Hardy Empire 1945

Chapter 194 United Mafia Forces

Basini and Cuneo ended the call and realized that things were worse than he had imagined. The investment proposed by Hardy could bring benefits to others, but he wanted to stop it, and he would become the original position of Corleone's family.

You can hear the clues from the phone conversation with Cuneo, and you can imagine what those guys from other families will think.

They don't have any political stance, the only stance is to make money.

Whoever can help them make money is a friend. As for the drug thing before, those bastards have probably forgotten long ago.

No one is indifferent to interests, especially when large sums of interest are in front of them.

He suddenly discovered that what Hardy was doing was not a conspiracy.

It's a conspiracy.

Even if he knew that he had a purpose, it was difficult to stop him.

This put Basini in pain.

no,

We must find a way.

He picked up the phone again and called Philip and Strachey. Many of the families of the 24th Committee of the Mafia have affiliations or interests with the five major families. They can use their connections to stop them.

Hardy was in Las Vegas and received calls from many mafia family patriarchs.

The first call was from the patriarch of the Lucchese family. The Lucchese family occupies Miami. Before Hardy asked him for help in catching the liar Victor.

The Lucchese family and the Corleone family are also on good terms.

Mr. Hardy, the steward told me that you want to invest in the construction of a bigger casino, and plan to invest 100 million? Lucchese said.

Yes, I plan to build a new casino and plan to invest 100 million. Hardy replied affirmatively.

Although he heard Hardy's answer, Lucchese was still shocked, May I know where the 100 million will be used? How long does Mr. Hardy expect to earn back?

Hardy said heartily.

Since you asked,

Then don't blame me for turning on the flicker mode.

Strictly speaking, this is not a casino, but a complex, which includes a casino, two luxury hotels, theme shopping streets, several large shopping malls, high-end restaurants, performance centers, sports fields, and conference and exhibition centers Wait.

At the same time, a hospital will be built and a university will be invested. Of course, the location of the hospital and the university will not be in the casino. The hospital is closer to the city center, and the university is closer to the mountains. The scenery there is better, but the assets belong to the casino.

My idea is that

The two hotels have 2,000 rooms, the casino can accommodate more than 5,000 people at the same time, and other facilities can accommodate more than 50,000 people.

The performance center can hold various performances and competitions. I have designed several world-class selection activities, which I plan to hand over to MGM and HD Pictures. There are Victoria's Secret Angel Lingerie Show and Miss World Beauty Pageant.

There are also fashion contests, boxing contests, electronic technology contests and so on.

I want to turn these competitions into a world competition. The competition will be held in Las Vegas, and it will attract countless tourists. Last year, the number of tourists in Las Vegas was 130,000, and this year it is expected to reach More than 500,000, most of these tourists are driven by the Hardy Hotel.

And I predict that within ten years, the number of tourists can increase to 5 million a year. Do you know what that means?

What does it mean?

Patriarch Lukeser subconsciously made a joke.

It means that even if each tourist who comes here spends only US$100, the consumption will reach 500 million.

Do you still think that investing 100 million is a lot?! Hardy asked.

Patriarch Lucchese imagined the scene that Hardy had painted in his mind, and became excited and eager.

Before, he only felt that investing 100 million yuan was too much, but now that he thinks about it, there are 500 million yuan waiting for him to earn every year.

Are you sure you can attract 5 million tourists? the Lukesai patriarch asked.

Lucchese has no doubts about whether people who go there will spend $100.

Only more.

Hardy said firmly.

Hardy knew that this person who had been fooled by him was a bit superior, and said with a smile: I am in Las Vegas, and the daily income and passenger flow of the Hardy Hotel are all there, Patriarch Lucchese You can come and have a look, I think it is more intuitive than talking on the phone.

Actually, it's not just the casino business. When the new casino is built, I plan to join the TV 'betting lottery' session, and then I will earn as much money as the entire United States. Hardy threw out another bait.

And it's a big bait.

The head of the Lucchese family has heard that the TV lottery is very powerful. His subordinates reported to him that this TV lottery event earns more than the casino itself. If Hardy is willing to join this in the new casino, the money can be said It's a certainty.

Okay, I'll go right away. The Lukesai patriarch said loudly.

Hardy said: Patriarch Lucchese, why don't you inform other families that if you are interested in the new casino, let's all come over and have a look at the operation of Hardy's Casino, and then look at my design plan for the future casino. Questions can be discussed face to face.”

Okay, I'll contact other families. Patriarch Lukaiser replied.

Hanging up the phone, Hardy smiled.

Inviting these people to come to Las Vegas for inspection is actually a screening process. Anyone who comes here can be said to be willing to cooperate with him.

If you are willing to cooperate, you can win, and if you win, you can become one of your own. Isn't it just money, he can take everyone to make money together.

Anyway, it's not out of my own pocket.

