Manhattan Reborn 1978

new York.

Lunch time~

Wildfire Bar, 42nd Street, Manhattan.

I have to say that the little Zach completed the task assigned by David very well ~ At this time, he has gathered his "own people". .

Moreover, when the little Zach was chatting with everyone about the party, Susan directly made the decision and asked him to call everyone from the DA Film and Television Company over, and by the way, he also left a happy video record for everyone. .

so. .David's original expectation of more than 20 people suddenly turned into a large party of more than 40 people!

. . .

In the bar, there was laughter and laughter.

Everyone sat around the table against the wall, enjoying a variety of delicious dishes prepared overnight by Chef Biao for today’s party~

As the host today, David felt that he was half full, so he smiled and nodded to Susan beside him, walked to the middle of the specially set aside space, clapped his hands and smiled at everyone.

"Crack~crack~"

"Quiet!"

"Everyone, be quiet~"

Everyone who was talking and laughing with cutlery in their hands was attracted by David’s applause and slowly fell silent~

David glanced around the bar from left to right, waited for a while, and said with a smile: "Many of you here know that I have been in New York for more than three years~"

“I’ve been working at the Wildfire Bar for the past three years.”

"So, every Christmas Eve...that's about this time..."

"The original owner of this bar, Malkin...that bastard will attract many beautiful women to party in the bar day and night~"

"Probably...the year before last~"

"That time Malkin drank too much and walked up to the bar and said to me: Hey! David, why are you always so glum?"

"I said to him at the time: There are so many beauties who are only willing to hang around you. Isn't it strange that I can be happy?"

"Hahaha~" Everyone in the bar was amused and laughed.

David shrugged funny to everyone, spread his hands and said: "Little Malkin is an asshole, there is no doubt about it!"

"But he also made me feel... a different kind of care and festive atmosphere~"

"So, I plan to continue this activity, which is not a special feature of Wildfire Bar~"

"Every year from now on, no matter where you are, I hope you can remember... Wildfire Bar will host an unforgettable dinner party before Christmas!"

"ok~"

"The opening remarks are over~ You are also looking forward to our next show, right?"

“Then let’s get into today’s exciting game!!”

"Please look behind me~"

With that said, David took a few steps toward the door of the bar, pointed at Susan at the bar, and smiled at everyone.

“Everyone who comes to the party today can win bonuses in the game!”

"Moreover, the amount of the bonus will continue to increase as the difficulty of the game increases~"

"And the grand prize in the final game is a mysterious gift!"

"It will be saved until the end for everyone to reveal!"

"Wow~"

"Is there any bonus available?"

"Hahaha~ OK, David!"

. . .

Everyone in the bar saw Susan taking out a large tray full of cash from the bar~

Amid the laughter and cheers of everyone, David walked up to his secretary Maggie, took a box of cookies, and waved to the big man Zach.

"Hey~Zach!"

"...Ah~?"

At this time, the big man Zach, who was stuffing a piece of meat pie in his mouth, quickly wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand, and walked quickly to David amidst the laughter and teasing of several people around him.

David took his arm and smiled at everyone: "Now, let's play a little warm-up game first!"

"I'll ask a question, and everyone will answer it!"

"The first person to answer completely correctly will be rewarded with a thousand knives!"

"fxxx! A thousand?!"

"Yes, it's a thousand swords!"

Seeing people's surprised expressions, David patted the big man Zach funnyly and asked the question loudly.

"Excuse me, if you want to put Zach into the refrigerator, how many steps do you need to do!?"

"...What?"

"Hahahaha~ Put him in the refrigerator... Can you stuff him in?"

"impossible!"

“There’s no such big refrigerator!”

"Hahaha~"

After everyone listened to this question, they all looked at the big man Zach, who was two heads taller than David, and started to complain crazily. .

David tilted his head and glanced at the big man Zach, who had an innocent and confused face, and continued with a smile.

"5 minutes!"

"You only have 5 minutes to answer the questions!"

"If the time is exceeded, the prize will be Zach's!"

