America’s Big Hero

Seagram Group headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

"Go ahead." Edgar Mills Bronfman, 55, sat in a large office chair, looking at the man in front of him.

(Old Bronfman's son is also named Edgar Bronfman, known by the international community as Little Bronfman)

"The wine sold underground in New Jersey is determined to be fake. The day before yesterday, Sean established a Sean Wine Company to formalize the company." George whispered.

George was a staff member sent by Seagram Wine Company to New Jersey to investigate those wines. Many people died during the secret investigation phase. After that, he ran back to New York and did not dare to continue the investigation.

After the Elephant Party publicly investigated the Jonas family for smuggling alcohol, George immediately paid close attention to the relationship and returned to Montreal as soon as he got the news.

"Hmph, that's true!" Old Bronfman snorted coldly.

The Bronfman family is the earliest Jewish-Russian family. E. Bronfman immigrated to Canada in 1889. Due to the explosive development of the smuggled wine market after the promulgation of Prohibition in the United States, in 1924, E. Bronfman's son Samuel Brown Furman set up a brewing company in Montreal, liaised with the Mafia across the United States, and began smuggling alcohol into the United States.

Later, with a gun in one hand and wine in the other, the family assets began to grow explosively. In 1928, it annexed the Ontario Seagrams and officially changed its name to become a legal company.

It can't be said that Sean imitated the Bronfman family's fortune...

Can only say the same thing!

Well, upfront!

All are legitimate businessmen.

Have a bright future!

At present, under the leadership of the old Bronfman, Seagram Wines has become one of the largest wine groups in the world. Not only does it have its own brand, but the smuggling channels throughout the United States have turned into the largest sales network in North America.

At the same time, due to historical reasons, the relationship with the Mafia families in North America has not been cut off, and most of the mafia smuggled alcohol used Seagram's channels.

The bootleg liquor evades huge tariffs, which in and of itself have little effect on Seagram's interests.

But a few months after Sean took control of New Jersey, the Seagram Group found that New Jersey had never taken any more goods from them, and New Jersey had been seeing smuggled alcohol.

"Chairman, do you still need to continue the investigation?" George asked after seeing that the old Bronfman had not spoken for a long time.

"Don't need it for the time being, you can go down." Old Bronfman put down the information in his hand and said in a flat tone.

George quietly backed out and closed the door. Old Bronfman looked at his son, "What do you think should be done?"

"Of course, find that guy's fake factory and take him to court." Little Bronfman said angrily: "It can't be just that, hum, if we don't do anything, those guys will just think we Brown The Fuman family is afraid, if everyone makes fake wine, it will definitely cause a devastating blow to the entire wine market."

"How to find his fake factory?"

"As long as you do it, it will definitely leave traces. Those people below are too poor to do things." Little Bronfman pouted, "You can definitely tell from the mouths of those gangs. If one family is not good, then find ten. Twenty, a group of gang members, can there be any people of high character, I heard that there are more than 200 gangs in New Jersey, so many, not everyone is willing to keep secrets, some people must be willing to say."

"By gathering multiple delivery information, we can naturally find out where the initial point is. As long as we are willing to spend money, we can definitely find it. If it is not convenient for us to take action, we can ask a private detective to investigate."

Although the little Bronfmans are a little arrogant, as the third generation of the Bronfman family, their knowledge and level are really not bad.

Old Bronfman nodded. According to this method, he can indeed find out, but...

"No need to investigate, the factory is in Basek, it has now been demolished, and Sean is building a new factory in Newark."

"Tear down, dismantled?" Little Bronfman opened his mouth in astonishment, his eyes widened, "No way, wouldn't he really give up counterfeiting and make his own brand?"

Others don't know, can he still know that although the wine industry is highly profitable, how difficult is it to do it?

There are so many wineries in Europe that have been passed down for more than 100 years. He is a layman, and now he wants to be involved in the red wine business, it is simply courting death!

"impossible!"

