America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 365 Smith in Seoul·Continued

Regardless of whether it is Leon Laporte or both. It's still the Li family, father and son.

None of them stayed at the Shilla Hotel for long.

After having breakfast with Abel, these people all left.

Li Xinyu originally hesitated to stay, but Li Zaixi said:

Your mother misses you. She hasn't seen you in a year.

Li Xinyu immediately decided to go home with her father and brother.

As for Li Fuzhen...

After she decided to marry a security guard a few years ago. For two years, I couldn't even step foot inside the Li family's house.

It got better later, but after this incident, it became even more difficult for her to return to the Li family.

From beginning to end, neither Li Zaixi nor Li Rongzai asked her if she wanted to go home.

Li Fuzhen didn't mean to follow him back.

She continued to stay in the hotel and accompany Abel.

Watching my sister, father and brother go away and disappear into the hotel elevator hall.

Li Fuzhen was silent for a long time until she heard Abel say:

Would you like me to take you to your home for a visit? I think Mr. Li will welcome me.

Li Fu was really heartbroken.

She had already felt the feeling of returning home in fine clothes even before she returned home.

But Li Fu really thought about it carefully, turned around and snuggled into Abel's arms, smiling softly:

Forget it. I've seen them all before. It'll be the same when we go back.

Have you not met your mother yet?

My mother loves me the most. She comes to see me often.

Okay. Then let's have a chance next time.

It's freezing outside at this time, and it's very cold today.

The weather forecast says that the lowest temperature will reach about minus 20 degrees.

The snowflakes outside have also changed from fine snow in the morning to heavy snowflakes blowing crazily.

Abel lost interest in going out.

He took Li Fuzhen back to the room.

Li Fuzhen is now almost 6 months pregnant, and her belly is already round.

Of course Abel didn't do anything to her.

As I have more and more goddesses.

Abel won't be as anxious and lustful as before.

The trouble of sleeping alone only happens once or twice, but now Abel can still bear it.

The two of them were in the hotel suite, talking softly about Li Fuzhen's affairs.

It has been almost half a year since Li Fuzhen returned to Han Kingdom.

In the past six months, she has done many things.

The first was the establishment of Entertainment Company.

Translated into Chinese, it means forging craftsman.

It means a craftsman who forges stars, a bit like a star-making factory.

The reason why we chose such a slightly weird company name is a bit strange in Hanguo and East Asian cultural circles.

That's because the surname Smith, when not used as a surname in English, means forger, craftsman, maker, craftsman, etc.

Li Fuzhen's Forge Craftsman Entertainment Company, when translated into English, is more directly Han Guo Smith Asia Entertainment...

Even in terms of name, Li Fuzhen used this kind of care.

This woman's scheming can be imagined.

Anyway, Abel knew now and knew that it was her ploy.

But when his woman flatters him like this, men feel a little secretly happy, and they can't help but give her an extra point or two in their hearts.

Forging Craftsman Entertainment has been established for half a year.

The company's main business direction is star production.

And as Smith Media, the main agent and collaborator in Hanguo.

The previous business has just started and has not produced any results yet.

It has only been half a year, and the talent scout studio has just been established and has not been operational for long.

Not to mention how many star seedlings have to be found and then cultivated.

But the latter business is as the agent of Smith Media in Hanguo.

Forging Craftsman Entertainment has done a very good job in this aspect.

Many movies are distributed and produced by MGM, TV series are distributed and produced by AMC Television, or other products.

They are all sold through Forging Artisan Entertainment Company in Hanguo, and the sales revenue is generally very good.

After all, the attitude towards Western cultural works.

The Han people, like other East Asian and Asian countries, have always been very foreign.

Especially in the field of media and entertainment, they are tightly controlled.

There are more than 100 talent scouts in the scouting factory, and they found more than 200 trainees in half a year? Is it so fast? Or is it so easy to find celebrities?

Leaning on the sofa, Abel held Li Fuzhen, who had a round belly, with one hand that became even bigger after her pregnancy...

Li Fuzhen's face turned red due to his contact.

Her slender and smooth pair of long thigh-high thighs could not help but tighten.

Maybe the quality varies from good to bad. Li Fuzhen said:

But it's very cheap anyway. You only need to pay part of the living expenses and housing expenses, and most of it is spent on training fees. So the maintenance cost is actually very low.

