America's Road to Wealth

When Chen Xiuli and Guo Feili said they wanted to immigrate, their tone was very tough.

But when things really come to pass.

This Malaysian Chinese actress still chose to compromise.

Her family used to live in Malaysia and their life was very ordinary.

After she debuted and became a moderate star, her family became increasingly wealthy.

The whole family of seven moved to Singapore because of her.

In fact, if possible, Malaysian Chinese below the wealthy class can choose a metropolitan city to live and develop in Singapore.

First of all, Singapore itself is the most prosperous city and country in Southeast Asia.

It has great appeal to both Chinese and other ethnic groups.

This is normal. Most human beings yearn for life in modern metropolitan areas.

Secondly, the main body that dominates this country has been Chinese since the founding of the country.

This latter point is very attractive to Malaysian Chinese who have always been subject to some degree of discrimination, excluded everywhere, and even diplomas from Chinese schools are not recognized by the state.

A family can immigrate to Singapore from Malaysia, or even just live and work here.

For Malaysian Chinese who are below the wealthy class, it is almost equivalent to the mainlanders in the 1980s and 1990s, and their whole families can go to Hong Kong Island to live.

Chen Xiuli and her family have been in Singapore for almost two years.

Because she is a star after all, and her family works hard enough.

Her family is about to obtain Singapore resident status, and the two to three years are a critical inspection period.

Chen Xiuli couldn't imagine it.

If it's because of your own reasons.

If the whole family fails to obtain resident status, they may even be kicked out of Singapore.

What a terrible sight that would be.

So for my family and for my own stardom.

Chen Xiuli is the same as more than ten other well-known actresses, models, and beauty pageant champions in Southeast Asia.

In the end, they all chose to surrender and obey.

They had gone through an afternoon of special training, learning how to be maids and how to please men.

Well, many of them know the latter to some extent.

After all, the industry they are engaged in is somewhat related to the big quagmire of the entertainment industry.

As for women in the entertainment industry, except for a very few individuals, most of them are very good at pleasing men.

After the training, they were put into the characteristic costumes of various ethnic groups in Southeast Asia.

Then under the arrangement, she entered the most luxurious seaside villa near Siloso Beach to work as a maid or maid.

As long as the distinguished guests stay in Singapore, they will also stay here.

Chen Xiuli wears the characteristic clothing of "Baxi Nyonya".

The Baba and Nyonya are a very unique mixed-race ethnic group in Southeast Asia.

They are descendants of the Chinese who settled in the Manlaga, Majapahit and Srivijaya areas of Malaya in the early fifteenth century. They are the descendants of the union of ancient Chinese immigrants and indigenous people.

Since most of them have Chinese fathers, the culture and habits of this ethnic group are very similar to Chinese and can be regarded as a branch of Chinese.

It's just that in ancient times, because of their mixed-race status, this ethnic group was neither welcomed by the Chinese nor the indigenous people, and their status was very embarrassing.

Chen Xiuli is actually not a Baba Nyonya, she is a local pure-blood Chinese.

This is the local name for Chinese descendants whose ancestors are all intermarried within the Chinese community.

Don’t look at TV dramas in Southeast Asia, which portray Baba and Nyonya very well.

But in fact, this group had a very low status in the past.

However, Chen Xiuli wears this kind of clothes just for distinctiveness, and it does not mean that she is a Baba Nyonya.

And even if she doesn't want to wear it.

Chen Xiuli was very reluctant, but at the same time she was extremely curious about who the distinguished guest was.

How dare the Singaporean authorities ask famous women like them to do such a thing.

This evening.

After Chen Xiuli and Guo Feili got dressed, they were led by the European and American maids in the villa and began their work.

Because they were younger and more beautiful, Chen Xiuli and Guo Feili were able to enter the villa living room to serve under the guidance of four European and American maids.

When she was full of curiosity, her beautiful big eyes looked around while keeping her head still, and she entered the living room of the manor villa.

The scene inside shocked Chen Xiuli, and her beautiful eyes widened.

Because it's on the sofa in this living room.

She met the most official public figure to appear on television in Singapore.

The No. 1 person in Singapore, the big boss!

