Manhattan Reborn 1978

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new York

Manhattan, Little Italy.

Ludy led Rosenlow, a descendant of the Sidrich family, into a small restaurant without any plaque hanging.

The restaurant is not big, and it is slightly empty with only three dining tables.

There are some wine glasses on the dining table~

At the table, all the senior leaders of the Sidrich family gang watched quietly as Ludy and Rosenlow walked in.

Lu Di turned his head and pointed to an empty seat, motioning Rosenlo to sit down~

Then he found a chair by the wall, sat down and watched quietly.

Rosenlo Sidric, who was wearing a suit, sat down according to Ludi's instructions, glanced at Alto, the only young man here, and nodded silently to the elders of the family.

Among the people, it seemed that they had already discussed the matter before Ludy and Rosenlow arrived.

Alto's father, who was sitting opposite Rosenlow, cleared his throat and said with a smile.

"Relax, kid~"

"Want a drink?"

"I asked them to prepare you some delicious lunch."

Rosenluo looked around silently, shook his head slightly, and said in a muffled voice: "Okay~"

"Hahaha~hey~ the food is served soon!"

A young man dressed as a waiter placed a plate of carefully prepared lunch steaks in front of Rosenlow.

Aalto's father pointed at the plate and said, "You can chat while eating~"

"...Oh~"

"Boy, is your mother okay?"

"pretty good."

"Haha~ Before your dad met your mom, we were always together, driving around in the car..."

"Suddenly one day, your mother and her friends were walking on the street, and she entered our world like an angel..."

"Ha~ Our world, this word is the most beautiful word I can think of in my life!"

"fxxx! You f*ck, tell me something serious~"

"Oh~ It's almost here, don't be impatient!"

"Um...Rosenlow, do you know? Your mother is the first woman I've ever met in my life who pointed her nose at me and scolded me..."

"If your dad hadn't been quick to take action, maybe I would be your dad now~hahaha~"

Rosenlow was eating his lunch slowly with cutlery in hand, chewing food in his mouth, blinking his big eyes, watching Aalto's father laughing heartily, and said nothing. .

His son Alto, who was sitting on the side, looked up at the ceiling and rolled his eyes. .

What can he do with such a careless father? . .

"Ahem~Okay, okay~"

"Let's get down to business~"

"Boy, from today on, you have to promise me!"

"No matter what you do in the future, don't lie to your family, let alone ignore their feelings, do you understand?"

"...Understand ~ some things will never change!"

"That's right boy!"

"How long have we known each other?"

"From the time I was born until now."

"Oh~ Look, ever since my son Alto lost his mind again and did something wrong."

"We realized that we have never asked you, the next generation of children, what you want to do."

"What...are you trying to say?"

"Well... I want to say that sometimes in life, happy, ordinary, unlucky, and unfortunate things will bring us more opportunities!"

“When we want to seize it, we must be prepared in advance and be brave enough to take the first step.”

"Like a real man~"

"So, is this what you want, kid?"

Rosenluo put down the tableware, swallowed the food in his mouth, thought about it seriously, looked up and looked directly at the eyes of everyone looking over, nodded and said: "Yes!"

"No, kid, you don't have to be so hasty to give the answer."

"You can go back and think about it yourself."

"No, I don't have to think about it."

"I'm ready~I'm willing to do anything for my family."

In the restaurant, everyone looked at each other, smiled, and raised the wine glasses in front of them to raise their glasses to Rosenluo, the younger member of the family: "Cincin~ Cheers!"

"cheers!"

Rosenlow also raised his glass, stood up, clinked glasses with the elders one by one, and drank the wine in one gulp.

His cousin Ah Er passed by, walked to the side with a smile, patted his shoulder and said, "Although I am better than you in studies..."

"But when it comes to doing things for the family, I think you are better than me!"

Alto's father, who was standing nearby, put his arm around his son's shoulders and smiled: "Have you figured it out?"