"After eating big fish and meat, no one can leave the meat at hand and starve without taking it!" Little Bronfman shook his head like a rattle.

He didn't believe that Sean could endure the temptation and torment after spending tens of millions of dollars a year without picking it up, and working hard to create a brand that he didn't know whether to succeed or not.

The experience of history tells him that normal people can't bear it.

"I don't know if he can stand it..." Old Bronfman squinted and shook his head. During the prohibition period, Seagram's wine industry grew at an astonishing speed. After the prohibition was lifted, ten times the effort Not making as much money as before, the Bronfman family is also very uncomfortable.

It was an extremely difficult time.

"What should I do now, just let him go?" Little Bronfman asked with an ugly face.

"It's not that easy to move him." The old Bronfman shook his head. "Let's not talk about his influence in New Jersey, just talk about Rockefeller's background. As long as he doesn't do it now, there's nothing to do."

"Damn, shameless thief, robber, Rockefeller is really depraved, huh!" Little Bronfman gritted his teeth and cursed for a while.

He completely forgot how his family developed back then.

What? Seagram involved in smuggling?

We just sold the booze, what does it have to do with me, Seagram, as to how those people work after that!

People are always forgetful.

…

Sean's wine business was quietly established and operating without causing any waves.

At least in New Jersey high society, Sean's revenge with the Elephants is well known.

It was only now that these secrets of why Sean made his fortune so quickly in the early days were exposed.

It turned out to be making 'fake wine', and the profit was terrifying.

While envy and hatred that Sean made a fortune so easily, most people are also lamenting that Sean is "willing".

So decisively cut off the profit of tens of millions a year and started a "regular winery". This kind of courage is really not something ordinary people can have.

That's tens of millions a year, a fortune that no family can earn for generations.

Yes, in the eyes of everyone now, the still-under-construction 'Sean Winery' is a 'regular winery'. After all, public blending, public sales, regular brands, and legal taxation, why is it not a regular winery.

Although those speakeasies still get the goods from Sean, go back and refill them into the original bottles and become 'fake wine' again, but the illegal behavior has changed from Sean to those gangs, and no matter what the problem is, they can't be found. On to Sean.

Of course, the loss is indeed huge.

And as the news spreads slowly, the sales of these 'mid-to-high-end' drinks will inevitably be affected a lot.

However, Sean is not worried about this either.

After the public sale, there will also be some people in other states who will buy these "brand wines" back, bottle and sell them, and the sales may not necessarily decrease.

Although the price is not lower than that of smuggling, it is better than safety.

It's too scattered to check.

State court, it's time to hear Santos' case today.

The courtroom was full of people, no reporters, all of whom were well-respected figures.

The Elephant Party came to stand for Santos, and the Donkey Party came to watch the fun.

There is no such thing as a rabbit dead and a fox. Sean is also a member of the upper class, and he is still a top-level existence.

As long as it is not overturned by the "mud legs", it is not a problem, it is an internal struggle.

"The court sentenced, Santos ... guilty of the crime, sentenced to 12 years in prison." The judge announced the verdict with a serious look.

When the verdict was announced, Santos broke down on the spot, twisted his body suddenly and stared at Sean and roared loudly, clinging to the railing and about to rush out, "Sean, Sean, you murderer, devil, you Yes... woo woo woo."

Santos' loud roar shocked several court police officers, and immediately rushed up to hug Santos, and one raised his hand and covered Santos' mouth.

Everyone didn't speak, the people from the elephant party were sullen, and the people from the donkey party rejoiced at the misfortune, including the judge standing above, watching this scene quietly.

Everyone wanted to see what Sean would do.

"Don't stop him!" Sean sat on the spot, raised his hand and waved to the two court policemen with a smile, "Let him go, let him say that America is a free country, and he has the right to speak."

"Bah!" Santos spat heavily, his old face flushed, "No need to pretend!"

"Who doesn't know that you are the biggest mafia boss in New Jersey, the biggest cancer in New Jersey, you are a vampire, you will go to hell!"

