America's Road to Wealth

Los Angeles, below Beverly Hills.

In a conference room at the InterContinental Hotel.

Abel sat high on the throne, occasionally smiling slightly.

He remained expressionless most of the time, watching the debate among the think tanks below.

".I have a piece of data, the data comes from Fannie Mae. The data shows that since January this year, in cities like New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Las Vegas, DC, Los Angeles and Miami, home prices have increased at an average of More than 20%, and even closer to 30% in Los Angeles and Miami. During this period, the Case-Shiller Home Price Index increased by 39% in the 20 largest U.S. cities."

“The largest relative price increases were seen in large coastal cities and in places like Phoenix and Las Vegas.”

The person speaking was Bertram Hall from the think tank.

Bertram Hall worked for Toll Brothers before working for Abel.

Toll Brothers is one of the top five real estate companies in the United States.

Bertram Hall is the company's deputy manager in New York.

He is considered to be the one in Abel's team who currently knows the most about the real estate situation in the United States.

Facing the gaze of the boss and many colleagues, Bertram Hall has made little progress since joining the team.

Now that he finally had a chance to perform, he naturally tried his best.

".Due to different market conditions, housing price increases across the United States also show corresponding regional characteristics."

"Land cost is the decisive factor in housing prices. Cities such as San Francisco, New York and Miami have physical restrictions on the expansion of building space. The rate of increase in housing prices in these cities will naturally be higher."

These are traditional large cities that are highly speculated in their respective regions.

The construction period is also relatively long and the population is large.

The per capita land area is relatively small, so it is naturally more expensive.

“Cities such as Dallas and Atlanta have abundant and cheaper land, relatively lower housing prices, and slower growth.”

"To sum up, let's look at the data and economic trends."

"My personal judgment is that the real estate industry in the United States will usher in a new upward cycle."

"BOSS, the above is what I have to say."

Finally, Bertram Hall took the document and nodded respectfully to Abel.

Abel responded with a smile: "Very good data. I have also read this data, and I personally agree with your judgment."

"Where are the others? Bertram Hall has put himself in his perspective and explained his views. What do you think?"

His brain trust now includes the words of David Jones.

There are already twenty-two people.

Currently all working in a newly formed consulting department of Smith Capital.

Their identities are still consultants of Smith Capital for the time being.

Most of these people are headhunting companies, helping Abel recruit elites from various industries.

Everyone has their own areas of expertise, and they also have a very clear understanding of the business world.

Alan Baker temporarily serves as the leader of this department.

Although this department has only been established for a short period of time.

But two things have been done for Abel, namely the acquisition of Dark Horse Comics and AMC TV station.

Among them, Dark Horse Comics is the third largest independent comic company in the United States after DC and Marvel.

Parallel space and time.

Around 2020, when it comes to superheroes, people in the world often only think of Marvel and DC.

But in fact, the superhero series under Dark Horse Comics is also quite popular.

Hellboy is a comic from Dark Horse Comics, and the movie is also adapted from this comic by Dark Horse Comics.

In addition, the rights to adapt popular science fiction movies such as "Star Wars", "Sin City", "Predator", "Alien", "Terminator" and so on are also owned by Dark Horse Comics.

In this era when DC and Marvel have yet to shine, Dark Horse Comics is not much inferior to these two companies.

This is why its acquisition amount will be as high as US$210 million.

It’s more expensive than Abel buying Marvel.

Marvel has sold all of its most valuable superhero copyrights.

Unlike Dark Horse Comics, the copyright is all in your own hands.

In addition, Dark Horse Comics also actively helps publish superhero comics for which he does not have the copyright, but only the printing and retail rights.

This makes Dark Horse Comics currently the publisher with the highest sales volume in the American comics industry.

Much better than DC and Marvel.

This makes its price far higher than Marvel and only slightly worse than DC.

Having said that, if DC follows Marvel's example and sells Superman and Batman.

