Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Near noon.

Stanley's fourth floor, in his office.

After sending away Roland Perkins, one of the founders of CAA Brokerage Company, and Mikhail Friedliman, David sat in the office and rested for a few minutes.

We welcomed the last visitor this morning, Gino Bachwin, the general manager of the record company.

. . .

David chatted politely with Gino, nicknamed "Molly Potato" for a few words, and then asked him curiously.

"You came to me...are you?"

"Mild Potato" Gino seemed to know that David liked the "straight talk" style, so he didn't say any more nonsense and spoke very directly.

"Before Xinni leaves New York, tell me that if you encounter a problem that Carew can't solve, you can come to you for help."

"Oh~?"

David responded, raising his hand to signal him to continue.

Gino's fat, round face relaxed slightly, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile.

"Actually, our record company is just an empty shell built by Xinni~"

"There is only one Luther Vandross in the company for the time being, as a reserve newcomer..."

"Xinni left me some money in the company's account~"

"But this money can only cover daily expenses. If you want to sign a few new people, or produce..."

"Okay~"

David waved his hand, interrupting his narration, tilted his head and stared at him for a few seconds, then smiled.

"Besides these...is there anything else you can interest me in?"

"Um...you mean?"

"For example, after you have money and people, what are you going to do?"

"Mild potato" Gino's eyes lit up, he wiped his forehead again, and did not immediately express his thoughts and plans impatiently~

Instead, he asked cautiously again: "Are you willing to take over our company?"

"Haha~ Xinni gave me some shares of this company, didn't you know?"

"Sorry, Mr. Coleman, no one told me about this..."

"I thought Karu asked me to come to visit you because he wanted you to buy this company."

David held his cheek with his right hand and chuckled: "It's easy to talk about money~"

"But I think... there must be something that Xinni and Karu value about you being the manager of the company, right?"

"You're thinking..?"

"Yes, I need to understand your abilities before I can decide whether to continue to hand over your management of this company!"

Gino, who was very nervous just now, now showed a confident smile.

After signaling to David, he took off his coat, took out several documents from the briefcase he carried with him, placed them in front of David, and said with a smile.

"I used to work at Columbia Records, so I have some understanding of the development within the industry~"

David suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him and asked: "Then why did you leave Columbia Records?"

"Did Xinni and Karu dig you here?"

"Moospot" Gino's smile froze for a moment, and he said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Um...I owe gambling debt...that's why..."

"Oh~"

"Go on!"

"..ok~"

"Mooshu" Gino lowered his head slightly, was silent for a few seconds, took a breath, and said with a more sincere smile on his face.

"After Carew found me and met with Xinni, he once said to me...this company is a business~"

"I agree with this!"

"No matter which record company it is, the singer it releases, or the record it produces, in the end... it's all about making money!"

"Now, the information before you is the experience and industry analysis I have accumulated and summarized over the years in the industry~"

"And this one is the development plan I made for the company~"

David reached out and picked up the plan he was talking about, opened it, looked at it, nodded, and signaled him not to stop. .

"Mild Potato" Gino breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "The popular music we often hear now can be divided according to genre, which can be roughly divided into blues, classical, country, rock, R&B, jazz, gospel, soul, Dance music and all that.”

“Among them, the majority of young people like rock music, which is also the type of music with the best record sales on the market.”

"But I think rock music has lost many loyal fans today after Elvis Presley passed away and the Beatles disbanded~"

"As these young people grow older, their understanding and preference for music... have shifted towards a direction that is more recognized by the public."

David looked at the plan in his hand, pointed at a phrase in it, and smiled.

"Dacemusic?"

"That's right!"

"To put it more popularly and accurately, it is disco dance music that is very suitable for playing in nightclubs, nightclubs, dance halls, bars and other places~"

"Moospot" Gino gestured to David and asked him to turn the pages of the plan in his hand and said.

“Dance music is very inclusive and covers a wide range of areas~”

"Songs of various music types and styles can be classified as dance music as long as they have a bright rhythm, are catchy, and make people move and dance to its rhythm involuntarily."

David pointed to the plan in his hand and asked with some confusion: "You wrote in it...that Donna Summer will win a Grammy Award?"

"This year's Grammy Awards won't be awarded until next year, right?"

"Do you have inside information?"

Gino shrugged and shook his head: "I just predicted the results based on this year's first round of Grammy nominations and voting~"

"At the Grammys next February, Donna Summer's disco-style song "Last Dance" will definitely win!"

