America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 134 Becoming the new lamp bead of the lighthouse

By chance, a unique American term like "Smith's Storm" was created.

Abel really didn’t do it on purpose.

The source of this "Smith Storm" was deliberately ignited by himself.

His team behind him,

It is also true that the department formed by David Jones and Melio guided the whole process.

But things can happen so quickly, and the storm can come so quickly and so hard.

It was not limited to Abel’s own strength.

Abel had already noticed it a few days after it happened.

Relevant departments in the United States are pushing him behind his back.

After discovering this, he broke into a cold sweat.

Then he quickly launched a relationship and found LaPierre, even Herbert, and many people.

Finally, he got the general information from Herbert.

In Herbert's original words, it is:

"We are a lighthouse, and America is a lighthouse for the whole world. A lighthouse shines on the world, but it always needs to be replaced with new lamp beads to make the people it shines feel fresh, right?"

After going through multiple channels and spending some money to find professional lobbyists on K Street, he finally confirmed the matter.

That's the establishment in this country, and they think of "him" as a young version of themselves.

It is an excellent material for a new "American Dream" and a very suitable "new lamp bead" in Herbert's words.

Relevant departments in the United States are indeed pushing him intentionally or unintentionally.

After confirming this, he relaxed slightly.

He combined his memories and vision before his rebirth to confirm that he was safe.

Because of "new lamp beads" like his, the United States actually produces several of them every few years.

Americans have been doing this since the Cold War.

For example, in the 1980s, Wall Street created Peter Lynch, Hollywood created Spielberg, and there are various similar figures in other walks of life.

In the financial field in the 1990s, Buffett and Soros became the twin heroes.

There are also lamp beads in the entertainment and sports fields such as Jordan and MJ.

After the 21st century, in terms of business, they replaced Wall Street people with Internet giants.

For example, Bill Gates, the two founders of Google, and later the founders of Twitter and Facebook.

After 2010, these people became Musk again.

In every period, the American establishment unleashes its propaganda tools.

Help outstanding figures in some fields in the United States, increase their influence, and try to turn them into world icons.

Then use the influence of these people to create a virtual image of a beacon of the free world.

These people are what Herbert calls "lamp beads."

Since it is a lamp bead, it will be replaced frequently.

It maintains both brightness and freshness.

In recent years, among capitalists and business.

Before the dot-com bubble, the new beacon was Microsoft's Bill Gates.

After the Internet bubble occurred, the Internet was in mourning.

In a short period of time, these people will be embarrassed to recommend Bill Gates.

At this time, Abel happened to fall into their sight.

Then these people discovered that this young man was one of their own!

At the same time, his character and ethics are countless times better than those of other capitalists.

This is an excellent candidate for new lamp beads.

In addition, Abel himself happened to be setting up a character for himself at that time.

On the surface, they fight for life and death every day, but in fact, the establishment faction of the two parties, who have always been their own people, slaps each other on the thigh.

That's him.

Ever since.

Originally, it was probably only entertainment news and financial news that focused on things.

It attracted the attention of the whole network and the whole country.

In October, when the election season is about to begin, news about both candidates has almost been covered up.

In the end, with the tacit approval and support of these people, Smith Storm was created.

In twenty days, a new American idol was created.

He is young and handsome, with an ordinary background, the son of a farmer in rural Texas.

He has lofty ambitions and a strong talent in the financial field. He went to New York alone with dozens of people to pursue his dream.

He brought his abilities to New York, used his strong financial talents, and over time created a huge fortune.

He never forgets his true nature, and even after he gets rich, he pays taxes in compliance with the law. At the same time, he is charitable, kind and generous.

Everything is very much in line with the standards of the American Dream.

In short, except for having a little too many girlfriends, he has almost no shortcomings.

This is the latest "new bead" on the beacon of freedom.

The first half of the month was spent in the United States.

Wait until later,

The United States is already a major media that can influence the world, at the request of some people.

He and his name were broadcast to the whole world.

Therefore, other places outside the American world will find that in addition to the names of Buffett, Soros, and Bill Gates, there is another Abel Smith in the United States.

