Chapter 510: Capitalism Really Has Merit
The first rays of sunlight in the morning, through the white gauze curtains, suddenly became as light as mist, and spread hazy on the face.
At this moment, Abel had just opened his sleepy eyes on the warm Simmons.
Looking at the long blond hair of D'Addarion, who was facing away from him and clinging to his arms, Abel withdrew the hand that had passed under her armpit, and by the way, he removed a few long strands of long hair from Megan Fox behind him.
"Whew-"
Feeling the soft fragrance of the two girls sliding to his body, he couldn't help but let out a long breath.
This kind of gentleness is really easy to indulge in.
It is no wonder that in the history of mankind, there are so many heroes and heroes who can't extricate themselves after indulging in gentleness, and finally resigned themselves to degenerate, from heroes to bears, from heroes to mediocre faint kings.
There are really some women, their attraction to men is indeed very incredible.
From Helen to Shih Tzu, to Agnes Sorel, to Chen Yuanyuan, there are many, many similar examples......
Three years ago, when Abel first went to New York, he might have sunk when he encountered this kind of gentleness.
Fortunately, the current Abel has a strong immunity in this regard.
After all, in the past three years, he has experienced the temptation of this rank many times.
It can't be considered a temptation, it should be said to be enjoyment.
He has enjoyed so much, his immunity has been built, he will indulge and like, but he will never sink.
Coming out of the Pink Moon Jade Arm, Abel looked at the time, it was only more than 7 o'clock in the morning, less than 8 o'clock.
With a stable biological clock and strong physical fitness, even though he was "busy" until more than 3 o'clock last night and only slept for 4 hours, he still woke up as always, and at the same time he was in good spirits.
Looked at the jade. Body. Across. Chen's Simmons, Abel exhaled happily, turned around and walked into the bathroom next to him.
After taking a shower, he walked back to the bedroom and took out his clothes from the closet, while wearing his shirt, Abel looked at the two girls who were looking around and had no image, nodded with satisfaction, and then left the room.
When I got outside, it was just over 8 a.m.
Jessica hadn't woken up yet, and in the early stages of pregnancy, she began to snooze, sleeping more than half longer than before.
Abel didn't bother her, went to the gym of the manor villa to work out, and went to the outdoor pool to splash for a while.
It wasn't until about 9:30 a.m. that he left the property, located at 9555 Heather Road, Beverly Hills, a luxury villa built in 1941 with 9 bedrooms, 9.5 full baths, and about 15,505 square feet of enclosures.
Much smaller than Jessica's last house choosing. But the location is better in terms of security, located at the top of Beverly Hills, there is only one way to go up, and the nearest villa around is 50 meters away, so it can be said that it is simply full in terms of security.
Obviously, after that happened on July 20th.
On the second day, Jessica abandoned the villa and moved to the top of the hill.
It's July 25th, and it's been five days.
Megan Fox and Alexandra Daddario have also known Abel for more than 5 days.
In 5 days, of course, all their knowledge has been developed by Abel.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the two blank pieces of paper to hold out until 3 o'clock in the middle of the night last night under Abel's combat effectiveness.
The convoy started from Beverly Hills and headed towards downtown Los Angeles.
Sitting in the car, Abel took the newspaper handed over by David in the passenger seat in front of him.
When I saw the first newspaper, the headline on the front page read: [One month after listing, the market value of Smith Media exceeded $150 billion!] The most valuable media company of all time was born! ] of such titles.
Abel knew that these newspapers had been picked by David.
I guess it's all good news, and I can read the newspaper content in a good mood.
After all, I'm going to do something less pleasant later.
He flipped through the Wall Street Journal a little.
【…… Since its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Smith Media has been infinitely sought after by the market and investors due to its long-term growth. 】
【…… Since going public in June, the media company's market capitalization has reached record highs. Today, the market value has risen more than 2.7 times, and the market value has exceeded $153 billion as of now. This is a very milestone event for a listed media company. 】
【…… Because before Smith Media, the only media company with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars was Disney 13 years ago, and now Disney's market value is only 78.5 billion US dollars. 】
【…… Compared with Disney in the past, first of all, Smith Media has achieved steady growth in its performance, revenue, and pan-entertainment diversification. 】
【…… The data shows that after the millennium. The media sector is becoming a new ...... for economic growth]
【……】
A long report, Abel skimmed through it roughly, and found that the front was all about the news of the new high market value of Smith Media's listing.
