Manhattan Reborn 1978

Manhattan, New York.

The autumn night is charming, with neon lights flashing.

In the Wildfire Bar.

David called Zina and George and told them about his plan to form a record company with Sinney and sign Madonna Sigourney as the first singer signed by the agency and record company.

After the two of them listened, George turned his head and curiously looked at Madonna who was busy in her dress, and looked at David with some confusion: "Um...Boss, I..."

"We are at a bar~ You should call me David!"

"Okay~ David, this Madonna...is she any different? Why should we sign her to our company to be our first singer?"

George's question is also what Zina, Xinni, and Ludy want to ask the most right now.

"Hehe~"

After David made him and Zina a cocktail respectively, he wiped his hands and smiled.

"Actually, there is no special reason. I just met Madonna today."

"The reason why I signed her is because when I was talking to her just now, I found a feeling in her that was different from other girls."

"Feel?..."

Lu Di sat a little further away, smiling a little weirdly and teasingly: "You can't be... you have a crush on her, right?"

"nonono~"

"She's just a singer I'm optimistic about who will develop in the future. Ludy, don't make random guesses!"

David quickly shook his head in denial.

This Madonna, a hopelessly carefree little girl, is really not his cup of tea!

Her legendary life can definitely be called colorful, and she has never been short of men by her side. . .

David didn't want to become a part of her legend and be exposed by various tabloids in the future. .

"Zina, after you have settled the agency, first sign a contract with Madonna, find some music teachers for her, let her study hard for a period of time, and then find an opportunity to make an appointment with a few professionals in the music industry to give her some advice. Tailor-made a few songs to prepare for future record releases.”

"Guys, is Madonna okay? Let's be patient and give her some time to prove herself. What do you think?"

Seeing that David had said this, everyone nodded in agreement with different thoughts.

As for what they are thinking in their hearts, only they themselves know.

David himself murmured to himself: If Madonna, who has chosen to be independent and indulgent all her life, and never cares about other people's opinions and eyes, can't do it, then it will be really bad for the American people and the music scene. . .What a big loss!

Seeing that the people around her were silent, Zina thought for a moment and signaled to David: "I contacted a few old friends today. The brokerage company we are going to establish needs them..."

After listening to Zina's introduction, David scratched his forehead, thought for a while and said: "Since there are already such regulations, we will set up a large agency company, and we can have branches of actor agents, model agents, Singer management company.”

“This allows them to operate independently while also enabling comprehensive communication and management.”

"Well, I think so too, but these companies all need you and Polly to sign. After I sort out the materials, I will send them to the company's small building."

"it is good!"

David walked to the opposite side of Zina, rested his elbows on the bar, and looked at Madonna's back in the distance: "Zina, let Madonna follow you from now on. I believe that you and her will definitely make a difference for us. What a surprise!”

Zina blinked and looked at David with a slight frown. A trace of doubt flashed through her heart again, but there was no objection on her lips.

"Okay~ Then...if you're okay now, can I go get to know Madonna first?"

"Well, let's go~"

Zina smiled and took her wine glass, ready to turn around and find Madonna.

Sinni, who was sitting aside, picked up his glass, drank the wine in it, and was about to say goodbye to David and leave.

David smiled and made an appointment with him. After the record company was established in a few days, he could contact George and sign the cooperation agreement.

Xinni responded with a smile, turned around and waved to Ludy. George saw the look David gave him, and stood up and came to Xinni's side to replace David and send him off.

Bar door.

Xinni and George exchanged phone numbers. Xinni smiled and patted George on the shoulder to say goodbye, then turned and walked to the car on the street not far away.

Carew, who had been waiting on the street, glanced at George, and then walked in the direction of Xinni.

side of the car.

Kalu saw the smile on Xinni's face and asked tentatively: "How was it just now...?"

Sinni looked over Karu's shoulder and saw that the Wildfire Bar's signature lights were shining.

"Karu, after David and his friends finish their work here in the evening, come to my house to find me. I will always be waiting for you!"

