Manhattan Reborn 1978

new day~

new York.

Queens, on the street in front of Malkin Sr.'s house.

Francisco Barone, the Brooklyn gang leader, came out of the car and smiled at Old Malkin in the cool morning light.

"good morning!"

"Feel sorry!"

"I'm disturbing you by coming so early..."

"Hahaha~"

"How come you've learned how to be polite?"

The old Malkin, dressed in home clothes, laughed and hugged his old friend Barone, and followed him into the back seat of the car.

in the car.

Barone, who never liked to talk in circles when talking and doing things, briefly chatted with old Malkin for a few words and then asked straight to the point.

"Can you help me with what I told you on the phone last night?"

Old Malkin also nodded happily and said: "Of course, my friend!"

"However, I can only help you meet a few people~"

"As for whether they are willing to try their best to help you, I can't make any guarantee."

"Well..." Barone didn't feel disappointed after hearing this.

He pondered for a moment and continued to ask: "When!?"

Old Malkin turned his head and glanced at the driver standing outside the car, and said with a smile: "Manhattan knows the bar on 33rd Street, right?"

"Know!"

"At 08:30, Rudy will be there at the back door and take you in."

"Okay...thank you!" Barone looked down at his hands and thanked Old Malkin seriously.

"Hehe~"

Old Malkin did not get out of the car and go home immediately. Instead, he put his hand on the car door, looked into the distance through the windshield in front, and said.

"The Lufthansa robbery that was carried out by Pauli's men...didn't you know anything about it in advance?"

Barone had a straight face, shook his head slowly, and said in a low voice: "Yeah..."

"I didn't know until Paulie was caught by the FBI..."

"..."

Old Malkin tilted his head and looked at his old friend Barone, feeling deeply sympathetic and grateful for his current bad situation.

He patted his old friend's arm twice and said, "We don't have much time~"

"There are some things... If you should let go, just let it go!"

"..." Barone turned his head silently and looked at his old friend, with a wry smile on his lips.

"It's... too late!"

"No!"

"not late!"

"As long as you can think clearly, it's never too late!"

Old Malkin opened the car door, stepped out of the car with one foot, and said with a sense of sadness: "Recently, some illusions often pop up in my mind unconsciously..."

“Imagine how we, old friends, will happily chat when we get back together~”

Barone's expression moved slightly, he looked at the figure of old Malkin standing outside the car, and asked: "What did we talk about?"

"I don't remember~"

The old god Malkin spread his arms, looked up at the blue sky, breathed in the cold, refreshing air, and smiled.

"It doesn't matter what we talk about."

"We, a group of old guys who have no way forward and no way back, if we can't find a new way for ourselves..."

"I'm already on the way, waiting for you!"

"Barone, say hello to your family for me~"

"Happy New Year!"

"..The same to you!"

"Happy New Year!"

. . .

Barone sat in the car, looking at the back of old Malkin walking towards the door of his house, and slowly took a breath of air.

new road? !

----

Manhattan, upstairs at Wildfire Bar on 42nd Street.

in the bedroom.

In his sleep, David felt a warm figure "sneaking" into his bed.

He reached out and touched it twice in a daze, and muttered: "Let me... talk a little longer~"

"..." The person in his arms twisted his body a few times as if he was very dissatisfied. He pressed his forehead against David's chest and quietly stretched out his hand. .

"Hi~"

David took a sharp breath, grabbed the pair of "devil hands" from the quilt, opened his eyes a slit, and smiled.

"Stop making trouble, you..."

"what?!"

"Lilith?!"

"..Haha~"

Lilith, who was planning a "sneak attack", stuck out her tongue like a "child" who had been caught doing bad things, quickly "climbed" up, stood by the bed, and smiled.

"It's time to get up~"

"Well.."

David covered his forehead with his right hand, touched his side with his left hand, and said with a wry smile: "Where's Susan?"

"Did she sleep with you again last night?"

"Yup!"

"Tsk tsk~"

"Polly came last night and was dragged over by Susan..."

"Please~ How long do you want me to sleep alone?!"

"Hahaha~" Lilith clasped her hands behind her back, shook her head proudly, and smiled.