It is estimated that the copyrights of the remaining superhero IPs combined cannot exceed that of Dark Horse Comics.

Negotiations between Think Tank and Dark Horse Comics went smoothly.

Mike Richardson, founder of Dark Horse Comics, and a shareholder in the company.

With enough money, there is no resistance to selling the company.

After all, this comic company has only been established for sixteen years.

Far inferior to Marvel and DC, not to mention that Abel acquired it in the name of MGM.

At the same time that Marvel and DC were both being acquired by Hollywood.

In order to enhance the possibility of appearing on the big screen, Dark Horse Comics was already thinking of finding someone to rely on.

Now MGM came to find it themselves, and the price they offered was so sincere.

Naturally, Dark Horse Comics would not refuse.

As for the situation of AMC TV station, it is even simpler.

Although it is an established radio station among American cable TV stations.

But since I don’t have a backer in Hollywood, I still have problems with my previous positioning.

In 1998, after advertisements were added to TV programs, ratings became increasingly sluggish.

The ratings are low and there is no way to raise advertising fees.

AMC TV has seen its revenue decline for two years, and it seems that it is not far away from losing money.

Together with the parent company of AMC TV Station, Rainbow Entertainment Holdings is very satisfied with AB Smith Entertainment’s offer.

There was a rapid intention to cooperate between the two parties, one wanted to buy and the other wanted to sell.

In less than half a month, AMC TV station officially changed its surname to Smith.

Although these two acquisitions are not difficult.

But after all, it involves more than one billion in funds and complicated terms.

In the process of executing these two acquisitions, the think tank advisory group has also completed internal integration.

Started to have the ability to work.

Now facing Abel's suggestion, he is preparing to open another real estate company.

While investing in your own real estate, you also invest in real estate in the United States.

At this time, this meeting is dealing with this issue.

The result of the discussion was obviously that the boss should open such a new company.

At first glance, everyone could see that the boss wanted to get into real estate.

Even for a Wall Street tycoon, it seems strange to engage in real estate.

But then again.

The boss, a Wall Street tycoon, has not even spared Hollywood and modeling agencies.

Then there seems to be nothing wrong with adding another piece of real estate besides Hollywood.

Secondly, it’s just like Bertram Hall’s data report.

Since January this year, the real estate industry across the United States has heated up visibly.

In less than a year, house prices in major cities have generally risen by more than 10%.

This kind of market situation is very uncommon in the real estate industry.

It can be seen with the naked eye that anyone who enters the real estate industry will make a lot of money in the next one or two years.

However, at the end of the think tank advisory group's discussion, it was Abel who made the decision.

Abel, who was sitting in the high seat, smiled and said:

"There is news, I don't know if it is accurate or not. But the probability of it happening is very high."

The boss spoke, and everyone naturally looked at him.

In the quiet conference room, Abel's voice echoed.

"According to a mysterious source, starting next year, the Federal Reserve will launch a period of quantitative easing for an unknown period of time."

"As we all know, during a period of quantitative easing, house prices will get stronger and stronger."

"Even the Fed's quantitative easing is mainly to strengthen the economy and prevent economic recession."

“But this will inevitably attract some funds to the real estate industry.”

"So I personally think that at least in the next two or three years, the real estate industry in the United States will generally rise and not fall too much."

It is not unusual for the boss to believe that real estate will rise or fall.

But the boss can actually know the next policy changes of the Federal Reserve

It’s still for next year!

The way everyone looked at the boss began to change.

The advisory group thought that the boss was from Texas.

Among the two candidates now fighting a lawsuit.

The candidate who seems to have the better chance of winning is also a Texan.

Texans help Texans, that seems to make sense!

A lot of people on the think tank advisory panel.

No one needed to explain, they just figured it out on their own.

So start a new real estate company and invest a lot of money in it.

Quickly passed through the think tank advisory group.

In the end, Abel decided that Bertram Hall would serve as the general manager of the new company for the time being.

Let the senior management of this real estate company be responsible for setting up the company's structure.

