Manhattan Reborn 1978

Southeast corner (lower right corner) of the United States map, central Florida, Orlando.

Orlando is a city in central Florida. It is located in a large swamp. The total population of the large urban area is about 70.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Orlando developed into a prosperous agricultural city, known as the "Orange Peel City". The success of the citrus planting industry led to the rapid development of local railways and real estate, and also attracted many people to come to this city spontaneously. Work hard to find a job that suits you.

By the late 1950s, Orlando received another source of endless wealth: the beginning of the Space Age.

Glenn Martin Company (Glenn Martin Company), builds a factory in Orlando and begins manufacturing missiles ~

As well as the establishment of the Canaveral and Kennedy Space Centers on Florida's east coast, it has brought substantial financial revenue and a large number of employment opportunities to the region.

Orlando Disneyland, 25 kilometers southwest of the city center, opened to tourists in 1971. It is also one of the main factors why many tourists who are unwilling to fly to the west choose to travel to the "big city" Orlando.

. . .

In downtown Orlando, inside a Brazilian seafood restaurant.

The "scout" sent by da security company to Florida~

The guy nicknamed "Ball" was enjoying a delicious dinner with a couple and their three children.

on the table.

The relaxed and pleasant atmosphere deliberately created by the ball made the whole family's favorability towards him increase a lot again.

The male head of this family is none other than "food reporter" Pi Qiu, the editor-in-chief of the magazine. .

He is the person in charge of the "food reporter" Qiu Qiu in the magazine, and he is also the "good boss" who specially sent "remuneration" to Qiu by taking this opportunity to travel with his family~

. . .

After half an hour.

Pi Qiu led the editor-in-chief and his family out of the restaurant, ended their day in Orlando, and returned to the hotel.

in the hotel.

Mr. Editor-in-Chief arranged for his family to rest, pulled up the ball and went to the small bar inside the hotel, sat down and said.

"Just before I came to see you, Rudy Sidric had someone buy our magazine~"

"Um.."

In response to this, Piqiu, who had already been mentally prepared, nodded calmly.

The editor-in-chief took the cup handed by the bartender and said, "My full name is Navarro Pontelli. I was originally the deputy editor of the magazine~"

"Rudi bought the magazine and fired the original editor-in-chief, and I was appointed as the person in charge."

"But~"

"Ludi gave me a new choice!"

Piqiu tilted his head and looked at Pontelli, who might become a "new colleague", and asked.

"You want to come to Florida to work?"

"Yes~"

Navarro Pontelli shook his head and sighed: "I will be 60 years old soon~"

"I know you all participated in the Vietnam War a few years ago~"

"As for me, I also participated in World War II more than 30 years ago."

"So, if we count according to military service and age, you are all my juniors~"

When Pi Qiu heard what he said, he didn't speak immediately. He just drank quietly and listened.

"Hehe~"

Navarro Pontelli looked at the ball with a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and then said.

"At the time I was born, New York was very unfriendly to Italian immigrants."

“On the notice board for recruiting workers, they clearly stated in big and conspicuous characters that white people can get an hourly wage of US$2, colored people can get US$1, but Italians can only get US$65!”

“Therefore, many Italians chose to band together and form the prototype of a gang organization to take crazy revenge against the black-hearted bosses who dared to exploit Italians’ labor income~”

Navarro Pontelli, with a fire in his eyes that was hard to look at, shook his head and smiled.

"Haha~ Sorry, man!"

"When people grow old, they will always tell people about those unforgettable past events~"

"Um...it doesn't matter~ We are chatting, you can say whatever you want."

"Hahaha~"

Navarro Pontelli laughed, put down his glass, half turned his body, looked directly at the ball, and said.

"Forget it, let's keep the story short."

"Before I came, I talked on the phone with Cohen and Lawrence from your security company about your work here in Florida."

"Both they and Ludy believe that as a reporter, you can play a more and greater role."

"Oh? Like?"

"For example: you can also become a business manager of a trading company under the name of da company!"

