Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

night~

Manhattan, on the top floor of Wildfire Bar on 42nd Street.

In the past two months, Susan and Cui Yingying have teamed up to use mobile screens to create several new layouts that are relatively independent and can be fully opened.

David sat at his extra-long dining table, raised his glass to his "best bad friends" Giles, Bloomer, Pine and Lilith, and smiled.

"Thank you for welcoming me back from vacation~"

"Cheers, my friends!"

"Cheers~"

"Hahaha~"

Polly, who had just come back from the company, smiled and raised her wine glass to signal to Susan, Cui Yingying, Elena and Zina, and drank the wine in the glass.

The two brothers Giles and Bloomer, who had been secretly observing the women, saw the "harmonious coexistence" between them while drinking. They couldn't help but look at each other, feeling a little sighing and jealous in their hearts. .

Lilith took the initiative to find Pine, who was sitting next to her, and asked him to talk about the problems and difficulties she had encountered at work recently.

Pine still looked polite, mature and steady, and patiently told her his opinions and experiences.

now.

Zhang Wenbiao, "Brother Biao", who was temporarily pulled over by his junior sister to "help cook", led his two apprentices to serve everyone the last dish, eight-flavor lobster.

When David saw it, he didn't reach out to eat the lobster first. Instead, he got up and took Brother Biao to the window a little further away, asking in a low voice how he was doing.

Brother Biao talked about some of his recent thoughts in a very honest way, as well as the intention of cooperation between the master's family and the company.

David floated his hands on the window sill, looked back at Cui Yingying who was chatting and laughing with Polly, and smiled.

"That's fine, I don't have a problem with it."

"But~"

"The ideals and lofty ambitions that everyone has are infinitely beautiful~"

“But when you actually go and make it happen, that’s another story!”

"The burden of daily necessities and supporting the family. The children long for love and attention. The wife also needs her own life and freedom."

"These must be borne by a responsible man."

"Failure, decadence, neglecting family members, giving up on oneself..."

"Successful and busy, I have no time to care about my family's feelings, and I miss their best time together."

"The living and working environment in Xiangjiang is completely different from that here in New York."

"You have to pay attention to whether they encounter difficulties or are not able to adapt when they first immigrate."

"If so, you can come to me or ask Polly directly for help!"

"Okay, thank you!" Brother Biao thanked David very sincerely.

Because he knew that if David had an unclear attitude towards this matter or was unwilling to interfere with Master Zhang Maochang's immigration "nothing", he, as a "layman" who had just walked out of Chinatown, would not be able to deal with the immigration of more than a dozen people. problem. .

David also saw the sincerity and relaxation in Brother Biao's eyes and expression, and smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"After I find someone to help Cui Yingying get her right of residence in a few days, let her return to Xiangjiang with your master..."

"Her return will definitely make your brothers and sisters feel more at ease, and it will be easier to convince them to come to the United States for development."

"Uh... Okay." Brother Biao thought for a moment, turned to look at Junior Sister, and finally said.

"The issue of Yingying's right of residence has been resolved."

"Oh?"

"When?"

"She didn't follow me~" David asked feeling a little strange.

Brother Biao spread his hands and said with a smile: "She said that lawyers Polly and George helped. She just went through the formalities yesterday and it is expected that she will get the green card by the end of the month."

"Ha~ This is a good thing!" David gave Brother Biao a thumbs up and said with a smile.

"Then I will find someone tomorrow to help her get her green card as soon as possible, and then arrange a private plane to take them back to Hong Kong."

"Private plane... we don't need it, right?"

"them.."

"Haha~ It doesn't matter."

"I don't have any plans to travel recently. I can't spend money on a private jet and crew in vain, right?"

"...Okay, thank you!" Brother Biao licked his lips and nodded, agreeing on behalf of his master Zhang Maochang.

But now, he is no longer the little chef who lived in Chinatown.

With a private jet, a trip from New York to Hong Kong in the Western Pacific would cost at least tens of thousands of dollars in fuel, not to mention other expenses.

David's decision to let Cui Yingying "return to his hometown" with his master shows his thorough understanding of his junior sister Cui Yingying's attitude and conduct.

Therefore, Brother Biao admires this young "brother-in-law" even more.

David pulled him back to the dining table, picked up the wine glass and let everyone thank Brother Biao for the sumptuous dinner he had given everyone tonight.

Cui Yingying looked at David, who was standing next to her slightly embarrassed senior brother, with eyes full of love. .

Polly glanced at Susan and the girls, gestured to Brother Biao with the wine glass in her hand, and took a sip with a smile.

Among the people at the dinner table, Zina, who was the "most careful", said a few words to Brother Biao with a smile, and joked with David.

From the corner of his eye, David saw the "bad boy" Bloomer, winking at him, laughing and asking everyone to continue eating~

. . .

After half an hour.

