The Hardy Group of Companies was established.
The first task was to build two casino hotels, Caesars Palace and the Venetian.
A design tender had already been conducted, with several of the best design companies in the United States participating. Now the design drawings have been submitted and approved by shareholders.
Caesar's Palace imitates Roman architecture. It is magnificent and has a splendid interior. There are many Roman sculptures inside and a huge fountain outside, which completely imitates the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
The Trevi Fountain, also known as the Fountain of the Maidens or the "Wishing Fountain", is a masterpiece of Baroque architectural art. It is the largest and most famous fountain in Rome and one of the symbols of Rome. The movie "Roman Holiday" was filmed here.
The "Venetian Hotel" imitates the water city of Venice, and is similar to the PPT picture that Hardy used to fool the mafia family.
The construction of these two casinos, Caesars Palace was handed over to Prudential Real Estate Development Company, and the Venetian was handed over to another large construction company.
Construction of the two casinos started simultaneously.
At the same time, the construction of the headquarters of the Hardy Group, the 'Hadi Building', also started. It was still built by PRNewswire Real Estate. The design of the building was provided by Hardy. The base is round and the middle is square, which means the sky is round and the earth is square.
It is actually in the shape of a copper coin, representing making a lot of money.
Hardy's ideals are so vulgar.
The office headquarters is temporarily in Los Angeles. After the Hardy Building is completed, it will be moved to Las Vegas, and the Los Angeles Building will become a branch.
Hadi Group Headquarters.
Chairman's Office.
Hardy called Andy over and said, "Andy, I think Hardy Group needs to come up with a future development plan. What do you think?"
Only with a goal can there be a direction, and only with a direction can there be motivation.
From countries to individuals, everyone should make a plan for the future so as to avoid being in a state of depression.
China has advanced step by step, relying on the Five-Year Plan.
"Boss, we have the same idea. I am currently organizing the plan, but there are still some areas that I need to consult you about because they involve the future development direction of the Hardy Group." Andy said.
"I have some ideas in my mind, so let's talk about the future framework today." Hardy said.
In Hadi's mind, Hadi Group will have several pillar industries in the future, and the first one is the media industry.
The Hardy Group's media industries now include ABC Broadcasting, HD Films, Universal Times, Playboy Magazine, ABC Radio, HD Records, and HD Brokerage, and it can be said that it has formed its own industrial chain.
Andy was not surprised that Hardy put the media industry first, as Hardy had talked to him about rights positioning before.
The power in this world can be divided into military discourse power, political discourse power, economic discourse power, cultural discourse power, public opinion discourse power, and finally diplomatic discourse power.
The media industry is about controlling public opinion and cultural discourse, which is a very powerful weapon. If you control public opinion, many politicians will be afraid of you, and public opinion can also become a powerful tool for making money.
"My plan is to continue to expand the number of ABC TV stations. Now nominally, it covers the entire United States, but remote areas are still not covered. We currently have 118 TV stations, and we will strive to reach more than 200 within five years."
"We are trying to expand into foreign markets, such as neighboring Canada and Mexico, and establish radio and television stations there. We are also trying to expand into overseas markets, such as establishing radio and television stations in Hong Kong and Japan. Although we cannot broadcast live, we can move the programs there for broadcast."
"The Global Times will continue to increase its support and strive to cover the world within two years. Even if some places are weak, there must be a channel for the voice to be transmitted."
"The only magazine we have is Playboy, which is too thin and has a small audience. I plan to create a new magazine that will imitate Reader's Digest. It can be called 'Reader' or 'Youth's Digest'. This magazine doesn't have to be expensive. It can be 30 cents a copy, just like Reader's Digest. The most important thing is to expand the audience."
"As for film companies, they don't seek to produce a large number of films, but only high-quality ones, and should focus more on producing TV series and variety shows. I predict that the record industry will become more and more developed, increase investment in record companies, select new talents and train them into stars."
Finally, Hardy remembered something and said to Andy, "Andy, do you know the 'Paramount Law'?"
"Are you saying that the Supreme Court's anti-monopoly ruling against the eight major movie companies has been suspended?" Andy said in surprise.
Hardy shook his head. "I have inside information. The Paramount Decree will officially take effect this year. If the Supreme Court's ruling takes effect, the distribution companies and theaters of these major film companies will be forcibly separated. What do you think will happen?"
This news was not inside information, but Hardy's memory from his previous life. However, Andy didn't know it. With Hardy's current connections, he didn't doubt at all that Hardy said the news came from higher-ups.
"If that's the case, we can prepare to short sell in advance." Andy said excitedly.
"That's right, you just keep an eye on this matter and make a fortune when the time is right." Hardy said with a smile.
"Boss, don't you plan to run the business and acquire some industries?" Andy asked.