This is also one of the hottest news in the U.S. stock market today.
Smith Media, which had an issue price of $55 a share, has now risen to about $153 a share, and it only took about a month.
At this volume, it can be said to be very exaggerated.
The financial media is reporting on this, and the Wall Street Journal is no exception.
But the rest of the Wall Street Journal report is actually boasting about the media field, saying that the media field is worth investing in.
Seeing this part of the content, Abel felt that the Wall Street Journal's report today was quite normal.
Because it is also a media field itself, of course, I hope that the media field will be better in the future. Taking the opportunity to brag about Smith Media and brag about the entire field is also the proper meaning of the industry.
I didn't see that in the past month, because of the crazy popularity of Smith Media's listing, even the stock prices of other listed media companies have been improving.
At this time, of course, everyone is blowing Smith Media together, so that the stock price of the entire industry is better, and everyone benefits together.
Except for this, there is nothing special about it when you look at it throughout, except for the exaggerated market value of Smith Media.
Companies with more than $50 billion in fixed assets have tripled in their share markets.
The price-to-earnings ratio of a normal media company is generally 10-15 times. And now Smith Media's price-to-earnings ratio has been as high as 30 times.
This ratio is almost the same as that of Internet high-tech companies before the collapse of the NASDAQ.
After the collapse of the NASDAQ, this is a relatively unusual thing in the U.S. stock market, which mainly relies on dividends and dividends to make money.
Obviously, in the market, there is an invisible black hand that is pushing the stock price of Smith Media to continue to rise, and wants to use Abel's influence to secretly cut a wave of leeks.
Abel doesn't want to care about this, because it's market behavior. Smith Media actually went public, and many times it had to follow the rules of the market.
Even if someone is cut leeks and scolds him, it can only be blamed for the greedy and brainless person who was cut leeks, and it has nothing to do with Abel.
Because the shares of Abel and a group of executives and original shareholders have a six-month restriction period. In the past six months, the stock price has risen and fallen, which has not had much impact on them except for their nominal value.
The people who were cut leeks naturally can't be blamed on them.
He put the Wall Street Journal aside and found a copy of Smith Media's American Sun Journal.
Compared to the Wall Street Journal, the American Sun and the New York Post are a tonality.
The main hit is a civilian, an entertainment to death.
This is evident from the fact that its front-page headlines today are completely different styles from the Wall Street Journal.
[Two suspects charged with manslaughter on the set of Hollywood were charged with manslaughter], this is the front page headline of the American Sun today.
The report is about Hollywood movie star Baldwin's murder on the set, the latest developments in recent days.
Yesterday prosecutors in New Mexico formally indicted Baldwin and prop maker Reid on two counts of manslaughter each. If convicted, each person carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Baldwin is also the first actor in Hollywood's history to be criminally prosecuted for a manslaughter on set.
If he is prosecuted and sentenced, he will also be the first actor in the history of Hollywood to kill someone on the set and go to prison.
It had nothing to do with Abel, he looked at it and flipped it over.
By the time he had read a stack of newspapers, he had arrived at the MGM Cinema Group headquarters at the junction of Highland Street and Sunset Boulevard.
At the entrance of the film company's headquarters, CEO Robert Iger has already led a group of high-level executives to wait to greet him.
Don't say that Lao Mei doesn't engage in formalism, everyone is a human being, and everyone is actually a bird.
It can be said that at this time, there is a pair of red cloth at the MGM headquarters, which reads "Welcome Chairman Abel Smith to the Guidance".
In other aspects, it is basically no different from the treatment enjoyed by the leaders of Huaxia Domestic Group when they go to the following subsidiaries to inspect.
As one of the giants of Hollywood, at the door of the headquarters of MGM Film Group, of course, there are a large number of entertainment reporters and paparazzi every day.
There are so many celebrities who come and go here every day, and if you can take good photos, it will be a lot of income.
