Chapter 361 Diamond of Doom (Free Phase)

This meeting was just out of goodwill, to inform the other party of the next move. If these publishing giants can agree to invest, then great. If not, a price war is inevitable. In the cultural industry, the only area left is publishers, and he has no say.

If Sheffield can achieve its goal in the cultural industry, it will be similar to the combination of Alibaba and Tencent. A hundred years later, in the Republic of China's online cultural industry, Tencent has two-thirds and Alibaba has one-third. Tencent has an advantage in novels, videos and movies, while Alibaba has an advantage in the most important media.

So everyone can hear Jack Ma’s inspirational words, even after he retired he can’t shut up. It’s as if there is someone around him who records what he says and then tells the public.

This was already the madness before the end of the world. Sheffield knew that the antitrust storm would intensify. Even if the United Company was a conglomerate-style company, it might eventually be demolished by legislation. He was even prepared in his heart to split the United Company into two parts, one including Hollywood, media groups and publishing, and the other including traditional industries.

Although the comparison is not very reasonable, it is almost the model of Morgan and Morgan Jr. A hundred years later, there are two famous Morgan institutions, one is Morgan Bank established by Morgan, and the other is Morgan Stanley established by Morgan Jr.

During the Great Depression, the stock and bond markets were severely depressed, the national economy was bleak, the unemployment rate exceeded one in ten, and a banking crisis broke out across the country. At that time, there was also a wave of anger against Wall Street. The theoretical basis behind it was that the mixed business structure of commercial banks and investment banks at that time had drawbacks. For example, banks could lend to themselves to short stocks, and they could securitize bad loans and sell them to investors again, thereby magnifying financial risks.

Morgan Bank decided to continue to engage in commercial banking business and separated Morgan Stanley to engage in investment banking business. Morgan Stanley's capital and personnel all came from Morgan Bank. In the following decades, the big and small Morgans, which were separated by a street, still maintained a family-like relationship.

Sheffield always felt that the chaebols of the conglomerate model would eventually become lifeless. If there were enough descendants of him as a slave owner, they would split up the industry themselves and let different heirs dominate part of it.

Of course, in the eyes of McHale and Gail, Sheffield is still the slave owner who intervenes in everything he sees. So far, the only industry that the slave owner has voluntarily given up is the Panama Canal project, which he used to cash out from the federal government. But even though it is cashing out, because the follow-up funds have not yet arrived, more than 7,000 employees of the American Canal Management Company will still stay in Panama in the next three years.

Even if the three years were up, they would not come back and would continue to stay under the umbrella of the American Canal Management Company. If the federal government disagreed, McHale and his men would also be dissatisfied. Because this armed force belonged to the entire Southern Company Alliance, not just the United Company, and Sheffield was not the only one who wanted to take advantage of the country.

"The Gatun Lake Dam has been blocked, and many bodies of drowned workers have been found. We have discussed with other companies and decided that there is no need to count the exact number of people, as most of them are black." McHale came to Oak Manor today and told Sheffield the latest news from Panama.

"Does the federal government agree?" Sheffield didn't care about the follow-up matters yet because he was so busy.

"That's definitely not what I agree to, but I've ordered the Canal Management Company to burn the files of local workers before the government people arrive. Now no one knows how many people died. Everyone can guess a number, but there's no evidence." McHale showed a look that everyone understood. "In fact, I think the federal government is just making a gesture, and they don't really care about the deaths of black people. I've already talked to the Canal Management Company about giving these investigators some money and taking them to Puerto Rico for some fun. It just so happens that some projects on Paradise Island have just been completed, so let's find a group of people to try it out first."

"It would be best if there were no troubles. Thank you for your hard work!" Sheffield expressed his gratitude to McHale. Now thinking back, he had been a little absent-minded about the Panama Canal after cashing out from the federal government. Thanks to McHale's hard work, the matter was brought to a perfect end.

Well! McHale accepted Sheffield's thanks, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face, and finally said, "William, I want to ask you something. If it's inconvenient for you, you don't have to answer it."

