Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Manhattan, 42th Street.

Upstairs at Wildfire Bar.

The movie "Superman" has finished showing~

However, when everyone was about to leave chatting and laughing~

Standing in the back row, Lu Di, who had just arrived, smiled at everyone: "Tonight's private movie screening will include another movie "Saturday Night Fever" released last year, which will be screened later~"

"If you want to see it, you can come back here after a quarter of an hour's rest~"

"Okay! Hahaha~"

Everyone smiled and waved to Ludy and said hello~

Then, everyone went downstairs in twos and threes, ready to solve urgent problems and get some beer, drinks, and snacks. .

Polly and Susan, who were sitting in the front row, also stood up with a smile.I left David alone and left with my companions~

. . .

Lu Di walked along the wall to the front row, looked at David who was a little dazed, and asked in a low voice.

"what are you thinking?"

"...You sit down first!"

David asked Ludy to sit down first and asked, "Have Mike Bai told you everything?"

"Ok!"

"What do you think?"

Lu Di smiled and took out a cigarette, lit one, and asked: "I should ask you... what are you going to do?"

"Hehe~"

“I don’t want Xinni’s money~”

"If you indulge your inner greed...if you have the first time, there will be countless times!"

"..." Lu Di nodded silently~

"Do you need me to talk to Karu?"

"No need~"

David chuckled and shook his head: "This money will go through Odis Parker's channels and be left in a secret account abroad~"

"It's a great opportunity!"

"you think..?"

Ludy did not continue speaking, and David also changed the topic "timely".

"When did you come?"

"In the movie, there was a big earthquake at the end."

"Oh~"

"Then you didn't see the interesting remarks made by the villain in the first half of the movie~"

"about what?"

"land!"

"The villain who was hiding 200 feet below Park Avenue in Manhattan actually came up with a very straightforward and interesting business theory."

"He said: The stock market and commodity market will have ups and downs, and public facilities and transportation systems may collapse at any time... People's lives will also fall into unprecedented difficulties as the crisis continues."

“But people’s psychological dependence and demand for land and real estate will not decrease!”

"Instead, they are willing to pay a higher price to get a place to live."

"Even if you have to bear heavy debt for it~"

Ludy couldn't help but squinted his eyes, turned to look at the projectionist who was busy changing film reels, and muttered.

"I'll take it back later and play it again~"

"Haha~ OK!"

David handed a piece of paper in his hand to Ludy and said with a smile: "Just in time, give it to Alicia Nash by the way~"

"It shouldn't be difficult for the R&D center she's in charge of to come up with this thing."

Ludy looked down and read, "Scissor jack?"

“You watch a movie and you invent a jack?”

"fxxxyou!"

"Hahaha~ It can't be considered my invention."

"I just saw the old-fashioned jack in the movie. The screenwriter made it... look unreliable~"

"So, I just remembered it."

"..."

Lu Di silently put away the "drawings", thought about it, and said.

"Hardman's problems have basically been solved~"

"The results of the election voting held today came out just before I arrived~"

"He was elected?"

"Yes~"

"From now on, he will be Mayor Front Hardman!"

David was not particularly surprised by this result~

"Then tonight, there should be a celebration cocktail party hosted by Mayor Hardman~"

"He didn't invite you?"

"I've invited you, but I don't want to go."

"No!"

"you want to go!"

"Even if you are just standing in the back row of the crowd, in a corner that no one pays attention to..."

Lu Di smacked his lips a few times and nodded: "Aren't you going?"

"Well~ you and Polly go together."

"..good!"

"I'm going to find Polly."

Ludy simply waved his hand to David and left~

----

night.

The Queen.

Kennedy International Airport.

A middle-aged man and woman carrying suitcases walked out of the airport lobby and got into a taxi.

After half an hour.

The taxi they took stopped in front of the Golden Coin Hotel.

The middle-aged man paid the fare, helped the woman pick up her suitcase, and the two walked into the hotel lobby.

. . .

In a room on the third floor of the hotel.

Mr. Odis Parker, wearing suspenders and combing his hair meticulously, asked the middle-aged man and woman to sit down with a smile.

"Everything went well, right?"

"Ok!"

"These are our gains~"

The middle-aged man nicknamed "Beef" gently placed a briefcase in front of Mr. Parker.

The middle-aged woman nicknamed "Dragonfly" took out a notebook from her pocket, looked down at it, and said to Mr. Parker.

"The Duchess of Devonshire, Deborah Mitford Cavendish, sold some stocks and bonds, mortgaged some properties and valuable antiques, and raised approximately more than 2000 million pounds."

"Gerard Cavendish Grosvenor, the sixth heir to the Duke of Westminster (referred to as Westminster), followed his duke father and visited his father frequently before Thanksgiving. old friend."

