Don is an Italian honorific for a man of status, just like "Von" in German and "Fan" in Dutch. In Mafia families, this title is only enjoyed by the family patriarch, Rocco-La Their actions can be seen within the Mafia as a pledge of allegiance to the new godfather.

Albert and Willy followed one after another, and finally Tom hesitated for a moment and did the same move. From now on, his direct allegiance will not be old Vito, but Shen Long.

In the next period of time, Shen Long reorganized the business and power within the Corleone family. Many old guys followed Tessio and Clemenza, which reduced many obstacles to his reforms. With the support of old Vito Under the command, he quickly took over the family power smoothly, promoting both Rocco Labon and Willy Chichi to legion commanders, while Albert Neri became his personal bodyguard and the family's executor.

In terms of business, he still followed the old Vito's method, only engaging in business in gray areas or white areas, and never participating in black business; he also began to gradually take over the political resources from his godfather, and these resources surprised him. Judges, congressmen, police chiefs...many high-sounding figures maintain friendship with the Corleone family.

This made him feel like he was now in the magical capital of the East, just like Du Yuesheng. Is this what humans want for America? It felt no better than the chaotic Shanghai Beach.

Santino finally solved Carlo, which made Connie very angry, but after learning the truth, she had nothing to say. She had grown up in the Corleone family, and she certainly understood how the family would deal with traitors. , despite this, the relationship between her and Santino could never be as close as before.

This made Santino become decadent and rarely interfered in the internal affairs of the family, but this was a good thing for him and Shen Long. Maybe after a year or two, he would be fine again. By then Shen Long's status will become unshakable, and it won't matter if he starts to intervene in family affairs again.

Every time when giving an order, Shen Long, like Old Vito, would never resort to methods such as phone calls or letters that might leave evidence. Instead, he would call Rocco or Tom and others in alone and give them orders. Then look for the real executor, so that even if the executor is caught by the police, it will not affect you.

However, Shen Long also knew that this method could not always guarantee his safety. When the United States began to seriously consider dealing with gangs in the 1970s, a document submitted to the "Rico Act" would shatter this method; this bill stipulated that if If someone is considered a gang leader, then if any of his subordinates commit crimes, there is no need to find evidence that he ordered it. Based on this relationship alone, the gang leader should be punished.

This decree sent most of the gangsters in the United States to prison and were sentenced to long terms. The golden age of American gangsters passed in this way, but it was still early in 1970, and Shen Long was not worried about this.

After sorting out the family headquarters in New York, Shen Long took Albert Neri to Hollywood. He had already obtained the consent of Franco Falcon, the big boss here, to expand his power here.

After meeting Falcon, he met with Johnny Fontane and Nino Valenti, "Fredo, congratulations. When Godfather and Sonny were injured before, I wanted to go back to New York to visit them, but Godfather Not allowed."

"Johnny, you are a public figure and should not be involved in these things; Nino, you should control your drinking, otherwise you will die soon!" Shen Long greeted them cordially, both of them were A good friend from childhood to adulthood.

"But if you can't drink, what's the point of life?" Nino didn't care.

"Johnny, I recently learned about something. Your personal doctor is very unreliable. This time I brought a very powerful doctor from New York and asked him to look at your throat!" John Ni's voice was broken and he could no longer sing, but Shen Long saw that the situation was not as exaggerated as he said.

After the examination, the doctor told Johnny, "You have a small tumor on your throat. This is not a difficult problem to solve. You just need to perform surgery to remove the tumor!"

"Then can I continue to sing from now on?" Johnny became excited. Although he had won the Oscar for Best Actor, singing was his life.

"I can't guarantee it, but it won't be worse than it is now." The doctor shrugged and said. After hesitating for a while, Johnny agreed to the doctor's suggestion and was ready to undergo surgery immediately.

"Fredo, the preparation work for "Cinema Paradiso" has come to an end, but there will be an audition the day after tomorrow, and some minor supporting roles will be selected. Now I probably won't be able to appear. Can you help me keep an eye on it? Point?" Ever since he got the story, Johnny had full confidence in Shen Long's ability in film.

"It's just a small matter. I will go when the time comes. By the way, Huang Zongzhan will go too, right?" Shen Long wondered when he would talk to him about Hongmen affairs again?

"He is a photographer, so he must go to such an occasion."

Two days later, Shen Long came to Johnny's film production company and attended the audition meeting with Huang Zongzhan. Since the roles to be chosen today were all small roles, everyone was not too nervous and talked and laughed while watching them. 's performance.

Shen Long looked through the list of actors who came to audition, and soon saw a name that surprised him. He pulled out the resume and said to Huang Zongzhan and others, "This guy looks interesting."

"Oh, he used to work at Warner Bros., where he played the leading role in some B-movies. During the war, he was drafted into the army, but he did not go to the front line. Instead, he worked in the Army Air Corps to shoot training and propaganda films; by the way, His wife is much more famous than him, she is the big star Jane Wyman. To be honest, this really makes me jealous, why can’t I become a big star?” the director’s assistant of the crew joked.

"Sounds good, let him come in first and give it a try!" Shen Long put this resume at the top.

"No problem." It's just a small role, it won't affect the quality of the movie, and with his ability, he should be able to complete it smoothly. No one is willing to make Shen Long unhappy for such a trivial matter, and some people have even begun to think about it. Don't just ask them to interview the same person for the same role.
Chapter completed!