Chapter 208 Family Office

Normally speaking, most of the guests at the White House Press Reception Dinner are journalists from the media industry and celebrities from the entertainment industry.

But many people who have nothing to do with the media circle came to tonight's White House dinner.

For example, the three brothers with the surname Abrams who are talking to Milo now.

"I think this is visionary. Mr. Blackburn, your choice will definitely bring you huge profits!"

Creighton Abrams III, the eldest son of the Abrams family.

Creighton Abrams II's successor, U.S. Army Brigadier General Creighton, said with a smile.

"Ah, so there is such a benefit."

Milo smiled, as if he had suddenly realized something. "I just... I just couldn't bear to see it, and wanted to seek justice for the people there."

His matter-of-fact words made the three Abrams brothers look at each other.

The three brothers thought to themselves that this was indeed the most standard capitalist statement.

I didn't expect the Blackburn family to produce such a talent...

Really, this is real talent in their circle.

Great talent.

At this time, the second son of the Abrams family.

John Abrams nodded, agreeing with what Milo had just said: "Yes, justice, justice is important. All unjust wars will turn into a quagmire. But when we are just, we will always win!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three Abrams brothers nodded.

As if they really are such righteous people.

But what is the fact? Their father, Creighton Abrams II, was the commander-in-chief of the United States in the Vietnam War.

Agent Orange was created on the orders of Gen. Creighton Abrams II.

Sprinkled in the area with tropical rainforest climate.

All three brothers also participated in the Gulf War a few years ago.

Was that war just? But now they can say that all the wars they fought were just wars.

So, just like they admired Milo's cheekiness.

Milo also admired the thick tank armor on their faces.

At this time, their small circle included not only the three Abrams brothers.

There are also a number of other people on the Army side of the Five-Star Building.

Just like we had agreed.

First, there was McCain. They were the forces on the navy side of the Five-Star Building.

After McCain left, Stilwell from the Air Force side came, and finally Abrams.

They are from the Army side.

Just like other areas in the United States.

When it comes to generals, the United States also has a long history of family inheritance.

In addition to the three families mentioned above, there are Dunwoody, Patton, MacArthur and so on.

To some extent, it is correct to regard the five-star building as a shared product of these families.

It is also because of this that they have always had good relations with several major military-industrial groups.

Especially the Blackburn family.

Because of his influence on the military chaplain, he can actually be considered one of them.

Paladin participated in the Gulf War, but retired as a lieutenant colonel.

If he had taken the path of the five-star building, he would have no problem becoming a two-star major general before the age of fifty.

He should be able to become a three-star lieutenant general before retirement. There are several Blackburn players like this in history.

Four and five stars will be a bit difficult, especially five stars are basically hopeless.

Unless it encounters specific historical events, such as World War I and World War II.

So far, there have been only nine five-star Americans.

This is also the reason why Zipperton arranged for Joseph to join the Ministry of Defense.

Blackburn naturally has a natural affinity with the five-star building.

Military Industrial Group Military Industrial Group.

The army here does not refer to the army with arms.

But the army of the army.

These people most likely came for him tonight, because this was the first time such a collective monster had appeared in their group.

After speaking a few more words with the three Abrams brothers, Milo left his parents to continue talking with them.

He took Charlize and left.

I took a casual look at the field before anyone else came over.

Milo took Charlize and walked to the far left corner.

There lay one of his goals for the night.

Two middle-aged men of the same age, only a few months apart, were debating there.

Although they seemed to be getting along well, both of them were basically smiling and their voices were not loud.

But judging from their expressions, as if they only had eyes for each other, this debate was not simple, and there were quite a few people standing around watching the fun.

Both of them wear glasses, but the middle-aged man on the left has good manners.

Although he was wearing a tie instead of a bow tie, he had a humble smile on his face and looked gentle and refined, like a scholar.

Judging from his appearance alone, one cannot realize how ruthless he is in business.

The man on the right still has thick hair, but even in this occasion, he still refuses to shave his beard.

He was wearing a round-necked shirt that seemed to remain the same for thousands of years, with his brows furrowed as if he was ready for battle at any time.

