as Bloomberg.

Such as Soros.

In addition, there are rumors that Smith from Texas is getting married to a bush in Texas.

This makes many caring people feel more and more that Abel Smith is already a strong and strong tree.

Even if he is young, even if he appears for a short time.

As one of the caring people, Anna Wintour thought about it for a long time.

Now I finally decided to surrender to him.

She felt that if Smith was willing to help, he would be willing to accept her words.

At least she doesn't have to worry about retaliation from Newhouse.

At the end of last year, "VOGUE" interviewed Abel exclusively and took fashion photos for Abel.

Anna Wintour had this idea.

But she wasn't sure yet, she was still considering it at the time.

After all, Abel at that time was already the traffic king.

But no matter what, especially if I haven’t experienced September 11th.

He didn't have the influence he has now.

At that time, George had not yet lived in the white house.

After this year, as time passed, her thoughts gradually became clear.

If anyone follows the changes here, they will find that Anna Wintour praises and pursues Abel.

It started at the end of last year and has become more and more exaggerated this year.

It can be said that more than half of Abel's fans in the fashion industry and ordinary people outside the United States can be attributed to Anna Wintour.

It’s just that Abel doesn’t rely on traffic or fame to make money.

Anna Wintour's painstaking efforts are of little use to him.

Naturally, he was unaware of Anna Wintour's intentions.

Anna Wintour happened to find out today that Abel came to her restaurant for dinner.

As his daughter grew older, Newhouse's pressure became more and more pressing.

Anna Wintour chose to go all out and come over to interview Abel.

Now that she received Abel's affirmative reply, Anna Wintour laughed happily.

"Mr. Smith. I am very willing to work for you." Anna Wintour said with a smile:

“I remember Smith Media, in terms of fashion magazines and art magazines, there was currently only one magazine called Elizabeth’s Back Garden, and there was also a copy of Fashion Smith.”

"I am willing to be their editor-in-chief. And as long as you use some strength, we can bring them to Europe and Asia soon. Please believe me, we have such ability!"

When Wintour ran away this time, she took away more than just people from the American side of "VOGUE".

Because of her strong influence within the magazine and her huge appeal in the fashion industry.

And the help of her friends.

Anna Wintour is confident that in addition to "VOGUE" in the United States, at least half of the editorial offices of "VOGUE" magazines in the other two regions will be emptied.

Just change the cage and catch all the elite editors of "VOGUE".

"VOGUE" made Anna Wintour.

Although the current fashion devil cannot take away "VOGUE" from Condé Nast Group.

But she has a way to destroy "VOGUE" in one fell swoop!

The premise is that someone can protect her to prevent her from having an accident or something.

After much searching, Anna Wintour found the one she thought was most suitable.

"Then it's settled."

Abel was also very decisive. Don't let this kind of benefit come to your door in vain.

Others are afraid of Condé Nast, or the advanced publishing company behind it.

But now Abel, although he can't do anything about it, is no longer afraid of any challenge from Newhouse.

Abel stood up in front of Anna Wintour for the first time, spoke in a gentle tone, smiled at her and stretched out his hand:

"Welcome to Smith Media, ma'am."

Anna Wintour also sensed the change in his attitude.

The fashionable old woman laughed and shook hands with him respectfully, "I'm very happy, Mr. Smith!"