"Then, at noon on Thanksgiving Day, the old Duke led Gerard to a party, and then he returned home and held a closed meeting with his family."

"Yesterday, the Westminster family sent three groups of men to leave London."

"Furthermore, their family used their shares in Westminster Bank to extend a large credit loan to Gerald personally~"

"Dragonfly" said this, paused for a moment, flipped through the notebook in his hand, and continued.

"Peter F. Wallenberg, Jr."

"After young Peter left London, he returned to Stockholm."

"He almost never left the house before Thanksgiving. He only attended a family gathering within the Wallenberg family on Thanksgiving Day."

"Afterwards, little Peter left Stockholm this morning and flew to Paris, France."

"When he went to Paris, I stopped following him~"

"However, I got his bank account and the current account details in recent days."

"On the morning of the second day of their family meeting, nearly [-] million pounds of funds were transferred to several bank accounts in his name."

"Dragonfly" put away the notebook, frowned slightly, and said in a calm voice controlled by her.

"Companies owned by the Wallenberg family employ more than 40% of Sweden's industrial workforce."

"At the same time, the stocks held by their family account for more than 40% of the total value of the entire Stockholm stock market~"

"This is information on the surface that we can easily find..."

"What we didn't find...or what we could find by spending some time and means..."

"It's definitely more shocking than the assets they displayed openly!"

"Otis!"

"Wallenberg, in Stockholm, Sweden... has a popular name~"

"No crown...royalty!"

"Their family motto: Be present, but invisible!"

"So...sorry!"

"I don't want to get myself into trouble!"

The ordinary-looking lady "Dragonfly" closed her mouth, stared down at her toes, and stopped talking~

Otis Parker pondered for a moment, shrugged, and smiled.

"Okay~ That's the end of Little Peter's matter."

"Beetle!"

"Where are you here?"

The middle-aged man nicknamed "Beanguo" took out several documents from his briefcase, placed them one by one in front of Mr. Parker, and gave a lecture.

"Karnes Rothschild."

"Before Thanksgiving, he visited the Jefferson family and the Sassoon family who have been operating in Xiangjiang for nearly a hundred years."

"He didn't go to a Rothschild gathering on Thanksgiving."

"Instead, that night, I flew to the Netherlands and visited an elder in the family."

"Subsequently, I applied for a low-interest loan at the Bank of Amsterdam."

(The Bank of Amsterdam, one of the earliest banks in Europe, was founded from 1609 to 1964. It merged with the Bank of Rotterdam.)

"The amount of this loan is 5000 million pounds ~ about 1 million yuan."

"When I left Amsterdam, he was still there."

"However, he has already arranged his next trip to Xiangjiang."

"There, the Sassoon family and the Jefferson family should give him help and convenience~"

Otis Parker nodded with satisfaction, quickly scanned through the eye information, picked up one, opened it, glanced at it a few times, and asked.

"Have you checked that Angres Holm?"

"checked!"

"Holm was born in Manchester and has a very clean background. He has a stable personality, quick thinking, broad vision and strong decisiveness."

"He graduated from Westminster School and went to Oxford University."

"After graduation, he was recruited by the Duke of Westminster to serve as an assistant to his son Gerald, who is of the same age."

"The old Duke always kept him and Gerald by his side, and often compared the two of them together..."

"Tianniu" stopped when he said this~

Otis Parker shook the information in his hand and sneered: "Haha~"

"Use the excellent Holm to make a... whetstone for your son Jellal?"

"That old Duke who has butter in his head, didn't he realize...his son Gerald..."

"...Forget it~"

"You can accomplish this in such a short period of time... it's great!"

"Go and rest first~"

"In a few days, I have a few more things that I need you to do~"

"Others...I'm not worried!"

"Ok!"

"Beetle" and "Dragonfly" quickly packed their belongings and left the room.

. . .

After the two left.

Mr. Parker put the information they left behind into a drawer.

He lit a cigar, sat on the sofa, raised his head and blew out a large cloud of smoke, feeling the fragrance and excitement in his mouth and nose.

It seems that the "temporary cooperation group" plan formed by David and the others is developing smoothly~

Mr. Parker twirled his cigar with his fingertips, a smile slowly rising on his lips.

"interesting!"

"Hahahaha~"

----

a new day.

Manhattan.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

David woke up from his sleep in a daze~

He reached towards his side and touched it. .

really!

A piece of cold ~

. . .

When he finished washing up, dried his hair, and walked out of the bedroom, he saw Susan and Cui Yingying sitting at the dining table, chatting in a low voice, waiting for him. .

"Hi~"

"What are you talking about?"

"Hahaha~"

"We are talking about Christopher Reeve in "Superman" last night~ His figure is simply amazing!"

"Oh~ that's right!"

"And the shape of his head..."

"Who came up with that crescent moon bang on the forehead?"

