Manhattan Reborn 1978

(PS: Written at the beginning of this chapter~ The historical military expenditure figures listed in the previous chapter were randomly found by me a long time ago and were published without consideration. They have now been changed.)

Europe.

London, England.

night~

The car occupied by Carnes Rothschild, Bill Gutherland and Odis Parker slowly drove into the Whistler G. Morgan estate in the suburbs of London.

The entrance to the manor house.

Karnes saw the smiling butler again. After chatting with him for a few words, he led Bill and Parker into the big house.

layer.

In the spacious living room, more than two dozen guests formed small circles. Kanes saw that some of them were familiar faces. Out of politeness, he had to take the initiative to say hello~

Bill pulled Mr. Odis Parker and sat down at an unoccupied small table, silently observing the guests who came to attend the dinner tonight.

After about half an hour.

The host of the dinner party, Whisler G. Morgan, saw that almost all the invited guests had arrived, so he walked to the center of the crowd, raised his glass, and coughed a few times.

Everyone who had just been chatting quietly in their own small circles slowly quieted down, waiting for Wisler's speech in tacit understanding.

Carnes sat between Bill and Mr. Parker, looked at Whisler not far away, and asked in a low voice.

"How about it?"

"..." As Wisler spoke, Bill silently looked at some unfamiliar faces in the crowd, quickly found one of them, and whispered into Karnes's ear.

"That man is the grandson of Siegfried Sassoon..."

"The person next to him is George, a branch of the Sassoon family in India, who is currently managing the family business."

"The person behind them is the eldest daughter of Edward Albert Sassoon and Irene K. Rothschild, and the grandson of Sybil Sassoon."

"Oh~ It turns out to be him!"

"What's his name?"

"Real Quant."

"..." Karnes silently remembered this person's name and appearance in his heart.

At the same time, Odis Parker, who was sitting next to him and "eavesdropped", also took the George Sassoon, who seemed to have just turned [-], into his mind.

The Quandt family is one of Germany's old wealth families.

Their family has always been very low-key to the outside world and rarely appears in the public eye.

Even though Mr. Parker has lived in Europe for many years, he only knows that the Quandt family is the majority shareholder behind BMW. .

And after Germany's defeat in World War II, a large number of stocks, land and factories purchased by the Quandt family at low prices during the war were restored to their original value at an astonishing speed during the post-war reconstruction plan~

As for the branch of the Sassoon family that remained in the UK, there has never been a figure as "amazing" as Sir Philip Sassoon since World War II.

(Note: Philip Sassoon, the son of Edward Albert Sassoon and the elder brother of Sybil Sassoon, served as the British Undersecretary of the Air Force from 1931 to 37. When he died in 1939, he left the British The reputation of a most eligible bachelor and the greatest master.)

However, the branch of the Sassoon family that stayed in India has become one of the richest and most hidden families in Asia's financial circle after nearly a century of plundering wealth.

For example, people can hardly see the names of Sassoon family members in the shareholder list of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

But they are one of the actual controllers behind the scenes of HSBC Xiangjiang Branch.

Otis Parker had heard David mention it more than once that he was very optimistic about the future of Xiangjiang and planned to find time to go and see it in person.

Now that he has the opportunity to get up close and personal with George Sassoon, Mr. Parker will naturally not let it go.

So amidst the applause given to Wiesler by the guests, he said hello to Carnes, picked up his glass and walked towards the "target".

Karnes looked at Mr. Parker's back with a strange expression, and asked Bill with the corners of his mouth raised.

"That lunatic...what does he want to do?"

"Haha~" Bill saw that Mr. Parker was the first to chat with George Sassoon, and he quickly guessed his intention, narrowing his eyes slightly and replied.

"He may want to collect some intelligence in advance for David's Xiangjiang plan."

"Xiangjiang...?"

"Huh!" Karnes stared at Mr. Parker and the others for a few seconds. After thinking for a moment, he asked again.

"What are your views on the importance of Hong Kong in Asia?"

"Do you also agree with David's analysis?"

Bill, smiled.

He picked up the small dessert on the table, put it in his mouth, took a bite, shrugged and said, "Maybe, David is right."

"There are always infinite possibilities in the future~"

“Since the largest stock market crash in history occurred in Hong Kong in 1974, its economic recovery has exceeded everyone’s imagination.”

"Even if there are factors in this that the Queen made a special trip to Hong Kong to stabilize the situation in 75, it is..."

10 minute later.

After listening to Bill's "high opinion", Carnes looked at George Sassoon, who was having a pleasant conversation with Mr. Parker, with a flash of light in his eyes, and asked again.

"I remember whether the family has shares in Jardine Matheson."

