Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

At night, 19:30.

David, who was sitting at the bar, looked down at his watch, took the TV remote control from Old Rhett, and turned the TV to the NBC channel.

On the TV, after a brief introduction flashed, the scene cut directly to the Presidential Office in Washington.

The white-haired current US President Warren White, wearing a black suit + white shirt + maroon tie, holding a manuscript in his hand, sat behind his desk and said to the camera: "Good evening!"

"At this time, the joint announcement that I will read out is..."

. . .

David folded his arms in front of his chest and watched the live TV broadcast for only about 5 minutes without blinking. The big stone that had been hanging in his heart finally let go.

This joint announcement from President White is almost identical to the one memorized by Mag Ludwig~

The most important thing about information is timeliness~!

This means. .That guy Mag once again proved his worth and ability with practical actions.

Because before anything is finalized, there will be various accidents and risks~

But once it is confirmed, the market will also give extremely generous rewards to those who have foresight ~

. . .

David, who was sitting at the bar, put down the TV remote control in his hand, closed his eyes to calm down, and smiled happily~

He looked around and waved to the steel-toothed dogs Mengo and Zac brothers sitting at the door.

The little Zach caught a glimpse of David's "calling" and ran up to him happily and asked: "What's the matter? Boss!"

"Hehe~"

"Go tell all of us that at [-] noon tomorrow, I will invite everyone to a dinner party at the bar + give out bonuses!"

"This is a great thing!!" The little Zach laughed a few times, then blinked and asked.

"But all the people you are referring to are...??"

David glanced at Madonna who was passing behind the little Zach, and said with a smile: "Everyone includes: Black Mike and the four of them + Erica, Sweet Dimple Martha, Mengo the steel-toothed dog, Old Rhett, you brothers, Madonna, Miranella, Haywood.”

"There are also One-Eyed Andres and his team + butler Aklade, a total of more than [-] people attending tomorrow's dinner party."

"Also, please tell everyone that I will also hold a lottery during the dinner."

"Who can get the most generous bonus depends on your luck~!"

"Wow~"

"I see, boss!"

"Do you have any other explanations?"

"Yeah... right!"

"Remember to tell Brother Biao from Wildfire Restaurant and ask him to come and play with you tomorrow!"

"Ok!"

The little Zach nodded excitedly, turned around and ran towards the door. .

Old Rhett, who had been watching quietly, couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "What kind of weird idea are you going to come up with again?"

"It's nothing~"

"Christmas is coming soon, everyone should get together in advance!"

"Call Andy and Sally over tomorrow and join us~"

"I feel like I haven't seen them for a long time..."

David glanced at the camera at his hand and added: "Remember, you must prepare more film tomorrow!"

"Haha~ Okay!" Old Rhett smiled happily.

----

midnight.

Southeast of Manhattan, Brooklyn, in a bar on Hertz Street.

Henry Hill, who participated in planning the Lufthansa robbery, approached the bar nervously and directly approached Jimmy Conway, who was drinking and chatting with everyone: "Hey~ I have to talk to you~!"

"Hahaha~"

Jimmy, who was already drunk and bickering, laughed and hugged Henry: "Come on~ have a drink! It took a lot of effort for us..."

"...ok~ I still need to talk to you!" Henry took the glass from the bar, drank it up and wiped his mouth.

"Wow~"

"ok! ok~"

Jimmy laughed and waved to everyone, hugged Henry and walked to the booth in the bar. He burped and asked with a smile: "Uh-huh... Hey, man, what do you want..."

Henry glanced at Tommy and others at the bar, and asked Jimmy in a low voice: "What happened to Stark!? His photo was published in the newspaper...?!"

Jimmy put his left hand on Henry's shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry~ It's okay!"

"But... there are FBI people everywhere now..."

"So what? What will they find?"

"They... found the truck that Stark didn't get..."

"Hahaha~"

Jimmy smiled and looked at Tommy who was approaching, and joked: "You see, he is very worried..."

Tommy walked over, exuding strong confidence, and asked Henry: "What are you worried about?"

"Um...it was reported on TV and in newspapers..." Henry spread his hands and explained with a confused and nervous look on his face.

Jimmy put his left hand around the back of Henry's neck, looked directly into his eyes and asked, "You worry too much! What are you worried about?"

"..." Henry was speechless by the series of rhetorical questions from the two men.

Tommy stepped forward and hugged Henry's cheek, kissed him, and said with a smile: "Everything is going well ~ you don't have to worry about anything!"

