Manhattan Reborn 1978

Wildfire Bar.

Erica re-wrote on the small blackboard at the door: Private party, temporarily closed.

In the bar, the party entered a stage where everyone was more relaxed.

Everyone divided into several small groups and gathered around to drink, listen to music, and chat about their own stories.

The four bodyguards + Andy trio + Brother Biao, sat around, holding cups, bragging about everything.

Jin Ji leaned next to Erica and Martha, chatting with them in a low voice about things in the bar, and making preparations for coming to work in the bar.

David sat with Giles, Pine, Lilith, Leslie, Zina, Harvey, Tangtang, Sally and Miranla, chatting about good ideas for adding small storylines to the TV series.

In fact, among these people, the one who has the most stories to tell is none other than Zina, a famous social butterfly in the past.

Several people gathered around two small tables, on which were placed all kinds of fine wines brought by Giles. While everyone was drinking, they listened to Zina talking about the "tremendous crisis" that swept the entire United States when she just graduated. Some stories between anti-convention, counter-culture, movements to liberate one’s own nature and rock music.”

"Ten years ago, most young people in New York would have been proud to be hippies."

"Such a thing may seem ironic to us now."

"However, at that time, they were the pioneers who set the trend and were outstanding representatives of the young generation in the middle and late baby boomers."

"One of their idols was Bob Dylan, who was very popular at the time."

"His singing is full of roars and whines. These vulgar performance techniques without academic flavor are exactly what the deviant hippies like."

"Rock music is the collective religion of hippies."

"It fully expresses the inner world of hippies."

"At that time, there were two rock bands that were the most popular among the hippies!"

“The Beatles and the Rolling Stones.”

"Their appearance and their singing made the hippies excited and crazy!"

"I've been to both of these bands' live performances up close and personal."

"I still won't forget that scene!"

Giles was listening and raised his hand in confusion, interrupting Xina's story.

"But in the records we are listening to now, many of the songs from the two bands are not that... hard to accept, right~?"

David smiled and answered this question: "The ones you listened to are all their works in recent years, right?"

"The song style of the Rolling Stones, which was formed in 1962, has always been a rock style that tends to be crazy and sad in the past few years."

"You may not be able to listen to many of their old songs for more than a minute before you can't help but turn off the music."

"But it was these seemingly crazy rock music that helped those hippies scream out some of their inner feelings."

"But in recent years, the Rolling Stones have begun to consciously change their style."

"Their band just released a new album "Some Girls" this year."

"The lead single "Miss You" in this album, I think, will help the Rolling Stones regain the top spot on the charts!"

"Although I don't feel very good about the lyrics of this song, its arrangement is very obvious and gives a blues rock style."

"'Miss You'? Well... I've never heard of this!" Giles thought about buying one and listening to it after he went back.

Zina smiled and patted David: "How did you know that their song could win the championship?"

"If you think about it, the Eagles are my favorite American band."

"Especially Don Henley (Don Henley)!"

“I like to listen to their Hotel California on loop all day long when I’m alone at home!”

“A great pleasure!”

"So, I still think they can win the Grammy award this year!"

"Grammy?"

Several people here know very little about the music industry.

Harvey and Tangtang have always been in their own small circles and rarely care about other things.

Giles, Pine, and Lilith have nothing to say about things in the music industry. They all just choose some songs and music they like to listen to, and use them to relax occasionally.

As for Leslie and Zina, they can be regarded as people like David who can express their own opinions on the current music circle, various bands, lead singers, etc.

Leslie, who had not spoken much, also expressed his views on some bands while Zina and David were chatting.

"I also like the Eagles' Hotel California record, but I think I prefer blues and jazz now."

“Jazz can be a big band with huge energy, or a solo saxophonist playing a long melody, a singer interpreting a ballad, or a rock-style guitarist playing casually. "

"Sir?" Zina and David were both very interested in it.

David has listened to a lot of various songs, but there are not many songs that he can remember that belong to that kind of music style. After all, he is not a music major, nor is he a practitioner in the music industry.

He has never delved into these things, after all, he just listens to music. .Isn’t it over if it sounds good?

Popular music in Europe and the United States started very early and has now formed many unique genres.

David was very familiar with the name of the jazz music that Leslie was talking about. As for the specific singers and which songs they sang were considered jazz, he couldn't get a word in at all. .

Zina was very interested in Leslie's topic, but as a social expert, she glanced at everyone calmly and knew that several people were not very interested in continuing to talk about this topic.

Zina picked up the cup and took a sip, and said to Leslie: "Actually, after the emergence of jazz, for a long time, it has been influenced by other music such as classical music, marches, gospel songs, and ragtime music. The influence of style.”

“Jazz is a music that puts a lot of emphasis on improvisation and has a blues feel to it.”

"But in recent years, due to the rise of hippies, punk music has become popular, and various rock and roll styles have sprung up like mushrooms after rain."

"The folk music and jazz music that were popular in the past can no longer satisfy these young people and allow them to vent their excess energy and strong hormones!"

Lesty also nodded in agreement: "So now what people are talking about and listening to are all rock and roll bands."

"That's right!"

"I think the development of the music industry has been a little calm now, but the development of the film and television industry is now becoming more and more difficult for me to understand!"

"Film and television industry?" Harvey and Tangtang became more energetic when they heard Zina's topic.

Harvey couldn't help but followed Zina and started to complain: "I never expected that a horror movie "The Exorcist" would win the best picture, best director, and most awards at the 1973th Oscar at the end of 46. Best heroine!"

