America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 510 Capitalism really has merit

  The first ray of sunlight in the morning, passing through the white gauze curtain, suddenly became as light as a mist, spreading hazyly on the face.

  At this moment, Abel just opened his sleepy eyes on the warm Simmons.

Looking at D'Addario's long loose golden hair tightly pressed against his arms with his back turned to him, Abel withdrew his hand through her armpit, and by the way, took a few pieces of hair from Megan's behind his mouth Fox's long hair removed.

   "Hoo—"

  Feeling the softness and fragrance of the two girls sliding to his body, he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

  This kind of gentleness is so easy to be addicted to.

   No wonder there are so many heroes in the history of mankind. After indulging in gentleness, they couldn’t extricate themselves, and finally they fell into depravity. They changed from heroes to bears, from heroes to fatuous fools.

   There are indeed some women whose attractiveness to men is indeed incredible.

  From Helen to Xi Shi, to Agnes Sorel, to Chen Yuanyuan, there are many, many similar examples...

  Three years ago, when Abel first went to New York, he might have sunk in such a gentle place.

   Fortunately, Abel now has a strong immunity in this regard.

   After all, in the past three years, he has experienced this level of temptation many times.

   It cannot be regarded as temptation, it should be said to be enjoyment.

  He has enjoyed so much, his immunity has been built up, he will indulge and like it, but he will never sink.

   Coming out of Fenyue's jade arm, Abel looked at the time, it was only after 7:00 in the morning, but not before 8:00.

  With a stable biological clock and strong physical fitness, even though he was "busy" until 3 o'clock last night and only slept for 4 hours, he still woke up as usual and was full of energy.

  Glanced at Simmons of Yu.Body.Horizontal.Chen, Abel exhaled happily, turned and walked into the bathroom next to him.

   After taking a shower, he walked back to the bedroom and took out the clothes from the closet. While wearing his shirt, Abel looked at the two girls who were sprawling and without image, nodded in satisfaction, and then left the room.

   When I got outside, it was only a little after 8 o'clock in the morning.

  Jessica hasn't woken up yet. She started to snooze in the early stages of pregnancy, sleeping more than half as long as before.

  Abel didn't bother her either. He went to the gym of the manor villa to exercise, and went to the outdoor swimming pool for a while.

He didn't leave the property until about 9:30 in the morning. The specific address is 9555 Heather Road, Beverly Hills. It is a luxury villa built in 1941. It has 9 bedrooms and 9.5 1 full bath and enjoys approximately 15,505 sq. ft. of ensuite.

  It is much smaller than the house Jessica chose last time. But the location is better in terms of security work. It is located on the top of Beverly Hills. There is only one way to go up. The nearest villas around are all 50 meters away. It can be said that it is completely full in terms of security.

   Obviously, after what happened on July 20th.

   On the second day, Jessica gave up the villa and moved to the top of the mountain.

   It is now July 25th, and 5 days have passed since that day.

   Megan Fox and Alexandra Daddario have also known Abel for more than 5 days.

  During the 5 days, of course, Abel had developed all their knowledge.

   Otherwise, with the two blank sheets of paper, it would be impossible to persist until 3 o'clock in the middle of the night last night under Abel's fighting power.

  The convoy started driving from Beverly Hills to downtown Los Angeles.

   Sitting in the carriage, Abel took the newspaper from David on the front passenger seat.

  Seeing the first newspaper, the headline on the front page reads—[Smith Media's market value exceeded 150 billion U.S. dollars within one month of listing! The most valuable media company ever created! 】 Such a title.

  Abel knew that these newspapers had been selected by David.

   It is estimated that they are all good news, which can make me read the contents of the newspaper in a good mood.

  After all, I have to do some less pleasant things later.

  He flipped through the Wall Street Journal a bit.

