America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 144
As Abel's fellow villager and bodyguard captain.

Edward is very authoritative in Rock Security.

Just being a fellow countryman made him more trusted by Abel.

What's more, he is also the strongest among the four bodyguards in terms of personal combat ability.

This is one of the reasons why he can become the captain of the bodyguard.

He looked at Lincoln, who was a little frivolous, and then at Johnson, who was silent and just eating.

Edward felt that it would be great if Lincoln's character was like Johnson's.

But no one is perfect.

Although Lincoln's character is a bit out of character, he is a normal black character.

But it may also be because of this relationship that transcends personality, Lincoln is the "dialogue" expert among the four.

This guy is familiar with the habits, personalities, and behaviors of different gangs in various parts of the United States.

Even with many senior members of the other party, they still know each other.
At the same time, Lincoln is also very good at street fighting, and his fighting power is strongest in the streets and alleys and indoors.

If it weren't for being a bodyguard next to the boss now.

Edward thought.

This guy probably belongs to a gang, as a strong gunman with strong force, or even a gang leader.

I don't know such a guy who grew up in that kind of atmosphere.

How could he run to join the army.

And after retiring, he did not choose to return to the quagmire.

Instead, he took part in a serious job and is now Abel's bodyguard.

Edward guessed that it should be related to Lincoln's mother.

Because the boss once said to Edward, Lincoln now has only one relative left.

That's Lincoln's wife.

And Lincoln's old mother had gone to work at Smith Farm in Texas with Dexter's family last month.

A follow-up may also go to the rock security in Tarrant County to work, it seems to be working in the kitchen.

The job is leisurely, the salary is high, and the benefits are good, such as dental and medical insurance.

By contrast.

For Abel's Four King Kong, apart from himself, Edward's favorite is the Asian bodyguard Lin.

Lin's full name is Ruyi Lin, and he came to America in his grandfather's generation.

Lin himself has a gentle and resolute personality, more importantly, he is careful, and he is good at many technologies.

Such as blasting technology, such as being particularly sensitive to explosives.

At the same time, there are certain car repair skills that the other three King Kongs do not have, and even messy skills such as installing windows and laying floors.

Sometimes Edward felt that the four personal bodyguards chosen by the boss were comprehensive enough.

Johnson has a silent personality and doesn't say a word, but he is a sharpshooter, has a special understanding of firearms, and is a master of firearms.

Lincoln is very talkative, very good at indoor combat, and at the same time is very good at playing with pistols, and he is very familiar with the flower work of American gangs.

Lin is a technical arm and also has good fighting ability.

Edward himself is a powerful attacker who is good at frontal combat.

All these configurations are ready for small battles with mercenaries.

Edward thought to himself while eating.

At this time, the wireless walkie-talkie on the dining table rang.

Johnson, who was the closest, immediately stopped eating, picked it up and pressed the play button.

The voice of Doni, the first female bodyguard of Rock Security, came from the intercom.

"Edward, Edward, someone is coming up to find the boss. The boss and Miss Charlize are still resting."

Edward took it over and responded, "I'm going out right away."

Then he took a few seconds to finish off the last few steaks on his plate.

"Johnson and I are in charge of the first half of the night, and Lin and Lincoln are on standby. If the boss wants to spend the night here, you two will be in charge of the second half of the night."

The other three of the Four King Kong nodded in agreement, and then Edward Johnson walked out of the room.

Not far from the door of the room, Edward saw Doni communicating with two people.

"what's the situation?"

Edward came over and asked softly.

Although a few of them were eating just now, there are also four bodyguards guarding the boss' door.

Donnie was the person in charge just now.

"These two people, one said to be the lobby manager of the hotel. The other claimed to be Prince Walid's bodyguard."

Doni said to Edward: "They said that Prince Walid wants to see our BOSS."

"Correct me, ma'am. It's not Prince Waleed, but Prince Waleed from the Kingdom of Tessa." The older middle-aged man, who probably claimed to be the hotel lobby manager, said with a smile.

Doni didn't answer, but just looked at Edward.

Edward has recognized this middle-aged man as the lobby manager of the hotel.

Edward had noticed it when he came in just now.

"Prince Waleed? Is he the current owner of this Plaza Hotel?" Edward thought for a while and asked:
"Prince Walid, is there anything you can do with my boss?"

Of course something happened.

The other party might even come here on a special trip and want to see Abel here.

After about an hour.

Abel took Charlize Theron, all dressed up, in a reception room next to the Palm Room of the Plaza Hotel.

I saw a middle-aged deserter wearing a black suit who looked like a business elite.

"Hello, Mr. Smith!"

As soon as Abel came in, the other party stood up with a smile, with a full posture.

"Hello, Mr. Walid." Abel also responded with a smile.

This Prince Waleed is quite famous in New York.

It should be said. Very famous.

Walid bought a lot of Citibank stock in the 80s.

This makes him the largest individual shareholder of Citibank.

