Manhattan Reborn 1978

The company's small building.

Harvey and Tangtang were in Polly's office, chatting with David about the current situation of former practitioners in the film and television industry and New York City.

"David, look at these two actors on this list."

"They have acted in many TV series and have rich acting experience. If they are asked to play the role of bartenders or regular drinkers in a bar, there should be no problem."

"Also, look at the following actresses. They are all familiar with Zina and have acting experience. They are very suitable for playing bar waiters or other female characters in our TV series."

"Well, you and Zina can discuss this aspect of being an actor."

"What about the script? How many screenwriters are there on this list?"

"I have contacted four people now, and they have all agreed to come back for interviews."

"With the four of them, plus the two screenwriters we hired from Hollywood, we should be able to come up with a framework for script issues soon."

"Does that add up to six people?" David looked at the list in his hand, frowning and thinking for a while.

"Do the screenwriters, actors, and directors on this list charge very high prices in terms of remuneration? I don't know much about this."

Tangtang didn't quite understand this question. She turned to look at Harvey, who had been silent, and pushed him.

"The screenwriter and director were contacted by Harvey. Let him talk to you."

Harvey, who was sitting next to Tangtang, looked better. He recalled the situation during the phone call in the morning and explained to the two of them.

"I didn't discuss the price in detail when I contacted them, but if there are union members among them, it will be difficult to negotiate the price."

"union?"

After Harvey's reminder, David remembered that there are labor unions in the American film and television industry.

"Is there anything related to the union?"

"Then for this TV series we are going to film, do we need to do anything about the union?"

"Of course!"

"When we shoot TV series, we need to report to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA)."

"There are two other companies, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). We also need to submit applications to them."

"These three unions are now considered to be the ones enforcing rules in the American film and television industry. If we want to film film and television series, we must obtain their approval and consent."

"Uh...they are so powerful~!"

David scratched his head after hearing Harvey's introduction.

"Where's Tangtang? Are you from the union?"

"Me? Haha~ They don't want me, and I didn't even think about joining that damn union!"

"Tangtang doesn't count. She just made a small blockbuster film and doesn't meet the qualifications to join the Directors Guild."

"And the TV series we are going to shoot is a low-cost production. We only need to report it to the labor union and explain the actual situation in the application."

"Even if some of the people we interview who pass the interview are union members, we can do without them and find more suitable, non-union people to replace them."

"After all, for those who have joined the union, we need to add a series of very troublesome clauses in the contract regarding performance income, working hours, etc."

"Many of these clauses restrict our investment in filming, which is very disgusting."

"Also during filming, our..."

When David listened to Harvey's introduction to the union, he scratched his head and smacked his lips. In his opinion, the existence of these unions in the United States is purely an organization that is good but not effective, and bad is almost effective.

They now treat trade unions almost as a business, and the original intention of establishing trade unions has been slowly and selectively forgotten by today's people. .

"Well, I was thinking just now that if possible, we can invite more screenwriters to improve the script together so that it can be completed faster and we can start filming as soon as possible."

Harvey also had a smile on his face and nodded in approval: "Okay, I will try to contact more screenwriters so that they can determine the frame of the story together, and then write multiple unit stories in groups, so that We choose.”

"In this way, during filming, we can also choose actors based on the story, so that the filming of this drama can go more smoothly."

"it is good!"

"Let's arrange the TV series like this first. You can listen to Xina's suggestions more about recruiting people."

"When we are about to shoot, I plan to let you be the producer and take charge of the overall situation. Tangtang will learn from the director."

"As for Zina, do you still remember the phone books she took out when we went to her house?"

"They are the last piece of wealth that Zina left for herself after working hard in New York City for all these years."

"And this wealth is the human resource we urgently need now, and it is also the best gift she can give us!"

"So, I will arrange for her to be in charge of the newly established agency, and then set up two departments for actors and singers respectively to prepare for Jenny who is coming to New York."

"A brokerage company? Can we sign all the people we want to use in this TV series to this brokerage company?"

"This... is of course the best. If they can all sign in, they will all be our own in the future, and it will be easier to use."

