Manhattan Reborn 1978

on Wall Street.

The third song "Dancingqueen" has come to an end.

Nearly a thousand people had gathered on Wall Street near the Stanley Building.

Among them, some were passers-by on the street just now, some were working in various buildings and ran out to watch the fun, and some were partygoers from the music industry who were notified by Teacher Tony to come to the party. .

On this morning when the weather in New York was quite good, for various reasons, they all accidentally participated in the first successful flash mob in the history of New York and the world.

They all actively or passively joined in the fun out of curiosity and excitement~

However, in the song "dancingqueen", in an environment full of strangers on the street, they seemed to have found the key to letting go of themselves. They felt that they could dance freely with strangers, following the rhythm of the music. Do what you think is the coolest dance move. . .

Um. .

This wonderful experience left all participants today feeling like they were still having fun even after the music stopped.

They also want to dance to another song, and they also want to shout a few more times along with the song.

However, this flash mob event was an organized and planned action!

The extras and extras arranged by David had already danced twice more happily and played for a while because the music did not stop as planned.

Now the music stops.

They all remembered what David said repeatedly: "We come quietly, give people a wonderful performance that will shock people's attention, and then leave quietly!"

a time.

All the people who came to join in the fun found that the first batch of white shirts and dancers who had just taken off their coats began to find partners and put their coats back on.

They walked together in twos and threes toward the direction leaving Wall Street.

amount. .

David stood high above the door of the Stanley Building.

He saw that the extras and extras he had arranged had dispersed in an orderly manner as planned, and he was half relieved.

The partygoers who were notified and called out by Teacher Tony saw nearly a hundred white shirts and dancers put on their coats and began to retreat.

They all laughed and pulled their companions, shouting: "It's time to leave, it's time to leave~!"

Then, while laughing and bragging with the people around him, he walked towards several intersections on Wall Street and slowly disappeared on Wall Street.

Um. .

Should David find Teacher Tony and praise him for the good qualities of these people who come to the party?

hehe~

About two or three minutes later.

On Wall Street, the people who were a little confused just now and kept looking around were slowly dispersed in all directions under the guidance of a large group of policemen in plain clothes and holding police badges in an orderly and loud voice.

David watched as the number of people on the street slowly began to decrease, and only then did he feel relieved.

"Whoo~"

He glanced at Lilith who was whispering to Laura next to him, put his arm around Susan's shoulders, gave her a big kiss, laughed happily, and called a few people around him to help clean up. equipment, leaving some time and space for Laura and the two of them. .

Lilith's work schedule will be changed soon, and she will not cancel it. This is what she and David shouted in their ears just now. . .

And Laura. .I will go back to Yale University to study in a while.

Her life has just begun, and there are still many things and problems waiting for her to grow and solve.

Not far from the Stanley Building.

A crossroads on Wall Street.

Polly, whose face was flushed with work, watched the crowd on Wall Street begin to slowly walk toward them. She greeted the staff who came with her and continued to hand out a copy to everyone who had just joined in the fun on Wall Street. Free da cheap store fast food packs.

On each fast food bag, there is a round yellow cartoon smiley face sticker that she added on a whim.

It is the cartoon pattern that David and Polly drew for everyone when they first went to Olena Accounting Office.

Everyone who got the fast food package forgot that they had not had enough fun just now and were attracted by this interesting cartoon sticker.

smiley.

Who wouldn't like it?

Fast food bags and stickers are not the only things that Polly thinks of and arranges on the spur of the moment.

Not far away from her, the directors of the advertising company, Norris, Peggy, and Joan Harris, who came over temporarily to help, took some staff onto the road to help every car on the street because of the traffic jam. The complaining drivers were sent a fast food package, which came with a rectangular car sticker with "shithappens" printed on it.

When these drivers saw the smiling and apologetic staff in the discount store uniforms, they took the fast food bags and stickers, looked at them, shrugged and nodded to express their acceptance of the apology.

Just like it says on this sticker: shithappens!

Who wouldn't encounter bad luck?

