America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 246 The Consequences of Smith's Madness

   After losing his temper, Abel felt much better.

   This made his face less ugly when he met Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of the American edition of "VOGUE" later.

   Anna Wintour is a big name in the fashion industry.

  She is the editor-in-chief of the American edition of Vogue magazine.

  At the same time, this fifty-one-year-old woman is also the prototype of the movie "The Devil Wears Prada" (The Devil Wears Prada), which has not yet appeared.

  The bragging British even called this British woman "the unofficial mayor of New York".

   When Abel came.

  He saw a group of his Isa angels, all surrounded by Anna Wintour.

  Each of them had excited expressions, as if a star-chasing fan saw his idol.

   This made Abel realize the status of this old woman, Anna Wintour, in the fashion circle.

  He curled his lips slightly, and the idea of ​​acquiring "VOGUE" magazine once again floated in his mind.

   In other words, "VOGUE" magazine is really difficult to acquire.

   Otherwise, he would rush to today's scene, and with his temper, he probably would have started right away.

  After seeing him coming, Isa's angels still shifted part of their attention to him.

   At this time, the reporters of "VOGUE" were all around, and it was particularly difficult to do well.

   Several photographers, editors, and reporters of "VOGUE" magazine also met Abel immediately.

  And let our editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour's face suddenly change.

  It turned out that Anna Wintour, who had always had a very high attitude in front of the Issa angels, didn't even show her teeth when she smiled.

  After seeing Abel surrounded by the crowd.

  The devil's eyes were blurred at the moment, and when Abel came, she couldn't help leaning forward.

  “.O my God, my Lord, my Lord.”

   "Look what I see in the world?"

  Anna Wintour stared at Abel in an aria-like voice, rambling:

   "Oh, I saw Apollo in the world. I saw the resurrected King David. I saw Daphnis, Narcissus, and Don Juan walking~ Oh, this is really incredible!"

  In the eyes of outsiders, Anna Wintour after seeing Abel.

   This female devil, who is supreme in the fashion circle, showed unprecedented initiative in front of Abel.

  She leaned in front of Abel, turned around slightly, and let out various surprises as she walked.

   It looks like a treasure hunter who discovered a rare treasure.

   This scene shocked and envied the surrounding Isha angels, as well as the reporters of "VOGUE".

  Because there are not many models who can be valued by Anna Wintour.

  Abel was the first man whom she valued so much.

  Many fashion circles including models.

  At this moment, they all feel that Anna Wintour asks Abel to be her "male muse", and they will not be surprised.

   But Abel's side.

   Abel, who was stared at by Anna Wintour like this, frowned slightly, he was not used to it.

  Anna Wintour walked around Abel, and finally stopped in front of Abel, looking up at Abel:

   "Are you Mr. Smith?"

  Abel nodded and said to her, "Ms. Anna Wintour?"

   "Yes." Anna Wintour smiled: "Anna Wintour is me."

  Abel looked at the old woman, and then looked around.

  He discovered that everyone, including himself, had two completely different attitudes towards Anna Wintour's performance.

   Like him and his entourage, that is, Edward and David, and his bodyguards.

   To Anna Wintour, they all looked a little disapproving.

   After she saw Abel, the strange appearance and behavior were even more disgusting.

  In fact, this is probably a normal person, seeing the reaction of guys who are obsessed with fashion.

   But there are twenty-five Isa angels around.

   There are also the staff of the "VOGUE" magazine, as well as the employees of Isha who came here to help today.

  They were all surprised by Anna Wintour's approach, and many even cast envious looks at Abel.

  Abel didn't even know what they envied him.

   Envious of Anna Wintour saying this crazy thing to herself?

  Abel just wants to make a quick decision at this moment, to get the interview of "VOGUE" magazine done as soon as possible, and go back to deal with the gang of paparazzi reporters who are getting more and more annoying to him.

