Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Noon~

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan.

NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital was founded in 1771. It is a non-profit teaching hospital with a very large area and nearly [-] medical-related employees.

It is affiliated with the Ivy League schools of Columbia University School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College and is jointly operated by medical centers affiliated with the two university medical schools.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is known for its exceptional medical services and top medical experts.

The medical services provided by the hospital include cardiology, oncology, neurology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology and many other fields.

. . .

Inside the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital building in Washington Heights, Manhattan.

Three floors.

Polly, Susan, Elena, and Brotney Mecia stood in front of the door of an ultrasound examination room, listening carefully to Cui Yingying's attending professor Conkers as he introduced the examination results and surgical procedures.

"We were in San Francisco a few days ago. Because Ms. Cui had some psychological burdens and her menstrual period was not over yet, we could only do some basic checks."

"This time when we came to Presbyterian Hospital, we used the latest second-generation ultrasound medical examination equipment produced by General Electric Company to inject iodine into the uterus, and we could see the situation in Ms. Cui's fallopian tubes more clearly."

"Her left fallopian tube is a congenital developmental malformation, and there is currently no way to repair it without surgery."

"The functions of her right fallopian tube and ovary are relatively normal for the time being."

"Ms. Cui has not become pregnant after many years of marriage. After examination, I think it may be because her right ovary, which has normal function, is ovulating less..."

"So in a situation like hers, I suggest only some auxiliary treatments to promote ovulation regularly + some appropriate exercises, without any interventional treatment."

"After she returns, she will be observed for 6 months. If she has not successfully conceived, it is not too late to consider in vitro fertilization."

"Because the preliminary preparations for IVF are very complicated, it will put a lot of burden and pressure on Ms. Cui's physical and mental aspects."

"Okay, we understand." Polly took out a bunch of hotel room keys from her small bag with a smile, quickly handed them to Professor Conkers, and whispered.

"We have a room for you at the Plaza Hotel."

"I hope you have a great time in New York!"

"..." Professor Conkes was a little confused when he received a hotel room key from a patient's family for the first time. .

Polly didn't explain too much. She waved her hand to him with a smile and led the women around her away.

. . .

42nd Street, Wildfire Restaurant.

Mr. Zhang Maochang saw his apprentice Zhang Wenbiao holding the microphone and showed a relaxed expression after listening. He could understand the general idea without his son Zhang Jia'an translating.

He walked into the kitchen, looked at the young people who were busy, and remembered what his apprentice said.

----

Houston, Texas.

West of downtown, 19 Piney Point Village, Piney Point Village, Memorial District.

after lunch.

David sent his mentor, Professor Bartley, to the bedroom on the second floor for a lunch break.

He returned to the study and asked Toby Olga, who had been busy all morning, to go to the room upstairs to relax for a while.

After Toby left, David glanced at the "transparent" short-haired Ada who was sitting by the window in a daze. He ignored her and lay down on the sofa in the study, closing his eyes and thinking.

After half an hour.

"Bell bell~"

A rapid phone ringing sounded in the living room.

Mr. Tianniu, who had been waiting here for a long time, picked up the phone and listened for a while, asked a few more questions, put down the phone and walked quickly to the study room and said to David.

"Sir, it's the gardener's phone number."

"Oh.."

David rubbed his confused forehead, walked to the living room, picked up the phone, and said a few words. There was no overly surprised expression on his face, but he frowned and put down the phone.

Tianniu sat next to him and waited for a moment with some doubts, then asked: "The Federal Reserve Bank of America officially announced an interest rate hike... Isn't that what you want to see the most?"

"That's right!" David frowned and glanced at the short-haired Ada who was quietly hiding behind the study door and looking over. He waved to her and explained to the beetle.

“This round of interest rate hikes is not too unexpected~”

"Many rich people discovered this after experiencing the sharp depreciation of the rice dollar and soaring inflation in the past few years."

"While their wealth is growing exponentially, if the U.S. government cannot come up with powerful measures to stabilize the dollar exchange rate in time, everyone's money will become waste paper!"

"We might as well imagine~"

"If the rice dollar in our hands depreciates 10 times, our purchasing power will drop 10 times."