"Just talk about it if you have anything to say. You and I know each other well. We both know exactly what we have done that deserves the gallows." Sheffield smiled helplessly and told McHale to just say whatever he wanted to say.

"Then I'll ask!" McHale also seemed to have mustered up the courage to ask, "Where did Jesla go after he left Panama? Is he... still alive now?"

Haha! Sheffield pointed at McHale and shook his head. "You just want to know if Jesla is still alive? Then I'll tell you straight away, he just went to Europe to do some work, and he has sent a telegram to come back. You'll see him here in a few days."

"Oh, so that's what's going on!" McHale laughed and said he was just asking casually.

Sheffield didn't care. This was definitely not a casual question. If Jesla never showed up again, it meant that he might have been murdered. What would have caused him to be murdered? The last time this bodyguard leader appeared was in Panama, and someone saw him there.

McHale must have known about this, so he started asking about it after not seeing Jesla for a long time. He was not asking about the life and death of the bodyguard leader, but whether the Panama Canal Dam was an accident or planned.

Sheffield had thought about killing people to silence them, but it was just a thought. With Jessla's many years of service in Black Gold, he had done things that deserved the gallows more than once or twice. Anything he brought up was enough to get him hanged. Having worked in Black Gold for many years, he must have been mentally prepared for this.

Jesla has two children living in Arlington. As long as the federal government doesn't catch his employees, Sheffield doesn't need to kill them like strangers. After the incident, according to the judicial procedures of the United States, he can take action at any stage, even if he has been imprisoned, there is still time to take action.

The bodyguard leader really did go to Europe on business, and he would be back soon, but the exact time was hard to estimate due to the sea voyage.

Now Sheffield's life has begun to move closer to the Vanderbilt family. Jesslach went to Europe to buy jewelry. A few days later, the ship docked, and the head of the bodyguards, who should be killed in McHale's eyes, also set foot on the land of New Orleans again.

As soon as Jessla and his dozens of bodyguards landed, they arrived at Oak Manor without stopping. They placed the harvest of this European trip in front of Sheffield, laid out a few boxes, and said, "Boss, do you want to see it with your own eyes?"

When the box was opened, even though Sheffield had seen a lot, he couldn't help but be dazzled and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "It's so beautiful, no wonder any woman is so fascinated by it."

What appeared in front of Sheffield was a huge diamond, shining with a blue light. This diamond can be said to be very famous. The Heart of the Ocean in the Titanic was created based on it. The name of this blue diamond is the Star of Hope.

The Star of Hope weighs 45 carats, is oval in shape, and has a very rare dark blue color. It also faintly reveals a fierce light, and it is this light that is fatal to women. Together with the jewelry in several other boxes, the slave owner spent a total of 1.5 million US dollars, but in his opinion it was very worthwhile.

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Pah! Sheffield closed the box and said to the many bodyguards in front of him, "My most trusted Black Gold employees, you have worked hard!" Then he took out two stacks of US dollars from the package that had been prepared next to him and said, "This is the reward you deserve."

These bodyguards traveled across the ocean to London and bought the legendary Diamond of Doom from the Duke of Newcastle of this generation, and then went to Cartier's headquarters to buy things before returning.

After the others left, Sheffield left Jesla alone and took out $10,000 in cash as a special reward. He joked, "Some smart people thought you were murdered to silence you."

"Boss, in my industry, we are already prepared for this kind of outcome. And you are not that kind of person." Jessla expressed his loyalty without changing his expression, "If this is the end, I should have died long ago."

"The relationship between Black Gold Company and our family is not something that others can mess with." Sheffield nodded and smiled, "Go walk around quickly, or someone will really think you've disappeared."

After Jesla left, Sheffield opened the box again, looked at the most famous diamond in the world, curled his lips and said, "Feudal superstition is killing people, such a beautiful jewel."

It was not easy to get the Star of Hope. The Duke of Newcastle of this generation had already gone bankrupt and wanted to sell his property to live. However, because the Star of Hope was too famous, it aroused opposition from the British House of Lords. It was not until the year before last that they agreed to sell the diamond. The slave owner accidentally heard the news and allowed Jesla to go to London to buy it.

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(End of this chapter)