America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 144 The Middle East Stock God

  As Abel's fellow villager and bodyguard captain.

  Edward is very authoritative in Rock Security.

  Just being a fellow countryman made him more trusted by Abel.

   What's more, he is also the strongest among the four bodyguards in terms of personal combat ability.

   This is one of the reasons why he can become the captain of the bodyguard.

  Looked at Lincoln, who was a little frivolous, and then at Johnson, who was silent and just eating.

  Edward felt that it would be great if Lincoln's character was like Johnson's.

   But no one is perfect.

  Although Lincoln's character is a bit out of character, he is a normal black character.

   But it may also be because of this relationship that transcends personality, Lincoln is the "dialogue" expert among the four.

   This guy is familiar with the habits, personalities, and behaviors of different gangs in various parts of the United States.

  Even know many senior members of the other party.

  At the same time, Lincoln is also very good at street fighting, and his fighting power is strongest in the streets and alleys and indoors.

  If it weren't for being a bodyguard next to the boss now.

   Edward thought.

  Which gang might this guy be in, as a powerful gunman with a strong force, or even a gang leader.

   I don’t know such a guy who grew up in that kind of atmosphere.

  How could he run to join the army.

   And after retiring, there is no choice to return to the quagmire.

   Instead, he took part in a serious job and is now Abel's bodyguard.

  Edward guessed that it should be related to Lincoln's mother.

  Because the boss once said to Edward, Lincoln now has only one relative left.

   That is Lincoln's old lady.

   And Lincoln's old mother had gone to work at Smith Farm in Texas with Dexter's family last month.

   Follow-up may also go to the rock security in Tarrant County to work, it seems to be working in the kitchen.

   I have a leisurely job, a high salary, and good benefits, such as dental insurance.

By contrast.

   Regarding Abel's Four King Kong, besides himself, Edward's favorite is the Asian bodyguard Lin.

  Lin's full name is Ruyi Lin, and he came to America in his grandfather's generation.

  Lin himself is gentle and resolute, more importantly, careful, and good at many technologies.

   Such as blasting technology, such as being particularly sensitive to explosives.

   At the same time, there are certain car repair skills that the other three King Kongs do not have, and even messy skills such as installing windows and laying floors.

  Sometimes Edward felt that the four bodyguards chosen by the boss were comprehensive enough.

  Johnson has a silent personality and doesn't have a few words, but he is a sharpshooter, has a special understanding of firearms, and is a master of firearms.

  Lincoln is very talkative, very good at indoor combat, and at the same time is very good at pistols, and he is very familiar with the tricks of American gangs.

  Lin is a technical unit with good fighting ability.

  Edward himself is a powerful attacker who is good at frontal combat.

   Once everything is complete, this configuration can be used to fight small battles with mercenaries.

   Edward thought to himself while eating.

   At this time, the wireless walkie-talkie on the dining table rang.

   Johnson, who was the closest, immediately stopped eating, picked it up and pressed the play button.

  In the walkie-talkie, the voice of Donnie, the first female bodyguard of Rock Security came.

   "Edward, Edward, someone came up to find the boss. The boss and Miss Charlize are still resting."

  Edward took it and responded, "I'm going out now."

   Then he took a few seconds to finish off the last few steaks on his plate.

   "Johnson and I are in charge of the first half of the night, and Lin and Lincoln are on standby. If the boss wants to spend the night here, the two of you are in charge of the second half of the night."

  The other three of the Four King Kong nodded in agreement, and then Edward Johnson walked out of the room.

   Not far from the door of the room, Edward saw Doni communicating with two people.

"what's the situation?"

  Edward came over and asked softly.

  Although a few of them were eating just now, there are also four bodyguards guarding the boss' door.

  Doni was the person in charge just now.

   "These two people, one said to be the lobby manager of the hotel. The other claimed to be Prince Walid's bodyguard."

