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Even now, the three of them were still unwilling to bow their heads to Donnie. Having been in high positions for such a long time had long made them forget how to bow to others.

"That's right, Donnie really took a bad step this time, but with the current rise in the company's stock price, it can at least shut those directors up for a while!"

James O'Neal added fiercely.

Harry Sinclair and Robert Stewart nodded in agreement.

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Helen was, as always, sitting on the sofa reading a book, and Alice was, as always, telling Donnie about the recent Miss America preliminaries.

Donnie, as always, sat there, drinking.

This had become their tacit way of being together. At this time, Helen and Alice no longer returned to their own apartments, but they had not reached the point of sharing a room with Donnie.

At night, the three of them would return to their rooms.

"Let me tell you, the formal preliminaries haven't even started yet, but those Hollywood movie studios have already sent Guli Beckman audition invitations. If it weren't for my persuasion, I'm sure Guli Beckman wouldn't resist Hollywood's temptation!"

Alice sat cross-legged, proudly looking at Donnie.

With Jessica Dole and others becoming popular in Hollywood, these women had become living billboards for Miss America, and many Hollywood movie producers had actually started to notice Miss America.

These girls coming out of the Miss America competition had significant recognition among the citizens. There were statistics from some Los Angeles agencies that showed movies featuring a Miss America would have box-office revenues at least five percentage points higher than estimated!

This made many Hollywood movie producers willing to invite these Miss Americas to star in their movies.

With the new year's Miss America preliminaries starting, these American girls naturally caught the attention of some film producers.

However, at this time, only some smaller studios were paying attention to them. After all, the real publicity had not yet begun, and the popularity of these American girls was limited.

"That's because Guli Beckman is smart enough to understand that joining Hollywood right now would only get her minor roles. To become famous, it's better to stay here and continue competing for Miss America.

After all, given her current popularity, entering the finals is very likely!"

Helen didn't look up and said placidly.

Alice glared at Helen, discontented, and said, "You just won't admit that I'm better than you. Look at yourself, apart from a few speeches at the WRPA recently, what else have you done?"

Helen didn't answer Alice's question but said to Donnie, "I have bought a train ticket to New York for tomorrow. Are you sure you want to go through with this? You know, once we make the first move, there's no turning back!"

Donnie leaned back on the sofa and laughed, "There's nothing to consider anymore. Now is the best opportunity for us; if we give up this chance, I don't know when we'll get another like it!"

Helen thought for a moment and said, "Maybe you could wait a bit longer. Harding is still in office, and Albert Furr relies on the President's prestige to suppress the impact of the matter. But you also should know, those media hounds are salivating wolves just waiting for their chance. As soon as Harding steps down, the matter of the three major oil fields will definitely come to light, and then the four major oil companies will undoubtedly become the target of public indignation!"

Helen did not know that Harding would suddenly die in office, but she had her analysis.

Donnie shook his head, "It'll be too late if we act then. I believe that at that point, the government, in an attempt to calm public outrage, would definitely claim regulatory violations as a reason to take back those three major oil fields. By then, even if we acted, we would suffer great losses.

It's better to act now.

Pandora Oil Company isn't without its vulnerabilities; in fact, the company's weaknesses are very apparent, namely the lack of its oil fields. It might not seem like much now, but once the three major oil fields are taken back, whether we can maintain the drilling rights to the surrounding wells is only a slightly favorable possibility. Therefore, Pandora Oil must secure its oil fields."

Helen thought for a moment and said, "Alright then!"

Donnie continued, "I've already called Walker; he will provide you with all the help you need in New York. Additionally, the 8 million US Dollars we borrowed from Mellon Bank has already been deposited into the account."

Helen nodded, "I shouldn't have any problems on my end, but next you'll need to tell me the exact timing of when Atlantic City Broadcast and the 'Atlantic City Post' are going to act so I can coordinate my moves accordingly!"

Just as Donnie was about to answer Helen's question, Alice, who had been watching Donnie and Helen discussing matters she didn't understand, couldn't hold back anymore.

She grabbed the pillow in her hand and threw it at Donnie, shouting, "What are you and Helen hiding from me?"

Helen got up from the sofa without looking at Alice, laughing lightly, "I'll go to sleep first, just tell me before I leave tomorrow!"
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Donnie nodded, "Sure!"

After Helen left, Alice, in a fit of anger, jumped onto Donnie, cupping his cheeks with both hands, not realizing just how risky her movements were at the moment.