America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 383 Making headlines again

In the morning, the harsh winter sun in New York shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making it hard for Abel to keep his eyes open.

In a daze, Abel stretched out his arms to hug the little Laura or Li Xinyu next to him. After missing nothing, he turned over and faced the sky, lazily opened his arms, stretched his waist, yawned, and directly sat up.

Stretching out his hand to scratch his hair, he looked at the clock on the wall, it was already 8 o'clock.

Today is Abel's first morning in New York from Texas.

Abel returned to Smith Farm in the early hours of Christmas.Accompany the family and Charlize mother and daughter to spend a joyous post-Christmas.

The next day, the family went to Austin.

In a bush estate outside of Austin.

With the blessings of all members of the Bush family, and all of the Smith family.

Abel Smith and Laura Shrubs have officially confirmed their fiancee relationship.

The two parties agreed to choose a date to get married when Laura Bush turned 20.

Since then, the Smith family and the Bush family have officially formed an alliance.

After the engagement, Abel stayed at the Shrubbery for three days.

During the period, he was "accidentally" caught by little Laura, and he and her best friend Li Xinyu were caught as "JQ" in the guest room where Li Xinyu lived.

After a confession, the fiancée admitted the existence of Li Xinyu.Show Abel that she didn't become a different person just because she got engaged.

What was agreed before the engagement, and the good things said, will not change after the engagement.

Little Laura's actions made the thick-skinned Abel feel a little embarrassed.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, if I ask him to change it... Sorry, I can't change it.

In this way, Li Xinyu can be regarded as in front of little Laura, and has become the same mistress as Annie and the others.

According to little Laura's words, that is--"Oh! From the first day he saw you, he had been secretly staring at your pair of headlights, I knew this day would come!"

The thing is that.

After that, Abel lived in the shrub manor for a total of three days.

During this period, I participated in various end-of-year receptions held by the shrub family in Austin.

In these receptions, Abel met most of the "big men" in Texas.

Inside is the Texas Consortium, behind which are more than a dozen important members of the family.

In fact, in those receptions, Abel was already the "big man".

Even one of the most important figures.

In those receptions, Abel's popularity was not weaker than George Bush, who was almost pushed up by Texas.

Because anyone with a discerning eye knows that if the merger of the Texas Consortium and the Smith Consortium succeeds.

The Smith surname will also become very important in Texas.

What will happen in the future, no one knows.

But since they are all at the same reception, there will be no loss after getting to know each other and handling the relationship well.

These people are naturally willing to make this kind of emotional investment, network investment.

During those few days, Abel also understood why the Texas consortium made such a big concession this time.

It was Herbert and his grandfather Alex, who together reminded him of this.

A big concession for the Texas consortium this time.Their greatest confidence comes from the arrogance or confidence in a certain sense of these traditional old money families.

In the United States, there is no family that can survive hundreds of years and is getting stronger and stronger.

Every such family is a splendor paved with the corpses of many victims.

Through marriage, establishing an alliance, and then annexing industries one by one, this is the most popular method for American chaebol families, and it is also the most popular means of playing.

Because the new money family, most of the time, cannot compare with the background of the old money family.Especially on the issue of heirs, no one can guarantee that the heirs will be as good as the entrepreneurs.

Many of the dozen or so families that control the Texas consortium share this idea.

That is, you, Abe Smith, are very powerful, yes, better than everyone else.

But it's impossible for you to live forever, and it's impossible for you to be so wise forever, right?

Even if you are always so wise, you will always have offspring.

It is impossible for your descendants and heirs to be as wise and capable as you, right?
These people have a long-term view and they want to do what they have done in the past.

Through alliance and marriage, the process mentioned above can be achieved.

Abel and little Laura's baby, not even a bubble yet.

But it has been targeted by many people.

In a sense, they are gambling.Betting that the Smith family will be short-lived, betting that families with richer heritage will be able to dominate the alliance in the future.

