America's Road to Wealth

As Abel's fellow countryman and bodyguard captain.

Edward is very authoritative within Rock Security.

Just his status as a fellow countryman made him more trusted by Abel.

What's more, he is also the strongest among the four bodyguards in terms of personal combat ability.

This is one of the reasons why he became the bodyguard captain.

He looked at Lincoln, who was a little frivolous, and then at Johnson, who was silent and just eating.

Edward felt that it would be great if Lincoln's character was like Johnson's.

But no one is perfect.

Although Lincoln's character is a bit out of the ordinary, he is a normal black character.

But perhaps also because of this relationship that transcends personality, Lincoln is the "anti-black" expert among the four.

This guy is familiar with the habits, personalities and behaviors of different gangs in various regions across the United States.

We even know many senior members of the other party.

At the same time, Lincoln is also very good at street fighting, and has the strongest combat effectiveness on the streets and indoors.

If I weren't working as a bodyguard next to my boss now.

Edward felt.

This guy is probably in some gang, as a powerful gunman with strong offensive force, or even as a gang leader.

I don’t know a guy who grew up in that kind of atmosphere.

Why did you run away to join the army?

And after retiring, he had no choice to return to the quagmire.

Instead, he joined a serious job and now became Abel's bodyguard.

Edward guessed that it had something to do with Lincoln's mother.

Because the boss once told Edward that Lincoln only has one relative left.

That's Lincoln's wife.

Lincoln's mother had already gone to work on the Smith Farm in Texas with Dirks' family last month.

He may also go to work at Rock Security in Tarrant County, which seems to be working in the kitchen.

The job is relaxing, the salary is very high, and the benefits are good, including dental and medical insurance.

By contrast.

Among Abel's four kings, apart from himself, Edward's favorite is the Asian bodyguard Lin.

Lin's full name is Ruyi Lin, and his grandfather's generation came to the United States.

Lin himself has a gentle and resolute personality, but more importantly, he is careful and good at many technologies.

For example, blasting technology, such as being particularly sensitive to explosives.

At the same time, he also has certain car repair skills that the other three King Kongs don't have, and even messy skills like installing windows and laying floors.

Sometimes Edward felt that the four personal bodyguards chosen by the boss were comprehensive enough.

Johnson has a silent personality and rarely speaks a word, but he is a sharpshooter and knows a lot about firearms. He is a master of firearms.

Lincoln talks a lot, is very good at indoor fighting, is very good with pistols, and is also very familiar with the dirty work of American gangs.

Lin Ze is a technical soldier and also has good fighting ability.

Edward himself is a powerful attacker and is good at frontal combat.

All together, this configuration can be used to fight small mercenary battles.

Edward thought to himself as he ate.

At this time, the wireless intercom placed on the dining table rang.

Johnson, who was nearest, immediately stopped eating, picked it up and pressed the play button.

The voice of Doni, the first female bodyguard of Rock Security, came over the intercom.

"Edward, Edward, someone comes up to the boss. The boss and Miss Charlize are still resting."

Edward took it and responded: "I'll be out right now."

Then he took a few seconds to finish off the last few steaks on his plate.

"Johnson and I will be in charge of the first half of the night, and Lin and Lincoln will be on standby. If the boss wants to stay here overnight, you two will be in charge of the second half of the night."

The other three of the Four King Kongs nodded in agreement, and then Edward and Johnson walked out of the room.

Not far from the door of the room, Edward saw Dorni communicating with two people.

"what's the situation?"

Edward came over and asked softly.

Although they were eating just now, there were still four bodyguards guarding the boss' door.

Duoni was the person in charge just now.

"One of these two people claimed to be the lobby manager of the hotel. The other claimed to be Prince Walid's bodyguard."

Dorni said to Edward: "They said Prince Walid wanted to see our boss."

"Correction, ma'am. It's not "Prince Walid", but Prince Walid of Tessa Kingdom." The older man, probably the middle-aged man who claimed to be the hotel lobby manager, said with a smile.

Tony didn't answer, just looked at Edward.

Edward had already recognized this middle-aged man as the lobby manager of the hotel.

Edward had paid attention when he came in just now.

"Prince Walid? Is he the current owner of this Plaza Hotel?" Edward thought for a while and asked:

"Prince Walid, what do you want from my boss?"

Of course something happened.

The other party may even have made a special trip here to see Abel.

About an hour later.

Abel took Charlize Theron, who was fully dressed, to a reception room next to the Palm Room of the Plaza Hotel.

I met a middle-aged man from the desert wearing a black suit who looked like a business elite.

"Hello, Mr. Smith!"

As soon as Abel came in, he stood up with a smile and made a good gesture.

"Hi. Mr. Walid." Abel responded with a smile.

Prince Walid is quite famous in New York.

It should be said that it is very famous.

Walid once bought a large amount of Citibank shares in the 1980s.

This makes him Citibank's largest individual shareholder.

