America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 348 The flexible shrub family

  Abel was "singing" with Britney and Avril Lavigne.

  A sub-channel of AMC Television Group is broadcasting its programs.

  The name of this TV station is AMC Bloomberg TV.

  The reorganized AMC Cable TV station belongs to the AMC TV Group.

  AMC Television Group belongs to Smith Media Group.

   Today's AMC TV Group is no longer the AMC cable TV station with only two channels at the beginning.

  As Abel's TV network plans unfold.

  AMC TV Group has annexed many independent TV stations in a very short period of time.

  The 7 TV stations that originally belonged to Bloomberg have also become sub-TV stations under the AMC Group.

  Like the original highest ratings, Bloomberg's most popular Bloomberg TV, now the name has become AMC Bloomberg TV.

  The name of AMC Television Group is named in front of it.

  This TV station broadcasts content programs 24 hours a day around the world.

  Due to the powerful energy of Bloomberg News, we can often invite top-line economists to conduct interviews.

  This makes the programs and content of this TV station deeply loved by financial elites from all over the world.

  The governments of many countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America even regard it as a window to understand Europe, America, or the world economic situation.

  The main content of this TV station is naturally more professional than mass media.

  Professional finance, politics, and economics of various countries around the world, as well as relatively academic program content, are the characteristics of this station.

   In other words, the worst people who watch it all over the world can be regarded as half elites.

   Or have the motivation to work hard for the elite.

   Otherwise, who would look at these things?

   Movies, TV shows, Hollywood, Grammys, NBA and Major League Baseball aren’t they popular?

  Are variety shows and talk shows not good-looking?

   Because of this, that night, AMC Bloomberg TV was broadcasting domestic business news in the United States.

  The latest news broadcast about the battle for American Express was quickly known to most business elites across the United States.

  The content of this news is very simple, it mainly tells about a photo.

  The photo shows the well-known financial giant Soros, and another financial tycoon, Abe Smith, smiling and shaking hands.

  In this photo, the expressions of the two people are very friendly, as if they hit it off.

  In the news, the host said that this photo was secretly taken by a passer-by, and then sold to the TV station.

  The passer-by claimed that this photo was taken secretly in Manhattan this afternoon and was freshly released.

   Passers-by said that he was in a pizza shop and took this photo.

  The two bigwigs in the photo seemed to be discussing some kind of business or cooperation, and it seemed to be going well.

  The news host added fuel and vinegar.

   Although the specific content was not mentioned, it was heard by the audience.

  Basically, it is telling everyone that Abe Smith has reached a cooperation with Soros.

   Otherwise, how can I explain this photo taken today?

   Candid filming? Hehe, the candid shots at such a close distance are not the two of them, who can do it?

  These two are the two most important in terms of personal safety and security work in the United States.

  Based on the security forces of these two people, it is still such a close-up candid filming.

   That's just kidding.

  AMC Bloomberg Television said this because everyone knows why.

  The broadcast of this news also suddenly made the battle for American Express once again a topic in the mouths of most ordinary American business elites.

   But for the American Express board of directors who are in the whirlpool.

  The broadcast and appearance of this news made many of them break out in a cold sweat.

New York,

   Midtown Manhattan.

  In a mansion with an interior area of ​​about two thousand square feet.

   After reading the news, Kenneth Chenault broke out in a cold sweat.

  Wait for all the content released by the show host.

  Kenneth Chenault immediately got up crazily.

  He ran to the study and quickly dialed Tims, the general manager of Soros Fund Company.

  The call was quickly connected.

   "Hello?"

   "Ah~ Tims is me, I'm Kenneth Chenault."

   "Oh, hello. Mr. Chenault."

   Hear the phrase "Mr. Chenault" from Timms' mouth.

  Kenneth Chenault's heart suddenly "gardened" and sank.

  The original time.

  That's not what Tims called Kenneth Chenault when he asked Kenneth to stand up and die.

  At that time, he was called Kenneth Chenault directly, that is, Kenneth.

  Americans are the same as Chinese people. People who are not familiar with or not in place are generally called Mr. So-and-so.

  This so-and-so is often a surname.

   The relationship is good, or the superior is against the subordinate. That title will directly become a name.

