"The Godfather"
At the wedding ceremony of his daughter, the elderly Corleone Godfather is busy meeting with all kinds of people who come to him for help.
The funeral home owner’s daughter was humiliated. To protect her virginity, she fought hard but was beaten and seriously injured. The boss is a law-abiding person. He called the police and sent the suspect to court, but the court sentenced him to a three-year suspended imprisonment. He was full of anger and had no choice but to go to the wedding of the godfather’s daughter. He was willing to spend money to ask the godfather for help. Deadly. There is a custom in Italy that you cannot refuse others at a wedding. Therefore, the godfather can only use the art of language to make himself respected, and then provide him with help. One person’s daughter has a close relationship with another Italian man, and the two are planning to get married. During the Second World War, the man was able to live here temporarily because the United States needed soldiers. After the war, he would be repatriated. Therefore, they had to ask the godfather for help, and the godfather quickly satisfied their request. The godfather has a godson named David, who is a popular singer, and he is also here to attend the wedding. The godfather is very happy about it. With a magnetic singing voice and the unique temperament of an Italian man, the singer abducted the WOLZ company's vigorous training, and will become a new generation of superstar female artist, which makes the famous director WOLZ in the WOLZ company feel shameful and intolerable. WOLZ is preparing to make a movie that will sell well. The male protagonist is very suitable for David. David himself needs to rely on this role to become popular again to maintain the halo of the former superstar, but WOLZ is impossible to agree. Therefore, David's appearance this time mainly hopes that the old godfather can help him get the role of the actor, and the old godfather also naturally agreed to his request. After the incident, the old godfather sent his military strategist Tom to Hollywood to negotiate with WOLZ. After some coercion and temptation, WOLZ angrily refused. The godfather gave him a condition that could not be refused, and finally his son David got his wish.
Thanks to the policies of "coercion and lure" and "helpfulness", the Corleone family received a lot of support and protection, especially the political umbrella provided by many politicians in New York. Become the head of the New York gangster family for years. However, as the power of the Corleone family became stronger and stronger, the other large families in New York also became more self-defeating, worried that their family industry was declining and their living space was shrinking day by day, and even worried that the powerful Corleone family would eventually be annexed. Own. As a result, every ten years, other gangster families in New York will always join forces against the Corleone family in an attempt to weaken its power and influence, and balance the strength of the gangs in order to protect themselves. The emergence of the drug lord Sorasso became an opportunity for them to join forces again to fight the Corleone family.
Next, I will give a brief introduction to the godfather's family: the
godfather's daughter and his brother Shanni's friend Carlo. She is a person of good temperament and is very caring for her husband. When her second brother learned that she was suffering from domestic violence, she worried about her husband's safety and begged her to be merciful. She is another spoiled and unreasonable woman, and her performance at the wedding seems to be improper. She is also very easy to be deceived and used by others, and this shortcoming of her eventually harmed herself and even killed her second brother.
The godfather's eldest son, Fredo, is a stupid person. His character is cowardly. In an emergency, he is not calm enough, behaves in a panic, and is prone to saying wrong things. However, he is kind-hearted and easy-going.
Sonny, the second son of the godfather, is strong and strong. In addition to the old godfather, he is the second authority figure in the family. If he does not die in the struggle of several big families in New York, he may become a new generation of godfather after his father. However, in the eyes of the old godfather, although the second son is strong and dignified and not as dull as the elder brother, he is still not suitable to be a godfather because he is impatient and lacks clear and clear thinking, and he is very easy to get angry. It is a fatal weakness. In addition, he also coveted female sex to make his family unable to reconcile, which was extremely valued by the old godfather. In addition, although Shanni also loves his family, he cannot take into account the feelings of his family and does not respect others.