Harvey and Tangtang looked at each other, smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will go and talk to them about this matter, and after Zina's company is settled, let them all sign in."

"Ok~ Then I'll see you later!"

After a few minutes.

David sent Harvey and Tangtang away again, returned to Polly's office, and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed, trying to rest for a while.

in the hallway.

Andy knocked on the door with a pair of eyes and walked in.

"David, someone just sent this to you. The person who came said it was sent by Leslie."

"Leslie?"

David took a portfolio from Andy and motioned for Andy to sit down and look at it together.

There was a document inside the paper bag. David took it in his hand and read it carefully. It was the list of shareholding companies that Leslie mentioned yesterday.

"Andy, you can also keep them for me. Keep one copy with you and another copy for me and Polly. We will use it in the future."

"These are...the shares that Leslie holds?"

"Yes, they may bring some assistance to our development in the future."

"Help? You manage these shares... Okay ~ you are the boss, you have the final say!"

Sally came over curiously at this time, sat next to Andy, and looked through it carefully: "There are 61 company shares on it. Many of them are shares of super large companies, but the number is very small. , the most is only about 3%.”

"So...?"

"Sally, they all belong to Leslie and the Rockefeller family, not us."

"Let's just take a look and find out. Don't worry too much."

"After all, whoever has it is better than us having it ourselves!"

"Money, that's what it is."

"Stocks, that's right."

"Knowledge, that's it."

David looked at Andy and Sally sitting on the sofa. He didn't know how to use words to describe the scene he saw now. The two of them seemed to be as natural and warm as a couple who had been married for many years. This suddenly struck him. The scene did not make him feel the slightest violation, but instead made him feel even more happy for the two of them.

David felt that it would be great if these two people who finally met after most of their lives could be together. .marvelous!

He felt that he should do something for Andy and Sally!

"Hmm... So, you two are already together, when do you plan to get married?"

"marry?"

The two of them were completely stunned by his 360-degree turn.

"Hehe~"

When the old man Andy heard this topic, he took off his glasses with embarrassment and fiddled with them in his hands.

Sally, on the other hand, is free and easy. She likes that David can help ask these questions. She has some unspoken questions for Andy.

"This... I have to ask Andy!"

David gave Sally a direct confession, gesturing with his thumbs with both hands, giving it a super thumbs up.

However, when he saw that Andy didn't say anything to Sally immediately, he just sat there with his head lowered and continued to play with his glasses.

"And Andy, are you still hesitating?"

"I..." Andy glanced at David and Sally with a complicated expression.

"I haven't met Sally's son yet, so I don't know...if he can accept me."

"my son?"

"Listen to me Andy, I have already called him and told him that we are together. He did not object and even sent us his blessings!"

When David saw Sally and Andy starting to talk about personal matters between them, he quickly stood up and said, "Wow~ wait a minute, I'll go out first and you can continue talking~!"

"Otherwise I'm afraid Andy will be shy, right Sally~! Haha~"

"Get out of here, you bastard!"

Andy couldn't hold it back in the end. .

I want David to leave immediately if he causes trouble!

David walked up to Sally in two steps, gave her a hug, and whispered in her ear: "Come on! I will give you a wedding gift when the time comes!"

"I promise!"

"Okay! We've made a deal!"

"Haha~"

"Let's go, Andy~!"

David didn't wait for Andy to say anything else, and ran directly outside the office, closing the door behind him, and his footsteps became much brisker. .

Ravis and Black Mike, who were in the rest area on the fifth floor, saw David walking up and down and wondered what kind of illness this kid had gotten into.

David ignored the strange looks from the two of them and threw himself on the sofa. He was still humming some tunes and began to think about what wedding gifts to give to Andy and Sally. .

Um. .

As a wedding gift, you must show your sincerity and sincere blessings!

If David gives a house or a car as a gift, they may not like it very much. Instead, they may refuse to accept it.

That. .Jewelry, watches?

deliver. .ring?Wedding dress?

Or two travel and play-as-you-go passes to Europe?

Hey, you can still get passes and the like.

David remembered that in his previous life, a koi girl won this grand prize. She got this one-in-a-billion grand prize and started her own happy life of shopping and eating~!

