All Heavens Film and Television: Starting from Caring for the Widow of a Comrade-in-arms

Russell brought Felix, Roy, Onkos, Philisto, and Nellie.

People standing behind Vito are Mike, Clemenza, Tessio, Tom, Rocco Lampo, Pantanguli...

As for the old military adviser Zhanke, he died of illness a long time ago.

"Let's go in and talk, lunch is being prepared, how about we have some wine then?"

"Of course, I'm here to make you happy."

"OK!"

Vito was very happy when he heard that, Russell had already given a lot of face, and he always returned the courtesy like a junior.

The kitchen and dining room were surrounded by women who, led by Mrs. Vito, were making lunch.Among them are Mike's wife Apollonia, Tom's wife...etc.

The men sat in the living room, and Vito asked Tom to hand out cigarettes as soon as they sat down.

"The cigars sent by my friend from Cuba are very pure, please try them."

A group of men spit fog in the living room, and soon the small space was clouded with fog, and Tom had to open the window to ventilate, otherwise the women in the kitchen would be choked and passed out.

"Friends from Cuba?"

Vito nodded: "Yes, he has a background in Cuba and is very powerful. Cigars are just one of his industries."

Russell nodded without saying anything.

He knew that Vito was talking about Haimen Rose, but this man hid his despicableness very well and did not reveal too much information to Vito, and Vito did not know the relationship between Haimen and Moglin.

This reminds Russell of the incident of the 'Kachmansa Imitation Black Factory' incident, which is very similar to Hymen Rose.

Vito pointed at Mike and said, "Mike's daughter is born, and the birth party will be held the day after tomorrow. I hope you can stay in New York for a few more days."

"Oh? Mike's son was born last year, and this year's daughter is also born? It's really gratifying."

Mike grinned, a smile spread across his face.It's just that his smile is a bit too deliberate, it looks like someone is holding a gun to the back of his head.

"Thank you. If you hadn't promised me to seek refuge in Sicily, I wouldn't have been able to find such a beautiful wife, and she would have given birth to me a son and a daughter."

Russell looked up and said with a smile, "You're welcome, you married a Sicilian girl, and I'm really happy for you."

"Thank you."

This time Mike smiled more naturally.

His fate has been changed, Apollonia was not killed in the car, and the bribed 'shepherd' did not act as Mike's bodyguard.

Why?Given the situation in Sicily at that time, Mike didn't need bodyguards at all, he only needed a tour guide and an interpreter.

In Russell's territory, there is no possibility of such an incident as a terrorist attack. If it occurs, it will be a blasphemy against Russell Corleone. Without his action, the villagers can spit and drown the attacker.

When Mike came to New York with Apollonia, his father-in-law and eldest brother-in-law did not follow, but stayed in Sicily, and developed farming with Tomasino and others in the town of Corleone near Palermo. animal husbandry.

His ex-girlfriend Kay is an authentic American with a different mindset than a Sicilian woman, and although they meet in New York, there is no resurgence because Mike is also a family man.

In the movie, Mike's later years are lonely, with only a dog by his side when he dies...very miserable.

"Mike will succeed me and become the leader of the family. In the past, both of our families have done wrong things. For the sake of my imminent death, can we resolve the grievances?"

Russell looked at the old Vito, and said with a smile: "Of course, our grievances are not worth mentioning. I trust you, Uncle Vito, that's why I came to New York. Even when Sonny died, I still came alone. .”

"I trust you too. Mike, what do you say?"

Mike said with a straight face, "I am willing too, for the future of the family."

This sentence contains the meaning of fear, and it also admits that he is indeed not as good as Russell.

"The Italian mafia all over the world come from Sicily, and Sicily is their home, but if you want to enter the house, you must ask me!"

Russell pointed to the circle of people around Mike, "I allow you to return to Sicily at any time, and your family will live a happy life like ordinary people."

Except for Tom, everyone stood up and saluted Russell, saying, "Thank you for your tolerance."

Although many are reluctant to admit it, Sicily belonged to Russell Corleone.

But they have to admit, because without his nod from the Lord of Sicily, they just can't take half a step into their homeland!

