Manhattan Reborn 1978

The sun is setting and the night is getting darker.

District of Columbia.

Apartment building at 2416 Virginia Avenue, Washington.

Mag Ludwig was sitting at the dining table in the apartment, watching her girlfriend Janet Patrick busy in the kitchen, and smiled.

"What delicious food have you prepared?"

"Hehe~"

"Wait a moment, it will be ready soon~"

"ok~"

Mag, who was enjoying the short and warm time at this moment, adjusted his sitting posture and looked at Janet in an apron, feeling a little addicted for a moment~

After a few minutes.

Janet held two plates of chicken and radishes and placed them in front of Mag.

Then, she brought out red wine, salad and a plate of pan-fried fish with celery, placed them on the dining table, poured red wine for the two of them, and said with a sweet smile.

"Honey, let's get started!"

"it is good!"

"Ding~" Their red wine glasses clinked.

Mag took a sip of red wine, picked up the knife and fork, and tasted the happy dinner prepared by his lover~

. . .

After drinking and eating.

Janet from the kitchen.He took out a fruit plate that had been prepared.

The two hugged each other and walked into the living room, turned on the TV, leaned on the sofa, and chatted every sentence.

"Did your affairs go smoothly today?"

"Hmm~"

"Is there anything I can help with?"

Mag smiled and rubbed Janet's little hand with his hand, shaking his head slightly.

"In two days, we will go to New York to spend Thanksgiving!"

"There will be another new home for us there. From now on, you can also stand by the window and enjoy the beautiful view of Central Park."

"Wow~Really? That's great!"

"But...what about here?"

"You don't need to contact me anymore..."

Mag scratched Janet's nose with her hand, knowing what she was worried about. She pondered for two seconds and explained.

"In fact, within the government departments that many people regard as extremely mysterious and powerful, there is a very vague boundary or standard for the division of power."

"For example: chief of staff!"

“Chief of Staff to the President is an extremely special position.”

"He has no specific terms of reference or even a legal requirement that there must be a chief of staff."

"The amount of power he holds depends entirely on the president's trust in him!"

"So, he can be called the president's confidant. He can decide which documents can appear on the president's desk as soon as possible; which documents can wait a little longer; which documents should be sent directly to the shredder. As if it never appeared~

Mag showed a rather playful smile and said.

"Moreover, the chief of staff can personally contact officials at all levels on behalf of the president, report the situation to the president at any time, and make suggestions. He can influence the president's decision on almost every matter at all times."

"When he is in good times, he can be a powerful presidential agent. When he is in trouble, he can also be a senior clerk who takes orders."

"The key lies in whether he can identify problems for the president, resolve conflicts, balance the interests of all parties, demonstrate his value, and gain trust."

"So, as the president's confidant, the chief of staff has a more vivid and often ridiculed name, the shit detector!"

"Shit? Hahaha~"

"That's why you contacted the chief of staff's assistant at the last moment to get the pardon order..."

"Haha~ That's right!"

Mag looked at Janet with admiration and said with a smile: "One of the chief of staff's close assistants was once one of my students."

"He has demonstrated his full ability in handling troublesome matters for the president."

"For example: some media intend to capture some wrong remarks about the president, distort the meaning of some of his words, etc."

"The person in charge of the President's Office, the Chief of Staff, will ask his assistant team to come forward to resolve the investigation of media reporters and limit their articles and reports to the extent of damage to the Presidential Palace."

“Of course ~ those media reports that do not seek the truth are just the most trivial of the president’s many troubles.

"The bigger trouble is usually because it involves national security and cannot be disclosed to the public, and there won't even be any files left!"

A sarcastic smile appeared on Mag's lips and he whispered.

"So, when a crisis comes, there will be some tiny gaps in the wall of power!"

"And those who know how to seize the opportunity will take this opportunity to expand the gap, allowing themselves to enter behind the wall of power and begin to gain access to the core secrets of the political arena ~ their personal power will also begin to take off."

Janet nodded somewhat understandingly, put a piece of apple in her hand into Mag's mouth, and asked in a low voice.

"Tonight...will there be a clear result?"

"Ok!"

"Hopefully...it's what we want to see..."

"Hehe~"

"It will!"

----

new York.

Long Island, the easternmost point of Suffolk County, Montauk Lighthouse.

