Manhattan Reborn 1978

Manhattan.

In front of the Stanley Building.

Bernard Madoff stood on the side of the street, looked up at the sun that had set to the west, adjusted his suit, got into his car, and told the driver to go back to the company.

Sitting in the back seat, I recalled in my mind that when I met and chatted with David just now, he so directly pointed out that the investment fund was a Ponzi scheme. What was his purpose?

for money?

Madoff has not absorbed too much money from investors in the past two years, and now the total capital of this investment fund is less than 4000 million US dollars.

And if all his own net worth is added up, it is just close to tens of millions of dollars.

From this point of view, Madoff believes that he is not a short-sighted person who only looks at immediate interests.

He knows exactly what he wants!

The most important thing for him to be able to run this well-planned Ponzi scheme on Wall Street is credibility!

Credibility is needed to prove to people that Bernard Madoff is a victorious general in the investment world.

In the conference room, when David directly revealed that his investment fund was a scam, Madoff understood that flaws had begun to appear in this game.

There are many problems he faces now, but not many choices!

One option is to completely end this investment fund scam, destroy all evidence, sell off the property to fill the financial gap caused by this scam, and then find David to tell everything. Waiting for someone may not be a good idea. But it’s definitely not the worst ending.

This David. .There must be some plot against him, probably. .He won't be killed.

And another option. .

He needs more lies and time to make people feel that the current scam is more real, and to continue it until one day in the future, the second David boy will jump out and expose him again.

Madoff was sitting in the back seat of the car, looking at the street outside the car with half-squinted eyes. He felt a strong sense of regret and unwillingness in his heart!

A scam, it is a scam!

If Madoff had chosen the second path, he and his family might have fallen into endless abyss because of this incident in the future.

And the endings of these two choices are not what he wants!

----

Stanley conference room on the fourth floor.

Giles walked in with Ben Likert.

"David, where's that Madoff?"

"Let's go!"

"Um...what happened to you just now? Why did you let me leave?"

David smiled and shrugged: "If you stay, you will drive this Madoff away too!"

"Kicked away by me?"

"Of course!"

"Because he is a liar! A very smart and very clever liar!"

"what?"

Giles and Likert looked at each other, wondering what David meant.

"cough~"

"Actually, I think you don't need to know the specific details of this matter."

"You just need to know that he has a computer software system in his hand that can change the current situation of Nasdaq stock trading!"

"Guys, it's a good one!"

"Likert, please find an opportunity to meet with Mr. Bernard Madoff on behalf of our venture capital company, explain how we can help him, and then listen to the terms of cooperation he proposes."

"Okay!" Likert suppressed his curiosity and nodded readily.

"Um... didn't you just call him a liar?" Giles asked, scratching his head in confusion.

"Hehe~"

"He's a liar, that's right!"

"But the computer trading system he invested in and developed is definitely a good thing!"

"The two are irrelevant!"

"Oh I see!"

"Then have you seen this system? Do you understand in which aspects it has surpassed the trading system currently used by Nasdaq?"

"Uh... no, I haven't seen this system before!"

"Then you still..."

"Haha~ It doesn't matter Giles, whether it is better or not, can't we just let Likert verify it for us with our own eyes?"

"Let's get back to the point now and talk about our angel investment company's projects."

"I have already written a list here, but I have not yet made a final decision on which of the projects will be invested in our angel investment project pool."

Dawei said, taking out the list from his pocket and handing it to Giles and Likert.

"Likert, you can remember first that we need to do a comprehensive market survey on the small household appliances on sale in the market."

"Our traditional household appliances include televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, electric fans, vacuum cleaners, etc."

"And the small household appliances I'm talking about include microwave ovens, range hoods, toasters, and juicers."

"There are also hair dryers, indoor air humidifiers, air purifiers, dishwashers, etc."

"Among the small electrical appliances I just mentioned, I don't know which company's products are already on the market?"

"Or some of these products haven't been invented, developed, or produced yet."

"These require you, Kurt Li, to send someone to conduct market research to complete the investment plan research report for our angel fund."

"At that time, we can use this report to identify new projects for research and development."

"Add it to our angel investment gene project pool, and let those investors' funds participate in research and development."

