America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 175 Mansion and Charlize's Red Sofa

  Los Angeles, under Beverly Hills.

  In a meeting room of the Intercontinental Hotel.

  Abel sat high above the main seat, occasionally with a faint smile on his face.

  Most of the time, he was expressionless, watching the debate of the think tanks below.

".I have a piece of data in my hand. The data comes from Fannie Mae. The data shows that since January this year, cities such as New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Las Vegas, DC, Los Angeles, and Miami have seen house price growth average More than 20%, Los Angeles and Miami are even closer to 30%. During this period, the Case-Shiller home price index of the 20 largest U.S. cities rose by 39%.”

   “The biggest relative home price increases were in the big coastal cities and places like Phoenix and Las Vegas.”

  The person who is speaking is Bertram Hall in the think tank.

  Bertram Hall worked for Thor Brothers before working for Abel.

  Toll Brothers is one of the top five real estate companies in the United States.

  Bertram Hall is the deputy manager of the company's New York business department.

  He is the one in Abel's team who knows the real estate situation in the United States best.

   Facing the gaze of the boss and many of his colleagues, Bertram Hall, who has not accomplished anything since joining the team.

   Now that he finally has a chance to play, he is naturally doing his best.

  “.As market conditions vary, home price increases across the U.S. are correspondingly regional.”

  “The cost of land is the decisive factor of housing prices. Cities like San Francisco, New York, and Miami have physical restrictions on the expansion of building space. The rate of increase in housing prices in these cities will naturally be higher.”

  These are traditional big cities, highly speculated in their respective regions.

  The construction period is relatively long, and the population is also large.

  The per capita land area is relatively small, so it is naturally more expensive.

   “Cities like Dallas and Atlanta have plentiful and cheaper land, relatively lower housing prices, and slower growth.”

   "In summary. From the perspective of data and the situation of the big economic market."

   "In my personal judgment, the real estate industry in the United States will usher in a new upward cycle."

   "BOSS, the above is my speech."

  Finally, Burtram Hall took the document and nodded respectfully to Abel.

  Abel responded with a smile: "Very good data. I have also read this data, and I personally agree with your judgment."

   "What about the others? Bertram Hall has already stood in his position and expounded his views. What do you think?"

   His brain trust team now includes the words of David Jones.

   There are already twenty-two people.

   All of them are currently working in a newly formed consulting department of Smith Capital.

  Their identities are still consultants of Smith Capital for the time being.

  Most of these people are headhunting companies, helping Abel to recruit elites from various industries.

  Everyone has their own field of expertise, and they are also very clear about business methods.

   Alan Baker temporarily acts as the leader of this department.

  Since the establishment of this department, the time is short.

  But two things have been done for Abel, that is, the acquisition of Dark Horse Comics and AMC Television.

   Among them, Dark Horse Comics is the third largest independent comic company in the United States besides DC and Marvel.

  Parallel time and space.

  Around 2020, when it comes to superheroes, people in the world often only think of Marvel and DC.

  But in fact, the superhero series under Dark Horse Comics is also quite popular.

  Like Hellboy, it is a comic of Dark Horse Comics, and the movie is also adapted from this comic of Dark Horse Comics.

  Besides, Dark Horse Comics also owns the comic book adaptation rights of popular sci-fi movies such as "Star Wars", "Sin City", "Predator", "Alien", "Terminator" and so on.

  In this era when DC and Marvel have not yet shined, Dark Horse Comics does not lose much to these two.

  This is also the reason why its acquisition amount will be as high as 210 million US dollars.

  More expensive than Aber bought Marvel.

  Who is Marvel? It has sold all the copyrights of superheroes that it seems to be the most valuable at present.

   Unlike Dark Horse Comics, the copyrights are all in their own hands.

  In addition, Dark Horse Comics is also actively helping to publish superhero comics that he has no copyright, only printing rights and retail rights.

  This makes Dark Horse Comics, which is currently the one with the highest publishing sales in the American comics industry.

   Much stronger than DC and Marvel.

   This makes its price far more than Marvel, only a little worse than DC.

