Chapter 209: American Independence Day
July 4, 1997.
On America's Independence Day, there was no military parade, no speeches, and no large-scale celebration parties organized by the state.
There is no satellite broadcast and no long holidays during the weekends.
Just take a day off, okay, there are also many people who use their annual leave when the National Day comes.
Milo opened his sleepy eyes, stretched out his hand but felt nothing, and saw that Charlize was no longer beside him. He lifted the blanket, walked to the closet, took out his silk nightgown and put it on, then opened the door and walked into the living room.
I heard some noise in the kitchen, walked over, and saw Charlize and another woman busy making food.
It's Jennifer Connelly. After the release of "Rivals," she took on another Warner Bros. movie.
But she wasn’t the female lead, and the filming only lasted two months before it was finished.
She came to New York a few days ago and was taken to the Long Island estate by Milo.
After seeing Charlize, Jennifer didn't have any complicated feelings.
She and Nicole have been with Milo together.
I was mentally prepared, it wouldn't be a big deal if Charlize came instead.
Charlize's mood was very complicated.
But she is a truly smart person, perhaps even the most realistic and sensible of Milo's Hollywood girls.
Even though she felt strange, she was still able to get along well with Jennifer.
After a few days, we developed some feelings for each other.
The feelings of having fought together and being honest with each other.
There are some differences after all.
"Go wash up first. I'll make grilled hot dogs and Charlize will make South African pap! You eat something first. Today is our country's Independence Day and I think cooking is very meaningful!"
Jennifer was wearing only a pink shiny silk nightgown, with her dark brown hair tied into a bun.
Because she is wearing no makeup, the color of her eyebrows and lips appears a little light, which gives her a unique charm.
She turned around and kissed Milo, who was hugging her from behind, with a coquettish look, then raised her hands covered in flour and made arrangements.
Among all the women in Milo's life, Ariana seems to be the most innocent and romantic.
Britney should be the next.
Their age is there.
But in fact, the woman that Milo thinks is the most innocent is definitely Jennifer Connelly.
How should I put it about her character? She's a bit silly.
She is five years older than Charlize, but the two of them get along very well.
It seems like Charlize is five years older than her...
"What is South African Pap?" Minogue asked with a smile, and at the same time, he pulled Charlize over, hugged her on both sides, and also touched the South African diamond's mouth.
"A kind of corn porridge with minced meat," Charlize said meekly.
She was also wearing a nightgown, but it was brighter than Jennifer's pink shiny nightgown.
Charlize's nightgown is a pure white, almost translucent silk nightgown.
Milo didn't even need to look down at her to see that she was naked through her nightgown.
The kind where everything is empty.
With her young and beautiful figure, Milo has been particularly enjoying the feeling of being embraced by pushing away her layers of embrace these days.
Superb!
Anyway, there would be no other men except Milo in the indoor living area.
Only maids.
Charlize said she likes the natural feel.
Milo let her go.
In the end, he was the one who got the benefit.
If he wanted it, he could just pull up the skirt.
How convenient.
I chatted with them for a few more minutes to satisfy my urge to do it.
Milo happily went to sit in the small dining room next to the kitchenette.
He has his own personal nanny, Mrs. Solly, who brings him today's newspapers.
Today is Independence Day in the United States, and of course most of the news in the newspapers is related to this.
The patriotic propaganda of the United States is actually crazier than that of any other country in the world.
This immigrant country has no national identity of its own.
They can only forge their identity through so-called universal values and the American dream.
Therefore, their patriotic propaganda is more outrageous than that of any other country.
Let’s take the simplest example.
The United States also raises the national flag in schools.
And every week, and in some schools even every day, they have to swear allegiance to the American flag during morning classes.
What will happen if you don't do this? Nothing will happen in China.
In the United States, you don't take the oath of allegiance to the flag.
The lighter punishment may be criticism at school, while the more serious punishment may be sent to prison.
Almost every year, hundreds of young people go to jail for refusing to swear an oath to the American flag.
So there is no patriotic education in the United States?