   Originally, Timms called Kenneth by name directly, whether it was a good relationship or treating him as a subordinate.

   This pair of desperate Kenneth is not a bad thing no matter how you look at it.

  But after that news was broadcast, now it has become Mr. Chenault.

   This made the CEO of American Express think a lot for a moment, and the cold sweat was even more drenched.

   "That. Timms."

  Kenneth already had a bad premonition, but now he can only bite the bullet and ask:

   "I want to ask, is the news on Bloomberg TV true?"

  Bloomberg TV has just changed its name not long ago. And it just added an AMC prefix.

  Everyone still likes to call it Bloomberg TV, or Bloomberg Business Station.

   "What news?"

   "Uh" Kenneth heard the other party's perfunctory, so he had to resist and said:

   "It's Mr. Soros shaking hands with Abel Smith. This violates Mr. Soros's portrait rights, I think you"

   "No Violation."

   Tims interrupted Kenneth directly.

   "I want to say that there is no infringement. Mr. Soros has allowed Bloomberg Television to use this photo. Mr. Chenault, do you understand what I mean when I say so much?"

  Kenneth Chenault is not stupid, of course he understands what Timms means.

   But even if he understood, Kenneth still had to continue to say:

   "Tims, I know I know. You mean"

   "That's not what I meant." Timms interrupted Kenneth roughly again:

   "This is what Mr. Soros meant. Mr. Chenault, I'm sorry. I'm still a little busy, so I'll contact you when I have time."

   Without waiting for Kenneth Chenault to speak.

  Tims has hung up the phone.

   "Fuck you!"

   "Fack! Fack!"

   Listening to the busy tone coming from the phone, Kenneth Chenault growled angrily.

  This Tims obviously received multiple travel VIP tickets from the American Express Company that he sent out, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

   As a result, when things happen, they are so ruthless.

  Not even doing Kenneth the small favor of making things clear.

   Of course Kenneth was angry.

   But after the angry roar, Kenneth knew that he had nothing to do with Tims.

   When Kenneth gave away the VIP tickets for the premium travel services of Amex, he gave them out under the name of "lottery".

   That is to say, on the surface, Tims got these highest-level VIP tickets through the "lottery" through the credit card of the American Express Bank.

  Even if Kenneth wants to take it back, he can’t do it, because it will conflict with many customers of Express Bank.

  Kenneth knew Timms was going nowhere.

  He doesn't have Soros's contact information.

  At this moment, Kenneth can only shift the direction of his efforts to the other shareholders of American Express.

  He made a few more phone calls to those shareholders who supported him and held more shares.

   Like Mr. Jim Walton of the Walton family.

   After calling these people around, Kenneth felt a little relieved.

  At least on the phone, although these people have relaxed a lot, their positions have not changed for the time being.

  Kenneth knew he was really in danger this time, but he still had to work hard.

  Thinking of this, he started calling the other board members of American Express.

  It's such a time, how can I still fall asleep?

  Kenneth couldn't sleep at all, and he didn't give the grasshoppers on the other line a chance to sleep.

   Of course, everyone came out to a meeting together to study how to tide over the difficulties together.

  The most important thing is Soros, the most important white knight.

  He "suddenly betrayed", making Kenneth Chenault suddenly look embarrassed.

  The board members were all in New York, and Kenneth Chenault quickly called them together.

  They went directly to the headquarters of American Express in New York overnight for a meeting.

  This meeting was held from late at night to the early morning of the next day, when the sky was bright.

  The result is still somewhat unsatisfactory, the method everyone came up with, or the various strategies everyone prepared.

   All have defects in various aspects, and it seems that they are not operable.

   This is also normal.

   After all, these people, on the surface, are directors of the board of directors of American Express.

  But except for the two small shareholders, the other seven people are all pure migrant workers or representatives.

  With the support of the major shareholders behind it, this board of directors can run well.

  The shareholders behind do not support, or when they start fighting.

  Then they are the first victims.

  Now, it is the time for the victims to sacrifice.

   This very bad mood reached its peak when a company executive reported a "bad news" to the directors later.

  It was only six in the morning.

  Most of the newspapers in the United States have not yet come out, or have just been delivered to newsstands and bookstores.