"Both of them... I wasn't the one who led them into trouble!"

"Who told you to be a greedy bastard?"

"It's all your own fault!"

"..." David covered his eyes with his hands and said with a helpless smile: "Okay~ It's all my fault..."

“In the end, I didn’t even have anyone by my side~”

"Hahaha~" Susan and Cui Yingying, who were "eavesdropping" at the door of the bedroom, couldn't help laughing anymore.

. . .

breakfast time.

The butler Acklade asked David with a smile if there was anything else that needed to be arranged in advance before they went to Hawaii for vacation.

David chewed the food in his mouth, turned his head to look at Lilith, and asked: "What about our accommodation in Hawaii...?"

Lilith smiled and replied: "Patti Hester's father has investment properties in Honolulu and Hilo, Hawaii that are idle."

"us.."

"Idle?" David turned to look at Susan and Cui Yingying and smiled.

"How about we go there and buy some real estate this time... to invest?"

Susan held a piece of apple in her hand and said with a smile: "I have no objection ~ you have the final say!"

"Yeah..." Cui Yingying also nodded in agreement.

David then looked at Lilith and asked with a smile: "Then let's buy some properties!"

"Okay~"

Lilith put a cherry to her lips, thought for a moment, and said, "Elmin, Kylena, and Patty and I have only been to Hawaii once, and we have a very good impression of it!"

“In recent years, the Hawaii state government has invested heavily in Honolulu and the city of Hilo on the Big Island~”

"They want Hawaii to become the most suitable place for tourism in the Pacific, attracting many wealthy people from the west to buy real estate and land as investments."

"Elmin's brother, Patty's family, and Kylena's brother all invested in several islands in Hawaii~"

"We can just ask them where is the best place to buy."

"ok~"

David raised his eyebrows, gave Lilith a thumbs up, and said with a smile: "I will go to the company today to transfer the engagement money we received into our joint bank account."

"When the time comes, you can buy wherever you want!"

"..."

Lilith smiled and said nothing.

But she felt a very warm feeling in her heart ~

The housekeeper Acklade, who had been standing next to a few people and listened for a while, gave the maid Chasida a very intelligent look, and they both went into the kitchen to eat their own breakfast.

David smiled and glanced in the direction of the kitchen, turned to Susan and Cui Yingying and teased: "This time... you two can't escape!"

"Swimsuit~"

"It's much prettier than tights..."

"Hahahaha~"

----

08:30am.

Manhattan.

33rd Street, in a bar without any plaque.

Ludy, leading Francisco Barone, walked into the bar through the back door and sat down in the corner near the bar.

The three people who had been waiting here looked at each other, then looked at Ludy and Barone who were sitting down, keeping quiet with different thoughts.

Ludy, as the "middleman", poured a cup of hot coffee for Barone and introduced it with a smile.

"This is one of my elders, Francisco Barone."

"These three are..."

"Harold Stone, head of the FBI's New York division."

"The head of the FBI's New York anti-gang unit, Lynde Vercello."

"Head of the CIA's New York branch, Ezra Cremo."

Lu Di introduced the identities of several people with a smile, while carefully observing the expressions and actions on the faces of the four people.

Ezra Cremo, who felt like an "outsider", complained to Ludy in a relaxed manner.

"Dude! I have a meeting at nine o'clock..."

"In the afternoon, I have to rush back to Langley to attend a meeting..."

"If nothing goes wrong... I'll go first?"

Ludy glanced at "Black Face" Harold and "Red Face" Vercello with a smile, and smiled at Barone beside him.

"Did you bring your business card?"

Barone glanced at Ludi in surprise, and silently took out a small box from his pocket. After opening it, he took out three glittering business cards and placed them on the table.

Ludy gently pushed the three business cards in front of Harold, Vercello and Ezra, and smiled.

"It's our first meeting~ We will all get to know each other from now on."

"Not many people in New York have received Mr. Barone's business card..."

"I believe it will definitely bring you good luck!"

Ezra Cremo was the first to pick up the business card, glanced at it a few times, and asked with a smile: "Gold?"

"Ok!"

