By the end of the dinner, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

When Abel, a little drunk, swaying, and more charming, walked out of the gate of the medieval castle-like Morgenthau's mansion.

In Southampton, Long Island, New York, a light drizzle fell in the sky, and the brand-new red carpet was displayed at the door of the mansion.

"Bang!"

Behind them, Edward and Johnson, held up two large black umbrellas to shield them from the drizzle, allowing the drizzle to fall on their own shoulders.

Abel hugged little Laura, who had already put on his coat, and New York in March could be hot and cold.

It's so late, it's raining lightly, and it's still quite cold.

Blown by the cold wind, the slightly drunk little Laura, her fair pretty face became more and more red.

"Giggles, what a beautiful night...... It's a pity that I'm not a poet, otherwise I would have been able to write poetry. ”

Little Laura clinged to Abel's arms, and did not forget to lift the hem of her skirt that was mopping the floor, revealing a small section of her white calf, raised her head, and looked at Abel with a charming smile on her face.

"You look happy tonight? You've drunk a lot, and you're not even 18 years old. ”

In the U.S., it's legal to own a gun before the age of 18, and there's even a children's version of a variety of firearms — a little smaller, with some cartoon stickers, or beige stickers.

However, in order to legally consume alcoholic beverages, the law requires a minimum of 21 years of age.

Outrageous, but well understood. It's just because in this country, the wine seller is not as strong as the gun seller......

If the law is strictly followed, little Laura is not allowed to drink.

It's just that this rule is dispensable many times, as long as you don't get caught.

On an occasion like tonight, of course, no one would arrest her.

"Half of it......"

Her drunken eyes were a little hazy, and she smiled like a flower, "I'm very happy, the other half is that I have been looking for that Miss Peggy Morgenthau to drink, and before I know it, I drank too much." We talked a lot and she was such a smart person. ”

"Get in the car first, it's a bit cold. Be careful not to catch a cold. ”

Abel digressed from the subject.

After getting into the car, little Laura lay in Abel's arms, and she also changed the topic very smartly.

"Looks like you and those two old guys didn't reach a consensus?"

"You see that? Didn't we all perform well? It looks like we're good friends. That John Chris, he even promised me that he would go to Texas for a hunt. ”

"You have a lot of little habits......" In his arms, little Laura untied his tie to make his fiancé more comfortable.

"Usually when you talk to others, it's when you don't talk about business and business. That means that you are not familiar with the other person and have to deal with the other person. ”

"Such people generally have a very high status. I've only seen you treat Mahogon and Rockfeller the way you do today, only in the White House. ”

"Clever little one." Abel scratched her nose affectionately, "It's not good to be too smart." ”

"I'm not smart at all, I'm just too focused on you!"

Little Laura twisted her body and said coquettishly.

She still has some little habits about him.

Like what...... When he cares about a woman, or is interested in a woman.

He would look at the woman often.

Like tonight, in addition to herself, little Laura found him at least 5 times, and her eyes were on Peggy Morgensoe.

It's just that this kind of thing, in this atmosphere at this time, there is no need to mention it again.

"It's not negotiable."

Abel smiled, "These old guys, they are still under construction even if they are mentally prepared to treat me equally. It will take some time for them to compromise. ”

"Honey, take your time, don't rush some things, since you can't kill with one blow, then wait patiently, be patient...... After all, time is on your side. ”

Listening to little Laura's relief, Abel lowered his head and grabbed her cold and moist mouth, and stroked her arm back and forth.

Slightly sweet, with a strong grape flavor and some youthful aromas.

In the passenger seat, Edward, the captain of the bodyguard, did not change his face and was expressionless, and pressed the button of the partition between the front compartment and the rear compartment.

The special fiberglass fiber panel of the partition rises, and the front and back become two worlds.

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Next.

Smith Building.

"The Rockets lost and stopped a seven-game winning streak, and Da Yao scored 30 points and 16 rebounds in the game......"