Quite the opposite.
The United States is one of the countries in the world that has most successfully implemented patriotism education.
Jennifer's sausages were grilled first, and she happily served them up first.
"Try my skills!" said the girl proudly.
However, in reality, these sausages were made by Mrs. Sorley under the supervision of the maids at midnight last night using the freshest meat.
The meat came from a farm that Milo invested in in New York. After it was slaughtered, it was escorted here by bodyguards from all over the world.
Paladin Capital now owns more than just shares in numerous Internet companies.
It is also now on its way to becoming one of the country’s largest landowners.
Crazy buying of land on various continents while opening agricultural companies.
For example, here in New York State, around that armed farm.
Later, Milo bought about one hundred square kilometers of land.
These lands are all good places with water rights, and people originally operated farms or ranches on them.
Milo allowed them to continue operating, but integrated them into a company.
He and his women no longer buy their daily food from outside.
Most of it comes from his own farms.
Of course, it is impossible to eat up all the output from so much land.
Most of them are still sold.
For example, the grilled sausages made by Jennifer are produced by Milo’s own farm.
All Jennifer did was put them in the oven.
Then adjust the oven temperature according to what Mrs. Solly taught.
After it is baked with a "ding" sound, she will bring it out.
Then place two small green vegetables on it for decoration.
“It tastes really good.”
Tasting sausages made from beef produced on their own farm near New York.
Milo gave Jennifer a thumbs-up.
"Haha, I don't think cooking is that difficult!"
Jennifer, who was born as a child star and knows nothing but acting, happily went back to the kitchen and said, "Wait, I'll make you a few more sandwiches!"
Milo smiled and shook his head, then lowered his head and continued reading the newspaper.
There is actually no difference between the National Day of the United States and that of China.
To put it bluntly, it's all about eating, drinking and having fun.
At most, due to different national conditions, there are more fun things such as backyard barbecue, camping barbecue, hamburger and hot dog eating competitions, etc.
July is hot dog month every year, so there is a reason why there are so many fat people in the United States.
Use red, yellow and blue, the colors of the national flag, to decorate your clothes and accessories.
Interestingly, every Independence Day, the United States imports more than 4 million American flags, and 98% of them are made in foreign countries.
Then there are the fireworks, especially the fireworks on the National Lawn in Washington, which attracts millions of people to watch every year.
Float parades, street performances and the like are also the main means for cities to attract tourists.
After a while.
On the dining table, there was oven-baked barbecue, a cream cake with two flags painted on it, a steaming cherry pie, and a large bowl of fruit salad.
Each person also received a bowl of Charlize's South African Pap, a corn and meat porridge.
There were also a few sandwiches that Jennifer made herself.
"Would you like something to drink? There's ice wine in the wine cabinet. Jennifer said she bought it from the Pyramid Winery in Senma Mountain." Charlize poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted to Milo outside.
Jennifer also said: "I bought it!!"
Milo smiled, walked over to the wine cabinet, and pulled out a green glass bottle from it.
On the glass bottle, there is a pyramid pattern and the name of the winery. Ice wine, known as the national wine of Canada, is on the bottle.
He took out the wine utensils, opened them, took three wine glasses and walked into the restaurant, poured himself a glass and began to taste it.
"How is it?" Jennifer asked as she came out with a plate of grilled scallops.
"Well, it's really good, very different from the ice wine out there. Senma is the only ice winery in the world that still uses the "mysterious pyramid" winemaking method."
Milo knows a little about ice wine, and the technique of tasting it, to put it bluntly, is to drink more.
The more quality you drink, the more you will be able to tell the difference.
"Well, as long as you like it, hehe, we can eat." Jennifer called Charlize, and they both came over, put down their plates, took off their aprons, threw them aside, and sat on both sides of Milo, one on the left and one on the right.
After breakfast, I kissed the two beauties goodbye.
Milo boarded a helicopter to Manhattan.
If you don't take a helicopter, it takes at least two or three hours to get from Long Island to Manhattan Island.
If you encounter a traffic jam, it may take half a day.
