As night falls, the lights come on.

Tonight, Abel invited someone to eat together.

He came out of the Woolworth Building to a restaurant in Upper Manhattan.

Then again, after it was determined that Bloomberg could officially take office.

New Beginnings, which bought the Woolworth Building, has resubmitted applications to the New York City Crown Government and the New York Society for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage.

Apply to change the name of Woolworth Building to the new Smith Building.

This is the third time that New Beginnings has applied.

In the past, New Beginnings Real Estate Company has applied twice, but both have been rejected by this.

This is the third application, and the first since 911.

Mr. Bloomberg has made it clear privately that he will fully support the approval of the application.

But Abel should also make a move to the New York Cultural Heritage Preservation Association.

Abel understands and has done it even before.

These two months.

Smith Capital, Smith Media, and New Beginnings Real Estate Company.

Donations have been made several times in successive batches to the New York Society for the Preservation of Cultural Monuments.

Abel himself also donated twice.

He and his father-in-law have donated more than $3 million.

It has also been made clear in the association that the New York Society for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage should also adapt to the trend of the times and make some understandable changes when the time comes.

So after this submission, Woolworth Building is estimated to never be the same name again.

Coming out of the future Smith Building, Abel didn't bring the two otaku girls who had been staying inside for the past two days.

I don't know if it's because of their nature, or if they are aware of Abel's intentions.

After that night, Britney Spears and Avril Lavril haven't gone out until now.

The two spent their days in the "Summit" mansion, either singing and dancing, drinking beer, playing games, or swimming in the small indoor pool on the top floor of the apartment.

I haven't come down until now, and I've been on the roof.

Avril also found out about Britney, and has been given this matter by Abel.

Abel thought, come back tonight.

I want to put these two mainstays of the future North American music scene together!

Of course, this will be after returning in the evening.

Abel was now going to dinner.

He made an appointment with Jace, deputy director of the Federal Internal Revenue Service.

The two are going to have dinner tonight in Upper Manhattan, a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Abel and this Deputy Director Jace have always had a good relationship.

Jace has always been an executive on the IRS side, mainly responsible for receiving and serving Abel.

The two have a very good relationship in private.

Jace's original surname is Harrison, and he is the Harrison of the Harrison family.

This is also the reason why Abel developed a personal relationship with him outside of the IRS.

The Harrison family, they may well be one of the masters behind the Federal Reserve.

On the way to the appointment.

The roads in Manhattan are a bit congested during rush hour.

Sitting in the back compartment of the Cadillac monster in the middle of the convoy.

Abel looked out the window at the scene of Manhattan with some distraction.

By this time, the convoy had left Lower Manhattan and entered Midtown Manhattan.

Like Downtown, Midtown Manhattan is home to a number of banks, companies, shops, and offices.

The tall buildings rise in the night sky, like steep mountain peaks, and the walls are transparent glass, like a crystal palace.

Colorful street lamps flicker, near and far, high and low, appearing and disappearing, like floating in a starry sky.

The car is like a dragon in the wind, speeding by, and the taillights on the car are like countless red ribbons constantly extending into the distance.

But under this prosperous scene, Abel was on the corner of the street and saw some homeless people in the corner, who had spread out their beds and started a wandering life all night.

Midtown Manhattan, the most prosperous island of New York and one of the most banking centers in New York, has so many homeless people.

I have to say it's ironic.

Since 9/11, New York has been in a recession.

Since the recession, at least 600,000 New Yorkers have lost during this period, according to data companies.

Half of them happened in the half month after 911.

Lower Manhattan and Midtown are the most severe.

New York City, which has always been the "financial capital," has been hit hard, and local officials expect that the city will lose at least 55 percent of its economic growth in this recession.

One of the things people often hear about New York is, "It's great, but I hate living there." ”

In the eyes of sightseers, New York will always be a desirable place.

Stripped of its luxurious and glamorous appearance, this highly developed capitalist city also shows its old side, an old one that is all depressed.