"According to the American Banking Association, the scale of mortgage approvals in 2002 increased by 155.9% over the previous year......

"Rating company Moody's predicts that international spot gold will show an upward trend during the year......"

"News from Washington that White House intends to loosen its regulation of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae......"

"Housing starts in the U.S. rose 142% in February 2002 to an annual rate of 32.51 million, the highest ...... in 20 years."

“……”

Abel lazily rested his feet on the desk, looked at the heavy rain falling outside the floor-to-ceiling window, listened to the report on work, but asked him to temporarily act as a small secretary Amanda, and read him the latest market news compiled by the Smith Intelligence Group.

"Hiss......"

adjusted the posture of lying down, and touched the wound on his back, which couldn't help but make Abel frown.

Little Laura, who was a little drunk last night, rode too well on a big horse.

When he began to rise up anti-guest-oriented, he was scratched on the back by the high-spirited little Laura.

"Chairman, what's wrong with you? You okay. ”

Amanda saw him frowning, looking like he was in pain, and hurriedly asked with concern.

"It's okay, I was scratched by a kitten last night."

Abel said casually.

Amanda was stunned.

Scratched by a kitten?

Amanda remembers that this guy has a dog, but he doesn't seem to like cats, how can he be scratched by kittens?

But that kind of kitten, this guy has a lot of ......

Thinking of this, Amanda couldn't help but glance at Abel charmingly and complained secretly.

I didn't know which Xiaobi pool I slept in last night, and I didn't know what it was like, so I scratched uncontrollably.

"Chairman, the cleaning service has already cleaned it for you. If you want me to read you the news, I read it. I've done it all as you asked. ”

Amanda, who plays role-playing, pretends to be pitiful:

"So, Mr. Chairman, can you sign the media group's statement so that I can go down and continue working?"

Amanda is now an intern at Smiths Media Group, where she works in its content department.

As before, there are any documents that need to be approved by the chairman.

Robert Iger, who is about to step down as CEO of the media group, asked Amanda to come up and report.

As soon as Amanda came up, she was asked to "unspoken rules in the workplace".

Today she was also asked to have ice cubes in her mouth......

After about half an hour of service, she was "forced" to do assistant work that did not belong to her.

Now that these are done, the "oppressed" little newcomer in the workplace "begs" the big devil in the workplace to let go.

The acting is very good, and the acting is the same as the real thing.

Abel smiled with satisfaction and nodded, "Well, you can leave." But you still have to practice. You can't just because the ice cubes are more icy, and you can't stand it after just a few strokes, you know? ”

Amanda rolled her eyes again, but she was very measured, knowing that this guy liked to play this game here.

"Understood." She responded with the kind of oppressed newcomer in the workplace, a pitiful tone.

Amanda left shortly after.

Dongdong –

"Come in."

"Boss, Mr. Allen has arrived."

Pushing the door open and walking in was Abel's female assistant.

A pretty, good enough figure to go to the dock to mix less. Woman.

It's a pity that Abel doesn't eat the grass next to the nest, and he is blind to the high EQ, high IQ, high education, good looks, and good figure specially selected by the Personnel Department.

"Well, let him in and make us another cup of coffee."

Abel looked at Alan who walked in, and said to the female assistant with a smile.

The female assistant smiled charmingly and began to brew coffee in the lounge area of Abel's office.

Alan walked over to his boss's desk and began to report to work.

"The boss, Preston Robert Tisch of the New York Giants, has agreed to sell 60% of its stake in the team. Wellington Mara, too, affirmed your arrival at the Mets in New York. ”

"We'll sign a contract with them at noon. Since then, the 100-year-old New York football team, which has the largest number of New York football fans, is yours. ”

Hearing Allen's words, Abel couldn't help but smile and get up from the boss's chair, walked to the coat mirror and stretched his arms back.

The female assistant who made the coffee hurriedly came over to help him put on a suit.

