Manhattan Reborn 1978

(It’s not finished yet, there’s still one more paragraph to go.)

It's dark and the lights are on.

Manhattan area.

40th Street, in front of the small cinema.

David declined, and Parris Dickler and Roland Perkins proposed the idea of ​​having another drink.

Then he talked about his plan to invest in the filming of the movie "Taxi Driver".

After hearing about this plan, for Barris, it is just a dispensable small project~

The investment in "Taxi Driver" is small, the audience for the story genre is small, and the box office response in the distribution market will not be too strong. .

But this plan is nothing short of pie-in-the-sky good news for CAA’s Roland Perkins~

He shook David's hand vigorously and said enthusiastically: "Martin Scorsese and I are old friends. He wants to find someone to help with low salary, or to play roles for free. We at CAA can completely satisfy him!"

David shrugged and said with a smile: "I don't care, as long as you can convince Director Martin Scorsese~"

He turned to Barris and said: "I think "The Godfather" and "Taxi Driver", both of which are distributed by Paramount~"

“Can you help me find two suitable producers?”

"No problem~"

"I... have a small request."

"I want to arrange an assistant director or... production assistant in the production team of each film to shoot with the crew and learn."

David this is. .Do you want to send someone to follow and monitor the crew?

This kind of thing is not uncommon in Hollywood. Regarding such a trivial matter, Barris simply nodded and said, "I will talk to the two directors in the next few days."

"After the crew is formed, the people you arrange can join the crew at any time!"

"Hahaha~Okay! Thank you!"

After the three of them chatted for a while.

We got into our own cars and dispersed~

----

Manhattan, Plaza Hotel.

U.S. President Warren White, who finally ended today's talks, lay back on the sofa and listened to his chief of staff talk about the next schedule.

Judging from the results of today’s talks, President White is satisfied!

The United States will send a force of [-] troops to the US military base in Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf region.

When these people are stationed in the Middle East, the United States will declare to the outside world that it is in the name of field training based on the rotation system of soldiers within the base. .

However, this kind of diplomatic rhetoric with open eyes and lies just illustrates the attitude of the United States towards the Middle East and the situation in Iran.

No matter what happens in Iran, no matter who is in charge, other countries in the Middle East must not be in chaos!

But for those with a discerning eye, this obviously biased attitude already has the answer in mind.

The Shah of Iran, Pahlavi II, is in danger!

President White, after further consultation with the National Security Assistant, Secretary of Defense and others,

In the end, he listened to the advice of his chief of staff and chose to believe that the cleric Khomeini had really overthrown the Pahlavi dynasty. After taking power, he would continue to maintain good diplomatic relations with the United States, the most powerful country in the world, and become more Collaborate in depth. .

Secretary of State Vance, who proposed refusing to send troops, reserved his opinion on President White's decision.

Ayatollah Khomeini's promise. .Is it really reliable?

. . .

This matter has been decided.

President White wants to turn his attention back to the domestic midterm elections.

There are still two weeks until the final voting time~

President Warren White, of the Blue Donkey Party.

According to the ranking of positions in the U.S. federal government, below the president are: Vice President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, etc.

The Vice President, according to the U.S. Constitution, must also serve as President of the Senate.

The vice president will only take over the position of president of the United States in accordance with the U.S. Constitution when he, as the current president, is unable to effectively exercise the power of the president or dies unexpectedly.

And because the Constitution follows the principle of checks and balances of power, the President of the Senate, also known as the Vice President, does not have the right to vote in ordinary Senate votes. Only when the votes of both parties are equal (such as 50 votes in favor and 50 votes against), the Vice President can cast a key vote. One vote to break the deadlock.

(In the American TV series "House of Cards", the male protagonist: Vice President Frank, forcibly exercised his "key vote" right granted to him by the US Constitution in the Senate, thereby demonstrating his ability to the then president.)

Therefore, the actual power of this position can almost be ignored by people, and it belongs to the president's backup and assistant.

However, if the Elephant Party is really allowed to control the majority of seats in the Senate. .