"Go to hell!!"

"Hehe, then what?" Sean looked around at everyone present, still with a faint smile on his face, "In my eyes, you are just the barking of a defeated dog."

"what sense?"

"If I want to sue you, you are now ranting about the court, slandering, and getting your sentence longer."

"However." Sean smiled and patted his chest. "As we all know, I'm a good person, and I'm a generous person. I won't pursue it. After all, who knows if you can live for 12 years."

"Of course, I want you to be alive, always alive!"

"Don't worry, I will let someone take good care of you."

"See, did you see, he's threatening me, the judge, he's threatening me!" Santos pointed at Sean and shouted at the judge.

"Mr. Sean, what did you say?" The judge looked at Sean blankly.

"Evil people have disgusting and smelly thoughts in their minds. In their eyes, the whole world is dark, without any light, and they can find dark and despicable places in everything." Sean stood up slowly Come, bowed slightly to the judge and said, "In Santos' eyes, the world is like this, and everyone wants to harm him."

"And what I want to tell you is that you think too much."

"I will take good care of you and give you the best accommodation, the best food, and the best medical care so that you can live a healthy life."

Saying that, Sean showed his big white teeth, "After all, you can only see if you are alive."

"What a great time I've had locally!"

"And you can only look at the outside world through the bars in that cold and small room."

"Even if you fall ill, I will send you to the best hospital, ask the best doctor, put tubes on you, and the medical equipment next to you is running to ensure the vital signs of Santos."

"There will be someone laughing and reading the newspaper to you every day, full of various reports about me."

"And you, you can only lie on the warm hospital bed and listen quietly, you can't do anything!"

hiss…

There was a gasp in the courtroom.

The temperature in the entire courtroom dropped a little, and it was sullen.

Everyone's eyes on Sean changed, this guy...

So vicious!

His words will definitely be deeply imprinted in Santos' mind, and he will be tormented by these words every day that Santos lives in the future.

Tortured his spirit, tortured his soul, and the pain was unbearable.

Everyone's mind seemed to have the same image that appeared more than ten years later.

So vicious!

"I firmly believe that such a day will come!"

"You, you, you..." Santos' face was pale, his lips were trembling, his body was like a sieve, and fear completely filled his heart.

Until Santos, who was in a state of desolation like a walking corpse, was taken away from the court by the bailiff, and the voice sounded again in the court.

The members of the Elephant Party left under the leadership of Brewster Jesse, and everyone couldn't tell how much they felt.

Sean was forced by them to abandon the 'fake wine' business, losing tens of millions of income a year, but he also gave everyone a warning with the help of Santos.

I, Sean, here I come!

They seemed to have won the party, but they also offended Sean. New Jersey was already the vote base of the Donkey Party, and the advantage will be even greater in the future.

Whether it is a loss or a gain, no one can say.

However, Sean is not in the mood to pay attention to this matter at the moment.

Negotiations with the state government on the acquisition of the prison are about to begin.

He also has to raise money.

Fortunately, Sean now has his own bank, so it is not too simple to apply for a loan.

"25 companies can only acquire so many!"

In the conference room of the state government office building, Sean was sitting at one end of the conference table, and Governor Benny was sitting at the other end, flanked by the governor's team and the Donkey Elephant Party.

"Didn't you agree on 52?" Governor Benny frowned deeply.

"No way, the money is not enough!" Sean spread his hands and said confidently: "52, according to the cost-effective price, a total of 180 million, an average of 3.46 million US dollars per prison, why don't you go grab it?"

"When my money comes in the wind?"

"It's too expensive, I have no money, I can't afford it." Sean directly denied Sanlian!

"A prison, land, buildings, and equipment are not expensive anymore. They are all cost-effective at market prices." Dirk Dudley, secretary of the governor's office, said aloud.

"It's not expensive, you can sell it to someone else." Sean said "ha", completely like you guys are casual.