The etiquette of Clemenza, Tessio, Pantanjuli and others was very good, and they also recognized Russell's status.

Vito said with a smile: "Very good, we should be like a family. Brothers always have quarrels, let alone two families."

Then the atmosphere in the living room eased a lot, not as tense and awkward as it was at the beginning.

Philisto and Clemenza have something in common. Both of them are legion leaders and have a lot of experience in how to fight.

Tom, Felix, and Roy are both lawyers, and they are not stingy in exchanging ideas.

After chatting for a while, it was lunch time.

More than a dozen people gathered around the long table, toasting and drinking.

In the afternoon, Vito, Russell and Mike sat in the courtyard pavilion surrounded by flowers, drinking black tea and chatting.

With a cigar in his hand, Vito said, "The person who presented the cigar is Haimen Rose. He used to be my partner. Later, he broke away and established a business in Cuba. He has a deep relationship with the local government. cooperate."

Russell put down his teacup and said, "At any time, business cannot be separated from the government."

"That's right, from small street vendors to large enterprise groups, they are all inseparable from the government. One word from them can determine the prosperity or decline of an industry, and one of their correct policies can turn street vendors into millions, thousands of people. Millionaire!"

Mike nodded heavily, he must have understood the meaning of the words.

Vito took a sip of his cigar, then turned his head and asked, "Why did you kill Strazzi, Tramonti, and Pancha together? After their death, New York City fell into riots, and it was not until the past two years that a riot was formed. New gang."

Of course Russell knew why Vito asked this, because he wanted him to teach Mike how to 'return to zero' and how to 'restart'.

"Mike, what would you do if it were you?"

Mike bowed his head in silence and said, "I will kill Strazzi and Cuneo, but not Tramonti and Pancha."

"reason."

"We have no cooperative relationship with Boston and the South, and Zhengzhi Field does not have enough resources to divert attention. Killing Cuneo and Strazzi is the greatest reshuffle."

Russell looked at Vito and said with a smile: "Mike's idea is ladder-type. If you can build a strong network for him, he would dare to assassinate the president."

Vito patted Mike on the shoulder and said seriously: "Mike, I hope you will strictly investigate the internal affairs of the family and give Russell an explanation."

This is about the pirated clothing black factory incident, because Russell has proved that Sonny's death has nothing to do with him, so Vito will pay back the favor.

"understand!"

Two days later, there was a birthday party for Mike's daughter.

Most of the guests here are powerful and wealthy figures in New York. Now the Vito family has become the number one mafia in New York, and the only people who can fight against it are the Irish and the Jews.

During the period, Russell met many acquaintances. In order not to steal the limelight from Mike, he left early with Nelly and went to California.

The main reason for leaving was that Russell didn't want to use his own resources to build a ladder for Mike.

After the regular guests knew that he had appeared at Vito's house, many people drove over with the purpose of talking to Russell.And this is Mike's home court, if Russell doesn't introduce people to Mike, it seems a bit stingy.

So leaving was the right choice.

After he was gone, Vito shook his head and said to Tom, "Don't mess with him, he won't trust anyone unless he has something in his hands. Our plan has failed, let Mike be careful."

Mike's daughter had a birthday party, why not earlier?We have to wait for Russell to come to New York to do it, and the deep meaning of it can be understood without much thought.

Vito just wanted Russell to introduce some contacts to Mike. Those people had been reshuffled after Truman left office, and it took time to rebuild the network.

"Godfather, will he keep the agreement?" Tom was a little worried.

Vito leaned back in his chair and said, "If we don't mess with him, he won't mess with us."

Tom nodded.

Chapter 168 The Queen of the World, Grace Kelly

Seven luxury cars raced on the way to New York International Airport.

At this time, New York International Airport had not officially changed its name to John Fitzgerald Kennedy because it was not until 1963.

At present, the T1 terminal building has been opened, and T2 is under planning and construction.

Air Sicily parks three passenger planes here, and Russell will take one of them to Los Angeles, California.

Originally, Russell's idea was to go to Washington first to exchange feelings with President Dwight David Eisenhower, who had just taken office for nearly half a year.

