Manhattan Reborn 1978

early morning.

David got up from the bed in his apartment. He was too thirsty. After walking around the room twice to find water to drink, he lay back on the bed and continued to sleep.

Wall Street.

Lewis Ranieri stood on the street with a pair of big dark circles under his eyes, taking a sip of a cup of coffee.

Last night, after he left Bonini's restaurant, he contacted his friend who also worked at Salomon Company and came to his home to talk about the incident.

There was nothing to hesitate about. The two of them hit it off immediately. They went to the company overnight and copied all the documents they had access to. They took advantage of the night and took them home to sort them out carefully.

just now.

When Lewis Ranieri came to the company, he planned to take away a copy of the MBS materials submitted to the rating company. It can be regarded as Lewis’s hard work for several years. Also, after finishing these, he threw the resignation letter at John. Gutfreund's face.

Ten minutes later, there were more and more people on the street.

Lewis threw away the coffee cup, adjusted his suit and tie, and walked towards the building where Salomon Company was located.

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The company's small building.

Erwin Barnetta carried his briefcase full of energy, walked into the company building, and greeted every colleague with a smile.

After dining with everyone at Bonini's last night, he said goodbye to Andy and returned to his residence in Flushing.

amount. .

In fact, it's not really a residence. He's still sleeping in a private car in the parking lot.

Here, the crowd around him is a group of people who still have some illusions about New York and are unwilling to leave quietly like this.

Erwin has found a job again in the past few days, and he has no plans to move away from here immediately. He still owes a lot of wine money to the bar here, and there are also loans from some friends and classmates that need to be paid off as soon as possible.

These people extended a helping hand to Erwin when he needed help. Erwin will remember this friendship in his heart.

He came to his desk, tidied it up, and planned to go to Andy's office to have a look and chat with him.

After going back last night, Erwin contacted several colleagues and friends from the company where he used to work, and prepared to recommend them to the company to work at da.

After the original company laid off employees, these people are still floating on the market. Like Erwin, they can't find any suitable jobs at all.

There was a knock on the door of Andy's office.

"Please come in!"

Erwin opened the door and walked in.

A guest who surprised him was sitting next to Andy, and the two of them were probably chatting about something.

"Erwin, you're here just in time. Please give the material on the table to Ben Likert at Stanley's side, and then tell him to come to the company when he has time and let's talk about the angel investment company. "

"Okay, I'll do it right now."

Erwin took the documents, left the office, and closed the door.

In the office, Old Malkin came to Andy this morning to learn more about the trust.

He plans to set up a trust fund in Morgan Bank for all his family members so that they can have food and clothing without worries in the future.

ten minutes later.

Old Malkin stood up and prepared to leave.

Andy stood up with a smile and sent him out.

At the door, Andy couldn't help but ask: "Does Polly know about this?"

"No, I haven't told her yet. I plan to gather the children together and tell them after everything is settled."

"The kids? Including Ludy?"

"Of course! Including David!"

"I don't think David will accept your kindness~"

Old Malkin shrugged his shoulders: "Whether he wants it or not, and whether I give it to him or not, are two different things, right?"

"Okay~ I will find time to talk to Pine about this matter, and I will give you a call then."

"Okay, I'll wait for your call."

Andy looked at the old Malkin who came downstairs and left, recalling the conversation with Sally last night, and was a little dazed for a moment.

A few minutes later, he shook his head, smiled and returned to his office, sat down, picked up the phone and dialed.

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Hardman's office.

The secretary was doing some cleaning work in the office, and Hardman opened the door and walked in, holding several newspapers in his hand.

He saw the secretary busy, so he sat directly in the secretary's seat and read the newspaper.

"The New York Times: Our reporter reported at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York that Governor xx's condition is still not optimistic. After briefly regaining consciousness yesterday, he fell into a coma again this morning. The state Congress has begun to investigate ..."

It seems that this is Mayor Lynch’s real opportunity!

I wonder if Pine can promote him to the position of governor.

If all goes well, preparations for Hardman's mayoral campaign will begin now.

