Hardy Empire 1945
Chapter 153: Thanks to the leader of the 'Jianghu Night Talk 1'
Las Vegas is now just a small town with a resident population of more than 20,000 and 30,000 to 40,000 tourists every year, which is similar in size to a small town in China in later generations.
Therefore, the Las Vegas Police Department is equivalent to the size of the police station. There are only about 30 people in total, including the police chief.
HD Security can be said to be the most famous security company in the entire United States. It is not one of them. A few days ago, I heard that it helped the Los Angeles police to destroy a big gang. After Chief Steve signed an agreement with Lanster, he asked about this in a chat. matter.
Lanster smiled slightly, There was indeed a fierce battle, and there were more than 200 people on the other side.
What about the casualties? Chief Steve asked curiously.
More than 80 people were killed and more than 200 people were arrested. As for our side, there were 5 injured and no dead. Lanster said.
Director Steve was very impressed when he heard this data. He heard that all the HD security team members retired from the battlefield of World War II. It is no wonder that the combat effectiveness is so strong.
How many people are there in HD security now?
There are more than 1,500 people now. Director Steve said in his heart a good guy.
Then how many people are you going to invest in Las Vegas?
About 150 people have been invested temporarily. If we encounter insufficient strength, we can quickly reinforce it. Lanster said.
Chief Steve said in his heart that our police station only has more than 30 people, and you are only 150 people as a supplementary force.
Also called reinforcements.
What do you think will happen in a small town with more than 20,000 people?
From the second day.
HD security patrols the city of Las Vegas, with black stripes painted on the white body and a huge HD letter logo in the middle.
Some people say it's imitating the style of a police car.
American police cars are black at the front and rear, white in the middle, while hd security patrol cars are alternately black and white up and down.
More similar to the style of later Chinese police cars.
The body painting and logo of hd security are all designed by Hardy, which has a deep bad taste.
Black and white add radiance and radiance to each other, representing Lao Tzu who straddles black and white.
Las Vegas is not big, there are only two main streets, HD security sent 5 police cars at the same time, so within 10 minutes, people will see a patrol car driving past the entrance of their casino.
At the beginning, people will look at it in surprise, but after a long time of aesthetic fatigue, no one cares about the patrol car of HD security.
......
Just when hd security was established, another three-story building not far from the main street also hung an inconspicuous plaque.
Beautiful Home Real Estate Company.
The name of the company is vulgar, but the boss is not bad, Jon Hardy, the owner of the registered company.
Hardy brought Andy because he had an idea from the beginning to buy a lot of land in Las Vegas.
When he came to Las Vegas for the first time, after getting off the plane, he saw a lot of land. He remembered the situation when he went to Las Vegas in his previous life. He knew that this bare land would be built in the future. Lots of high-rise buildings.
Now the land price here is still very cheap, and when it really develops, the land here will become an inch of land.
Hardy found a map of Las Vegas and drew a circle on it.
The location of this circle is the later Las Vegas New City, which is the location of the famous Las Vegas Strip.
The MGM Hotel, the Caesars Palace Hotel, the Venetian Hotel, the Luxor Hotel, the Egyptian Sphinx, the Paris Hotel, the Eiffel Tower.
Bellagio Hotel, Mirage Dream Hotel, Treasure Island Hotel, Wynn Hotel, Trump International Hotel, etc., are all located in this area.
And now it is still a wilderness, with only one road passing through it. No one would have imagined that in a few decades, this would become the most prosperous place in Las Vegas, with luxurious gambling palaces built on both sides of the road.
After the real estate company was established, Andy sent someone to collect information, and it didn't take long for a document to be placed in front of Hardy.
Boss, we checked with the Land Transaction Center. Part of the land you want is owned by the government, and part of it has been sold to private individuals.
The government has reserved a part of the land for public construction, and the rest can be sold to the outside world. The price varies according to the location of the plot, which is about US$500-800 per acre.
As for the land near the urban area, all the land has been sold out, except for the reserved public land that has been sold to private individuals. We have learned about the price. The best plot in the urban area, about $4,000 an acre, is already very expensive.
A little further out, for example, the land near the Flamingo Hotel, two kilometers from the main city, is about 2,500 to 2,800 acres.
Hardy knew about the flamingo, and Siegel had told him that the flamingo covered 30 acres and cost more than $80,000 to buy the land, which is roughly $2,700 an acre.
Hardy nodded.
You can buy all the land you can buy now in the name of the real estate company, but you have to make an agreement with the land transaction center that the transaction must be kept secret and cannot be disclosed to the public for the time being.
Good boss.
What about the newspapers and radio stations you asked about? Hardy asked.
I've already made inquiries. There are three newspapers in Las Vegas, and the largest one is called the Las Vegas News, which has a history of more than 20 years.
The Las Vegas News publishes a page every other day, mainly covering local news, national events and international news, etc. The sales volume is about 5,000 copies, belonging to a very small newspaper.
The owner of the newspaper is Benedict. We invested a few hundred dollars at the beginning, and we now value the Las Vegas News between $10,000 and $12,000.
There is only one radio station in Las Vegas. The owner is Colin Firth, who is also an announcer. The equipment is valued at about $3,000. We think we can buy it for $10,000.
Hardy got it all.
Andy, contact the newspapers and radio stations, buy them, and tell them that if they don't agree to the acquisition, HD will set up new newspapers and radio stations, and their life will be even more difficult in the future. Hardy said.
