America 1919-Chapter 463 - 178. Oil Transportation Pipeline (A ten-thousand-word chapter, repaying the debt~~)_6
There was something Alice and Helen both were unaware of, and that was the Teapot Dome scandal that erupted in ’23. Once this scandal broke out, the stock prices of the major oil companies were bound to be severely impacted. Moreover, at that time, their three companies would have to cede control over three major oil fields. Then, Donnie could follow his original plan and purchase shares in the four major oil companies while using Sinclair Oil Corporation as a foundation to take control of one oil company.
By then, although Donnie’s status in the oil sector wouldn’t match Rockefeller’s, he would at least possess the right to speak on equal terms.
Furthermore, by that time, the oil pipeline transportation system would have been completed, and even Rockefeller would not necessarily have an advantage in competing over this matter with Donnie!
Of course, it was a massive gamble.
If successful, Donnie would firmly establish his footing in the oil industry.
If he failed, Donnie would lose everything he had in the oil sector.
Now, it all depended on whether Donnie dared to place this bet!
"Do it, I support you in this matter!"
Helen suddenly spoke up.
Alice looked at Helen in surprise, asking, "Have you lost your mind? No matter how you look at it, Donnie doesn’t have the upper hand in this, and he is getting anxious. Why are you getting anxious too?"
Giving Alice a glance, Helen said, "If this succeeds, Donnie will become the new generation oil magnate of the United States. Then, whether it’s your family or mine, they will back down from meddling with our affairs. At that point, do you still think about leaving him?"
"I!"
Alice found herself at a loss for words, unable to counter what Helen had said. Experience new tales on novelbuddy
Donnie, however, was interested and asked, "So, both of you are not planning to leave me?"
With a cold snort, Helen replied, "Eventually, you can only marry one of us!"
Donnie laughed heartily, "It doesn’t matter. If it comes to that, I’ll just go buy a small island and establish my own nation. As king, couldn’t I marry as many as I like?"
To both Helen and Alice, the idea of buying a small island didn’t sound serious, but they focused on another matter: "Besides us, who else do you want to marry?"
Looking at the displeasure on their faces, Donnie immediately said earnestly, "In this life, I only love you two!"
"What about Margaret?" Helen let out a cold chuckle.
Donnie said, "In this life, I only love you three!"
"Why doesn’t a meteor strike you dead!" Alice exclaimed angrily.
"Alright, no more jokes!" said Helen. "This matter is still far off. Being an oil tycoon means that our two families won’t make moves that are too damaging against you. Do you really think they will agree to us both being with you? To achieve this goal, you’ve got a lot of hard work ahead!"
"Yes, a lot of hard work ahead!" Alice nodded in agreement.
Donnie smiled, "Don’t worry, they will agree to it sooner or later!"
Helen chuckled dryly twice, then continued, "Well, let’s get back to the matter at hand. I believe the second exchange of interests can be considered a backup condition, rather than revealing both to Rockefeller right from the start. There’s also another thing – to negotiate this with Rockefeller, we definitely need someone influential to act as an intermediary to increase the chances of success!"
After thinking for a moment, Donnie said, "I do have a candidate in mind!"
"Who?"
"Morgan!" Donnie said calmly, "Morgan has already contacted me many times, hoping to serve the ABC company IPO. I had actually planned to involve Morgan from the start, and now is an appropriate time."
Alice asked, "Are you planning to take ABC public?"
Donnie nodded, "It’s about time. I have another plan next year that requires a large sum of cash. Going public with ABC can solve this problem for me!"
Helen looked surprised. The profit from the private liquor business was due soon, with millions of US dollars in revenue every month, yet Donnie still needed a large amount of cash.
What kind of plan was it?
Seeing the surprise in their eyes, Donnie smiled, "Don’t speculate too much. It’s a preliminary plan, but in terms of finances, at least 50 million US dollars will be needed to make the acquisition possible. There are still many arrangements to be planned!"
50 million US dollars?
Only then did both women realize why Donnie spoke of raising funds; indeed, it was no small acquisition.
"Could it cause any problems?"
Helen did not inquire about the details of Donnie’s acquisition plan, but instead directly asked whether there would be any problems involved with it, such as the current issue with Rockefeller.
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Donnie waved his hand with a laugh, "That won’t happen. This acquisition is just a pure business transaction, involving only commercial rules!"
Helen breathed a sigh of relief, as she really didn’t want Donnie to provoke those behemoths too much. After all, even if Donnie had many contingency plans, if it happened too often, the other party might no longer pay attention to his plans.
"Alright, that’s a plan for the future. Let’s focus on the present!"
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The next day, Donnie got up unusually early. When he arrived at Block Tavern, he immediately made a phone call to Morgan.
Upon hearing from Morgan that Donnie had finally decided to take ABC public, he immediately said that he would send someone to discuss the specifics with Donnie.
After hanging up, Donnie notified Andrew Mellon of his plans to take ABC public. Just like Morgan, Andrew Mellon immediately stated that he would send William Mellon by the fastest train to Atlantic City to discuss with Donnie.
Having made these two calls, Donnie had nothing else to attend to and could only wait for Morgan’s people to arrive and discuss further.