But Hoover and Clyde of the FBI sent news that the president is a member of the Republican faction, and his background relies on the two major families and consortiums of the military industry, the Morgan consortium, the Henry family...etc., are quite related to him .

The most important thing is that Eisenhower graduated from West Point Military Academy, served as MacArthur's assistant, participated in World War II, and served as the Allied Commander in the European and North African battlefields!

Promoted to five-star general in 1944!

Hoover knew very well that Russell would go to Eisenhower when he returned to the United States, so he could only talk a lot and advise Russell not to move, because he was really not easy to mess with.

So is Russell easy to mess with?

As long as Eisenhower lets him make his fortune quietly in the United States, he will not make trouble, otherwise the two warheads hidden in Sicily will be detonated in Washington.

military force?Who the hell didn't!

But after thinking about it, there is no need to be in a hurry. After Russell has had enough fun in Hollywood, it would be good to go to the president to open a bottle of Duke Black Pearl for a chat.

When boarding the plane, Russell asked Felix and Roy who stayed in New York.

"Don't have too much contact with the Vito family, especially on the street. We do business in a safe and sound way. If someone is not open to looking for trouble, then fight back enthusiastically and don't worry about it."

"Even if we don't do business in America, we can go back to Sicily, understand?"

"Understood, Godfather."

The two bowed down respectfully.

Russell nodded, and boarded the plane with Philisto, Nellie, and Angkos.

The plane landed in Los Angeles.

The person who picked him up at the airport was Sam, the president of Kaqi Films. He was jointly recommended by Philisto and Angkers. He grew up in Sicily and came to Los Angeles with his parents before World War II. Been working on entertainment.

Sam was followed by two blond beauties who were the deputy editor-in-chief and editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine.

There are six other people in charge of the brokerage company.

Russell has seen them all before, and his impression of them is not bad. They have some abilities at work. As for their character?

The development of a formal company does not need to look at the character. If there is a problem, you can just fire it.

Anyway, there are many excellent talents who want to join Kaqi Films, so why bother to weld them to death on one pillar.

After getting in the car, he went straight to the company.

These years have changed a lot. A building was built near Hollywood, surrounded by office buildings and shopping malls. This piece of land is Russell's land.

The flow of people on the street has increased, and it is more than a little bit busier than in previous years.

Although Russell had seen photos of the completed building, Zhen Ge felt a little shocked when he stood downstairs and looked up.

Its shape is like an iron tower that goes straight into the sky, with a total of 42 floors and 12 elevators.

The interior has everything that one expects to find, and now the fashion magazine editorial department, brokerage company, artist training department... and other departments are all in this building.

Sam reported the company's recent investment trends, as well as information on signed artists, and Russell glanced briefly, approving his work.

Russell saw the name of Grace Kelly marked on the text. She is a signed model of Mansha and is currently acting as the heroine of "Red Dust" directed by John Ford.

And Sam noticed his expression and took it to heart.

Grace Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1929. She is currently 24 years old and in the prime of her youth.

She debuted in 49 and died in 56.During this period, she won the Golden Globe Award and the Best Actress Award at the 27th Academy Awards.

As for the reason for the rest of the film is to become the princess of Monaco...

In the future, there will be a movie "The Queen of the World" starring Nicole Kidman, which tells the story of Grace Kelly's difficult choices in family and career after marrying into the royal court.

Nicole Kidman?She was not born yet...

Sam looked at the frowning boss in front of him, and said, "Boss, Billy Gough and Johnny Fontan, the presidents of the film union, came to the door last week. Fontan wanted to direct and act in a movie, but he lacked investment. ..."

Russell looked up at him and asked, "What do you think the return on investment is?"

"It's less than [-]%, so I declined. Fontan is the godson of Corleone in New York, so I think it is necessary to make it clear to you."

Russell lit a cigar and said, "Business is business, and there is no need for pity on Falcon. As for Billy Goff, he obeyed Vito's orders and has lost his use value. After a while, I will let Philisto deal with this matter." Things, the film union must have our people."

Sam was taken aback and said, "Boss, James Willand, the vice president of the film union, is one of us."