In addition, this guy is also the second largest investor in News Corporation, and the companies he participates in include a series of internationally renowned companies.

The total personal assets, the ranking in "Forbes" this time, is far above Abel, ranking 11th, with as much as 112 billion US dollars.

By the way, Waleed is also known as Desert Buffett, or the Middle East stock god.

It is said that he started out with only $1.5 from his father, almost 30 years ago.

But Abel felt.

Waleed's $1.5 is estimated to be the same as his "fifty dollars" reported in the media.

He is the grandson of the 21st son of the founding monarch of the Tessa Kingdom.

Even if you do nothing.

Now running back to the desert, I can get a subsidy of 10,000+ US dollars every month, live in a luxury house for free and drive a luxury car for free.

Abel sat down opposite Waleed curiously, he was guessing why the other party wanted to see him.

"Good evening, Mr. Smith." Walid said politely:

"I've been famous for you for a long time. I just came to see my hotel this time, and I couldn't wait to see you when they said you were here. I'm very sorry for causing you some trouble!"

"Ha~"

Abel smiled: "I have been famous for you for a long time, Prince Walid. You are Desert Buffett."

It seems that in front of people like Abel, being called Desert Buffett makes Waleed very happy.

The middle-aged man smiled and said:

"Actually, it's all their nonsense. I don't have any investment skills at all."

"It's just that my principal is relatively sufficient, and I only focus on buying stocks of those big companies."

"Because big companies are not easy to go bankrupt and not easy to lose money, this has allowed me to make some money."

What Waleed said made Abel feel that he was an honest person.

If this guy really thinks he is "Desert Buffett", if he has talent, he will mess around.

It is estimated that Wall Street has already taught him to be a man.

No such thing has happened so far, and it has made him the largest individual shareholder of Citigroup.

This proves that, to some extent, Wall Street has regarded this desert guy as one of its own.

At the very least, they are people outside the circle.

It may not be taken seriously, but it will not be targeted by the circle.

When someone on Wall Street eats meat, he can also drink soup with him, or smell the soup.

And such a guy from the desert can get this kind of treatment in Wall Street, the territory of the Anza and Jude.

I don't know what I paid, I must have burned a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Abel smiled and said:
"Okay. This is indeed a wise approach. In addition, the capital is strong, which is also a kind of strength."

"only"

Abel changed the subject, he looked at Walid with a smile, and said:

"Mr. Walid, why did you see me?"

"You don't want to ask me about my investment secrets, do you?"

"If you really want to ask me, I can only say intuition."

"I think that any stocks that can be bought, they will appreciate in value, and that's my skill."

Abel's words made Walid feel that the rumors about him in Wall Street were true.

Sure enough, enough personality.

Walid smiled and said, "Of course not. I want to see you, Mr. Smith, mainly because I want to sell you something."

"Oh?" Abel raised his eyebrows.

"3% of the shares in News Corporation, priced at $10 billion, Mr. Smith, are you interested?"

3% stake in News Corporation, Abel said, of course he is interested.

The current News Corporation, in the United States and even in the world, can almost rank among the top three in the industry.

This is a behemoth with a current market cap of around $400 billion.

In addition to Waleed being the largest individual shareholder of Citigroup.

He is also the second largest shareholder of News Corporation.

He is the rich man who controls the most shares of News Corporation except Murdoch.

"News Corporation is a high-quality company. Its market value should be at least 400 billion US dollars. 3% should be 12 billion US dollars. This price should be put on the market and many people will want it."

Abel said calmly, "Mr. Walid, what do you mean?"

Shares worth $12 billion were sold to themselves for $10 billion.

Let yourself earn [-] million for nothing.

This means that Waleed has no plans and no ideas.

Abel absolutely did not believe it.

Walid probably didn't expect Abel to be so direct, and Buffett in the desert area was stunned.

After a few seconds, Walid continued to smile and said:
"Okay. Then I'll be honest. One is that I regret not being able to join Smith Capital's private placement last time."

"I hope that when Smith Capital launches a private placement next time, I can join in."

"It's just this." Abel replied, "It's okay if it's this, but I think it should be more than that?"

Desert people are exceptionally rich and have always been generous.

Such LPs (investors) have always been Wall Street's favorite type.

"Forehead"

Walid paused, and he looked up at Charlize Theron.

At this moment, Charlize had already recognized the identity of the person in front of her.

This Prince Waleed is not some unknown little transparent in the United States.

He is also a super rich man who often appears on various entertainment news in the United States.

In particular, the matter between Waleed and his current wife is often reported in the newspapers in the United States.

Charlize Theron knew she was the super rich, and the super rich see themselves this way now.

She froze for a moment, and immediately realized that Waleed must have something to say to Abel.

But if you are afraid of being here, you have to go out by yourself.

Charlize subconsciously stood up, wanting to leave the taboo.

But he was stopped by Abra and forced to sit down again.