Abel nodded, and he also remembered that in the parallel time and space of later generations, the trainee model of Han Kingdom later became popular throughout Asia.

And in fact, in Europe and the United States, Disney has also done this for a long time.

People like Xiao Tiantian and her ex-boyfriend.

They were all Disney child stars in the beginning, but later they changed jobs when they were trained, but they all became big stars.

Earlier, Brooke Shields and others in the 1980s were also selected among the child stars in the prototype of the trainee model, and finally succeeded.

The Han people only carried forward this model and systematized it.

The key is that in the end this model was a big success.

Rang Hanguo launched wave after wave of so-called Korean Wave throughout Asia and even the world.

Let its cultural output in this area appear to be very successful.

It has reached a similar level to the two-dimensional cultural output from Neon.

If you don’t see it, in future generations even stools will be canvassing votes for the midterm elections.

Did you also invite the Hanguo boy band to the white house?

Stool did that to win over young American voters at the time.

That is a manifestation of the influence of Hallyu in the United States.

Hanguo’s Korean wave, neon’s second dimension.

This can be regarded as a relatively systematic culture since modern times. Asia has not successfully exported its culture to the European and American world.

Chinese mahjong can be counted, but it is not systematic.

It has not brought much income or profit to China. Generally speaking, it can only be regarded as a manifestation of the great integration of the world.

Even though these two export cultures are a bit deformed. It was even formed under the deliberate guidance of Europe and the United States.

But they can eventually flow back to Europe and the United States, which means that they still have some merit.

Abel remembered that Han's policy of building a country through culture had just been decided two years ago.

After that, Han State began to use the whole country to support its country's entertainment and cultural industry.

All subsequent internal entertainment giants in Han Kingdom all emerged during this period.

Even the trainee mode started to find its way forward during this period.

Thinking of this, he also confirmed Li Fuzhen's attempt.

You can give it a try. The cost is not expensive anyway. Remember to set a higher share in the contract. I mean our share ratio.

Li Fuzhen smiled and nodded in agreement.

Hanguo's trainees will basically sign exaggerated contracts of more than 10 years upon their debut.

In these contracts, the share ratio between artists and companies is generally around 1:9.

There are even 0.5:9.5...

There are few artists and many companies.

If a group debuts, there are still many people who can share that 1 or 0.5.

It's like the SNSD team in a parallel time and space, so popular.

But Lin Yoona, the most popular facade among them, only earned about 150 million RMB in 15 years...

The annual income is about 10 million RMB, and even a second-tier actor or star in China can earn more than that a year, right?

Here in the United States, Michael Jackson’s one appearance costs US$5 million.

The artists of Han State made little money and were exploited crazily, which is famous all over the world.

If you can squeeze like this crazily, let Hanguo's entertainment companies train trainees.

Only one or two out of 100 trainees can become famous and make money.

Then the company can make back all its expenses and investments in these trainees.

This is the reason why Hanguo's trainee mode can run smoothly.

Later, it won't be feasible to switch to the mainland.

After Chinese artists become famous, they will not continue to maintain such an exaggerated share ratio.

It is the special national conditions of Han State that allow entertainment companies to have such income.

What about film and television content production? If you want to gain a foothold here and play in the entertainment industry, it won't work just by cultivating idol stars.

As Abel spoke, he felt that one hand was not enough.

He didn't intend to keep his other hand idle either.

He is so tall and his arms are naturally long.

Li Fuzhen is over 1.6 meters tall and has a slender figure.

He hugged her with just one hand on one side.

Li Fuzhen's face turned even redder.

I am also planning in this regard. The film and television department has been established. However...except for my Forging Craftsman Entertainment, other Hanguo Entertainment companies are basically controlled by chaebols. Before this, they were all faintly resisting Me. It is difficult for me to obtain Hanguo resources in this area.

Li Fuzhen said with a blushing face.

What will future generations of Chinese people think of when they mention the entertainment industry of Han Dynasty?

A mature dream factory, with handsome men and beautiful women, its influence has swept across Asia, and even some of it has spread to Europe and the United States...

But what Abel sees now is that most of the entertainment companies in Han Kingdom are actually pawns of the chaebol.

Entertainment stars are at the bottom of the control chain.

Whether it's the past, the future, or the present.