In addition, this guy is also the second largest investor in News Corporation, and the companies in which he holds shares include a series of internationally renowned companies.

The total personal assets, this time ranked in Forbes, are far above Abel, ranking 11th, with a total of 11.2 billion US dollars.

By the way, Walid is also known as Desert Buffett, or the God of Middle Eastern Stocks.

It is said that when he started, he only had 15,000 US dollars given to him by his father, which was almost thirty years ago.

But Abel felt.

Walid’s $15,000 is probably the same as the “fifty dollars” reported by the media.

He is the grandson of the 21st son of the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Tessa.

Even if you do nothing.

Now running back to the desert, I can get a subsidy of hundreds of thousands of dollars every month, live in a luxury house for free, and drive a luxury car for free.

Abel curiously sat down opposite Walid, wondering why he wanted to see him.

"Good evening, Mr. Smith." Walid said politely:

"I've known you for a long time. I just happened to come over to visit my hotel this time. I heard they said you were coming, so I couldn't wait to see you. This has caused some trouble to you, and I'm very sorry!"

"Ha~"

Abel smiled: "I have known you for a long time, Prince Walid. You are the desert Buffett."

It seems that in front of people like Abel, Walid is very happy to be called Desert Buffett.

The middle-aged man said with a smile:

"Actually, it's all their nonsense. I have no investment skills at all."

"It's just that my capital is relatively sufficient, and I only focus on buying stocks of big companies."

"Because big companies are not prone to bankruptcy and losses, this allowed me to make some money."

Walid's words made Abel feel that he was an honest person.

If this guy really thinks he is the "Desert Buffett" and will do whatever he wants if he has talent.

Then I guess Wall Street has long wanted to teach him how to behave.

This has not happened so far, and it has made him the largest individual shareholder of Citigroup.

This proves that, to some extent, Wall Street has regarded this desert guy as one of its own.

At the very least, he is someone outside the fringes of the circle.

It may not be taken seriously, but it will not be targeted by the circle.

When someone on Wall Street eats meat, he can also drink soup with him or smell the soup.

And such a guy from the desert can get this kind of treatment in Wall Street, the land of the Americans and Jews.

I don’t know what I paid for it, but I must have burned a lot of money.

Thinking this, Abel smiled and said:

"Okay. This is indeed a wise approach. In addition, having strong capital is also a form of strength."

"only"

Abel changed the subject. He looked at Walid with a smile and said:

"Mr. Walid, why did you see me?"

"You don't want to ask me about my investment secrets, do you?"

"If you really ask me, all I can say is intuition."

"I feel like any stock I can buy will appreciate in value, and that's my thing."

Abel's words made Walid feel that the rumors about this guy in Wall Street were indeed true.

Sure enough, quite individual.

Walid smiled and said: "Of course not. I want to see you this time, Mr. Smith, mainly because I want to sell you something."

"Oh?" Abel raised his eyebrows.

"3% of News Corporation's shares are priced at US$1 billion. Mr. Smith, are you interested?"

For 3% of News Corp., Abel said that of course he was interested.

The current News Corporation is almost among the top three in the industry in the United States and even around the world.

This is a behemoth with a current market value of approximately US$40 billion.

In addition to being Citigroup's largest individual shareholder, Waleed.

He is also the second largest shareholder of News Corporation.

Besides Rupert Murdoch, he is the richest man who controls the most shares of News Corporation.

"News Corp. is a high-quality company. Its market value should be at least US$40 billion. 3% should be US$1.2 billion. At this price, many people should want it in the market."

Abel said calmly: "Mr. Walid, what do you mean?"

Shares worth US$1.2 billion were sold to themselves for US$1 billion.

Let yourself make two hundred million in vain.

This means that Walid has no plans or ideas.

Abel absolutely didn't believe it.

Walid probably didn't expect Abel to be so direct. Buffett in the desert was stunned.

After a few seconds, Walid continued to smile and said:

"Okay. Let me tell the truth. One is that I feel very sorry that I failed to join Smith Capital's private equity last time."

“I hope that at Smith Capital, the next time a private placement is launched, I can join in.”

"It's just this." Abel replied: "If it's this, it's okay, but I think it should be more than this, right?"

Desert people are extremely wealthy and have always been generous.

Such LPs (investors) have always been Wall Street's favorite type.

"Forehead"

Walid paused and looked up at Charlize Theron.

At this moment, Charlize had recognized the identity of the person in front of him.

Prince Waleed is not a little transparent person with no reputation in the United States.

He is also a super rich man who often appears in various entertainment news in the United States.

In particular, the matter between Walid and his current wife is often reported in the newspapers in the United States.

Charlize Theron knows this is a super rich man, and this is how the super rich see themselves now.

She was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Walid probably had something to say to Abel.

But if you are worried about being here, you have to go out on your own.

Charlize stood up subconsciously, wanting to leave the taboo.

But Abel grabbed him and forced him to sit down again.

