Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Wildfire Bar, 42nd Street, Manhattan.

In the evening, there were more and more customers in the bar~

Many drinkers who are accustomed to walking at night, after getting up and finishing their "breakfast", like to come to the bar to sit for a while and chat with friends about the day's latest news. .

Therefore, the drinkers in the bar at this time all remained quiet, staring at the TV hanging above the bar and listening to the news being broadcast. .

"Currently, the New York Police Department and the FBI have not disclosed any more information related to the Lufthansa robbery."

"However, they all think this is the biggest robbery in American history!"

"The investigation is still continuing~"

"NBC News, Carol Ellington reporting from New York!"

. . .

"fxxx!"

"500 million in cash + more than 100 million in gold and jewelry?"

"Those robbers... are going to make a fortune this time!"

"Hehe~"

"Didn't you do this case?"

"roll!"

"If I did it, would you still see me?"

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

David, who was standing at the bar, withdrew his attention from the TV, glanced at a few bar regulars in the distance who were teasing each other, and smiled at Old Rhett, who was playing with the camera.

"Hey~ take a picture of them too."

"After they are developed, hang these photos on the wall as a souvenir for our bar~"

"Take pictures of them? Keep them as souvenirs?"

Old Rhett glanced up at the TV, thought for a moment, raised his camera and took a quick picture of David, winking and smiling.

"Taking pictures of them is a waste of film!"

"Uh... take pictures for me, won't it be a waste?"

"of course not!"

"This volume is all yours!"

"Take the money~"

"I#%￥…"

"Hahaha~"

David shook his head helplessly amidst the laughter of Old Rhett and the bartender Erica, and also laughed. .

. . .

At the entrance of the bar.

A middle-aged man in a suit with a cane in one hand and a strange walking posture stood at the door, looked around, and slowly walked to the bar.

David, who had been paying attention to the direction of the door, saw the middle-aged man walking slowly over. He wiped his right hand clean, stretched it out to him, and asked with a smile.

"Mr. Dan Taylor?"

"Ok!"

"Hello, I'm David Coleman~"

"Hello there!"

Dan Taylor shook hands with David, sat on the bar stool opposite him, glanced at a table by the wall, and asked with a smile.

"That red-haired guy over there, is that Jerome Burt?"

David smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's him!"

(Jerome Burt, who appears in Chapter 15, is from Georgia and is sent by David to Savannah to find Forrest's girlfriend Jenny.)

(Lieutenant Dan Taylor, from the movie "Forrest Gump", he lost his legs on the battlefield in Vietnam. After being rescued by Forrest Gump, he was depressed for a long time before he reconciled with himself and God.)

(Later, he became the first mate of Forrest's shrimp boat "Jenny" and ran the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company for Forrest.)

. . .

David and Dan Taylor looked at each other and smiled.

David asked first: "How long have you been in New York?"

"About...two weeks~"

"Going to see Forrest Gump and Jenny?"

"Ok!"

Dan Taylor took the drink from David, glanced at the bottle in his hand, and smiled: "Black Island whiskey?"

David poured himself a glass of wine, put the bottle in front of him, wiped his hands and said, "That's right~ It's specially prepared for you!"

"Wow ~ thank you!"

Dan Taylor, a veteran of the wine shop, took a sip of Black Island whiskey and said: "Forrest Gump, I already regard pregnant Jenny as the most precious thing in the world."

"We only met once..."

David sighed without surprise and said: "I have been busy this time and haven't been able to see them."

"The 500 million check he wrote out to find Jenny, I..."

"This is not why I came to you!"

Dan Taylor put down the cup in his hand, took out a bulging envelope from his coat pocket, placed it in front of David, and said.

"This is a copy of the documents related to the partial ownership of Bubba Gump Shrimp Company that Mr. Pine asked me to forward to you."

"Oh??"

David took the envelope in surprise and asked doubtfully: "Pine... never mentioned this to me~"

Dan Taylor shrugged, took up his wine glass again, and said, "When I went to Stanley for the first time, I was going to see Mr. Pine and stopped by your company to have a look."

"The $500 million check he got from you, written by Forrest Gump, went around and back to the account of Bubba Gump Shrimp Company."

"He said: If you are willing to find someone to help Forrest Gump find Jenny, it's all for your sake."