"In the original "Superman" comics...is there any?"

David chuckled, sat next to her, shrugged and said, "You didn't pay attention to his red underwear?"

"Yes~"

Susan smiled and made a funny expression, and asked openly.

"The key area that attracts women's attention the most...is it the same as the costume of the supporting actress next to the villain that attracts the attention of you stinky men?"

"Supporting actress?"

David took a sip of milk, tilted his head and thought about the appearance of the supporting actress in the movie when she first appeared. He shook his head and smiled.

"I was also wondering at the time...why the director would prepare her a costume that showed off her beautiful body lines~"

"When the show ended last night, that bastard Mike Bai told me..."

"The supporting actress, Valerie Perrine, took a cover photo for Playboy magazine a few years ago."

"Playboy?"

"No wonder...she has such a good figure~"

"Hmm~"

"Judging from her 35-year-old age, her figure is already in perfect shape~"

"what?"

"She is 35 years old?"

"Yes~"

"Superman's girlfriend, who plays Lois, guess how old she is?"

"Uh... I know her!"

"Her name is Margot Kidder, she is 30 years old and has appeared in many...movies~"

David raised his eyebrows, holding back a smile and asked, "How many movies have you seen?"

"Um...two pieces~"

"At that time, she was only in her early 20s, and her figure and face were not what they are now..."

"Hahaha~"

David pinched Susan's cheek with his hand, turned to Cui Yingying and smiled.

"Starting from today, I'm going to rest at home for a while~"

"Can you help me prepare a nutritious meal every day?"

"Of course!"

Cui Yingying nodded happily, hesitated, and said.

"When I was in Xiangjiang, I heard about a subject related to food ingredients and health preservation called nutrition."

"But the professors in the schools in Xiangjiang all say that the most authoritative experts in the subject of nutrition are here in the United States."

"So, I was wondering if I could find an opportunity to study systematically..."

David picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile, "Okay~"

"It's a good thing that you want to learn more knowledge!"

“New York University and Columbia University both have medical schools~”

"I can help you ask which university teaches better nutrition, and then arrange for you to study there."

"Ok!"

Cui Yingying did not say thank you, but naturally gave David a happy smile.

Susan was also happy for her and said: "After you learn it well, you will help me formulate the best weight loss diet plan!"

"Hahaha~ No problem!"

"Haha~" David also laughed along with the two girls~

. . .

Breakfast was filled with a relaxed atmosphere and ended quickly.

Susan and Cui Yingying finished tidying up the dining table, simply changed into their coats, and went out together. .Went for a walk~

After they left, Polly and Elena rushed over one after another.

David sat on the sofa in the living room, hugged Polly and kissed her a few times. After getting tired of it for a while, he asked Elena who was sitting next to her.

"Why didn't you come to breakfast?"

"..."

"I got your appointment list and business briefing from Maggie. If you have any questions, you can call her."

"Today is Sunday~ Isn't the company closed?"

"Sam said that he voluntarily worked overtime today..."

"Okay~"

David looked at the folder Elena brought and said to her.

"Wait a minute... you go find Xina!"

"You two should contact Mag Ludwig~ He has bought a new apartment in New York and is planning to hold a small party to entertain some friends."

"He definitely needs your help right now."

"Ok!"

"Anything else?"

"Gone!"

"Remember to close the door!"

"Hehe~"

Elena's eyes swept over the rosy-faced Polly, stood up with a smile, and left~

. . .

After she left, only Polly and David were left in the family.

The two looked at each other, looking into each other's eyes. .I saw a glimmer of "fire"~

David smiled and the princess picked up Polly and strode into the bedroom. .

After-meal exercise begins~

. . .

After half an hour.

Polly took a hot shower, wiped her hair with a towel, bent down and took out cigarettes, a lighter, and a very delicate ashtray from the small bag on the ground. .

She walked to the bed and sat down, lit a cigarette, stuffed it into David's mouth, and smiled.

"Did you get your wish?"

"Hahaha~"

David took a puff of his cigarette, put it in the ashtray beside the bed, pulled Polly, and let her fall into his arms, and asked with a smile.

"Why are you acting like a kitten today...?"

Polly raised her head, drew circles on his chest with her fingers, and said with a smile: "After I got home last night, I thought of that bastard Malkin, and I still have some "Catwoman" comic books at home. .”

"Catwoman? Hahaha~"

"Do you like it?"

"Of course!"

"Then I'll be your Kitten Girl for the rest of my life, how about that?"

"Okay!"

David showed a "dishonest" provocative smile on his hand: "Leopard Girl... is actually pretty good~"

"Oh? And where's Poison Ivy?"

"Hehe~ As long as you play... I like it all!"

Polly rolled her eyes at him and muttered: "Don't think I haven't watched the "Batman" movie more than ten years ago~"

"As long as a woman puts on a tight black leather outfit... anyone can be a Catwoman!"

