Chapter 187 A Bold Idea
In the chairman's office of the Watson Group, Victor was reporting truthfully to Rodrigo about everything that happened at Vincente's club. In the office; Rodrigo's eldest son, Manuel, was carefully reviewing a document sent by his secretary.
Manuel wasn't as conceited as Scaley. He was a talented student who had studied abroad at a British business school and had true talents. In addition, he was already engaged to the Miss Harrison from one of the four major wealthy families in New York and would soon be married.
"You mean to tell me, this William person brought in the black-boxers from the North district arena to support him? And they beat our people?" Rodrigo was both shocked and angry. He didn't expect that the seemingly ordinary William could command the black-boxers and the master, Baca, from the North district arena. This truly exceeded his expectations.
"Yes, I seems that this William is not as simple as he appears on the surface. Antony seems to trust him, and the forces under him are all following William's orders." Victor's brows were furrowed as he recalled the events seriously analyzed seriously.
"Oh? When did a young and promising person like him emerge in New York, gaining Antony's trust?" Rodrigo glanced at his eldest son, Manuel. In his eyes, Manuel was the highest-achieving young person in New York's future.
Manuel was the future successor of the Watson family, and his marriage partner was also the wealthy family, the Harrison family. After returning to the country, Manuel had successfully become fluent in four languages and, within only two years, pushed the Watson Group to new heights.
Another great achievement.
Rodrigo believes that with a few more years, Manuel's accomplishments will be even higher. Among his peers in New York, he is considered a young talent.
However, it seems that this William, although a bit unpredictable, holds all the real power under Antony's command. In New York, there is no young person who can compete with him. Even Rodrigo himself cannot guarantee that he can defeat him completely.
"Dad, William is one of the top ten outstanding young people in this city." Manuel, who had been sitting on the couch reading materials, suddenly stood up and spoke.
"He is one of the top ten outstanding young people in this city?" This surprised Rodrigo and Victor a little, but it was simply because they didn't pay attention. The top ten young people were all covered by the news at the time.
"Yes, I saw him at a charity auction before. He bought a Bvlgari blue diamond ring for four hundred million dollars, and it shocked the whole crowd." Manuel still vividly remembers the scene, and he took a few more glances at this ordinary-looking but incredibly powerful William.
Back then, Manuel suspected that William had an extraordinary background.
"He spent four hundred million dollars on a ring?" Rodrigo and Victor's eyes revealed a shocked expression. This person sure knows how to spend!
"Yes, and after investigating, guess who footed the bill?" Manuel asked mysteriously.
"It couldn't be Antony, right?" Victor instinctively guessed randomly, but he didn't expect it to be right.
"Exactly, the Power Group paid the bill in the end. This means Antony completely trusts William." Manuel analyzed with keen insight.
"So, you mean that if we want to get to William, we have to target Antony first?" Hearing Manuel's analysis, Rodrigo frowned. This was not good news.
He hesitated a bit if he had to go up against Antony!
Recently, the Power Group has been thriving in New York, especially after Antony gained control over the North district business district. Even Rodrigo, the richest man in New York, has to show respect to Antony, hoping to get a share of the market in the North district.
"Yes, that's right! Moreover, considering how William held Noad hostage to exchange for the Garcia Group's shares, it seems that the Power Group has big ambitions.
"The four major families in New York, while the Ashford family has already fallen under the Power Group as a subsidiary, the remaining target is the other three major families. So, we need to be prepared in advance."
Upon hearing Manuel's words, Rodrigo and Victor couldn't help but gasp and couldn't believe it.
"Would Antony dare to do such a thing?" Victor incredulously said. "He wants to dominate the entire commercial market in New York at once! This ambition is too big. In our domestic market, no one has been able to dominate a city's commercial market yet."
"Dad, this reminds me of the investment company Antony recently established. In less than three months, its valuation has reached over 20 billion dollars, and all the assets under their name have been acquired at a very low cost. It shows Antony's ambition is indeed significant," Manuel coldly said with a furrowed brow. The more they analyzed it, the more it seemed they were realizing Antony's grand scheme.
"If it's true, what should we do?" Victor also began to consider this possibility. If it's true, then Antony would be too terrifying.