Dinner was over, and the men walked to the innermost seating area, ready to have a good chat.

The women, led by Lilith and Polly, chatted about various gossips while clearing the table. .

Pine relaxed and found a comfortable position for himself, looked at the simple and bright layout around him, and asked David with a smile.

"During the time when you were with Professor Bartlet in Houston, why did you get that two-hour video tape again?"

"that.."

"Haha~" David said haha ​​casually, holding a plate of Antarctic sweet shrimp in his hand and explaining while eating.

"Regarding cycles, it is not difficult to find its existence from past history~"

"The rise and fall of major dynasties and families have always occupied the most important position in history books."

"No dynasty can last for hundreds of years of prosperity."

"No family can always maintain an upward trend and never decline."

"This is a law of history and a law of nature."

"Just like the sun rises in the east and sets in the west."

"We can't change it, and we can't accurately predict it."

"We can only keep a prudent attitude towards the future at all times so that our plans can be launched and executed smoothly in every period of prosperity or decline in the era."

"Just like in the 20s, many people were blinded by the exaggerated Coolidge prosperity, but could not see the huge crisis hidden behind it."

"The Great Depression of the 30s was a good teacher."

"Its bloody history has taught me how to find one's own position, see the road ahead clearly, formulate the best plan, and reap the most generous rewards when the economy is in the downturn and trough period!"

"..." Pine looked at David, who was talking eloquently, and felt that the boy seemed to have changed again~

Giles unbuttoned the top two buttons of his collared shirt, picked up an Antarctic sweet shrimp from the plate in front of David very casually, and asked pretending to be casual.

"From now on, should I call you junior?"

"Hahaha~" David smiled and rolled his eyes at him, saying sarcastically.

"Let me call you senior, do you dare to agree?"

"Why don't you dare?!"

"I am older than you, and I have studied with my mentor for longer."

"You should call me senior!"

"Wow~ wow!" David turned to Blumer with an exaggerated expression and asked.

"What about you? Senior?"

Blumer obviously didn't want to take advantage of this, so he shrugged and "slumped" back on the sofa, waving his hands.

"Ahem~ You two are quarreling, so don't take me with you."

"..." Giles curled his lips dissatisfiedly when he saw that his old friend had "backed out".

"The last time Zod Jimenez came to see me, he was much more polite than you."

"Zod?"

With this name, David thought of the "Seven People" who came to visit his mentor in Houston, Zedd, Dipper, Manfred, Chester, Benito, Ike, and the one who worked at Harvard University José Aaron, the eldest.

He turned to look at Pine and asked about Joss Aaron.

Pine shook his head with a surprised smile and said, "Before you showed up, Joss Aaron was the young man Giles' mother was most optimistic about."

"Nariya?"

"Yes!"

"Oh..." David nodded with some awareness, glanced at Giles who had an indifferent expression, and said.

"I think the instructor doesn't seem to be that enthusiastic about him, does he..."

Pine did not answer the call, but changed the subject and said, "Zod Jimenez is from New York."

"After graduation, he has been working at J.P. Morgan Bank and Chase Bank. He recently went to Citibank to work in the credit card business development department."

"He helped apply for your Citibank credit card."

"Oh~" David understood what Pine meant and nodded.

"Then I'll find a time to ask him out to meet and have a chat?"

"Hmm!" Pine raised his eyebrows at David and asked another topic.

"Do you know the specific content of this meeting that Professor Bartlet is going to attend?"

"Well...he didn't tell me in detail, and I didn't ask."

"What's wrong?" David asked, not really knowing what else was going on here.

Pine glanced at the busy women in the distance and explained.

"This meeting was originally just a regular economic forum, allowing experts in the economics field to focus on discussing the economic issues that all countries are paying close attention to, and try to find the best solutions."

"But Milton Friedman, a famous economist who joined Stanford University's Hoover Institution, believes that if we still can't end the debate and find an effective monetary policy to solve the country's deteriorating economic conditions, . . ”

"We will experience another Great Depression sweeping the world!"

"So, he called on and contacted more than a hundred well-known economists at home and abroad and high-level economic officials from various governments to prepare for a meeting at the United Nations Headquarters to start a major discussion."

"..." David heard Pine say this, recalled his memory of Professor Friedman, and nodded.

"He once said that he was a staunch Keynesian, supported Keynesian tax policy, and indeed helped promote the withholding income tax system."

"After World War II, he returned to the University of Chicago to teach economic theory, while studying the role of money in business cycles for the National Bureau of Economic Research."

“This was a major watershed moment for him academically.”

"Yes!"

Pine continued David's words and said.

"As time passed, Friedman's views on economic policy gradually changed. He established a currency and banking research group at the University of Chicago. With the assistance of economic historian Anna Schwartz, he published the famous paper "The Monetary History of the United States" .”

"At that time, he challenged the views of prominent economists who advocated Keynesianism and criticized them for ignoring the importance of money supply and financial policy to the economic cycle and inflation."