The youngest son Mike, who once joined the army full of enthusiasm, has the advantages of his two eldest brothers, but he also has many advantages that they seriously lack. Mike is calm and wise enough to take steps to protect his father when he finds out that he is in danger. He was neither humble nor overbearing. When the sheriff rushed to the hospital to remove the staff to frame the godfather, he was firm and fearless to question the sheriff, and for this he received a punch in the face. He is as emotional as ordinary people, but more often his reason is better than sensibility. Recognizing that Solarophy had caused the old godfather to die, he made the decision to shoot Solaro and the sheriff who was with him. Even if his family objected, he could persuade his family to agree. , And eventually he also embarked on the road of escape. In addition to being rational and calm, he was also a fearless and very measured person, which can be seen on his escape road. In fact, Mike didn't intend to get involved in the family business from the beginning, and the old godfather did not consider it. However, his sense of responsibility to the family made him finally take on the task of being in danger.
The godfather's adopted son Tom is loyal to the godfather and is an indispensable military adviser to the godfather. At the same time, he is also the personal lawyer of the godfather. He is responsible for making suggestions and implementing practical actions for the family, as well as acting as legal counsel for the family business.
Closer to home.
Turkish drug lord Solazo is a shrewd and cruel man. When interests conflict, he will do whatever it takes to remove obstacles in order to achieve his goals. He produced and sold drugs in Italy, and was spotted by the police for this. The United States just got rid of the war in 1946, New York's economy has since entered a stage of rapid development, and it has therefore become a huge drug market.
When Solasso came to New York, he first lured the New York Tatakiria family with a huge drug dividend to provide himself with an umbrella, and at the same time pulled a New York sheriff into his camp. In addition to the support of local black and white, he also has to arrange political guarantees for his drugs to enter the New York market safely, and only the Corleone family can provide the resources in this area. Therefore, he invested 1 million (in fact, he did not need this capital) and provided political resources as the essentials, 3 or 4 million a year in return, to induce the godfather to participate. The old godfather believes that alcohol, women, and gambling are just not acceptable to the church, but drugs are not tolerated by the law. Once drugs are touched, the political resources of the Corleone family will be exhausted. The former politicians and friends seek self-protection. , Will keep away from themselves, not to mention that they have declined to attend their daughter's wedding in order to draw a line between themselves and the gang. In fact, the old godfather also knew that the industry he was operating and the unscrupulous practice to achieve his goals were outdated and even outdated. Then, let alone let yourself participate in a new and more serious criminal economy industry, and this industry will pose a huge threat to the family in the near future. It is worth mentioning that the FBI has already begun to pay attention to any activities of the gang, and is actively investigating the criminal clues of the gang and any personnel connected with the gang. This was seen in the wedding class of the old godfather and daughter. After comprehensive consideration, the old godfather declined Solasso's partnership invitation.
In fact, not only the Tatakiria family, but the Basini family and several other large families in New York also expressed support for Solasso, because the huge drug trade interests made these families rush. Even if one of the families has a conservative attitude towards drugs, they have to pay a huge price for it and keep their subordinates away from the drug trade. On the contrary, they can sell drugs to blacks and other people of color to obtain huge benefits, which is very substantial for both the upper-level family leaders and the lower-level personnel. Therefore, the ideal situation is that the Corleone family agrees to provide Solasso with political resources such as politicians in its hands. In this way, several major families can not only benefit from it and strengthen themselves, but also weaken Corleone without a single soldier. Part of the family power. Even if the old godfather does not agree, they can unite against the Corleone family on the grounds that the Corleone family is unwilling to share political benefits, and this time it has been ten years since the last joint confrontation.
