America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 273 Build Wonders, Strong Family, Leave a Mark!
The morning sunshine in New York in June and July is Abel's favorite.The warmth is not hot, and it spills into the bedroom through the white curtains, which sway gently with the breeze.

It won't work 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 fluttering, was soundly asleep.

Even though she was already asleep, there were still a few soft pillows under her shapely and firm waist and plump and smooth buttocks.

Let her maintain a posture that is easier to win the bid.

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

This girl, who is only four months away from turning [-], has been going crazy for the past few days trying to get pregnant.

"Hey"

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

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

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

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

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

He wants just more company now.And in this world, leave more marks of your own.

Without extraordinary power, it cannot last forever.

Then there are only two ways to make yourself leave more marks in this world.

Build wonders and grow families!
The spectacle can make future generations look up at it and remember who built it at that time.

A strong and prosperous family with a long history can make people remember you even after hundreds of years.

The former one is the reason why Abel became more and more attached to Hudson's Bay Square.

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

It's also the reason why he accompanied the insecure Ikana these two days and cooperated with her to form a love crystallization.

After all, it is the soul of the Chinese people who dominates, coupled with the overly strong male hormones.

Similar to the biological instinct of having more children and more blessings, it is deeply imprinted in his DNA structure and mobilizes his subjective kinetic energy.

"call"

Gently exhaling again, Abel kissed the sleeping Ikana on the cheek.

Get up, wash up, and leave the bedroom.

At exactly seven o'clock, Paris Hilton got up early as usual and was already eating breakfast.

Abel smiled and ate a breakfast with her before heading out the door.

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

There are 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 take 15 minutes to walk here. If you come by car without traffic jams, you will arrive in a few minutes.

Today is February 6.

On Saturday, they don't have class today.

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

The three were jogging together, little Laura asked curiously.

Abel nodded and said, "The Houston Rockets have already won the No. [-] pick. Besides, this is the first team I bought, so I should support it both emotionally and rationally."

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

According to the rules of the NBA, the probability of the Houston Rockets getting the No. 14 pick this year is actually only about [-]%.

But rules are often made to be broken.

It cannot be broken on the bright side, but it can also be operated secretly.

I don't know what method Stern used.Anyway, the final No. [-] lottery fell to the Rockets.

If people give face like this, Abel will naturally return it in return. He is an honest and trustworthy young man.

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

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

Because Ikana and Paris also said that they would go to the draft contest tomorrow.

The key is that he has already promised others.

He also thought that little Laura would be unwilling to go to the show that would [-]% appear on TV.

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

Panting while running, she asked, "Is there someone who wants to accompany you? Or you have already found someone to play with you?"

Abel lowered his head and looked at little Laura with bright eyes and serious face.But his sight was involuntarily attracted by Li Xinyu, a good friend next to her.

This attraction is very natural.

It's like an apple will fall to the ground automatically when it is overripe, like if you have money, you will want to date a more beautiful girl, just like the ghost weather in Lingnan, China in 2022.

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

Big,
is really big,

It's really really big.

Starting to run, swaying up and down, swaying left and right, it looks bigger and bigger.

Li Xinyu didn't notice Abel's gaze.She doesn't seem to be running much, and she's already panting for breath.

Of course.

It may also be too heavy a burden.

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

Little Laura, who also lacks exercise, will not.

She ran with ease without burden.
Little Laura saw that Abel didn't answer right away.

She also noticed his gaze, and little Laura took advantage of the situation to look at Li Xinyu.Naturally, I also saw the exaggerated weight of my best friend.

Little Laura curled her lips, "Jessica! How many times have I told you that you should wear a sports bra when exercising! You look so awesome!"

Jessica Lee was wronged: "I wear sports bras. But I wear them like this. They are not restrictive."

Little Laura was speechless.

Is it too big to be controlled by ordinary sports underwear?
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 not strong enough.

"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.

The girlfriend is right next to her, and her eyes are fixed on the Xiong Da of her girlfriend's best friend, which is too much.

Jogging gently without pressure, Abel looked at little Laura who was also panting, "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, regretting that she had spoken too much at the 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 did promise Abel.

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

"Ikana Lerner."

"Daughter of D. Ted Lerner?"

"Yes."

Little Laura was a little depressed again.

She knew Ikana existed.

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

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

She has unparalleled high-quality resources in nurturing offspring that she can't match.

A big bear does not necessarily have a quantity, and a small bear has a high probability of not having a quantity.

"Do you just like this one?" Little Laura was depressed, she really couldn't do it in this respect.Genes and nature have already been determined, and the adjustment of the day after tomorrow can only rely on technology.

She doesn't want to use technology.

"What?" Abel was puzzled.

Little Lao stretched out his hand and poked Li Xinyu on the right.

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

"Here." Little Laura pouted, "This one."

"Pfft~"

Seeing her depressed and dancing with Li Xinyu, Abel couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Li Xinyu rushed up to little Laura unceremoniously, wanting to poke her back.

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

Li Xinyu gritted her teeth and chased after her, but her burden was too heavy to catch up to the nimble little Laura.

The 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 and laughter of young people resounded throughout.

noon.

Charlie Brown Pizzeria.

"Congratulations, Michael. Congratulations on winning the party election. Congratulations, No. [-] Elephant Party candidate in New York City."

