America 1919

Donnie knew that Harry D\'Agostino would come, but he didn\'t expect someone from the DuPont Family to also arrive, "I\'m very pleased to welcome both of you to Atlantic City. I believe the beauty of Atlantic City will not disappoint you!"

Harry D\'Agostino laughed loudly, "Yes, I really like Atlantic City. It\'s a beautiful city; of course, a beautiful city is always full of beautiful women!"

"Alright, girls, you can leave now, we have some matters to discuss."

Nucky found his jacket, which he had thrown to the ground, and took out 30 US dollars from inside it, which he divided among the three beauty contestants.

After they left, Nucky casually straightened out his clothes, and then said to Donnie, "Donnie, Harry is here to discuss with you Harding\'s speech in the primary finals, as well as some of the itinerary for the final competition.

Phil wants to talk to us about their sponsorship of Miss America!"

That was the consequence of the expanded influence of Miss America.

Originally, according to the previous agreement, Harding was only supposed to appear at the final competition to present the award to the winner of the finals.

But with the success of the city preliminaries, Harding, heeding the advice of his campaign team, decided to speak via radio during the primary finals.

"Donnie, I have to say, the Miss America election is truly a stroke of genius. You\'ve given us an excellent new avenue for publicity!"

In the face of Harry D\'Agostino\'s praise, Donnie did not take it to heart. Anyone with a slight understanding of Harding, the President of the United States, knew that his campaign manager Harry D\'Agostino was a smiling tiger.

When he needed you, he could be very enthusiastic, but when he didn\'t need you anymore, to him, you were like a vagrant on the street, not even worth a glance as he passed by!

"I\'m very happy to be able to offer more help to the future Mr. President!" Donnie humbly said.

Harry D\'Agostino said earnestly, "Donnie, I\'m afraid the pressure on you won\'t be small during this period. Both Harding and I hope you can withstand it!"

Increase in influence doesn\'t necessarily bring only good things; it can also bring some bad.

If Harding could see the influence of Miss America, so could the other presidential candidates. Harding\'s main purpose for coming this time was actually to reassure Donnie so that he wouldn\'t be swayed by others.

Donnie nodded, "Of course, but Harry, you should also know that there are some people we simply can\'t afford to offend!"

Harry D\'Agostino frowned slightly, but then his expression eased, and he smiled, "The United States is a society governed by the rule of law; no one can force anyone else to do something against their will."

"That\'s true!" Donnie first chuckled, and then suddenly changed the subject, saying with a smile, "I heard that before Mr. Harry became the campaign manager for the President, he had spent some time in the Coast Guard?"

Harry, hearing Donnie\'s words, looked at Nucky, who didn\'t speak, but there was a hint of something in his eyes.

"Of course, it just so happens that I have a good relationship with David Thompson from the New Jersey Coast Guard. If you need it, Donnie, I will arrange for you to meet him!"

Donnie laughed heartily, "If that\'s the case, then it would truly be great!"

At present, Donnie\'s private liquor business was only limited to mid-to-lower grade homemade alcohol, which restricted Donnie\'s business expansion, making it difficult for him to enter the high-end liquor market.

The main problem was that Donnie didn\'t have his own connections in the Coast Guard to bring European high-end liquor to Atlantic City.

If Donnie could get through to the Coast Guard, that would also cover the only shortcoming he had in the bootlegging industry.

Now that Harry had taken the initiative to visit and Donnie, who had already investigated some of Harry\'s background, naturally wouldn\'t miss this opportunity!

After reaching a certain understanding with Harry D\'Agostino, Phil then said, shaking his wine glass, "Donnie, I mainly came to discuss our upcoming partnership."

Donnie was unconcerned with Phil\'s demeanor; since he was someone from the DuPont Family, a bit of pride was to be expected.

As long as the other party was willing to bring money, everything else was easy to talk about!

"Of course, may I know what kind of partnership Mr. Dupont is thinking about?" Donnie asked.

Phil Dupont said, "Of course, it concerns the continuation of Miss America. We believe that you, Donnie, definitely won\'t settle for just one Miss America competition, so General Motors would like to establish a long-term partnership with your Starry Entertainment.

General Motors will sponsor Miss America for the next three editions of the competition, just like this year, three hundred thousand each year!"

Donnie\'s brow furrowed slightly. Three hundred thousand dollars a year in advertising costs seemed plentiful, but that was from the current perspective. As Miss America\'s influence grew and more people bought radios, the influence of Miss America was sure to exceed its current status.

In Donnie\'s view, maintaining an annual advertising fee of three hundred thousand in the future would be inappropriate!

"I\'m very grateful for Mr. Dupont\'s confidence!" Donnie said lightly, "Maintaining a long-term partnership with General Motors is naturally good for us, but regarding the price..."