America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 272 Ikana in Crazy Pregnancy

  Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

   "I'm back." Behind the desk, Robert Morgenthau, who was reading documents with reading glasses, said with a gentle smile while taking off the reading glasses and putting down the documents.

   "Yeah." Abel came to the seat in front of him unceremoniously and sat down.

  Behind Abel is Peggy who quietly closed the door.

   "You usually come to me and you will have something to do." Robert put his hands on the table and crossed them in the "Ikyuantang" posture, looking at Abel quietly and said.

   "I want to invite you to a show."

  Robert frowned: "Your underwear company's show? I can't go."

   Let an octogenarian go to a lingerie show, dare I say, if you make me fifty years younger, it's about the same—Robert thought.

   "No, it's not. That's obviously not for you." Abel said with a smile:

   "You're already old. Robert, it's useless for you to appreciate that thing."

  Robert, who was originally in a calm mood, was already a little angry.

   "What show is that?" Robert asked with a frown.

   "Tonight. Madison Square Garden, the NBA's draft show. How about we watch it together?"

   "It's even more impossible for me to go to this." Robert's complexion was completely bad, "You want me to watch a lot of Brother Nee play football? I refuse."

  Robert Morgenthau belongs to the most typical East Coast old white male style.

   Don’t think he belongs to the Donkey Party, the Donkey Party is the party with the most black supporters.

   But if you look closely, you can find that this old man doesn't even have a black friend.

   After all, he is in his eighties.

  When he was young, black people were not considered human beings in the United States

  Abel knew he would be like this, so he said:

   "Both Buffett and Bloomberg will go. It's okay for Bloomberg to say, don't you want to talk to Buffett?"

  Robert Morgenthau seemed to hesitate a bit, "No. I don't want to go, I don't like places that are too noisy."

  The old prosecutor seemed determined and didn't intend to back down.

   "Okay." Abel said, "Then forget about it. By the way, Robert, are you interested in taking a stake in Smith Capital?"

   "Smith Capital?"

  Robert Morgenthau sat up straight, and the gray-haired old man looked at Abel: "Tell me about your plan."

   "0.2% dry stock." Abel said:

   "Hold it to Peggy or her father. The premise is that the position of Manhattan District Attorney must always be Morgenthau. When you lose this position, you will also lose the dividend right of this 0.2% share."

  Abel's words made Robert Morgenthau deep in thought.

  Abel didn't bother him, but turned his head and looked around, looking at the layout of Robert's office.

  0.2% only has the right to share dividends and give shares to Robert Morgenthau. Abel has already planned this.

   In addition, after this, he also plans to take out 0.6% of the dry shares with only dividend rights and hand them over to the other three people for disposal.

   These three are the Speaker of the New York City Council, the Mayor of New York City, and the District Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

the reason is simple.

  With the addition of a Manhattan District Attorney (Western District of New York), these four are the largest and most powerful local snakes in the New York area.

  Whoever owns these positions will be able to enjoy the right to share dividends during their tenure.

  Whoever loses these positions will also lose the dividend right.

   There is a high probability that the right to dividends will not be directly held by these four people, and the rules of the game do not allow it.

   But they have power of disposal.

  Whoever they want to give the 0.2% dividend right, Smith Capital will give it to whoever.

  The practice is also very simple.

  Smith Capital will recruit the designated person into the company.

  These benefits are legally and reasonably given to this person in the form of annual salary or stock options.

   This is actually a variant of the "revolving door" that is very common in the United States and is completely reasonable and legal.

  The difference is that the ordinary revolving door is usually implemented after the party concerned retires or leaves the job.

  Smith Capital's revolving door is simply given out when the other party is in office.

  The difference between the two is that it is obvious that Smith Capital's 0.2% dividend will be extraordinarily amazing.

   "I agree." About two or three minutes later, Abel wanted to stand up and look at a vase in the corner of Robert's office.

  Robert spoke.

   "It can't be Peggy." Robert Morgenthau said calmly: "She will be my successor. Give it to her father."

  Abel withdrew his gaze from the beautiful vase.

  He gave Robert a smile: "No problem. Dear Attorney General, this is your power."