For Donkey Party President Warren White, it is like adding a heavy shackle that cannot be shaken off, making it even more difficult for him to drive smoothly. It belongs to the power of the President of the United States. .

. . .

After the chief of staff finished talking about his schedule for the past few days, the room became quiet.

President White tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers, and after a long silence, he spoke.

"Delay our departure from New York for a few hours~"

"I'm going to meet some people!"

A smile flashed in the eyes of the chief of staff, and he responded: "Okay~ Do you need me to do anything?"

"Um.."

"Help me prepare the car~I'll be down in 15 minutes!"

"Ok!"

The chief of staff left.

President White stared at the phone not far away, took a few deep breaths, and walked towards it.

Before everything is settled, President White wants to fight again!

----

Manhattan.

47th Street, in a bar.

After a busy day in the office, Matthews Denipero, the interim chief of the New York Police Department, enjoyed a rare moment of relaxation. .

As Matthews finished his second drink, Auston, the head of the street informant office, walked into the bar.

He strode to Matthews, ordered himself a glass of wine, and whispered: "I'm sure~ The brown Ford car found at the Jersey City pier was the one the murderer drove away after committing the crime on 53rd Street. car."

"This car was a stolen car in New Jersey more than four months ago..."

"There were no traces left in the car, and there were no witnesses. Even the license plate was fake~"

"This clue...is broken!"

Auston's expression was calm, but his tone revealed some frustration. .

Matthews fiddled with the cup in his hand, shook his head slightly, took out an envelope from his pocket, and placed it in front of Auston.

"This is what we received today, take a look~"

Auston looked at the envelope and had a bad feeling in his heart. .

He opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, saw a few lines of strange symbols on it, and the familiar logo, and slowly clenched his back molars. .

"He... provoked us!?"

"Heh~ yes~"

"He treats these cases as games with us..."

"The Ford car, the two letters, and being seen leaving 53rd Street are all the bread crumbs he left for us~"

"He...is hiding in a dark corner deep in the forest, silently watching our actions and jokes~"

"So man, when we have no clues, we can only passively wait for him to appear again!"

"Judging from the time between these crimes, he won't be able to endure it for too long..."

But this time, both Matthews and Auston understand~

If a serial killer refuses to stop, he will continue to commit crimes. .Someone will be killed!

Alston stared at the strange symbols on the letter paper. Even though his teeth were chattering, he could only helplessly accept the reality he had to face now. .

Some people in New York City will once again be targeted by this perverted killer hiding in the corner!

----

Manhattan.

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

David sat lazily in the corner of the bar, watching Old Rhett and Erica busy, listening to people chatting and laughing in the bar, and entered a particularly relaxed state of thinking.

after a while.

The chefs of Xincheng Restaurant in Chinatown, Zhang Wenbiao and Brother Biao, walked to the bar. After greeting several people warmly, they waved and smiled at David who was in a daze.

"Hi~David!"

David looked at Brother Biao blankly, paused for a few seconds, and then smiled: "You're here~!"

"Hahaha~Yes!"

"In the afternoon, I spotted a restaurant on the other side of the street."

"So, I want to ask your opinion!"

David scratched his head and remembered that he had helped Brother Biao extort a sum of start-up funds to open a new restaurant from Giles, Bloomer, and Leslie at Xincheng Restaurant. .

"Hmm...you mean you've chosen a location for the new restaurant?"

"Correct!"

"Oh~"

He asked Brother Biao with some confusion: "Chinatown is so big, why did you choose this street?"

Brother Biao smiled naively and said, "The closer I am to you, the more stable my heart will be."

David suddenly felt a little dumbfounded: "Is this a reason?"

"Hahaha~ That's what I thought!"

"Could it be that... I have to have my meals in your restaurant from now on?"

"Don't worry! As long as you come to eat, it's all free!"

David, who was given a "Lifelong Meal VIP Card" by Brother Biao, spread his hands and smiled with a strange expression.

"You... think I'm too thin?"

"I don't want to become a fat man~"

Brother Biao laughed loudly, shook his head and changed the topic: "A total of [-] US dollars of start-up capital!"