Seeing that he was so sure, David couldn't help laughing and asked curiously: "Are you betting?"

"I would rather... call it prediction!"

"Hahahaha~"

David didn't expect that the tricks he often used to fool people would be used today by this guy with a round head and a fat face~

He flipped through the next few pages of the plan to see what else this guy who was about to "perform" could say, so he followed his lead. .asked with a smile.

"Apart from this?"

"Why do you think disco music will be a hit?"

"Mild Potato" Gino couldn't help but swallowed his saliva, glanced at "Transparent Person" Elena on the sofa next to him, and smiled.

"Actually, disco music in the true sense is a new name that was widely called this year~"

"Almost ten years ago, funk music, soul music, and rock music were in the mainstream of the industry~"

“There was a soul subgenre emerging in Philadelphia that was a fusion of both types of music.”

"One of the masterpieces of this sub-genre is the song "Love Train" released by Philadelphia International Records in 72."

"In March 73, this song topped the Billboard singles chart!"

"In the accompaniment of this song, there are many orchestral sounds, and it has a strong sense of rhythm~"

"In my opinion, it can be regarded as the earliest song close to the disco music category~"

"In September of the same year, the same Philadelphia International Records released another song, "The Love ILost."

“The drummer for this song, Earlyoung, played an adapted Fouronthefloor rhythm based on the four-four beat~”

"Mild potato" Gino, seeing a trace of confusion flash across David's face, explained very thoughtfully.

"To put it bluntly, the Fouronthefloor rhythm is a very simple one... move once, beat again~"

David nodded suddenly and said with a smile: "Do it every time? Hahaha~"

"Hehe~"

"Yes!"

"It's just this simple... move every time + adapted soul music, it has become the most representative disco music~"

"But~"

"The popularity of these two songs has not attracted the attention of more mainstream musicians~"

"Because the singers who sang them are all...black!"

David blinked a few times and asked, "Is there racial discrimination in the music industry?"

"Mild potato" Gino spread his hands: "It's everywhere~"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Elena, the "transparent person" sitting on the side, stood up and poured coffee for the two of them, then returned to her seat and sat down.

"Moospot" Gino smiled at her and nodded, expressed his gratitude, took a big sip of coffee, and continued after David stopped laughing.

"In 74, "Loveistheme", a piece of pure music with a brisk rhythm and a pleasant sound, by the Love Unlimited Orchestra, topped the list of Billboard!"

"In the same year, the song "Rocktheboat" also topped the list of "Billboard"~"

"and also!"

"That year, the single "Kungfufighter" released by British singer Carl even topped the music charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other countries!"

"Moreover, the global sales of this song are even more shocking to all musicians!"

"I think it could become one of the best-selling singles of all time!"

""Kungfufighter"?" David repeated softly, turned to look at Elena, and asked.

"Have you heard of it?"

"Of course!"

"A few years ago, this song was played on repeat throughout the day in some record stores in London~"

"Oh.."

David nodded and gestured to the "excellent actor" Gino Bachwin.

"Mild potato," Gino said with a smile.

"It was also from 74 that disco music became the new favorite in major pop music charts."

"In recent years, "Ladymarmalade", "Thatistheway", "Rockyourbaby", "Thehustle", "Flyrobinfly", "Discolady", etc. have been released one after another, and the top songs on the list~"

"Motown Records, as the biggest company that releases black music, also followed suit and released many disco-style songs."

"For example: The Jackson Brothers, a very popular black group in recent years, also released a very good single "Discolady" before changing their name to The Jackson Band."

"Also, songs such as "Lovehangover" sung by Diana Ross and "Gottogive Itup" sung by Marvin Gaye have also topped many charts."

"wait!"

David interrupted him again with a wave of his hand and asked, "Brother Jackson?"

"Yes!"

"What is their name now? Who is in the group? Who is the lead singer?"

"Forehead.."

"Mooshu" Gino was stunned for two seconds, and quickly replied: "They are a group of five brothers, and the lead singer is Michael~"

"His name is Michael Jackson?"

"Yes!"

"How old is he this year?"

"Probably...about 20 years old."

"..ok!"

After David heard this familiar name, he fell silent for a moment.

He recalled the person in his memory who was respected as the only international superstar in history~mj!

I actually felt a sense of honor in my heart~

He and MJ are of the same age and also live in the United States. .