Life has to go on, doesn't it?

that's it.

Polly arranged for these workers at several intersections to let more people know about the Fair Price Store and the two sticker advertisements.

When Polly saw that the number of people walking out of Wall Street was getting less and less, David and the others also rushed over to help with smiles.

Polly explained a few words to everyone, and then took David with her. The two began to check at every intersection where fast food packages were distributed, and confirmed that all the more than 1100 fast food packages produced by working overtime today had been distributed. After getting out, she breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as she relaxed, she felt waves of dizziness, nausea, weak legs, and weakness in her limbs.

"Polly...what's wrong with you?"

David, who was next to her, saw that something was wrong with her, so he hugged her quickly and put her in the car that Black Mike drove over. He found her a glass of juice, watched her drink a few sips, and then comforted her. Let her take a break first.

Some finishing work continues.

Norris, who was chasing after David and Polly, saw that David had settled Polly. He walked over to David with a concerned look on his face and said, "Polly, is she... okay?"

"It's okay~ It's probably because she didn't get enough rest and was busy this night, which caused her to have a slight physical problem now."

"Let her rest first, maybe...she will get better after resting for a while."

"Um..Okay~"

"David, today's event is really... great~!"

"Hehe~"

"If you like it, you can ask the advertising company to tailor some activities of this type for those clients next time."

"This...can it also be customized for customers?...?"

"it.."

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the head of Norris, who had a somewhat surprised face!

"That's right!"

"Just like the Coke ad Peggy talked to me about a few days ago, our advertising company can completely customize an advertising campaign based on their needs."

"As long as you can think of a few slogans that can touch people's hearts, be catchy, and be widely spread."

"Then this flash mob documentary, which is similar to a super-long commercial, can fully reflect the intentions of the two Coke companies in their advertisements!"

"yes!~"

"David, you...you are just...amazing!"

"How did you come up with this idea?"

"A long commercial of several minutes + a planned advertising flash mob + a few highly viral and touching advertising slogans!"

"fxxx! You must be a genius~David! Hahaha~!"

"Quick~ I want to kiss you~! You are really... amazing!"

"Forehead.."

David looked at Norris, who was about to lose control of his excitement and wanted to rush up to kiss him. He quickly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Hey, man, don't... don't kiss me~ I have Girlfriend’s~!”

"Hahahaha~"

"You're kidding~"

"I'm just so excited!"

"David, the idea you just mentioned will definitely bring a storm to the entire New York advertising industry!"

"you.."

"Okay~ It can bring benefits to our advertising company. You have gained something today, Norris!"

"I'm going to check on Polly's condition again. If you're fine, then let's... like this?"

"Okay, okay!"

Norris nodded excitedly and watched David turn around and open the car door.

Suddenly, he remembered something: "Wait a minute, David!"

"Um...what's wrong?"

"Well... I have one more thing to ask you for help!" Norris hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and continued.

Peggy has already asked David to help win over the advertising business of Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

As for the Tiffany jewelry advertisement he was fighting for, there was no reason for him to let go of this rare opportunity and not seize it!

"I'm in contact with people from Tiffany Jewelry about their advertising next year..."

David closed the car door casually, listened carefully to Norris's introduction, scratched the stubble on his chin, and thought about a solution in his head.

Grab business~!

This is one of the essential survival skills for every advertising agency!

He arranged a competitive test for Peggy and Norris, and he has already helped Peggy.

As for Norris, he has no reason to refuse and not help. .

"Okay, Norris, I will find someone to contact you to help you. If I have good news here, I will let someone notify you!"

"ok~"

Seeing that David had already nodded, Norris nodded with a random smile and took a step back.

When David saw him retreating, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Is it really okay this time?"

"No, it's okay~"

"David, you probably haven't slept all night. I won't disturb you and go back to rest~"

"Haha~ You guy!" David pointed at Norris, waved goodbye to him, opened the door and got in the car, said something to Black Mike in the driver's seat, and then fell to the other side. Polly was on the side door, and he pulled her into his arms, trying to make her sit more comfortable. .