It is actually quite outrageous not to wear a suit in a place like this.

That's right, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

They are two of the people who have the greatest influence on the IT industry.

"...You have to admit that Apple has reached a most dangerous point, and even for you, it is difficult to reverse the situation."

Bill Gates gives people a shy feeling with his smile.

But everyone who has dealt with him knows that he is indeed shy, but he is also domineering and ruthless underneath his shyness.

"There are always miracles in this world, Bill. Opportunities only come to those who are prepared."

Steve Jobs pushed up his glasses, still frowning.

Basically, the argument between the two has come to an end.

Similar topics have probably been debated countless times at different times and in different occasions.

No one can convince anyone.

However, if you think that the two are complete rivals, you are totally wrong.

As two people who have had a profound impact on the development of IT, they are at odds with each other at work.

But in private, they can barely be considered friends, and opponents are usually also confidants.

"Frankly, it's interesting to listen to you guys arguing."

Milo came up to the two of them.

Jobs and Bill were both obviously surprised to see him coming.

Two middle-aged men stood up and smiled at him.

This is actually normal.

Not to mention that Milo is now the owner and chairman of Yahoo.

Yahoo is now undoubtedly the number one giant in the Internet.

Just with this identity, Milo can interact with them on an equal footing.

What's more, apart from this identity.

The young man in front of me is too young.

He is also a media tycoon and owns the world's largest media group (stock market value).

This is even more reason why Jobs and Bill had to treat him with caution.

And this person's background.

Let’s just talk about the people who were over there and were talking to him.

Stilwell, Abrams, McCain...these words are somewhat unfamiliar to the public.

In other circles, it is a well-known name.

It was originally expected that such a young man would not be able to come.

After he finished talking to those people.

Both of them planned to go over and make contact with Milo.

Now Milo came over on his own.

Of course, Gates and Jobs couldn't just sit there and do nothing.

They all stood up to greet and welcome Milo.

"Good evening, dear Gates and Jobs."

He smiled, shook hands with Jobs and said, "I hope my coming didn't disturb you."

"Of course not. I can't even wait for you to join!" Jobs smiled, his voice enthusiastic.

He is nothing like the low EQ he shows on TV.

On the contrary, among this group of successful guys, none of them has low emotional intelligence.

They are just facing those who are lower than them.

Or when their high EQ guys are not needed, they just show low EQ.

When facing people who require them to demonstrate high emotional intelligence.

These smart people sound and look good no matter what they say or do.

"Welcome, Mr. Blackburn. In fact, I was planning on coming over to chat with you later."

The former world's richest man was even more enthusiastic when shaking hands with Gates.

After all, there are not many areas where Steve Jobs' Apple can cooperate with Yahoo.

But if Gates' Microsoft can cooperate with Internet giants.

That is a very beneficial relationship for both parties, no matter who they are.

At the very least, it’s the kind of cooperation that can increase the valuations and stock prices of both parties by 5%-10%.

After shaking hands, the three men's female companions were very tactful.

They sat down nearby and watched the three men take their seats politely.

The others were also very tactful and knew that they might be talking about something important.

Even though they really wanted to get closer to know, they still kept their distance.

"First of all, congratulations, Steve." Milo smiled and spoke to Jobs first, "Those idiots on Apple's board of directors finally realized that you are the only king of Apple. Congratulations on your return to Apple."

In 1985, Jobs was forced to leave Apple due to his failure in the company's internal power struggle and later founded Pixar Animation Studios.

Apple didn't have a good few years after Jobs left it.

Since the 1990s, Apple's financial reports have become increasingly difficult and internal struggles have become increasingly fierce.

In this situation, they had no choice but to welcome Jobs back.

This behavior was later considered to be the wisest decision that enabled Apple to reach the top of the industry.

"Ha, thank you, Milo." Jobs smiled reservedly, but only he knew the difficulties Apple was facing now.

Even if we don't go into details about those things that went wrong, let's just talk about market share.

Its market share peaked at about 16%.

Before Jobs came back, it was less than 4%.