  Abel made his voice sound as less irritable as possible.

  He said to Anna Wintour:

   "Ms. Wintour, now that I'm here, I think the VOGUE interview can begin?"

   "Of course~" Anna Wintour smiled, but still looked at him with eyes that were fascinated by Abel.

   Fortunately, this kind of eyes is obviously not the kind of eyes of men and women.

  It is the expression of a good chef when he sees good ingredients, and a person who likes to drink when he sees good wine.

  If it is the former, Abel will definitely turn around and leave, and find trouble with "VOGUE" afterwards.

   Under the arrangement of Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of the magazine.

   "VOGUE" magazine's interview with Isha's angels and Abel began in an orderly manner.

  The content of the interview is very simple, and the questions of those interviews have already been checked by Abel.

   What can not be asked and what can be asked, what can be answered and what not.

  I have already practiced.

  Even if it is "VOGUE", the biggest name in the fashion industry, it doesn't work in the face of super rich people like Abel.

   "VOGUE" and their magazines are only supreme in the fashion and entertainment circles.

  Let them interview billionaires, most of the rich will ignore them unless they are into fashion and entertainment.

   The super holy book of the fashion world, the "fashion" prefix in front of it has restricted its greatest dominance, only in that small circle.

   After the interview, it was time to take pictures. When taking pictures, Abel felt that the photographers of "VOGUE" were really professional.

  Compared with the photographers of his own newspaper, his craftsmanship is at least several grades better.

   In the following photos for him to see the effect, Abel took a picture of himself that he could not recognize himself.

  In some of them, Abel felt that he really seemed to be Apollo in the world, and the sun was so handsome.

   And the so-called female devil, Anna Wintour, was beside her the whole time—

   "Oh, Apollo~", "Oh, this looks so much like Narcissus~", "He, he is the living Don Juan~"

   Etc. blah, blah, blah, blah.

  Many Abels couldn't understand, but they knew that the old woman was praising herself.

  This can be deduced from the performance of those around the fashion circle, including the performance of Isa's angels.

   Originally, Abel planned to have a good time here before leaving after the interview was over.

   But Anna Wintour's performance made him feel weird and a bit unbearable.

  After the photo interview, he left immediately.

   Wait for Abel and his men to leave.

  Beside Anna Wintour, a woman younger than her walked up.

  This woman is the reporter and editor of "VOGUE" magazine who was in charge of asking Abel a question just now.

  This female reporter and editor also looks about forty years old, just a little younger than Anna Wintour.

".Miss."

  Looking at the distance, the Elizabeth angels are being photographed by professional photographers of "VOGUE".

  The female editor said softly:

   "Obviously, this gentleman didn't take any action because of your special regard and special favor."

   At this time, if Abel is still here.

   Or what other people said when they saw Anna Wintour, the expression on her face at this time.

  You will notice the expression on Anna Wintour's face at this moment.

   It was completely different from the way she looked at Abel just now, as if seeing a rare treasure.

"Hehehe" Anna Wintour smiled softly, "Angelina, this is normal. Such a super rich man can achieve such success at such a young age. This proves that he himself, is Not an ordinary person. How could such a heroic person make a judgment that is not up to his level so easily because of my "addiction"."

The female reporter Angelina nodded, "I still don't think it's necessary for you to do this. You are Anna Wintour, you are a unique female devil in the fashion industry, and you should not bow to anyone, even a super capitalist Same."

   "Angelina. I don't want to." Anna Wintour said:

   "But it's really hard for me to tolerate Newhouse's attitude towards me anymore!"

   Looking at the woman's distorted face when she mentioned Newhouse.

   Angelina, who appeared to be a female reporter but was actually one of the editors of "VOGUE" magazine, had no choice but to remain silent.

   After a few seconds, Angelina spoke:

   "Okay. If you want. I'll always be by your side anyway, ma'am."

