This meeting was just out of goodwill and to inform the other party of the next actions. If these publishing giants can agree to take shares, that would be great. If not, there will inevitably be a price war. In the cultural industry, currently only

He didn't talk about the remaining area of ​​publishers.

If Sheffield can achieve its goal in the cultural industry, it will be similar to the combination of Alibaba and Tencent. A hundred years later, in the Internet cultural industry of the Republic, Tencent will have two-thirds and Alibaba will have one-third. Tencent will have two-thirds in video and film and television.

Alibaba has an advantage in the most important media.

So everyone can hear Jack Ma’s Chicken Soup for the Soul, and he can’t shut his mouth even after he retires, as if there is a special person around him who records what he says and then tells the public.

This is already the madness before the end. Sheffield knows that the antitrust storm will become more and more intense. Even if the United Company is a Concern-type company, it may eventually cause legislation to dismantle it. Even in his heart, he has already made a decision.

In preparation for being split up, the joint company was divided into two parts. One part includes Hollywood, media groups and publishing industries. The other part includes traditional industries.

Although the comparison is not reasonable, it is almost the model of Big and Small Morgan. A hundred years later, there were two famous Morgan institutions, one was the Morgan Bank established by Morgan, and the other was Morgan Stanley founded by Morgan Jr.

During the Great Depression, the stock and bond markets were severely depressed, the national economy was also in a bleak state, the unemployment rate exceeded one tenth, and a banking crisis broke out across the country. At that time, a wave of "anti-Wall Street" also broke out. The theoretical basis behind it was that business at that time

There are drawbacks to the mixed business model of banks and investment banks. For example, banks can lend themselves loans to short stocks, and they can securitize bad loans and sell them to investors again, thus amplifying financial risks.

Morgan Bank decided to continue to engage in commercial banking business, and separated Morgan Stanley to engage in investment banking business. Morgan Stanley, from capital to personnel, came from Morgan Bank. In the following decades, the big and small Morgan Stanleys, which were separated by one street, remained the same.

Maintain a family-like feeling.

Sheffield always felt that the Concern-style chaebol would become inert in the end. If he, the descendant of a slave owner, had enough, he would split the industry and let different heirs dominate part of it.

Of course, in the eyes of McHale and Gale, Sheffield is still the slave owner who meddles in whatever they see. So far, the only industry that slave owners have voluntarily given up is the Panama Canal project, which is used to cash in on the federal government.

However, even though it is a cash out, because the subsequent payment has not yet arrived, in the next three years, more than 7,000 employees of the American Canal Management Company will still stay in Panama.

Even if three years are up, they will not come back and continue to stay under the American Canal Management Company. If the federal government does not agree, McHale and the others will also be dissatisfied. Because this armed force belongs to the entire South.

The company alliance is not just a joint company, and Sheffield is not the only person who wants to take advantage of the country.

"The Gatun Lake Dam has been blocked, and the bodies of many drowned workers have been found. We have discussed with other companies that there is no need to count the exact number of people. Most of them are black anyway." Mike

Haier came to Oak Manor today to tell Sheffield the latest news from Panama.

"Does the federal government agree?" Sheffield didn't care about the follow-up matters yet, he was so busy.

"I definitely don't agree with that, but I have ordered the canal management company to burn the files of local workers before the government people arrive. Now no one knows how many people have died. Anyone can guess a number, but

There is no evidence." McHale showed a look that everyone understood. "Actually, I feel that the federal government is just making a gesture, and it doesn't care about the dead black people. I have already told the people at the canal management company.

, give these investigators some money, and then take them to Puerto Rico for fun. It happens that some projects on Paradise Island have just been completed, so I want to find a group of people to try them out first."

"Of course it's best if there's no trouble, so why bother!" Sheffield expressed his gratitude to McHale. Looking back now, after cashing out from the federal government, he was a little absent-minded about the Panama Canal. Thanks to McHale's

The busy work brought this matter to a perfect end.

Well! McHale accepted Sheffield's thanks, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face, and finally said, "William, I want to ask you something. If it's inconvenient for you, you don't have to answer."