The inhabitants of New York are outsiders, uprooted from their hometowns and into the city, seeking refuge, seeking performance, or seeking something big or small.

One of New York's mysterious features is its ability to distribute such ambiguous gifts.

It can destroy a person, or it can fulfill him, and it depends largely on luck.

Unless you're willing to try your luck, it's best not to come to New York.

New York is not a paradise at all for ordinary people.

It's a hell that consumes everything!

In this case, Abel felt that he had to be Lucifer or Satan in this hell.

This Satan of Manhattan Hell.

His eyes, though, were looking at bustling Manhattan.

But in his heart, what he was thinking about was what happened during the day today.

During the day, it was he who took the initiative to pull Soros into his own interest group.

He's now calculating the gains and losses.

In fact, Abel had this idea for a long time.

That is to collect both Warren Buffett and Soros at the same time.

Most of Buffett's investors are wealthy families in the Midwest of the United States, as well as those traditional wealthy families.

Most of Soros's funders are oilman tycoons and a small number of Masashi families.

One of these two represents the interests of the wealthy families in the Midwest of the United States, and the other represents the interests of some oilers.

The other two shareholders of Smith Capital also represent different American powers behind them.

For example, Mr. Bloomberg, the interest group behind him, is also mostly oilers, and a small part is Wall Street.

As for PNC Financial Services Group, it is the financial representative of the Northeast region of the East Coast of the United States, mainly the Great Lakes region.

These four shareholders can be regarded as the Midwest of the United States, the Northeast of the East Coast of the United States.

There are also more than half of the oilman rich forces, all of which are included.

A discerning person observes the shareholder layout of Abel.

You will find that he is trying to wipe out the interest groups in the United States.

Like Abel himself, plus the words of the shrub family.

They can already represent the interests of a part of the Southwest, and even the Midland, of the United States.

At present, within this group, from a regional point of view, there is only a lack of interest representatives from the West Coast side of the United States.

According to Abel's assumption, in the future he will only hold 60% of the shares of Smith Capital.

He will divide the remaining 40 percent into a maximum of 4 percent, a large amount of equity to attract major interest groups in the United States.

In addition to the representatives of these local powerful groups.

And so on and so forth.

Abel is trying to create a monster.

A new consortium that includes the vast majority of vested interests in the United States.

Within this consortium, the Smiths would be the dominant one, like Rockphile and Morgun.

But he won't be as narrow as these two families, and what Abel wants is as much as possible, as big as possible!

Although in this way, it is only the internal interests of reconciliation and balance, and if so many vested interest groups with different interests and demands, and even conflict many times, do not fight, it can make the brains of the smartest people explode.

But if it succeeds, the person who leads such a consortium.

Even if you can't be the king of America. He can also become the most left-right source in this country, and the most able to jump left and right.

This is the ecological niche that Abel has found for himself in this kingdom.

It was the place he wanted in the order after he found it hopeless to change it.

It's difficult, but he's already working on it.

Abel himself thinks that at least so far, he has done a very good job.

A third of the vested interests have been attracted by Smith Capital's insane profits.

The remaining two-thirds, sooner or later, they will also smell the blood of capital.

"Whew"

In the warm carriage, Abel exhaled softly.

He just felt that there was a lot of work in the future, and he couldn't finish it.

But as long as part of these tasks can be completed, one's status will also increase and improve a part.

When he thought of this, his mood finally improved.

At this time, Upper Manhattan also arrived.

The convoy stopped in front of the restaurant.

The deputy commissioner of the IRS, Jace even braved the night chill and waited for Abel outside the restaurant.

Obviously, this status in the Harrison family is not estimated to be much higher.

If it was the Harrison family, there would be no need to be so attentive.

Abel, who was expressionless in the carriage, waited for Edward to open the door for himself.

The expression on his handsome face changed instantly, and a gentle and friendly smile hung on it.

