This time I did not waste time in conducting research in Brooklyn.

Russell got the subtle news from it, and first analyzed it from the boss's words, and concluded that all the counterfeit products came from Brooklyn, and the sales volume was so large that it was definitely not something that a small workshop could supply.

So there must be a large garment factory hidden in the corner of Brooklyn.

Secondly, the patrol officers of the various streets must have accepted bribes from the fake sheriffs, otherwise why didn't the Brooklyn sub-bureau knock down such a serious illegal matter? There must be entanglement of interests!

Back at Peninsula Manor, Felix and Luo Yin sat respectfully on the sofa in the study, reporting on the work during this time.

Kachimantha has been promoted to one of the top ten brands in the United States, with a profit of 230 million in sales a year, which is a net profit excluding employee salaries, tax payments, infrastructure, marketing and advertising.

Russell was not very satisfied with this, because Kachi Mansha clothing opened a high-end custom area, which did not make much money, which means that the recognition of the rich people was not enough and needed to be improved.

However, the net profit of the American trading branch is less than 100 million, only about 80 million US dollars. It's not that the Buchchio family embezzled it, but that there are too many merchants in the port of New York, and Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia will come here... The competition is fierce.

"Felix, the director of the New York Harbor Maritime Administration, didn't take special care of you?"

"Godfather, he took good care of us. But the directors of the Offshore Association were very prejudiced against us, believing that we were Italians, and that Italians should do their best and make the least amount of money. ”

Russell frowned and asked, "This is serious discrimination, you should teach him a lesson." ”

"Yes, I'm planning a big news story that will be enough to clean up the Offshore Society."

Russell nodded with a deep face: "No matter where you do business, the first thing to deal with is those righteous customers with righteous faces, and then the rats on the streets." ”

"Don't meddle in the matter of the Kachi Mansa imitation, and withdraw all your people. We must establish a good image of a businessman in New York and make people love our brand and products. ”

"Understood."

Luo Yin asked: "Godfather, the appearance of imitation products has seriously affected the reputation of the Kachi Mansha brand, don't we pursue it?" ”

"Of course, this is also what I want to tell you. Later, I will have someone check it, and the evidence found will be handed over to you, and you will appeal directly to the court on behalf of the company. ”

Luo Yin said solemnly: "Okay, godfather, I will definitely do a good job and let them pay the price!" ”

Going to court is the normal process, and if there is no appeal, the impact on the brand will continue forever, and the public will perceive Kachimansa as leaning towards the slums.

If these poor people are allowed to roam the streets wearing Kachimansha's imitations, then the people who buy the original products will feel unhappy......

This is also a class issue that has been discussed since ancient times.

That night, Russell made a phone call to Bell City.

Felisto was brought to New York to lead the investigation of counterfeit products, with the full cooperation of New York Police Deputy Chief John. He was told to be proactive in the Brooklyn branch first, and then to find out the location of the imitation factory.

When all of them are investigated, whether or not the boss or umbrella behind the scenes is found, the counterfeiting factory must be eliminated to stop the continued spread of piracy and recover the reputational damage suffered by Kachimansha.

Felisto's arrival in New York was indeed done at the behest of his godfather, and he first found John to check the Brooklyn bureau, and then sent someone to check the location of the factory.

In the end, using various means, only one deputy leader of the action team of the sub-bureau was identified...... Can this position protect such a large interest group?

The day after the last call to Felisto, Russell returned to Bell City, and when he heard about it on the phone, he sneered and said, "Since you have sent us a lean sheep, we will eat it with or without meat." ”

Felisto understood, and the next day he sent the vice-captain to court, and the judge only sentenced him to two years under the operation, but the vice-captain was stabbed to death as soon as he entered prison, which is a pity.

As for the imitation factory, Felisto's people also found clues. Who would have thought that a large garment factory would be hidden in an abandoned sewer?

There was nothing to say, John applied to the director to dispatch all the police forces to destroy this factory that endangered law and order and affected the reputation of a big American brand in one fell swoop.

The director was very face-saving and mobilized two-thirds of the police force in New York to jointly enforce the law.

took advantage of the darkness of the night to end this black factory and rescued hundreds of smugglers who were imprisoned by violent means......

