America 1919-Chapter 1714 - 643: Venus Bank Is an Indescribable Existence (2)

Chapter 1714: Chapter 643: Venus Bank Is an Indescribable Existence (2)

Donnie looked at Café Jackson and laughed, "How about it? Do you want to consider it, since you’re already preparing to divorce your own wife!"

Café Jackson’s marriage was not going well either. Previously, when Café Jackson was in Las Vegas, he got involved with a dancer, and it was discovered by his wife, who became furious!

"With your status, you actually got mixed up with a dancer."

This was intolerable for Café Jackson’s wife.

"Boss, please don’t tease me!" Café Jackson said with a wry smile, "You know I even bought a ruby ring for Jenny to win her heart during the party!"

Donnie laughed heartily.

"Boss, the deal is settled. The infrastructure company and the three banks have no issues!"

Café Jackson began discussing business with Donnie.

Donnie nodded. He had guessed it from Café Jackson’s expression earlier!

"The most troublesome part is not the upper-level matters but the lower-level ones. Such a large sum of money is enough to affect the lives of millions, and there will be people causing trouble amidst the chaos."

Café Jackson nodded, "In the next few days, I’ll meet with some newspaper bosses to fill them in!"

Donnie nodded, not worried about people causing trouble amidst the chaos. What concerned him was the media reporting the matter and tarnishing Venus Bank’s reputation!

Venus Bank controls the media narrative, but that doesn’t mean all media will refrain from reporting negatively about Venus Bank.

Some media outlets are always eager to use eye-catching content to boost sales.

If Venus Bank gives a heads-up on certain matters in advance, they naturally won’t report randomly. But if there’s no advance notice, it’s hard to avoid the situations just mentioned.

"In the next few days, besides handling the $3 billion matter, make sure to communicate well with the media. In the future, no matter what happens, I don’t want to see any negative reports about Venus Bank in the media again!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Donnie instructed Café Jackson.

Given Venus Bank’s current status, Donnie already had the leverage to say so. It’s similar to the situation of Jewish merchants in Europe and America in later generations.

Even in an absolutely politically correct environment, some American media can still attack the Black community, women, and special gender groups.

But at that time, the Jewish community remained an absolute taboo in American media, untouchable by anyone.

A famous American rapper known as Kanye, though Black himself and owning a brand worth billions with his Yeezy shoes, was immediately banned for comments made against the Jewish community.

All of his value disappeared.

Going back further, Mel Gibson, during his heyday in Hollywood, also made negative comments about the Jewish community and was immediately banned.

If not for Mel Gibson’s various remedies and even groveling, he wouldn’t have gotten a chance to make a comeback.

What Donnie aims for now is to have Venus Bank achieve that kind of status.

Café Jackson was taken aback for a moment but soon smiled and said, "No problem, I’ll notify some Democratic and Republican congressmen ahead of time!"

This is the political landscape of American media.

Many people believe American media is bold and dares to report anything, even scandals about their own President.

But in reality, this is just an extension of American party competition.

The Democratic Party controls part of the media, the Republican Party controls part of the media.

And then they attack each other.

The principle is just that simple.

The same principle applies to other countries, even those without multi-party governance.

Take, for instance, the era of rampant short videos in later generations.

Where some bloggers are committed to showcasing the lives of prominent figures in the Heavenly Palace to ordinary people, only for the endeavor to be shut down immediately after barely revealing a corner of it!

Hmm, what the big figures hope for is that ordinary people fantasize about them using the golden hoe to cultivate the land, rather than just the most unnoticeable servants in their households!

"Tell those congressmen that Venus Bank will make some key examples!"

Donnie instructed Café Jackson.

Donnie always believed that only when people personally feel the repercussions do they understand the pain.

Café Jackson asked, "What if they are influential?"

In this era, newspapers might not make a lot of money, but their influence is absolute.

That’s why many columnists could become advisors to Franklin Roosevelt.

Donnie Block smiled, "Is there anyone more significant than us in the United States?"

Café Jackson smiled and nodded, "I got it!"

The ball ended.

Franklin Roosevelt invited Donnie to stay overnight at the White House, but Donnie declined his kindness.

For those political figures, staying at the White House might be an honor.

But for Donnie, the White House was not as comfortable as his own estate!

In the following days, all of America’s power elites were eyeing the movement of Franklin Roosevelt’s government’s $3 billion fund.

Quickly, the first matter they were watching was announced.

After meetings between the Treasury Department and Congress’s consent, with the White House’s signature, it was finally decided to divide the money into four parts.

Breton Bank received $1.5 billion.

Mellon, Citibank, and Chase each received $500 million!

A special account will be established under Federal Reserve monitoring, prohibited from being used by government departments elsewhere, nor can these four banks use the funds elsewhere.

Just then, a New York local newspaper made a report on this decision.

They questioned the fairness of this decision.

After all, with Venus, Mellon, Chase, and Citibank having intricate connections with the Federal Reserve, their decisions even necesitate Federal Reserve’s compliance.

Can a regulation framework where the player and referee are the same person truly be effective?

But just before most people saw the report, the newspaper’s boss was arrested by the FBI.

And several baseless charges were announced against him.

Eventually, news of this boss’s suicide from guilt while in prison appeared in small sections of some newspapers.

Apart from these matters, nothing else happened.

Donnie also left Washington, returning to Atlantic City.

Regarding the $3 billion matter, although there were still many issues.

But with Café Jackson handling it, Donnie didn’t have to worry.

When time reached 1939, Americans started turning their attention to Europe, as matters within the United States barely caught their interest anymore.

Not to mention Canadian affairs.

Towards Canada, Americans always had an absolute sense of superiority.

For many Americans, Canada was practically a vassal of the United States.

In this context, the report by the "Wall Street Journal" about the less than a year old Royal Beauty Bank’s acquisition of the Bank of Toronto was largely ignored, except by financial professionals.

People continued to enjoy their music and dance!

Bruce Currie made a special trip to Atlantic City to report to Donnie about the acquisition of Bank of Toronto!

"At first, the progress was not very smooth. Neither Royal Bank of Canada nor Bank of Montreal anticipated our sudden move to acquire the Bank of Toronto.

Moreover, the management of the Bank of Toronto preferred a merger proposal over being acquired.

But later, Joseph Schumpeter resolved the issues one by one. By the time Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal reacted, we already secured control of the Bank of Toronto."

Bruce Currie said excitedly.

In less than a year, Royal Beauty Bank acquired the long-established large Bank of Toronto in Canada, eliminating any doubts he had about Joseph Schumpeter’s capabilities!

"Now, we’re starting to focus on the acquisition of TD Bank!"

Bruce Currie said proudly.