Chapter 335 The Unable to Reject Smith

In this time and space, Anne Hathaway is, in the eyes of many people, almost like the illegitimate daughter of Lady Luck.

When she first debuted and was not well-known, a relative of a senior CAA agent protected her.

Under the management of Michael Levine, Annie became the heroine of the TV series when she debuted.

Just for this reason, she is luckier than most actresses who enter Hollywood.

The TV series she acted in later became a hit.

But she was even more lucky to meet Abel, who had just arrived in New York.

Since then, her status in this circle has improved.

She is destined to be looked up to, envied, jealous, and even hated by many female Hollywood practitioners.

They hate themselves for not being as lucky as Anne.

Like now, half of the more than 100 guests present are women.

These half of the women are basically Hollywood actors, stars, and singers.

These she-wolves were staring at Abel, or at themselves.

Anne felt the pressure.

Under this invisible pressure.

At this time, Annie was already feeling guilty.

In her heart, she kept cursing at these people in her heart.

If he hadn't been worried about his image in front of Abel, there would have been a big boss like Murdoch present.

According to Anne's character, at this moment, she even wanted to give the middle finger to these green people.

This is Anne's experience of being stared at by so many people.

As for Abel and Murdoch, they certainly wouldn't feel any pressure from this kind of gaze.

The two of them were the core of this cocktail party.

On the way in just now, Murdoch already knew the purpose of Abel's participation in his cocktail party.

After entering the reception, the old guy pointed to the place where he had been just now.

"Mr. William, they are over there."

Abel looked over and saw a few guys in suits and ties, smiling and raising glasses in his direction.

Abel also smiled at them and said softly to Murdoch:

"Then let's go over. Rupert, tonight is your home court. I'm sorry that I disturbed you."

Before the last News Corp. board meeting, Murdoch was very wary of Abel.

Because at that time, at his peak, Abel once held 5% of News Corporation's shares.

He was the third largest shareholder of News Corporation at the time.

Abel himself is the boss of a media group, a well-known super financier, and a Wall Street giant.

Rupert Murdoch is concerned that Abel could seize control of News Corp from him.

At that time, of course he was very wary of Abel.

But after the last board meeting, Abel sold all his shares in News Corp. to Murdoch.

Part of it was exchanged for cash, and part of it was exchanged for Murdoch's 98% property rights in Lanai.

After the deal was concluded, although the two parties were still competitors in terms of media.

But the personal relationship between the two began to normalize.

When he heard Abel say this, Murdoch of course smiled and said:

"It's not disturbing. My contact with them has just begun. And you know, they usually come to me to ask for this kind of thing."

"Ah~" Abel sighed and said to him with a smile:

"Actually, they are not the only ones. I want to ask you now. Dear Rupert, Smith Capital or Pacific Commercial Bank also have the ability to underwrite and IPO. Do you want to consider letting me act as one of your dealers? You

Rest assured, commissions and handling fees will be low enough.”

Murdoch is holding this cocktail party tonight, and the main people he is entertaining are the guys who just greeted Abel.

Their identities are five well-known large institutions on Wall Street, including Vanguard Group, Fidelity International Investment Fund, State Street Bank and Wellington Management Group.

Murdoch hosted these people for a banquet because News Corporation was preparing to spin off part of its business and IPO it here in the United States.

An IPO is a stock listing, which requires dealers to underwrite News Corporation's shares.

When part of Fox Television was previously listed, the relationship between Murdoch and several underwriters including Goldman Sachs was not so good.

This time, when the more important News Corporation went public, Murdoch did not look for professional investment banks such as Goldman Sachs. Instead, he looked for these large investment institutions.

What Abel just said was just a joke, saying that Smith Capital and Pacific Bank were also willing to be News Corporation's stock underwriters.

The two financial institutions Abel have this qualification, and most Wall Street institutions have this qualification.

"No problem." Abel was more joking, but Murdoch said seriously: "How about 15%? The handling fees and commissions are the same as others."

Abel was stunned, "Do you believe me? What if I bought all these stocks?"

"Then you are one of the new shareholders of News Corporation."

Murdoch said confidently.

Aussie has reorganized the company's internal shareholding structure.

This reorganization gives Murdoch 100% control over News Corporation.

If Abel buys shares again at this time, Murdoch will no longer be afraid of being seized of power.

Then give some of the shares to Smith Capital to sell, and you can do it as a favor.

Abel also shrugged and said with a smile: "Then I will let David contact you."

No matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat. News Corporation's stock is very popular, even if it is only 15% of the shares.

Smith Capital underwrites them and can earn commissions of at least several million dollars.

With millions of dollars, you can already buy a nice mansion in a place like Malibu Beach.

The two of them walked forward while chatting quietly, and by this time they had reached the middle of the reception.

Anne, who was holding Abel's arm, smiled like a lady the whole time. She looked gentle and beautiful at the moment, with a very elegant temperament.

But her beautiful eyes are always full of lethality, her eyes are lofty, as if she is looking down at the Wall Street she-wolves around her, advising them to take care of themselves and not be ignorant of their capabilities!

An invisible and invisible battle called [Abel Smith's Attack and Defense].

The relationship has already started between Annie and the surrounding Hollywood she-wolves.

In this offensive and defensive battle.

Anne is the defender who has taken an absolute advantage.

Each of these are Hollywood she-wolves who want to be the second to Charlize Theron, or covet the status of Anne and Jessica and want to replace them.

They are attackers who rise to the challenge and are not afraid of difficult challenges.

It's just that they haven't started to use their methods at the moment, and the battle hasn't started yet.

Murdoch was also there at this time. If they appeared, they would easily make the two media giants unhappy.

They are still choosing and waiting for the opportunity.

Abel didn't notice this. He was currently concerned about the people in the investment institutions.

To be precise, it is the stock of a certain company that these guys hold.

So when he and Anne were led by Murdoch to come to these people.

After Murdoch introduced these people to the two of them one by one.

While Annie was still using her sight to repel the coveted gazes of the she-wolves.

Abel, however, requested people from these institutions to talk to them alone.

Faced with Abel's request, the managers of several large Wall Street institutions hesitated.

In the end, everyone agreed.

Abel then whispered to Anne: "You stay here for a while. I will go and bring you a victory."

Before coming, Anne already knew what his purpose was for attending this cocktail party.

Anne, whose appearance and temperament seemed to be a combination of Audrey Hepburn and Juliet Roberts, said in a sweet voice:

"Of course, you will always win, my favorite man!"

Anne's beautiful eyes were half-squinted, and she looked at Abel's leaving figure with some confusion.
To be continued...