The name of the new company is "New starting point", the Chinese name is New Starting Point.

That’s right, Abel is starting a new beginning!

The English abbreviation is NSP.

NSP's investment, as always, consists of Abel's three offshore island funds each holding 30% of the shares.

Abel personally holds another 10% of the shares.

It is obviously a company owned by one person, but it is invested in the names of four people.

This approach is primarily for better tax avoidance.

Secondly, it is also for the safety of diversified shareholdings.

After the establishment of the new company, a large number of properties under Abel's name will be injected as equity capital.

The new company will receive a billion-dollar capital injection from Abel, which will be used to build housing estates across the United States.

The company has just been established and has not even been officially registered.

It has its first task, which is to choose a house for the boss near Los Angeles.

Before November 20th.

It quickly secured Abel’s second residence in Los Angeles.

This is a mansion located at 812 North Bedford Road, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, 90210.

It covers an area of ​​40510 square feet, approximately 3763.38 square meters.

This is a luxury villa built in 1987.

It has a reasonable space plan, with a total of 11 bedrooms, 12.5 full bathrooms, and a suite area of ​​approximately 14,218 square feet.

Luxuriously decorated in a modern style, the sunny living room has the same useless fireplace as other Los Angeles mansions.

In the separate and spacious dining room, you can enjoy the wonderful view of the outdoor garden.

The outdoor courtyard is very spacious and spacious, and the environment inside the courtyard is elegant. It has an outdoor swimming pool, a pergola, a tennis court, barbecue facilities, and leisure tables and chairs. In short, it has everything that a Beverly Hills mansion should have.

And the location in Beverly is also very good, priced at $18 million.

After Abel saw the house, he felt it was okay.

It just feels a little small, but this is Beverly Hills after all.

Land here is very expensive, and it is impossible to be like Long Island, where a villa often covers dozens or hundreds of acres.

In Beverly Hills, luxury villas of this size are already considered mainstream and upper-class.

Those who can live in such a big house are basically senior executives of Hollywood giants or simply bosses.

Few celebrities can afford to live in such a big house, and some are also A-list celebrities who have been famous for several years.

Abel thought the house was small.

Anne Hathaway took another day off and came over to see the house. It was not too small at all.

Coming with her were her two good friends from the set, Heather and Julie.

It’s noon this day.

Abel was not in the villa.

Anne, who took special leave to look at the house, came with two friends.

When they arrived, the villa was being cleaned by a senior property team.

It has also been given a new look, removing traces of the original owners who lived here.

A variety of new personal belongings were replaced, as well as some new decorations, and the whole house was cleaned.

When the three of them arrived, what they saw was a brand-new Beverly Hills mansion.

As soon as she walked in, the carefree Heather was shocked by the spacious and beautiful huge courtyard garden filled with red palms.

Heather, who didn't have much knowledge, couldn't stop making "wow" sounds from her mouth after entering the door.

Compared to Heather's direct performance.

The older and more stable British actress Julie at least looks much better.

But she was also shocked. Who could call such a beautiful house? It was in Beverly Hills.

Beverly mansion!

The dream of many Hollywood practitioners.

How many Hollywood workers work hard all their lives.

I just want to buy a decent house here! !

It can be said that this is almost the entire American entertainment industry.

It is even the dream place that the entertainment industry around the world most wants to live in.

Its lethality against entertainment industry practitioners is even higher than that of ordinary people.

Looking at his two friends, they were dazzled by this beautiful house.

Annie is also very happy, she loves to see other people's envious expressions of herself!

This is her vanity, not as strong as Jessica and others', but it still exists.

"Okay~"

Anne waved her hand proudly and shouted like a hostess: "Let's go inside and have a look!"

And just when Annie was looking at a house with her friends, they were in another corner of Beverly Hills.

Abel was also showing people the house.

Annie brought two friends she met on the set.

What Abel brought with him was one of his employees.

