Hardy Empire 1945

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The phone on the desk rang, Hardy picked it up to answer, and Ava's worried voice came from the other end of the phone, Hady, are you okay?

Of course, why do you ask? Hardy smiled.

I read the newspapers, the Supreme Court issued a subpoena to your company, and some newspapers said you might face jail time. Ava cared.

Hehehe, what those newspapers wrote for attention is just a trivial matter, and it doesn't involve me at all. Don't worry, how is the publicity campaign going? Hardy asked.

The movie Across the World is about to start broadcasting. Ava recently went out with the crew to promote, and no one was in Los Angeles.

The publicity campaign went very well. Since it's all right, I can rest assured. I just wanted to fly back to accompany you. Ava said.

Don't worry, after the promotion is done, I'm waiting for the movie to hit the box office. Hardy said.

Just hung up the phone, the phone rang again, this time it was Heidi Rama calling, Hadi, I read the newspaper, will there be any problem?

no problem.

Then, would you like to come to my place for a drink and relax tonight? Heidi said.

Oh Well.

Then Hardy got a few more calls, he dealt with them one by one, and finally he got a call from President Johnson.

Johnson was a little angry.

I can guess who it is. This is so despicable. I have already asked someone. It has no effect on you, but it may affect your business.

Dewey dealt with Hardy, apparently to hit Johnson's supporters.

You can rest assured, Your Excellency, I can handle these. You continue your speech tour. I have seen that the recent approval rate is much higher than before. Hadi said.

Hearing Hardy mentioning the approval rate, Johnson was delighted, The recent increase in the approval rate is largely due to your publicity Hardy, I must thank you solemnly, it is because of your media publicity that this is the case. the result of.

Now my confidence has increased a lot,

I will never give up until the last minute. ' Johnson said.

Get things organized.

Hadi drove to Hadi Rama's studio, which was more warmly packed than before. Hadi Rama was frying steaks in the kitchen, Hadi opened a bottle of wine, and the two had a sumptuous dinner.

......

a few days later.

Ava came back from out of town, and Across the World was about to be released. HD Pictures held a grand premiere, asking all guests and stars to be present, which made it very grand.

As the company's big boss, Hardy also participated in the event.

In the interview session, a reporter did not ask about the movie, but asked Hardy:

Excuse me, Mr. Hardy, do you have anything to say about the subpoena issued by the Supreme Court against the Hardy Group?

The place became extremely quiet.

Hardy had long known that someone would ask such a question. Even when he participated in the show tonight, he deliberately appeared, and he had already prepared the answer to this question in his heart.

Hardy smiled and took the microphone.

First of all, I want to make one point. The person who received the subpoena was not the Hardy Group, but a company under the Hardy Group. There are more than a dozen companies in the Hardy Group. The one who actually received the subpoena was the Hardy Hotel.

For this matter, I have notified the company and the legal department to actively respond. As myself, I will resolutely uphold federal laws. If there is a problem with my company, I am willing to accept punishment, and even appear in court for questioning.

The New York State prosecutor sued the Hardy Hotel for violating the lottery ban, and first of all, it must be stated that we do not have lottery activities, that gambling is legal in Las Vegas, that there are bets in casinos, and that's it, as for the 'television lottery' is just a In the show, some foreign players ask people to help bet, this is not a lottery at all.”

Here, I want to talk about the lottery separately. The lottery is a popular entertainment method. Now that the United States has entered a new era, the people need more entertainment methods. I think it is time to open up the lottery industry. It will play a positive role in promoting the advancement of American society.

So I have ordered the company to put forward an initiative to the Nevada State Legislature in the name of the group, hoping to lift the ban on lottery tickets. I believe that this popular game method will eventually return to the people. Of course, I also hope that other states will also release the ban. A lottery ban.

Hardy turned the Supreme Court's subpoena against the company into a speech promoting the liberation of the lottery ban. The Supreme Court subpoenaed the Hardy Group for violating the lottery ban. If the lottery ban is released, is there still a question of legality? .

Nevada has opened up gambling. Is it necessary to ban the lottery, a form of game that is much lesser than gambling?

Including other states, Hardy also felt they should let go.

......

The film Across the Four Seas officially opened.

During this period of the Super Idol talent show, Ava Gardner and Cary Grant are both judges. The two have a very high exposure and their popularity has increased a lot. They were originally top stars, but now they are even hotter. .

Coupled with the intensive publicity before the broadcast, the venue was full after the movie was broadcast, and even the midnight venue was full of audiences.

have to say,

The filming level of Across the World is also very high, and the plot is very attractive, especially the scenes of stealing treasure and escaping, which made the audience watch it heartily, and the film critics did not hesitate to praise the film. give a high rating.

Due to various factors, after a week of full sales, there was still an 80% attendance rate. The owner of MGM, the publisher, called Hardy excitedly, Hardy, this movie is very likely to exceed 30 million US dollars. The second most popular film was Gone With the Wind.