  The "bad news" reported by the executive of the American Express Company.

   It came from a friend of his who was in a high position in the editorial department of The New York Times.

   "Jack is an important editor of the New York Times. He just told me that there is bad news about American Express in the New York Times today!"

   "What news?"

  Kenneth Chenault, who hadn't slept all night, already had a bad feeling.

   "It's the news about Soros and Abel Smith. It seems that Soros officially bought a stake in Smith Capital and sold 6.9% of his shares in American Express to Abel Smith."

Snapped-

  Kenneth slapped himself on the forehead, and he knew he was doomed.

   In fact, it is true.

  When the sky is completely bright and most of the American newspapers are on the market.

  Soros took a stake in Smith Capital and became the sixth public shareholder of Smith Capital.

   And to Abel Smith, the matter of selling the shares of American Express.

   Along with these American newspapers, they were sent to the whole United States.

  This made leeks and investors who were eager for Abel Smith to take over the offer and rushed to raise a lot of shares of American Express, there was a sudden uproar.

  If it wasn’t for Saturday, the stock market would be closed.

   It is estimated that before noon, the stock price of American Express will drop to 40 US dollars or even lower.

   Even if the market is closed on weekends, the stock market cannot be traded.

  But most leeks and investors also know that this news has been brewing and fermenting for two days.

  When the market opens on Monday, the stock price it caused may fall even higher than when it broke out at this time.

   More importantly, today is Saturday.

  Tomorrow is another Saturday, and it is impossible for Abel Smith to remain indifferent.

  He will definitely release news that is unfavorable to the stock price of American Express, and further suppress the current high stock price of American Express.

  After the market opens on Monday, the stock of American Express will definitely plummet as soon as the door opens.

   Fortunately, Abel's general tender offer is still there.

  It lasts for one month, starting on November 6th, and it will not end normally until the 5th of the next month.

   That is to say, at least during this time. We all have Abe Smith at $35, which is a blessing in disguise.

  And when the leeks were desperate, they were thankful that there was still Abel Tordia.

   Abel has left his pinnacle mansion in the Smith Tower and turned up at JFK Airport.

   Then he boarded his "Smith" Boeing 747, and the plane cut through the sky and flew to Austin International Airport.

  Boeing 747 is as spacious as the interior cabin of a penthouse.

  Abel was sitting in the middle, in a seat like the emperor's throne, and he was reading a document spread out on his lap.

  David Jones and Alan Baker were standing quietly beside him, waiting for his inquiry at any time.

   After browsing for about ten minutes, Abel closed the patent technical specification document on the lithium iron phosphate battery.

  He said to Alan Baker: "Professor Hans has done a very good job. I didn't expect that the research team he brought back from China is really capable of developing simple finished products so quickly."

   Allen smiled and replied:

"Who says it's not? The boss of the Huaxia company that Professor Hans came into contact with is an expert in battery technology. He is a professor who graduated from a well-known university in Huaxia. He came out to start a company. It may be because of this. It will be so efficient."

  Abel nodded slightly.

   Shortly after the beginning of the year.

  Professor Hans, chief technology officer of Abel’s Tesla, left the United States and took some students to Neon to investigate technology.

  In the current era, in terms of lithium battery technology, the United States is theoretically advanced.

   In actual production and application, Neon is more outstanding.

  And the theoretical research on Neon's side is not bad at all.

  Professor Hans went over there, thinking about acquiring some patented technologies.

   Or pack some Neon local research teams and bring them back to the United States.

   But during the inspection of Neon, Professor Hans discovered some battery products from China.

  The technology of these battery products cannot be said to be excellent, and it can even be said to be a bit backward and not so advanced.

  But Professor Hans asked and learned that the cost of these batteries was so low that he couldn't believe it.

  The same battery product costs about one hundred dollars in the United States.

  These lithium battery products are in Neon, and it costs about fifty dollars to produce them.

  And if these lithium battery products are in China, their production cost is only about twenty dollars.

  When there is not much difference in quality and technology, this cost advantage is too huge.

  Professor Hans is full of curiosity about this.

  So after reporting to the headquarters, I went to Huaxia to investigate.

   After a month of investigation, he reached a cooperation intention with a company in Huaxia.

