America's Road to Wealth

The early morning sunshine in New York in June and July is Abel's favorite. Warmth, not scorching, spreads into the bedroom through the white curtains, which sway gently with the breeze.

Not after noon.

It will kill people from heatstroke.

Abel opened his sleepy eyes and was briefly confused by the bright sunlight.

After a few seconds, he turned his head and looked to the side. Ikana, with her long hair flying around, was soundly asleep.

Even though she had fallen asleep, there were still several soft pillows cushioning her under her well-proportioned and strong waist and plump and smooth tunics.

Let her maintain a position that makes it easier to win the bid.

Abel rubbed his eyes, stretched out his arms to take the rosy and beautiful Ikana into his arms, and kissed her on the forehead.

This girl, who is only four months away from turning twenty, has been going crazy these past few days in order to get pregnant.

"Why"

Abel sighed, knowing whether what he did was right or wrong.

He had thought about it for a long time since the incident with Charlize.

It has been four months now and he has basically figured it out.

He figured it out with his character and his wealth and status.

Discussing so-called love is itself a luxury. Since it was an extravagant wish, Abel no longer longed for love.

He wanted just more companionship now. And leave more marks of your own in this world.

Without extraordinary power, it cannot last forever.

Then there are only two ways to leave more marks on this world.

Build wonders and strengthen your family!

The wonder can remind future generations who built it when they look up at it.

A strong, prosperous and long-standing family can make someone remember you even hundreds of years later.

The former one is the reason why Abel became more and more obsessed with Hudson's Bay Plaza.

The latter is the reason why Abel signed the trust fund agreement with Ikana.

This is also the reason why he has been accompanying the insecure Ikana for the past two days and cooperated with her in concluding the fruit of love.

After all, it is the Chinese souls that dominate, coupled with the overly strong male hormones.

The biological instinct similar to having many children and being blessed is deeply imprinted in his DNA structure, mobilizing his subjective dynamism.

"call"

After exhaling softly again, Abel kissed the sleeping Ikana on the cheek.

Get up, wash up, and leave the bedroom.

It was exactly seven o'clock. Paris Hilton got up early as usual and was already having breakfast.

Abel smiled and had breakfast with her and then went out.

Not far from the door is Central Park, after Abel ran for a while.

There were two more girls beside him.

One is naturally little Laura, and the other is Li Xinyu, who seems to have a better relationship with little Laura.

The Manhattan campus of New York University, where the two studied, is not far from Central Park.

It doesn't even take fifteen minutes to walk there. If you come by car and there's no traffic jam, you'll be there in a few minutes.

Today is June 23rd.

It's Saturday. They don't have to go to school today.

".Are you really going to watch the NBA draft tomorrow?"

Little Laura asked curiously as the three of them jogged together.

Abel nodded and said: "The Houston Rockets have already won the No. 1 pick. In addition, this is the first team I bought, so I should support it both emotionally and rationally."

Not surprisingly, the Houston Rockets won the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft.

According to NBA league rules, the probability of the Houston Rockets getting this year's No. 1 pick is actually only about 14%.

But rules are often meant to be broken.

It cannot be broken openly, but it can also be operated secretly.

I don’t know what method Stern used. Anyway, the No. 1 pick fell to the Rockets in the end.

When people give face like this, Abel will naturally reciprocate. He is an honest and trustworthy young man.

"How about I go too?" Little Laura tried to ask, "We don't have to go to class tomorrow!"

Abel was stunned, he didn't want to agree.

Because Ikana and Paris also said they would go to the talent show tomorrow.

The key is that he has already promised to others.

He thought that little Laura would be reluctant to go to this kind of limelight and 100% chance of being on TV.

Little Laura is such a smart person. As soon as she saw his hesitation, she knew that her boyfriend was in trouble.

While running, she gasped and asked, "Does anyone want to accompany you? Or have you already found someone to go out with you?"

Abel lowered his head and looked at little Laura with bright eyes and serious face. But his eyes were involuntarily attracted to her best friend Li Xinyu next to her.

This attraction is very natural.

Just like an overripe apple will automatically fall to the ground, just like when you are rich, you will want to pick up more beautiful girls, just like the ghost weather in Lingnan, China in 2022.

It seems abnormal, but this is the law of nature.

big,

It's really big,

It's really, really big.

As he started running, he swayed up and down, swayed left and right, and seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

Li Xinyu didn't notice Abel's gaze. She didn't look like she was running much, and she was now panting heavily.

Of course.

It may also be that the burden is too heavy.

Running with such a heavy burden naturally makes you tired more easily.

Little Laura, who also lacked exercise, would not.

She ran with no burden and felt relaxed.

Little Laura saw that Abel didn't answer immediately.

She also noticed his gaze, and little Laura looked at Li Xinyu. Naturally, I also saw the exaggerated weight-bearing of my best friend.

Little Laura curled her lips, "Jessica! How many times have I told you. When exercising, you must wear a sports bra! You look like this, it's too bad!"

Jessica Li felt aggrieved: "I wear sports bras. But they look like this. They are not restrictive."

Little Laura was speechless.

Is it so big that even an ordinary sports bra can’t control it?

