Manhattan Reborn 1978

a new day.

David rubbed his confused head, got up from the hotel bed, walked into the bathroom, and took a hot shower.

last night.

He and one of Bloomer's bodyguards, the big man Zach, booked a room in a hotel near the apartment and prepared to stay for one night.

Unexpectedly, he won the jackpot last night~

By the way, the soundproofing in this hotel is really bad~

The group in the next room, a group of men and women, didn't stop until late at night. They were so noisy that David couldn't sleep at all~

Those sopranos are very penetrating! ~

David had no choice but to call the front desk and change to a suite with the big man Zach so that he could sleep peacefully. .

. . .

In the bathroom, David spit out the mouthwash and looked in the mirror. He was still so handsome. .

He returned to the bedroom, tidied up briefly, and called the big man Zach who was sleeping in the living room and had already gotten up. The two of them went downstairs and walked out of the hotel.

More than half an hour.

David walked into Bloomer's apartment carrying a bag of breakfast.

"Hey~ you haven't gotten up yet?"

Bloomer's bedroom door was open.

He lay on the bed and raised his head in confusion: "Ah~ let me... sleep for a while!"

"Haha~"

David looked around and strode into Bloomer's bedroom: "What? Are you exhausted last night?"

"Yeah...No~ I just didn't sleep well~"

"Ho ho ho~ ok! You're really good!"

"Get up, bastard! Giles and the others are coming soon!"

"Um..Okay~Okay~"

Blumer slowly got up from the bed reluctantly, walked into the bathroom as if sleepwalking, and was about to close the door when David strode to the door, turned on the faucet, and poured a handful of cold water on his head. ~

"fxxx! What are you doing~!"

"Haha~ Are you awake now?"

"Oh, you piece of shit bastard~ wake up~ don't do it again!"

"Hahaha~okok~That's it for now, I'll wait for you outside~"

. . .

Twenty minutes later.

Giles, Panaris, and Leslie walked into the apartment and saw David and Bloomer just like fighting cocks, staring at each other with their eyes wide open and their necks tilted, showing no sign of their entry. No reaction.

"What are you... doing?"

The nerve in Giles' head that resonated with his damaged friend was instantly triggered when he saw this scene~

"Hey~ What are you two playing at?"

"Speak~"

David and Bloomer both raised their hands and gestured to him with their middle fingers, still staring at each other. .

Panaris and Leslie looked at each other, relaxed and found a place to sit down, and gathered around to watch.

Giles put his head next to David's ear, followed his gaze and looked at Bloomer~

He moved closer to Blumer and repeated the same thing as before. .

"You...what are you doing?"

The corner of David's mouth twitched, and he suppressed the sound.

Bloomer's eyes narrowed slightly and his shoulders began to shake. .

"Hahaha~ Alright~ You win~ Hahahaha~"

"You're like this... you're such an idiot~haha~"

Bloomer finally couldn't help it, covered his face, and laughed with shame. .

David raised his hand to rub the stiff muscles on his face, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect you, a bastard, to be able to persevere~"

Giles quickly asked: "Are you... making a bet?"

"Yeah~ He lost! Haha~"

"Hahaha~ Okay, I lost~ I'll treat you to breakfast today~ Hahaha~"

I. .

Giles and the three of them were speechless. .

It turns out that these two crazy boys, staring at each other for a long time, were just betting on breakfast?

Leslie slapped his forehead with his hand, feeling that he was not the same as being friends with these two idiots. .mistake?

Panaris was different.

He smiled and said to David: "We were originally scheduled to go to Silicon Valley today, but... I brought the latest information."

"I think after you watch it, you should go directly to Los Angeles~"

David was stunned for a moment, took the information handed over by Panaris, opened it and looked through it briefly, then closed the document speechlessly. .

"Okay~ It seems you have taken the lead again~"

Panaris shrugged: "This was not my idea~ It was just a coincidence~"

"Okay~ let's go directly to Los Angeles~"

"When to set off?"

"The flight is in an hour and a half, it's time for us to leave~"

"Ok~ Let's go, you bastard, stop laughing~"

David kicked Bloomer who was lying on the sofa, feeling extremely ashamed~

Giles also followed suit and gave Bloomer a kick: "Hey~ You idiot, you can lose even if you bet on breakfast, get up now~ Haha~"

Leslie suddenly felt that the soles of her feet were extremely itchy~

He also stood up and lightly kicked Bloomer's leg: "Yes~ Loser! I even look down on you~ Hehe~"

Blumer covered his face, stood up feeling aggrieved, and began to rub his legs: "You bastards, just wait for me!"

"Cut~"

What he received in reply was three extremely humiliating middle fingers. .

----

Los Angeles.

California's largest city.

San Francisco is about 600 kilometers from Los Angeles, and it takes more than 6 hours by car.

