America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 121 The Disgusting Capitalist in the Eyes of Others
Of course, Abel knew about his being on the Forbes list.

Since the Robert Morgenthau affair.

In private, Abel has asked Merriot to set up a special department within Smith Capital.

The usual work of this department,
It is to monitor any news related to Abel in the market.

Including, but not limited to, business, gossip, scandal, anecdote, and good news.

Abe also let David Jones cooperate with Merio to form this department together.

Such divisions are not uncommon in large corporations.

It should be said that all large enterprises, even medium-sized enterprises, will have this department.

Similar to PR.

It's just that the department that Abel let the two of them create is an era ahead of similar departments in other companies.

That is the department of Smith Capital, in addition to traditional public relations methods.

Abel asked Meriot and David Jones to focus on and build the power of the Internet.

Now in 2000, although the Nasdaq bubble has burst.

The vast majority of Internet companies in the world are at their lowest ebb.

But what is broken is only the bubble, and what is low is only Internet companies.

The global Internet has not fallen into a low ebb because of this.

Compared to 1998 and 1999,
Global Internet users also increased by 36%.

In 2000, there were about 2.6 million Internet users worldwide.

The United States occupies 1.1 million people (another data is 9500 million).

Whether it is 1.1 million or 9500 million, it is obviously a terrible figure.

At this time, the population of the United States was only 2.82 million.

No matter which data it is, it shows that one-third of Americans are Internet users.

This is a terrifying statistic,

Because this means that public opinion and public opinion can already be manipulated on the Internet.

This department established by Smith Capital has a large part of its functions.

It is to participate in it and become the earliest established Internet network navy in history.

This was Abel's request, and it was the central idea he threw to David Jones and Merriot to build the department.

There is this department, even if its full body has not yet taken shape.

But Abel is on the rich list and ranks very well.

It naturally caught it quickly and notified Abel.

Regarding this matter, Abel's attitude is still relatively positive.

Mainly because he felt that some of his next operations and plans.

If one's reputation is big enough and the positive influence is big enough.

If it can be done more easily, then these reputations are naturally good.

After he gestured.

The “Public Relations and Media Department”, which has a little rudimentary form, has also begun to render a good image of Abel Smith on the Internet in the United States.

the next period of time.

on the US Internet,

There will be many staff of well-known charitable foundations who "accidentally" leaked the internal donation list.

On these lists, Abel Smith will be at the top every time.

American netizens with a little heart will be surprised to find:

Abel Smith, the newly promoted top rich man, has donated money to various charitable funds this year, which is a terrifying astronomical figure.

After that, interested American netizens will continue to discover.

Abel Smith is not only the richest American who donated the most.

He is also a super supporter of the IRS, and his taxes alone exceed those of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and other giant groups
Then there are various inspirational stories about him when he was a child, as well as interesting stories about his success.

It will be gradually discovered by "interested netizens", and it will take a few months to let everyone know.

On the forums of major portal websites, it was widely disseminated, topped, popular, and liked.

Everyone will be surprised to find out.

Abel Smith is a positive energy with a sense of social responsibility.At the same time very rich, the new super rich whose success story is very in line with the American dream! !
And all of this will be the main work of this new department in the next period of time.

Among them, the top position on the Forbes list is equivalent to sounding the clarion call for this job.

The preliminary preparations began when the Manhattan District Attorney's Office entered Smith Capital.

Of course.

These follow-ups are the work of Melio and David Mellon.

All Abel needs to do is to check the work progress from time to time.

At the same time, on the positive side, give them support.

This support includes, but is not limited to, the provision of money.

Because he knew that if he really wanted to do all of this, it would not be possible to rely solely on the navy.

The navy is not omnipotent, what they are most afraid of is the authority dog.

No matter how strong the navy is, if it ends up with a authority dog, it will all be a wisp of bubbles.

There are many authority dogs on the Internet in the United States, and the strongest is of course the US government.

Secondly, it is the major Internet giants.

Those giants who can influence the network, and even control the network.

Now in 2000, the well-deserved giants of the Internet are Yahoo and Microsoft.