Milo turned back to Gates and said, "To be honest, William, the booming development of Microsoft has made me a lot of money."

Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates III. People who are familiar with him usually call him William or Henry.

Gates smiled before he could speak.

Jobs said, "Yes, although Microsoft is likely to face antitrust lawsuits, Gates has always been lucky."

Just one sentence made Gates' face stiffen.

The tit-for-tat between the two old guys even made Milo laugh.

It was still early 1997. Although Microsoft had made an astonishing leap forward and was growing larger and larger, some people had vaguely realized this, but no one would bring it up as a topic of conversation in such occasions.

Coupled with the statement of "good luck" which sounded like both flattery and ridicule, Gates was bound to be embarrassed.

But compared to Jobs, Gates is obviously not as mean as him.

"Compared to Apple and Microsoft, I think Mr. Blackburn's Yahoo has better development prospects."

Gates simply changed the subject. He was too lazy to continue arguing with this sarcastic friend on the original topic.

Anyway, Microsoft is getting better and better, and Apple is getting worse and worse.

From this point of view, he has already surpassed Steve.

Jobs also nodded: "The Internet is the great trend of the future. Whoever can embrace it first will get the biggest share of the treasure in the treasure house."

Jobs did not say this to please Milo, who came from a consortium.

But he really thought so.

Jobs himself invested a lot of his own money in those startups in Silicon Valley.

It's just that his investment vision is not as good as Milo's.

In other words, his investment vision is not as good as Milo's.

So his earnings from Silicon Valley were not even one percent of Milo's.

But there is no doubt about the topic of the Internet.

Jobs was also a real "I have a cow" vested interest.

"It was just luck..."

Milo smiled reservedly and threw out his theory to the two, "I personally think that the Internet alone is incomplete. A complete Internet should be hardware + software + content. Only when these are fully combined can it be a complete Internet."

"For example, ten years ago, the hardware performance was not good enough, so the software could not be perfected. At that time, the Internet could only exist in advanced technology laboratories in some universities."

"Ten years later, the hardware has become advanced enough that the software has also built an architecture based on the hardware."

“So the internet really emerged and became really widespread.”

He looked at the two old men who would have a huge influence on future generations, and said in a steady voice, "What about ten years from now? To what extent will software and hardware develop in ten years? To what extent will the Internet be in ten years? Steve, William, have you ever thought about these questions?"

Thanks to Milo's huge success in investing in Silicon Valley.

Now anything he says in that regard.

Even if they are some meaningless words.

Outsiders have to think seriously when listening to this.

Sometimes it can even affect the valuation of some companies.

Just like what Lu Xun wrote in his prose: "There is a tree on the left, which is a jujube tree, and there is a tree on the right, which is also a jujube tree."

This is what the master wrote back then.

It is very likely that the author is like now, most likely to earn more royalties by increasing the number of words.

At that time, Lu Xun could earn 5-15 yuan for every thousand words!

If you add a few more words to an article, you can get a few more pork ribs.

But according to the interpretation of later generations, the master must have had some profound meaning in writing this.

Then I would interpret and imagine it like crazy, and write dozens of articles about the central idea.

A person becomes a celebrity.

Many times, even his nonsense would be extended to areas that he himself had not even thought of.

And there is no doubt that Milo is now facing Jobs and Gates.

He is also a "celebrity" in the eyes of both of them.

Especially in the Internet area.

"Milo, your words really make me think."

Gates said softly, "To be honest, my engineers and I have imagined this and made corresponding plans. I think by then, at least the Internet will be popularized all over the world, right?"

Jobs nodded and said, "That's for sure. At least it will be popularized in all developed countries. By then, the number of Internet users should exceed 500 million."

"Be bold."

Milo smiled, "Why 500 million? And not 1 billion, 1.5 billion, or even 2 billion? China alone has a population of more than 1 billion. If half of them are online, then they have 500 million or 600 million Internet users."

Jobs and Gates did not agree with this point.

In fact, it is normal, because the country is very poor now.

With a population of over one billion, there are only a few hundred thousand Internet users.

There are fewer neon lights than the ones next to it.