Abel smiled and said to Waleed: "Ha~Mr. Waleed. I don't think our words are so secretive that we need to avoid Chani. She is a woman I trust."

This sentence made Waleed a little surprised, and it also made Charlize feel strange.

his woman.

Is this how I feel in his heart?

Isn't it just an agreement relationship?

She thought so.

More or less, Charlize still felt that she was being respected.

Waleed smiled wryly, "Okay. If that's the case, then I'll tell you the truth. Mr. Smith, I heard you are from Texas."

"That's right." Abel grabbed Charlize's hand with one hand, and he wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd for Buffett in this desert area.

"Then I'd like to invite a Texan to dinner. I wonder if you can introduce me?"

Abel raised his eyebrows, and he looked at Waleed.

"Who?"

Waleed whispered a name.

After reading, Waleed took a special look at Charlize Theron.

Sure enough, on the latter's face, Walid saw a surprised and shocked expression.

And hearing this name, although Abel was calm on the surface.

But in his heart, he also quickly analyzed Waleed's purpose.

It's obvious.

Buffett in this desert area probably smelled something.

This is an early visit to the pier.

Whoever called that person on Wall Street and the East Coast actually has no sense of existence.

The main influence is in the South and Texas.

But immediately he realized that even people like Waleed knew that he could get in touch with that side through himself.

Then the relationship between myself and their family should basically be announced in this class.

what relationship?
It was barely a family relationship before.

If he can join the Texas consortium, then it will be a real world friendship.

Thinking of this, Abel answered readily:

"Mr. Walid. I can help you send a message there. But I am not involved in the specifics."

"I also want a 3% stake in News Corporation. But I don't want one billion dollars, just follow the current market conditions."

The current News Corporation is not listed on the US side.

It just listed about 18% of Fox.

Even its headquarters were still in Adelaide, Australia at this time.

in parallel time and space,
It was not until 2004 that Murdoch moved its headquarters to the United States.

And registered and landed in the United States, and at the same time chose to go public, becoming a real American company.

Prior to this, it was not so easy for outsiders to obtain a large number of News Corporation shares.

Although 3% is a little less, it is a share of News Corporation, and it is not bad to get it.

It is also enough to get a seat on the board of directors.

Waleed saw him so directly.

The Buffett of the desert region is also very refreshing.

"Okay! No problem!" Waleed said with a smile: "That's $12 billion."

"Deal." Abel stood up with a smile and reached out his hand.

Waleed shook his hand and smiled broadly.

After the real goal was achieved, Walid obviously relaxed a lot.

He chatted happily with Abel.

As we chatted, we talked about the yachts and mansions that the rich people in the desert area like to do most.

".Speaking of yachts going out to sea, the weather in New York or even the east coast of the United States is obviously not very suitable at this time. It is very cold on the sea at this time, and you can only hide in the cabin when you go out to sea."

"... But you can go to the Caribbean, where it won't be so cold."

Walid has a very famous yacht called "Kingdom 5KR".

This yacht has a lot of background. Its previous owners include the richest arms dealer in the last century, King Levin, and the real estate tycoon Ted Lena, yes, Ikana's father.

In 1991, Waleed spent $3000 million to buy the yacht from Ted Lener.

Then spent another 8000 million US dollars to build the "Kingdom 5KR" into one of the most luxurious yachts in the world.

It is moored near New York all year round and is Waleed's most used yacht.

When it comes to yachting, Abel has actually only been on a yacht once.

It was Ovitz's trip.

Ovitz's yacht can only be regarded as a medium-sized yacht among private yachts.

The decoration is even more ordinary, and it is not at the same level to play with people like Waleed.

In terms of private jets, Abel has placed three orders.

Two Gulfstream G400s and one Boeing 737.

But when it comes to yachts, he currently owns none.

Chatting with Walid, Buffett in this desert area said that he would give him "Kingdom 5KR".

But Abel has always disliked second-hand goods. Besides, he also disliked the "Kingdom 5KR" for being too small.

After all, this is a yacht produced in the 80s.

The interior decoration made Waleed inhumane, but in terms of length and performance, it has long lagged behind.

"I appreciate your kindness, Waleed." Abel said with a smile.

After chatting for such a long time, the two have begun to address each other by first name.

No longer like the beginning, one gentleman at a time.

"Your Kingdom 5KR is really good. But I think it is too small. If I want to buy a yacht, I want to buy a sea palace with a length of at least 200 meters."

"200 meters?" Walid was surprised, "How big is that, wow, it is almost four times as long as my Kingdom 5KR. Can it be considered a yacht if it is so big?"

Abel shrugged, "Don't you think it's better to be bigger? Big is expensive, and expensive is beautiful."

"Big is expensive, expensive is beautiful"

Walid repeated his words, and then the desert Buffett's eyes lit up.

"It makes sense. After you say that, I also feel that my Kingdom 5KR is too small." Walid said excitedly.

Waleed wants to place an order.

(End of this chapter)