Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

David came out of the apartment, called Black Mike, and they went downstairs together.

street.

Giovanni, Lavis, and Mike Bai were chatting by the car~

"Hey~ David, where's my gift?" Mike Bai, one of the others, joked first.

David threw the bag to Giovanni and complained angrily: "Gift? Haha~"

"Tell me first what have you been busy with these days?"

"Um... Ludi needs my help with something~"

"What's going on with the Sidrich family?"

"...That's right~"

David raised his brows, glanced at his watch, and said after a while: "Mike Bai, you go find Ludy, we will meet at old Malkin's house, there is something important!"

"..ok!"

Seeing that David was not joking at all, Mike Bai responded with a somewhat inexplicable muffled face and walked towards his car.

David greeted a few people to get in the car, frowning silently~

Black Mike sat in the back seat with David and motioned to Lavis who was driving.

Lavis started the car, looked in the rearview mirror, quickly turned the car around, and drove towards Queens.

----

After half an hour.

David, Malkin Sr., and Ludy sat in the study on the second floor.

Old Malkin had a smile on his face: "It sounds like you gained a lot from your visit to Old Morgan's house this time~"

David smiled helplessly, spread his hands and said, "Meeting him this time has overridden all my predictions about the future~"

"I really don't know what else to say when I meet him next time~"

"Oh? Haha~ That's worth it!"

"Not many people can hold hundreds of millions of dollars of knives in their hands at your age!"

"With them, no matter what you want to do or what plans you have, it will be much easier!"

David nodded silently and whispered: "Before, I was always afraid of taking risks on this road, afraid of betraying everyone's trust in me~"

“But if I don’t take risks and take big steps forward for what I want, then I’ll never get it!”

"So... I plan to wait until all the money enters the account, and then invest it all in the investment of this oil crisis~"

David turned to look at Ludy: "I need you to go to the New Jersey training base for me and tell them that the money will be gradually invested in the expansion of DA Security Company in a year~"

“They need to be fully prepared for rapid expansion during this year!”

"Don't let the time come when we need them to stand up and take charge, but because no one can take on the important task, the plan is delayed~"

"Good~"

David turned to look at Old Malkin again: "I used the loan I obtained from the Wildfire Bar building. I plan to divide it into several parts to accelerate several projects that I need to invest in."

"I will use part of it to select some storefronts in better locations, buy them with down payment loans, and then rent them to affordable stores for use~"

"Rent, as long as it can repay the monthly mortgage payment~"

"In this way, it will not only speed up the opening of affordable stores, but also allow the agricultural product purchase contracts in Polly's hands to play a greater role, exponentially increase the sales volume of agricultural products, and make the company's cash flow more efficient. It’s enough~”

"Furthermore, I will also increase investment in the agency company established by Zina, so that she can sign more potential newcomers~"

"Da Advertising Company, I will contact them with more advertising business, let it cooperate with the agency, and give these new people who want to debut more opportunities to be exposed in TV advertisements~"

When David said this, he stopped, thought for a moment, and then said: "Just now, there was one thing I didn't say~"

"This time I met Stanley's CEO Nelunt Ramon at Old Morgan's house and mentioned to him the cooperation between the Sidrich family and Seamus Norton to develop real estate."

"Follow-up, if there is any progress on the family side, be sure to tell me and I will go talk to Nyrente about the investment~"

Old Malkin stopped the pen in his hand and asked with some confusion: "Stanley? Real estate development project, do you want them to also invest in it?"

David moved his body, took a sip of juice, and explained: "Yes~ With Stanley's capital injection, the development will definitely be faster and the resistance will be smaller~ For us who only have house property rights , it’s very helpful~”

"After the oil crisis I said, the financial market on Wall Street will usher in unprecedented investment opportunities~"

"But the risks associated with this kind of opportunity are also what many conservative investors who have funds in their hands are least willing to see or try~"

"Super high returns = super high risks!"

“Low-risk, sound investment = steady appreciation and preservation of value = wealth will not shrink significantly due to risks arising from the crisis!”

"So, the real estate industry, as a stable investment project that has come back into people's view in recent years, has become one of the most promising investments for many funds that have needs for hedging and value preservation!"

"New York, as a world-class metropolis, I won't talk too much about the future prospects of the real estate industry~"

"Manhattan, as the center of New York, its land resources are limited and scarce resources!"

"The Sidrich family holds a large number of property rights in houses, but cannot develop them immediately and convert them into greater value~"

"So, as time goes by, it will definitely attract the attention of people with a lot of money in their hands!"

"Princeton University President Guy Luther has reminded me of this before!"

"Now it seems that we can only stand firm in front of this big cake if we reach a development cooperation with Stanley!"

