Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Eleven in the morning.

Manhattan, Gold Coin Hotel.

Otis Parker sat behind his desk, put down his pen, looked at the interesting call record in his hand, and couldn't help laughing~

at the door.

Mr. Gardener pushed the door and walked in with a note in his hand, frowned and placed it in front of Mr. Parker and said.

"Someone has sent this, please take a look at it first."

"Oh?"

Mr. Parker picked up the note with great interest and after reading it, asked: "Who sent it...do you know?"

"It's not clear yet..."

"However, someone quietly placed it at the entrance of the back alley of the hotel last night. They probably wanted us to do something after getting the news~"

"Um.."

Mr. Parker picked up the lighter, lit it, quietly watched the flames burn and extinguish quickly, shook his head slightly and said.

"Don't worry about it now~"

"If someone sends something like this again, Winston will deal with it directly."

"Forehead.."

The gardener walked over and sat down opposite Mr. Parker. He thought for a while and asked, "What do the people who sent these messages want to do?"

"..??"

"how?"

"You actually ask me questions?"

"No!"

"I just want to make sure you're not going crazy or trying to drive someone crazy..."

"Hahaha~"

Mr. Parker stood up with a laugh, put the call record on the table into the drawer, stared at the gardener and narrowed his eyes: "Have you become more active since you followed David to Hawaii last time?"

"..." The gardener raised his head slightly and looked directly at Mr. Parker, pursed his lips and waited.

"Ah oh~"

"You were confused too, weren't you?"

"Confused? I don't think so!"

"Ha~"

Mr. Parker pointed to the ashtray and said with a smile: "The person who secretly sent us this kind of news will not be difficult to guess as long as he analyzes it~"

"There are only three situations: people who intend to confuse us; people who want to help us; and people who deliberately want to retaliate against us."

"And the note they sent said: Mark Rich, who once worked for the international trader Phibro, received news from within the Phibro company and wanted to follow the trend and buy a large amount of silver spot and hoard it. , driving up market prices..."

"Hehe~"

"But judging from the information I received, this Mark Rich is more willing to do some middleman business of buying and selling, and does not like to put a large amount of money on a certain product and take a big gamble~"

"So, no matter what the person who sent the message wanted to do, they still didn't know that I had contacted Mark Rich himself and asked him to come over to discuss business."

"Did you ask him out because you wanted to??"

"That's right!"

"Don't he like to resell crude oil?"

“We just had a happy cooperation in the island country!”

"As long as I can negotiate a deal price with Mark Ritchie, Yuri Orlov and Marat will no longer have to worry about capital turnover~"

"Oh..." Mr. Gardener thought silently for a moment, then felt his eyes light up and asked.

"Then when David came back this time, he specifically asked someone to contact Phibro Company, not just to purchase spot silver...?"

"He also deliberately found Phibro Company to release some information, hoping that the group of people who were hiding in the dark and waiting for opportunities would come out on their own initiative?"

"Tsk tsk~"

Mr. Parker smacked his lips in surprise at the gardener's "imagination" and said with a smile: "He does have this intention, but you have to take everything into consideration and make a judgment after careful analysis. !”

"Forehead..??"

"Yes~"

"Profits always make people crazy!"

"Especially when there are huge benefits at your fingertips, who doesn't want to get a piece of the pie?"

"People will always do all kinds of incomprehensible actions because of their strong greed and possessiveness~"

"Their bizarre ideas also confirm the despicability and unscrupulousness of human nature."

"However, that boy David told almost everyone his plans from the very beginning~"

"A new round of oil crisis is about to break out!"

"The inflation in the United States has not been brought down after years of hard work. Now only a round of strong government intervention can completely solve the stagflation dilemma it has caused."

"What follows is ~ buying gold, buying crude oil, and buying silver!"

"Establish an asset management company, get involved in venture capital + buy stocks for long-term holdings + actively look for investment in technology companies with potential + invest in the downturn of the real estate market, etc."

"And the most critical initial funding issue in his plans has also become an important opportunity for the Sidrich family to completely clean up and transform."

"So, if there are still people who want to use him or us as chess pieces, they can manipulate them as they please~"

"Then these people will pay the price!"

