Manhattan Reborn 1978

San Francisco

Union Square Hilton Hotel.

After the meeting held here was successfully concluded, the cocktail party attracted countless people who came here.

Bloomer led David through the crowd.

David saw a few people around Old Wharton from a distance and was stunned for a moment: "Princeton University President Guy Luther is here?"

Turning to Blumer, he said, "You're not taking me to see him, are you?"

"He told my dad about the idea you gave him about setting up a college preparatory class~"

“My father introduced him to Masao Fukuda~”

"Masao Fukuda is...?"

"The person in charge of the island nation's Sumitomo Bank~"

David slowed down and pulled Bloomer: "Are you saying that Guy Luther is really going to go to the island country to start a preparatory class?"

"How do I know? Isn't this all your bad idea?"

"Hey~ That's not a bad idea~ Principal Guy Luther is not a fool!"

"Besides, if it's a bad idea, will your father help introduce someone to Guy Luther?"

Blumer tilted his head and thought for a while, as if still. .That's true.

David tilted his head, carefully looked at Old Wharton and the others in the distance, and continued to ask: "What were they talking about before you came to me just now?"

"Um...my father introduced me to Masao Fukuda and Doichiro Sumitomo who was beside him. Principal Guy Luther came over and they talked about your idea."

"There's nothing else to say~"

David looked at the two islanders next to Old Wharton and silently remembered their names: "Okay~ Let's go there~"

. . .

The two of them walked together and walked to Old Wharton.

David smiled and nodded politely to everyone. Guy Luther smiled and moved lightly, giving up his position next to Old Wharton to Blumer and David.

When Old Wharton picked up the plane, he also moved half a step to the side, letting David stand next to him, and said: "This is David~"

"Hello, gentlemen~ I'm David Coleman!"

"You can call me David~"

"Hello, David!"

"Haha, hello~"

Masao Fukuda and Doichiro Sumitomo followed Old Wharton's footsteps and moved slightly to the side, politely greeting the David brought by Blumer.

David looked at Old Wharton, the owner of this small circle tonight: "Uncle, it seems that you will hardly have time for me tonight, right?"

"Hahaha~ You kid, don't you want to go to Los Angeles? Then come to my house to chat!"

"Haha~Okay uncle!"

After David finished speaking, Old Wharton had no intention of continuing to speak, so he continued to smile at Principal Luther: "Nice to meet you again, Guy~!"

"Are you new to San Francisco?"

"I arrived last night. I had just talked with Mr. Fukuda about opening a preparatory class in the island country, and you happened to be here."

"Please help me introduce all the ideas of this plan to Mr. Fukuda and Sumitomo~"

"Um..Okay~"

David organized his thoughts and started chatting with Fukuda and Fukuda without any stage fright.

Masao Fukuda's hair has turned gray, and there are a few less obvious age spots on his face, which seem to tell that he is no longer young.

Sumitomo Doichiro looks younger, in his early 40s, and is slightly taller, only a little shorter than David. .

Both of them wore polite smiles and listened quietly to David's plan for opening a preparatory class at Princeton University, as well as some subsequent thoughts.

After a few minutes.

After David finished speaking, he looked at the two people quietly, waiting for their opinions~

Fukuda and Doichiro looked at each other, and Fukuda spoke in English with an island accent and smiled.

“We would love to work with Princeton University and President Guy Luther!”

When several people heard this answer, Guy Luther narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded slightly.

"Our school will send people to the island country after the Christmas vacation~"

"Okay, we will arrange the corresponding matters in advance~"

David lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then continued: "I also plan to go to the island country next year. Guy, I will contact you again after I return to New York to finalize the details of the data center in advance~"

"Okay~ If you can't contact me, you can contact Professor Martin~"

Blumer, who had been standing quietly aside, asked curiously: "You want to go to the island country?"

"Yeah~ Get ready to take a look and walk around!"

Blumer rolled his eyes a few times and immediately continued: "Leslie is the one I know best when going to the island country~ He lived there for a while!"

"Dad, do you want me to go with David?"

Old Wharton opened his eyes wider, suppressed the smile on his lips, pressed his hand on David's shoulder, and said with a smile: "What are you going to do? Are you having fun?"

David felt the strength on his shoulders, turned to Blumer and said: "This matter is just a plan for the time being~ Let's talk about it later~"

"...ok!" Blumer closed his mouth and made a quiet gesture with his hand.

Guy Luther stood nearby, his eyes circling back and forth on several people. Seeing that Blumer had shut up, he asked.

"I heard you set up your own investment fund company?"

"Yes~ It turns out that all the shares belonging to me in da company were transferred to my father~"

"Guy, in this newly established fund company, I want to form my own team. Do you have any good candidates you can recommend to me?"