Pacio Herrera, as the youngest of the four founders of the Colombian drug cartel and the Cali Cartel, is extremely sensitive to his own origin and background~

He never told anyone about his childhood or the unpleasant experiences he had in his teenage years.

People will only see the well-dressed and "refined" looking Pacchio Herrera!

. . .

Near the Montauk Lighthouse, at the end of Long Island Route 27.

In a car in the dark on an unknown path in the forest.

Pacio Herrera tilted his head and looked at the back seat. Field, the New York agent of Miami drug lord Griselda Blanco, felt a little dumbfounded and asked.

"Produce?"

"fxxx!"

"What's going on in Blanco's mind?"

Field smiled nonchalantly, spread his hands and said, "I'm just an errand agent..."

"What on earth is she thinking? You can only get a satisfactory answer by asking her~"

"Forehead.."

"Then what you just said..."

"Exactly!"

"Blanco controls this transportation line from Miami to New York, as long as you can give a more reasonable price."

"It belongs to you~"

"reasonable price?"

"How much does she ask for?"

Field said with a smile: "The three transportation lines of New York, Boston, and Baltimore, the package price is [-] million yuan + the priority agency right for payment laundering in the next two years."

Pazio rubbed his ears with a strange expression, stared at Field in disbelief for a while, and shook his head.

"I need to discuss this with Gilbert first."

"Ok!"

"Gilbert, you should be able to contact Blanco."

"should?"

"Where is she?"

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

"She was definitely not in Miami when we last spoke~"

"It is said that she is going to travel around the world, have a lot of fun and then come back..."

Pachio was speechless for a few seconds and cursed in a low voice: "This woman... must be mentally ill!"

"Hehe~"

"I think if I was as rich as her and could travel around the world, what's wrong?"

"Otherwise, what would she do if she didn't just enjoy herself after making so much money?"

"Continue to fight to the death with the Mexican gangs in Miami?"

"Hehe~"

Pacio took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, blew out a cloud of smoke, and smiled to himself.

"So to say.."

"From now on, you will work in the import and export trading company under her name, and suddenly become an elite member of the company's management?"

"Yeah... that's about it."

"Hahaha~"

"Then you will still be in New York... marrying a wife and having children?"

Field lowered his head and was silent for a while. He rolled open the car window with his hand, breathed in the cold fresh air outside, and whispered.

"Maybe, yes~"

Pazio looked at him sideways for a few seconds, nodded slightly, and put out the cigarette butt~

Who doesn’t have a story yet?

Field, now seems to be a successful person~

His past. .

. . .

inside the car.

There was silence between the two for a while.

Pacio, who was sitting in the front row, had been paying attention to a few flashlights in the distance.

That was the secret code he and his men had agreed upon!

A satisfied smile appeared on Pacio's lips, and he turned to Field and smiled: "A few days ago, I happened to buy a high-rise apartment near the Plaza Hotel."

"Send it to you!"

"Just treat us as if we had met...a parting gift!"

Field looked at Pazio's side face in surprise, nodded slightly, hesitated for a few seconds, and then whispered.

"In return, let me give you two pieces of advice!"

"Watch out for those restless guys in Hamlin!"

"And Brooklyn, in Brighton Beach, the new Yevsi Borisovich Egeron!"

"The law thief organization behind him is ruthless and will never show mercy!"

A trace of curiosity flashed across Pazio's face. After thinking for a while, he asked, "What organization is the Law Thief...?"

"Hehe~"

"It is a group formed in the Gulag concentration camp under the high-pressure cultivation mode~"

"There are very few formal and publicly recognized members of the Law Thief!"

"In this regard, if you are interested, you can go find those gangsters in Brighton Beach and inquire about it from the side."

"Ok!"

"Thank you!"

"Hahaha~"

"It's me who wants to thank you for your generosity!"

"Hehe~"

Pacio Herrera smiled and nodded, taking these two pieces of advice from Field to heart.

----

new York.

Manhattan, 42nd Street, Wildfire Bar.

The waiter in tight clothes, Martha with sweet dimples, waved a tray in her hand, twisted her waist, walked to a small table, and whispered to Bobby, a slightly greasy balding middle-aged man.

"You two grown men actually came here to drink Coke...?"

"Haha~ I have serious things to do later, so I can't drink~"

"Tip~ Even if you drink Coke, you have to tip!"

