Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Blue Crystal Hotel.

In the banquet hall, Elder took Saudi Prince Difar for a short walk around the reception, and then the two walked to the rest area where David, Leslie and others were, and gave a brief introduction to each other.

After the introduction, several people looked at each other quickly~

When David saw the Saudi prince, he looked very different from the Middle Eastern man in his impression.

Of course, Difar's appearance is still very handsome~

His hair is not long and somewhat curly. The thick beard around his lips has been carefully groomed, making this young man who looks to be in his early twenties look more mature and steady.

As for Defal, after Elder introduced David and others, several thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, and he turned his attention to the unknown David Coleman.

Rockefeller and Morgan, the American conglomerate families, he really wanted to get to know~

By being able to attend this cocktail party today, Defar has already expressed this positive attitude to Panaris, who invited him.

But this doesn't mean that he will always circle around Panaris and others. .

Difar never thought that as a Saudi prince, he would be looked down upon by others. .

Just like when he was studying abroad in London, he had a mysterious sense of superiority brought by his identity. .

But reality gave him a few loud and crisp slaps, waking him up~

Saudi prince?

How many princes and grandsons are there in the Saudi royal family?

There are not a thousand, but hundreds of people with similar names, right?

Rare things are precious!

If the royal family of any European country were like Saudi Arabia, there would be dozens or hundreds of people with the status of princes and grandsons~

The country is already in chaos, right? ~

Emm. .

Therefore, now that he has corrected his mentality and feels that he is more mature, Difar has developed some interest in the young David.

Judging from the experience he gained while studying abroad in London~

Generally, unknown young people who are treated equally by the children of such a big family are people of great friendship value.

David Coleman, obviously, fits that bill perfectly.

Defar first politely thanked Elder, who had led him to meet many guests~

Then he expressed his desire to chat more with these new friends~

This idea of ​​his, in Elder's opinion, is certainly true. .It doesn’t matter~

Elder agreed with a smile, cast a look at David and Leslie respectively, and turned around to leave.

The two sides have made a good start, and the purpose of inviting Defal to the cocktail party tonight has been achieved.

In the future, how to further increase mutual trust and friendship? Elder feels that David will definitely understand his eyes and intentions. .

After Leslie Rockefeller sat down, he was not cold to the sudden appearance of the Saudi prince~

He put his arm around Livlin's shoulders with a lazy expression, preparing to watch for a while. .

David's eyes quickly swept over Leslie and Livlin, and when he saw that they didn't even want to speak, he took Lilith's little hand, coughed lightly, and said to Defar with a smile.

"You can call me David~What should I call you?"

"Diffal, my friends all call me that~"

"Oh?~"

David turned his head and glanced at Lilith. He was a little surprised at the Saudi prince's Western way of speaking and continued with a smile.

"Have you been to New York before? How long do you plan to stay here?"

"No~"

"So I came here this time to prepare myself to stay in New York for a while."

"If so...maybe I can be your guide and lead you to know more about New York?"

"Okay! ~Hahaha~"

Defar raised his glass and signaled to David: "Here's to you, my friend!"

"Haha~ Cheers!"

After both of them took a sip of wine, they seemed to relax and chatted casually about their past~

After a few minutes.

Defal knew that the young David boy in front of him who was chatting with him was a bartender in a New York bar a few months ago? ? ?

he. .How is it done?

Defar's eyes swept over Leslie, Livlin, and Lilith, who were silent next to him, and he couldn't help but become more curious and considerate of David.

"David, you just said...that you established an investment fund company?"

"In which direction are you going to invest?"

"Stocks? Bonds? Commodity markets?"

"Haha~ It's all there!"

"However, in the near future, I plan to screen some undervalued companies from the bond market and make bond investments."

"Oh? Can you talk to me?"

"Of course~"

"Maybe you don't understand that in the U.S. financial market, credit rating companies will lower the credit ratings of some companies that have financial problems in the short term."

David sat up slightly, lowered his speaking speed, and introduced some of his thoughts on investing in the junk bond market to Diffal.

In fact, these ideas are basic investment knowledge on Wall Street. .

Junk bonds, in recent years, many smart people with unique vision like Gayden Milken have discovered their huge venture capital value.

Therefore, if David says this now, it will not have any adverse impact on his plan~

But he didn't know that Prince Defar, who listened carefully, had new ideas about this.

"When you talk about investing in junk bonds, do you have a detailed investment plan?"

"I...can you help me invest?"

"You want to invest?"

"Yeah~ why not?"

"Um...Diffal, there are many well-known investment companies on Wall Street in New York - you can definitely..."

"No, David!"

"I have always believed that every friend I meet is a guide given to me by God!"

“I totally agree with your idea of ​​investing in junk bonds~”

"Anything that is underestimated by people has its hidden venture capital value!"