The entertainment industry in Han State is famous for squeezing artists.

Regardless of income, job or treatment, local artists in Han State have few choices.

Like in parallel time and space, the three giants of Hanguo Entertainment in the future-SM, YG, and JYP.

These three companies are inextricably linked to Han Guo's chaebols.

They are either directly controlled by one chaebol, or they have close relationships with different chaebols and have influence over each other.

The rest of the small and medium-sized entertainment companies can basically be divided into clear chaebol camps.

Two major chaebols, CJ and SK, have been deeply involved in the entertainment industry for many years.

The name of the chairman of CJ Group is Lee Hyun-jae, and there is only one character difference between the name of Lee Bo-jin’s brother Lee Young-jae.

This is because Li Xianzai's father is Li Fujin's biological uncle.

It was Li Mengxi, the eldest brother of the Li family who was driven out of the Samsung Group by Li Zaixi...

Li Xianzai is Li Fuzhen's cousin, but the relationship between the two families is not very good.

It would be strange for the relationship between the deposed prince and his fourth brother to be good.

But CJ Group can barely be regarded as a member of the Li family. It controls many TV stations in Hanguo, as well as the MAMA awards ceremony and other resources.

JTBC, a well-known cable TV station in Hanguo, is owned by the natal family of the Samsung Group CEO's wife, the Central Daily News, and is naturally CJ's right-hand man.

The SK Group is the fourth largest chaebol group in Hanguo, with nearly a hundred companies under its umbrella. JYP, one of the three major entertainment companies, belongs to the SK group.

Statistics show that from 1992 to 2001, half of the top ten chaebol families in Han were involved in criminal cases.

This is still exposed, a more serious type.

The number of those that are less serious or not exposed at all is unknown.

In fact, Han Guo can be summed up in two words. These two words are chaebol.

It is very similar to the chaebol in Neon, and somewhat similar to the European and American consortiums but not quite the same.

If you can barely tell the difference.

That is the chaebol of Neon and Han, which is actually a special product formed by capitalists + feudal landlords under their special national conditions.

Li Fuzhen, something like that could have happened yesterday.

It means that she is vaguely ostracized by these plutocrats here.

Since he was rejected by the chaebol.

Of course, her actions in the Hanguo entertainment circle would not go smoothly.

Faced with this situation, Abel felt that the best way was to solve it from the source.

The source lies with the chaebol.

Abel now wanted to see what Li Zaixi would do.

Otherwise, if Abel were to do it himself.

In addition to using Leon Laporte's relationship, he also used his own influence.

Let the US military be here, kill some less important members of the chaebol in car accidents, and scare them severely.

In fact, Abel didn’t have a good idea.

Because in terms of economy, military, and diplomacy, Han Guo has already kneeled down thoroughly.

It can be said that the entire country is already in that shape.

No matter how hard you try, this is the only way.

In addition to using car accidents, there is nothing Abel can do here.

It's just about getting as many stocks as possible from these groups on Wall Street, so as to gain more influence here.

Let's put it this way, using a simple metaphor.

That is after decades of development and restrictions.

The dog leash tied to Han Guo's body is already very stable, even if there are no outside challengers or saviors.

Even the dog itself has no intention of struggling. You can only let the owner do whatever you want.

Then Abel, one of the owners, wanted to do something to the dog, or wanted to kill the dog.

If Abel just wanted to kill a few dogs to establish his authority, eat their meat, and scare the dogs, that would be okay.

But if he wants to kill more important dogs, or wants to kill all the dogs.

Then other dog owners will definitely come and stop him.

Because other dog owners still want to make money by working for these well-behaved dogs.

The best way Abel can do is to continue to gain control of more dogs from other dog owners.

That is, the ownership of the dog leash.

Finally become the biggest master of dogs, so that the dogs will all listen to him.

The number of Hanguo chaebol shares he currently controls is not large enough.

The dogs here are worried that Li Fuzhen will come to snatch their right to be dogs.

Afraid that Li Fu really would step on them.

So there was resistance.

So much so that something like yesterday happened.

It's just that these people, like Li Zaixi, underestimated two things.

One is that Li Fuzhen is with Abel, not just a plaything.

Abel obviously valued illegitimate children much more than normal Westerners.

Jean Li Fuzhen's status with Abel could not help but improve.

