America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 328 Am I coming to be a twenty-five-year-old governor?

   October 11, 2001.

   One month after the 9/11 incident that shocked the world.

  The show business circles across the United States, under the initiative of Smith Media and Bloomberg News.

  In Times Square, New York, a program called "America: Tribute to Heroes" was held.

  In fact, even without Smith Media and Bloomberg.

  In the entertainment industry, there are also many media companies that are willing to organize such a performance.

   Without a doubt, organizing this kind of show. There is a huge unseen benefit to promoting companies that initiate such shows.

  This kind of thing is of great help to enhance the influence and reputation of the media company, as well as the national recognition and favorability.

   But if there is no Smith Media, and Bloomberg together.

  Then there will be performances in this parallel time and space.

   It couldn't be at the crossroads of the world, Times Square.

   At most, it will only appear in a random performance hall in the United States.

  The most likely place to show up is Los Angeles.

  Because that is the center of the American show business, Hollywood is over there.

  Except for Abel, and Bloomberg, who is willing to do anything for the New York election.

  The bosses of other media companies do not have the courage and energy to hold this show in Times Square.

   Under the appearance of Abel and Bloomberg, the two big New York snakes.

  The government of New York City agreed to the application and provided the venue for free.

  Media companies across the United States, mainly music companies, have also contributed their best singers and stars.

  Let Smith Media choose.

   It's not that they are so generous for the public cause.

   Instead, Smith Media used the technique of moral kidnapping in a dark way.

   Turned this concert-like performance into a well-known model.

  Under pressure from public opinion and people across the United States, even Europe and the United States.

  Whoever dares to be inactive at this time is a manifestation of incorrect governance.

  In this case, no one dares to be inactive.

   If one or two appear, they will be unlucky immediately.

  Like Sony Music’s super boy group, one of the members, Justin Timberlake, the European and American young meat who has been super popular in the past two years.

  This ex-boyfriend of Britney Spears was filmed and exposed just because she played a big role in the rehearsal of the show, and her attitude was not positive, and she also insulted blacks and minorities.

  In an instant, Justin Timberlake, who originally had a large number of fans in the European and American world, suddenly became a street rat.

  Even the group Super Boys who got involved were stared at and scolded by many people.

  Sony Music Group had to break their wrists and announced that this was Justin Timberlake's personal behavior.

  It has nothing to do with the company or the combination. The company only bears part of the responsibility for lax supervision.

  Then Sony Music Group bit the bullet and under the watchful eyes of all Americans, terminated the contract with Justin Timberlake, and announced that this little fresh meat would be refrigerated and snowed.

   Even the Super Boys had to disappear for a while.

   Once the limelight dies down, replace Justin Timberlake with another member, and then look for opportunities to cash in.

   Just after this one, there is no Justin Timberlake, and there is a tainted Superboy group.

   If you want to be as popular as before, the possibility is not very great.

  The "Justin Timberlake incident" happened very quickly, and all the dust fell to the ground in two days.

  What happened to Justin Timberlake also made the stars and singers who accepted the invitation to the performance more concentrated.

   No one wants to be a second Justin Timberlake.

   I also don't want to make mistakes in this performance that has already affected the entire European and American world.

  If something goes wrong, it may be irreparable!

  Not only the stars, but also the media companies and TV companies named by Smith Media and Bloomberg.

   At the request of head producer Abe Smith.

  This program is unprecedented, and it is jointly broadcast to the world by the seven largest television broadcasting networks in the United States.

  The seven major TV broadcasting networks are NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, UPN, Warner and AMC TV!

   Obviously Smith Media has played tricks here.

  AMC is obviously seriously inferior to the first six in terms of scale and coverage.

  Even counting several Bloomberg TV stations that have joined amc TV.

  But. At this time, Smith said that it is the Seventh National Congress.

  Which reporter dares to come out and talk nonsense at this time, isn’t he afraid that what happened to Justin Timberlake will happen again?

   Therefore, except for people in the United States, people in other European countries think that AMC is one of the seven major TV networks in the United States.

   Mixed with private goods, Abel said he is a professional.

   This superstar show started at six o'clock in the evening and ended at eleven o'clock, and lasted for five hours.

  Many stars appeared on the stage, basically sweeping the entire American show business circle.

   It's not just the singers who appear in it.

  The superstars present included film and music circles.

Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion, who are most popular in this era, all contributed their own strength .

  Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Britney Spears and other sub-level singers and superstars also appeared.

   Among the appearances of more than one hundred people in the entertainment industry.

  Dreamworks Music is among them, three singer groups secretly arranged, and seven singers of different genders and styles are mixed in.

   It doesn't seem obtrusive.

   It’s still the same sentence—Abe is a professional in mixing private goods!

   At the end of the concert, Michael Jackson, the head singer of DreamWorks Music, led the stars to sing "Whatmore can Igive".

   This touching song was written by MJ himself.

   This all-star show in the American entertainment industry will be played, recorded and rebroadcasted in more than 140 countries.

   A total of 1.6 billion viewers watched the concert.

   There were 10,086 spectators at the scene, who bought tickets in advance and entered the safety circle laid by NYPD.