The news was listed on the front page of the newspaper with the headline 'Justice Police Department Knocks Down Black Factory, Rescues Hundreds of Stowaways, and Recovers Millions of Dollars in Losses of the Kachi Mansa Brand!'" ’

When the citizens of New York saw the news, they learned that the poor ghosts in the slum kiln were wearing pirated Kachi manshas, and the gloom in their hearts was also swept away.

Immediately, the Kachi Mansa clothing company issued a statement severely condemning pirates, and the law of the United States will not let go of these opportunistic things that damage the reputation of other people's brands, and will be investigated to the end.

For several days in a row, the newspapers in New York were full of things about Kachi Mansha, and this wave of advertisements was timely and ignited the heat of Kachi Mansha again.

The apparel company has also added an anti-counterfeiting logo and applied for anti-counterfeiting patent technology.

In the future, if pirates want to do high-end imitation, it will be impossible.

The main purpose of the anti-counterfeiting logo is to make it easy for people who love the Kachi Mansa brand to analyze whether it is genuine. When the people have a pair of bright eyes, the use of comparison and jealousy naturally restricts the spread of piracy.

Who wants to be laughed at by passers-by in pirated fashion? Everyone wants to save face, especially the poor who are plagued by vanity.

Two weeks later, Vito called and spoke with Russell for nearly two hours.

The main topic unfolded along the black factories that were brought to an end.

"After the black factory collapsed, I sent Tom to visit a few stowaways, most of them from Europe and the Middle East, who were crossing the border from Canada into upstate New York."

Russell asked, "Did you find the head of the snake?" ”

"The head of the snake is Irish, and he lives in Toronto, on the shores of Lake Ontario, all year round."

Russell frowned: "Irish...... But it was not the Irish who were captured by the New York Police Department, but the Soviets, Poles and Turks. ”

Vito thought about it: "Tessio has never told me about the Black Factory, I asked him a few days ago, and he didn't know anything about it. ”

"Can you believe it?"

Vito didn't answer, but said, "I've handed this matter over to Kremenza, and I hope he won't do anything wrong." ”

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"Is the police department dead to Sonny and Carlo?"

"Yes...... Russell, I want to send a man to Sicily. ”

"Who?"

"Lucy, the bridesmaid at Connie's wedding, who is a good friend of Connie."

Russell laughed, "She has Sonny's baby?" ”

"You know?"

"When I first went to your house, I found out that Sonny and Lucy had a relationship."

Vito sighed: "It seems that Sonny didn't take care of his private life, so do you agree?" ”

"Of course, let her go to Tomasino."

"Thank you...... I have a hunch that Sonny's death and the Black Factory thing are going to be over. ”

Russell said: "The enemy will not show his feet in a short time, but he will definitely stick his head out later." ”

"I don't know if I'll live until the other party shows up, I just want to get revenge as soon as possible."

"Wait, time will tell you."

"Good sentence, time will indeed give me an answer!"

Next, Vito talks to him about the family.

Originally, Vito wanted to train Mike to run for the House of Representatives, but Mike approached him last month and told him that he wanted to participate in the family business, and Vito was very entangled in this and did not want Mike to give up his good future.

But who in the family can inherit the family business except Mike?

Tom certainly can't, he's not Sicilian.

Kelaimenzha is brave and unscrupulous, and he is a good hand at doing things, but he is much worse at leading the family.

Tessio is shrewd and capable, but he is too old to be up to the task.

Freddie is not to mention, a junk goods...... Sonny is dead, and he doesn't even shed a tear.

The rest of the people are thugs, and the level is too low.

The Italian mafia is not a family legacy, and the heirs can not only be immediate relatives, but can also be inherited by the top inside.

This is like a joint-stock company, where dozens of shareholders work together to do things, and the chairman leads everyone to make money.

If the chairman is not competent, shareholders can choose to leave the company and quit working alone.

In the movie, Clemenza and Tessio told the old godfather Vito about it when Mike first took office, but the old godfather dumped it on Mike, and Mike delayed it for a while.

It is impossible for every person in charge of the company to agree to the matter of leaving the company.

For example, Russell's subordinates Nivino, Oncos, Nostin and others all belong to the feudal ministers and have their own turf business. Will Russell be able to watch them leave?