"However, he usually opposes government intervention plans, especially the control of market prices. He believes that prices play an indispensable signaling function in the market mechanism for allocating resources."

"In 1963, he published the book "The Monetary History of the United States: 1867-1960". Taking the currency stock as the main line, he studied the monetary development process of the United States from 1867 to 1960 for nearly a century, and its impact on a series of major developments in the United States in recent years. The impact of historical events.”

"Through his detailed depiction of the causal relationship between money supply changes and inflation levels, he proved the profound impact of monetary policy on a country's economic operation, especially the important role of currency in stabilizing the economic cycle."

"The book perfectly combines complex and detailed historical statistics with sharply insightful economic analysis."

"The book contains many unique analyzes and groundbreaking research conclusions!"

"For example, Professor Friedman's analysis and explanation of the Great Depression of 1929-1933 changed people's ideas and deepened the global financial community's understanding of financial markets."

David nodded to Pine and continued: ""A Monetary History of the United States (1867-1960)" is recognized as one of Friedman's most far-reaching and outstanding achievements, and is also a landmark classic in the 20th century. One of the works."

"It is not only an indispensable research reference for economists, but also has important reference significance for the formulation of macroeconomic policies in various countries, especially for understanding global financial turmoil and its policy trends."

"At Professor Friedman's Nobel Prize in Economics award ceremony, the audience member stood up and shouted that freedom belongs to the Chilean people, capitalism is down, and Friedman is out..."

“He will definitely see in the future that Friedman’s thoughts and ideas are permeated everywhere in the economic operations of both developed and developing countries.”

"Insist on economic freedom and emphasize the role of currency!"

David shook his head with regret in his expression, and said with a hint of apology in his voice.

"I haven't read the entire book "The Monetary History of the United States (1867-1960)", but I have just selected a few chapters that I am interested in, and I have gained a lot!"

"So I plan to read it through today and tomorrow while waiting for my tutor to return to New York, so as to avoid any embarrassing situation when I meet Professor Friedman in person later."

"Hahaha~" Giles and Bloomer both smiled and cast contemptuous looks at him.

Pine also smiled and nodded, agreeing: "Professor Bartlet has also applied for you to be an observer for this meeting."

"When the time comes, don't embarrass him!"

"Observing? Me?"

"Yes~"

"Uh..." David scratched his head with his hand and said with a bitter smile.

"The United Nations Building, I know where it is~"

"It's right at the eastern end of 42nd Street, right next to the East River in Manhattan."

"But I never thought that I would be able to enter there one day, as...a participant."

"fxxx!"

Bloomer raised his middle finger to him even more contemptuously and complained: "You are just an observer. Don't think of yourself as a participant and go up and talk nonsense!"

"Hahaha~" Giles and Pine both laughed.

David did not have any overreaction, but frowned very seriously and thought for a moment before asking.

"Say, what if..."

"I mean what if!"

"If I plan to express some personal opinions at the banquet after the meeting, which aspect do you think should be better to start with?"

"What shocking views are you going to express again?" Blumer asked in disbelief. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and closed his mouth.

Pine smiled without being surprised and asked with expectation in his eyes.

"Besides the recent economic cycle you are studying, are you brewing anything else?"

"Um.."

David said without concealment: "I have been considering whether to publish a research paper in a newspaper recently."

"Its main content is "The impact of fixed exchange rate and floating exchange rate systems on inflation under different systems."

"Uh..." Blumer was speechless.

Giles looked at David with a strange expression and said unconsciously.

"Aren't the graduate thesis questions that Professor Bartlet gave us not as difficult as yours to choose?"

"Are you sure you want to write this?"

"Ok!"

David nodded with certainty and said with a serious face: "As for the research on the relationship between exchange rate system and inflation, I actually have a partial draft for a long time, but I just haven't tried to write it out systematically."

"Now that I have such a good opportunity to have close contact with the most famous economics experts and scholars at home and abroad, I must show my best side~"

"If I am lucky enough to be recognized by some experts, it will not only make my mentor Professor Bartley look good, but also myself..."

"..." Giles, Bloomer and Pine looked at each other, thinking about what David had just said, and all of them were speechless with different thoughts.

David could guess some of their true thoughts. With a vague smile on his lips, he changed the topic and asked Giles.

"How is the construction of our data research center going?"

"Oh.."

“It’s fully into the data entry phase.”

"This stage may last several months or even a year."

"ok~"

"Then how about we go take a look together tomorrow morning and then study together?"

"Uh...Okay!" Giles kicked his friend Bloomer with his foot and nodded.

Bloomer seemed to be "awakened" from his thoughts, frowned at David, and complained with a complicated expression.

"Next time you see my dad, don't talk nonsense again!"

"Hahaha~" David shook his head, deliberately ignored him, and laughed.