Another thing is that they underestimated Abel's influence in the United States.

If only these people had known beforehand that Abel had such influence on people like Leon Laporte.

Maybe they will still reject Li Fuzhen, fearing that she will step on their heads.

But they would never do anything to Li Fuzhen.

It's just that it's too late to say this now.

The deed has been done.

Abel has come.

Li Zaixi's actions have also begun.

By the afternoon.

When Abel was with the help of Smith Intelligence Group.

In a suite of the Shilla Hotel that was temporarily converted into an office, he was conducting global work and handling the internal affairs of his consortium.

Li Xinyu returned to the hotel and found her sister.

Dad is coming later? Do you want to bring others? Who will you bring?

Li Fuzhen looked at her slim sister who was getting more and more beautiful, and she asked with a smile.

Why……

Li Xinyu sighed and said, It's just the family members of several other families.

Which ones?

There are people from the Cui family and people from the Gu family. I don't know who they are.

Li Xinyu said.

Oh, so what did they do.

Li Xinyu saw that her sister had always been calm, as if she had known this for a long time.

She could only continue: Dad and brother said that these Xiba wanted to scare you, sister. They did what happened yesterday.

That's right. Li Fuzhen looked a little noncommittal. She looked at her sister, Then why did dad and brother ask you to come over?

Facing her sister's question, even though Li Xinyu had already thought of the answer outside.

At this moment, she didn't know whether she should say this.

Li Xinyu thought of what happened after she followed her brother and father back home this morning.

When she first went back, it was actually fine. Her brother and father just didn't talk to her much.

After returning home, my sister-in-law was not as enthusiastic about Li Xinyu as before.

Only the mother still loves her daughter as always.

The change occurred after the family had lunch.

There was a little silence and the atmosphere was not good after lunch.

My brother and dad went out to do some work.

My sister-in-law also returned to the room.

Li Xinyu and Li Fuzhen's mothers went to their youngest daughter's room to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.

The mother and daughter, who had not seen each other for a year, talked a lot.

From the small things around Li Xinyu, we finally talked about Li Fuzhen.

What your sister did a few years ago. Dad dislikes it the most, hates it the most, but is also the most helpless.

But what she is doing now. Even if dad doesn't like it, he has already accepted it. And he supports her very much.

Li Xinyu's mother said this to her.

Li Xinyu is not an idiot.

She was quite smart and immediately understood what her mother was talking about.

Dad supports sister and becomes Abel's mistress?

Li Xinyu looked at her mother with her beautiful eyes.

It would be a bit shameful to say it. But in fact, that's how it is. Fu Zhen's belly is so big. Could it be said that he is the posthumous child of a ghost?

Mom replied.

Li Xinyu complained in her heart, haven't you always said this to the outside world?

At first I said I was fat, but I came back from eating fat in the United States.

My belly is so big in the back that I can’t make it round anymore. Isn’t that what they say?

The couple haven't seen each other for almost a year, and the wife has her husband's posthumous child in her belly...

Is it possible to XX from a distance?

What does dad mean now? Li Xinyu said, Acquiescence?

The mother nodded and looked at her beautiful little daughter. She couldn't bear it, but she didn't want to disobey, nor could she disobey her husband's will.

Mom suddenly said: Actually, your brother means the same thing...

Li Xinyu asked curiously: Isn't my brother the most opposed before? He even opposed me transferring to New York University. Why did he agree now?

Mom was silent for a moment.

This question from my youngest daughter is very heartbreaking.

But Mother Li knew that her son Li Rongzai was originally opposed to his younger sister being close to Western men in the United States.

He also opposed the eldest sister Li Fuzhen, who became a foreigner's wife after her husband died.

It was the eldest son of the Li family who was worried that his sisters would have support from their father's country.

When they return to Han to compete with him for property, he may not be able to do so because of these external forces.

But this morning, Li Rongzai had seen and heard Abel's promise with his own eyes.

It doesn't matter what Li Zaixi thinks.

Li Rongzai now wants to blame all his sisters on this foreigner.

As long as they don't steal his things, they are his good sisters.

The people who understand their son's thoughts best are Li Zaixi and his wife.

Mother couldn't say anything about her son's behavior.

Even because of education and the tradition of the Han Dynasty, Li's mother actually supported her son and husband's decision.

