America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 190 AMC Television Reform and Mr. Pei

  Since Abe entered Wall Street.

   It can be said that he and the Wall Street giants have always been in a state of no crime.

   Most of his wealth comes from the international market.

   Mainly in the foreign exchange market, the precious metal futures market and the international crude oil market.

   His investments in these places.

  It is also operated through the giants of Wall Street.

  Just interest and commission.

   Over the past year, Wall Street giants may have made hundreds of millions of dollars.

   Not to mention, he casually watched the flow of funds.

   It also made many other Wall Street giants drink a lot of soup.

   All along, he gave the impression of Wall Street.

   is the second Peter Lynch—

  Honest and well-behaved, the kind of image that is happy to make money for everyone.

   But of course Abel doesn't want to be a second Peter Lynch.

  What's so good about being a stock angel?

  I chose to retire when I was in my forties.

   What's the point of that?

  He wants to be himself.

  He also wants to be one of the giants, even the most powerful one.

  He wants to start his own business.

  That's why he made the frighteningly high valuation quotation at the investment reception on the 15th of last month.

  That offer was meant to keep people away.

  Even if he subsequently gave a considerable gambling agreement.

   Still no lunatic is willing to agree with his valuation.

   This also gave him a follow-up second-step plan

  He started his own business.

  Abel started to become the boss of a medium-sized commercial bank through acquisitions and mergers.

  The first few are okay.

  The latter one has Abel's own bank.

  This is why Wall Street giants cannot tolerate it.

   Because Abel has his own bank.

   It means that Wall Street, it is difficult to monitor Abel's capital flow at will.

   It also means that Abel makes the Wall Street giants earn a lot of commissions and interest.

   may be gone in the future.

  In their eyes, a very high-quality future cash cow, the second Peter Lynch.

   Actually want to be their kind.

   After this, the treatment he received from these Wall Street giants was naturally different.

  He starts to be seen as a fellow, starts to be hostile.

   This is the reason why the whole Wall Street began to be somewhat hostile to him.

   But in fact, this kind of hostility is not hostility.

  Because any giant who has gained a foothold on Wall Street.

  The entire Wall Street is treated with this attitude.

   Simply put, every Wall Street titan.

   will be hostile to other Wall Street giants. This hostility is consistent and "fair".

  Whether it is Abel, Goldman Sachs, or Lehman, the treatment is the same.

  This is the hostility and pressure that any company or individual who wants to become a Wall Street giant must bear.

  No one can avoid it.

   Time came to the thirtieth.

  There are only two days left in 2000.

  Smith Capital has used 21 billion U.S. dollars in credit lines in three banks.

  Although there is still a credit line of 20 billion US dollars that has not been used.

  But the floating loss on Smith's capital account has reached 250 million US dollars.

   In other words, Smith Capital has lost $250 million in two days.

   Some Smith Capital employees in the safe house state have wavered.

  But their boss insisted on shorting.

   Only invest funds in the short list of USD/JPY.

   As wage earners, including David Mellon.

  They didn't dare to persuade the boss at this time.

   You can only see the boss, whether there are any preparations left behind.

   But their boss left Smith Building on the 30th.

  Abel, who was supposed to be on the scene to monitor the transaction.

   Appeared at the headquarters of the American classic movie cable TV station.

  It is also the headquarters of AMC TV station, one of the cable TV stations in the United States.

  AMC TV station was originally one of the TV stations controlled by Rainbow Media Holding Group.

   But about a month ago.

   It was acquired by AB Smith Entertainment, which is owned by Abel.

  amc TV station officially became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ab Smith Entertainment.

   Become Abel's company.

   It also means that AMC TV has also become a brother company of MGM.

  Having troubled amc for many years, the problem of not having a good movie source was swept away.

  MGM has a library of more than 3,000 movies and more than 4,000 episodes of TV dramas.

  According to the corresponding fees and regulations, the authorized use is open to AMC TV station.

