America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 146 Charlize

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

  The sky was gloomy and dark, with lead-colored clouds pressing down very low. .

  As if they were going to fall from the sky and wipe out all the skyscrapers in Manhattan.

   November 7th.

   New York ushered in its first snow of the year.

  In previous years, the first snow in New York.

  Generally, it will not come until the end of November or the beginning of December.

   Much earlier this year.

  This is because of the climate this year, which is a typical "La Niña" phenomenon

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

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

  In general, the whole world will have a mild winter.

   It can be easily understood in this way. The El Niño phenomenon is hot in summer and hot in winter.

  La Niña is another climate phenomenon.

  It means that the hotter the summer, the colder the winter will be.

  Generally after El Niño, La Niña will follow.

   It happened that last year was El Niño climate.

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

   Now winter is here. .

  La Niña 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 for Abel to pay more attention to this short-term investment of 10 billion US dollars.

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

  He wants to try it. .

  What kind of situation can Smith Capital achieve when operating large funds.

   This will also facilitate his subsequent adjustments.

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

   This is the first-ever debut, turning the entire company into a financial safe house.

   This is rare on Wall Street.

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

  Has its own independent building with sufficient office area.

   to do so. .

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

   At least they can't do it in an office building.

   Tens of thousands of employees are kept inside for several days and nights, eating, drinking and messing with each other.

   In contrast, after the 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're going to be in the Smith Building all the time.

   Eating, drinking, sleeping, and working, all of them cannot leave.

   Also cannot communicate with the outside world.

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

  They can enjoy these relaxing treatments without leaving the building.

   Outside the building, the 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 network or sudden power failure during operation.

   This was an afterthought he remembered. .

   This also leaves Abel to decide.

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

   Avoid some physical harassment when conducting today's big money operations.

correct.

   is talking about 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 for the night.

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

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

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

  He is in his office, after washing.

  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 funding battle basically does not require the administration department of Smith Capital's dozen or so people.

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

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

  Come down from the fourth floor, and the third floor is the company's trading hall.

   When Abel came down, it was just after nine 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 2% dividend for dry stocks.

  Not to mention his poor and white 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 him with a lot of help.

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

  Abel felt that he could not do well.

  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.

  He took advantage of the fact that David's employees didn't notice him and didn't bother them, so he left quietly.

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

   That's too boring.

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

  Leaving the Smith Building, after 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, which is not suitable for taking a helicopter.

  Abel wants to enter Manhattan, but he can only choose to go in by car.

  In this kind of weather.

  If you take a helicopter, the risk is too high.

   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.

   And also includes takeoff and landing time.

   And going in 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 521 West 23rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.

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

  This house was built in 1914 and has a history of more than 80 years.

  Many buildings in Manhattan are so old, but they are still in use even in 2022, and they are expensive.

   It is the most expensive old building in the world.

   Abel here, has a two-story duplex.

   Located on the top two floors, it is also the most expensive two floors.

  6 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, with an indoor area of ​​about 7,820 square feet.

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

  When he bought it last month, it cost almost $23 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.

  Not to mention anything else, only $12,000 per month in land tax 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 was already on the rise, and she has raised several levels in a short period of time.

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

  But it is already because of exposure and fame.

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

  Before in Los Angeles, she has been busy with these.

  This time 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 fulfilling life, meeting two or three people from brand companies every day.

   Negotiating contracts and shooting samples, it can be said that he was very busy.

  Same as Abel's other Manhattan residences.

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

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

   This morning, Charlize Theron did not go out.

  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 famous plug queen in Hollywood in the future was actually yelling and playing games in the warm living room.

   Playing PlayStation2, referred to as PS2.

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

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

   There are PS2 game consoles.

   This is what he used to pass the time.

   Last time I had a good time with Jessica.

   "I didn't expect you to play this too?" Abel sat beside her with a smile and said.

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

   "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 one!"

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

   "Um~uh~~uh."

   Charlize Theron, whose vitals were being attacked, groaned softly.

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

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

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

   "Huh~" She hummed 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 handle 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 listening to his words, Charlize Theron immediately understood his intention.

This guy

   She bit her lip and glanced at him.

  How could it not interfere with each other.

   This hasn't even started, and I'm about to be unable to handle it.

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

  Charlize Theron knows this guy just likes this one.

  She had no choice but to endure the growing strange, comfortable and numbing feeling.

   Continue to play the latest PS2 released this year.

   A few hours later.

   Charlize Theron had to temporarily suspend her afternoon outing.

  Postponed the meeting with the brand in the afternoon until tomorrow.

  Because she knows, in her current state.

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

  Rather than this, it is better not to force it.

   Rest well in the apartment, go out for activities at night, and go out to meet tomorrow.

  After she finished calling 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 putting on his suit jacket while looking refreshed.

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

  Charlize's heart fell into confusion for a short time.

   Didn’t it be agreed 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.

   It can't be restarted, and it's not far from "broken".

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

   It should be said. Every time she makes Abel happy.

  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 of 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 suspect that if she said Abel's name.

  The other party probably will deliver it to the door.

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

   Still has a bit of beauty and capital.

   Really delivered to the door, Charlize suspects that Abel may not refuse!

   This made Charlize cut off contact with this private female doctor after this.

snort!

  Plow my cattle, you Bichi also want to use it?

how is this possible!

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

  But saw Abel, who was already dressed, walked to his side, and kissed his face that 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, I heard that Abel will not be able to stay with me in the next few days.

  The young Sai Huang was still a little bit reluctant.

   "If you say that, then I will take you away?! You can hand over your work to caa to discuss!" Abel "threatened".

  Charlize fell in love in seconds.

   Because she thought.

  If you are really alone and stay with Abel for a few days.

  She didn't even dare to 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 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~"

  Abel just laughed, and then said: "Okay, then you don't have 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 said.

  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~"

   "Now, some decorations on the aircraft, as well as some functional options, are up to you to decide."

"do you understand?"

  Abel has said it so clearly, why Charlize may not understand.

  She has widened her beautiful eyes, and she can't believe that Abel actually "gifted" a private jet to herself.

  Although he only has the right to control and 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 people 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.

   Like Jessica was almost two months ago.

  Wait until Charlize wakes up from the state where her vanity was greatly satisfied.

  Abel has left the apartment.

  Looking at the empty living room and the mess around it.

   and in the air.

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

  Charlize laid her beautiful body back lazily on the sofa.

  She stared at the bright chandelier ceiling above her head, and was stunned.

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

   Don't talk about 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 thinks her mother is right.

  Women must have men after all, and they must give F to men after all.

So

  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 together?

   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 this case

  I am in this state now.

  I look like this now.

   Seems pretty good too.

  He has always been arrogant and very self-reliant.

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

  She couldn't bear the sugar-coated bullets from Abel.

  (end of this chapter)