This is a huge push, coupled with the guidance of the Abel team.

Only then did the "Smith Storm" take shape over the past twenty days.

It can only be said that time is also destiny, and pigs will take off when they encounter the wind.

What's more, it's a cheating devil?

For all this, Abel was worried at first.

The follow-up is basically enjoying the results.

Because he discovered that after becoming a new lamp bead, unless it was really hopeless.

Otherwise, no one in the world can hack you.

Ami does not allow its lamp beads to be blackened, even if they are no longer so bright.

It can be said that in the past half month, Abel, who continued to stay in Los Angeles, was really enjoying himself every day.

The time comes on October 29th.

It has been almost a month since he came to Los Angeles.

There's quite a feeling of being away from home, mainly because the weather here is so good compared to that in New York.

At this time in New York, the average daily minimum temperature is only 5 degrees, and the average daily maximum temperature is only 12 degrees.

It also started to wind, and it would snow in a while.

But here in Los Angeles, the average daily minimum temperature is 12 degrees, and the average daily maximum temperature is 22 degrees.

The key is that the sun rises almost every day, and the average temperature is usually lowered late at night.

It is at the most suitable temperature period of the year.

It made him not want to leave.

Well, the key is actually that there is Hollywood here in Los Angeles.

In Hollywood, there are those elite women who are attracted by the whole United States and even the world.

There is an already well-established Internet, coupled with very useful communication methods.

In addition, his main business is also financial capital, and he can also direct Smith Capital from a distance in Los Angeles.

The fact that he has been in Los Angeles for so long has not affected his ability to control the company and wreak havoc in the capital market.

His contracted employees and romantic partners can also fly over to party with him and vacation in Los Angeles.

The only hard thing was that I had been in Los Angeles for almost a month.

Peggy Morgenthau, who had always wanted to find an opportunity to meet him and was asked to communicate with him every day, was always avoided by him intentionally or unintentionally.

That's right, Paige Morgenthau has been in Los Angeles for almost a month.

She came with the request of her grandfather Robert Morgenthau, but she never saw Abel at all.

Naturally, there was no way to reconcile with Abel on behalf of his grandfather.

In the middle of the process, she actually thought about going back to New York and letting her grandfather think of another solution.

But on my grandfather's side, after the general election in November, his own election will begin.

At this critical moment, let her stay in Los Angeles and try to find opportunities to meet with Abel Smith to ease the tension between the two parties.

Peggy Morgenthau had no choice but to stay in Los Angeles and continue to look for opportunities to meet Abel.

Fortunately for Abel,

It’s true that he doesn’t want to break up with Robert Morgenthau yet.

Mainly because of the current situation, Abel couldn't do anything to get Robert Morgenthau.

Those lawsuits only made Robert uncomfortable at best.

If it hadn't happened to be an election, Robert would have felt uncomfortable at most, and he might not have paid any attention to it in the future.

In addition, it was only now that Abel found out.

Robert Morgenthau is more than just a Robert and a Peggy. He comes from a wealthy political family on the East Coast.

When Kennedy came to power, he and Robert were all brothers.

If you still don’t understand, you can actually look at the surname Morgenthau.

The surname is Morgenthau, and its meaning in English originally meant "MG's son".

There are rumors that Robert Morgenthau's father, the founder of the Morgenthau family, was the youngest illegitimate son of Big M at that time.

The Morgenthau family is actually an outside branch of the MG family, which is as famous as Rockefeller or even earlier.

This is why Robert Morgenthau was able to be the Manhattan District Attorney for so long.

"Son of MG", the meaning of this surname alone is enough for Wall Street to support it.

It’s just that in the past ten years, MG and Mellon have continued to split.

The influence is no longer what it used to be, and was surpassed by Rockefeller, who was not so divided.

If this had been twenty years ago, Robert Morgenthau would not have even looked at something like this today.

Because as long as he is in Manhattan, no one can influence him.

Now forced by reality, Robert would send his granddaughter to find him.

Abel didn't understand this aspect at first.

