Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse at the intersection of 49th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.

After David, Denzel Washington, Ravis and others quietly enjoyed a delicious meal, more guests came to the restaurant one after another, filling most of the tables in the restaurant.

David raised his glass, drank the red wine, and consciously carried out "Operation CD".

Lavis also smiled crookedly and followed suit, and swept away the remaining food on the plate and the red wine in the glass in one go.

Denzel, who was at the same table, lowered his head and rolled his eyes. After observing the two people's actions, he also put his plate on the plate. .

Emm. .

When David called the waiter to pay the bill, the open-mouthed surprised expression on his face made David feel very satisfied in his heart ~

It is shameful to waste food! !

. . .

cough~

The one-eyed Andres, who has always had a military style, wanted to eat well and eat well. They were picking their teeth while talking to the guests in the restaurant in a cheerful voice. .

"Hey~ Look...that guy in the red tie, does he want to be our quartermaster?"

"Hmm~ It looks like it! Especially the way he grins, it looks more like it!"

"Hahaha~ Look at that woman, she..."

The one-eyed Andres was shaking the red wine glass in his hand, his eyes were moving around, observing the situation on David's side, but his ears were straightened honestly, and his mouth was not idle as he said.

"Over there, that table by the window~"

"Yes, that's that woman. I saw the skirt she was wearing in a store. How much does it cost for you?"

"..How many?"

"1999 knives!"

"what?"

"That's...what kind of dress is so expensive!?"

"I don't know, it's said to be this year's new autumn model..."

"fxxx!"

"No wonder she smiles so happily..."

"If someone bought me such an expensive dress, I would laugh even happier than her~"

"You fucking ****...you like skirts? Hahahaha~"

"fxxx!"

"This is a metaphor!~ Do you understand the metaphor?"

"You know nothing! Hahaha~"

"When we pass by the clothing store later, I will buy you a skirt. Come to me tonight when you are dressed! Do you hear me?"

"Go, roll, roll, roll~"

"Hahaha~"

One-eyed Andres showed his big white teeth and laughed with the guys.

Suddenly he saw David waving to the waiter to pay the bill and leave, so he tapped the table a few times with his hand and whispered.

"Okay, lunch break is over~!"

"Cheer up, everyone, let's go out first~!"

A few laughing soldiers put away some of their smiles, looked around in a tacit understanding, stood up neatly, and left the restaurant.

The actions of these people attracted the attention of some guests in the restaurant.

----

Manhattan.

Gold Coin Hotel.

The red-haired beauty Elena Mesa, carrying a backpack, found the hotel manager Winston's office, knocked on the door and walked in.

"Find me a car, I want to go out~"

Winston blinked and looked at her for a few seconds, raised the corners of his mouth, nodded and said, "Okay~ You want to leave now?"

"Correct!"

"Wait a moment~"

Winston picked up the phone. .

----

Manhattan.

Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse.

In front of the restaurant.

David saw a black guy among the soldiers following One-Eyed Andres, and waved to him.

Then, David turned to Denzel Washington and said: "They will send you back, and you will know the way. They will help you move tomorrow~"

Denzel nodded calmly: "Okay~"

"Lavis, do you have any cash on you?"

Lavis held a cigarette in his mouth, reached into his pocket and took out a large wad of change, and stuffed it into David.

David glared at Lavis with disgust on his face, sorted the money a little, stuffed it into Denzel, and said with a smile: "Take these first, and living expenses will be paid to you every month from now on."

"Oh~ By the way, the person in charge of the agency, her name is Zina."

"She will be responsible for contacting you and signing a contract with you~"

"..ok~"

"So, goodbye, Denzel!"

"Bye, David!"

. . .

street.

David and Lavis watched the car go away side by side.

Lavis asked with some confusion: "Nowadays, these unknown actors in New York, given this opportunity, would like to strip themselves naked and send them to your bed to thank you."

"What is this guy struggling with?"

David put his arm around Lavis' shoulders, looked left and right, and whispered: "It's not difficult to understand~"

"First of all, he is a nobody, I am a so-called big boss~"

"When we first met, I proposed to sign a 20-year contract with him, which was like a contract of sale. He didn't refuse on the spot. He was already very sensible~"

"Besides, did you ignore a question?"

"He is black, we are white...!"

Lavis tilted his head, grinned, and frowned, and said, "You... still care about this?"

"Of course I don't care~"

"However, racial and color discrimination have always been around us, it's just that sometimes people are inconvenient to say it clearly."

