Manhattan Reborn 1978

a new day.

new York.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

When David opened his eyes, the people around him had already left.

He ruffled his loose hair, an amused smile appearing on his lips.

Susan's little lazy cat. .There is also a day to get up early!

ten minutes later.

After finishing washing and getting dressed, David walked out of the bedroom and saw the dining room.The family was eating breakfast and chatting in low voices.

"Hi~morning!"

"Good morning! Brother David~" Loisa, the little girl with braces, was the first to greet him with a spoon.

"Come and have breakfast and try Susan's cooking skills!"

"Oh?~" David sat down and looked at Susan curiously.

"Did you do all of this?"

"Of course~"

"Haha~ Then I want to try it!"

"Hmm...great!"

"..Haha~"

The whole family showed kind smiles.

Susan's cooking skills. .It can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, with no special highlights.

But the meaning it represents is extraordinary~

At least Mr. and Mrs. David now know that their son does not have to go out to eat all the time and can have a loving breakfast at home every morning. .

. . .

after breakfast.

Old David waved to David, and the two father and son walked to the living room and sat down.

"Are you going to the company today?"

"Well... there are some tasks that I didn't participate in yesterday. I'm going to see how they were completed today~"

"Okay, go ahead~"

"Your mother and I will go back to Morrison Town later. We have a lot of work at home waiting for us~"

David turned to look at the kitchen. The elder sister of the Malick sisters, 15-year-old Salonia Malick, was helping to wash the dishes.

Sister Loisa Malik stood next to her sister, holding a clean plate in her hand and wiping it carefully. .

"Dad, why don't you ask for leave from school today and I'll take them to play in New York for a day?"

"Haha~ No way!"

Old David turned his head to look at the Malik sisters in the kitchen, and whispered to his son.

"Salonia has been very sensible since she was a child."

"A beautiful little girl with a weak and introverted personality like her, coming to New York... is not suitable for her~"

"I plan for her to go to a university like Princeton University after graduating from high school, closer to home."

"Of course, if her academic performance makes it difficult for her to go to college, I will find her a good husband so that she can live quietly in Morrison Town, beside us..."

"Besides, New York...what's so fun?"

Old David looked at his son with a teasing smile and said, "You don't... have a crush on this sister, do you?"

"Uh... no!"

"Haha~ You are not related by blood, so your age... is considered appropriate~"

"How about... let your mother and Salonia talk alone after we go back?"

David looked embarrassed and waved his hands.

"Stop joking~Dad!"

"I just treat her as a relative and have no other thoughts~"

Old David shook his head a few times, shrugged, and said with a smile: "Okay~"

"Anyway, Salonia still has three years to turn 18..."

"After three years, if you change your mind, it will be too late~"

David covered his forehead, never dreaming that his paternalistic father would come up with a child bride plan. .

"Ohgod! Please let me go!"

"Sit slowly and I'll ask Black Mike to take you back later."

"I'm going to work~"

David made a decisive decision and fled first. .

Let old David daydream about such a whimsical plan~

----

In front of Wildfire Bar, on the street.

When David went downstairs and came out, he saw Officer Alston who was already waiting here.

He walked towards Auston with a smile on his face, stretched out his right hand after a few steps and said with a smile: "I heard that you have been promoted again? Congratulations~"

Auston, who looked tired, shook hands with David and said, "I heard people say that if someone wants to keep a distance from you, they will use politeness to hint and reject people, right?"

David was stunned for a moment, then turned to look around and saw that Black Mike and others were consciously dispersed not far away, so he waved to Black Mike and said that he was sending old David and the others back to Morrison Town.

After finishing the household chores.

David opened the car door and gestured to Auston: "Are you busy today?"

"If I'm not busy, I'll just go to the company to learn about the results of last night's blind box project~"

Auston glanced at the open car door, looked at David for a few seconds, showed his big white teeth, and nodded.

"I have nothing to do~" After saying that, he got into the car.

David saw that he used actions to express what he meant, and he smiled and waved to Lavis, the second driver today.

"Come on man, let's go to Stanley!"

"ok~"

. . .

on the way.

David and Auston, who had once been relatively friendly friends, were now sitting in the back seat of the car together.

Both of them knew in their hearts that the relationship between ordinary friends was over~

From now on, the two of them will ride in the same car together as they did at this moment, and have a dual relationship of interest and friendship, intertwined.

