Manhattan Reborn 1978

(Written at the beginning of this chapter~ @yms09 The big magic feather is medium-sized. Salt hurts, sugar hurts the kidneys, smoke hurts the lungs, medicine hurts the liver, etc. These are all words of experience and wisdom summed up by countless people who have experienced painful illnesses~ So, Only by carefully controlling our daily intake can we ensure our health.)

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new York.

Manhattan, 42nd Street, upstairs at Wildfire Bar.

After a joyful breakfast.

Sierra's mother and a pair of little sisters, under the warm invitation of Susan and Cui Yingying, decided to form a Fifth Avenue shopping team after some discussions to illuminate the innate talents of women for the two little sisters. [-]. Passive skill: shopping. . !

. . .

David and his son put away their wallets "with great sadness" and sat down after sending away the women who were happily shopping.

Old David poured himself a cup of coffee and said, "I have to go back and keep an eye on the production of the soda factory at home."

"We will strive to ensure that bars, affordable stores, nightclubs and other stores have sufficient inventory supply before Christmas so that we can have a safe Christmas."

"Ok!"

David also picked up the coffee, took a sip, nodded and asked, "How is the production and manpower situation at the factory?"

"need my help?"

"Need not!"

"There is no shortage of manpower. There are many people who have no work to do. It can be easily solved."

"The issues that restrict the factory's production volume and efficiency are space, equipment and skilled manpower."

David Sr. looked at his son's understanding look and said with a smile: "Our production expansion speed will never be able to keep up with the opening speed of affordable stores."

"To solve this problem, instead of constantly expanding production capacity, it is better to directly build a new, larger factory and solve all the problems at once."

"New factory!?"

"Well... I'll tell you after I discuss it with Polly~"

"Hehe~"

"Have you never considered buying some land in New Jersey or Pennsylvania to build your own fruit and vegetable base?"

David shrugged and said with a smile: "I've thought about it~"

"However, it's not the time yet."

"Oh?"

"You want to wait a little longer...?"

"Correct!"

David licked the coffee on his lips, tilted his head, and said with a smile: "Purchasing a large amount of private land has long been part of my plan."

"But the current ultra-high inflation, commodity prices, and loan interest rates that are destined to rise again and again are very unfriendly to my plan~"

Old David put down the cup in his hand, stood up and smiled.

"Okay~"

"I just remembered it and wanted to remind you."

"Since you already have a plan in mind, I'll go back first~"

"Okay, I'll let Black Mike come with you."

. . .

Sending dad David off.

David simply opened the door to his home and waited for Odis Parker to send someone to deliver the information.

But before he could wait for Mr. Parker's people to arrive, he first received two visitors who surprised him.

"Alto, Rosenlot?"

"Hi~" Alto and Rosenlow walked in with a large cardboard box in their hands, placed it on the floor and waved.

"Hey~Rosenlow, when did you come back?"

"It's been two days."

"Is everything done? What did you bring?"

"It's all done..."

"Hahaha~ These are not gifts for you, but gifts for you...women!"

"woman?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Hahahaha~"

. . .

David invited the two of them to sit down. When he saw the little Zach and Heywood at the door, they came in carrying a few more boxes of red wine. He turned to Rosenlow and asked with a smile.

"These are the gifts you brought back from Italy and London?"

"Hmm~"

"David Romano from Naples heard that you had the same name as him, so he asked me to bring you some special cellared fine red wine."

"He also said that if you really intend to enter the fashion clothing industry, he can help you find the most professional Italian designers, craftsmen, workers, and provide the best raw materials for fashion production."

"Oh.."

David nodded, got up and walked to the wine box at the door. He opened a box and took out a few bottles from it and gave them to Heywood and little Zach as gifts.

Both of them smiled and did not refuse. They thanked each other happily and left~

. . .

Sent away to help them.

David walked into the kitchen, turned on the stove, filled a pot of water and boiled it, then turned to Rosenlow and asked.

"David Romano...is he doing a big business?"

"It's okay~"

"Are they all legitimate industries?"

Rosenlow glanced at Alto, who was sitting diagonally opposite, smiling, pondered for a moment, and shook his head.