It was only after Robert's side found someone to come over and talk to him that he found out.

The person who helped negotiate peace was Herbert, who also informed Abel of the inside story of this obscure family.

On the one hand, with my current means and resources, I cannot defeat others at once.

On the other hand, the purpose of revenge has been achieved, and the warning to the outside world has also been achieved.

On the 29th, he planned to return to New York in the near future.

Abel finally met Peggy Morgenthau, whom he had been waiting for nearly a month.

The meeting took place in Malibu, California.

Malibu is located northwest of Los Angeles, adjacent to Hollywood, with a 21-mile coastline, meandering scenery, and some of the most beautiful sea views in the world.

There are warm and pleasant sunshine, full blue coast, snow-white and delicate beaches, seagulls and egrets spreading their wings in the wind.

All the beauty that can be found in oceans and beaches can be found here.

Abel and Peggy Morgenthau met at a table under an umbrella on a beach in Malibu.

A few dozen feet away from the two of them were clean and clear waves. The soles of their feet were sand, and the wind blowing over them was a warm but not hot sea breeze.

In front of both of them, there was a glass of ice water with ice and lemon.

"Mr. Smith, it's not easy to see you now."

Peggy Morgenthau's opening statement was clearly resentful, but not that obvious.

Abel, who was holding the lemonade, took a sip.

He did not speak immediately, but first took a look at Peggy Morgenthau, who struck him as stunning.

Having said that, this was the first time Abel met Peggy Morgenthau in person.

Peggy Morgenthau met Abel at a banquet hosted by the Hilton family two months ago.

But there were a lot of people at the time, and Abel was the center of attention. He didn't realize that Peggy was watching him from a corner.

After that, it was the closest encounter the two had.

It was Abel who deliberately dragged LaPierre to eat downstairs in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office Building.

Peggy and her grandfather were on the third floor at that time. Abel saw her grandfather Robert but not her.

Later, Abel learned about Peggy Morgenthau and ran to Los Angeles to find him.

A bodyguard showed him a photo of Peggy Morgenthau specially taken by Rock Security.

In the photo, he thought that the assistant prosecutor, Robert's granddaughter, was quite beautiful.

Now seeing him in person for the first time, he confirmed that Peggy Morgenthau was beautiful.

Paige has a petite face that does not match her tall figure, and her face has delicate facial features.

Delicate and fair skin, like goat milk curds. Just in terms of appearance, Abel felt that Peggy was much better than Ikana who would come to Los Angeles to meet him tomorrow.

The key is that I don’t know if it’s a career factor or a personality issue.

Today, Peggy Morgenthau is wearing casual clothes suitable for appearing on the beach. She is obviously very casual, but she has a heroic feeling.

She is so beautiful, and Abel has no good way to kill the Morgenthau family with a stick.

With the guarantee given by Herbert, the intermediary, he also agreed to reconcile with Robert.

"No way." Abel responded to Peggy with a smile, "I'm too busy this month. I have to be busy with MGM, the acquisition of new companies, and other business matters. Until today I'm really sorry to see Miss Morgenthau."

"Really"

Peggy Morgenthau said, slightly acerbically:

"I saw it in newspapers and on the Internet, but you change your girlfriend every day and play with her everywhere."

She noticed that Abel's beautiful eyebrows raised when he heard her say this.

Although she was so angry that her teeth were itching, at least Paige knew that she came here to admit defeat and reconcile.

We are not here to add fuel to the fire and continue to increase conflicts and contradictions.

She immediately changed the topic and said softly:

"Sorry, I just said the wrong thing."

"Mr. Smith. Let's discuss what we can do to make you stop."

She looked at Abel.

"What do you need Morgenthau to do for you to stop?"

Without waiting for Abel to answer, this girl who looked more like a workplace beauty and had a clean and bright temperament said again:

"If you want to know who asked my grandfather to do this. I can tell you right now, it was MG and Rockefeller."

"Obviously, in Manhattan, my grandfather couldn't say no."