   "Oh~" Anna Wintour looked at Angelina, "You are always so caring, Angelina, I love you."

   "I love you too~" Angelina responded softly and affectionately.

  The brief warm atmosphere quickly disappeared.

  Angelina pointed to the Elizabeth angels not far away, and she said softly:

   "Are you really going to let these little **** collectively appear on our cover?"

   "Of course." Anna Wintour smiled:

   "I can't bear the bait to catch fish. These are the baits we throw out, so that we can catch the big fish behind them."

   "Okay. I get it," Angelina said.

   "Go, go to work. As long as our plan works. Angelina, we can get rid of that **** Newhouse soon!"

   When she said these words, Anna Wintour was heroic and looked high-spirited.

  How could he have the obsessive look of seeing rare treasures when he faced Abel just now.

  In this look, Anna Wintour is the real fashion devil.

  Being like that to Abel just now.

  It's just a fashion devil, deliberately pretending for some purpose.

  Abel was unaware of Anna Wintour and Angelina's plans.

  He just thought Anna Wintour was weird.

   It seems that he wants to please himself, or thinks that he is a super super male model embryo.

  The confusion that Anna Wintour brought to him was left behind in ten minutes.

   Abel who was irritated and a little depressed.

  He wants to vent.

  So in the evening, Smith Capital commissioned barrister Caroline.

  On behalf of Abel, she sent lawyer letters to 113 entertainment magazines and newspapers across the United States.

   Subsequently, in 31 of the 50 states in the United States, lawsuits were initiated against the above entertainment media and their staff against local prosecutors and judges.

  Simply speaking, Caroline, on behalf of Abel, wants to sue the paparazzi who ambushed at No. 1 Thirteenth Road, New York during the day.

  As soon as the news was reported, paparazzi reporters all over the United States burst into a commotion.

  Many paparazzi are very angry, with some fear at the same time.

   Fear united them.

  “.Why would he sue us? America is a country of free speech! Don’t forget, Abe Smith would not be where he is today without our help!”

  “.I’m just doing this for work. Interviewing and exposing itself is a reporter’s duty, and I’m just fulfilling my responsibility!”

   "Abel Smith is obstructing free speech by doing this!"

  “. Boycott Abel Smith, start with every one of us journalists! In the future, we will not report any more about Smith’s company and employees, we will let them beg to let us report!”

  “.”

  Many paparazzi and the newspapers behind them clamored on the Internet, or criticized Abel when they were interviewed by some talk show hosts.

   For a while, only about two days.

   At least in the entertainment media and paparazzi.

   Abel Smith's reputation has undergone a major reversal.

  On most small and medium entertainment media in the United States.

  Abel Smith and his entertainment company were collectively boycotted by the entire paparazzi industry.

   Even a giant like MGM has been affected.

   Sued more than a hundred paparazzi reporters in Caroline.

   There are hundreds of entertainment media.

  There are a large number of small and medium-sized entertainment media in the United States, as well as paparazzi reporters.

  For a moment, they looked as if united.

   On their positions, they charged Abel.

   This scene immediately made Abel Smith look a little precarious in the entertainment media.

  Hundreds of small and medium-sized entertainment media, all went crazy.

   Part of the entertainment media that did not question Abel Smith, and participated in its reporting.

  This made this matter, from a small melon at the beginning, gradually become a big melon that all Americans eat happily.

   But there are also smart people who are keenly aware of it, within three to four days after the incident.

  The media that came out to criticize Abel Smith crazily were all small and medium-sized entertainment media.

   Most of them are entertainment tabloids.

  Really large-scale entertainment media only reprint some reports at most.

  But on this matter, they have always held a neutral attitude.

   More importantly, those media that are more mainstream, popular and rigorous.

   For example, big newspapers like the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal, almost none of them ended up.

  In this storm of public opinion that is frantically clamored by small and medium-sized entertainment media across the United States.

   These mainstream media have almost all remained silent on this matter.