"fxxx!"

"Stop eating, think about putting that bastard in the refrigerator...how many steps are there in total!?"

"Haha~ Isn't that simple?"

"Hey~ I know!"

"Okay~ You tell me!"

"that.."

"The first step is to kill him with a gun."

"The second step is to use an ax on him..."

"fxxxyou!"

"You dare to touch my brother?"

"Whoa~ whoa~ we are playing a game! Man!"

"No one wants to kill him..."

"What are you in a hurry?"

"That's not OK!"

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

Little Zach heard someone strike his brother like an axe. .My hair exploded immediately~

He jumped up, jumped onto the chair, and spat at the soldier who followed One-Eyed Andres from the training base in New Jersey. .

David was dumbfounded and asked the big man Zach to comfort his brother, and then waved to everyone: "Hey, guys!"

"We are playing a game, not a perverted game!"

"If you don't have the answer anymore, I will give you the bonus..."

"..Wait a moment!"

Among the crowd, Madonna, who was sitting with a few people in the Wildfire Bar, suddenly stood up with her hands raised and said.

"I know!"

"Oh?"

"Go ahead~" David glanced at Madonna in surprise, waved his hand to silence everyone, and said with a smile.

Madonna Sigourney seemed to be stared at by so many people for the first time. She nervously stepped forward, raised her head slightly, and said.

"It's easy!"

"First open the refrigerator door, then put Zach in, then close the door."

"There are three steps in total!!"

"...Hahahaha~" Everyone looked at the confused big man Zach, pointed at him and laughed wildly. .

David also smiled and shook his head, and joked to the big Zach: "Hahaha~ So you were also locked in the refrigerator one day!?"

"Congratulations Madonna, you got it right!"

"A reward of one thousand knives!"

Madonna excitedly waved her little fists, jumped in front of Susan, took the prize, and waved it to everyone. .

David asked the "innocent" big man Zach to return to his seat amidst the noise of the crowd, and then grabbed Madonna who was about to go back, and smiled at everyone.

"Ok~Quiet!"

"Now is the second question!"

"Excuse me: How many steps do you need to put Madonna in the refrigerator?"

"1 minute to answer, the timer starts!"

After David finished the question quickly, he immediately raised his wrist and shouted to everyone: "There is still... 55 seconds left to answer!"

"...50 seconds!"

"In three steps!"

"wrong!"

"...45 seconds."

"I know I know!"

"There are four steps in total!"

"Oh?"

The big man Zach raised his hand, ran to David in a few steps, and yelled: "Four steps!"

"Open the refrigerator door, take me out, put her in, then close the refrigerator door..."

"Hahahaha~"

"fxxx!"

"He...how...hahaha~"

. . .

Everyone laughed again at the "witty answer" given by the big man Zach~

David put his arm around Madonna's shoulders, kicked the big Zach in a weird way, and said, "Take you out and put her in."

"You answered the question correctly!"

"But is this how you treat girls?"

"Put her in the refrigerator...?"

"Hahahaha~"

The big man Zach scratched his head with his hand, glanced at Madonna who was also laughing, and said in a low voice: "I just wanted to answer the question...I didn't think about that much..."

"Hehe~"

"Okay then~ The bonus of one thousand dollars is yours!"

"However, you have to stay and participate in the next game with me!"

"No problem, boss!"

The big man Zach nodded to Madonna with an "apology" on his face, happily took the bonus from Susan's hand, put it in his pocket, and returned to David, waiting seriously with his big eyes. Look ahead and wait. .

. . .

In a corner of the bar, four people, Ludy, Alto, Rosenlot, and Mike Bai, were sitting around~

Ludy banged the table a few times, pointed at the big man Zach and cursed with a smile: "fxxx!"

"This guy...hahahaha~"

"Hehehe~ Is it interesting?"

"But, that kid is very smart!" Mike Bai added with a wicked smile on his face.

Alto also laughed and patted his "wooden man" brother Rosenlow, and said with a smile: "Didn't you guess the answer just now? Why don't you go up and join in the fun?"

