America's Road to Wealth

Abel naturally knew that he was on the Forbes list.

Ever since Robert Morgenthau.

Privately, Abel has asked Melio to set up a special department within Smith Capital.

The usual work of this department,

Just monitor any news related to Abel on the market.

Including but not limited to business, scandals, scandals, anecdotes, and good news.

Abel also asked David Jones to cooperate with Melio to jointly form this department.

This kind of department is not uncommon in large companies.

It should be said that all large companies, even medium-sized companies will have this department.

Similar to a PR department.

It's just that the department that Abel asked these two people to create was an era ahead of the times compared to similar departments in other companies.

That is this department of Smith Capital, in addition to traditional public relations methods.

Abel asked Melio and David Jones to focus on and build the power of the Internet.

Now in 2000, the Nasdaq bubble has burst.

Most Internet companies in the world are at their lowest ebb.

But it was only the bubble that burst, and it was only Internet companies that were at a low ebb.

The global Internet has not fallen into a low ebb due to this.

Compared with 1998 and 1999,

Global Internet users also increased by 36%.

In 2000, there were approximately 260 million Internet users worldwide.

The United States accounts for 110 million people (another figure is 95 million).

Whether it is 110 million or 95 million, it is obviously a terrible figure.

At this time, the population of the United States was only 282 million.

No matter which data it is, it shows that one-third of Americans are Internet users.

This is scary data,

Because this means that we can already start to manipulate public opinion and public opinion on the Internet.

This department established by Smith Capital has a large part of its functions.

Just participate in it and become the earliest organized Internet troll in history.

This was Abel's request, and it was also the central idea he threw to David Jones and Melio to build this department.

There is this department, even if its complete body has not yet been formed.

But Abel is on the rich list, and his ranking is very good.

It naturally caught it quickly and notified Abel.

Regarding this matter, Abel still holds a relatively positive attitude.

Mainly because he thinks about his next operations and plans.

If your reputation is big enough and your positive influence is big enough.

If it can be done more easily, then these reputations are naturally good.

After he signaled.

The somewhat embryonic "Public Relations and Media Department" has also begun to exaggerate Abel Smith's good image on the Internet in the United States.

the next period of time.

On the American Internet,

There will be many staff members of well-known charitable foundations who "accidentally" leak internal donation lists.

On these lists, Abe Smith will be at the top every time.

American netizens who are a little bit attentive will be surprised to find:

Abel Smith, a newly-minted top billionaire, has donated a terrifying astronomical amount of money to various charitable funds this year.

After this, interested American netizens will continue to discover.

Abe Smith is not only the richest American person who has donated the most money.

He is also a super supporter of the IRS. His tax amount alone exceeds that of giant groups such as Goldman Sachs and Citigroup.

Then there are various inspirational stories from his childhood, as well as interesting anecdotes on his journey to success.

It will be gradually discovered by "careful netizens" and let everyone know about it in a few months.

In the forums of major portal websites, it has been widely spread, pinned to the top, praised and liked.

Everyone will be surprised to find out.

Abel Smith is a positive energy with a sense of social responsibility. At the same time, he is very rich, and his successful experience is very consistent with the American dream! !

And all of this will be the most important work of this new department in the next period of time.

Among them, being on the Forbes list is equivalent to sounding the clarion call for this job.

The early preparations started when I entered Smith Capital in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

Of course.

These follow-ups are the work of Melio and David Mellon.

All Abel needs to do is check the progress of his work from time to time.

At the same time, give them support on the positive side.

This support includes, but is not limited to, providing money.

Because he knew that if he really wanted to do all this, he would not be able to rely solely on the navy.

The navy is not omnipotent. What they fear most is the authority dog.

No matter how strong the navy is, if it encounters the fate of a power dog, it will all be like a wisp of bubbles.

There are many people with authority over the Internet in the United States, and the strongest one is of course the U.S. government.

Secondly, there are the major Internet giants.

Giants who can influence and even control the network.

Now in 2000, the undisputed giants of the Internet are Yahoo and Microsoft.