"Just like the high school I went to, most black classmates only look for people with the same skin color as friends and hang out together~"

"And those white girls rarely find black men as boyfriends~"

Ravis thought for a few seconds, then clapped his hands in confusion and said, "Does this boy Denzel think he will sell himself to you in this life...?"

"Is that why you are so hesitant and confused?"

David rolled his eyes angrily, opened the car door, and cursed with a smile: "What the hell do I want him to do? I'm not a pervert!"

"Uh...hehe~ I can't say for sure~"

"fxxxyou!"

"Hurry up and get in the car. The two of us are standing on the street blowing the cold wind like fools..."

"Oh, oh~"

"..where are we going?"

"The library~!"

"Well~ it's big, warm, and quiet there. It's a good place to sleep."

With a constipated expression on his face, David pointed at his second brother Lavis who was grinning evilly. He held it in for a long time before mumbling something.

"drive!"

"Hahaha~"

----

California.

Los Angeles, Hollywood.

In a small conference room belonging to Paramount Pictures.

CEO Barris Dickler walked into the conference room with two people and asked the waiting directors Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese, screenwriter Mario Puzo, and Alto Sideri The strange four people introduced.

"They are your producers, let's get to know each other~"

Several people who would work together in the future shook hands with each other in a friendly and polite manner. After introducing themselves, Barris asked everyone to sit down and smiled at Aalto.

"How was last night? Are you satisfied?"

Alto thought of the ridiculous night that Barris arranged for them last night, shrugged and said with a smile: "Great~Thank you!"

Barris raised his eyebrows, waved his hands, and said to Coppola: "As for the investment in "The Godfather," we will pay it into the crew's account next week."

"The producers will supervise and record the overall expenses of the crew."

"Man, you have to control the consumption of shooting time and funds, and don't overspend!"

Coppola curled his lips, shrugged and smiled: "I will~"

Barris glanced at Artaud, turned to Martin Scorsese, and asked: "Is there anything else you need my help with?"

Martin spread his hands and said with a smile: "If someone comes forward and says something ugly because of this movie, I hope you can stand by us~"

Barriss turned his head again and looked at Alto. Livlin's figure flashed in his mind, and he shook his head slightly and said.

"Is this... a vaccination?"

"I will!"

"ok~"

Martin had a smile on his face, obviously very satisfied with Barris's role~

He continued: "I hope to hear your opinions on the two female characters in "Taxi Driver"~"

Barris looked at the producer and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"Um... How about finding a girl like Cybill Shepherd to play the hero's girlfriend Bessie?"

"...Why don't you just go to Cybill Shepherd?"

The producer raised his hand to touch his nose, spread his hands and said, "She...is filming a movie called "The Missing Woman."

Barris was noncommittal about the answer and looked at Martin.

Martin hesitated for a while, glanced at everyone present, shook his head and said, "'Taxi Driver' is a movie based on a true story."

"I've seen that Bessie. Her appearance is very similar to Cybill Shepherd."

"So, if we find Cybill Shepherd to play her, we might get a lawsuit~"

"...Is there such a thing?"

To Martin's surprise, the producer and Barris immediately discovered the business opportunity after hearing about this amazing coincidence.

The two looked at each other, and Barris nodded and said, "Martin, find me a photo of Bessie. I'll go to Cybill Shepherd to talk about her starring."

"This kind of lawsuit? Haha~"

"Are we afraid of this kind of thing?"

Barry paused, sat up straight, tapped the script with his hand, and frowned: "What I care about is the 14-year-old child girl Iris in the script. She has exposed scenes in the script." Right? Who do you want to play her?"

Martin put his hands on the table, thought for a moment, and said, "I think...Jodie Foster should play this role."

"Her? Why?"

"If you have read the newspaper, you should understand~"

As he spoke, Martin took out a folded newspaper from his pocket, spread it out, and handed it to Barris.

Barris looked at the newspaper curiously, his eyes widened a little, and he pointed at the newspaper and asked, "Is she that Iris?"

"That's right~"

"I...fxxx!"

"It seems... we need to find her and have a good chat with her family~!"

Martin had a wry smile on his lips, but a trace of pride flashed in his eyes~

Coppola, Mario and the two producers also took the newspaper and looked at the photos published on it. They couldn't help but smack their lips and sighed in their hearts.

How come there are girls with such similar looks?

There was Bessie in front, and then there was Iris. .