Of course, the more important reason is that even if the two sides merge successfully.

Smith & Texas consortium, that is also a dual rule.

At that time, it will be Smith and Texas who will jointly lead the consortium.

This is the basis.

With this foundation, these old money will want to take a gamble.

Even Herbert was outspoken on this point.

This kind of situation is actually the most common and most likely situation in American family culture.

Little Laura, the grandfather, said directly to Abel.

If the descendants of Abel and Little Laura are no match for the shrubs in the future, there is a high probability that this will end up like this.

In the same way, if the future shrubs are not as good as Smith and are annexed by Smith, no one can blame it.

Just like the relationship between the bushes and the Walker and Pierce families before.

In the generation of Herbert's grandfather and father, the Walker family was above the Bush family.

Herbert's father could rise, could become a senator.

At least half of the credit is due to the Wall Street financial tycoon of the Walker family at that time.

That is Herbert's grandfather.

What about now?
The Walker family has not produced a strongman for many years.Over the decades, most of the family's resources went to the shrubs.

The Walker family, which was very powerful back then, is now considered one of the vassals of the Shrub family.

Pretty much the same as the Pierce family.

In the history of American plutocrats, those that have been passed down for more than a hundred years are generally of this model.

As for this kind of family affection and love, hehe, that's all there is to it!

On December 12th, Abel took little Laura and Li Xinyu back to Smith Farm.

I stayed at home honestly for more than two days.

On the afternoon of December 12, he left Texas with little Laura and Li Xinyu.

Get on his Boeing 747 and return to New York.

Just arrived last night. After arriving, Abel took two chicks to the New Year's Eve concert in Times Square in New York last night.

This is one of New Year's must-have programs in New York every year. It can be regarded as the "Super Bowl" in New York, and it is very lively.

Basically, the hottest singers of the year will be invited.

In other words, only singers who are popular enough can participate in this New Year's Eve concert in New York.

The concert was hosted by the government of New York City.

In fact, the government of New York City is now in the hands of Bloomberg.

This concert, naturally, was handed over to DreamWorks Music to lead.

The consequence is that after the national extravaganza on October 10, DreamWorks Music once again dominated a show of this scale.

Let the American entertainment industry realize that DreamWorks Music has become one of the music giants.

In the situation of the three big ones and one small one in the American music industry, he has become a new one, and is attacking the three big ones frantically.

After watching half of the concert, the three left directly and returned to the townhouse at No. 65 East 138th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, where Li Xinyu lived.

With his half coaxing and half lying, and Li Xinyu's active cooperation.

Last night, he successfully placed the two of them on the same Simmons table.

Just about to be happy.

Wicked things happened.

Good relatives of the two girls came.

It is said that according to some unreliable scientific research——

Girlfriends who live together, their menstrual periods will become abnormally synchronized after a period of time.

If this hypothesis is true, this may be the case for Little Laura and Li Xinyu.

Afterwards, the two of them ran away and went to the next room to rest.

Abel could only rest in another room, because Simmons was blood-stained on the other side of the master bedroom, making it look like a murder scene...

In the bathroom of this bedroom at the moment.

wow——

The shower sprayed steaming bath water and washed it over Abel's body.

Most Europeans and Americans are used to taking a shower in the morning.This is different from Asians who always like to take a bath at night.

But in modern society, many people who love cleanliness, regardless of men and women, Europe, America, or Asia, may take two baths.

Take one before going to bed at night and one before going to work during the day.

After washing, Abel wore a white bathrobe, wiped his hair, walked out of the bedroom, and went down the stairs.

Little Laura and Li Xinyu were wearing the same dark blue belted nightgown with white flowers.

When the two heard Abel's footsteps coming downstairs, they looked at each other and smiled narrowly.

"Ha ha--"

While giggling, little Laura raised her eyebrows and smiled sweetly, holding a cup of coffee.

Li Xinyu was holding a sandwich, and the two appeared on the stairs, watching Abel come down.

"Good morning, dear."