"DA Company and the female drug lord Griselda Blanco, Field, the agent in New York, have reached an intention to cooperate in import and export trade~"

"So, Florida will be an important distribution center for importing various commodities from South American countries in the future."

. . .

ten minutes later.

After Navarro Pontelli finished explaining all his "missions" for coming here, Piqiu was left sitting alone in the bar, shaking his head helplessly.

It seems that this happy time of "doing nothing" all day long is coming to an end!

----

new York.

The night is getting dark~

Manhattan.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

David stood up from his seat holding the wine glass and smiled to all the good friends who came to the party tonight.

"This is my first home in New York, my own!"

"Thank you all for coming to my home tonight!"

"I also hope that you can spend a very pleasant and happy night here~"

"cheers!"

"Cheers~"

. . .

After everyone put down their wine glasses.

Everyone picked up the tableware and tasted the dishes carefully prepared by chef Cui Yingying and hostess Susan.

David picked up a piece of crispy pumpkin pie with his hand, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and gave Susan a thumbs up ~

Giles, Bloomer, Leslie, Pine and others were also "smart" and followed David to pick up a piece of pumpkin pie and taste it~

When the women at the table saw these people, they quietly extended their "black hands" to the "innocent" pumpkin pie. .

They couldn't help but follow suit, reached out and took a piece for themselves and tasted it. .

"Hmm~ It's delicious!"

"Susan, did you do this?"

"Yeah~ It's my mother's best baking pumpkin pie!"

"Wow~ This is really delicious... I want it more!"

"ok~"

"Here, I'll give you this plate~!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Among the people at the table, Laura, a college student who had attended the least number of parties, was tasting the dishes while looking at the women sitting next to David with her big eyes.

Lilith noticed her little movement and asked in a low voice, feeling amused.

"What are you looking at?"

"Of course, look at that asshole!"

"Haha~ What's so good about him?"

"...Why did he go to London and have so many girlfriends when he came back?"

Lilith turned to look at Susan, Polly, Cui Yingying, and Elena beside David, and smiled.

"Now, do you understand?"

"Men are the greediest bastards!"

"Uh-huh!"

Laura's little head kept nodding, but her eyes rolled a few times, and she teased Lilith.

"Aren't you one of his official girlfriends?"

"Aren't you angry at his... greed and playfulness?"

Lilith glared at Laura sideways and chuckled: "How about... after we complete the engagement, I will accompany you to study at Yale University?"

"Well... let's forget it~"

"It's pretty good how we are now..."

"Ok?"

"...He...this...hahaha~"

"I don't want you to delay our future career because of me!"

Lilith tilted her head and stared at Laura for a few seconds, then suddenly sighed: "Then what if I say, I feel... a little in love with him?"

"Haha~ That's fine then... I won't suffer any loss anyway!"

"..What did you say?!!"

Laura put down the tableware with a smile, put her arms around Lilith's waist, and whispered in her ear.

"We...you...he..."

"impossible!"

"Of course it's impossible~"

"But...what if...what if...what if?"

"..."

Lilith's eyes widened, and her little hand silently touched Laura's leg, found a small piece of tender meat, gently pinched it, and twisted it. .

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, it hurts, it hurts!"

"Hehe~"

"Do you still dare to talk nonsense?"

"No, no, I don't dare!"

"Humph~"

Lilith saw that Laura's facial features were wrinkled together in pain, and then she felt relieved and let go of her little hand, whispering.

"Go back and settle the account with you!"

"..."

Laura pursed her lips, muttered a few words silently, and then picked up the tableware~

. . .

On the table.

Just as Laura and Lilith were doing "little tricks," Leslie glanced at Livlin who was sitting next to him, turned to look at David, and asked.

"Hey~ you bastard!"

"Why is Livlin's Thanksgiving gift a gemstone necklace? Mine is just a... greeting card?"

"Hahaha~"

"Are you a greeting card too?"

"Me too!"

"Oh~Me too~"

Giles and Bloomer, the best friends, seemed to have discussed it with Leslie and raised their middle fingers to David to express their dissatisfaction.

David rolled his eyes and sneered: "Giving ladies expensive jewelry... Do you need a reason?"