"Hmm... Yes! I can give you the contact information of a few people later. You can try to communicate with them!"

"Ok ~ Haha, thank you!"

David turned his head and said to Old Wharton: "Uncle, I want to have a chat with Guy over there~"

Old Wharton smiled, but looked at Masao Fukuda and Doichiro Sumitomo. .

Futian, who had been smiling all the time, coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Ahem~ It's us who disturbed Mr. Wharton~"

"Mr. Guy, if you are ready to send someone to the island country, please contact me!"

"I will definitely do my best to help!"

"Thank you ~ I will!"

Guy Luther had a smile on his face, but the words he spoke had a touch of strangeness and politeness. .

Masao Fukuda didn't seem to notice at all. He nodded politely with Sumitomo Doichiro and turned around and walked into the crowd.

Several people watched the two people leave. David glanced at Bloomer, smiled and nodded to Guy Luther to express his gratitude.

Then he turned to Old Wharton and said, "What do I think...their waists are much straighter?"

"Tsk~ Hahaha~ You kid, you are really right... Hahaha~"

Old Wharton understood the meaning of David's words, and the trace of displeasure on his face was instantly wiped away by laughter~

Guy Luther also laughed and pointed at David: "You boy, if they didn't leave just now, I was really afraid that you would say something weird again~! Haha~"

David shrugged with disdain: "When they have money in their pockets, they feel that their waists have become straighter and their wings have become stronger~haha~"

"Their mentality, which is pure to the core and wants to stand up straight, would be interesting if it could be contagious..."

Old Wharton slowly stopped laughing, looked David up and down seriously again, and shook his head slowly.

"Principal Luther, you guys talk first~"

"I still need to make up for the time wasted by those two bastards~"

"David, if you think the cocktail party is boring, just go out and have fun~ Just remember to pay attention to safety!"

"Okay, thank you Uncle Wharton~"

"Hmm~"

Old Wharton glanced at Bloomer, nodded to Guy Luther, and walked into the crowd.

. . .

After seeing his father leaving, Bloomer regained some energy: "David, let's go first~"

David smiled and shrugged at Guy Luther: "I haven't finished what I just said~My new company is a private equity investment fund~"

"Now the team is short of manpower~"

"After I find everything, I'm going to set up a public long-term investment fund~"

"If your school's endowment fund wants to invest, we may be able to cooperate further~"

Principal Luther pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay~ I will tell the board of directors when your public fund is established!"

"As for your manpower problem, I really have a few people who can help you~"

"Wait a minute, I'll look for it~"

Guy Luther took out the phone book from his coat pocket, lowered his head, squinted his eyes and rummaged through it.

"Look, this person..."

--

ten minutes later.

After David recorded the contact information and simple information of these people, he chatted with Guy for a few words, and agreed to contact him again after returning to New York in a few days. Then he and Bloomer returned the same way and found Giles. The three of them Ready to leave.

Giles curiously asked the two of them who they had just met. David and Bloomer looked at each other, smiled and only said that they had unexpectedly met Principal Guy Luther. .

Outside the hotel, Blumer suddenly said: "Should we go shout... Leslie?"

"Oh~ I forgot about him!"

David and Giles looked at Bloomer with a wry smile: "You go?!"

"Um...why should I go?"

"Haha~ Go ahead! We'll let Leslie treat you tonight!"

Blumer scratched his head: "He asked?...Okay~ Just wait a moment~ I'll be back soon!"

Giles smiled mischievously and hugged David's shoulders: "What? Start executing the plan tonight?"

David winked and resisted his inner impulse: "No, we still have to go to Los Angeles. When we return to New York, we will have the best chance to execute the plan!"

Giles nodded slightly disappointedly: "Then where should we go to play later?"

"Where did you go last night?"

"I haven't gone anywhere! I went to visit my father's old friend yesterday with Panaris~"

"What about Bloomer and Leslie?"

"Both of them...I didn't ask~"

"Okay~ We are going to Los Angeles tomorrow. How about buying gifts tonight?"

"Gift? Hey~? Who are you buying it for?"

"Stop talking nonsense, don't you need to buy it?"

"Me?" Giles thought about this question seriously. .Need to buy!

"Okay~ let's go shopping and buy gifts!"

"where to?"

"how could I know?!"

David looked around and saw the big man Zach, who had come to San Francisco with him, standing in the distance with a few bodyguards, and waved to them.

Big Zach saw his boss calling and drove over like a speeding train. .

"Hey boss, what's going on?"

Giles took half a step back, scratching his head: "How did you... grow so tall?"

Zach opened his mouth and said with a naive smile: "Maybe this is a gift from God~"

"God?..."

David couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha~ It hurts my heart, man! Hahaha~"

Giles lowered his head in shock, looked at his toes, and muttered: "God damn it, why didn't you give me such a gift?"