   In the past, AMC, which was sometimes "poor" and had to play black and white movies, suddenly became "rich".

  AMC's management, also at the request of ab Smith Entertainment, immediately adjusted the development direction of the TV station.

  amc TV station, began to broadcast MGM's more popular movies.

  This attracted a large audience, and a small number of commercial breaks began to appear on the TV show.

   Ratings increased by more than 5% in one month as both the show and the movie were relatively new on the network.

  Abel appeared in the headquarters of AMC TV station today.

  He naturally came prepared.

   Abel just arrived at the company not long ago.

   announced the dismissal of AMC's original general manager Man Lester.

   In the name of the chairman, Abel appointed the former HBO TV station.

   At HBO, Richard Plepler, Senior Deputy Liaison Officer and CEO Advisor.

   Let Richard Plepler, the new general manager of AMC television.

  Richard Plepler is a capable man.

   In parallel time and space, he is known as the father of HBO.

   Before he became CEO of HBO.

  HBO is just one of the many premium cable TV stations in the United States.

   After Richard Plepler took office, HBO started its journey to become a giant in the industry.

   "The Black D Family", "Game of Thrones" and so on, HBO's most popular TV series.

   Both from Richard Plepler's tenure as CEO.

  Abel did the same again this time.

  It's the same as poaching people on the Mickey Mouse Disney side.

  He poached Richard Plepler from HBO with better pay and a higher position.

   And appointed Richard Plepler, the new general manager of AMC.

  Also at AMC, there are a series of other personnel appointments.

  Just this morning, Abel can be said to have wiped out the original AMC TV station management.

  A small number of former management personnel who were left behind were also adjusted or placed on probation.

  Although Abel did.

  AMC TV station will have to pay more than 20 million U.S. dollars in firing fees, that is, dismissal fees.

   But this also made the management of AMC TV station, the whole situation suddenly refreshed a lot.

   At the new management meeting, Abel made several demands.

   "The first request, I want AMC TV station to have "three new" every year from now on!"

   "Three new, refers to a TV series with a single episode costing 3 million US dollars. AMC TV shows at least three TV shows every year."

   "The second requirement is outside of the broadcast of movies and TV shows."

   "AMC is going to expand into other areas of programming. Like reality TV."

   "By the way, this time I asked someone to find a retired soldier from the UK."

   "He's also an explorer, his name is Bear Grylls, and he's publishing a book."

   "I plan to let AMC TV station tailor a wilderness survival adventure reality show for this explorer!"

   "How to do it specifically, let the screenwriter department and producers of AMC TV station submit a plan!"

  Abel made many requests in one go.

  In the end, he was in front of the new management of AMC TV station who didn't dare to say a word.

   Said something that made them very happy.

   "In addition to these requirements. I will inject $200 million into AMC TV next year."

   "This is the start-up capital I gave you. I hope you can give me a passing grade!"

  Leave these requirements aside, and leave the promise of a capital injection of 200 million U.S. dollars.

   Abel left as fast as he came.

  He quickly left the conference room.

   Let the new management of AMC TV look at each other in the conference room.

   Finally, the new general manager, Richard Plepler, stepped up to clean up the situation.

   "cough cough cough"

   Richard Plepler coughed and cleared his throat.

   "Boss' request, everyone has obviously heard it."

   "I won't talk nonsense. I think everyone should have heard too many reports about our dear Mr. Abel Smith in the newspapers."

   "Next, let me say a few words, just a few words."

  “.”

   These few words from Richard Plepler.

   It took more than an hour to talk.

   Wait until more than an hour later.

  amc TV station, the new management, just came out of the office.

  It was almost noon by this time.

  Richard Plepler is on the HBO side, and at this time is only one of the top.

  There are at least five or six people in front of the CEO.

  Although before this, the momentum and potential of HBO's development.

   Far better than amc.