Mr. Parker tapped the table with his fingers, bent down to look at the gardener, and said with a smile: "Now, he is making up for his last shortcoming - his status is more recognized by the upper class!"

"If he can come up with a book this time that would be recognized by both Professor Bartlet and Professor Paul Samuelson..."

“He will be a legend that we watch grow up!!”

"From a bartender to a top figure in society...a legend that others cannot imitate!"

"..." The gardener looked at Mr. Parker silently, as if a strong confidence and momentum emerged from him, almost to the point of being "visible" to the naked eye.

Mr. Parker returned to his seat feeling a little "unfinished", tilted his head and thought for a while, then said again.

"A few days ago, a man who went to David's hometown of Morrison for business told me that recently there have been people in the town talking about David's parents and his family who have been violating the rules for a long time while on vacation."

"Some people came over and fabricated some baseless rumors, saying that David got into big trouble in New York. David Sr. and Sierra had no choice but to abandon their home and flee with their son."

"Hehe~"

"you say!"

"If David and his family go back now, what other weird rumors can those people make up?"

"..." The gardener shook his head, stood up and stared at Mr. Parker in silence for a while, then turned and left~

Mr. Parker sat in his chair, tilted his head and looked out the window, lost in thought. .

"Ring ring ring~" A phone rang.

He picked up the phone, listened for a moment, and asked.

"Only found these?"

"Um.."

"Don't come back yet. Follow him for a few days and then take a look~"

"If you discover anything new, tell me immediately!"

Mr. Parker put down the phone and took out the call record from the drawer. There was a flash of mockery in his eyes and he whispered to himself.

"Want to play?"

"Then I'll have some fun with you!"

----

Manhattan, Little Italy.

Raven Duke Club, 247 Mulberry Street.

Ludy led Bai Mike to open the door and walked into the club.

inside the club.

Two middle-aged men in suits and three gray-haired old men looked neatly at Lu Di, who looked very sad, and said hello with a smile.

Lu Di suppressed the tiredness on his face, walked to a table with several people and sat down. After a few casual chats, he started to talk about the main topic.

"Fulton Fish Market, we recently discovered that someone was using fishing boats that transported fish to transport cocaine...?"

"Come on~ tell me."

"Which of you came up with this crazy idea?"

"..." The five people here looked at me and I looked at you, but no one answered.

"Hehe~"

Lu Di took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one for himself, threw the cigarette box on the table, glanced at the five people coldly, and asked again.

"From last night to now, I visited various gangs in New York, and they all said they had nothing to do with this matter."

"What about you five?"

"Can you tell me who it is?"

"..." A middle-aged man among the five people frowned at Lu Di and said after pondering for a moment.

"Although, the FBI and the police have been very strict in investigating the drug market recently."

"But Fulton Fish Market has always been the territory of your Sidrich family, and we definitely won't..."

"Oh?"

"You don't know how, where are your men?"

"Don't tell me that your men will secretly use the fishing boat as a means of transportation without telling you."

"Uh..." The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, looked at the other four people, and said nothing.

An old man with gray hair picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He smiled and said, "I have been on vacation recently. I have to go back and check what my men have done."

"But don't worry, if it was really my men who did it...the fish in the Hudson River would definitely be hungry!"

"Yeah~" Lu Di nodded in approval at the old man's answer and looked at the remaining four people.

The four people looked at each other and gave similar answers, promising to contact Ludi as soon as possible after a thorough investigation.

"Ok!"

Under the gaze of the five people, Lu Di took a deep breath and said with a smile.

"Then let's talk... let's cooperate!"

"I wonder if you are interested in real estate development projects?"

"Huh??" When the five of them heard Lu Di's words, they immediately became energetic and quietly waited for the next step.

Ludy did not deliberately whet their appetites, and explained simply: "After the new mayor Hardman took office, he has always hoped to promote the old pier renovation project and the reconstruction project of old dilapidated buildings."

"However, some members of the city council are opposed to Mayor Hardman's proposal."

"And the reasons they gave are nothing more than the same old excuses from before~"

"For example: The current fiscal revenue of the New York City government cannot afford such a large-scale municipal renovation project investment. It can only find developers and builders who are willing to advance funds for the project to accept the project, and wait until the city government has the money. Pay them again..."