Thirty million dollars.

Definitely an ecstatic number.

But to say that compared with Gone with the Wind, it is far worse.

The box office of Gone with the Wind that year, plus the re-screening a few years later, brought the global box office to $390 million, a number that drove everyone crazy.

Just when the movie was released, the Hardy Group received a subpoena from the Federal Supreme Court again, and was preparing to open a court three days later to formally hear the case. Hardy was also among those being questioned.

three days later.

Hardy brought a team of lawyers and all Hardy Group employees who were asked to question, and came to Washington, the United States Supreme Court on East Congress Avenue. Hardy was here for the first time.

The Supreme Court is a milky white building, like a Roman temple. There are exquisite stone carvings on both sides of the entrance stone steps. The left side represents the thought of justice, and the right side represents the power of law.

On the triangular lintel of the east court gate of the main building of the Supreme Court, there are 16 figures carved with their own meanings, among which Moses, Confucius and Solon are the center.

Moses in the center represents the providence or divine providence, Confucius on the left represents morality, and Rousseau on the right represents politics.

Hardy stood under the steps and glanced at the statue. Is it fair, justice, morality, kindness?

Maybe only God knows.

Hardy doesn't believe it anyway.

......

In court, the justices questioned Hardy and related personnel, and Hardy answered succinctly, all operations of the casino are legal, and the casino lottery activities face every guest who enters the casino.

As for live TV, it's an entertainment program on Las Vegas TV.

Hardy picked himself cleanly, no matter what the final result is, this matter will not involve Hardy now.

The person in charge of the agency investment company is a steward of the Los Angeles Gang and one of Hardy's hard-core men. He fully admitted to the matter of betting on behalf of customers, and submitted the operation process. They received customer betting calls, and then Go to the casino to bet, the whole operation has nothing to do with the casino.

The only focus now is that customers make phone calls in other states and ask a proxy investment company to help bet. Is this behavior considered a lottery and whether it violates the law.

At this time, it was Hadi's lawyer team's turn to play. There were a total of 16 lawyers in the entire lawyer team.

Hardy said, this case does not seem complicated, is it necessary to get so many things?

But Hardy believes that they are professional, and it doesn't matter how they get Hardy, he just wants the result.

In the face of such a luxurious team of lawyers from the Hardy Group, the three prosecutors seem to be so alone. The act of brushing the ball should be stopped immediately, and a penalty should be imposed, and such activities shall not be engaged in from now on.

Hardy's defense team was more professional than them, and Rothbeck took the lead to stand up and state: Your Excellency, the prosecution of the prosecution, we feel very absurd, and American law will never make subjective inferences based on trumped-up 'guessing'. ' Such evidence. To convict someone or something.

Guests call and ask the agency to help place bets. Is there any illegal activity? No, gambling in Las Vegas is legal, there is no doubt about it, the agency helps to place bets, whether this process is illegal, definitely It's not illegal, but why are these two things illegal in the eyes of the prosecutor?

These materials on the table are the legal provisions of 51 states in the United States prohibiting lottery activities. In these legal provisions, there is no one that indicates that the behavior of the investment company is a lottery behavior, ...

Afterwards, Rothbeck talked eloquently for more than an hour without taking a drink in the middle. Hardy really admired this guy.

Hardy has seen this scene countless times in movies on TV. This is the first time to experience it personally, and it feels very interesting.

lawyer,

On such occasions, it is really possible to turn things around with a three-inch incorrupt tongue.

law.

You also need money.

If you don't have money, how can you hire a good lawyer, you can't win a lawsuit without a good lawyer, so the real fairness is that you have to have a lot of money.

afternoon.

The court session is over.

Today is just the beginning, and there will still be time for pouting in the future, but in the future, Hadi will not use it, and the rest will be left to the lawyer. What the lawyer team has to do is how to keep the business.

If the Supreme Court finds that the act of making phone calls is a lottery act, then Hardy will lose a lot of money and a big business. If it finds that it is not illegal, then Hardy's business will become a legal business from now on.

How the court will decide.

Some say it will be out of fairness and justice.

If so.

How could the old godfather have a group of friends in the judicial circle.

In fact, the Hardy Casino case is not a big deal, but the discerning person knows that this incident involves Hardy, and the cause is President Johnson and New York Governor Dewey, which are involved in the U.S. election, so it has attracted much attention.

Fast forward to mid-May.

At this time, a world-shaking thing happened.

On May 14, 1948, just one night before the end of the British mandate, the State of Israel was officially proclaimed.

In the early morning of May 15, 1948, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon declared war on Israel at the same time, and sent troops to attack Israel.

The first Middle East war broke out.

When Giannini got the news at 3:00 in the morning, he was shocked when he heard that the war had officially broken out in the Middle East.

It's true that Hardy is right. In this way, Hardy may bet on the right bet. If Johnson is re-elected, Hardy's position in the consortium will have to be reconsidered in the future.

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