By helicopter, he could reach the helipad on the top floor of the International Building at Rockefeller Center in less than forty minutes.
Moreover, compared with China, the United States, with its large number of private jets, has it very easy to control flight routes.
Most private aircraft can use specially designated general aviation airspace and enjoy lower or free route fees.
Especially now it's 1997.
911 hadn’t happened yet.
Basically, except for some special areas, flying is free across the United States.
Of course.
Long Island and Manhattan are not free-flying areas.
You need to apply for routes in advance to travel.
But this kind of thing is a trivial matter for most rich people.
Not to mention the character of Milo.
You can't say you can fly wherever you want, but it's okay to fly whenever you want.
More than forty minutes later.
9:55 AM.
Milo from the rooftop helipad at the International Building at Rockefeller Center.
He took the elevator to the top floor, which was his only office.
While in New York, I did nothing but occasionally go out to play golf with others.
Milo does most of his work here.
After reading about the media company's performance after its IPO, Milo put its briefing aside.
He brought over a Yahoo business brief.
The Yahoo that developed under his leadership for two years is completely different from the Yahoo in the parallel universe.
Yahoo in a parallel universe.
To put it simply, it is a portal website, and it is very popular because it appears before other similar products.
But in terms of technology and other aspects, there is a very high degree of substitutability.
This is also why after the Internet bubble burst.
Yahoo's fate is like the United Kingdom in 2024, its fall is inevitable.
As for the Yahoo in this time and space, Milo actually wanted to make a quick buck and run away from it at the beginning.
If you want to blame someone, blame Morgan and David Filo for wanting to take his share.
Milo "had" to fight back.
The backhand allowed David Ferro's family to go down and reunite.
He controls Yahoo himself.
Because of this, Milo also focused most of his Internet energy on Yahoo.
He brought out all the wonderful things about the Internet from the various parallel universes he remembered.
Let the Yahoo people choose for themselves.
Those that can be produced in this era and have mature technology.
Just take them all out and target Yahoo.
Back and forth.
Yahoo has evolved from being just a portal.
Advance the development towards becoming a comprehensive and diversified Internet giant.
From portals, to game portals, to social platforms, to news media ports, to entertainment content and so on.
It has everything you can think of, anything that is available on the Internet today.
And thanks to Milo's unique vision and strong technical capabilities resulting from strong financial resources.
Not only is Yahoo a jack of all trades, but it is also one of the best in almost every field on the Internet.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the current Internet has not yet undergone sufficient competition.
Others don't have the lead that Milo brings as a prophet.
So, now, two years later.
Yahoo's global Internet users have not yet exceeded 200 million.
However, the average number of active users in seven days reached 120 million.
The average number of clicks over seven days was a terrifying 1.12 billion.
What does this mean? It means that 60% of the world's 200 million Internet users visit Yahoo's related web pages every day.
Click more than ten times at the same time and stay for more than half an hour.
Compared to the others behind.
Yahoo's lead is no longer a huge lead.
Instead, it leads with a 90% market share.
The reason why it can achieve such a terrifying market scale.
Except for Milo, the "prophet".
Of course, this is still related to the fact that the global Internet is still in its pioneering era.
If it can still be at this scale in another ten years.
It will definitely be subject to antitrust investigations by major powers in the world.
It's not like it is now, with an absurdly large market share and scale.
But because it is still a blue ocean market, no one is talking about monopoly for the time being.
After all, Yahoo hasn't even gone public yet.
After reading the briefing and thinking about it, Milo made a promise in an internal email.
That's when Yahoo goes public at the end of this year.
All shareholders will set aside 5%-10% of their shares as an incentive pool for all Yahoo employees.
Milo used to be just a writer of online literature, earning a little bit of royalties and busying himself all day long to make a living.
To say how big its own pattern is is a bit nonsense.
He has never attended any success classes of his own.
But he understood that a single thread cannot make a line, and a single tree cannot make a forest.
When running a business, while you gain huge wealth yourself, you must also know how to share.
