Manhattan Reborn 1978

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Its predecessor was founded in 1907 as the Hawaii Agricultural and Mechanical Arts College.

In 1912, it was renamed the College of Hawaii and moved to the Manoa Valley at the foot of the Koolau Mountains.

In 1920, the College of Hawaii received university status and was renamed the University of Hawaii. The College of Arts and Sciences was established in the same year.

In 1931, it merged with a model training college to form the current College of Education.

Today, the school's more than a dozen colleges can provide undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and other vocational degree certificates to students.

The school's library not only collects many precious historical materials and letters left by Native Hawaiians, but also has millions of the latest professional books and related documents in various disciplines.

However, due to the superior geographical location of the Hawaiian Islands, the University of Hawaii's marine biology, geology, tropical plant and soil science, tropical agriculture, sociology and Asian cultural studies are very popular and are favored by international students from many countries around the world. Widely recognized~

----

In front of the Manoa Branch Library.

Donald D. Klein handed David two library cards he got from friends and smiled.

"Are you sure you want to hide in the library?"

"Hahaha~"

"I'm not hiding~ One of the main purposes of my coming here is to write something..."

"Oh? What do you want to write?"

David put his library card into his pocket, looked back at Mr. Gardener, and asked with a smile: "Last night, you must still have a lot of questions in your mind that you haven't spoken out, right?"

"Hehe~"

"Actually, there is another kind of investment in this world with a very high return rate, which I have not mentioned before."

“Invest → People!”

“By investing in a restaurant for a skilled chef, I can enjoy all my favorite foods at any time.”

"As an unsuccessful young lawyer, if I invest in a partner law firm, I can always turn to him to help me solve my legal problems."

"I want to invest in a career for a woman who has seen the ugliness of human nature in New York and wants to leave. I can get everything I want from her at any time!"

"..you are right?"

"That's right!"

“I opened a restaurant, a law firm, an agency and an art store in New York.”

"George and Zina, you have already met them~"

"The remaining chef is Cui Yingying's brother."

“If you go to New York, be sure to try his cooking!”

"Uh... I'm sorry~" David smiled wryly at Klein and shook his head, then turned to the gardener not far away and said.

"Call Cui Yingying for me. I want to eat shrimp dumplings and..."

"Hahaha~" Klein felt like he was "defeated" by David's "greedy" appearance. .

He laughed and said, "No need to prepare my share..."

"Today is the weekend and I have to go back to spend time with my family!"

"Okay!" The gardener responded with a smile and a shrug to the two guys with similar "channels".

. . .

Southeast Honolulu Island, Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

Zina was wearing a fiery red sleeveless dress, sitting in the hotel's lawn cafe, waiting patiently.

After about 10 minutes.

Michelle Pfeiffer and her agent sat across from Zina.

Xina briefly introduced herself to the two of them, stared at Michelle Pfeiffer for a while, and then said straight to the point.

"My boss has invested in a movie that is about to be shot, and has invested in the CAA company in Los Angeles~ Are you interested in joining?"

"Join?" Michelle's agent stared at Zina with shining eyes and asked.

"Can you give Mihir roles in these two new movies?"

"Hehe~"

Zina glanced at the "greedy" agent and said to Michelle with a smile.

"Paramount is the distributor of these two movies, and the new owner is our friend!"

"The producer of the movie is also our designated candidate~"

"Michelle!"

"You have been in the industry for two or three years, right?"

"Hollywood and New York have never been short of beautiful girls like you..."

"Even if you have the extra points of a beauty pageant lady, it won't help you."

"but!"

"If you join our CAA company, your money path will definitely be..."

"Hehe~"

"Feel sorry!"

"My boss hates lying and cheating..."

"So, I can't make any practical promises to you."

"I just... have booked a room for you for an extra week. The corresponding expenses can be recorded and I will pay for it!"

"You have a week to think about it seriously."

Zina didn't look at the agent at all, stood up and said with a smile: "I have to go to the airport to pick up a friend."

"When you have decided, you can leave me a message at the hotel front desk."

"I will come to you..."

"Goodbye, Michelle!"

"I look forward to your good news!"

. . .