"Oh~ dear Jace, it's so cold outside. How did you get down? ”

"Ha~ It's okay. It's not snowing yet. Dear Abel, traffic jams, right? At this time, coming from the lower city, there were too many cars. ”

"yes, yes, dear Jace. It was only ten minutes away, but we drove for half an hour. But it can't be helped, that's what's bad about Manhattan. We can only forgive it. ”

"That's right, dear Abel. Let's go up. I didn't think it just now, but now I feel a little cold. I guess I've been down there for a long time. ”

"Haha~ Let's go. My friend, what are you waiting for? Let's hurry up. ”

For dinner, the two of them ate for about an hour.

During this exchange, the personal relationship between the two was deepened.

At the same time, they also understand each other's interests and needs.

The back is tacit, hello, hello, everyone.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, Abel's motorcade returned from Uptown Manhattan.

At eight o'clock, Manhattan's rush hour has not yet passed.

On the contrary, this is the time when the number of tourists is at its highest.

Abel was stuck in traffic for another half an hour before returning to the summit mansion.

When he came to the living room, he saw Britney Spears and Avril in the living room, who were neither playing game consoles, nor drinking, nor karaoke.

The two sat together, very quiet, and when Abel came in, two pairs of beautiful eyes looked at him at the same time.

It looked as if the two of them had been here, waiting for him to come back.

"What happened?" Abel was curious.

On the way back just now, he was already thinking about what to do tonight.

Put the two of them together.

Instead of himself drilling two rooms in one night.

didn't want to come back, but the two looked a little abnormal.

Avril Lavini turned her head to look at Britney.

The latter nodded firmly at her.

Avril looked like she had plucked up her courage, and then looked at Abel:

"Boss, can you sit down? I think we should have a good talk. ”

"Oh?"

Abel looked at Avril and then at Britney, and he laughed.

He wanted to see what the two of them were going to do tonight.

Abel came to the two of them and squeezed directly into the sofa between them.

Ignoring their slight dodges, one hugged the shoulders of the two of them.

"I sat down. Now, let's have a good talk. ”

He smiled, hugging the two of them towards him, and then collapsed on the soft couch.

When the two girls saw him like this, they were a little overwhelmed.

In the past few days, Abel has already attacked them separately.

But when the three of them got along, Abel still had some scruples.

Like now, hug another person directly in front of one person.

This kind of appearance, which is no longer concealed at all, is a little sudden.

"So what are you going to talk to me about?"

Able smiled and looked at Avril Lavigne and then at Britney.

It's the other way around, and the little mouse also wants to negotiate with the old cat?

"Amount"

Avril looked at Britney, who also looked a little overwhelmed.

The former motioned to Britney and asked her to speak first.

Britney gritted her teeth, after all, she made her debut as a child star, she was bolder, and she was a little older than Avril.

Britney plucked up her courage, but said in a low voice:

"BOSS, we want to ask, when are you going to let us out? We've all been here for days. It's boring. ”

Avril's pretty eyes widened.

When the two were discussing just now, they didn't say that.

When they were talking just now, Britney said that she would let the boss let the two of them leave.

He also said that when the time comes, the attitude will be more resolute and fierce.

The boss will face it well.

But now

At that time, Britney's attitude was still very firm, not as soft as it is now.

Seeing Britney being so unrebellious, Avril's rebellious psychology increased, and the courage buff increased.

In a short period of time, I am not so afraid of Abel.

Avril said, "BOSS." You've already practiced the unspoken rules. We didn't say anything. But we don't want to stay any longer, it's boring in there. ”

After finishing speaking, she added very directly:

"I promise that I can continue to maintain a relationship with you in the future. As long as you continue to praise me, but you can't restrict my personal freedom! ”

Britney didn't expect Avril to be so brave and say it so directly.

It's like haggling directly with the vendors at a flea market.

But she can't back down at this time, otherwise she will abandon Avril.