Los Angeles, in a mansion at 960 North Alpine, Beverly Hills, with the same postal code of 90210.

"Employee" Charlize Theron is taking a closer look at the 31,363-square-foot mansion with her boss.

This house is smaller than Anne's, but more expensive because it's in a better location.

Priced at $25 million.

The front of this house overlooks most of Los Angeles.

And from its side, you can see the sea in the distance, on top of the mountain.

Occupying an exclusive position is naturally more expensive.

Just like Annie and others.

For Charlize Theron, this house is also her dream mansion.

After knowing the price of this house, Charlize silently calculated it.

She found that with her current income, she could not eat, drink or pay taxes every year.

It will take almost 8 years to afford it!

Even if she becomes a Hollywood A-list actress.

After considering taxes, team maintenance expenses, daily use, and other miscellaneous expenses.

It is estimated that it will take five or six years to buy such a house.

But now that he is one step ahead, he has not even become a real first-line star.

You can live in a house like this.

Looking at Abel, who is tall and strong and looks better than many Hollywood male stars.

Charlize Theron is feeling mentally at this moment.

Maybe it would be good to just follow him like this.

There are career resources and enjoyment in daily life.

in that respect

Thinking of this, Charlize's face turned slightly red.

Because at this moment, she and he were the only two people in the villa looking at the house.

The movements of someone's hands started to be unscrupulous as soon as they came in.

"The courtyard is not big, but it is beautifully done."

Charlize, who was blushing a little, heard Abel suddenly say this.

Charlize looked over at the lawns in the yard, which were clearly well tended.

The yard is also surrounded by tall trees and shrubs.

There is an open-air swimming pool on the east side of the garden. There is a gap in the trees on the east side of the swimming pool. Below is a small cliff formed by a high platform. If you want to swim in the morning, you can also enjoy the sunrise.

The interior decoration of the villa is very luxurious, and the marble floors are all shipped from Italy according to the agent.

All private luxury brand customized furniture and home appliances, decorated in a combination of Roman classical style and modern fashion.

9 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and five and a half bathrooms.

A workers' dormitory with a total of 4 workers' rooms.

There are three kitchens, a 40-foot-high living room, a gym with equipment that is not inferior to that of the outside, a 10-seat home theater, and a video room.

After wandering around, the two of them arrived at the master bedroom.

The master bedroom is exaggeratedly large.

Visual inspection is at least 150 square meters.

On the left is the entrance door. Behind it is the wall attached to the huge soft bed in the master bedroom, which is covered with various artworks, oil paintings, etc.

In front is a large, high-end-looking sofa, which coincidentally is red.

Next to the big sofa. They are two high-end leather recliners. It was covered with a large towel quilt.

As for the right side of the master bedroom. It is a huge full-screen panoramic floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is the beautiful back garden, as well as another indoor swimming pool within easy reach.

I want to swim and relax in the garden.

You can open the small door of the floor-to-ceiling window after you get up in the morning and wash up.

Go directly into the garden.

As expected of the master bedroom.

The consideration is comprehensive.

Abel turned around, he looked at Charlize Theron, and was about to ask her if she liked it.

Finally, he saw her staring at the red sofa in front of the bed with a charming watery look in her eyes.

"Did you ask someone to move this sofa here?"

Abel heard Charlize say softly.

Although this red sofa does not match the decoration style of the room.

But to be honest, it really has nothing to do with Abel.

"It was originally here." Abel said subconsciously.

But he quickly realized it because he saw the charming glint in Charlize's eyes.

Sofa, red.

This is Beverly Hills again.

What are you waiting for?

Next, it’s Charlize Theron’s red sofa time!

Although it is thankless, I must say that any data in this book is real unless otherwise specified. I spent a lot of time checking it, such as the two houses in this chapter. There are real things in the real world. I have lowered the price of these two houses a little bit. After all, the price I found is the current price in 2000, which should be cheaper. Although I am writing a YY novel, I also think that YY is reasonable, and I hope everyone thinks so too.