No one has done the prison business yet. Sean is the first to take over the business. The exact money situation is unknown, and who will they sell it to?

It was a prison, and the prisoners were all prisoners, and none of them were easy to mess with.

Can anyone really manage it?

Seeing Sean's attitude, everyone in the conference room looked at each other, all looking helpless.

Before there was such a big incident because of a prison acquisition, how many people died, Sean was almost beaten to death.

Moreover, so many people are eyeing this ratio of financial income, how many transactions have been made in private? !

Now that they don't have that much money, they can't explain it at all.

Be caught by Sean.

"Then what do you think?" Benny said with a light cough. It was nothing more than negotiation, so let's talk.

"Price reduction, 3.46 million, hehe, I know how much it costs!" Sean sneered at the corners of his mouth, who said that there is no corruption in the United States?

It just legalizes corruption through laws. After all, the United States does not prohibit officials from doing business.

"It is impossible to reduce the price. These are state assets and must not be lost." Benny refused.

"Then allow me to pay in installments." Sean continued: "One-time payment of 180 million, what a joke, you ask the entire United States, how many people can take out so much cash at one time!"

"Payment in installments..." Benny muttered, looking at the congressmen.

"I can't do it here, I need it urgently," said a congressman.

"Me too!"

"It can't be delayed!"

Everyone shook their heads and shrugged, and no one wanted to wait.

The corners of Benny's mouth twitched fiercely, and he looked at Sean again, "Okay, Sean, let's not go around and talk about your conditions."

"180 million, nothing means nothing!" Sean took out his cigar and trimmed it slowly without looking at the others.

Now is not the time, these wild dogs are biting this piece of meat, and no one wants to spit it out. Now it is not their turn to call the shots.

"Sean, nothing can't be solved. We all know that you are a person who cares about human rights, for prisoners." Benny looked at Sean with a smile.

"Cough, cough, cough" Sean took a sip of his cigarette, but he still had a face after all.

"As we all know, managing those prisoners is difficult, and I'm also very embarrassed, so, so, number one: the state government has to guarantee the occupancy rate of the prison." Sean raised a finger and said.

"Occupancy rate!?" Everyone looked at each other.

It's so special that we've seen you for a long time. The word occupancy rate, which only appears in the hotel industry, actually appeared in prisons...

What the hell!

"Yes, the occupancy rate. To ensure the injection rate of more than 90% of the prison, any room in the prison has maintenance costs. It is a great waste to be vacant." Sean said seriously.

"We are a country under the rule of law, law enforcement must be strict, violations must be punished, and bending the law for personal gain is strictly prohibited. This is the inevitable construction of the legal system!"

"So..." Sean shrugged, "This requires you to communicate with the judges."

"Sean, the prisons you're looking for are all prison terms of more than one year!" Benny said through gritted teeth.

"People who make mistakes will be punished, and all those bad guys will be put in prison, and the security environment will naturally improve, isn't it!" Sean looked at everyone.

Everyone in the room glanced at each other. This problem is not too big. Anyway, they are all bastards, and it has no effect on their interests.

"Okay, I promise you, this rule will be passed in the parliament." Benny nodded.

"Well, secondly, those who are locked in must be approved by the prison side. I don't want those with serious illnesses, and they can't work...Ahem, they are also human, so try to give them a reasonable guarantee of survival, um , the hospital is more suitable." Sean said with a smile.

"This... This is not in line with the rules, and the sentence will go to jail." Benny looked at the secretary too lazy to speak, and Dirk Dudley said immediately.

"Regulations, is there anything more important than human life?" Sean waved his arms, "Human rights, human rights, and laws can't despise human rights!"

Everyone rolled their eyes in unison, and the United States made you completely understand.

"Cough cough, as long as there is a serious illness prescribed by the doctor, you can not serve the sentence because the prison refuses to accept it..." Sean said softly again.

Crowd: Oh! !

Understood!

This is good!

This is good!

