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The godfather gave him a great gift.

To his surprise, the newspaper in Los Angeles was not a small player. On the contrary, it had greater influence and could be regarded as a first-class newspaper.

Today there are three major newspaper giants in the United States, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. These are all newspaper giants that can influence the United States. They publish more than 100 pages on weekdays and more than 200 pages during the rest day.

The circulation volume is more than 1,001.5 million copies. If it encounters a popular hot event, it will exceed the 2 million copy mark.

In this era when entertainment information is scarce, newspapers are an excellent form of entertainment because they are cheap enough and bring a wealth of information.

In addition to the three major newspaper giants, others in the first echelon include the Wall Street Journal, Al-Ahram, the New York News, the Chicago Tribune, etc., which are also newspapers with huge circulations.

The "Los Angeles Daily News" is the newspaper given to Chen Jun by the godfather. Its average circulation is about 200,000 copies, and it reached 400,000 copies at its peak. Although it is not as good as the three giants, it is still in the first echelon.

Midstream.

This is a number that cannot be underestimated. It means that the Los Angeles Daily News can influence at least 200,000 people and the families behind it. This influence is enough to cover half of the western region of the United States, not just in Los Angeles.

Unfortunately, Los Angeles is three thousand miles away from New York, one to the west and one to the east, so its influence on the Godfather is minimal.

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

Chen Jun continued to look at the relevant information, personnel composition, assets, etc. sent to the newspaper by the family bank.

He noticed a piece of information: the circulation number of this newspaper was showing a downward trend.

Since Godfather purchased the newspaper for $800,000, the average circulation of the "Daily News" has dropped from an average of 300,000 to 200,000 for four consecutive years.

Could it be the inaction of the newspaper president?

Chen Jun focused on looking at the information of Adams Waterward, the president of the Daily News. He held 20% of the shares of the newspaper. The godfather gave him nearly 70% of the shares, and the rest was scattered.

The scattered shares are divided into the hands of some people.

He looked at the financial statements and saw that, judging from his level, he really couldn't see the expense.

However, since the information is provided from a bank controlled by the family, it is unlikely that it will not be checked by accountants, actuaries and other financial personnel.

It was difficult to hide it from the godfather. Since I gave him the information and did not remind him, there should be no big problem in financial corruption. It only proved that the newspaper president named Adams was incompetent or was passive in his work.

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This may be related to the reason why Godfather acquired the newspaper. Chen Jun did not see the specific reason for this in the information, and it was very unclear.

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

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Airport.

A white Chevrolet 1942 was parked on the side. Its streamlined body and smooth and shiny reflections attracted many people's eyes.

My eyes were wide open, and some beautiful and charming women were about to walk up to say a few words. The weather in Los Angeles is very good today, but they saw two tall and strong men in black walking over. They couldn't help but be stunned, stop or choose.

leave.

The scarlet cigarette butt was about to burn out in Tom Hagen's hand. He was in a irritable mood. He had a headache thinking about the movie tycoon Jack Woltz who was not tempted or intimidated.

Since the death of the Corleone family's old military advisor, Gianco Abbandando, he has taken this position with the support of his godfather.

The counselor has great power and is equivalent to the second brain of the godfather. He is also his closest partner and friend. He knows everything about the godfather and understands the entire structure of the power of the Corleone family.

He was the only one in the world who could defeat the Godfather, but the Godfather still gave this position to him, a man who was not of Sicilian descent.

The task of convincing the movie tycoon was not really a big deal when he took over, but Tom Hagen knew that the success or failure of this task would seriously affect his career as a consultant.

This is the will of the godfather. Whether he can carry it out to the end depends on whether he is competent for his job.

Just when he was in a dilemma, luckily his godfather called and asked him to take it easy for now and finish his younger son William's newspaper business before discussing his job as a movie tycoon.

From here we can see who is more important in his mind, Johnny Fontane, the godson of the big star, and William Corleone, his younger son. This makes Hagen, who is also his godson, a little bit annoyed, but it also gives him some breathing space to review.

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After rejecting the beautiful flight attendant's personal invitation, Chen Jun got off the plane.

After taking some time to look around, he finally saw Tom Hagen's figure, as well as several older girls surrounding the white Chevrolet car in the distance.

"You don't seem to be used to the style of Los Angeles? Have you ever gone to Hollywood?"

He gave Hagen a hug, and the bookish-looking strategist pouted, "I already have a wife and a son."

The two were joking indifferently. Hagen then introduced to him the two big men in suits behind him, "These are the bodyguards your father has arranged for you. They have no criminal record and are very capable. If there is anything, you can arrange for them to go there."

Do it, you know the current situation."

Chen Jun nodded, he would not refuse protection just because he was powerful.

After all, no matter how strong he is, he will still be cold if he is hit.

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

"The family bank has a branch in Los Angeles. If you have a large withdrawal, you can go there."

"I also arranged a place for you. The environment there is very good and the security is very strong. But don't worry about Hollywood. The old man won't let you live anywhere."

He accepted them one by one and flipped through the information. It was indeed very detailed and useful.

All the more than 200 people working at the "Daily News" newspaper are registered, even those who live in other states.

They even arranged a residence for him, and he couldn't help but admire the meticulousness of this family consultant.

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

"No, go to the newspaper headquarters!"

Tom Hagen was stunned and took a breath, "This is the afternoon trip. There is a problem there. I may have to wait until I solve it..."

"I know there is a problem. Am I not here to solve the problem?"

He interrupted him, knowing that Hagen despised his ability and thought that his godfather just gave him a newspaper toy. He said forcefully, "Please call them and tell them to prepare well. I don't want to see a mess."

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But Hagen's car didn't move.