"It's nice to give you a greeting card!"

"Want a more precious gift?"

"Go look in the mirror?"

"...Mirror?" Blumer pretended not to understand, touched his cheek with his hand, and asked Zina beside him "silly".

"Have I become ugly?"

"Hahaha~"

"You've never been handsome...okay!"

"fxxxyou!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

The funny jokes of several bad friends made the ladies at the table feel that the atmosphere was much more relaxed~

Pine, who had just remained silent and did not "fire" at David, asked David with a curious face.

"I heard that you are taking a break from work for a few days?"

"Yes~"

"Some time ago, I always had headaches and felt weak~"

"I just thought, maybe it's because I'm too tired, and I want to take a rest after being busy for the past few days~"

"Oh~"

"Then you want to leave New York and go home?"

"Um...I don't have any concrete plans yet."

"Maybe~"

"But my fitness plan must be put on the agenda."

"Persisting in a certain amount of exercise, plus Cui Yingying will help me manage my diet and monitor my physical condition, should help me recover faster~"

Pine raised his eyebrows and glanced at Cui Yingying, nodded and smiled.

"Okay~ If you need anything, you can contact me!"

"Of course~"

"You are my best advisor, Pine!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

During the conversation between Pine and David, the three bad friends all said this to David. .Fitness program, aroused some interest.

Giles turned his head and glanced at Blumer, and the two of them looked at Leslie again with a tacit understanding.

In just a few moments of looking at each other, the three of them inexplicably understood each other's "bad ideas" and couldn't help but burst out laughing~

David pretended to look down at the food on the plate, but his eyes rolled back and forth, catching sight of the evil smiles on the faces of the three of them, and he couldn't help but also show a trace of a evil smile~

The fitness plan he made was not just for himself. .

The best bad friend!

Not even one less!

. . .

After the four of them "had their own agenda" shut their mouths, Zina and Elena, the social experts at the table, took the initiative to stir up a few topics, causing everyone's attention to turn to Susan. And on Polly.

Livlin, who has always been "not afraid of big things", took this opportunity to take the lead in asking Polly who was beside David.

"Compared with when you first arrived in London, your overall condition is much better~"

"These days... you must be living a very happy life, right?"

"Hahaha~"

Everyone at the table, hearing Livlin's straightforward and sudden "drive", couldn't help but smile and look at the two hostesses, Susan and Polly~

As a mother of two children, Polly will certainly not be troubled by such a "low speed" issue~

She directly hugged David's neck, kissed him on the lips, and asked with a smile.

"Rockefeller... is the most famous oil tycoon in the United States!"

"But your condition these days is not as good as the past few days!"

"Uh...hahaha~"

A group of "melon-eating people" couldn't help but look at Leslie who blinked and ate the melon on himself. .

When facing Polly's "counterattack", Livlin's mouth was filled with a happy smile. She also put her arms around Leslie's neck, kissed him, and smiled.

"he.."

"What is he!"

At this time, David suddenly stood up and slapped the table, pointed at Leslie and shouted with his eyes widened.

"You bastard!"

"You're still not a man!"

"..fxxxyou! Of course I am!"

"Tch~ I don't think you are!"

"Do you have the guts to go upstairs with me to practice?"

"Humph~hehe~"

"I'm afraid of you? I'll make you wet your pants later!"

"Hahaha~"

"After I was five years old, I never peed my pants again~"

"Come upstairs with me now, asshole!"

"Let's go!"

David squeezed the features on his face, trying to make himself look like a crazy "bulldog", and stared at Leslie fiercely~

Leslie, who had the same expression as him, stared at David at close range for a while, then pushed each other out of the house in a "tacit understanding".

Everyone at the dinner table looked at the two disabled friends with strange smiles.

Giles reacted quickly this time and jumped up, pointed at Blumer and shouted.

"Hey~ you bastard!"

"Don't you even know how to start a fight with them!?"

"I'm a jerk!?"

"I think he is the biggest asshole!"

"fxxxyou!"

"You coward!"

"Bah~ You are the coward!"

. . .