Abel congratulated Michael Bloomberg across the dining table.

Michael Bloomberg himself was smiling.

Although at the beginning of this year, the bigwigs in the New York Elephant Party all stood up for Bloomberg.

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

But after all, it has not gone through formal procedures and elections, and everything may change.

This time on June 6, the election within the New York Elephant Party officially ended.

Officially confirm Michael Bloomberg as the No. [-] candidate for the Elephant Party in New York this year.

"It's not my effort alone, it's the success of all of us."

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

Abel shrugged and smiled softly: "It should be, after all we are friends, aren't we?"

"Yes. We're friends." Bloomberg smiled wider.

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

Abel frowned at him, and the old guy stared at Abel impolitely.

Bloomberg, who was next to him, couldn't help smiling.

When the old man walked away, Abel complained to Bloomberg:
"Fake! This old guy doesn't know that the shop he rented has already been bought by me? If he dares to be so arrogant again, I will definitely kick him out and not rent it 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 should be very busy. You must have something to do with me. With our relationship, just tell me directly."

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

"Huh? There is an unimportant reception tomorrow night, but it can be postponed," Bloomberg said.

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

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

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

Bloomberg raised his eyebrows, which had begun to turn white, "What do you mean?"

"First of all, there are less than five months before you 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 solemnly: "Appearing in a stadium in New York, I think it is a good choice. Whether it is the NBA, MLB or NHL."

Bloomberg nodded, and his team had said as much.

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

"If you can get him to help too. Then your chances of success will be a little higher."

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

It would also help Bloomberg's campaign to have the support of such a tycoon.

Bloomberg nodded, but said in disbelief:

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

"It's not because of me." Abel said, "I asked him to come."

"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 really be invited to the scene, and the stock god will be happy to give Abel this face.

"Okay." Bloomberg smiled. "Give me a front row seat when the time comes."

Abel gave him an OK gesture.

"You didn't come to me just because of this?" Bloomberg asked.

If it's just this matter, there is no need to call Bloomberg over, and the matter will be settled with a phone call.

"Of course not."

Abel's originally relaxed and happy face became serious.

"Michael. I feel like we need to be real allies at this point in time."

"Huh?" Bloomberg looked at him, wondering 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 can earn something."

Hearing Abel's request, Bloomberg fell silent.

As the founder, chairman and absolute controlling shareholder of Bloomberg Intelligence.

Bloomberg naturally knows how much 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 income 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 estimates it at no less than US$300 billion.

A 10% stake is worth around $30 billion.

Without much hesitation, after a few minutes of silent thinking.

Bloomberg agreed to the request for a share swap.

"Yes." The future mayor of New York stood up and reached out 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 about $30 billion. A 13.3% stake is worth about $40 billion.

According to the price of Buffett and PNC Financial Services Group, 1% of Smith Capital stock is worth $40 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 capitalists, the reason why they don't take advantage of it is because the advantage is not so easy to take advantage of.

Bloomberg has given Abel a lot of sincerity and exchanged shares cheaply.

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

He wanted to go with Abel for a longer period of time, so it would obviously be more appropriate to exchange the same amount of value.

Abel also understood what Bloomberg meant, and he smiled and said, "Okay, then follow the 13.3%."

Shaking hands, the two let go after a few seconds.

Since then, Abel and Bloomberg have changed from nominal and verbal allies to real allies who actually hold each other's shares.

In many cases, large consortiums are united in this way and slowly emerge.

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

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the two separated.

After parting, Abel went to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office building not far away without stopping.

This was the first time he had entered Robert's lair, and it was Peggy Morgenthau who greeted him at the door.

After not seeing each other for a month, Peggy has short hair.

After seeing too many beauties, appearance is not the first thing that impresses Abel.

A face, a skeleton, pure or glamorous, temperament has become a very important point for Abel to evaluate a woman.

Like Cate Blanchett and Li Fuzhen, both of them have temperament overshadowing their appearance, which makes Abel care more about their unique temperament than their beautiful appearance.

Temperament is often closely related to a person's cultivation, talent, manners and so on.

Peggy, who had her hair cut short, had a fresh and unique aura, which moved Abel's heart.

"Nice hairstyle." He praised with a smile.

Peggy 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 greeted the sights from all directions, and he could still talk to Peggy at the same time.

"If this was several months ago. If I had come in here, I probably wouldn't have felt so relaxed."

Paige smiled slightly.

She knew what Abel meant.

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

At that time, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office wanted to find out Abel's criminal record and send him to prison.

On the other side, Abel invited more than a dozen of the most powerful lawyers in the United States, and caught the Manhattan District Attorneys in a frenzy.

The two sides were at each other's throats, and for a while the confrontation was fierce.

Later, Robert and the prosecutors couldn't find anything to do with Abel.

In addition, Abel is not a grassroots who allows others to set up pits, but also has a foothold.

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

Later, in turn, they became friends, and friends gradually became current allies.

This year, Robert has helped Abel several times.

Like the paparazzi storm that involved Abel last time.

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

A dozen paparazzi media outlets were shut down as soon as the action was taken, and more than 30 paparazzi reporters were sent to prison.

Facing the curious gossip 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," said Paige, "Mr. Smith is here."

"Please come in."

(End of this chapter)