"Good morning, Abel."

"Good morning--"

Abel greeted the two with a smile, walked down and kissed little Laura, and then did the same on Li Xinyu's face.

Another pair of girlfriends bowls, achieved!
Counting Paris and Ikana, Abel has successfully collected two pairs of girlfriends so far.

As for sisters, there is only one pair at present.There is also a false pair, the pair of Annie and Aymo.

As for mother and daughter...

Like, there's a pair of Asians?

It's just that Abel didn't remember it, because he wasn't a fan of that one.

The attention to that person is not particularly detailed, which makes it possible for the other party to escape.

Well, it is also possible that the other party missed the real golden mountain.

It's possible anyway.

Girlfriends come alone, and one of them is his wife.

Just thinking about it puts Abel in a good mood.

He took the steaming, fragrant coffee brought by Little Laura, and Li Xinyu's sandwich, stretched his hands around their waists, and walked towards the sofa in the living room.

"You guy..."

Seeing him embracing left and right in such an open and aboveboard way, and his proud look.

The corner of little Laura's mouth was upturned, and she gave Abel a sweet smile and angrily.

However, my family knows my own affairs.The sunk cost is so high that it is impossible to turn over the cost. To a certain extent, little Laura can be regarded as a success given to Pua by Abel.

It was already difficult for her to change this life pattern before Abel had a big overturn.

Little Laura gradually doesn't care much about these things.

After sitting on the sofa, Li Xinyu took his coffee in one hand and his sandwich in the other, and fed him breakfast.

Little Laura picked up a stack of newspapers on the table and handed it to him.

"You should read it first, those financial newspapers are like frying pans."

While enjoying the care of Li Xinyu, who is his best friend and sister-in-law, Abel took the newspaper, "Huh? What's the matter?"

"It seems to be the business of American Express."

"Your man named David Mellon held a press conference yesterday. Smith Capital announced that it will make a comprehensive tender offer to acquire American Express."

"The financial media is very lively today, and it seems that they are all reporting these things."

Abel nodded and opened a stack of newspapers in his hand.

"Wall Street Journal": [Acquisition of American Express, may trigger more fierce resistance]

"New York Times": [A decision with obvious "Smith" style]

"Fortune Times": [Concern?Cartel?syndicate?trust? 】

"Economic Observer": [Rockefeller & Morgan in the New Era]

Flipping through it casually, almost all of them were negative titles, and Abel couldn't help but sneered and complained:
"The reaction is really big. People who know know that I just want to privatize American Express. People who don't know think that I bought the Federal Reserve!"

"But we can't blame them. The remaining shareholders of American Express are all major institutional shareholders. It's too easy for these guys to let the media speak out."

Hearing her fiancé's comments, Little Laura took out a tissue and wiped the coffee off the corner of her mouth for him.

Then she shrugged playfully, "We don't understand this. Are you full? If you are full, you will receive our "Atonement"."

Abel laughed, "You are taking such good care of me today. Are you atoning for last night?"

No wonder the two of them did something that only maids would do this morning.

"Otherwise? In a few days, we will go back to school! Although the school hasn't started yet, several professors have started to teach. We are good students, and of course we won't miss it." Little Laura was confident.

Li Xinyu helplessly echoed by the side.

"Okay. I have received your wishes. I am full. Then I will deal with the matter first."

after an hour.

Smith Building, on the 52nd floor, in the entire building, Abel's unique and huge office.

Smith Capital CEO David Mellon,

Smith Capital shareholders Soros and Buffett,

And Sullivanston, the shareholder representative,
Sitting in a circle around Abel in the sofa rest area of ​​the office.

"Clearly. Fisher, Vanguard, Fidelity, State Street, Wellington, they're the biggest naysayers."

Sullivanston, chairman and CEO of PNC Financial Services Group, said:
"They approached me and asked me to reflect their position to you. It is that they oppose the privatization of American Express."

When Abel started to join the American Express Company and competed with the original executives of the American Express Company for control.