Seeing that everyone was stunned, Sean smiled and continued: "Third, if the prison is not operating well, the government will be responsible for supporting it and must buy back the prison unconditionally."

"It's impossible!" Benny almost jumped up angrily, what's the point of this, co-authoring you only make money and not lose money, right?

"Then the prison will file for bankruptcy, and those prisoners will go to whomever you like." Sean pouted and said indifferently: "My money is not from the wind, and there is no law in the United States that stipulates me You have to lose money and continue to experience, right?!”

"Aren't you being a rascal!" Benny was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

"What do you mean by being a rogue, you are insulting my personality!" Sean was immediately unhappy, "If I can't manage well, then the state government will be even worse, and I'll be losing money for the state government!"

"Prisons are an integral part of a state's polity!"

"I am supporting the construction of the state government!"

"Everyone knows how dark the prison is and how much sin exists, it's a huge mess!"

"I'm taking the loss on behalf of the state government!"

"What a joke, I'm a scoundrel, then look for a scoundrel of internationalism like me who has a high moral character and never does nothing but benefit others!"

This…

Benny looked at a group of congressmen, who were speechless, clearly feeling that Sean was arguing, but he didn't know how to refute it.

Sparrow food, prisons can't exist, this thing has existed for thousands of years.

This sparrow food is the government's responsibility.

After selling to Sean, Bird Food can save a lot of money.

With this concern, it's impossible for them to find anyone else willing to take over this mess.

No problem!

hiss! !

Or, agree?

Sean's attitude that you don't agree with Lao Tzu and don't pay, there's nothing you can do to get a group of councillors.

Everyone is waiting for the $180 million and the tens of millions of dollars in government public funds saved every year in the future.

The arrow is on the string, I have to send it!

Are some of Sean's demands excessive?

Not too much!

Is it reasonable?

Very beaver!

In later generations, the average annual government lobbying funds of CCA and GEO were only about 3 million.

I can't buy a **** with my 180 million funds?

Ah…

In the end, in addition to these three conditions, Sean also reached an agreement with the state government for a monthly government subsidy of $72 per prisoner.

This is already $178 less than the original $250, which translates to a saving of $2,136 per inmate per year, with more than 26,000 inmates, and the state spending $55.536 million less per year.

For such a large sum of money, the state government has to approve Sean's conditions.

After all, it's all business after all.

Most of the time, the outcome of the vote is decided before the vote!

Of course, the main reason for Sean spending so much is to set a precedent.

The cost of pioneering has always been a little greater than that of succession.

In fact, these three terms do exist in future generations, but it will be after 2010, and Sean paid for it in advance to get out.

In order to receive the 180 million funds as soon as possible, everyone, Sanqi...

The state legislature began voting and passed the three articles with 72 percent of the vote.

After the terms were passed, there was no large-scale publicity, only a small space in the corner of the newspaper.

The media in other regions also did not report it in a strange way. With this kind of precedent, all capitals tacitly chose to wait and see to see how the follow-up development will turn out.

In order to make money, there is nothing that capital cannot do.

As for the 180 million fund, Sean still took it out, although Sean actually has no money now.

Fortunately, all the companies under him are basically on the right track, and they can afford the funds needed in the development process. The only big money-hunters are the construction of the Cartagena Industrial Zone, and the interior decoration of the Peace Hotel is about to end.

In other words, the later decoration of the Peace Hotel really distressed Sean. He really didn't expect to spend so much money!

It cost more than 34 million yuan!

Damn, it costs more than building a building.

The whole thing is posted in dollars.

Thanks to Sean's foresight, he built his own bank as the core, and used the company's employees and gangs to absorb private funds on a large scale. Otherwise, where would there be money.

For this 180 million, Sean can only take out 16 million, and the rest are all 'loans' from banks.

Your own bank also has to go through formal procedures to avoid tax.

…

After the prison was legally transferred to Sean's name, Sean immediately took people to visit the prison. The warden happened to be an old friend, Henry Pope.