"On the contrary, the currency exchange rates of other countries in the foreign exchange market have remained at a relatively stable price, and even appreciate occasionally."

"Such an extreme situation can certainly solve the problem of domestic trade deficit that is increasing year by year~"

“Similarly, it will also bring about a great transfer of wealth!!”

David put his legs on the small table in front of him, looked up at the chandelier on the ceiling, and whispered: "After the end of World War II, the United States was the richest and most powerful country in the world!"

“The Federal Reserve’s gold reserves account for more than 75% of the world’s total public gold reserves!”

"But a few years ago, when President Nixon announced that the dollar would be decoupled from gold, the gold reserves announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of America only accounted for about 20% of the world's total gold reserves."

“After that, in order to stabilize the exchange rate of the rice dollar, the U.S. government first anchored the rice dollar to oil, then launched the foreign exchange futures market to eliminate the hidden dangers caused by excessive fluctuations in international exchange rates, and finally made a decision on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. It is proposed to abolish the ban on gold trading, allow free trading of gold, etc."

“The ultimate goal of this series of measures is to make the link between the dollar and oil recognized by most countries in the world~”

"At the same time, it also allows these countries to relist the rice dollar as their most important foreign exchange reserves, thereby stabilizing the dollar system that is about to collapse and stabilizing the dominant position that the United States has occupied in the international economic field since World War II."

"but!"

"The people who made these plans probably never dreamed that the devaluation storm of the rice dollar caused by the decoupling of the rice dollar from gold would cause the inflation monster to grow rapidly~"

"The price of commodities has increased every year, which has caused many Americans to fall into a debt crisis in the past few years."

"When people's incomes do not increase but expenses continue to rise, the operating costs of domestic enterprises are also under unprecedented pressure."

"It is crucial for enterprises to ensure lower operating costs and make themselves more competitive in the market!"

"In the era of great inflation, no company is willing to give workers a raise..."

"So people took to the streets to protest, trying to get more income for themselves."

"Enterprises are doing everything they can to reduce operating costs and strive not to be dragged down by inflation."

"And those middle-class and wealthy people who have money on hand but put it in the bank, after experiencing many economic turmoils in the past few years, found that they had deliberately reserved a large amount of cash. If they had bought high-quality stocks with strong growth earlier, If you own assets, you will not be frustrated and your wealth will be reduced by the general inflation."

David raised his right hand and smiled bitterly at Mr. Tianniu who was lost in thought: "Raising interest rates is indeed the best way I can think of to curb inflation at the moment."

“But it’s also a very sharp double-edged sword!”

"Raising interest rates will significantly reduce the yield on forward treasury bonds, causing people who buy these treasury bonds to choose to sell these treasury bonds and snap up recent treasury bonds or stable investment financial products with higher returns."

"But anyone with some financial knowledge knows that there are no low-risk, high-yield financial products in this world."

"Even if people deposit their money in banks, they still have to bear investment risks such as currency depreciation, interest rate cuts, and bank bankruptcy."

"So, when the Fed wants to use interest rate hikes to curb inflation, more and more poor people will become poorer."

"And those rich people, if they do not find the right investment channels, will become one of the countless people eliminated in this turbulent era."

The beetle felt that he understood the subtext that David had not yet said, and asked with a twinkle in his eye.

"What about Wall Street?"

"Do you think Wall Street will usher in a new... era?"

"That's right!"

David shrugged with emotion and said: "The wave of corporate mergers caused by inflation and interest rate hikes..."

"Within the banking industry, it will be dragged down by the large number of fixed-rate loans issued in previous years. If it cannot find new profit growth opportunities, it may go bankrupt at any time."

"The accelerating return of overseas profit-making funds to the country has caused a serious shortage of investable financial products, causing people who want to speculate and profit to become more and more greedy."

"In order to cope with the rising interest expenses, banks will definitely find people who have large amounts of cash on hand and make many promises to them."

"But most of those people were unable to participate in the speculation carnival of previous years because of their weak strength. They could only watch others make big money."

Although Tianniu did not participate in the execution of David's plan, because he had too much information, he probably already knew the whole story of his plan, so he frowned and asked.

"You are worried about this time..."

"Correct!"