Zina, let's go.

Michelle Pfeiffer didn't have time to say a word the whole time. .

Her manager stared at Zina's back and gritted his teeth secretly. .

----

new York.

Evening~

Manhattan, 729 Fifth Avenue, a very quiet coffee shop.

Sam Rogers put down the slightly cold coffee in his hand, glanced at his watch, and sat silently in his chair, deep in thought.

About two 10 minutes later.

Mag Ludwig and Bernard Madoff sat next to Sam.

"Sorry~ I kept you waiting for so long." Mag said apologetically.

"It's okay~" Sam shook his head slightly and looked at Mag with an inquiring look.

"Hehe~"

Mag felt a slight sense of distance between Sam and Bernard Madoff, smiled and waved his hand.

"Let me tell you directly!"

"The Peter Peterson you met at noon... is just temporarily working at Goldman Sachs~"

"In a few months, he will return to Lehman Brothers as CEO."

"...Hmm!" Sam nodded lightly without comment.

Bernard Madoff took a deep breath, raised his hand to interrupt Mag, looked at Sam seriously and said.

"I've seen too much deceit and betrayal on Wall Street!"

"I used to be a person similar to them..."

"Today's incident... I had no knowledge of it beforehand!"

"So, I will not agree to his invitation! Let alone deceive or betray him!"

"..." Mag's eyes quickly turned around on Sam and Madoff. .

Sam stared at Madoff silently for a while, pursed his lips and nodded: "Ever since I first saw you... I have mistrusted you!"

"But the boss insisted..."

"I hope you won't disappoint him!"

"Well! He won't do it! You won't do it either!" Madoff nodded with a smile on his lips.

"Huh~" Seeing that the two of them had temporarily resolved their conflict, Mag couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, leaned back in his chair, and said with a smile.

"Problem solved~ How about you all go to my house later?"

"Janet has learned something new recently..."

"no thank you!"

"I promised the children that I would go back for dinner tonight..."

"Another day~" Madoff stood up first, thanked Mag, nodded to Sam, and turned to leave.

Mag looked at his leaving back, changed his relaxed look just now, frowned and thought for a moment, and said to Sam.

"Tell me all the conversations we had at lunch today in detail!"

"..good!"

Sam recalled being with Bernard Madoff at noon, attending a lunch invitation from Nylonte Lamont and Peter Peterson.

. . .

Sam, done.

Mag carefully observed "young" Sam's expression, and suddenly smiled and shook his head.

"You know, you're very similar to Peter Peterson in some ways..."

"Oh?" Sam asked, raising his eyebrows in surprise.

"You know him well?"

"Of course~"

"Hehe~"

Mag picked up his coffee cup and said with a look of reminiscence on his face.

"Stone Peter...We all call him this from behind~"

"Peterson graduated from Northwestern University and went to the University of Chicago to get his MBA."

“After he graduated, he received an invitation to stay at the University of Chicago Business School, but he decided not to stay.”

"Later, he joined the famous domestic advertising agency McCann Erickson and became vice president at the age of 27."

"When he was working at McCann, he once said publicly that the principle of the advertising industry is: lemons must be turned into lemon juice."

"But he didn't expect... When he was 30 years old, he suddenly saw an article on industry strategic development published by himself in the well-known advertising industry magazine "Advertising Age", and the signature was actually his immediate boss. McCann CEO Marion Harper."

"What made him even more angry was that this article was published without even changing the title or punctuation marks."

"Hehe~"

Mag shrugged slightly sarcastically at Sam, spread his hands and smiled.

"This is what we just mentioned...deception and betrayal!"

"Peter Peterson sent his article to his immediate boss, Marion Harper, because of trust..."

"It turned out that the guy directly stole his article, and even tried to make a big deal out of him on the board of directors. He bluntly said that the next CEO of McCann can only be Peterson."

"You can trust this kind of thing...if a crack occurs, it will be difficult to restore it to the original state~"

"Peterson left McCann Advertising and joined Bellevue as an executive vice president, ranking third in actual power in the company."

"The main products of Bei Lingqiao Company are movie wizards, obscene films and audio-visual projectors for teaching purposes."

