Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

The Lincoln Tunnel connects Manhattan Island to New Jersey.

David sat in the back seat of the car, read several documents in his hand under the light of the car, and asked Giles and Pine with some confusion.

"The construction of the da data center has been initially completed, and more than 20 mainframe computers have been purchased as hosts."

"But where did the money to buy these computers come from?"

"How come no one told me about this?"

"Haha~" Giles, who was sitting next to David, glanced at Pine and motioned for him to explain.

Pine first used his eyes to reassure David that the driver was fine, and then smiled as he answered the question.

"Recently, Apple's personal computer sales have once again broken historical records."

"The Steve Jobs who didn't care about his personal image held a grand celebration party in Los Angeles last weekend."

"He said he wanted to meet you and have a chat with you."

"Oh?" David shrugged without much surprise and smiled.

"I'm not someone he can see whenever he wants!"

"Hahaha~" Pine laughed and gave him a look of contempt, then turned the topic back and said.

"The four major news agencies recognized in the world are the Associated Press, United Press, AFP and Reuters."

"The news agencies are ranked according to their size, development history, influence, number of customers, daily publication volume, annual publication volume and other data, in order..."

"The Associated Press in New York, Reuters in London, AFP in Paris, and the United Press in Florida."

"Their four news agencies occupy about 80% of the world's news information market, which also includes the financial investment field that our data center will be involved in!"

When Pine said this, he paused for a few seconds, saw a thoughtful look on David's face, and then continued.

"The largest commercial information service company in the country is the Associated Press headquartered in New York (The Associated Press, abbreviated as The Associated Press, abbreviated as AP.)"

"The second largest news agency is the United Press, which is headquartered in Florida and has its news center in New York."

"The Associated Press, founded in Chicago in 1846."

"In 1893, it was converted into an associate company and its headquarters was moved to New York."

"Mark Twain once said that there are only two things that bring light to every corner of the earth: the sun in the sky and the Associated Press on the ground."

"" Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi once said to Associated Press reporter Jim Mills: I guess when I die and stand at the gate of heaven, the first person I meet The People's Association is a reporter from the Associated Press. "

"The rise of the Associated Press can be traced back to the outbreak of World War I."

"After the outbreak of World War I, Reuters, Havas, the predecessor of AFP, and Wolff were all involved in the war. Only the Associated Press relied on its own advantages and sufficient funds to quickly spread to Europe, Asia, and Expand branches in Africa and other places..."

"In 1940, the number of overseas partners and major customers of the Associated Press exceeded 1400."

"According to the latest statistics at the end of last year, the Associated Press has more than 7900 partner companies or institutions around the world, making it the world's number one news agency, surpassing Reuters."

"However, the Associated Press, which has now become the world's number one, is very different from news agencies such as Reuters."

“The Associated Press positions itself against publicity as a national news cooperation organization. It belongs and only belongs to each newspaper. It does not sell news, does not seek personal gain, and does not pay dividends. It is just an agent and agent of each newspaper. Public servant.”

Pine shook his head slightly at David, who had a slightly strange expression, and said with a smile.

"Almost everyone now agrees that the Associated Press was the first to propose the objectivity law."

"That is: refers to a set of reporting principles and a series of related techniques that strive to be objective, neutral, non-emotional, and non-subjective in news reporting."

"Because it is a cooperative organization with many members from all walks of life, different parties, and different regions, with widely varying interests and tastes, objective reporting has become the only option."

"This includes its coverage of various news on Wall Street, as well as its coverage of the latest policies launched by Washington, etc."

"Therefore, the Associated Press is more inclined to politics, policy, economics, etc. in the news field, and provides free reports to the world."

"Reuters, headquartered in London, prefers to broadcast economic, financial and sports-related news to paying customers."

"For example: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, domestic CBSH and ABC TV stations, as well as the British BBC TV station, French national TV station, etc."

"They are all paying customers of Reuters and potential customers for our future development."

"..." David looked at Pine's talk, which reminded him of Bloomberg, which would appear a few years later, and the man who used personal computer terminals to gradually bring Wall Street into the information age, Michael Bloomberg. .

Pine saw that David was a little distracted, so he stopped and waited for a while and said.

"Since the commercialization potential of personal computers and mainframe computers was discovered, major banks, investment banks, television stations, newspapers, and other industries that rely heavily on news information have begun to try to establish their own databases and high-speed information dissemination channels."

"However, they were not the first institutions to try this, but scientific research institutions."

"For example: laboratories affiliated with General Electric Company and Bell Labs affiliated with AT&T, etc."