"Also, for the projects on this list, I want to put them into our angel investment project pool step by step."

"Among them, sports functional drinks, men's and women's cosmetics, skin care products, hydrating masks and seaweed mud, I want the biological and medical research center we plan to establish to conduct research and development on these projects."

Giles and Likert put their heads together and looked at the list. They counted the items David just mentioned in detail, and asked curiously: "Then... this stuffed toy product and household cushions, What about the pillow series?”

"You prepare them..."

“They are gifts I want to give to others!”

"A gift?" As soon as Giles heard the word, he immediately remembered the gift that David still owed Laura.

"Is... for Laura?"

"Laura? No! Hahaha~"

"I have already prepared her gift."

“When I have a chance, I will give Laura a surprise!”

"That.."

"You will know who they are for!"

"You can take a look at this list. I didn't mention a water gun project just now."

"Giles, it is a gift from me to you and Bloomer. I believe that when you see it, it will leave the deepest impression on you!"

"water gun?"

"Is it...a gun that shoots water bullets?"

"Hahaha~ That's right!"

"It's the most fun toy, you will definitely like it!"

"Is this water gun a toy? It's not similar to an airsoft gun..."

"No no no~"

"Okay~ Let's stop talking about these angel investment projects today. I think it's getting late. Should we go to the Wildfire Bar?"

"That's right! Oh my! Time flies so fast?" Giles was reminded by David that he had to attend Andy's proposal ceremony tonight.

"Likert, you go too!"

"The work is never finished. Only by relaxing appropriately will you not feel tired!"

"Haha~ Okay~ Is this a good thing from Andy? Then I will definitely participate. I will arrange these things and meet you at the Wildfire Bar later!"

"Ok!"

Likert agreed so readily, which made David very happy. He glanced at Ben Likert, who looked like a middle-aged Brad Pitt, and couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

----

The company's small building.

Sally noticed that a middle-aged man who had never been to the company stayed in Polly's office for more than an hour before coming out.

Holding the documents that Erwin from Finance had brought over at noon, she walked to Polly's office door, knocked lightly a few times, and after hearing the sounds coming from inside, she opened the door and walked in.

"Polly, this is the document Erwin asked me to hand over to you. Take a look at it. If it's ok, sign it and I'll send it to Erwin."

"Okay~" Polly looked a little unhappy. She took the documents and looked at them briefly. They were documents about recent expenditures by the company's finances. She simply signed her name with a swipe of a pen and handed them over. Gave it to Sally.

"What? Is there anything else?" Seeing that Sally didn't leave immediately after taking the file, Polly looked up and asked in confusion.

"It's okay~!" Sally looked at Polly with concern.

"That person just now was...are you okay?"

"Haha~" Polly smiled a little bitterly, but more with a sense of relaxation after the pressure was released.

"I, um... want a divorce!"

"what?"

"Who was the middle-aged man just now?"

"It's a lawyer!"

"You...you...how could you?"

Polly crossed her fingers, put her hands behind her head, leaned back in the chair, and said with a relaxed look on her face: "Actually... I've been lying to myself all this time!"

"I have known since I gave birth to my second child that my husband has lovers outside, and there are more than one!"

When Sally heard this, she realized that this was the reason. She walked to Polly and squatted down, looked at Polly and said softly: "What can I do for you?"

"Haha~ No, thank you Sally!"

"Well...I have completely figured it out now!"

"There are many things in our marriage. If I just tolerated and lied to myself, he would be able to come back!"

"So, I feel relaxed now!"

"ended!"

"I have nothing left to miss!"

Sally looked at Polly's expression and sighed softly: "Okay! How about we go out for a drink together in the evening?"

"Okay~ let's go to...Wildfire Bar?"

"Wildfire? Will there be..."

"Haha~ It's just because of familiar places and familiar people that I feel more relaxed!"

"Then... Okay~! I'll go talk to Andy later and ask him to come with us tonight!"

"Yeah! Let's all go~ It'll be more lively this way!"

Polly stretched out her arms and hugged Sally with a smile on her face. Her face was smiling, but her eyes were blurry.

----

Yonkers, north of New York City.

Giovanni rubbed his shoulders, leaned against the car door, lit a cigarette, and looked helplessly at the small second-floor building not far away.