   Having said that, if DC learns from Marvel, it also sells Superman and Batman.

   It is estimated that the copyrights of the remaining superhero IPs cannot surpass Dark Horse Comics.

  The negotiations between the think tank and Dark Horse Comics went smoothly.

  Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson, as well as the company's shareholders.

  With enough money, there is no resistance to selling the company.

  This comic company, after all, has only been established for sixteen years.

   It is far inferior to Marvel and DC, not to mention that Abel was acquired in the name of MGM.

  While both Marvel and DC are in the pocket of Hollywood.

  In order to enhance the possibility of appearing on the big screen, Dark Horse Comics was already thinking of finding a thigh to rely on.

   Now that MGM has found it by itself, the price they offered is still so sincere.

  Dark Horse Comics would naturally not refuse.

   As for the situation of AMC TV station, it is even simpler.

  Although it is an old radio station in the American cable TV station.

   But because there is no backer in Hollywood, there are also previous positioning problems.

  In 1998, after adding commercials to TV programs, the ratings became more and more sluggish.

   The ratings are low, and the advertising fee cannot be raised.

  amc TV station has been declining in revenue for two years, and it seems that it is not far from losing money.

  In addition to the parent company of AMC TV, Rainbow Entertainment Holdings is very satisfied with the offer of ab Smith Entertainment.

  There is a rapid cooperation intention between the two parties, one wants to buy and the other wants to sell.

   In less than half a month, AMC TV station officially has the surname Smith.

  These two acquisitions are not difficult.

  But adding up, after all, more than one billion yuan of funds and complicated terms are involved.

  Through the implementation of these two acquisitions, the think tank advisory group has also completed internal integration.

   Began to have the ability to work.

   Now facing Abel's proposal, he plans to open another real estate company.

  While investing in your own real estate, you also invest in real estate in the United States.

  At this time, this meeting is dealing with this issue.

   The result of the discussion is obviously that the boss should open such a new company.

  Everyone can see that the boss intends to enter real estate.

   Even for a Wall Street giant, it seems strange to engage in real estate.

   But then again.

  The boss, a Wall Street giant, has not spared even Hollywood and modeling agencies.

  In addition to Hollywood, it seems that there is nothing wrong with adding another real estate.

  Secondly, as Bertram Hall's data reports.

  Since January this year, the real estate industry across the United States has seen a visible heatup.

  In less than a year, housing prices in big cities have generally risen by more than 10%.

  This kind of market is very uncommon in the real estate industry.

   It can be seen with the naked eye that in the next one or two years, entering the real estate industry will make money.

   However, at the end of the discussion by the think tank advisory group, Abel still made the decision.

  Abel on the high seat, smiled and said:

   "There is a message. I don't know if it is accurate. But the possibility of it happening is very high."

  The boss spoke, and everyone naturally looked at him.

  In the quiet conference room, Abel's voice echoed.

   "According to a mysterious source. Starting next year, the Federal Reserve will start a period of quantitative easing for an unknown period."

   "As we all know, during the time of quantitative easing. House prices will become stronger and stronger."

   "Even the Fed's quantitative easing is mainly to strengthen the economy and prevent economic recession."

   "But it is bound to attract part of the funds to the real estate industry."

   "So I personally think that at least in the next two or three years. The real estate industry in the United States will generally rise and not fall too much."

   It is not unusual for the boss to think that real estate will rise but not fall.

  But the boss can actually know the next policy change of the Federal Reserve

   It’s still next year!

  The way everyone looked at the boss began to change.

  The advisory group thinks that the boss is from Texas.

  Among the two candidates now in court.

   The candidate who looks like he has a better chance of winning is also a Texan.

  Texans help Texans, it seems to be the past!

   Many people in the think tank advisory group.

   No need for anyone to explain, they just made up something by themselves.

  That's why we opened a new real estate company and invested a lot of money in it.

   Quickly pass through the think tank advisory group.

  Finally, Abel decided to let Burtram Hall act as the general manager of the new company for the time being.

  Let the senior management of this real estate company be responsible for setting up the company's structure.

  The name of the new company is "Newstartingpoint", the Chinese name is New Starting Point.

