After Bassini finishes the call with Cuneo, he realizes that things are worse than he thought. The investment proposed by Hardy can bring benefits to others, but if he stops it, he will end up in the same position as the Corrion family.
You can tell from the phone conversations with Cuneo, and you can imagine what the guys from other families will think.
They don't have any political stance, their only stance is making money.
Whoever can help them make money is their friend. As for the drug incident, those bastards probably forgot about it long ago.
No one will not be tempted by benefits, especially when huge benefits are in front of them.
He suddenly realized that Hardy was not plotting anything.
It's a conspiracy.
Even though I know he has a purpose, it is difficult to stop him.
This caused Basini to suffer.
no,
We have to find a way.
He picked up the phone again and called Philip and Strachey. Many of the families of the members of the 24th Committee of the Mafia have affiliations or interest connections with the five major families. They can use their connections to try their best to stop it.
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Hardy received many calls from Mafia family patriarchs in Las Vegas.
The first call was from the patriarch of the Lucasse family. The Lucasse family occupied Miami. Hardy had previously asked the Lucasse family for help in catching the liar Victor.
The Lucasse family also has a good relationship with the Corrion family.
"Mr. Hardy, the steward told me that you want to invest in building a bigger casino and are prepared to invest 100 million?" Lucace said.
"Yes, I plan to build a new casino and prepare to invest 100 million." Hardy answered affirmatively.
Although he heard Hardy's answer, Lucette was still shocked. "Can I know where this 100 million will be used? How long does Mr. Hardy expect to make it back?"
Hadi thought.
Since you asked,
Then don't blame me for turning on the bluff mode.
"Strictly speaking, this is not a casino, but a complex that includes a casino, two luxury hotels, a theme shopping street, several large shopping malls, high-end restaurants, a performance center and sports stadium, as well as a conference and exhibition center, etc."
"At the same time, a hospital will be built and a university will be invested in. Of course, the hospital and the university will not be located in the casino. The hospital will be closer to the city center and the university will be closer to the mountains, where the scenery is better, but the assets belong to this casino."
"My vision is that the two hotels will have 2,000 rooms, the casino will be able to accommodate more than 5,000 people at a time, and other facilities will be able to accommodate more than 50,000 people."
"The performance center can hold various performances and competitions. I have designed several world-class selection activities and will hand them over to MGM and HD Pictures for organization, including the Victoria's Secret Angels Lingerie Show and the Miss World Beauty Pageant."
"There are also fashion competitions, boxing competitions, and electronic technology competitions."
"I want to make these competitions into world-class competitions. If they are held in Las Vegas, 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 come here due to the Hardy Hotel."
"And I expect that within ten years we can increase the number of tourists to five million per year. Do you know what that means?"
"What does it mean?"
Chief Lukese made a subconscious comment.
"It means that even if each tourist who comes here spends only $100, the total amount spent will reach 500 million."
"Do you still think investing 100 million is a lot now?!" Hardy asked.
Chief Lukese imagined the scene Hardy had described and became excited.
Before, he thought that an investment of 100 million was too much, but now think about it, there are 500 million waiting for him to earn every year.
"Are you sure you can attract 5 million tourists?" asked Chief Lukese.
As for whether people who go there will spend $100, Lucette has no doubt about that.
“Only more.”
Hardy cuts the railroad with nails.
Hardy knew that this person had been fooled by him, so he smiled and said, "I am in Las Vegas. The daily income and customer flow of Hardy's Hotel are all displayed there. Chief Lukese can come and take a look. I think it will be more intuitive than chatting on the phone."
"In fact, it's not just the casino business. When the new casino is built, I plan to also include the TV 'betting and lottery' segment. Then we'll make money from all over the United States." Hardy threw out another bait.
And it’s a huge bait.
Chief Lukese had heard about the success of the televised lottery betting event. His manager reported to him that the televised lottery event made more money than the casino itself. If Hardy was willing to add this to the new casino, then making money would be a foregone conclusion.
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Chief Lukese said loudly.
Hadi said, "Patriarch Lukese, why don't you inform other families that are interested in the new casino to come over and inspect it, take a look at the operation of Hadi Casino, and take a look at my design and planning for the future casino. If you have any questions, you can discuss them face to face."
"Okay, I'll contact the other families." Patriarch Lukese responded.
After hanging up the phone, Hardy smiled.
Inviting these people to Las Vegas for inspection is actually a screening process. It can be said that everyone who comes is willing to cooperate with him.
If you are willing to cooperate, you can pull them together. By pulling them together, you can become one of them. It's just money, right? He can lead everyone to make money together.
It’s not like I’m paying from my own pocket anyway.
With these people's investment, he will only make more money.