"Red, are you sure we have enough time?"

"Hahaha~"

Old Rhett sneered and avoided the cigarette in Giovanni's hand, took a nice puff, glanced at his watch and said: "There will definitely be enough time!"

"Don't worry, they are all old and very fast!"

George walked out of the street shop and couldn't help laughing when he heard what Old Rhett said.

"You really are the best bad friend!"

"Wallace and Heywood aren't too old now, are they?"

"Why are they so unbearable when it comes to your mouth?"

"Cut~~"

Old Rhett glanced at George with some disdain: "How about we make a bet?"

"I bet these two guys will appear in front of us within 10 minutes!"

"Seven minutes?"

"How well do you understand the strength of these street beauties~ Hahaha~"

"fxxx!"

"I don't know anything about their strength!"

"I just know Wallace and Haywood very well!"

Giovanni looked down at his watch with a mischievous smile: "Come on~ I'll bet you! Just twenty dollars!"

"If they come out after 10 minutes, give me twenty dollars!"

Old Rhett smiled and extended his palm: "Deal!"

"Clap~"

"Haha~deal~!"

After a few minutes. . .

Wallace and Heywood walked together and walked out of the entertainment hotel. They saw the boy Giovanni who was driving. He took out a rice knife from his pocket and handed it to Old Rhett was laughing proudly.

Heywood's brain reacted quickly and he understood it all at once. He strode up to Old Rhett angrily and said loudly: "Are you betting here again?"

"Hahaha~ That's right, buddy! You helped me win another twenty dollars!"

"fxxx!"

"Did I help you? Bring me the money!"

"The bet you win should be half of mine!"

"What the hell! I won it with my own ability, and it has nothing to do with you!"

"shxx! Can you win money without me? Just tell me whether you will split it or not!"

"It doesn't matter! Get in the car quickly!"

"Damn Rhett, you're looking at me and Wallace..."

With that said, Heywood winked at Wallace, and the two of them hugged Rhett and began to search him.

"Hahaha~"

George watched these two shameless old men arguing over the uneven distribution of the spoils. He couldn't help it, so he lay on the roof of the car and laughed.

Giovanni leaned back with a smile, rubbing his waist that was a little sore from driving for a long time, and eating melon happily.

On the street in the distance, pedestrians passing by from time to time saw three gray-haired old men rolling together, shouting "It's mine, it's mine..."

They couldn't help laughing and started to gather around and watch the excitement.

A few minutes later.

The three exhausted old men stood up, leaning on the car in a state of embarrassment, but with genuine smiles on their faces.

Old Rhett was not as soft as the two of them, he still had plenty of energy.

He patted Wallace and Heywood on the shoulders, smiled and shook his head: "It's time to go! Andy... is still waiting for us in Manhattan!"

"hu~hu~"

"Good~!"

"Haha~"

"That old boy Andy, can he really find a wife?"

"We must go and take a good look!"

"Hahaha~ Let's go! Go and have a look!"

Amid laughter, the three old men sat closely together in the back seat of the car and began to laugh and curse at each other, teasing each other that they were too old to be useful. .Idiot!

Giovanni listened to the three old men's various taunts to each other. He smiled and stretched, then got into the driver's seat. He signaled to George who was sitting on the passenger seat, started the car, and walked towards Heading towards New York.

After half an hour.

In the back seat of the car.

"Hey~ man! We are now in Manhattan, right?"

"Of course!"

"Look at the street over there!"

"Yes, that's the beauty..."

"fxxx!"

"There are so many tall buildings here!"

"Nonsense, this is New York, this is Manhattan!"

"Hahaha~!"

"By the way, Red, you've been out for so long, have you seen that... that..."

"What is that? Why are you still stuttering?"

"No...! I mean the female star on the poster, the one with long dark blond curly hair and a particularly beautiful smile, her name is... what's that?"

"Rita Hayworth?"

"Yes! That's her! Rhett, have you seen her in New York?"

"Is she really as attractive as the poster shows?"

Old Rhett looked at his two old friends speechlessly. .

"Do you know how old Rita Hayworth is?"

"she does not know.!"

"Could it be that she...has died of old age?"

"fxxx!"

