Manhattan Reborn 1978

District of Columbia.

North of the middle section of the National Mall in Washington.

On Constitution Avenue, there is the National Museum of American History and Technology, referred to as the National Museum.

The National Museum of Art is one of the museums affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution.

It was founded in 1846 and opened to the public in 1964.

The museum is a majestic building that combines Roman and Renaissance styles. It is one of the largest natural history museums in the United States. It is an informative and interesting natural history museum. It is the largest natural history museum in the world~

The purpose of the museum is to collect, preserve and study objects that have affected the experience of the American people; the theme of the exhibition is to show the life of the American people; the time spans from the end of the American Revolutionary War to the present day.

The museum has a collection of more than 1700 million items, covering agriculture, clothing, folklore, crafts, astronomy, medicine, military, documents, currency, textiles, transportation, science, music, etc.

Unlike ordinary history museums, the museum's exhibits are not displayed by age or region, but by theme. This is closely related to the short history of the United States and the diverse and large number of collections.

. . .

Today, Mag Ludwig, who had just arrived in Washington after driving from New York, was standing on the first floor of the museum next to the display stand of the sword used by Washington, the first president of the United States.

After a while.

Behind Mag, a series of footsteps sounded~

Mag's old friend stopped beside him with a look of helplessness and complained: "You **** bastard! Do you still know to come back?"

"I thought... you would have died in the garbage dump!"

Mag turned around, smiled and opened his arms to his old friend~

The words that my old friend had been holding back were instantly forgotten~ He also opened his arms, and the two of them hugged each other tightly~

After half an hour.

The two of them found a quiet bar and sat down to chat about each other's situation in recent years~

Mag Ludwig calmly described how decadent he felt after being released from prison, and how he didn't know where to go. .I want to die~

The old friend smoked cigarettes one after another in silence without saying any words of comfort~

The two of them are so familiar!

Mag can now sit here calmly with him, as if talking about someone else's tragic story. .

This proves that the high-spirited Mag Ludwig who often stood next to the president, after being hammered into the sewer and living with rats for several years, has long lost his edges and sharpness~

The current Mag Ludweis left the deepest impression on old friends. .Reserved!

This restraint of emotion, restraint of temperament, and. .The light in his eyes is restrained, making Mager look extremely mature and calm in his words, expressions and movements~

It seems that there is nothing in this world that can make him furious?

. . .

The old friend raised his glass and clinked it with Mag. In a tacit understanding, the two of them drank the wine with a smile~

After ordering drinks again.

Ma Ge explained his current situation very directly: "I found a new job, in New York!"

"New York? What to do?"

"consultant!"

The old friend was stunned for a few seconds, shook his head and said with a smile: "You will still lower your head... will you work for the so-called rich boss?"

"Haha~" Ma Ge continued without refuting or explaining anything.

"Before I came to Washington, you were the first thing I thought of!"

"How are you doing? Are you still working at the Washington Post?"

"No~ I changed jobs last year and joined CBS~"

"cbs? What is your current position? Are you happy at work?"

The old friend looked at Mager sideways and joked: "What? Do you want me to continue to change jobs and work for you?"

"...Do you want to? If you want to, I'll do it!"

"I...fxxx!"

The old friend pointed at Mag and cursed happily. Then he became curious and asked, "Who is your boss? Can I know?"

"Of course ~ his name is David Coleman ~"

"David? Coleman?" My old friend raised his head and rubbed his chin. He checked all the celebrities he knew in his head and couldn't remember who this strange name was.

Mag took a sip of his drink and said with a gentle smile: "Don't think about it~ You don't know him, let alone heard his name!"

"He... was only 21 years old a few years ago, and he started his own company less than 3 months ago~"

"What?" The old friend opened his mouth in surprise. A lot of words he wanted to complain about came to his lips, and he finally swallowed them back.

The smile on Mag's face was still there, and he said softly: "Some people have great success and achievements when they are young. It is not a good thing to be lucky~"

"just like me!"

"Some people are different~"

"Like...David!"

The expression on my old friend's face was complicated. .

He looked at Ma Ge quietly for a while, shook his head and sighed softly: "I just forgot, I haven't said it yet~"

“It’s so good to see you again, my friend!!”

"..Thanks!"

"thank you for remembering me!"

"Hahaha~ You bastard, how could I forget?"