  Doni said to Edward: "They said that Prince Walid wants to see our BOSS."

   "Correct me, ma'am. It's not "Prince Waleed", but Prince Waleed from the Kingdom of Tessa." The older middle-aged man, who probably claimed to be the hotel lobby manager, said with a smile.

  Doni didn't answer, but just looked at Edward.

  Edward has recognized this middle-aged man as the lobby manager of the hotel.

  Edward noticed it when he came in just now.

   "Prince Waleed? Is he the current owner of this Plaza Hotel?" Edward thought for a while and asked:

   "Prince Waleed, what can I do with my boss?"

  Of course there is something to do.

  The other party may even come here on a special trip and want to see Abel here.

   About an hour later.

  Abel took Charlize Theron, who was dressed, in a reception room next to the Palm Hall of the Plaza Hotel.

   I saw a middle-aged deserter wearing a black suit who looked like a business elite.

   "Hello, Mr. Smith!"

  As soon as Abel came in, the other party stood up with a smile, and he did a good job.

   "Hi, Mr. Walid." Abel also responded with a smile.

  This Prince Waleed is quite famous in New York.

   It should be said. Very famous.

  Waleed once bought a large amount of Citibank stock in the 1980s.

   This makes him the largest individual shareholder of Citibank.

   In addition, this guy is also the second largest investor in News Corporation, and the companies he participates in include a series of internationally renowned companies.

  The total personal assets, this time in the "Forbes" ranking, is far above Abel, ranking 11th, with as much as 11.2 billion US dollars.

  By the way, Walid is also known as Desert Buffett, or the God of Middle Eastern stocks.

   It is said that when he started his business, he only had $15,000 from his father, almost thirty years ago.

   But Abel felt.

  Waleed’s $15,000 is estimated to be the same as his “fifty dollars” reported in the media.

  He is the grandson of the 21st son of the founding monarch of the Tessa Kingdom.

   Even if you don’t do anything.

  Running back to the desert now, I can get a subsidy of hundreds of thousands of dollars every month, live in a luxury house for free and drive a luxury car for free.

  Abel sat down opposite Waleed curiously, he was guessing why the other party wanted to see him.

   "Good evening, Mr. Smith." Walid said politely:

   "I have been famous for you for a long time. This time I just came to see my hotel. I heard they said you were here, so I couldn't wait to see you. This has caused you some trouble, I am very sorry!"

   "Ha~"

  Abel smiled: "I have been famous for you for a long time, Prince Walid. You are Desert Buffett."

   It seems that in front of people like Abel, being called Desert Buffett makes Waleed very happy.

  The middle-aged man smiled and said:

   "Actually, they are talking nonsense. I don't have any investment skills at all."

   "It's just that I have a relatively sufficient principal, and I only focus on buying stocks of those big companies."

   "Because big companies are not easy to go bankrupt and not easy to lose money, so I made some money."

  Walid's words made Abel feel that he was an honest person.

  If this guy really thinks he's a "Desert Buffett", if he has talent, he will mess around.

  It is estimated that Wall Street has long taught him to be a man.

   At present, no such thing has happened, and it has made him the largest individual shareholder of Citigroup.

   This proves that, to some extent, Wall Street has regarded this desert guy as one of its own.

   At least they are people outside the circle.

   May not be appreciated, but not targeted by circles.

  When someone on Wall Street eats meat, he can also drink soup with him, or smell the soup.

   And such a guy from the desert can get this kind of treatment in Wall Street, the territory of Anza and Jude.

   I don’t know what I paid, I must have burned a lot of money.

  Thinking like this, Abel smiled and said:

   "Okay. This is indeed a wise approach. In addition, the principal is strong, which is also a kind of strength."

   "just"

  Abel changed the subject, he smiled and looked at Walid, and said:

   "Mr. Walid, why did you see me?"

   "You don't want to ask me about my investment secrets, do you?"

