Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

After midnight~

Near the border of the Bronx and Hamlin, West 156th Street.

street.

In an abandoned apartment building with a dilapidated appearance and air leakage everywhere.

Several sturdy black men carried a middle-aged man with blood on his face to the third floor.

Radi Bumgarner, a young gang leader who came to New York from California, had a sarcastic smile on his face, tapped the middle-aged man's forehead with the civilized stick in his hand, and said with a smile.

"Mr. Joey the Fierce Horse!"

"It's only been two days..."

"You don't recognize me anymore?"

"Heh~bah~"

The middle-aged man known as Lie Ma Joey, under the light of several flashlights around him, spat out a mouthful of blood foam, snorted twice, and said.

"I'll give you the money for that batch of goods right away ~ I'm ready!"

"but.."

"Oh~ no, no!"

"You violated our agreement!"

"The current relationship between us, except for the payment..."

"Hehe~"

"The goods you took away are my best goods!"

"But what about you?"

"You act like an idiot with no credibility!"

"Reputation?"

"Hahaha~" Liema Joey saw a hint of cruel blood in Lady Bumgarner's eyes.

Simply, he stopped talking nonsense and cursed directly.

"You bunch of *** from the south... Ugh!"

"Woo! Woo hoo~"

"Humph!"

Lady Bumgarner stuffed the stick in her hand into Joey's mouth~

Two of his men took out sharp knives and stabbed him in the chest and abdomen more than a dozen times, one on the left and the other on the right, before letting go of Lie Ma Joey.

Joey, the fierce horse, felt severe pain in his abdomen and fell to the dirty ground~

His warm blood soon filled his body with steam. .A big pool came out~

His eyes were fixed on Lady Bumgarner's leather shoes, and he seemed to see a lot from the faint reflection on them~

. . .

The fierce horse Joey is dead~

Lady Bumgarner took two steps back, took out a handkerchief, put it in front of his mouth and nose, frowned and whispered.

"Next time, let's follow the old New York tradition and sink into the river~"

"Oh~" The leading subordinate responded casually.

Lady Bumgarner stared at him sideways for a few seconds, without saying anything, walked around the strong horse Joey and walked out of the room.

. . .

After more than 20 minutes.

After confirming that Lady Bumgarner and his gang left~

Downstairs, across the street, and in the dark alley, two figures slowly walked out.

They stood on the street, looked around carefully and vigilantly, and then walked quickly into the apartment building.

third floor.

The strong smell of blood made both of them frown~

The slightly shorter man held a flashlight, covered his nose with his coat, stepped on the footprints on the ground, and walked step by step to the body of the strong horse Joey. He passed the uncool blood on the ground and squatted down to look carefully. Confirmed.

"..It's him!"

"Dead~"

"fxxx!"

"what should we do?"

"...Of course I'll call back and report it!"

"Um...then what?"

The short man turned his head, shined the flashlight on his companion's face, and whispered.

"No more!"

"..."

The short man stood up slowly and took out a pair of gloves from his pocket~

He bent down, followed the steps he came in, and used his gloves to clean up all the footprints he left until they returned to the door of the unit on the first floor.

. . .

After a few minutes.

The two returned to the dark alley across the street, and at the same time glanced back in the direction of the apartment building.

Each man took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it to his nose, smelled it, and whispered.

"Asti, remember!"

"Your father handed you over to me to learn how to work as an auxiliary police officer, not a real police officer!"

"Not even a member of the family gang..."

"You just need to report the latest news you see and find as soon as possible, and it will be ok~"

"Don't be too smart~"

"Don't get yourself into trouble!"

"otherwise.."

The short man didn't finish his sentence~

The twinkling light in his eyes in the darkness made the young Astephan Sidric feel a little confused. .

"ok~I understand!"

"..Hmm~"

----

a new day.

Manhattan.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

David rubbed his sore eyes, got up from the bed, glanced at the time, and quickly walked into the bathroom.

Twenty minutes later.

Susan and Cui Yingying saw off David who was rushing to work, and they returned to the dining table.

Susan asked Xiu Yingying while clearing away the tableware.

"Last night, after Odis Parker came, David looked very worried..."

"You said...he..."

