America's Road to Wealth

The entire Smith Building cheered.

This is because later.

Their boss smiled and announced the bonuses for each Smith Capital employee during this period.

Including the security staff and even the cleaning staff who served in the Smith Building during this period.

All received corresponding red envelope bonuses, ranging from US$1,000 to US$100,000.

In this morning alone, Abel spent millions of dollars as red envelope rewards in Smith Capital.

This is very uncommon on Wall Street.

On Wall Street, those who have the ability to issue bonuses in this way are the giants.

The giants are all listed companies, and the shareholder relationships behind them are extremely complex.

They cannot and will not spend a lot of money on such rewards as daily red envelopes.

In those small and medium-sized companies, all the bosses are stingy.

The bonus they can get at the end of the year is already their greatest generosity.

To sum up, it can basically be said that people like Abel will receive extra bonuses once or twice every month.

And bosses with large sums are definitely rare.

There are two main reasons for this.

One is that in Abel’s soul, there is half a Chinese.

People in China feel good when they make money, and those who are more generous will be happy.

Another reason is that for Abel, money is sometimes easier than what the wind brings.

Money comes easily and is spent generously.

Besides, Abel felt that he did not have much charisma as a leader.

Business management capabilities are even worse.

In this case, I want to gain the loyalty and effectiveness of my subordinates.

What's the best way?

chicken soup? Painting cake?

Sorry, he won't.

He would only use checks that smelled like ink and were stamped with the signatures of those big banks to win over people's hearts.

I give you money and you do things for me.

It's that simple.

This is the approach of a simple, new, and not yet mature capitalist.

He doesn't want to talk about feelings, feelings are the most expensive.

"Huh~"

Abel didn't leave his office for nearly a week.

David Mellon, who looked a little sloppy, couldn't help but let out a long breath.

This long, tense, exciting, and extremely exciting battle for capital.

it is finally over.

And it ended with a big victory, which made David Mellon feel extremely happy at the moment.

But the most important thing is that this profit will increase David's personal income by tens of millions of dollars.

The tens of millions of dollars in dividends are the most important reason why he can be so excited and work so excitedly for so long.

Money is the best stimulant.

This is the same everywhere.

"Have a good rest. It will be your turn to be busy again tomorrow." Abel looked at his most capable subordinate on Wall Street and said with a smile.

He still values ​​David Mellon quite highly.

Not to mention anything else, I have been watching him all the time in the trading room for the past seven days.

And make zero mistakes when buying, selling and closing positions.

Abel couldn't do this on his own.

On Wall Street, there are not many people who can do it, and they are all senior executives of those giants.

What's more, David Mellon also brought him a lot of help in terms of connections on the East Coast.

"I understand. How are you preparing Melio?" David also smiled.

"There's no need to worry about Melio's ability in this area." Abel said with a smile.

The two people were talking about Smith Capital's year-end reception.

When David enters a safe house state and no longer has contact with the outside world.

Preparing for the Smith Capital meeting at the end of the year was handed over to deputy general manager Melio.

Melio, the deputy general manager of Smith Capital, is often absent from the company.

The old fat man has been busy all day long with some logistical work that Abel gave him, mainly in New York.

For example, the preparations for this year-end reception.

There are also preparations for the Isa show in Times Square of Isa Company.

At the same time, Smith Capital’s logistics work must be done well.

These tasks may seem unimportant, but pick one out at random.

It is difficult for ordinary people to do it.

Melio can do it all, and he can do it quickly.

This is his personal ability.

"Then shall I go back first?" David Mellon said to Abel after confirming the issue of tomorrow night's cocktail party.

Abel nodded: "Except for those who can't stay on duty, all other employees should have a day off today."

David nodded, he felt really tired.

For a week, I slept only three to four hours a day.

When I feel tired or sleepy, I drink a lot of coffee to stay awake.

This kind of life is stimulated by money as a stimulant.

But afterwards, I was really tired.

No wonder some Wall Street workers sometimes choose to eat flour.

Sometimes coffee doesn’t even lift my spirits.

Can't slack off.

Then don’t we have to use aniseed?

That's what happens on Wall Street.

David left.

Abel also stood up and left Smith Building after a while.

Step out of the warm interior, before getting in your car.