In contact with the Corleone family, Solasso, who was refused the partnership invitation, realized that Shanny was very interested in his invitation, only because of the opposition of the old godfather. Therefore, Solasso bought the godfather's personal bodyguard Pauli, and after learning the details of the godfather's daily life activities, arranged for the man to stab the old godfather on the street, so that Shanny quickly became the head. Then, Solaro kidnapped Tom, and threatened him to persuade Shanny to give up revenge and cooperate instead. Otherwise, the Tatakiria family would protect him and fight the Corleone family. At the same time, the other major families in New York tried to avoid A full-scale family war (this is an excuse) will try to prevent the melee between the Tatakiria family and the Corleone family. Even, it may eventually evolve the full confrontation and resistance between other families and the Corleone family. At the same time, Solaro hurriedly arranged for the old godfather to come over to spy on intelligence and pretend to betray the police officer Lao Bu who joined the Tatakiria family to prevent Lao Bu from trying his best to deal with his situation after learning that the old godfather was assassinated. Appear. If the assassinated old godfather could die, perhaps Solasso’s plan would succeed. Unfortunately, the old godfather survived. In this way, not only will Solasso's plan be ruined, but he will also face great danger to his life, so, in any case, he will kill the old godfather. So, Solasso cooperated with the New York Sheriff to implement the assassination plan again in the hospital, but the plan ultimately failed due to the appearance of the calm and wise Mike.
Shanny was very angry when he learned that the old godfather was almost assassinated again. He sent a group of people to the hospital to protect his family, and another group of people to Tatakiria to fight with him. As a result, he shot and killed Tatakiria's son. For this reason, Shanny was very excited and planned to obtain further claims from Solasso and the New York Sheriff, who had colluded with him in an attempt to frame the old godfather in the hospital, but this plan was opposed by Sergeant Tom. Tom believes that the fight with the Tatakiria family may eventually evolve into an unfavorable situation in which several other major families in New York unite against the Corleone family because of the out-of-control situation. The killing of Solaro and the sheriff who protected him is even more dangerous, because it will inevitably cause a backlash in public opinion and the government's vigorous investigation and suppression. In history, no family has dared to be so bold! However, in Mike's eyes, Solasso must kill the godfather, so he must be killed. As for the possible adverse effects of killing the sheriff on the family, it can be eliminated or reduced by broadcasting the criminal clues and deeds of colluding with the drug lords through the media and newspapers under its control. Since Solasso wanted to arrange negotiations with Mike to stop the fight, Mike can take this opportunity to settle him and the sheriff together. After everything is planned, you only need to know the negotiation location in advance and place the pistol there in advance. The plan was established, and Mike fled to Italy for refuge after completing the plan. At the same time, the fight between the gangster families continued.
Under the care of the hospital doctors and the meticulous care of the nurses, the godfather's injury was under control and improved. In order to better protect the safety of the godfather, Shanny took the godfather back to the guy to continue recuperating. The Godfather's home ignited the family's long-lost enthusiasm, and the family is busy for the Godfather's home. After the whole family came to the hospital bed to greet the old godfather, Shanny’s brother-in-law Carlo and other insignificant women and children left the ward and closed the door to discuss family affairs in private. Carlo was depressed about this and thought he was affected by Shanny. The neglect of others is excluded from family affairs. When the family started dinner, Carlo told his wife to shut up and leave the man's affairs alone. Shanny angrily criticized Carlo in public, which made Carlo feel embarrassed and disrespectful, and thus also held a grudge. Carlo gradually transferred his resentment towards Shanny to his wife, and committed domestic violence against his wife who was pregnant with Liujia. One day, Shanni was looking for flowers and asked Liu to go to his sister's house, but unexpectedly found the wounds on her body, and Shanni, who was so embarrassed and angry, beat Carlos violently. From then on, Carlo had a murderous intent on Shanny. At this time, Basini skillfully used Carlo, who was ashamed, and asked Carlo to commit domestic violence to his wife again, to lure Shanny out, and then shoot him at the highway toll booth, and attempt to annex Corleone after killing Shanny. family.
Mike, who had taken refuge in Italy, fell in love with a woman at first sight in Corleone's hometown, and the two soon got married. Although Mike is taking refuge, his life is free and moist. On weekdays, he makes fun with his lover, teaches her English, and accompanies her to practice driving. His wife quickly learns some simple English words and learns to drive. Soon after, news of Shanny's assassination came from the United States. Mike felt sad and anguished and was arranged to take refuge in a safer villa. At the same time, he sent his wife back to her natal home for the safety of his wife. On the day he took refuge in the villa, his bodyguard was bought and a bomb was installed in the car. Mike's wife died in the exploded car, and he himself escaped by a fluke.
