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Chapter 71 Transition
Saying goodbye to Peyton, Joe sat on the sofa, thinking for a while.

After a while, an elderly gentleman with a high nose bridge and golden eyes walked into the room on crutches.

This is the second boss of the family, Joe's cousin Maglioco.

"How about this little guy, is he a descendant of our Sicilians?"

Joe shook his head: "Probably not, he is not as romantic and brave as a Sicilian, but as cunning as a Jew. That's right, his mother is a Jew."

"However, he does know a lot about our cause, and the methods in "Drug Lords" are also operable, which will be of great help to our cause."

Maglioco laughed: "In this case, let's give it a try. The gray dogs of the Federation have become more and more cunning these years. It just so happens that we should also improve our technology. In the words of those on Wall Street, this is called Master the core competitiveness."

"No hurry, I'll contact Carlo!"

"Carlo? He's just a junior. We can do this by ourselves." Maglioco said disdainfully. In his opinion, it was completely unnecessary.

Among the major families, the Profassi family may not be the largest and most powerful, but it is definitely the most economically powerful.

They were the first to transform into a criminal group engaged in diversified operations such as bootlegging, labor extortion, illegal gambling, forgery, drug trafficking, etc., and they are extremely rich.

They have the most advantage in things that require economic strength, such as the establishment of air routes and train transportation.

As for Carlo Gambino, that's just a junior who just became the boss!

Nor has he proven his iron hand, speaking so softly that he doesn't look like a Sicilian man at all.

The so-called Gambino family is nothing more than a second-rate family, a bunch of poor ghosts.

Joe stared at his cousin and shook his head.

idiot!

This cousin is still so short-sighted!

junior?

The lucky guy back then, Charlie Luciano, walked up on the corpse of his predecessor!
Cosa Nostra pays attention to qualifications, but it pays more attention to strength.

They are old, and these old guys are going to make way for the young after all.

In Joe's view, among the young people, Carlo has great potential.

This soft-spoken, smiling young man is extremely powerful in both means and ability, quite like Charlie Luciano.

At the same time, although the Gambino family's economic strength is not strong, its force is not weak at all, and its network of relationships is extensive. This is the background of the Gambino family.

Invest in advance, at least there will be no loss.

One of the two families has economic power and the other has military force, so they can perfectly cooperate to open up a new market.

Ignoring Maglioco, Joe directly called Carlo Gambino.

"Hey! Carlo, maybe our two families can cooperate."

"Tell me in detail!"

……

Sitting in the car, Payton closed his eyes and meditated.

Hollywood is really a dreamy paradise. I have drank coffee too many times these days, and I am inevitably a little tired and sad.

Slowly thinking about the conversations with those Joes before.

He didn't mind being involved with the Mafia.

After all, he, a writer of crime literature, had mafia ties as a matter of course!
In his previous life, he would definitely distance himself from these people.

But here's the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Liberty, what's up with being friends with the Mafia?
Have I sinned?
Please show evidence!
As a rich man, Payton said, even if I kill someone.

That must have been the damn guy who accidentally hit the muzzle of my gun.

Can you get that dead guy to identify me himself?
Can you plead guilty to me under the plea of ​​a litigator?

Even if I could, as a criminology writer, I'm mentally ill, isn't it normal?

really sorry!
"This Joe reminded me that one of the original sin series can be chosen to write the story of the godfather. A family of three generations of godfathers, from prosperity to decline, is simply full of epic atmosphere."

……

New York, a single office building - Marvel Comics.

"How's the situation lately?"

"Very good, our Fantastic Four sold 13 copies last month." Stan Lee said excitedly.

In this era of extreme depression in the comics market, there are more than [-] comics, only the Batman and Superman combination of DC Comics.

It can be said that the newly launched Fantastic Four can reach this sales volume, which can be said to be extremely amazing!

Of course, a channel has to be mentioned here.

Because of Peyton's relationship with the publishing house, this time the channel was opened up to achieve such a sales volume.

It must be known that Marvel's previous trump card, the US team, currently sells only a few thousand. After deducting labor and other costs, it has basically been losing money.

No wonder the former boss was eager to get rid of this big burden as soon as possible.

"How about Spider-Man?"

"This series is very popular among college students. It reached [-] copies last month." Stan Lee said with satisfaction.

To be honest, he didn't expect that an ordinary student who was bitten by a spider could be loved by so many people.

"By the way, boss, the first phase of Transformers has been completed, do you want to take a look?"

"It's so fast, show me." Peyton became interested.

Transformers is a big gold mine, and there is absolutely a steady stream of cash flow around the development of peripheral retail markets such as toys, accessories, toys, and dolls.

Soon, Peyton took over the original Transformers comics.

With Peyton's intervention, this comic is very close to the Transformers of later generations. The mature steel line drawing style is definitely a big killer in this era.

No man can refuse the romance of steel.

That means toughness!

"Very good, very good."

"You have worked hard."

……

After reading the development of the comics, Peyton quickly made a call.

"Mr. Decker, I would like you to help me get a prominent ad in the New York Times."

As the most influential newspaper, the New York Times is full of advertising space in each issue. It is not easy to leave a prominent position. Payton can only use his own network advantage.

"I have a comic company, and I need a conspicuous advertising space to promote an excellent work."

"Thank you, thank you."

Putting down the phone, Peyton smiled.

He has been quite well connected in the newspaper industry and literary circles over the years.

This Mr. Dirk is an editor-in-chief of the New York Times. He also interviewed Payton and owed Payton a favor, which happened to be used.

After a while, Peyton called the Desen Bureau.

"I'm Chris, help me keep an eye out for toy factories around New York. I'm interested in buying a toy factory."

"Yes, sir."

Putting down the phone, Payton began to think about it. He had high hopes for the King Kong series.

The New York Times was specially recruited to publicize the land acquisition.

There is no lack of publicity, no lack of channels, as long as it can be popular and the sales volume is good, quickly take down the toy factory and arrange the surrounding toys in time.

(End of this chapter)