Donnie had squared things away with the Coast Guard himself, but that didn't mean the other goods on the ship had their passages cleared with the Coast Guard as well.
In this era, anyone who conducted business honestly was sure to not make any money!
Bruce said, "There's another problem!"
Donnie looked at Bruce helplessly, "Do you think I've been idle these past couple of days?"
Bruce laughed unconcernedly, saying, "I just want to tell you everything on my mind before I leave!"
Donnie, massaging his temples, said, "Go ahead!"
Bruce said, "You've sorted out the international shipping routes, but what about domestic ones? Right now, our clients are only in a few cities around Atlantic City, and that's manageable. But as we expand the bootlegging business nationwide, we will need a complete domestic transportation team. The issues here are similar to those with international shipping!"
Although Donnie was troubled by the problem Bruce raised, he knew it was an issue he had to face now.
And it wasn't just a matter of transportation; it also included security issues.
"I'm aware of this issue, and I'll handle it. These two transportation problems are actually tied to personnel issues. We have a number of people around us, but only a few can handle this task!"
The issue of staffing seemed to be a core problem for Donnie.
He didn't lack people who could kill, but he did lack those who could look at problems from a business perspective and solve them.
Bruce and Robert were already quite good, but the others left something to be desired.
When faced with Donnie's problem, Bruce simply spread his hands and said, "I can't help you with this one; you'll have to solve it yourself!"
Having said that, Bruce casually left Donnie's office.
Donnie gave it some thought but couldn't come up with a solution to the shortage of personnel, so he decided to set the issue aside for the time being.
This postponement lasted until December.
On Christmas day, Donnie brought Old Carl, Jennifer, and Cameron to Atlantic City.
It wasn't Old Carl's first visit to Atlantic City, but it was the first time he came with Jennifer, so he took Robert aside in a secluded spot, seemingly in confusion, to discuss something right after they got out of the car.
Cameron was also no stranger to Atlantic City, and he actually quite liked the city's prosperity.
"How's school going?"
Since Cameron was there, Donnie naturally inquired about his school life; after all, Donnie had big plans for Cameron after he graduated.
"Everything's pretty good…"
Cameron chatted excitedly with Donnie about the situation at Columbia University, fraternities, sports, and girls, among other things.
"Donnie, I think you should have Atlantic City Broadcast look into broadcasting college football games. The sport's popularity at school has already surpassed baseball, especially since some college players went straight to the leagues, stirring up even more excitement for the college games!"
In 1917, to address World War I, the United States officially deployed troops, recruiting over two million soldiers from various professions, including young men.
This included some players from the football league.
To ensure the league's continuation, some teams urgently recruited a number of students still in college.
This move unexpectedly filled the league with new energy and drew more attention to it.
Although Major League Baseball was still America's number one sport, there was no denying that football's popularity in the United States was on the rise!
Donnie smiled and said, "The guys at Atlantic City Broadcast are already working on it; we should have a result soon!"
In the past six months, Atlantic City Broadcast had seen the most rapid development.
Firstly, it had amazed everyone by swiftly setting up broadcasting stations in all major cities nationwide.
It had truly made it possible for the whole United States to hear the voice of Atlantic City Broadcast.
Secondly, Atlantic City Broadcast was also actively expanding its services, and even began preparing applications for branch stations. Read new chapters at empire
Soon, Atlantic City Broadcast would divide into various segments including current affairs, hot pursuits, sports events, and entertainment gossip. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the NovᴇlFire(.)nᴇt
If Atlantic City Broadcast was valued at 10 million US dollars before the General Electric investment, just a few months later, Morgan sent representatives hoping it could go public, offering a valuation of 20 million US dollars!
However, regarding the public listing of Atlantic City Broadcast, Donnie had not provided a definitive answer, mainly because he was not in need of money at the moment.
"I think you should move quickly, though. While there are no official statistics yet, I believe there must already be at least five other radio stations nationwide, and they've all seen successful examples in Atlantic City Broadcast. I'm sure they'll start targeting sports events as well!" Cameron reminded Donnie.
This was the current state of the radio broadcasting industry in the United States; half a year ago, no one knew quite how to run a commercial radio station.
But in just six months, radio stations had sprung up all over the country like mushrooms after a rain!