"Correct!"

"But..." The way Bill hesitated to speak made Karnes even more curious.

He asked: "But what?"

Bill picked up the wine glass and took a sip, licking his lips and smiling: "But your Uncle Schroeter wanted to sell the shares of Jardine Matheson a few years ago."

"Oh?"

"Has he sold it?"

"As far as I know, not yet~"

"Um.."

"Ask my uncle for me. If he wants to sell it, I'll buy it!"

"you..?"

Karnes looked at Bill's surprised expression, tapped his chin a few times with his index finger, and smiled.

"I just want to make some early investment."

"Um... Is it because David is very optimistic about Xiangjiang?"

"Yeah~ You don't have to be so surprised, right?"

Bill held the wine glass in his hand and thought for a while, frowned and whispered: "I missed some just now...I didn't make it clear."

"In fact, starting more than ten years ago, many families that invested in Xiangjiang have quietly begun to withdraw their investments to prevent..."

"a decade ago?"

"Correct!"

"why?"

"Because...hehe~"

Bill suddenly put down his cup with a weird smile, opened his hands and made a gesture: "Because the big country to the north has its own nuclear weapons!"

"Uh..." Kanes was speechless.

Indeed~

The actual destructive power of nuclear weapons is far less than the deterrent power that people are infinitely afraid of.

Whoever has it has the right to speak that has to be feared.

Seeing the hesitation on Kanes's expression, Bill smiled and asked the passing waiter for two more drinks, placed one of them in front of Kanes, and whispered.

"The last time we went to Xiangjiang, you saw with your own eyes the current development there."

"But you've only stayed here for a few days, so you don't know much about it at all~"

"But you can try to put aside these objective factors first and focus on the ultimate goal of investing in Xiangjiang!"

"If it's just because of David's opinion, you don't have a more subjective judgment yourself."

"I suggest you not to contact Uncle Schrott to put forward your ideas for the time being."

"Yeah." Kanes nodded slowly after thinking about it.

"Then I'll learn more about it first, and then decide whether to contact Uncle Schrott."

"Um...?" When Bill heard Karness's answer, he felt that he didn't seem to give up his plan to invest in Xiangjiang. Just as he was about to open his mouth to persuade him a few more words, he remembered what Schroter had said to him and closed his eyes. Mouth. .

. . .

the other side.

After Mr. Parker finished chatting with George Sassoon, Riel Quant and others, he felt that he had gained a lot and returned to his old seat to sit down. He looked at the silent Carnes and Bill, raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"What's the matter, gentlemen?"

"Do you think it's too boring here and regret not bringing your female companion with you?"

"Haha~" Bill glanced at Karnes who bowed his head and said nothing, pointed at Mr. Parker and complained.

"You bastard! You still have the nerve to talk about being a female companion...?"

"Tilda Swinton ran away from home secretly after quarreling with her family several times because of your behavior."

"Lady Swindon almost called the police, you know?"

"Wow ~ wow!" Mr. Parker raised his hands with a smile and shook his head.

"Miss Swinton is an adult."

"She had some minor conflicts with her family and wanted to leave home to calm down. Is there any problem?"

"@#＾%＾..." Bill lowered his voice and once again used slang that Mr. Parker couldn't understand, "kindly greetings" to him.

Mr. Parker shrugged nonchalantly and said with a smile: "However, I heard that she seemed to have purchased a ticket back to school and wanted to..."

"Back to school?"

"Yup!"

"School is about to start and she wants to go back to school early. Is there no problem with that?"

"..." Bill glared at Mr. Parker fiercely and asked.

"Did you inform her family of her whereabouts?"

"Of course!"

"As a gentleman, how could I see..."

"stop!"

"Just you? Are you still a gentleman?"

"Haha~ Mr. Gusselan, don't you admit it now?"

"Admit what?"

"You are.."

"Okay~" Kanes suddenly spoke up to stop the "quarrel" between the two and rubbed his forehead with his hands.

"You should go back first and pay more attention to the various news circulating in the international crude oil market recently."

"I'll stay and talk to Whisler alone later."

"...ok!" Bill nodded, picked up the wine glass and took a sip, waiting for Mr. Parker.

Odis Parker nodded to Carnes with a smile, stood up and walked to George Sassoon and others to say hello, then turned around to find Wisler, the host of the dinner, and said goodbye to him.

Karnes silently watched Mr. Parker's every move, and suddenly asked Bill: "You think... what if he got the title of nobility."

"Will he leave behind a... legendary story about the crazy jazz guy?"

"Hahaha~" Bill laughed and gave a thumbs up and praised.

"good idea!"