"CEO Chuck Percy has great confidence in Peterson's ability~"

"This allowed Peterson... to change his identity from an advertising practitioner to a senior manager in the manufacturing industry, leaving a large buffer period and development time."

"However, it was his amazing work ability and outstanding social skills that brought him into someone's sight."

"In the 60s, there was a joking saying in Washington~"

"Members of the so-called Rockefeller Elephant Party include David Rockefeller, Nelson Rockefeller, and Peter Peterson, who is less than 40 years old."

“He, like David Sr., believed in being conservative on fiscal issues and moderate or liberal on social issues.”

"Peterson is also very keen to intervene on controversial issues such as civil rights and the legality of abortion."

When Mag said this, he picked up his coffee cup and took a sip. Seeing the understanding and confusion on Sam's face, he continued with a smile.

"In the fall of 66, Peterson's immediate boss and good friend Chuck Percy had an accident at home."

"Percy's eldest daughter Valerie was attacked by a burglar at home. She was stabbed several times and died of blood loss."

"Peterson is Percy's neighbor. He rushed to Percy's home as soon as possible and helped the family slowly get over the pain of losing their daughter~"

"In 67, although Peterson was not promoted, he already took full control of the management of Bellevue."

"He has gained the trust of Percy's family, especially the trust of Percy's second daughter, Sharon!"

"Sharon, after graduating from Stanford University, worked in Congress in Washington, D.C., in the office of Congressman John Lindsay."

"She accidentally met West Virginia Congressman John Rockefeller IV."

"In April 67, the two held an extremely grand wedding at the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago~"

“The New York Times at that time described in a front-page article that the number of guests attending the wedding came from political circles, business circles and all walks of life, and the number exceeded 1000!”

Mag seemed to have guessed Sam's inner doubts and explained to him with a smile.

"Oil tycoon John Rockefeller Sr. had five sons."

"The brother of former Vice President Nelson and David Sr. was John Rockefeller II, the year before last..."

"No! He was in a car accident in 76 and died unexpectedly~"

"Sharon Percy's husband was John D. Rockefeller IV, known as Jay."

"He, David's friend Leslie, and Bob in your company are cousins~"

"I said that, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Sam took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

"Hehe~"

Ma Ge smiled very playfully, shook his head and said: "No~ you still don't fully understand!"

"Peter Peterson was once the most popular candidate for Deputy Secretary of State after Nixon was successfully elected as president!"

"In 71, Peter Peterson, then the CEO of Bellevue, was appointed by President Nixon as: Assistant for International Economic Affairs and Chairman of the New International Economic Council!"

"As a typical Chicagoan... it was his first time living in Washington~"

"Many people believe that he gave up his lucrative salary at Bellevue just to work for the country in Washington."

"But when he actually saw that... young people in Congress did not have enough experience in public policy work, he thought that he might have come to the right place~"

"His business information analysis skills have won him a place in Washington!"

"In February 72, he was directly appointed by President Nixon as: Secretary of Commerce, and concurrently served as Chairman of the National Productivity Council and Chairman of the United States-Bear Power Business Council."

"In July of the same year, the Joint Business Committee met in Moscow."

"The negotiating team led by Peterson included Deputy Secretary of Commerce Jim Lynn, Kissinger's senior aide Helmut Sonnenfeldt, and others."

"But the luck that belonged to Peterson left him for a short time just after that negotiation..."

"During that negotiation, the two countries signed a super large order for the export of wheat and other grains."

"But when the wheat was ready to be shipped out of the country in batches, the dollar crisis broke out after the collapse of the Bretton Woods system."

"The prices of all domestic grains have skyrocketed. The export contract signed by Peterson and the others not only cost the U.S. government millions of dollars, but also made it a laughing stock for a while."

"The media in the past few years jokingly called it: The Great Food Robbery!"

Mag let out a long sigh, looked at Sam with clear eyes and said.

"In 73, Peterson left Washington and came to New York to join Lehman Brothers as CEO."

"Last month, Christmas Eve~"

"Peterson temporarily left Lehman Brothers to join Goldman Sachs as CEO."