These two IT giants, it’s hard to imagine how far they will go in ten years.

Milo will not be able to convince them to agree, the facts will make them figure it out themselves.

"I want to have a party."

Looking at the two old guys, Milo said softly, "From software to hardware, from policy to content. From Apple to Microsoft, from Yahoo to Cisco, from manufacturers to content producers... I want to invite everyone to my party. The party will be held in three months. William, Steve, are you interested in attending?"

Bill Gates hesitated and didn't speak immediately.

Jobs responded quickly, and the old guy whispered, "You, what do you want to do? Milo, I mean your party."

Of course, Jobs didn't think that the party Milo was talking about was just a traditional American party.

"A, well, how should I put it. An ecological chain."

In the industry today, there is actually no such term as ecological chain.

The term "ecological chain" is currently used exclusively in the natural environment.

“An industry chain that includes the Internet, IT, software, hardware and content.”

Milo talked freely: "But I think it can be described as an ecological chain. The position of each participating enterprise in this ecological chain is like the position of animals and plants in nature in their environment."

"A, uh, a broad industry standard."

He made it so clear.

Gates and Jobs could hear it.

If they had just been chatting with Milo.

Treat it as an ordinary acquaintance, making friends with the world's richest man, and getting to know an important figure in a consortium.

Now Milo said this.

These words were thought-provoking and extremely interesting to them.

The saying that third-rate companies make products, second-rate companies build brands, and first-rate companies set standards is biased, but it is not without reason.

In simple terms, standards are the right to speak. If I say this is a qualified product, then it is a product, even if it has slight flaws; if I say this is a second-rate product, then it is a second-rate product, even though it is already on par with first-rate products in most aspects.

Monopolizing the right to speak is equivalent to monopolizing the industry.

Born in the United States, as an industry giant.

They must be aware of the benefits of monopoly.

Almost without hesitation, Jobs spoke before Gates: "This is a great idea. Apple will definitely attend this party!"

Compared to the booming Microsoft and Yahoo.

Although after returning to Apple, Jobs has already been reorganizing.

The future product direction has been determined.

The iMac, which would later be regarded as a benchmark by countless Apple fans, had already taken shape.

But there is no doubt that compared with Microsoft and Yahoo.

Apple’s voice is very low now.

If you can take into account this standard in Milo's subtext.

Let Apple become a part of this industrial chain.

This is definitely a great thing for Apple, which is on the decline.

Even if we don't consider our lack of influence.

Apple's capabilities are insufficient.

Now even Steve Jobs wants to steal this idea, and he personally leads and launches this industry standard!

There is no doubt that industry leaders can get the most benefits!

"Microsoft is also willing to participate." Gates nodded without hesitation.

In 1997, Microsoft had not yet released Windows 98, which would have established them as the dominant operating system company.

Microsoft is now the leader in the industry.

But the lead over others was still far from the despairing distance that it would become later.

So for the pan-industry chain standard proposed by Milo.

If it can be included, it can be confirmed that Microsoft is the only or main operating system provider.

This must be helpful for Microsoft, too.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

“Bingo!”

Milo snapped his fingers and laughed happily. "That's it. Next I will continue to invite Cisco, Oracle and other companies. Well, how about setting the date on October 5th, three months from now? I will inform everyone of the location later."

Both Jobs and Gates nodded in agreement.

Thus, the conference, later known as the "Global IT Internet Forum", was decided.

Then, when Bill Gates said goodbye and went to chat with other people.

Jobs looked at the people in the distance who were eyeing Milo covetously.

A person who wanted to come over and communicate with Milo, but did not come over because of his existence.

Even a figure like Joe Biden still feels uneasy when looking at those Washington bigwigs.

He was about to leave with his wife, but was kept back by Milo.

"Steve, are you interested in handing Pierce over to me?"

Milo smiled: "I will give you a price that will satisfy you. At the same time, please believe me, I will make Pierce even better."

Jobs raised his eyebrows in surprise, but Milo waved his hand, "Don't rush to agree or reject me. We'll talk later. Tonight is not the right time."