David tilted his head and looked at Alston, and asked with a curious smile: "You... didn't sleep last night?"

"Yeah ~ I didn't sleep!"

"Then what? Have you figured it out?"

Auston looked at David silently for a few seconds with his big eyes with dark circles, then shook his head and said, "I haven't figured anything out~"

"Because I don't have to think and I don't have to choose~"

"I have been working as a patrol officer in New York for many years. I have seen too much and experienced too much~"

"You, this magical seed, quickly took root in front of me and grew to the sky..."

"I can use your growth to go to the sky and take a look among the clouds... Why should I refuse?"

"No reason~"

David put away his smile, and asked more intensely with curiosity in his eyes.

"What do you want to see? What do you want?"

Auston shook his head simply and replied sincerely: "I... don't know~ I haven't climbed up to see the scenery~"

"Tsk~Okay!"

David tapped his thigh lightly with his hand, thought for a while, then turned to Auston and said.

"Just now you were... willing to accept my invitation. To be honest, I was surprised~"

"I have only met Matthews and Hardman a few times, so we are not familiar with them."

"We will arrive at the company later... Just go find Mag Ludwig and tell him that I asked you to go!"

"He is good friends with Mayor Lynch and is an advisor to me."

"He will give you some good suggestions so that your future work will go more smoothly~"

Auston wrote down David's arrangement, thought about it silently in his mind for a while, and said.

"Oh, right~!"

"Two incidents happened last night..."

He told the story about the two unsuccessful bombings.

After hearing this, David took a breath of air and sighed: "Someone really wants to cause trouble?"

"What are they thinking in their minds?"

Auston shrugged, spread his hands and said with a smile: "When the guy who was sent to the hospital wakes up, I'll go ask him for you!"

"Hahaha~ Okay, remember to give that bastard a few punches for me, don't beat him to death~"

"Haha~ No problem."

. . .

Wall Street.

Stanley Building.

David led Auston into the company on the fourth floor and smiled in surprise when he saw the energetic secretary Maggie.

"You... didn't have any rest today?"

Today, Maggie, who had light makeup on her face, shook her head and said with a smile: "Do you have guests? I'll prepare coffee for you."

"Um...Okay, thank you~"

Secretary Maggie walked out of the office with a scent of fragrance.

David turned his head and stared at her back for a few seconds, then smiled at Auston: "We haven't seen her for a day, she seems to have changed."

Auston chuckled and said, "What? Don't you like such a beautiful female secretary?"

"Like a fart!"

"Let's go, I'll go in and find Mag's number for you and contact him~"

"Hmm~"

Auston stretched out his nose and smelled it in an exaggerated manner, as if he wanted to leave the scent in his memory. .

. . .

Auston is gone.

David picked up the black coffee, which was as bitter as Chinese medicine, took a sip, and felt enlightened. .Full of energy!

"Clang clang clang~"

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in~"

At the door, Lilith, who knocked on the door and entered, turned her head with a smile and whispered a few words to her secretary Maggie.

Then, she closed the door, placed a large folder in front of David, and smiled.

"Maggie..."

"Don't ask me, I'm weird too~"

"Hehe~"

Lilith smiled, leaned forward, caught a glimpse of the file in front of David, reached out and picked it up and looked through it a few times.

"This is from last night..."

"Hmm~"

"Wow ~ 40 dollars?"

David leaned back in his chair and said with a proud smile: "Indeed, I didn't expect to make money either."

Lilith tilted her head, rolled her eyes nicely, and said in a weird tone.

"No wonder Maggie, who has always been stingy, started using cosmetics today..."

"It turns out she also got a bonus last night~"

"Polly...she is so generous!"

When David heard the last seemingly sour words, he quickly stood up, walked to sit next to Lilith, and said with a smile.

"She also wants to give everyone some encouragement~"

"Let's not talk about this first. What's the matter with you coming to see me?"

Lilith held her chin with one hand, looked at David for a few seconds, raised her chin and said, "You used this trick with me again to change the subject, right?"

"Yes~it's easy to use...why not use it?"

"Humph~"

Lilith reached for the folder and handed it to David: "Read it yourself!"

David took the file and couldn't help laughing at Lilith's rare appearance as a little woman.

"Okay, let me take care of business first and see you later..."

"Hmm...Maybelline?"

David opened the folder, and inside was a business analysis report on Maybelline.