The car started, Black Mike glanced at David in the rearview mirror, and with a smile on his lips, drove the car towards the old Malkin's house.

----

In the Stanley Building.

Pine, who had been watching the whole process from the second floor of the building, smiled and took a box of film from Giles' hand.

Giles sat down and asked curiously: "Why do we take the initiative to hand over this film to the media?"

"Hehe~"

Pine put it into his briefcase, turned around, poured a cup of coffee for Giles, handed it to him and said, "This matter cannot be hidden!"

"Instead of letting them write, guess, and talk randomly, we should put the film in front of them ourselves, watch them edit it, and watch them write press releases."

"Um... In this way, we can gain the initiative and final interpretation power to a certain extent."

"Not only can this matter gain favor from some media, but you can also use it to make some articles in the news in these media?"

"That's right ~ Giles!"

On Pine's face, the look of an old father looking stupid and his son finally becoming smarter appeared again. .Smile~

"Uh... damn! Why are you looking like this again?"

"I'm an academic who got into Harvard through hard work, not David, the idiot who didn't even finish high school!"

"okok~I know~I know everything! Hahaha~"

"you you.."

When Giles saw the smile on Pine's face, he began to look more and more like old Morgan. He pointed at Pine angrily, but didn't know what to say. .

"Okay~ let's not talk about this first!"

"I heard that your mentor, Professor Armstrong Bartley, is coming to New York? Will he come with old Mr. Morgan?"

"he.."

When Giles heard Pine talk about the respected Professor Bartlet, he stopped joking, frowned and began to worry: "Professor Bartlet probably won't come with my father."

"I called him. He will come to New York tomorrow to attend a seminar at Columbia."

"Symposium? Financial?"

"It is a discussion about what kind of consequences the monetary easing policy recently implemented by our administration led by President White will bring about stagflation in the United States."

"There is also Professor Bartlet. He is very worried about the series of fiscal policies implemented by the current government that are biased toward Keynesianism in continuing to expand government spending, implement deficit finance, stimulate economic recovery, and maintain market prosperity."

"he..."

Pine's brows couldn't help but frown deeper as he listened to Giles' story.

From the application of financial theory.

John Maynard Keynes, who founded Macroeconomics, and Sigmund Freud, who founded Psychoanalysis, and Albert Einstein, who discovered the Theory of Relativity. ”, together they are collectively known as the three major revolutions in human intellectual circles in the twentieth century!

In "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" written in 1936, he advocated that the country should adopt expansionary economic policies to promote growth by increasing demand.

It points out that the economic trends at the national macro level will restrict the specific consumption behavior of individuals.

This book fully reflects some of the actual conditions exposed during the Great Depression in the United States in the 20s, such as: serious unemployment, increasing unemployment every year, and overproduction of capital products, which led to various industries within each industry. A series of vicious competitions such as selling products at low prices in an attempt to recover costs were launched.

The book "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money" proposed countermeasures to alleviate these contradictions, and pointed out a way out of the predicament for the helpless American and European governments at the time.

This book was the driving force behind the rise of the modern Western economy and also marked the emergence of Western macroeconomics.

It is undeniable.

John Maynard Keynes was great!

Without the Keynesianism he founded, the United States would never have gotten rid of the mess left by the Great Depression before World War II, let alone the economic development after 1950, which was so fast and smooth that the United States would not have been able to survive from the late 50s to the 60s. The U.S. economic GDP in the early [-]s is called the golden decade by people today!

but!

It was written by Keynes in 1936!

The Keynesian ideas in it are countermeasures based on research and investigation based on the economic development pattern of the world and the United States more than 40 years ago.

Now, it has begun to slowly fail to keep up with the pace of economic development in the United States and the world.

If people today still want to follow the diagram and apply Keynesianism as they understand it to the current stagflation crisis in the United States.

As a result, it may actually develop. .The harder you try, the messier it becomes~!

After a few minutes.

Giles looked at Pine's expression, stopped his narration, and waited patiently for Pine to finish thinking.