But out of maternal instinct, the mother will also feel sorry for her three daughters.

Especially the youngest Li Xinyu.

Li Xinyu didn't know the reason for her mother's sudden silence and trouble.

Instead, Li Xinyu comforted her mother:

Okay. Anyway, things have happened now, so that's the only way it can be, right? What's more, Abel is a very good person except for being a playboy. If my sister follows him, she won't Thank you for eating so much.”

Mother suddenly asked in a low voice: So Xinyu, do you mean that you think that foreigner is good?

Li Xinyu was startled, and after thinking about it carefully, she nodded and said:

Yes, that guy is perfect in every other aspect except for being a bit of a philanderer.

Whether it is external or internal, or character, conscience, etc.

Li Xinyu really thinks so.

Mom seemed relieved when she heard what she said.

That's good. Then Xinyu, you can get closer to him. After all, he is considered your eldest brother-in-law now. Right?

Li Xinyu always felt that what her mother said was a bit awkward.

Why does she, the sister-in-law, have to be close to the eldest brother-in-law?

And when she felt her mother said these words.

The concept of closeness does not refer to family closeness.

It's closeness in another sense.

Anyway, she felt weird at the time.

But before she could tell clearly, her mother left.

In the afternoon, combined with the few words from her brother, father, and sister-in-law, Li Xinyu finally figured out some flavor.

My family also wants me to be a foreigner’s little wife? ! !

Li Xinyu was shocked.

Then she was called over by her father, who asked her to come to the Shilla Hotel first to inform Li Fuzhen and Abel.

That's why she came to ask her sister Li Fuzhen about this matter.

Faced with the problem of her sister, Li Xinyu couldn't talk about her family members. Maybe she asked me to come over and be your lover's little wife.

She could only answer in a low voice: Maybe I want you to be mentally prepared? Will they bring someone to your door to apologize?

Li Fuzhen now combines the Han people's way of doing things.

She also generally thought of how her father handled this matter.

Thinking of this, the Samsung Group and the eldest princess of the Li family nodded.

Then let's go find Abel. Let him know first. He is the person whom my father most wants to apologize to.

Li Xinyu nodded, and the two sisters went to find Abel.

When Abel saw them coming, he learned about this.

Really?

He pondered for a moment, Then let's go to the place where we were in the morning and wait for them to arrive. It's spacious enough and has a very good view of Seoul City.

Of course the two sisters would not refuse.

The group of people waited and arrived at the executive lounge on the 23rd floor of the Shilla Hotel.

The executive lounge of Seoul Shilla Hotel is known as the core element of the world's multinational luxury hotels.

The total area here is 803 square meters, with a dreamy top-floor living room as the theme, creating a unique top-level business environment in the world.

It includes a reception room, study room, dining area, etc., making it convenient for guests to work and rest.

But since Abel checked in last night.

This place has been temporarily closed to the outside world. Guests living here on other floors will not be able to come in and enjoy it for a short period of time.

Many guests were dissatisfied with this. After all, the people who can live here, whether they are Han nationals or foreigners, have some cards.

But no one will show their dissatisfaction. This does not mean that they are of good quality.

But smart people all know that the Shilla Hotel can treat guests like this and not hesitate to close the signature executive lounge.

Then how important his identity must be and how prominent his status must be.

It may even be the leader of a neighboring country, or the leader of a big country.

Few people would want to rush into such a guest.

If you are dissatisfied, you can at most just curse a few words in your heart and when no one is around.

If someone really comes to make trouble, even the chaebol princes would not dare to do so.

Abel and the Li sisters came to the executive lounge and stayed there for more than ten minutes.

There was movement in the elevator hall.

Here we come. Li Xinyu saw her father walking in front.

I saw that under the leadership of Li Zaixi.

There were a few middle-aged and elderly Han people, and a few young Han people.

Under the protection of bodyguards such as Lincoln and Johnson, he walked towards Abel.

Same as this morning. When Li Xinyu saw her father and other middle-aged and elderly Han people approaching, she immediately stood up to show respect.

Similarly, Li Fuzhen, who was sitting opposite Abel, remained motionless as before.

Li Xinyu knew that her sister had already made up her mind to be Abel's little wife.

what about me?

One day, I will be like my sister.

Are you sitting next to him with a big belly?

Such thoughts flashed through Li Xinyu's mind.