Manhattan Reborn 1978

a new day.

new York.

Before Dawn.

42 Eighth Avenue, at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 660nd Street, Manhattan.

Osevia Art Store third floor.

Zina checked all the luggage she needed to carry, then walked into the bedroom and put some scattered items into her small bag, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

layer.

Rosenlow pushed the door open and walked into the store, casually handing two breakfasts brought from home to the soldiers in charge of security.

David Romano, who came with him, mustered up the energy to walk around the store, found a seat and sat down casually, and asked Rosenlow.

"Is this your new store?"

"Correct!"

"But a small store of this size...?"

Rosenlow glanced at the two soldiers who were "interested", sat next to Romano and whispered.

"We are negotiating the lease of the two nearby stores~"

"There is also a medium-sized art auction house on the east side of Central Park, and we are negotiating the price."

“If all goes well, there will soon be three art stores and a medium-sized auction house operating in Manhattan.”

"Oh~" Romano squeezed his sleepy eyes and closed his mouth when he heard footsteps on the stairs.

at the stairs.

Zina, who was neatly dressed, put down a small suitcase in her hand, smiled at Rosenlow and asked, "I'm ready~ When will we set off?"

Rosenlow stood up and glanced at his watch: "Now!"

"Then...can we go to the Wildfire Bar first?"

"I want to leave the spare key here."

Rosenluo glanced at the two soldiers who were looking over, nodded slightly and said, "Okay!"

. . .

Manhattan.

A misty morning.

Wall Street, Stanley Building.

Sam Rogers walked out of the elevator in high spirits, and met Leon Hoffman, the "little mare" man.

"Hi~ Good morning, Leon."

"Morning~ I have something to talk to you about!"

"Oh? You won't be...waiting for me here all the time, right?"

"Yes!"

Sam looked at Leon with a smile and said with a serious face, "Then let's go to the office and talk~"

"ok~"

. . .

In Sam's office.

Leon closed the door carefully, took out a document from his briefcase, put it in front of Sam and said.

"Last month, I completed the investigation of natural disasters in Brazil's main orange producing areas and the price analysis of the frozen orange juice futures market that you asked me to do~"

"Sam!"

"I think... I've found a great investment opportunity!"

"Oh?"

Sam smiled a little surprised, picked up the document in front of him, waved to Leon and said, "Sit down first, don't get excited! Wait until I finish reading."

"Okay~" Leon sat down awkwardly, calming down his overly nervous and excited mood just now.

. . .

ten minutes later.

Sam frowned, excerpted several key data from the file in his notebook, and asked Leon.

"Where did you get these data?"

Leon, who was already familiar with these data, pointed to one set of data and said.

"This is the result of a field investigation I found with a Brazilian student studying at New York University. When he went home during the Christmas vacation, he went to the main orange-producing areas in central and southeastern Brazil."

"According to what he described to me on the phone, this year's largest orange growing area, Sao Paulo state in southeastern Brazil, had rainfall in some areas in December that exceeded the average rainfall in previous years by more than 12%."

"Although, the local government and plantation owners have put in a lot of efforts to ensure that this year's orange production will not be affected by excessive rainfall."

"But these efforts have not had much effect on the ongoing natural disasters."

"Too much rain, too little light, will make oranges..."

"Okay~" Sam raised his hand to Leon, signaling him to stop for a moment, and then looked at the information in his hand carefully for a while and asked.

"You know...if there is a problem with this data, what are the consequences?"

"Yes!" Leon nodded seriously.

Sam stared at him for a while, put down the file with a smile, picked up the phone, and dialed.

. . .

After a few minutes.

Sam put down the phone and reluctantly showed his hands to Leon: "It's not dawn over in Hawaii yet... We can only wait~"

"Okay!" Leon suppressed a smile and nodded, expressing understanding.

Sam sat back in his chair, took out a box of cigars from the drawer, threw it to Leon and said with a smile: "If we can complete it in the futures market before the Ministry of Agriculture releases the frozen concentrated orange juice forecast report this month, Build a position..."

"but!"

"Before the boss makes a decision, we'd better confirm the authenticity of the information again!"

"so as not to.."

"Understood!" Leon picked up his briefcase, nodded with a smile and left.

Sam sat back in his chair, closed his eyes and slowly calmed down the raging emotions. After calming down, he picked up the phone and dialed again.

"Hello Mr. Parker?"

"I'm Sam Rogers."

"Uh...Okay, Odis."

"Leon came to me and said..."

----

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

Honolulu, Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

A large group of dark clouds drifted from the east, blocking the morning light.

David, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly heard a burst of thunder coming from far away outside the window. He pushed Polly away from his arms in a daze, trying to close the window~

"Hmm~Did it thunder just now?" Polly was also awakened by a strong wind blowing from the window, and asked in a daze.

"Ah~hahaha~yes!" David yawned several times, closed the window, drew the curtains, and staggered into the bathroom.

. . .

After half an hour.