Rosenlow gave a "rare" smile, shook his head, and said nothing.

. . .

At this point, in the middle of the bar.

David waved to everyone again and said with a smile: "Okay~"

"Let's move on to the next game!"

"Wink and eat cookies!"

"Please note that all members must participate in this game session~"

"...That's right!"

"Everyone in the bar today must participate in this game!"

"Since everyone is here, of course we have to have fun together~"

"Participation is the key!"

. . .

After saying that, David ignored everyone's "objections" and waved to the housekeeper Acklade and the maid Chasida, smiling.

"Now, let's have five of us as a group and give you a game demonstration~"

"Madonna and Chasida, please cooperate with me first."

"Look, everyone, the rules of the game are very simple!"

"We are going to put a piece of biscuit between the eyebrows..."

"Right, that is it!"

"Then, without moving the body or using any external force, I can only rely on my control of the facial muscles to eat the cookies!"

"Whoever can eat the cookies in the shortest time will win this group of players."

----

new York.

Northern Manhattan, Bronx.

A black Cadillac sedan slowly stopped in front of the traffic light.

In the back seat of the car, Laura Norton Morgan, Sr. Morgan's youngest daughter, stared at the buildings on the street, lost in thought. .

Although she did not have any quarrels or conflicts with her family when she left home this time, she could still see a hint of disappointment in her mother Nariya's eyes. .

But Laura still chose to walk out of the house!

She was unwilling to allow herself to compromise any longer. .

Is it wrong to love someone?

Sometimes, yes!

Many people believe that falling in love with someone you shouldn't love. .Which in itself is a mistake!

Laura, who was in high school, used to think so too. .

but. .Now she is a college student and can be considered an adult~

She felt that she should be braver. .Go fight!

. . .

"How long will it take for us... to arrive?"

"It's very fast. You can get there in about 10 minutes after passing the previous one."

"Oh~"

Laura rubbed her cheeks with both hands, trying to look happy~

She didn't want Lilith or anyone else to see it. .Something to worry about her.

Perhaps, this is the most stubborn thing she has left to herself~

. . .

Manhattan.

42nd Street, in front of Wildfire Bar.

Laura closed the car door and stood on the street, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar street scenes around her, and listening to the cheers, noises and laughter coming from the bar, she felt like she was in another world~

. . .

in the bar.

Under the auspices of David, after completing several games such as "winking and eating cookies", "partners competing for balloons" and "pointing to the east and hitting the west", we finally came to the last group game~

He rubbed his cheeks that were a little sore from laughing, and stood back up in his old position. Just as he was about to say something, he caught a glimpse of someone outside the bar door. .Laura!

"Hey~ Livlin, Lilith!"

"Can you help me... take care of her?"

David called to the two ladies and pointed to the door.

Livlin and Lilith followed the sound, stood up quickly, made an OK gesture to David, and walked towards the door~

David clapped his hands a few times, drew everyone's attention back, and said with a smile: "Let's play the last group game!"

"It is a game about choice, and it is also a game that tests everyone's intuition and logic!"

"It's called, the three-door problem."

"Many people know that I once went to the Flint Library of Princeton University, where I met the famous mathematician John Nash and his wife Alicia~"

"After that, I became very interested in the game theory studied by Professor Nash~"

"So, the three-question game we are going to play today is also a realistic study based on mathematical laws under random phenomena~"

David paused for a moment, and after seeing Lilith and Livlin sitting down with Laura, he continued to explain to everyone.

"So... let me introduce to you how to play~"

"I would place a piece of white paper with three door-shaped patterns on the bar, and then put three playing cards under them, one ace and two 10s."

"After I determine the placement, everyone needs to choose a door and line up in front of it, but you cannot go forward and open it immediately to check the playing cards below~"

"At this time, I will turn over a 10 for everyone and eliminate a wrong answer~"

"People who choose the wrong row will be eliminated!"

"Then, the remaining two teams will have another chance to make a choice!"

"Whoever can choose the door with the hole card a will win our final grand prize!"