The old guy made $100,000 with him last time and was happy, although one prisoner was beaten to death.

But, what does it have to do with him, the prisoner himself accidentally fell.

Sean is going to dismiss most of the original prison guards. In a prison with an average of 500 people, Sean only retains 8 prison guards. Without him, reduce expenses!

That's only 20 percent of the prison guards originally employed by the government.

The capitalists have no surplus!

This layoff method made many people in the state exclaim that Sean is too stingy...too shrewd.

Sean felt the same way. In fact, what he didn't know was that, in the future, CCA had done 750 prisoners in a Lawrenceville prison with only 5 guards.

According to the three-shift system, there are only 1.5 prison guards every 8 hours on average.

That's called a capitalist.

As for Sean, these 8 people are still retained, and he will send his own staff later. According to his plan, 500 people should have 15 guards, and 5 people every 8 hours is safer.

"Is this manageable?" Hearing Sean say this while visiting the prison, Bill looked at Sean with astonishment, "Is this too little?"

Henry Pope also felt scratching his head. Fortunately, everyone is an old friend, and Sean will keep him in the face of the past.

"Short!?" Sean stood in the corridor and pointed to the big iron gates and said, "They are already a group of mature prisoners, they must learn to manage themselves!"

Bill, Jonas: (?ω?'ll)

After a visit, Sean specially asked Henry Pope to open the doors of cells of different levels.

"Sir, please." With a click, the cell door opened, and under the surprised eyes of the prisoners, Sean, Bill, and Jonas came in one after another.

"This is the best cell?" Sean raised his brows?

"Uh... yes." Henry Pope was a little unclear. So, isn't this condition good?

The single room has complete tables and chairs, and there is a separate bathroom. The entire area is 15 square meters, which is good.

"Too simple." Sean shook his head in dissatisfaction.

A group of people, including prisoners, stared blankly at Sean, what the **** are you kidding, this is a prison!

"Hey bro, are you going to decorate your new home?" the prisoner sitting on the bed shouted at Sean.

Sean glanced at him and said nothing, then turned to look at Henry Pope, "Why does he live here?"

Henry Pope was a little awkward.

"Nothing to say, is it money?" Sean smiled and reached out and patted Henry Pope on the shoulder, "Henry, you have to understand, now, this is a business."

Henry Pope nodded, "$2,000 a month."

"It's so cheap." Sean was a little surprised.

"It's still cheap!?" A prison guard who followed behind couldn't help but reply: "Sir, our salary is only $932 a month."

With a 12-month salary plus a one-month bonus, their annual legal income is $12,116. During this period, the per capita GDP of the United States was only $18,200, and the per capita GNP was only 17,436.

(GDP is the gross domestic product, GNP is the national per capita income, the GDP of the United States is almost the same as the GNP, and the rabbit was 6.46:2.82 in 2019)

As we all know, I and the old horse are 28.2 billion US dollars per capita...

And $12,000 is the average person's per capita income.

Therefore, this kind of cost of 2,000 US dollars is really excessive.

"Hey, boy, are you **** here to make trouble?" The prisoner tilted his head and looked at Sean, his eyes full of murderous light.

Sean turned his head to look at Jonas, and Jonas watched the prisoner's mouth with a cruel smile.

Before waiting for any reaction from the prisoner, Jonas kicked the prisoner down with a kick, and Bill rushed in. The two held each other down and beat and kicked wildly.

"Oh, damn, Fake, warden, warden, they're going to kill me!" The prisoner wanted to resist at first, but after a few moments, he curled up and hugged his head and cried out for help.

Henry Pope turned his head to the side, poked his feet to and fro on the ground, and kept complaining in his heart, do you **** know who you are scolding? !

…

…

I have a cold, and my head hurts so much. I have been cooling down these days. After all, I am older and my body is not as good as a young man. I have a cold...

Reluctantly code words with a headache, my brain is buzzing...