He continued to look at the newspaper.

“Washington Post: This reporter learned that after President White’s proposal to Congress was passed, nine states have so far issued announcements to increase the amount of relief funds distributed to their states.”

"Among them, West Virginia, Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana and Colorado have all issued announcements to increase the amount of relief payments, following New York and California."

"We can see that in addition to these seven states, the other four states that have announced announcements have not yet issued announcements or announced quotas."

"In addition, more than [-] states, including Washington State, Nevada, and Utah, have publicly stated that they will support President White's proposal and will announce the specific payment time and amount in October."

"The passage of this proposal will determine whether it can solve some of the domestic unemployment and inflation problems as President White expected. We will also conduct further follow-up reports..."

After Hardman read the report, he picked up a pen and drew a few horizontal lines on it.

He has received some news that the New York State Assembly has passed a proposal to increase relief payments, and is preparing to activate temporary emergency regulations, skip the step of the governor's signature, and start distributing money directly after the statistics are completed in a few days. .

New York, as the largest source of tax revenue in New York State, plays an important role in its development. This money can play a positive role in stimulating consumption and promoting the circulation of goods in the short term.

90.00% of the members of the New York State Assembly live in New York City.

They knew very well that Lynch wanted to run for governor and Hardman wanted to run for mayor.

Similarly, they also have a clear understanding of Hardman's recent cooperation with the DA security company and the Bonini Agreement signed with gang bosses.

But until now, no one has taken the initiative to contact Hardman.

Hardman thought.

Perhaps, they are all patiently watching and waiting for the final result from Mayor Lynch.

Then their eyes would turn to Hardman.

The secretary's cleaning work is completed.

Hardman walked into his office with the newspaper under his arm and his briefcase.

After putting them all away, I picked up the hot coffee brought by the secretary, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside.

Now, it’s time to be more proactive.

Waiting, for Hardman, is not a good thing.

He finished the coffee with a calm expression, walked back to his desk, picked up the phone, thought for a moment, and dialed.

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New Jersey.

The training base of the security company.

Jackal led the boys to finish their morning exercises, eat breakfast, and walk to Cohen's office.

Cohen was sitting there looking at the newspaper in his hand.

He saw Jackal coming in, smiled and threw a cigarette to him: "Last night, Rambo came to see you? That kid didn't say anything bad about me, right?"

Jackal sat opposite Cohen, put his legs on the corner of the desk, and lit a cigarette.

"He won't say bad things behind your back. This damn bastard came to show off to me! fxxx!"

"Showing off? Just those two moments of his? I remember the girl he was with last night, rolling her eyes and praising him sincerely. Haha~"

"Haha~ Sure enough! This kid is just bragging to me! He is so stupid, as soon as he finished two sentences, I knew he was bragging!~"

"He went to see you in the middle of the night last night. He didn't just brag to you about his bad things, did he? Didn't he say anything else?"

"Of course, Rambo briefly told me about David's plan. But Cohen, I don't understand something. I know Lawrence, but David asked Ludy to take over all the affairs of the security company. This What the hell is that again?”

Jackal looked at the speechless Cohen and seemed to think of something: "Did you and David talk about this the night the nightclub opened last time, so he asked Ludy to come over and manage the security company?"

After half an hour.

Cohen nodded, then shook his head: "Man, you should also know what I am capable of."

"If it were a security company of this size, I could manage it relatively easily."

"But if, as David planned, all the departments of the security company are established, and then divided into people and managed centrally, do you think I can still sit in Ludy's position?"

"No way man!"

"We might as well speak more clearly."

“David founded this company to help more people who want to help, and we joined for the same goal.”

"David's plan for the security company is undoubtedly much milder and more complete than my original plan, so as long as we implement it, it will be OK."

The jackal was speechless. He put down his legs, propped his elbows on the table, and stared at Cohen.

"Are these...what's in your heart?"

Cohen frowned and looked at Jackal: "What do you want to say?"

"No, I just wanted to make sure! Man... is that what you really think?"

Cohen took a few deep breaths and nodded silently: "In the past, I was too anxious and ignored many problems."