"Everyone...do you understand?"

"...I understand~"

"Is it that simple? I thought you were going to test us on math questions..."

"Hahaha~ Just you?"

"Test you math questions... can you do it?"

"..."

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

When David saw everyone in the bar, they all laughed and started talking loudly ~

He then turned around and walked to Laura, raised his eyebrows at her, and asked with a smile: "Are you here?"

"..Um!"

"Want to play with me?"

"..."

David looked at Laura rolling her eyes and couldn't help but smile even more happily~

He winked at Lilith, Livlin, Polly and Susan, turned his back to Laura, waved and said.

"Come on~ come up!?"

"..??"

Except for Laura, the other girls looked at the "weird" David with confusion, not knowing what he was going to do~

Laura looked at David who smiled sideways at her, bit her lip and stood up slowly, whispering: "I already... don't need you..."

"Hehe~"

David glanced at Laura in surprise and joked: "How long has it been since we went to Wall Street to confess to Lilith?"

"Did you grow up so quickly?"

"Come on~"

"Everyone is still waiting for me!"

"..."

Laura clenched her small fists with both hands, stared at David's back without blinking, took a deep breath, kicked him on the butt, and shouted.

"You're so tall...how can I get up there?"

"Forehead.."

David patted his butt angrily, bent his knees, gestured backwards with his hands twice, and said impatiently: "Hurry up!"

"Whoo~"

Laura took a half step forward, put her arms around David's neck, and lay on David's back. .

David grabbed her thigh with his hand, stood up, weighed it, and said with a smile, "Have you gained weight again?"

"..I don't!"

"Hehe~"

"Fine!"

"We... are going to host the game for everyone~"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

ten minutes later.

The three-question game is over~

There were a total of nine people who were "lucky" to choose the poker card a and won the final victory!

David, who was standing at the bar, watched everyone return to their seats. He put down Laura, who had been carrying her behind him just now, kissed her on the forehead, and said with a smile: "Wait for me to come back!"

"..Um!"

"ok~"

"Everyone, be quiet~"

David stood in the "host" position again, waving to everyone and smiling.

"Now I announce the final prize!"

"The grand prize is...the holiday after the New Year, and the nine final winners will go to Hawaii to spend a week of perfect vacation!"

“I’ll cover all the air tickets and accommodation expenses!”

"Wow~oooooo~yoho!!"

Zach, the little one among the Zach brothers, was the first to jump up in joy. .

His younger brother, Big Zach, is one of the nine "lucky ones." .

"but.."

"Host" David saw the excitement of little Zach and quickly waved his hands to calm everyone down and continued.

"However, everyone who comes to participate today will also receive a consolation prize of one thousand dollars!"

"They can be regarded as my early Christmas gifts to everyone~"

"Whatever you want to buy, you can spend whatever you want~"

"Hahahaha~"

"I knew it, I knew it!"

"...He just said, do we also have a share?"

"Hahaha~ Nonsense!"

"Then I can go to Hawaii too?"

"Fuck you!"

"The boss said that everyone was given a thousand dollars, but that doesn't mean everyone can go to Hawaii."

"Well... I also have a thousand knives..."

"Whoa~?!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Amidst the chatter, laughter, and noise, David waved his hand to everyone, indicating that everyone could move freely~

Afterwards, everyone entered the state of "distribution" gathering again and began to discuss enthusiastically.

David came to the table at the Wildfire Bar with a smile and smiled at the other two "lucky guys" Miranla and Old Rhett.

"Congratulations!"

"Hahahaha~"

Old Rhett smiled cheerfully and waved his hands: "It was Andy who helped me..."

David turned his head and glanced at Andy and Sally sitting at the company table, winked at Old Rhett with a "gossip" look, and asked with a smile.

"I just heard... Andy and Sally introduced you to a new girlfriend?"

"How about it?"

"You can take her to Hawaii with you...to deepen your relationship!"

"Hahahaha~"

Several people in the Wildfire Bar all laughed and looked at Old Rhett. Some were encouraging, some were teasing, and some were making bad ideas. .