"Last time... you owed me 21 dollars~pay me back now, immediately, immediately!"

"Haha~ I won't pay it back! I have no money~"

"..."

----

new York.

Manhattan, Wall Street.

Stanley fourth floor.

David asked Leslie and Livlin to sit down and made a few jokes in a relaxed atmosphere.

Bob Rockefeller, consciously got up and left, and went to work first~

Leslie watched Bob go out and after closing the door, he asked David curiously: "What were you two talking about before we came here?"

"What more can there be?"

"As a conscientious boss, of course I have to always care about my employees."

"Ah~ stop!"

"You'd better save your nonsense to fool Bob~"

"Hahaha~"

Livlin stood up from Leslie's side, sat next to David, and said with a smile: "Lilith and I talked on the phone~"

"She said you were going to find a way to help Patty Hearst?"

David turned to look at Leslie and asked curiously: "You all know her?"

"We know each other, but we're not familiar with each other!" Leslie shrugged and replied.

With a smile on her lips, Livlin nodded slightly and said, "A few years ago... I even stole her first love boyfriend. Do you think we know each other?"

"Um...is this something we can say now?" David used the eye that Leslie couldn't see to frantically throw signals to Livlin.

Livlin raised her head and smiled indifferently: "That little devil Patty just likes to act like humans and animals are harmless in front of outsiders~"

"I could tell you all the embarrassing and ridiculous things about her for days."

"stop!"

David grabbed Livlin's arm and made a shushing gesture: "I don't want to hear about those things between you girls~!"

"Haha~ What are you afraid of?"

"Tsk~ This is not something to be afraid of or not~"

David had a very embarrassed look on his face and said with a grimace: "Harper's Bazaar magazine... Lilith and I both like it very much!"

"What if after you finish talking, I change my mind because of you changing my impression of Patty?"

"..." Livlin gave him a thumbs up and praised him with surprise, as if she were seeing David for the first time.

"Your face... is so thick!"

"Haha~ Bonus, kudos~!"

"You can only become a capitalist if you have a dark heart and a shameless face~"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

After the three of them laughed, Leslie looked at Livlin and asked, "Are you very interested in David's plan?"

Livlin nodded: "I have already told you about my situation~"

"My father didn't want me to get involved in the family business, so he set up a separate trust fund for me."

"So... apart from Maybelline and Paramount Pictures, all I have is the money in the trust fund~"

Leslie was embarrassed and complained to David: "Listen to me! Listen to me!"

"What do you mean you only have that little money?"

"Come on, tell David how much money is left in the fund in your name!"

David looked at Livlin with the same curiosity~

Livlin thought about it seriously: "Well... I can probably buy another Maybelline and Paramount~"

"...Okay~"

David reluctantly put aside his curiosity, thought about the whole plan, looked at Leslie and asked.

"What about you? Do you have any suggestions for our plan?"

"What's the plan? To rescue Patty Hearst?"

"Hey~ you kid..."

"Haha~ok, ok~"

Leslie stopped joking, thought for a while, and asked, "Are you ready to merge the Medical Research Center and Maybelline?"

"No~ they'd better maintain a cooperative relationship!"

"Hmm... what about the magazine? It has to be Harper's Bazaar?"

"Of course not~"

David spread his hands and explained: "My entire plan is very huge. It includes all the products that women are willing to buy~!"

"Everything I'm talking about includes fashion, underwear, cosmetics, jewelry, accessories, bags, and even health and wanting to make yourself more attractive through new medical and aesthetic technologies, etc."

"So, when our plan was executed almost perfectly~"

"We will build a multinational group company that is most popular with women in the world~"

"It will provide the vast majority of women in the consumer class with products and services that best suit their purchasing wishes~"

David turned to look at Livlin and continued with a smile: "Acquiring one or more brands that have withstood the test of the market, plus one or more influential magazines and periodicals, is only the first part of the plan. ~"

"After integrating them, we will continue to invest our annual profits in acquisitions, research and development, design, sales channel construction and advertising~"

"And the main consumer markets for our company's products in the future will not all be in the United States, America or Europe~"

"We want to expand our sales channels to Asian countries and the Middle East where income is increasing~!"

"Just like your Maybelline company, we must continue to develop various new products based on the needs of the female consumer market, and maintain increasingly convenient purchase channels and more affordable product prices~"

"The middle- and low-income female consumer group will be the largest market for Maybelline products in the future!"