  【...Since Smith Media landed on the New York Stock Exchange, due to its long-term rise, it has been infinitely sought after by the market and investors. 】

  【…Since its listing in June, the market value of this media company has repeatedly hit new highs. Up to now, the market value has risen by more than 2.7 times, and as of now, the market value has exceeded 153 billion US dollars. This is a very milestone event for a listed media industry company. 】

  【…Because before Smith Media, the only media company with a market capitalization of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars was Disney 13 years ago, and now Disney’s market capitalization is only 78.5 billion U.S. dollars. 】

  【...Compared to the previous Disney, first of all, Smith Media has achieved steady growth in performance and revenue in its field, and has achieved very good success in the pan-entertainment diversified track. 】

  【…The data show that after the millennium. The media sector is becoming a new area of ​​economic growth…】

  【…】

   A very long report, Abel skimmed through it, and found that it was all about the news that Smith Media’s market value had reached a new high.

   This is also one of the hottest news in the US stock market today.

  Smith Media, with an issue price of $55 a share, has now risen to around $153 a share, and it only took about a month.

  With this size, it can be said to be very exaggerated.

  The financial media reported this frantically, and the Wall Street Journal was no exception.

  But the content behind the report of the "Wall Street Journal" is actually bragging about the media field, saying that the media field is worth investing in.

  Seeing this part, Abel felt that the Wall Street Journal's report today was quite normal.

  Because it is also a media field, of course I hope that the media field will be better in the future. Taking the opportunity of bragging about Smith Media, bragging about the entire field is also what the industry should mean.

   Didn’t see that for nearly a month, because of Smith Media’s frantic popularity, the stock prices of other listed media companies have also been improving.

   At this time, of course, everyone came together to praise Smith Media, so that the stock price of the entire industry will be better, and everyone will benefit together.

   Apart from this aspect, there is nothing special about the whole article, except for the exaggerated market value of Smith Media.

  A company with fixed assets of more than 50 billion US dollars has tripled in the stock market.

  The price-earnings ratio of a normal media company is generally 10-15 times. Now, the price-earnings ratio of Smith Media has reached 30 times.

  This ratio is almost the same as that of the Internet high-tech companies before the Nasdaq collapsed.

   After the Nasdaq collapsed, this is quite unusual in the U.S. stock market, which mainly relies on dividends and dividends to make money.

  Obviously, there are invisible black hands in the market that are pushing Smith Media's stock price to continue to rise, and they want to use Abel's influence to secretly harvest a wave of leeks.

  Abel didn’t care about this, because it was a market behavior. Smith Media has been listed on the market, and it has to follow market rules in many cases.

  Even if someone is scolded by the leeks, it can only be blamed on the greed and ignorance of the person who was cut the leeks, and it has nothing to do with Abel.

  Because the shares of Abel, a group of executives, and original shareholders have a six-month sales restriction period. In the past six months, the rise and fall of stock prices had little impact on them except for their nominal worth.

   People who were cut leeks, of course, can not be blamed on them.

  He put the Wall Street Journal aside and found that underneath it was a copy of Smith Media's American Daily Sun.

  Compared with the Wall Street Journal, the American Sun and the New York Post are in the same tone.

  The main focus is a popularization, an entertainment to death.

   This can be seen from its headlines on the front page today, which are completely different from the "Wall Street Journal".

  [Two suspects charged with manslaughter in Hollywood studio manslaughter case], this is the headline on the front page of today's "American Sun".

   This report is about the latest developments in the case of Hollywood movie star Baldwin's accidental murder on the set.

  Yesterday, New Mexico prosecutors formally prosecuted Baldwin and prop master Reed, saying that the two were each guilty of two counts of manslaughter. If convicted, each faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Baldwin is also the first actor in Hollywood history to be criminally prosecuted for a manslaughter on set.

  If he is successfully prosecuted and sentenced, he will also be the first actor in Hollywood history to go to jail for accidentally killing someone on set.

   This has nothing to do with Abel, he glanced at it and turned over.

   By the time the stack of newspapers was almost full, he had already arrived at the MGM headquarters at the junction of Hollywood Highland Street and Sunset Boulevard.

  At the entrance of the film company headquarters, CEO Robert Iger has long been leading a group of high-level executives waiting to greet him.

  Don’t say that Laomei doesn’t engage in formalism, everyone is human, and everyone is actually a bird.

   It can be said that the MGM headquarters at this time is short of a pair of red cloth on the back, which says "Welcome Chairman Abel Smith is approaching for guidance".

  Other aspects, basically the same as the treatment enjoyed by the leaders of the Huaxia domestic group when they went to inspect the subsidiaries below.