I saw Mr. Li, who had white hair and was laughing.

At this moment, Chen Xiuli and Guo Feili's eyes were straightened.

They heard Leader Li talking to a young, tall foreign man in a respectful and even slightly flattering tone that was unfamiliar to them.

"Mr. Smith, I am so envious of Hong Kong Island. Your appearance has caused the Hang Seng Index to rise by almost 8.9% in the past half month!"

"Almost reaching 10%! It's really you, it's really worthy of Mr. Smith. In our Chinese terms, you are simply the God of Wealth. But I say that the name of the God of Wealth should be replaced by yours."

Leader Li spoke English very fluently throughout the process, with a full Oxford accent.

Oxford accent is the most standard accent of British English.

Various English tapes for learning British English in the UK and abroad, as well as the accent used by the BBC, basically all use this Oxford accent.

In Singapore and Malaysia, it is not surprising to be able to speak English and speak English well.

To be able to speak Oxford accent so well, Boss Li has obviously learned it hard.

But now, what Chen Xiuli and Guo Feili are curious about is not that Chief Li's Oxford accent is very standard.

But what kind of person is it that can make Boss Li speak and treat him in such a tone?

You must know that although Singapore is a small country, it is very active internationally because of its developed economy.

There is also a very important strait.

The combination of these conditions gives Singapore a strong influence and voice in Southeast Asia.

Leader Li himself has a very high status among leaders in the entire Southeast Asia region because of his abilities.

Such a big shot actually behaved like this to such a young foreigner.

Chen Xiuli and Guo Feili's attention was all attracted by the foreign man in front of Leader Li.

The man looked very tall at first glance. Sitting on the sofa, he was more than two heads taller than Boss Li.

But what is more eye-catching is not the height of this foreign man, but his appearance.

At first glance, Chen Xiuli felt that he was even more handsome than Leonardo, who had become popular throughout Southeast Asia a few years ago because of Titanic.

At the second glance, Chen Xiuli felt that he looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

Just when she was thinking carefully, trying to remember where she had met this foreign man.

She heard Guo Feili next to her shout very quietly.

"ah--"

The sound was very low, but it was still clearly audible in the quiet living room.

The man and Leader Li both turned to look over.

Because of Chief Li's majestic gaze, Chen Xiuli was so frightened that her legs stood straight.

Guo Feili, who looked directly into their eyes and made a sound, even had a cry in her voice, and kept bending down to apologize softly.

Leader Li, who had been smiling just now, now looked full of majesty.

Even if she didn't face him directly, Chen Xiuli felt that her heartbeat would stop in fear.

At this time, they heard the extremely handsome foreign man chuckle, "Harry, it's not as exaggerated as you said. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong Island can rise so fast, and my contribution is not that big."

Chen Xiuli saw his voice and attracted Boss Li's attention.

One of the big names in Southeast Asia immediately struck a gentle, humble tone again.

This made her sigh in relief. Guo Feili, who made the mistake next to her, looked at the foreign man gratefully.

"This is obvious to all. Mr. Smith, the data does not lie. Before you came, the Hang Seng Index did not rise so fast."

Seeing Leader Li insisting on saying this, Abel could only smile and shake his head slightly.

This evening, Boss Li came to visit again.

While visiting, he also sent a group of maids from Singapore and Southeast Asia.

In the past few days since he came to Singapore, Abel just felt that this old man was too wise.

Although Abel knew that 99% of the old man's "advantage" was because he was the core figure of a large conglomerate in the United States.

But I have to say that because of my extremely high emotional intelligence and my deep understanding of Western culture. The old man's "superiority" not only did not make Abel feel uncomfortable, but also made him feel very happy.

The ability to "do big things" to this extent must be said to be a talent.

So Abel left him to have dinner with him in the villa tonight.

After lunch, the two chatted in the living room.

While chatting, Boss Li brought up the subject of Hong Kong Island's Hang Seng Index, which has risen by nearly 10% in the past week.

More importantly, this surge in the Hang Seng Index happened exactly one week ago, on the second day after the news appeared in the Hong Kong media that the world's richest man visited Hong Kong and had a pleasant chat with the rich and elites of Hong Kong. Rising.