"So this money, it's just a joke~"

"Haha...this bastard!"

David opened the envelope casually, scanned the contents, and said with a smile: "Then what's going on with the shares of Bubba Gan Shrimp Company that I hold?"

"We gave it to you!"

"you?"

"Correct!"

Dan Taylor raised his eyebrows and nodded: "Bubba Gump Company is Forrest Gump's industry."

"I'm just taking care of it for him~"

"Actually, before you sent people to search for Forrest Gump and Jenny, I was also hesitating whether to find a private detective to help Forrest Gump find Jenny's whereabouts~"

"Forrest Gump's mother passed away, and the only person he loved most in the world was Jenny."

"You have never met him, but you solved this problem before me..."

David put down the document in his hand and nodded: "Jenny... Huh?"

"That's right!"

Dan Taylor raised his glass to David and said, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome~"

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

After the two had a drink together.

David took the wine bottle, poured drinks for the two of them, and asked a question that he had been wondering about for a long time.

"Did you help Forrest Gump invest in Apple?"

"Apple?"

"No~"

Dan Taylor saw the confusion in David's eyes and explained with a smile: "I met a friend who works at the University of Florida in Pensacola."

"He introduced me to a friend at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) venture capital firm."

"KPCB was founded in 72. It mainly helps the assets of prestigious domestic schools to conduct investment business."

"After we met and talked several times, I tried to invest in several projects at KPCB."

“Among those venture capital projects, I was lucky enough to have one from Apple.”

"..that's all?"

"that's it!"

David recited KPCB several times in his mind, and whispered even more doubtfully: "Princeton University is also a famous university in China~"

"KPCB, why didn't you find Princeton University?"

Dan Taylor twirled his wine glass and smiled without answering~

He didn't have an answer to this question either.

David felt that he couldn't figure it out, so he simply put the question away and smiled.

"I still don't want the shares in your company."

"I can help Forrest Gump and Jenny reunite, I have..."

"No!"

"Forrest Gump and I both think you are our friend!"

"Giving you some shares of Bubba Gump Company is the only way Forrest Gump and I can express our gratitude to you~"

"Tsk tsk~"

David smacked his lips a few times, scratched his chin and said, "How about... let's do this~"

"When Forrest Gump's child is born, I will transfer these shares to him."

"..he?"

Dan Taylor heard David's words very keenly, frowned slightly and asked, "You already know?"

"Um...what do you know?"

"The child in Jenny's belly is...a boy?"

"No! I was just guessing..."

"...Okay~"

Dan Taylor stared at David for a while, nodded and said: "These shares already belong to you~"

"How you want to deal with it is your freedom!"

"But...I still want to thank you again!"

"Hahaha~"

"Lieutenant Dan, you have never said thank you to Forrest Gump so many times, have you?"

"..."

"So~ you don't have to be so polite to me... ok!?"

"..ok!"

"Hahaha~"

----

Manhattan.

No. 30 406th Street, in a private clinic with a sign on the door that says it is closed.

Matthews Denipero, the new commissioner of the New York Police Department, smiled at several friends present: "The Chief Administrative Commissioner of the New York Police Department represents the New York City Council and has great management authority over the entire police department. . . ”

"As a chief in charge of the daily affairs of the police station, I am not as powerful as everyone imagines... I have so much power~"

"So the fact that I was successfully promoted at a time when seniority issues are very serious in the police department is entirely due to Mayor Hardman."

. . .

Several people sitting in the room, after listening to his words, already had their own thoughts in their hearts.

Harold Stone, the head of the FBI's New York branch, glanced at Linde Vercello, the head of the FBI's New York anti-crime unit, and asked Matthews.

"You asked us to come here to hear your complaints?"

"Haha~ Not really!"

Matthews shrugged to several people, spread his hands and said: "Ezra Cremo, head of the CIA's New York branch, you two, plus me!"

"The four of us are the entire government law enforcement force in New York, except for the head of the New York State Police~"

"Plus Ludy, our well-informed friend..."

"If we can deepen our cooperation with each other, we can definitely get more for everyone."

"Cooperation?"

"Hehe~"

"Because of today's Lufthansa robbery?"

Ezra Cremo, who received Matthews' invitation today and thought for a long time before agreeing, glanced at the silent Ludy and Auston and asked with a hint of sarcasm in his smile.