   As one of the Hollywood giants, at the gate of the headquarters of MGM Film Group, of course, there are a large number of entertainment reporters and paparazzi observing it every day.

  There are so many celebrity directors coming and going here every day, if you can take good photos, it will be a lot of money.

  In fact, there are a large number of people like them at the gates of well-known and influential film companies every day.

  So the arrival of Abel at this moment ignited the enthusiasm of these people in an instant.

   "Whoa, it's Abe Smith! It's Abe Smith! They say he's in California recently, and it turns out to be true!"

   "Hey, we should have thought of it earlier. Robert Iger brought so many people to greet him at the door so early, who else could it be except Abel Smith?!"

   "Ah, I really want to go down and take pictures. It's so far away, the focus is not right, can you take a few good photos?"

   "Hehe... Then go down and see if there are any bodyguards next to you?"

   "I really don't dare to..."

   "..."

  While the reporters were making noise and frantically taking photos, Abel was greeted by Robert and walked into the rather magnificent lobby of MGM headquarters.

   "I haven't been here for half a year, and it's more lively here."

  Looking at all the executives gathered around him, as well as some people from the entertainment industry outside, Abel said with a smile.

  "The group is listed, and the company has reached a higher level."

  Robert said happily, "Now everyone says that we are the number one giant in Hollywood. Disney and Warner Bros. are in the past tense!"

  Abel restrained his smile and patted him on the shoulder, "I hope so, let's go. Go to your office and have a chat."

  Robert was taken aback. He thought the boss was here and would inspect the company first.

  Because when Abel came before, it was usually the same process.

   For this reason, Robert has already made an arrangement to ensure that everything is satisfactory when the boss is making an inspection.

   Only in this way can he reflect the excellent work ability of his CEO.

   Unexpectedly, the boss came this time, and instead of going on inspection first, he would go directly to his office.

   Of course Robert did not dare to object to this.

   A group of people waited, directly took the elevator that can only be made by the company's senior management, and arrived at the 50th floor on the top floor, which belonged to Robert's office.

  As an aside, Abel's office here is also on this floor, occupying half a floor facing the junction of Highland Street and Sunset Boulevard, twice as big as Robert Iger's.

  Seeing Abel, he went directly to his own office instead of the bigger and more luxurious chairman's office.

  The CEO of MGM has already sunk in his heart.

   A bad premonition rose to my heart. Robert thought about it carefully, thinking about his recent work, whether there was anything that he could not do well.

  He didn't think it out, because within his ability, he had already done it to the extreme.

  But the boss's unusual behavior today made him a little uneasy.

   Sure enough, after a group of people entered his office, the trouble Robert had expected appeared.

   "Farouk Gursoy, Aman Dahhurst, Michelle Simon, Colette Anastasia, Dorothea Molders..."

   Abel, who was still smiling below, entered Robert's office and calmly called out a long list of names.

  Robert is very familiar with these names, and they are all high-level executives of MGM Film Group.

  Like Michelle Simon, she is the director of the publicity and distribution management department within the group, responsible for the publicity and distribution of most of MGM's films, and once served as the vice president of the film company at Paramount.

There is also Aman Dahurst, who is the main person in charge of the company's overseas business department, responsible for business contacts with overseas, mainly in the direction of Europe and Asia, which are the two directions that MGM Film Group is trying to develop in the past .

   “These guys are fired.”

   After Abel read the names of these people expressionlessly, he immediately added:

   "They are incompetent and have violated the interests of the group. In addition to dismissing them, the legal department of the group headquarters will sue them in the California High Court later."

   Facing Abel's expressionless sneer, Robert was relieved.

   Anti-corruption, he understands.

  In the sensuality of Hollywood, the executives of the film company are very vulnerable to corruption, and then some internal corruption occurs.

  So many unspoken rules and clear rules in Hollywood often come from this aspect.

  Robert thinks he has a clear conscience, and he doesn't need to be greedy in his position.

  The generous Abel has allowed him to enjoy the benefits and benefits that most of the management in Hollywood cannot enjoy.

  The problems were caused by some middle and high-level managers, and probably had nothing to do with him, so Robert was naturally no longer worried.

  As for the boss who is away all the year round and rarely comes to the company, Robert doesn't want to go into the details of why he was able to detect corruption in the company.