Afterwards, most of the Hong Kong media attributed the sudden rise in the Hang Seng Index to Abel.

These media are saying that it is precisely because Abel made extremely optimistic remarks about the future of Hong Kong Island when he visited Hong Kong.

This statement by the world's richest man has caused many international funds to pour into Hong Kong Island.

The large influx of external funds has quickly raised the value of Hong Kong stocks.

The Hang Seng Index soared as a result.

Later, it rose even more, and some media even compared Abel to the God of Wealth in the Chinese pantheon.

It is said that he is the God of Wealth of the Hong Kong stock market and stock investors.

In short, both the official and private media have praised him.

This is what Chief Li was chatting with Abel just now.

In fact, Abel knows very well that he may be partly responsible for the sudden rise in the Hang Seng Index.

Because the title of the world's richest man is more or less a plaque.

In the field of wealth, influence is still there.

It's like Wang Duoyu had a meal with the stock god, and all the stocks he bought went up.

But in the final analysis, the more important reason is that in the past two years, the entire Asia has been in the trough after the stock market crisis.

Hong Kong Island has only just recovered from the last crisis in the past two years.

At this time, Hong Kong's stock market is in a period where it has actually recovered, but because it was hit so hard in the past, overall confidence is low.

Abel's visit and speech can be regarded as a stimulant for the Hong Kong stock market, which has regained its strength, to re-establish confidence.

In addition, there is indeed some international hot money, and I feel that the purpose of Abel's visit to Hong Kong Island is not simple.

They felt that this might be Abel's prelude to take action on the Hong Kong stock market.

The big guys on Wall Street have always made comments about something that they are optimistic about, and then they will attack it.

Thinking that Abel was like this, they wanted to make money, so they quietly let some of their funds enter the Hong Kong stock market.

Even Soros secretly put in some funds...

A combination of factors ultimately resulted in the Hang Seng Index rising sharply for a week after Abel's public appearance on Hong Kong Island.

"Harry, you've been talking about this. Do you want me to show up in Singapore too?"

Abel looked at Leader Li and said with a smile.

Boss Li has several foreign names, but only one English name, HARRY.

This was the English name given to him by his father. At that time, Singapore and Malaysia were still British territories.

On the first day they met, Boss Li insisted that Abel call him by his English name.

And he himself always called Abel Mr. Smith.

"That would be great if you could."

Boss Li looked surprised, "Singapore Stock Exchange, I also want to experience the happiness of Hong Kong Stock Exchange."

The financial services industry in the tiny city of Singapore is doing very well.

The Singapore Stock Exchange ranks fourth in Asia after Tokyo, Hong Kong Island and Shanghai.

In this era, it can occasionally surpass the Magic City and rank third. It can already be called an international financial city.

Seeing Leader Li like this, Abel pondered for a moment, and then gave a reply:

"It's not impossible... tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Harry, you can arrange for your media to interview me. But I can't guarantee that Singapore's KOSPI index can rise like the Hang Seng Index. I still insist that the Hang Seng Index The skyrocketing price is not due to me."

Since there is a stock market, financial development is not bad.

Of course, Singapore also has its stock market index. The Chinese name is the FTSE Singapore Index, or the FTSE Straits Index.

There is basically no difference between the model and the stock indexes of other countries.

Leader Li was a little disappointed. What he wanted was Abel's public TV speech.

In that case, it would look much more grand than Abel's speech on Hong Kong Island.

It can allow Singapore to overwhelm Hong Kong Island in this area.

And this has always been what Leader Li has insisted on doing - yes, overwhelming Hong Kong Island!

As the leader of Xinjiapo, Leader Li has always understood.

In Southeast Asia, Singapore's biggest competitor is Hong Kong Island.

The problem is that compared to Hong Kong Island, Singapore is far inferior in many aspects.

The area is not as big as others, the population is not as large as others, and the backing behind it is not as strong as others.

It can be said that except for one strait, no place in Singapore can compare with Hong Kong Island in terms of natural conditions.

Even if the Strait is included, Singapore is still inferior to Hong Kong Island.

Because Xiangjiang is backed by one of the largest markets in the world.

That market is just too huge.