"I don't know if she has died of old age, but I know you two are going to be beaten to death by me now!"

"what?"

"you..."

Giovanni drove the car with a smile, and listened to the surprises of the three old men in the back seat as a talk show. .

Don't tell me, these three old men are still very talented in this area, haha~

Approaching the intersection of 77th Street, Giovanni stopped the car and waited for the red light to turn on at the intersection.

Far in front of the left side of the car, he accidentally saw two very familiar figures, who seemed to be walking. .Escape?

Giovanni frowned and leaned forward, looking carefully at the two people who were very different in height and body running towards the car, and couldn't help but cursed: "fxxx! It's Zach, the bastard." !”

As he said that, before George, who was sitting in the passenger seat, could react, Giovanni opened the car door, pulled out his pistol, aimed at the people chasing after him, and shouted: "Hey~ !Look here!”

at this time.

The vehicles and people at the intersection were all startled by Giovanni's sudden voice.

However, when they saw Giovanni's military-like posture, ready to shoot, they all tacitly covered their mouths that were about to curse, and hurriedly lowered their heads and ran towards the nearest hiding place. .

open. .What a joke!

This is a real gun battle!

Who knows who doesn't have eyesight to stand on the street and continue to watch the fun!

Um. .

I have to say that people in New York are very good at protecting themselves!

After hearing Giovanni's shouts, the two people being chased and the others who were chasing them all slowed down and looked at Giovanni, who was aiming his gun.

"Don't move, buddy~ Guns are not that delicious!"

The two people being chased recognized Giovanni and ran over happily, greeting him cordially: "Hey, buddy!"

"You showed up just in time!"

Giovanni spat at the two of them speechlessly, told them to step aside, and then shouted to the few people who were still stunned: "Aren't you going to get out?"

Among the few people standing on the street who did not continue to catch up, a man who looked like the leader frowned and shouted to Giovanni: "Who are you?"

"They are..."

"Bang~!"

Giovanni didn't want to hear what the person on the other side had to say. He fired directly at the ground in front of the person and said, "Get out! Or die!"

"fxxx-you!"

The man was shocked by the sudden shot and took half a step back. He cursed and glared at Giovanni hatefully, then turned and left with a few people behind him.

1 minutes later.

Giovanni put away his gun, bent down and explained a few words to the four people in the car, then turned to the tall man and the short man next to him who had not left yet and said: "You two bastards!"

"What's the reason for this time?"

The short little Zack smiled and gave Giovanni a thumbs-up sign and said, "Thanks to you! Otherwise we would have been..."

Giovanni bared his teeth and gave little Zach a kick. Not wanting to listen to his nonsense anymore, he turned to look at the big man and asked, "Big Zach, tell me!"

The big man Zach chuckled, scratched his head and said: "We are here to help deliver goods. They wanted to take advantage of them, so we found an opportunity and ran out!"

"goods?"

"What did you send?"

Little Zach was about to say something, but a look from Giovanni made him swallow the words that were already on his lips.

Big Zach rolled his eyes and continued: "We just... want to earn some errand fees and help deliver a few guns here."

"Then... where's the gun?"

"They detained me!"

"What about the money?"

"Not to us!"

"fxxx!"

Giovanni scratched his head and looked at Zack, looked back at the car, and thought for a moment before saying: "Then... you guys go to the Wildfire Bar on 42nd Street to find me later, and I will help you handle this matter. of!"

"42nd Street? That's not..." When little Zach heard this address, his eyes began to shine.

The big man Zach hurriedly pulled his brother and nodded with a smile: "Okay! We'll go in a minute!"

Giovanni looked at the two of them regretfully at first, waved to them and said, "Okay~ I still have things to do..."

"Okay~ Then you get busy first~"

Big Zach lifted his brother, little Zach, with one hand.

The two of them stood obediently on the street, watching Giovanni get into the car and disappear from their sight.

After a few minutes.

The little Zach kicked his younger brother angrily: "Did you, ****, just hold my collar?"

"Do you deserve another beating!?"

The younger brother, the big man Zach, smiled innocently and didn't pay any attention to his older brother's jump but he couldn't hit his head.

He turned to look in the direction where Giovanni's car disappeared, and whispered softly: "Wildfire Bar...?"