“But no one knows when the city government will be able to come up with this money~”

"So, they think Mayor Hardman's proposal is completely whimsical."

Seeing the different expressions on the five people's faces, Lu Di couldn't help but smile and said, "Are you willing to accept the advance funding project?"

"..."

"Hehe~"

"This matter is not urgent yet."

"A week!"

"Within a week, if you make a decision, you can contact me at any time."

"When the time comes, let's go to the city hall to find Mayor Hardman and sign the project contract!"

"So...that's it for today?"

"If you don't have anything else to do, I'll leave first~"

"..Wait!"

The middle-aged man who spoke first just stood up and walked quickly to Lu Di. He glanced at the four people behind him, pulled him to the door, and asked in a low voice.

"I heard that the city government is planning to bundle part of the east side of Queens + several abandoned factories in the Flushing area + an adjacent piece of municipal reserve land for auction!"

"Have you received the news?"

"Yeah." Ludy responded with a smile.

The middle-aged man's eyes flickered a few times and he said with a smile: "I have prepared 1 million yuan to win that piece of land."

"if.."

"Twelve million?"

Lu Di smiled sarcastically: "Are you dreaming?"

"The total area of ​​that land is at least 2600 acres!"

"At its northernmost end, there is a bay that is very suitable for building a yacht port."

"You can definitely build a high-end villa area and sell it to the rich people who like to keep boats!"

"Uh..." The middle-aged man shrugged helplessly and smiled bitterly.

"But I can't afford any more money now~"

"If you are willing to buy shares, I am willing to give you 5% of the equity according to the final investment ratio of both parties!"

"what do you think?"

"not so good!"

Lu Di looked back, put his arm around his shoulders and smiled: "Even without you, if we want to win it at the auction, it will be easy~"

"However, I can tell you clearly now that the auction house is filled with people staring at that piece of land."

"With your little money, the most you can do is watch the excitement~"

"..." The middle-aged man sighed helplessly, nodded and prepared to turn around and leave.

Lu Di had no intention of letting him go. He hugged him tightly and whispered: "I met a friend through a friend a few days ago~"

"She might be able to help you solve your funding problem!"

"she?"

"Correct!"

"What does she do?"

"Haha~ She just opened a laundry last year, and the business is very good!"

"Laundry...shop?" The middle-aged man couldn't help squinting his eyes, thinking about it with a strange expression, and asked.

"How does she charge?"

"I don't know about that~"

"You can go find her for an interview."

"Looking for her?"

"She's in New York?"

"Hmm~"

Ludy put his arm around his shoulders and whispered something in his ear.

The middle-aged man clenched his fists, nodded with a smile, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome! Hahaha~"

"If you can really negotiate a cooperation, don't say I told you..."

"Uh...?" The middle-aged man blinked in confusion.

Lu Di raised a finger to him, made a gesture to his lips, and laughed softly: "Hurry up and go find her."

"When you see her, everything will be clear~"

"Ok!"

The middle-aged man suppressed his curiosity and watched Ludy walk out of the club.

The four people at the table behind him also ended their silent eye contact and looked at the door with different expressions.

----

Southeast Texas, Houston.

West of downtown, 19 Piney Point Village, Memorial District, Piney Point Village.

While rubbing his sore forehead, David walked out of the study and asked Lilith, who was sitting in the living room and resting.

"Leslie and Livlin, haven't they come here yet?"

"Hehe~"

Lilith grabbed Laura next to her, shrugged and smiled: "They said they barely slept last night and can't come over until the afternoon."

"Tsk!"

David walked up to Laura, knelt down and made a face at her, teasing: "Hey~Chef Laura!"

"What shall we have for lunch?"

"My stomach is growling!"

"Cut~"

Laura raised her neck arrogantly, looked at David sideways, and curled her lips: "Cinnamon fennel cream cocoa cookies, you haven't eaten them, have you?"

"what?"

"What the hell did you do?"

"Hahaha~" Lilith laughed and let go of Laura, hugging David who was about to "violate and hurt someone" and explained.

"This is a recipe our family bought from a Spanish nobleman more than 100 years ago."

"You'll know when you taste it."

"Aristocratic recipe?"

"Are you sure it's edible?"

"It should be possible~"

"...Haha~" David grinned and sat on the ground with a sad face, speechless.