The homework that Professor Bartlet left for him has actually proved that Professor Bartlet has a pessimistic attitude towards the fiscal policy currently implemented by President White!

As far as Giles knew, Professor Bartley was not alone in his pessimism.

Many well-known financial and economists have also spoken out and expressed their extremely pessimistic attitude towards the monetary easing policy implemented by the government led by President White.

Several of them have appeared on television and participated in some talk shows.

In interviews, they publicly criticized President White, pointing their noses and scolding him for destroying the American economy and completely destroying those enterprises and companies engaged in industrial production that were already in tatters but did not choose to leave the United States. .

Um. .

Pine frowned, lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said to Giles: "I can't accompany you to this discussion meeting tomorrow."

As he spoke, he pointed to the briefcase and continued: "In a while, after I finish it, I will catch the afternoon flight to Atlanta."

"Um... is it because?"

"Pension funds entering the market!"

"Hi~ So... quick?"

Pine looked at Giles seriously: "No, Giles!"

"As far as I know, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, and Salomon have all held several meetings to study how to fight for and deal with the division of financial investment market shares brought about by the entry of pension funds into the market."

"When I go to Atlanta, I can only take a step forward and gain more chips for us."

"These are all arrangements by your father."

"I will rush back to report the progress of this matter to him when he comes to New York."

"That...okay~"

"Then I... can only wish you all the best~"

Giles spread his hands helplessly.

"Hahaha~"

"These are all the jobs that boy David gave us."

"When you see him again, you must give him a kick for me!"

"Let him, this hands-off shopkeeper, know how hard these jobs are!"

"Ok~ No problem~ I will help you kick him!"

"Hehe~"

Giles smiled evilly and assured Pine.

----

on Wall Street.

In the building of Salomon Investment Company.

John Gutfreund was receiving an important guest he had made an appointment with today.

Warren Buffett!

Warren Buffett studied under the former Wall Street stock god, Benjamin Graham.

At the age of 48 this year, he can now be regarded as one of the senior figures in the American financial and investment circles!

The value investment theory he has always pursued evolved from the three methods of stock investment proposed by his teacher, Benjamin Graham: the transversal method, the expectation method and the margin of safety method.

Just as Graham believed, as a successful investor, you should follow two investment principles: first, strictly prohibit losses, and second, don’t forget the first principle!

Forehead. . .

The safe stock selection method proposed by Benjamin Graham is actually simply to determine that the net asset value of the company that is about to be purchased is in a low price range or has a very low price-to-earnings ratio. , and its future development prospects are bright.

Such company stocks can be bought in large quantities and held patiently for a long time to obtain long-term investment dividends as the company continues to develop and grow in the future.

Warren Buffett has combined the stock selection method system of his teacher Graham with some of his own understanding and fully integrated it into every investment he makes.

This has also created the myth of his undefeated performance in the American financial and investment circles, which has maintained a high return on investment for many years!

Today, Buffett went to Salomon Brothers to seek help from John Gutfreund for Geico, which he invested in two years ago.

Um. .

Geico is a car insurance company.

Their company’s stocks were also the first stocks purchased by Buffett more than 20 years ago!

Around 1950, Buffett, who was very young and energetic at the time, took all the funds in his pocket and bought his first stock, Geico!

Almost a year later.

Buffett chose to sell his Geico shares and made a profit of more than 50%!

In the 20 years since he sold Geico stock, the stock has risen an astounding 1000%. .

It was this time that I missed the long-term investment, which resulted in unsatisfactory returns. . .

Let Warren Buffett truly understand what teacher Graham said before: When you want to hold a stock for a long time, don’t be fooled by some wrong information and remarks and make irrational decisions. choose!

One more sentence.

Benjamin Graham was serving as CEO of Geico when Buffett purchased Geico stock. .

Emmm. . .

The toes are gripping the ground a bit. .Do you have?

hehe~

Buffett bought Geico stock for more than $1976 million in 1000. .

And just when he felt that the investment was stable and could be held for a long time and paid attention to occasionally.

Geico has a huge problem in its operations and business!