"Of course!" Bobby happily took out the change from his pocket, winked at Black Frankie beside him, and said with a smile.

(Bobby, from the first season of the TV series "Fall Street", is the brother-in-law of the male protagonist Vince Martino. He once served in the New York General Union of Construction Workers and was later arranged by Vince to work in the DA nightclub.)

(Black Franky, from the first season of "Fall Street", appeared in Chapter 186, a veteran of the Vietnam War, who once worked for Ludy, always likes to wear a pair of brown glasses at any time ~ now a nightclub worker Security person in charge.)

. . .

in the bar.

Bobby took a long drag on the cigarette, narrowed his eyes, stared at the dimple Martha going away, and joked softly to Black Frankie beside him.

"I'm willing to trade my left oo in exchange for a night alone with her!"

Black Franky sneered, shrugged and said with a smile: "You have a pretty good idea!"

"What the hell~ Just add the oo on the right!"

"A pair of oo? Wow~"

"You are really willing to spend a lot of money!"

"Hahaha~"

"But, you don't even have oo anymore... What's the point of spending a night alone with her?"

Bobby was stunned by Black Franky's "soul torture"~

He thought about it seriously, and finally shook his head and said: "Okay~ Then just OO!"

“It’s definitely worth it!”

"Hahaha~"

Black Frankie played with the Coke bottle in his hand and laughed~

. . .

Upstairs at Wildfire Bar.

David's house.

Holding a glass of wine in his hand, Ludy sat on the sofa in the living room and finished talking about some recent obstacles encountered by the real estate development company and some minor troubles encountered by Commissioner Hardman, who ran for mayor of New York.

David, holding a glass of juice in his hand, tilted his head and thought for a while before asking.

“With the Construction Workers Union, can you solve it?”

"can!"

"You just need to use some means... They will understand!"

"means?"

"Intimidation? Kidnapping? Or...?"

Lu Di shrugged and did not say what method he would use~

But David could also guess some, so he shook his head and said in denial: "You are now a legitimate businessman, and the difficulties you have to face will be endless ~ and the solutions to the problems can also use a variety of formal methods ~"

"For example, if you have issues with trade unions, you can go to anti-union organizations~"

"Or simply not hiring workers who belong to the union!"

"Everyone can hardly afford to eat now, and many people are unwilling to pay union dues, right?"

"Can the trade union still be as powerful as before?"

Lu Di sneered twice, raised his eyebrows and said, "Where is the city government?"

"Go find Hardman and Lynch!"

David rubbed the stubble on his chin with his hand and said quietly: "As long as people working in government departments, no matter what they are planning in their hearts, they will not use their own future as a joke~"

"As for the cruelty of the struggle for power, it is not as tender as the competition between gangs~On the contrary, it will appear more inhumane and bloody!"

"This is especially true for government workers who hold important positions!"

“The more they talk and do, the more mistakes and omissions they make~!”

"If there are any mistakes, someone will quietly keep an eye on them and use a microscope to continuously magnify the key points that can be exploited~"

"So, as long as we are willing to spend money and give up a little benefit... no one can withstand the thorough investigation!"

"No one will dare to cause trouble to our plan anymore~"

Lu Di held back his laughter, patted Erlang's crossed legs a few times, imitated David's tone, and said quietly.

"When I told Polly about this, she said... you will definitely choose to solve the problem in this way."

"Hahaha~"

"Ok!"

"One more question~ Can I go to Odis Parker to help with the investigation?"

"After all, he is the most professional guy I know..."

David rubbed his cheeks vigorously a few times, shook his head, and said with a helpless smile: "Okay~"

"But, that guy's brain is always good and bad~"

"I can't guarantee that he will be able to get you any useful information in the end~"

"Or...I'll give you another surprise gift!"

"Hahaha~"

"As long as he hadn't told me, the world would be destroyed tomorrow...what should I be afraid of?"

"Hehe~"

"You can tell Otis these words and see what kind of revelations he will give you!"

Lu Di rolled his big eyes, smacked his mouth a few times, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Forget it~"

"I don't want to learn how that guy scares people~"

"You should rest first ~ I'm leaving."

"Ok!"

"By the way, Susan and the others aren't coming back? Are you at home alone tonight?"

"Yes~"

"It's rare for them to go out and play once. I asked Livlin to help arrange some more programs so that they can have a lot of fun!"

