America's Road to Wealth

Ten minutes ago.

Hong Kong Island, Stanley Street, Central, in front of Lu Yu Teahouse.

Carla Jaeger-Berneteau, she raised her head nervously and looked at the signboard above the tea room.

Carla didn't recognize the traditional Chinese characters "Lu Yu Teahouse" on the signboard.

Fortunately, below the Chinese signboard, the English name of Lu Yu Tea Room is written in very eye-catching English.

This prevented Carla from being completely confused.

Last night, Carla came over from France overnight.

Looking at this sign now, she guessed that this should be a similar existence to French cafes.

Chinese people like to drink tea, and even she, who is French, has heard about it.

After passing the security check and search by the female bodyguard, Carla successfully entered this very flavorful Chinese teahouse.

In the corridor inside the teahouse, Carla waited nervously for the call from the world's richest man inside.

She is one of the sales managers of the luxury yacht department of the French Beneteau Group, which mainly targets American wealthy people.

Her position is relatively deserted within the Beneteau Group.

Because even if Beneteau's luxury yachts are well built, their acceptance among the wealthy has always been much lower than those of traditional luxury yacht manufacturers such as Azimut, Betty, Ferretti, and Riva.

What's more, American wealthy people like traditional luxury brands such as Azimut and Ferretti more than Europeans.

When it comes to luxury and advanced customization, the New World has never been able to compete with Old Europe.

No matter how good the technology of Beneteau Group is, its reputation in the United States is very poor.

Even in mainland Europe, it is actually like that.

So it is conceivable that the sales department of the Beneteau Group's yacht subsidiary is still responsible for the American field. Carla's job in the Beneteau Group is relatively uncomfortable.

As the saying goes, misfortunes depend on blessings, and blessings depend on disasters.

Because the person in charge is a wealthy person from the United States, Carla's performance has been very poor.

This makes it difficult for her, who comes from an excellent background, to get ahead within the group.

However, a few days ago, the yacht company of the Beneteau Group received an order intention from the United States.

A company called the Smith Family Fund submitted a purchase intention to the Beneteau Group.

It is claimed that the company intends to order several luxury sailing boats and customize an ultra-luxury yacht from the Beneteau Group.

This is a rare luxury yacht order from the Beneteau Group from a wealthy American.

The Beneteau Group attaches great importance to this, and we are even more delighted that Carla happens to be in charge of this field.

After the Beneteau Group finds out the true identity of this guest, he is the world's richest man, Abel Smith.

Carla's job was almost taken away.

Because of Abe Smith's relationship, the deserted department instantly became a popular department.

Fortunately, she has a very strong relationship and can't stand out, but it's not that easy for others to steal her things.

Guests request door-to-door service from Beneteau Group.

Carla Yeager Beneteau was so happy that she rushed over from France overnight.

She first ran to New York and found out that Abel had gone to Han.

She didn't even take a break and immediately ran after Shou Er.

It was also discovered that Abel had left Shouer and went to Hong Kong Island.

Carla worked tirelessly, chasing after Abel, and rushed from Shouer to Xiangjiang overnight.

For several days in a row, she spent most of her time in heaven...

Fortunately, this time, she finally waited for Abel on Hong Kong Island.

Now she wants to come to Abel as a yacht ordering consultant sent by the Beneteau Group to provide door-to-door services for Abel.

I waited in the corridor of Lu Yu Teahouse for about a few minutes.

Carla, who was feeling a little nervous, was finally informed that she could go inside to meet the world's richest man.

Carla did not rush in, but first picked up the small makeup mirror she carried with her to check her appearance.

After finding nothing wrong, she took a deep breath, gathered her energy and walked inside.

Halfway through, she met Huo Yiguan who came out.

Lao Huo was not tall and only reached the shoulders of Carla who was wearing high heels.

The old man nodded politely to her, and Carla responded with a smile.

After responding, he appeared in front of Carla within two steps.

It was Abel who was sitting alone at a classical Chinese dining table surrounded by several bodyguards and some assistants, expertly tasting delicious Cantonese dim sum with chopsticks.

"Boss, Miss Beneteau is here."

Carla saw a man who looked like a butler, leaning over and speaking to Abel Smith respectfully and softly.