This big problem affected all of Geico's insurance business and directly caused Geico to almost file for bankruptcy at the end of 1976. .

When Buffett learned that Geico wanted to file for bankruptcy, he was confused for a short time. .

He didn't know what problems caused Geico to file for bankruptcy.

But he knew that if Geico went bankrupt, none of the more than 1000 million yuan of investment he had invested would be left. .

Therefore, he went directly to the management of Geico Company and had several in-depth discussions, and decided to invest nearly [-] million yuan again to help Geico Company overcome this difficulty.

It is now June 1978.

After more than a year, Buffett is very sure that he alone cannot solve the mess of Geico. .

So he thought of an old friend on Wall Street, John Gutfreund.

. . .

John Gutfreund, wearing a tailor-made and fitted Italian handmade suit, smiled and greeted his old friend Warren Buffett as he walked in from the door.

"Hey~ Warren, we haven't seen each other for a long time~"

"Yeah~ It's been almost a year~!"

"Hahaha~ Then if you are willing to come to my place today, you must have something to do, right?"

"Of course~hehe~"

Buffett smiled very affably, giving the impression that he and Gutfreund were old friends who had known each other for many years.

However, his character determines that he does not like New York, Wall Street, and the bankers here. .

However, as he is approaching 50 years old, he has extremely high emotional intelligence and is already very smooth in his dealings with others.

He will not show any dissatisfaction or negative emotions in his heart on his face or bring them out in his words.

"Well Warren, let's go to my office and talk first~"

"Okay~" Buffett nodded politely.

The two of them chatted softly in Gufran.After constantly provoking topics, he walked into the elevator and sat down in Gufran's office.

Buffett sat down, put a bag he had been carrying next to him, and began to look around.

Gutfreund's secretary brought a pot of coffee to the two of them, then turned around and went out, closing the door, leaving them a relatively independent and closed space to talk about things.

Gutfreund smiled and poured Buffett a cup of coffee, and looked at the bag beside him curiously.

"that is?"

"Oh... it's haha~" Buffett noticed Gufran's gaze, casually placed the bag on the table between the two of them, and said with a smile.

"I was stuck in traffic on the way to Wall Street just now. Someone seemed to be holding some kind of event on Wall Street."

"The person who handed out these snack bags explained it to us and gave it to us for free. I thought it was very interesting, so I took it with me."

"Ah~hahaha~ indeed!"

"Someone just conducted a flash mob operation here."

"I heard the singing just now and stood by the window to take a look and found out."

"Let me take a look~"

"This is...a fast food bag from a cheap store?"

"Haha~ Yes~ Look at that smiley face sticker and that car sticker, they are both very interesting!"

"Yeah... indeed~!"

“I don’t know who came up with this idea and put them together~”

"Oh? Don't you know this fair price store too?"

Buffett picked up the coffee cup curiously and took a sip.

"I don't know about the fair price store, but I know about a company. I wonder if there is some connection between the two of them."

"da company? Is it a new company? What does it do?"

"Hehe~"

Gufran also picked up his coffee cup, stared at the fast food bag, took a sip, and thought for a while: "Da Company is involved in many industries. It is a new company that was established less than 2 months ago. .”

"But..." Gufran hesitated after saying this. He looked at Buffett, who was full of curiosity, shook his head, and continued.

"However, his founder, David Coleman, is very close to the Morgan family."

"These are what I just heard. If you need more specific information, I can find someone to help investigate."

"Morgan?"

Buffett couldn't help but frowned slightly after hearing the name.

"No, my friend!"

"As for this company, let's talk about it later."

"I came here today to talk to you about Geico Company."

"Geico Company?"

Gutfreund understood in his heart that Buffett came to him today to seek investment and help.

I figured this out instantly.

Gufran smiled and nodded: "No problem, my friend~"

"If you have any difficulties, I can help you!"

"Haha~Thank you~!"

Buffett responded with a smile, put down the coffee cup in his hand, and was ready to start today's conversation that will determine the future development and destiny of Geico Company.