"it is good!"

1 minutes later.

Carew watched Xinni's car go away. He folded his hands unconsciously in front of his chest. He turned his head and glanced back to the other side of the street. Officer Allston was holding a cup of coffee. He lowered his head and was lost in thought. A little while.

A few minutes later, Carew seemed to have made a decision in his mind. He walked across the street and walked towards Officer Allston, who was also paying attention to him.

----

in the bar.

David walked up to Ludy and asked with a smile: "Why don't you ask me why?"

Lu Di smiled happily: "When you want to say something, you will tell me, won't you?"

"Okay~" David smiled and shrugged.

"Please help me pay more attention to Xinni's matter~"

"Of course! He just bought our 100 million dollar insurance policy!"

"Hahaha~ That's right!"

"Since we have collected the money, we must provide various services to our customers, right?"

"fxxx! What bad idea have you got, kid?"

"bad idea.."

Speaking of this, David couldn't help but look in the direction of Lilith, thought for a moment, then turned to Lu Di.

"I...maybe really want to..."

David told Ludy the bad idea he had just shared with Giles.

After listening, Ludy's expression was very strange. .

He controlled his urge to turn around and take a look, hesitated for a while, and then said: "David, are you...are you sure you want to do this?"

"Of course...not sure!"

"shxx! Then why are you telling me this here?"

David also spread his hands helplessly and said: "Since I have agreed to help, it can't be as simple as just talking and then having a meal with Lilith and watching a concert~"

"But...but this idea of ​​yours...have you thought about the consequences?"

"You mean...Susan?"

"fxxx!"

"Don't you ever think about anything else but her?"

"Um...is there anything else that needs to be taken into consideration?"

"Don't you need it? If you make such a big deal, you will definitely be on TV news and newspapers..."

"By then, everyone will know~!"

David blinked and looked in the direction of Giles: "These are all within the plan, Ludy!"

"If it doesn't work, what else am I going to do with it?"

"You..." Ludi was really speechless because of David's strange brain circuitry.

He drooped his head and sighed, "Then you...are you going to become a celebrity in New York City?"

"Haha~ If all the plans go well, yes, I will become famous in one fell swoop!"

"Okay...just figure it out yourself~"

"Then...what can I do for you?"

Seeing that David was mentally prepared, Lu Di simply stopped trying to persuade him.

"Haha~ I don't need you to do anything, Rudy, Giles and Pine will help me take care of everything!"

"Um... would they allow you to... mess around?"

David raised his chin as he thought and gestured to Ludy: "Look, they should be discussing over there!"

Ludy turned around and looked over. Giles and Pine were sitting with Leslie, heads touching, not knowing what they were talking about.

He raised his hand and scratched his head, planning to ignore the messy things between David and Giles.

He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and hesitated whether to tell David about Polly's divorce.

at this time.

The protagonists of tonight's proposal ceremony, Andy and Sally, saw that David's guests had left, so they came to the bar together and expressed their heartfelt thanks to David.

When Ludy saw the two of them coming, he gave up the idea of ​​saying anything else.

this matter. .Let Polly or someone else talk to David. .

----

A corner of the bar.

Zina found Madonna in Martha's strange eyes, and the two came to a quiet corner and sat down, and began their first meeting and chat.

"My name is Zina. David just told me that we want to sign a contract with you and make you the first signed singer of our agency."

Madonna looked at David, who was chatting and laughing with Andy and Sally at the bar, and she didn't know why she was suddenly chosen by him for the first time.

She directly asked Qina the question in her heart.

"Why? Why me?"

"Haha~ I don't know~ You can only find a chance to ask David about this!"

"Uh... Okay~" A smile flashed in Madonna's eyes.

"Where are you living right now?"

"In an old apartment over there in Brooklyn."

"yourself?"

"Shared lease!"

"How long have you been in New York?"

“I came in July this year!”

"You just came here?... Then you have already graduated from college?"

"No, I got a dance scholarship at the University of Michigan, but I gave up after two years."