   Follow-up is the elite research team of the Huaxia company, which was packed by Tesla and brought back to the United States.

  Tesla also took advantage of the opportunity to take a stake in that Huaxia company, holding one-third of the other party's shares, and the two parties shared this aspect of battery technology.

  Under the cooperation between the two parties, the lithium iron phosphate battery proposed by Abel has achieved a breakthrough.

   At present, laboratory lithium iron phosphate batteries with an energy density of about 80-100wh/kg can be achieved.

  This energy density is more than twice as much as the average lead-acid battery of 30-40wh/kg.

  It is still much worse than the 160-180wh/kg of the ternary lithium that Neon mainly promotes.

  But according to Professor Hans, from an economic point of view, Tesla should study lithium iron phosphate, which is larger and has a lower energy density.

  Professor Hans thinks so for two reasons.

   One is that lithium iron phosphate is safer than ternary lithium.

  This is actually why the professor mainly considers it.

  Because this professor is a scholar no matter what, with some humanistic care.

  In this case, if you really want to engage in electric vehicles, Professor Hans thinks more about safety than performance

  The other is the reason Professor Hans used to persuade Abel.

  That is compared to the ternary lithium battery that needs to use some precious metals.

   There is no need to use noble metal lithium iron phosphate in the material, which has a very high advantage in mass production cost.

  The cost is relatively cheap, and this is often the favorite direction of capitalists.

   I have to say that the professor is worthy of being an American and understands capitalists.

  The Huaxia battery company that Professor Hans visited has already gained a certain reputation in China.

   But it's still not well-known, and it's a bit bad because its name is a bit weird.

   "BYD" Abel read the name of this Chinese company lightly, shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "Then continue to study. This direction is very good."

  Abel remembers BYD in the parallel time and space, who later became the leader of China New Energy and started to set out for the world market.

  The battery technology path it chose is finally lithium iron phosphate battery technology.

   When Abel first started Tesla, he asked them to research lithium iron phosphate.

   Just because he remembered it.

  At that time, Abel only knew lithium iron phosphate, which was relatively safe.

  But I didn't expect that it would have an advantage in cost.

   That made Abel feel that there must be nothing wrong with choosing it.

   Didn’t look at the later, Tesla in the parallel time and space, did they also choose lithium iron phosphate batteries later?

  At first, Abel thought Tesla was doing it for safety.

   After all, it seems that there are more news about accidents.

   But now it seems that it is probably the cost that made Tesla take the initiative to replace the lithium iron phosphate battery.

  A capitalist is a capitalist, and burning someone to death is nothing at all.

  If the cost can be reduced by tens of dollars on average, it will be possible to overcome all difficulties.

  Abel closed the patent technical description document and threw it to David.

  He raised his head and asked, "How long has it been since we left? How long will it take to reach Austin."

   Flying from New York to Austin takes less than four hours.

  The "Smith" set off at nine o'clock this morning, and it was less than eleven o'clock at this time.

   Halfway to Austin.

  Abel was bored, he said to David: "Then let Maria come over."

  David smiled and nodded, and left with Alan Baker.

   Soon, the coquettish Ms. Maria, the leader of the private flight attendant team of the Boeing 747 of the "Smith", walked in.

  Maria was the senior flight attendant selected by the United Airlines department when Abel didn’t have a private jet and took the private flight provided by American Express.

  The appearance is charming and sexy, and the figure is very perfect and predictable.

  Later Catherine Jones, that is, the Hannah Catherine next to little Laura now.

  After she resigned from United Airlines, she was on the plane twice, the flight attendant who served Abel.

  In the middle, she went back to get married halfway, and returned to work for United Airlines after getting married.

  Abel felt that her harmonica playing skills were good, and her service attitude was also very good.

  After Abel bought his own private jet, he asked Maria to come here as the head stewardess.

  When Abel travels without a woman around him.

  Occasionally he asks Maria, who is already married, to come and play the harmonica for him

   Use art to cultivate sentiment and kill the time of air travel.

   Soon after, the "Smith" arrived at Austin International Airport.

  As soon as he got out of the airport, Abel saw his father-in-law, little Laura's father.

