America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 146 Charlize

The sky in New York is completely different from last month.

The sky was overcast and low, with leaden clouds hanging low. .

It's as if they're going to fall from the sky and wipe out all the skyscrapers in Manhattan.

On May 11th.

New York has its first snow of the year.

In previous years, the first snow in New York.

It usually arrives in late November or early December.

Much earlier this year.

This is because this year's climate is a typical "La Niña" phenomenon

La Niña and El Niño are two terms in climatology. .

When the El Niño phenomenon occurs in a year, the global climate is basically warmer this year.

Generally speaking, the whole world will have a mild winter.

It can be simply understood that the El Niño phenomenon means that summer is hot and winter is hot as well.

La Niña is another climate phenomenon.

It is hotter in summer and colder in winter.

Generally, after El Niño, La Niña will follow.

Coincidentally, last year was El Nino weather.

The global climate is generally warmer this year, and the summer in New York is terribly hot.

Now winter is here. .

La Nina is here.

The hot summer in New York, in turn, sets off the severe cold of the early winter in New York.

This year's New York looks much colder than last year.

In New York this year, the first snow came very early.

Queens, Smith Building.

In the office on the fourth floor, from yesterday to last night.

Abel was with everyone in the company and never left the Smith Building.

Although there are reasons why Abel also pays more attention to this short-term investment of 100 billion US dollars.

But in fact, he also wanted to practice Smith Capital.

He wants to try it. .

What kind of situation can Smith Capital achieve when it conducts large capital operations.

This will also facilitate his subsequent adjustments.

In order to deal with investment behaviors that will become more frequent and larger in scale in the future.

It was a first-of-its-kind debut, turning the entire company into a financial safe house.

This is rare on Wall Street.

That is to say, Smith Capital is still small, and it is not in the narrow environment of Wall Street.

It has its own independent building with enough office space.

to do so. .

If they were replaced by Goldman Sachs, they obviously couldn't do it.

At least it's hard for them to do it in an office building.

Let tens of thousands of employees not leave for several days and nights, eating, drinking and messing all inside.

In contrast, after rock security settled in.

Abel also asked David Jones to invite the corresponding service team.

During the next period of time.

The entire staff of Smith Capital, including David Mellon. .

They'll be in the Smith Building all the time.

Eating, drinking, sleeping, and working, you can't leave.

You can't communicate with the outside world either.

The corresponding chefs, doctors, and even masseuses are all ready.

They can enjoy these relaxing treatments without leaving the building.

Outside the building, Rock Security, which had just been expanded, sent more than 50 bodyguards to surround the entire company.

While preventing outsiders from visiting, it also prevents people in the building from going out. .

At the same time, Abel also contacted David Jones with the company's network service provider and other corresponding companies.

Avoid sudden disconnection of the network or sudden power failure during operation.

It was only afterward that he remembered. .

It's up to Abel to decide, too.

After this time, the Smith Building should also be on the inside, designing its own generators, as well as alternate network routes.

Avoid some physical harassment in today's big money battles.

correct.

It's Wall Street.

People can really do things like unplugging the network cable!

Since this was the first time this happened, Abel did not leave the company last night.

He also slept in the Smith Building overnight.

When I woke up, I hadn't washed yet.

Abel was right next to the window and saw the first snow falling from the sky.

Abel, who has no writing skills, has an adjective for this-"strangely beautiful".

He was in his office, after washing up.

After changing into a set of clothes prepared in the office.

Then he left the office and walked outside.

At the secretariat, Catherine and other secretaries were not seen.

This capital battle basically does not use the administration department of Smith Capital with a dozen people.

They had already evacuated yesterday and went back to Woolworth's office for the time being.

To deal with and handle Smith Capital's external business.

From the fourth floor, the third floor is the company's trading hall.

When Abel came down, it was just after nine o'clock in the morning.

He saw David Mellon holding a water glass and a toothbrush.

Mouth full of foam, walking around the traders on the trading floor, brushing their teeth and staring at the market.

Seeing this scene, Abel immediately relaxed a lot.

I have to say that David Mellon is right to give the dividend of 2% dry stocks.

Not to mention his poor background in the early days of Wall Street, David Mellon's help in the formation of Smith Capital.

Just in the capital market, David can provide himself with a lot of help.

Keep an eye on the audience like this, and always pay attention to things in the global foreign exchange market.

Abel felt that he couldn't do enough.

That is too energy-intensive and time-consuming, and requires a lot of relevant knowledge reserves.

What's more, David has Mellon's identity, which is also of great help to his foothold on the east coast.

After getting along for more than a year, the two have also established a good relationship.

Abel really valued David as his right-hand man.

Taking advantage of David's employees not noticing him and not disturbing them, he left quietly.

As the boss, he doesn't need to accompany them to be silent here.

That would be too boring.

He only needs to come over occasionally to take a look, and pay attention to the market of sterling currency pairs anytime and anywhere.