Twitter and Facebook, which will be awesome in the future, don't even have a prototype at this time.

At this time, most of the American Internet users were still in the forums of all major websites.

Access to information, mainly through the portal.

The two largest portals in the United States are Microsoft and Yahoo.

Microsoft and Yahoo, and now Google, which is already famous.

There is also Twitter and Facebook, which have no prototypes, and they are all in California.

In Texas, Abel stayed for more than a week.

After solving many things, he did not wait for the new contact of the Texas consortium.

Deciding not to wait any longer, he intends to continue step by step and proceed according to his own plan.

It is good that the Texas consortium can accept itself.

If he doesn't accept it, he can do things by himself!
He set off for California, which was the first time in his life.

Annie saw Abel enter the Forbes list that evening.

A Gulfstream G400 of Delta Airlines landed slowly at San Francisco International Airport.

This airport is a 4F-level international airport and a large aviation hub, about 13 kilometers north of the center of San Francisco.

San Francisco has a more familiar name on the Chinese side.

It is in China and is called San Francisco.

The loud roar of the Gulfstream G400's two Rolls-Royce jet engines faded away, and a few minutes later, the plane's hatch opened.

The ladder car connection had already been completed, and Abel walked out directly from the opened hatch.

In Texas, which is approaching October, it is already a bit chilly in the evening.

It is also approaching October, but the evening in San Francisco does not feel any cold.

And it is not hot, the temperature is suitable, even if it is illuminated by the setting sun, it is very comfortable.

This made Abel, who is used to the climate with four distinct seasons in the southern and eastern parts of the United States, feel like he has come to a good place.

After getting off the plane, Abel left the airport quickly.

outside the airport,
David Jones and the rock security personnel who arrived two days earlier than him have prepared the convoy for him to travel on the west coast.

According to the usual practice, most of the Cadillac + Lincoln are matched with a more reliable Toyota Sequoia as a tool cart.

After sitting in the new Cadillac STS David Jones bought for him here on the west coast.

Abel said to David Jones in the passenger seat: "Have you contacted Isaac Perlmutter?"

"BOSS. Already contacted." David watched Edward in the driver's seat start the vehicle, and he immediately responded to Abel:
"Mr. Perlmutter, I'm already waiting for you at the Hilton Hotel in downtown San Francisco."

Abel nodded, "Then go there first, Edward, let's drive."

"Ok."

Edward, who was a temporary guest driver, picked up the wireless walkie-talkie next to him and contacted the entire convoy.

After a few seconds,

A convoy of more than seven vehicles slowly drove onto the main road and left San Francisco International Airport.

The airport has an airport boulevard that directly connects to the city center.

Just drive along Airport Drive along the way.

Accompanied by the warm red sunset in San Francisco, the convoy arrived near the downtown of San Francisco when the night fell and the lights came on.

It's just that when I arrived in the city center, I looked out of the car window at the passing scene from time to time.

Abel couldn't help but frown.

David Jones, sitting in the passenger cab, focused most of his attention on the boss.

Watching the boss looking out the window with this look on his face.

David Jones immediately said: "Boss, do you think the downtown of San Francisco is a little dark?"

Abel looked away from the window, and he looked at David.

The two people in the car are his most trusted subordinates.

He was not afraid of being heard, so he said directly:

"Is it just a little black? It's almost all black, right? I noticed that there are not many white people on the street, almost all of them are Brother Ni."

"Ha~" David Jones smiled wryly, "Well, you are right. But here on the west coast. At night, the closer you are to the city center, the more Brother Nee. This is a common phenomenon. "

"It's not just San Francisco, it's downtown Los Angeles as well."

Abel was a little surprised, because that wasn't the case in Texas and New York.

The state of Texas in 2000 hadn't even begun to ink.

The black population is quite large, but because of the strength of the white people, it can basically be said to be the most obedient black ethnic group in the United States.

over there in New York,

Abel is mainly active in Manhattan, and when he appears in other areas, he usually takes a helicopter directly.

In Manhattan, because the New York authorities attach great importance to it.

