Chapter 289 The chain of contempt between wealthy families

When we arrived on the first floor, facing the entire reception venue.

Abel's face once again wore his business-like smile.

His smile was called "the smile of Apollo walking on earth" by Ms. Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of the American version of "VOGUE", the world's number one fashion festival, and the famous devil in the fashion industry.

In many American fashion magazines and entertainment magazines, those photos taken by "VOGUE" with this kind of smile are very popular among American women and even many women around the world.

To a certain extent, he has become the perfect man and male god in the minds of many women.

At this moment, the owner of "the smile of Apollo walking on earth" in Anna Wintour's words, was looking for little Laura in the crowd.

Abel soon discovered that she was at the core of a group of noble ladies. She happened to be smiling brightly at the moment and seemed to be very adaptable.

With Joanna, a senior housekeeper, beside him to help and support, Abel was still very relieved about little Laura.

Madam diplomacy and handkerchief diplomacy are also a crucial part of this kind of cocktail party.

Being with herself, little Laura will have to adapt sooner or later.

And with her identity, the energy and fame of her family and her father and brothers, women of any identity will have some respect for her when they see her.

Combined with the identity of Abel's female companion.

All these combined are enough for little Laura to face any female guests with an equal, even a bit superior attitude.

This is why many big families in the world pursue the goal of being well-matched.

Not to mention being a good match, the most important factor is the strong alliance between the two parties.

Just in relatively simple social situations.

If the hostess's family status is not high enough.

When we hold a cocktail party like this tonight, something embarrassing might happen.

For example, if little Laura is replaced by Anne, Jessica and the others.

These Hollywood girls may not even understand many of the hidden rules and etiquette rules of cocktail parties, and they will definitely make a joke.

There will definitely be discussions in the circle behind it.

Although it's harmless overall, the big family doesn't want this to happen.

Not to mention Annie and the others.

In a situation of this level, even Ikana's background is not enough.

Don't think Ted Lerner is a billionaire.

It’s amazing that Ikana is the daughter of a billionaire.

There is also a chain of hierarchy and contempt among billionaires.

For example, Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, is the lower link in the contempt chain among the wealthy circles in the United States.

In the eyes of traditional American wealthy families, Hugh Hefner is just an old man selling pornographic magazines.

Ted Lerner, Ikana's father, is better than Hugh Hefner. He is a real estate businessman and the second generation of rich people.

But real estate developers are also relatively low-end in the American business food chain.

What's more, what Ted Lerner did made him very criticized in the circle.

Even his family has no sense of presence in the circle.

Above the Ted Lerner family, there is a family like the Hilton that has some heritage but lacks financial confidence.

The Hilton family has never been the top family in the United States. It is just a family with a legacy operating in the hotel service industry.

It's not even the most upscale hotel.

Last year's Forbes ranking ranked Barron Hilton at the bottom of the list of the 400 richest people in the United States, with a net worth of about US$3 billion.

Barron is just a little better than Ted Lerner, and Ikana's dad is not even on the 400 list.

Those wealthy families above the Hilton family are the real wealthy families.

For example, the Hearst family of the two Amanda sisters. This family holds a majority of the shares of the Hearst Group and is one of the established wealthy families in New York.

According to Forbes, his wealth is about $16.5 billion.

However, the shares within the family are relatively dispersed. The Hearst family has many members and does not rank high on the list of the 400 richest people in the United States.

The wealth of the entire Hearst family must be calculated to have a place.

If you look at the families above the Hearst family in the United States, they can probably be regarded as princes.

Take the Adelson family of Nevada.

The family owns the world's largest gaming company, Las Vegas Sands.

This is a casino empire with annual revenue of $14 billion.

Adelson holds 52.3% of the company's shares, and Forbes calculates the family's wealth at $38.9 billion.

In addition, Adelson is an Oiler. He is also one of the big guys among the Oilers.

Above the Adelson family, the only ones are the Kochs and Cargills.

Above Koch and Cargill, there are the leading families of the top ten financial groups in the United States.

For example, Morgan, Rockefeller and others will turn into asterisks even when their names are typed.

They are the bosses of the Federal Reserve and the real family that controls this country.

In the contempt of this wealthy conglomerate.

Internet upstarts such as Bill Gates and ultra-powerful new rich people like Buffett are in another strange position.

And outside of this food chain, there is another chain of family contempt.

That's the Bush, Kennedy, Adams and other families.

There is no doubt that among these chains of contempt, the Bush family belongs to the very top.

The previous Smith family did not belong to a wealthy consortium. Because of their influence and connections, they belonged to a wealthy and powerful family in a small place.

It can be regarded as a member of the Zhengzhi Gate Valve chain.

In this chain, from a national perspective, the former Smith family's ecological niche in this chain of contempt is similar to that of Ikana's family.

It's just that the Smith family has an Abel.

Abel attracted the Shrub family, and the two families combined their wealth and power.

The status of the Smith family was greatly elevated.

It's a bit like the Buffett family, and there is a Warren Buffett.

There were even scenes like this tonight of British diplomats and diplomatic envoys from various countries.

With the current connections and aura of Ikana and her family, there is a high probability that she will not be able to hold on.

Her father came here at this time, and his position was on the lower side.

Her family's status is extraordinary, and unless her father, whom you know, is considered one of the truly wealthy families at that time.

Nowadays, if a rich lady comes to such a scene, she must be someone like Cargill or Koch to be able to handle it with ease.

Shrub's status in the contempt chain of the political elite is slightly higher than that of Koch and Cargill in the contempt chain of the wealthy conglomerates, but they are still on the same level and in different chains.

Looking at little Laura who was so at ease, Abel had to admit it in his heart.

In the European and American world, especially in the United States.

If you really want to develop into a wealthy family, you need a suitable hostess and a mistress of your own family.

Both identity and ability are indispensable.

The most typical example is the shrub family.

This family was able to make a fortune because they produced two generations of good matrons in a row.

Little Laura's great-grandmother Dorothy brought help from the Walker family to the Bush family.

At that time, the Walker family had great influence on Wall Street and was one of the financial giants.

Little Laura's grandmother, Barbara, was originally named Barbara Pierce.

The Pierce family is a colonist family from New England.

Barbara is related by blood to Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States.

From the perspective of the time, the two sides formed a strong alliance, and the Bush family became stronger.

After the marriage of these two generations, the Shrub family took off completely and became a wealthy family.

The Smith family only relies on one financial tycoon, and at best it can develop into an enhanced version of Buffett.

If things go well, within a few generations, we might be able to become a new family like Morgen.

If it doesn't go well, it will probably be just the second Vanderbilt family.
To be continued...