"Oh?" Zina was very interested in Madonna's ability to obtain a college dance scholarship.

"Can you tell me about yourself?"

Madonna smiled and shrugged: "I am 20 years old. When I was in high school in Detroit, I learned tap dance, jazz dance, and ballet."

“I was able to get the scholarship because I met a great ballet teacher, Cecil Taylor.”

"Taylor taught me to dare to be different from others. I can live braver, freer and freer."

"So...you just chose to drop out of school and come to New York?"

"Yes!"

"Then after you come to New York, have you ever thought about what you want to pursue?"

"I want to be famous and be a big star!"

"Hehe~"

Zina looked at Madonna's confident look that came from nowhere, and the look in her eyes that was different from other girls.

She seemed to understand why David chose this girl.

"Madonna, being a star is not... that simple."

"I know!"

"Then...what have you done since you came to New York?"

"Being a restaurant waiter, I have interviewed for some jobs that require dancers, and I have been to some film sets, but nothing came of it. The day before yesterday, I heard from a friend I just met that the Wildfire Bar needs a waiter, so I came here."

"So, since you came to New York, you have only worked as a waiter?"

"I also tried to be a mannequin, but they disliked me... They said I was too thin!"

After hearing this, Zina looked at Madonna seriously again, already having a certain understanding of this girl in her heart.

"Okay~"

"Do you have any ideas about becoming a singer in the future?"

"No, being a singer is pretty cool, isn't it?" Madonna replied indifferently.

"Ok~ You can call me Zina, and I will be your manager from now on."

"You come with me tonight and stay at my place for the time being. Then I will find you some professional teachers in music so that you can learn this knowledge."

"You may have seen just now that over at the bar, David and Cinnie decided to set up a new record company."

"You are the first singer signed by our agency and record company."

"We will spare no effort to train you and make you the big star you say you are!"

"So... Madonna, what questions do you have now?"

Xina told her all the plans straightforwardly and extended the invitation to her.

"I am willing!"

Madonna agreed almost without hesitation.

In just over two months after she came to New York, she ate popcorn as a meal. That was just Madonna's daily routine!

She also encountered thieves several times in the apartment she shared.

But there was nothing valuable in her room. .

There was only one radio that was worth seeing, and the thief took it away without mercy. .

After Madonna returned to her apartment and found that it had been stolen again, she was so angry that she didn't even lock the door when she went out. .

The loneliness of wandering, the hardship of the world, the indifference of people, there are also all kinds of dreams around them, those girls who want to pursue their dreams in the city of New York are living a terrible life now.

This made the 20-year-old Madonna understand how rare and lucky this invitation from Zina was.

"ok~"

Zina was very satisfied with Madonna's decisiveness.

She looked at this little girl and thought that maybe she might actually become a dazzling star in the sky in the future!

"Then you go and work first. From now on, the company will pay you a living allowance every month."

Zina understood that Madonna, who had nothing to offer and could only rent an old apartment in Brooklyn, needed an opportunity to pursue her dreams and also needed a sum of money to maintain basic living expenses.

Madonna never thought that her decision would happen again. .Living expenses?

this. .But she had never heard of it!

Zina smiled and observed the little girl in front of her who didn't know how to hide herself, and continued with a smile: "I will arrange for you to use every daytime to learn music knowledge. At night, you can still come to work here at the Wild Fire Bar. , earn more living expenses.”

"Do you get me?"

"I understand! Thank you, Xena!"

Madonna understood the meaning of Zina's words and understood that this was a precious opportunity for her to get in touch with her boss and gain more connections.

"Okay~ You go and do your work first~ I will call you when I leave!"

"it is good!"

After saying that, the two stood up at the same time and prepared to do their own things.

Zina glanced at Madonna, who was probably just over 1.6 meters tall: "Your hair... turns out to be black?"

Madonna raised her hand and touched her hair, tilted her head and smiled: "Yeah~ But after I came to New York, a friend said that men here like girls with blond hair, so I dyed it blonde."