After the acquisition of newspapers and radio stations, let them publish the news. I have already drawn up the title and outline. You can ask your subordinates to write a few analytical reports on the future economy of Las Vegas.
Hardy said and picked up a manuscript from the side and handed it to Andy.
Las Vegas is in rapid decline, where do we go. 》
Flamingo Casino invested 8 million yuan, and lost millions of dollars after opening for three months. What is it? 》
Shock! I am afraid that Las Vegas has no future, and it will become a desert again in the future!
The Earth's crust moves, the Hoover Dam could collapse in an earthquake, flooding an entire city. 》
Some members of Congress are debating whether to stop Nevada's open-door policy for gambling. 》
It is reported that the real estate companies that invested in Las Vegas before are not optimistic about the future here, and they are all secretly selling land. 》
Hardy brought out the uc shock body of later generations and sang the future of Las Vegas from all levels.
People in this era have little access to information. Newspapers, magazines, and radio stations have strong authority in their hearts. After seeing such news, some people will definitely panic.
After the pressure of public opinion is formed, the beautiful homeland real estate company will buy the land again, and those who hold the land will definitely be willing to sell it as soon as possible to avoid damage to the investment.
After Andy read it, he admired the boss very much.
Few people can stand up to this set of chain tricks.
Andy led someone to find the boss of the newspaper. When the boss heard that someone wanted to buy it, he immediately offered a high price of 50,000 US dollars.
Andy smiled lightly: Mr. Dickett, your newspaper has a total of three people, one editor-in-chief, one copy editor, and one outreach officer. You do the outreach work yourself. I heard that sometimes you can't earn wages.
If you hadn't run a hotel yourself, I'm afraid the newspaper office would have been out of business, I'm right, Mr. Dickett.
Dickett looked a little embarrassed by what Andy said.
But our Las Vegas News is the largest circulation newspaper in Las Vegas, which is our advantage. Dickert defended.
Andy smiled and spread his hands.
Well, I admit this, otherwise we would not choose him. If you refuse to be acquired, our boss means to set up a new newspaper and launch a completely free newspaper. Do you think the Las Vegas News can How long will it last? Andy said.
Dickett's eyes widened, The newspapers are all free, so how do you make money, and how do you support the newspapers if you don't make money?
Andy smiled lightly, HD Group itself has countless advertising resources, and you can calculate how many newspapers you can print for the cost of any advertisement.
Dickett gave in.
In the face of big capital, he really has no ability to resist.
Fortunately, in the end, Andy didn't take his life to lower the price, and gave a very reasonable price, 12,000 US dollars to buy everything in the newspaper.
The radio acquisition has been exceptionally smooth.
Andy found his boss Colin Firth and said he would buy him. Colin Firth, who was only 30 years old, almost jumped up with joy.
Very good, I sold it to you, but I have a request, can you let me join, I will continue to be the anchor.
Of course. Andy said.
Colin Firth is well-known in Las Vegas and can stay.
Will the radio station be equipped with TV stations in the future? I used to work at New York TV Station. I think Las Vegas should also have its own TV station? Colin Firth said.
Andy smiled, That's what our boss thinks.
Ok sold. Colin Firth said happily.
the next day.
The Las Vegas News was officially changed to a daily newspaper, and it began to be distributed for free, without paying a penny, and the circulation directly increased to 10,000 copies.
There are advertisements for many HD related industries in newspapers.
And today's newspaper's front page headline, the headline is very shocking, Las Vegas gambling industry ushered in a cold winter! ! ! 》
In 1931, the Nevada State Legislature formally passed the bill to legalize gambling, and Las Vegas ushered in spring. The town, which originally had only a few thousand people, attracted a large number of investors to build casinos here.
In 1946, there were already 32 casinos in Las Vegas, but how many gamblers were there each year? According to statistics, the annual number of tourists was less than 40,000, and each person stayed here for no more than a week, that is to say, every day There are no more than 20 tourists entering the casino, and based on the average consumption of $20 per person, the gross income of each casino is only $400 and the profit is $100.”
The $100, not to mention workers' wages, is probably not enough for electricity and water bills, and this has been going on for several years.
The newly built Flamingo Casino is far more luxurious than other casinos. It was originally intended to attract a large number of customers, but it was closed in a hurry after opening for three months, and it lost a total of more than 1 million US dollars in three months.
The failure of Flamingo has seriously affected the enthusiasm of investors. No one will invest in a business that loses money. In recent months, the volume of land transactions in Las Vegas has dropped significantly, and some people have secretly sold the original The hoarded plots are priced even lower than the original purchase price.”
Some people have analyzed that the gambling industry in Las Vegas has ushered in a cold winter!
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The article is very long.
Counting the problems in Las Vegas, the first impression of many people who saw this report is that Las Vegas is really over.
On the broadcast that day, host Colin Firth also talked about this issue, and many people are not optimistic about the future of Las Vegas.
What is there in Nevada, except for the rocky Gobi, it is a hot climate, unlike Texas where land can be grazing, unlike Arizona where there are mines, if not for casinos, the land in Las Vegas has no value, and now Las Vegas The price of land is already among the highest in the United States.”
If the gambling industry goes down and no one comes here to invest, those who were hoarding land will lose all their money. I also heard that some lawmakers are proposing to cancel the bill to legalize gambling. If this bill is really canceled, I will God, it's going to be a disaster for Las Vegas, it's going to be desolate in a few years and the land value goes to zero.
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