These two bad friends, whose "acting skills" were terrible, followed the example of David and Leslie and pushed each other out of the door.

Several people at the table looked at each other back and forth, and couldn't help laughing~

Laura, the "little witch" who once lived in old Morgan's house, rolled her eyes in disdain and mocked.

"If we let the four of them act... they will definitely make the audience bite off their fingers!"

"Hahaha~"

"Yes!"

"They are so fake and love to act..."

"Hahaha~"

"So, let's ignore them and continue talking about us!"

"it is good!"

. . .

upstairs.

When Giles and Bloomer walked into this large, empty, dark space, they immediately saw David and Leslie lying neatly on the window sill. .

The two of them looked at each other, then walked over and lay on the window sill, looking out the window at the street below.

Giles tilted his head and glanced at David and Leslie who were very "focused" and asked curiously.

"What are you looking at?"

"..."

"Hey~"

"We are looking at our future!"

"what?"

"Hahaha~"

Bloomer seemed to have gotten the strange brain circuits of David and Leslie, and laughed.

"They are doing it for women...thinking about life! sighing about the future~"

"Uh..." Giles blinked a few times in a daze, looked downstairs again, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Hey~ Bloomer, where is your Latin beauty Sandra?"

"What!?"

"fxxxyou!"

"Hahaha~"

"Sandra!? The one we met at the North Bay Club in San Francisco?"

"Yes, that's her!?"

"She and this bastard...! What happened!?"

"Hey hey hey~"

"Sandra, I delivered it to your door myself~"

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

"Blumer, you didn't see it!"

"You're such a bastard, how can a beautiful woman come to your doorstep?"

"Is she blind?!"

"Hahaha~"

Bloomer, who had been severely "insulted" by his three best friends, was helpless and innocent, spreading his hands and smiling bitterly.

"I didn't~I'm not!"

"To shut up!"

"Explanation is to cover!"

"You are so unexpected ~ Bloomer!"

"Do you want to...be like Howard Hughes?"

"Well... there's nothing wrong with learning from him, right?"

"what?"

David, Giles, and Leslie all suddenly took two big steps back, folded their arms neatly in front of their chests, looked at each other, and whispered.

"Hey~ Giles, you guys have known each other for the longest time..."

"Have you never noticed his face?"

"I... No~" Giles curled his lips, feeling aggrieved.

Leslie asked with "pity" on his face, looking at the confused Blumer.

"That bastard Howard Hughes is the ultimate scumbag who can't even recognize his ex-girlfriend..."

"You want to imitate him?!"

"Um... not really!"

"Xius can rely on his own abilities to..."

"wait!"

David waved his hand to interrupt Blumer, tilted his head and frowned, and asked.

"Howard Hughes, let's not talk about the business achievements he has achieved for now~"

"Let's just say... He has had in-depth communications with more than 140 Hollywood actresses throughout his life!"

"You bastard, you want to be like him and date more than 100 girlfriends!?"

Blumer raised his hand and scratched his head, and replied strangely: "I didn't say I wanted it either."

"Okay~"

"Come, let me settle the account for you!"

"For example: You want to be like Howard Hughes and have 140 girlfriends!"

"So... assuming you date one girlfriend per month, it will take you about 12 years to accomplish this goal!"

"And, in these 12 years, you only have three months at most to rest!"

"Three months, calculated as 90 days, and then averaged over 12 years... You only have one week per year, and you don't have to spend time with your new girlfriend~"

David ignored the surprised expressions of the two bad friends around him, clapped his fingers and continued to speak to Bloomer, who was also surprised.

"But these seven days a year are not entirely your personal rest time!"

"During these seven days, you also have to spend New Year's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas with your family~"

"That is to say, in these 12 years, you have hardly been free for a single day!"

"Every moment, you will be forced by your girlfriends to do things you don't like~"

"Is this... what you want?"

"No freedom, no happiness, no time!?"

"By then, you may not even have the time to talk nonsense with us like we are doing now~"

"..fxxx!"

"Do you still know that what you said is nonsense?"

"..Hahaha~"

"What happened to the nonsense?"