Of course, if you speed, you can get there in five hours.

But a speeding ticket~

You will be surprised!

Los Angeles International Airport～

In 1949, Los Angeles Airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport~

It is located northeast of the West Chester neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, 19 kilometers away from downtown Los Angeles, and its western take-off and landing zone is close to the beaches of the Pacific Coast.

After David, Giles, Bloomer, and Leslie stepped out of the plane, they waved goodbye to Panaris who was standing at the cabin door.

Panaris will not stay in Los Angeles. He will go back to find talented people for the newly established hedge fund and raise more funds to deal with the new round of investment opportunities that are about to explode ~

Grace stayed in San Francisco and prepared to look at several local TV stations suitable for acquisition and form a TV media network in the San Francisco area.

The four Davids, followed by a group of bodyguards, walked out of the exit passage. The small motorcade arranged by Bloomer's family slowly stopped in front of several people.

David glanced at the three friends and knew that they were probably used to this kind of scene, so he followed them into the car.

The motorcade slowly left the airport under the various gazes of people in the distance.

"Bloomer, how did you arrange our trip in Los Angeles?"

"Other than visiting my home, there are no arrangements. You can have fun however you want. I've taken care of it all!"

"~Perfect! Hahaha~"

Leslie and Giles gave him a thumbs up sign and praised him.

David smiled and turned to look out the window, thinking about what he would say after meeting Old Wharton~

After the motorcade left the airport, it headed towards downtown Los Angeles, preparing to pass through the city and reach the San Gabriel Valley.

Not long after leaving the airport, the three friends were chatting and found David suddenly silent~

They looked at each other, and Giles remembered the folder that his brother Panaris gave to David~

Gradually, the motorcade drove into the city. The people and street scenes on both sides of the road attracted the attention of several people.

"Guys, have you been to Los Angeles? When?"

Leslie sat by the window, rolled down the glass, and looked at the beautiful beauty flashing past the window.

"I've been here, almost six years ago~"

"I haven't been here before, at least not since I was in fifth grade~" Giles moved next to Leslie, facing the people and street scene on the street, feeling very strange.

David shrugged: "This is my first time leaving New Jersey and New York~"

"Hahaha~ Okay! Then I will arrange a special meeting in Los Angeles for you first, so that you can learn more about it!"

"feature?"

"That's right~ Hehe~ You'll know when the time comes!"

Blumer crossed his arms pretending to be profound: "David? Is there anything in particular you want to see?"

"Um...Yes, I want to go see Hollywood~"

"but.."

David smiled with a slightly weird expression: "If I could meet those female stars who can only be seen on TV, they should also have a good experience. Haha~"

"Haha~ Look, I won! Come on, come on, get the money, get the money quickly!"

Bloomer laughed wildly, turned back from the passenger seat, and stretched out his hand to Giles and Leslie.

Leslie reluctantly took out a one-meter knife from his pocket and stuffed it into Blumer's hand: "David, can't you have some success?"

"Hollywood female stars, what are they good at?"

"It's just that, in my opinion, they are not as good-looking as the ones I often see in New York... Susan and Martha are so good-looking!"

Giles also muttered, taking out a knife from his pocket and stuffing it into Bloomer's hand, which was almost touching his face. .

David looked back and forth speechlessly: "When did you make the bet?"

"Haha~ when you were in a daze on the plane~"

"I... count you guys as awesome ~ hum hum ~"

In his mind, David once again made a note of the three lost friends, and prepared to teach them an unforgettable lesson whenever he had the opportunity~

Several people in the car were happily quarreling with each other~

. . .

more than an hour later.

The motorcade traveled from west to east, passing through the main urban area of ​​Los Angeles, and arrived at today's destination, Blumer's house in Los Angeles - his own home!

Several people looked at the large iron gates that opened to the left and right, and watched the motorcade slowly drive into the wide courtyard in front of the main house, and they couldn't help but secretly marvel.

When the motorcade stopped in front of the main house, several people got out of the car.

Giles punched Bloomer and complained: "fxxx! Bloomer~ Why have I never heard of you having such a big house?"

"You never asked me~ It's a surprise I gave you!~"

"Besides, this is just a reward from my dad for getting into Harvard University~ It's just a joke~ Hahaha~"

Blumer stood at the door sullenly. Behind him, two groups of maids in servant clothes suppressed their smiles and bowed slightly.

Leslie squinted at Bloomer and nudged David, who was in a daze, with his elbow.

David took a deep breath and looked around at the building in front of him again. .house?

No, it counts. .A super mansion!

"Bloomer, Bloomer, you hide it so deeply~"

"How big is this place?"

Blumer raised his eyebrows and waved to the butler behind him: "Here, introduce them to them~"

"Good sir~"

A middle-aged butler who was well-dressed and spoke in a British manner bowed slightly to David and the others.