"Jimmy, haven't you told him yet?"

"..No~"

Henry turned to stare at Jimmy and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Hmm~ Guess!"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

"They're going to officially let Tommy join as a core member of the gang!"

Henry immediately looked at Tommy, who had a "calm face", and asked with a smile in surprise: "Paulie...recommended you!?"

"That's right!"

"..!!"

Jimmy smiled and punched Tommy with his fist, and said to Henry: "They opened the list, Paulie got the approval, and officially added Tommy to the list of core members of the gang."

"He's going to be officially on the list of core members!"

"From now on, he will be the boss of both of us..."

"Wow~ I'm so happy for you!"

"Great, congratulations!"

"We will have the upper hand from now on!"

"Hahahaha~"

These three old friends, who have been together for many years, are all immersed in great joy at this moment ~

Because they finally got ahead in the gang! !

. . .

But just as the three of them were celebrating each other, Mori, the "wig profiteer" who was hated by everyone, approached the three of them.

"Hey~Jimmy, I'm looking for you everywhere..."

"Can I say a few words to you?"

Jimmy held Henry's hand with a slight squeeze, as if he hadn't seen Morrie, and walked to the bar with Tommy with a smile.

"Hey~ Jimmy, it was my plan. You didn't get anything by taking over??" Morrie was grabbed by Henry's arm and shouted again towards the backs of Jimmy and Tommy who were walking away.

Henry pushed him to the wall and put his hands on his shoulders: "Hey~"

"fxxx!"

"If it weren't for me, how could he have carried out the plan so smoothly!?"

"I want my share of the money!"

"I've had enough, I want money!! You cigarette-catching piece of shit!"

"Hey~ do you want to hear me tell you?" Henry said this series of nonsense to Mori, which made him have a headache.

He simply let go of his hands: "Go ahead! Tell him what you just said again?!"

"..." Under Henry's gaze, Mori simply closed his mouth, lowered his head, and maintained a look of anger slowly~

Henry spread his hands to him and asked again: "Are you still talking about that nonsense? Huh?"

"..."

"Man, you're going to get the money...but you can't keep bothering him like this...ok?"

"Now the streets are full of FBI~"

"Jimmy has to keep us all safe!"

"Hey~ Mori, look at me!"

"Everything will be fine! You will also get your money! OK?"

"...ok~" Murray seemed to be temporarily calmed down by Henry. He shook his head and followed Henry out of the bar.

But neither of them noticed that Jimmy at the bar was staring at Mori who disappeared at the door of the bar with a murderous look. .

----

a new day.

Early morning~

Manhattan.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

David got dressed happily, looked at the several sets of tights that Susan found, and sighed: "fxxx!"

"If that guy Mike Bai puts on a tight suit... I will definitely vomit..."

"Hahaha~"

Susan covered her mouth and laughed, shook her head and said: "No! You must not let him wear it...it's too scary~"

"I... can't even think about it!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

in the restaurant.

David waved his hands and explained to a few people the fun ideas he had come up with~

Lilith frowned with disgust on her face and complained: "You are... deliberately playing tricks on people!"

"Wow~ I don't have one!"

"Participation in the lottery game is voluntary!"

"If someone wants to win the grand prize, of course he must also acknowledge the loss of the grand prize. Punishment!"

"...You call this punishment?"

"Of course!"

David smiled brightly and raised his eyebrows: "How about it? Do you dare to come and play?"

"..I don't!"

"Hahahaha~"

"Are you afraid of losing!? Or are you afraid of being laughed at?"

"..."

Lilith felt that she would never be knocked unconscious by his "provoking method". .

Her eyes swept over Susan and Cui Yingying, rolled her eyes twice, and said with a smile: "Where's Polly? Is she coming over at noon?"

"Come on~"

"Not only is she coming, Leslie and Livlin are also coming to join in the fun!"

"Forehead.."

"You are really...bad enough!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

After breakfast.

David, the housekeeper Acklade, the maids Chasida, Susan, and Cui Yingying, after repeated instructions, took the somewhat confused little secretary Maggie and ran out of the house.

The two took a car driven by their second brother, Ravis, and their first stop was the Kmart supermarket on 22nd Street.

in the supermarket.

Some of the waiters who had just opened for business were still sorting the shelves.

David led Maggie and his second brother Ravis, and after asking several waiters, he quickly found what he wanted. .

. . .

The shopping at Kmart supermarket took more than half an hour in total.