"After our integration, our first target is the island country on the other side of the Pacific!"

"The population there is dense, the economy is growing rapidly, and the per capita income level has been increasing year after year. People are also very willing to consume various daily necessities that can improve their lives~"

"So, my product positioning for Maybelline is to serve the mass consumers who pursue fashion trends!"

After hearing this, Livlin blinked her big eyes and seemed not to follow David's train of thought. Instead, she looked at Leslie and asked with a meaningful smile.

"Island country...?"

"You've been there, right? How long have you been there?"

"What do you think...how did David choose this goal?"

Leslie raised her head helplessly, thought for a moment and said, "I just lived in Tokyo for a while to chase that girl~"

"Didn't I tell you all these things?"

David bared his big white teeth and leaned back happily. If he wanted to reduce his sense of existence, he would first eat a big melon and have fun~

Livlin did not let go of David, a tool man. She stood up and came to David's side, pretending to half-lean in his arms, and continued to ask in a soft tone.

"Yeah~ lived here for a month? Didn't you succeed?"

Leslie rolled her eyes fiercely, pointed at David and made a silent accusation with her eyes. She shook her head and said: "Although the land area of ​​the island country is not large, it has half the population of the United States~"

"When I was in Tokyo, I often saw a large number of women going in and out of department stores and shops to buy goods~"

"Those so-called experts in our country have underestimated the current economic development speed of island countries!"

"There... will definitely be an emerging and huge consumer market in the future!"

"You chose your target very well~"

"Livlin, I think you can invest more in David's plan!"

"As long as the first phase of the plan can be initially achieved, Maybelline will become one of the largest multinational companies among American local brands!"

David smiled evilly and silently shook his head at Leslie's slightly blunt way of changing the topic.

Livlin half-leaned next to David, staring at Leslie with a smile for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay~"

"I will never mention your trip to Tokyo again~"

"But you have to remember, there is no next time!"

"...ok!" Leslie relaxed again and nodded vigorously.

"Tsk tsk~"

David gently rubbed the top of Livlin's head with his hands, grinned, and said to Leslie: "That's not what you said before~"

"Last time we were at the dinner table, you said: As long as Ken Leslie comes home, you won't care about any number of women he has outside~"

"Why have you changed your mind now?"

Livlin smiled proudly, punched David's chest with her small fist, and said softly: "Did I say that? Why don't I remember?"

"Hey~ you have such a thick skin~"

"Hahaha~ each other!"

"Tch~ Sure enough, the more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at lying!"

"Wow~ It seems... you have been deceived a lot~"

"...Aren't you the one who loves to lie to me the most?~"

"Hmph~ I lied to you, you are lucky!"

"Okay~ How about...you lie to me again?"

"Hahaha~ This is what you said~ Next time I lie to you, you must not be angry!"

"Haha~ No way! I am a man and I keep my word!"

"The more you lie to me, the more beautiful you will be~"

"Hahaha~ Is this how you coaxed Lilith into your hand?"

"Well~ It's not just... Lilith!"

"You...are dishonest! You two are obviously going to get engaged by the end of the year!"

"Humph~ What's the point of being engaged? I can also be engaged to you!"

"Oh? Seriously?"

"I lied to you!"

"Hey~ You're such a bastard!"

"Hahaha~each other~"

Leslie, who was sitting aside, suddenly felt something while listening to the seemingly flirtatious conversation between David and Livlin. .The two of them should be more of a couple. .

----

Manhattan.

In an old tailor shop not far from Chinatown.

Shirley was lying on the workbench at the back of the store, tapping the drawing of underwear that David had given her some time ago with the tip of her pen. Her face was getting redder and redder, and her eyes were filled with confusion. .

That bastard!

What's going on in his head?

he. .How could he have thought of being so exposed, so. .What about nice underwear styles?

Shirley’s little head was full of puzzles~

Little did she know that when David was in college, he was recommended by countless classmates to watch the Victoria's Secret show for two days and two nights. .

The underwear of Victoria's Secret Angels is cool and attractive, and they have various wings on their backs. They walk as if they are flying, and their eyes are constantly flashing to the audience. .

Will David forget this kind of underwear show that is almost infinitely attractive to male creatures?

Certainly not!