"A few years ago, they began to input some paper historical experimental data into the computer for storage and backup~"

"This not only allows researchers and scientists to find the data they want on their personal computers very conveniently~"

"It can also allow them to discover many directions with greater commercial development potential when they continue to use computers for calculation and storage."

"Our data center has currently reached cooperation intentions with 16 banks, four investment banks, seven newspapers, two television stations and three radio stations in New York."

"They will quote relevant historical data from our database based on their needs, and will mark the source of this data information when reporting!"

"Oh..." David felt his eyes light up and asked with more interest.

"Then can we talk about cooperation with the New York Fed or the Federal Reserve Bank of America and input the historical data in their archives into the da database?"

"Well..."

"Haha~" Pine tilted his head and glanced at Giles, who was smiling, and teased David.

"Don't you have the status of an observer at the New York Fed?"

"It is the best entry point for us to seek cooperation!"

"Uh..." David grinned and spread his hands to Pine with an embarrassed expression.

"I have never entered the New York Fed's gate..."

"Do you feel free to let me discuss cooperation?"

"Why are you worried?" Pine shrugged and said with a smile, showing no worries.

"At the economic forum you will attend with Professor Bartlet, you will meet participants from the Federal Reserve Bank of America, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund."

"The representatives sent by the Federal Reserve Bank of America to attend the meeting were led by Paul Volcker, the executive chairman of the New York Fed."

"Volcker?" After David heard the name, he immediately remembered that his mentor, Professor Bartlet, had also expressed his support for Paul Volcker's wish to take over as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of America.

Now that Pine had brought him up again, it was hard not for David to connect many of the previous details.

. . .

The car they were riding in quickly drove out of the Lincoln Tunnel. At the intersection of Eleventh Avenue and 40th Street, the driver suddenly stopped the car on the street and signaled to the three of them.

The three of them turned around and saw Mr. Tianniu striding over from the street not far ahead.

David shrugged to Giles a little strangely and said, "Maybe he has something urgent to do with me..."

"Then will you go back with us?"

"Uh... no."

David said hello and goodbye to Pine, got out of the car and waved to Mr. Tai Niu. When he got closer, he asked.

"what happened?"

"Why are you waiting here?"

Mr. Tianniu nodded politely to the car, silently walked to David's side, and watched with him as the car left before speaking in a low voice.

"Marat, you're back."

"He is waiting for you at the Gold Coin Hotel and wants to talk to you in person."

"Marat?" David suddenly had a premonition in his heart.

He turned around and looked around, quickly found the car not far behind him, and said.

"Giovanni is behind, let's go there in his car."

"ok~"

. . .

Manhattan.

Gold Coin Hotel, fourth floor.

In Otis Parker's suite.

Mr. Gardener, Brotney Mejia and Marat all stood up after seeing David walking in.

The gardener looked towards Mecia naturally, and the two were ready to leave first, leaving the room to David and Marat.

David waved his hand to stop them, waved to Mr. Longhorn standing at the door to let him in, then watched several people sit down, and walked to the sofa diagonally opposite Marat to sit down, saying with a helpless expression.

"Actually, I've always known..."

"People mostly don't like pursuing the truth."

"We are all advanced social animals!"

"If we go back 10,000 years ago, we all lived in small tribes and relied on hunting and nomadic herding for a living."

"If you can get along well with others, you can live a relatively safe and happy life for a long time, marry and have children and reproduce."

"But if you were the only one in the tribe who dared to tell the truth, you might be beaten to death with sticks in the middle of the night!"

"..." The gardener, beetle, Messia and Marat looked at each other without saying a word.

David crossed his legs, unbuttoned his suit and shirt collar, and continued talking very relaxedly.

"The truth... people often don't want to hear it!"

"Because behind the truth, people will be very uncomfortable, feel unable to cope with it, tired of coping, and even disgusted."

“Sometimes telling the truth can be challenging and can be downright disrespectful.”

"It can make people defensive, even if that's not the intention of telling the truth."

"but!"

David suddenly raised his voice, making the turn even more important: "Any organization, group, organization, company, etc. with high efficiency, no matter what it is, must have an internal mechanism and rules that allow people to speak the truth. .”

"It's the same with us."

"We must make telling the truth a default internal rule for each other, no matter whether it makes people uncomfortable or whether it harms the interests of some people."

"We all need to tell the truth to each other."

"This is the only requirement for you to work for me, and it is the code of conduct I will always adhere to."

"Of course~"

"I like to hear the truth, but that doesn't mean you have to tell me all the truth or facts."