Hardy laughed and shook his head.
"HD Pictures has never been involved in distribution and cinemas because I know there will be an antitrust ruling. I will not intervene now. In the future, the most important role of HD Pictures is to be a resource base for TV stations."
After talking about the media industry, Hardy talked about the second pillar of the group.
Security company.
If the media is Hadi's niece, then the security company is Hadi's son. From the beginning to the end, Hadi did not allow anyone or any external force to participate in the security company.
In fact, Hardy could have given those brothers higher positions, but he didn't, because these were his most loyal subordinates.
Even though Richard, Henry, Matthew, and Neil are just team leaders of a security company, their salaries are much higher than those outside, and they also get profit dividends.
As for HD Security Company, Hadi never expected him to make money. It would be best if he could support himself and develop gradually. Even if he lost money, Hadi would get money from other parts of the group to subsidize him.
The existence of HD Security Company is the greatest security guarantee for Hardy Industry.
Hardy said to Andy:
"Now HD Security has reached a cooperative relationship with the police departments of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. As for other cities, I plan to stop for the time being. If the government feels that we have become a threat, trouble will come. Now it is still within an acceptable range. We will take the initiative to stop to save trouble."
"The next task is to work hard and increase the factory security department. The California Consortium has so many industrial companies, and we need to communicate more with them. If we take over the security work of these factories, it will be a big business."
"There is also the Celebrity Security Department, which will provide personal security for celebrities and big shots. This business needs more and more people now."
"We can also set up a transportation service department. I read in the newspaper a few days ago that pirate activities are rampant in some sea areas. We can carry out ship escort, and even have warships in the future to escort them all the way. If those pirates dare to show up, we can directly attack them with ships and boats."
The third pillar industry.
wells fargo.
Wells Fargo is the core of the future group. In the next few years, Hardy's idea is to develop it into a national bank with more than one branch in every city. This plan was formulated after purchasing Wells Fargo.
Hardy's latest idea is to have Wells Fargo establish an angel investment department. Hardy's greatest advantage is his ability to predict future trends. Many of the well-known large companies of the future have not yet appeared.
If you set up an investment company and some big companies come knocking on your door in the future, you can choose to invest in them and earn thousands or even tens of thousands of times the profit in the future.
Hardy wants to build Wells Fargo into the Goldman Sachs of the future.
The fourth pillar industry.
gambling industry.
Needless to say, Las Vegas is the top priority. With the existing Hardy's Hotel, and the Caesar's Palace Hotel and the Venetian Hotel which are under construction, an industrial cluster is formed. It is hard not to make money from this business.
However, the construction period will be more than two years, so the specific work can be arranged two years later. The focus now is to send someone to keep an eye on the construction situation.
And the fifth pillar industry mentioned by Hadi.
"Hardy's Supermarket Chain".
This surprised Andy, as he didn't expect his boss to set his sights on the retail industry.
"Boss, are you going to open a shopping mall or supermarket?" Andy asked.
"The future is a consumer era. People will pay more and more attention to consumption. The retail industry will inevitably rise. In addition, the retail industry has another advantage, that is, it is a 'cash cow'. My plan is to establish chain supermarkets in major cities across the United States. The location does not have to be in the city center, but near areas with more concentrated crowds."
"By buying land and building a warehouse-style supermarket, our own products can be sold in the supermarket and we can also attract other companies to enter. In the future, as the city develops, it will gradually become a center and the land value will increase."
Andy thought for a moment and said, "Boss, if we build so many supermarkets with tens of thousands of product categories, the financial pressure will be huge."
Hardy shook his head and smiled, "No, I don't give them money, they give me money. Strictly speaking, my Hardy's supermarket chain does not buy goods from them and sell them, but provides a sales platform for merchants."
"You put the goods in my store and sell them. You give me money. The supermarket can charge a display fee or sign a commission agreement with the company. In this way, the supermarket will not have any payment pressure, right?"
Andy looked at Hardy in surprise, "Is this still possible?"
"Why not? Aren't we responsible for selling the products on TV shopping and we get a commission from them? How is this different from putting them in supermarkets? Of course, it's not easy to get these merchants to put their goods here, but we have the promotional tool of ABC TV. We can tell those merchants that all products sold in Hardy's supermarket chain can enjoy the promotional benefits of TV shopping."
"Ah, then I'm afraid there won't be enough time for TV shopping?"
"Haha, let's open a national channel and introduce products at a fixed time every day. We can even have the host promote the products in supermarkets, introduce the pros and cons of the products, how to use them, etc. I've even thought of a name for it, it's called 'Shopping Street'."
Andy really admires his boss's brain. He can come up with brilliant ideas at random. Of course, these ideas also need industrial support.
There is a reason why Hardy puts the media industry first in the group's industries.