This can be used as an alternative!

So, what other gifts are suitable for weddings?

Um. .

Andy, an old man, since he escaped from Shawshank Prison, went directly to the small island in Mexico to repair fishing boats and open a hotel.

If you expected him to say something to Sally openly, generously, and romantically, you would probably have to wait until the end of the world. .

so. .should. .Have a marriage proposal ceremony? !

Correct!

You can't always let Sally take the initiative!

Andy, you are a grown man, how can you let Sally take the initiative and say "Marry me!"?

That's what you Andy should do!

Ha ha ~!

Proposal. .ceremony!

This is a great idea!

David half-squinted his eyes and shook his head proudly, now. .You just need to wait patiently for Andy and the others to come out, see how they are doing, and then arrange the follow-up matters.

Lavis sat next to David, looking at him there, frowning for a while, being pleased for a while, and couldn't help but leaned over and asked curiously.

"What did you say in the office just now? Why are you... so happy?"

David squinted his eyes and curled his lips and smiled: "Be patient, man! We'll know the result later!"

"Wait a moment? What are you waiting for?"

"Hehe~"

"Waiting for Andy to make the most important decision in his life!"

"Andy? Decision?" Lavis looked at Black Mike inexplicably, who seemed to have guessed something.

"Man, what the hell is David talking about? You know what?"

Black Mike glanced at David and put on a serious face. He put his index finger on his mouth and gestured: "Shh~! I just need to wait patiently!"

"fxxx!"

"Why are you two so weird?"

Lavis held his mouth and muttered for a while. Seeing that both of them stopped paying attention to him, he could only quietly accompany these two fools facing the door of Polly's office. .Look!

ten minutes later.

That door is finally open!

David, Black Mike, and Lavis stared closely at Andy and Sally who came out of it.

When the two people came out, Sally was holding Andy, who was also blushing, with a sweet smile on her face, and was whispering in a low voice.

David punched Black Mike and whispered, "Yes!"

"Haha~"

When Andy and Sally heard David's shout, they both turned to look at the rest area.

David strode up to the two of them, raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "Mr. Andrew Devereign, Mrs. Devereign!"

"Today is an unforgettable day."

"I would like to invite Andy to the farewell bachelor party prepared for him tonight. I hope Mrs. Deverein can approve it~!"

"Haha~"

After David finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing.

Andy and Sally were also amused by his words.

Sally patted David gently with her hand: "Is he the only one having a party?"

"What about mine?"

"Yes! Don't worry! I will make arrangements for you now!"

"Haha~ Tonight will definitely be a pleasant night, I promise to satisfy you!"

"You two just wait peacefully in the company, and someone will pick you up when you get off work!"

"Um...Lavis, Black Mike, we're in for a big job!~"

"Move it, move it, we have two parties to prepare!"

David took a few steps back excitedly, dodged Andy's arm that wanted to stop him, turned around, pulled Black Mike and the confused Ravis, who smiled at the two of them, and ran downstairs in a hurry.

Andy looked at the backs of the three Davids and opened his mouth.

Sally beside him smiled and pulled Andy towards his office: "Let's go, we still have a lot of work to do! We have to finish them quickly!"

"Um..Okay~"

Andy hesitated for a moment, then looked at the joy in Sally's eyes and nodded in agreement.

The first floor of the company.

David called out to Mike Bai and Giovanni who were wandering around on the first floor, and the five of them walked out of the company door in a hurry.

Standing on the street, David patted the roof of the car and arranged work for the four of them.

"White Mike, Black Mike, you go find Polly and Lilith. They happened to have a dinner date together a few nights ago. If you add Sally, let them play freely and tell them to get Sally a night." A great farewell bachelor party!”

"Once you two have finalized the follow-up arrangements, call the Wildfire Bar and tell them the situation!"

"Lavis, you go to the Wildfire Bar to find Old Red now. He is the person who knows Andy best."

"Go and ask his opinion on how to arrange a happy party for Andy tonight!"

"Giovanni~!"