An entrepreneur who tries to keep things to himself will never succeed.
Especially in the money-oriented society of the United States, people don’t know how to share and want to have everything alone.
Whether it is investors, company executives, or subordinate employees, they will eventually become alienated.
Isn’t Steve Jobs, who was about to sell Pixar to him, a vivid example?
The big company he founded was eventually kicked out by the board of directors and senior executives.
It is conceivable that Jobs probably wanted to die at that time! Jobs was originally known for his greed and stinginess, otherwise he would not have been abandoned by everyone.
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For example, when Milo treated Paladin Media, he could have simply not given his subordinates any shares at all.
This company is completely operated by him with capital.
Coupled with his scripts that were ahead of their time, these are a behemoth of creative integration.
But what he wants is the development of the company.
He is a time traveler, very awesome.
But he is not so awesome that he can support a giant enterprise on his own.
He can provide ideas and scripts.
But it is impossible for him to shoot every work personally, he does not have the ability to create shadow clones.
To put it bluntly, it means to execute things well and achieve what he wants.
This is also a kind of ability.
He needs many subordinates with this ability.
And I want these subordinates to exert their maximum subjective motivation.
It would be best to dangle a carrot in front of them on top of their normal salary.
And if this carrot can still be realized.
That will also be of great help to Milo in recruiting talents in other fields in the future.
To be honest, Milo admires China's Lao Ma a little bit on this point.
After Alibaba’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
More than 10,000 employees shared $60 billion in dividends.
These more than 10,000 people can cash out an average of $4 million.
What does this mean? That is to say, China has added more than 10,000 millionaires overnight.
A true millionaire.
Millions and millions of millionaires appear in droves.
Milo, who was just an ordinary person at the time, had red eyes and his liver was in so much pain when he watched the news.
So when Paladin Media went public, Milo went against all odds and took out a portion of his shares as a dividend for his employees to share in the success.
This is very important. Running a business is not like opening a convenience store.
Why not use a little bait to make his men work hard for him?
Besides, American financial groups are not just here to eat and do nothing.
Even if they want to have a monopoly, they will wait until a company develops to a certain level.
Let the government step in and force this company to go public.
They say they want to let the American people share the benefits brought by corporate development.
In reality, people just mix it up with some watery soup at best.
Whoever eats the meat should eat it.
Let alone Milo, just look at those old-established consortiums, which one doesn't have complicated equity distribution problems?
Even many consortiums have cross-holdings with each other.
This is the path that a company must take if it wants to grow and become stronger.
I was busy in the group until the evening.
But Milo did not choose to return to his estate on Long Island.
He went to the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn.
Greenpoint is located at the northernmost tip of Brooklyn. It covers an area of only 7 square kilometers, but is crisscrossed with streams and rivers.
It is separated from Manhattan by the East River to the west.
Newtown Creek, a tributary of the East River, separates Greenpoint, Queens, and Long Island City.
Greenpoint is connected to Williamsburg in the south, where there are two famous bridges - Brooklyn and Manhattan.
These two bridges are the ones that often appear in the theme song of the American TV series "2 Broke Girls".
The gorgeous skyline here creates an illusion: it seems that Greenpoint has convenient access to surrounding areas.
In fact, due to the barrier of creeks and rivers, you need to transfer trains when taking the subway from Greenpoint to Brooklyn. The most convenient way to go to Manhattan is by boat.
This is also the best residential area in Brooklyn, a general area in New York.
It's almost like the wealthy area of Brooklyn.
Its status is comparable to that of the Upper West Side and Upper East Side in Manhattan.
Night falls.
One team consists of eight Cadillac Escalade SUVs of the same model, color, and even the same license plates.
We drove in here under the escort of several police cars that were barely visible.
On the street.
After Kenny and the others confirmed it was safe.
Milo got out of the car.
He was dressed simply tonight. The T-shirt and long handmade coat made him look casual and cool, as if he was full of youthful energy.
Milo straightened his clothes, took the wrapped gift and walked forward and rang the doorbell.
