The journey starts from the Titanic

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps on, and the child wants to be raised but kisses.

Many things can only be cherished when they are lost, but if they are missed, they are missed. You can never go back to the past, so you should not leave yourself too much regret.

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Chapter 73 The First Meeting with Andrew Mellon

Situ Nan didn't bother to pay attention to the bullshit between Robles and the Mellon family. Pittsburgh was just a stop in the formation he had booked. This time it was just on the way.

At the same time, it is also an opportunity to show good to the Mellon family. This family has a deep influence in business and politics. The Andrew Stuart whom Robles said should be Andrew Mellon, the Mellon family. The most outstanding leader in history.

It was this Andrew Mellon who established the Mellon family's position in the United States.During the 12 years from 1921 to 1932, he held financial power in the three presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover. The Americans joked that "the three presidents worked for Mellon."This situation is the only one in American history and has never happened again.

Although this Andrew Mellon has not yet become the Minister of Finance, the Uncle Andrew has become obsessed with politics since the first successful political speculation.You should know that there is a motto in his motto, often linked with government officials, you will get the most benefit.

This is another family that flourished in American history. The Mellon family has a long history and started with finance.

The founder, T. Mellon, founded Thomas Mellon & Sons Bank in 1869, which has grown rapidly.

The change of its name to Mellon National Bank in 1902 was the financial pillar on which the Mellon Consortium was founded.It took this as a starting point, gradually integrated with industrial capital, and gradually formed a consortium.

The financial institutions controlled by the Mellon Consortium include Pittsburgh National Bank and General Reinsurance Company in addition to Mellon National Bank.For a long time, the Mellon consortium controlled the bank capital and industrial capital of the Pittsburgh area through these financial institutions.

The oldest industrial and mining company controlled by the Mellon Consortium is Alcoa.Its predecessor was the Pittsburgh Smelting Company, which was controlled by Mellon & Sons Bank in 1890.

Since 1910, Alcoa has monopolized the production of Alcoa and is one of the industrial pillars of the Mellon Consortium.Another important industrial pillar is the Gulf Oil Company.

In Texas, Gulf Oil controlled by the Mellon family and Occidental Petroleum under Situ Nan have maintained a relatively friendly cooperative relationship. Both parties have maintained a tacit understanding in uniting local oil merchants to resist Standard Oil entering Texas. .

In this way, Situ Nan and the Mellon family are not unfamiliar, but Hengda has always been responsible for Occidental Petroleum’s affairs. The behind-the-scenes boss of Situ Nan seldom talks about it unless necessary, so he rarely has contact with the Mellon family. The only one who has ever met is Richard Mellon, the second-generation outstanding son of the Mellon family.Of course Robes doesn't count.

Situ Nan also saw this Richard Mellon tonight.

After the car stopped, it was this Richard who greeted Robles and Stuart.

"Happy Christmas Eve! Long time no see, Robles." Richard said to Robles.

But Robles was not very enthusiastic, and just replied formulaically.

But Richard was not at all annoyed, shrugged, and continued to smile to Situ Nan and said: "Mr. William, we meet again. Happy Christmas Eve."

"So are you, Richard. Just call me Stoneney." Situ Nan and Richard gave a small hug.

"Your house is very beautiful. Ah! It really is the master of the Pittsburgh area!" Situ Nan looked at the Mellon family house dressed like a palace and exclaimed.

"Haha! Thank you!" Richard was very happy to hear it.In Pittsburgh, no family is as powerful as the Mellon family, and it is almost the same in the United States, so Richard's admiration for Situ Nan is of course accepted. This is the pride of their Mellon family.

"Let's go! But unfortunately, we already had dinner half an hour ago. If you can come earlier, you can have dinner with us."

Richard said regretfully.

Situ Nan checked his watch. It was almost nine o'clock. In the afternoon, he and Robles had already had dinner on the boat, so they didn't feel hungry.

Robles hasn't been back for several years. He is a little bit nostalgic. He looks at everything around him from time to time. He walks a bit slowly, but his face is stern and his expression is a little stiff. Only the occasional flash of his eyes reveals his heart. Of excitement.

Richard did not urge him, and patiently introduced Situ Nan some of the family situation as he walked.

Compared with the disregard that Robles has received since childhood, Richard's position in the Mellon family is much higher.

As the second-generation leader of the Mellon family, and the only second-generation child who is interested in doing business, many of the family’s businesses have been handed over to Richard to take care of them. There is no need for Richard to come out to meet him.