"But before Cyrus led his men to take action, my grandfather had already warned Cyrus that everything must be legal and compliant, otherwise Cyrus would be the first person he would not be able to spare."

These are the words and revelations of Peggy Morgenthau.

Abel already knew it on Herbert's side when Hebert came over to act as a go-between.

Herbert's family also had a close relationship with Rockefeller.

Herbert even revealed that after Abel returns to the East Coast.

MG or Rockefeller may be interested in inviting Abel to meet.

And there is a high probability that it will not be a bad thing, and it will also promote the progress of the relationship between Abel and the Texas consortium in the future.

Or the relationship with both parties.

Herbert said that this will obviously help Abel gain a foothold on Wall Street.

As for Abel, the people who heard Robert do that were these two families.

In fact, he already understood that there was nothing he could do to the other party in a short period of time.

For these two surnames, unless they have absolute force, they can defeat the entire US military.

Or grow internally beyond them.

Otherwise, forget about taking revenge.

They are the highest-level players within the rules of the United States.

This is one of the reasons why he is willing to choose to reconcile with Morgenthau.

Facing this slightly straightforward, non-commercial negotiation with Peggy Morgenthau.

To be honest, Abel was not used to it. He was more accustomed to negotiations in finance and business.

After thinking for a while, Abel spoke softly:

"Before asking me what I need Morgenthau to do for me. I think what we should determine is, what can Morgenthau do for me?"

"A lot." Peggy said quickly:

"For example, as long as my grandfather continues to be in Manhattan, then Smith Capital will not be troubled by related parties in the future."

"Even if there is something that the Manhattan District Attorney cannot stop, we will find a way to inform it in advance."

This can be regarded as directly changing from half an enemy to an ally in a certain sense.

Robert is really a political figure. He was a little embarrassed and was willing to choose this method.

"I abide by the law, pay taxes according to the law, and am charitable." Abel said with a smile:

"I've never broken one iota of the law when it comes to finance, not one iota."

"Such protection is of little use to me. If I were not like this, I would be the one who was passive before."

His response left Paige at a loss as to how to respond.

Just like Abel, they don't know what they can get from the reconciliation with Morgenthau.

Morgenthau didn't know what he could do to reconcile Abel.

It can't be money in the first place.

Abel was not short of money, and Morgenthau did not have enough money to make Abel's heart flutter.

Apart from the main family, the most powerful thing about Morgenthau is their influence among the political giants on the east coast.

and two district attorneys, a senator from an East Coast state.

But none of these things seem to be very attractive to Abel.

Paige herself had a headache.

Her grandfather didn't teach her how to do it. The only thing she could do was to meet the conditions for the alliance between Morgenthau and Smith in Manhattan.

The two fell into silence.

It is clear that both parties are willing to reconcile.

I just don’t know where to start, how to reconcile, and what conditions to negotiate.

For a moment, the atmosphere between the two people on the beach became a little awkward.

Helplessly, Abel caught a glimpse of something not far away from the corner of his eye.

Outside the security cordon of Rock Security.

There were five or six sneaky guys, holding "long guns and short cannons" and shooting wildly here.

Abel has been used to this scene recently.

At the beginning, he even took the lead and found people to come over and shoot.

These people are actually professional elite paparazzi, best at following celebrity scandals and the like.

Abel had previously been reported in the media with photos and news of dating so many "girlfriends".

It's all concocted by these people.

Abel didn't give any special instructions today. The Rock Security staff thought these people were the same as before.

The bodyguards did not stop them and allowed them to film the scene where the boss and Paige met on the beach.

Seeing the tall and powerful bodyguards, these people did not stop him.

They knew this was the super new rich man and didn't object.

These people were immediately ecstatic, and the flashing lights of long guns and short cannons flashed a little arrogantly.

No more covering up.

This also made Paige discover this.

She couldn't help but look in that direction and saw many reporters taking photos with their cameras.

She was frowning and turned to look back at Abel.

She saw Abel smiling at her, looking very good on the beach.

"I have a proposal."

"Perhaps it will be very useful for reconciliation between the two of us."

Paige nodded.

"you say."

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