Eduardo Doheny knew that bowing to Donnie was a highly scorned act among their circle.
But he had no choice!
At this time, the board of directors of Pan American Oil had already begun to pressure him; they were after profits, they wanted to see gains!
It was with great difficulty and through special means that he had leased the Elk Hills Oil Field. Everyone was eagerly waiting for it to create tens of millions in wealth.
As a result, his dispute with Donnie had now clearly impacted the progress of their projects. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Novᴇ(l)Fɪre .ɴᴇt
Any setback in the project schedule meant they would incur additional costs and recover their capital more slowly.
Under such circumstances, the board of Pan American Oil would, of course, not be able to accept this.
As for when Eduardo Doheny teamed up with individuals like Harry Sinclair against Donnie, they had certainly agreed, since Donnie was competing with them for resources and wealth!
If they could make Donnie back down, all would be well. Unfortunately, not only did Donnie refuse to do so, but their predicament had also become increasingly troublesome.
This was Eduardo Doheny's mistake; after all, he was the company's chairman, and all corporate decisions were issued by him!
If there was one thing that Eduardo Doheny felt grateful for during this humiliating encounter, it was that Donnie did not ask to meet him under the watchful eyes of everyone at Block Tavern. Instead, Donnie was waiting at the Ritz Hotel for their meeting!
"Mr. Doheny, I never thought our first meeting would be under such circumstances!"
Donnie did not adopt a victorious and superior attitude to despise or shame Eduardo Doheny. Since the other party had shown goodwill and was the first oil tycoon to meet with him, Donnie naturally wanted to show a gesture of openness.
Eduardo Doheny gave a bitter smile and said, "Mr. Block, I was misled by some people earlier, which caused some unpleasantness between us. I'm very sorry!"
Since it was just Donnie and him at the scene, and he had come to make amends, Eduardo Doheny was very sincere.
With a generous wave of his hand, Donnie laughed and said, "What happened has passed, let's not talk about the past. Since Mr. Doheny has taken the initiative to come to Atlantic City, we are friends from now on, and between friends, there is nothing we can't get past!"
Donnie's attitude made Eduardo Doheny feel greatly relieved. The embarrassment on his face lessened, replaced with a more sincere smile: "If I could have met with you sooner, Mr. Block, perhaps those unpleasant things would never have happened!"
"Fortunately, the differences between us aren't too great!" Donnie invited Eduardo Doheny to sit down, then smiled and said, "Considering you've come here by yourself, Mr. Doheny, I imagine those three aren't too pleased, are they?"
Eduardo Doheny shook his head, not wanting to discuss those three individuals at this time, but instead said, "Now that I've come here, I hope that we can coexist peacefully at Elk Hills and that your Pandora Oil can work alongside Pan American Oil to contribute to the economic development of the United States!"
Donnie laughed heartily and said, "That's how it should be. In fact, before you came in, the roadblocks outside the Elk Hills fields had already been cleared. In the oil sector, Pandora Oil is just a new company with no experience, so we have much to learn from Pan American Oil!"
Eduardo Doheny looked at Donnie in surprise. He had assumed that offering to reconcile would definitely cost his side something to truly make amends with Donnie, only to find that Donnie hadn't proposed any conditions and had simply had his people clear the checkpoints.
This turn of events left Eduardo Doheny somewhat at a loss for what to do next!
"Although I've said this before, I still feel the need to say it again!" Eduardo Doheny spoke earnestly, "If I could have met you sooner, Mr. Block, perhaps we would already be good friends by now!"
Donnie continued to smile and said, "It's not too late now; we can still become very good friends!"
Suddenly, both men felt that this way of addressing each other detracted from the current atmosphere, so both exhibited embarrassed smiles.
After the laughter, Donnie said, "Eduardo, now that we're friends, there's something I hope we can cooperate on!"
Eduardo Doheny was taken aback, then showed a troubled expression. He thought Donnie wanted to probe for information about Harry Sinclair and the others.
After a brief consideration, Eduardo Doheny made a decision. He had just reconciled with Donnie, and their oil companies were next door to each other. Although competitors, he did not want to go through those hostile encounters again.
"Whatever you want to ask about Harry and the others, I can tell you!"
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Donnie waved his hand with a smile and said, "Eduardo, you misunderstood, not to boast on my part, but as things have developed to this point, it's no longer about what they want to do, but about whether they can cope with what I plan to do!"
Eduardo Doheny's heart trembled. He didn't know what Donnie's plan was, but he felt his decision to come here was the right one!