"...That's right~"

"I once thought that if I worked for my family, I would not become a puppet in the hands of anyone."

"But this idea itself is a paradox."

"What? Paradox...what is it?"

Alto tilted his head and looked at his father, smacked his lips a few times, and advised: "Should we have another drink?"

"Hahaha~ Okay! Well... come on, let's all have a few more drinks. We are happy today!"

Alto watched his father go to have a drink with his brothers again, shrugged at his cousin Rosenlo, and smiled helplessly.

"The things I haven't finished yet will be left to you from now on!"

"Last night, when Mario Puzo and I were working on the script, I heard and saw a few words~"

"Now, I give them to you!"

“A man who doesn’t value his family will never become a real man~”

"When you have power that you cannot control, it will eventually destroy you."

"Never do anything that makes you feel guilty, because when you make a decision, you have to bear the price!"

Rosenlow looked at his cousin Alto who had a serious expression and nodded twice: "Thank you!"

"Haha~ What's there to thank you for?"

"Keep your boring personality...Don't let others guess your thoughts easily!"

"Don't be like me, always thinking too much, talking too much... and making too many mistakes~"

After Alto finished speaking, he saw Ludy walking over cheerfully holding a wine glass, and said to him.

"After I finish this glass, I will go back and continue to stare at them~"

"Hahaha~ Those two guys, if you don't keep an eye on them, do they still dare to be lazy?"

"You...are really right!"

"In that Mario Puzo's mind, he was thinking all day long about how he could avoid the surveillance of his wife Lina and eat some fast food secretly..."

"That director Coppola was also full of strange ideas. When he went to the toilet, he held a cigarette in his mouth and lit it without using a lighter. He nervously muttered lines from the script..."

Lu Di showed an exaggerated smile and couldn't help but remind: "Don't drive them crazy..."

"Mr. Malkin is still thinking about letting them make this "The Godfather" movie!"

"ok~"

"I will tell them when I get back that I have a day off this afternoon and will continue working on the script tomorrow morning~"

"Haha~ It's up to you..."

Alto smiled and clinked the wine glasses with Ludy. After draining the wine, he put down the glass, signaled to his cousin Rosenlow, turned and walked out.

When he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered something, turned back to Ludy and said, "There is a man from Los Angeles named Roland Perkins who wants to meet David."

"Oh? What is he doing?"

"He introduced himself as...the founder of the agency...Both Coppola and Mario know him~"

"He also said that he met David when he was in Los Angeles and had a great chat with him."

Lu Di nodded slightly: "I understand~ Just watch them finish the script first, and don't worry about other things for now~"

"ok~"

When Alto turned around to leave, he caught a glimpse of the silent Rosenlow. After thinking for a moment, he said to him: "Brother, you must get in touch with David more when you have the opportunity."

"I once told him at the door of the nightclub that I would not let him down..."

"As a result, I was plotted by those greedy guys and almost ruined the real estate development project."

"When you see David, tell him for me... I'm sorry!"

Rosenlow pursed his lips and replied seriously: "I will!"

Alto showed a relaxed smile, patted his cousin on the shoulder again, and strode out.

Ludy looked at Alto's back and said softly to Rosenlow: "Do you know why Alto's father came to talk to you today?"

"do not know.."

"Their family sold all their property and severed ties with the family gang's business."

"Alto is a very thoughtful boy, with no shortage of ruthless means, but he has some soft-eared tendencies that make him easily induced, influenced, and beguiled by others."

"But don't worry~"

"We are all Sidric. Even if they leave the business in the family gang, we will take care of them!"

"Malkin Sr. is already planning to form a family foundation."

"With this, the family will put part of the proceeds from all clean businesses into this foundation every year from now on to ensure that everyone in the family can live a life without worries about food and clothing."

"And you, Rosenlot."

"Your responsibility in the future is to learn, understand, and gradually take over all the family's clean businesses and make them bigger and stronger."