"The information I received said that he will only work at Goldman Sachs for about half a year at most, and then he will return to Lehman Brothers to continue as CEO."

"You only left Goldman Sachs a few months ago, right?"

"Goldman Sachs, what happened?"

"do not you know?"

"...Yeah, I don't know..." Sam frowned and thought for a few seconds, then slowly shook his head.

"Okay~"

"It seems... if we want to know more, we can only go to Otis Parker?"

"...No! No need!"

Sam sat up straight, stared at Mag and hesitated before asking.

"Why do you know so much about Peter Peterson?"

"Hehe~"

Ma Ge pointed at himself and said with an exaggerated smile: "Because, I am one of those ignorant young people he talks about!"

"At one of our gatherings in Washington, he commented on his past..."

"He gave himself an A+ for his work at McCann and an A- for his work at Bellingham."

"At that time, I was very curious and asked him how he would rate his job as Minister of Commerce."

"He smiled and patted his forehead and replied: c! No more!"

Mag shook his head like Sam and said with a sigh: "Peterson's working experience in the advertising industry has allowed him to use the media very skillfully. This weapon can solve many problems that I think are very complicated! "

"So, I kept looking for opportunities to get close to him, get to know him, and learn from him."

"Until he left Washington and came to New York, I went to his home to see him off."

"Oh~ that's right!"

"Peterson has four children, the eldest son John, the second son Jim, the third son David, and the youngest daughter Holly."

"His third son, David, is 20 years old this year, only one year younger than the boss..."

"So, you know when I first met David, I was like..."

"Hahahaha~" Sam laughed, waved his hand to Mag, and nodded.

"Understood~I understand!"

"When I first met David, I felt very confused..."

"He... is too young!"

"Hahaha~Yes!"

Mag sighed and rubbed his nose, with a smile on his lips, and David's evil smile on his lips seemed to flash before his eyes.

----

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

398 Corudilla Avenue, Honolulu Island.

First floor, in the living room.

Afternoon~

David, who had taken a nap, lay on his back on Cui Yingying's lap, eating the grapes she brought to his mouth, and asked with a smile.

"I called George and asked him to go to Mag for help before he comes to Hawaii. Find an acquaintance at the American Consulate in Xiangjiang and apply for a travel visa for your master and your family."

"Did George talk to you last night?"

"...Hmm!" Cui Yingying blinked and was stunned for a few seconds before smiling and nodding.

"Hehe~"

"Did you call back?"

"What did your master say?"

Cui Yingying lowered her head and looked at David seriously. She was about to say something when she heard him speak again.

"Actually, I had already thought of this when I was in New York..."

"Susan with her mother Sarah and brother Johnny..."

"Polly and her family..."

"You should also reunite with your loved ones during the New Year."

"Feel sorry!"

"I was so busy that I forgot about it..."

"No~"

"It's okay! Really! It's okay..." Cui Yingying put down the fork in her hand, covered David's mouth with her hand, and shook her head.

David naughtily bit her finger and said with a smile: "Then when they come here this time, I will explain our story to your master..."

"No!" Cui Yingying seemed a little anxious and wanted to cover David's mouth again. .

"Hehe~"

David took her hand and said seriously: "Just like I decided to be with Polly and meet her father, old Malkin~"

"Susan's mother, Sarah, I have long wanted to have a chat with her~"

"But you also know her mental state."

"Susan also talked to me about this matter. She thought that she should not talk about it with her mother for the time being..."

"But you are all willing to be with me, and I certainly can't let you not be understood in front of your family!"

"This is the responsibility I have to pay for my greed!"

"I have already told George that among the nine vacation homes bought from Klein, there is one for Polly, one for you, and one for Susan."

"Choose whichever one you like~"

"No! Don't refuse me!"

"I hope you never say to me... No!"

"Okay?"

David's "overbearing" rhetorical question made Cui Yingying swallow the words that were already on her lips. .

She slowly leaned down, kissed David's forehead affectionately, and said with a gentle smile: "Okay!"

"I promise you!"

"Okay~ Hahahaha!"

David suddenly sat up from the sofa and shouted into the distance: "Acklade, Chasida, did you hear it too?"

"You have to testify for me!"