   Even the rotating CEO of Smith Media last year actually knew a little bit about this.

   It is said that there is a special work department on the rock security company that the boss values ​​most.

  The responsibility of this work department is to collect and monitor information about the internal managers of the boss and various major holding companies.

  Robert guessed that the reason why the boss was able to find things that he couldn't find out even though he was outside was most likely due to that special department.

  He felt that he and Michael must be on the list of this special department.

  With Robert's cooperation and Abel's black face.

  MGM, who was originally happy to welcome the boss to visit, was in turmoil and mourning throughout the morning.

  Film Group has more than 5,000 employees.

  More than 300 middle and high-level personnel were arrested, and more than 100 of them were taken away by the California Prosecutor's Economic Crime Team and the Los Angeles Police Department before noon.

  The remaining 200 or so people were directly dismissed, and at the same time, they were announced to be blocked by MGM Film Group.

  The company will inform the entire industry about their corruption, so that it will not be so easy for these people to get involved in the entertainment industry in the future.

  The thunderous raid did not subside until noon.

  Robert was apprehensive and wanted to invite the boss to stay for dinner at noon.

   In the past, when Abel was on tour, he usually ate in the company restaurant.

   "It's not the right day, Robert. You saw the situation, and I don't blame you. But you are also responsible, and you know what I mean."

  Of course Robert understood, so he had to send the boss away in fear.

  Mr. Mickey Mouse, who is elegant and gentle, turned to face the senior executives of the film group with a frosty expression on his face.

  Not to mention Robert's internal reorganization after Abel left.

  Abel returned to the villa at 9555 Heather Road at around 3:00 pm.

   When they returned to the villa, the housekeeper told Abel that Jessica went out at noon to go to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a checkup.

  Cedars-Sinai is located in Beverly Hills. It is a top private hospital that is very famous in the United States.

   But what is not well known is that it is actually the medical center of the American Oilers group.

  The rich and powerful bigwigs in the oil people usually get treatment here when they get sick. At the same time, it is also the largest biological research center in the United States controlled by the Oilers, and has been secretly conducting research on longevity genes.

  It is similar to the Adam and Eve scientific research studios established by Abel, but they have gone farther and earlier than him.

   Unlike him, it's actually just getting started.

  Abel didn't think much about it, because in Beverly Hills, or in the whole of Los Angeles.

  If you have money and conditions, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is indeed the best choice.

  Even this hospital is on Abel's donation list.

   After all, this side of Los Angeles is also one of the main places where Abel lives. He is afraid of death, and he has never been stingy in this regard.

  In the villa at this time, there were only two white paper little sisters who slept in the pool until 2:00 noon. When Abel came back, they were playing in the swimming pool.

   "Okay, my little Megan and my little Daddario, go and sit opposite each other. If you're like this, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get up at night?"

  Abel, with a playful smile, stretched out his two hands, caressing their fair cheeks, and stroked their beautiful eyebrows with his fingers. Naturally, he would not refuse the two little girls who offered sweets as soon as they met.

   They were all held in his arms by him just now, and after a fierce fight, he smiled and let them go.

   "Hey, I'm not afraid, at worst I won't sleep until tomorrow!" Megan Fox was obviously more lively. After getting along for a few days, she was not as in awe of Abel as she was at the beginning.

  Daddario stood up from Abel's arms, didn't speak, but raised his eyebrows at Abel with a mischievous and cute face. That delicate and beautiful face made Abel feel a little dazed.

   "You really are..."

   Abel smiled and shook his head lightly, thinking how good it is to be young.

   No wonder Arden and Aden are so satisfied with the island services provided by Apo.

  The corruption of capitalism, indeed, has some merits.

  He waved his hand, and the maid following behind brought over two beautifully packaged, small paper boxes.

   "For you." He said with a smile.

   "What's inside? The sound seems very small?"

  The more lively Megan Fox took it right away, shook it first, and heard a sound coming from inside the cardboard box. Her pretty face looked at Abel curiously, and kept shaking the gift box in her hand.

   In comparison, Daddario is much quieter.

   At this time, she was also holding a gift box, with a pair of big light blue eyes full of curiosity.