It seems to be true

Having seen the majestic little Laura of her best friend with her own eyes, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

In this regard, little Laura is really lacking in strength.

"If you want to go, it's not impossible."

Abel's voice brought little Laura's attention back.

Abel was no longer looking at Li Xinyu.

My girlfriend is right next to me, and her eyes are always staring at my girlfriend’s best friend’s penis. That’s too much.

Jogging gently without any pressure, Abel looked at little Laura who was also starting to pant a little, "As long as you don't mind, then we will go together. You promised me, as long as I love you and abide by your rules, You don’t mind.”

Little Laura sighed, a little regretful that she had said too much at that time.

But at that time, in order to be able to start the relationship she was looking forward to, there was also a marriage that the family attached great importance to.

She indeed promised Abel.

"That's right." Little Laura said, "I promised you. So, can you tell me who is going with you tomorrow?"

"Ikana Lerner."

"D. Ted Lerner's daughter?"

"Yes."

Little Laura was a little depressed again.

She knew about Ikana's existence.

It should be said that she has known about all the women who had scandals with Abel and were in the news.

Little Laura remembered that Ikana was the same as her best friend Li Xinyu.

She has unparalleled high-quality resources for nurturing future generations.

A big bear may not necessarily have quantity, but a small bear will most likely not have quantity.

"Do you just like this one?" Little Laura was depressed. She was really not good at this. Genes and innateness have already determined it, and if you want to adjust it the day after tomorrow, you can only rely on technology.

She doesn’t want to use technology.

"What?" Abel was confused.

Little Laura reached out and poked Li Xinyu on the right.

The latter screamed, "Laura! What are you doing!"

"Here." Little Laura curled her lips, "This one."

"Pfft~"

Seeing her depressed and jumping around with Li Xinyu, Abel couldn't help laughing.

Li Xinyu rudely chased little Laura and wanted to poke her back.

Of course, little Laura would not let her succeed, and ran away with a smile.

Li Xinyu gritted her teeth and chased after her, but her burden was too heavy and she couldn't catch up with the nimble little Laura.

My physical strength is also poor, and I can’t bear it after running for a while.

In the morning in Central Park in Manhattan, the laughter of young people echoed throughout.

At noon.

Charlie Brown's Pizza.

"Congratulations, Michael. Congratulations on winning the election within the party. Congratulations on being the first candidate of the Elephant Party in New York City."

Across the dinner table, Abel congratulated Michael Bloomberg opposite.

Michael Bloomberg himself was beaming at this time.

Although at the beginning of this year, the big bosses in the New York Elephant Party all supported Bloomberg.

At that time, Bloomberg's status had been initially determined.

But after all, we haven’t gone through the formal procedures and election campaign yet, so everything may still be subject to change.

This time on June 20, the election within the New York Elephant Party officially ended.

Michael Bloomberg has been officially confirmed as this year’s New York Elephant Party’s first candidate.

"This is not my effort alone, this is everyone's success."

Bloomberg said with a reserved smile: "Thank you for your help, Abel."

Abel shrugged and chuckled: "This is what it should be. After all, we are friends, right?"

"Yes. We are friends." Bloomberg smiled even wider.

At this time, the old man Charlie Brown came up with chicken pizza himself.

Abel frowned at him, and the old guy glared at Abel unceremoniously.

Bloomberg couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene.

After the old man walked away, Abel complained to Bloomberg:

"Fake! Doesn't this old guy know that the store he rented has been bought by me? If he dares to be so arrogant again, I will definitely kick him out and not rent to him!"

Michael Bloomberg laughed, but did not answer the question, but opened another topic.

"Tell me, my friend. The foreign exchange market in Europe is so complicated now, you must be very busy. You must have something to do with me. Given our relationship, just say it directly."

"Hehe..." Abel chuckled and decided to get straight to the point: "Are you free tomorrow night?"

"Huh? There is an unimportant cocktail party tomorrow night, but I can postpone it," Bloomberg said.

"How about we go to Madison Square Garden together?"

"Madison Garden Square?" Bloomberg responded, "NBA draft? Are you going to watch it? Oh, you bought an NBA team."

"Yes." Abel smiled, "But I asked you to accompany me to see it, actually for your own good."

Bloomberg raised his eyebrows, which were already starting to turn white, and said, "What do you mean?"

"First of all, in less than five months, you will start the election. From this point on, you need to start building momentum, right? So at this time, anything that can bring you votes, I think it is necessary to try one time."

Abel said seriously: "I think it is a good choice to appear in New York stadiums. Whether it is the NBA, MLB or NHL."

Bloomberg nodded, saying his team had said the same thing.

"Secondly. I also invited Warren, Warren Buffett." Abel smiled:

"If you can ask him to help, then your chance of success will be a little higher."

Although Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is not headquartered in New York, its influence exists in the financial world across the United States.

Having the support of such a tycoon would also be helpful to Bloomberg's campaign.

Bloomberg nodded, but said a little disbelievingly:

"Does Buffett watch basketball? He doesn't even watch baseball or football."

"That's not because of me." Abel said, "I invited him here."

"Oh." Bloomberg nodded, believing it.