   On the fourth day after the incident.

   is also the last day of May.

   May 31, 2001.

   "New York Times" published a small report.

  In the report, the New York Times reporter claimed.

   There are eleven entertainment magazines and newspapers headquartered in New York.

   Because of 11 charges of defamation, obstruction of personal safety, violation of public discipline, etc., he was brought to court by New York Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau.

  The court tried quickly and made a judgment on June 1st.

  The judgment required the eleven entertainment media to pay compensation for the mental damage of Abel Smith who was injured by them.

  At the same time, the journalists and newspaper media staff involved in the incident will also be sentenced to prison terms ranging from six months to one year.

   As soon as this news came out.

  Hundreds of small and medium-sized American entertainment media that were clamoring a moment ago seemed to be choked.

   Wait until the next day, June 2nd.

  Houston, Texas, Judge Anderson of the Houston Court.

  At the request of the jury, 9 Houston-area media were judged to have caused infringement damage to Abel Smith.

  The court judge ordered the newspaper to make mental compensation, and the journalists and newspaper staff involved will also be jailed like New York.

   On the same day, the Los Angeles court also opened.

   Then Chicago, then Miami, then New Jersey

   It's June 3rd.

  A few days ago, the voices who clamored that Abel Smith obstructed the freedom of public opinion all disappeared.

  It was around June 6th.

  Across the United States, whether it's entertainment media or other newspapers.

   There is no trace of the entertainment public opinion storm a few days ago.

  Everything seems to be very peaceful, the American media world is calm and peaceful.

  Only some caring and smart people know.

  113 entertainment newspapers and magazines sued by barrister Caroline.

   Among them, those large ones with backers all made compensations and published apologies in the newspapers, and all those involved were imprisoned.

   Those small and medium-sized ones, or those without backers, declared bankruptcy and liquidation after June

   And among the more than 95,000 Americans who went to jail this month.

   There are almost 436 people who worked as entertainment media reporters before being imprisoned.

  Out of the tens of thousands of entertainment journalists in the United States, about 5% went to jail together at once, which is really a spectacle.

  June 7th.

  "VOGUE" magazine, in the headquarters in New York, USA.

  Angelina, editor in charge of the fashion section of "VOGUE" magazine.

  She carried a lot of magazines and newspapers and came to the office of Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of the American edition of "VOGUE".

  Angelina put all these newspapers and magazines on Anna Wintour's desk.

   "As you can see." Angelina said to Anna Wintour:

   "These are the entertainment newspapers and magazines that will cease publication this month."

  Anna Wintour said: "So many?"

   "It's more than that. It's just part of it." Angelina said:

   "There are actually more, I just can't buy some, and there are too many that I can't hold."

  Looking at the various entertainment magazines and newspapers piled as high as mountains on his desk.

  Many of the above are the contents at the end of May.

  In it, there was even the "Smith despised freedom of public opinion" incident that was frantically reported by small and medium-sized entertainment media in the United States at that time.

  Angelina said with some lingering fear: "Anna, it's too scary. This man's energy is too scary."

   Anna Wintour knows what she's talking about.

  At this moment, the fashion devil is also a little doubtful whether her plan will be successful.

  Because the energy of that young man in this country has exceeded Anna Wintour's imagination.

  Anna Wintour looked at Angelina, who had a bit of fear on her expression.

This made Anna Wintour grit her teeth, "Because of this, it is more beneficial to us. Angelina, think about it. If he joins, with his energy, wouldn't it be helpful for us to get rid of Newhouse Greater help?"

  Angelina thought about it, and felt that from this perspective, Anna Wintour seemed to be right.

"But."

  Angelina hesitated and said: "How can we make him willing to help us? Just rely on the attraction of "VOGUE" to him? I don't think it's enough."

  Anna Wintour touched her forehead.

   "Let me think, let me think, let me think again."

  (end of this chapter)