Lilith crossed her legs and pointed at the document with her slender hands.

"The facial mask research and development tasks you set for our medical research center have some small details that collide with Maybelline's laboratory research projects~"

"So, I thought better of it... We directly use the resources and funds on hand to purchase Maybelline's shares and become its shareholders, so that the two laboratories can join forces."

She motioned for David to turn over the first few pages of the information and continued.

"Maybelline, founded in 1915~"

"In 1920, Maybelline's Eyes That Glow With Enchantment series of eyeshadows."

"In 1930, Maybelline eyeliner was successfully launched~"

"In 1960, Maybelline launched a waterproof tube mascara, bringing it to the mass consumer market and selling it in vending machines."

"In 1967, Maybelline's founder, Williams, sold Maybelline."

"In 1969, Maybelline's corporate offices moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they determined their development plans in recent years."

"After 1970, Maybelline began the research and development of cosmetic foundation products, as well as skin care products and new facial masks."

"In 1971, Maybelline's best-selling Honey Mascara came out. This washable mascara with pink body and green cap is very popular among women in the market, and sales continue to rise."

"In 1975, Maybelline moved their largest production base to Little Rock, Arkansas."

Lilith reached out and turned the information to the last page, pointed to a line of words, and said, "Look...who does Maybelline belong to now?"

David lowered his head to read the line and asked suspiciously: "You'd better just tell me, I've never heard of this company."

Lilith rolled her eyes and sighed helplessly: "You have known Livlin for so long, but have you never paid attention to her cosmetics?"

"Why should I pay attention to her? I'm not Leslie~"

"..."

Lilith showed a very satisfied smile, put her hands on her legs, put her lips in front of David, and whispered in a charming voice.

"What about me? Don't you want to taste...the taste of my lipstick?"

David licked his lips, pretended to be a pervert, and said with a wicked smile: "Okay~ Come on, baby!"

"Let me try it. Is it cherry flavor... or orange flavor~"

"Hahaha~ What a beautiful thought!"

"Hey~ It's not up to you, little fairy!"

"..."

Just as the two were playing ambiguous games and joking, there was a knock on the door, and Pine opened the door and walked in.

he. .Seeing Lilith who was desperately resisting, and the pig-faced David who wanted to take advantage, they were about to do something. .

"Yeah...I'll come back later~"

"Need not!"

"Hey~"

David and Lilith spoke at the same time.

Lilith stood up with a blushing face and straightened her coat.

David also stood up straight, tightened his tie and smiled: "Come on, it's okay, we are all members of our own family~"

Pine looked up at the ceiling, held back his laughter, waved his hands and said, "Hey, you should remember next time... lock the door!"

"Cut~"

David curled his lips, gave Pine a middle finger, rolled his eyes, hugged Lilith fiercely, and gave her a deep, suffocating kiss. .

Lilith raised her hand and stood there with her eyes wide open. After a few seconds, she pushed David away forcefully, gasping and scolding: "You bastard!"

"Hehe~ Don't tell me that the lipstick really tastes like cherry?"

Lilith choked, looked at David with a frown, and burst out laughing: "Yes, it's a cherry!"

"What? You... still want to try it again?"

"Forget it~ Pine is here!"

"Sometime, I'll ask you to taste it alone~"

"Think beautifully!"

"Hahaha~"

"Ahem~" Pine twisted his mouth, closed the office door, and cleared his throat several times.

"Well... I came here to ask you about your passport."

"Give me your ID, and I'll go get it for you~"

"Oh~ that's what happened~"

David took out his driver's license from his wallet, handed it to Pine, and said with a smile, "Thanks!"

"We both... still have something to talk about. Would you like to listen too?"

Pine had an "I believe you" expression on his face, turned around and walked out of the office. .

"Hahaha~"

The laughter of David and Lilith came from the office behind Pine.

. . .

After the blip.

David shamelessly pulled Lilith to the sofa, sat down next to her, looked through the information and said.

"You just said Maybelline was acquired by...who? Livlin?"

Lilith twisted her body pretending to be disgusted and said: "More than ten years ago, when Livlin first came into contact with cosmetics, she fell in love with Maybelline."

"So, her father, old Mr. Cherov, bought it and gave it to Livlin as a birthday gift after hearing the news that Maybelline was going to be sold."

"Tsk~ Why is it another birthday gift..."

"Oh?...How do you say it?"