"For this restaurant, the initial license application, rent, decoration, kitchen equipment, furniture, etc. cost more than half~"

“Boli arranges and helps us with the purchasing channels for ingredients and seasonings, etc., which can ensure the daily expenses of our restaurant~”

"So, if all goes well, I expect the restaurant will be open to the public in two weeks."

“We wanted to have a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony.”

"Can you come to the opening day?"

David stood up with a smile, poured a glass of wine for Brother Biao, handed it to him and said with a smile: "You tell me the time in advance, I will definitely be there!"

Brother Biao was happy, took the cup, drank the wine, wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "Okay!"

"I'll go find a lawyer tomorrow to draw up a contract."

"After it's done, please help give it to your friends~"

"They will all be shareholders of this new restaurant from now on."

"You go about your business first ~ I'm leaving!"

"..ok!"

Bigot waved his right hand to David coolly, turned around and left~

David looked at his leaving figure and felt as if he had forgotten something. .

yes. .what?

Can't remember. .

Forget it~

David looked at Susan who was serving drinks to the guests, slapped the table, turned to Erica and shouted.

"Susan and I have the day off today! Let's go first~"

Erica rolled her eyes helplessly and said in a low voice: "You are the boss... Of course you have the final say!"

"Haha~ sour! So sour!"

David pinched his nose deliberately, winked at Old Rhett, who was looking over, and said with a smile.

Old Rhett wiped his hands, shook his head and said with a smile: "You bad boy... Why don't you get out of here quickly?"

"Hahaha~ You understand me best, man!"

David high-fived Old Rhett, gave Erica a provocative smirk, walked out of the bar, hugged Susan, who still didn't understand the situation, and strode out of the Wildfire Bar.

After the two of them left the bar, the waiter Madonna, who was also unaware of the situation, looked at Old Rhett with curiosity.

At the bar, Erica gritted her silver teeth and said hatefully: "This damn bastard!"

Old Rhett pursed his lips, suppressed a smile, winked at Madonna, and slipped away to be lazy. .

Not knowing why, Madonna rolled her eyes back and forth a few times, followed Old Rhett's example, and slipped away.

----

a new day.

Thick clouds blocked the rising sun.

Last night, after a series of battles with his girlfriend Susan, David, who was a little weak in the legs, finally gave in!

He sat on the bedside and looked at Susan, who was sleeping with a flushed face, and became more aware of the therapeutic effect of her long legs. .

David rubbed his forehead and found it particularly hard to understand those playboys who could manage their time and energy calmly. .

Are they all gifted? .Awesome?

There are so many women around me. .How did they do it?

I can’t figure it out~

David, who is still a little weak in the legs, really can’t figure it out!

Emm. .

Today is Monday.

David still has a lot of serious things to do!

Therefore, after bothering him for a few minutes, these messy thoughts were thrown aside by him. .

After half an hour.

David was sitting in the Marseille restaurant, eating breakfast and reading today's Wall Street Journal.

Sure enough, he found the news on the second page of the newspaper that the heating oil futures contract would be listed on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) today.

This report briefly introduces relevant information on heating oil among the refined oil categories.

“Heating oil, as one of the winter heating fuels accounting for more than 20% of New York State’s supply, is the most commonly prepared and consumed oil by people living in suburbs, villages, and small towns in winter.”

"So, the heating oil futures contract is another bold new attempt by NYMEX in the energy futures contract market!"

“If it can gain general recognition from the futures market and succeed, the meaning behind it will be very significant ~”

"Petrochemical energy occupies an irreplaceable position in our current industrial development and daily life!"

"The successful listing of heating oil futures contracts belonging to the energy branch means that energy futures contracts such as gasoline, diesel, crude oil, natural gas, and coal that have not yet been listed will also gradually appear in the futures market."

"The oil crisis that occurred in 1973 had a huge impact on the world oil market!"

"The violent fluctuations in oil prices directly led to the birth of oil futures in the international market~"

“Since the birth of oil futures, its trading volume has been growing rapidly year by year!”

“We can now foresee that after today’s heating oil futures contract is listed on NYMEX, more petroleum energy futures contract products will be available to investors.”