Jobs thought about it and nodded, "No problem, I'll wait for your notification."

The routine press conference will end just like that.

Milo returned to New York the next day, and Charlize was taken back with him.

The next day was a weekend, and Ariana came over from Boston.

The two came to the vicinity of Central Park.

Of course, Charlize was definitely not around at this time.

"Boring? But wasn't it lively when we were watching TV last night?"

On the grass in the park, Ariana leaned on Milo's arm and asked curiously. The warm sun shone on her body, making her feel warm and comfortable.

This is a large lawn on the west side of Central Park, near the lake.

Usually many people like to come here to camp and picnic.

But this morning, the park management suddenly received an order.

This area was designated as a restricted area, and many people came to clean it.

Like now, park rangers and many NYPD officers.

They were all united with people from all over the world, scattered around to prevent others from approaching the lawn.

They directly told the public that the lawn was being maintained and it was closed to the public today.

What is privilege?

That's it.

It's like getting married.

Privilege has existed at all times in the history of the human race.

As long as it is impossible for everyone to become a sage or Yao or Shun.

As long as there is a gap in physical fitness and mental intelligence between people.

As long as there is a difference between the elite and ordinary people.

Such things as privilege can never be eliminated in human society.

“Jon’s fine when he’s telling jokes up there, but after that, it’s just like any other social activity.” Milo put down the book in his hand and shrugged.

"So, in your eyes, what kind of person is Zipperton?"

Ariana rolled over and crawled on the mat on the grass, holding her chin with her fists, looking very cute.

"I watched the TV news last night, and there was a scene where you had a great chat with him!"

"Talkative, funny, very confident, and gives people a sense of being in control," Milo said casually.

"It sounds like you're talking about yourself?" Ariana giggled.

"Really? If I run for president, will you vote for me, Nana?" Milo asked seriously.

"Unfortunately, I don't have the right to vote yet." The girl made a face.

"What if you did?"

"Can I choose not to answer?"

"Why?"

"No reason."

"There must be a reason."

"No, I just don't want to answer."

"Well, it seems that I am a disgusting guy." Milo sighed and lowered his head to continue reading the book in his hand.

"Are you angry?" Ariana asked tentatively, raising her body. He didn't answer. She waved her hand in front of him again, still no response.

The girl's eyes rolled into a mischievous smile, and suddenly she came over at lightning speed and kissed Milo's mouth.

Milo, who was suddenly attacked, finally showed a look of surprise.

Ariana, who succeeded, covered her mouth and laughed.

Milo glared at her unhappily, looked around, and immediately reached out to grab the kiss back.

Ariana didn't dodge, but just looked up at him: "You have to think about it, Milo, this is a public place, I can kiss you, but you kiss me..."

She drew out her voice, with a cunning gleam in her eyes, making people hate her so much that their teeth itched.

Although staff tried to stop them, they were unable to block the sight of tourists and citizens.

Today is the weekend, and it is the time when the park is busiest.

In the face of a huge number of more than 200,000 or even more tourists and citizens.

Central Park's 340 hectares of area does not seem very large.

It was impossible for Milo to open the entire park just for him.

Asking people not to come over and not to take photos randomly is already the limit of this privilege.

"Okay, you win." Milo let go of his hand helplessly.

"Give up? I thought you would come up with some tricks to turn the situation around."

The girl made a surprised and provocative sound, but Milo once again looked like he didn't want to pay attention to her.

"Okay, I'll tell you the answer. I won't vote for you because if you become the president, the film and novel world will suffer a huge loss. You won't live in a white house and still write movie scripts and novels, right?"

Ariana leaned back in and took Milo's arm, rocking gently, looking very intimate.

She knows her limits well, so no one would suspect anything.

"Really? Am I that great?" Milo asked deliberately.

"That's how it is in my mind!"

After spending the whole day playing with Ariana and basking in the sun in the park.

Milo sent her back to New Sleepy Hollow.

Although I didn't get to taste the delicious food with her, returning to Long Island made up for it.

Night falls over the entire North American land, and the brilliant lights between cities illuminate human civilization.

