After taking over the Spanish Gang's territory, Hardy had a new idea. He joined the gang for development, but his ideal was by no means just to be a Los Angeles gang leader.

The 1930s to 1950s were the golden age of gangs.

Many bigwigs are influential.

But in the days that followed, the government stepped up its crackdown, and the gangs' power was severely suppressed, making it difficult for them to make significant progress.

Then the families were destroyed one by one and could not enter the mainstream of society at all.

A certain magazine once compiled a gang power list, which included the 50 most powerful gang leaders in the United States. However, decades later, most of the 50 people on the list were sent to prison, some died, and only a few survived.

Hardy doesn't want to be famous for a short time.

As a time traveler, he understands the development and changes of future society, and there are plenty of opportunities to make money and develop, so he does not intend to continue in the underworld.

These days he let Bill take over gang affairs and let him do everything, intentionally cultivating his ability to stand on his own.

Hadi prepares to hide his identity.

At least on the surface, he will not appear in front of the world as a gang boss.

Siegel looked at Hardy for a while and asked, "You want to learn from me and stay behind the scenes?"

"almost."

"Do you trust your brother?"

"believe."

Siegel thought about it.

"Okay, do what you want."

"I will call Fred and tell him about your situation. You can cooperate with Fred in the future."

"Thank you, Mr. Siegel."

"Don't thank me. In fact, all of this is the result of your own hard work. Come on, follow me inside and I'll tell you my vision for this place." Siegel stood up and took Hardy into the casino construction site.

The two men walked and talked. Sigel explained to Hardy his ideas and how beautiful this place would become in the future. Sigel paid attention to every detail, even the appearance of the tiles, which he personally took care of. Hardy could see that Sigel was creating this place as a work of art.

The stream had been dug through to bring in water from the mountain. The two men stood by the river, smoking and chatting.

"The biggest problem now is still insufficient funds. I invested 1.3 million, and the other four shareholders invested 2.4 million. But I know that this money is far from enough. We have already spent more than 3 million, and the remaining projects will require at least another 4 million. Those guys are always dragging their feet and not paying."

Siegel said with some complaints.

"Mr. Siegel, after taking over the Spanish territory, I asked my men to sort out the business. Excluding the drug business, the annual profit is about 450,000." Hardy said.

Siegel did some mental calculations.

450,000,

He owns 40%, which is only 180,000.

It's just a drop in the bucket.

He also knew that the Spanish gang's main income previously came from cocoa powder, but Siegel was against the drug business, so this was the only ordinary income.

Hardy continued:

"Recently, I've taken a fancy to another business, which is to put slot machines and pinball machines in bars, barbershops, and convenience stores. I calculated that the annual income can reach about 300,000 yuan, which is a good business."

The result that Bill calculated with him before was that he could make about 1.6 million a year, but that was not pure profit. It included salaries of assistant staff, other expenses, including bribes to Director Ed and others, market issues, etc. In the end, Hardy gave a conservative estimate that the annual profit could reach 600,000 to 800,000.

Reported 300,000 to Siegel.

It is conservative among conservatives.

Siegel became interested when he heard this and did some calculations in his mind. If this business was included, his share would be about 300,000 US dollars a year.

Um,

This was already as much as what the Jews had helped him earn.

"Putting up slot machines and ping-pong machines might cause trouble for the police. I'll call a few friends I know and ask them to take care of this business," said Siegel.

“That’s great.”

Although Bill has dealt with the police chief, he might be targeted by others, so it would be best for Siegel to ask someone to say hello.

The two arrived in Las Vegas.

We found a restaurant and had a meal and chatted.

Siegel knew a lot, and Hardy came from the era of information explosion. The two of them talked about a wide range of topics, and they became happier and happier, and continued chatting from the restaurant to the bar.

Siegel took a sip of wine and said with some emotion: "Fred has never been able to chat with me like this, but Virginia and I can chat very well."

Hardy then remembered that he had not seen Siegel's lover Virginia Hill this time. "Isn't Miss Virginia in Las Vegas?"

"She went to New York to attend a fashion festival. She was tired of staying here for a long time and said her skin was sunburned. We had a fight and she got on a plane and left."

Siegel threw his hands up helplessly.

After two days in Las Vegas, Siegel called the mayor and two council members in front of Hardy, and also called Fred.

American mafia is not like Eastern mafia which is a complete patriarchal system where the boss has the final say and his subordinates have no say at all. Here, the subordinates support the boss, and the boss uses his connections to clear obstacles and smooth out relationships for his subordinates. It's a perfect symbiotic system.

After saying goodbye to Siegel, Hardy returned to Los Angeles and came to the security company to call a meeting with his brothers. Bill looked at Hardy and said, "Boss, is there any good news?"

Hadi smiled and said, "That's good news. I'm going to officially establish a gang."

“Okay~~!”

Bill, Henry, Matthew and others cheered together.

Hardy pressed his hand.

"But I'm not going to be the helper. I plan to let Bill do it," said Hardy.

Henry and others were stunned.

Bill was also stunned.

"Boss, you built all of this, why do you let me be the assistant?" Bill asked in surprise.

He was already content with being the second boss and never thought of taking Hardy's position.

Hardy smiled and calmed Bill down:

"I plan to divide my business into formal business and gang business, such as security companies, film companies, economic companies, and possible future businesses. These are all formal transactions, and I need a legal identity to operate them."

"I plan to let Bill run this gang business."

Bill understood and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's like the relationship between Mr. Siegel and Boss Fred, right? I'm the executive president, and Boss Hardy is the chairman," said Bill.

"Yes, that's what I mean," Hardy said with a smile.

Hardy had already thought of using this opportunity to establish a gang to clear himself and let Bill be the boss. In this way, he would have control over the gang's power without being implicated by it.

Lanster agreed with Hardy's decision.

"This way, Hadi doesn't have to be completely involved in the mafia business. He can have a formal identity to enter the mainstream society and lead everyone to greater development in the future."

"Let's discuss the division of personnel now, Bill. When you run the gang business in the future, I will give you half of the staff, and I will also let Big Ivan join in. This way you will have enough staff to operate, and if you are short of staff, you can recruit more yourself."

"As for the security company, Major Lanster, you should arrange for it to accept formal business, such as banks and large companies, and provide them with security services."

"In the future, the mafia business and the legitimate business will develop independently and will not be connected unless there is a life-or-death situation."

A few days later,

A piece of news spread in the Los Angeles underworld that the "Red Dani" gang, whose strength is second only to the Jewish Gang and the Irish Gang, has a new boss. It is said that the new boss is Dani's nephew named Bill, so the gang was renamed "Red Bill".

Bill helped.

All his men became leaders.

Financial Management Sean.

Simon is in charge of the loan shark company.

Reid and Big Ivan also have their own division of labor.

Hardy did not give him Richard, Neil, Henry, Matthew, Leo, and Chris, and they all stayed in the security company.

With a security company protecting him from behind, no one can touch Red Bill.

Other businesses are operating normally. The slot machine and pinball machine businesses are in full swing. Bill is very dedicated to this money-making business.

If this business is managed well, it can become the most profitable business in the gang in the future.

Just as he had calmed down, Hardy said to Bill, "Come on, let's go meet Boss Fred and discuss a deal with him."

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