"There are some truths that Odis Parker always wants me to pursue..."

"But I have no interest in anything that people might be extremely interested in."

"They're none of my business and I don't want to know."

David looked at Marat, saw a hint of embarrassment and relief in his expression, and smiled.

"The essence of science is to reveal the truth to people."

"But even in rigorous, formal scientific research, we occasionally find that telling the truth is very difficult!"

"You are all my best assistants in helping me collect real intelligence."

"You can question some of my mistakes and express your own opinions and attitudes."

"This is undoubtedly a great trust in me!"

David said, smiling and nodding to the gardener and the longhorned beetle, then looking at Mecia and smiling.

“Many people like to listen to what others have to say and then make their own final conclusions.”

"But I'm different!"

"I don't want...all of you who are strong-willed, smart, judgmental, self-controlling and executive to hold back the truth you want to tell and don't tell it because of your scruples or fear that I will think too much." Come out~"

"I will make mistakes and fall into some inherent cognitive frameworks, unable to see the truth outside them."

David opened his hands to the four people with a sincere expression, observed the changes in their expressions, smiled and sighed.

"I told Odis Parker that I would help those around me as much as possible within my ability.

people. "

"So, I decide!"

"I will establish a trust fund for you and use it to protect your interests and the lives of your loved ones."

"However, the funds I can invest at present are very limited, maybe only about one million yuan."

"In the future, I will regularly deposit one million yuan every year to solve the financial problems you and your family encounter in life."

"As long as you are willing to join, you will be its lifelong beneficiaries."

"The question now is...are you willing?"

"Of course." The gardener and the beetle nodded and smiled without any hesitation.

"Thank you!" Brotney Mexia quickly smiled and thanked him.

Only Marat lowered his head and remained silent, seeming to be thinking about something.

David and others noticed his "abnormality" and looked at him quietly in tacit understanding.

A few minutes later.

Marat took a deep breath and looked directly at David without looking at the people around him.

"My other true identity is not something I want to hide forever..."

"I came back specially this time..."

"I see."

David waved his hand to interrupt him, turned his head and glanced at the other three people, smiling.

"Everyone has their own little secret, and so do I!"

"It's like a hidden corner that we don't want to touch, let alone show it to others."

"So I, we can probably guess some of what you want to say."

"We have all seen your attitude."

"The so-called truth or your true identity is not that important."

David looked at Marat, whose mouth was slightly open, raised his right hand and smiled: "I have only one question and one condition. Do you want to hear it?"

"Okay." Marat nodded.

"ok~"

"I want to know, when you are faced with an incident that may endanger my personal safety, will you prevent it from happening?"

"Yes!" Marat nodded firmly.

"Woohoo~" David leaned back completely relaxed and smiled.

"Then my condition is very simple. No matter what I ask you from now on, you must not lie!"

"...I will!" Marat nodded affirmatively again, relaxed as well as David, and said with a smile on his lips.

"That's good." David turned to look at the beetle and the gardener, and they understood and left with Marat.

After seeing the three people leaving, Brotney Mejia looked at David and raised the corners of his mouth. He stood up and sat next to him and said with "blurred" eyes. .

"What Elena can do, I can too!"

"Would you like to try it on?"

"Uh... Haha~" David didn't expect that Mecia, who looked very conservative in appearance, would actually use the "honey trap". .

He laughed dryly twice and waved his hands.

"I just want to ask you what your plans are for your future."

"Me? Plan?" Mecia looked at David in confusion and shook his head.

"You don't want me to continue working?"

"No, you misunderstood."

"I mean, if you have ever had some unfulfilled wishes, or have ever thought about opening a store... I can help you!"

"Wish... to open a store..." Mexia smiled with an even weirder expression, tangled her hair with her fingertips, and said with a smile.

"No wonder Pamela Randy from CIA started to be in a daze all day after seeing you in Houston..."

"She was also treated like this by you..."

"I don't!"

"There's nothing wrong between us!"

"You can't jump to conclusions casually!" When David heard her joke, he immediately denied it and explained.

"Haha~" Mecia's expression was full of disbelief, her eyes wandered over David and she said with a smile.

"Right!"

"I'm not as pretty as Elena, and I'm not as young as Pamela Randy."

"But you really don't want to try it?"

"No!" David nodded in affirmation and grinned bitterly.

"You...could it be Elena's idea again?"

"Hahaha~no, no!"

"I just thought of teasing you after hearing her phone call with Helis."

"Uh...oh..." David relaxed, dumbfounded, and muttered a few words silently. .