David gave him a kick and said, "Hey, don't talk nonsense! Have you forgotten that you are a lucky boy?"

"You envy Zach's tall stature, and he also envys you for having a rich and happy family!"

"Huh? That's right~"

"I'm very lucky! Haha~"

Seeing this bad friend as happy as a child, I couldn't help but laugh.

Is Giles stupid?

Certainly not!

With his current appearance, it can only be said that he still retains a trace of childlike innocence~

David dug out his credit card from his inner pocket and handed it to the big man Zach, saying, "Here, we'll go shopping later~"

“If you see something you like, buy it for yourself!”

The big man Zach took the credit card, glanced at Giles, and said nonchalantly: "Can I buy a pair of leather shoes for my brother?"

"He's been wearing that pair for four years~"

"Buy~ buy yourself a pair!"

"By the way, don't forget your friends in Wildfire, buy them some gifts and take them back~"

"...Okay, boss!"

The big guy, Zach, held the credit card in his hand and put his hand in his pocket instead of taking it out. .

He planned to hold on to the card until it was time to spend it.

David reached out and patted him on the arm, and said with a smile: "We need to find a shopping mall first~haha~ don't be nervous, man!"

"Oh...hehe, okay!"

in the hotel.

Leslie ran out in front of Bloomer in a hurry. When she saw David and the others, she shouted, "Hey~ you guys are really good friends!"

"You forgot me in there, and then you remembered to ask me to come with you?"

Giles stepped forward, smiled and hugged his shoulders: "I just remembered that no one would pay for tonight's consumption, so I called you here~haha~"

"fxxx! You bastard!"

David looked at Bloomer running back from behind, laughed and asked, "Do any of you know where I can buy gifts? Is there anything open at this time?"

Bloomer stepped forward, put his arm around Leslie's shoulders and said, "Yes! Macy's~ They should still be open~"

"Okay ~ lead the way, let's go shopping!"

"Hey~ You're walking the wrong way. This way, let's walk there. It's not far!"

"Hahaha~ Idiot~"

"fxxx! You didn't tell me earlier..."

----

new York.

Manhattan, 42rd Street.

Ludy walked into the Wildfire Bar~

There was a man waiting for him, Auston.

"Hey Auston! What are you drinking?"

Auston raised his glass and gestured to him: "The vegetable juice cocktail invented by David~it tastes pretty good. Would you like a drink too?"

"nono~ I've had enough of that stuff in nightclubs~ now I feel sick to my stomach when I see it!"

"Haha~ How is the nightclub business now?"

“It’s very good. People line up at the door every day~”

Auston smiled and picked up the cup, looked around, took a sip and said, "Yeah~ The government has been giving out money recently, and everyone seems to have money in their pockets~ It's not surprising that your nightclub is overcrowded. "

Ludy waved to the waiter Madonna in a very beautiful mood: "Tell me, what do you want to see me for?"

"Yes! Do you know Harold Stone, the new director of the FBI?"

"Know!"

"Oh?... He came to me and said that the team of street informants was going to be expanded. Is this true?"

"Yes, we are still preparing. We will tell you the accurate news in a few days."

Auston put down the cup, suddenly remembered the bet he made with Matthews, shook his head and said.

"The people I am managing now have just learned a little bit about the rules. You must not find those unruly bastards."

Ludy leaned back, spread his hands and said: "Don't worry, these people are peripheral members of the Sidrich family. After joining the street informants, if anyone is disobedient, you can tell me alive Alto, and we will take care of it." he!"

Auston nodded noncommittally and began to worry about this street informant office. .

Sidric!

Peripheral members of their family?

fxxx!

Auston put aside this troublesome question for the time being and talked about another thing: "Do you know what Sinney did?"

"you are right?"

"He killed those men!"

"Oh.."

Lu Di took out a cigarette and lit one for himself: "It is said that he did it~ Didn't the police find any evidence?"

"No~"

"Then...you want to investigate this case?"

"No, they were turned over to the FBI."

"Haha~ Then you still ask me about this?"

"I...I heard that Xinni is also retiring?"

Rudy thought for a moment, leaned forward, rested his elbows on the table, and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"What do you want to do by asking these questions? Check on him?"

Alston shook his head helplessly: "No, it's just out of my personal curiosity."

He paused, not waiting for Lu Di to speak, and then said: "I can only ask you this kind of question."

Lu Di smiled and took a puff of his cigarette, moved his body forward again, and whispered: "I heard that someone told Xinni that his men were plotting to kill him~"

"Sinny was going to retire and work with David to open a record company."

"In the end, this kind of unfortunate thing happened! Haha~ Do you understand?"

Auston nodded suddenly, thought for a moment, watched Madonna bring a glass of wine to Ludy, picked up the glass, and clinked it with him.

