Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Wall Street, street lights come on.

Bright lights shine from the windows of buildings on both sides of the street. .

Stanley's fourth floor, in his office.

David laughed at the ridicule of his friend Bloomer: "How dare you speak ill of God?"

"Hahaha~"

After several people laughed.

David looks from Bernard Madoff.After scanning with Mikhail Friedliman, they landed on Giles, who seemed very silent today, paused for a few seconds, and said.

"Okay~"

"We have no way to solve the advertising space that sponsors want, so we can only think of some new ways to please~"

"For example... at the blind box sales point, add some sponsor products that can be put into the box~"

"Or, contact TV stations or newspaper reporters, in addition to giving two Coke billboards..."

"..Wait~"

While David was talking about his thoughts, an idea suddenly came to his mind ~

The grand parade had a large number of participants, in an era before the Internet. .How can we effectively utilize traffic and monetize it?

billboard. .It’s just a routine marketing operation in this era~

Nowadays, various businesses on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue will hang banners and outdoor billboards to promote or attract customers, attracting people's curiosity and attention.

To attract people’s curiosity and attention, besides blind boxes that can bring them surprises, what else can we have?

. .Performance?

Those who participate in the Halloween Parade, who come to this happy party wearing fancy clothes, masks or face paint, will not be introverted or shy. .

joy. .

There must be a theme and a warm atmosphere that can make people feel happy.

What is necessary to create an atmosphere?

music!

Beauty~!

Handsome guy~

Once people take one look at it, they won't be willing to look away. .Handsome man and beautiful woman!

They are a group of young people who love to show off and like to receive attention!

They love to play, love to make noise, love to show off their individuality, and are more willing to have fun with people of the same age~!

They are a very small part of the parade, and they are also the people who stand on the roadside and behind the isolation belt and love to watch.

Are there such young people in New York?

hehe~

It’s just not too much~

The Halloween Parade is, in the final analysis, a carnival of interactive entertainment for a small group of people who love to join in the fun, and in their own way, engage in a carnival of interactive entertainment for those who are willing to be the "majority" of melon-eating people.

. . .

David slowly smoothed out his thoughts and told everyone in the office.

Everyone agreed with his statement and his definition of the Grand Parade.

But they didn't turn around and didn't understand what David meant when he said this~

David smiled and explained: "The billboard is just fixed there. People may look at it, or they may not care about its existence or what is on it."

"We might as well change our thinking~"

"During the grand parade, the people standing on the streets and watching are the majority. The people who parade wearing all kinds of weird clothes are only a minority."

"Then let's mix what we want to express into the parade's performances so that the audience can be larger and denser, wouldn't we?"

"Um...what about?"

"Haha~ What do you think...of the sponsors' exclusive sponsorship of the Halloween-themed parade float?"

"Each car has a variety of themes, and the exterior of the car is decorated with props, lights, patterns, etc. related to the theme."

"You can also make use of the limited space in the car to attract some handsome men and beauties, and follow the dynamic disco music, just like the girls leading the dance in the nightclub, to heat up the atmosphere of the parade and make the people watching on the street also feel the same. You can feel the relaxed atmosphere of the festival.”

"Moreover, we can also recruit more young people, wear some eye-catching costumes, slowly follow the floats, and use the kind of dance behavior of large group activities to infect people on the streets."

"The advertising effect that sponsors need can be reflected in people wearing clothing with trademark patterns."

“Or, we can directly make the product look like clothing and wear it on parade crowds.”

"For example...make some Coca-Cola bottle costumes for people to wear, line up and follow the Coca-Cola parade float, and tell people a story about a werewolf, a vampire, and a Frankenstein who also loves to drink Coke~"

"..."

Everyone looked at each other.

Bloomer, I feel like David described every float passing by as a large-scale disco scene, which is great and will definitely be interesting.

He said with a smile: "I think we can put a band on the float and let them arouse the emotions of the people around them, so that the audience can also get excited together~"

"Wow~ That's okay!"

"Hahaha~"

"I have another idea~"

"You just said handsome guys and beautiful girls... In such a short time, it is difficult for us to find suitable beautiful dancers to form a float parade team."

"How about we just go find those dancers who helped you dance on Wall Street last time?"