Carla had seen this man who looked like a butler.

It was this man who went to the French headquarters of the Beneteau Group in person.

In the headquarters, even the Madam Chairman and Mr. CEO were extremely respectful in front of him.

Unexpectedly, this kind of character is just a butler.

Carla thought about it and understood quickly.

That is the butler of the world's richest man, facing such a butler.

It seems understandable that the chairman of the Beneteau Group personally accompanied him.

Carla was thinking wildly and watched Abel's attention shift from the food to herself.

Even though she had been mentally building up for a long time, Carla still felt a little nervous at the moment.

She also finally saw the face of Abel Smith.

Too handsome too.

Carla thought to herself.

Anna Wintour seems to be telling the truth when she says that he is a living, walking incarnation of Apollo.

"Hello, Miss Beneteau. I'm Abel Smith, nice to meet you."

Carla saw him smiling and said hello to herself.

Although I am very nervous, I have been preparing for it for so long.

Carla took a deep breath quietly.

"Hello, Mr. Smith, my name is Carla Yeager Beneteau. I am currently the director of Beneteau Yachts, North America. We, Beneteau Yachts, are the world's top yacht brands. I brought us Our designers have drafts of some of their best works. We will definitely be able to perfectly present any of your preferences for this yacht of yours!”

To be honest, Carla had recited this long opening sentence for a long time before meeting Abel.

At this time, I read it all in one breath and very smoothly.

Carla herself felt relieved.

When she saw the extremely handsome man in front of her, she smiled and nodded:

"The reason why I didn't go to Azimut, Ferretti and others, but to find Beneteau, is because I fell in love with you."

The Beneteau Group is the world's largest sailboat manufacturer and one of the largest power boat manufacturers in the world.

However, its luxury yacht department was actually only established in the 1980s.

At a time when brands like Azimut and Riva were already world-renowned.

Beneteau is still just a small company in France that produces fishing boats and sailing boats.

It even nearly went bankrupt after the death of founder Benjamin Beneteau.

Later, in the 1960s, Benjamin Beneteau's granddaughter, Annity Beneteau Huss, and her brother, Andre Beneteau, began to manage the company.

Since then, Beneteau has begun to rise. In less than 40 years, it has become one of the largest power boat manufacturers in France and even Europe.

One of Abel's purposes when looking for the Beneteau Group was to order his first personal yacht from this company, which was technologically advanced in all aspects but just a little less well-known.

That’s right, my first yacht.

Although Abel bought Ikana a yacht "Ivanka", Anne and Jessica also had their own yachts.

They were all given by him.

They are also very luxurious, worth tens of millions of dollars.

The Ikana ship is worth over 100 million US dollars.

But if someone checks carefully, they will find that the world's richest man does not even have a private yacht to his name.

This is mainly because Abel didn't like going to sea very much before.

Except when I first started my career, I was invited by Ovitz to go out to sea for a day and a night.

It has been almost three years now, and he has only been to sea very few times.

But people's interests always change, after the last visit to the "Mighty Donkey".

Abel has developed some interest in large luxury yachts.

He asked Smith to help him find a manufacturer of luxury yachts.

In a pile of lists, Smith Intelligence’s recommendation for the Beneteau Group ranks high.

After Abel read the information of Smith Intelligence Group.

For a certain purpose, I chose to order a yacht from the Beneteau Group.

This is how today, Carla Yeager Bernardo traveled thousands of miles away and came to serve at your door.

"Dear Smith, you don't have to worry. We at Beneteau have served many distinguished guests. As long as you communicate with me about the yacht's facilities, decoration preferences, etc., I can provide you with a preliminary proposal on the spot. sketch."

Carla said seriously, "Your yacht will definitely be one of the best luxury yachts in the world!"

After saying that, she took out a set of albums from the bag that had been checked by security. They were all pictures of the most cutting-edge and most beautiful yachts in Beneteau from the inside out.

From artistic design drawings to actual photographed samples, as well as specially decorated versions customized and modified by customers.

