The Godfather's birthday party ended and all the guests said goodbye and left. Hardy and Mike said goodbye and left their contact information before leaving.

After dinner,

The Godfather's family sat together and chatted. The others were talking about various topics enthusiastically, but the old Godfather saw that Mike always lowered his head and thought about something, so he asked softly, "Michael, what are you thinking about?"

In fact, he values ​​his youngest son the most. He feels that Mike's personality is most like his own. However, his youngest son has no interest in the family business, and there is nothing he can do about it.

"Dad, I met a man at the party. His name is Jon Hardy. I don't know if you have heard of HD Security, which is his company." Mike said.

The old godfather immediately remembered the young man that Sigel had brought.

"I know him. Siegel brought him here. He gave me a birthday present. I heard from Siegel about his operation of HD Security. He's a very smart guy." said the old godfather.

Michael said:

"We met at the party and talked a lot. It turned out that he was also a soldier and returned to the local area after being injured. He talked to me a lot and I agreed with his views."

The old godfather was a little surprised.

My little son has always been very opinionated and would not easily agree with other people's views. But this time he was very interested in Jon Hardy. I don't know what the two of them talked about.

The old godfather thought for a moment and said, "Mike, let's go to the study and tell me what Hardy told you."

"Yes, father."

The two came to the study, the old godfather opened the cigar box, picked up the scissors and trimmed it slowly, and Mike told him about his conversation with Hardy.

"Hardy told me that although the mafia business is very profitable, he thinks that the mafia business has great barriers and it is difficult to improve after it reaches a certain level."

"For example, some gray businesses, such as gambling and smuggling, can still be carried out now, but he is strongly opposed to drugs. He said that the government will not tolerate drugs at all and will only suppress them with all its strength. It is better not to make money from this."

"Maybe gangs will be able to continue as they are now for the next ten or twenty years, but when society gradually stabilizes, the government will certainly crack down on gangs with all its might, and by then the good days of gangs will be over."

"He said that gangs would never be able to enter the upper class of society, that the public disliked gangs, and that the government was wary of them. We can use gangs as a force to protect ourselves, but we cannot use them as our main direction of development, because that would lead to our own destruction."

The old godfather listened to Mike's words, and he unconsciously stopped trimming his cigar, with a wise light flashing in his eyes.

As a godfather who has been an elite gangster for decades and has taken the gang business to the extreme, he knows how correct Hardy's words are.

Gangs are gangs.

Never enter the mainstream world.

Even though he was on good terms with the senator, the governor, and the mayor, he knew that if something really happened, these people would ruthlessly abandon him.

The power displayed by those big capitalists in this country is far greater than that of a gang leader like him.

There was silence in the room for a while.

The old godfather lit up his cigar.

"It's not easy to achieve perfection in business. Has he ever said what industry he thinks will be promising in the future?" asked the old godfather.

Mike nodded.

"He said the war was over, people were tired and just wanted to live a happy and stable life. He said that in the future products that serve the people's lives will become mainstream."

"For example, consumer goods, clothing, shoes, handbags, watches, luxury goods, cosmetics, communications, aviation, automobiles, electronics, retail, insurance, entertainment, health products, and real estate."

"He said something very interesting, 'Women are afraid of becoming ugly, men have needs, the elderly want to live longer, and the rich want to serve.' As long as the needs of these people are met, any category can develop."

The old godfather thought about his son's last words and smiled, "Haha, this is quite interesting, but it does make sense."

Mike looked at the old godfather.

"Father, after listening to Hadi's words, I have many more ideas in my mind. I plan to start my own business, and then enter politics after the business grows bigger. I think this path is more promising than the family business."

Mike said and looked at the old godfather.

The father and son had argued before about Mike's future development, and both had their own opinions.

This time Mike hopes his father will agree with his idea.

The old godfather was holding a cigarette in his mouth, staring at the curling smoke in a daze, as if he was lost in thought. Mike did not disturb him and just waited quietly beside him.

It's been a long time.

The old godfather finally spoke: "Michael, since you have an idea, then do it according to your own ideas. If you need support from your family, the family will do its best to support you."

Mike was ecstatic.

He didn't expect his father to agree so readily.

Just now he thought that his father would directly reject him as he did in the past.

"Are you talking about the real father?" Mike asked in disbelief.

"Haha, of course it's true. In fact, I have long felt the limitations of the development of the mafia. What Hardy said is right. The Corrion Family has now reached its ceiling and there is no room for improvement."

"I have repeatedly rejected other families' suggestions not to get involved in the drug business in order to leave room for cleansing. If we really get involved in drugs, the Corrion family will never be able to get out of the underworld, not only for us, but also for the Corrion family's children."

After the old godfather finished speaking, he looked at his youngest son Mike.

Mike's face was full of surprise.