Old Rhett glared at everyone in annoyance, smiled a little "blushing", and stopped talking. .

David smiled at Miran again and asked: "What about you?"

"When do you plan to go home for the holidays?"

"..tomorrow!"

Miranla Webster, who looked very similar to the "widow sister", smiled and thought for a while before saying.

"Hawaii...I won't go~"

"I want to spend more time with my family during the New Year holiday~"

"Can I... give it to Madonna?"

"Oh?"

David glanced at Madonna and tilted his head with a smile: "Of course~"

"However, such a good thing can only happen once a year..."

"Yes, I know!"

"All right!"

Seeing that Miranla had already decided, David said nothing more~

He turned around and waved to a few people, walked behind the bar and smiled.

"Let's go home with me!"

"You... have something to say to me, right?" Laura bit her lip and asked, staring at David squatting in front of her.

"Oh?"

"You guessed it?"

"..."

"Hehe~"

"Right!"

"If I had nothing to say to you alone, I wouldn't leave you alone at the bar..."

David stood up and waved to Lilith, who was looking concerned, to reassure her~

Then he sat directly on the bar, pulled Laura towards him, and asked in a low voice.

"Do you understand the three-question game?"

"..Um!"

"Do you also think that the winners are the lucky ones?"

"..no!"

"Ok!"

David held Laura's cheeks with both hands to prevent her from lowering her head any longer. .

The two looked at each other and he said, "New York is a very tolerant city."

"Here, there are many men who like men, and there are also women who love women..."

"Although their choice has been criticized..."

"But they still love bravely and go their own way!"

"Laura!"

"As I said last time~"

"Lilith loves you deeply!"

"Your family also loves you deeply!"

"But when there is a conflict between them... the way you handle it will become particularly important!"

"Hurting anyone who loves you will break your heart...right?"

"..Um!"

"So ah~"

"Our road...you and Lilith's life road is still very long, very long..."

“A few decades is enough to change many things and people’s thinking in the world~”

"Of course it can also change you...your choices today!"

David rubbed Laura’s face with his thumb and said with a smile: “I used to be just like you!”

"I have never taken anything that my family and friends said to me into consideration..."

"But after I came to the Wildfire Bar, many good people who were friendly to me told the truth... but it really came to my heart~"

"Why is this?"

"Hehe~"

"Because we all have a rebellious mentality hidden deep in our hearts~"

"The three-door problem is that people are following their instincts... and making wrong choices!"

"They all believe that if they don't change their choices when facing the remaining two doors, their probability of winning will actually increase."

"But they were all wrong!"

"If it were me and I chose one door among three doors, and a wrong answer was removed, I would definitely change my original choice!"

"This is a matter of probability, and it is also the most rational way for me to deal with problems in life~"

David let go of his hands and kissed Laura's forehead, causing the tears in her eyes to circle again a few times and failed to fall immediately. .

"do you know?"

"There is no consequentialism in our lives!"

"The process is what we should enjoy the most... wonderful!"

"Family, relatives, lovers, bad friends, friends. Classmates..."

"How to sort them, everyone has a choice in their heart~"

"But you and I, we can't use the reason of love to do things that hurt them!"

"So, please promise me!"

"From now on, don't do anything radical again..."

"There will always be a place for you upstairs in Lilith's room, reserved for you..."

"Okay?"

"..Um!"

Laura nodded vigorously with tears streaming down her face.

David smiled "pleasedly", feeling that he had successfully "fooled" and relaxed again, and joked.

"Here~ gave me one!?"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

"If you smile more, you will be the Laura I know who is beautiful + generous + straightforward + loved by everyone!"

"..."

"Aren't you still laughing?"

"Then...come~"

"Come here and let me kiss you!"

"..roll!"

"Hahaha~"

Laura, under David’s “shameless” offensive, pursed her lips and laughed~

But she was also lucky to have someone like David. .The person who told the truth helped her get rid of the misunderstanding of her choice~

process. .?

It really should be wonderfully enjoyed!