"Hehe~"

Lu Di showed a wicked smile, raised his eyebrows, and said seductively: "In Vince's nightclub, a group of college student cheerleaders have recently arrived, part-time dancers to make extra money~"

"Will you come with me to take a look later?"

"Don't go!"

"Hahaha~"

"Susan is not at home, what are you afraid of?"

David bared his big white teeth and said with a bad smile: "Polly will come over later..."

"Do you want her to come find me in the nightclub?"

"fxxx!"

"you are vicious!"

"Hahahaha~"

"I'm leaving asshole!"

"Hmm~"

"Hey~ wait a minute!"

David suddenly remembered something, chased Ludy to the gate, and said, "Do you still remember my original art auction plan?"

Lu Di was stunned for two seconds, then nodded and said, "The one about money laundering?"

"Correct!"

"Remember~ What's wrong?"

"It has a new executor, Xena!"

"The overall plan needs to be overhauled~"

“I’ll tell you what the specific operations will be in the future~”

"..ok!"

Lu Di tilted his mouth and asked with a smile: "Is there anything else new here?"

"fxxxyou!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Ludy, gone.

David wandered to the door, locked the door, then quickly walked into the study, opened the safe, rummaged through the criminal evidence about Sinni that Carew had quietly sent to him, and threw it in the on the desk.

Do you still want to keep this thing?

David stared at it and thought for a while, and finally threw it back into the safe~

Then, he took out a few notebooks from the safe and placed them neatly on the desk, ready to sort out his recent gains~

. . .

in the study.

David looked through the old notes carefully, tore out many of the ideas that had been used one by one, and re-binded them into a booklet. He also added some blank pages and marked them clearly. Complete schedule.

Clothing, fashion?

When investing in this industry, the cycle of capital operation is short. If brand awareness can be truly achieved, its dividend period can last for a long time. . .

Of course~

This is also an industry where "piracy" is rampant.

In fashion design, there is almost no better anti-piracy method. We can only constantly introduce new products to maintain the metabolism of our own brands and stabilize our market share.

Fast Fashion? !

Emm. .

David remembered that when he was bored in his previous life, he came across a piece of information analyzing the development history of the fashion industry.

How does fast fashion make women buy more and more~

It was mentioned there that after the brief world economic depression in the late 70s, some people noticed that the overlords of the traditional fashion industry, fashion houses, were a little too slow in launching new ready-to-wear products.

Whenever major brand fashion houses release the latest fashion designs and attract consumers' interest, they have to wait for several months, or even half a year, to buy the latest fashion house brand fashions they like. ~

So. .This time difference gives "pirates" an opportunity to take advantage of!

Various businesses that have found "business opportunities" have emerged as if they have discovered a new continent~

For example, the most successful fast fashion brands in later generations: zara and h&m!

David re-recorded Zara and H&M in his notebook and thought about it in his mind. He felt that this profitable business could be started slowly now~!

One of the secrets to the success of Zara and H&M is the clever integration of the fashion manufacturing and retail industries~

As for design, we can constantly "draw" inspiration from major fashion weeks and fashion brand conferences. .

Produce new fashions belonging to your own brand, and make them appear in front of consumers as quickly as possible. Make full use of the popularity caused by fashion trends to generate staggering marketing profits!

Of course~

To complete such a big move that has completely changed the overall pattern of the world's fashion industry, it cannot be completed smoothly by just one family~

Suppose, according to the plan, the whole picture of the industrial layout is constructed ~

It is necessary to have independent sales stores all over the world + regional garment production factories + a team of designers who closely follow the fashion trends of major brands + a unified, complete, clear-minded and energetic company management. .

. . .

After David finished all this on his notebook, he put it aside and turned back to look at the real estate industry development plan.

David chose this time to enter the real estate industry in New York after careful consideration.

The simultaneous occurrence of oil crisis + stagflation crisis + currency crisis is enough to bring New York's real estate industry to its lowest level since the Great Depression~

The real estate industry is an asset-heavy industry with extremely high capital requirements.

The monetary tightening policy and the continuous increase in bank deposit and loan interest rates will deal the most brutal blow to the real estate industry, which relies entirely on bank loans for survival and development~

Therefore, even if there are people who are very greedy for this business, they are silently stumbling and causing trouble behind the scenes. .