The news that Hardy invited the Mafia family to Las Vegas for an inspection began to spread among the families, and naturally soon reached the ears of Basini and others.
Basini felt bad.
After communicating with the other two families, they called the clan leader they were familiar with again, and advised them openly and secretly not to go. They would also build a casino in the future and invite everyone to participate.
The old godfather sat in the recliner in the study, with Mike and Tom sitting next to him.
"Father, the relationship between the families is becoming a little delicate." Tom said.
"Tell me, how is it so subtle?" said the old godfather.
"Since they teamed up to attack us last time, the other families on the committee seem to have become very united. Everyone is doing drug business together, and Basini's voice in the committee has become more and more important."
"But now, everyone has other ideas. Hardy invited the heads of all families to Las Vegas for inspection. Basini made calls everywhere to stop it, but now it seems that he can't stop it at all. Most people said they would go to take a look."
The old godfather played with the pipe in his hand and looked at his youngest son: "What do you think of this, Mike?"
Mike had been listening with his head down. When he heard his father's question, he looked up and said, "Hardy is very powerful. With just a few words, he broke the power alliance that Barzini had worked so hard to build. He invited all the families to Las Vegas. He was watching the choices of the families and directly shattered Barzini's face."
The old godfather nodded with satisfaction. "You are right. Hardy broke the balance between the Mafia Committee families. He used greater interests to break the previous interest alliance. Hardy played this move very beautifully."
"Hadi was very powerful. We only saw this after the fact, but Hadi did it. Even if Bassini and others saw Hadi's tactics, they were powerless to change it because it is human nature to pursue profit."
"The essence of gangs is profit-seeking. All gangs are established for the purpose of gaining wealth and profit. When I established the Corrion Family, I led a few people to fight for more money."
The old godfather looked at Tom and said, "Tom, you will go to Las Vegas tomorrow. The Corrion family fully supports Hardy's actions."
"So how much do we invest?" Tom asked.
"Vote as much as you can and listen to Hardy's opinion," said the old godfather.
Tom left the old godfather's study. Mike looked at his father and said, "Father, I always feel that this matter is not so simple."
The old godfather was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "It won't develop in a bad direction. The ones who should be worried are Basini and his men. If they don't handle it well this time, Hardy, the young and strong lion, will show his sharp fangs."
Then he looked at his son and said, "Mike, how do you feel about your time as a state legislator? Are you still coping well?"
Mike smiled and said, "No problem. It's not difficult to understand the community situation, propose bills, and convene a legislative session. I have prepared several bills to improve the living conditions of New Yorkers, increase hospitals, improve the sanitary environment, increase employment, etc."
The old godfather nodded. Mike's proposal was not original but practical. It showed that Mike had a clear vision and believed that stability was the most important thing for an official. As for those congressmen who loved to show off, most of them did so because their publicity was not strong enough and they could only resort to such eye-catching methods. Mike did not do that at all.
“Just do your business well and be a good congressman. Don’t worry about family affairs. With what Hardy is doing now, I guess the Corrion family won’t have to worry about anything in the future.” The old godfather said with a smile.
Flights from all over the world kept landing at the Las Vegas airport, and there were also many private planes. The patriarchs of various Mafia families came to the casino with their assistants and guards.
They all have their own casinos here, so there is no need for Hardy to receive them. The casino manager will naturally take their chief back.
Bill also came and participated in the visit as the president of Los Angeles Corporation. Other mafia families can invest, and Los Angeles Corporation can naturally invest as well.
"Bill, how many people are here?" Hardy asked.
Bill counted on his fingers.
"Tom Hagen of the Corrion family, the head of the Michael Case family, the head of the Borello family in Cleveland, the head of the Bruno family in Philadelphia, the head of the Marcelo family in New Orleans, the second in command of the Cuneo family in New York, the head of the Chicago..."
Bill named 16 families in a row.
As for the Basini, Tattaglia, and Stratchi families in New York 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, would send someone. This shows one thing: interests always come first.
It's normal that no one from the other three families came.
Leib Seldon of San Francisco is still on the run and definitely can't come. The families that didn't come are all those with close relations with the three major families of Hobasini.
Now do the math.
The five major families of the Mafia Committee, plus the twenty-four member families, total 29 major families, 16 of them have now arrived, which is more than half.
Anyone who came here has made their choice. Even if they are just sitting on the fence, they have sided with Hardy.
Being able to use a casino to ensnare more than half of the Mafia Committee members, this plan was considered a great success.
"Bill, call and invite them to come to Hardy's Hotel tomorrow and let them see how we make money." Hardy said with a smile.
"Do you think they'll drool?" Hardy said with a smile.
"Haha, I guess so."