After leaving the Smith Building, passing through the obstacles set up by the rock security.

Abel's convoy came to Queen's Road.

"Go to Midtown Manhattan."

In the rear compartment of the black and atmospheric Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Abel ordered calmly.

The weather in New York today is snowy and windy, not suitable for taking a helicopter.

Abel wanted to enter Manhattan, but he could only choose to go in by car.

In this kind of weather.

It's too risky to fly in a helicopter.

Just don't take a helicopter, enter and leave Manhattan, and have to be stuck in traffic again.

Sure enough, it only takes about ten minutes to reach the distance by helicopter.

It also includes the time taken for takeoff and descent.

And by car, even if there is not much traffic jam, it took more than half an hour to cover a few miles.

Half an hour later.

The convoy arrived at 23 West 521rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.

No. 521, is a ten-story residence with seven units.

Built in 1914, the house is more than 80 years old.

A lot of buildings in Manhattan are that old, but they are still in use even in 2022, and they are expensive.

It is the most expensive old buildings in the world.

Abel here, has a two-story duplex.

Located on the top two floors, they are also the most expensive.

6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, with an interior area of ​​approximately 7820 square feet.

HOA fees are $4182 per month and property taxes are $8489 per month.

When he bought it last month, it cost almost $2300 million.

It was a little more expensive than the eighteenth floor of the Carnegie Hill Building on Fifth Avenue where he lived with Anne Hathaway before.

Among other things, only $1.2 a month in land taxes and property fees.

In this country, 99.9999% of the people cannot afford to live.

The woman who lives here now, her name is Charlize Theron.

Charlize came to New York this time, not just to accompany Abel.

Before she met Abel, her career had been on the rise.

After meeting Abel.

Experienced the frantic exposure of the "Smith Girl" in the Smith storm a while ago.

Her popularity, which was already on the rise, had risen several levels in a short period of time.

Although there are no very famous, or particularly outstanding works.

But it's already because of exposure and fame.

In a short period of time, he has been invited to many endorsements and commercial activities.

She had been busy with these in Los Angeles before.

This time when I came to New York, I came to work on these orders here.

So these two days, although Abel didn't spend much time with her during the day.

She also lives a full life, meeting two or three people from brand companies every day.

Negotiating contracts and shooting samples, it can be said that I am very busy.

Like Abel's other Manhattan homes.

There are also some staff members of Rock Security permanently stationed here.

This allowed Abel to enter the residence, to Charlize Theron without any hindrance.

Charlize Theron wasn't out this morning.

She only has one event in the afternoon, and in the evening she will attend a charity event of a certain luxury brand.

So in the morning, she is relatively free.

This made Abel see her in the apartment, and found that the future famous Hollywood queen was playing games yelling in the warm living room.

Playing PlayStation 2, referred to as PS2.

It is the second-generation 128-bit home game console launched by Sony this year. It is an upgrade of PS, and its functions have been greatly improved.

Basically, Abel's few residences on this side of Manhattan.

There are PS2 game consoles.

This is what he uses to pass the time.

Last time I played with Jessica very well.

"I didn't expect you to play this too?" Abel smiled and sat beside her.

Charlize turned her face sideways, gave him a charming look, and said, "I'm only 25 years old, so I'm also a young man!"

"And it's so cold outside today. It's snowing, and I'm fine in the morning, so I don't want to go out."

"Aside from playing games here, what else can I do?"

"Hahaha~"

Abel smiled, and then went straight to the car lights.

"Ah! Wait a minute, wait until I finish this hand!"

"That's not okay. You play your game, I play mine."

"Um~uh~~uh."

Charlize Theron, who was attacked critically, groaned softly.

She looked up and found that the female bodyguard who was playing games and reading with her in the living room was no longer there.

In the entire living room, only myself and Abel were left.

She immediately understood that she was doomed to escape this morning.

"Huh~" She snorted proudly, wanting to put down the controller of the game console.

No way, who told the boss to want to eat her peaches again?
But this action was stopped by Abel.

Abel asked her to pick up the controller of the game console again.

"Keep playing around."

"You play yours, I play mine. It's better that we don't interfere with each other."

After hearing his words, Charlize Theron immediately understood his intentions.

This guy
She bit her lip and glanced at him.

How could they not interfere with each other.

This hasn't even started, and I can't bear it anymore.

But if you can't bear it, you have to bear it.

Charlize Theron knew this guy was going to take a bite.

She had no choice but to endure the strange, comfortable and numbing feeling that was getting stronger and stronger.

Continue to play this year's latest PS2.

a few hours later.

Charlize Theron had to temporarily suspend her afternoon outing.

The meeting with the brand in the afternoon was postponed until tomorrow.

Because she knows, in her current state.

It is not suitable to meet outsiders, and there is no way to work formally.

Instead of that, it's better not to force it.

Have a good rest in the apartment, go out for activities at night, and go out to meet tomorrow.

After she made the phone call and notified here.

