America's Road to Wealth

The night in Beverly Hills is very quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the city like New York.

Lying on the lounge chair beside the warm indoor swimming pool, Kate listened to the faint scream coming from Nicole's mouth not far away.

Her expression looked a little numb.

The mental activity is not troublesome at all, but is very intense - [Damn stinky woman! Farke! Is it okay now? You screamed so loudly in the afternoon, let’s see how you scream now! Hua Ke, his voice is hoarse, damn...]

"ah……"

In Kate's inner slander.

There was a last long cry from Nicole's side, like a dying white sheep's cry.

Tu'ao Aries finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep directly from exhaustion.

After a while, Kate saw Abel, who had just gotten off the big white sheep. With a "splash", he jumped into the warm indoor swimming pool water.

Under the blue lights at the bottom of the pool.

Like a powerful killer whale, he quickly shuttled through the water for several rounds.

Wow——

After a while, the "killer whale" emerged from the water in front of the lounge chair where Kate was lying.

Kate glanced at him but said nothing.

If she had the choice, she wouldn't stay here.

It was Abel who asked her to stay here.

Even though she is pregnant, she is still in an early stage of instability.

This guy wanted her to be an audience member, and he was full of bad taste.

She was a little angry.

Then - "Whoops", a water arrow erupted from the mouth of the "killer whale" and headed straight for Cate Blanchett.

"Ah!" Kate finally couldn't keep calm, "Childish! Childish devil! Fake, so childish!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Abel's voice finally came from the swimming pool.

"Dear Mrs. Upton." Kate heard the childish ghost say to her:

"By the way, I almost forgot to ask you. Do you like the Christmas gift?"

Kate, who was wiping the water stains on her body, paused when she heard Abel ask.

She thought of a few days ago, on Christmas Day last year.

The guy in front of me asked the staff of Express Company to give him the Christmas gift.

It was a beautiful white gold and sapphire necklace. It was dazzling and beautifully designed.

At first glance, Kate, like most women, fell in love with it.

Later she learned that this was the "Tears of Antoinette" that had been sold for $4.8 million at Sotheby's New York winter auction not long ago.

This white gold and sapphire necklace is said to come from the French court in the late 18th century.

Its name comes from one of its most famous owners, a Frenchman named Marie Antoinette.

This lady was originally from Austria, but later married a Frenchman and became the Queen of France.

Her husband was the famous Louis XVI, the same Louis XVI who went to the guillotine.

And Marie Antoinette was the legendary prodigal queen who spent all the French treasury.

According to Eastern tradition, the jewelry left behind by such an unlucky queen should be highly taboo.

But Westerners don’t think so.

They felt that only jewelry that could be valued and liked by such an extravagant and lustful queen was truly valuable.

So much so that anything related to Marie Antoinette, as long as it can be handed down, is often valuable in the West.

It is highly sought after by Westerners, especially women.

They felt that if Marie Antoinette could like it, whether it was good or not, at least there must be something special about it.

Otherwise, why should she attract Marie Antoinette’s love?

After learning that the Christmas gift she received was actually one that had been worn by the Queen of France.

Although she didn't say it, Cate Blanchett was very happy in her heart at the time.

At this time, Kate couldn't help but feel soft when she heard Abel mention it.

After all, those who take advantage of people are short-handed and those who eat people are soft-spoken.

Such a precious gift... 4.8 million US dollars. If Kate were to earn it herself, she would have to shoot at least 2 to 3 movies, all of which would be the heroine, to earn so much money.

And that's before tax, not after tax.

Even after tax, part of this money must be used as commissions and fees for assistants, agents, etc.

With a pre-tax income of 4.8 million U.S. dollars, for a Hollywood actor of Kate's caliber, the actual legal amount in her pocket is only half at most, and sometimes only 1/3, because public relations sometimes require expenses.

In other words, the $4.8 million is for Kate to earn or save.

If her current position remains unchanged, she will have to film at least five or six movies to get so much money.

Except for the top A-level celebrities, the actors in Hollywood generally only get a little more than half.

However, when reporting or comparing in the media, they use pre-tax income.

So many times, except for the head, the income in the entertainment industry is far from as explosive as it seems.

Of course, this also depends on what profession it is compared to.

If compared with ordinary people, it would be nothing but a walk-on.

The other formal actors are all high-income earners with gold collars or above.

This is also an attractive part of the entertainment industry.

It's glamorous and lucrative at the same time.

The premise is that you can withstand the darkness behind the light.

After hesitating for a moment, Kate said softly, "I like it very much...it's very beautiful."

It's just too precious.

It is the most precious gift she has ever received in her life.

It was much more expensive than all the gifts she had received in the past combined in value.

"That's fine. It's best if you like it." Abel said with a smile.

Compared to receiving such an expensive gift, Kate seemed a little embarrassed and touched when he mentioned it.

Abel felt nothing.