He now realized that his father had always refused the drug business partly because of him.

The father and son used to quarrel all the time.

The relationship became a little cold.

At this moment, Mike suddenly felt his father's love for him, a very deep and profound love.

Mike stood up, walked over to his father and gave him a big hug.

"Happy birthday, Dad."

The old godfather patted his son on the back with a happy smile on his face.

"That Hardy is a nice guy. He's very smart in doing things. You can get in touch with him more." said the old godfather.

"Thank you, Father."

......

Hardy was taking a shower when suddenly the phone in the room rang. He came out in his slippers and picked up the phone.

"I'm Jon Hardy, who is this?"

"Hadi, this is Mike."

"Hey Mike, what made you want to call me?"

"When are you planning on returning to Los Angeles?"

"If you have nothing else to do, go back tomorrow."

"Why don't you stay in New York for a few more days? You said in our previous chat that this is your first time in New York. I'll show you around, and we can talk about some things," said Mike.

"Sure." Hardy agreed straightforwardly.

Regardless of whether Mike will become the second-generation Godfather in the future, there is no harm in being friends with him, and Mike is also a friend worth making friends with, and the two of them can have a lot of topics to talk about.

"Okay, I'll pick you up at the hotel tomorrow morning."

"K."

After hanging up the phone, Hardy called Siegel again and told him that he wanted to stay in New York for two more days. Siegel smiled and said, "We are not on the same flight anyway, so it's up to you. I will go back tomorrow. The construction of the casino needs to be accelerated to avoid those damn bastards urging us all the time."

......

The next day,

Mike came to pick up Hardy on time.

The two drove around several tourist spots and finally arrived at Broadway, where they found a street bar and sat down.

Ordered a few beers and chatted.

"Hardy, I've thought a lot about what you said to me yesterday. I plan to do business. Where do you think I should start?" Mike asked Hardy.

"Where to start depends on how much money you have," Hardy thought for a moment and said.

"What if I only have $100,000?" Mike asked.

"Then let's set up a mineral water company." Hardy said straightforwardly.

"Mineral Water Company?"

Mike never thought that Hardy would let him make mineral water.

Hardy smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the profits from selling mineral water. Find a place with good water quality and abundant water and build a mineral water plant. I think $10 million is enough."

"The cost of mineral water is extremely low, even negligible, so how can we sell it at a high price? The focus is not on the water, but on the promotion of the water."

Hardy picked up the glass and said to Mike, "This is a bottle of ice melt water from the Rocky Mountains. After countless years of sedimentation, it is a gift from nature. It is rich in minerals and many trace elements required by the human body. Drinking it every day can enhance physical fitness and reduce the occurrence of diseases."

"This bottle of water can also be made into sparkling water. It can be added to drinks as the best ingredient water."

"Is it expensive to sell a bottle of water like this for 0 cents? I don't think it's expensive at all. If it's sold all over the United States, and only 100,000 bottles are sold every day, how much would that be? How much would that be in a year? This is a multi-million dollar business."

Mike was a little stunned.

He didn't expect that Hardy could do something so wonderful with a bottle of water.

No wonder they were able to come up with such a brilliant publicity tactic as the Los Angeles bank robbery.

"What if there is 100 million?" Mike continued to ask.

"If you have one million, I suggest you invest in building a TV factory that specializes in producing TVs, and then hire a group of technicians to continuously improve and upgrade TV technology to make the best TVs," said Hardy.

"Are you optimistic about TV?" Mike asked.

"Yes, people's entertainment life is still too poor. In the past, people were willing to go to the cinema, but in the future, more and more people will like to stay at home and watch TV. I predict that the film industry will gradually decline and will never be as glorious as it once was."

"There may be only a few hundred thousand television sets in the United States now, but you have to know that there are 30 million households in the United States. This is an extremely huge market," said Hardy.

"But the government hasn't lifted the ban on television manufacturing yet?" Mike said.

Before World War II, due to shortages of various materials, some recreational industries were closed down by the government. The most famous one was the cessation of stockings manufacturing. All nylon was used to make parachutes, making it impossible for women to buy stockings. The television industry was also among the companies that were closed down.

The government has not yet lifted the ban, but Hadi feels that it will happen soon. With the end of the war, the government's focus will inevitably shift to people's livelihood.

Now is a good time to buy a TV factory.

why.

It’s cheap. During the war, many factory owners couldn’t hold on and their businesses went bankrupt. Now is the perfect time to buy a TV factory.

Even if Michael doesn't do this business, Hardy will do it himself.

Mike looked at Hardy and said sincerely, "Hardy, let's form a partnership and build a TV factory and a mineral water factory."

Hardy was a little embarrassed.

This big brother,

It seems that you really listened to my suggestion and used it directly without any changes.

"good!"

Hardy answered with just one word.