"Let me use an analogy. If we follow our previous plan, we can make a 6-inch cake in a few years~"

"Then after we cooperate with the Norton family and Stanley, this cake can be larger than 20 inches in the same time!"

Old Malkin stopped writing again, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "The more collaborators join, the faster they can realize the assets in their hands that have been spied on...I have no problem with this~"

"What about time? Do you have a rough schedule?"

"Hmm...three years! It would be best if all real estate projects could be developed within three to five years~"

"Three years? Isn't that too fast?"

"Haha~ It's actually not fast!"

"Don't underestimate Stanley's ability to find investment!"

"Stanley is our partner, and he is also a disguised channel for external funds to enter!"

"With Stanley joining, the Sidrich family only needs to use the property rights of the house and a small amount of capital and manpower to participate~"

"Seamuth Norton can take advantage of his connections to handle all the procedures and documents related to real estate development~"

"Stanley, as the largest financial investor, can continue to obtain large amounts of funds from countless people who want to invest to ensure the demand for development projects~"

"So, in my opinion, this three-party division of labor is clear and the triangle formed by it is a stable cooperative alliance. For us, who seem to be the weakest among the three parties, it is the greatest asset security guarantee!"

"And, we just seem to be the weakest, but actually..."

Old Malkin guessed what David was going to say next, and continued with a smile: "And the union, the biggest factor of instability, is used as a bargaining chip!"

"It allows us to make up for the weaknesses and shortcomings in our voice in this cooperation, so that the development plan can be completed more smoothly!"

"That's right~!"

"Hahaha~"

Seeing that Old Malkin really understood his good intentions, David took a long breath, calmed down, and continued.

"In addition to what I just said, there is another point, which is the real reason why I want Stanley funds to enter the market."

"Rockefeller Center!"

"Oh? You mean..."

"Yes!"

Old Malkin put away his smile and looked at David seriously with a frown: "Will this crisis really be like that of the Great Depression in the 1930s...?"

David shook his head with a wry smile: "For ordinary poor people...is there any difference?"

"..."

Old Malkin choked and nodded silently. .

In the 1930s, Malkin Sr. was still a somewhat ignorant child~

In New York at that time, the Sidrich family was able to rise quickly and become the top gang in New York, and they also borrowed the power of Rockefeller Center~

Rockefeller Center broke ground in May 1930 and completed the first phase in November 5~

It was the largest single construction project with private investment in the world at the time, providing jobs for nearly 5 workers in New York for nearly ten years.

Its construction enabled countless New Yorkers to rely on their hard-working hands to survive the Great Depression in the 30s, the largest period in American history.

Old Malkin seemed to be lost in memories, telling David and Ludy about that period of history that he would never forget.

“In 1931, not long after the construction of Rockefeller Center had just begun, the first Christmas tree on the Central Square construction site was only... 6 meters high!”

"It was built by a group of construction workers who did manual labor and raised funds spontaneously~"

"In 1933, the Christmas tree this year was more than ten meters tall and hung with hundreds of small light bulbs, making it extremely shiny and dazzling on that cold Christmas Eve~"

"A few years later, at Christmas, they built a small temporary skating rink under the tree, which attracted more tourists and made it the best scene for showing love in Hollywood romance films and dramas~"

"In 1954, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was featured on television for the first time..."

"In order to make the Christmas tree look more beautiful on TV, they added many white angels playing trumpets under and around the tree~"

"Later, the annual lighting ceremony of the Christmas tree will be broadcast live by NBC. More and more people will walk out of their homes on Christmas lighting night and gather in the square, waiting for the moment when the lights turn on~"

"However... I still think the first Christmas tree is the most unforgettable for me!"

"I still clearly remember that the tree was covered with bunches of cranberries, paper garlands and cans. It was so beautiful!"

"That was the first time I saw such a beautiful Christmas tree, and it was also the first time I understood why people would spend money from their little income to let it stand in the central square~"

"It is hope!"

"It is what allows everyone to work, have an income, live with their families, and survive the Great Depression... Hope!"

. . .

This memory of old Malkin caused a brief moment of silence in the study~

Lu Di also thought of the past and continued softly: "What impressed me most was the time in 1954!"

"At that time, the New York police dispatched hundreds of police officers to maintain order at the scene~"

"No one in the family was able to get closer to watch~"

"Because I was still young at the time, I managed to get into the live TV broadcast smoothly and watched the entire live broadcast~"

"Later... when people were not paying attention and gradually dispersed, I stole a decorative trumpet from the hands of those angels and took it home..."

"Because of the whole trumpet, I was severely beaten by my father... Haha~"

. . .

David listened to Ludy's memories in silence again. .

I couldn't help but slap my forehead and continued: "Remembering, let's stop for now~ Have you forgotten something?"

"Oh? What is it?"

Old Malkin and Ludy looked over in confusion. .

"Mayor Lynch and Commissioner Hardman!"