Abel smiled and said to Walid: "Ha~ Mr. Walid. I think our words are not so secret that we need to avoid Chani. She is a woman I trust."

This sentence made Walid a little shocked, and also made Charlize feel strange in his heart.

His woman.

Is this how I position myself in his mind?

Isn't it just an agreement?

She thought to herself.

More or less, Charlize still felt that she had received a little respect.

Walid smiled bitterly and said, "Okay. In that case, let me tell you straight. Mr. Smith, I heard that you are from Texas."

"That's right." Abel grabbed Charlize's hand with one hand and played with it. He wanted to know what kind of medicine Buffett in this desert area was selling in the gourd.

"Then I'd like to treat a Texan to a meal. I wonder if you can help introduce him?"

Abel raised his eyebrows and looked at Walid.

"who?"

Walid whispered a name.

After reading, Walid also took a special look at Charlize Theron.

Sure enough, Walid saw a surprised and shocked expression on the latter's face.

When hearing this name, Abel remained calm on the surface.

But in his mind, he also quickly analyzed Walid's purpose.

It's obvious.

Buffett in this desert area must have smelled something.

This is an early visit to the pier.

Who is calling that guy actually has little presence on Wall Street and the East Coast.

The main influence is in the South and Texas.

But he soon realized that even people like Walid knew that he could contact that party through himself.

Then my relationship with their family should basically be announced among this class.

what relationship?

It was barely a family relationship before.

If he could join the Texas Consortium, it would be a truly established world-renowned relationship.

Thinking of this, Abel replied readily:

"Mr. Walid, I can help you send a message over there. But I am not involved in the specific matter."

"In addition, I also want 3% of News Corporation's shares. But I don't want a billion dollars, as long as it goes according to the current market conditions."

The current News Corporation is not listed in the United States.

It only put about 18% of Fox on the market.

Even its headquarters was still in Adelaide, Australia at this time.

In parallel space and time,

It was not until 2004 that Murdoch moved its headquarters to the United States.

And it registered in the United States and chose to go public at the same time, becoming a real American company.

Before this, it was not that easy for outsiders to obtain a large number of shares in News Corporation.

Although 3% is a little less, it is News Corporation's shares, so it's not bad to get it.

It’s enough to get a seat on the board of directors.

Walid saw him being so direct.

This desert Buffett is also very cheerful.

"Okay! No problem!" Walid said with a smile: "Then $1.2 billion."

"Deal." Abel stood up with a smile and stretched out his hand.

Walid shook his hand and smiled happily.

After achieving his true goal, Walid obviously relaxed a lot.

He and Abel chatted happily.

As we chatted, we came to the topic of yachts and luxury houses that rich people in desert areas like to buy most.

". Speaking of yachts going out to sea, the weather in New York and even the East Coast of the United States at this time is obviously not very suitable. It is very cold on the sea at this time, and you can only hide in the cabin when you go out to sea."

"But you can go to the Caribbean, it won't be so cold there."

Walid has a very famous yacht called "Kingdom 5KR".

This yacht has a great background. Its previous owners include King Levin, the richest arms dealer in the last century, and real estate tycoon Leonardo. Yes, Ikana's father.

In 1991, Walid bought the yacht from Ted Lena for $30 million.

Subsequently, another US$80 million was spent to build this "Kingdom 5KR" into one of the most luxurious yachts in the world.

It is moored near New York all year round and is the yacht that Waleed uses the most.

Speaking of taking a yacht, Abel has actually only taken one once.

It was Ovitz's trip.

Ovitz's yacht can only be considered medium-sized among private yachts.

The decoration is even more ordinary, and it's not on the same level as playing with someone like Walid.

In terms of private jets, Abel has placed three orders.

Two Gulfstream G400s and one Boeing 737.

But in terms of yachts, he currently has none.

While chatting with Walid, Buffett, who lives in the desert, said that he would give him the "Kingdom 5KR".

But Abel has never liked second-hand goods, and he actually disliked the "Kingdom 5KR" for being too small.

After all, this is a yacht produced in the 1980s.

The interior decoration makes Walid feel inhumane, but in terms of length and performance, it has long fallen behind.

"I appreciate your kindness, Walid." Abel said with a smile.

After chatting for such a long time, the two people began to refer to each other by their first names.

It’s no longer like at the beginning, one person at a time.

"Your Kingdom 5KR is indeed good. But I think it is too small. If I want to buy a yacht, I would like to buy a palace on the sea that is at least 200 meters long."

"200 meters?" Walid was surprised. "How big is that? Wow, it's almost four times as long as my Kingdom 5KR. Can it be considered a yacht if it's so big?"

Abel shrugged, "Don't you think it's better to be bigger? Big means expensive, and expensive means beautiful."

"Big means expensive, expensive means beautiful."

Walid repeated his words, and then the Desert Buffett's eyes lit up.

"It makes sense. After you said that, I also feel that my Kingdom 5KR is too small." Walid said excitedly.

Walid wants to place an order.