  At the same time, HBO is backed by Time Warner, the super entertainment giant.

  But the current amc is not much worse than HBO!

   Backed by MGM.

   What's more, AMC backed by Abel Smith's super golden bullet.

  Richard Plepler is confident that he will develop it better.

   Absolutely no worse than his original employer HBO!

  The high-spirited Richard Plepler was walking towards the new office he was still tidying up.

  He met an AMC employee in a meeting room halfway, and was receiving a stranger who looked like a soldier in a military green uniform.

  How could there be soldiers in the company?

  Richard Plepler was curious, and the general manager couldn't help walking over.

   Then he knew.

   Wearing army green clothes, a young man who looks like a soldier, his name is Bear Grylls.

   Those who received Bear Grylls were the production department staff of the company.

  The two sides are discussing that AMC TV will next present a wilderness survival adventure program tailored for Bear Grylls.

   This made Richard Pleppler's heart move.

  Mr. New General Manager, but I remember being in the meeting just now.

  Among the boss's few speeches, he specifically mentioned the young man Bear Grylls.

   Richard Pleppler thinks.

  This means this Bear Grylls.

   Either have a relationship with or know the boss.

   Either Bear Grylls really has something special, and the boss has taken a fancy to him in some way.

  Thinking of this, the new general manager of AMC.

  He smiled and sat down in front of the somewhat nervous Bear Grylls.

  He discussed it with Bear Grylls and the company's reality TV production department.

  Abel's side.

  After resolutely solving the reform of AMC TV station and the appointment of new personnel.

   He came to the Smith Building again.

  The short selling on USD/JPY this time is since Abel came to Wall Street.

   The most serious confrontation with Wall Street.

  After establishing his own business, he can no longer borrow funds from other giants at will.

   It is not impossible to use it.

  The cost will be a bit high, and it will be monitored, which may affect the result.

  He didn't want to do it again.

   At least not this time.

  So this investment means that he will be like other Wall Street investment banking giants.

   Only through his own funds.

   Or wrestle in the market with money from his own friendly merchant bank.

  Smith Building, the trading floor on the third floor.

  Abel looked at the data on the screen wall.

  The above shows the real-time exchange rate of USD/JPY at this time.

  Steady at around 107.500.

   In other words, in the past two days, he has been short-selling and lonely.

   USD/JPY has never been really empty, and it has been maintained by the bulls.

  This made Smith Capital's account a loss to about 350 million US dollars.

   That is, he is on his way to AMC TV station.

  He owed $100 million.

  Forex market, the risk is so great.

   At this time, David Mellon has the most confidence in him.

   are a little hesitant.

  David couldn't help whispering to him:

   "It's not good. From what I can find - Merrill Lynch, Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, JP Morgan, and a bunch of other investment banks are long USD/JPY."

   This news is not surprising to Abel.

   To his surprise, he did not hear the name of Goldman Sachs among the names of these investment banks.

   "Where's Goldman Sachs?" Abel asked.

  David Mellon shook his head and said:

   "Goldman Sachs' words. Either they did it too secretly and successfully, and I didn't find out or feel it. Or it's that Goldman Sachs didn't end this time."

   "The former one is unlikely. The investment banks are all gone, and they don't hide it. It doesn't make sense that Goldman Sachs would spend so much effort to cover it up."

   Hearing what David said, Abel frowned, "You mean, Goldman Sachs didn't end this time?"

   "That's a possibility. But the previous one is also there. Or Goldman is waiting when they see fit."

  David said: "In short, we can't take it lightly. Goldman Sachs doesn't seem to be able to let this kind of thing go."

  Abel nodded, he thought so too.

  The smoke bomb he had David Mellon put out last time.

   Those who can't wait to come out to eat the bait are Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers.

   Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers were not absent this time as usual.

   No reason Goldman Sachs would be absent.

   "BOSS." David said softly:

   "To be honest, I'm a little nervous right now. I've already lost $350 million. Look, it's $380 million now."

