America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 537 I will stand up when the Star-Spangled Banner shatters

   By the time they left Smith Capital, it was already nightfall.

   On the Manhattan side, as long as little Laura is not around, most of Abel will live in the super flat on the top of the Smith Tower.

  From the area where he works in the Smith Building to the Daping floor, there are two dedicated elevators. One of them can only be used by himself, and the other can be used by his women and servants who serve him.

  Sitting in the exclusive elevator going to the top floor, Abel looked at the reflection on the transparent elevator glass, the colorful city neon lights flickering everywhere in Manhattan, and felt indescribably relaxed.

  He felt that his preparations were very comprehensive. In fact, even if there is no subprime mortgage crisis, he can still guarantee that he will continue to maintain this foundation and advantage at the top of the pyramid.

  Compared to the foresight brought by rebirth, financial talent is his real super hack.

  To be honest, even with so many "hooks" enabled. Abel is still very crisis-conscious. To put it bluntly, he is not safe. For him, it is inevitable to have a few layers of insurance.

  The reason for this is partly because he is a reborn person, so he feels somewhat insecure.

  So, in the face of the crisis that may occur in advance.

  On the surface, he asked the think tank to help him plan the balance of investment asset ratio, but in fact he was making preparations to deal with the crisis in a better state and prepare to harvest various good assets in the crisis.

  If the crisis is really brought forward, this subprime mortgage crisis is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for him.

  Abel remembered that in the parallel time and space, this crisis made the stock prices of a large number of old Fortune 500 companies in the United States as cheap as penny stocks.

  But this does not mean that these companies are not good, but that the panicked financial market has brought about unconscious selling and plummeting. The stocks of many high-quality companies are definitely the unlucky ones who have been affected by Chiyu.

  Like Wells Fargo, where Keira is now the president of the East Coast region, this is actually a stable and high-quality bank.

   At least now and in the next 10 years.

   But Abel remembers that in its parallel time and space, the stock price fell very exaggeratedly due to the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis.

  This is actually a very wronged thing for Wells Fargo.

  Because Wells Fargo has strong conservative values, which basically reflects the traditional moral conservatism of Protestantism. The spirit of being responsible to shareholders, employees and customers. This bank not only escaped the 1990-1992 period, but also the 2007 real estate bear market crisis in parallel time and space, all thanks to their conservative and non-radical blessings.

   Banks that do not use subprime mortgages and related bonds as their main source of profit are actually not very problematic in this crisis.

  But in the panic of the market and the public, all this seems to be less important. No one cares about Wells Fargo’s statement. The market is constantly falling, not to mention the banking industry in the hardest hit area of ​​subprime mortgages.

  Wells Fargo was naturally unavoidable. At that time, bank stocks fell the most in the United States.

  Besides, Abel also remembered that the stock of Coca-Cola Company fell along with the general trend. This is undoubtedly another rare and good stock. Who doesn’t drink Coca-Cola! ?

   Then there are Wal-Mart, General Electric, McDonald's, and even many listed arms companies...all of which will usher in their lowest stock prices during the crisis.

  Especially General Electric is the most exaggerated. This was once the first super company with a market value of US$500 billion in the US stock market, and the mainstay of US high-tech and industry.

   At the most terrifying time of the crisis, it even fell into a penny stock...

  The so-called penny stock refers to the stock of a listed company, which is not even worth a dollar and can only be priced in cents.

  How can there be any eggs under the collapse of the nest? After the complete financial crisis is formed, no matter whether you are swimming in pants or not, you will be caught in the pond and suffer severely.

   This is a crisis for most people, but it is a good opportunity to make money for some bears who are not afraid of death.

  For Abel, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bargain.

  Buffett's phrase I am crazy when others are afraid can undoubtedly be used here.

  Of course, the crisis has not yet appeared, but the prototype has already emerged.

   Even if the crisis will appear in advance, it is actually Abel's own personal judgment.

  Abel didn’t want to fight against the general trend. He felt that he still needed to wait patiently, waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to make money and be a good person at the same time.

   When the stock market falls to the point where there is nothing to fall, he is the real king of the United States who can come out with hundreds of billions of dollars in cash to save the market.

  He feels that this opportunity will not be far away, and it will not exceed 2006 at the latest.

   It will be at least two years earlier than in the parallel time and space.

  The reason why it is so much ahead of time is actually very simple. The butterfly effect caused by his butterfly is getting bigger and bigger.

   Who called him this butterfly, which can be said to be unexpectedly powerful? The butterfly effect caused by a powerful butterfly is naturally more powerful.

  Back to the flat floor on the top of the building, Kayla had been waiting for a long time, and she even got off work an hour early to catch up on a good sleep.

   Otherwise, when she faced Abel, she must have stayed up for two consecutive nights, and her complexion would not be very good.

  She is not an animal like Abel. She only needs to sleep for two or three hours a day to ensure a full day of vitality.

  She felt that fatigue would affect her beauty and her image in Abel's mind. This was something Kayla didn't allow to happen in her heart.

  The two of them kissed each other. After eating dinner, drinking a cup of coffee and taking a break, they walked into the bathroom together.

