Chapter 706: Bring Chaos
The Wagner Ranch was located in the northern part of Texas, covering 510,000 acres of land. It integrated rivers, lakes, farmland, pasture areas, and forests.
The entire ranch was divided into cow and horse feeding areas, planting areas, hunting areas, and logging areas. The land also had oil and natural gas, so it even had an oil extraction area with over a thousand oil wells.
The large streams and lakes, along with numerous wildlife, made the ranch quite scenic!
"Why's the Wagner family suddenly selling this ranch? They've been running it for about 150 years, haven't they?" Charles Capet asked the broker as he flipped through the ranch's information in the office of West Pacific Union Bank.
"Mr. Capet, to be honest, the current owners of Wagner Ranch, the Wagner family's descendants, have been fighting over its management for 15 years," the broker shook his head.
"This year, the family board unanimously decided to sell the ranch!"
Charles smiled, "This 600-million-dollar price is quite steep."
"Mr. Capet, Wagner Ranch has a long history and good operation. It has around 58 houses, 30 cowboys, and a total of 120 staff members. Additionally, it has 14,000 cattle and about 500 horses, and 1200 oil wells.
In the planting areas, the ranch has about 150,000 acres of arable land. There are also plenty of undeveloped oil and natural gas resources!"
This was currently the biggest single continuous ranch business for sale, and the broker definitely wanted to close this deal!
The contract listed the Wagner Ranch's assets as follows: 510,000 continuous acres of land, 42% of the land's mining rights, all water rights, and all wind power franchise rights.
Lastly, there were all livestock (cattle, horses, sheep, etc.) and wildlife on the ranch, most of the vehicles, farming equipment, pickup trucks, trucks, and other personal property.
Also included were the iconic name of Wagner Ranch, its long-standing brand, and all related ownership!
"Okay, I'll take it," Charles glanced at his lawyer. "Check it over and get the contract ready."
"Certainly, Mr. Capet," the lawyer would make sure everything was in order for Charles.
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In the evening, back at Holmby Hills Estate, Charles was holding his son on the couch, watching TV as numerous city parades were being broadcast.
Little Dashiell stared at the TV, seemingly quite interested. Charles smiled, kissing the little guy's cheek, "You like watching this too?"
The four-month-old couldn't speak yet and just kicked his feet before yawning.
"Looks like you're getting sleepy," Charles called for the nanny. "Seems like the little guy needs to nap."
"Yes, sir. It's past eight, so it's Dashiell's bedtime," the nanny took Dashiell to put him to sleep.
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In Hollywood, CNN under Time Warner was in a perplexing position due to Ted Turner's actions.
Soon after, Alan Horn left Warner Bros. and announced he was joining Universal Pictures!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 concluded the series, causing Warner Bros. to lose its biggest cash cow.
The DC Universe's Green Lantern flopped, halting plans, relying instead on the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel to counteract Universal's Marvel series!
In San Diego, at his luxurious Santa Fe ranch villa, Charles received a file from Molly Bloom, who had just returned from New York.
"Is Michael Bloomberg seeking legal grounds to clear the sites?" Charles stroked his chin.
"Yes, many of the occupied Wall Street sites are privately owned, like the largest one, Zuccotti Park," Molly Bloom frowned. "This is involving more and more people, with protests in over 100 cities targeting financial districts!"
The Occupy Wall Street movement was essentially an outburst of the lower classes' anger after the subprime mortgage crisis, targeting Wall Street's 'vampires.'
As the largest force on Wall Street, the Jewish financial consortium naturally became the primary target!
"Sigh, a group of passionate young people voicing for the lower classes," Charles sighed.
Molly Bloom stated, "I have already supported over 15 groups, providing them with supplies, food, and transportation. New York is the main battleground, next comes the power center, Washington D.C. Boss, do you want me to increase support?"
Charles paused. Didn't she understand his underlying meaning?
"Molly, aren't these people targeting America's wealthy class?" Charles asked.
Molly Bloom nodded.
"Am I included?"
Molly Bloom nodded again.
Charles spread his hands, "So, you're saying they are targeting people in my class, and I should actually help them succeed?"
"So what does the boss intend?" Molly Bloom seemed to understand a bit; the boss wanted chaos.
"Well, not just New York. Plans for clearing the demonstrators are underway elsewhere, too," Charles chuckled. "As for New York and Washington D.C., actions there might be a bit more intense!"
"Intense?" Molly Bloom finally understood. "You mean police suppression?"
"More than that. In New York, the National Guard might get involved. Bloomberg isn't a pushover," Charles stroked his chin.
"You should go to New York soon, prepare well, and ensure the resistance is fierce when Bloomberg gives the order to clear the sites."
Michael Bloomberg, being a prominent Republican and a Jewish icon, would indeed be "making a big splash!"
Molly Bloom nodded, "Got it."
Currently, all TV stations and newspapers were focused on these demonstrations, a guaranteed big news story.
Whether NBC could make it big depended on the first-hand live broadcast this time!
"Boss, to what extent?" Molly Bloom asked.
"To what extent? That group isn't a match for the National Guard," Charles wasn't underestimating them, but what could a bunch of fresh-out-of-school youngsters do?
"The bigger the better. Hopefully, the police or National Guard will empty their mags..."
If a few people didn't die, how could they bring down Michael Bloomberg?
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