Chapter 1377: Brothers united

After reading the handwritten letter left by their father, the two brothers Leonard and Woodrow could not calm down for a long time.

It turned out that their father had long anticipated this day.

But when did their father start to attach such importance to Xia Yu?

This question both brothers could not figure out for the time being.

After a long time...

As his emotions gradually subsided, Leonard carefully put the letter away and locked it back in safe no. 3.

Then his younger brother Woodrow's voice sounded out: 'Leonard, should we show Uncle Paul this letter from our father and ask for his advice and support?'

Leonard's heart stirred for a moment, but after a few seconds of pondering, he looked his brother Woodrow straight in the eye and shook his head, saying, 'Woodrow, we can't tell Uncle Paul until the last minute.'

Why?

Woodrow asked, his face full of confusion.

Leonard pulled his brother onto the sofa and said with great earnestness, 'Woodrow, you should know that although the head of the Rockefeller family is David Rockefeller, there is actually a dual core, and the other core is Laurence Rockefeller.'

'Father's letter also said that he has great expectations for us. Why has he not yet decided on the actual successor? The problem is that no one is capable of doing the job. None of our brothers and uncles are entirely suitable.'

'Over the years, our father has been doing his best to cultivate us, and we have tried hard not to disappoint him. However, we still lack sufficient achievements to establish our authority and gain the support of the entire family, so our father has not forced a decision on the heir.'

'In his letter, he only asked us to ask my brother-in-law Xia Yu for help, but he didn't mention Uncle Paul at all. I believe that my father would never make such a mistake. He just didn't want us to ask Uncle Paul in this way.'

'This crisis is also an opportunity for the two of us. If we can really convince the other family members and gain the support of Uncle Paul to lead the family out of the crisis, then we will be qualified to become the core of the family.'

'We are both still young and have a lot of room for improvement. Whether you become the patriarch or I become the patriarch, it's actually not the most important thing. To emulate the Rockefeller family and strengthen the family is our lifelong mission.'

Woodrow nodded solemnly: 'Leonard, you're right. We should establish our own prestige while helping the family out of the crisis.'

'You have more experience than me, so you take the lead on this matter. Starting today, Lawrence Rockefeller is my role model.'

Leonard was deeply moved, and hugging his brother Woodrow's shoulders, he said, 'Thank you, Woodrow!'

Woodrow laughed carelessly and said, 'This is what I should do. The family is the most important, isn't it?'

'Hm!'

'Tomorrow, we'll go find Xia Yu.'

'Rest well tonight, so that you can have a clear mind tomorrow.'

Leonard nodded with a smile, and reminded his younger brother.

'Okay.'

...

Xia Yu and Cindy also lived with the Mellon family, in Cindy's old room.

Early the next morning, after Xia Yu and Cindy finished breakfast and were about to go for a walk in the garden, Leonard and Woodrow walked straight up to them and said bluntly, 'Xia Yu, we would like to ask you something about the crisis the family is currently facing.'

Xia Yu thought to himself, "Here comes the wind from the east," and a faint smile appeared on his face, 'No problem.'

'Where shall we go to talk?'

'Let's go upstairs.'

After Leonard finished speaking, the four of them walked towards the second floor and arrived in a room for deliberations.

To avoid any accidents, Leonard chose to speak the truth to Xia Yu, in the presence of his sister Cindy, and made it clear that it was his father's idea: 'Xia Yu, our family is currently in crisis. As you should know, my father left a letter before, asking us to seek your advice. We now need your help.'

Sure enough, when he heard that it was the idea of the old Mellon, Xia Yu could clearly feel Cindy's hand on his arm tighten a little, but fortunately Cindy did not say anything to agree.

Xia Yu nodded slightly: 'I know quite a bit about the situation, but I don't know the details. I need more convincing information in order to give appropriate advice.'

'For example, what assets does the Mellon family have, what assets does the consortium have, what is the amount of funds raised and the upper limit, etc.'

Leonard nodded: 'That's right. Let me tell you.'

'The problems that have been discovered so far...'

As Leonard spoke eloquently, Xia Yu listened quietly, while comparing the information he was saying with the information he already had. He found that the overlap reached 70%.

The remaining 30% was, of course, confidential information of the Mellon family, such as the actual number of shares the Mellon family held in a certain company.

This information is impossible to find even with a net, and the American intelligence agencies are definitely unable to find out the whole story.

This kind of confidentiality is something that a family relies on for survival, and it is also the most crucial trump card, which can often turn the tables.

Of course, Xia Yu also knows that what Leonard said is definitely not complete, perhaps there is something he is not sure about, or it is possible that he deliberately chose to keep some things he didn't think were necessary to say.

But in any case, just this information is already very valuable.

After Leonard finished his story, Xia Yu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, 'It seems that the other family conglomerates have decided that after my father-in-law fell ill, there is no one in the Mellon family who can support the big picture and can be slaughtered at will.'

According to Leonard's account, the companies controlled by the Mellon family, except for those under absolute control, have all undergone changes, the difference being only whether they are obvious or not.

This is the case with the Mellon family, and it goes without saying that the entire Mellon conglomerate, which unites other families and shareholders with the Mellon family at its core, is even more so.

The Mellon family is the main trunk of the towering Mellon financial empire. Now that the main trunk is on fire everywhere, the other branches are in a panic, and it is not impossible that they will change sides voluntarily or under duress.

The current situation of Gulf Oil is the most typical example.

In terms of capital, the Mellon family has already raised an emergency fund of 8.3 billion US dollars, half of which was mobilised by banks.

According to Leonard, the Mellon family is still urgently raising funds, and 8.3 billion US dollars is definitely not the upper limit.

'Xia Yu, this is the situation. What do you think is the best thing for us to do now?'

Facing the gaze of the three people, Xia Yu said without hesitation, 'There are fires all over the place. Your funds cannot completely maintain all the companies, so you must give up some of them and focus on stabilizing the foundation.'

'Otherwise, the consequence will be the loss of control over most of the companies, and the Mellon family will have to live on dividends in the future, losing their influence at the highest level.'

This view is also the prevailing one within the Mellon family.

But here comes the problem: which companies should be abandoned and which kept?

"XIA Yu, we know the logic, but which assets should we abandon?'