"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it. You and I are both very knowledgeable people. We all know exactly what we have done that deserves the gallows." Sheffield smiled helplessly and asked McHale to speak directly if he had anything to say.

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"Then I'll ask!" McHale seemed to have the courage to ask, "Where did Jesla go after leaving Panama? Is he...still alive now?"

Haha! Sheffield pointed at McHale and shook his head and said, "What you want to ask is that Jezra is still alive? Then I will tell you directly that he just went to Europe to do some business and has already sent a telegram to come back.

You can see him here in a few days."

"Oh, so that's what happened!" McHale laughed and said that he was just asking casually.

Sheffield didn't pay attention. This was definitely not a casual question. If Jesra never showed up again, it meant that there was a possibility of being killed and silenced. So what would cause someone to be killed and silenced? The last time this bodyguard leader appeared was in Panama.

, and someone saw him there.

McHale must have known about this, so he started asking after not seeing Jesra for a long time. What he asked about was not the life or death of the bodyguard leader, but whether the Panama Canal Dam was an accident or planned.

Sheffield had thought about killing people and silencing them, but just thinking about it, Jesla had served in the Black Gold Company for many years, and things that deserved the gallows had been done more than once or twice.

.Having worked in Black Gold Company for many years, he must have been prepared for this.

Jesra has two children living in Arlington. As long as the employees of his company are not caught by the federal government, there is no need for Sheffield to kill them like strangers. After the accident, according to the judicial procedures of the United States,

, you can also take action at any stage, even if you are already in jail, you still have time to take action.

This bodyguard leader really went to Europe for business, and he really would be back soon, but he couldn't estimate the exact time due to the sea voyage.

Now in Sheffield, life has begun to move closer to the Vanderbilt family. Jessie went to Europe to buy jewelry. A few days later, the ship docked, and the head of the bodyguard who should have been killed in McHale's eyes also set foot again.

On the land of New Orleans.

Jesra's dozens of bodyguards arrived at Oak Manor non-stop as soon as they landed. They placed the harvest of this European trip in front of Sheffield, laid out several boxes, and said, "Boss, do you want to see it with your own eyes?"

.”

When the box was opened, Sheffield could not help but feel dazzled even though he had seen a lot of it. He sighed from the bottom of his heart, "It is so beautiful. No wonder any woman is so fascinated by it."

What appeared in front of Sheffield was a huge diamond, shining with azure light. This diamond can be said to be famous. The heart of the ocean in Titanic was created based on it. The name of this blue diamond

It's called the Star of Hope.

The Star of Hope weighs forty-five carats, is oval-shaped, and has an extremely rare deep blue color. It also vaguely reveals a sinister light. It is this light that is fatal to women. Together with other

The jewelry in several boxes cost the slave owner a total of 1.5 million US dollars, but in his opinion it was very worth it.

Bang! Sheffield closed the box and said to the many bodyguards in front of him, "My most trusted Black Gold employees, thank you for your hard work!" As he said that, he took out two stacks of dollars from the package that was prepared next to him and said, "

This is the reward you deserve."

These bodyguards traveled across the ocean to London, purchased the rumored Diamond of Doom from the Duke of Newcastle of this generation, and then went to Cartier's headquarters to sweep up the goods before returning.

After the others went down, Sheffield left Jesra alone, took out ten thousand dollars in cash, which was regarded as a special reward, and joked, "Some smart people thought you were murdered and silenced."

"Boss, in our industry, we are mentally prepared for this kind of outcome. And the boss is not that kind of person." Jess Lamian expressed his loyalty without changing his expression, "If this kind of ending really happened, I would have died long ago.

"

"The relationship between Black Gold Company and our family cannot be instigated by others." Sheffield nodded and smiled, "Go around quickly, otherwise someone will really think you have disappeared."

After Jesla left, Sheffield opened the box again, looked at the most famous diamond in the world, curled his lips and said, "Feudal superstition kills people, such a beautiful jewelry."

It is not easy to get the Star of Hope. The Duke of Newcastle of this generation has already gone bankrupt and wants to sell his property and live. It was only because the Star of Hope was too famous that it aroused the opposition of the British House of Lords. It was not until the year before last that it agreed to sell the Star of Hope.
Chapter completed!