America 1919

The Rockefeller family held a large number of shares in Gulf Oil, and the oil transportation used by Gulf Oil also relied on the Rockefeller family's pipeline network, which was an important reason why William Mellon agreed to the Rockefeller family's proposal!

Andrew Mellon comforted, "Don't blame yourself, in reality, even if Gulf Oil weren't involved, perhaps when old Rockefeller found me, I would still have agreed to his proposal!"

William Mellon: "...."

"The allure of ABC was just too great!" Andrew Mellon uttered helplessly in the end!

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"There's no need to look for others anymore, even if we found them it would be useless, and it might actually make the other party start to be on guard against us!"

Donnie sat on the sofa, eyes slightly closed, while Helen stood behind him, gently massaging his shoulders.

"I was thinking the same thing, now we've confirmed that their three core demands are, first, to make us bow to them, second, to gain more control over ABC, and third, to isolate us within ABC.

If we go looking for others, it will only make their plan succeed!"

Helen analyzed for Donnie.

Donnie: "Although I know that it's impossible for many things to proceed smoothly, the constant setbacks are truly annoying!"

Helen hugged Donnie's neck from behind and said, "Don't be annoyed, I will always be behind you!"

Donnie, seizing the moment, pulled Helen into his embrace and asked, "You're very gentle today!"

Huddled in Donnie's arms, Helen replied, "Because you said something that touched my heart deeply."

"What was it?"

"Half a measure better than heaven!"

"Haha, if I chose to bow to heaven, maybe I'd never have been able to return to Atlantic City from the battlefield."

"Yes, so don't worry, those people, no matter how powerful they are, couldn't possibly be more formidable than GOD!"

"I have never worried, the worst-case scenario would merely be losing ABC, and we could just establish another broadcasting company!"

"Yes!"

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As for the matter of ABC going public, there had been a tumultuous undercurrent colliding in secret on Donnie's end, but the outside world knew nothing about it.

With only a few days left before ABC's listing, everyone was preparing, preparing to purchase ABC's stocks, aiming to make a fortune from this event!

"I am really impressed by Donnie Block, just look at these past two months, the whole Wall Street has been discussing him."

During these two months, it seemed as if there was nothing else on Wall Street, with everyone discussing Donnie Block, Surf Hotel, and ABC.

Especially last month, the opening of the Surf Hotel, to a certain extent, stimulated the expectations for ABC's listing.

The "Wall Street Journal," a newspaper focused on Wall Street and finance, also unusually reported on the opening of the Surf Hotel. Experience new tales on My Virtual Library Empire

This was a very rare occurrence in the history of the "Wall Street Journal."

"I heard that when Surf Hotel opened, a lot of people from the business community went there, big financial groups all sent representatives. Can you imagine how much money they must be throwing there every year?"

"Definitely a lot, let me tell you!"

"What?"

"Actually, when Surf Hotel opened, I went too. I just had to see for myself what kind of magic Surf Hotel really had!"

"And how did that turn out?"

"Compared to Surf Hotel, the Ritz Hotel and the Vanderbilt Hotel were like a shabby boarding house. Even now, I occasionally miss the feeling of staying at Surf Hotel. If time permits, I'll be heading to Atlantic City again soon!"

"Is it really that good?"

"Absolutely worth every penny. The shame is, we're just ordinary stockbrokers. If I had the money, I'd really love to buy a seat in the Diamond Hall. I heard that once you become a member of the Diamond Hall, no matter what request you have, Surf Hotel will fulfill it, even if you want a Hollywood actress to spend the night with you!"

"The price for Diamond Hall membership must be sky-high then!"

"100,000 US Dollars for a seat, and I heard that on just the first day Surf Hotel opened, they sold 35 seats!"

"My God, that's 3.5 million US Dollars right there!"

"But if that's the case, it would be impossible to win money at Surf Hotel, right?"

"Ha, that's underestimating Donnie Block's grandeur. I heard about a steelworker from Philadelphia who, on the first day of Surf Hotel's opening, won 30,000 US Dollars in one go. Not only did Surf Hotel exchange his chips in full, but they also named him an honorary citizen of Atlantic City. From now on, any accommodation costs in any hotel there, including Surf Hotel, are all covered by Surf Hotel."

"Such news getting out would attract countless people, right?"

"I heard that on the second day after Surf Hotel opened, many steel factories in Philadelphia couldn't find their workers!"

"Sigh, it really makes one envious. With Surf Hotel, and now with ABC's upcoming listing, Donnie might be able to become one of the richest people in the United States in one fell swoop!"

"The richest in the United States, I dare not say, but it's certain that Donnie must be the richest among his peers!"

"No, we must follow such people. This time, no matter what, I'm going to snap up some shares of ABC. I can't even begin to imagine the wealth of Donnie Block, but making some money by following him? That I can do!"

"That's exactly what I'm thinking!"

Conversations like this took place in every corner of Wall Street in New York, and with ABC's listing poised to be a smash hit, it seemed to have become a foregone conclusion.

Donnie also received such feedback at Starry Entertainment. Honestly, he was really curious at this point; under such a foregone conclusion, what exactly could the person who wanted to target ABC do to create a reversal during ABC's listing?

"Boss, maybe all our speculations are off. Perhaps the other party just wants to scare us a bit with this, but seeing the current situation, I think they must be planning to back off," said Mashang Evans to Donnie.

Donnie waved his hand and said, "Impossible, if that were the case, the situation wouldn't be this tense!"

Just as Mashang Evans wanted to say something else, Walker rushed into Donnie's office: "There's been a problem!"