Emm. .

David quickly got rid of these "distracting thoughts" in his head and motioned to the "actor" sitting opposite him to continue. .

"Mild Potato" Gino doesn't quite understand why David is so interested. .That black boy group showed a very strange reaction.

He picked up a piece of information in front of David, handed it to him, and continued.

"Disco music not only set off a new music wave in the United States~"

"In the European pop music scene, a new form of Euro-Disco has also emerged, adding more electroacoustic instruments."

"One of its most representative bands, I think you should be familiar with it~"

"It's called abba!"

(Babba is a Swedish pop group that was founded in 1972 and disbanded ten years later in 1982. It is a famous husband-wife group in the history of pop music and a famous divorce group.)

David looked through the information about the abba band in his hand and nodded.

"Moospot" Gino took a sip of coffee and said with a relaxed smile.

"In 74, abba won a singing competition with the song "Waterloo"."

"Then they released a song called "Dancing Queen", which drew some inspiration from the song "Rockyourbaby" and followed the hot disco trend, adapting the song's rhythm, harmony, and instrumentation."

""Dancing Queen", after landing on the US "Billboard", won the first place on the list~"

"And another representative band of Euro-Disco (European disco) is BoneyM.~"

"In 76, the single "Sunny" sung by BoneyM. also achieved very good results on various charts~ and was generally loved by people~"

"Moospot" Gino made a page-turning gesture to David and said with a smile.

"Donna Summer, whom we just mentioned, although she is American, the real starting point of her music career was in Europe!"

"In 75, Donna Summer's single "Love to Love You Baby" won second place on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart~"

"It became the hit single of the year that year!"

"Whether it's in the United States or in nightclubs in many European countries, this song is very popular among young people."

"The song "Last Dance" she released this year won the first round of voting for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Female Artist at the Grammy Awards~"

"so.."

"So you predict she will win the prize!?"

"Yes!"

David glanced at Gino, turned another page of the information in his hand, pointed at it and asked with a smile.

"The Danceclubsongs you're on here, is it Billboard's new chart?"

"That's right!"

"In August 76, Billboard officially revised the original DiscoAction and named it Danceclubsongs."

"The first number one on this list is "Youshouldbedancing" sung by the BeeGees."

After answering David's question, Gino, the "bad potato", suddenly changed the subject and smiled.

"but!"

"Although these songs have set off some disco music waves around the world, they can only be regarded as appetizers~"

"The real triggers that made disco recognized by mainstream culture and became a new music pop phenomenon were two movies!"

“The movie Saturday Night Fever came out last year, and Grease came out this year!”

"In the movie "Saturday Night Fever", the Bee Gees sang the interlude songs "Stayin' Alive", "Nightfever", "How Deep is Your Love", "More Thana Woman", "You Should Be Dancing", "Jive Talkin'", etc."

"As well as "Manhattan Skyline", "K-Jee", and the Latin-style music "Calypso Breakdown", people who have watched this movie have become their favorite dance music when they go into nightclubs and bars to have fun~"

(ps: If you have any book friends who have played "World of Warcraft", you will definitely be curious about a certain "carry to the audience" dance move of human men ~ its source is "Saturday Night Fever"!)

(For example: point to the sky with your left hand, point to the sky with your right hand, then point in a certain direction, pose a pose, twist your waist and move your hips to perform an ancient twerking dance~)

(Um... when I wrote this, I followed the male protagonist’s dance clip in the movie and studied for a while~ but I didn’t learn it.)

. . .

"Mild Potato" Gino stopped when he talked about it~"

He sat back in his chair patiently and relaxedly, waiting for David, who was lost in thought, to ask again.

David stared at the information in his hand, the BeeGees group, and frowned.

This name is very unfamiliar~

But David has basically heard the songs they created and is already very familiar with them~

In nightclubs, these disco songs made famous by the BeeGees are often played~

"BeeGees, will any of their works be selected for the Grammy Awards this year?"

"Have!"

"They were selected for awards such as Best Album, Best Producer, Best Single, Best Record, and Best R&B Male Artist."

"Wow ~ so many?"

"Ok!"

"I think the BeeGees and Donna Summer will be the big winners at the Grammys next February!"

David put down the information in his hand, tapped the table, and asked a question that surprised Gino Bachwin.

"It's not written in your information... Are all members of the BeeGees group white?"

"Yes!"

"The Bee Gees are a pop music group founded in Australia in 1958. They are composed of three British brothers, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb."

