America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 298 The French-American Foundation

Little Laura only knew the Zippertons, who had been participants in the Young Leaders Program of the Franco-American Foundation.

She didn't know that it was on the French side.

There are many social celebrities who also participated in this organization or received help from this organization.

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Mr. Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Ma Yinglong, who is not yet 24 years old this year.

This young Frenchman is also one of the outstanding French young people who have received funding from the Franco-American Foundation.

Ma Yinglong also participated in the gathering of French and American youth leaders that Abel attended today.

In this reception-style gathering.

Xiao Ma, who will marry the mother of his high school classmate in the future, is looking enviously at Abel who is speaking to hundreds of outstanding French youths on the stage.

"...I traveled to New York that year, passed by Wall Street, and saw the copper bull on Wall Street. I swore that I would be the leader of Wall Street in the future!"

".When I was 20 years old. I graduated from college. Then I took all my savings and got on a plane to New York. When I came to New York and stepped on the land of Wall Street, I only had You may not believe it, but the reality is like this"

".That's right, in October 1999. I was on Wall Street and made my first million dollars. It was less than a month before I arrived in New York."

".January 2000, 1. One year and eight months from now. At that time, I made my first billion dollars in my life."

".After that, I"

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Abel's speech..

From the perspective of Ma Yinglong and the 100 outstanding French youths below.

In fact, neither the subject matter nor the appeal he showed in his speeches were particularly outstanding.

At least many outstanding French youths here can surpass Abel.

In speaking, Abel has no special training.

It may not be as good as the pony at this time.

After all, there is a specialization in the art industry.

But if Abel is crowned with the super rich in the United States, he will also be the richest man in the world.

Abel's ordinary impromptu speech will suddenly become attractive and persuasive in front of these outstanding French youths.

This is a very simple reason - you think what he said is not good enough, so go ahead, are you as good as he is?
The speeches and words of successful people, no matter how naive or even illogical they may seem.

But as long as he is illuminated by the aura of success on his body, he will look very glamorous.

Especially as you know, after the reception is over.

Every "French Outstanding Young Leader" present can get "certain" help from the Franco-American Foundation.

For example, tens of thousands of euros of "training funding", "re-education funding", "funding for advanced studies in the United States" and so on provided by the French-American Foundation.

When everyone applauds, of course, they will do their best.

Looking at Abel who swayed freely on the stage and received cheers from all the outstanding compatriots below.

Ma Yinglong really hopes that one day he can stand on such a high platform and receive everyone's cheers.

Soon Abe Smith's speech was over, and another celebrity from the French side went up.

As usual, there will be four such speeches tonight.

France and the United States each sent two representatives.

France is the host, so naturally it is the first to speak here.

The person speaking on behalf of France, is an excellent member of the France side of the Young Leaders Project.

He is the mayor of Tulle, France, and Mr. François Olande, the first secretary of the French Socialist Party.

Ma Yinglong noticed that when the second French youth leader representative went up to give a speech.

Abe Smith, the representative of the United States, came down and sat next to Mr. Francois Hollande.

The two were talking intimately, not knowing what they were talking about.

Ma Yinglong really wanted to go to the side of these two people and listen to the conversation between these two big men.

It's a pity that he is still a young man now, and even joined the French Socialist Party just this year.

If he hadn't joined the French Socialist Party this year.

It is estimated that he, who is the recipient of funding from the French-American Foundation, will not even be able to participate in the reception of this youth leader project today.

There is no way to see the speech of such a young richest man in the world!

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Although he was able to sit here, Ma Yinglong felt that he was lucky enough.

And among the French youth, it is good enough.

But Xiao Ma still feels that he still needs to work hard and should work harder.

Only in this way can we strive to be a speaker on stage in the future, even in a few years!
Ma Yinglong knew that almost all the people who went up to the podium above were big shots.

There is Mr. Francois Hollande on the French side, and the American side is even more exaggerated.

It is said that the great former grand commander and his wife had both spoken on it.

Listening to the speech of the new representative of the French side, Xiao Ma began to fantasize about his future demeanor.

And not far in front of the pony, Abel just finished his speech.

He was talking to François Hollande, whom Ma Yinglong considered a great French man.

"Oh, François, do you mean that I should buy Le Parisien? Not Soir de France?"

Francois Hollande nodded reservedly and earnestly: "Yes. Sir, I think Le Parisien is more valuable for you to acquire."

Hearing what he said, Abel smiled: "As far as I know, Le Parisien is less political. But Soir de France is more political. Why do you think I should acquire the former?"

"Mr. Smith." François Hollande said softly, "actually, it is for this reason that I suggest this."

