Chapter 978: 333, Stir the water until it’s muddy_3

Damour Bral countered with a somewhat assertive question: “Mr. Warburg, do you think this decision is wrong?”

Wrong?

Paul Warburg wasn’t sure how to respond to the two of them.

From the perspective of the company’s interests, introducing Venus Bank into Gordon-Blalock Securities was undoubtedly beneficial. But on a personal level, Paul Warburg simply felt unhappy.

Previously, Gordon-Blalock Securities’ largest client and main pillar of support had always been the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. consortium. In other words, even though Kuhn, Loeb & Co. didn’t hold significant shares in Gordon-Blalock Securities, Paul Warburg was still able to command Shaw Gordon and Damour Bral.

Now, however, with Venus Bank onboard, tying the New Jersey Consortium to their ship, Kuhn, Loeb’s role at Gordon-Blalock Securities was no longer indispensable.

This sense of psychological disparity was the core reason behind Paul Warburg’s unhappiness.

And yet, these feelings couldn’t be openly shared with Shaw Gordon and Damour Bral.

“Haha, well then, since the two of you have already made your decision, I have nothing more to say. I hope Gordon-Blalock Securities can thrive under your leadership!”

With those words, Paul Warburg stood and left.

Shaw Gordon and Damour Bral escorted Paul Warburg to the company’s entrance before returning to their office.

“It seems introducing Venus Bank was absolutely the right decision!” Shaw Gordon mused aloud.

No one who ascends to power likes having another authority looming above them, even if that authority is their own father, let alone when Shaw Gordon and Damour Bral weren’t Paul Warburg’s sons.

They had to endure Paul Warburg constantly dictating the developmental strategies of Gordon-Blalock Securities.

But before, they had no better alternative, so they had no choice but to follow Paul Warburg’s lead.

Now, things had changed. Partnering with the New Jersey Consortium meant they had an additional force within Gordon-Blalock Securities to counterbalance Paul Warburg.

“But we can’t afford to be careless. We still need to find ways to appease Paul Warburg!” Damour Bral cautioned Shaw Gordon, “Although the New Jersey Consortium’s involvement can act as a check on Warburg, if the two of them decide to join forces, it would be devastating for us.”

“So we can’t let Paul Warburg harbor too much resentment toward us!”

Shaw Gordon contemplated briefly before agreeing with Damour Bral’s point. “You’re right. I think we should visit Paul Warburg’s house in person tonight to calm him down!”

Damour Bral nodded. “No objections from me!”

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Shaw Gordon and Damour Bral were naturally pleased to be chosen as one of United Artists’ partners for its public listing.

But where there’s joy, there’s always discontent.

The ones feeling discontent were the Sachs father and son.

Initially, this deal was exclusively Goldman Sachs’ project, but now they’d received notice from Donnie that Gordon-Blalock Securities would also be joining, claiming part of their profits.

Anyone placed in their position wouldn’t be happy.

“Father, we need to go talk to Donnie. We had an agreement on this beforehand!”

Walter Sachs said angrily.

Seymour Sachs sat on the sofa, his face showing more resignation than anger. “And what then? When we meet Donnie, what should we do? Demand he withdraw from his partnership with Gordon-Blalock Securities?”

“Obviously!” Walter Sachs exclaimed.

“And what if Donnie doesn’t agree?” Seymour Sachs stared at his son and asked, “Do you expect me to argue with Donnie about it?”

“Me?” Walter Sachs found himself at a loss.

“We’ve just managed to use this project as a way to repair our relationship with Donnie. If we start another huge argument at this point, do you think it’s Donnie who loses out? Or is it us? After all, neither side has signed the contract yet!”

Seymour Sachs continued.

Walter Sachs asked miserably, “So are we supposed to just let this go?”

“Sigh…” Seymour Sachs exhaled deeply. “Let it go? What other choice do we have?”

Walter Sachs: “…”

“Walter, listen to me!” Seymour Sachs said earnestly. “When we meet Donnie next, don’t express any negative feelings about this matter. What you need to do is outperform Gordon-Blalock Securities in this project. Only by doing so can you maintain Donnie’s confidence in your abilities. This is the only way we’ll secure more and more collaboration opportunities in the future.”

Seymour Sachs, in an effort to bolster his son’s standing, decided to delegate full responsibility for this matter to Walter Sachs.

Walter Sachs nodded reluctantly and said, “Understood.”

Seymour Sachs finally broke into a smile. “Alright then, drop that defeated look. Donnie is young, you are young, and the New Jersey Consortium is even younger. I believe you’ll have many more opportunities to work together in the future. Take this as a valuable growing experience!”

Walter Sachs nodded and said, “Got it!”

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Donnie asked Cafe Jackson, “Have the negotiations regarding acquiring shares in Gordon-Blalock Securities been finalized?”

Cafe Jackson nodded. “They’re settled. The other side is quite sincere in their approach!”

Donnie chuckled and said, “Now let’s wait and see who among them comes to us first!”

Cafe Jackson also broke into a smile and said, “I think any of them could come first. But regardless of who it is, it won’t disrupt our subsequent plans!”