   "Don't you believe me?" Abel replied.

  David said firmly and immediately: "Believe it!"

  Abel's investment experience in the past year.

  David had developed a habit of blind obedience long ago.

   This time, it was a bit of a loss. It was the first time that Smith Capital lost so much.

  David began to doubt life a little.

  But when Abel wanted to ask this question, David still answered decisively.

   "That's all right?" Abel patted him on the shoulder.

   "Trust me, brother. In the field of finance, I am god."

   "Here is up to you, as long as it doesn't exceed 107.800, or doesn't fall to 107.200, you don't need to notify me."

   "With the current amount and speed of funds, just continue to buy short orders."

   "As soon as you reach these two warning lines, please notify me immediately."

"do you understand?"

  The boss gave such direct orders.

   Even if David Mellon didn't understand, he chose to implement it resolutely.

   "Understood." David said.

  Abel smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

  Finally, I looked at the USD/JPY quotes on the screen wall for a while.

   Reconfirmed that my "talent" has not changed.

  He left Smith Building in peace.

   Arriving at the parking lot in front of the building, Abel noticed that it was snowing again in New York.

  New York started in November this year, and it snowed for almost a month in mid-December.

  It has been ten days since December 20th, and there has been no snow in between.

   It started snowing again today.

  This means that the weather is going to be cold again.

  Abel shook his head, he knew that January would be the coldest time in New York.

  If it weren't for the Smith Building, he couldn't leave for the time being.

   Right now, he probably has to go to Los Angeles to avoid the cold.

  Although the snow was not falling heavily at this time, he was also worried that the snow would get bigger halfway.

  Take a helicopter like that, the risk will be much higher.

   To be on the safe side, he chose to drive into Manhattan.

  Thinking like this, he got on the Cadillac STS in the middle of the convoy.

  The convoy left the Smith Building in the snow.

after an hour.

  He appeared on the eighteenth floor of the Carnegie Hill Building that he hadn't returned for a long time.

  He is here, with a luxury apartment with 7 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms, with an interior area of ​​7,500 square feet.

  The downstairs of the apartment is Fifth Avenue, and across the road is Central Park.

  It is snowing heavily.

  The entire Central Park was dyed white.

   Looking down from the eighteen-story building, it looks very beautiful.

  In the warm living room of the apartment.

  When Abel appeared.

  Anne Hathaway has no image, holding a large bucket of potato chips, lying on the sofa in the posture of "Ge You lying" watching TV.

   Abel noticed that the station she was watching was AMC Cable.

   AMC TV is playing, it seems to be an old "007" movie.

   She seemed to be very absorbed in watching, the sound of Jinna opening the door to let Abel in.

  She didn't hear any of it.

  Kinna was about to call her, but was stopped by Abel.

  Abel stopped, signaled Jinna not to disturb Annie, and asked Jinna to go to a small room on the side.

  Gina Korshunova, one of the former members of the Swallows, in her forties, felt a little nervous.

  【The boss is not interested in me, is he? 】

  【I am in my forties. 】

  【But it’s not impossible. When I was young, I was also very beautiful!】

  【Maybe the boss just likes this one? 】

  With such an "uneasy" mentality.

  Jin Na followed the boss and came to the small room.

   When she noticed.

  The only ones who came into the small room were Abel.

   There are also two male bodyguards, Edward and Johnson.

  She breathed a sigh of relief.

  With the boss's terrifyingly powerful desire for monopoly.

   There are other men in the room.

  That means that the boss should not be interested in him.

   Jin Na was a little annoyed by this—【When my mother was young, she was really a flower】!

  Then Jinna heard the boss say to her:

   "Jinna, I remember the information said that you are from the former Republic of Sakha, right?"

  Jin Na's heart skipped a beat, wondering why the boss suddenly asked this.

  But she still nodded honestly: "Yes."

  (end of this chapter)