"I can't tell~"

David found two empty cups from the kitchen, placed them in front of Rosenlo and the others, pointed at them and smiled.

"Who said you are a wooden person...?"

"..."

"Hahaha~"

"Alto, he is much more cautious in what he says than you!"

"You have to learn more from him~"

"Haha~" Alto crossed his legs, shook his feet, curled his lips, and said nothing.

David did not sit down. He paced back and forth in the living room and asked Rosenlow again.

"Who did you tell this before you told me?"

"Polly and his father."

"Where's Ludy?"

"I haven't had a chance to meet him yet and mention this matter."

"Then you go find him later and tell him about this~"

"If he thinks it's feasible..."

"Just tell him and ask him to contact David Romano to come to the United States, open a formal investment fund, and invest in our new art trading company."

"Of course~"

"We will also open branches related to art trading in various European countries."

"David Romano, will be our sole partner in Italy."

"...Okay!" Rosenlow nodded in response after confirming that David had finished speaking.

Alto stopped shaking his feet and asked curiously: "Do you want David Romano to also clear his name and retire?"

“I just want this friend who gave me gifts before I’ve even met him to live a few more years~”

"Hehe~ Okay."

David glanced in the direction of the kitchen, walked over slowly, and continued.

"Guys, when we do business in the future, we must stay away from the old black businesses and expand more legitimate businesses that have not been fully developed."

"This will allow us to go further and become stronger!"

Alto watched David walk into the kitchen, looked right at "little brother" Rosenlot, raised his eyebrows, and smiled.

"Let's make a bet!"

"He must have read the "The Godfather" novel~"

"...No gambling!"

"Tsk~hiss~"

"I don't want to chat with you the most. It's boring!"

Rosenlow seemed not to hear his complaints. He lowered his head slightly and stared at the floor in front of him, thinking deeply.

. . .

"Clang clang clang~"

At the door, a middle-aged man who looked very old knocked on the door.

David in the kitchen lowered the flame on the stove, came out and asked with a smile: "Otis asked you to come...?"

The middle-aged man holding a large briefcase in his hand nodded slightly.

"Yes, Mr. Coleman."

"Where do I put it...?"

David walked up to him, took the briefcase, and asked, "What should I call you?"

"You can call me gardener."

"gardener?"

"Is it a nickname?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said nothing.

David waited for a second, looked at the gardener up and down again, threw the big briefcase to Rosenlo, stood up and walked over, leaned over and picked up a box of red wine, handed it to him, and said with a smile.

"This is my hometown Italy, a specialty red wine..."

"Please help me bring a box to Otis..."

"These two bottles are a holiday gift for you!"

"It's really troublesome for you to come here so early in the morning!"

The gardener took the wine box and two bottles of red wine, felt a little speechless for a moment, nodded, and said dryly.

"Thank you~"

"Hahaha~ It's me who should thank you!"

"Mr. Gardener, if you have free time in the future, you are welcome to come to the Wildfire Bar downstairs and take care of my business~"

"..I will!"

"Ok!"

"I still have guests here~ Let's talk next time...?"

"Okay! Goodbye, Mr. Coleman."

"Okay! Next time we meet, you can just call me David."

"..Um!"

. . .

Mr. Gardener, let's go.

David stood at the stairs outside the door. After hearing his footsteps disappear completely, he returned home, closed the door, waved to Rosenlow and said.

"I just forgot about my holiday gift for you two."

"Come to the study with me and take them out~"

"Ok!"

. . .

10 minute later.

David put down the kettle in his hand, sat on the sofa in the living room again, smiled as he watched Alto and Rosenlo open the gifts.

"Alto, why did you remember to come to my place so early in the morning?"

"Hehe~"

"You are my boss now. It's the holidays. Coming to see you will only do me good and not bad~"

"Forehead.."

"Just for this?"

"Hahaha~ That's right!"

Alto took out a beautifully wrapped lighter from the gift box and smiled.

“It’s great, I love it!”

"thank you boss!"

David rolled his eyes helplessly, raised his middle finger at him, and turned to look at Rosenlow.

Rosenlow looked at the gift camera in his hand, with a rare hint of suspicion on his face, and asked David.

"camera?!"

“It’s the newest model you can buy~”

"..Thanks!"

