American Comic Dimensional Trading Device

"Hehe, boss, don't be so quick to refuse. I'm talking about legitimate businesses!" Dix chuckled.

"Ha... Look at your sleazy appearance, how could this be a legitimate business?" Josie joked, then burst into laughter with Lyndon Schneider beside her.

"No, boss, I'm serious." Seeing that Josie didn't believe him, the two-meter-tall man became a little anxious.

"Alright, alright, I'm not kidding anymore, go ahead and tell me!" Seeing this, Josie immediately knew when to stop.

“I currently own two Hollywood film companies, a stake in Blue Broadcasting Network, a newspaper, three factories, and I’m also planning to get involved in Las Vegas,” Dix said slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Josie and Lyndon Schneider staring at him with wide eyes.

Chapter 57 Vito Scarletta

If I don't know, I was surprised when I said it.

It has to be said that Dix gave Josie a big surprise.

Unlike Lyndon Snyder, who was surprised simply because of the film company... this guy, though talented, turns out to be a lecherous old man once you get to know him.

What surprised Josie even more was the nature of these industries.

Leaving aside the undisputed casinos in Las Vegas and the three factories whose nature is still unknown.

Other industries include film companies, Blue Broadcasting Network, and newspapers.

These three things together form the prototype of a media empire.

Some people may not be familiar with Blue Broadcasting Network, but many will definitely know ABC (American Broadcasting Company).

This blue broadcasting network was actually the predecessor of ABC.

Before 1941, both the Blue and Red networks belonged to NBC.

The difference between these two is essentially the difference between commercial broadcasting and non-commercial broadcasting.

Rednet provides commercially sponsored entertainment and music programs.

BlueNet primarily provides unsponsored broadcasting, especially news and cultural programming.

Later, because the federal government was concerned that NBC's control of two radio stations would create too much interference in the industry, that is, a monopoly, it ordered NBC to divest one of them. Subsequently, NBC retained the Red Network, while the Blue Network became an independent company and was acquired last year, in 1943, by a candy merchant named Edward Noble for eight million dollars.

Josie only remembered this matter after seeing the news of BlueNet's acquisition in the newspaper... The other party was also from Illinois, so the acquisition was reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Moreover, he didn't have much money at the time, and eight million was still a bit of a burden, so he could only sigh. He never expected that Dix would actually offer him a portion of the shares.

It's important to know that because of the sugar factory, Josie and Edward Noble were competitors. Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for Josie to acquire shares in BlueNet.

"How did you get shares in BlueNet?" Josie couldn't help but ask curiously.

“Hehe, I have to thank those Italians for this. The Irish and Italians in Springfield were always in fierce competition, so the Irish asked us for help. This is one of the rewards the local Irish gave me after we wiped out the Italians’ businesses,” Dix replied with a smile.

Springfield is the capital of Illinois, and the famous Springfield Armory is located in this city.

"What about the other businesses?" Josie asked again.

“Both film companies are Jewish businesses. The larger one belongs to Siegel, the Jew I killed, and the smaller one belongs to another local Jewish boss. As for the newspaper, it’s pretty bad; it’s just a small local newspaper,” Dix answered one by one. “As for the three factories, they are a cotton yarn mill, an agricultural airport, and a tire factory. However, apart from the cotton yarn mill, the other two factories are basically not profitable and are on the verge of bankruptcy.”

Upon hearing this, Josie nodded. In his opinion, these were all good industries.

The problems with the agricultural airport and tire factory were clearly due to a lack of raw materials and military orders; otherwise, they would never have gone bankrupt during World War II, a time when everyone was making money.

“Okay, give me a list of all these businesses, and I’ll have an accounting firm do the calculations. I’ll buy them from you at market prices. Also, for BlueNet, I need you to acquire all the shares!” Josie nodded and quickly made her decision.

After finishing their business, Josie prepared to leave.

Dix and Lyndon Schneider also wanted to take Josie to the chicken farm, saying that they had recently received a lot of new chickens.

But Josie firmly refused... The real reason was that Margot was coming back tomorrow, and if he had too much fun at night, he wouldn't be energetic tomorrow, which would be terrible. He didn't want to upset his beautiful older sister over something like that.

Furthermore, there is the first batch of supplies to be traded to Yuri, which is still waiting for him to transport.

The first batch of supplies mainly consisted of vegetables, grains, and various basic necessities.

Besides that, there was only a typewriter and some paper and ink.

In return, they received several kilograms of unrefined iridium and a much longer, freshly printed list.

So for the next few days, Josie began her busy delivery schedule.

Provide Yuri with various living supplies and basic tools, including cars, tractors, excavators, and other engineering equipment.

Busy.

In addition, the two hundred French ladies who were intended to be sold to Daenerys were also successfully traded during this period.

A few days later.

Chicago Union Station.

With a whoosh, accompanied by a loud whistle, a passenger train slowly pulled into Chicago Union Station.