Lu Di squinted his eyes and smiled: "Each business card is made of one ounce of gold..."

"Wow~"

Ezra held up his business card, waved it gently towards Barone, and said with a smile: "Mr. Barone, can we contact you another day?"

"...Okay!" Barone raised his left eyebrow slightly and nodded.

"ok~"

Ezra stood up, carefully put the business card into his wallet, and smiled at Harold and Vercello.

"Guys! I'm going first."

"..."

Finished~

Ezra Cremo didn't even look at the reactions of the people, and walked towards the door of the bar "coolly".

Lu Di looked at his back, suddenly stood up, said sorry to the three of them, and strode after him.

Outside the bar.

As soon as Ezra reached the car, he heard Ludy shouting.

He held the car door with his hand, turned around and looked over, and asked curiously: "What? Do you have anything else to do?"

Ludy smiled and shrugged, walked up to him, and whispered: "We are going to Hawaii tomorrow, do you know?"

"Uh... I just found out."

"What's going on with your ex-girlfriend...Toby Olga?"

Ezra, the smile on his face disappeared~

He closed the car door, frowned at the smiling Ludy, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Hehe~"

Ludy took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Ezra, lit it for him, and said, "What if, there is no relationship at all between you."

"I am very happy!"

"But if there is still... between you two."

"Um...you understand, right?"

Ezra took a drag from his cigarette, exhaled a cloud of smoke, and looked at Ludy quietly for a few seconds before speaking.

"We have nothing to do with each other anymore~"

"Oh~ are you sure!?"

"..Sure!"

"Hahaha~"

Ludy held Ezra's right hand with great satisfaction and said with a smile: "Man, I'm very happy... Our friendship can take a further step!"

"When we come back from vacation in a few days, can we find a time for David to have a good chat with you?"

"...Okay!" Ezra nodded without any expression on his face, let go of Ludy's hand, and asked.

"Are you all right?"

"Hmm~"

Ezra Kramer, gone.

Lu Di stood on the street, then flicked the cigarette butt away, raised the corner of his mouth slightly to the left, and said to himself: "This is also a greedy wolf~"

----

Wall Street.

Stanley fourth floor.

David walked out of the elevator, looked at the empty company office area, turned back to Lilith in the elevator, and smiled.

"Remember to come see me during lunch!"

"Okay~" Lilith, who was wearing exquisite makeup, made a gesture to David.

Seeing her "naughty" look, David couldn't help but smile and shake his head, walking towards his office.

. . .

ten minutes later.

Sam Rogers led Mu Brandes into the office, saw Kihara Nobunari whispering something to David, and asked with a smile.

"Shall we come back later?"

"No! It's okay."

"We've finished talking~"

David casually wrote a few lines on the paper with a pen, handed it to Kihara Nobunari, and smiled at Sam and the other two.

"Come and sit!"

"Do you bring any good news?"

Sam unbuttoned his coat, glanced at Nobunari Kihara who walked out and closed the door, and smiled.

"Maggie and Toby are both on vacation. Do you need me to arrange a temporary secretary for you?"

"Oh?"

"Hehe~"

David picked up the coffee cup at hand, winked at Mu Brandes, and said with a smile: "He is trying to sell me... Secretary?"

"Hahaha~" Brandes laughed and nodded.

"That's right!"

"However, no one in the company dares to take over his former beautiful secretary..."

"Hahaha~"

David looked at Sam who looked a little embarrassed and said jokingly: "Has your wife already been to the company?"

"Uh... no!"

Faced with the two people's teasing in turn, Sam could only say with a slightly embarrassed smile: "I'd better fire her..."

"Hahaha~"

. . .

After the three of them joked for a while.

David put down the coffee cup and asked Sam: "Is Carolina Dahl still responsible for the daily administrative work in the company?"

(Carolina Dahl, who appears in Chapter 379, has worked for Kaiser Steel and Exxon Petroleum Company. She is a 185cm tall career-oriented elite strong woman~)

"Yes!"

Sam didn't know why David asked this question, so he answered simply and waited for his next step.

David did not mention this matter again, but instead talked about the company's internal management issues.

"I'm going to Hawaii for vacation this time. I may have to stay away for a longer time."