"Your imagination has reached the sky~"

"If you can help him get the title of nobility, he will definitely live up to your expectations!"

"Haha~" Kanes curled his lips feeling very amused. After laughing, he threw away this weird idea.

----

The other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Houston, Texas.

Houston International Airport.

David and Elena stood in the parking lot, looking up at the planes disappearing in the distant sky for a while, then turned and got into the car to return to their mentor's home.

on the way.

Elena asked David with some curiosity: "That Mary Sue B. Trin, are you going to let her work at HBO TV station?"

"Yes~ This is her choice." David took Elena's hand and explained.

"Her father, Old Cui En, talked to me alone about Mary Sue's arrangements."

"Old Cui En hopes that his daughter can stay and take over the family's farm and ranch, but Mary Sue herself is still unwilling to do so and wants to continue to find her ideal job in the media industry."

“So, I arranged for Mary Sue to go back to New York with Zina this time, not only so that she can follow Zina to learn about the New York where she will work and live, but also to let him understand the inside of the New York television media industry from another angle. The current fierce competition and cruelty~”

"Oh..." Elena glanced at the driver, One-Eyed Andres, and smiled.

"I thought you wanted Xina to help you say some nice words in her ears...!"

"Tsk!" David couldn't help but rolled his eyes and sneered.

"Am I just a greedy and lecherous person in your eyes?"

"do not you?"

"of course not!"

David laughed naturally when he heard that Elena could now relax and joke with him.

"It's enough for me to have you by my side."

"If it's more... I won't have time to complete my plan."

"Haha~" Elena took the initiative to give him a sweet kiss, leaned her head on his shoulder, and murmured.

"I went back to New York a few days ago, and I mentioned it when I was chatting with Polly and the others."

"If something like this really happens to you, sometimes you may not be able to control it~"

"Um...have you ever talked about this topic?"

"Yes~"

"This doesn't mean that we will turn a blind eye to your love affairs, but we are telling each other some of our innermost thoughts about choosing to stay by your side!"

"Because not every woman is willing to share it with others, and not every woman can endure this kind of living situation."

"The traditional family concept that has been handed down is still the mainstream in everyone's understanding~"

"And we are all willing to stay with you now, which is also based on our different origins and emotional experiences, as well as our desire and tolerance for family, and our... love for you!"

"This kind of love, it's strange and it's obsessive."

"Even during the discussion, we couldn't tell accurately...why we were willing to accept sharing, your greed and philanthropy..."

When David heard that Elena could "share" so frankly, he sighed with deep emotion in his heart.

“The giving and receiving of love can never be fully explained in words.”

"I can only say that having you is the greatest luck in my life."

"I hope you can truly feel my selfless love when you are with me!"

"..." Elena looked up at David, who had a "serious" expression, and asked with a hint of "naughty" in her smile.

"Polly, Susan and Cui Yingying all want to give birth to a child for you as soon as possible..."

"Where's Lilith?"

"You are already engaged to her, hasn't she mentioned her marriage plan to you?"

"marry?"

"No.."

David scratched Elena's nose with his finger, turned to look out the window, and whispered.

"I can't guarantee that I can get each of you to enter the church and become my legal wife."

"But what I can be sure of is that if one day Lilith and I are going to have a wedding, it won't be that we really love each other, let alone..."

"Okay, you don't have to say anything anymore!" Elena covered David's mouth with her hand, blinked and changed the topic.

"Did you ask Mr. Tianniu to send the beautiful agent Pamela Randy to the hotel?"

"Um.."

"Then when are you going to see her?"

"A little later."

"You come with me after we have dinner with our mentor."

"Haha~ I won't go."

Elena deliberately let go of David's arm, sat up straight and smiled: "She came all the way from New York, not to see me!"

"what?"

"Are you... jealous?"

"Humph~"

"If I don't go, she can be more confident and bold to be alone with you, right?"

"Uh..." David tilted his head and looked at the "jealous" Elena, and shrugged in a funny way.

"you're right."

"I asked the beetle to open a luxurious suite specially for her."

"So tonight, we will definitely have a wonderful and passionate night together!"

"..." Elena folded her arms in front of her chest and said deliberately as she looked out the window without even looking at David who was making noises.

"Then I'll tell Polly and Susan to fly over overnight to talk to you!"

"Hahahaha~ Okay, let them all come!"

"The winter in New York is so cold, it's just time for them to come and enjoy it!" David smiled and shook his head, waving his hand without fear.

Elena held back her laughter, reached out and pinched David's arm, and sighed: "Zina is right."

"You are no longer the stupid boy she first met."

"Haha~" David smiled with the same sigh.

"You are no longer that stupid woman who keeps her heart closed."

"..."