When the two of them heard these two names, they suddenly understood~

yes~

They are both still preparing for the election!

If the Sidrich family can reach cooperation with the Norton family and Stanley at this time, it will undoubtedly give them both a great political achievement gift package!

Old Malkin wrote down their names with a pen, pondered for a while and said: "Lynch and Hardman, are the Morgan family supporting them?"

"Um.."

"That's easy to do!"

David picked up the juice in front of him and raised it to signal to the two of them: "Next step, I think... we should expand the scale of Da Construction Company!"

Ludy smiled and said, "No problem!"

"This matter is easy to handle. The people in the labor union have long seen our company's continuous business and are starting to get jealous~"

"If they knew that a bigger project has been included in the plan and is about to break ground, they would be crazy about it~hahaha~"

Old Malkin also smiled and continued: "It seems that the scale of Da Transportation Company needs to be expanded to keep up with our plan~"

David smiled and continued: "And our da clothing company!"

"Every year, workers need to buy several sets of work clothes in installments to get this job~"

"As for the price of workwear, we can sell it to them at cost price or low profit~"

"I just want to create an advertisement for our clothing company and lay the foundation for our clothing company's subsequent development!"

"And, from now on, Da Construction Company must make plans in advance for the subsequent spin-off work!"

"According to my idea, da construction company should be divided into three at least~"

"da Construction, mainly responsible for construction engineering business~"

"da Decoration Company will undertake all the interior decoration work for the subsequent building after it is completed~"

"Da Property Management Company will be responsible for all building maintenance, repairs, maintenance and other work after the building is completed."

"Uncle Malkin, don't underestimate the income from property~"

"You can send someone to Rockefeller Center to investigate~"

"The nineteen buildings belonging to Rockefeller Center belong to many property management companies~"

"We can say this, as long as there are no natural or man-made disasters, world wars, etc... events that may cause the building to collapse~"

"Property management, this long-term business, is enough for the Sidrich family to earn more wealth than they can spend in a few lifetimes from these buildings~"

“And don’t forget, the renovation work of each building requires permission from the property management company.”

"Thus.."

"In this way, we can decide how much management fees to charge!" Lu Di continued with shining eyes~

"Is this different from... collecting protection money?"

"Hahaha~ This is a reasonable protection fee! We are property management and provide high-quality services to our customers. It is reasonable and legal to charge some money!"

Old Malkin wrote down this key point, recorded the chats between several people, read over this more complete family development plan from the beginning, and let out a long sigh.

He looked at David sitting opposite, chatting with Ludy, and sighed secretly in his heart.

There is another important point that David did not say.

Whitewash!

Even if the benefits that the Sidrich family, which used to be covered in black, can gain from this cooperative development, have been reduced, Old Malkin is willing to approve it!

He knew very well that turning black into gray was the greatest change~

Completely washed in white?

hehe~

Where in New York and in the world is there spotless pure white?

----

After more than 20 minutes.

After David discussed some details with Malkin and Ludy, he was ready to leave~

Malkin and Sr. stood at the door, watching David get into the car, watching him wave goodbye, and watching his car drive away~

Ludi pursed his lips, returned to the living room on the first floor with old Malkin, sat down, and broke the silence between them.

"David sent Mike Bai to look for me just now... He seemed a little unhappy~"

Old Malkin raised his hand and rubbed his frown: "Is it because of the expanded street informants?"

"...No~ I guess, I should have called Mike Bai to help me..."

"Hehe~"

Old Malkin couldn't help but laugh: "This brat, this is a disguised warning to you!"

"Didn't you yourself tell him that Mike Bai will belong to him from now on?"

"You continue to call Mike Bai to do things with you without any scruples... Can he be happy in his heart?"

Lu Di blinked and said: "Okay~ From now on..."

"There is no future! Speaking of the one who failed to do it, it's you! What do you have to complain about?"

"..ok! I understand~"

Old Malkin leaned back relaxedly and looked at several group photos placed on a cabinet not far away.

"You can show the records I made to Polly later. You can discuss the specific company expansion plan in the future~"

"On the family side... I will hold another meeting for them tonight!"

"Let those idiots understand that those who are not his **** can only make money by killing!"

Lu Di curled his lips, stood up, and secretly complained in his heart: When it comes to fighting and killing, you old Malkin is the most vicious one in the family. .

----

After David and others left the old Malkin's house, they rushed to the big film and television company without stopping.

In Harvey's office.

David hugged Zina and Tangtang tightly and happily chatted with each other about their interesting experiences these days.

Harvey sat aside, stroking the beard on his chin with his hand, and a smile appeared on his tired face.

"Hey~ David, what's the matter with your visit this time?"

"Haha~ Can't I just come over and see you guys?"