Twitter and Facebook, which will be very powerful in the future, don’t even have prototypes yet.

At this time, most American Internet users were still in the forums of major websites.

Obtaining information is mainly through portal websites.

The two largest portals in the United States are Microsoft and Yahoo.

Microsoft and Yahoo, as well as the now famous Google.

There are also Twitter and Facebook, which are not even in their infancy. They are all based in California.

Abel stayed in Texas for more than a week.

After solving many things, he didn't wait any longer for the new contact from the Texas consortium.

Deciding not to wait any longer, he planned to continue step by step and proceed according to his own plan.

It would be nice for the Texas consortium to accept itself.

Even if he doesn't accept it, he can make things happen on his own!

He set out for California, which was also the first time in his life.

Anne saw Abel enter the Forbes list that evening.

A Delta Air Lines Gulfstream G400 slowly landed at San Francisco International Airport.

This airport is a 4F-level international airport and a large aviation hub, about 13 kilometers north of the city center of San Francisco.

San Francisco has a more familiar name on the Chinese side.

It is in China and is called San Francisco.

The loud roar of the Gulfstream G400's two Rolls-Royce engines gradually died down, and a few minutes later, the aircraft door opened.

The ladder truck connection had already been completed, and Abel walked out directly from the opened hatch.

It's almost October in Texas, and it's already a bit cool in the evening.

It's almost October, but the evenings in San Francisco don't feel cold at all.

It's not hot either, the temperature is suitable, and it's very comfortable even under the setting sun.

This made Abel, who was used to the climate with four distinct seasons in the southern and eastern United States, feel like he had arrived in a good place.

After getting off the plane, Abel quickly left the airport.

outside the airport,

David Jones and Rock Security personnel, who arrived two days ahead of him, had prepared a convoy for him to travel on the west coast.

As usual, it is still mostly Cadillac + Lincoln, paired with a more reliable Toyota Sequoia as a tool truck.

After getting into the Cadillac STS that David Jones bought for him newly on the West Coast.

Abel said to David Jones in the passenger seat: "Have you contacted Isaac Perlmutter?"

"BOSS. The contact has been made." David watched Edward in the driver's seat start the vehicle, and he immediately responded to Abel:

"Mr. Perlmutter, we are waiting for you at the Hilton Hotel in downtown San Francisco."

Abel nodded, "Then go there first, Edward, and drive."

"OK."

Edward, who was temporarily guest driver, picked up the radio next to him and contacted the entire convoy.

After a few seconds,

The convoy of more than seven vehicles slowly drove onto the road and left San Francisco International Airport.

The airport has an Airport Boulevard that directly connects to the city center.

Just follow Airport Boulevard along the way.

Accompanied by the warm red sunset in San Francisco, the motorcade arrived near the city center of San Francisco when night fell and the lights first came on.

I just arrived in the city center and looked out the car window at the scenes passing by from time to time.

Abel couldn't help but frown.

Sitting in the passenger seat, David Jones focused most of his attention on his boss.

Watching the boss look out the window with this expression.

David Jones immediately said: "BOSS, do you think the city center of San Francisco is a little dark?"

Abel looked away from the window and looked at David.

The two people in the car were his most trusted subordinates.

He was not afraid of being heard, so he spoke directly:

"Is it just a little bit black? Is it almost completely black? I noticed that there are not many white people on the street, almost all of them are Brother Ni."

"Ha~" David Jones smiled bitterly, "Well, you are right. But here on the West Coast. At night, the closer you are to the city center, the more Ni Ge there are. This is a common phenomenon. "

“It’s not just San Francisco, it’s downtown Los Angeles.”

Abel was a little surprised, because it was not like this in Texas and New York.

In 2000, Texas had not yet begun to become Mexican.

The black population is large, but because of the dominance of white people, they can basically be said to be the most obedient black ethnic group in the United States.

Over there in New York,

Abel mainly operates in Manhattan. When he appears in other areas, he usually takes a helicopter directly.

In Manhattan, because the relevant departments in New York attach great importance to it.

So there are black people, but it's definitely not like the downtown side of San Francisco.