"The more clean money you make, the better off the beneficiaries of our family foundation will be."

"A family like Aalto's family no longer has to worry about, be busy, and run around for a living."

Rosenlow's unchanged dull expression just now seemed to have changed.

He said slowly: "I will go home and discuss it with my father and mother."

"On 49th Street, we have a two-story apartment that can be transferred to Aalto and his family. In the future, collecting rent will ensure their family's livelihood."

Lu Di smiled and nodded, then shook his head and said, "We have already arranged these things~"

"Aalto's family also has a stake in the real estate development project."

"That boy Altona, Old Malkin is going to let him be the production assistant of the movie "The Godfather" to help deal with some minor troubles that the crew will encounter during the filming in New York."

"What he gets is the remuneration of a major Hollywood producer. The money is enough to spend~ You don't have to worry about it!"

"Oh.."

Ludy turned his head, glanced at Alto's father who was drinking happily with his brothers, and patted Rosenlow on the shoulder.

"Go and talk to everyone~ When you are with your family, you can relax a little and change your habit of being reticent..."

"Wait a minute, I will take you to see Polly again."

"Ask her to introduce you to that guy David Coleman."

"In the future, you will learn more from the two of them~"

"..OK."

Rosenlow decided to follow Lu Di's advice, tried to smile, held the wine glass, and walked towards the elders who held real power within the family.

Ludy stood there, rubbing his chin gently, thinking for a while, and walked to the phone at the bar not far away.

----

Wall Street.

Stanley fourth floor.

Bloomer lay lazily on the sofa in David's office, listening to David, Gayden Milken, and Sam discussing the new company.

After half an hour.

Bloomer, whose stomach was growling with hunger, started to cook, rubbed his face and complained: "Aren't you hungry?"

"It's lunch time!"

The three of them were speechless. David looked at his watch with a smile, and said to Milken and Sam: "Milken, you go contact the old guys from the original trading team and see if they are willing to come to us. The salary can be increased." 10%~”

"it is good!"

"Sam, Stanley's job fair will be held this afternoon. You can help us recruit more urgently needed talents."

"However, please remember that work experience and ability are not my top priority~"

"We need people we can trust!"

"do you understand?"

Sam looked at David's eyes, understood what he meant, nodded and said, "Understood!"

"Ok~ For the time being... let's do this for now~"

"After a few days when all the staff are ready, I will invite everyone to have dinner together so that the new colleagues can get to know me as the boss."

"Haha~ Okay! Let's go first~"

Sam and Gayden Milken walked out of the office together.

David walked to sit next to Blumer, rolled his eyes twice, and whispered a few words into his friend's ear.

Bloomer suddenly became interested: "Really?"

"Livlin...did you call me today?"

"Not yet, but... this should be a good sign, right?"

"Hahaha~ That boy Leslie also has such a day?"

"But you are too bad..."

"If Leslie knew about you and Livlin..."

"Hey~ How can such a thing be blamed on me?"

"The two of them are already a verbal couple~"

"Let's play some daily interactive games between couples. What's there to make a fuss about or complain about?"

Bloomer pouted, looked at his friend David with a slightly defensive look, and hummed.

"You kid, when did your heart...become so dark?"

"fxxx! Black? This is me..."

"Clang~clang~clang~"

When David was about to defend himself, there was a knock on the door.

"Um...please come in~"

At the door, Mike Bai poked half his head in. After seeing David and the two, he said with a smile.

"A man named...Roland Perkins came to New York and said he wanted to see you about a movie."

"Oh? Is he already here? Where is he?"

"do not know.."

David spread his hands speechlessly: "Then what are you waiting for? Go find him!"

Mike Bai rolled his eyes, and while closing the door, he muttered: "Yes, yes~ Bastard boss, I'll go right away~"

"Puch~hahaha~"

Bloomer, who was sitting on the side, laughed.

