enchanting bodyguard

There is still one week to go until the "Golden Globe Award Preliminary Review Meeting" is held.

This is a meeting that will not surface at all, and such words cannot appear on formal occasions.However, most of the awards have already been decided at this meeting.As for the so-called screening and review later, they are basically just formalities, going through the motions, and deceiving people.Because the people who participated in this judging meeting were the bosses behind the scenes of the major film companies--the underground world tycoons with all their hands and eyes!

Of course, as the sponsor behind the awards, American godfather Hagen has unparalleled influence.And another one with great influence is Longkang Wuwei, a local leader in Los Angeles.The top film and television companies in the United States are all concentrated in Hollywood in Los Angeles.Then such an old man naturally has a great say.

As for the tycoons outside the United States, at most they can only compete for the "Best Foreign Language Film Award" in this award.Unless you invested in the film in the United States, you are eligible for the rest of the awards.

As for this so-called "Best Foreign Language Film Award", what those tycoons are looking at is not just the economic effect that the award can bring.Another point that is more obscure is: whoever wins this award is tantamount to proving that he occupies a higher position in this underground wrestling, indicating that his power and status are higher than other big lords participating in the competition.Over the years, behind almost every award-winning film, there is a dark and tall shadow standing.Last year, it was the orthodox Francisco of the Italian mafia; the year before last, it was Gregory, who invested in filming in Israel in order to build a good relationship with the Israeli spy organization Monad.Even many years ago, Qiu Deyong secretly invested in the shooting of the Chinese film "Farewell My Concubine", and by virtue of his power at the time, he won the award in one fell swoop.

The red carpet and spotlights in the above-ground world reflect the ebb and flow of major forces in the underground world.

But this year, the general pattern of the world's underground world has changed too much.Among those top lords, Qiu Deyong and Constantine undoubtedly suffered miserably; Gangsaka Dongchuan relied on his collusion with the royal family of the island country, and his political strength improved to make up for the decline caused by the loss of troops.The biggest bright spot is the strong rise of Meijie Group and the rapid development of Zhang Tianding Group.

In New York, a big city in the western United States, a burly old man dressed in an elegant black suit, with a square face and a big back was sitting in a wheelchair, quietly listening to the report of a young man next to him, with a dignified expression.

"This is a mercenary bitch." The old man didn't get angry after hearing this obviously unhappy report, he just curled his lips and cursed softly.In fact, any attempt to make such a character easily angered is naive. "Stanley, what do you think should be done?"

The old man who spoke was none other than Hagen, the "Godfather" who dominated the American underground world and was well-known in the global underground world! His hoarse voice, broad and burly physique made him exude a powerful personality even when he was sitting in a wheelchair. control.This is a powerful sense of control over his powerful underground empire, like an emperor patrolling his territory.

And this man in his thirties who is in charge of the report is his son Stanley, who is also the prince and successor of the American underground world! Now, Hagen, who is slightly old and in poor health, is gradually cultivating the only surviving The only son, and try to complete the transfer of part of the power.

Stanley heard the old man cursing the "mercenary bitch", and naturally felt that he understood his father's meaning, so he said cautiously: "I think we should refuse. Although the Queen of China and the Sky Demon are not our business partners, they are As a group that controls a huge territory and has huge business opportunities, we should not take the initiative to stand against others based on what they say."

As the heir of a big family, Stanley has no frivolity.He has received the best education since he was a child, has an excellent social credit record and a large number of dazzling auras.If you don't take the initiative to explain, no one will think that this is a character who can climb to the top of the underground world.

Well-bred, cautious, and prudent, all the characteristics of Stanley seem to be slowly transforming into his father Hagen.Regarding this, Hagen was also very satisfied with the heir's performance.But the gap in experience and foresight between the two is really big.

After listening to his son's analysis, Hagen had no special reaction.He turned his gaze to the opposite sofa, looking at the old man who was weaker than Hagen.

This old man is the think tank of the Hagen Group, and his status is also second only to Hagen's number two figure - Augustus.And his biggest role is to set up a barrier between Hegen and all the criminal organizations in the periphery.All legal issues come to Augustus, all clues will be cut off, and Hagen will not be involved.This also means that once the state violence machine starts to crush, Augustus will bear the ultimate crime and all punishments of this giant criminal group.