Although the clothes are very warm, they don’t look too bulky.

But when he was blown by the cold wind outside, Abel missed the climate in Los Angeles that was neither hot nor cold.

He planned it.

After the reception tomorrow night, we will go to Los Angeles to escape the cold!

I’ll come back when Issa shows at the end of December, and then go to Los Angeles after Christmas.

In the future winter here in New York, as long as nothing happens, Abel feels that he will never stay here again!

With this in mind, he got into the Lincoln City in the middle of the motorcade and left the Smith Building.

It was still around 11 a.m., and the rush hour of New York traffic jams had not yet come.

Before the rush hour, Abel's motorcade arrived at the Ted Lerner Building at 40 Wall Street.

In the lobby of the Ted Lerner Building, he saw the father and daughter D. Ted Lerner standing together to greet him with smiles on their faces.

"Hi~ Mr. Smith, good afternoon! Welcome to Ted Lena Building, to my kingdom~"

Ikana's father saw Abel and his entourage walking in.

He walked toward them enthusiastically, shouting loudly from a long distance away.

This immediately attracted other people in the hall who were coming and going from Ted Lena Building.

Behind her father, Ikana could only smile slightly.

With Dad’s character, he was afraid that others wouldn’t know that Abel Smith came to Tedlena today.

But Ikana thought about it again and knew why her father would do this.

In recent months, bank loans over the past few years have expired one after another.

D. Ted Lerner's cash flow capital chain suddenly became tense.

It won't be a sudden rupture, but life will not be as easy as before.

This is also the reason why D. Ted Lerner can no longer support his daughter’s YKM.

Because of D. Ted Lerner's previous "excellent" performances.

The bank is willing to lend him money.

But when it comes to repaying loans, D. Ted Lerner has always been merciless.

The recent repayments have forced D. Ted Lerner to sell some properties.

Fortunately, these are minor problems, but cash flow will become very tight.

in this case.

A tycoon like Abel, who was well known throughout the country and had a lot of cash, came to visit.

Whichever way you look at it, D. Ted Lerner would certainly be very welcome.

What's more, D. Ted Lerner is probably also thinking about taking advantage of Abel's visit.

Create a good relationship between himself and Abel, and then use this relationship.

Let those guys on Wall Street not be so ruthless in collecting debts.

Who is Abel? Now, he is a big treasure in the eyes of many people on Wall Street.

"Hi, Mr. Lerner." Abel smiled and shook hands with the tall, blond, white man.

After shaking hands, it was Ikana's turn who came from behind.

When it was Ikana's turn, Abel went beyond just shaking hands.

He hugged her directly, and kissed him on the face with Ikana's shy expression.

D. Ted Lerner saw it from the side, and this thought suddenly came to his mind——

[This is obviously a problem. But Ikana also told me that what was reported in the media was just a scandal and it was false! Haha. Let me just say, no man can refuse the charm of my daughter. 】

After the kiss on the face.

The three people, their assistants and entourage quickly left the crowded Tedlena Building lobby.

Stay any longer, New York paparazzi with a keen sense of smell.

It's probably coming to your door.

"Oh~ You have found the right person for this matter."

"Mr. Smith! I dare say that no one knows New York real estate better than me!"

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Ted Lerner Building,

A spacious conference hall.

Round conference table.

D. Ted Lerner made one of his favorite gestures with one hand, and while he was speaking, his eyes were looking at his daughter and Abel, who were sitting very close to each other.

D. Ted Lerner once again confirmed that these two people must be having an affair!

"So tell me, Mr. Smith, what piece of New York real estate do you want to know about?"

"Or do you want to buy some luxury houses or something? My company also has agency business."

"Last time the newspaper said you bought that $65 million house. You definitely paid too much for it!"

"If you had come to me at that time, I would have only needed 50 million U.S. dollars to help you get it!"

"I have to emphasize it again! No one knows the real estate industry in New York better than me!"

Look at Ted Lena, who is passionate, has a loud voice, and is full of energy.

Abel smiled softly.

This time he came to Tedlena Building and looked for Ikana by the way.

The main purpose is really to find Ted Lena.

Of course, it's not for hugging his thighs. At this time, Ted Lena has a lot of thighs to hug.