   "If you really want to ask me, I can only say intuition."

   "I feel that any stocks that can be bought, they will appreciate in value, and that is my skill."

  Abel's words made Waleed feel that the rumors about him in Wall Street were true.

   Sure enough, she has enough personality.

  Walid smiled and said: "Of course not. I want to see you, Mr. Smith, mainly because I want to sell you something."

   "Oh?" Abel raised his eyebrows.

   "3% of News Corporation's shares, priced at $1 billion, Mr. Smith, are you interested?"

  News Corporation 3% stake, Abel said, of course he is interested.

  The current News Corporation, in the United States and even in the world, can almost rank among the top three in the industry.

   This is a behemoth with a current market value of about 40 billion US dollars.

   In addition to Waleed being the largest individual shareholder of Citigroup.

   He is also the second largest shareholder of News Corporation.

   is the rich man who controls the most shares of News Corporation except Murdoch.

   "News Corporation is a high-quality company. Its market capitalization must be at least 40 billion U.S. dollars. 3% should be 1.2 billion U.S. dollars. Many people should want this price in the market."

  Abel said calmly: "Mr. Walid, what do you mean?"

  Shares worth 1.2 billion U.S. dollars were sold to themselves for 1 billion.

   Let yourself earn 200 million for nothing.

   This means that Waleed has no plans or ideas.

  Abel absolutely did not believe it.

  Walid probably didn't expect Abel to be so direct, and Buffett in the desert area was stunned.

   After a few seconds, Walid continued to smile and said:

   "Okay. Then I'll be honest. One is that I regret not being able to join Smith Capital's private placement last time."

   "I hope that when Smith Capital launches a private placement next time, I can join in."

   "It's just this." Abel replied: "It's okay if it's this, but I think it should be more than this?"

  Desert people are exceptionally rich and have always been generous.

   Such LPs (investors) have always been Wall Street's favorite type.

"Forehead"

  Walid paused, he looked up at Charlize Theron.

  At this moment, Charlize had already recognized the identity of the person in front of her.

  Prince Waleed is not some unknown little transparent in the United States.

  He is also a super rich man who often appears on various entertainment news in the United States.

   Especially the matter between Waleed and his current wife is often reported in the newspapers in the United States.

  Charlize Theron knows that this is the super rich, and the super rich now see themselves like this.

  She froze for a moment, and immediately realized that Waleed must have something to say to Abel.

   But I am afraid that I am here, this is to go out by myself.

  Charlize stood up subconsciously, wanting to leave the taboo.

   But he was stopped by Abra and forced to sit down again.

  Abel smiled and said to Waleed: "Ha~Mr. Waleed. I don't think our words are so secretive that we need to avoid Chani. She is a woman I trust."

   This sentence made Waleed a little surprised, and it also made Charlize feel strange.

   His woman.

  Is this how I am positioned in his heart?

   Isn’t it just an agreement relationship?

   she thought so in her heart.

   More or less, Charlize still felt that she was being respected.

  Waleed smiled wryly, "Okay. If that's the case, then I'll tell you the truth. Mr. Smith, I heard that you are from Texas."

   "That's right." Abel held Charlize's hand with one hand and played with it. He wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd for Buffett in this desert area.

   "Then I would like to invite a Texan to have a meal. I wonder if you can help introduce me?"

  Abel raised his eyebrows, and he looked at Waleed.

"Who?"

  Waleed whispered a name.

   After finishing reading, Waleed took a special look at Charlize Theron.

   Sure enough, on the latter's face, Walid saw a surprised and shocked expression.

   When he heard this name, Abel was calm on the surface.

   But in his heart, he also quickly analyzed Waleed's purpose.

   It's obvious.

   Buffett in this desert area probably smelled something.

   This is an early visit to the pier.

  Whoever called the one on Wall Street and the East Coast actually has no sense of existence.

  The main influence is in the South and Texas.