"Hmm~" David responded softly, looking at Elena with divergent eyes, and fell into thinking again.

(ps: I strongly recommend not to search for photos of these three brothers ~ the contrast is too great!)

. . .

wave!

When David was thinking, it was the first thing that popped into his mind. .It’s this very vulgar, iconic, yet vague word~

Nightclub dance music, or nightclub music~

Even decades later, it is still loved and sought after by countless young people!

The emergence of professional DJs has made people who can play music, play musical instruments, and have a lot of imagination become the darlings of nightclubs~

And~

Pop music and nightclub dance music serve as a form of entertainment to show personality, express oneself, and release emotions.

Together with movies, TV series, variety shows, etc., it forms a cultural output that silently affects ordinary people's cognition, thinking patterns, behavior, etc. .arms!

Like. .In the storyline of the movie "Grease", the "high school students" played by the adults had no intention of encouraging the students to study hard after entering high school. .

On the contrary, it is instilling in young people: You are already a high school student!He's an adult now - he doesn't pick up girls, doesn't act cool, and doesn't do a few things to impress his friends. .Are you sorry? ?

This kind of cultural output that leads people astray and expresses freedom, addiction to pleasure, wantonness, decadence, and an attitude towards life that abandons treatment has actually attracted the pursuit and imitation of countless young people ~

David thought back to the movie, the scene between the male protagonist and the female protagonist at the end of the movie~

The male protagonist chose to change his hippie attitude and wanted to win back the female protagonist's heart. .

But the heroine allowed herself to transform. .Black leather jacket + tube top + black tights + red high heels + heavy makeup and big earrings, hippie outfit ~

She also had her hair permed to look extremely mature and wavy, with a cigarette dangling from her mouth, and threw "autumn spinach" at the male protagonist with a provocative and disdainful look on her face~

The heroine's strongly reversal of appearance in the movie not only surprised everyone in the movie. .

The young people watching the movie also developed a strong imitation mentality~

What girl doesn’t want to surprise the boys or men she likes, leaving her mouth wide open and speechless in wonder?

Emm. .

David looked at Elena who was sitting not far away, but he said to Gino Bachwin.

"You can keep these information for now~"

"Let's find time to chat in a few days~"

"Ok!"

Gino Bachwin quickly picked up his coat and briefcase, lowered his eyes and quickly left the office, closing the door "very considerately". .

Elena was noticed by David. .Curiosity arouses ~

She walked up to him and asked with a smile.

"what happened?"

"I'm hungry! My head... can't move!"

"Hahaha~" Elena laughed loudly and happily~

She turned around, took David's coat and coat in her hands, and said with a smile: "Shall we go have something to eat?"

"Whatever~"

"Hmm... how about Mexican food?"

"No!"

"French food?"

"No!"

"Then what do you want to eat?"

"Whatever~"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

. . .

The two walked out of the office chatting and laughing. David smiled at Maggie and said, "Let's go~ let's go have lunch!"

"No~ you better go ahead."

"what happened to you?"

"I still have some work on hand that I haven't finished~Thank you!"

"Okay~"

"Remember not to treat your belly badly - your body is the most important thing!"

"ok~"

. . .

Secretary Maggie watched David leave with a smile on her face, and slowly put away her smile.

She let out a long breath, looked down at the Thanksgiving gift David gave her on her wrist, and slowly became distracted~

She doesn't have the stunning beauty of Elena Mesa, nor the family background of Lilith and Polly, or the family background of Susan. . "Lucky"!

She is just an ordinary girl who came to New York to work alone with curiosity and dreams~

Outstanding and trustworthy work ability!

This is her biggest reliance to stay here~

What if she is like those beautiful "Vase Lover" girls. .

Then right now, she will also be worried about her livelihood tomorrow~? !

Secretary Maggie slowly put away these little thoughts, touched the gems on the Tiffany gem bracelet with her fingers, and whispered to herself.

"Maggie, one day... you will have to face a choice!"

"How would you choose?"

"..."

Maggie has done this situation of asking herself but not having an answer more than once~

She was confused, hesitant, and frustrated~

This question is too difficult~

She won't choose!

----

Manhattan.

There is an 12-story office building at the intersection of No. 43 Avenue and 18 Street.

Next to this office building, there is a 22-story apartment and a 5-story podium building. Together, they have a total construction area of ​​approximately 3400 square meters.