"It is precisely because the political color of "Parisian" is relatively weak. In this way, the French will not react so much when they know that it has been acquired by the Americans."

Gradually Abel understood and understood what François Hollande meant.

In terms of scale, the two newspapers are actually about the same.

The same goes for sales.

In terms of the difficulty of the acquisition, the difficulty of "The Parisian" is a little bit higher.

Because the owner of "Parisian" is the Amaury newspaper group.

This is one of the main monopoly newspaper groups in France, which includes "Parisian", "Western Courier", "L'Equipe" (the largest sports daily in France), "Mann Libre" and the journal "Viewpoint".
If you want to acquire a large newspaper in the hands of this giant.

There is no other way than throwing money at it.

In contrast, the French Soirée, which is more politically charged, is easier to acquire.

Its shareholders are scattered and there is no clear boss. As long as most of the shares are acquired, there is a way to privatize it.

Originally, Abel meant that he was more inclined to acquire the French Soirée first.

Because the difficulty is relatively low.

But when he asked François Hollande, the head of Paris, the other party suggested that he start with "The Parisian".

Abel didn't understand at first, but now Abel understands.

According to Francois Hollande, it is actually easy to understand.

That is, the "French Soiring" has a strong political color, and it has a high status in the hearts of French people.

It would be fine if the person who bought Soir de France was French.

But if you are a foreigner, the French, who are the most proud of their country in Europe, may have relatively strong emotions.

In contrast, Le Parisien has very little political color, and it doesn't pay much attention to political governance, but only to people's livelihood.

The acquisition of Soir de France by foreigners will have a great impact.

Foreigners bought Le Parisien, and not many French people cared.

And Abel looked up at François Hollande.

Abel remembered that it was shown in the information given to him by the Franco-American Foundation.

This Mr. François Hollande has a very good relationship with the Amaury family, the founder family of the Amaury newspaper group.

This guy's suggestion is probably related to this matter.

Thinking of this, Abel smiled and agreed with Francois Hollande's suggestion.

"Excellent proposal. But François, I am not familiar with the Amaury newspaper group."

"I've only just arrived here, and it's my first time in Paris, my first time in France."

"I'm not familiar with this place. And you are a local, I would like to ask Francois, can you introduce me to the gentlemen from the Amaury newspaper group?"

Abel laughed when he saw François Hollande.

Francois Hollande said: "Of course, I just know Henry of the Amaury family. He and I have a very good relationship!"

"That would be great!" Abel laughed.

Digression - the dialogue between the two is entirely in English.

This is because the French youth funded by the Franco-American Foundation first requires him to have a good foundation in English.

In other words, there are more than 100 outstanding French youths at the reception at this time.

Everyone can speak fluent English, even the Frenchman who is speaking on stage now.

He also spoke English instead of French.

In this way, more than 20 Americans including Abel.

There will be no language communication problems here.

François Hollande was also speaking English at this time, and of course Abel could understand him.

After talking about the newspaper, Abel communicated with François Hollande about the residence.

"Paris is such a beautiful city."

Abel smiled and said, "It's so beautiful that I even want to buy a property here."

The truth is that more than an hour ago, he told little Laura and Annie that this city was too dirty and dark.

But most of the time, you just want to open your eyes and tell nonsense.

Especially for those who are superior, or those who want to become superior, this skill is even necessary.

The reality is that.

François Olande also smiled and gave advice, "Mr. Smith, with your status and wealth, you should naturally live in the sixteenth district."

"Oh, District 16." Abel smiled and said, "I see. I'll get someone to pay attention to it later."

The two chatted again, mainly because François Hollande was doing his best to entertain Abel.

After all, among the members present, there is no doubt that Abel has the highest status.

He is also the main funder of the French-American Foundation, a Wall Street tycoon in the United States, married to the Bush family, and the richest man in the world.

There is no one with a higher status than him here.

François Hollande is already a Frenchman here, currently the highest status.

Who could accompany Abel without François Hollande?

Should a small role like Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Ma Yinglong accompany him?
The entire reception, including four speeches and subsequent social interactions.

It took about two hours in total.

When it was almost over.

Abel and several American representatives of the Franco-American Foundation are the youth leaders from the United States in the Youth Leaders Project.

Outstanding young people from France lined up to shake hands with these outstanding young leaders from the United States.

This scene falls in the eyes of some interested people, and it is estimated that this is the young French elite paying homage to the young American elite.
Well, in a sense, the reality is the same.

Among the representatives of the Young Leaders of America.

Abel stood at the top, smiling and shaking hands with these young people who are likely to become the mainstay of this country in ten or twenty years.

Holding and holding, he grasped an excellent representative whose expression was as excited as other French youths.