Abel laughed:

"Then it's the New York Yankees. What did George Steinbriner say? This Ohio nouveau riche, I don't think he'll be able to laugh anymore, right? ”

The acquisition of the New York Giants and the New York Yankees was made possible by Abel since October last year, when Abel made contact with Allen and the owners of the team.

It's been a few months since I was in contact, so the deal with the New York Giants will go so smoothly.

However, the contact with George Steinbriner has not been smooth.

This is because of George Steinbrina, who has a backer in New York.

This Ohio old man, his backer, was one of the members of the Newhouse family who had drunk with Abel last night.

There is a rumor in New York that George Steinbrener's first pot of gold was earned by giving his wife to Donald Newhouse, the younger brother of Shiyi Neuhouse, as a secretary.

The two brothers of the Newhouse family, Shiyi Newhouse has an excellent reputation.

This man was very generous, paid magazine editors, threw lavish parties for his staff, and never thought about the cost, and he was loved by his employees.

His younger brother, Donald Newhouse, however, did not have the practice of a successful businessman like him.

From the fact that this guy can force one of Neuhouse's favorite generals, the female devil Anna Wintour, into that way, you know that he is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

As far as Abel knows, this involves a lot of Neuhouse family secrets, such as some wealthy infighting and the like.

He didn't bother to pay attention to the specifics, he only knew that Shiyi Newhouse did have the heart to reconcile with him.

The problem is on Donald Newhouse's side.

After Smith Newhouse talked to him, George Steinbriner refused to sell the New York Yankees, even with Donald Neuhouse backing him.

Now Abel wants to see if Smith Newhouse can get rid of his brother.

If you can't help it, then don't blame Abel for continuing to target.

If you can't do it yourself, I'll do it for you.

"George Steinbriner's attitude has softened. Offered to talk to us, after the New York Giants contract was finalized at noon. I'm going to talk to this Ohio guy myself. ”

Alan Baker replied with a smile.

Abel nodded in satisfaction.

It seems that Shiyi Newhouse can still handle his brother.

"Also, boss, over there in the UK, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Group, I have received some business information, and there may be some trouble."

"Oh, what kind of trouble?"

Since last year, Abel went to the United Kingdom, fell in love with Rolls-Royce, and inserted the opportunity to insert the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars by Volkswagen Group and BMW Group.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, with the support of Abel, has reversed the previous acquisition and has been in a lawsuit with Volkswagen BMW.

Because someone started early, he got on good terms with many people in the London House of Lords.

Volkswagen and BMW's appeals have always been at a disadvantage.

Wickers Group, the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Group, also has a bias towards making more money and tends to sell two goods.

So much so that Volkswagen and BMW had to come to Abel and wanted Abel to back down.

It's a pity that he saw the huge influence of the automobile industry, and Abel was certainly not so easy to speak.

At that time in France, two Germans were also severely humiliated by him.

The BMW Group threatened Rolls-Royce with no further licensing of its patents after the expiration of the contract in 2003. More than one-third of Rolls-Royce's engine technology comes from the licensing of these two automotive groups. ”

"Rolls-Royce began to put pressure on Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and threatened to stop granting it the Rolls-Royce trademark. Because Rolls-Roys also has a large number of supporters in the House of Lords in London, the matter becomes very troublesome. ”

Rolls-Royces is a well-known engine company in the United Kingdom and the largest aero engine company in Europe.

Its products include aero engines, marine engines and Muhai power units for Muhai power submarines.

Among them, the aero engine is its prestigious fist product, and various aero engines developed by it are widely used in civil and military aircraft around the world.

It has a high status in the United Kingdom, and it is not comparable to a civilian company such as its own brother, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

The BMW Group's threat not to grant patents to Rolls-Roys can be said to be a no-brainer for the acquisition.

In parallel time and space, BMW also used this trick to get Rolls-Royce who still wanted to struggle.

It's a real nuisance.

But well...... Little brother BMW, you have to know your positioning.

"I see."

Abel nodded, "Alan, you go and get busy, I'll think about this matter." ”

Alan didn't say anything, nodded respectfully and left.