"You go with Lavis to see what help Old Rhett needs. Later, when you get off work, you drive to pick up Andy and Sally, and take them to the place according to Polly's arrangements. Where to go, specifically where to send Sally, Mike Bai will call you to tell you when the time comes!”

The four bodyguards looked at me and I looked at you. They were a little weirded out by David's excitement.

"What about you? What are you doing?"

"Me? I'll prepare the best gifts for them~! Haha~"

"Okay! Let's go!"

"Let me see, it's almost three o'clock now! You must get these done before they get off work."

After arranging the affairs of the four bodyguards, David looked around and found a car parked on the street in the distance. He waved to the four of them and said: "Hurry up! Time is very tight, you guys go do your work quickly. , I’ll go find Karu, he will always follow me!”

With that said, he crossed the road, trotted to Carew's car, opened the back seat door and got in the car.

With Carew's still confused expression, David urged the car to start and drove slowly towards Wall Street.

David was in the car, stuck his head out and shouted to the four bodyguards: "I'm going to Stanley. If you need anything, call me there!"

amount. .

The four people standing on the street watched Carew's car go away, blinking their eyes, knowing that David was going to be sick again. .

There was no way, his unreliable boss had arranged things, and they had no choice but to follow them.

The two Mikes looked at each other and asked at the same time: "Where are you going?"

"fxxx!"

"shxx!"

"Who the hell do I know where to find Polly and the others!"

"Okay, let's go to the Wildfire Bar and ask Jin Ji first. Didn't she tell David the whereabouts of Susan in the morning?"

"Maybe she can provide us with some clues..."

"Okay, stop standing there!"

"Didn't you hear what David said just now that time is limited?"

"Let's get these done quickly~!"

Ravis felt that tonight must be another happy night. He smiled and pulled his third brother Giovanni into another car, followed Bai Mike's car in front and drove towards the Wildfire Bar.

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new York.

Little Odessa, Brooklyn.

In a family-run restaurant called Crimea. .

Yuri Orlov was bored, holding a cup of coffee, watching the train passing not far away, enjoying the rare afternoon sunshine, in a daze.

Yuri's father was wearing a dark suit and was reading a Bible carefully. From time to time, he would whisper a certain passage in the Bible repeatedly.

His brother, Vitaly Orlov, and their mother came out of the kitchen with plates of seashells.

"time to eat!"

When Yuri's father saw the seashells brought by his wife and son, he said unhappily: "How many times have I told you! I can't eat shellfish! It's not holy!"

"But you're not a Jew!"

"I am willing!"

"As much as I like this hat, it can always remind us that there is a master of mankind in the sky, I like to think that."

"You guys eat, I'm going to church!"

"Don't go! You go more often than the pastor does!"

"You woman, stay out of my business!"

"God! When will you wake up?"

Yuri's father completely ignored his wife's nonsense. He stood in front of the glass at the door of the store and muttered: "Yuri, don't forget to check out the special offers at the Palace Hotel. Maybe it will give us some surprises." !”

Yuri followed his father's gaze and turned to look at the Queen's Hotel not far across the street: "I will!"

"Okay! I will come back from church later and I will bring you gifts!"

"Okay, come on, don't interrupt our dinner!"

Yuri's father curled his lips, put on his hat, looked back at his wife and son, shook his head and opened the door and went out.

His younger brother Vitaly pulled his mother to sit down at the table, set the tableware for his older brother Yuri, picked up a seashell, and ate it in big mouthfuls: "Mom, Yuri, let's eat~!"

"You kid, there are still some dishes we prepared that haven't been brought out yet! Come with me and get them~!"

"Okay~ I will!" Vitali responded, but did not stop holding the seashells in his hands.

Yuri looked back at the interaction between his brother and his mother, put down the coffee cup with a smile, stood up and said, "Let me come too, let's see what delicious food you have prepared?"

"Well, that's right!"

"A family should eat together. Your father is not a good example of this!"

"okok! Mom, I'm so hungry, let's go get the food quickly~"

"Haha~ ok~ go get it now!"

After a few minutes.

The Crimea restaurant echoed with the conversations and laughter of the brothers and their mother.