"If one day she regrets it, you all have to help me..."

"Okay, David!"

The "elusive" butler Acklade "flashed" in the sight of David and David and said with a smile.

Chasida, the maid with "superior light skills", also leaned out half of her body from a corner, nodded to David seriously and said.

"Okay, sir!"

"Hahaha~"

David gave a thumbs up gesture to the two of them, scratched his head and said, "That's right~ Ackleide."

"You... go to a bank later, withdraw some cash, keep it at home for later use, and get another [-] dollars for Cui Yingying."

"Ok!"

David sat next to Cui Yingying, put his arm around her waist, and said with a smile: "All this money will be spent when your master and others come over. Don't be stingy! Do you understand?"

"Let them have a good time in Hawaii and buy whatever they want!"

"...Okay!" Cui Yingying bit her lip and hesitated for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.

----

Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

On the fourth floor, in Kanes' room.

Bill Gutherland placed a pile of folders he brought in front of Carnes and smiled.

"These are Club 39, North Bay, San Francisco, last year's financial revenue reports."

"Last year, the club's net income exceeded one million yuan for the first time!"

"It is expected that in about ten years, you will be able to recover the investment cost."

"these are.."

"Okay~"

Carnes sat lazily on the sofa and waved to Bill: "I have no interest in hearing or seeing these things!"

"Tell me something else~"

"Hehe~"

Bill smiled and sat across from Kanes, narrowed his eyes and asked, "ok~"

"Then let me tell you, what do you think of David Romano?"

"..Can!"

"Actually, you probably want to know more about what I think of the Sidrich family, right?"

Karnes raised his eyelids, stared at the smiling Bill for a few seconds, and asked.

"Tell me~ What do you think of Sidric?"

"Hmm..." Bill also sat back on the sofa, thought about it seriously, and said.

“Many once-famous large companies have now disappeared~”

"Sidric, it's not like a gang..."

"It's more like a company than those so-called big companies!"

"So, if it can really be whitewashed, its future development potential... will definitely be very strong!"

"As for David Romano, it's more like a branch invested by Sidric in Italy."

"When he encounters trouble, the first thing he thinks of is Sidric in New York."

"However, now that David appears, Sidric deliberately arranges for Romano to come alone to meet him."

When Bill said this, he stopped and looked at Karnes.

Karnes tilted his head, curled his lips, and said, "No matter what you think or look at..."

"David, he's my friend!"

"If you disrespect him, you disrespect me."

"If the situation like last night happens again, you have to go back to find my uncle~ ok?"

"Understood!" Bill didn't care at all about Karnes' tone, shrugged and smiled.

"Then what shall we do next?"

"You still need me to tell you about them..."

"No!"

"Go ahead~ don't disturb my sleep!"

"During dinner, remember to come and call me~"

"...Okay~" Bill held back his laughter, stood up and left helplessly.

----

Honolulu International Airport.

A flight from New York via San Francisco landed slowly on the runway.

About two 10 minutes later.

At the exit of the passenger passage, many people walked out one after another~

Zina, who was wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses, said to the gardener beside her: "Have you seen Elena?"

"..No~"

"Don't worry, we'll wait..."

"Well, the one wearing the purple dress is Elena."

Mr. Gardener, who was not wearing glasses or sunglasses, spotted Elena at the end of the crowd with "sharp" eyes.

Zina looked in the direction of his finger and waved to Elena: "Here it is! We are here!"

. . .

ten minutes later.

Mr. Gardener, who was sitting in the driver's seat, glanced at Elena, who looked calm, in the rearview mirror, and silently started the car.

Zina, who was sitting in the back row with Elena, took her arm and asked with a smile: "Is this your first time in Hawaii?"

"..Um!"

"How do you feel here?"

"It's okay~"

"Then is there any place in particular you want to visit?"

"For example... go see whales? Go see sharks? Go to Volcano Park?"

Elena retracted her gaze from the window, looked at Xina calmly, and asked.

"You like David too?"

"Um..??"

Zina was caught off guard by this "sudden attack" on her~

also. .What means?

Zina stared into Elena's eyes, suddenly feeling sour in her heart. .