Chapter 172 Why Don't You Come by Yourself?

When he came to Reagan's house, his wife Jane Wyman was not at home, and Reagan was alone drinking there alone. Jane Wyman was nominated for an Oscar last year and her status in the film industry was greatly improved, while Reagan was just a second-rate They are just actors, and the relationship between the husband and wife has cracked because of this. Reagan has been depressed because of this incident recently.

"Hey, Ronald, you can't do this." Shen Long took the wine glass away from him, and he also hoped that Reagan could be sent to the position of governor of California as soon as possible, so as to protect his business in California.

"Fredo, thank you for coming to see me. I just... just need a while." Reagan said in a muffled voice. As the chairman of the Hollywood Screen Actors Guild, he felt the charm of politics. When he was in high spirits and planned to have a big fight, he unexpectedly encountered a marriage crisis, which made him a little frustrated.

"If it is irretrievable, it would be a good thing to separate earlier." Shen Long knew that even if he didn't say it, the marriage of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman would come to an end, and Reagan would meet his own soon Second wife Nancy - Davis, and with her to the end.

"I'm thinking about it." Reagan nodded, and he also felt that the two of them were no longer suitable to be together.

After chatting for a few words to comfort Reagan, Shen Long turned the topic to the serious matter, "Tomorrow I have an appointment with the people from the California Consortium, and I plan to introduce you to them. Now put the marriage aside and discuss how to get them. Approve!"

The California Consortium, like the Rockefeller Consortium, is one of the top ten consortiums in the United States. These consortiums are the real rulers of the United States. Just like Eisenhower needs the support of Rockefeller and other consortiums to be the president of the United States. Achievements must be recognized by these consortiums.

The California where he is located belongs to the California consortium. The top ten consortiums in the United States all have their own core banks, such as the Chase Manhattan Bank of the Rockefeller consortium, the Morgan Bank of the Morgan consortium, the Boston First National Bank of the Boston consortium, and the California consortium. The core bank is Bank of America.

The predecessor of the Bank of America was the Bank of Italy founded by Italian immigrant Giannini, which was later merged with the Bank of America of California and renamed the Bank of America. The Lyon family's bank in California has a close relationship with Bank of America.

The Second World War brought huge benefits to the California consortium. Arms companies such as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Litton Industries, and Northrop Corporation controlled by them have long been in the leading position in the arms orders of the US Department of Defense. This also allowed Bank of America to surpass New York's Chase National Bank as the number one bank in the United States.

But Bank of America and control of those arms companies are slipping away from the California consortium,

The Morgan consortium, the First Citibank consortium, and other eastern consortiums have taken a fancy to this piece of fat. The California consortium is having a headache for these things, so Shen Long told Reagan about this for a long time, and proposed one or two points to change the status quo It is hoped that this will be endorsed by the California Consortium in exchange for their support.

The meeting with the California Consortium on the second day went smoothly. Reagan was originally a person with outstanding speech skills and was easy to gain the trust and favor of others. In addition, Shen Long helped him with the homework in advance, which immediately aroused the attention of the California Consortium. interest, they are willing to support Reagan's entry into politics.

Of course, this is only the first meeting, and the support that can be exchanged is limited. Political investment like this is done almost every day by the top ten US consortiums. As for whether Reagan will be able to succeed in the future, it depends on his future performance. Can he bring enough returns to the California syndicate.

Shen Long is not worried about this at all. In the original history, Reagan was recognized by the California Consortium, sat on the throne of California Governor, and later entered the White House. Now that he has his own help, his success may be Can come earlier, don't have to wait until the 1980s to become president.

Shen Long himself also talked about cooperation with the California consortium. His banks in California, film studios, etc. can bring profits to the California consortium, and he also needs the help of the big consortium to launder the industry; He has reached a cooperation with the Rockefeller consortium before, but everyone knows that you can't put all your eggs in one basket.

Originally, Shen Long only planned to use the help of these consortiums to help the Corleone family gradually wash their identities and step into the upper class, but after learning that they could freely enter and leave this world, Shen Long changed his mind. If it is a big cheat, then why does it have to be attached to other consortiums for a long time?

Why can't you build your own consortium? There are too many opportunities after the war. The rapid rise of the IT industry has caused many old consortiums to respond slowly. If they can take advantage of this opportunity to rise, it will not be a problem to establish their own consortium; and with the development of the times, Anglo-Saxa The dominance of the Xuns, Protestants, and whites over the United States is gradually weakening. Since a black like *** can become the president, why can't Mike, who is of Italian descent?

At that time, I will be behind the scenes and Mike will be in front of the stage, defeating the old conglomerates such as Rockefeller, DuPont, and Morgan, and the two brothers will control the United States. What an exciting vision!

It took some time to reorganize the Corleone family's industry, drawing people's attention to the situation of IT companies such as Texas Instruments and IBM, and preparing to acquire the shares of these companies from other consortia at the right time, and then provide Stanford University with With a large amount of donations, he obtained a large area of ​​land in the Silicon Valley of later generations, established an industrial park, obtained the patent of the transistor from William Shockley, the inventor of the transistor, and supported him to establish a semiconductor laboratory.

In the future, Intel Corporation and AMD Corporation all came out of Shockley's laboratory, mastered this laboratory and Silicon Valley, and these companies will become Shen Long's industries.

In his spare time, Shen Long accompanied Audrey Hepburn to shoot "Breakfast at Tiffany's", watched her perform in the crew during the day, and returned to his residence to enjoy life at night.

After a period of time like this, the business and political arrangements were gradually on the right track, so one night, Shen Long gently kissed the sleeping Hepburn, and then chose to return.

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