Donnie and the Rockefeller Family are indeed partners, but there are interests involved even between partners.
Charles Mitchell is quite an influential figure.
Although Donnie doesn’t care about him, he doesn’t want to be at odds with Charles Mitchell simply because of the Rockefeller Family.
Seeing Donnie’s deanor, Old Rockefeller sighed helplessly.
"Mr. Block, I am just an old man on the brink of death. Considering the years of friendship between our families, can’t you help just once?"
"Old man, at this ti, you still want to talk about friendship with !" Donnie silently criticized in his heart, then smiled and said.
"Mr. Rockefeller, as a friend, I am naturally willing to help you, but let’s put ourselves in each other’s shoes. If you were in my position, would you agree so easily?"
Old Rockefeller sighed again, knowing that the possibility of getting Donnie to help without compensation was gone.
"I know Breton Bank has always wanted the Eastern market. If you, Mr. Block, can help us this ti, I can make the call and hand over Citibank’s market in the East to you!"
Donnie was overjoyed inside.
Even though Donnie had placed Breton Bank in the East early on, with Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong backing it up,
in reality, Citibank’s business in the East is indeed better than that of Breton Bank.
The warlords in the East prefer to place their assets in Citibank.
This has always left Donnie helpless, but now if he can take over Citibank’s business in the East, it would definitely be a good thing.
Seeing Tang Fei’s interest, Old Rockefeller also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that there was sothing that could entice Donnie.
As for the Eastern business.
Currently, the populace in the East is indeed quite poor, but those in power are extrely wealthy.
Losing the Eastern market does indeed have so impact on Citibank.
But fortunately, it isn’t a significant issue.
Because in Old Rockefeller’s view, the current situation in the East is very unstable, and any disturbances could trigger a national war.
In such circumstances, bank operations over there could not be very smooth.
Giving up a market that could collapse at any mont to gain Donnie’s help and firmly grasp control of Citibank is the most beneficial scenario for Old Rockefeller.
With Old Rockefeller’s terms, Donnie finally agreed to Old Rockefeller’s request to help Old Rockefeller kick Charles Mitchell out of Citibank.
"Boss, I’ve studied the environnt in the Eastern market. The situation over there is extrely unstable, and a major war could break out at any ti. Even if we capture the Eastern market, it’s possible we won’t be able to sustain business for long,"
After leaving Old Rockefeller’s estate, McKenzie Pop sat in the car, expressing so concern to Donnie.
Donnie chuckled, no one understood the Eastern situation better than him.
A war will indeed break out there in the future, and it will certainly affect banking operations in the East.
But there’s one thing no one had thought of.
During the outbreak of the war, the dostic banking system in the East will collapse and essentially beco a tool for a few major families to earn profits.
The truly stable ones will be the foreign banks.
Those large families, high officials, forr warlords, and even mid- to low-level officers would also prefer to place their assets in foreign banks.
That is, in Citibank.
This is an imasurable wealth, and after the war ends, many among them will die or be unable to leave the East.
In such circumstances, these assets will remain in the banks.
In addition, as a bank with its unique status, U.S. banks also served as a financial hub for WD.
Anyway, Donnie still believes that if possible in the future, providing so assistance to WD as appropriate is necessary.
This way, the Block Family can also beco friends with WD, which is good for the Block Family’s business in the East in the future.
Just after Donnie returned to his residence in New York, McKenzie Pop brought him another piece of news.
While Donnie was negotiating with Old Rockefeller about Citibank,
the U.S. Senate voted to support the repeal of Prohibition!
This resolution has already passed in the Senate and will be sent to the House of Representatives for a vote. If the House of Representatives passes it, the issue of repealing Prohibition will be handed over to each state in the United States for action.
Donnie was a bit dazed upon hearing this news.
He initially earned his first pot of gold after crossing over thanks to Prohibition and built his power on it.
Now that Prohibition was about to be repealed, Tang Fei felt a sense of distance, as if it were another lifeti.
"This policy will still take so ti to reach a consensus across the states."
Donnie said to McKenzie Pop, "But don’t forget our previous plans. Start imdiately working on obtaining permits for alcohol production!"
With the repeal of Prohibition, it’s an unstoppable trend.
Henceforth, the U.S. alcohol market will enter a different track.
By then, only alcohol manufacturers that receive a license from the U.S. Governnt will be able to operate.
Moreover, these licenses, just like casino licenses, are limited in number.
What Donnie needs to do now is to start preparing early for these alcohol licenses.
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