David wiped the water droplets from his hair with a towel, walked into the bedroom quietly, grabbed a set of long-sleeved clothes and a pair of newly bought running shoes, changed them and left the room.

Outside the hotel.

David looked up at the cloudy sky, couldn't help but smile and curled his lips, sighing in his heart ~

This heavy rain came hard and went away quickly. .

In the hall on the first floor, the housekeeper Acklade, who also got up early, put down the borrowed iron, took the "freshly baked" today's newspaper, walked quickly behind David, who was looking up at the sky, and said with a smile.

"Morning~David!"

"Oh~ It's early for you too!"

While David was doing preparatory activities before running, he asked with a smile: "When does Nariya's flight take off? Can I go out for a run?"

"Yes~"

Butler Acklade glanced at his watch and replied with a smile: "You have about half an hour for running + 25 minutes for washing and breakfast."

"Okay ~ thanks!" David raised his eyebrows and gave Ackleide a thumbs up for his "precise" service!

"Haha~ Please wait a moment!" Seeing that David was about to "run away", Ackleide smiled and stopped him again and said.

"I've asked Chasida to go upstairs to change her shoes. It's better to have her with you..."

"She? Accompany me?"

"What do you want to do again?" David asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest, pretending to be alert.

Steward Acklade held back his laughter and gestured in the direction of the beach: "This is not our 42nd Street."

"Uh... Okay!" David shrugged obediently, did a few leg-raising movements, and started running around the lawn.

. . .

After half an hour.

David, with a thin layer of sweat on his head, waved to Chasida behind him and said with a smile, "Why can't you run again?"

"Hahaha~"

Chasida, who was wearing long clothes and trousers, ran to the door of the hotel sweating profusely, holding her hands on her knees as if she was about to collapse. .

The butler Acklade, who was waiting here, waved his hand to David and asked him to go upstairs first~

Then Aclade walked up to Chasida and asked, "Do you need my help?"

"Hahu~hahu~No, thank you!"

"Hehe~"

"Looks like David is stronger than I thought..."

Chasida stood up straight, put her hands on her hips, rolled her eyes and complained: "Why is he so strong!?"

"When we were halfway through the run, he stopped and said he wanted to watch me run."

"When I ran back, he said he would compete to see who could reach the door of the hotel first..."

"He cheated!"

"Hahahaha~" Butler Aklade shook his head and laughed, making a gesture to Chasida.

"No! You're just too stupid!"

"..." Chasida was speechless~

----

new York.

Manhattan, Wall Street.

Stanley's fourth floor, in Sam's office.

"Bell bell~"

The phone rang~

Sam walked in from outside the office with a cup of coffee in his hand, immediately picked up the phone and said.

"Hello~"

"It's me, Sam."

"It sounds like you had a great time in Hawaii~"

"Hahahaha~"

"Oh, yes! It was too early when I called you..."

"Yes, later I contacted Odis and asked him to help at your convenience..."

"Yes~ He asked me to call him that, and I also..."

"Hehe~"

"Ok!"

"Mr. Gardener?"

"Yes~ Leon asked for help and went to Sao Paulo State, the main orange producing area in Brazil, to see it on the spot."

"Otis said that if he receives the latest news, he will tell me as soon as possible."

"Hmm... I think you can give it a try! The market price of frozen concentrated orange juice is not high, and there is still some reasonable room for growth."

"Okay~ How much do you want to invest?"

"Well... I think it's best to keep it within 100 million yuan."

"..400?"

"Are you too...?"

"No! What I want to say is that if you add 400 million... five times leverage, it will be 2000 million yuan!"

"I just asked. Yesterday was the first day of resumption of trading in the New Year. The full-day trading volume of May frozen concentrated orange juice futures was less than 500 million yuan."

"Yeah~ The commodity trading market is not very active on the first day of the new year."

"So if we invest in a short time..."

"..alright, I got it."

"I will!"

"Thank you for trusting me!"

"Hehe~ Okay, bye!"

. . .

Putting down the phone, Sam instantly felt a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders~

400 million yuan + leverage, speculating on the frozen concentrated orange juice market. .

Without a capable helper, it would be impossible to complete the position before the Ministry of Agriculture releases the forecast report. .

"Bernard Madoff!"

Sam took a sip of coffee, frowned and muttered something in a low voice.

He was one of David's helpers.

----

On the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii.

Honolulu International Airport.

Nariya, gone.

David looked at the plane Neria was riding in and slowly flew into the sky. Feeling relaxed all over, he turned around and said to Deborah.

"Still... let Tilda go to the Big Island with you for a few days."

"I'm going to be very busy these days!"

"Oh? Haha~" Deborah, who was wearing a light-colored floral skirt, took out sunglasses from her small bag and said.

"you sure?"

"She came here especially for you..."

"I know~" David took half a step forward, took Deborah's arm, and said with a wink at Lilith behind him.

"I also came from her age~"

"Adolescent love comes and goes even faster..."

"Don't worry, I already know all her thoughts and I will never hurt her."

Deborah tilted her head and looked at David's confident look, and couldn't help but smile: "How do you know what she is thinking?"