"Hahahaha~"

"There is some film in the box, please check the instructions."

"It helps you capture those...beautiful moments!"

Rosenlow nodded silently, put away the camera in his hand, stood up and said.

"I'm going to find Ludy."

"ok~"

"Alto, what about you? Aren't you going together?"

"...My coffee has just been poured!"

"Hahaha~"

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Manhattan, in front of 875 Fifth Avenue.

Mag Ludwig and Janet Patrick got out of their brand-new Chevrolet sedan and walked into the door of the building.

ten minutes later.

The two stood in a well-decorated apartment on the 15th floor, looking out at the Central Park scenery from the window.

A young man following the two of them said with a smile: "There is a master bedroom, two guest bedrooms, and four separate bathrooms that can be used for bathing."

Ma took Janet's little hand and walked to the left side of the window. Following the young man's introduction, she visited this spacious apartment one by one.

"How do you like it?"

"like!"

"If you want to hold a party in the future, this is the best choice!"

"Then this...is our new home?"

"Okay~"

. . .

Mag took back the signature pen with great satisfaction, handed a check to the young man, and said with a smile.

"This is the deposit~"

"After we sign the formal sales contract, I will apply for a loan and make up the remaining money after the down payment."

"Ok, no problem!"

After confirming the number on the check twice, the young man happily put it away and respectfully presented the key to the apartment, smiling.

"I will contact the owner here immediately to communicate the signing time and inform you again."

"ok~"

"We want to go around a few more times and stay a while."

"Okay~ Please forgive me, I'll go first..."

"goodbye!"

"Goodbye~"

. . .

Janet waved her arms happily, threw away the small bag on her shoulder, threw it into Mag's arms, and said softly.

"Am I dreaming?"

"We're going to have our own home next to Central Park?"

"Haha~ Yes! We didn't even dream~"

Mag kissed her ear and lips affectionately, and the two of them returned to the big floor-to-ceiling window, quietly looking at the beautiful scenery of Central Park, without speaking for a long, long time~

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Near noon.

42nd Street, above Wildfire Bar.

David drank a whole pot of coffee before finally reading the large amount of information sent by Odis Parker.

He got up and walked into the kitchen to boil another pot of water. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the pile of organized and arranged documents. He picked up one and started reading again.

This large amount of information can be divided into four parts according to content classification.

DC and Marvel Comics, historical development and current situation investigation.

The past experiences of the famous domestic exorcists Ed Warren and his wife.

Some identity investigation information on the gang leader Carew in the Bronx.

The last remaining document was a brief investigative report from the large Washington lobbying organization that Odis Parker handed over to David instead of Mag Ludweis.

In this report, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the Business Roundtable (NFIB), the United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC), and the USCC’s 1976 loan establishment of Citizens’ Choice (hereinafter referred to as :CC) and other organizations~

These "outside" lobbying organizations with different backgrounds, different positions, and different interest demands have settled on K Street in Washington. They have gradually become a growing force for companies and wealthy people to compete for interests and suppress competitors or enemies. strength.

The masters of this power are not in the hands of the heads of these lobbying organizations, but in the hands of the "financiers" behind them!

. . .

David slowly looked through the information in his hand, walked into the kitchen, turned off the flame on the stove, and showed a weird smile on his lips.

He finally found a name that was both familiar and unfamiliar in this information.

American Amway Company. .

At the end of this document, Odis Parker thoughtfully prepared a brief annotation for David about the names, companies, etc. that appeared in the document.

David looked through the information and quickly found a brief introduction about Amway Company.

. . .

Before 1949, the founders of Amway, Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos, established a company using the abbreviations of their respective names, mainly engaged in imported wood products.

Later, the two came into contact with Nutrilite in Chicago and learned about the multi-level marketing model.

In 1949, the two chose to become Nutrilite distributors.

After 10 years, in April 1959 in Michigan, because their stay at Nutrilite was unsatisfactory, they founded a company of their own. The company had 4 employees and an office area of ​​5 square meters.

At this point, Amway's headquarters is in Michigan.

And Amway’s first product was born at this time ~

It is a disinfectant cleaner.

In 1962, Amway opened its first subsidiary in Canada and became an international company.

In 1964, Amway's sales reached $1000 million.

