America 1919

"Paul, our investment this time has been incredibly successful!"

After meeting Paul Warburg, Felix Warburg immediately stood up on the sofa in the living room of the Warburg estate in the suburbs of New York, with a radiant smile on his face.

"This afternoon after you left, the stock price of Apollo Chain kept rising. By the close of the market this afternoon, the stock price of Apollo Chain had risen to 5.3 US Dollars per share, more than twice the opening price!"

Paul Warburg did not answer Felix Warburg's words, but sat down with a heavy heart.

Only then did Felix Warburg notice that Paul Warburg's expression seemed off and asked, "Didn't you go to meet Donnie? Why do you look like this now?"

Paul Warburg replied in a complex tone, "I didn't meet Donnie!"

Felix Warburg, relaxed, said, "I thought it was something serious, but if you didn't meet, you didn't. With Apollo Chain's IPO being so successful, Donnie must have a lot of social engagements!"

Paul Warburg looked at Felix Warburg helplessly and said, "Given the relationship between our two families, no matter how important Donnie's engagements are, he should have met with me!"

Only then did Felix Warburg feel something was amiss and said, "What you say does make some sense, but there shouldn't be a problem with this matter, right?"

At this point, Felix Warburg suddenly asked, "Could it be that Donnie found out he lost on this deal with us, which is why he didn't see you?"

Paul Warburg shook his head, "I don't know."

At that time, neither of the Warburg brothers realized that when Paul Warburg did not meet Donnie, his concern was about any issues on Donnie's side, rather than being angry.

After all, given the status of the two brothers in the United States, they could even meet with the current President of the United States, the Speaker of Congress, and the Secretary of State.

"Then what are you worried about?" Felix Warburg asked Paul Warburg.

Paul Warburg pondered and said, "I don't know either, but I just feel that Donnie's actions this afternoon were not right. Even if our relationship wasn't as it is now, just as partners, we should have met, shouldn't we?"

Felix Warburg thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry about these things. I believe that even if Donnie doesn't call tonight, he will definitely call us tomorrow!"

Paul Warburg sat on the sofa, nodding slightly.

Then Paul Warburg pushed the matter aside in his mind and asked Felix Warburg, "How did the company's shareholders react today?"

Apollo Chain's IPO affected countless people, including many shareholders of the Warburg Company.

Back when Paul Warburg agreed to exchange shares between the Warburg Company and Apollo Chain with Donnie, the shareholders of the Warburg Company disagreed with this transaction.

After all, everyone knew that the current market value of the Warburg Company did not accurately reflect the true asset value of the Warburg Company.

So when Apollo Warburg represented the Warburg Company and rang the bell for Apollo Chain's IPO, Felix Warburg stayed at the headquarters of the Warburg Company, waiting for the news of Apollo Chain's IPO with the shareholders of the Warburg Company!

"Hmph, what else could those people say? When Apollo Chain's stock price reached 4 US Dollars per share, they couldn't sit still and all expressed their great admiration for your investment this time!"

Felix Warburg said proudly and excitedly.

When Paul Warburg heard Felix Warburg say this, a smile finally appeared on his always solemn face: "With the listing of Apollo Chain, plus the real estate investment in Florida, these two events have finally made those shareholders behave!"

As one of the nine major consortia in the United States, the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium is like a vast business empire.

There are two types of business empires.

The first type is Donnie's New Jersey Consortium, where Donnie's word is law. Donnie holds the military and official power of this business empire, and no one can challenge Donnie's authority within the New Jersey Consortium.

The second type is like the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium in this business empire. The board of the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium is their Congress. If the Warburg brothers cannot lead the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium to glory, the board can remove Paul Warburg from his position as chairman.

However, Paul Warburg's influence in the American financial industry is so significant that even though the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium has been on a downward trend in recent years, the board members have tolerated it.

Nevertheless, regardless of the situation, the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium must have some dissatisfaction with the Warburg brothers.

Fortunately, in the eyes of the board of the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium, Paul Warburg's three almost gambles of investments now seem successful.

The first was to build two top-tier hotels in Atlantic City. Now the construction and decoration of the hotels have been completed, and they are just waiting for New Jersey and Atlantic City to grant them the sub-license for the casino of the Surf Hotel so the two hotels can operate!

The second was to allocate all the cash flow of the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium to invest in real estate in Florida. Now the land price in Florida has tripled from when they initially invested, and the upward trend shows no signs of stopping.

The third was the exchange of shares with Apollo Chain, and now Apollo Chain has proven Paul Warburg's investment correct with its stock price.