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Donnie pondered for a moment and said, "I can't guess either, our demands are not easy conditions for either party to accept, whether they will agree or refuse, I can't guess!"

Café Jackson, however, showed no expression change this time, and said with a smile, "I don't really care, whether they agree or not, we have multiple preparations!"

At this moment, Ozzy Barber brought in the coffee, and after Café Jackson took a few sips, he put on a generous demeanor, got up, and left Donnie's office!

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"Sir, both of Donnie's demands are deeply meaningful!"

Sitting in the car, George Whitney, having learned of Donnie's demands from Jack Morgan, analyzed.

"What deep meaning? Tell me!" Jack Morgan asked George Whitney.

George Whitney explained, "Donnie's ambition is large. Previously, we agreed that after we all took over the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium, he wanted Westinghouse Electric. At the time, we all thought Donnie was eyeing KDKA under Westinghouse, but it seems now that it's not KDKA but the whole Westinghouse that Donnie is interested in.

Moreover, I know that Venus Bank's Chris Investments have been acquiring shares of General Electric, I think if we give Donnie the shares of General Electric, combined with the shares held by Venus Bank, Venus Bank would become the largest shareholder of General Electric.

Along with Westinghouse, Venus Bank would establish a monopolistic position in this field again, and with Donnie's character, he might very well facilitate a merger between General Electric and Westinghouse.

By then, monopoly in this field would be formed.

Also, given Donnie's relationship with the White House and the Taft Family, even if someone wanted to use anti-trust laws against Donnie, they might not succeed!"

Jack Morgan's face began to look grim, "So you mean Donnie only needs to spend a small amount of funds and a portion of Apollo Chain's shares, which aren't very important to him, to establish a new industry trust?"

George Whitney nodded, "That's very likely!"

Although Donnie and Morgan are now deeply cooperative partners, Jack Morgan does not want Donnie to monopolize multiple industries.

This does not align with Morgan's long-term development.

"What if it's General Motors? The DuPont Family is now a major shareholder in General Motors!"

Jack Morgan asked George Whitney.

George Whitney explained, "Sir, do you still remember the analysis we conducted on General Motors previously?"

Jack Morgan nodded, "Of course, General Motors has a slightly higher market share than Ford, but that's because General has too many car brands under its umbrella, and because of this, each brand operates independently, greatly increasing General Motors' costs. That's why General Motors' market share is higher than Ford's, but profits are not as good as Ford's!"

George Whitney nodded, "After Pierre took over as president of General Motors, he has always wanted to change this situation, but it is clear that Pierre DuPont's reforms have not been successful, which is still due to the limited influence of General Motors' headquarters on other car brands."

Jack Morgan said, "But what does this have to do with Donnie wanting to invest in General Motors?"

George Whitney explained, "If I were Pierre DuPont, I would set a deadline for myself. If by that time, I still couldn't change General Motors' situation, I would give up General Motors and sell its shares.

At least ensure my investment wouldn't lose money.

If Donnie takes over the DuPont Family's shares in General Motors at that time, holding shares from both the Morgan and DuPont families, no one on General Motors' board would be a match for him. And given Donnie's cash reserve, he could easily take full control of other brands, making Donnie own the largest car brand company in the country.

The reforms the DuPont Family has always wanted to implement might actually succeed under Donnie's leadership.

Donnie already has Trident Shipyard, and given the pace of Trident Shipyard's development, I believe this shipyard will become the largest shipyard in the United States in the future.

Moreover, sir, don't forget, the "Atlantic City Post" has been sponsoring some aviation activities. If this is the "Atlantic City Post's" own publicity plan, there's nothing much to it.

But what if this was Donnie's arrangement?

Then could we boldly speculate that Donnie wants to invest in the aircraft industry?

If that's the case, Donnie would have gathered all the transportation tools—land, sea, and air—perhaps ten or twenty years later, Donnie could also monopolize these areas?"

George Whitney's analysis left Jack Morgan incredibly shocked, even though each of George Whitney's analyses seemed so bold, so unlikely to be realized.

But when it came to Donnie, Jack Morgan felt this was absolutely possible!

"So you mean we shouldn't cooperate with Donnie on this matter but buy Apollo Chain's stock on the secondary market?"

At this point, Jack Morgan felt torn, not wanting to give up Apollo Chain at Morgan, but neither did Jack Morgan want Donnie to have another monopolistic company in his hands!

"Then our losses would be even greater!" George Whitney said helplessly.