America 1919-Chapter 468 - 180, Little John Rockefeller (10,000-word chapter~)_3

Donnie nodded and said, "Yes, but the main base still has to be in Atlantic City."

Although New York is the economic center of the United States, Donnie had not forgotten that his roots were in Atlantic City. In fact, many American families do it this way: the Rockefeller Family in Westchester, the DuPont Family in Wilmington, Delaware, the Ford Family in Detroit...

Walker nodded, not surprised by Donnie’s decision.

It was at this time that Donnie brought up another matter with Walker.

"You’ve been saying that you can handle your own affairs here, and now it’s been so long, how’s it going? Do you need any help from me?"

In the matter of claiming the Astor Family’s assets, ever since Donnie pointed Walker in a direction, Walker had been handling the specifics himself, including the final assistance from the last lady, his aunt Helen Roosevelt! Enjoy exclusive chapters from novelbuddy

And Donnie’s interest in this matter was also due to his own plans.

"I’m waiting for you to get back the Astor Family’s assets and then start building your own Block Center!"

Donnie had actually already chosen his main base in New York, which was the future Empire State Building. As previously mentioned, the Empire State Building was jointly constructed by the then-retired Governor of New York State, Al Smith, and the then-president of General Motors, John J. Raskob.

But in reality, the land for the Empire State Building originally belonged to the Astor Family, and it was actually sold by Walker’s half-brother, who did so to fulfill his own entrepreneurial dreams.

However, the land had not yet been sold and was still in the hands of the Astor Family.

Walker first described his own situation: "I’ve already contacted my aunt, and she has accepted me. I plan to confront that brother when I get married. If he’s willing to give up the assets normally, I’ll certainly set aside enough funds for him, but if he doesn’t agree, I’ll have to proceed with a lawsuit!"

Then Walker didn’t hesitate to say to Donnie, "By then, I’ll need your ABC broadcasting to rally for me!"

Donnie nodded, "No problem, I’ll tell Mashang Evans ahead of time. You just direct them on how you need ABC to cooperate with you when the time comes!"

Walker leaned back on the sofa and continued, "In addition, I need to borrow five million US dollars in cash from you. Although Maholi could provide it, you know, when it comes to money, there has to be some distinction between her and me!"

Donnie had no objections, and said, "No problem, the first profits from the bootlegging business, after being laundered through the Surf Hotel, will be transferred to your account."

Even though Walker had not yet taken over the Astor Family’s assets, for Donnie, Walker was already his most closely knit business partner for the future. As long as Walker could smoothly take over the Astor Family’s assets, Donnie’s influence could also take a qualitative leap through this matter.

After his conversation with Walker, Donnie welcomed an important visitor.

The current head of the Rockefeller Family, John Rockefeller Junior!

As the only son of old Rockefeller, Junior had inherited his father’s company.

Junior’s visit itself also signified an elevation in Donnie’s social status in the United States.

Although Junior’s face carried a smile, his relatively more robust body compared to his father’s gave off the impression of... a boxer with a gentleman’s lineage!

"Mr. Block, it’s a pleasure to see you in New York. Your recent strike against Sinclair Oil Corporation in the stock market was impressive!" said Junior humbly greeting Donnie.

"I have seriously studied the development of the Rockefeller Family, which has inspired me a lot, especially the words once said by Mr. Rockefeller Senior: ’As a son of the poor, to achieve success, wealth, and dignity, the only way is through diligence, nothing else’, which has always been my motto!" Donnie maintained his humility.

Junior showed interest and said, "I didn’t expect Mr. Block to know that saying!"

Donnie nodded and replied, "Of course, I know it, and precisely because I do, I admire your presence here and your attitude now, Mr. Rockefeller!"

The Rockefeller Family and Morgan were not intimate partners; in fact, the two great powers were both competitors and collaborators due to many business entanglements.

In earlier years, when Morgan wanted to enter the American steel industry, they faced entanglements with the Rockefeller Family, who controlled the oil sector, also deeply involved in steel.

Morgan had to collaborate with the Rockefeller Family to enter the steel industry.

Therefore, Morgan approached old Rockefeller, but the proud elder did not wish to negotiate personally with Morgan on this matter. Of course, there was the intention to train Junior as well.

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Old Rockefeller informed Morgan in an insolent manner that he had retired; if Morgan wanted to collaborate on this matter, he would have to negotiate with his son, Junior.

Morgan felt insulted by old Rockefeller, and during the negotiations with Junior, he took full advantage of his age and experience to reach a deal that strongly suppressed Junior’s presence and secured his own benefits.