Carla continued to introduce seriously:

"Mr. Smith, for the hundred-foot-class luxury sailboat you need, we recommend this one - the Beneteau Lagoon catamaran custom-made. It is now the most high-end luxury sailboat flagship model of our Beneteau Group. It is used in sailing competitions The record that has been broken in history has not been surpassed by anyone to this day, and it is one of the milestones in the history of navigation.”

"At the beginning, we were recognized by many princes and princes in the desert area with this drawing. Look here, here are photos of the finished products purchased by other customers..."

Carla tried her best to appear more professional.

She wanted the world's richest man to purchase as many products from the Beneteau Group as possible.

Also because Abel’s consultation on Beneteau included ordering a special yacht.

In other respects, they mainly want to buy Beneteau’s most powerful luxury sailboat.

I don’t know what the requirements are for the special yacht Abel wants to order.

Carla focused her marketing efforts entirely on Beneteau's expertise in manufacturing luxury sailboats, the world's number one.

In this field, Beneteau is unrivaled in the world.

Azimu, Riva and the like can't compare to Beneteau.

But during the introduction, Carla also discovered.

This super rich man who was a little too handsome had only glanced at the drawings he had taken out at the beginning.

Other times, when he was introducing himself, he seemed to be staring at him.

This made Carla think that Abe Smith wouldn't want to do that to her... that or that.

Whether it is rumors among the rich and elite, or news reported by the media.

This gentleman's reputation with women is really not very good.

Carla also felt that it was quite normal for him to have certain thoughts about her.

Carla has always been very confident about her looks and appearance.

She is a typical French beauty.

Although France is becoming more and more "black" now, it will continue to be "black" in the future, and it may not necessarily turn into France in the future.

But now, France is still dominated by the Gauls and is a white country different from the Germanic Ansa family.

Ordinary Chinese people, the most popular traditional French beauties they can see are Isabelle Adjani, Rose of France, and Sophie Marceau, Kiss of France.

Carla's appearance is a bit like a combination of Adjani and Alizee, except Carla looks younger.

She is a Gallic beauty who is both beautiful and delicate, and delicate but also has a bit of a Roman look.

Just because he looks good and has a good figure. In addition, Abel is so famous that he is still staring at him.

As the introductions continued, Carla began to panic a little.

[What if he makes demands on me...]

[I should refuse, I am not that kind of woman...]

[But if I refuse, will he become angry? If he takes the opportunity to retaliate, it will make my father and I's situation at home even more embarrassing. 】

[Lord, what should I do? Father, if it were you at this time, what would you do? 】

【……】

In her panic, she forgot that her father, as a man, was determined not to be as worried as she was now.

Um...I guess I can't say that. In a few years, even men will be in danger in the United States...

Just when Carla started to make big mistakes, she read the data of some yachts and sailboats incorrectly.

Abel, who had been misunderstood, finally spoke.

"Ms. Beneteau, let's put aside the matter of ordering yachts and sailing boats for now. How about we discuss another matter?"

Carla bit her silver teeth and thought, here it comes.

It was at this time that she made up her mind.

After all, I can’t bear to let my child trap the wolf...

What's more, he looks so handsome, so I don't seem to be at a disadvantage.

She thought this in her mind and whispered nervously:

"Mr. Smith, what do you want to discuss?"

"As far as I know, Miss Beneteau, your father is Mr. Andre Beneteau, right?"

"Huh? Uh...yes." Carla nodded a little off guard.

She didn't know why this "famous" gentleman suddenly mentioned her father's name.

"Mr. Andre Beneteau used to be the chairman of the Beneteau Group. But three years ago, I heard that he had a car accident and is now paralyzed at home. Is this true?"

Carla couldn't help but pursed her beautiful lips, and said in a somewhat difficult voice:

"Yes, Mr. Smith, you are right. These French newspapers have reported it. But why do you mention this? My father has nothing to do with your ordering Beneteau products, right?"

In fact, Carla herself dropped out of college in a hurry after her father's accident and went to work in the Beneteau Group.

The daughter of the former chairman is very marginalized in the group's work.

What is contained in it, even the simple Carla three years ago could know.

Three years later, Carla heard an outsider, an American, suddenly mention this incident.

She was naturally confused and wary.

"So……"

Abel laughed, "I want to talk to you about Beneteau..."

He and Carla talked for about ten minutes.