Abel asked the female assistant out, and he strolled to the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the office and watched the pouring rain outside.

The weather in New York is extreme, with snow being prone to blizzards and rain being prone to heavy rainstorms.

The weather is good for 12 months of the year, also in May and September.

Looking at the heavy raindrops sliding down the waterproof glass on the glass curtain wall.

Abel played with his mobile phone in his hand, quickly considered it, then found the number and dialed it.

"George, I need your help......"

When interacting with people, or exchanging interests, sometimes it takes some skills.

You can't always ask the other person to help you with those difficult things.

But you can't always let the other person do nothing.

That will make it seem like the other person has nothing to do and that the other person is not so important to you.

Therefore, connections and relationships should be used when they should be used.

DC White House Oval Office.

Little Laura's uncle hung up the phone and nodded with satisfaction, with a happy expression on his face.

This guy finally has something to ask me for.

It's still such a small thing that is easy to do, it's really good!

He picked up another phone, pressed it, and said, "Let Darcy Walker come to my office." ”

Soon a handsome white man in his forties, with meticulous hairstyles, a slender and strong body, and an upturned mouth, invisibly exuded affinity.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

Darcy Walker was a close associate of George when he was the general manager of the Texas Rangers, or even the general manager of an oil company.

Little Laura's grandfather's full name is George Herbert Walker Bush.

Her uncle's full name is George Walker Bush...... From this detail alone, you can see what Walker means to the shrub family.

Darcy Walker is the elite of this generation of the Walker family.

Unlike the one Abel knew, the fringe member who was the U.S. ambassador to the UK in London, England.

Darcy is the core of the younger generation of his family, and he is also very capable.

He is also trusted by the shrub family, which can be seen from the fact that others call the Grand Commander the Grand Commander, and he calls the Grand Commander "Boss".

"Yes. That kid from Abel just called me. He said he wanted me to do me a little favor, and I wanted you to give me a solution. ”

Little Bush said with a smile.

The eyes of the handsome old man Darcy Walker lit up, and it was obvious that he was interested in the requirements of the richest man in the world.

As far as Darcy Walker knows, Smith and Bush have been married since then.

It's always been Smith who has been more of a bush foiler.

What Smith got from the bush was more just a leverage.

It's rare to hear that superman now, and there is also a time to ask George's side.

Darcy couldn't help but be curious.

"Oh, boss, I have to say this is the first time I've heard of this guy in need."

"Hahaha-"

The little bush smiled happily: "Then you are wrong, this kid asks me for help a lot of times." Like in the future, when he wants to marry little Laura, he will definitely ask me for help so that I don't play tricks on him, hahaha-"

Darcy Walker smiled cooperatively.

He is a boss with a good personality and is very able to unite around.

It's just that it's very out of tune a lot of the time, and it can be said that it's an outlier in the shrub family.

But this outlier is loved by Herbert, and he is the eldest son of the family. The industrial complex has taken a fancy to it.

It doesn't matter how mediocre his abilities are.

"Boss, what's going on?"

Darcy Walker's cronies are not the same as those of Freddie Ford, the chief of staff of the White House.

Freddie Ford was a close confidant of George on business.

Darcy Walker, a person of his own, is naturally a cronie when he is in private affairs.

"Find a way to make BMW and Volkswagen have some problems, and put some pressure on these two hateful old German companies......"

"It's up to you to do that."

After the commotion, George said comfortably.

"Is that all? Only for two car companies? ”

Darcy Walker originally thought that Abel Smith would rarely open his mouth and things might be difficult.

I didn't expect the world's richest man to ask George to help do something, it's just as simple as that.

"Yes."

George shrugged:

"That's what he just said, anyway. I asked him why, and he said he was very unhappy to see Germany. Well, I've been a little upset watching them lately. These guys, what else do you want to do with the European army, hehe...... Darcy, I think it's time for these old Europeans to know what America is. ”

Darcy Walker nodded.

"I see, boss."