Cui Yingying looked at Susan's worried expression, put down her work, walked to her, held her hand and smiled.

"David is the most responsible man I have ever met~"

"If he really has something he hasn't told us..."

"That's why we can't help him at all, but will worry about him even more!"

"Then we can only watch him silently and hold it in our hearts?"

"Haha~ We can't help him with his work..."

"But there are still many things we can do~"

"For example: Let him have a good mood when he goes home~"

"Or, let him relax more and feel warm when he sees us... Wait~"

Susan lowered her head and thought for a while, and finally could only nod helplessly and sighed.

"It would have been nice if Polly had been here last night. She might have been able to give David some good advice..."

Cui Yingying smiled and pulled Susan's arm, and the two continued to pack the tableware and said.

"Polly. No matter where she is, she is an exception among women."

"I have also met some very successful female legends~"

"Behind the public fame, the time and effort they need to put in are several times more than men who have achieved the same achievements... or even dozens of times~"

Cui Yingying walked into the kitchen, turned on the faucet, rinsed the plates in her hands with clear cold water, and continued.

"During this period, you have also seen how busy Polly is at work every day..."

Susan took some leftovers and plates and placed them in Cui Yingying's hands, looking at her profile and listening to her words~

When there was a break between her words, Susan suddenly asked her.

"Have you decided to stay?"

"..." Cui Yingying paused and turned off the faucet.

She gently rubbed her cold hands a few times, nodded slightly and said, "Yes~"

"Before I came to New York... I already felt like I had nowhere to go~"

"If you are willing to take me in, I am willing to stay!"

"it is good!"

Susan reached out and held Cui Yingying's cold hands, and said sincerely: "Since you have decided to stay... you can't leave again!"

"..Um!"

These two women, who have also never experienced the warmth of a complete family, seemed to feel an unprecedented warmth from each other's eyes at this moment~

----

Manhattan.

In an unsigned bar on 33rd Street.

Lu Di, who looked tired, was sitting at the wine table in the corner, drinking juice.

Next to him, sat Alto Sidric, who had also been up almost all night but was in a very excited state, and "Wooden Man" Rosenlo Sidric.

Alto swallowed the last bit of the sandwich in his hand, raised his neck to drink the milk, wiped his mouth, and smiled.

“We basically took over most of Lie Ma Joey’s business~”

"Ludy, guess~"

"This guy secretly got those... small private rooms for pornographic videos that look like street phone booths. How much can he earn in one night!?"

Ludy curled his lips without interest: "How much?"

"Hehe~"

"If anyone wants to watch those "live ammunition" videos, they need to invest two yuan to watch 10 minutes~"

“With one machine and one hour, you can earn 12 yuan!”

"Excluding all expenses, the profit is at least ten meters!"

Alto sneered disdainfully: "Some guys don't have dozens or hundreds of dollars in their pockets to go to entertainment hotels or find girls on the streets~"

"I can only spend a small amount of money to watch the video tape..."

"Moreover, when they encounter a movie they like, they will stay there and watch it over and over again."

Alto stretched out his hand and gave Rosenlow a hammer and said.

"Hey~ it's your turn!"

Under Ludy's gaze, Rosenlow took a sip of hot coffee and whispered.

"We took over Liimajoy and placed more than 140 machines in dozens of stores."

"There are eight machines in a store on Eighth Avenue, and they can make at least 400 meters every night~"

"The remaining machines in the stores can earn at least 20 to 50 yuan per machine and night."

"If we take an average, each machine can earn 30 yuan per night."

"With 140 machines, we can earn 4200 yuan per night!"

Aalto smiled and patted his thigh, then said: "365 days a year, times 4200 meters per day~"

"This is more than 500 million yuan!"

"fxxx!"

"None of us could have imagined that?"

"Liema Joey earns more than 1000 million yuan in income every year from this business that we look down upon~"

Ludy couldn't help but yawned, rubbed his nose, looked at the somewhat excited Alto, and asked with curled lips.

"You forgot...not all of this money belongs to him~"

"The manpower responsible for daily management and maintenance of the machines, the store, and the police station will all have a share~"

"The films in his machines are all video tapes purchased from the popular entertainment film company we integrated~"

"Even the video tapes smuggled from Europe must pass through our hands before they can enter the New York market for sale!"