"I believe that if you can propose such a plan, you must have investment vision and ideas that others do not have!"

"So David, can you let me join?"

David scratched his head a little. .

Is Defal going to ask him for help with investment now?

Is it really okay to be so careless?

Um. .

wrong!

David quickly analyzed what Defal just said.

Undervalued, hidden value. . ?

He was making a pun. .Talk about yourself?

That's right!

David glanced at Leslie again, who had an indifferent expression, shrugged and said with a smile: "Welcome, Defar~"

"Hahaha~Thank you!"

Defar took the initiative to stand up, clinked David's glass, and drank the wine in the glass generously.

David, who also drank the wine in his glass, saw Pine and Polly walking towards him when he sat down. He smiled and waved to them, then turned to Diffal and smiled.

"May I introduce you to two new friends?"

"Good~"

Defal stood up, showed a polite smile to Pine and the others, stretched out his right hand, and introduced himself: "I am Defal~"

Pine and Polly had just learned the identity of the Saudi prince after being reminded by Elder.

Therefore, after both politely shaking hands with Difar, they prepared to sit down and chat.

Before Polly sat down, she whispered a few words in Pine's ear~

Pine curled his lips slightly, shrugged and gave up a position. .

Polly walked to Lilith in two steps with a smile on her face. The two women sat close together and began to "bite their ears." .

David saw that Pine was alone, so he pulled him over to sit with him, and continued chatting with Defar.

chat.

Both Pine and David were intentionally or unintentionally asking Difar about the Saudi royal family's attitude towards the current situation in Iran.

Defal was also very cooperative and told most of what he knew~

And revealed his plan to live in New York permanently.

After a back-and-forth chat, Pine smiled and took the initiative to invite Diffal: "If you are interested in Wall Street, you can come to Morgan Stanley first~"

Defal pondered for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "Okay~ When I find a place to live in a few days and settle down, I will definitely go to Wall Street."

"You... don't have a place to live in New York yet?"

"No~ I'm staying at the Plaza Hotel and I'm planning to buy an apartment for the time being."

"Oh~"

Pine glanced at Leslie and said with a smile: "My friend happens to have a first-floor apartment for sale near the World Trade Center Twin Towers~"

"If you are interested, I can help you get in touch!"

"Okay~ Can we see the Statue of Liberty from there?"

"Hehe, of course!"

"awesome!"

“I’ve always wanted a house where you can see the Statue of Liberty from the window!”

"Pine, please help me buy the apartment on that floor~"

"Okay~ I can help you make an appointment with the landlord tomorrow!"

As soon as Defal said these words, everyone present became more certain. .

This Saudi prince, who looks very Western in appearance and dress, may be living in New York permanently as he said~

David and Pine looked at each other, and a tacit idea reached a consensus in their eyes~

Defal is a person you can make friends with!

. . .

After that, Pine controlled the conversation and talked about various anecdotes about New York and Wall Street~

David was playing support next to him, explaining to Defal from time to time what events caused a big sensation and were broadcast on TV news for many days. .

Later, even Polly and Lilith, who had been sitting next to each other, biting their ears, and Leslie and Livlin, who were somewhat absent-minded, also joined in the discussion of some topics. .

The atmosphere among the few people gradually turned into a very relaxed chatting state as everyone talked to each other. Defar was also attracted by these interesting topics and events, and laughed one after another. .

After half an hour.

The hosts of tonight’s reception, Panaris and Mayor Lynch Colson, walked up to Pine and greeted everyone with a smile~

Pine went directly to Mayor Lynch and introduced him to Defar~

The two strangers who met for the first time, after saying a few polite words, both glanced at Panaris~

Panaris moved his steps, walked up to Defar and smiled: "I have a few friends who I want to introduce to you~"

"...Okay~"

"Excuse me, Mr. Coulson."

Defar turned around and apologized to Pine and David, then followed Panaris towards the venue.

Mayor Lynch stood there, watching the two people leave, turned to David and smiled: "I haven't had time yet, thank you for your generosity ~ David!"

"Thank you!"

Lynch raised his glass, clinked it with the glass that David stretched out, and drank the wine in the glass with a tilt of his head.

David blinked and saw Pine giving him a look next to him. He suddenly understood something and drank the drink in his hand.

A few days ago, Pine and David mentioned that they would donate some campaign funds to Mayor Lynch and Commissioner Hardman ~

Come to think of it, Mayor Lynch is probably talking about this because of this! ?

Putting down the wine glass, Mayor Lynch generously sat down in Defar's seat. His eyes swept over Leslie and Livlin, paused, and smiled at Pine.

