The welcome? A grand example how he put pleasure over business. Not to say that Michael wasn't rude, but he was pissed at Fredo already for the whole Moe Greene thing. Fredo wasn't any SORT of success. He wasn't paying attention to business, to the point where the gamblers were begging for a drink, something unheard of in a casino.
What int he world are you writing about? I just posted above a praphrase of the novel. Here's the quote: "He had a genius for running a hotel. Don Corleone shook his head in wonder, as many fathers do when told of undreamed-of talents in their children. Wasn't it true that sometimes the greatest misfortunes brought unforeseen rewards?"
Are you maintaining, as you put it, that because he didn't learn the casino business (which, by the way, there is nothing in the novel or film to indicate that he didn't learn it) he was a failure?