At this time, Ted Lena was just an ordinary one among the many wealthy people in New York.

Moreover, because of his multiple bankruptcies and his out-of-the-way, nouveau riche performance on TV.

Let many old money people in New York regard him as a shame for the rich in New York.

To be honest, considering the situation of the Tedlena family, it would be better if Tedlena's performance was slightly better.

In his lifetime, in Ikana's lifetime.

They are also considered one of the old money in New York.

But Ted Lena's performance over the years still makes them look like upstarts.

Not accepted by the old money in New York, and living outside the wealthy circles of New York.

Abel came to Ted Lena, just as Ted Lena said.

He wanted to know about the status of the New York real estate industry.

Secondly, come over to see Ikana.

He wants to eat a large pear.

"Okay, Mr. Lerner."

Abel smiled and said:

"What I mainly want to know is actually the situation in Manhattan, especially the land near Central Park."

If you want to buy a house or a luxury home, of course you can also look to Ted Lena Group.

In terms of price and agency fees, it may be cheaper but not necessarily.

but

If you buy a house through Ted Lena Group, Ikana will definitely know the situation.

Ikana is now also helping her father to deal with some Tedlena Group matters.

Abel was unwilling to do this.

If he really wants to buy a house, most of it will be used as a golden house to hide his darlings.

How could Ikana know about this kind of place?

Because of what Ikana did in parallel time and space.

To be honest, Abel was somewhat defensive about Ikana.

This girl is too ambitious, too capable of action, and has too much self-control.

But he doesn't seem very smart.

"The land in Manhattan should be near Central Park."

Tedlena pondered for a moment, then the tall old man said:

"I wonder what you want to use the land for, Mr. Smith?"

Abel spoke calmly:

"Two purposes. One is to build a building of my own. I have more and more companies, and it will be more convenient to use one building to work together. Well, just like Mr. Lerner, your Ted Lerner Building Same."

"The other one is for residential development. I feel very dissatisfied with some of the residential properties in Manhattan. I want to buy my own land and develop my own residential properties."

His previous purpose was fine.

Building a corporate headquarters building in Manhattan is the dream of any powerful company or wealthy person.

In Manhattan, there is a skyscraper of its own.

This is a symbol of strength in the United States.

Ted Lerner knew that Abel was extremely rich.

It was not surprising that he would have such thoughts about Abel.

His own Ted Lerner Building is the best example of this approach.

But Tedlena couldn't understand Abel's later purpose.

"Develop your own housing?" Tedlena asked curiously, "Can you build it and live in it?"

"I will live in it myself. But I will also sell it."

"For example." Abel smiled: "Mr. Lerner, build the world's tallest residential building next to Central Park, with a height of 1,776 feet. What do you think?"

"1,776 feet?" Ted Lena frowned, "I don't think it's that great."

"That's too high. The technical difficulty will be very high and the amount of funds will be too large."

"In addition, the tallest in the United States and New York is Gemini 1. It is only 1,725 ​​feet including the antenna. 1,776 is taller than Gemini 1."

After Tedlena finished speaking, he asked Abel curiously.

"Why is it exactly 1,776 feet? Since it's so high, why not 1,800 feet? Or wouldn't 1,900 feet be better?"

"Why 1,776 feet?" Abel said with a smile:

"Because our country was founded in 1776."

"Wow, yes. You are right." Tedlena was stunned after hearing this, and then his thick eyebrows felt like they were flying.

"This is cool, this is very, very cool. If it can really be built, I can guarantee that this will be the coolest building in the United States! 1,776 feet, this is just a very cool number!"

"Mr. Smith, I have to admit that you are a genius. I think you can do very well if you develop in the real estate industry!"

Abel smiled.

But I thought in my heart: Nonsense, the future tallest building in the United States in parallel time and space will be based on this number.

If he hadn't remembered this, he really wouldn't have known to use the number 1776.

This number still has a certain special significance in the United States.

Same as 1949.

"To build such a tall building, the land area required is huge."

"It's not easy to find such a large open space in Manhattan," Tedlena said thoughtfully.

This is the year 2000, not 1900.

At this time, Manhattan was already very expensive, and the core area was filled with high-rise buildings.