"Thank you!"

"Haha~ You are a friend, so it's right to satisfy your curiosity!"

Auston nodded silently and drank the glass of wine.

"Okay~ I'm fine. What can I do to you?"

"Have!"

Ludy also put down his cup, stared directly at Alston, and whispered: "We... are friends, right?"

Auston stared into Ludy's eyes and nodded slowly: "Yes, as long as you don't have any cases in my hands, we are friends!"

"Wow~ It seems there are good people in the New York police department! Haha~"

"Hey~ the word "good person" is now a curse word!"

"Hmph~ Who cares?!"

Lu Di took a long puff of cigarette and threw the cigarette butt on the ground: "What we are doing now is a legitimate business, the kind that pays taxes to the US government!"

"So you'll never pull a gun on me again, man!"

"Well... I don't hope that day comes either!"

"Hahaha~ I like you more and more, man!"

"I remember...David once promised you that you would be promoted, right?"

Auston was speechless, thinking of David who had left New York for a few days, and smiled: "I have been promoted!"

"No!"

"As long as we remain friends, a good police officer like you will only get better and better!"

Auston slowly stopped smiling, looked at Ludy seriously and said, "I just have my own bottom line when doing things, and it has nothing to do with whether I am good or bad!"

Lu Di also suppressed his smile and sighed: "I really don't know how that kid David found you?"

Auston pouted: "I've known him since he was a bartender~"

"It's just that David at that time was still a young boy~"

"Ha~ That's right!"

Ludy tilted his head, thought for a moment, raised his hand and snapped his fingers to Madonna, took out two bills from his pocket and pressed them under the cup.

"Come on, go somewhere with me!"

"where to?"

"Haha~ let's go, you are a policeman, I will not throw you into the Hudson River to feed the fish!"

. . .

Auston picked up the coat next to him, glanced in the direction of the bar, and followed Ludy out of the Wildfire Bar~

----

San Francisco.

Macy's Department Store (Union Square Store).

David, who rarely went to department stores before, felt that it was right to come here with a few disabled friends after entering here and shopping around twice.

From now on, he must not come to this kind of department store with any woman, otherwise he will be exhausted to death. .

The four of them walked in front of the bodyguards. When they saw something they liked, they stopped to look at it and gave each other some advice.

It has to be said that most men have a strong purpose when going to shopping malls and buying things.

If you want to buy something and you like it, stop and try it on, or ask a salesperson to help you try it on.

Looks and feels good?

It's it!

Pay the bill!

Leave~

Just like that, almost an hour later, the bodyguards behind a few people walked out of the department store carrying various large and small packages.

At the gate.

The few people agreed on a time to drive to Los Angeles tomorrow, then dispersed and went home to sleep.

David and Bloomer got in the car and chatted while returning to the apartment.

To their surprise, the Hispanic beauty Sandra, who worked at Club No. 39 in North Beach, was waiting in the lobby on the first floor of the apartment.

Bloomer and David looked at each other and greeted her without knowing her purpose: "Hi Sandra, are you here... waiting for us?"

"Yes, sir!"

Wearing a long suspender skirt and high heels, the bright and charming Sandra responded with a seductive voice.

David chuckled silently, preparing to see how Bloomer would deal with it.

Blumer opened his mouth, got stuck for a moment, and then said: "You're here...to find me?"

"Yes sir~"

With a smile on her face, Sandra reached out and gestured to the side: "Our boss knows that you brought some friends to the club and asked me to prepare some gifts for everyone!"

"And asked me to convey this: Next time I return to the United States, I must go to New York, get to know everyone, and apologize in person."

When Bloomer heard about this, he smiled: "Oh~Okay, thank you Sandra~! We accepted the gift!"

"Please also tell Kanes that we will definitely let him have fun when he comes to New York!"

"Okay, sir~"

"If...you...have nothing else to do..."

Sandra said this very slowly. .His eyes were fixed on David. .

How could David not hear that this Sandra obviously had some thoughts about Bloomer. .

Gift?

Ha~? !

He reached out and patted Blumer on the shoulder, and whispered: "I'll go out to find a hotel by myself, and you can take care of her! Do you understand?"

Bloomer's eyes were closed, and before he could react, David had already waved to the big man Zach behind him and ran away quickly.

"Hey~ David! fxxx! Why are you running so fast?"

Bloomer took two steps toward the door, his steps getting slower and slower. .

Seeing David and one of his bodyguards gesturing to lead the way, Blumer quickly nodded to the bodyguard who looked towards him.

David, big Zach, the bodyguard, gone. .

Blumer turned around and looked at the hot beauty Sandra who was standing there with water in her eyes. He opened his mouth, gritted his teeth, and strode over.