Before the train had come to a complete stop and the doors had just opened, a soldier in U.S. military uniform eagerly jumped off the train.

The soldier walked out of the station, looked around, and quickly found the person who had come to pick him up.

A young girl dressed simply.

"Vito, over here!" the young girl greeted the soldier excitedly.

The soldier immediately ran towards the direction where the girl was.

Passengers around them made way and gave the two young people a warm smile.

However, they had clearly misunderstood each other; the young couple were not lovers, but rather siblings.

"Hey, sis, it's so good to see you! Come on, give me a hug." The soldier ran to the girl's side, smiling as he picked her up.

"Vito, it's so good to see you again!" The girl quietly hugged her younger brother.

“Didn’t I tell you not to come pick me up?” After the hug, the young soldier named Vito said to his sister.

“That won’t do. If I don’t come to pick you up, you might not be able to find our new home!” the girl said.

“A new house? You moved? You didn’t mention this in your previous letters!” Vito said in surprise.

"Because we just moved not long ago, the new home is much better than the old one. And not only did we move to a new home, but I also paid off my father's debts," the girl replied with a relaxed air.

“It seems your boss is indeed quite good!” Vito nodded upon hearing this. He had learned from previous communications that his sister was working as a maid for someone else’s family, which initially made him quite unhappy.

After all, being a maid is not exactly a respectable profession.

However, judging from her sister's words now, her living conditions are indeed quite good.

“Yes, Mr. Kahn and Ms. Margot are both good people,” the girl replied.

That's right, this girl is none other than Francesca, the maid of the Josie family.

And this soldier was her younger brother, Vito Scarletta, who had just returned from the battlefield.

"You even have a car?" Vito was even more surprised when Francis gestured for him to get in after they walked out of the station with his sister and came to a car.

“This isn’t my car, and I can’t drive. Mr. Kahn knew I was coming to pick you up today, so he arranged it. This is Mr. Brooke, one of Mr. Kahn’s bodyguards. Mr. Brooke, this is my brother, Vito,” Francesca said to the driver in the car.

It was only then that Vito realized there was a driver in the car.

However, upon seeing the driver, Vito immediately had a feeling that the other person was a soldier, just like him.

Chapter 58 Test Bench?

"Thank you, Mr. Brooke!" Francesca said to the driver as she got out of the car after arriving home.

"Don't mention it, we're all just working for the boss!" Brooke waved his hand and then drove away.

“It seems your boss might be even more formidable than I thought,” Vito said to his sister, watching the car drive away.

"Why do you say that?" Francesca asked, puzzled.

“If I’m not mistaken, that driver must have been a soldier before, and the kind who had been to the battlefield,” Vito explained.

“Really? I’m not so sure about that, but it doesn’t really matter. Mr. Kahn is not only a hero of the anti-French movement who has been featured in the newspapers, but he is also a supplier of supplies to the military. It’s not surprising that he has a few veterans around him, is it?” Francesca said after thinking for a moment.

Seeing her innocent look, Vito shook his head and didn't say anything more. Others might not be able to tell, but he, who had experienced the European war, knew very well that Brooke's style and temperament were not like those of a carefree American soldier, but rather more like those German soldiers he had seen when he was captured.

"How did our new home end up here? Isn't this Irish territory?" Vito couldn't help but ask as he looked around the neighborhood after bringing his attention back to the city. This new home was in the West End, and the environment was far better than their previous home in Little Italy, but in Vito's eyes, this was a big problem.

For the past decade or so, the neighborhoods where these new Italian immigrants live have been distinctly separate from other local ethnic groups. Apart from the wealthy, no Italian would go to neighborhoods dominated by other ethnic groups to make themselves uncomfortable.

For example, if an Italian lives in the Italian district and sometimes encounters some trouble, he can spend some money to have the Italian mafia in his neighborhood resolve it. But if you live in the Irish district, who can you ask for help?

Before Vito was conscripted into the army, he was a street thug and knew the ins and outs of the business.

“Vito, don’t say things like that. There’s practically no Italian Mafia left in Chicago. The Irish are in charge now. But don’t worry too much. Mr. Kahn has a high status in Chicago. The gang members here all know that I work for Mr. Kahn, so they don’t dare to cause us any trouble,” Francesca immediately advised.

"...Okay, by the way, sister, after I joined the army, did you see Joe? He took all the goods in that last deal, did he give you any money?" Upon hearing this, Vito didn't say anything more, but changed the subject and asked.

The Joe he was referring to was none other than Joe Barbaro, the one who first stole the car, was burdened with a huge debt by Josie, and was later hired by Tony Wendis to stalk Margot.

However, after Josie killed this poor wretch, he was traded to Daenerys through a trading device, allowing the Mother of Dragons to get rid of him.

Whether it was used to grow flowers or to feed the dragon was not something Josie cared about.

Before joining the army, Vito had been working with the enemy.

It was during one night when the two went to steal from a store that Joe escaped, while Vito was caught and then sent to the army because he could speak Italian.