  As a live audience, I watched the whole show in Times Square.

   Each of the 10,086 spectators will pay a ticket price of $5,000.

   It can be said that the people who can come in, no matter how bad they are, are above the middle class, kind-hearted and rich.

   Of course, these ticket sales income. It will also be used as a fundraising item to donate to those poor people who died in September 11th, or their families.

  In addition to the 10,086 live audience, inside the buildings around Times Square.

   After negotiation, almost the same number of "remote live auditoriums" were obtained.

   These tens of thousands of spectators can stay inside these buildings.

  Take a special 9/11 commemorative telescope worth $100 each, and watch the open-air concert in the building through glass and space.

   This part of the fare is relatively cheap, only 500 US dollars.

  Money will be donated as well, but in the name of these surrounding buildings.

   In addition, there are a large number of celebrities present to support.

  Like many super rich people in New York, as well as the mayor of New York and others have come.

  Even the owner of the White House, Mr. Little Bush, who has been too busy since the Afghan-Afghanistan fighting started.

  He also recorded a VCR and played it live, expressing his condolences for 9/11 and the importance of this concert.

   After the concert ended, it was less than an hour.

   At 00:00 on October 12th, Bloomberg and Smith Media quickly announced the donations from the concert.

  The "America: A Tribute to Heroes" charity fundraising concert in Times Square raised a total of 500 million US dollars for charity.

  Among the donations, $56 million came from the sale of charity tickets and special gifts.

  US$111 million, from donations from 1,586 companies across the United States.

  US$78 million, received from a single donation of more than US$10,000 by wealthy individuals across the United States.

  Among them, 108 million U.S. dollars came from donations of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars from all civilians in the United States.

  The total number of donations from the American entertainment industry is 38 million US dollars.

  All charitable donations add up to a total of 393 million US dollars

  The reason behind it became the total of 500 million US dollars.

  The reason is that the organizers of the show, Mr. Abel Smith and Mr. Michael Bloomberg also donated money.

  Mr. Michael Bloomberg, a personal donation of 8 million US dollars.

   is the second-ranked existence in the list of charity donors.

  First in line is Mr. Abel Smith.

  He and the company under his name donated a total of 99 million US dollars.

  The amount of donations was just 500 million U.S. dollars, which once again demonstrated to the outside world his generosity as the world's largest benefactor.

  The donation of 500 million U.S. dollars will be under the supervision of major charitable funds and Congress in the United States, and even all Americans.

   Served as initial funding for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.

  Handed over to Smith Capital and other 11 Wall Street companies for safekeeping and operation to ensure its revenue and safety.

  Since then, this grand show of the American entertainment industry can be said to have come to a successful conclusion.

  Abel also boarded his own Boeing 747 private jet "Smith" on the second day and left his homeland of New York.

  The plane landed at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in Texas at noon.

   Soon he got on the mighty convoy sent by the Rock Security Headquarters at Sunny Mountain to pick him up.

  Of course, the Cadillac modified car beast that was brought over with the Boeing 747 is also Abel’s car here.

  Because it is very close to the rock security headquarters, the number of vehicles in the Abel convoy this time has reached an exaggerated twenty or more.

  People who don’t know think that the U.S. President is on tour.

   Oh, this Grand Commander is a Texan.

  Those who didn’t know thought it was the Grand Commander who had returned to Texas.

  The convoy did not return to the small town of Sunny Hills immediately.

   First went to Fort Worth in Tarrant County.

  As the sixteenth largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is roughly the same size as the downtowns of third- and fourth-tier cities in the later generations of China.

  But in Europe and the United States, it can already be regarded as a big city.

   It can only be said that Europe and the United States, especially North America, are really sparsely populated.

  The site is large enough, except for a few megacities like New York.

  Other cities have enough land for horizontal development, so there is no need to squat together densely and develop to a higher level.

   There are very few high-rise residential buildings in Fort Worth, and most of them are apartments with several floors.

   A little closer to the suburbs, there are all one- and two-story bungalows for ordinary people.

   At the request of Abel, the convoy came to No. 1 Texas Avenue on the north side of downtown Fort Worth.

  This is the county seat of Tarrant County and the office of Tarrant County Sheriff Alexander Smith.

   Of course, Alexander's office had been notified in advance of Abel's arrival.

  As soon as the convoy appeared, someone directed the convoy into the Tarrant County Sheriff's Building, and someone arranged to park in the parking lot.

   Abel got out of the Cadillac monster.

   Immediately saw his father and a group of Tarrant County managers at the door.

   Across a long distance, Abel smiled and walked towards his father.

   When he walked in front of Alexander, he took the initiative to step forward and hug his father.

   "Hi! Good afternoon, everyone. The sun in Texas is a bit bright today. It seems that I still can't wear a suit."

  After letting go of his father, he said with a smile while taking off his suit and rolling up the sleeves of his white shirt.

  In Texas, unless it is a more formal occasion, such as a senior social reception held in the evening, etc.

   Or professional needs, such as bank staff, insurance company staff, financial company staff, etc.