Because of the current relationship between Abel and Buffett, if Abel really invites Buffett.

There is a high probability that Buffett can be invited to the scene, and the stock god will be happy to give Abel this face.

"Okay." Bloomberg smiled: "Please give me a front-row seat when the time comes."

Abel gave him an OK gesture.

"You're not looking for me just because of this, right?" Bloomberg asked.

If it were just this matter, there would be no need to call Bloomberg over, it would be settled with just one phone call.

"Of course more than that."

Abel's originally relaxed and cheerful expression turned serious.

"Michael. I feel like this is the time for us to be true allies."

"Huh?" Bloomberg looked at him, not knowing what Abel meant.

"Exchange shares." Abel said: "I will exchange 1% of Smith Capital's shares for 10% of Bloomberg's shares. Michael, you know that according to this ratio, you will make a profit."

After hearing Abel's request, Bloomberg fell silent.

As the founder, chairman and absolute majority shareholder of Bloomberg News.

Bloomberg naturally knows how much money the two giants who invested in Smith Capital spent for 4% of Smith Capital shares.

Now in 2001, Bloomberg has not yet become the information company with the highest revenue in the world.

Although it has never been listed.

But because of its uniqueness and presence in the market, its market value is already very high.

The market values ​​it at no less than US$30 billion.

A 10% stake is worth about $3 billion.

Without much hesitation, he thought silently for a few minutes.

Bloomberg agreed to the stock exchange request.

"Okay." The future mayor of New York stood up and extended his hand to Abel: "But it's not 10% of the shares. It's 13.3%."

Bloomberg said: "Since Buffett and PNC both agree with Smith Capital's valuation, so do I."

A 10% stake in Bloomberg is worth approximately $3 billion. The 13.3% stake is worth about US$4 billion.

According to the price of Buffett and PNC Financial Services Group, 1% of Smith Capital shares are worth US$4 billion.

The exchange of 13.3% for 1% of the shares is a sign that Bloomberg does not want to take advantage of Abel.

But the reason why capitalists don’t take advantage is because it’s not that easy to take advantage of.

Bloomberg has shown great sincerity in Abel and exchanged shares cheaply.

After comprehensive consideration, I decided not to take advantage of this.

He wanted to have a longer relationship with Abel, so an exchange of equal value would obviously be more appropriate.

Abel also understood what Bloomberg meant. He smiled and said: "Okay, then let's go with 13.3%."

They shook hands, and it took a few seconds for the two to let go.

Since then, Abel and Bloomberg have gone from nominal and verbal allies to true allies who actually hold shares in each other.

Many times, large consortiums join together in this way and slowly emerge.

The two chatted for a while longer, mostly about Bloomberg's campaign efforts over the next five months.

Around one o'clock in the afternoon, the two separated.

After they separated, Abel went to the nearby Manhattan District Attorney's Office building not far away.

This was the first time he entered Robert's lair, and he was greeted at the door by Peggy Morgenthau.

After not seeing each other for a month, Paige grew her hair short.

After seeing too many beauties, appearance was not the first thing that impressed Abel.

A face, a frame, purity, beauty, and temperament have become very important points in Abel's evaluation of a woman.

Like Cate Blanchett and Li Fuzhen, both of them have temperament that overshadows their appearance, making Abel care more about their unique temperament rather than their beautiful appearance.

Temperament is often closely related to a person's cultivation, talent, behavior, etc.

Peggy, with her short hair, had a fresh and unique temperament, which moved Abel's heart.

"Nice hair." He complimented with a smile.

Paige was startled, then smiled back.

The two walked into the Manhattan District Attorney's Office building together.

Abel walked on the left side of Peggy, calmly receiving sights from all directions, and he could still talk to Peggy at the same time.

"If this had been a few months ago, if I had entered here, I probably wouldn't have been so relaxed."

Paige smiled softly after hearing this.

She knew what Abel meant.

Seven or eight months ago, Abel and her grandfather Robert were not friends, or even enemies in a sense.

At that time, what the Manhattan District Attorney's Office wanted most was to uncover Abel's criminal record and send him to prison.

On Abel's side, they invited a dozen of the most powerful lawyers in the United States to catch the Manhattan District Attorneys in a frenzy.

The two sides were at odds with each other, and for a while the confrontation was fierce.

Later, Robert and the prosecutors really couldn't find anything against Abel.

In addition, Abel is not a grassroots who can be set up by others, but also has a foothold.

In the end, Robert took the initiative to admit defeat, and the two parties formally reconciled after that.

Later, they became friends, and friends slowly turned into allies.

Robert has helped Abel several times this year.

Like the last paparazzi storm involving Abel.

It was the Manhattan District Attorney's Office that was the first to take action against the paparazzi and the paparazzi media.

As soon as they took action, more than a dozen paparazzi media outlets were shut down and more than 30 paparazzi reporters were sent to prison.

Facing the curious and gossipy eyes of the prosecutors, the two talked softly and took the elevator to the third floor.

Outside Robert's office, Paige knocked lightly on the door.

"Mr. Morgenthau," Peggy said, "Mr. Smith is here."

"Invite him in."