"Yes!"

Matthews nodded calmly: "Mayor Hardman once told me that if we all work together..."

"Hehe~"

Harold Stone sneered twice, interrupted Matthews, and said: "Last time, we were in Mayor Lynch's office, and he said similar things to you, me, and Auston. ~"

"But where is he... now?"

"Where is he again?"

"Commissioner Hardman was there at that time, right?"

"You find us to meet in this small clinic..."

"Does he know why you came to us today?"

"Why didn't he come by himself?"

Harold turned his eyes to Ludy and Auston and asked, "What about you?"

"Are there any questions about today's meeting?"

"Hehe~"

Ludy tilted his head and glanced at Auston beside him, smiled and said nothing.

Auston blinked his big eyes, faced the gazes of several people, pondered for a few seconds, and said.

"Our Auxiliary Police Office is under the jurisdiction of the New York Police Department."

"I myself am from the New York Police Department..."

"So, Director Matthews's decision is also my decision~"

"Oh?"

After hearing this very "official" answer, Harold Stone couldn't help but smile and look at Linde Vercello next to him.

"You and I are also colleagues from the FBI!"

"what do you say?"

Linde Vercello did not answer immediately, but looked at Ludy and asked with a frown.

"This robbery has nothing to do with you, right?"

"no!"

Lu Di replied "Cherishing words like gold".

"Uh-huh... It's better if you don't have it!"

Linde Vercello sat back in his chair feeling relaxed and smiled at Harold Stone.

"You don't need me to tell you, you should know, right?"

"Until President Kennedy took office, there were only four agents within the FBI responsible for combating organized crime."

"After President Kennedy was elected, his brother Robert Kennedy Jr. became the attorney general, and the FBI really established a unit to target organized crime."

"But ten years ago, Director Hoover chose to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for some reasons unknown to us, and was preparing to once again increase the intensity of the fight against domestic organized crime. He also transferred many young agents from the bureau to formulate a Prepared multiple top-secret action plans..."

"The results of it?"

"Hehe~"

"Robert Kennedy Jr. was assassinated, and the plans that Director Hoover had personally formulated were aborted."

Linde Vercello crossed his legs, looked at Matthews and said, "Headquarters asked me to lead people to New York without giving them funding or resources."

"My subordinates are all well-known trash and assholes in the bureau..."

"I can only pretend to lead such a group~"

"So, you can completely ignore my existence..."

"..Haha~"

Matthews twitched the corners of his mouth a few times, caught a glimpse of the same smiles on several people's faces, and sighed.

"Ludi...?"

"Hmm~"

"I am listening!"

Lu Di took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it for himself, narrowed his eyes and said, "You call my name, and then what?"

"Wait for me to take the initiative... What are the conditions for cooperation?"

"Correct!"

Matthews took a few deep breaths, clenched his fists and said, "This afternoon, I have submitted an application to the City Council to expand the number of personnel in the Auxiliary Police Office."

"Mayor Hardman will also help..."

"Oh? Expansion..."

Ludy turned to look at Auston and said with a smile: "Are you going to have more men?!"

"Won't you thank Director Matthews?"

Auston raised his eyebrows helplessly, looked at Matthews and said, "It concerns the Auxiliary Police Office... As the person in charge, I should avoid it, right?"

"I have something else to do tonight, so I'll take my leave~"

After saying that, Auston quickly stood up, and before Matthews could say anything else, he opened the door to the room and walked out. .

Ludy smiled and watched him leave, then smiled at Harold Stone and the others.

"How about we discuss cooperation one by one?"

"I'll go first...do you have any objections?"

"of course not!"

Ezra Cremo and Linde Vercello immediately stood up and walked outside.

Harold Stone frowned, looked at Ludy and Matthews a few times, then stood up and said.

"Seven minutes?"

"enough!"

"..ok~"

Harold Stone is gone too~

Matthews seemed to be mentally prepared and asked Ludy with a wry smile.

"Who do you represent?"

Ludy shrugged without hesitation and said: "All ordinary New York citizens!"

"..."

"Hahahaha~"

Ps:

What follows is a bunch of gossip, feel free to skip it if you don’t like it~

At the beginning of the book, Forrest Gump, the male protagonist of the movie "Forrest Gump", appeared and wrote a check for 500 million yuan to David in search of Jenny. .Super pitfall plot!