   Otherwise, Texans don't like to wear suits.

  Most Texans, the closer to the country, the farther away from Austin's Texans.

   I generally like to wear jeans and a T-shirt, and a cowboy hat when the sun is out.

  Like Alexander and the others, they are clearly at the gate of the most important office building in a county.

  But they all wore jeans and T-shirts, even the sheriff Alexander.

  This is Texas. Only by dressing like this can most Texans recognize it.

   Abel took off his suit and rolled up his shirt sleeves, though he was still wearing leather shoes and suit pants.

   But with his towering pecs and sinewy hands, he doesn't look like a Yankee anymore.

   This scene made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere was relaxed and happy.

  Alexander smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said softly: "Go in. This year is indeed a bit hot. Obviously, it was a bit cooler at this time last year."

   "Last year it seemed to be a La Nina climate. The winter will be colder and come earlier."

  Abel shrugged: "This year is normal weather."

  Alexander smiled and took the lead into the office building.

  Abel smiled and waved to Dwyane, "Hey, good afternoon, Dwyane."

   This Alexander's right-hand man in Tarrantshire responded with a smile:

   "Good afternoon, dear Abel."

  Abel only greeted Alexander and himself alone, which made Dwayne very happy.

  Dwyane felt that this was Abel's own performance.

  Able to gain the attention of the richest man in the world, the son-in-law of the bush family, and the son of the sheriff of Tarrant County.

  Dwayne was naturally very happy.

   A group of people waited to enter the office, and the cool air conditioner suddenly made everyone no longer feel hot.

  Abel and Alexander went to Dad's office together.

   Didn't let Dwayne in this time.

   Firstly, it is because the father and son will discuss next, which is a relatively confidential matter.

  The second reason is that with the rise of Abel's status, Alexander's position has been stabilized.

  Smith and his son don't need too much help from Dwayne, the former Tarrant County MP.

   On the contrary, if Dwayne wants to climb up, the only way is to curry favor with the father and son.

  Inequality in status, and changes in relationship.

  Naturally, some changes have taken place in the way the two parties get along.

  In the cool office, Abel sat directly on the throne of Alexander's sheriff.

  He smiled and said to his father: "Well, this position is not bad. It's very soft, and it's very comfortable to sit on!"

  Alexander glanced at his son, "Then let you be the sheriff?"

   "I'm not even twenty-five years old!" Abel said:

   "I remember that in most places, the minimum age limit for election seems to be twenty-five?"

   "Almost." Alexander responded:

   "Tarrant is 30. The governor of Texas is 25."

"Hey!"

  Abel laughed, "Dad, you said you've been waiting for me for a few years, how about I come back and run for the election?"

  Alexander didn't give his son face: "It's not very good. How can I be governor then?"

   "Hahaha~"

  The father and son were bored for a while, and then began to talk about family affairs and business.

   "You should go back to Smith Farm first."

  Alexander said: "How long has it been since you went back? It's been half a year. The dog at home probably almost forgot your smell."

   “I brought back DreamWorks and Marvel. Oh, the two puppies I took from home. They’re all big dogs now.”

   "Listen to you. I'll go back later."

  Alexander nodded, thought about it, and decided to remind his son.

"Charlize's belly is big. It is estimated that she will give birth at the end of November and the beginning of December. You haven't come back, I think you should stay with her for a few days. You know, it was almost a month before she gave birth, You may be engaged to other women. This is quite cruel for a woman. Especially this woman, and will give birth to you. "

  Hearing his father's words, even a scumbag like Abel couldn't help being silent.

  Alexander didn't bother him either, and Papa Smith found a place to sit down by himself.

  Looking at his son on the seat, although he didn't say anything, Alexander became more and more satisfied in his heart.

  Whether it is appearance, character, or achievement.

  Even Emily criticized her fickle heart.

  Alexander was very satisfied with his son.

  What happened to Huaxin?

  Where are men not bothered?

  He, Alexander, didn't bother, it was just that besides Emily, he didn't meet a second woman who made him fall in love.

   What's more, Alexander felt that this philandering son could finally give the frail Smith family a good fortune.

  Watching his son spread the genetics that belonged to Smith, Alexander's male DNA gave him pleasure.

  Thinking that there will be a lot of grandsons and granddaughters around him in the future, Alexander, who values ​​his family, feels better the more he thinks about it.

"I see."

   At this time, Abel, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

  Alexander nodded and didn't talk about this topic again.

  The father and son changed the subject again, this time from a family matter to a serious matter.

   "The people of your bodyguard company really want to go to the battlefield? This is not a joke, even if it is not a frontal battlefield, there will be risks."

  Alexander said: "In case of serious losses at that time. Pensions and other aspects will be very difficult to operate."

   "After raising them for so long, it's time to use them."

  Abel said with a smile: "If they are not allowed to go, then how can we openly let the Pacific Mall join the logistics material system supplying Afghanistan?"

  Alexander saw that his son was determined, but he did not insist:

   "The company is yours anyway. You can do whatever you want. I'm just giving my opinion."

"I understand."

   Abel smiled.

  (end of this chapter)