"The city hall has received an application for a real estate development project~"

"I will try my best to shorten some time during the project approval process~"

"But on the community property owners committee, my influence is very limited. You need to figure out your own solutions~"

Pine looked at Mayor Lynch's calm eyes, nodded slightly, and couldn't help but look at Polly who was sitting next to Lilith.

Polly blinked her big eyes and saw David raising his eyebrows at her. She couldn't help but smile: "Our construction company is negotiating with a company with engineering qualifications to merge~"

"As long as the project application procedures of the city hall can be approved, we will immediately be able to mobilize and prepare for the demolition."

Mayor Lynch took a deep look at Polly, nodded, and turned to Pine and said, "If this project can be started as soon as possible~"

"I can help you fight for the biggest tax relief policy before I leave office!"

"However, you must start construction on at least two buildings at the same time to ensure that more construction workers can have a relatively stable job!"

Pine pondered for a moment, then nodded simply: "There is no problem with the funding~"

Polly immediately added: "As for humans and machines, there is no problem!"

"Good~!"

"Hahaha~"

Mayor Lynch smiled happily~

He stood up, shook hands with Pine, turned to David and stretched out his right hand, smiling.

"I just found out~ David, you gave me another big gift!"

"Thank you!"

David smiled, pulled Polly to stand up, shook hands with Mayor Lynch, and joked: "I don't have any shares in this business~"

"I just came up with an idea, and they did the specific things!"

Mayor Lynch shook his head, glanced at Lilith, and continued with a smile: "I have several friends on the board of directors of New York University~"

"They are very interested in your plan to jointly establish a medical research center~"

"And they want me to tell you that lack of venues, equipment, and people are not problems!"

“What their New York University lacks is good projects and investment~”

"It also allows more past and recent graduates to have the opportunity to have a stable job!"

"So, what do you think? David!?"

When David heard that there was such a good thing, he immediately smiled brighter and said: "The cooperation plan itself must be a win-win situation in order to last long~"

"For the specific details of this plan, I need your help to make an appointment with the person in charge of New York University~"

"Everyone sit down and talk about cooperation!"

"well!"

Mayor Lynch looked at David as if he saw an unexpected gift. His smile changed from the formulaic one to a more sincere one.

He sighed: "Every time we meet, I want to say to you sincerely: Thank you!"

"In a few days, around Christmas, if possible~"

"I want to invite you to my home and let's have a nice chat!"

"Haha~ I will definitely go to your invitation!"

"Hahaha~ok!"

Mayor Lynch took David's hand, patted him on the shoulder, turned around and said some words of thanks to a few people, and left~

David stood next to Pine, looked at Mayor Lynch's back, and muttered in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Is this... a politician?"

Pine smiled and shook his head: "What do you think... is a politician?"

"Judging from tonight's cocktail party, Lynch has a very high chance of winning the governor's election!"

"However, do you think that after Lynch has served as governor for a few years, he will not have the idea of ​​​​taking a step forward?"

"What he just said to us is not to run for governor, but to pave the way for his own future!"

"Does he... still want to run for the New York State Senate in the future?"

"Hehe~ Why not?"

"We can push him to the position of governor of New York ~ As long as he can bring us more help, Senator... it is also very simple!"

"At that time, Lynch can be regarded as a qualified politician!"

David felt that he had learned new knowledge and couldn't help but scratch his head and sighed: "I never want to get involved in the political quagmire in my life~"

"It's up to you to take over and handle these messy things from now on~"

Pine smiled cryptically, pulled David to sit down again, and did not continue the topic.

This kind of thing is not something David can avoid if he wants to~

In the free country of the United States, money and power have always been an inseparable whole!

. . .

in the banquet hall.

Tonight's cocktail party has reached this point and is considered over halfway~

Only then did David remember that Bernard Madoff hadn’t had time to introduce him to everyone~

He stood up, looked around, found Madoff in an inconspicuous corner, and waved to him.

Madoff had been silently paying attention to David. After seeing him waving to him, he walked over with Paramount CEO Barris Dickler, whom he had just met.

The process of introducing the two of them was very simple. After Madoff and Barris introduced themselves, David arranged for Pine to be his followers to make their presence felt in front of the guests at tonight's reception.

After being speechless for a while at David's shameless arrangement, Pine shook his head with a smile and led Madoff and the two away. .

After finishing these things, David felt relaxed all over~

He glanced at Polly and Lilith who were chatting animatedly again, walked over to sit down next to Livlin, and joked.

"You are...very quiet tonight~"

"What? Do you want to transform into a lady?"

Livlin showed a trace of disdain and snorted: "I'm not interested in this kind of dull and boring party!"

"Are you bored?"

"Haha~ Just ask Leslie!"

"Um...that's right~ Man, why are you so silent tonight?"