No way! Because that would cost business, wealth, and control.

Absolutely undesirable.

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As Vito said, after the Black Factory in New York was shut down, no new imitations appeared.

Sonny's assassination and Kachimansa's imitation is really over.

It's been half a year since Russell returned to Bel City from New York, and now the Las Vegas hotel and casino business is booming.

He asked Felistto to buy a plot of land on a lake near Boulder City, and is building a water park with a range of recreational facilities such as dining, hotels, yachts, fishing, and more.

In the past two years, there have been more and more tourists, and Las Vegas has obviously become an entertainment mecca in the United States, and rich people are willing to come here for vacation, because Las Vegas has girls from all over the world, and it has been possible to enjoy the hospitality of beautiful girls all over the world without going abroad.

During this period, the cover of the fashion magazine was revised, and instead of using female stars who have become famous from other companies or individuals, they chose the signed artists of the Kutchi agency.

When Russell accompanied Marlena on a trip to a fashion magazine, he stumbled upon a girl named Jane Adele with blond hair in a photo......

Then he mentioned two sentences, and the girl served as the cover of one issue.

Unexpectedly, the response was enthusiastic, and she was favored by many directors and photographers, and in 1948 she starred in a romantic comedy called "Skuda, Ho! Hi Skuda, Hi! 》。

When this show aired, she officially changed her name to Marilyn Monroe!

But she only has one line in this drama......

Monroe was known as a 'pretty girl' in high school, she worked as a female worker in the manufacture of aircraft radio equipment in '44, she photographed magazines with photographer David in '45, and she first appeared on the cover of Family Circle magazine in '46.

He was signed by 20th Century Fox in the same year, but only for 6 months......

Later, he was signed by a talent scout from Kutch's agency and became a model for a fashion magazine.

Marilyn Monroe has been to Caesars Palace Hotel twice, and Russell has only two words when he comes into contact with her.

Warm!

One is to repay him for his support, and the other is that she is really a little hungry.

Since you are here, you have to do business in Hollywood, if you don't exchange acting skills with future female stars in the Hall of Fame, it really can't be said.

July 1949.

Victoria had just turned 6 years old, just in time for the start of school.

Marlena and Russell deliberated and finally decided to return to Sicily together.

As for the business of the United States, it can only be handed over to the three of Ancos and Felix and Felisto.

Fortunately, Kachi and Mansa were also over 5 years old, and it was enough to have Sylvina to help take care of them, so they asked Felisto's wife Federica to stay with him, and it happened that their children were also about 16 years old, so they were sent to school in California, USA, so that they could take care of them.

Before leaving, Russell had two phone calls with Vito.

Vito said that he also wanted to go back to Sicily, but his family was in New York, so he couldn't leave, and besides, he was too old to die of illness on the road if he had traveled a long distance, so he dispelled this idea.

Russell said that he would send him some photos, and whenever he missed his hometown late at night, he could take them out and take a look.

Vito laughed, indicating that he was really thoughtful.

Upon his return to Sicily, Russell enrolled Victor in Catania Primary School, where he was also the Honorary Headmaster and Honorary President of the Board of Trustees.

The children of the Corleone family who go to school here are all children, so they don't have to worry about Victoria being bullied.

In fact, it would be nice if Victorio didn't bully others, he was 4 years old and he was more proficient at 6 years old.

On several occasions Marlena lifted a wooden stick and whipped him in the ass because of his attitude, but Victor didn't have a long memory.

Victor said: "My mother beats me because I love me, and I love my mother because I am willing to be beaten...... I'm not going to run away! ”

Marlena then asks Russell to come out, and before he can pick up the stick, Victor admits his mistake.

made Marlena give birth for two days, and in the end, she still couldn't withstand Russell's sugar-coated cannonballs, which made her face red and sweaty.

Soon Kuchi and Mansa also went to school.

This gave Marlena and Russell a lot of leisure, and the two often drove to the windmill courtyard to feel the warmth of nature and the wind.

It's just a pity that Marlena's stomach never moved.

For this reason, she specially asked the gynecology professor of the medical laboratory to do an examination, and the results showed that both of them were in normal health and had no problems.