  Robert gave him a suggestion, "You should show your generosity to more people. Smith Capital has not even re-employed a retiree, which is not in line with the norm."

  Retirees re-employment.

  Robert's words were very cryptic, but Abel understood.

   Probably refers to the ordinary version of the revolving door operation.

  The so-called revolving door is characteristic of the United States and other European and American regions.

  Refers to some high-ranking government officials who, after resignation, retire and re-employ, and enter some large enterprises to work.

  The content of work is often a consultant, the kind that only takes money and does not do anything.

  Generally, companies that allow them to retire and re-employ.

  It is often very "coincidentally" that they used to work in the field before retiring.

  For example, officials of the Ministry of Health or FDA review committee gentlemen.

  After they retire, they often become consultants and executives of companies such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and AbbVie.

   Another example is the generals in the Pentagon.

  After they retired from the military. Generally, you can find a good job in companies such as Boeing, Raytheon, and General Dynamics

   This is the so-called revolving door, an American feature.

  Unfortunately, a large oriental country and a large company later began to follow suit.

  Robert is probably reminding Abel of this.

  Because Abel’s current company does not have such a consultant, nor does it have such retired re-employment personnel.

   It's not that Abel doesn't do this.

  It’s about all of Abel’s companies, either they just came into existence or they were just acquired.

  Even if I want to play the revolving door, I haven't had time to turn it yet.

   Even if you want to recruit these retirees and re-employees, there is no suitable opportunity at present.

   "I know what you mean." Abel thanked Robert for his reminder, "Thank you, Robert. I will do this."

  Robert smiled and nodded.

   "Okay." Abel smiled and said, "The business is over. Robert, you really don't want to accompany me to Madison Square Garden? You don't need to go to the ball, it's just the draft, and watch it as an entertainment show."

   "I don't like to see a lot of Brother Nee appear in front of me." Robert Morgenthau was expressionless again.

   "But Peggy can go. Provided she is willing to go."

  Abel thought to himself that both an Ikana and a little Laura might go.

   Add Peggy who doesn't matter, wouldn't that be World War?

  He couldn't refuse, so he had to look at Peggy.

   Fortunately, Peggy, who has been very quiet by the side, said lightly:

   "I don't like basketball either. If it was Major League Baseball, I'd probably watch it."

   "Ha~" Abel breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "That's very simple. I'll buy the Yankees in two days, and then I'll invite you to watch baseball."

  The New York Yankees is one of the baseball teams in the American Major League Baseball that belongs to the American League.

   The team's home court is located in the Browns district of New York. In the division of the American League, it belongs to the American League East, and because the team has a history of more than one hundred years, it also has the most famous historical events in the history of American sports.

  It is also one of the commercial sports teams with the most fans in New York, much more popular than the Knicks in basketball.

  Similarly, there are also football teams such as the New York Giants, and any one of them can beat the Knicks in the NBA.

  However, there is only one Knicks team in New York, and the Knicks have no better results, and they have also become the most profitable and richest team in the NBA.

  Now in 2001, the total market value of the 30 teams in the entire NBA league is estimated to be worth about 12 billion US dollars.

  But a New York Yankees has a market value of about four billion U.S. dollars.

   In other words, a top giant team in the MLB league is worth more than one-third of the team value in the NBA league.

  In the pre-NBA era when China had not been fully developed, the NBA was always at the bottom of the four major leagues.

   After the China market was developed, the value of the NBA was firmly established as the third among the four major leagues.

   But even so, the NBA still has a character like Thunder.

   This is a typical pick up the bowl to eat, put down the bowl to scold mother.

   Faced with Abel's statement that he wanted to acquire the New York Yankees, Mogenthau's grandson didn't have much doubt.

  Because no matter how tall the New York Yankees are, Abel's wealth is likely to succeed.

  Peggy's response to this was a faint reply, "Okay. I'll go then."

  Robert was not invited, and Peggy will not go.

  Abel also did not stay here in the prosecutor's office.

  He was escorted out by Peggy.

  As soon as he got in the car, he picked up his cell phone and made a call.

   "Hello, Warren."

   "Good afternoon, Abel."

   "How about a trip to New York tomorrow night?"