"They are the most professionals in how to attract people's attention!"

David looked at Ludy with a mischievous smile and asked, "Man, what do you think...?"

Lu Di grinned, spread his hands and said, "I have no problem~"

"As long as there is money to be made, they won't care about these small problems... Anyway, they take off their clothes wherever they perform..."

"nonono~"

"On the parade floats, they have to keep their clothes on!"

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

The lights in David's office were on for a long time.

It wasn't until nearly 09:30 in the evening that everyone clearly arranged the work they needed to do at hand and dispersed chatting and laughing.

David deliberately left Giles and Bloomer behind as they walked out, and asked Giles: "Are you okay today?"

Giles shook his head with a complicated expression and said nothing.

Blumer beside him curled his lips and whispered: "Do you even need to ask? He is jealous of you!"

"What? Jealousy?"

"No~ don't listen to his nonsense, I didn't!"

David slapped his forehead with his hand and said with a wry smile: "Man, I...what can make you jealous?"

Giles looked away and said nothing. .

Bloomer crossed his legs and said with a chuckle: "Graduated from a prestigious school, a direct descendant of the family, and with countless resources at his disposal, a few months after arriving in New York, he still can't find what he wants to do and what he can do well." Do you think the two of us can’t be jealous of you?”

"Um...just for this?"

"nonsense!"

"Calculate for yourself, how many good ideas have popped into your head since we met?"

"What about us?"

"Haha~ The more successful you are, the stupider we both appear..."

"I don't have the brainpower as you do. I admit it and I can accept it calmly..."

"But he...is a little bit petty and gets into trouble~"

"fxxx! I didn't!"

"I just..." Giles seemed to have been stabbed in a sore spot by Bloomer, and he spat out obscene words in an attempt to defend himself.

David waved his hands helplessly to the two of them and sighed: "Guys, you two are my best friends~!"

"So, you should also understand me, why I do all this~"

"I don't deny that I want to make money, make lots and lots of money!"

"But the money I make will eventually be spent~"

"To realize my ideals and more and bigger plans~"

"Giles, everyone has their own life~"

"you.."

Giles stood up suddenly, glared at Blumer fiercely, and said: "What he said is wrong, I am not jealous of you at all."

"I just feel that what I learned at Harvard University is completely useless when I come to New York."

"I can't explain what this feels like..."

"It makes me feel powerless and a failure..."

"I.."

David frowned, understood what Giles meant, and sighed helplessly: Another idiot who fell into mental internal friction. .

He walked up to Giles, put his hand on his shoulder, and whispered: "You went to Harvard University, and I went to the Social University in the Wildfire Bar~"

"You can't learn from my life..."

"You are not JP Morgan, you are not John Rockefeller, and you are not Carnegie."

"Treating them as your goal will only make you more confused."

"When you have higher and higher demands on yourself and can't find the direction in your heart, you can put it aside first, look for people or things that interest you from around you, learn from them slowly, and try to get out of the first place. step."

"For this issue, I suggest you talk to Nyrente Ramon~"

"He can take the position of CEO of Stanley in his early 30s. There must be a lot for you to learn and learn from."

David used the force of his hands to push Giles down and sat down. He spread his hands and smiled bitterly at his two disabled friends.

"If our life starts from the moment we come into this world."

"Compared to your starting point, my starting point is at least a thousand kilometers behind."

"God gave me an opportunity for us to meet and become friends. I am very grateful to Him!"

"Guys~"

"Whether you are willing to admit it or not, as our social status increases, we will no longer be able to chat as candidly as we do now."

"This is not a hypothesis, but an objective fact."

"So, if I don't work hard to come up with good ideas, mess around, and work hard to catch up with you, we won't be able to maintain our friendship and be friends for a long time~"

"Giles, in the afternoon, Mag Ludwig, who was introduced to me by Mr. Parker, came to see me and we talked a lot~"

"His situation is very similar to yours now~"

"You are all stuck in your own mental cycle, unable to get yourself out and see the vast world outside~"

"Not to mention that you should already have some vague ideas and plans for the future in your mind~"

"Since you feel powerless and confused now, just let yourself look at things from a different angle and find out what you are interested in and like to do~"

"Man, this world is big and big~"

"We may never be able to visit every corner of the world in our lifetime~"

"Everyone has different experiences, and their perspectives and thinking patterns on the world and things are also different."