In fact, there are a large number of people like them at the door of the more famous and influential film companies every day.
So the arrival of Abel at this moment instantly detonated the enthusiasm of these people.
"Wow, it's Abel Smith! It's Abel Smith here! It is said that he has been in California recently, and it seems to be true! ”
"Hey, we should have thought of that a long time ago. Robert Iger greeted so many people at the door so early, who else could it be but Abel Smith?! ”
"Ah, I really want to go down there and shoot it. It's so far away, it's not easy to focus, how many good photos can you take? ”
"Huh...... Then you go down and see if the bodyguards next to you are there? ”
"I really don't dare ...... yet"
“……”
While the reporters were noisy and frantically taking pictures, Abel had already been greeted by Robert and walked into the lobby of MGM's relatively magnificent headquarters.
"I haven't been here for half a year, and it's even more lively here."
Looking at the executives gathered together, surrounding him inside and out, as well as some people in the entertainment industry on the periphery, Abel said with a smile.
"The group is listed, and the company has reached a higher level."
Robert said happily, "Now everyone says that we are the number one giant in Hollywood. Disney and Warner Bros. are in the past! ”
Abel restrained his smile and patted him on the shoulder, "I hope so, let's go." Go to your office and have a chat. ”
Robert was stunned, he thought that the boss was here and would inspect the company first.
Because Abel came before, it was usually that process.
For this reason, Robert has already made all arrangements to ensure that the boss can be satisfied with everything when he is on the tour.
This is how he can do his job as a CEO.
Unexpectedly, this time the boss came, and he didn't go to inspect first, but went directly to his office.
Robert, of course, did not dare to object to this.
The group waited and took the elevator directly to the top floor of the 50th floor, which belonged to Robert's office.
As an aside, Abel's office here is also on this floor, occupying half a story at the junction of Highland Street and Sunset Boulevard, and is twice as large as Robert Iger.
When he saw Abel, he walked directly to his office, instead of the larger and more luxurious chairman's office.
The CEO of MGM has sunk in his heart.
A not-so-good premonition rose to my heart. Robert thought about it carefully, thinking back to his recent work, whether he couldn't do it properly.
He didn't come up with it because within his ability, he had done it to the extreme.
However, the boss's somewhat unusual behavior today made him a little apprehensive.
Sure enough, after the group waited into his office, Robert's expected trouble appeared.
"Farouk Guersoyin, Arman Dahurst, Michelle Simon, Corette Anastasia, Dorotia Moldes, ......"
I saw Abel, who was still smiling below, and after entering Robert's office, he calmly called out a long list of names.
These names, which Robert is very familiar with, are all some high-level executives of MGM Motion Picture Group.
Like Michelle Simon, she is the director of the group's internal publicity and distribution management department, responsible for the promotion and distribution of most of MGM's films, and once served as the vice president of the film company at Paramount.
There is also Arman Dahurst, who is the head of the company's overseas business unit, responsible for engaging with overseas business contacts, mainly in Europe and Asia, the two directions that MGM Motion Pictures has tried to develop in the past.
"These people have been fired."
After Abel pronounced the names of these people with a blank face, he immediately added:
"They are incompetent and at the same time infringe on the interests of the group. In addition to their dismissal, the legal department of the group's headquarters will later report to the California high-level government. Law. The court prosecuted them. ”
In the face of Abel's expressionless cold words, Robert breathed a sigh of relief.
Anti-corruption, he knows.
In the scene of Hollywood, the executives of the film company are very susceptible to corruption, and then some internal corruption happens.
There are so many unspoken rules and clear rules in Hollywood, and many times it is from this aspect.
Robert admits that he has a clear conscience, and he does not need to be greedy in this position.
The well-being Abel has already allowed him to enjoy the benefits and benefits that most of the management of Haolaiwu can't enjoy, and he will only be greedy when he is brainless.
The problems are all some middle and high-level leaders, and most of them have nothing to do with him, so Robert is naturally no longer worried.
As for the boss who is away all the year round and rarely comes to the company, why he can detect the company's corruption, Robert doesn't want to delve into it.
Even last year's rotating CEO of Smith Media actually knows a little bit about this.
It is said that there is a special work department on the side of the rock security company, which is said to be the most important to the boss.
