The journey starts from the Titanic

"You are right. We can't stop people from coming in with Mobil Oil's wealth and wealth. But even if he wants to come in, we will make a fortune on them first. As for Shell Petroleum, it's a bit of trouble. The frantic acquisition of oil exploration permits around Lake Maracaibo allowed them to take part of the oil field by mistake.

I still have a lot of leased land on the west bank of the lake. I can transfer part of it to Gulf Oil Company, but the price should be more expensive, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the company directors."

Situ Nan said carefully.Although the Mellon family also invested in Lake Maracaibo Petroleum in Situ Nan, they are one of the shareholders of the Panama Petroleum Development Company, but they do not have many shares. The other shares of the company are controlled by Situ Nan and other Western oil companies. In the hands of shareholders, in fact, the oil in Lake Maracaibo is only being developed by Occidental Petroleum in a different way.

"Really, great!" Andrew shook Situ Nan's hand excitedly. After realizing that he was out of shape, he immediately returned to his usual calm and wise appearance.

With the consent of Situ Nan, Gulf Oil Company will open its own wholly-owned subsidiary in Lake Maracaibo. With the assistance of Occidental Petroleum’s subsidiaries-Panama Petroleum Development Company and Caribbean Petroleum Company, they successfully obtained the Some oil fields on the west bank of Lake Maracaibo.In fact, these oil fields were sold by the local Gomez family to Panama and the Caribbean oil companies under the official name. Now they were sold to Andrew by Stuart and made a fortune.

Of course, for Occidental Petroleum to hand over such a large oil field casually, it would be a bit of a disadvantage to Situ Nan, and he would naturally be able to make up for it in other ways.

For example, as a transaction, Cummins Power Electric Co., at no cost, obtained advanced power transmission technology and patent licenses from Westinghouse, one of the two largest electrical giants in the east.

This is very important for Cummins Power Electric Company, which is in a critical period of development, because this transaction can shorten the development time of at least 5 to 10 years, allowing Situ Nan to successfully complete the power and electrical aspects of the western region. layout.

The gains and losses will not be clear in one or two sentences. In Situ Nan’s view, after Occidental Petroleum acquired the Maracaibo oil field, plus the two domestic East Texas and Houston With super-large oilfields, oilfield reserves are not a problem at all. Even if new oil producing areas are not expanded for ten years, there are enough reserves for exploitation.

At present, Occidental Petroleum, in addition to its Nanyang oil plan, should digest the oil fields of Lake Maracaibo while speeding up technological research and development, intensive cultivation, and developing higher value-added high-grade gasoline, lubricants and other petroleum derivatives.

The California "landscape" fascinated Andrew. This old nerd wandered around when he was free. Accompanied by Situ Nan, he visited and inspected the Los Angeles oil industry, the Long Beach aircraft manufacturing industry, the Fangta Steel Industry, and the shipbuilding in San Francisco and San Diego. industry.Everywhere I went, I would inquire about the company's situation in detail, and then he was silent, and finally patted Situ Nan on the shoulder, exclaiming: "California is a godsend! I now finally understand where your kid's confidence comes from."

It was praised by the old husband, Situ Nan was very useful, but he still missed the Beverly Hills side in his heart.

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Laura's belly gradually appeared, and Situ Nan didn't dare to neglect, and invited the doctor to the house in case she didn't need it.

Situ Nan accompanied Andrew through California and hurried back to Beverly Hills before Christmas.

The years go by like a shuttle, and the scenery of life is walking.Fate is really amazing, sometimes you will find the lights dim when you turn around inadvertently.

Situ Nan still remembers the reunion of Laura and herself last Christmas, and since that unexpected reunion, great changes have taken place in her career and love.

With the power of De Mellon, Situ Nan rushed to realize a series of investment plans before the United States entered the war, and now all these investments have worked.Laura, who was lost and recovered, filled a gap in her heart.Now Laura is pregnant again, it's really happy.Life is like this, what does the husband want?

Christmas.

The newly-dressed Beverly Hills is brightly lit, the spacious and luxurious William Villa, and a grand party is being held.

A well-dressed gentleman is holding a well-dressed female companion in his arm, and the polite waiter will provide guests with exquisite desserts and various delicacies during the busy period.

Prior to this, Situ Nan took a lot of invitations, so many guests were present.Robles of Robles Securities, Hengda of Occidental Petroleum, Eugene of Bethlehem Steel, Dennis of Wells Fargo, Zeng Liming of Meihua Company, and many other partners of Situ Nan, rushed from various places. come.These rare bosses gathered together to discuss the economic situation in the United States in addition to exchanges about the company's development.

1917 was a bumper year. The major companies under the William Consortium were in full bloom. The orders brought about by the war fattened these big companies. Both in scale and technology, they reached a higher level. The good prospects brought by the war gave These big capitalists beamed.They all came to Situ Nan's Christmas party with a relaxed mood.

In the misty reception room, everyone chatted and talked about Situ Nan.

"Stoney, when will you get married? You will get pregnant when you are unmarried, so you are not afraid that Andrew will take care of you?" Hengda asked with a smile.

"Originally, I planned to get married late tonight while everyone was here. But Laura refused, saying that she had a big belly and it would not look good in a wedding dress. She said that it would not be too late to hold the wedding after the child was born. Otherwise, you would not be prepared today. It's a big gift, I don't want to get out of here." Situ Nan said.Laura is the oldest in the family, and Situ Nan is also happy to listen to her.

Situ Nan's words made everyone knowingly smile. These people, except Robles, who is still the diamond king, have already started a family. They naturally understand the importance of a family to a man, and they feel gratified for Situ Nan.

After a while, Andrew brought Paul over.Everyone greeted Andrew quickly. Although Andrew didn't like socializing, he still knew the major partners of the William Consortium, and the relationship between the two parties has always been very friendly.

