Chapter 1038: 355. Acquisition of Portugal’s central bank

The “Atlantic City Post” was the first newspaper in the United States to report on the situation in Portugal.

However, at the beginning, the American public did not pay much attention to this matter, merely using Portugal’s fake currency scandal as a topic to mock Portugal’s financial chaos.

“Look, a small country is still a small country, they even let people forge checks, and even managed to produce real fake currency!”

This was the general sentiment among the American public.

In fact, during this era, the United States was not lacking in cases of forged checks, but these were not significant enough to make a stir. Plus, with media guidance, the American public always believed their check system was secure.

It wasn’t until the sixties, with the appearance of the great American con artist Frank Abagnale, that Americans realized their check system was quite vulnerable.

Later, Hollywood brought Frank Abagnale’s story to the big screen, directed by the famous director Spielberg, with Leonardo DiCaprio, still a fresh face, and the seasoned Tom Hanks starring in “Catch Me If You Can!”

Alves Reis was quickly exposed in Lisbon. At this time, the Portuguese people realized that a hundred million Escudos, which could be considered real currency, had actually appeared on the market. Pushed by some force, the anger of the Portuguese people began to erupt as they started to besiege the Bank of Portugal and the Portuguese government in Lisbon.

At this point, the “Atlantic City Post” began to focus its reporting on the domestic situation in Portugal!

This kind of reporting started to attract more Americans to pay attention to that small country across the ocean.

When the anger of the Portuguese people reached a peak, Antonio Carmona began to take action.

He led his troops to assault Lisbon!

All of this was reported by the “Atlantic City Post”!

Only then did the American public understand that they might witness a country’s military coup firsthand!

This matter caught the attention of the entire nation!

“Although the matter in Portugal is significant, it shouldn’t attract so many Americans, right?”

In the garden of the seaside estate in Atlantic City, Donnie and Helen sat on wicker chairs. Helen looked slightly puzzled at the “Atlantic City Post” in her hand and asked Donnie.

Donnie smiled and said, “Because the American public has always been guided by the ‘Atlantic City Post’, the Portuguese affair is like a fantasy novel, with Portugal as the protagonist. They are slowly leveling up from a simple fake currency case to a nationwide armed coup. American readers have seen the whole process in the ‘Atlantic City Post’, and the more people discuss it, the more it naturally draws in those around them!”

In Europe, Portugal is just a small country. Americans have always been proud and their eyes are usually on the United Kingdom, France, Germany, or even Spain and Italy; it’s hard for them to focus on Portugal!

Helen was slightly stunned, then suddenly laughed, “I see, you’re deliberately guiding their thoughts?”

Donnie did not deny it and nodded, “That’s right, I want to see what kind of influence the ‘Atlantic City Post’ already has in the United States!”

Helen laughed, “It’s obvious your idea succeeded!”

Donnie smiled with satisfaction, “I think so!”

Helen asked, “When do you think the situation in Portugal will be resolved?”

Donnie explained, “By now, Antonio Carmona’s army should have arrived in Lisbon, and it should be resolved within one or two days!”

“What about Bobby Mozelle?” Helen continued to ask.

“Bobby Mozelle has now completed the acquisition of the Metropolitan Bank of Angola. After the fake currency scandal broke out, Alves Reis’s partners either ran away or escaped. When hearing someone wanted to buy shares of the Metropolitan Bank of Angola, they sold them without even asking for the price. Now, only Alves Reis is left.

I estimate that after Antonio Carmona takes control of Lisbon, he will arrest Alves Reis immediately, and then the Metropolitan Bank of Angola will be sold to Bobby Mozelle through Antonio Carmona’s interim government. At that time, they can begin the process of acquiring the Bank of Portugal!”

At that time, with Portugal in chaos, no one will pay attention to this matter. The shareholders of the Bank of Portugal will be thinking about how to ensure their safety during the coup.

After hearing Donnie’s words, Helen nodded and then said, “So does that mean you won’t have much to do during this period?”

It was only then that Donnie realized Helen had asked so many questions, she must have some ideas!

“What do you want to do?”

“Michael is already a year old now. I think it’s time for me to do something!”

Helen said to Donnie.

“WRPA can’t satisfy you anymore?” Donnie asked with a smile.

Since Harding’s death, South Brenton had given WRPA to Helen. Helen had already fully taken charge of WRPA now, even when Michael was still young, Helen had started managing WRPA again in Atlantic City!

Helen didn’t hide anything from Donnie, nodding, “Now WRPA is entirely under my control. Staying at WRPA doesn’t offer me any more prospects for development!”

With Donnie’s financial support for WRPA, it has now become the largest women’s rights organization in the United States!