It’s bigger than Malaysia and even the whole of Southeast Asia combined.

Businessmen from Hong Kong Island are not subject to discrimination and exclusion.

On the contrary, it has been welcomed for a long time.

On the contrary, Singaporean businessmen are not welcome anywhere except in Singapore itself...

In this way, Singapore can develop almost as well as Hong Kong Island.

Tsk tsk tsk...

Media visits, just media visits, are better than nothing.

Thinking like this, Boss Li smiled and began to thank Qi Abo.

After chatting for a while, around eight o'clock in the evening.

Leader Li stood up conspicuously, smiled at Abel and said:

"Thank you very much for the dinner, Mr. Smith, sorry for bothering you."

"You're welcome. On the contrary, I would like to thank Harry for your reception. Next time you go to the United States, you are welcome to go to Texas or New York. Oh, Los Angeles is also fine. I will entertain you well in my place. , just like you are doing now."

"No problem." Boss Li smiled happily.

At the same time, I was thinking about the names of these three places.

Texas, New York, Los Angeles.

Sure enough, these places are where he has the greatest influence.

With this in mind, Leader Li smiled and left.

He didn't look at Chen Xiuli and Guo Feili again during the whole process.

But it put more pressure on them.

Because at this moment, they already know who the "distinguished guest" in Singapore is.

It’s actually Abel Smith, the world’s richest man from the United States!

No wonder I seem to have seen it somewhere. His photos often appear in newspapers and various high-end magazines.

Chen Xiuli still remembers being amazed by his photos the first few times she saw them.

At the time, she thought he was some new super handsome guy from Hollywood, a super football player.

In the end, he turned out to be the richest man in the world and the super rich man in the United States.

And now such a very handsome super-rich man was sitting in front of him, chatting for so long with Boss Li, who was like a god in his heart.

Chen Xiuli, who was still aggrieved at noon and afternoon, now felt numb.

Just when Chen Xiuli was feeling nervous, not long after Leader Li disappeared.

She saw a strong female foreigner possessing Abel and saying something in his ear.

Abel nodded, and then his eyes moved to her and Guo Feili.

"You are not forced, are you? If someone is forcing you, tell me. I will help you and then let you go."

I saw him looking at me and saying this to me.

Chen Xiuli felt nervous and wanted to answer.

Before she opened her mouth, she heard Guo Feili, who was a little out of sorts next to her, whispering to Abel:

"No, sir...we are all volunteering."

"You promise? This is the last chance I give you."

"I promise, at least I promise that I do it voluntarily."

After hearing Guo Feili's answer, Abel's eyes fell on him.

Chen Xiuli thought to herself, so what if it was involuntary?

Who dares not to volunteer for everyone who comes here?

She worked hard to show off her acting skills, trying to make herself appear submissive and gentle, showing her maximum femininity like a man.

"Yes, sir, I volunteer too..."

The voice was soft and greasy.

She was so tired that Chen Xiuli doubted, was this really her own voice?

It sounds so silly!

Abel nodded with satisfaction, then smiled and said:

"Well, I just asked someone to prepare a few sets of clothes. You go down and change. Let's meet again later."

Of course Guo Feili and Chen Xiuli could only respond.

Then two hours later, they put on the costumes of two female characters in a TV series they had recently participated in filming in Mainland China.

Wearing costumes, they appeared in front of Abel who had just come out of the safe house and had also changed his clothes.

Along with them was Lin Xiangping, who had just finished filming "Lotus Lantern".

The three of them were all wearing costumes from their respective plays, and they also noticed that Abel across from them was also wearing costumes.

Just an American, wearing ancient Chinese clothing. No matter how handsome he is, he still looks somewhat nondescript.

Just when they were nervous, they heard him say:

"From now on, you don't think of me as Abel Smith. You have to think of me as...well, think of me as Xie Xun and Yang Jian."

They were even more surprised.

Because Abel no longer spoke English this time.

It is their mother tongue, the Chinese language known as Mandarin in Southeast Asia.

Then, Xie Xun/Yang Jian pounced on Yin Susu, Xiao Zhao and Ding Xiang...

in their screams.

Abel happily experienced his childhood feelings.