"Okay, I agree to join this business, but I have a request. In the future, Miami will be the top priority of the Cuban Casino, so the Lucese family must get more shares, I mean management shares." said the Lucese patriarch.

There was a fierce gleam in Basini's eyes. He hated greedy people, especially those who wanted to take advantage of him.

"No problem Lucace, we can discuss these things when we invest." Basini said with a smile.

Chief Lucese agreed. This was definitely good news for Basini. In the past, Lucese had completely sided with Hardy, but now he was easily pulled over by him.

This was a huge victory for him.

Basini called other families again. Many people agreed on the spot, while others said they would consider it. In this way, Basini managed to bring together more than 20 families in a short period of time.

"Haha, Hadi would never have thought that he would come up with such a good idea to make money, but in the end it would help me and divide his family. He will definitely be furious when he finds out."

It makes me happy just thinking about it.

finally.

Basini called the old godfather.

"Vito, it's a good idea to open a casino in Cuba, but not everyone can do this business. It requires strong connections. Prime Minister Batista has made it clear to me that he will not agree to a second casino, so Hardy's plan may fail, hahaha."

Basini smiled smugly.

There was a strong sense of boasting in his tone.

"I have contacted many families. Do you want to invest as well?" Basini asked with a smile.

The old godfather was silent for a while, then whispered, "No, good luck to you, Basini."

"That's a shame." Basini hung up the phone.

Hadi received a call from the old godfather, "Hadi, Basini has used your plan. He has a relationship with Cuban Prime Minister Batista and has agreed to let him build a casino. He has also made it clear that if you invest, he will definitely stop it. What are you going to do?"

Hadi sighed helplessly, "I originally wanted to contact a minister there, but now it seems that the plan has to be put on hold for the time being."

The old godfather also felt it was a pity, but he still comforted Hardy: "Hadi, business is not always smooth sailing. In the past few decades that I have been running the family business, I have encountered countless troubles, big and small."

"When we encounter problems, we can solve them seriously. But sometimes when we find that we are powerless to change them, we just let it go. There will be other businesses waiting for us, and we can succeed in other places."

"Thank you for your advice, Mr. Vito. I won't take this matter to heart," said Hardy.

After hanging up the phone, Hardy smiled.

How could he be angry?

This was originally a trap he set for Basini, and now Basini has jumped into it perfectly, and brought more than 20 gang families with him. When civil war breaks out in Cuba and their investments are lost, Hardy believes that Basini will be torn to pieces by those families who lost money.

Just like they executed Siegal.

Within a few days, more than twenty families agreed to form a partnership with Basini in the Cuban casino business, including the family that invested in the Venetian Casino. Just as Hardy said, these people were all profit-seeking gangs who only cared about profits.

This time, Basini is preparing to make a big move and plans to invest 100 million US dollars to build a super-large casino complex on the coast more than 100 kilometers away from Havana to create his own gambling empire.

The matter ends here and can come to an end. Hardy just needs to wait.

In two years at most, Brazil will be in chaos, and their investment will be wasted. When the family is in turmoil, it will be a good opportunity for Hardy to take action.

.......

Andy came to report the situation of Coca-Cola to Hardy. Due to the bottle cap redemption incident, the stock price of Coca-Cola plummeted. Andy shorted it in advance. After more than a month of operation, the stock price of Coca-Cola has basically stabilized, and Andy chose to ship the goods.

Andy wanted to show Hardy the detailed data report, but Hardy waved his hands.

"Just tell me how much you made."

"I made a total of 5.88 million."

Hardy was very happy to hear this number. This was the charm of finance. In a short period of time, he earned the annual profit of a large enterprise. No wonder those bigwigs on Wall Street could control the global economy, because they had the beast of finance in their hands.

The group was established two months ago, and now each company has made some progress. Andy reported to Hardy one by one that the construction of the two casinos and the headquarters was progressing steadily, and the group sent supervisors to ensure the quality of the project.

Hardy believed that they would not dare to cheat him, firstly because he had funds at hand, and secondly, if these builders dared to cheat him, he would send them straight to hell.

"Boss, let me tell you about the situation in Hong Kong. The pharmaceutical factory that cooperated with Mercy Pharmaceuticals, Mercy Pharmaceuticals' personnel and some equipment have already gone there. Victor bought a local pharmaceutical factory. The location is said to be in a place called Jiulong, covering an area of ​​more than 100 acres. There are factory buildings. Previously, it mainly produced Chinese medicine preparations. Now the pharmaceutical factory is under construction."

"The Global Times also sent people to Hong Kong to set up a branch and directly acquired a newspaper company in Central. That newspaper company has its own office building and has already started operations."

"Wells Fargo has already sent people to Hong Kong and Japan, and is now looking for suitable locations to set up branches. It will probably take some time to establish them."

Hardy nodded.

Don't be afraid of slowness, as long as there is progress.

......

The "Super Idol" talent show is in full swing, and people are still daring to come to Los Angeles.

Over a period of more than a month, eight auditions were held, with several candidates selected in each round. It is expected that about 20 auditions will be held, and the number of candidates who will advance from the auditions will reach more than 200.

ABC TV station broadcasts the audition program every night. The program's ratings remain high, which has severely suppressed the other two TV stations and become the most popular program this year.

If the ratings are high, the advertising fees will naturally be high.

ABC TV station received a number of high-priced advertisements, including General Motors, Wrigley's chewing gum, Nestle coffee, Johnson's baby powder, etc., and the advertising fee for each company reached millions.

The biggest one is the Marlboro cigarette advertisement. Philip Morris spent 3 million to buy the naming rights for this year's event.

In this era, cigarettes were still allowed to be advertised, and cigarette advertising was not banned until the 1970s. Cigarettes were truly profitable, and the consumption was huge, so tobacco companies could make high profits every year.

The advertising fees for the "Super Idol" talent show alone reached tens of millions, and it also led to an overall increase in the influence of ABC TV. The advertising fees for other time periods also increased significantly. Now, overall, ABC TV can earn 30 million in advertising fees every year.

Although it is just an audition now, several people have become famous, such as the handsome dream-chasing boy Elvis Presley, the representative of ordinary women, the mother contestant Patsy Cline, and the sexy girl Marilyn Monroe who makes countless men sleepless.

Now the company has begun to package Monroe in an all-round way, with a purely sexy style. Some teachers taught her how to better display her feminine charm, some taught her how to dress, and some taught her how to sing.

Monroe's hair was originally dark blonde, but at the suggestion of the hair stylist, she dyed it into a white blonde color and cut her long hair into short wavy styles. Because she had had a mole removed from her face before, the stylist thought it looked very special and suggested that she keep it.

In Monroe's new makeup photos, she seems like a different person, more sexy and attractive than before, especially after changing into beautiful clothes, her whole body exudes seductive charm from head to toe.

Edward has always been paying attention to Monroe. When he saw Monroe's new look, he was stunned and sighed in his heart. He was worthy of being the boss and had a sharp eye. The original Monroe could score 85 points, but now she can definitely score more than 95 points.

It is definitely a top-notch toy.

Every man would want to have such a beauty in his room.