The $4.8 million Antoinette Tears, to Abel, is almost equivalent to a small necklace bought casually on the roadside.

On average, he can get more than this amount of dividends every day in the U.S. stock market!

In fact, on Christmas Day, except for little Laura.

Abel gave away hundreds of millions of dollars in gifts.

Among the Christmas gifts his women received.

It varies from yachts to luxury cars, jewelry, luxury goods and more.

Like little Laura, what she received was a title deed to "Laura's Flower".

In the future, the Smith family's largest piece of land and property on the east coast will have two names on it, one is her and the other is Abel.

She even owns half of the house named after her.

For little Laura, this was the best Christmas gift she had ever received.

They are all future mistresses and wives, and the key points cannot be touched by her.

This kind of industry, which is relatively less important and has a particularly strong family attribute, would be acceptable to Abel if her name appeared in it.

Like Ikana, she already has a yacht. Among Abel's women, she is the one who can get the most "remuneration" from agreements and contracts.

The Christmas gift Ikana received from Abel turned into a mansion that her father had to sell when her father went bankrupt many times in her family's early years.

The mansion is on Long Island and is worth more than $20 million. After Ted Lerner made his fortune again, he wanted to buy it back, but he was rejected.

It's not about the money, it's just that he doesn't want to sell it back to Ted Lerner.

It's useless for Ikana's father to be angry. Before he met Abel, his status in New York was indeed not high.

In this mansion, Ikana grew up here for five or six years.

Abel came forward to buy it. When the other party heard that it was him, he took the initiative to sell it to Abel at the market price.

Abel bought it as a Christmas gift and gave it to Ikana.

Then like Anne, the Christmas gift she received was a yacht.

A super-luxury yacht that is just enough for Anne and her family to go out to sea and is very luxurious without looking too obtrusive.

Abel's other women also received different Christmas gifts.

Although they all received gifts, their Christmas gifts also had levels.

The highest level is of course little Laura, she is the only one.

Followed by Ikana, Anne, and Jessica.

These few are older than Abel, and Abel is a bit sentimental. Their Christmas gifts are all worth tens of millions of dollars or more.

It's considered second gear.

Below them were Li Fuzhen, Charlize and others.

The value of their Christmas gifts ranges from more than US$5 million to less than US$10 million.

It's considered third gear.

In the fourth tier below the third tier, the gift value is less than US$5 million and above US$2 million.

Kate and Nicole are both at this level.

However, Kate was pregnant and received the top end of this range, $4.8 million.

Nicole is not pregnant, and her gift is a small house in the foothills of Beverly Hills with $2 million left on the loan that has been paid off.

There is a fifth gear at the very back.

The value of the gift is above US$200,000 and below US$2 million.

The 25 angels in Elizabeth's back garden received gifts of this caliber.

But they will also be divided into several levels internally based on their appearance, figure, and the degree to which Abel likes them.

For example, the "Five Super Models", Gisele Bundchen, Big KK, Cardshen, Lima and Ambrosius, they have a cap of 2 million.

Those at the bottom, those with only a few shots, are worth two to three hundred thousand dollars in gifts.

Except for a few of their Christmas gifts, Abel personally selected them.

Like little Laura.

The kinds of gifts other women receive. They are all selected by Smith Intelligence Group based on their preferences and needs, ensuring that they will definitely like them.

As for the candidates for gift-giving, apart from little Laura, Abel also asked David, the future family butler, to deliver the gifts on his behalf.

Abel gave all the gifts from other women to American Express.

American Express's advanced customer service is all-encompassing, and they can handle this aspect as well.

But afterwards Abel learned that the women he valued more were the "postmen and messengers" who sent them gifts.

However, several of his other cronies took it as an opportunity to show off and rushed to deliver it.

Like Annie, Ikana and a few others...

After knowing this, Abel was not angry at all.

He also understood the thoughts of his subordinates.

It's nothing more than indirectly pleasing yourself by pleasing them.

After all, look at all large groups, consortiums, and chaebols.

Situations like Abel's are very rare.

What's going on?

That is the entire Smith Consortium, which revolves around only one person from beginning to end, and that is Abel Smith.

This Smith Consortium will not have any problems without anyone.

The company will not suffer losses because of the lack of some important executives.

It will not cause some parts of the consortium to malfunction just because some people are missing.

Because as long as Abel is here, any member of the consortium will become dispensable...

Because of this characteristic, even though Abel is very decentralized, he is very trustworthy in employing people.

But the people who work for him are all serious and hardworking.

Because in addition to Abel, under Abel's banner, including the two most important Davids, there are people who can perfectly replace the ecological niches they occupy.

Like David Jones, who is in his niche as a family butler, maybe Melio, the sycophant, is more capable than him...

According to David Mellon, Jed within the consortium surpasses him in ability. There are at least two to three hundred elites on Wall Street who are better than David Mellon.

It is estimated that at least half of these two to three hundred elites would be willing to work for Abel as long as Abel shouts.