By 1965, Amway had completed the transformation of 45 factories and had 6.5 sales personnel. At that time, Amway's products were mainly popular imitations.

At that time, Amway treated these sales staff as independent operators, and there were no rules and regulations to restrict them like a company~

Instead, they relied on bonuses and incentives to motivate them. At that time, Amway used the name of the jewelry on the pin to distinguish the contribution of each salesperson.

This brought Amway into a period of rapid development. .

In 1967, Richard Davis created the "Selling America" ​​campaign and sold products through an innovative direct sales model.

This later evolved into the "pyramid" sales model.

There was a fire in an Amway factory in 1969, but the most important thing was that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began to investigate Amway, believing that Amway was making money through newly recruited dealers and that this pyramid sales model was a disguised fraud.

While under investigation, Amway established a branch in Australia in 1971 and began to expand its business.

In 1972, Amway acquired Nutrilite, which introduced the founder to the field of direct selling, including the then-Artistry brand.

Just one year later, in 1, the British business also started.

In 1974, Amway Company began to enter Hong Kong and officially entered the Asian market.

By 1975, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed formal charges against Amway.

However, Amway continued to expand the international market and entered the German market in 1975.

In 1976, it entered the Malaysian market.

In 1978, it entered the Netherlands and the Republic of Ireland, and began to expand its marketing and sales business.

So far, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has still not issued any ruling on whether Amway's sales model is legal. .

The main reason is that Amway did not pay distributors for recruiting new distributors, and distributors must sell products to get bonuses~

And more importantly, Amway can buy back excess distributor inventory. .

. . .

David put his legs on the table, smacked his mouth a few times, and playfully read the introduction of Amway Company again, and couldn't help but laugh.

This is a controversial and legendary company!

As for Amway's sales model. .David will not make any comments~

As the old saying goes, everything has pros and cons!

When everyone weighs the pros and cons and considers their own interests, their starting point is different. .

The results will naturally vary~

Everyone wants to make money!

The emergence of Amway Company gave them a chance~

and then?

Some people have made a fortune and become winners in life~

Some people fall and become what people call a "loser" ~

. . .

David withdrew his thoughts and flipped the information in his hand back to where he had just seen it. The smile on his lips became even weirder~

In 1976, the United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) established a lobbying organization referred to as CC with a loan.

Its current chairman is Amway CEO Jay Van Andel.

this. .

David feels that the Amway lawsuit that has lasted for many years may soon have a clear result!

. . .

David put down this information and prepared to read something relaxing.

He casually picked up information about DC Comics and quickly flipped through the background stories and pictures of DC Comics superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Captain Marvel, Green Lantern, and The Flash.

Then I slowly omitted female comic characters such as Catwoman, Leopard, Poison Ivy, Zatanna, Black Canary, etc.~

I directly turned to the stills of the first-generation TV series "Wonder Woman" and started to enjoy them. .

Emm. .

The iconic red, white and blue suit design of this little vest is said to be designed according to the patterns and colors of the national flag. .

This is very consistent with the mentality that Americans have always thought of themselves as saviors~

No problem!

"Tsk tsk~"

David continued to look at a few stills of "Wonder Woman" played by actress Lynda Carter, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Tubeless vest + two long legs + blue shorts + gold belt and accessories, etc. It is very "fitting" and brings out Linda Carter's perfect figure~

However, if her action scenes in the TV series can be more natural and realistic, David thinks it will be better!

Because one time David saw Lena Carter running in the series~

It made him very embarrassed and speechless for a long time ~

No matter how good her figure is, she can't control her "stiff and charming" posture when she runs~

hehe~

ps: Linda Carter, who was born in 1951, played the first generation of Wonder Woman on the screen in three seasons of TV series in 1975, 77 and 78.

Until now, many people still believe that Lynda Carter's "Wonder Woman" is the most classic female superhero on the screen!

She was like someone who had experienced that era and was familiar in their memories. .Taste the same~

It will be unforgettable for a long time!

As for the version of "Wonder Woman" played by Gal Gadot. .

Gal Gadot, who has won the Miss Israel contest, has a figure and appearance that are self-evident~

Are the stills of her in costume pleasing to the eye?

hehe~