   That's right, Abel is going to start a new start!

   English abbreviation NSP.

  NSP's investment, as in the past, is that Abel's three overseas outlying island funds each hold 30% of the shares.

  Abel himself owns another 10% of the shares.

  It is obviously a one-person company, but it uses the names of four people to invest.

   This approach is for better tax avoidance.

  Secondly, it is also for the safety of diversifying the holdings.

  After the establishment of the new company, a large number of properties under Abel's name will be injected as equity.

  The new company will receive a billion-dollar capital injection from Abel, which will be used to farm houses and land across the United States.

  The company was just established, not even officially registered yet.

   It has the first task, which is near Los Angeles, to choose a house that the boss likes.

  Before November 20th.

  It quickly settled for Abel's second residence in Los Angeles.

   This is a mansion located at No. 812 North Bedford Road, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, zip code 90210.

  It covers an area of ​​40510 square feet, approximately 3763.38 square meters.

   This is a luxury villa built in 1987.

  It has a reasonable space planning, a total of 11 bedrooms, 12.5 full bathrooms, and a suite area of ​​about 14,218 square feet.

  Luxury decoration in modern style, the sunny living room is the same as other Los Angeles luxury houses, this is a useless fireplace.

   In the independent and spacious dining room, you can enjoy the wonderful view of the outdoor garden.

  The outdoor courtyard is spacious and spacious, and the courtyard environment is elegant, with an open-air swimming pool, a pergola, a tennis court, barbecue facilities, and leisure tables and chairs. In short, it has everything that a Beverly Hills luxury home should have.

   And a nice spot in Beverly, $18 million.

   After Abel saw the house, he thought it was okay.

   It just feels a bit small, but this is Beverly Hills after all.

  The land here is very expensive, and it is impossible for a villa to occupy dozens or even hundreds of acres like Long Island.

  In Beverly Hills, luxury villas of this size are considered to be above the mainstream.

   Those who can live in such a big house are basically high-level Hollywood giants or simply bosses.

   Few celebrities can afford such a big house, and some of them are the kind of first-line celebrities who have been famous for several years.

  Abel thinks the house is too small.

   Specially asked for another day off, specially ran to see Anne Hathaway's house, it was not too small at all.

   came with her, and her two good friends in the crew, Heather and Julie.

  It's noon this day.

  Abel was not in the villa.

  Annie, who asked for leave to look at the house, came with two friends.

  When they arrived, the villa was being cleaned by the senior property team.

   has also been refreshed, removing traces of the original owner who lived here.

   Replaced with a new variety of personal items, as well as some new decorations, and a general cleaning throughout the house.

  When the three of them arrived, what they saw was a brand new Beverly Hills mansion.

  As soon as she entered the door, Heather, who was a bit carefree, was shocked by the spacious and beautiful huge courtyard garden full of red palms in front of her.

   Heather, who had little knowledge, never stopped making "wow" sounds after entering the door.

  Compared to Heather's direct performance.

  A little older, more stable British actress Jolie, at least looks a lot better.

   But she was also shocked, who called such a beautiful house, it is in Beverly Hills.

  Beverly mansion!

  How many Hollywood practitioners dream.

  How many Hollywood workers have worked hard all their lives.

  I just want to buy a decent house here!

   It can be said that this is almost the entire American entertainment industry.

   Even entertainment circles all over the world want to live in a dream place.

  Its lethality against practitioners in the entertainment industry is even higher than that of ordinary people.

  Looking at his two friends, they are dazzled by this beautiful house at the moment.

  Annie is also very happy, she loves to see other people's envious expressions towards her!

   This is her vanity, not as strong as that of Jessica and others, but it still exists.

   "Okay~"

  Annie waved her hand proudly, and she shouted like a hostess: "Let's go in and have a look!"

   And just as Annie was looking at the house with her friends, she was in the other corner of Beverly Hills.

  Abel is also showing people the house.

  Annie brought two friends she met in the crew.

   What Abel brought was one of his employees.

  Los Angeles, No. 960 Northern Alps, Beverly Hills, in a mansion with the same zip code as 90210.