"Um.."

Zina stopped, looked in David's direction, and her voice became more serious.

"As the first singer we signed, you have to understand that we can ignore all the things you went through before today."

"And now that you have decided to join, you will have to make some changes in your future life!"

"Whether it is in terms of living habits or ways of thinking, we must prepare for the future by becoming a big star."

"Uh... ok!"

Madonna, who knew nothing about this aspect, decided to accept Zina's request and make some changes.

Um. .

Don't accept it? . .

so what?

Do you really choose to give up because of these things? ?

Zina noticed the subtle attitude expressed in Madonna's tone and expression, and patted her shoulder calmly: "Go ahead~ Let's...see you soon!"

"Ok!"

Watch Madonna go about her business.

Zina held her own wine glass, walked slowly to Polly and the other women, and started chatting among the women again.

----

in the bar.

Giles, Pine, and Leslie.

The three of them have been discussing the bad idea David just came up with for a long time. .

Leslie, who held the attitude that the matter was none of his business, always looked like he had taken advantage of the situation. He watched Giles and Pine talking about things without any intention of helping.

At this time, Pine glanced at Leslie with a smile, adjusted his sitting posture, and said softly: "Leslie, have you noticed?"

"Every time we come to the Wildfire Bar these days, something interesting always happens because of David."

"Yeah ~ he is one..."

"That's not the point, Leslie."

"You heard the general plan just now. Don't you just...have nothing to say?"

"no!"

Leslie shook her head very simply, not wanting to get involved with this matter at all.

Giles glanced at Pine, rolled his eyes a few times, leaned forward with a smile, looked at Leslie and said: "Even if you don't do anything, no one will believe that you weren't involved, man. !”

"All we have to say is... you know everything about this plan and have discussed it with us... you can't run away!"

"what?"

Is it okay for him to sit quietly and eat melon? .Are you jointly and severally liable?

Giles raised his hand to stop Leslie's attempt to defend himself, and continued: "You don't have to say anything to us, you will have a chance to explain yourself! Haha~"

"I!..."

"Then you really decided to follow David's plan and come... to cause trouble?"

"Or else?"

"Then... what if I get betrayed...?"

"Then give us a better way~!"

"I...I have a way! No!"

"Hey!~Then just shut up~hehe~"

"I...I...I can do something..."

Leslie rubbed his hands in frustration, knowing that what Giles and Pine said were true. .

With a smile on his face, Pine pointed to Giles: "Giles will talk to Laura about this plan tonight. If... she agrees, we will start taking action!"

"What about David? He has to prepare..."

"He came up with the idea, and he will get it done."

“We can just confirm this with Laura first and then inform him.”

"Then...okay~"

Leslie scratched his chin with his hand and glanced at Lilith not far away.

"Are you really not going to tell Lilith about this?"

"Why tell?" Pine asked.

"because..."

Leslie's eyes kept opening wide, thinking of a problem that he had ignored just now.

"Do you think...then how do you tell Laura?"

"Say? Just say shit!"

"Do you dare to say it? Can you say this? Is there something wrong with your mind?" Giles mocked Leslie unceremoniously.

"But...if this matter is really up to you...then when the time comes...how will it end?"

"end?"

"Hehe~"

Giles and Pine looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

If not for David's damn plan, maybe. .There will be no way to end it in the future. .

Pine closed his eyes, thought over all the plans, and then said, "Okay! That's it!"

"We will execute this plan!"

"Now, Giles, let's go back and call Laura."

"At this time, she shouldn't have rested yet!"

"Ok!"

Pine, whose execution ability was off the charts, stood up, pulled Leslie, followed Giles, and shouted to David at the bar: "We are going back first, everything is going according to plan, call us!"

When David, who was at the bar, heard what Pine said and turned to look over, the three of them had already opened the door and walked out in a hurry. .

amount. .

David really didn't expect these three guys. .Have you really decided on this plan?

fxxx!

It seems. .

He needs to be on a bigger stage again. .Come to perform~!