In a manor villa in Great Neck, New York, amidst the sound of gently whistling waves.

In the swimming pool in front of Milo, a mermaid was swimming freely and happily.

In addition to a private sea area, this large villa also has two standard swimming pools, one of which is an outdoor swimming pool in front of the villa building.

The other one is on the second floor, which is a standard indoor swimming pool with a constant temperature.

Even if winter comes in New York, you can still swim to your heart's content if you want to.

Charlize, the little mermaid, likes the borderless swimming pool on the second floor the most.

"Honey, do you want to come down and swim for a while?"

She lay on the edge of the infinity pool, looked at the dark sea for a while, then turned back to greet Milo.

Milo smiled and waved his hand to indicate that she could do as she pleased, and he would not swim.

So Charlize continued to swim in the heated swimming pool like a happy mermaid.

Tsk! It can be seen that the young Serbian emperor likes this big villa very much.

In fact, every girl who came here loved it.

Monica even wanted to come here to take care of her pregnancy, but she gave up because she thought the winter in New York was not suitable for pregnancy.

Zeta-Jones stayed here for more than a month and couldn't stop thinking about it after she left.

Britney even wants to live here forever and doesn't want to go on tour anymore.

Look below and see Charlize swinging her hips, arms and chest while swimming.

Milo immediately put down his notebook, took off the towel around him, and dived down.

"Oh... dear... what are you doing... ah..."

The water splashes violently.

The cell phone on the lounge chair by the pool suddenly rang.

No one answered.

There is only the sound of splashing water and the great harmonious sound of life of men and women.

Half a minute later, the phone rang again, but still no one answered.

Exercising in water is particularly strenuous, after more than thirty minutes.

Even a physical monster like Milo was a little tired, but he still had the strength to half drag and half carry the mermaid to the shore.

She was so exhausted that she had no strength left.

It seemed much more tiring than her swimming.

After resting for half a minute and wiping the water off his body, Milo finally picked up his phone, checked the caller ID, and called back, "Hello, Wendy, are you calling?"

It was his personal butler who had not appeared for a long time.

Ever since he got his sister-in-law pregnant, he didn't want his family to find out at first.

Milo assigned a lot of things to Wendy, for example, Victoria's Secret was acquired by Wendy.

The management, financial investigation and supervision of the entire global alliance were also handed over to Wendy, a trustworthy person.

There is also Blackburn Bank, which has more than a hundred branches that Wendy also runs.

"Yes, my dear boss, are you... done with your work?" Wendy could be said to be the person who was most familiar with Milo.

He might even be more familiar with Milo's character and behavioral habits than old Blackburn and Joseph.

So after Robin said that Hayley was pregnant and the child was Paladin.

The fat man understood a lot of things.

I understand why Milo made me run around during that time...

"Oh, I was swimming just now and dropped my phone on the shore. What happened?"

"Bank matters."

Wendy's voice sounded a little tired on the phone. "Suddenly, several banks sent us official letters, all of which were federal local savings banks. They asked us if we were interested in acquiring them."

“Are they all from Arizona and Florida?”

"Yes, it seems you already knew it."

"Ha, my bad. I forgot to inform you."

Milo briefly recounted some of the events that took place at the banquet in Washington last night.

"You mean, are you sure you want to march into these two places?"

"Well, with McCain and Stilwell's endorsement and cooperation, at least in the early stages, there shouldn't be any major obstacles."

Benefit cooperation is everywhere.

Last night's conversation with the big shots in the Five Star Building.

Of course it won’t just be random chat.

We can always find some areas for cooperation.

For example, Milo's actions in Africa.

Another example is the bank that Milo most needs to expand its influence across the country.

The United States is a country with numerous princes and extremely strong local forces.

The federal government's voice is getting smaller and smaller, and local lords are becoming more and more arrogant.

An industry like banking requires a large customer base.

Apart from those few giants, many are limited to their own territories and some big cities.

For example, First National Bank of Boston, in addition to major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Most of the business is in the New England area.

The only ones that can truly transcend regions are Wells Fargo, First Citigroup, Mellon, Morgan and a few others.