"I wonder when did horror movies become a mainstream genre favored by Oscars?"

"fxxx!"

Tangtang felt funny beside him and patted him: "I've seen the "The Witcher" you mentioned, and it's pretty good! It's just the scenes where the girl spits that disgusted me... Haha~"

Except for Pine, everyone here has actually seen this Academy Award-winning horror film.

Giles' expression was amusing, as he regretted an unpleasant movie-going experience he had when he was still in college. .

"Tangtang, stop talking about such disgusting scenes!"

"Just when the girl was spitting, I was with my classmates. When the kid sitting behind me saw this clip, he spit all the coke in his mouth onto my head."

"That experience...I never want to remember it again!"

"what?"

When several people heard this, they realized that Giles had encountered such an embarrassing thing before! ?

Pine patted Giles with great interest: "Tell us about it?"

Giles rolled his eyes at him angrily and said bitterly: "It's already said! You can imagine it yourself!~"

"Haha~"

Several people couldn't help laughing, and each began to think about it.

David rolled his eyes, ran to the bar, took out a bottle of green mint julep, and gave it to Giles: "Come and try it, it's very delicious!"

"fxxx!" Giles finally couldn't bear it anymore. He threw the bottle aside, and David the Sinner started running circles in the bar. .

Everyone was amused by the child-like game of chase and escape between the two.

Mike Bai also stood on the stool, cheering for Giles, and shouted to start a betting game for everyone to place bets, asking everyone to guess who can defeat David and Giles!

Lavis yelled in amusement: "I beat 10 knives, David wins!"

"I put down 20 dollars, Giles can win!"

"Hahaha~"

Andy and Red, two old men, also took out 10 knives each and handed them to Mike Bai: "We beat David to win!"

"ok ok!"

On Lilith's side, he saw that Giles had caught David, and shouted to Mike: "I'll give you 100 dollars, and David will win!"

Leslie leaned on the back of the chair with a smile, watching Giles and David rolling into a ball on the floor, and shouted: "I beat Giles by 10 knives to win!"

"Haha~"

"Giles, yes, just hold down David's head like this, don't let his hands catch you!"

"Oh~ David's move makes me feel sick for Giles!"

"fxxx! David, you are too cruel!"

"Haha~ David did a great job!"

"Hey! Giles, you have to grab David's hands and control them."

"Get on top of him!"

"Right, that is it!"

"Haha~ David is going to be passive now! He can't reach Giles!"

Susan held Polly's arm and watched David struggling hard as Giles pinned him down. She heard someone shouting from Mike Bai's side: "Get on top... Give David a hard blow!"

Her face started to feel hot for no reason! ~

Mirella, who was sitting next to Sally, was surprised and happy that David could play so wildly with Giles. .

At this time, Mike Bai ran to Giles, grabbed one of his arms, raised it and shouted: "The winner is Giles!"

"Hahaha~ Let us congratulate the winner!"

"He proved himself to everyone and also defeated a powerful enemy~! Hahaha~"

Giles stood up with a proud look on his face, waving his arms to everyone excitedly, and howling something in his mouth. .

"Woo~~"

"Damn it David! Get up quickly!"

"Hey, David, you're costing me money!"

Among the people watching, some booed, some shouted for David to get up, and some asked David to compensate them for their gambling money.

David, who was lying on the floor, gasped and turned over hard, looking up at the ceiling.

Unexpectedly, he would lose to Giles again!

fxxx!

I drank too much today and I have no strength left in my waist!

Giles, the four bodyguards, and the two old men Andy and Rhett all gathered around David, stood next to David, and began to mock him condescendingly.

"Hey, David! How's the scenery on the ground?"

"Yeah, do the ants still like you?"

"Hahaha~"

"You can actually lose? I'm so disappointed in you!"

"Hurry up and pay! fxxx! What I want is for you to win!"

Lavis squatted down with a smirk on his face, his butt facing David, tilted his head and said: "Let you listen to my complaints!"

"Pfft~"

The others did not expect that Lavis was so powerful, and he let out loud farts at will. They quickly pinched their noses and took a few steps back with disgust on their faces, out of the killing range of the loud farts.

This loud fart knocked David off the ground. .

He pinched his nose, opened his teeth and began to chase Lavis around the bar.

Giles was even more amused by Lavis's magical operation, which made him laugh to the point of tears.

He lay down behind Pine and kept patting Pine on the shoulder: "Haha~ David... Hahaha~ That kid~ was so fart that he collapsed~ Haha~"

Pine turned around and looked at Giles angrily: "He was so pissed off, why are you always slapping me!?"

"Go over there and pat yourself on the thigh!"

"Uh... Hahaha~ Okay! Haha~"

Lilith and Zina leaned together, laughing so hard that they were out of breath. Zina wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and glanced at Susan, who was laughing with Polly. After thinking about it, she left. Go over and let her go to the bathroom with you.

Susan rubbed the muscles on her face that were sore from laughing, and accompanied Zina to the back.

Polly looked at the backs of the two people with a smile on her face, knowing that David had hired a reliable reinforcement today!

The fun ended after Ravis surrendered and David returned triumphant.

Everyone returned to their seats, raised their glasses together, and had a drink.

David smiled and put down the cup, and found that Zina and Susan were not there. He knew that Zina must be starting to talk to Susan about Milan. .

Um. .

David still felt that if he talked about this kind of thing earlier, everyone would be less worried.

When he returned to the apartment later in the evening, he planned to talk to Susan more directly.