Of course I have to fill the big hole I dug myself. .

So, below is some background information about the plot of this chapter, and some information I personally found to share with you.

According to the timeline and plot in the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump" ~

In 71, Forrest Gump, who recovered from his injury, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Lyndon Johnson for his heroic performance in rescuing his comrades on the battlefield.

Here in the movie, there is a classic funny scene where Forrest Gump takes off his pants in front of the president and shows him his wounds.

The actor who plays Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, dedicated half of his white butt to art. .

Later, with his superhuman talent in table tennis, Forrest Gump joined the army's traveling condolences group and the national table tennis team.

He also participated in the recording of a TV talk show and met John Lennon, who moved to New York with his Japanese-American wife Yoko Ono just after the Beatles broke up.

After participating in the recording of the show in New York, he met Lieutenant Dan Taylor who was temporarily living in a New York hotel.

Lieutenant Dan Taylor expressed his dissatisfaction to God that Private First Class Forrest Gunn actually received the Congressional Medal of Honor from the President. .

The two spent New Year's Day and New Year's Day together in 72, and agreed that if Forrest Gump became a shrimp fishing captain, Lieutenant Dan Taylor would be his first mate.

After that, A-Gump returned to the army.

In June 72, Forrest Gump's national table tennis team was received by then President Richard Nixon.

Nixon recommended the newly opened Watergate Hotel to Forrest Gump. .

Forrest Gump checked into the Watergate Hotel and called hotel security guard Frank Wells in the middle of the night and said: "In the office opposite, there was a group of people looking for fuses with flashlights. Their flashlights woke me up. .”

Then~

The movie's timeline jumps directly to August 74, 8, when Nixon announced on television that he would voluntarily resign as president of the United States, and Vice President Ford would be sworn in as the new president.

At the same time as this TV news was broadcast, Forrest Gump received his discharge notice.

He returned home with a knife worth more than 2 meters and stayed with his mother for a while.

He went to the cemetery, saw his friend Bubba who died in the war, bought a shrimp boat, started his career as a captain, and wrote a letter to Lieutenant Dan Taylor in New York.

soon~

Dan Taylor arrived as promised and became Forrest Gump's first mate.

At the end of August 74, Hurricane Carmen struck hard.

The "Jenny" driven by Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan became the only shrimp fishing boat to survive.

Their shrimp fishing career became easier because of the "script-killing" hurricane Carmen. .

The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company took the opportunity to monopolize the market and owned 12 Jenny shrimp boats and a large warehouse.

75 9 Month 4 Day.

The TV news on board the "Jenny 1" said: President Ford was assassinated for the second time in seventeen days.

A-Gump learned from the radio station at the company's communication base that his mother was seriously ill.

After Forrest Gump rushed home, his mother died of cancer.

Here, the movie deliberately appears a bug plot.

75 9 Month 23 Day.

A-Gump received a letter from Apple, a company invested by Lieutenant Dan Taylor, sent to investors.

Tom Hanks, who plays Forrest Gump, said in the narration of the movie: From now on, I never have to worry about money again~

but!

In real history~

On June 75, 6, Stephen Woz, one of the founders of Apple, built the world's first Apple-generation computer in his garage.

According to current online information and the contents of many biographies and books, Apple was founded on April 76, 4, April Fool's Day.

Jobs, Woz, and Wayne signed their names on the dozen-page Apple equity distribution document drafted by Wayne.

Jobs and Woz each had a 45% stake, and Wayne had a 10% stake.

After that, I checked the changes in Apple’s ownership in the first few years of its existence.

As of the end of 1979, Apple's shareholders included: Steve Jobs, Stephen Woz, Mike Markkula, as well as AT&T, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Venture Capital, Xerox, and Sequoia Capital (Sequoia Capital) Don... Valentine's investment.

. . .

I won’t go into more details about the movie.

Let’s sum it up~

In this book, "Forrest Gump" and other movie worlds + the real world are intertwined.

The story presented in the end does not reflect reality in any way.

So please don’t take it too seriously when reading. .

Reading a book~just for fun~

It’s the same when I write stories!

cough~

Filling in the big holes is almost exhausting me. .

That's it~

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