With the sound of a bell, the door in front of me opened.
At the same time, the noise that was originally faintly echoing suddenly surged out from inside, especially the sound of the streamers spraying, which was particularly loud. Obviously, this party was very lively.
"Mr. Blackburn?!" The lady who opened the door looked at him in surprise.
"Hello, Ms. Spears, I didn't expect you to open the door for me."
Milo said with a smile.
"Oh, my God! Jamie, come on! Oh, I'm so sorry, please come in! Mr. Blackburn, I didn't expect you to come to our house at this time, what's the matter?"
Lynn Spears asked hurriedly, her eyes quickly falling on the beautifully wrapped gift box in his hand, and she was even more surprised: "You too..."
"Yes."
Milo nodded affirmatively. Before he could continue, Lin En turned around and shouted, "Come here, Bubu, look who's here."
"Who's here?" Britney hurried out. She was wearing a pink princess dress with lace today. She was dressed up specially and had a specially made crown on her head, just like a little princess.
Following behind her was her father Jamie Spears, who had an ecstatic expression on his face.
As soon as the girl saw Milo, her beautiful eyes began to light up.
If her parents hadn't been around, she might have pounced on him.
"Lord...Milo!" she cried in surprise. "Oh my God, I thought you wouldn't come."
This is not fake.
You know, her birthday party had already started for almost an hour.
She looked at the door a lot during this time.
Every time someone knocks on the door.
She would go to see it first.
But I am disappointed every time.
"You thought he wouldn't come?"
Without waiting for Milo to speak, Lynn asked curiously, looking at her daughter and then at Milo.
The truth is that she found it hard to believe that Milo was such a big boss.
Would come to the birthday of a young employee like my daughter.
Well, this may also have something to do with the fact that Lynn hasn't gotten used to the fact that her daughter is already a superstar.
"Bubu called me before and asked if I could attend her birthday party. You know, I'm always busy, so I didn't give a definite answer, but just said that I'd see when the time comes. It just so happened that I was free in the evening, and since there was nothing important to do for the time being, I came to see her. It was just a little hasty, so I didn't have time to carefully choose a gift."
Milo explained.
"It's okay, it's good that you can come."
Britney spoke first, but she still happily took her gift from Milo, and then looked at her mother and her very happy father.
"Please come in! Mr. Blackburn, we're so glad you can come to Bubu's birthday party!" Jamie Spears couldn't wait to make a gesture of invitation.
While her parents weren't paying attention, Britney gave Milo an ambiguous and seductive look.
It's really a little goblin, Milo said with a smile in his heart.
If Ariana is still a little shy, she is precocious yet has the innocence of a girl.
Then Britney is a combination of angel and devil.
More bold, more explicit, and more ruthless.
All the qualities that only adults have are expressed without reservation in their small bodies.
So the sinful pleasure of holding her in my arms was even greater.
The title of little goblin is absolutely correct, at least for now.
There were a lot of people at the party, but most of them were Britney's peers.
There are friends she has at school in New York, and also friends she met at work.
It can be seen that she is still very popular, and several young boys are circling around her.
However, although Britney seemed to be chatting and laughing with them, she actually kept her distance and there was a flash of sarcasm in her eyes from time to time.
It’s a pity that these guys didn’t notice it at all.
Although Milo got along well with some adults, including Spears' friends and neighbors, he also got along well with the young boys.
This is not just because of his titles such as Miracle Blackburn, the world's richest man, and super media tycoon.
Among Britney's friends, there are also some second- and third-tier singers and people who want to enter the entertainment industry.
Young people of this age, if not as precocious as Britney.
They have basically entered a rebellious period, and they usually express it by doing things that were not allowed before.
This is how Milo got through both his past life and this life.
Although as the pace of society becomes increasingly faster, the topic of generation gap arises every few years.
But for him who knows the future, these are not problems at all.
So it is very easy to gain recognition from these young boys and girls.
The party reached a climax as Britney blew out her birthday candles.
Everyone seemed to be a little too Higg, including Britney's parents.