The responsibility of this department is to collect and monitor information about the internal management of the boss's major holding companies.
Robert guessed that the reason why the boss was able to be out of the field but found out what he couldn't find was most likely because of that special department.
He felt, presumably, that he and Michael were also on the list of this special department.
Under Robert's cooperation, and Abel's black face.
MGM, who was originally happy to welcome the boss's inspection, was in turmoil and wailing all morning.
There are more than 5,000 people in the film group company.
More than 300 middle and high-level personnel were found out, including more than 100 members of the California Prosecutor's Economic Crimes Squad who were then brought to the door before noon, in coordination with the Los Angeles police. The people of the bureau took away.
The remaining more than 200 people were directly dismissed, and at the same time, MGM Film Group announced that they were blocked.
The company will inform the entire industry of their corruption, so that it will not be so easy for these people to mix in the entertainment industry in the future.
This thunderous sweeping operation did not subside until noon.
Robert was nervous and wanted to invite the boss to stay for dinner at noon.
In the past, when Abel came to make rounds, he would usually eat in the company cafeteria.
"Not the right day, Robert. You see the situation, I don't blame you. But you have a responsibility, you know what I mean. ”
Robert, of course, understood, so he had to send the boss away in fear.
Mr. "Mickey Mouse", who has an elegant and gentle personality, had a frosty face when he turned around to face the top management of the film group.
Not to mention Robert's internal reorganization that he started after Abel left.
Abel, on his side, returned to his villa at 9555 Heather Road at around 3 p.m.
When she returned to the villa, the housekeeper told Abel that Jessica had gone out at noon to have her body checked at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Situated in Beverly Hills, Cedarsineh is one of the top private hospitals in the United States that is not inferior to New York's Langone and Mayo.
What is not well known, though, is that it is actually a medical center for the American oiler community.
The rich and powerful elders of the oilers usually go here for treatment when they are sick. At the same time, it is also the largest biological research center in the United States controlled by oilers, and has been secretly conducting research on longevity genes.
It is similar to the two scientific research studios of Adam and Eve established by Abel, but they went earlier and farther than him.
Unlike him, who is actually just getting started.
Abel didn't think much of it, because in Beverly Hills, or in the whole of Los Angeles.
If you have money and conditions, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is indeed the best choice.
Even this hospital is on Abel's donation list.
After all, Los Angeles is also one of the main places where Abel lives. He is afraid of death, and he has never been stingy in this regard.
At this time in the villa, only the two little sisters who slept until 2 o'clock in the afternoon and just got up, and Abel came back to play in the pool.
"Okay, my little Megan and little Daddario, go and sit opposite, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get up at night?"
With a playful smile, Abel stretched out his two hands to caress their fair cheeks, his fingers crossed his beautiful eyebrows, and he naturally would not refuse the two little girls who would give them a fragrant mouth as soon as they met.
Just now, he was hugged into his arms and had a fierce .... Only then did he let go of them with a smile.
"Giggles, I'm not afraid, it's a big deal to sleep at night until tomorrow!
Megan Fox is noticeably more lively, and after a few days together, she is no longer as in awe of Abel at the beginning.
Daddario got up from Abel's arms and didn't speak, but raised his eyebrows at Abel with a naughty and cute face, and his delicate and incomparably beautiful face made Abel also have a trace of trance.
"You're really ......"
Abel smiled and shook his head slightly, thinking that it was good to be young.
It's no wonder that Arden and Aten are so satisfied with the island service provided by Apo.
The corruption of capitalism really has some merit.
He waved his hand, and the maid who followed behind him brought over two beautifully packaged, small cardboard boxes.
"For you." He laughs.
"What's inside? Listen to what it looks like it's small? ”
Megan Fox, who was more lively, immediately took it over, shook it first, heard a sound from inside the cardboard box, looked at Abel curiously with a beautiful face, and kept shaking the gift box in her hand.
In contrast, Daddario is much quieter.
At this time, he was also holding a gift box, and his big light blue eyes were full of curiosity.
