What Yin Sido feared was basically not valid for Russell, because Macy's was now in the hands of his younger brother, and his brother Nathan was an absolute businessman, and he was more shrewd than Yin Sido.

Besides, the two brothers have a clear division of labor, Nathan dominates the business, and Yin Xiduo takes the road of righteousness.

He didn't talk much with Yin Xiduo, because there were many people waiting to meet him.

After going out, Nathan meets Russell, and the two hug each other.

They see each other a lot of times, but the relationship is average.

"Mr. Walker, thank you for coming to see him."

"You're welcome, Mr. Yin Xiduo and I are friends of life and death, just now he asked me to take care of your family's business, but I think as long as you are here, you don't need me at all. But I have to say that if you feel your life is in danger, it's best to contact me. ”

"Understood, thank you, Mr. Walker."

Russell turned to leave, gathering with Astor and the others.

Astor and the Guggenheim had already gone to see Yin Sido and talked to him about a lot of business matters, and Yin Sido handed over the maritime trade business to his sons.

Astor and the others have no problem with this.

"Walker, do you know what Thomas's National Defense Act signed in June and the legislation to strengthen the Navy signed the other day represents?" Astor asked.

Russell looked at a few people around him and said: "Maybe you have to go to war, in 15 years German submarines sank the British ocean liner Lusitania, 1,200 people died, including 128 American citizens." ”

The Lusitania departed from Pier 52 in New York, that is, after the sinking of the Titanic, the Carpathia picked up the survivors back to the dock where the survivors docked......

Astor was silent, and the Guggenheim frowned and asked, "The United States entered the war... Then our shipping business may be affected. ”

"It's going to be affected."

Russell alone has made nearly $13 million in profits from the war since the war began, and others will only more.

"Mr. Astor, perhaps we should put away shipping and instead provide material support to the United States."

Russell suggested.

Astor and the others' eyes lit up, and they stretched their brows and said, "That's right, it seems that I'm going to talk to someone." ”

For the people at the bottom, war is a disaster and a doom, but for the powerful, it is just a way to accumulate wealth.

Russell Corleone once said: Even if it's the fucking apocalypse, don't try to stop me from making money!

With Astor leading the professional business focus, Russell doesn't need to care too much, as long as the goods are delivered on time and waiting for the money to be divided.

That night, Mrs. Brown was invited to her home and had a long chat with Ruth, including the privacy between her and Russell, and Molly was willing to talk about it, after all, Molly's son was a year older than Russell.

Molly is also old, her health is not as good as before, and she is a little tired from the journey, so she rests in the guest room.

The next day, Russell talked to her about the association.

The Survivor Rescue Society and the Construction Workers Association have always helped Molly with the care, and she used to have nothing to do and wanted to find something to pass the time.

Now she can only put all her energy into her family, in other words she wants to retire.

"The Survivor Rescue Society has more than 800 members, and these people have also joined the Construction and Transportation Workers Association, and they are living a good life now, and I think it's time to cancel the Survivor Rescue Society."

Listening to Mrs. Brown's words, Russell nodded.

He had already meant this, but he felt that the time had not come.

"I want to buy a few small tabloid companies, do you have any suggestions?"

Mrs. Brown asked, "You're going into the media industry?" ”

"I can't talk about marching, but if I want to survive in the United States, I can't do it without a horn in my hand. Otherwise, the speaker is in the hands of others, and if it is not good, the power will be cut off, and there will be no right to speak when the time comes. ”

Molly nodded: "Maybe you can contact Pulitzer, their family has a lot of gossip newspapers, and their sales have not been very good recently, so they mean to sell." ”

"Okay, I'll get in touch."

Entering the media journalism industry is mainly to pave the way for future elections.

Two days later,

Yin Sido died.

Mrs. Brown followed Russell to his funeral without leaving.

The funeral was magnificent, and even President Thomas took the time to lay a flower to save face.

James's son, Franklin, also came, because they were all from the same faction and were seniors.

When Franklin saw Russell again, he approached him to say hello.

"Mr. Walker?"

"Oh! Mr. Roosevelt. ”

"Call me by my name, you call my father's name anyway."

"James and I are just neighbors, did he tell you something?"

Franklin nodded: "Having said a lot, he admires you very much." At first I didn't quite understand why he and Astor admired you, but now I know. Because most of the things you encounter have your own ideas, and you never take the initiative to ask for help, but if others help you, you will remember it......"

"It's over, I just have my own principles."

Franklin nodded, "Now, I'm starting to appreciate you, too." Heard you're running for Brooklyn District House of Representatives? I'll help you if you need it. ”

Russell did not refuse, but said, "If you want to run for president, I will help you too." ”

Franklin was about to laugh when he heard this, but when he realized that this was the scene of the funeral, he stopped his mouth.