There are only two female characters in the "Taxi Driver" movie, and both of them have actors who look exactly like the real characters~! ?

Coppola and Mario, the fat pair, couldn't help but cast complicated glances at Martin Scorsese.

That's it. .Is it a good thing?

Maybe. .Bar?

----

new York.

The sky was covered with clouds, and a heavy rain seemed to be brewing.

Fifth Avenue, Public Library.

David rubbed his eyes and muttered something silently in his mouth.

Beside him, Lavis yawned with his mouth wide open and threw all the folders in his arms into the passenger seat.

The two got into the car. Ravis rubbed his eyes, turned to David and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Go home~"

"Oh~ um...Wildfire Bar?"

"nonsense!"

Lavis pouted and started the car.

. . .

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

When David got out of the car, he saw the big man Zach standing in front of the bar smoking.

"Hey~ Zach, weren't you with Andres today? Why didn't I see you?"

The big black Zach raised his hand and pointed upstairs, smiling: "Last night, Susan asked me to help her tidy up the room and move furniture today."

"Oh~ come up with me and take a look first."

"it is good!"

David turned and walked towards the stairwell, thinking that it was a good thing that this big eater didn't go to the steakhouse with them today, otherwise he would have spent hundreds of meters more today. .

Um. .

That’s not right either~

He was helping me move and clean up the house, so I should have treated him to a big meal~

As David went upstairs, he reflected in his heart. It seemed that his thoughts were a little too stingy and narrow-minded. .

Come to the fifth floor.

David saw that the door to his house was unlocked and open just a crack, so he was ready to open the door and go in.

During this period of time, he didn't come up to take a closer look at the decoration status.

He opened the door, and due to the angle, he first saw a tall guest wardrobe and several high stools on the left.

Directly opposite the door is a spacious living room, almost twice the size of Giles' suite at the Blue Crystal Hotel. .

"Wow~ here... it's enough to have a small dance party!"

David admired the spacious living room of his new home and carefully looked around at the furniture and furnishings.

In the room not far away, Susan, who was busy, heard him speaking, took a look, and smiled.

"came back?"

"Come and see our new home! Hahaha~"

"Hmm~ It's great here. The floor... is not bad. You don't have to buy a carpet."

Susan walked quickly to David, like a little girl offering a treasure, and pulled David around every place in the house.

In his new home, all the apartments on the first floor were opened up and redesigned. .

The entire home consists of four bedrooms with separate bathrooms, a study room, a conference living room and a medium-sized bar, a large wine cabinet, a dining room that can accommodate 20 people eating at the same time, and a large kitchen. .

What’s even more exaggerated is that upstairs in his house~

The rooftop where Andy helped arrange the proposal has now been converted into a fully enclosed attic, with more than a dozen large glass windows, plenty of natural light, and basic water, water, and power supplies. With some heating equipment, it can be lived in. .

David folded his arms and stood between the dining room and the living room, slowly turning in circles, looking at his new home. A wave of heat surged from his chest and rushed into his brain, giving him a dizzy and drunken feeling of happiness~

Family!

This is my home!

David picked up Susan and kissed her hard for nearly a minute before laughing happily and holding her in a circle.

"Ah~hahaha~"

The laughter of the two people echoed in the slightly empty new home.

After a while, David realized that the big man Zach who had just followed him had quietly left.

This smart boy!

Emm. .

We moved to a new home today, so we should celebrate!

David put Susan down, took her and walked around the house carefully. Then he went up to the attic, opened a window, lay on the window sill and looked at the dark clouds in the sky, feeling the impact of the film. , the cold wind with moisture slowly calmed down David's heated mind.

"Whoo~"

David closed the window, put his arm around Susan's shoulders, looked at the empty attic with only the floor at his feet, and thought about a plan to use this place in his mind.

Susan, who also felt David's inner excitement, slowly calmed down.

She hugged David's arm, raised her head slightly, and said softly: "I want to invite my friends over to get together, what do you think?"

"No problem at all!"

"But... let's forget it for today~"

"Wait a few days, until next weekend, let's have friends come here, come to our home, and have a party~"

"It just so happens that Leslie and Livlin should be back by then."

Susan smiled, nodded very gently, and hugged David tightly.

She listened to the heartbeat in her ears, closed her eyes, and enjoyed the peace and happiness of the moment.

. . .

Neither of them knew how much time had passed.

David's stomach growled, bringing their wandering thoughts back to reality.

"You are hungry?"

"Well... my stomach is already singing~"

"Hahaha~"

"Then let's go downstairs and I'll get you some food!"

