The godfather gave him a big gift.

To his surprise, the newspaper in Los Angeles was not a small role, on the contrary, he had a lot of influence and could be called a first-class newspaper.

Today, there are three giants in the national newspaper industry, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, all of which are newspaper giants that can influence the whole United States, with an average of more than 100 pages per day on weekdays, more than 200 pages on a daily basis, and a circulation of more than 100-1.5 million copies, and if it encounters a hot event, it will break through the 2 million mark.

In this age of scarce entertainment information, newspapers are an excellent form of entertainment because it is cheap enough and brings a wealth of information.

In addition to the three newspaper giants, other newspapers in the first echelon include the Wall Street Journal, the Al-Ahram Newspaper, the New York News, the Chicago Tribune, etc., which are also newspapers with a large circulation.

The Los Angeles Daily News is the newspaper given to Chen Jun by the godfather, with an average circulation of about 200,000 copies, and more than 400,000 copies at its peak.

It's a number that can't be underestimated, and it means that the Los Angeles Daily News can reach at least 200,000 people and the families behind it, enough to encompass half of the western region of the country, not just Los Angeles.

It's a pity that Los Angeles is 3,000 miles from New York, one west and one east, and has little influence on the godfathers' side.

Of course, to be able to do what the Los Angeles Times did, the scope is no longer a matter of consideration.

Chen Jun continued to look at the relevant information about the newspaper sent by the family bank, the composition of the staff, the assets, and so on.

He noted the fact that the circulation of the newspaper's newspaper was showing a downward trend.

Since the godfather bought the newspaper for $800,000, the Daily News has gone from an average of 300,000 circulation for four consecutive years to 200,000 now.

Could it be the inaction of the newspaper director?

Chen Jun looked at the president of the Daily News, Adams. According to Waterward's information, he holds 20% of the shares of the newspaper, nearly 70% of the shares held by the godfather are all given to him, and the rest of the scattered shares are divided among some people.

He looked at the financial statements, and he could not see the flowers at his level.

However, since the information is provided from a family-owned bank, it is impossible for it not to be checked by accountants, actuaries, and other financial personnel.

It was difficult to hide from the godfather's eyes, since he had given him the information and not reminded him, there should be no big problem in terms of financial corruption, it only proved that the newspaper director named Adams was incompetent or passive.

This may be related to the reason why the godfather bought the newspaper, and Chen Jun did not see the specific reason for this in the information, which is very vague.

Then Chen Jun carefully looked at the newspaper's editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief and other candidate information, and gradually a clear plan appeared in his mind.

**

Aerodrome.

A white Chevrolet 1942 is parked on the side, with a streamlined body and smooth and shiny reflections that attract the eyes of many.

The eyes were straight, and some beautiful and moving women who were self-contained just wanted to walk up and say a few words of greeting The weather in Los Angeles was very good today, but when they saw two tall and strong men in black coming over, they couldn't help but be stunned, stopped or chose to leave.

The scarlet cigarette butt was about to burn out in Tom Hagen's hand, and he was upset, thinking of the movie mogul Jack Waltz who was not tempted or coerced, and he had a headache.

Since the Corleone family's veteran military division staff officer Zhanko. After Abandando's death, he sat in this position with the support of his godfather.

The staff officer has a lot of power, the equivalent of the godfather's second brain, and his closest partner and friend, he knows everything about the godfather, knows the full structure of the Corleone family's power.

He is the only one in the world who can bring down the Godfather, but the Godfather still gave him this position to someone who is not of Sicilian descent.

The task of convincing the movie mogul is not a big deal when he succeeds him, but Tom Hagen understands that the success or failure of this mission will seriously affect his career as a staff advisor.

This is the will of the godfather, and whether he can carry it out to the end is related to whether he is competent or not.

Just when he was in a dilemma, fortunately, his godfather called, and he was in charge of finishing the newspaper business of his youngest son William before talking about the task of a movie tycoon.

From here, it can be seen that the godson Johnny Fontan and the youngest son William Corleone, who is more important in his psychology, which makes Hagen, who is also a godson, a little surprised, but it also gives him time to take a breather and review the whole situation.

**

Refusing the private invitation of the beautiful flight attendant, Chen Jun got off the plane.

After a while, looking left and right, he finally saw Tom Hagen's figure, and a few big girls who were not walking next to the white Chevrolet car in the distance.

"You don't seem to be comfortable with Los Angeles? Have you ever been to Hollywood? ”

He gave Hagen a hug, and the bookish military advisor pouted, "I already have a wife and a son." ”

The two of them joked without being angry, and Kurogan introduced him to the two big men in suits behind him at this time, "This is the bodyguard your father arranged for you, they don't have a criminal record, they are very capable, there are things that can be arranged for them to do, you know the current situation." ”

Chen Jun nodded, he would not refuse to protect him because he was powerful.

After all, no matter how tough he is, he will be cold when he is hit.

Hagen was pleased with his reaction and took out the document from the car, "This is a more detailed information on the composition of the Daily News, etc., I believe it will be helpful to you." ”

"The family bank has a branch in Los Angeles that you can go there if you have a large amount of money to withdraw."

"And I arranged a place for you, the environment is very good, the security is very strong, don't worry about Hollywood, the old man won't let you live anywhere."

He took them one by one and flipped through the information, which was indeed very detailed and useful.

The 200-odd people who work for the newspaper are all registered, including those from other states.

He had even arranged a residence for him, and he had to sigh in his heart for the meticulousness of this family counselor.

He asked, "Would you like to have a meal first?" ”

"No, go to the newspaper headquarters!"

Tom Hegen was stunned and took a slight breath, "This is the afternoon's itinerary, there is a problem over there, it may have to wait for me to solve it..."

"I know there's a problem, didn't I come to solve it?"

He interrupted him, knowing that Hagen was a little contemptuous of ability, thinking that the godfather had just sent him a newspaper toy, and said forcefully, "Please call and tell them to get ready, I don't want to see a mess." ”

But Hagen's car didn't move.