"Is there a problem?"

   "Come to Madison Square Garden tomorrow night, let's watch the NBA draft together."

   Just finished this sentence, Abel was afraid that Buffett would refuse, so he said before Buffett spoke:

"I've invited the Mayor of New York City, the Speaker of the City Council, Elephant Party candidate Bloomberg, and West District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. These people will show up when the time comes. Warren, are you sure you won't come? "

  Buffett was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "What's the big plan?"

   "You will know when you come here."

   "Okay. Then I will go tomorrow."

   "OK, waiting for you."

  The phone hung up, and Abel was relieved.

  Actually, Bloomberg promised to go to the people he just mentioned.

   And it was only after hearing that Buffett would go that Bloomberg was willing to go.

  Actually, Abel didn’t invite Buffett at all before this.

  He has just issued an invitation to Buffett until now.

  As for the Mayor of New York City, the Speaker of the City Council, Robert the West District Attorney, etc.

   Abel was either not invited at all or was turned down.

   But. What the hell.

   Even Buffett and Bloomberg discovered the truth afterwards.

   Would they fall out with Abel because of such a trivial matter, and be dissatisfied with Abel?

   At best, he would be speechless, and then get angry for a while.

   Abel still has this face at this time.

  Just through this incident, Abel also discovered that none of the upper-class white men in the United States is really interested in the NBA.

   It seems that even Obama, as the only black-skinned general, has never been to the NBA dominated by blacks.

  In the United States, things with too many and too strong black attributes are destined to belong only to the bottom.

  No matter how hard the NBA executives work, as long as this point is not changed, it will never be possible to compete with the NHL and MLB.

  Use the influence of the international market at most, put the ice hockey league under him as the fourth child, and himself as the third child.

   But it doesn't matter to Abel.

   Most of his interest in the NBA came from his youth.

   belongs to the nature of playing tickets.

  Whether the NBA can go up or not, he doesn't bother to care.

   After hanging up the phone, Abel's motorcade drove to the Woolworth Building.

   Through negotiations, this building was built in 1913 in neo-Gothic architectural style, with a height of 792 feet (241 meters) and a total of 57 floors.

  It has now become one of the properties under New Start Real Estate.

  Taxes + the cost of buying the building cost Abel a total of 1.635 billion US dollars.

  In the core area of ​​the core of Manhattan, the price is so exaggerated to buy a famous building.

  After fully holding it, Abel has already applied to the New York City government for a name change.

   If it can be approved, there will be no "Woolworth Building" in New York after that.

   In its place was a mansion with a prefix of Smith's name.

  Like Papa Ikana's Ted Lener Building, the original name was the Chase Bank Building in Manhattan.

   After the old man bought it, he changed the name to his surname and first name.

  Abel also imitated him.

   It's just that Abel's side is more difficult.

  Because the Woolworth Building is more famous, taller, and more important, it is already a building at the level of historical relics.

  This one is a bit difficult to change.

  The current Woolworth Building is starting to clear the rent, and more than 400 companies inside are being cleared out.

   This is a money-losing job, but fortunately, the difficulty is not high, it just takes some time.

  In addition, the facade of the building has already started to be refurbished and cleaned, which will last for a month or two.

   After half a year, there will be a skyscraper that does not change its original appearance, but has a completely new look.

  Abel didn’t go up the building, and there was nothing to see there.

  He was at the entrance of the building, looking at its appearance.

   Maybe he felt something, looking at the Woolworth Building, he couldn't help but look to the south of the building.

   There, there are two buildings that look exactly the same and are much taller than the surrounding buildings.

  They are under the sunshine at the end of June in New York, reflecting the bright light, setting off the prosperity and modernization of the city.

   "Twins~"

  Abel sighed softly.

  He has decided to stay in New York for more than a month and leave New York in a month.

   He will not be returning to New York until that is over.

  He will wait until the dust clears before returning to traumatized New York.

   If possible, he will come here as the savior of New York or Manhattan to establish his new image in this city!

  This plan has been settled for a long time.

   It's just because you can't tell others, you can only know it yourself.

   Hold back a little hard.

   In addition, he was also very curious whether that incident was a conspiracy.