. . .

On the side of No. 12 Avenue, inside a brown Chevrolet sedan.

Harold Stone, director of the New York FBI, sat in the driver's seat and asked in a low voice to his old friend and boss, House D. Stanfield, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Has the transaction process been completed here?"

"Ok!"

"Then it...will be the embassy from now on?"

House moved his gaze from a distance to Harold's face and said with a smile.

"Including you, there are less than twenty people in total who know about this~"

"Don't spread rumors!"

"Understood!" Harold nodded helplessly and sighed.

“When will it be unveiled publicly?”

"Maybe next year~"

"Ming...hiss~"

"Do you want me to come here and stare at you every day?"

"Haha~ In order to keep it secret during this period, I can only make you work harder~"

"..."

Harold cursed silently, tilted his head and thought about it, then laughed again~

"Hey~ I think...my fake-marriage wife and I can seriously develop things~"

"You feel?"

"Hehe~"

"Does it count?"

"..."

House smiled, took out two Franklins from his wallet, gave them to his old friend, and said with a smile.

"I heard that after you got married, you didn't dare to hide your personal money after you paid your salary every month?"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

"Didn't you agree that you will get divorced when you get back the custody of your child?"

"What are you afraid of her for?"

Harold held the rice knife in his hand, patted his thigh lightly, and said with a wry smile: "I don't know either~"

"As soon as I saw her serious face... I felt guilty~"

"Hahaha~"

House felt as if he had heard the funniest "joke" in his life, laughing so hard that tears almost flowed out~

He didn't look at Harold's dark face at all, and laughed breathlessly: "You... you are really..."

"Hahaha~"

"Hehe~ Stop laughing!"

"Look, someone is coming out of there~"

"Uh... cough cough cough~"

House suppressed his laughter and looked in the direction Harold pointed~

I saw four Asians in ordinary clothes on the sidewalk across the street, pointing and gesticulating while walking towards 42nd Street.

House narrowed his eyes and compared the faces of several people with the memories in his mind. He pointed at a middle-aged man with short hair and said to Harold.

"He is the highest-ranking ambassador!"

"The two people behind him a little behind are the ambassador's secretary and the embassy martial arts school~"

"The person speaking to the ambassador is the embassy counselor."

Harold tried his best to memorize the appearance and identity of these people.

After several people disappeared on No. 12 Avenue and turned into the intersection of 40 Street, they sighed helplessly.

"How do I feel... they all look the same?"

"Have I become stupid?"

"..." House stared at his old friend speechlessly, shook his head, and said with a wry smile.

"I also remembered the photo for a long time... before I remembered it~"

"Hahahaha~"

"It turns out you are a fool too!"

"roll!"

----

Manhattan.

Park Avenue (Park Avenue) 49-50 Street, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York.

During this time, the Saudi prince Difar bin Abdulaziz, who had been hanging out in New York, walked out of a luxury suite on the 33rd floor with a dull expression, entered the elevator, and was about to leave~

He just met with a royal brother who came to New York from Saudi Arabia and discussed specific plans for cooperation and investment.

What made Difar speechless was this. .This brother who talks about being "low-key" actually lives in the most famous hotel in New York. .

He even sighed a few words to his "little brother" Difar~ He actually resisted and did not go upstairs to experience the comfort of the presidential suite. .

. . .

We left the hotel and got into the car.

Only then did Defal put away these "distracting thoughts" in his mind and think about the person he wanted to visit next~

David Coleman!

The straightforward young man he met at the cocktail party held by Panaris actually became one of the important collaborators this time! ?

Defal really couldn't imagine what kind of "surprise" David, who made him feel so interesting, would bring him.

Looking forward to it~

Defal looked out the car window with a smile on his face.

----

Manhattan.

Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse on the corner of 49th Street and 3rd Avenue.

David and Elena sat together, raised the wine glasses in their hands, and smiled at Mag Ludwig and his female companion Janet Patrick, who were sitting opposite.

"Congratulations!"

"Thank you~" Mag and Janet both showed happy smiles and clinked glasses with David.

. . .

After a few minutes.

The four of them exchanged some pleasantries, and David took the initiative to ask Mag where he wanted to buy the apartment and what help he needed.

Mag said with a relaxed smile while cutting the steak with a table knife.

"We have discussed that after we officially move in and clean up, we would like to hold a small party at home and invite some friends to come over~"

"Oh~"

"Have you decided who to invite?"