Britney hurriedly said, "Me too!" ”

Looking at Avril Lavigne, who was holding up her little face and plucking up her courage, Abel chuckled.

He felt that the two of them looked a bit like when he went to sea on Ovitz's yacht.

At that time, his reputation was not very obvious, and he was just a rich man.

Liv Taylor and another actress negotiated the conditions directly with themselves.

At that time, in the face of these beautiful girls, he still needed to directly promise benefits and negotiate conditions.

Only then will they consider whether or not to comply.

And after he entered Hollywood and became a top media tycoon.

These girls in the entertainment industry have all become much more well-behaved, and they will not talk about conditions as soon as they come up.

Instead, they took the initiative to send it to the door and tried every means to please him. In many cases, he didn't even take the initiative to discuss the conditions, and Abel gave them out elsewhere.

Then it will look more pleasing to the eye, at least it doesn't seem to be some kind of direct transaction of Chiguoguo.

When he had already gotten used to the "well-behaved" nature of these beautiful girls.

Suddenly, an Avril came out and talked about the conditions with her mouth closed.

He also felt a little fresh.

It's like going back to when he was just an ordinary billionaire.

Abel smiled and said:

"Oh, I can grant your request. But you said that you want me to praise you to keep a relationship with me. To what extent do I want to do this "praise"? And you, Britney, do you mean that? ”

Since he wants to talk about business, he is happy to talk about business.

Those who are well-behaved and obedient, pretending, and have super good acting skills are tired of eating.

It's also good to experience this kind of direct red fruit once in a while.

Britney and Avril were about to speak, when Able suddenly raised his hand.

"Since you want to talk to me about the conditions in this regard. Then you have to show me what I can get from you, right? ”

"Let's go. Let's go into the room, and I want to know what terms you will use to negotiate with me. ”

With that, he let go of them and walked into the room.

Avril and Britney looked at each other for a moment.

Wait for Abel's figure to disappear into the hallway.

Avril immediately whispered, "Ah, wouldn't I be too direct like this?" What if the boss gets angry? ”

I'm scared when I'm like this, it's really yours.

Britney reluctantly said, "Let's go in and have a look." Can't die anyway. ”

Avril Lavigne thought about it too.

The two of them stood up together and followed Abel in.

In the room, the three of them began to negotiate this kind of business.

More than an hour later.

in the room.

"Not bad, not bad. You're in good condition. ”

"Beautiful, elegant, pure, and really attractive to me."

"Britney, your pitch should be raised a bit. You must know that you are a singer and dancer, and your lung capacity and physical strength are not good! ”

"Shet. Boss, you're such a bastard! ”

Britney, who had already put on her makeup and was even halfway dressed in her costume, loosened the curtains that she was gripping tightly.

Her pretty face flushed, she turned back with shame, and glared angrily at Abel with a wicked smile.

But just now they had already negotiated a business with him.

At this time, Britney had to try to calm her breath and began to sing her famous song according to Abel's request.

The English name of the song is BabyOneMoreTime, which literally translates to "Baby Again".

Huaxia translated it into a song of "The First Confession of Love".

"Oh, baby. Yes. Baby......!"

"How do I hiss. Yes. Will you know?"

"Yes...... Something. Yes. Something is wrong! ”

"I hiss. Whew. I shouldn't have let you go! ”

"Oh, baby, baby."

Not far away, Avril Lavigne, who was also wearing half of her costume and holding a guitar, watched Britney Spears sing here.

From Avril's point of view, Britney's singing performance this time was very poor, and she interrupted the song from time to time and occasionally screamed.

It's so substandard.

But Avril didn't want to think about it, she was holding the guitar just now, but she didn't perform very well.

After all, in this case, how can it be possible to sing well normally.

Unless you become proficient later, maybe it's possible.

But now they are not very skilled in this area.

After all, the time they met Abel was still a little short.

Like last night, the next chapter might be a little late, so go to bed first.