Zina opened a bottle of Coke for David, put it into his hand, shook her head and said with a smile: "You are a very busy man now!"

"Tell me~ What's the matter?"

David smiled and pulled Zina closer, sat between her and Tangtang, took a sip of Coke, put his arms around their shoulders and said.

"I've thought of a few more good ideas~ I'm here to ask for your help this time!"

"Oh? What is it?"

"Haha~ I think..."

David first told Zina about his plan to let the advertising agency and the agency cooperate~

Zina's eyes were bright and she asked urgently: "I heard a few days ago that da Advertising got the advertising plan for Tiffany Jewelry~"

"Tiffany? They really got it~hehe~"

"Yeah~ but... our company currently only has one contracted artist... Madonna~"

"Do you want her to star in Tiffany's commercial?"

David leaned towards Tangtang and looked at Zina with a disgusted expression: "Aren't you going to find a few beautiful girls with potential?"

"Looking for? Come on, come on, tell me! Where do you want me to look for you?"

"...College students, models, unknown and beautiful little actors, all of these are fine!"

"Haha~ What next? After filming a commercial... just let them get paid?"

"Um...do we still need to pay them?"

"Nonsense! If we don't give them some living expenses, how can they persist until the day they become famous and make money?"

"...Okay~ Anyway, I have a good idea for you. I will also send someone to bring you a check for continued investment~"

"You can decide which new people the agency wants to sign. I'll say hello to Page and Norris, the people in charge of advertising."

Zina then hugged David's arm with a smile and joked in a low voice: "How about... I let Milan pull that little girl to make a cameo?"

"Her smiling face, if she dresses up properly, she will definitely become a new star in the TV advertising industry!"

"Milanla?"

David's face fell. .It's as elongated as a horse's face. .

"Is she... okay?"

"It's very good~ After her family came to New York to visit her a few days ago, she became even more motivated to study~"

"Her family is here? What are you... um... okay, good!"

Zina looked at Tangtang opposite, winked, and continued to joke, "What? Do you still want to meet your future father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"No, no, no, no! Don't talk nonsense! I definitely don't mean anything to that little girl Milanla~"

"Haha~ Don't worry, I will help you take good care of her~"

"After she graduates, I will send her to you completely. It will be up to you what you say then..."

After Tangtang got to know Zina these days, she also learned about the interesting stories between David and Miranla, and continued with a smile.

"Yes~ You are the husband in Miranla's file! Let's see what you will do when the time comes~ Hahaha~"

David grimaced with embarrassment: "I think... let her shoot the commercial~"

"Not only can she earn some income, but it can also allow her to accumulate some work experience in advance~"

Zina happily added: "Okay~ I'll listen to you!"

"When I go back tonight, I will tell her the good news~hahaha~"

"Don't~ you must stop talking nonsense, please!"

"Ahem~ Well... I'm here to talk about business! I have an appointment with someone later~ You guys should be more serious!"

"Hahaha~ OK...serious! We are all serious people~hahaha~"

David quickly raised his hands in surrender: "okok~ let me finish~"

"I plan to shoot a few documentaries of random interviews with passers-by on the street~"

"I will write some questions in advance. As long as you can use a camera to record the complete answers of passers-by who are willing to answer these questions, then it will be OK~"

Harvey, the head of Da Film and Television Company, thought about it and nodded after hearing David's request.

"It's very simple. As long as you write down the questions, we can start shooting today~"

"When the editing is finished tomorrow, I can send it to you~"

"Well~ I'll go back to the company later and I'll call you after I've thought about the problem~"

"You remember to find random passers-by and record their answers completely~"

"I want to conduct the most realistic investigation. It is very important for my subsequent plans~"

"Haha~ No problem! Even if they happen to fart, we will cut it in~" Tangtang continued with a smile.

David hugged Tangtang helplessly and bared his teeth in protest: "Have you forgotten how powerful I am again?"

"Oh? How great are you?"

"Come on, show it, let me see! Haha~"

David faced this one. .The female gangster was provocative, looked around, found the shoulder, a good place, and bit it. .

Tangtang exclaimed: "Ah~~you still... bite people?"

"Hehe~ Let you taste the power of my iron teeth and copper teeth~"

Zina pretended to be surprised and said loudly: "Bite? Haha~ Come on, bite me! Just like... a vampire~"

David looked back at Zina's snow-white neck with disbelief. .

This. .

Also send me to Shanmen. .Shouting to be bitten?

Zina tilted her head and winked provocatively: "I don't mind your bad breath~ bite me! Come on~ harder! Hahaha~"

David smacked his lips, knocked his teeth a few times, his eyes widened and he suddenly jumped up. He didn’t even leave a word to say, and ran away in a hurry with his face covered~

Behind him, only the office was left, with the wild laughter of the two female hooligans~

"Coward! ~Hahaha~"