"Okay, I'm admiring you more and more now. I'm not kidding, I'll really reach out if you need to. ”

Russell tilted his head and said, "I'm not kidding. ”

"When I go back to visit my father, I will invite you to dine at home."

"Forget it, it's better for you and James to come to my house for dinner, because James's nanny cooks hard, and I don't know why he insists on using her... Even if you don't let her cook, come to my house to eat and drink, you won't dismiss her. ”

Franklin whispered, "She's not a babysitter... When my mother died, he needed someone to talk to. ”

Russell blinked in a second.

"It seems that James is not in good health, and she is responsible for it."

“… Ha... We're chatting back and it's a pleasure to talk to you. ”

"Okay."

A few simple words made Franklin interested, and used his father as a bargaining chip to exchange his true thoughts with Russell, and this chat is also a science.

Fortunately, Russell has a good talent for language, otherwise it would be tiring to talk to these people who are engaged in righteous treatment.

A few days later.

Russell bought two small tabloid newspapers from the Pulitzer family, spending $600,000 and $150,000 in debt, for a total of $750,000, to buy two newspaper printing lines and various perpetual patented technologies.

He didn't fire anyone, he just made the two newspapers merge, and the merged newspaper office was called The New York Night.

In addition to the newspaper's editors and writers, Russell recruited six people who specialized in writing adult newspapers and drawing comics, in order to increase sales, and the intention was to attract traffic and catch the eye first, and then output the content.

The strategy was similar to that of the Pulitzer family, except that in 1901 Pulitzer eliminated the adult part because it was so badly attacked......

This is also something that cannot be helped, if you want to attract people's attention, you will inevitably be criticized.

Sales weren't good in the first few days, but since the fifth day, an article titled 'Edna and Chaplin' has entered the public eye, and sales have increased on the sixth and seventh days!

Edna was a famous actress in the silent film era who collaborated with Chaplin in 1915, and Chaplin's queen heroine.

Russell captured people's hearts, so he asked the editor and writer of the newspaper to write an article on "Entertainment Homo Humanities".

A month later, the New York Night Post sold 70,000 a day, and at five cents, it had $3,500 in sales, or $1,200 in net profit after excluding costs.

The newspaper is divided into five sections, including essays, comics, entertainment gossip, righteousness, and streets.

For this reason, Russell asked the editors and reporters of the newspaper to go out almost every day to collect news, and once the manuscript was accepted, they would give a bonus, and the enthusiasm of the reporters was very high, because the prize was not a few dollars, but thirty dollars!

For workers, this is almost half a month's salary, a very large amount of money.

But trouble also followed.

Because there are all kinds of obscure pictures and words in the newspapers, the child protection association bites into it.

They sent an invitation letter to the newspaper and invited the person in charge of the newspaper to meet and talk.

When Russell learned the news, he asked John, the president of the newspaper, to go to the appointment.

When John returned, his face was not very good, and he called Russell.

"Boss, these people are clearly asking for money, otherwise they will sue us to the court, according to the child protection rights, we will definitely lose a lot of money, they are blackmailing! Blatant blackmail! ”

Russell frowned and said, "Who is the person you are talking to?" The people of the association? ”

"Yes, the vice president and secretary general of the association."

Russell thought for a while and said, "I'll let people do this, and you can do whatever you have to do." ”

"Okay."

The United States is an absolutely democratic and free country, damn it, a newspaper will also be targeted?

You don't have to think about it to know that you are tired, otherwise the people in this association have eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall and dare to provoke Russell?

Of course, it is also possible that the other party does not know him, but this is very unlikely.

Because Russell Walker's name is often active in the New York Night, if the other party is not stupid, he must know that this is his newspaper.

Russell called Pulitzer.

The other party laughed as soon as he connected.

Jon Pulitzer laughed and said, "Walker, you're being targeted. ”

"Who? The other party made an appointment to meet with the president of our newspaper, and the conversation was very unpleasant. ”

"You're being targeted by a group of people who are organizing and manipulating Prohibition, and they don't want to see you making nonsense in the newspapers, and they don't want to see their sons and husbands stay in the toilet for half an hour with newspapers......"

Pulitzer said it clearly, and Russell immediately understood.

Someone who is operating Prohibition?

There was no one else, only housewives who were idle and had nothing to do.

Today's American housewives are bored at home all the year round, so they keep applying for Prohibition.

They're terrible......

Even Thomas had to bow his head in front of them, after all, almost the entire housewives of the East were in this association.

Russell felt that the other party was not here to extort money, but to make his newspaper go out of business!