   Or is it just an inevitability in the accidental events formed under various coincidences.

  He doesn't know these things, but he knows that his own life is very important.

  During that time, he would also keep his women, important employees, away from Manhattan for a period of time under various names.

   In fact, he is not the only prophet to do this.

  In parallel time and space.

   When that day comes.

  There is not even a single Wall Street executive around these two buildings.

  The kind that doesn’t have any.

  They were either on a business trip, they were on vacation, or they just weren’t in Manhattan at the time.

   It's such a coincidence.

  This kind of coincidence caused Hollywood to make a lot of movies later, and it was mentioned in the movie.

  Even American dramas have them, and the American drama "Billions" also mentioned this coincidence.

   It's just very cryptic, so I dare not mention it blatantly.

   After looking at them deeply for a while, Abel made up his mind and got into the car.

   "Let's go, Andy." He told the driver.

  The driver Andy turned on the turn signal, surrounded by the convoy, and drove into the vast river of cars in Manhattan.

  Unfortunately, today is Saturday.

  A large number of foreign tourists poured into Manhattan to visit this capital country, one of the most developed modern wonders.

   The result is that Manhattan is blocked.

  Leaving at three o'clock, only four or five kilometers away, but drove for an hour.

   Around four o'clock in the afternoon.

   Abel, who went out for a whole day, returned to No. 8 East 63rd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

  Paris and Ikana didn't go out all day today.

  Paris is in the room working on the draft. The design director of YKM has been working on drafts all day long.

   This is the result of lacking in strength and talent, but having to bear the heavy responsibility of the design director of a fashion clothing company.

  Ikana seemed very laid back.

   When Abel came back, he saw her wearing loose casual clothes that she rarely wore, reading a book in the living room on the second floor.

  Ikana looked at it seriously, so seriously that Abel didn't notice when he walked to her.

  Abel looked at the cover of the book she was reading in Ikana's hand.

  The name of the book is "Perfect Guide to 40 Weeks Pregnancy Upgraded Best Selling Edition".

  This discovery made Abel reaffirm her determination.

  For the sake of the child, she was a little obsessed.

   On the table, there are several other books.

  Abel picked it up and saw what it was "Mary's 100 Tips for Definitely Pregnant", "How to Conceive a Healthier Baby", "How to Eat During Pregnancy, Complete Book of Nutrition and Recipes During Pregnancy".

   is outrageous.

   "啪~"

  Abel reached out and closed the book she was reading, startling Ikana.

  She looked up and saw that it was Abel who had just returned with a happy face.

  Ikana heard Abel say: "If you want a child, what's the use of reading these books? Of course, the actual operation is more useful! Let's go up and do the actual operation, so that you can have a child as soon as possible."

  Ikana smiled shyly and wanted to say something, but she screamed in fright. It turned out that it was Abel who hugged her all at once.

  Abel was still holding her, so he went to the third floor.

   "Be careful. It will be troublesome if you fall down. Maybe I already have it now, so pay more attention to safety!"

   "What are you afraid of? It's not that you don't know my strength. Like you, I can hold two at a time, carry one on the back, and hang another on the front."

   "Bragging~ah, don't hit, don't hit, don't grab so hard. I believe, I believe, I believe, can't I?"

"Ha ha."

   While the two were laughing, they happened to meet Paris Hilton on the third floor who was holding a design draft and was about to go to the second floor.

   "Hi, Paris, how are you?" Abel hugged Ikana and greeted her.

  Paris nodded. Just as she was about to say something, Abel carried Ikana into the room.

  Paris: "What are you going to do?"

  Ikana giggled and didn't answer, her eyes were bright.

   is spring,

   is water light,

   is the dazzling light.

   Just don't answer Paris.

   Fortunately, before entering the master bedroom and closing the door, Abel winked at Paris, "Of course I did."

boom,

  The door is closed.

  Paris froze for a moment.

   Then he reacted again.

   "Fack oil!"

  She made an international gesture towards Ikana and Abel's master bedroom.

   In the afternoon, I took the third child to the hospital for an examination. The three-month-old child had been coughing for two days and came back at six o'clock. Sorry.

  (end of this chapter)