So there are black people, but definitely not like the downtown side of San Francisco.

Obviously, there are bustling buildings next to it, high-rise buildings and steel jungles.

But under these bustling and beautiful buildings, there are many black people, homeless people, etc. lying dead everywhere.
David Jones added:

"It's different from the east coast and the south and central. On the west coast, basically the closer you are to the city center, the more dangerous it is at night."

"The wealthy areas here are all outside the city center."

Hearing David's somewhat cryptic explanation, Abel understood what he meant.

That is, on the west coast, the closer to the city center, the safer it is.

This is the opposite of the East Coast and the South.

Think of several well-known wealthy areas in San Francisco and Los Angeles, all of which are far away from the city center.

And most of the famous companies are also far away from the city center.

Abel understood.

"Okay." Abel said, "I see, this makes me suddenly not want to go to the Hilton Hotel."

"The area where the Hilton Hotel is located is still in good condition." David Jones said: "You don't have to worry about security issues."

What's more, you still have so many bodyguards with you at all times.

It is estimated that the gang members here formed a group to attack, and they will not be able to handle your bodyguard group for a while!
For the average person, downtown San Francisco at night can be a bit dangerous.

For you, the danger is really not that big!

Of course David would not say these words, ghosts would flatter and know what it means to be a venerable.

Around 06:30, Abel's convoy arrived at the Hilton Hotel in downtown San Francisco.

People arranged by Rock Security and David are already waiting here.

There is no need for the hotel doormen and parking guests to come and help.

His own people came up to welcome Abel and opened the door for him.

Hugging all the way, Abel and others quickly entered the Hilton Hotel.

He didn't choose to go to his room first, but went directly to the restaurant on the fourth floor of the Hilton Hotel.

In the restaurant, he meets Isaac Perlmutter, whom he hasn't seen for a few days.

I haven't seen you for a few days, compared to before.

Isaac Perlmutter's mental state looked much worse.

"Ha~ Mr. Perlmutter, you don't look very good."

Albert Ma Jindao, accompanied by Edward and David, sat down directly in front of Isaac Perlmutter.

Isaac Perlmutter had already seen Abel come in and stood up to greet him.

Seeing Abel sitting down, after saying this.

Isaac Perlmutter had a wry smile on his face, and at the same time, a trace of resentment and helplessness flashed deep in his eyes.

"Mr. Smith~" Isaac Perlmutter said sadly:
"Actually, you don't need to do this at all. Even if you don't do this, I have thought about selling Marvel to you."

"Ah?" Abel pretended to be puzzled, and said, "Mr. Perlmutter, what do you mean? I don't understand what you said."

Seeing Abel's "pretentiousness", Isaac Perlmutter wanted to say "FXXKYOU" directly.

But Isaac Perlmutter knew not to do that, it would make everything worse.

In the past, many of Isaac's subordinates called Isaac a capitalist without a conscience.

Isaac didn't feel anything special when he was scolded.

But now, he wanted to be like his former subordinates, scolding the young man in front of him as "disgusting capitalist".

The reason for this is that Isaac Perlmutter has gone through many channels.

Knowing the stock investment losses, venture capital crisis, capital chain that is on the verge of breaking, etc. that I am currently facing.

The reason for all this.

At least two-thirds are led by the young people in front of them.

The remaining third is Isaac's own recent investment policy, which is too aggressive and impatient.

"Whoo~"

He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Isaac Perlmutter, who was mentally prepared, said simply:

"One hundred million dollars, Mr. Smith, I am willing to sell Marvel to you!"

Hear what I would most like to hear on Isaac Perlmutter's side.

A nympho smile appeared on Abel's face.

He said: "Ha~ What a surprise to me. But I have to say, Mr. Perlmutter, this is good news for me."

Seeing that he was still putting on airs, Isaac Perlmutter endured the nausea and anger in his heart, and continued:

"I have persuaded most of the shareholders, but there are still about 35% of the shareholders who are not willing. This part needs to be persuaded by yourself."

"clear."

Abel smiled and said, "No problem."

(End of this chapter)