Abel shrugged, spread his hands, and motioned, "You can just open it and see for yourself." ”
"Thorn-"
"Wow? A car key! Gosh, is the car in this photo a gift? Wow wow wow oh, thank you, Abel, it's such a great gift, I love it, Bo~ thank you!
”
Megan Fox holds the car keys in her hand and looks at a pink car in the box. Red. The photo of the fifth-generation Porsche 911 cheered happily, and the bright mark was fiercely printed on Abel's cheek.
Alexandra Daddario has also been dismantled, and inside is a photo of a fifth-generation Porsche 911 sports car of the same model, but in blue.
Because she said to Abel that her favorite color is blue, like Megan's pink. Red. The color is the same.
Now Daddario, like Meghan, is about to turn into stars with excitement.
For a 16-year-old girl, being able to own a Porsche 911, especially these Haolaiwu girls who have already objectified themselves in their hearts, are even more unable to resist the excitement of sports cars.
"Hehe, okay, call the phone number above the back of the photo, and someone will bring you the car. Then I remember that both of you are over 16 years old and ready to get a driver's license. I'll arrange for someone to train you and you'll get your driver's license in no time. The car and driver's license are my gift compensation for your past birthday. ”
In the United States, you can get a driver's license at least 16 years old.
However, according to the regulations, you can't go on the road by yourself after passing, and you need someone to accompany you.
As for the Porsche 911 that gave them both, they are the same fifth-generation 911 Turbo launched in 2000, with a displacement of 3.6L and a maximum power of 415 horsepower.
At the Porsche Boutique on Sunset Boulevard below, they're the flagship editions that cost a whopping $156,800.
A gift of more than 100,000 dollars is very expensive anyway.
But for the current Abel, it's not even a drop in the bucket.
As Abel spoke, he was gagged by two little girls who hugged him, and then the girls left with a cheerful smile.
Abel took out a tissue from the table, walked to the mirror, wiped off the bright lipstick on his cheeks and mouth, and smiled to savor the sweet girlish taste.
When I was about to take off my clothes and go into the water to bubble.
Jessica, who went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a check-up, is back.
As soon as he took off his clothes, he turned around and met Jessica's smiling eyes as she walked in, revealing a gentle smile.
"Wow, dear, you are as beautiful as ever today."
Abel gave him unbridled compliments, and American chicks love to hear that.
Jessica did deserve her compliment, but behind her, Able saw two girls in nurse's uniforms and a medical kit with a red cross symbol.
This made Abel frown, "What's wrong?" The body is fine, why is there a nurse coming to the door? ”
Jessica leaned over, also offered a cigarette, and then explained.
It turned out to be her physical examination, and the situation was very average.
After all, her body is pregnant, and she is not so good congenitally.
After the results of the examination came out, it showed that she had a number of indicators that were low. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital advised her that it was best to recuperate for a long time, and hospitalization was the best.
Jessica doesn't want to be hospitalized, but she plans to listen to the doctor and take care of the baby.
At Cedarsineh Medical Center, a female doctor and two nurses were dispatched.
Of course, not so kind as the hospital.
But Jessica didn't hesitate when she signed the bill, even if it cost tens of thousands of dollars just for checking.
To put it bluntly, there is no such thing as a doctor in the United States. With the dollar bills in place, you can move the whole of Cedarsinai or Maeyo to your house if you want.
The money is not in place, and even the door of the hospital cannot be entered.
Jessica also wanted to talk to Abel about raising her own baby in the back, but she saw his eyes and stayed on a little nurse behind her for a long time.
It was a very beautiful, but very young nurse.
She was depressed, but Jessica still introduced three people from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to her boyfriend.
"This is Dr. Melia, this is Nurse Maria, and this is Nurse Gael."
Abel smiled, shook hands with the doctors and nurses, and introduced himself.
When it came to the little nurse at the end, he suddenly asked, "Hello, Nurse Gail." Your last name is Gadot, right? ”
"Huh? Be...... Yes, yes. The female nurse, who looked immature, introduced herself in a panic, "Hello Mr. Smith, I'm Nurse Gal Gadot." ”
Looking at her panicked and cute appearance, Abel's heart sank.
Hey, nurses, Gal Gadot, and the oily man's Cedarsineh Medical Center......
Things are getting interesting.