With a slightly mocking and helpless smile on his face, David sighed: "I'm afraid that those who hold large sums of money will be dazzled by the huge gains that speculation may bring, and become prey for others to harvest. . . ”

"I just want to be a hunter, not the prey!"

"History may not repeat itself, but it will always look strikingly similar!"

The beetle nodded silently, thought about it quietly, and suddenly smiled: "Your caution should not be attributed to... timidity, right?"

"Hahaha~" David laughed as if he was tickled.

Short-haired Ada suddenly glanced at Mr. Longhorn with twinkling eyes, and then saw that the laughter seemed to contain some kind of joy and helplessness that had been suppressed for a long time, which made her originally want to laugh and her emotions calm down.

Laughter, it seems, sometimes does not mean that people are happy.

It's possible. .Is it also a different kind of release?

----

It's approaching evening.

Under the sunset~

David stood by the study window enjoying a "relaxation moment."

Professor Bartlet looked down at the manuscript he had just "coded" today, frowned slightly, and asked.

"Have you already had an idea of ​​the entire content of this book... but you just haven't written it all out?"

"Um...why do you think so?" David felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to change the subject, and smiled.

"I used to like to think wildly, no..."

"Huh?" Professor Bartley obviously didn't want this naughty boy to "muddle through" again.

He raised the manuscript, shook it, looked at David sharply, and said, "In the domestic economics community, Paul Samuelson is recognized as a generalist!"

"But even he complained to me after reading these manuscripts of yours... saying that you should worship him as your teacher!"

"no~"

David didn't know how much "vindication" Professor Paul Samuelson, who was far away in New York, had poured into his mentor, Professor Bartley, and he quickly explained with a smile.

"I never expected to be Professor Samuelson's student..."

"I don't want what I write to be targeted by those people who only like to criticize and never study knowledge in a down-to-earth manner..."

"Ha!" Professor Bartlet raised his eyebrows, glanced at Toby, and teased.

"Being my student turned out to be an act of helplessness on your part?"

"No, no, no!"

David walked up to Professor Bartley, knelt down and said with a sincere expression: "As early as when Giles and Bloomer and I first became friends, they told me about you more than once."

"The respect and trust they expressed in their words deeply affected me!"

"I admire your strict requirements for students and your rigorous attitude toward yourself!"

"Okay~" Professor Bartlet waved his hand, interrupting David's constant flattery, shook his head and laughed.

"Those two stupid boys combined are not as good as your mouth!"

"Haha~" David pursed his lips, holding back laughter, widened his eyes, and shook his head.

Toby saw his deliberately funny look from the side. When he tilted his head and snickered, he accidentally discovered that the "transparent" Ada had a bright smile~

This. .

Emm. .

Toby wisely chose to turn a blind eye and continued to work on the finishing work for the day with his head down.

. . .

dinner time.

David personally cooked a few light specialty dishes, and found a bottle of red wine from California in the wine cabinet, and smiled at his mentor, Professor Bartlet.

"It's been more than two months since the operation. Do you want to drink less?"

Professor Bartlet glanced at the dishes on the table, smacked his lips and said, "It should be okay... right!?"

"Hahaha~"

"Then take a little less!"

David took the wine bottle and poured some dry red wine for his tutor. After thinking about it, he asked the little girl Ada again.

"What about you?"

"Want to drink?"

"..." Ada blinked, as if she wanted to see how David would "perform".

Professor Bartlet picked up the wine glass and shook it a few times, smelling the aroma emanating from the wine, and sighed.

"I almost forgot what it tasted like..."

David smiled and poured half a glass of wine for Toby and a little more for Ada. Then he turned around and walked into the kitchen, took out a bottle of juice and poured it into the cup, smiling at the three of them.

"Cheers~"

"What?" Toby couldn't help but exclaimed "surprise" when he saw that his boss could be so shameless. .

Seeing his confident look, Professor Bartlet couldn't help but complain: "You let a patient who is recovering from surgery drink red wine with an underage girl."

"Drink your own juice?!"

"Hahaha~" David raised the juice cup high and smiled.

"I wish you good health~"

"Happy Ada!"

"I wish Toby will become thinner and thinner!"

"cheers!"

"...Hahaha~" All three of them felt that they were defeated by David's sweet words and shamelessness.