"Hahaha~"

David seemed to smell some weird sour smell and said with a smile: "There are countless cats in the world and there are even more beautiful women!"

"But now that I have you, I'm satisfied and have nothing else to ask for~"

"Ok!"

Polly responded, buried her head in David's arms, took a few deep breaths, raised her head and smiled.

"Guess~ Ludy and I went to Mayor Hardman's celebration party. Who did we meet? What did we talk about?"

"Uh... I can't guess!"

"Haha~"

"We met..."

. . .

Polly, let’s go~

David stood at the window with a cup of coffee in his hand, opened the window, and let the cold wind blow in~

David has also seen the old movie "Batman" that Polly just mentioned~

Catwoman and Batman in it feel like they are filming a soap opera. .

Emm. .

David took a sip of coffee, walked to his study, sat down, and couldn't help but recall the "charming and enchanting" classic catwomen in his memory~

The version of Catwoman played by Michelle Pfeiffer was the highest-grossing film, and it was also the film that best matched the appearance and personality of the comic book character in David's impression.

The version of Catwoman played by Halle Berry did poorly at the box office, and investors may have vomited blood. .

But her "cat walk" on the rooftop in the film left a deep impression on David!

she. .She seems to have made her debut as a beauty pageant girl, right?

You can pay more attention to the movements of this chocolate beauty actress in the future~

Of course~

There is also a version, Catwoman played by Anne Hathaway~

David put down his coffee cup and took out the business card of Roland Perkins, the CAA agency, from his briefcase.

Hold it on your fingertips and play with it for a while~

Anne Hathaway is born in the 80s. .Not born yet!

Halle Berry was born in the 60s and is still a little loli. .

Michelle Pfeiffer. .I should be around 20 now~

David recalled some information about her, and couldn't help but think of Giovanni's wife, Jin Ji. .

She and Michelle Pfeiffer have more than 90% similar looks~

If they were to stand together. .It will definitely make the third brother Giovanni’s jaw drop!

hehe~

. . .

David, who realized that his "bad taste" was beginning to cause trouble, put down the business card in his hand, picked up the phone, and made a call.

"Hello~"

Livlin's slightly lazy voice came from the microphone~

"Hey~ it's me!"

"Oh.."

"You haven't woken up yet?"

"...Oh~"

"Wake up, la la la~"

"fxxxyou! You bastard!"

"Hahaha~"

"If you laugh again... I'll hang up!"

"okok~"

"Haha~ Do you still remember the CAA company I mentioned to you yesterday?"

"what.."

"Are you interested in investing?"

"No~"

"...You have Paramount Electrophoresis Company, and if you have CAA Agency, wouldn't it be a perfect match?"

"Not interested in!"

"...Okay~"

"Then I'll call your dad and ask him if he's interested~"

"My dad?"

"You're looking for him... just because of this?"

"Yeah ~ what do you think?"

"...Oh~ How many shares is their company willing to give up?"

"Haha ~ shares... it depends on how much you are willing to pay!"

"Do not talk nonsense!"

"okok~"

"Money is not the most important thing to them!"

"Various network resources are what companies like them, who are wandering around in various industries, value most~"

"Oh~"

"How about 30 yuan, 30% shares?"

"Is their shabby company worth 100 million yuan?"

"Hehe~"

"Actually, Roland Perkins and I were talking about 10 and 30% of the shares."

"The remaining 20 dollars is my handling fee~"

"..roll!"

"Hahaha~"

----

California.

Southeast of downtown Los Angeles, at the foot of Pelican Hill next to Newport Bay.

Former California Governor Astaire K. Wood got out of the car, looked around the private estate of the business tycoon Mr. Cherov, and stepped inside.

In the big house.

Old Cherov, dressed casually, hugged Wood and led him to the living room on the first floor to sit down and chat.

After the maid brought coffee to the two of them, Wood took a big sip~

He changed the topic and started talking about the "main topic"!

"I'm going to New York in a few days to meet some old friends~"

"New York?" Old Cherov took a sip of coffee and said with a half-smile.

"You talked to Frank Sinatra?"

"...Yes~"

"Hmm~"

"That Livlin kid likes to stay in New York."

"Because she has loved watching snow since she was a child~"

"If you get to New York, you might as well go and meet her... and her friends~"

"They are a very interesting group of young people."

"..OK!"

. . .

After half an hour.

Wood said goodbye to old Cherov, got into the car, and left the manor.

Old Cherov put his hands in his pockets, looked at the direction the car was leaving, and chuckled~

Wood, this guy, is obviously very curious, but he talks about all kinds of things and never takes the initiative to ask the answer he wants to know~

Maybe, after he meets David in New York, he will understand. .

What does "speak bluntly" mean?

hehe~