It also has no impact on Sidric and Seamus Norton, who have huge funds~

As long as you have money, people, and policy support~

David is not afraid of anyone’s plot and tricks, and he can succeed~

. . .

Got it done again.

David shifted all his attention to the party he attended today.

Qualifications for big players to enter! ?

Similar words, Odis Parker said, Elena Mesa also said~

Only today did David finally understand what they meant by admission. .What does it refer to~

It is the playground of international capitalists!

Emm. .

Although, he has imagined countless times that when his wealth level is high enough, mysterious organizations and groups that have never been known to people will come to his door~

After all, the overall resources of this world are limited!

In this relatively closed circle, every time a new person joins, it will mean the reallocation of some resources~

The upcoming oil crisis gave David an opportunity to squeeze into this circle and peek into its inner reality!

This gap is very small!

But for David now, it is broad enough~

. . .

David tried hard to recall the key points of today's gathering, listed some details he observed and heard one by one, and added his own analysis and judgment.

For him, the most important achievement today is to obtain preliminary membership of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

And this is similar to. .The preliminary membership of the amusement park temporary experience ticket has also been something Odis Parker has been thinking about for a long time. .a chance!

It allows David to have initial access to certain relationship networks that are hidden from the public eye~

It also allows David to slowly peep into these secret relationship networks. .The tip of an iceberg floating below the sea level~

For example: Why was the Netherlands, a small European country, able to give birth to the world's first joint-stock company, the Dutch East India Company?

For example: Why didn’t the United States have its first so-called central bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of America, until 1913? ?

The United States, which made countless profits during the two world wars, was once called the world's creditor!

But. .What about the Fed?

It operates as a privately owned joint stock company. .The central bank is responsible for performing the duties of the central bank of the United States~

Is it considered a creditor of the United States?

. . .

David recalled the information he had found about the Federal Reserve Bank of America, and couldn't help but reveal a rather ironic smile.

In the design system of the Federal Reserve Bank from the beginning, some people designed the current management committee system in order to reflect the characteristics of decentralized voice and prevent the Federal Reserve Bank from being controlled by a few interest groups.

According to regulations, the president has the right to nominate members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, but does not have the power to remove them.

After being nominated by the president and confirmed by Congress, committee members can take office.

The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of America were born among these members of the Federal Reserve Board.

The Federal Open Market Committee formulates monetary policy. It has 12 members, including 7 members of the Federal Reserve Board + Chairman of the New York Federal Reserve Bank + 4 seats (rotated by the other 11 Federal Reserve Bank chairs), and has voting rights. right.

The real power of the Federal Reserve Bank of America is the power shared by the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of America + members of the Federal Reserve Board + the presidents of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks ~

The U.S. government or president has very limited actual control over the Federal Reserve Bank of America!

Therefore, when the Federal Reserve implements monetary policy, it will not care too much about the pressure from the president and the government.

So. .If there are some differences between the government, the President and the members of the Management Council, how should they be resolved?

This requires some non-governmental research institutions such as the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) to mediate and balance the interests and demands of all parties to achieve a final result that is satisfactory to all parties~

. . .

David tapped the word "cfr" marked on the notebook with the pen in his hand, and let out a long breath.

Even if it is just a temporary experience ticket ~ it is still part of the qualification!

With a good start, we can better move towards the final goal and keep moving forward!

David is full of confidence in this~!

However, there is a big premise here~

correct!

Only if he can always keep his judgment correct can he continue to rapidly upgrade his wealth!

David slowly closed the notebook and rubbed his sore forehead with his hands, trying to empty his brain and let it rest briefly~

Problems must be solved one by one.

Victory will come again and again!

PS: At this point in this book, some icebergs hidden under the sea of ​​Internet information will slowly be revealed to a small corner.

There are some things that I want to write, but they can’t be sent~

Therefore, you can only explore the information below sea level from my few words~

Again, in today's era of information explosion, it is for us ordinary people who want to seek part of the truth about the world. .

In fact, it is already very difficult!

If you add that to that, all kinds of conspiracy theories are being thrown out to attract people’s attention. .

The difficulty of finding out the truth is even more unimaginable~

How many of those whistleblowers in the past are living happily now?

hehe~

It feels good to blow the whistle for a while, but the whistle has not yet reached the crematorium~

Is this a joke?

Maybe~

Maybe not!