With the investment of these people, he will only earn more.

The news that Hardy invited the mafia family to Las Vegas for inspection began to spread among the families, and naturally it soon reached the ears of Basini and others.

Basini felt bad.

After communicating with the other two families, I called the patriarchs I knew well again and advised them not to go. They will also build a casino in the future and invite everyone to participate.

The old godfather sat in the study couch, Mike and Tom sat beside him.

Father, the relationship between the various families is starting to become a little delicate, Tom said.

Tell me, how subtle it is. The old godfather said.

Since they joined forces to attack us last time, the other families on the committee seem to be very united. We all do the drug business together, and Basini's voice in the committee has become more and more important.

But now, everyone has other thoughts. Hardy invited the patriarchs of the families to visit Las Vegas. Basini called everywhere to stop it, but now it seems that they can't be suppressed at all. Most people said they would go and have a look. .”

The old godfather was playing with the pipe in his hand, and looked at his younger son: What do you think about Mike?.

Mike had been listening with his head down just now, and when his father asked, he raised his head and said, Hardy is very powerful. He broke the alliance of forces that Basini had built up with great difficulty in a few words, and invited all the families to Las Vegas. He was looking at the choices of the families, directly tearing up Basini's face.

The old godfather nodded in relief, You are right. Hardy broke the previous balance of the Mafia Committee family. He used greater interests to break the previous alliance of interests. Hardy played very beautifully.

Hardy is very good. We only saw this in hindsight, but Hardy did it. And even if Basini and the others saw Hardy's methods, they couldn't change it at all, because it is human nature to seek profit.

The essence of gangsters is profit-seeking. All gangs are established to obtain wealth and benefits, including when I established the Corleone family and led a few people to work hard to earn more money.

The old godfather looked at Tom and said, Tom, you are going to Las Vegas tomorrow. The Corleone family supports Hardy's actions 100%.

How much shall we invest? asked Tom.

As much as you can vote, listen to Hardy's opinion. The old godfather said.

Tom left the old godfather's study. Mike looked at his father and said, Father, I always feel that this matter is not that simple.

The old godfather was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled, It will never develop in a bad direction. It is Basini and the others who should be worried. If they don't deal well this time, Hardy, a young and strong lion, Will show sharp fangs.

After finishing speaking, he looked at his son: Mike, how do you feel during your time as a state senator? Are you still able to handle it?

Mike smiled, No problem, understand the community situation, propose bills, open the Legislative Council, these are not difficult, I have prepared several bills, and I am going to propose them to improve the livelihood of New York State, increase hospitals, improve the sanitation environment, Increase employment and so on.

The old godfather nodded. Mike's proposal was not unconventional. It was a practical and error-free proposal, which showed that Mike had a clear view. The most important thing to be an official is to be stable. As for those congressmen who are particularly showy, most of them are due to insufficient publicity. , can only adopt the eye-catching way, but Mike doesn't use it at all.

You should do business well and be your member of parliament. Don't worry about the family affairs. If Hardy is doing this now, I think the Corleone family will not have to worry about it in the future. The old godfather said with a smile.

Flights from various places landed at the Las Vegas airport non-stop, and there were many private jets. The patriarchs of the mafia families came to the casino with their assistants and guards.

They all have their own casinos here, and if Hardy doesn't need to receive them, the casino manager will naturally take his patriarch back.

Bill also came. As the president of Los Angeles Company, he participated in this visit. Other mafia families can invest, and Los Angeles Company can also invest naturally.

Bill, how many people are here? Hardy asked.

Bill counted on his fingers.

Tom Hagen of the Corleone family, patriarch of the Lucchese family of Miami, patriarch of the Borello family of Cleveland, patriarch of the Bruno family of Philadelphia, patriarch of the Marcelo family of New Orleans, second-in-command of the Cuneo family of New York, Chicago

Bill talked about 16 families in a row.

As for the Basini family in New York, the Tatakilia family, the Strachey family, and the Selton family in San Francisco, they did not come.

Hardy nodded.

Hardy was a little surprised that the Cuneo family, one of the five largest families in New York, could send someone here. This shows that interests always come first.

It is normal for the other three major families not to come.

San Francisco Leib Seldon is still on the run, so he definitely won't be able to come. The families that didn't come are all closely related families of the three Hobasini families.

Now do the math.

The five major families of the Mafia Committee, plus the twenty-four member families, have a total of 29 major families, and now 16 have come, which is more than half.

Anyone who comes here means that these people have already made a choice, even if it is a fool, they have fallen to Hardy's side.

Using a casino to win over more than half of the members of the Mafia Committee, this plan has been considered very successful.

Bill, call and invite them to come to Hardy Hotel tomorrow and let them see how we make money. Hardy said with a smile.

Do you think they will drool. Hardy said with a smile.

Hehe, I guess so.