Manhattan Reborn 1978

Texas.

Early morning~

Northwest of Houston, eastern suburbs of the small city of Hempstead.

Farm vacation home, one bedroom on the second floor.

David, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly felt his nose felt itchy. .

He drowsily rubbed his nose with his hand, preparing to change his position and sleep for a while.

"Hello~"

"Are you awake? Honey!"

"Ok?"

David rubbed his eyes with his hand and was awakened by this "call".

"ah!"

"Polly?"

"What did you...??"

"Hahaha~"

Polly Sidrich, who was supposed to be in New York at this time, quickly took off her shirt and skirt, got directly into David's arms, raised her head and said in a disgusting voice,

"I miss you!"

"Kiss me~"

"..."

David felt the coldness on her body, held her tightly in his arms lovingly, lowered his head and kissed her~

. . .

A collision of passion and tenderness. .after!

Before the blush on Polly's face faded, she explained to David the reason for her sudden appearance.

in New York.

Livlyn G. Cheroff, who had been accompanying her boyfriend Leslie Rockefeller in recent days, suddenly contacted Polly.

It turned out that since Livlin received David's notice that day, she immediately rushed to New York to be with her boyfriend Leslie, who lost her grandfather. .

However, as the truth about the unexpected death of Leslie's grandfather, Nelson Rockefeller, was gradually revealed, Livlin felt that she should not be too involved, so she took the initiative to ask Leslie to rest at home. .

Of course, Leslie could understand that Livlin was indeed not suitable to participate in it anymore. She could only accompany her parents and family members, and completed the farewell, cremation ceremony, and burial in a very low-key manner. .

But Livlin is not very familiar with New York, and most of her friends are in California~

So, she had been home alone for less than two days when she couldn't help but contact Polly, hoping to find someone to talk to. .

After Polly received the call, she took Elena, who was relatively familiar with Livlin, to her independent apartment in the Upper East Side last night. She drank two bottles of red wine with Livlin and chatted until midnight. I don’t feel happy~

Then Livlin suddenly mentioned that she wanted to leave New York, and Polly immediately thought of flying to Houston to find David. .

After discussing for 5 minutes, the two women decided that it would be better to inform Leslie first before confirming the itinerary and leaving New York.

But what they didn't expect was. .After Leslie received Livlin's call after midnight, he was silent for a few seconds before agreeing to her, and specifically stated that he wanted to come along. .

So, at [-]:[-] a.m. New York time, Leslie, Livlin, Polly and Elena boarded a private plane to Houston and left quietly~

After listening to Polly's explanation, David felt strange and thought for a moment, patted Polly's back with his hand, and said.

"Let's go wash up first."

"After breakfast later, I'll go talk to the two of them first!"

"Ok!"

Polly kissed David affectionately again, and then urged him to go to the bathroom to wash up. She curled up on the bed with the quilt in her arms, and the smile at the corner of her mouth slowly solidified~

David left alone that night. After Polly talked to her father, Malkin Sr., she and David had a tacit agreement not to mention anything that happened that night. .

but!

That night, David sat in the cold wind on the pier for a long time, and went to a nightclub to drink for more than an hour. Polly found Black Mike and "digged" it out of his mouth.

Emm. .

When Black Mike finished talking about David's abnormal behavior all night~

The annoying and heart-wrenching complex feeling welling up in Polly's heart was something she had never tasted before. .

But this matter itself, there is no right or wrong, it is all your own choice~

Polly was caught between her lover David and her father Malkin, and she didn't know how to explain or who to help. .

That’s why she took advantage of Livlin’s drunken state and led her to offer to leave New York and come to Houston to relax with David~

The only thing that surprised Polly was that Leslie couldn't stand the "depressive" atmosphere in New York today and wanted to leave. .

Because the real cause of death of former US Vice President Nelson Rockefeller remains a mystery and no one can explain it~

The TV media, as if it was a "routine" event, only broadcast an official announcement and obituary, and nothing more. .

Major newspapers, tabloids, magazines and other media in New York also expressed a "tacit understanding" that they had "no interest" in this matter. After publishing several pieces of tofu news for two days in a row, there was no follow-up. .

But this kind of "cold treatment" method cannot extinguish the fire of gossip in the hearts of those who do "good deeds"~

They couldn't find a channel to "voice" in eastern cities such as New York, Chicago, and Boston, so they flew directly to Seattle on the West Coast or San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities in California. They listed various eye-catching stories in some tabloids and gossip magazines. The so-called evidence and speculation~

That's why, when Leslie received a call from Livlin, she wanted to leave this place of right and wrong before the gossip ignited from the West Coast completely spread to New York. .

He doesn't have the ability to take care of things, so he can only prevent himself from falling into the whirlpool of public opinion~

If the eyes cannot see, it is pure; if the ears cannot hear, it is clear!