In the luxurious large bathtub, Abel hugged Keira, one hand picked up the water and sprinkled it on her shoulder, and the other hand was dishonestly wandering in the water, Keira leaned against Abel's arms, Watching the LCD TV playing on the opposite wall.

  The distance from September 11, 2002 is getting closer, because it is the first year, and 9/11 is the opportunity for the George government to really take power.

   It can even be said to be George's power code...

  So under the leadership of the White House, the anniversary of the September 11 incident this year has received the attention of all Americans.

  The closer it is to that day, the more American media will get involved, pushing the grandness and importance of this day to a higher level.

  In the past few days, whether it is the Internet or the TV media, there are news about how Americans commemorate and mourn the victims across the United States.

  If you haven’t been in the United States during this period, you won’t know how much 9/11 hurt the hearts of all Americans.

  The greater the damage, the greater the power and influence that the George government can wield.

  George was able to jump from one of the least powerful commanders in history to one of the most powerful commanders in American history, all thanks to this incident.

   With such great benefits, it is no wonder that so many Americans have the idea of ​​conspiracy theories.

   Seriously, if it wasn't for last year. With George's achievements in other areas, it is impossible for him to win the next re-election.

   It was 9/11 that gave him power, and it was also 9/11 that gave him the most important support for brazenly launching a war.

  He actually pays attention to it. Once he pays attention to it, the whole of the United States will not pay attention to it.

   On 9/11, all Americans honor those who lost their lives in the disaster through moments of silence, the reading of victims' names, volunteer work, candlelight vigils, and other observances.

   As the site of the disaster, activities in Lower Manhattan and near the ruins are the top priority.

   At that time, most of the media in the United States will definitely broadcast it.

  It will definitely attract the attention of all Americans than the activities of the White House and the Five Corners.

   "Honey, it seems that it's time for you to come up and give a speech first."

  Watching the news on TV, Keira looked up at Abel, who was holding herself in her arms, and his hands were not neat at all, and gasped slightly.

"Hehe... I actually don't care. I was not in the United States at the time, and the loss was not great. But if I were to be the first to give a speech, I would naturally not refuse." Abel chuckled lightly, and his movements underwater continue.

  This anniversary, he will launch a televised speech to the entire United States in front of the remains of the Petronas Twin Towers on that morning.

   This kind of thing can definitely be regarded as a beautiful job, especially for regular customers. It was a good opportunity to face all Americans with a very positive image.

  Under normal circumstances, the first person to give a speech should be the Grand Commander of the White House or the Mayor of New York, and again, the congressmen of Manhattan.

  Then these people had disputes, fought and fought, and finally made a compromise.

  George won't be coming, he'll be hosting from Washington. Bloomberg, the mayor, changed it to the finale speech.

  The first speaker who stepped forward to give a speech, representing New York and Manhattan, and appeared in front of all Americans, became Abel.

  Because Abe Smith is a Texan, but in the hearts of many Americans, he has become the representative of the American dream and the ultimate embodiment of New Yorkers.

   There is also his show last year, and the image of the patriot displayed in the stock market crisis.

  From these perspectives, he is definitely the most suitable one.

  Others could not compete with him, and finally fell on him.

"Hehe, don't worry about this." Abel chuckled, put his hands on the edge of the bathtub, stood up from the water with a "wow", sat on the edge of the marble covered with a towel, and pointed at Kaila. He raised his eyebrows, as if to say, "You know what to do."

  Kayla gave Abel an angry Meijiao look, stretched out her hand, then raised her head, looked at Abel and said with a smile:

"How can you not care about this? This year's first anniversary, there is a high probability that it will be recorded in history. At that time, you may be directly listed in textbooks in many places in the United States. From this perspective, you are already Great man in history.”

  Abel shook his head and laughed, looked at Keira who was getting busy, and said in a hoarse voice:

   "Even if I didn't have this opportunity, I'm still a great man destined to be included in American textbooks, so this is really not that important to me. Of course, many people just want it. Sigh... Take it easy."

   Half an hour later.

   "Hoo——"

  Abel tidied up the white bath towel around his waist, and walked out of the bathroom with a relaxed expression on his face.

  As for Kaila coughing again and again inside, he didn't pay much attention to it, and the two of them had already become accustomed to the fun.

Walking into the kitchen, Abel took out two white porcelain coffee cups, pressed the heating button of the coffee pot, took out the cow girl and cube sugar from the refrigerator, and leaned against the bar, waiting for the coffee, his eyes closed Slightly thinking about things.

  Compared to the 9/11 commemoration activities that are valued by regular guests across the United States.

  Abel is more concerned about the layout of the possible early subprime mortgage crisis.

   These layouts can be done slowly. The crisis will indeed come earlier, but it will not happen immediately.

  One's own industrial system is actually more important.

  According to Abel’s plan, Texas is destined to be his most important base in the future.

  California will be his second base, and New York will be the financial hub where he embodies the strength of these two bases into a powerful influence.

  It's a pity that the situation in California is too complicated, and I have too little background there. He can maintain a very strong influence, but it is impossible to achieve complete control or control of the vast majority.