Blackburn Bank wants to go from the big cities to the whole country.

It must cooperate with local lords just like Walmart.

We can't just attack them, right? That would be the American Civil War.

"I see. I'll have someone arrange to go to these places right away," Wendy said.

Then he heard his boss say: "Wendy, thank you for your hard work. I suddenly feel that banking is not suitable for you. Would you like to consider changing jobs?"

Wendy breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he can do everything, he is not professional in anything.

To be honest, it was very stressful to be assigned by Milo to manage the bank.

At first he thought it was because Milo trusted him and he was worried about letting other people come to Milo.

Only after Hailey announced her pregnancy did he understand the real reason.

Now that Milo said so, of course he agreed readily.

“I plan to set up a family office.”

"Family office? Back home..."

"Listen carefully, Wendy. This is my own family office. Um...after I become the head of the Blackburn family, this office will be merged with the Blackburn family office."

Wendy understood.

Milo just wants to set up his own family office!

And Wendy knew that this was not Milo's attempt to divide the Blackburn family.

He is the only heir, why would he split the family? Most likely it is for the sake of his illegitimate children.

Thinking of this, Wendy said softly, "I'll do whatever you ask me to do."

"OK, then I'll leave this to you!"

We chatted a few more words and then hung up.

As soon as he put down the phone, Milo noticed that Charlize was turning her head to look at him with curiosity.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Charlize shook her head and said nothing.

Milo waved at her and patted the recliner under him, "Come, come here!"

So she got up, lay down next to Milo, and lay on him obediently.

Like an elegant cat, with gentle movements.

Don't be fooled by the so-called "heroic spirit" that made Milo's eyes light up when he saw her.

But in fact, she can be obedient and compliant when she needs to be.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have the ability to make her obedient and dependent.

Milo certainly had that ability.

"I asked someone to build a new family office. If you are willing, there will be a place for you."

Although it is located on the windward side of the hillside and is a semi-terrace area, there is no wind and the environment is very quiet. If you listen carefully, you can even hear the sound of the sea surging in the distance.

She was obviously a little surprised.

"What's a family office?" Charlize looked at him.

The family office originated from the great "Domus" (family head) in ancient Rome and the great "Domo" (butler) in the Middle Ages.

Family offices in the modern sense emerged in the mid-19th century.

Some tycoons who seized the opportunity of the industrial revolution brought together financial experts, legal experts and financial experts to focus their research on how to manage and protect their family's wealth and extensive business interests.

This is how a single family office came into being, which serves only one family.

In 1882, John D. Rockefeller established the world's first family office.

Of course, Milo didn't need to explain all this to Charlize. He just briefly talked about the benefits of the family office to its members.

For example, there are family office properties all over the world.

No matter where the family members go, they can live in a mansion and enjoy corresponding material treatment.

There is also an annual stipend and other benefits.

"Wow, can I join?" Charlize was surprised.

This treatment is too good.

"Of course. But there is a prerequisite."

Milo smiled and walked his hands over her beautiful naked body.

The 22-year-old South African diamond really fascinated him.

"What's the premise? Can I do it?"

"You're fine. Your hospital checkup report proves it."

The insurance agreement Milo gave them, before it officially took effect after they signed it.

They will be asked to undergo a full-body physical examination, which will include whether they have healthy fertility.

South African treasure diamonds do exist, at least at the age of 22 her fertility is normal.

As for the problem that in the parallel universe, she only has adopted sons and daughters but no biological children...

Tsk, the price of climbing up in Hollywood can be high sometimes.

When I heard that in order to join this family office, I needed to give birth to at least one child with Milo blood.

Charlize was silent.

She is still young, she still wants to move up, and she doesn't want to have a baby so soon.

"Will you marry me?"

As soon as Charlize asked this question, she found it funny.

"Okay, you don't have to answer. I get it."

Even though he hasn't seen Milo's other women in person.

But Charlize has seen so many of his scandals, so she is still unclear.

"Let's have a baby!"

She figured it out in a few seconds.

She is such a hard-working and ambitious girl.

(End of this chapter)