Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

night~

Wildfire Bar, 42nd Street, Manhattan.

The neon sign that used to light up on time every night is still on tonight~

But on the two glass doors of the bar, a big "Closed" sign was hung.

In the bar.

A long table put together was filled with various delicacies carefully prepared by Zhang Wenbiao, the chef of Wildfire Restaurant.

Everyone attending the dinner party walked around the table holding a small plate, talking and laughing while choosing their favorite food.

There was a small table next to the bar door. Xu Cuizhen, who had been independently supporting the breakfast shop opposite the bar recently, saw someone else choosing a few pieces of the dessert cakes she had made, with a smile of joy and satisfaction on her face.

On the other side of the small table, Chef Biao put down the Coke bottle in his hand and couldn't help but joked when he saw the "smirk" on little Xu Cuizhen's face.

"You have been busy for a long time, have you eaten anything?"

"Uh... I've eaten it. I've tasted every cake I've ever made!"

Brother Biao raised his hand and loosened the first button of his collar, leaned back with a relaxed smile on his face, crossed his legs and sighed.

"When I was learning to cook, I had to do all kinds of chores from morning to night every day. My hands were soaked in cold water until they were white and frozen. I couldn't even hold chopsticks when I was eating."

"Look at the few apprentices I have now. They can't help but complain when they work for half an hour longer. They are unwilling to bear any hardship and fatigue. They also spend the whole day dreaming about going out alone to make a lot of money."

"Haha~"

"It would be the greatest irony if they could make money!"

"Uh..." The relaxation and satisfaction on Xu Cuizhen's face were instantly "blown away" by Brother Biao's words.

She looked down at the juice cup in front of her and whispered: "Actually, I have long thought about learning cooking from you, but I'm afraid you won't like me..."

"Oh?"

"Hahaha~" Brother Biao tilted his head and squinted at Xu Cuizhen, who had a low self-esteem, laughed and shook his head.

"It must be those bastards who spoke ill of me in front of you again, right?"

"..." Xu Cuizhen pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows, smiling but not answering.

"When I was young, I always thought that only by getting angry and scolding someone when they made a mistake would it look more majestic and more convincing."

"But later, my master and senior brother told me~"

"The man who was once the most powerful in Xiangjiang has now gone to Canada and never dares to go back."

"The most ruthless person in the past has now been thrown into the sea to feed the fishes."

"The man who once thought he was the smartest is now serving a life sentence in prison."

Brother Biao tapped the table with his fingers, looked at Xu Cuizhen carefully, and sighed with a smile.

"You are not suitable for learning to cook."

"The last ones left to work in the kitchen are rough people, including me~"

"Besides being chefs, we basically can't do other jobs..."

"But you are different."

"You are willing to learn, endure hardship, and dare to take a chance on yourself..."

"If I were your age and had ideas like you, maybe my life would be completely different..."

"..." Xu Cuizhen felt a little embarrassed, her face turned red, she lowered her head and rubbed her fingers. .

"I just don't know what to do..."

"Do not know what is this?"

"You don't need to know anything!" Brother Biao turned his head and looked into the distance. David, who was sitting in the crowd, whispered.

"Some people are born knowing what they should do, while some people may not figure out what they want to do until they are thirty, forty, or even sixty years old..."

"But there are many more people who spend their entire lives without understanding what they are busy with."

"So, ordinary people like us who don't have any extraordinary talents, it's best not to be too ambitious and think too much..."

"Too many distracting thoughts will prevent you from seeing clearly in front of you, let alone the correct direction!"

"As long as you move forward step by step in a down-to-earth manner, you will always have the opportunity to realize all your ideals."

"Thank you, Brother Biao!" Xu Cuizhen felt that meeting Zhang Wenbiao was definitely the greatest luck after leaving home.

"Haha~" Brother Biao waved his hand nonchalantly, looked away from David, picked up the juice cup and smiled.

"You are working for my junior sister Cui Yingying, helping her make money."

"If she gets better here, we can follow her..."

"understand?"

"Yes." Xu Cuizhen glanced at the young face in the crowd and clenched her fists.

. . .

On the other side of the bar.

David glanced at Pine and Mag Ludwig next to him, looked at Ludy and Kanes sitting across the table, and smiled.

"New York is currently the largest medium- and long-term bond trading market in the world."

“Government bonds and corporate bonds issued by the U.S. government, the Federal Reserve and European countries can all be traded here.”

"Government bonds are mainly medium-term Treasury bills and long-term bonds."

"Corporate bonds are generally issued and underwritten by investment banks."

"It divides corporate bonds into several grades based on the creditworthiness of the issuer. The higher the grade of the bond, the more it indicates that the company issuing the bond has strong financial resources and good reputation, so the market price of the bond is higher than its face value."

"These bonds are generally divided into two types: registered and bearer. Interest is paid every six months. Registered treasury bonds and public bonds are paid with checks from the Ministry of Finance, and bearer bonds receive interest with coupons."

"For example, when the oil crisis broke out last time, the corporate bonds issued by the three major U.S. car companies - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - all experienced a plummet in price. In addition, some bond-issuing companies had difficulty paying interest."

"Coupled with the frequent changes in the interest rate policies implemented by the Federal Reserve Bank of America, domestic bank interest rates are rising every year and falling every year."

"This has caused serious losses on the bonds purchased by many banks, but they can only grit their teeth or choose to cut off the assets and sell them off."

"The stock market on Wall Street also experienced a shocking collective plunge due to these unpredictable factors."

When David said this, he turned to look at Pine and asked: "You should know better about this history that is worth learning from, right?"

"Can you tell us a little bit?"

"Ok~" Pine said with a smile, leaning his elbows on the table, looking at Ludy and Kanes.

"The causes of the last oil crisis are extremely complicated. You should have learned some about it through the media or other channels, so I won't say any more nonsense."

"I will only talk about the two aspects that had the greatest impact on the United States during the last oil crisis."

"First, it directly affects the accelerated decline of high-energy-consuming enterprises and manufacturing industries."

"For example, in early 73, 51 companies submitted company listing applications to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (sec)."

“In the entire two years from 73 to the end of 74, only 17 companies were finally successfully listed.”