The second stop.

David asked his secretary Maggie to lead the way to several clothing stores on Fifth Avenue to select game "props". .

The third station.

The second brother, Ravis, led the way and drove the two of them to a small shop in the lower city. They found what was said to be. .Two super dark dishes you can "eat". .

Fourth stop.

The three of them rushed to the small company building on 40th Street and called Polly, Ludy, Sally and Andy. .

. . .

Near noon.

42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

When David and others rushed back, they found that many people were already here.

And after Susan and others carefully decorated it all morning, the bar has completely changed into a different look~

All the tables and chairs were placed against the walls on both sides, and a large space was freed up on the road from the door to the bar~

People were talking and laughing, holding drinks or drinks in their hands, chatting animatedly amid the music~

David grabbed the little secretary Maggie and asked her to find Brother Zach and Cui Yingying to prepare all the props.

He himself found Leslie and Livlin who had rushed over to join in the fun, and teased them: "Hey~ You must have a good time today!"

"Hehe~"

Leslie had an "indifferent" smile on his face, raised his eyebrows and said, "Since we are here, of course we have to have fun!"

"Hahaha~ That's right!"

Livlin threw a gossipy look at David and said with a smile: "I heard that little girl Laura is going crazy at home."

"She has received the message and may come later~"

"what?"

"Her family... aren't they afraid that she will get into trouble?"

Livlin spread her hands: "How do I know what her family is thinking..."

"You should ask yourself!?"

"Uh...forget it!"

David glanced around, then sat directly next to Leslie. After thinking for a while, he asked him: "I asked Bernard Madoff to join the short seller... Is that okay?"

Leslie imitated Livlin with a smile, spread her hands and said with a smile: "How do I know...? You should ask yourself!?"

"fxxxyou!"

"Hahaha~" Livlin couldn't help laughing when she saw the expression on David's face as if he had eaten a bee~

. . .

After the three of them chatted and laughed for a while.

David shook his head, became more serious, and said, "Almost all my plans are made around the oil crisis."

"Now, it's coming~"

"But there seems to be nothing else I can do..."

Leslie looked at David silently for a few seconds, leaned back, and said with a smile: "There are too many things you can do, right?"

"It's just that you don't want to do it!"

"..indeed!"

Instead of being hypocritical and perfunctory, David thought about it more seriously and said, "I plan to study intensively for a while after Christmas."

“Fill in the many knowledge blind spots that I didn’t understand~”

"So, I want to go see Mr. Paul Samuelson and ask some questions..."

"Can you help me?"

"..In your dreams!"

"I didn't even have much chance to ask Professor Samuelson for advice!"

"..??"

David tilted his head strangely and asked, "Is he very busy? Or..."

Leslie curled her lips helplessly and said, "He is indeed very busy!"

"I am busy spending time with my family and playing with my grandchildren every day..."

"Forehead.."

David was speechless~

Paul Samuelson was born in 1915 and is about to turn 64. He should be full of children and grandchildren, with a group of children surrounding him all day long, enjoying a happy old age. .

If it were David, he wouldn't want to be surrounded by a group of guys with question marks all day long. .

Because time is fair to everyone~

Instead of wasting time on. .

It’s better to spend more time with your family and children!

Leslie saw David's silence and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him.

"I heard Grandpa David mention that he and his family spent the New Year and planned to go to Hawaii to live for a while~"

"If you really want to..."

"Hawaii!"

"Hey~ do you know the specific time of his departure?"

"I don't know~"

"Can you... help me ask?"

"Of course you can~"

"But, are you really going to Hawaii? Leaving New York?"

"This way..."

"I know!"

David smiled confidently and said calmly: "I have said everything that needs to be said, and done everything that needs to be done..."

"I can't get involved in many of the remaining specific matters. I should be able to leave it to Sam and Pine, who should be fine~"

"Besides, I don't plan to take a few months off..."

"Ask Professor Samuelson some questions, a few days will be enough~"

"Always interrupting his vacation...I don't want to be an annoying guy!"

Leslie smiled and nodded: "So... you want to be a hands-off shopkeeper completely?"

"Hehe~"

"Are you envious? Or jealous?"

"roll!"

"Hahahaha~"

Livlin, who was sitting next to Leslie, looked at the two people talking and laughing, and suddenly the same thought as David came to her mind. .Lazy idea. .

Go to Hawaii to spend the two coldest months of winter in New York. . ?

What a great idea!