The old godfather's injuries gradually recovered, but he also learned that the eldest son left home in order to avoid a surprise attack, while the youngest son Mike shot and killed Solaro and the sheriff to save himself, and was forced to flee abroad. Therefore, the old godfather felt relieved at the same time. , I am more worried about the safety of my children, especially Mike's life. Then came the news that the second son, Shanny, was shot and killed indiscriminately, and the old godfather was even more distraught. As a result, the old godfather decided to end this unnecessary and extremely dangerous struggle for the safety of his family. Of course, he also provided himself with a respite until his body was fully recovered and the family power recovered, before he could avenge him. As a result, the old godfather bury his second son in pain and worry while asking Basini to arrange a ceasefire meeting.
The purpose of the old godfather’s proposal to hold a ceasefire meeting is very clear. In addition, he himself is still reluctant to get drugs because he firmly believes that drugs will eventually bury the family, so he will continue to insist on his position at the meeting. However, through this meeting, he learned that Basini is the mastermind of the whole incident.
At the beginning of the meeting, the old godfather read the names of each person in turn, thanking the gangsters from various districts who came to the meeting. From this detail, it is not difficult to see that the old godfather is really a shrewd and careful person. The real gang boss, who is in a very prestigious position, first expresses the names of the bosses in each district to show their respect. This undoubtedly makes them feel so much honor and dignity, and the sharp atmosphere at the beginning of the meeting is somewhat reduced. point. Then, the old godfather continued to point out the meaninglessness of the struggle in a gentle, weak, and regretful tone, in an attempt to show his sincerity of willingness to reconcile, so as to dispel everyone's doubts. At this time, Basini wanted to promote the godfather's personality and conduct first, and then lead him into the trap, and then force him to commit the crime. It's a pity that when he praised him, the stupid Tatakiria interrupted him with a sarcastic tone. The old godfather once again reiterated his position and explained the reason to everyone. Basini continued to praise the old godfather while exerting pressure, and further stated that they have the ability to cope with the pressure from the government, in an attempt to finally force him to submit. Immediately afterwards, another gangster stood up and explained why he was willing to engage in drug dealing and how he would deal in the future, and his statement undoubtedly represented the voice of the silent majority. From this, the old godfather knew that he had no need to stick to his original position, because although this meeting was held to stop the conflict, it was clear that everyone wanted to force him to agree to share the political dividend. When the big man finished his speech, Basini took the stubbornly again, and it seemed logical that he issued a joint statement stating that the drug trade can be carried out, but it must be controlled. The Corleone family provides political guarantees for all drug trades and obtains a share from it. , The contradictions between families have since been wiped out. The old godfather had only acquiescence, but Tatakiria was still worried that the Corleone family would come back to retaliate when they grew stronger, and would not shake hands with the old godfather until he got the promise of the old godfather.
Mike returned to the United States safely, rehabilitated with his girlfriend Kay, and promised her that the family business would be legalized within five years. Then, he brewed a bloody revenge plan and implemented it after the death of the old godfather. The reason why he did this, I think, was probably because he did not want the old godfather to go through this great change that could change the fate of the family, and finally died with regret, because this plan was extremely dangerous. Of course, he is also waiting for the opportunity of the traitor and the assassination of Basini.
First of all, Mike made the decision to abandon New York and moved the family to Nevada, making Basini misunderstand that he was afraid of his influence; then, he let the old godfather's right and left hands-Tesio and Rolimanza go out independently. Carlo replaced the sergeant Tom to assist him, which made Basini further believe that Mike was incompetent and gave up his vigilance. In the end, all Mike has to do is to prepare himself for clearing all obstacles from the inside out, and then wait for the opportunity.
After holding a funeral for the old godfather, the plan began. At the same time, Mike and his nephew were baptized in the church... a new generation of godfather was born!
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