Chapter 151: Mafia history

"It's finally possible to start. I didn't expect this film to take so long to start shooting." Johnny said, holding the railing and looking at the Statue of Liberty, which had gone away, counting from the story he got, "Paradise Cinema" The preparatory work lasted for more than a year, which is really a long time.
During this period, he strictly controlled the quality, and it was necessary to make a good movie. There were also reasons for the Corleone family's troubles, but all of this has passed. Now it is time to officially start shooting. For this film, Johnny seemed confident, maybe he could once again win a little gold man.
"Sicily, Sicily, the place I hate and miss, I can finally go back!" Nino Valenti sang a Sicilian folk song aside, he spent a short childhood in Sicily, he His childhood was not very pleasant, which made him hate this place at one time, but after learning so many folk songs, he began to miss Sicily again.
Perhaps this is the nostalgia that blood is thicker than water. The nostalgia for hometown is not a unique plot for the Chinese. Nino, Johnny, Albert and the Italian descendants in the crew are all a little excited.
"Speaking of it, Fredo, do you have time to go to Sicily with us? Don't you need to stay in New York? And I heard that you seem to have a very important business in Las Vegas?" Johnny asked curiously. After asking, he regretted something, and he remembered the godfather who was already the Corleone family. "Sorry, maybe I shouldn't ask."
"Nothing, some business matters are formal business and will not affect you." Shen Long replied with a smile, the last time he talked to the Rockefeller consortium employee in the cafe before the assassination of Basani, let Shen Long sprout. With the idea of ​​getting involved in European affairs, all European countries are now rebuilding and there will be many opportunities for making money.
In addition, he also intends to absorb some fresh blood for the family from Sicily. Most of the younger generations in the family now grew up in the United States, contaminated with American habits, and it may be good for them to do business. They are loyal to the family and dare to fight Shang is not as good as those who came out of Sicily.
So Shen Long intends to discuss with Tommasino to introduce a group of new people, and then they will form a new fighting team for the Corleone family, and those members who grew up in the United States will be in charge of business. .
The cruise ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean Sea, and finally anchored in the port of Sicily, where Tommasino was in a wheelchair to welcome them.
"Don Tommasino, thank you very much for coming, and thank you for your support to the Corleone family." Shen Long stepped forward to greet him, and he saw Enzo standing behind him.
"Fredo, ah, now you should call you Don Corleone. Vito and I have been old friends for many years. These things are all I should do." These years, because the Corleone family has olive oil in New York In business, Tommasino also made a lot of money, and this economic exchange has maintained the friendship between the two families.
"Isn't this the famous Johnny Fang Tan! I heard that you are coming, the entire Sicilian girls are excited to go crazy! You are our pride!" Tommasino embraced Johnny, an Italian The descendant became a big star in the United States, which makes Tommasino very proud. "I heard that you are going to take someone to Sicily to make movies. Every family is very happy. We will do our best to provide you with convenience."
At the welcome dinner, Shen Long heard Tommasino talk about the history of the Mafia. The word Mafia means refuge in Italian. In the future, the word gradually evolved to rebel against foreign rulers and nobles, religious courts, Synonymous with squeezed secret organizations such as the police.
Sicilians never trust the police. Here, the most cruel words are "you are a policeman". Sicilians will never seek the help of the police when they encounter something. They follow the old rules of silence or take a gun to take revenge. Or seek the help of the Mafia.
If the law of silence is observed, the vendetta between the mafia is limited to him, and his family will never be involved unless his family declares that he will avenge him, just like Corleone ’s brother; and once the law of silence is violated, His entire family will be subjected to crazy revenge, so few people dare to violate this law; so in Sicily, many men in the family died of vendetta, but their wives can die.
To some extent, the Mafia used to maintain the green forest heroic justice; but like all organizations in human history, the Mafia has gradually deviated from its original intention to the present. Business opportunities make profits for yourself.
During Mussolini's time, most of the Sicilian mafia leaders were put in prison by him. However, after the Americans occupied here, they upheld the principle that the enemy of the enemy was my friend, and all these mafia leaders were released. , So that they gained more power than before World War II, and now Sicily can be said to be almost completely under the rule of the Mafia.
It's really interesting to think about it. Mussolini, who represents dictatorship and tyranny, solved the Mafia, while the United States, which represents democracy and freedom, helped the Mafia rise again.
Privately ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Shen Long and Tommasino and other families who had good relations with the Corleone family explained their intentions. Tommasino expressed their support. The Sicilian economy is not very good, many young No one gets a job offer, and it is a good thing for them to be able to go to the United States.
In addition, these young and powerful people are gone, which is also good for the rule of major families in Sicily. Without these potential resistances, their status can be stabilized a lot.
Johnny took the crew to shoot in a pre-selected location, and Shen Long began to screen the young people. The Gallo who had always been loyal to Mike in the movie was recommended by Tommasino. Shen Long let him temporarily serve as the leader of these people, screening After a good batch, they will help them complete the legal procedures and send them back to the United States.
After being busy for a while and absorbing enough fresh blood for the family, Shen Long prepared to leave Sicily and went to the European continent to find opportunities to see if he could make huge profits in the process of European reconstruction.
As it happens, Johnny is also in a hurry and needs to return to the United States. The two took a flight to continental Europe. They planned to fly from Sicily to the Netherlands, and then from the Netherlands to the United States or Germany, France.
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