“Welcome to visit you~”

"us.."

Giles waved his hand to the butler dissatisfied: "No! Thank you, Mr. Butler~ Let us take a look around and understand by ourselves~"

After saying that, he gave Blumer a hard look and took the lead in striding towards the door.

"Um...forget it~just let them~"

"You find someone, take their luggage to the room, and arrange the bodyguards who will follow~"

"Good sir~"

Bloomer suddenly felt bored and curled his lips, patted the butler, called Leslie and David, and prepared to walk into the big house. .

Leslie also rolled her eyes at Blumer speechlessly, followed Giles, and walked in quickly.

Bloomer's face froze for a moment, and when he saw David lagging behind and looking around slowly, a smile appeared on his face.

"David~ let me introduce this place to you?"

"No need~ I just haven't seen such a big house~ But I have seen you get carried away and ugly~"

"Hey, man~ You shouldn't be such a slut!"

"I...well...don't I want to give you a surprise~"

"Tch~ Surprise? Are you the one who has misunderstood the surprise?"

"I don't have it~"

Bloomer feels very wronged~

He just wanted to show off to his friends the rewards he received from his father~

Unexpectedly, I got screwed up this time~

David saw that he didn't understand yet. .

He shrugged helplessly: "Are you talking to me now because I am the poorest among us?"

"Dude, don't show this off in front of your best friends~ It'll just make us... disgusted!"

Blumer looked at David and explained with a serious face: "I really didn't think about it that way~"

"I know, I know everything~"

"That's why we left without turning around~"

"Okay, buddy~ I'm still waiting for you to introduce me to...the Hollywood female star!"

"Let's go in~"

"..ok!"

David put his arm around the shoulders of Bloomer, who was a little downcast, and the two walked into the big house.

----

new York.

Morgan Stanley.

Lilith held a few folders in her hands and knocked on CEO Nelent Ramon's office door.

"Please come in~"

Nylent looked up and saw Lilith coming in. He smiled and said, "Why are you here? Is something wrong?"

Lilith didn't smile, and put the folder in her hand on the desk seriously: "What's going on with them?"

Nylent put down the pen in his hand, reached for the folder, flipped through it, and motioned to Lilith.

"Sit down first and I'll explain it to you slowly~"

"We are preparing..."

Lilith sat down and interrupted: "Does David know about this?"

"...Should have just found out!"

"You? Who are you referring to?"

Nylent crossed his fingers, leaned forward, considered for a moment and then said: "Board of Directors~!"

"Haha~ So what? You just held a meeting and decided to pick peaches directly? Kicked David out?"

"No! I never thought of it that way!"

"Does old Mr. Morgan know about this?"

"...I know, I just called him!"

"So, you informed old Mr. Morgan and David after you made your decision?"

"...Yes~"

"Nelent! What on earth do you want to do?"

"I, these are all implemented according to David's plan~"

"Plan? Ha~ I was there when he said the plan!"

"Why didn't I hear that he was going to pick himself out?"

Nylent smiled helplessly, and said after a while: "Lilith, business is business, and it is just business!"

“We can give David a lot of help in other aspects, but when it comes to venture capital project selection, we can’t give it to David!”

"Stanley is facing unprecedented changes!"

“These projects will bring extremely rich returns and investment experience to Stanley’s new departments~”

"They will make Stanley no longer rely solely on mergers and acquisitions, underwriting bonds, and helping companies with IPOs to support them~"

"I believe David will understand!"

Lilith stared at Nylent, as if she wanted to see through the person opposite~

Nylent’s face is calm~

He feels selfless in his heart and is not afraid of anyone's accusations and questions!

"Let me ask you, who told you about the investment projects here? Pine? Ben Likert? Or someone else?"

"..No~!"

"Pine, you didn't give me permission to do this!"

Lilith suddenly smiled: "Nelent, I have written this down!"

"Business is business, and it's just business~right?"

"Hehe~"

With a smile of anger and disdain on her face, Lilith stood up and strode out of the office.

Nyrent looked at the office door, and Lilith slammed it with a loud bang~

He raised his hand, rubbed his forehead, and began to seriously rethink the whole thing~

----

new York.

The company's small building.

Chef Zhang Wenbiao of Jincheng Restaurant in Chinatown, Brother Biao, brought his newly developed breakfast bag and knocked on the door of Polly's office with a smile on his face.

"Hi~ I'm not disturbing you, right?"

In Polly's office, the heads of DA advertising company, Paige Orn and Rendry Norris, were holding two documents and making a recent work report.

Polly raised her head and saw Brother Biao saying hello, nodded and smiled: "It's okay, please wait for me first ~ we will be there soon!"

"Ok~ It's okay, I'm not in a hurry!"

Brother Biao put the big box he was carrying on the table next to the sofa, sat down quietly, lowered his head and became a transparent person.

ten minutes later.