She was limp and sore all over.

Charlize was lying on the sofa with a soft woolen blanket in her arms, squinting at Abel who was refreshing and putting on his suit jacket.

Looking at Abel's full of energy and in excellent condition.

Charlize's heart briefly fell into confusion.

Didn’t we say that there are only plowed oxen and no plowed fields?
Why does the cow seem to be fine now, and it looks like it can still plow dozens of acres of land.

My own "field" seems to have been bombed by hundreds of millions of bombs.

Can't start again, it's not far from "broken".

This isn't the first time Charlize Theron has doubted life.

It should be said. Every time she let Abel have a good time.

She would secretly doubt life like this afterwards.

She even secretly consulted one of her female personal doctors for this reason.

The other party told her.

Some men do have strong dominance in this regard.

This is the type that is one in ten thousand, maybe even one in a billion.

At that time, the old driver and female doctor had an expression of "you should cherish it when you meet it".

That expression made Charlize suspicious, if she said Abel's name.

It is estimated that the other party will deliver it to the door.

Because the private female doctor is not very old and looks good.

It still has a bit of beauty and capital.

Really delivered to the door, Charlize suspected that Abel, this guy, might not refuse!
This made Charlize cut off contact with this personal female doctor after this.

snort!
Plow my cattle, you Bichi also want to use it?
How can it be!

She was hugging the blanket like this, covering most of her body, thinking wildly.

But he saw Abel, who was already dressed, walking to his side, and gently kissed his face, which was still dripping with tiny beads of sweat.

Then I heard him say:

"Take a good rest. I'm going back to Texas in the afternoon, and I may have to stay there for a few days, and I may not be able to accompany you here."

Charlize made a look of relief, and said deliberately:
"I wish I could! If you were here every day, I wouldn't have to go to work!"

But in reality, after hearing that Abel will not be able to stay by his side in the next few days.

The young Saihuang was still a little reluctant.

"If you say that, then I'll take you away?! It's fine to hand over your jobs to caa!" Abel "threatened".

Charlize hesitated.

Because she thought.

If he is really alone and stays with Abel for a few days.

She couldn't even imagine what it would be like to be "destroyed".

Occasionally every one or two days, you can bear it.

Come in the morning and afternoon, or if you come every day.

She thought she might all die young!
"I was wrong." Charlize conceded:

"I actually miss you very much. But you have to work, and I have to work too. It's my fault that I can't accompany you. I'm sorry~"

"Haha~"

Only then did Abel laugh, and then said, "Okay, then you don't need to go."

"That's right. In the afternoon, someone will send you some optional manuals for private jets."

"You pick and choose some decorations you like, and then hand them over to the other party."

Charlize: "????"

What is a private jet option manual?

She couldn't quite understand what Abel was saying.

Abel explained:

"I bought another Gulfstream G400. When it comes down, it will be leased to CAA or MGM. But the right to use it belongs to me, the chairman. And you, dear Ms. Theron, I am willing to give this right to use Share it with you."

"Simply put." Abel said flatly.

"After half a year or a year. You will have a brand new private jet for your use. And you don't need to spend money to maintain it~"

"And now, some of the decorations on the plane, as well as some functional options, are up to you to decide."

"do you understand?"

Abel said it so clearly, how could Charlize not understand.

She had already widened her beautiful eyes, and couldn't believe that Abel actually "gifted" a private jet to herself.

Although it is said that he only has the right to control and the right to use.

But you don’t need to raise it, what’s the difference between giving it to yourself?
All of Hollywood, among the actors.

Few can afford a private jet!

For a moment, Charlize Theron was in great joy.

The powerful vanity unique to Hollywood women was greatly satisfied at this moment.

Just like Jessica was almost two months ago.

When Charlize wakes up from the state of being greatly satisfied with her vanity.

Abel has left the apartment.

Looking at the empty living room, and the messy surroundings.

and in the air.

If there is anything, it is the "seafood" smell that even the fresh air system can't quickly eliminate.

Charlize laid her beautiful body back lazily on the sofa.

She looked at the ceiling of the bright chandelier above her head and was stunned.

Charlize felt that there was a high probability that she couldn't do without Abel.

Not to mention the contract.

Just in terms of material and that, I may not be able to leave him.

She remembered the conversation she had with her mother that night a month ago.

this moment,
She felt that her mother was right.

After all, a woman wants a man, and after all, she must give a man F.

Then
What is the use of a marriage contract and a marriage certificate?

It can guarantee the purity of marriage and the long-term love.

Can you guarantee that two people will grow old with each other?

Not very capable.

At least in the entertainment industry, Charlize Theron knows that there may not even be 1% of couples who can grow old together.

In that case
I am in this state now.

I am like this now.

Seems pretty good too.

He has always been proud and very self-reliant.

When signing the contract, I thought of Charlize who would go away after the contract ended.

She could no longer bear the sugar-coated bullets from Abel.

(End of this chapter)