America 1919-Chapter 950 - 324, The New York Times Changes Hands_2

However, as long as Adolf Ochs lets go of "The New York Times," he would still remain a multimillionaire, with certain social standing intact.

Felix Warburg said indifferently, "I actually think you don’t have to worry about these matters. Everyone knows that if we hadn’t intervened, ’The New York Times’ would’ve fallen into Donnie’s hands. So, I believe what we’re doing now is actually helping Adolf Ochs!"

"If only everyone could be so reasonable, things would be much easier!" Paul Warburg replied helplessly.

However, shortly after, Paul Warburg shook his head and cast the matter aside. What’s done is done, and harping on about it now serves no purpose.

"I’ve already discussed it with the board of directors of ’The New York Times.’ Everyone agrees that there are no objections to investing the previous funds into the Florida real estate market."

Previously, Adolf Ochs had mortgaged ’The New York Times’ to secure a bank loan in order to cope with Donnie’s lawsuits. With the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium taking over ’The New York Times,’ Donnie, as per their original agreement, withdrew his legal dispute against the newspaper.

This left part of Adolf Ochs’s earlier loan unused. Paul Warburg, being completely captivated by the opportunities in Florida’s real estate market, immediately decided to inject this sum into Florida’s booming property sector!

"This time, Donnie essentially paved a wide, spacious road for us with his own money!"

Felix Warburg said smugly, "Spending several million dollars battling over ’The New York Times,’ all the while secretly planning to acquire the paper himself—he probably never expected us to catch on to his plan!"

Hearing Felix Warburg’s words, Paul Warburg also smiled, "Actually, Donnie’s plan was quite brilliant. If he had succeeded in acquiring ’The New York Times,’ he would’ve owned the largest press conglomerate in the nation. At that time, his influence would’ve been difficult for anyone to underestimate.

But precisely because of this, he grew too greedy.

’The New York Times’ is one of the best-selling newspapers within the Democratic Party’s ranks. There’s no way the Democratic Party would allow him to complete his acquisition of ’The New York Times.’

Still, he hasn’t suffered a total loss. The plot of land we sold him has future appreciation potential sufficient to offset his losses from this venture!"

Felix Warburg said with some disappointment, "If there’s one thing in all of this that leaves a bad taste in my mouth, it’s that Donnie ended up getting such a prime parcel of land for practically nothing!"

Paul Warburg smiled and said, "No need to feel regret. One should always look at the bigger picture. That piece of land Donnie acquired is meant to be a gift for Zhan Ning’s husband, and naturally, that land will effectively belong to us—the Warburg family!"

Felix Warburg first nodded, then expressed some concern. "Paul, do you think Donnie’s refusal to let Zhan Ning return to Germany for childbirth means he’s already figured something out?"

Paul Warburg responded, "Donnie must have picked up on something, but he can’t possibly grasp our true intentions. He likely just assumes we’re trying to ensure Zhan Ning’s child stays closer to the Warburg family rather than anything else."

Felix Warburg said with some frustration, "The only thing that bothers me about all this is Zhan Ning refusing to comply with your plan. Could it be that this child has already…"

At this, Felix Warburg looked at Paul Warburg with obvious worry.

Paul Warburg waved his hand dismissively and said, "You should trust the way our family educates its children. Zhan Ning’s refusal is largely driven by her maternal instincts. There’s nothing to worry about.

Once the child reaches school age, he’ll surely return to Germany. With Marx involved by then, I trust Zhan Ning’s little schemes will be completely nullified!"

Only then did Felix Warburg nod in agreement and say, "Let’s hope everything goes smoothly!"

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When Felix Warburg traveled to New York, a significant figure arrived in Atlantic City.

This important individual was the president of Morgan, Jack Morgan!

"The Rothschild family has already sent word; they’re prepared to take action against Casting Grion and his associates!"

Jack Morgan brought Donnie a significant piece of news.

Upon hearing this, Donnie’s face also lit up with delight. Matters in Europe were absolutely one of the most critical plans for Donnie this year.

To support the European agenda, Donnie even halted the Venus Consortium’s cash flow recently. Yet Donnie also understood that this sum was insufficient to execute the broader European plan!

As per Donnie’s agenda, the capital required for this initiative amounted to no less than $200 million USD!

So far, Donnie had managed to raise $100 million USD, leaving a billion-dollar goal with a significant $100 million gap remaining!

Jack Morgan’s visit to Donnie this time was, in truth, an attempt to determine precisely how much cash Donnie was planning to mobilize for this operation!

Donnie stated, "250 million USD!"

The additional $50 million was not Donnie’s own but belonged to the Walker couple.

Jack Morgan wasn’t particularly impressed by the $250 million figure. Let’s put it this way: Donnie, Morgan, and the Rothschild family in Europe had collectively prepared at least $1 billion USD!