  Neil Bush was standing outside the car waiting for him, and Abel walked over with a smile.

   Then they went again to where Herbert lived.

  Abel's grandparents are not here this time, they have returned to Houston.

  Abel stayed here that night and left the next day.

   When he left, he took little Laura's father with him.

   In fact, this is also the reason why Abel's plane chose to stop in Austin.

   That is to take Neil Shush who has gone to the west coast to familiarize himself with the situation for a while, and returned to Austin to rest in the middle.

   "...What a big plane. Using a Boeing 747 as a private jet, the space is indeed very spacious."

  As soon as I got on the plane, the plane hadn't even taken off yet.

  Neil Shrub looked at the interior decoration of the super rich son-in-law's private jet, then smiled and said.

  Neil Bush has never taken a private jet, even Air Force One.

   But those have nothing to do with him, and this Boeing 747 belongs to his son-in-law, so it has something to do with it.

  Neil Bush talked a little more.

  Abel smiled and said, "We'll study the plane later. Let's sit down first and wait until the plane takes off."

  Neil nodded with a smile.

   The two of them sat in the high-class airline business seats, fastened their seat belts and waited for the plane to take off.

  This is still very fair, whether it is a private jet or a public flight, there is some weightlessness and discomfort when the plane takes off.

  Fair universal gravitation does not make a big difference because it is a private jet and a public flight.

  The two in the middle were not silent either, Abel and Neil Bush were talking.

   "Neil, what do you think of the West Coast? How does San Francisco make you feel compared to Texas or New York?"

   "It's okay. The climate is more comfortable, even more comfortable than Texas. In other respects, I honestly don't like the situation there."

   "Oh? It's not a good idea. Neil, you know. Many times, even if we don't like it, we have to endure it for certain things."

   "Of course I understand." Neil Bush was a little upset.

  This kid has not yet become his son-in-law, so he educated himself like this.

  What is the status of the father-in-law!

   Daniel also knew that Abel was doing this for his own good.

  And in terms of their status at this time, if the private identities of son-in-law and father-in-law are removed.

  In front of Abel, I was indeed several grades behind.

  Abel is still his big sponsor, and he is also the backer for his development on the west coast.

   As far as the matter is concerned, Neil Shrub will not discuss personal feelings and private affairs when discussing official affairs with Abel.

   "I'm trying to fit in. Take it easy, trust me. Give me a little while and I'll be a 'traditional' West Coaster."

   Abel laughed.

   "If that's the case. At that time, we can start planning on the west coast."

   "Hahaha~" Neil Bush laughed happily.

  Boeing 747 finally took off successfully.

   Start climbing to the normal altitude, and the normal cruise mode will not start until the stratosphere above 8000 meters.

  Looking at the swiftly passing clouds outside the window, Neil Shush's heart surged.

  When he thought of himself, after his two older brothers and his father, he could finally start on this path.

  There are more people paving the way for him, and the road he wants to walk seems to be easier to walk.

  Thinking of these, Neil Shush couldn't help feeling better.

   This made Neil look at Abel, the philandering son-in-law, more gently.

   This proves that Neil has a lot of bush family tradition.

  Smart and forbearing.

  Many times, for profit, you can do most of the things you hate.

  Like his second brother Jeb, in order to get the support of the growing number of Mexican immigrants in Texas.

   Long ago, he married a Mexican woman as his wife in advance.

  This very untraditional, very unblue-blooded approach was done by Jeb, the shrub most similar to Herbert.

   also received strong support from the family.

   At the time, this was a joke for a while by many aristocrats in other regions.

  Marrying Momo at that time, for them, was not much different from marrying a black man as his wife.

  But Herbert asked Jeb to marry him, and later gave birth to a mixed-race grandson, who was still the eldest grandson.

   It can only be said that in this respect, the shrub family is really good at flexibility.

  The premise is that the interest is enough to let the shrub be willing to make changes in this respect!

  It's like Jeb marrying a Mexican wife, like Neil went against tradition and went to the West Coast to develop.

  It's like Herbert insisting on marrying little Laura to Huaxin Daluo.

   Chapter 347 has been slightly modified, without changing the main plot, but if you are interested in reading it, you can go back and read it again, it doesn’t matter if you don’t read it

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