"Bloomer~ His birthday gift...isn't it the same as Livlin's~"

"Dad spent a lot of money to buy it..."

"Hey~ That's not right!"

"You just said you wanted to buy Maybelline's shares, didn't you mean to buy them from... Livlin?"

Lilith snorted softly, nodded and said, "You just want to understand?"

"Uh..." David raised his hand to touch his nose, hummed twice, and sighed.

"Okay~ Are we going to deepen our business cooperation with Livlin this time?"

Lilith shook her head slightly and explained: "Maybelline's cosmetic products have only slowly begun to expand product types in recent years."

"It launched new nail polish and facial masks last year, which were not well received."

"So, except for the original eyeliner, mascara and other single products, which are still popular in the market, Maybelline is very lacking in feasible plans to increase product types and broaden the product consumer group."

"And our medical research center allows Maybelline to develop new products from the perspective of medical beauty, achieving complementarity and a win-win situation!"

After listening to Lilith's words, David looked down at Maybelline's information. After thinking for a while, he nodded in agreement.

"ok~"

"When Livlin and Leslie come back, we will talk to her about cooperation."

"I happen to have a few good ideas that I want to give to Livlin~"

"Huh? What's the idea?"

David pretended to smile mysteriously, raised his eyebrows and said, "I also want to try... cherry-flavored lipstick!"

"..Go to hell you!"

"Ouch...you're so tough!"

"nonsense!"

"How about...a hug?"

"..."

----

Manhattan.

22nd Street, Kmart supermarket.

Neil Walker, neatly dressed in work clothes, was chatting with a colleague about today's work on the display location of discount merchandise.

far away.

Giovanni walked into the supermarket and after looking around, he found Neil Walker.

He walked closer to Neil and laughed loudly: "Hey Neil!"

Neil Walker looked back and saw Giovanni, a flash of excitement in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Hey, man, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Yes~"

Giovanni glanced at Neil's colleagues and said directly.

"David asked me to ask you, are you interested in next year's Halloween Parade blind box sale event?"

"..certainly!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go~"

Neil Walker lowered his head, looked at the work badge hanging around his neck, took a few deep breaths, took it off, put it into the hands of his colleagues, and smiled.

"Sorry man, I... decided to quit my job!"

"what?"

"Are you...not kidding?"

"Hahaha~ Thank you for your help!"

"Tonight, after you get off work, I'll pick you up and let's go have a drink~"

"...Okay~"

Neil Walker's colleague, with "confused" written on his face, watched the two people leave the supermarket.

this. .What is the situation?

Can't anyone explain it?

----

East Queens, Flushing.

Thomas Hanks' dream was shattered by a "rumbling" noise downstairs.

He rubbed his eyes, walked to the window, and looked through the gap in the curtains, but saw nothing. .

"These damn bastards~"

Hanks muttered a complaint and walked into the bathroom.

After a few minutes.

Hanks rubbed his eyes and was about to get ready to sleep for a while when his friend opened the door and came back with a smile.

"Hi, Tom~"

"What time did you come back last night?"

"Don't mention it~ I originally wanted to take the subway back..."

"As soon as the subway entered the Queens platform, a group of gangsters came up. I had no choice but to stay away from them. After exiting the subway station, I walked back from the street~"

"Walk back? fxxx!"

"How long have you been gone?"

"Uh... less than 2 hours~"

"..."

The friend gave Hanks a thumbs up for his bravery and praised him: "You can walk through Queens and come back without being robbed... You are definitely a lucky guy!"

Hanks buried his head into the pillow and muttered: "Who said I wasn't robbed?"

"..Then what?"

"Then... they were scared away by a passing police car~"

"Hahaha~ okay."

"By the way, you worked so late last night and made a lot of money, right?"

Hanks said nothing, but raised his hand and held up five fingers.

"This is... fifty knives?"

"Hmm~ Not bad~"

"five hundred!"

"Um...how much?"

"Five hundred dollars!"

"shxx! What did you do to earn five hundred dollars?"

"Let's work!"

"Tsk~Okay~"

"Next time something good like this happens, remember to call me and join you!"

"ok~"

The friend curled his lips with a rather regretful expression, took off his coat, and walked into the bedroom.

Hanks, who was lying on the pillow, reached under the pillow and touched a paper roll with his fingers. Then he smiled with satisfaction and fell asleep sweetly.

I have the money for the baby’s milk powder this month!