These five Wall Street giants once stood by his side under Abel's instigation and temptation.

Seeing that it was profitable later, he jumped to the opposite side of him.

During the whole process, it has been jumping sideways left and right.

Now when Abe wants Smith Capital, or American Pacific Commercial Bank, to privatize American Express.

Sure enough, these capital hyenas stood up again to oppose Abel's idea.

"They can't succeed." Abel said directly: "It's futile to refuse. I already own 50.9% of the shares of American Express. More than half of the shares."

Sullivanston shrugged, "I'm just passing on a message, of course I'm on our side!"

Abel looked at Soros and Buffett.

The two also expressed their opinions quickly.

"Look what I'm doing? I was the first to support your acquisition of American Express. You must know that at this time last year, I was the largest shareholder of American Express."

This is Buffett.

"Maybe we can snipe at these institutions and companies with heavy holdings. Let these hyenas understand who can be messed with on Wall Street and who can't be messed with."

Soros's statement was more direct. Sure enough, it was the oil man or Soros who did it until Abel made his statement. He said directly:
"We cannot lack American Express. Whether it is American Express Bank, or American Express Asset Management, or American Express Travel Services."

"The U.S. Pacific Bank of Commerce, as long as it is absorbed and digested. Then we can welcome the arrival of the Texas consortium with a brand new look."

"At that time, we will be able to carry out this asset merger from a more advantageous perspective."

After Abel finished speaking, he looked at everyone, and looked at everyone whose faces became serious, and he began to say again:
"In other words, American Express is a very important part of our financial sector. No one is an exception, and no one can do nothing. This is not coercion, this is a responsibility, this is an obligation. I hope everyone understands this."

After his long speech this time, several shareholders and shareholder representatives were silent for a while.

Buffett was the first to say, "I see what you mean. I'll take care of Vanguard and Fidelity. Peter likes you."

Vanguard has a good relationship with Buffett and is even one of the major shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway.

Buffett dares to say this, it seems that he is really sure to get Vanguard Group.

As for Fidelity, it is the same company that former stock angel Peter Lynch worked for.And it was also Peter Lynch, who brought it to the current scale single-handedly.

It is now one of the largest public fund companies in the United States, and its assets under management are not even under Wells Fargo and Citibank.

Peter Lynch and Buffett, the relationship is also very good.

It has been more than two decades since the stock angel retired, but his influence on Fidelity is beyond doubt.

Seeing the meaning of Buffett's words, Abel guessed that he wanted to get Fidelity through Peter Lynch.

As for Peter Lynch being interested in Abel... Who in America is not interested in Abel now?

After the stock god made his statement, Abel looked at Soros and Sullivanston.

"State Street, Fisher Asset Management. Let me try." Soros said softly.

These two Wall Street giants have a strong oilman background.

Abel even guessed that some of the shareholders behind them may still own part of the shares of Smith Capital.

It is the 8% of Soros and Bloomberg combined.

Bloomberg didn't come today because today is January 1st.

It was the day he officially took office and became the mayor of New York.

Bloomberg is very busy today. He will take part in many oaths to express his allegiance to New York, and he will also participate in a city-wide parade in the evening.

Because they trust Abel, or know what Abel decides, the other shareholders can't handle Abel together.

Bloomberg is very straightforward. He directly gives Abel full power to make decisions, and he can just say what he wants to do.

Not counting the Texas consortium that has not yet merged in, there is also the shrub family that is basically represented by Abel.

Among the remaining shareholders of the Smith Consortium, only PNC Financial Services Group has not made a statement.

Abel looked at Sullivanston.

"call--"

The latter took a breath and said helplessly, "I am different from you. Well, I will try to get Wellington out."

Abel nodded in satisfaction.

Among the shareholding institutions of American Express, the 5 largest and loudest companies were settled.

The remaining institutions with a relatively low number of shares only need to break through one by one.

He was sure of that.

(End of this chapter)