   "Employee" Charlize Theron is taking a close look at the 31,363-square-foot mansion with her boss.

  This house is smaller than Annie's house, but the price is more expensive because it has a better location.

  The price is 25 million US dollars.

  The front of this house can overlook most of Los Angeles.

   And its side can see the sea in the distance, on the top of the mountain.

   Occupy an exclusive position, naturally more expensive.

  Same as Annie and the others.

  For Charlize Theron, such a house is also her dream mansion.

   After knowing the price of the house, Charlize calculated silently.

  She found that with her current income, she would not eat, drink or pay taxes every year.

   It will take almost 8 years to afford it!

   Even if you become a first-line actress in Hollywood.

  I'm considering tax payment, team maintenance expenses, daily use, and deducting other miscellaneous expenses.

   It is estimated that it will take five or six years to buy such a house.

  But now that he is in place in one step, he has not even become a real first-line star.

   can live in such a house.

  Looking at Abel, who is tall and strong, and looks better than many Hollywood actors.

   Charlize Theron Psycho feels at this moment.

   Maybe it's not bad to just follow him like this.

   There are career resources and enjoyment in daily life.

   in that respect

  Thinking of this, Charlize blushed slightly.

  Because at the moment in the villa, only she and him are looking at the house.

  The movement of someone's hands has already started to be unscrupulous when they came in.

   "The courtyard is not big, but it is beautifully done."

   Charlize, who was a little blushing, heard Abel say this suddenly.

  Charlize looked over and looked at the lawn in the yard, they were obviously well-groomed.

   Around the yard, it is also surrounded by tall trees and shrubs.

  There is an open-air swimming pool on the east side of the garden. There is a gap in the trees on the east side of the pool. Below is a small cliff formed by a high platform. If you want to swim in the morning, you can also enjoy the sun.

  The interior decoration of the villa is very luxurious, with marble floors. According to the agent, all of them were shipped from Italy.

  All private luxury brand custom-made furniture and home appliances, a decoration style combining Roman classical style and modern fashion.

  9 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, five and a half bathrooms.

  A worker's dormitory building, with a total of 4 workers' rooms.

   There are three kitchens, a 40-foot-high living room, a gym with equipment that is not inferior to the outside, a 10-seater home theater, and an audio-visual room.

  Walking around, the two came to the master bedroom.

   This master bedroom is exaggeratedly large.

  At least 150 square meters by visual inspection.

   On the left is the entrance door. At the back is the wall attached to the huge soft bed in the master bedroom, which is covered with various artworks and oil paintings.

  In front of it is a large sofa that looks very high-end, which coincidentally is red.

  Beside the big sofa. These are two high-end leather reclining chairs. It was covered with a large towel.

   As for the right side of the master bedroom. It is a huge full-screen panoramic floor-to-ceiling window.

  Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a beautiful back garden and another indoor swimming pool within easy reach.

  I want to swim, I want to go to the garden to relax.

   You can open the small door of the floor-to-ceiling window after you wake up in the morning and take a shower.

  Go straight to the garden.

   As expected of the master bedroom.

   consideration is comprehensive.

  Abel turned his head, he looked at Charlize Theron, just about to ask her if she likes it.

   Finally saw her, with charming eyes, staring at the red sofa in front of the bed.

   "This sofa, did you have someone move it here?"

  Abel heard Charlize whisper.

  Although this red sofa does not match the decoration style of the room at all.

   But to be honest, it really has nothing to do with Abel.

   "It's already here." Abel subconsciously said.

  But he quickly realized it, because he saw the charming water in Charlize's eyes.

  Sofa, red.

   This is Beverly Hills again.

What are you waiting for?

   Next, it’s Charlize Theron’s red sofa time!

Although it is thankless, I must say that any data in this book is real unless otherwise specified, and I have spent a lot of time looking it up, such as the two houses in this chapter. The real world really has The price of these two houses was lowered a little by me. After all, the price I found is the current price, which should be cheaper in 2000. Although I am writing YY novels, I also think that YY is reasonable, and I hope everyone thinks the same way.

  (end of this chapter)