----

new York.

Manhattan.

Stanley fourth floor.

In Sam Rogers' office.

"Clang clang clang~"

"Come in!" Sam responded casually, looking up at the door.

Attorney George McCarron, wearing a crisp suit, waved his free right hand, walked into the office and smiled.

"Hi~Sam!"

"Wow! Haha~"

"When did you come back?"

“Is Hawaii fun?”

"It's been two days."

“The scenery in Hawaii is really amazing!”

"Tsk tsk~"

"It seems that I missed it..."

George put down his briefcase, hung up his coat, and smiled: "Don't say that, man!"

"I brought you a surprise gift when I came back this time!"

"It will be delivered to your home tonight."

"Great gift? What is it?"

George deliberately put it off, shrugged mysteriously, sat opposite Sam and smiled: "Surprise! Do you understand?"

"You and your family will find out tonight~"

"All right.."

Sam picked up the pencil at hand again, quickly returned to work mode, stared at George and asked.

"When you come back this time, the boss just has a new plan!"

George picked up his briefcase, took out several portfolios and placed them in front of Sam, joking: "New plan? Great!"

“The more plans my boss has, the richer my income will be~”

"Hehe~"

Sam picked up the file bag, flipped through it quickly, and said with a smile: "It will take us a few months to get some idea of ​​the boss's plan this time."

"I'm afraid you won't even feel tired when the time comes!"

"impossible!"

George took out a notebook and pen from his briefcase and said confidently: "The bad experience that made me go to a bar to order the cheapest beer and hesitate for a few days before giving up will never happen again. !”

"..." Sam glanced at George in surprise, nodded silently, and read the information in his hand carefully.

After a few minutes.

Sam pointed to one of the pages and asked George: "Real Estate Investment Trusts (Real Estate Investment Trusts, REITs for short), where did you collect the information?"

"Alumni!"

George took the pen and wrote a line of words and a phone number, placed it in front of Sam, and explained: "He is one of my seniors."

"After my boss mentioned REITs, I contacted this senior who works in Los Angeles."

"He has been providing relevant legal services to a REITs management company in recent years."

“REITs are a type of trust fund that collects funds from specific investors by issuing income certificates, conducts real estate investment operations and management by specialized investment institutions, and distributes comprehensive investment income to investors in proportion.”

"Most REITs in California are public funds, and only a few are private equity funds."

"But REITs can be run in a closed manner or listed and traded, similar to open-end funds and closed-end funds."

"It itself was born to evade various regulations on the financial industry."

"As long as it meets certain conditions, it can obtain government preferential policies that are exempt from income tax and capital gains tax."

“So, in recent years, dozens of REITs have popped up in California, managing assets with a total value of more than 20 billion yuan!”

Sam looked down at the information in his hand, nodded slightly and said, "Where is its organizational structure?"

“If we want to form our own REITs, where should we start?”

George took the information out of Sam's hand, turned it to a page with a hand-drawn organizational chart, pointed at it and explained to Sam.

“The upper level of REITs is the REIT management company + its service investment consulting company and legal consulting company.”

"Customers who invest in REITs will sign an investment contract with the management company, purchase shares to hold, and receive dividends according to the investment period in the contract~"

“After REITs receive investment, they must select shareholder agents and custodians from representatives of investors to participate in and monitor the daily operations of the fund in real time.”

"REITs will purchase real estate assets with high appreciation potential in accordance with the investment plan formulated by the management company, hold them for a long time, collect rents, and pay a portion of the management fees to real estate property managers."

"REITs can also invest in related real estate development projects according to the investment plan of the management company or consulting company, and establish a new related management subsidiary to be responsible for real-time monitoring of its daily operations and development."

"That is to say~"

"REITs can not only directly purchase and hold properties, but can also set up a separate department or subsidiary to manage investments in real estate development projects."

“But this kind of investment in real estate development projects has certain risks, and not many REITs management companies dare to enter it now.”

"So, my senior also knows very little about the relevant information in this area. We need to find some people in the industry to find out more!"

"Hmm..." After passing George's explanation, Sam also read the information in his hand and had a general understanding of the development status of REITs and some industries.

He put the information aside first, and suddenly a detail that had been ignored before flashed through his mind. He frowned and picked up another information and asked casually.

"You know the boss's plan to establish family trusts, personal trusts and charitable funds, right?"

"know."

"Then do you need my cooperation?"

"Of course!"

George put down the pen in his hand, spread his hands and said with a smile: "Both of us are the most important management personnel of the family trust and charity fund that the boss wants to establish."

"So, I will bring over all relevant legal documents in the next few days and ask you to sign..."