"Our company's internal rules and regulations need to be comprehensively revised and improved after the New Year holiday."

"Detailed rules and regulations must be used to manage the company."

"At the same time, we also want everyone to feel that our humanization and institutionalization of company management go hand in hand!"

"If everyone can work hard with peace of mind, you and I will be able to complete all plans more easily!"

"So, after you and Carolina Dahl discuss the latest charter, remember to get a copy for me to look at."

"Okay~" Sam nodded seriously and asked.

"How long do you plan to go?"

"It will take at least two weeks~"

"It could be a month or even longer."

David leaned back in his chair, held his forehead with his hands, and said with a helpless smile: "I went to Boston this time and took on a... drudgery ~ Researcher Julie at the New York Fed."

"Uh..." Sam and Brandes had never heard of this job. .

They both looked at David curiously and continued to wait. .

David curled his lips, waved his hands and said, "It's just a false position."

"My main job is to improve the monetary policy rule formula I proposed based on some real-time data from the New York Fed, and to combine its related theories and shortcomings..."

David simply explained the "simple" formula he took out to the two of them.

I also briefly talked about some of my unwritten ideas and knowledge of economic theory~

Sam's brows furrowed more and more as he listened.

He doesn't quite understand. .Why did David abandon the company's important investment work and instead do economic theoretical research?

Mu Brandes doesn’t think so~

He waited until David finished explaining these somewhat boring and convoluted theories, and then asked a few questions he didn't understand with a smile.

David was a little surprised as he answered all his questions while thinking about it. From these knowledge points, he developed some theories on the subtle relationship between various commercial banks in the banking industry and the Federal Reserve Bank of America. .

The smile on Brandes' face slowly disappeared~

Like Sam, he frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

"These...researches of yours? Were they all completed by you in a short period of time?"

"Um... not really~"

David felt that he seemed to have said too much today, and smiled awkwardly: "They are still in my mind...the prototype of the theory~"

"It's not even a manuscript."

"You think they have..."

"Have!"

Brandes nodded firmly, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and joked: "If you are going to give a paid lecture on the theories just now..."

"I will definitely be the first to buy a ticket!"

"..Hahaha~"

David gave Brandes a thumbs up, stood up and said with a smile: "ok~"

"When I come back this time, I will definitely make a copy of the manuscript for you to take a peek at!"

"Okay! I'm looking forward to it!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

About an hour later.

Sam and Mu Brandes just walked out of David's office.

The two of them walked along the corridor, chatting and laughing, and came to the company's bathroom.

Sam looked down at the huge flow rate of his "faucet" and glanced sideways at Brandes. .He asked with a smile, "a trickle" of something "annoying".

"Don't keep me waiting too long..."

"...Haha~" Mu Brandes tilted his head and glanced at "Super Traffic" and smiled helplessly.

"Don't worry!"

"Sooner or later, you will be like me..."

"Hahahaha~"

Sam shivered indifferently, shook his head, and said with a smile: "Why do you think the boss took this job and put down his work in the company?"

Brandes held on to the wall with one hand and the "faucet" with the other, shrugged and said: "You and I are just like those people outside, we can only sit in the auditorium, waiting to watch the next act~ "

“But no one told us the program list of the entire show!”

"We can only speculate on the possible plots of the next act based on the performance of the previous act and all the previous plots."

"Furthermore, most of the directors and actors performing in the next act may not know what they will be performing~"

Brandes also shivered, shook, and smiled.

"So, for us, it doesn't matter what happens next~"

"The important thing is that the boss can have the opportunity to participate in the discussion of the script content of the next scene!"

"..I understand!"

Sam paused while arranging the clothes in his hands, looked directly at Brandes, and whispered.

"Can you fully understand...the theories the boss said?"

"cannot!"

Brandes shrugged like a bachelor, zipped up his zipper, and said with a smile: "If I can understand, what else do I need him to do?"

"...Hahaha~" Sam was stunned for two seconds, then pointed at Brandes and laughed.

The guy was right.

If every worker is smarter than the boss. .

So what do you want the boss to do? !

Wouldn't it be nice to be your own boss? ?