  Abel shrugged, spread his hands, and gestured: "Open it and see for yourself."

   "Prickly---"

   "Whoa? A car key! OMG, is the car in this picture a gift? Wow wow thank you Abe, what a great gift I love it boo thank you!"

  Megan Fox held the car keys in her hand, looked at the photo of a pink, red, fifth-generation Porsche 911 in the box, and cheered happily. The bright prints were firmly imprinted on Abel's cheeks.

  Alexandra Daddario has also disassembled it, and inside is a photo of a fifth-generation Porsche 911 sports car of the same model, but in blue.

  Because she told Abel that her favorite color is blue, just like Meghan's pink.red.

   Now Daddario is like Megan, his excited eyes are about to turn into stars.

  For a 16-year-old girl, owning a Porsche 911, especially those Hollywood girls who have objectified themselves in their hearts, is even more irresistible to the stimulation of sports cars.

"Hehe, well, call the number on the back of the photo, and someone will send the car to you. Then I remember that both of you are over 16 years old and can take the driver's license test. I will arrange someone to train you, You will get your driver's license soon. The car and the driver's license are my compensation for your past birthdays."

  In the United States, you can test your driver's license at the age of 16.

  However, according to the regulations, you can't go on the road by yourself after passing, you need someone to accompany you.

   As for the Porsche 911 that was given to them both, they are both the same fifth-generation 911 Turbo launched in 2000, with a displacement of 3.6L and a maximum power of 415 horsepower.

   At the Porsche Store on Sunset Boulevard below, they're the $156,800 flagship version.

  A gift of more than 100,000 US dollars is very expensive anyway.

   But for Abel now, it is not even a drop in the bucket.

  As Abel was talking, he was gagged by two little girls who rushed up, and then the girls left with cheerful smiles.

  Abel took out a tissue from the table, walked to the mirror, wiped off the bright lipstick on his cheeks and mouth, smiled and reminisced about the elegant and sweet girlish smell.

  I was about to take off my clothes and go to the water to soak in the bubbles.

   Jessica, who went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a check-up, is back.

  He just took off his clothes, turned around and met the smiling eyes of Jessica who walked in, showing a gentle smile.

   "Wow, honey, today you are as beautiful as ever."

  Abel sent lavish compliments, American girls love to hear such words.

   Jessica really deserves her praise, but behind her, Abel saw two girls in nurse uniforms and a medical kit with a red cross symbol.

   This made Abel frown, "What's wrong? Are you in good health? Why is there a nurse?"

   Jessica came over, also gave a mouthful, and then explained.

   It turned out to be her physical examination, and the condition was very general.

   After all, her body is pregnant, and her nature is not so good.

  After the test results came out, it showed that her multiple indicators were low. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital suggested to her that it is best to take care of the fetus for a long time, and hospitalization is the best.

  Jessica doesn't want to be hospitalized, but she plans to listen to the doctor's advice and take good care of her baby.

  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center sent a female doctor and two nurses over.

  Of course, it's not as kind as that of the hospital.

   But when Jessica signed the bill, she didn't hesitate, even if it cost tens of thousands of dollars just to check.

   To put it bluntly, there is no such thing as the benevolence of doctors in the United States. With the dollar bills in place, you can move the entire Cedars-Sinai or Mayo to your house if you want.

  The money is not in place, and even the door of the hospital cannot be entered.

   Jessica still wanted to talk to Abel about her own pregnancy later, but saw his eyes, staying on a little nurse behind her for a long time.

  That is a very beautiful, but very young nurse.

  Depressed, but Jessica still introduced three people from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for her boyfriend.

   "This is Dr. Melia, this is Nurse Maria, and this is Nurse Gail."

  Abel smiled, shook hands with doctors and nurses, and introduced himself.

   When it came to the little nurse at the end, he suddenly asked: "Nurse Gail, hello. Your surname is Gadot, right?"

   "Ah? Yes... yes, yes." The immature and young female nurse introduced herself in a panic, "Mr. Smith, I am nurse Gal Gadot."

  Seeing her flustered and cute look, Abel's heart sank.

   Hey Nurse, Gal Gadot, and the Oilers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center…

  Things are getting interesting.

   A little bit of text, write a little bit of daily life...

  (end of this chapter)