David helplessly rubbed the new hairstyle he had just gotten this morning and cursed: "This bastard~ I'll kick his ass later!"

"Tch~ You'd better find a place for me first and finish lunch~"

"Okay~ You are all gods, and I was born to serve you."

Blumer stood up, lowered his head and simply adjusted his clothes, curled his lips and said with a smile: "Do you know what Giles and I envy you most?"

"..What?"

"friend!"

"Take the four bodyguards around you for example~"

"Giles and I have been around a lot of bodyguards since we were young, but becoming friends with them is something we have never thought about~"

"You are different~"

"You treat them as a true friend, and they don't just treat you as a boss who pays them wages..."

"You...seem to make true friends who share the same mood wherever you go!"

"This is what we both envy you the most."

David looked at Bloomer who was getting serious, raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and concluded in a very disgusting manner.

"For you two who have been lacking friends since childhood, I am your saving angel...right?"

"fxxx!"

"You fucking bastard are just a bad-mouthed bastard!"

"Hahaha~ Are you still shy? Admit it now!"

"You admit it, get out of here!"

"I'm so hungry that my legs are weak!"

"Okay~ I'll take you to a good place and fill your stomach first... Hahaha~"

The two bad friends walked out of the office with their arms around each other in an imageless manner. They waved to the secretary Maggie at the door and Gaydon Milken and Sam who had not yet left, and walked towards the elevator.

Milken, who had never seen the two of them look like this, raised his eyebrows, revealing a pair of forehead wrinkles, and looked at Sam.

Sam rubbed his nose and smiled: "David... He is two completely different people in work and life..."

"Just get used to it!~"

"Haha~ I... am starting to get a little curious~"

“What would Boss David look like if he was drunk?~”

"Um...I don't know either~"

"If there's a chance, let's try it?"

"Try it!"

"Hahahaha~ok!"

----

Manhattan area.

Plaza Hotel.

A doorbell rang, interrupting Coppola and Mario's discussion of the script.

Coppola frowned helplessly, walked to the door, and opened the room door.

He saw Mario's wife Lina and Paramount CEO Barris Dickler outside the door, smiling at him.

Coppola tilted his head slightly and looked at those standing behind the two men. .The two guys asked curiously.

"You are..."

Barris spread his hands and smiled at Coppola: "These two are USSS (United States Secret Service) staff."

Then Barris turned his head and said to the two USSS agents with expressions on their faces.

"He is the film director who wants to sign a contract with our company, Francis Coppola~"

"The person in the room is this woman's husband, the screenwriter of our film, Mario Puzo."

"So... can we go in?"

The two agents said nothing.

One of them looked at Coppola, saw him nodding, walked into the room and looked around carefully before leaving with his companions.

Mario in the room also walked to the door of the room with a question mark on his face. After seeing Barris, he nodded to him and said to Nunu in the direction where the two agents left.

"What are they... doing?"

His wife Lina curled her lips, pulled Mario towards the room, and whispered.

"They are USSS agents! Haven't you guessed yet?"

Barris also smiled at Coppola and said, "Can we go in and chat?"

"Ah~ okay, please come in!"

Barris followed Mario and his wife, listening to their daily quarrels as husband and wife. He smiled, found a place to sit down in the living room, and asked Coppola, who was mumbling.

"You are revising the script? How is the progress?"

Coppola rubbed his chicken coop-like hair, pointed at the typewriter and said: "I just finished writing the end of the third act, Vito Corleone's second son Mike..."

After listening to Coppola's introduction attentively, Barris nodded with great satisfaction and smiled.

"You gave me a surprise~"

"At this rate, you will be able to complete the entire script for the first part in a few days, right?"

Coppola smiled bitterly, pointed to the dark circles under his eyes and said, "A few decades ago, the farmers in the South didn't exploit the black cotton pickers like this, right?"

"Don't you have any sympathy?"