"Before you find your goal, you might as well be a quiet bystander~"

"You can observe the people around you, pay attention to what is happening, and try to find your own..."

Seeing the good attitude of his two bad friends who were silent and accepting the instruction, David simply poured tons of poisonous chicken soup into their mouths. .

When he stopped talking and his mouth was dry, he noticed that the eyes of his two bad friends looked at him, which seemed a little strange. .

"Uh...what are you doing?"

Blumer nodded with a look of gain on his face and sighed: "I understand why so many women like you..."

"Do you brainwash them every time you are alone with them...?"

"fxxxyou!"

"Hahahaha~"

Giles also had a long-lost evil smile on his lips, raised his eyebrows at David and said, "Well... you really didn't disappoint me!"

"Hahaha~ Bring it! I win again!"

"fxxx!" Blumer reluctantly took out ten knives from his pocket, threw them to Giles, and complained.

"You bastard, you made me lose another ten knives!"

David looked at the two of them in astonishment, resisting the urge to jump and curse, and asked: "Are you...acting?"

"Hehe~"

"This is not an act!"

"We are both really starting to get jealous of you!"

"But... Giles said, if he pretends to be like that just now, you will definitely... Haha~"

"fxxxyou!"

David gritted his teeth and stared, then grabbed Giles's neck with a single swoop, spewing trash talk on his mouth, and started a vicious physical interaction between friends with his hands. .

. . .

Twenty minutes later.

The three of them panted heavily and collapsed on the sofa and the floor respectively, spouting trash talk but their hands had no energy left to fight.

Giles rubbed his almost bleeding nose with his hands and complained: "You bastard is getting more and more mean..."

"Tch~ What about you? Isn't it the same?"

Blumer laughed and said, "This doesn't count~ Let's sleep together tonight, and we'll have another showdown tomorrow morning!"

"Go away~ I won't sleep with you..."

"Hahahaha~"

"David has Susan. What about you? Are you having sex dreams while hugging the pillow?"

Giles raised his leg and kicked Bloomer, scolded him a few times, then turned to David.

"By the way, there's no news from Pine yet. I'll go there tomorrow morning... and ask him?"

David tilted his head, thought for a while and said, "What about HBO TV station?"

"Yes~ If the TV station can broadcast this kind of grand parade, it will definitely attract people's curiosity~"

"...Forget it~"

"He is probably also having a headache about this matter, right? We just need to wait for the good news, and it will come naturally~"

"Okay~"

----

Manhattan, 66th Street.

FBI headquarters in New York.

Director Harold Stone hurried into his office, spread out the many documents in his hand, carefully read them one by one, then sat back in his chair and thought for a long time.

He reached out and slowly took out one of the documents, opened it and looked at the name on it: Mag Ludwig, and frowned slightly.

He knew this person, he had met him before, but he was not familiar with him.

he. .Appeared next to David Coleman, and began to meet and contact Mayor Lynch frequently. .

Did Otis Parker do it?

It should be~

Could it be that he is working for that David boy now too?

Emm. .

Harold Stone is confused. .

This Mag Ludwig is definitely a very stained politician involved in the Watergate incident.

If David used him, wouldn't he be afraid of negative consequences?

After Harold turned over the document several times, he had an idea in his mind.

Maybe, CIA director Ezra Cremo will be interested in him~

hehe~

----

new York.

Kennedy International Airport.

Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola and Mario Puzo returned from Los Angeles, walked out of the airport and got into a taxi.

Their cooperation negotiations with Paramount have come to an end for the time being.

After returning to New York, they will start to form crews for the two films and be busy preparing for filming.

Of course, when they were discussing the starring role in the movie with Paramount Pictures CEO Barris Dickler, their joking opinions were inexplicably agreed to. .

Especially in the movie "Taxi Driver", Martin Scorsese stubbornly expressed his opinions on the actors of the male protagonist and the two female characters.

The actress looks very similar to the real character prototype, perhaps it is God's arrangement. .

It's just a small joke. .