"Bullshit, it makes sense too!"

"Hahaha~"

David lowered his head and looked at the clean floor, then simply bent over and lay down on the floor, put his hands behind his head, crossed his legs, and smiled at his three injured friends.

"On Thanksgiving night, we had dinner together at the bar downstairs...I missed you a little at that time~"

"what about you?"

"Did you miss me?"

The three losers all had expressions of disgust on their faces. .

Leslie also sat directly on the floor, placed his right hand on his chin, and joked.

"You can still think of us? It's impossible!"

"Haha~ That's right!"

"You have more and more girlfriends around you, how can you still have time to miss us?"

"Hahaha~"

Giles lay on his side on the floor, supporting his head with one hand, and asked David.

"You and Lilith are getting engaged soon~ Have you decided where to hold the engagement party?"

"No~"

David shook his toes, glanced at Giles with a tilted head, and smiled.

"Don't worry~"

"Both Susan and Polly know and understand my engagement to Lilith."

"They also want to be Lilith's bridesmaid~"

"So, in public, I only have Lilith as my real girlfriend!"

"But~"

"Privately, I still have Susan and Polly..."

"wait!"

"Bridesmaid?"

"You're not really getting married, do you need a bridesmaid?" Blumer lay directly on the floor and asked.

"Uh... don't you need it?" David asked back.

"You said... do you need it?" Bloomer turned to look at Leslie~

"fxxx! How did I know!?"

"..Hahaha~"

. . .

Several of my best friends laughed again because of this seemingly "brainless" question.

David's eyes suddenly lit up when he was among the gentlemen. He turned over and sat up, and asked the third friend.

"Hey~ That's right!"

"Since there is a group of bridesmaids, then... where is the best man?"

"Just the three of you?"

“Isn’t it enough??”

"Hey~??"

"Yes~ Lilith's bridesmaid group will definitely be crowded~"

"With just the three of us, we are indeed missing something..."

Giles lay down on the floor, thought for a while, counted on his fingers, and said with a wry smile.

"If there really is a group of bridesmaids, the number of Lilith's bridesmaids will at least reach... the standard when my sister Cheryl got married~"

"Oh? How many are there?"

"Almost...more than 30~"

"fxxx!"

"One to ten?"

David bared his big white teeth and said with a smile: "Which of you can... beat ten?"

"roll!!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

After the laughter~

Leslie looked at David and gave him advice: "You have made some new friends in London, right? Call them all to help~"

"Um...you mean Jellal, Carnes and Little Peter?"

"Yes~"

Leslie winked at Giles and Bloomer: "Anyone who can be friends with an asshole like him must also be an asshole~"

"fxxx! Did you even curse yourself?"

"Hahaha~ You three bastards + there are three more bastards in London, even if you bring me with you... it's not a loss!"

"...You are cruel enough!"

"Hey hey hey~"

"You're not bad either!"

While Bloomer and Leslie were "complimenting" each other, David pulled Giles and asked him.

"What do you think? Do you want to call them?"

Giles spread his hands with an indifferent expression and said, "Are you too confident?"

"If you shout, will they come?"

"Cut~"

"You don't understand that, do you?"

"Shouting or not is my business."

"Whether or not you come... is their decision!"

When Giles saw David with a "shit" expression on his face, his curiosity was aroused again and he asked.

"They... can really come?"

"Haha~ Suppose, I guarantee them travel expenses, accommodation expenses, plus intimate interactions with the bridesmaids."

"They will definitely have fun under the covers!"

"..Tsk, tsk~"

"You talk nonsense and brag, you are so ugly!"

"Hehe~"

"You look like an idiot and even uglier!"

"fxxx!"

"I see you are itchy!"

"watch out!"

"Hahaha~"

"I've seen through your tricks a long time ago~"

"Boy, I'm going to let you understand now what a... trick is!"

"Hey!!"

"..."

Leslie and Bloomer, seeing David and Giles "rolling" into a ball again, couldn't help laughing at the tricks they used, and each "commented" a few words~

It seems that everything is back - nothing has changed!

Instead, something newer was added.