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"That's all nonsense. The real reason is that this person saw the potential for growth in the company and believed that this leader could take the company to greatness, eventually betting that this person would bring a substantial return in the future!"

"Do you see? A substantial return is the key point!"

Donnie laughed, "If we make him lose his funding, the very thing he relies on to control people's hearts, then we don't even need to lift a finger — others will take him out!"

Robert nodded, "I understand. So, what exactly should we do?"

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Since the fight of the century was less than two weeks away, the promotion for this event had entered its final stage.

All the major newspapers across the country had received advertising fees from Starry Entertainment and began to warm up for the fight, with the "Atlantic City Post" and Atlantic City Broadcast under Donnie's ownership naturally going all out in their promotions.

In particular, Atlantic City Broadcast allowed the entire country to hear various news about the match nearly every day!
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For instance, the news that Jack Dempsey had been secretly training in Boise City for over two months, and his physical trainer announced that Jack Dempsey had reached his peak physical condition!

George Caponti, in order to prepare for the match with Jack Dempsey, had specially invited several boxers who had experience fighting Jack Dempsey to get familiar with Jack's fighting style!

The type of grueling training George Caponti went through every day for the match.

All sorts of insider reports were rampant, but if one paid close attention, they would realize that out of every ten news stories about the match, at least seven were about George Caponti!

And all these news pieces were positive.

As a result, the odds for George Caponti kept dropping, and rumors of his potential victory grew more prevalent.

Then the gamblers began to place more bets on George Caponti winning; even with lower odds, it seemed a sure win!

At this time, Joseph Adonis received a report from his subordinate, Julian Weber.

"Boss, more and more people are starting to bet on George Caponti to win!"

Upon hearing this report, Joseph Adonis smiled and said, "Good, I've seen through Donnie's tricks. Isn't his promotion of George Caponti just like the way we did before?

It's all about fooling these fools to put their money on George Caponti."

Julian Weber, a bit worried, said, "Boss, won't Donnie discover what we're doing?"

Joseph Adonis laughed and replied, "Don't worry, Donnie could never know. Atlantic City is so far away from Los Angeles, and we've bought off his men; how could he possibly find out!"

Julian Weber wasn't actually concerned that Donnie would discover their actions; he only knew that his boss thoroughly enjoyed outmaneuvering Donnie, which prompted his inquiry.

At that moment, Julian Weber continued his sycophantic duties, "It's all thanks to your careful planning, boss. With two separate betting rings this time around, we'll make a killing on one of them!"

Joseph Adonis laughed proudly, "Exactly, but Donnie's still pretty smart. I never would have thought he could come up with something like the fight of the century."

With an envious tone, Joseph Adonis added, "This time, Donnie's definitely going to make a fortune!"

Quick to follow up, Julian Weber continued his flattering efforts, "Boss, I believe it won't be long until you surpass Donnie!"

Joseph Adonis nodded contently, "That's a given!"

Julian Weber then asked, "So, boss, regarding the books for this event's betting ring?"

In the business of betting rings, Donnie and the other city bosses were essentially like partners in a company. To ensure clear profit sharing for each city,

there naturally had to be a ledger!

"Do it as we agreed before, hand over the ledger that primarily bets on Jack Dempsey winning to Donnie. We only need to ensure that the profits in the books show a slight gain!"

Joseph Adonis instructed.

Julian Weber nodded, "Got it!"

Soon after, Julian Weber brought up another matter, also involving Donnie.

"Boss, Donnie has sent a telegram; he's purchased a fleet of cargo ships and will start transporting liquor from Europe and Canada in August. What should we do then?"

The paperwork for the decommissioned navy cargo ships had been completed, but to meet transit conditions, these five decommissioned cargo ships would need some refurbishing.

So the actual transport wouldn't start until August!

Hearing this news, Joseph Adonis once again showed an envious expression.

"Donnie really knows how to pull strings, managing to get decommissioned navy cargo ships. It seems his network is even larger than we previously estimated!"

In this regard, Julian Weber was unable to offer further flattery because he genuinely didn't know how to compliment.

In Los Angeles, Julian Weber felt a great sense of superiority when compared to Donnie, but when it came to governmental influence, Joseph Adonis truly couldn't compare!