The most important reason why these two people can occupy such an important ecological niche next to Abel is that they met Abel very early.

He is also more popular with Abel’s character.

The problem is that even the ecological niches of these two people are so easily replaced.

Not to mention other people?

Arguably except for super money printer Abe Smith.

The Smith Consortium is in need of everyone...

In this case, elite executives who can figure it out.

You can only work hard and hope not to be replaced by your boss.

Also pay close attention to your boss’s hobbies. Because Abel, the boss, really has the kind of personality and character that as long as you please him and complete your job, you can be valued and trusted by him.

The best example of this is the two Michaels.

Michael Levine and Michael Ovitz were both relatively successful in currying favor with Abel, and their abilities were adequate, so they were reused.

Michael Levine, in particular, became one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood almost overnight.

This kind of status promotion would take decades for others to succeed.

It only took him a few months.

And the reason is just because Abel trusted him and he was very good at pleasing Abel.

At the same time, my working ability is just up to standard.

It is for this reason that Abel's other hobbies are not very strong.

Abel showed his love and affection for women.

His important subordinates considered it the best way to please him and get close to him.

Naturally, someone acted as a postman and messenger on behalf of Abel to deliver Christmas gifts to him.

Abel later understood this.

This incident passed like this.

At this time, he asked Kate just to tease her.

In any case, this Australian goddess already has her own child in her belly.

In the beginning, Abel had a more playful attitude toward her.

Now that I have a child, I pay more attention to her.

This made Abel willing to invest some emotion and time to establish some meager emotional bonds with Kate.

But to be honest, Abel thinks it depends on the level of "fun".

Of the two Australian goddesses, he thinks Nicole Kidman is much more fun.

In terms of appearance, personality, emotional intelligence, and skin, Nicole is far superior to Kate.

Especially the skin, Nicole's skin is the whitest among white girls.

Kate is only better than Nicole in certain aspects of temperament and figure.

The key is that Nicole is knowledgeable and is the most authentic Hollywood girl.

When it comes to playing, she is very cooperative, and she is all-round.

In terms of hobbies, Abel still likes to play with the Tuao big white sheep more.

Kate's words are more sentimental.

So it probably took a while, after the Tuao White Sheep calmed down.

Abel, who chatted with Kate for a while, stretched out his claws towards Tuao Aries again.

Kate, who had just felt warm, heard the pitiful "bleating" of the big white sheep again.

She was so angry that she turned around and went back to the room, ignoring Abel's request for her to stay and be an audience here.

Since then, the whole night has been silent.

the next morning.

Morning is the beginning of the day. In the early morning, Abel is in very good condition and becomes more energetic.

When they wake up in the morning, many people often feel groggy, as if they haven't woken up yet.

At this time, proper morning exercise for half an hour or an hour will activate all the cells in the body and make the whole person more energetic. Therefore, morning exercise in the morning is the best way to refresh yourself.

This is the so-called "the day's plan begins in the morning."

Kakaka——

Feeling refreshed and energetic, Abel stretched Shutai's body comfortably and leaned over the sweaty and exhausted Nicole in the early morning. He kissed her pretty face and said with a smile:

"Are you exhausted? Don't be pushy in the future. What I give you will come naturally to you. If you force yourself, this is what will happen."

Da Aries could no longer reply to him.

She just wants to rest and rest now, she feels like she is going to die!

After this time.

In Nicole's eyes, Abel has become a monster-level monster.

She felt that there was no need to talk about material things or status.

With this ability...she felt that she would never be able to win against him in her entire life.

Choosing to be obedient is probably my only choice.

After leaving the bedroom, Abel felt sticky.

He simply turned around and came outside. It was around 8:30 in the morning.

The sunshine in Los Angeles has covered the entire land of California. At first glance, everything is green, and it doesn't look like winter. .

This year is a warm winter. In Los Angeles in early January, in the morning, Abel felt that the body temperature was at least above 20 degrees.

It might be snowing in New York at this time, and even in the mild winter, the temperature is still below freezing.

The weather here in California can be said to be outrageous.

It's not a tropical place, but the climate is more comfortable than the tropics.

In addition, Abel's physique is very good. In Los Angeles in January, a warm winter year, the morning temperature is about 23 degrees, and Abel doesn't feel cold at all.

He had just finished exercising on Nicole's body, and he even felt a little warm now.

Come to the back outdoor swimming pool facing the foothills of Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles cityscape in the distance.

Looking at the city of Los Angeles in the distance and the coastline farther away.

Abel couldn't help but sigh: "Facing the sea, spring flowers are blooming."

Plop——

Abel jumped into the clear swimming pool again, stretched out his limbs, and slowly emerged from the water without moving. He lay on his back in the swimming pool, with the corners of his mouth raised. From the inside out, his body and mind felt extremely comfortable.

"This is the joy of life! I love this kind of life!"