"I won't make the same mistake again!~"

The jackal put out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray.

"Okay, now that you've figured it out, I won't say anything more."

"I can contact a few good people here. I can ask them if they are interested in the mercenary team."

"Also, it turns out that when I was in Vietnam, I met a few people from CIA.

Now, they should have left CIA. If you are interested in them, I can help you contact them. In terms of intelligence, they are rare experts and talents. "

"Then what are you waiting for? Call them now and contact them!"

Jackal smiled and made a gesture of counting money with his hands: "Does the company have a plan to give out how much money it can give to these people as compensation?"

Cohen choked~

"No...but we can contact them first and let them set their own price. If they are worth the price, I will go to Polly and David to discuss the money later."

"Okay~! I'll go back and get the phone book."

Silence returned to the office.

Cohen looked at the newspapers in his hand, folded them and put them aside, and then took out a slightly worn notebook from the drawer.

Opening one of the pages, a family photo was quietly tucked inside.

Cohen looked at the people in the photo with a smile on his lips.

Family.

Maybe, on Christmas Eve this year, I should go back and take a look.

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Blue Crystal Hotel.

Giles was sleeping beautifully on the bed, but the door was slowly pushed open from the outside. Laura took Lilith's little hand, and the two of them came to Giles' bedside quietly.

Looking at Giles's exposed hands and feet, the two made gestures. Laura took the toiletries in Lilith's hand, took out the toothpaste and gently applied it on Giles' feet and toes. stand up. . . .

After the toothpaste was evenly applied, Laura smiled mischievously and summoned a few pieces of paper from the side, using them as a fan, and gently fanned the thin layer of toothpaste on Giles' feet.

A breeze blew by, and Giles' brows slowly wrinkled.

Laura knelt directly at Giles' feet to prevent him from seeing, covered her mouth, and continued to fan. . .

Lilith didn't know where Laura learned these weird tricks, so she squatted helplessly and watched Laura continue to play pranks.

Pine's side.

After he got up, he went directly to Stanley's office.

There are so many things he needs to do now.

However, the first thing he did was to sort out yesterday's meeting minutes, pick up the phone and call Old Morgan.

After more than 20 minutes.

Pine put down the phone and let out a long breath.

In his briefcase, he took out the phone number he contacted yesterday and dialed it.

After the call was connected, a middle-aged man's voice came over

"This is Odis Parker."

"Hello, Mr. Parker, we spoke on the phone last night."

"Mr. Pine? Hello~"

"That's right, we need your help to find someone..."

After a few minutes.

Odis Parker put down the phone and glanced at the cat squatting on the windowsill not far away and looking out the window.

He walked to the cat, picked it up, and gently stroked it with his hands.

This ridiculous commission really left our Mr. Parker speechless.

If he hadn't already investigated the specific identity of Pine, he really wouldn't want to bother with it anymore.

"Tell me, who should we find to take care of this matter, Elena."

In the room, a beautiful beauty with black and red hair was sitting in the corner of the room. She gently lit a cigarette for herself with her slender white fingers. Her angelic and delicate face was looming in the smoke, making her look even more... Fascinating.

Elena Mesa, she quietly looked at Mr. Parker standing in front of the window, letting the cigarette in her hand burn slowly.

After a few minutes.

"I'll go."

Otis Parker looked at Elena in surprise: "Are you sure?"

She put out the cigarette in her hand: "Of course! I have been resting for eleven months."

Mr. Parker slowly put down the kitten in his arms, walked to the phone, and wrote an address and phone number on a small piece of paper.

"You can go here to meet your employer first, and then you can decide on this matter, whether you want to go ahead or not."

Elena took the note handed over by Mr. Parker, read it, and put it into her small bag.

She stood up and adjusted her burgundy skirt: "You know my account. Wait for my call."

"Click~click~"

After saying that, Elena held her small bag, opened the door of the room on high heels, and walked out.

The room became quiet again for a while.

Only the kitten was at Mr. Parker's feet, snoring and rubbing her head against his ankles.