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Old Rockefeller sighed and said, "The cooperation between Rockefeller and the Warburg Family does exist, but none of them are as frightening as your collaboration this time, Block!"

Donnie laughed and said, "Mr. Rockefeller, if you were in my position, would you reject this cooperation?"

"No!" Old Rockefeller shook his head again and said, "So for Rockefeller now, we either choose to negotiate peacefully with the Warburg Family and divide the lands under the name of Venus Bank in Florida, or compete maliciously to raise the value of these lands, allowing you, Block, to reap the benefits!"

Donnie's laughter was brilliant, "That seems to be the case!"

Old Rockefeller, burdened with thoughts, hung up the phone.

"Dad, should we cooperate with the Warburg Family?" Junior Rockefeller, sitting beside Old Rockefeller, had heard the entire conversation between Old Rockefeller and Donnie!

Old Rockefeller sighed and said, "There's no way to cooperate!"

Junior Rockefeller was taken aback and asked, "Cooperation is the most beneficial thing for both of us, so why would the other party disagree? I think as long as you communicate thoroughly with Paul Warburg, they would be willing!"

Old Rockefeller shook his head again and said, "If the prior annexation of the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium hadn't happened, Paul Warburg would have certainly been willing to cooperate on such a large project with us, but now... They can cooperate with us on smaller projects, but as for this type of project, forget about it, and even if they wanted to cooperate, we couldn't cooperate!"

Junior Rockefeller was very intelligent and quickly grasped Old Rockefeller's meaning.

"You mean the location of the land?"

In Old Rockefeller's plan, he did not desire all the lands in Florida under Venus Bank's name. Regarding Florida land investment, Old Rockefeller had his own philosophy.

That is, one can invest, but not go all in. What he wanted was to link parcels near the land worth 100 million US dollars he had previously obtained from Warburg Company.

Because only that way, whether in terms of land value or development, can the greatest benefit be displayed.

But most of these plots are in prime locations, desired by both Rockefeller and Paul Warburg!

With conflict in core interests, how can they cooperate!

"Exactly!" Old Rockefeller agreed with Junior Rockefeller's point.

"Then what should we do? If we really compete, I think the price might exceed our expectations!"

Junior Rockefeller sought Old Rockefeller's opinion.

"Negotiate first, if it exceeds our expected price, then give up; if it doesn't, then take it!"

Old Rockefeller said after pondering for a while.

For Old Rockefeller's think tank, when analyzing this matter, they would certainly have a high-end forecast of Florida's land prices, if it exceeds this high-end forecast, it means they might not gain corresponding benefits in this investment, or even possibly incur losses; in such a situation, Old Rockefeller naturally would give up.

"I understand!" Junior Rockefeller answered earnestly, though it was Old Rockefeller who called Donnie, the real execution was by Junior Rockefeller.

Then Junior Rockefeller asked Old Rockefeller, "Dad, what do you think of Donnie's health? I can't accept his previous excuse, even if he really wants a quiet vacation, this shouldn't be the state, right?"

Although they also believed Donnie's health should be fine, they were still unable to decipher the current situation!

"I don't know either!" Old Rockefeller shook his head and said somewhat helplessly, "Donnie's ideas are always wild, making it difficult to guess his true thoughts, but I think, Donnie must be brewing some grand plan now; otherwise, the sale of the Florida land and Block Manor cannot be clearly explained!"

Junior Rockefeller was also very curious and said, "Before, if Donnie had a big plan, he always wanted to find partners within the Tarot Society, why hasn't he this time?"

Saying this, Junior Rockefeller suddenly excitedly asked Old Rockefeller, "Dad, do you think we can apply pressure on Donnie through other members of the Tarot Society?"

Old Rockefeller immediately looked at his son and said, "What if in the future we have our plan, and Donnie also joins forces with other members to pressure us?"

Junior Rockefeller showed an apologetic expression, "Dad, I was wrong!"

Old Rockefeller said in a deep voice, "You must remember, the Tarot Society is no longer a small organization now; although the number of people is small, the power it contains cannot be underestimated by even the Skull and Bones or Freemasons. This is an organization that can bring us more help and more opportunities, do not attempt to disrupt its rules, because we exist under these rules; when you try to break them, it means others can use the same method against you!"

"I understand!"

"Find someone to go to Atlantic City, keep a watch there. As Atlantic City is Donnie's base camp, I believe whatever plan Donnie has, it will definitely be executed through Atlantic City; as long as we find out Donnie's plan before others, we might be able to join in, do you understand?"

Old Rockefeller educated Junior Rockefeller.

"Yes!"

As Old Rockefeller was educating Junior Rockefeller, Donnie proactively dialed Paul Warburg's number and naturally told him that Old Rockefeller also wanted the land in Florida!

Competition can make Florida's land prices rise again!