America 1919

Chapter 515

?Chapter 515: 191, Accidental Leak_4 Chapter 515: 191, Accidental Leak_4 Given the current situation, everyone has realized that before the short-selling of ABC took place, the prospects for ABC’s listing were excellent.

Bringing a company’s listing plans to this state is something that couldn’t be done without the involvement of Wall Street and top figures in the United States.

And indeed, Rockefeller and Morgan perfectly fit this criterion.

“I’ve already asked William Mellon to find Donnie, and the only way to resolve this is to have Donnie come forward to explain!”

Young Rockefeller stated matter-of-factly.

I hit you, but you still have to testify for me at the police station, telling them it wasn’t me who hit you!

This was Young Rockefeller’s thought, and he did not think there was anything wrong with it.

To him, doing this was as natural as eating or breathing.

What’s key is that George Whitney, upon hearing this plan, also didn’t see any problem with it.

“That would be best.

If Donnie were to come forward and deny this, I believe it would quell some of the public opinion!”

Young Rockefeller said, “We can’t just let Donnie do it alone, we also need to approach media we’re familiar with, telling them to stop reporting on this.

Is this a good thing at all?”

George Whitney said, “Before coming here, I had already instructed the PR department of our company to address this matter!”

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“You really didn’t leak it?”

When William Mellon met Donnie, he asked with some doubt.

Donnie denied, “Of course it wasn’t me.

I’m not foolish.

I know that such news, once leaked, would inevitably affect our future cooperation.

In my view, the competition between us this time is only within our struggle.

Spreading it out to affect your reputation, our future cooperation, and possibly even myself, how could I possibly do such a thing?”

Having been around for so long, Donnie had come to understand the American psyche.

In this matter, even though he was the victim, he was not necessarily guaranteed public approval.

They may even think, why would these companies stab other partners in the back but come after you?

There must also be something wrong with you!

William Mellon shook his head, “That’s strange.

Who could have leaked this then?”

Donnie laughed, “Maybe you should investigate your own people.

Not many know about this, and I believe if you’re willing to investigate, you’ll be able to find some clues!”

William Mellon said, “Hmm, I will conduct an investigation when I get back!”

Having confirmed that the leak did not come from Donnie, William Mellon then said to him, “Since this wasn’t leaked by you, I think you should make a statement with ABC, denying that we’re targeting you.

After all, keeping this matter between us is in the best interest of all!”

Donnie looked at William Mellon and then shook his head, “That’s impossible!”

If he really did that, wouldn’t he become exactly the person they could manipulate as they pleased?

Donnie’s bottom line might not be high, but he still had one.

Faced with Donnie’s response, William Mellon hesitated for a moment, then tried to persuade, “Donnie, I know you must be uncomfortable, but this is a matter concerning our collective reputation.

Making a statement, in fact, won’t draw any criticism!”

Donnie said gravely, “William, if you really consider me your friend, then let’s not talk about this matter.

I am definitely not going to come forward and discuss it!”

William Mellon hadn’t expected Donnie to be so resolute and said, “Donnie, don’t you understand?

If this situation is allowed to ferment, it won’t bring you any benefit either.

Even if it’s for the sake of our reputations, we must go through with this battle!”

If the consortiums of Morgan, Rockefeller, and Mellon, along with General Electric and Merrill, these five companies, cannot defeat Donnie Block together, it would be a greater blow to the reputations of Morgan, Rockefeller, and Mellon than even the current news itself.

Therefore, for the sake of their own reputations, they would definitely not allow Donnie to win!

“Haha, even if I back down, do you think you all would give up this attack?”

Donnie spoke indifferently.

For Donnie, the battle was already inevitable.

Since that was the case, why should he defend his opponents?

Donnie could only respond with a laugh.

William Mellon was speechless, but in the end, he couldn’t stop himself from trying to persuade Donnie not to lose more for the sake of silly pride.

To such persuasion, Donnie responded calmly and firmly that it was impossible!

In the end, William Mellon could only leave the place with disappointment.

After William Mellon had left, Helen came to Donnie’s side and asked, “Who on earth spread this news?”

This was Helen, who knew this situation was now irreversible.

Since it was irreversible, let it go, but she still wanted to know who was behind this move.

After all, being outmaneuvered like this wasn’t a pleasant experience.

Donnie pondered momentarily and was just as clueless, saying, “As for who released this news, let’s talk about that after this matter is over.

Right now, the most important thing is the stock listing of ABC.”

Helen nodded and said, “But now that this matter has been exposed, it is certain that those companies will commit more financial resources.

Are we prepared enough?”

Donnie assured confidently, “Don’t worry!”

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If anyone was happiest following the news outbreak, aside from Harry Sinclair, it would be Seymour Sacks from Goldman Sachs.

Prior to this, Goldman Sachs, as the first one to backstab Donnie in the matter of ABC’s listing, indeed faced a significant impact.

But with the news now reported, everyone knew that it wasn’t just Goldman Sachs that had backstabbed Donnie but all the shareholders of ABC, except for Donnie.

Sharing the fire together is always better than one bearing it alone.

“Dad, would those people suspect that we leaked this news?”

Walter Sachs asked somewhat worriedly.

Seymour Sacks laughed and said, “No, they won’t.

Not only because we didn’t do this, but more importantly, we have no reason to do so.

Although Goldman Sachs has received some criticism, it is still within a controllable range.

We have already taken the responsibility we should take.

There is no need to go beyond that!

I’m sure they’ll understand that too!”

Walter Sachs finally breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “Now I’m even more looking forward to the listing of ABC.

I really want to see who will come out on top in this matter!”

Seymour Sacks smiled lightly and said, “Isn’t that starting tomorrow?

By then, we’ll naturally know the specifics!”