Abel felt that this French young man looked familiar, and he smiled at him habitually.

"Hello, sir. What's your name?" Alberto asked.

The main reason is that the other party makes Abel feel a little familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere.

"Hello, Mr. Smith." The French young man was very excited and introduced himself, "My name is Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Ma Yinglong!"

"Oh, hello, Mr. Ma Yinglong." Abel was used to calling the other party's last name, and he came to his senses after calling.

Isn't Ma Yinglong the surname of the future French leader?
Abel couldn't help but look more at the young man in front of him.

After confirmation, this is the future European customer service pony.

"Hello, Mr. Ma Yinglong. I'm Abel Smith, nice to meet you. I think you will have a bright future!" Abel smiled, shook hands with him a few more times, and patted his shoulders for encouragement.

This made the pony very excited.

But for Abel, that's all.

Not to mention that Xiao Ma is still a young man now.

Even if it is Ma Yinglong in the future, Abel may not pay much attention to it.

On this planet, there are not many people worthy of Abel's attention now.

Anyway, the pony in front of him will not be this kind of person at present.

after
In the future, when he can really become the commander-in-chief of France.

Abel estimated that at that time, he would also stand in a higher position.

So what about the pony, I still shook hands and skipped it.

It's just that he said a few more words with Ma Yinglong after all, and this scene also fell into the eyes of the Americans and French present.

The Americans are okay, they don't react much.

The French present reacted differently.

Big figures on the French side like François Hollande followed Abel and couldn't help but look at Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Ma Yinglong a few more times.

Originally, it would be a few years before the pony that Olande had his eye on.

In this time and space, but because of Abel.

It was noticed by Francois in advance.

If the pony knew about it, he would probably be very happy.

After this reception is over.

When Abel returned to the Pullman Paris La Défense, it was already around seven o'clock in the evening.

In the executive lounge of the Pullman Paris La Défense, Abel met Soros who was chasing him.

He had to temporarily give up the option of going back to his room and meeting little Laura and the others.

Instead, stay and talk to Soros.

"Mr Smith."

In the hotel's executive lounge.

Soros looked at the handsome and young Abel in front of him. The oily giant crocodile said:

"Until now, are you still unwilling to join us? The piece of fat in front of you is the third largest exporter of natural gas and the eighth largest exporter of oil in the world."

Abel smiled and said softly:
"But it is also one of the top ten economic powers in Europe. In addition, it has one of the most powerful oil funds in the world. With so much oil sold, this country has enough wealth to guarantee its currency security."

"Its Oil Fund Has Joined the Fight!"

Soros said: "Without Mr. Smith, without your actions. It has lost ground."

"But I heard that the Norwegian Petroleum Fund is mobilizing its investments around the world and preparing to come back to support its country."

Abel said leisurely: "For example. This fund sold their more than 30 billion US dollars of stocks in General Electric and exchanged them for US dollars."

Seeing Abel like this, Soros sighed.

The oil man knew that he would never be able to impress this kid in front of him if he didn't talk about some practical benefits.

As tough as Buffett.

Soros thought to himself.

"Say it straight." Soros said softly, "Mr. Smith, what do you want?"

I'm coming.

It is this feeling.

Abel has a little bit of the feeling of the United States standing in the middle before and after World War I and World War II.

Not a winner, but able to enjoy the benefits of the winner in advance!

"NBC Television Network."

Abel spit out such a sentence.

"It's impossible." Soros directly refused.

"I'm not buying $.200 billion for free. What? Get GE to sell it to me and I'm done," Abel said.

Soros smiled bitterly: "Mr. Smith, this is not easy. General Electric is very serious about NBC TV."

"This is my condition." Abel said softly: "If I can't get it here, maybe I will contact the Norwegian Petroleum Fund. After they sold part of General Electric's stock, they are still with General Electric. Has about $70 billion worth of stock."

Abel smiled and spread his hands towards Soros, "As the major shareholder of General Electric. Maybe they may have a way to persuade GE, not necessarily."

Soros gritted his teeth, "We will consider it. But I hope that before the answer we consider, Mr. Smith, you can't meet the people from the Norwegian Petroleum Fund!"

"I can't do that."

Abel said, and then he added with a smile before Soros' face changed drastically:
"But I can guarantee that before you give me an answer. I won't give an answer to the Kingdom of Norway, so it should be fine."

Soros nodded bluntly, then gritted his teeth and left quickly.

Watching his leaving back, Abel smiled happily.

After nearly two months of layout, it was finally useful tonight.

But the bigger head is still behind.

Abel couldn't help but look forward to the next one.

(End of this chapter)