David kissed Susan happily, hugged her and went downstairs to his kitchen, ready to appreciate and taste Susan's cooking skills.

However, as he looked around, he noticed something. .Something's wrong~? !

"Um...Susan, what are you doing?"

"Omelette~"

"Um...actually, we can go out to eat!"

Susan turned back, rolled her eyes at David, waved the shovel in her hand, and laughed softly: "I am learning cooking skills. I can make some home-cooked dishes, but I haven't had time to prepare them today."

David sat upside down in the chair, put his hands on the backrest, tilted his head and thought for a while and asked: "What about our housework at home in the future? Do...should we do it ourselves?"

"Of course, I can do it myself without you having to do anything!"

"Let you do it? How long will it take you to finish everything inside and outside this place?"

Susan turned off the fire on the stove, shoveled out the fried eggs and put them on the plate. She tilted her head and thought about it, then shook her head helplessly and distressedly, and sighed.

"Yes~"

"It was Martha and the others who helped me clean the whole house today~"

"If I were to do it myself, it would probably take a day..."

"...We'd better hire a nanny or maid to clean regularly~"

David walked up to Susan with a smile, hugged her, and said teasingly: "This is the trouble you have to face when living in a big house... Hahaha~"

"Don't worry ~ leave this matter to me!"

"Um.."

----

Manhattan.

Wall Street.

Stanley CEO Nylonte Ramon took off his tie and walked to the window with a cup of hot coffee, wanting to take a rest.

The complicated work is not difficult for him.

Because Stanley wants to carry out radical changes, the problem he has to face is never business expansion and other issues, but people!

How to balance the interests of all parties and calm everyone's restless selfishness and dissatisfaction with the status quo is the most troublesome problem for Nellent.

As he drank hot coffee, he couldn't help but think of that boy David.

Nylent felt that he could not learn from David's laid-back character who dared to let go and delegate power~

he. .Need some guidance and help.

Who should I look for?

Nylent thought for a moment, turned around, picked up the phone, and dialed.

On the other side of the phone, after thinking for a while, a voice that was very familiar to Nyrente sounded.

"Hello~"

"...It's me, dad!?"

"Oh~hehe~"

"Are you still in the office?"

"Well... I have some questions I want to talk to you about!"

"Okay~ I'll wait for you at home."

"Okay ~ I'll see you later!"

Putting down the phone, Nylent let out a long breath.

His father, Ramon Sr., has been silently observing, summarizing, and studying issues in employment and management all his life.

Nylent felt that there were only a few people in the world who could rival the wisdom of his father Ramon Sr.

However, it was Old Ramon's wealth of life wisdom that made Nyrent particularly afraid of being alone with him. .

Nylent always felt like his father's eyes. .His calm and sharp eyes could directly see all the unknown secrets in his heart, making them unable to hide them any longer. .

Emm. .

As an adult, who doesn’t have a little privacy?

hehe~

----

----

new York.

Hamlin is halfway between Manhattan and the Bronx to the north.

Denzel Washington is busy in the rental house, preparing for tomorrow's move.

Nearly half an hour later.

He sat down, looked at the four boxes and packages in front of him, and showed a helpless and weak smile.

If you find a pawn shop, pawn all his stuff. .

How many times can I eat steak?

hehe~

Denzel's mother had spent all her savings on him over the years, and asked for some money from his father to successfully support him through college.

He is now 24 years old,

But in New York, he couldn't support himself by acting yet. He could only find some temporary jobs here and there to earn some change and fill his stomach first.

this. .It did frustrate him a bit.

After some self-reflection.

Denzel couldn't help but think of his encounter with David today,

Um. .

There are always some key issues that David cannot figure out. .

What is it?

he. .What is the picture?

Can't figure it out!

----

Manhattan.

Winston, the manager of the Gold Coin Hotel, sat patiently in the lobby on the first floor, waiting for something.

Shortly after.

Elena Mesa, the red-haired beauty who went out, is back.

Wearing a pair of flat shoes, she walked up to Winston, took off a pair of old-fashioned black-framed myopia glasses, raised her eyebrows and smiled.

"How do you see me now?"

Winston raised his hand to scratch his nose and said with a dry smile: "Great!"

"What do you think...?"

"Hmph~ You'll know tomorrow!"

"Oh~"

Winston looked at Elena's graceful back as she left, muttering a few words silently, with a strange smile on his lips.

“Interesting~!!”