"Okay!" Sam nodded simply, took a deep breath, put aside the "distracting thoughts" in his mind, and returned to work.

George gently picked up the pen with his fingertips. Seeing Sam working seriously, he also put away his smile and wrote a work memo in his notebook~

----

the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, in the central and western part of the island country.

night~

In a high-end hotel near the port of Toyama City.

Yuri Orlov, Marat Poyezhnev and Kihara Nobunari finally met Marat's uncle again, Ivanov Seric Popov, an underground black market businessman at Nakhodka Commercial Port in the Far East. .

Marat opened a bottle of specially prepared good wine, poured a large glass for Uncle Popov, and said with a smile.

"I thought they would deliberately make things difficult for you, or send someone to follow you here."

"Hehe~"

Popov picked up the wine glass and took a long sip. He looked at the Marat trio happily and said with a smile.

"I'm also lucky. Something unexpected happened, so they had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​holding me hostage for transactions."

"But I still want to thank you first!"

"If you don't ask to see me in person, put pressure on them..."

"I won't come alone this time either!"

"Hahaha~"

Marat motioned to Yuri and Kihara Nobunari, raised their glasses together, and smiled at Uncle Popov.

"They actually dare to delay the performance of Vitol's contract. After unilaterally breaking the contract without authorization, they actually want to use your relationship with me to quietly sell this batch of crude oil spot at a high price..."

"Have they never thought that for such a large transaction involving hundreds of millions of dollars, there will definitely be no reaction from Moscow!?"

Popov raised his wine glass and clinked the glasses of the three of them hard, laughing.

"Hahahaha!"

"You did make a risky move!"

“At the same time, it’s also a great way to get me out of trouble!”

"Cheers~ kids!"

"cheers!"

. . .

After the four people put down their wine glasses.

Popov looked at the Marat trio with some curiosity and said with emotion: "I never believe in luck."

"But this time I have to admit that your boss chose the three of you, it is indeed..."

"Hehe~"

Marat deliberately did not explain anything first, but gave this opportunity to the young Yuri Orlov.

Yuri glanced at him, nodded slightly and said, "Actually, since we learned in Hawaii that you could sell us a large amount of crude oil in a short period of time, we have already reported our doubts to the boss."

"He didn't say anything at the time. He just asked the butler Aclade Perkins to come over and help us collect more information~"

"After we came to the island country and Toyama City, we received a lot of news from various channels one after another, and we discovered it through analysis."

"It turns out that when we met that day, you said a few words that were not just a simple reminiscence with Marat, but a signal to us!"

"Especially when Nobunari Kihara went out to get the money, Mr. Davis Leahy's island agent, Galide, told us that there were people in the room..."

"Subsequently, Lermontov deliberately opened only half of the door, and Mr. Maxim also seemed to deliberately refuse to show up and only said one sentence..."

"Their actions, which made people look cautious but were actually very suspicious, were brought up by Mr. Galid immediately when we disembarked~"

"So, after comprehensive analysis through Mr. Acklade Parkinson and the news from New York, we believe that you are not an important person who can lead this transaction!"

"That Maxim who refused to show up may be the controller or agent behind this transaction."

"Hmm~"

Popov nodded appreciatively to Yuri and explained with a smile: "It doesn't matter who is leading this transaction now~"

"Oh? Why?" Marat asked with a frown.

"Because when I got off the ship, news came from Nakhodka that in the future, our trade cooperation with Vitol Company will be transferred through you."

"Then...when you came here this time, didn't they send someone to monitor you?"

"Of course there is~"

"But Lermontov and Maxim may have been thrown into the sea to feed the fish at this time~"

"..."

Marat, Yuri Orlov and Kihara Nobunari looked at each other in silence, and they all saw some shock and happiness in each other's eyes~

Popov looked at the reactions of the three people with even more emotion, shook his head and said with a smile: "Someone has told me before ~ ​​Luck itself is a part of strength."

"It is still a very important part!"

"And I have always believed that such an illusory thing as luck is never reliable..."

"but!"

"This experience of just ten days has really made me realize firsthand what luck means...it can turn bad luck into good luck!"

"Hehe~"

Popov picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a glass. He raised it and smiled at the three of them: "The telegram sent by Nakhodka to the ship contained only one sentence about what to do about me."

“After successfully completing this transaction, let’s forget about the past!”

"So, I have to thank you again!"

“Cheers~ Here’s to you!”

"..ok!"

Yuri and Marat looked at each other again and said first, "We just hope to successfully complete the task assigned by the boss."

"So the person you want to thank more should be our boss!"

"Hmm~"

Popov squinted his eyes, nodded with his beard curled up at the corners of his mouth, raised his glass high and said with a smile: "Then this glass is dedicated to your boss!"

"Cheers~"

"cheers!"