Polly shook hands with Page and Norris and sent them away. When she came back and saw the big box, she smiled and said to Brother Biao.

"What? Did you bring new products?"

"That's right~ Come and try how they taste!"

Polly sat down with a smile and watched Brother Biao open the box, which contained two breakfast bags and two small sauce bottles.

She first picked up a bottle of sauce, put it in front of her nose and smelled it, then dipped a little of it into her mouth with the small spoon handed over by Brother Biao.

"Hmm.. It smells delicious and tastes good too. It's just a little spicy. Can you remove it?"

"Is it still spicy?"

Brother Biao couldn't help but start scratching his head. .

His master taught him the authentic Sichuan-style chili sauce. Without the chili pepper, the sauce would have no soul~

"I... go back and try again~"

"Try this! It is the main sauce for breakfast buns. It tastes sweet. I believe you will like it~"

Polly dipped a little bit of the sauce from another bottle and tasted it carefully with the tip of her tongue: "Yes, it's great~ No, it's great!"

"If you can guarantee its production, your sauce will be used in the breakfast bags sold in our affordable stores in the future!"

"The output is no problem. Give me a few days and I will order more goods from the production area. We will have as much as you want at that time~ Haha~"

Brother Biao patted his chest and assured Polly that he was already happy~

Sauce, how much can be used in one breakfast bag?

Most of the raw materials for the sauce he makes can be purchased wholesale at low prices in the United States~

Brother Biao is also confident that he can order the remaining condiments from Xiangjiang.

"Okay~ If the breakfast bag uses this kind of sauce, I won't taste it. I'm losing weight recently."

Brother Biao resisted the urge to complain: Does a fat person like Polly need to lose weight?

Polly seemed to be able to see through his mind and said with a smile: "I am not fat originally, but I have been working too much overtime recently, and I have lost control over my eating~"

"I just realized yesterday that I had gained nearly [-] pounds!"

Brother Biao chuckled and was not ready to continue chatting with Polly on this. He changed the subject and said, "How are the new employees we introduced? Have they all passed the training?"

"Not yet~ The training period will take another week~"

"But judging from the responses I received, these Chinese people you introduced are very hard-working and hard-working~"

"I think they should be able to work in a budget store~"

"Haha~ good~ thank you Polly!"

"Haha~ There is nothing to thank. We need employees and they need jobs. In David's words, this is a win-win situation!"

"David...yes! Win-win!"

"Do you know when he will come back? I'm still thinking of asking him to sit in the store~"

Polly shook her head, stood up and walked back to her desk: "That kid must have gone crazy for fun this time. Who knows when he will come back~"

hey~

Sour taste?

Chef Zhang Wenbiao dared to slap his head and swear that this must be the smell of aged vinegar~

"Well... Okay then~ I'll go back first, you can do your work first!"

"Ok~ Please inform me before you start mass production over there!"

"Yeah~ No problem, let's go~ Goodbye!"

. . .

Brother Biao walked out of the small company building with a big box in his hand.

He stood by the parked car, looked back at the company building, smacked his lips, and prayed for David in his heart: You kid, please take it easy~

Yes, you have to take it easy!

Brother Biao has seen three women around David alone. .

----

New Jersey.

Junior, the boss of the Soprano family, once again welcomed an old friend.

The middle-aged man sent to New York by Griselda Blanco.

Junior asked his old friend to sit down and asked with a smile: "Aren't you going to Chicago? Why do you have time to come to my place?"

The middle-aged man nodded and thanked the shark head who brought him bourbon, and complained helplessly.

"Forget it, Chicago is already in chaos!"

"Oh? What happened there?"

"What else can happen? Gangs are competing for business, and there are vendettas, and many people have died!"

"A lot of people?"

"Yeah...that's right. A conservative estimate is that nearly 200 people died!"

"Whatfxxx! What are they doing? Don't the police care?"

The middle-aged man put down the cup and sneered: "Care? How to care? Put on a body armor and use a revolver to control it?"

Junior was speechless and smacked his lips: "Where is the FBI? Are they all dead?"

"Hahaha~ No, they are all corpse collectors! Haha~"

"shxx! These damn bastards!"

After the middle-aged man complained a few words, he felt better and explained with a bright smile: "Do you know why Chicago is in chaos?"

"Ah~ How the hell do I know? Come on, tell me!"

"Haha, if it weren't for the strict inspections here in New York, the prices of cocaine and heroin have increased nearly three times~"

"Many Chicago gangs with supplies want to come to New York to make a fortune~"

"As a result... these people started fighting among themselves before even doing business in New York?" Junior continued.

"That's right! Funny, right? ~Hahaha~"

The veins on Junior's forehead slowly bulged, he smashed his fist on the table and said, "These damn bastards!"

"I fucking want to take this opportunity to make a fortune!"

"what?"