"Nothing like this kind of cocktail party can make you happy and carefree like riding your beloved motorcycle at high speed~"

"Could it be that...you want to change your female partner?"

Livlin pursed her lips and looked at Leslie with a smile~

Leslie's expression was dull, she yawned, rolled her eyes at David, and said feebly: "I'm sleepy!"

"Cut~"

"Okay, okay~ How about you go back first?"

"Oh~ What about you? Do you have any plans for later?"

"Nope~ I can't think of anything else to do except go home and sleep~"

"Then...just go home and sleep!"

"Let's go, Livlin!"

"Good~"

David stood up after the two of them, and when Leslie didn't notice, he winked at Livlin and threw a look that said: You must seize the opportunity. .

Livlin smiled and raised her eyebrows: "Are you going to work tomorrow? I will call your office!"

"Hahaha~ I'm waiting for your good news~"

"Hahaha~ok!"

. . .

Leslie, a fool, followed Livlin who had ulterior motives. .

David smacked his lips, shook his head and sat down, beginning to imagine how much joy Leslie's bitter face would bring him tomorrow. .

----

new York.

Queens, Malkin Sr.'s house.

Ludy led Rosenlow, the younger member of the family, out of the old Malkin's house and got into the car.

on the way.

Ludy, who was sitting in the back seat, said to Rosenlow in the passenger seat: "Go to the old tailor's place tomorrow and get some decent suits~"

"At noon, come find me in the small building of da company~I will take you to meet a few people!"

"it is good!"

After Rosenluo responded, he turned his head and looked out the window~

After meeting Ludy and old Malkin, his ordinary life changed~

Rosenlow knew that his choice was what he had always longed for and what he had always wanted~

But today, it really comes. .

A trace of confusion about the future made Rosenlo start to feel a little uneasy~

----

new York.

East Brooklyn, Spearfish Club.

Gang member Henry Hill walked into the club well dressed. After saying hello to the familiar guys, he found the boss Jimmy and sat down next to him.

Jimmy, who was playing cards, exhaled a cloud of smoke and narrowed his eyes at Henry: "Are you going to get back the money Werner owes?"

"No~ That damn guy only gave me a little interest."

"Oh... let Tommy go with you next time."

"If he still only pays interest, let him suffer a little!"

"Haha~ Okay, your cards... are pretty good~"

"Really~ Hahaha~ I'm going to kill everyone with this one!"

"Come on, hurry up and play your cards~"

At Jimmy's urging, one person hesitated for a moment and played a card.

When Jimmy saw it, he laughed loudly, threw all the cards in his hand on the table, and shouted: "Give me money, give me money!"

"I have such good cards, what else are you playing with?"

"fxxx! What kind of bad luck did you have tonight?!"

"Asshole, I'm just lucky, what's wrong? ~ Give me the money!"

After a few people quarreled for a while, the card game continued. Henry Hill looked around, shook his head with a smile, and walked towards his friend Tommy who was bragging to others.

Tommy was one of Henry Hill's best friends growing up~

When the two were young, they joined a gang together. Tommy was in the gang and under Jimmy's hands, and now he is prosperous.

However, after being arrested for smuggling and serving 12 years in prison, Henry Hill, who had just been released from prison the year before last, now couldn't understand his friend Tommy. .

Sometimes Henry would lie in bed and sigh secretly: Time, environment, and money can really completely change a person. .

Like. .Tommy!

Over the years, in order to gain more recognition within the gang and make more money, he has transformed into something that makes Henry feel a little afraid. .

Cold-blooded and neurotic madness are the best portrayal of Tommy's daily life today~

. . .

Henry asked the waiter for a drink, patted Tommy on the shoulder and smiled.

"What are you all talking about?"

"Hey~ Henry, you bastard, why are you here?"

Tommy warmly hugged his friend's shoulders, glanced around, and whispered.

"Today Jimmy went to meet the leader of our gang, Paulie~"

"Poly won't let us continue in the drug business~"

"I remember that when you were in prison, you met some friends who had purchasing channels~"

"Can you find them and get the goods over there in Philadelphia?"

Henry tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "It should be okay~"

"However, the price is not low when we get the goods from him~ Can we make a profit?"

"Haha~ Of course!"

"Now on the market, cocaine and leaf cigarettes are almost always sold openly. All gangs are busy contacting large distributors and preparing to seize the market in a big way."

"If we don't compete with them for the market, we can make a lot of money by purchasing a batch of heroin that they haven't noticed yet!"

Henry saw that Tommy's eyes almost burst out with sparks when he said these words, and then he smiled.

"Okay, I'll go to Philadelphia tomorrow and try to open up a stable purchase channel~"

"Just wait for my good news!"

"ok~hahaha~"

"Come, cheers to our great fortune!"

"Haha~ Cheers!"