"Are you guessing again?"

"Yes~"

"She's not that kind of complicated girl, whose thoughts are easy to guess..."

"Hahaha~"

"Then have you guessed Nariya's thoughts?"

"Um...a little bit~"

"Tell me!"

David somewhat guessed Deborah's thoughts, put away his smile, and said seriously: "She doesn't like to interfere in the family business."

"But she cares very much about the control within the family!"

"My unexpected appearance is a help that can help her solve the problem~"

"And my lack of control also made her feel a little dissatisfied..."

"So, she won't say too much to me until she has fully thought about how to deal with my relationship with Lilith and Laura~"

"..that's it?"

"Any more?"

"Have!"

David turned to look at Lilith, who was biting her lip and lowering her head, and said, "If I hadn't appeared, she might have felt that Laura's relationship with Lilith was troublesome... but it was not beyond her control. ~"

“Laura’s character is very rebellious~”

"Lilith is on the other extreme."

"So when I really left Lilith by my side and asked Laura to go home obediently, she would agree to my visit + apologize, and then she would fly over specifically to express my gratitude for the reason of meeting you. My own attitude~"

"However, it is obvious that she has not forgiven Lilith yet..."

"Maybe in her heart, Laura is just a minor, but Lilith is already an adult!"

"Haha~" David said with a little force on his hand, pulling Deborah to Lilith, lifting her chin with his fingers.

"Being an adult...what does it mean?!"

"Who can say for sure about love?"

"Right~Lilith!"

"..." No one answered his question. .

David seemed to know this result, and said with a self-deprecating smile.

"I'll take you to my family's place~ The plane will take off in more than 20 minutes."

"...Okay!" Deborah took a deep look at Lilith and followed David.

. . .

more than an hour later.

Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

Karnes, who had just gotten up, staggered out of the hotel lobby, stood on the edge of the lawn and squinted his eyes around before finding David sitting under the tree.

"Hey~ Your family is gone?"

"Um.."

"Then what? What are you going to do here?"

David took off his sunglasses, looked at Karnes sideways, and asked, "Are you anxious?"

"I'm not in a hurry~"

"Anyway, among the few of us, I can invest the least amount of money..."

"Hehe~"

"At least the money you can invest is earned by yourself..."

"And me?"

"Most of the money I use to invest comes from the Sidrich family."

"So even though I don't think I was wrong, I don't think investing in gold is a bad idea."

"But if we really buy spot gold from Julie, then... it may not be up to us when to sell it and at what price~"

"You said that, right?!"

"Humph~"

Karnes curled his lips and snorted coldly, leaned back in the beach chair next to David, and sighed strangely.

"Who said we are all... spoilers?!"

"If we don't tie our hands and feet, what if something big happens..."

"Hehe~"

"No one will come forward to wipe our butt in the end!"

David lowered his head and fiddled with his sunglasses. After being silent for a while, he asked, "Is there any news from Little Peter?"

"No~"

"No news, that's good news, right?"

"..Um!"

"So you've decided when to start planning?"

"Yes!"

David took a deep breath, looked at the blue sky in the distance, and said, "None of us will be directly involved in the specific transaction."

“Building a capable and trustworthy team is the top priority.”

"Then, I want you to be our representative, stationed on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, and work with Klein to establish a partnership venture capital company as the first step in our mid- to long-term investment plan!"

"Silicon Valley? Do you want to continue investing in those high-tech companies?"

"Yes~"

"Wall Street is just where we made our initial capital."

"They are our future!"

"..." Kanes gently rubbed his forehead with his hand, thought for a while, and asked.

"So you're in New York...?"

"As usual~"

David put the sunglasses on his head, closed his eyes and said, "Since the first time I said I was a mascot, I have been preparing for today~"

"The fund company on the fourth floor of Stanley, I believe that Sam Rogers, as my agent, can handle everything~"

"Otis Parker is a great guy when it comes to collecting and organizing all kinds of information!"

"As for my shares in insurance companies, TV stations and several other partnership companies, they will be handed over to Pine, Grace and Lilith to help me manage them~"

"They will definitely be very willing to help me with this!"

"...Then what? You handed over all your work...what are you going to do again?"

"Haha~ Let's study!"

David raised a hand, tilted his head and smiled at Karnes: "Anyone who wants to go higher and further must have a very full understanding of himself!"

"So, I will continue to work hard to learn knowledge from all aspects, arm my brain, and enrich my vision and mind~"

"Um...you don't...want to go to college?"

"Hahaha~"

"Why should I go to college? Pick up girls?"

"...Haha~ Then you will definitely be exhausted before graduation...!"

"Hahahaha~" David picked up some sand and threw it on Carnes, smiling.

"Then I will definitely drag you along!"

"...Tch~" Karnes closed his eyes and raised a middle finger to him.

. . .

After joking.

Both of them lay in their chairs in silence, thinking about their own thoughts.

What will be the result if we really take this crucial first step?

Maybe, we can only leave it to the future~