Among them, in the circle surrounding Central Park, land is even more scarce.

Even if you have money, you can get a large area of ​​land.

Abel smiled and said:

"That's why I came to you, Mr. Tedlena."

"Like you said, I also feel that no one in New York knows the real estate industry better than you."

"Aha~"

Ted Lerner laughed.

"You're right, Mr. Smith. No one knows New York real estate better than I do."

"Okay. I will keep an eye on it for you. Later I will ask someone to make a list of the land that can be built on in Manhattan and send it to your company."

"No problem." Abel returned the favor and said:

"As long as I can get the land, then Tedlena Group can definitely join in the construction of buildings and residences."

"I remember Ikana said that Tedlena Group's construction company is very outstanding."

Ted Lerner immediately said:

"You are right. There is no other construction company that can be better than my construction company!"

As he spoke, Tedlena looked at his daughter with slight admiration.

It's not like the arms are completely pulled out.

After the business talk is over.

The atmosphere next became even more relaxed.

Ted Lerner is a very talkative man.

When chatting in private, he doesn't look like the nouveau riche on TV at all.

Although his words are a little "dry", they are also reasonable and well-founded, which is in line with normal people's impression of a New York billionaire.

Except for the occasional "no one is better than me".

Abel doesn't think Ted Lena is any worse than Bloomberg or the like.

Ted Lerner is obviously a smart guy.

After chatting for a while.

The rich man, who was about the same age as Abel's father Alexander Smith, stood up and left with a smile, saying that he had a meeting at noon.

Leaving enough private space for his daughter and Abel.

After he left.

Abel wasn't worried about the cameras in the conference room either.

He walked directly to Ikana, pulled a chair over, sat next to her and hugged her.

"There is surveillance," Ikana said softly.

"It's your home surveillance. Your father wouldn't spy on us secretly, would he?"

That's hard to say. Ikana thought to herself.

Then she heard Abel smile and say:

"By the way. Look at Mr. Lerner. You don't seem to have told him about our relationship?"

Ikana glanced at him sideways, "What is the relationship between the two of us? What kind of relationship is it?"

Abel said confidently: "Of course they are a couple!"

Ikana was a little surprised.

This bastard is trying every possible way to pua himself.

Let yourself take the bait.

As a result, afterwards, he was not at all what Ikana imagined.

Like a normal boyfriend in a boyfriend and girlfriend, he clings to her as his girlfriend.

Although it's not like pulling out sex and leaving, I don't mean to have sex for nothing.

But she just doesn't take the initiative, so she has to take the initiative.

Only when he is greedy for her body will he take the initiative to come over.

Facing Abel like this, Ikana had a headache.

Let's break up, I can't bear it.

The body has been given away.

What's more, no matter which aspect you look at, Abel is a bit too high-quality.

A more perfect husband than the one she had imagined before.

Find a way to tease him, this guy is sugar-coated and spitting out bullets.

Every time, it was herself who was made unable to get off her feet.

Dare to say anything in a daze.

I called daddy many times

Neither the hard one nor the soft one works, which makes Ikana helpless.

For half a month, she had been doubting whether she could really achieve her wish.

She wondered if what she did was wrong.

Unless the sunk costs are too high.

And he was reluctant to part with the various resources that Abel brought.

There is also the extravagant hope of success.

Ikana, who had strong self-control, almost wanted to retreat.

Now, from his mouth, I heard his unmistakable acknowledgment of the relationship between the two parties.

Ikana would naturally be surprised.

"Do you dare to say these words to my father face to face?" Ikana wanted to stimulate him, "Do you dare to announce it to the outside world?"

Ikana wanted to stimulate him.

Use a little provocation.

But this made her see Abel's shameless side again.

Abel said confidently:

"Why don't you dare to do this? I have always said in the media that I have hundreds of girlfriends, and that every American girl can be my girlfriend!"

"Ikana, my dear, go find the media for me right away! I will definitely tell them that you are my girlfriend in front of them!"

Ikana was speechless.

Yes, she believed Abel would do that.

But if there are other shameless women who also come to the media.

Ikana thinks.

There is a high probability that Abel will also tell the media that Bichi is also his girlfriend!

Ikana had no doubt of this.

He will definitely do this! !