Barris was struck by Coppola's humor. .Amused~

After laughing for a while, he said: "I'm not here to urge you to catch up on the script~"

"I'm here today to tell you that Paramount just got a new owner!"

"New boss? What about our cooperation? Will it be affected?"

"No! The new boss of the company is Livlin G. Cherov. You don't know her, but she has a good friend who you know."

"His name is David Coleman."

Coppola slowly widened his eyes: "David?"

"You...are you saying that David and Livlin, the new boss of Paramount, are boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"Wow wow wow~ I didn't say that, don't think so~"

Barris quickly waved his hand and explained: "So far, as far as I know, they are just ordinary friends."

"However, Livlin once mentioned that she knew that David also wanted to invest in "The Godfather."

"So, our cooperation will not be affected ~ you can complete the script here with peace of mind."

"After all, there is a usss guarding the door for you..."

"Not many people in the entire United States can enjoy this kind of treatment, right? Haha~"

When Coppola heard the good news, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thanked the David boy several times in his mind. .

The big boss of Paramount Pictures and David, one of the investors, are good friends~

Such a good thing. .Simply awesome!

Finally, he no longer has to worry about the movie's budget. .Bar?

Barris looked at Coppola's face with a gradually abnormal smile, coughed slightly, and said.

"I heard you met this David in Los Angeles."

"He is also one of the investors in this movie, right?"

"Can you... help me introduce him?"

Coppola came back to his senses, raised his hand to adjust his glasses, and said, "We haven't contacted him either."

"However, Roland Perkins from CAA (Innovative Artist Agency) came to see us yesterday."

"He also wants to meet David and win some roles for the company's actors."

"If you can find Roland Perkins, you should be able to meet David~"

Barris nodded and said thanks, "Thanks, man~"

"Roland... did he leave his contact information?"

"Yes, he gave us a business card~"

"Mario wrote down the number on the business card in his notebook. I asked him to come over and help me look for it~"

"ok~"

Coppola went to find Mario, and Barris sat back a little and began to think about what to talk about after meeting Roland and David.

----

new York.

Central Park East.

A high-end apartment building that looks ordinary on the outside, with 20 floors.

Leslie was wearing a gorgeous nightgown, sitting by the window with a melancholy face, looking at Central Park in the sunshine outside the window, in a daze. .

After a while.

Livlin, with her face glowing red, walked up to Leslie and said softly with two lunches in her hands and a smile on her lips.

"Are you hungry? Come and have something to eat~"

Leslie tightened her nightgown, sighed and said, "I'm not hungry... You can eat first~"

Livlin smiled and put down her lunch, put her chin on Leslie's shoulder, and whispered in his ear.

"How can you have physical strength if you don't have a full stomach?"

"Um...you're not...thinking about it again, are you?"

"...I've been thinking about it for 20 years!"

Leslie patted his forehead speechlessly, grabbed his nightgown, pretended to be helpless and said, "Can you... let me rest for a night first?"

"Haha~ You have an hour's rest! How about it?"

"I...￥%...%￥..."

Livlin laughed heartily after seeing Leslie's even more helpless and desperate expression.

"I lied to you~hahaha~"

"Look at how scared you are...that look~"

"Let go of you today!"

"But starting from tomorrow, you have to be with me every night...ok?"

Another glimmer of hope burst out in Leslie's eyes, and she nodded quickly: "No problem!"

"Shall we...have lunch first?"

"Okay~"

The two of them each held a lunch plate and sat by the window, admiring the view of Central Park and eating delicious dishes. .

At this time, the distance between the two of them seemed to be closer, more like a couple in love. .

Livlin, after the two of them had the passion last night, they made a new discovery!

The Leslie boy in front of him said: nonono~

The body is extremely honest. .

this. .Is this what bad men are like?

hehe~

. . .

After the two of them finished their lunch, Livlin smiled and said, "Go ahead and call home~"

"They seem to be looking for you~"

"Looking for me? Who?"

"how could I know?"

Leslie opened her mouth,