Therefore, such a think tank is very important.And the price and sacrifice paid are so great, so the respect gained in the group will be even more.Even Hagen would not disrespect such an old man easily.

"Augustus, my old friend, what do you think of Stanley's answer?"

Hagen had always been a man who liked to listen.Basically, he will not throw out his final thoughts until everyone present has expressed their opinions.Of course, only people like him who will not be ignored and deprived of the right to speak are qualified to do so.

The aging Augustus put down the "Washington Post" in his hand - he was also the only one who dared to read the newspaper when Hagen was discussing issues, and looked at Stanley with dim eyes, revealing a rare and Stereotyped smile: "Looking at such a child's rapid growth, I always feel that time is passing by me too fast, but..."

The old guy drank a glass of water, and it seemed that the previous praise for Stanley had become nonsense before the criticism.However, this way of expression always makes the young successor feel more pleasing. "However, it seems impossible for the Queen Group to become our business partner. A 'clean person' who voluntarily withdraws from all the 'first-line business' and withdraws most of the 'second-line business' at the same time, is almost as likely to have the same values ​​as us to zero."

According to Augustus's evaluation all the time, all businesses are divided into four grades.

Businesses such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, and arms smuggling that most challenge the bottom line of the state's violent machinery are "front-line businesses."

He called such businesses as "second-tier businesses" such as night games with a very low "restricted bottom line", casinos with "almost no scale of prohibition", and illegal trafficking of human organs.

As for the "third-line business" in his mouth, it is something slightly pornographic and black.This point is somewhat similar to Huanxisha in Xinyi Group.

The so-called "fourth-line business" refers to those businesses that are aboveboard and even dare to invite the president to visit the company.For example, the film and television companies they control.

The further the business goes, the more law-abiding and self-contained it will be, and the most able to withstand the sun's exposure.However, the further forward, the higher the profit value.This is a paradox, but it can be most widely recognized in the American underground world that believes in "prohibition is business".

Among Hagen's industrial groups, the total value of wealth brought by the most shady "first-line business" accounted for half of the profit value of his underground empire; the profits brought by "second-line business" also accounted for all 30.00% of profit.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is a huge criminal group.

As for the criminal group that bases most of its interests on such vicious criminal industries, the possibility of their interests intersecting with Mei Jie's group is indeed very small.The old fox Augustus, who spent most of his life in the underground world, saw the mystery at a glance.

Hearing what the old fox said, Stanley couldn't help thinking: if there is no possibility of becoming a "business partner", does that mean accepting the proposal of the "mercenary bitch" and attacking Zhou Dongfei who came to the United States?

However, Stanley felt that this choice seemed a bit risky.A person who can rise rapidly and become the overlord of China's underground world, which is called "the restricted area of ​​the world's underground world", will definitely not be a simple character.

"However, according to reliable sources, the territory controlled by the 'Queen' and the 'Tian Yao' has completely surpassed that of Qiu Deyong, and even the accumulation of financial resources has reached a jaw-dropping level. How deep is his background? We still don’t know how much energy it has.” Stanley said, “If we attack the ‘Sky Demon’, the consequences may be quite terrifying. Father, you have said that any one who has not revealed the highest strength and the lowest tolerance The bottom line characters are friends of our family, not enemies."

The latter rule of life may be the main factor for the Hagen Group to be able to cleverly avoid unknown risks in the bloody and cruel American underground world, and develop into a behemoth with ferocious minions along the way.

Augustus took off the glasses and smiled with satisfaction.Stanley, a young junior in front of him, is able to master this law that makes him not lightly touch the mine, which means that he has matured a lot, and he has been able to use the traditional ideas of the Hagen Group to guide his thinking.Who said that young people who follow the teachings of the elders and follow suit are not promising? The inheritance of the experience of a huge family is exactly what a successor must master.

And as his old friend Hagen who has been working with him for half a century, he naturally understands the ultimate meaning of this old fox.So, this unsmiling American godfather moved his jaws, "Accept that greedy woman's proposal, as to whether to go all out to deal with Zhou Dongfei, it is not up to her to decide - the initiative is always in our hands. As for the promise she gave, it painted a picture that is enough to make the devil's heart flutter. If Zhou Dongfei can't show the strength that surprises me, I'd rather accept this woman's friendship."

As long as Zhou Dongfei can't show enough strength, and can't give Hei Gen a feeling of being unshakable, then Hei Gen may attack him in exchange for the woman's promise.