"You!"

“Without your million-dollar support, we wouldn’t have our new home!”

"Hahaha~ According to your calculations, am I also half the master?!"

"Of course~"

Mag implicitly cast a grateful look at David and smiled.

“Janet and I have very few friends in New York.”

"I just invited a friend from Washington to visit my home in New York in a few days."

"If time permits, you and he might as well meet and have a chat~"

David chewed the food in his mouth, blinked, and asked, "Government staff?"

"He's a Texas congressman named Charlie Wilson."

"Texas?"

"Don't you have any congressman friends in New York?"

Mag shrugged and sighed sadly: "A few years ago, there were two..."

"Now~ there is no contact!"

"Haha~" David followed Mag's example and shrugged, smiling.

"Tell me who you want me to invite over...to give Mr. Charlie Wilson a surprise!?"

"You are the boss, listen to you!"

"Forehead.."

"I think about it~"

"Stanley CEO Nylonte Ramon, how are you?"

"..Can!"

"Will he come?"

"Haha~ This is my business!"

"..ok!"

"Tsk~ Isn't he enough alone?"

"let me think again.."

"Hi~hmm..."

"How about Ferry Cripps, vice president of Columbia University, executive vice president of New York University, plus... Guy Luther, president of Princeton University?"

Janet, who was sitting next to Mag, looked at Mag in surprise and amazement.

A strange smile appeared on Mag's face, and he nodded: "Do you want to hold a university president's party at my house?"

"Hahahaha~" Several people laughed.

. . .

After the laughter.

David put down the tableware, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, straightened his thoughts, and said to Mag.

"Just in time, I met with a few people this morning, and there are a few things I need you to help me with!"

"Okay! Please tell me~" Mag immediately put down the tableware and replied seriously using honorifics.

David smiled and waved to him, and Janet, who was about to get up and leave, nodded slightly and said.

"There is a CAA agency in Los Angeles."

"I want to know who is behind it~"

Mag frowned slightly, said nothing, and nodded to show that he understood~

David put his right hand on the dining table, gently rubbed Elena's little hand beside him, and continued.

"Mikhail Friedliman, you know that, right?"

"Ok!"

"He came to me today to discuss cooperation, and the terms were very generous~"

"But I still have some...concerns!"

"Understood! I'll do it~"

"Hmm~"

David responded and slowly frowned, as if he was hesitating about something. .

"Whoo~"

"Hmm... Mag, I remember that the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established during President Nixon's term, right?"

Mag's eyes narrowed slightly and he nodded: "Yes!"

"Are you still in contact with him?"

"Have!"

"Charlie Wilson came to New York because I invited him to visit Mr. Nixon~"

"Oh~ that's how it is!"

David frowned a little tighter, thought about it, and finally shook his head and sighed.

"Give him my regards."

"..good!"

"Hi~"

"Two last things."

"When you are in Washington, if you meet certain people or hear certain words, you must find a way to tell me as soon as possible!"

"..good!"

"You never mentioned...Lynch Coulson?"

"After he was successfully elected as governor, he followed Pine to California, and we never saw him again."

"Play disappear?"

"Or is he really so busy with official duties that he doesn't even have time to make a phone call or say hello?"

"Ask Governor Lynch for me."

"Does he still remember his old friend?"

"If he doesn't remember..."

"He must remember!" Magman continued seriously.

David smiled and squeezed Elena's little hand, let it go, picked up the tableware again, and said to Mag.

"Feel sorry!"

"You... always call me boss, intentionally or unintentionally~"

"This word is a burden and even more of a responsibility to me!"

"So, as we move forward together, I hope you can always be by my side!"

"Let's go and see a broader landscape together~"

"..good!"

"Oh~ that's right!"

"Tell that to Otis Parker, that guy who always has a psychotic brain~"

"Stop using your brain!"

"Be patient, be low-key, and be calm~"

"Let me walk in front of you to face the looks, doubts and hostility that will come!"

"And the most important thing for you is to protect yourselves."

"Don't fall behind!"

After David said this, he looked at Janet, then turned to Elena next to him, smiled at her, and said.

"You'd better be a little fatter to be better and healthier!"

"No! I'm already very fat~"

"Hahaha~"

"Come~ let me hug you! Check~"

"Okay!" Elena smiled and opened her arms to him.

"You have a beautiful idea!" David rolled his eyes funny, shrank back, and muttered.

"Hahaha~"