"Dad, I think it's time to unite with other families to resist the Power Group. Otherwise, we won't be able to survive in New York one day," Manuel boldly voiced his idea.
"Unite with other families to resist the Power Group?" Victor and Rodrigo were both shocked by Manuel's bold idea. It seems that young people have far more aggressive thinking.
It's worth noting that even before the Power Group acquired the three major families in the North district, their industries already accounted for one-fourth of New York. After the acquisition, their industry's reach expands to one-third of New York. To confront such a behemoth head-on, even if they were to win in the end, they would suffer great losses.
"Yes, I believe there are many families and groups that have been victimized by the Power Group in the past. Once we unite, they will undoubtedly join as soon as possible. Additionally, if we offer them membership discounts using the low-interest loans from the Watson family, we should be able to attract another portion. And the Harrison family, with their ownership of the only port in New York, companies and groups engaged in foreign trade, would definitely choose to join," Manuel analyzed layer by layer, voicing his advantages.
Hearing this, Rodrigo and Victor nodded involuntarily. However, as the chairman of a group, Rodrigo didn't dare make such a decision lightly. After all, once they make this decision, it could provoke a counterattack from Antony, and then the situation would be difficult to control.
"Let me think about it some more." Rodrigo frowned.
"Should we sign this agreement for William to exchange Scaley's shares?" Victor asked, taking out the agreement that William had given him to acquire 20% of the Garcia Group's shares. 'Yes,' Rodrigo said. He wasn't ready to directly confront Antony yet. It wasn't worth it, unless it was pushed to a point of no return. Perhaps he would consider Manuel's proposal to form a business alliance and go all-out against the Power Group. For now, Rodrigo wanted Antony to enter the market in the North district. Giving him these 20% of shares would be a gift to Antony. With that, Rodrigo signed the document.
Meanwhile, Manuel felt somewhat humiliated. His father disagreed with his proposal, so he had to find a way to make this happen himself. He didn't want to see someone his age surpassing him.
In the evening, William drove to Michelle's house. As soon as the car stopped, Michelle rushed out like a rabbit, wearing an expression of delight on her face. 'William, you're here! My dad has been waiting for you. Let's go inside,' Michelle said, affectionately holding William's arm as they walked into the villa.
Michelle had known that William was coming today, so she had been waiting eagerly at the door and took great care in dressing herself up. She wore a white off-the-shoulder chiffon dress, with light makeup that made her look even more charming. Although she wasn't wearing high heels, her long, slender legs were eye-catching. Michelle also had a faint scent of perfume, intoxicating to those who smelled it.
'Michelle, are you feeling better?' William couldn't help but ask with concern.
'I feel much better after a good sleep,' Michelle said with a smile, which was so charming that William was momentarily stunned.
Inside the villa, Noad had already set up a table with a feast, but Michelle's mother, Katharine, was nowhere to be seen.
'William, you're here. Have a seat and let's chat! Michelle, go to the kitchen and bring a few dishes,' Noad said, quickly ushering William to sit down and sending Michelle to the kitchen.
'Where's Aunt Katharine?' William couldn't help but ask curiously.
'She went to the bank to handle some business. I'm afraid she won't be back until late today,' Noad said, pouring a glass of wine for William.
'This time, I invited you here because I have an important matter I need your help with,' Noad continued.
'What's the matter?' William felt like Noad saw him as a jack-of-all-trades, always there to help with any difficulty."
He went straight to him about the matter.
"William, of the 5 billion dollars you gave me last time, I only received a 25% stake in Master's new company. My other brothers increased their investments, so apart from my original 10% stake, I only received an additional 15% share. As a result, I only have a 15% stake in the shares I held for you. I hope you won't blame me for this!" Noad said apologetically.
"It's okay, 15% is 15%," William didn't mind. He invested in Master's new company with a playful interest and didn't really care about it.
"Another thing is that Master wants to borrow 2 billion dollars from the bank in the name of the new company. Whoever can secure the loan will be rewarded with a 5% stake. Everyone is pulling connections and doing everything they can to find someone at the bank," Noad explained.
Hearing this, William finally understood why Katharine was still out late pulling connections. It turned out to be for the loan and the share reward. No wonder she was so proactive!
"William, can you help me secure a 2 billion dollar loan?" Noad asked, trying to please William as he poured him a drink.
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