Ten minutes later.

Carla was nervous and excited before arriving, vowing to get the list of the world's richest man.

When leaving, he looked uneasy and was led out by the bodyguards of Rock Security.

Wait until she's gone.

Abel said to David next to him and Allen who appeared when Carla came in just now: "Is this okay?"

David just smiled, because it was not his job as a great butler to answer questions like this from his boss.

Allen quickly responded: "That should be enough. The internal fighting in the Beneteau family has even been heard by industry personnel in the United States. According to the information we found, the car accident that caused Andre Beneteau to be half paralyzed , most likely from the handiwork of his sister Annity Bernardo Hus. This lady is nicknamed "Bloody Mary" in the French business community."

Abel nodded after hearing this.

Why, as an American, if he wants to customize a luxury yacht, doesn't he go to a local American yacht manufacturer?

Instead of going to traditional brands like Azimut, Ferretti and Riva, go to the Beneteau Group?

Beneteau Group’s technology is really good, that’s right.

But apart from sailing boats, in the field of luxury yachts, except for technology, it cannot compare with those traditional luxury brands in all aspects.

The reason why I gave up these and chose Beneteau Group.

It was because the Smith Intelligence Group gave Abel a list of yacht purchasing manufacturers.

The choice of Beneteau Group was marked with a note of "organic and profitable".

Abel looked at it and found out that it was saying that the Beneteau Group was very unstable internally.

The grandsons and granddaughters of founder Benjamin Beneteau have worked together for more than thirty years to develop the Beneteau Group.

However, a terrifying internal conflict occurred between the siblings.

This has led to the possibility of acquisition of the unlisted Beneteau Group.

Now in the 21st century, brands like Ferretti have long been in the hands of major European consortiums.

If Abel wants to take action, it is almost equivalent to snatching a Rolls-Royce that has been taken away by BMW and Volkswagen in the luxury yacht world.

It takes a little extra effort.

Among these luxury yacht dealers, Beneteau is still free for the time being because of its recent rise.

Abel has always had a strong desire for exclusivity in all aspects.

With the attitude of gathering as much wool as possible.

He placed an order with the Beneteau Group and appointed Carla Yeager Beneteau to serve him.

Because Carla, she is the great-granddaughter of Benjamin Beneteau, the founder of the Beneteau Group. Her father is Andre Beneteau, who holds a large number of shares in the Beneteau Group.

Just now, Abel was following the words prepared for him by the Smith Intelligence Group.

Deceived Carla and asked her to go find her father.

See if you can knock out a crack.

Thus, he extended his claws into the power boat manufacturer with the best development momentum in Europe.

But strictly speaking, what Abel did was just a way of taking advantage of the trend while ordering a yacht.

It would be great if he could succeed, then he would be able to control the Beneteau Group.

It doesn't matter if it doesn't succeed, Abel only needs to make a start, and Smith Think Group and his other companies will accept corresponding jobs later.

Abel only needs to step in occasionally, accepting the spoils after success, or summing up after failure.

Compared to working alone when he first started, Abel is now entering a new field and new industry.

Except for those he attaches special importance to, he can already do this for everyone else.

Like the merger of Smith Financial Group, he was only responsible for taking the lead, and someone else was always doing the specific work.

This is actually what most large consortiums, or the chairmen of large companies and groups do.

If everything was done by oneself, the directors would not have to do anything.

If you have to do everything yourself, the exhausted Zhuge Liang is the best example.

"alright."

Abel put down his chopsticks, "I'm full. Let's go and see the scenery of Xiangjiang River. We'll leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

He came to Lu Yu Teahouse today just for a trip.

Mainly because he read an online novel before he was reborn.

In the novel, as soon as the male protagonist appears, he fools people in Lu Yu's teahouse. Later, I read many novels or movies of the same type, and the name Lu Yu Teahouse appeared in them.

When he thought of Xiangjiang, he first thought of this name.

So let’s take a look first, just to check in.

Asking Carla to come over in the middle was already arranged.

The appearance of Huo Yiguan was an accident.

Someone from the north came to inquire about the news and wanted to know what he was doing here.

Now that I’m full and have checked in, of course it’s time to move on to the next stop.