  But immediately he realized that even people like Waleed knew that he could get in touch with that side through himself.

  Then the relationship between myself and their family should basically be announced in this class.

what relationship?

  Before it was barely a family relationship.

  If he can join the Texas consortium, then it will be a real family relationship.

  Thinking of this, Abel answered readily:

   "Mr. Walid. I can help you send a message there. But I am not involved in specific matters."

   "In addition, I also want a 3% stake in News Corporation. But I don't want one billion dollars, just follow the current market conditions."

  The current News Corporation is not listed in the United States.

  It just listed about 18% of Fox.

  Even its headquarters is still in Adelaide, Australia at this time.

  Parallel time and space,

   It was not until 2004 that Murdoch moved its headquarters to the United States.

   And registered in the United States, and chose to go public at the same time, becoming a real American company.

  Before this, it was not so easy for outsiders to obtain a large number of News Corporation shares.

  3% is a little less, but this is a share of News Corporation, and it is not bad to get it.

   It is enough to get a seat on the board of directors.

  Walid saw him so straightforward.

  This desert Buffett is also very refreshing.

   "Okay! No problem!" Waleed said with a smile, "That's $1.2 billion."

   "Deal." Abel smiled and stood up, reaching out his hand.

  Waleed shook hands with him and smiled happily.

  After the real goal was achieved, Walid obviously relaxed a lot.

  He chatted happily with Abel.

   While chatting, we talked about the yachts and mansions that the rich in the desert area like most.

  “. When it comes to yachts going out to sea, the weather in New York or even the east coast of the United States is obviously not very suitable at this time. It is very cold on the sea at this time, and you can only hide in the cabin when you go out to sea.”

  “. But you can go to the Caribbean, where it won’t be so cold.”

  Waleed has a very famous yacht called "Kingdom5KR".

   This yacht has a lot of background. Its previous owners include the richest arms dealer in the last century, King Levin, and the real estate tycoon Ted Lena, yes, Ikana's father.

  In 1991, Waleed spent 30 million US dollars to buy the yacht from Ted Lena.

   Then spent another 80 million US dollars to build this "Kingdom5KR" into one of the most luxurious yachts in the world.

  It is moored near New York all the year round, and it is the most used yacht by Waleed.

   When it comes to yachting, Abel has actually only been on a yacht once.

   It was Ovitz's trip.

  Ovitz's yacht can only be regarded as a medium-sized yacht among private yachts.

   Decoration and other things are even more ordinary, and it is not at the same level as playing with people like Waleed.

   In terms of private jets, Abel has placed three orders.

   Two Gulfstream G400s and one Boeing 737.

   But when it comes to yachts, he doesn't have one yet.

   Chatting with Walid, Buffett in this desert area said that he would give him "Kingdom5KR".

  But Abel has always disliked second-hand goods, and besides, he actually disliked "Kingdom5KR" for being too small.

   After all, this is a yacht produced in the 1980s.

  The interior decoration made Waleed inhumane, but in terms of length and performance, it has long lagged behind.

   "I appreciate your kindness, Waleed." Abel said with a smile.

   After chatting for so long, the two of them have started to call each other by first name.

   It is no longer like at the beginning, one gentleman at a time.

   "Your Kingdom5KR is really good. But I think it is too small. If I want to buy a yacht, I want to buy a sea palace with a length of at least 200 meters."

   "200 meters?" Walid was surprised, "How big is that, wow, it is almost four times as long as my Kingdom5KR. Can it be considered a yacht if it is so big?"

  Abel shrugged, "Don't you think it's better to be bigger? Big is expensive, and expensive is beautiful."

   "Big is expensive, expensive is beautiful"

  Walid repeated his words, and then the desert Buffett's eyes lit up.

   "It makes sense. After you say that, I also feel that my Kingdom5KR is too small." Waleed said excitedly.

  Waleed wants to place an order.

  (end of this chapter)