Obviously there are bustling buildings next to it, a jungle of high-rise buildings and steel.

But underneath these prosperous and beautiful buildings, there are many black people, homeless people, etc. lying dead everywhere.

David Jones added:

"It's different from the east coast and the south and the center. On the west coast, basically the closer you get to the city center, the more dangerous it is at night."

"The wealthy areas here are all outside the city center."

After hearing David's somewhat cryptic explanation, Abel understood what he meant.

That is, here on the West Coast, the closer to the city center, the safer it is.

This is the opposite of the East Coast and the South.

Think of several famous wealthy areas in San Francisco and Los Angeles, all of which are far away from the city center.

And most of the famous companies are also far away from the city center.

Abel understood.

"Okay." Abel said, "I understand, this makes me suddenly not want to go to the Hilton Hotel."

"The situation in the area where the Hilton Hotel is located is still very good." David Jones said, "You don't have to worry about safety issues."

Not to mention you have so many bodyguards with you at all times.

It is estimated that the gang members here formed a group to attack, and they will not be able to defeat your bodyguard group for a while!

For the average person, downtown San Francisco at night can be a bit dangerous.

For you, the risk is really small!

Of course David would not say these words. The ghost guy was just as good at flattering him, and he also knew what it meant to be taboo.

At around 6:30, Abel's motorcade arrived at the Hilton Hotel in downtown San Francisco.

There are people arranged by Rock Security and David waiting here.

There is no need for hotel doormen or parking attendants to come and help.

Someone of his own came up to greet Abel, opened the door for Abel, and greeted him.

With shouts and crowds all the way, Abel and others quickly entered the Hilton Hotel.

He did not choose to go to his room first, but went directly to the restaurant on the fourth floor of the Hilton Hotel.

In the restaurant, he saw Isaac Perlmutter, whom he had not seen for several days.

I haven’t seen him for a few days, compared to the time before.

Isaac Perlmutter's mental state seemed much worse.

"Ha~ Mr. Perlmutter, you don't look very good."

The King of Alberta, accompanied by Edward and David, sat down directly in front of Isaac Perlmutter.

Isaac Perlmutter had already seen Abel come in and stood up to greet him.

After seeing Abel sitting down and saying these words.

Isaac Perlmutter had a wry smile on his face, while a trace of resentment and helplessness flashed deep in his eyes.

"Mr. Smith~" Isaac Perlmutter said sadly:

"Actually, you don't have to do this at all. Even if you don't do this, I have thought about selling Marvel to you."

"Ah?" Abel pretended to be confused and said, "Mr. Perlmutter, what do you mean? I don't understand what you are saying."

Seeing Abel's "pretending", Isaac Perlmutter wanted to say "FXXKYOU" directly.

But Isaac Perlmutter knew not to do this, as it would push everything into a worse situation.

In the past, many of Isaac's subordinates had called Isaac a heartless capitalist.

When he was scolded, Isaac had no special feelings.

But now, he wanted to be like his former subordinates and scold the young man in front of him as a "disgusting capitalist".

The reason why this is so is because Isaac Perlmutter has passed through multiple channels.

I know that I am currently facing stock investment losses, venture capital crisis, capital chain is on the verge of rupture, etc.

The reason for all this.

At least two-thirds of it is led by the young people in front of us.

The remaining third is due to Isaac's own recent investment policy, which is too aggressive and impatient.

"Huh~"

He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Isaac Perlmutter, who was mentally prepared, said simply:

"For $100 million, Mr. Smith, I'm willing to sell Marvel to you!"

Hear what you most want to hear from Isaac Perlmutter.

There was a charming and nymphomaniac smile on Abel's face.

He said: "Ha~ This is really surprising news to me. But I have to say, Mr. Perlmutter, this is good news for me."

Seeing that he was still pretending, Isaac Perlmutter endured the nausea and anger in his heart and continued:

"I have convinced most of the shareholders, but there are still about 35% of shareholders who are not willing. You need to convince yourself for this part."

"clear."

Abel smiled and said, "No problem."