Then, the girl went back to the bedroom, saying that her head was covered with crumbs and she wanted to clean them up, and then she secretly gave Milo a signal.
Milo smiled slightly and was not in a hurry.
After more than ten minutes, he slowly walked to the kitchen, and then slowly walked from the back of the kitchen to the back garden.
He saw David was already guarding here.
After the two nodded, Milo took two or three steps to the wall behind.
He quickly climbed up using the convenient ladder arranged for him by the bodyguards.
He came to the designated window, pushed up the half-raised window, and then turned over and crawled in.
Although this plan has been discussed on the phone for a long time, it is still being carried out for the first time.
But the whole process only took three minutes.
After all, Britney's new home, which she has lived in for almost a year, was bought through Milo's introduction.
"I thought you weren't coming." As soon as he came in, a lazy and sticky voice sounded.
"How could that be." Milo clapped his hands with a smile, looking at the girl lying on the bed with admiration.
There was no light in the room, but candles were lit in several places, making it quite romantic.
Coupled with the faint scent of incense flowing in the room, it gives people a relaxed and happy feeling.
Britney had already taken off her princess dress.
She changed into a small-sized silk pajamas with spaghetti straps that just reached her thighs.
In addition, her legs were wearing a pair of translucent black lace stockings.
They were half curled up, tightly together, and their resentful expressions added a hazy feeling to the dim light.
But her childish appearance is enough to make any man impulsive.
"I promised you," Milo came over with a smile, sat down and raised her chin unceremoniously, "It doesn't matter if I become a thief."
"Then what are you waiting for? My master..." Britney opened her mouth slightly and let him play with her, with an undisguised look of desire in her eyes.
Then, the next second her mouth was blocked.
"Come on, Master..." Britney, lying on her back with her hands on her head, looked like a pure white lamb with blurry eyes, "This is my best birthday present..."
These words worked better than anything else. Milo kissed her, pressing down on her like a mountain.
Then, the girl's crying and groaning sounds were heard.
Downstairs, her mother Lynn was still praising her well-behaved daughter in front of the guests and proudly touting her achievements.
The boys were still discussing who might win the girl's favor.
The girls speculated on who might be spotted by Miracle Blackburn.
Jamie Spears glanced around the hall inconspicuously, then continued chatting and laughing with the other adults.
Whenever someone mentioned how Blackburn and his daughter were missing.
Jamie always manages to turn the situation around cleverly.
In the corner, Christina Aguilera was surprised, happy and angry because of Milo's arrival.
At this moment, the young girl's beautiful eyes were fixed on the stairs going upstairs.
She really wanted to go over and see Britney.
Although Milo seemed to have gone out just now and did not go upstairs.
But she guessed that her big boss must be upstairs at this moment! Otherwise, why would his iron tower-like bodyguard just happen to be sitting not far from the stairs?
That’s too much!
Christina thought to herself.
Looking at everyone at the party, they were still immersed in joy.
Gritting her teeth, Christina walked towards the stairs.
Sure enough, the big man like an iron tower came over.
Christina was not intimidated at all, she whispered, "I, I'm Christina Aguilera. Bub asked me to go up there. She, she said, said there could be two of us to accompany Mr. Blackburn."
Britney certainly wouldn't say that to her.
These were simply words Christina mustered up and said based on her own imagination of what was happening.
But her words also stunned Kenny who was guarding here.
"Wait a moment." The bodyguard's voice became gentle.
In fact, Aguilera, who is one year older than Britney, may not be as good-looking as Britney.
But her figure and that youthful femininity undoubtedly made Kenny feel that the boss might also be interested in her.
Thinking of this, Kenny simply used the walkie-talkie.
Contact the female bodyguard who was just arranged to guard the boss's door at this time.
A few minutes later.
Kenny nodded to Christina: "Miss, you can go up."
Christina was a little overjoyed.
She had given up hope.
Her heartbeat accelerated wildly and she turned to look at the people partying in the hall.
Then, without any hesitation, he walked quickly upstairs.
(End of this chapter)