   Unless he can completely annex the California consortium, and then carry out reform and reorganization.

   But that is impossible. If he really wants to do it, not only many members of the California consortium will oppose him.

  Everyone in the United States except the Texas consortium may unite against him.

   This is a bit like the vertical and horizontal alliances in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of China.

  For the California consortium, the greatest limit Abel can do is to influence the Wilson family.

  In contrast, the situation in Texas is much better.

  Abel remembers that the comprehensive deindustrialization of the United States was carried out after the subprime mortgage crisis.

  In just over 10 years, the empire has changed from being the number one in the world with 11 aircraft carrier formations to a down-and-out empire with a maximum of three aircraft carriers on duty each time, and may lie down at any time.

  Standing now in 2002, the most daring prophets in the world dare not predict that 20 years later, there will only be one shipyard in the entire United States that can perform maintenance and repair work on aircraft mothers.

  Even this dock has only one berth, and can only work on one aircraft carrier at a time, which makes it impossible to maintain it at all, leaving those aircraft carriers that need maintenance all rusty, and they don’t even have the ability to leave the port...

   Standing in the position of a vested interest in the United States, Abel does not want this to happen.

  Because that means that his influence in the world will also decline along with the influence of the United States.

   But the general trend is so, even if he is the richest man in the world, even if he is the core figure of the Texas consortium, it is impossible to prevent the decline of the empire.

   also had no intention of stopping it.

  Since this is the case, he has only one idea left.

   That is to get all the useful industries, technology and other industries into its basic market, Texas, or go in the process of the empire's comprehensive transformation from real to virtual.

  At the same time, with the help of the strong folk atmosphere in Texas, maintain the upward momentum of the Lone Star State.

  When the empire is depraved and facing the challenge of the rising East University.

  Abel hopes that Texas at that time will become the core area of ​​all remaining hard power in the United States.

  When one day, the Star-Spangled Banner really shatters.

  The Lone Star State can become the Lone Star Nation, stand up and clean up the mess. Combined with California and New York, Nirvana was reborn in the fire.

  Even if it can't become the number one in the world at that time, at least it must maintain its position as a major country in North America.

   To avoid the complete fall of this behemoth, causing the biggest parasite to have no place to parasite...

  This is Abel's very long-term plan.

  He never mentioned it to anyone, including the members of the Smith Intelligence Group who have been helping him carry out this goal all the time.

  His subordinates all know that after completing the layout of finance and media, he seems to have no interest in the fiery Internet and high technology that the United States now attaches great importance to.

   Instead, most of the money and energy are invested in energy and industry, which are already "sunset industries".

  Many of his non-Texan subordinates still feel that the boss is a bit confused.

  Because Abel likes to relocate all companies with factories to Texas, it is almost impossible for Texas to go to Texas.

   As everyone knows, this is Abel's slow but firm plan.

  He intends to evacuate the high-tech and basic industries of the empire, and take all these things that would have been lost or flowed abroad to Texas.

   Texas is big enough, the population is large enough, and there are a lot of old ink next to it that can be used as cheap workers to supplement.

   More importantly, Texas can be controlled by him. As long as he can continue to earn financial benefits, those inside the consortium will only bow down to him.

  Even if he particularly likes to engage in these "unprofitable" industries, no one will object to him.

  Because most of the money invested in it is his own money, the loss or profit has little to do with other people.

Ding--

   A crisp sound sounded.

  Abel woke up from deep thinking, put the coffee cup under the coffee pot, started to press the switch, poured coffee, added sugar cubes, poured fresh milk, put them on two small trays and walked into the bedroom.

  In the bedroom, Kayla, who was blowing her long blond hair with a hair dryer and wearing only a short white suspender silk nightgown, saw Abel in the mirror, turned off the hair dryer angrily, turned around and said to Abel:

   "Next time if you force it again, I will refuse to give it to you!"

  Abel was still smiling, but he couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, coughed lightly and said indifferently:

   "Practice makes perfect for this kind of thing, and the feeling of vomiting will gradually disappear."

"Don't come here!" Keira gave Abel a blank look, turned around and picked up a bag in front of the vanity mirror, took out a white wet mask from it, opened it, covered her face, spread it flat, and walked to the side Big Simmons lay down and began to take care of his skin.

  No matter how beautiful a woman is, no matter how good her natural aptitude is. If you don't pay attention to maintenance, or don't have the money to maintain it, it is impossible to keep the beauty for a long time.

  Many times, apart from being born, beautiful women are really made of money and time—the money used for maintenance, and the time used for maintenance.

Abel pursed his lips, shrugged, put a cup of coffee on the long desk, and took a cup to the desk and bookcase next to the wall, sat on the boss chair, turned on the computer, and clicked He opened his e-mail and started to continue his work as a big boss.

  It is to read the briefing, and then depending on the mood, or the degree of necessity, send the instructions and requirements of the big boss to the company behind these briefings.

  Behind him is the beautiful and infinite body of Keira lying on the big Simmons and maintaining it.

   And these, plus daytime work and meeting with Buffett.

   It was a normal day for Abel, the richest man in the world and the invisible hydra in New York.

  (end of this chapter)