Chapter 636

The subsequent impact of the ice storm on New York will continue, and the 29 rescue stations set up by the government are already overcrowded.

The consumption habits of Americans and the high prices of goods and housing in New York have destined ordinary people and people at the bottom here to have almost no ability to resist risks.

It's okay in normal times, the Moonlight Clan can survive a busy month.

In the face of such a sudden disaster, the capitalist government is not a big family. The most help they will provide is to ensure that you don't die of cold or starvation as much as possible.

Sometimes even this guarantee cannot be achieved.

In other respects, humans here are as particular about natural selection as jungle society. If you don't have the ability, you can't blame the government for starving or freezing to death.

Therefore, this sudden severe ice storm and extreme cold made all ordinary New Yorkers feel the bone-chilling cold, and also added a lingering haze and sadness to the upcoming Christmas in 2003.

Whether it's for show or for votes. Ms. Carolyn Rehnquist, the Elephant Party candidate for Manhattan District Attorney in New York, together with Mayor Mr. Bloomberg, and with the help of the Smith Charitable Fund, continued to appear at various relief stations with a large amount of cold-warming supplies. The kind deeds of Ms. Lorraine and Mr. Mayor undoubtedly brought a lot of warmth to the homeless during this cold and helpless period.

Of course, many media owned by Abel will naturally follow up and report on the whole process. Doing good deeds without leaving a name is not the way of American philanthropy.

Looking at other rich people, everyone who is not shouting knows that this is not only to promote charity, but more importantly, to tell everyone that I am very rich, but I have also been sparing no effort to give back to the society.

To be honest, Abel once had no idea about charity. From the beginning, it was for tax avoidance and good reputation. As his wealth accumulated to a certain height, he began to have some thoughts of charity in his heart.

It is because of his idea that his charitable foundation has become the one with the largest amount of real money among many charitable foundations in the United States.

Many middle-class American elites are well aware of this. So if they were to pick one among the American giants that they liked the most, Abel Smith would definitely be ranked No. 1.

And through skillful media control, this charity presentation was presented to the world from different angles.

The local people in New York who were affected by the disaster will see the kind lady Carolyn and the loving mayor bringing them warmth.

What other viewers outside of New York saw on television and in the news was Mr. Smith, doing good things again.

In short, after this ice storm, in terms of charity, Caroline and Bloomberg, two members of the Hydra Gang who need more opportunities to gain recognition and maintain a good image, are naturally on the front line.

Abel himself became busy in the next few days.

After all, it was the end of the year, Christmas was coming, and the company had too many things for him to deal with.

He can be the hands-off boss and leave most of the matters to his subordinates, such as year-end dividends, promotions and other welfare matters for middle and senior managers.

But Abel has always believed that "names and tools cannot be faked by others."

If even this kind of personnel and financial power is delegated to subordinates. Then don't blame your subordinates for being able to compete with you or even ignore you one day.

Therefore, Abel always chose to do this kind of thing to gain the loyalty and favor of his subordinates himself.

Therefore, in the past few days, the floor of the chairman's office in Smith Tower, which has always been relatively quiet, has ushered in the busiest period. People come and go without interruption. In the large conference room next to it, there are even more meetings one after another. Meeting.

Mainly because just a few large mergers and acquisitions projects were almost at the end stage at this time. This kind of big plan involving tens of billions of dollars in capital cannot be ignored by his boss.

The cooperation with Mitsui Zaibatsu in American entertainment, the integration of Anadarko Petroleum Company, the acquisition of railway companies, the intervention of hospital groups, etc.

Abel, who had rarely been so busy, could hardly stand it for a few days with his extraordinary energy. Just because they have been screened by various departments and think tanks, there are so many important documents that need to be reviewed by him that it makes his brain hurt to read them. Constantly complaining about his photographic memory may also be a trap.

Fortunately, there are only a few days at the end of the year that require him to be so busy. The rest of the time, you can still let go if you should.

Of course, even if I am so busy. During lunch break, Abel could still take some time off from his busy schedule. Spend some time refueling, overhauling and maintaining Amanda and Lydia's two Hurst supercars.

When I got home at night, there were naturally still Britney and Kayla who were waiting to feed their second child. So he is really not only busy at work, but also has no time to spare in life.

At the end of the year, everyone is like this. What, you're not, you're not? Then who are you not Abel Smith?

"How many meetings are there in the afternoon? I almost want to go on vacation. This kind of life is really boring." Abel closed his eyes, lay lazily in Lidya's arms, and whispered to him on the other side. Amanda, who was massaging, muttered.

December 10, noon.

I once again used my lunch break to maintain the two Hurst luxury cars in my garage. I worked for an hour and carefully wiped them all over to make them sparkling, especially the lights and rear of the car, which were so bright that they almost glowed. .

"If you're tired, just take a rest." Lidya's face was flushed, and there was a clear watery glow between her eyebrows. Her fair skin showed a pale color. The corners of her mouth were raised, and her expression of satisfaction was very bright. She stretched out her hand to caress her. Hua Liab's hair said softly.

Amanda, who was in about the same condition next to her, didn't say much, but only slightly increased the intensity to make Abel feel more comfortable.

"Hey, no, I can't help it. I have to personally decide many things at the end of the year. I have launched several merger and acquisition plans in succession, each involving tens of billions of dollars... By the way, Lydia and Amanda, Are you interested in returning to work at Smith Media?"

"I plan to set up a European department and an Asian department to be responsible for business operations in these two regions. In order to show the importance I attach to these two markets, the heads of these two departments also have the right to participate in the CEO rotation ranking at the headquarters. In other words In other words, as long as you become the person in charge of these two major overseas companies, you will have the opportunity to become the rotating CEO of Smith Media Group."

Abel arched his head and hummed happily to the two of them.

And his words also made the beautiful eyes of the Hester sisters light up.