"what is this?"

"This is a monopoly!"

Ludy tapped the table twice with his fingers, and said with a stronger tone.

"Integrated all the small film studios in New York and monopolized the actors, directors, producers, copyrights and sales rights in the entire market."

"With it... no matter how many Joeys in New York want to make money, they will come to us for cooperation and get the short films they want from us~"

“This is the real big business~”

"..."

Ludi looked at Alto, whose excitement was slowly fading, and Rosenlow, whose expression was still "wooden", and said.

"You only see these immediate benefits~"

"But I have never thought about...why we can achieve a monopoly on the small film industry in New York, right?"

"..." Alto's mind was spinning rapidly, and many scattered fragments seemed to be glued together by Ludi's words~

Lu Di saw the subtle changes on his face and smiled happily.

"From the day David walked into Bonini's restaurant, our family has been planning... the direction of business transformation~"

"Subsequently, we gave up almost all of our territory, dismissed our peripheral staff, and sold off most of our business~"

"I just got this monopoly business that many people are not optimistic about from those guys who only see profit~"

Ludy turned to look at Rosenlow and asked.

"Do you think we lost money or made money?"

Rosenluo blinked a few times, shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know~"

"Hahaha~"

Lu Di took out a cigarette, lit one, took a long drag, shook his head slightly and sighed.

"You are all children who grew up in New York~"

"Every year, every month, every week, every day... countless girls come to this city~"

"These girls, who have different appearances and generally have low academic qualifications... what can they do in New York?"

"Washing dishes? Becoming a dressmaker, a waiter, a shop assistant, a nanny?"

"Or use your beauty to find a job as a flower vase in a big company?"

"Hehe~"

"Those girls with mediocre abilities and ordinary looks want to stay in New York after experiencing the indifference and cruelty of life. What will they do?"

"Many of them have chosen to become street girls~"

"A small number of people will rely on their own merits or advantages to enter industries where they can make money and become famous~"

"Like: models, singers, dancers, actors, etc.~"

Ludy flicked the ashes of the cigarette with his finger, sneered, and continued.

"Da Film and Television Company is currently filming a TV series, has invested in two movies, and is preparing several TV variety shows~"

"David asked Zina to open a brokerage company again~ He is also planning to join forces with others to enter the fashion industry, acquire well-known magazines, and gain the right to speak about fashion trends."

"In addition, that guy Xinni gave David shares in the record company, our popular entertainment company, da advertising company, da discount store, nightclub, clothing company, service training company and other branches."

"So, when you find out that David has really put his hands into the fashion industry and become a powerful and powerful tycoon..."

"He has almost completed his plan to monopolize almost all life options for girls~"

Ludy took a drag on the cigarette, casually put it out in the ashtray, stood up, and said with a smile.

"You might as well put yourself in the perspective of an ordinary girl and try to think about your own life in New York~"

"When you...can truly put yourself in their shoes and understand from their perspective~"

“You’ll be surprised to find out!”

"If they never work hard to learn more knowledge, it seems that all the ways forward can be related to David's business~"

"Even if they are willing to endure hardship and want to make money with their own hands and live an ideal life~"

"Most of the high-paying positions in da companies are their best choices!"

"Oh~ that's right!"

"If they want to be waiters, maids, or nannies~"

"David is also planning to cooperate with Four Seasons Hotel to open a luxury hotel with a new service model in Manhattan."

"Hehe~"

"..."

Alto and Rosenlot both raised their heads in silence and looked at Ludy~

Lu Di took his coat, patted his stomach and said with a smile after getting out.

"Old Malkin once said to me that one of the greatest signs of adulthood is the ability to think independently!"

"So, don't rush to make any decisions or ask any questions."

"When you go back to rest, think carefully about what I said, and come talk to me again~"

"...Okay!" Alto and Rosenlow responded in unison.

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(It’s a holiday today, so I drank a little too much at noon... This chapter has a small number of words, I will try to make up for it later!)

PS:

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone wishes me a happy New Year!

I wish everyone good luck in the Year of the Rabbit!In good health!Business is booming!Good luck~

Hands over ~ bow!