Because of the relationship between Situ Nan and the Mellon family, the two major consortia, one east and the other west, have had good cooperation in all aspects, and there is not much direct conflict.

In particular, the Mellon Consortium has invested more capital and technology outside of Pittsburgh. With more and more cooperation with the William Consortium, the Mellon Consortium has begun to alienate other consortia in the east, avoiding the increasingly fierce relationship. Competitive, self-contained, maintain close cooperation with the new William Consortium, and tacitly compete with other consortia in the east.

In the previous life, the target of the Mellon Financial Solidarity Alliance was the Rockefeller Foundation, and many of its large enterprises were jointly controlled by the two.But because of Situ Nan's appearance, Andrew tended to cooperate more with the William Consortium.

After inspecting the aircraft company in Long Beach some time ago, Andrew became a little bit concerned about the aircraft.Because of his nephew and assistant, Richard, the vice president of Mellon Bank, is very optimistic about the aircraft industry.He once persuaded Andrew that when the auto industry was just emerging, they missed it, so they could not own General Motors like the DuPont family.

Now that the aircraft industry is developing in the ascendant, we should seize the favorable opportunity to occupy a place in this industry with no less potential than the automobile.

Richard is the second-generation successor of the Mellon family cultivated by Andrew, and Andrew cannot ignore his words.After visiting the aircraft industry in Long Beach, Andrew was moved and prepared to follow Richard's advice.Soon after, the Mellon family bought an aircraft company called Martin Gretel.

After Situ Nan heard the news, he smiled without saying a word. Is Martin Lockheed still developing like Martin Lockheed in his previous life?

Compared with men talking and laughing, the wives next door look much more elegant.Laura became the object of the stars holding the moon, receiving congratulations from the ladies all night.

"Unexpectedly, you were pregnant with a baby in less than a year. Congratulations." Molly said kindly, taking Laura's hand.

"Be careful when you are pregnant with your first child, and don't walk around." Mary next to her agreed, only she knew how she felt.

"Rose, what's up to you?" Molly turned to look at Rose who was envious.

"Me? I'm having a good time now. I'll talk about it when I meet someone!" Rose pretended to say lightly, and suddenly her face was a little ugly, because she saw the person she least wanted to see-Karl Hawke.

Seeing Carl Hawk coming step by step, Rose's first reaction was to run away, but it was a pity that her feet seemed to take root and she couldn't take a step.

Why are you afraid of him?I have finished with him!No, I have to face him bravely!Rose secretly cheered herself up.

"Merry Christmas! Rose, it's not easy to find you! I thought..." Carl Hawke stared at Rose, his chest heaving violently, his breathing thickened, but he tried to maintain his composure.

"Hi! Carl, how are you?" Rose said generously.

The past is like a wind, and everything came to mind yesterday, but the actor slowly changed from Karl to Jack, and then slowly blurred, becoming Situ Nan.

"No! But it's better now. God let me see you again, and he finally heard my prayer. It took me a year to find here..."

Karl Hawke was interrupted before he finished speaking, "Yo! Karl, I didn't expect you to come too. Come and have a drink!" Situ Nan suddenly appeared, and he secretly addressed Luo when everyone was not paying attention. Silk winked and motioned for her to take the opportunity to get out.But Rose didn't respond at all, as if she had made some determination.

The party officially began. More and more guests attended the meeting. Situ Nan wanted to pester Karl Hawke for fear that this guy would do embarrassing things, but as the host, he had to come forward to entertain others and give Rose and the others greeted them, and turned to greet the other guests.

"Why are you avoiding me?" Karl Hawke stared at Rose.He finally found a chance for two to be alone.

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"I didn't avoid you, I just don't want to see you. Carl, we're over, we're over long ago." Laura looked at Carl Hawke with emotion in her heart.

Over the years, she has been hiding from the man in front of her, but since she made up her mind to come to Hollywood to develop, she was prepared to be discovered by the other party, but she did not expect it to be tonight.

"No! Do you know how excited I was when I knew you were still alive?" Karl Hawke grabbed Rose by the shoulder, let her look at herself, and said excitedly: "Let's start again! I know If you want to be free, I will not restrain you everywhere as before. You can do what you want, anything, just give me another chance."

Rose looked at Carl Hawke's excitement, not as if she was a fake, hesitated in her heart, but immediately became firm.She opened Carl Hawk's hands and said, "It's impossible! I can't forget how you shot us on the boat, never, I feel terrible thinking about it. Jack saved me, and I promised He wants to live freely and wonderfully. So let go! Carl, you have a bright future, and I'm just your passerby. The former Rose, that British lady has sunk to death in the Atlantic Ocean, and now stands with you In front of him is Rose Dawson. Let go!"

Rose finished speaking, and left without looking back, leaving Karl Hawke with a disappointed look.Rose's words hit the man's heart like a bullet. Watching the slender figure walk out of sight, Karl Hawke clenched his fist, hesitating in his heart, revenge?Or let it go?These thoughts flashed repeatedly in his heart!

At this moment, he just wanted to curse the damn Titanic, why should it sink?If it is not sinking, even if Rose has a crush on his damn Jack, she will return to her after getting off the boat.She is still dealing with the wife who was retrieved from the UK!

"Are you okay?" Situ Nan found an opportunity to come to Rose and asked when she saw that her face was not so good.

"I'm fine!" Rose said, seeing Situ Nan caring, and she was moved.The conversation with Carl Hawke just now took almost all her courage, and now she finally relieved her burden and felt much more relaxed.

"Okay! Merry Christmas!" Situ Nan saw that Rose was fine, and then said: "Come here! Introduce a friend to you, he is the new partner of our film company!"

"Partner? What kind of partner?" Rose asked.