Richard didn't feel anything against Robles, and they were still cousins.Richard’s father Webber and Robles’ mother Chrissy, and the current family Andrew is a sibling. In addition, Thomas Sr. left behind three other children. However, apart from Andrew, he treats Rob fairly fairly. Apart from the mother and son, the other elders in the family don't like them.

Richard is not as mean as his father. He is fair and a bit like the family Andrew. This is also one of the reasons why Andrew deliberately handed over more business to Richard and participated in politics himself.

Richard is one of the very few in the family who doesn't feel bad about Robles, but he is a junior and can't talk about this, so he can only sympathize with Robles and his son.

The Mellon family has been around for a long time in Pittsburgh, so the family population is relatively large. Excluding those collateral lines, there are now almost twenty direct family members, all descendants of the old Thomas line.

When Situ Nan and Robles went in, they saw many people gathered in the spacious living room one after another.

Some people were surprised that the two strange men that Richard led in looked at Situ Nan and them curiously.

Situ Nan looked at them with a smile on his face, and saw some aristocratic pride in their scrutiny eyes.Some people seem to recognize Robles, with a little surprise on their faces.

Robles' face still smelly, no, it should be said that he has no expression, as if he saw a handful of air instead of a group of people.

Richard walked to a small old man in the middle of the position and said respectfully, "Andrew, here they are."

"Haha. Robles, you are finally back." Andrew stood up quickly and walked over to hug Robles.

Well, the young man with youthfulness at the time has grown up and has become a mature and stable man.

Andrew thought with some relief that he had been paying attention to the only son Chrissy left over these years, but he didn't expect that Robles' achievements far exceeded Andrew's expectations.

Andrew patted Robles on the shoulder vigorously and turned his head to Situ Nan.

"Hello! I'm Andrew Mellon!" Andrew took the initiative to shake hands with Situ Nan, don't look at his size as far as Situ Nan's chin, but his hand strength is not small, and there is a kind of superior vibe between his eyebrows.

"Hello, Mr. Mellon! This is Stoneny William. I have always admired your old style very much. This is a small gift. I hope you like it."

Situ Nan handed a painting he had brought with him to Andrew Mellon.

This elderly Andrew Mellon is an avid art collector. He travels to Europe almost every year, bringing back a lot of art every time.

He collected countless collections throughout his life. After his death, he donated his collection to the National Gallery of Art. Many of the collections in it were from Andrew Mellon's collections during his lifetime.

Situ Nan had done some work before he came, and he found a good painting in New York and gave it to Andrew Mellon as a gift.But it doesn't seem to be a well-known painter, and Situ Nan's paintings by those very awesome painters are reluctant to send them out.

"Thank you. I like this gift so much." Andrew Mellon said happily, speaking more enthusiastically.

"I've heard a lot about you. Obviously your investment has been a huge success. It's really awesome!" Andrew Mellon praised, thinking that if his son had half of Situ Nan, it would be good.

"Thank you. I am very happy to be praised by Mr. Mellon, but this success is enough to make the younger generation proud in front of an investment guru like Mr. Mellon. Do I still have a lot to learn from you?

Especially your investment in Alcoa is a magical touch for our younger generations to talk about!"Situ Nan sincerely complimented.

This remark obviously irritated Andrew's heart, and Alcoa was the most proud investment in his life.Alcoa is also a beautiful piece in the history of Mellon's family investment.

In 1889, a few distressed young men approached Andrew and showed him a piece of silver and wax metal, hoping that he could provide an investment.That piece of metal is aluminum.

The young chemist Charles Martin Hall and his partners have researched the extraction method of aluminum, and believe that this metal with many excellent properties will become a star in the future, but suffers from no investment.Before meeting Andrew, they lobbied many entrepreneurs, but none of them succeeded.

After listening to them, Andrew pondered for a moment and decided to help them repay their debts and fund the establishment of the Pittsburgh Electrolytic Aluminum Company at a price of 60% of the shares.

Andrew's vision was proved again.In just two years, this company controlled aluminum production in North America.In 1907, the Pittsburgh Electrolytic Aluminum Company was renamed Alcoa, and the stock value reached US$150 million.

Now Alcoa’s stock value is more than ten times that of ten years ago. Now aluminum is used more and more widely in industry. There is a large demand for aluminum in fields such as aircraft, automobiles, machinery manufacturing, ships, and construction. The aluminum company's products have been in short supply.