Chapter 12: Good Times
There is a movie theater right in Chinatown.
When nothing happens, locals rarely leave the Chinatown area, and even when they do, they only move around the area, and it's a shame to say that Su Mu has lived in Los Angeles since he was a child, but he has only been to Hollywood once, and he only went there because of a school trip.
Outsiders always think that Hollywood is great, but in fact, the locals in Los Angeles don't think there's anything there, they have met too many stars, and they often encounter filming, and they have long been accustomed to it, and it's not a big deal.
The road is very narrow, the streets are crowded, most of them are yellow faces, there are also dark-skinned Southeast Asians, car horns, people talking, etc., mixed together, it looks very noisy, it is okay now, there are more people at night.
In the '80s, the area seemed to have been forgotten by the mayor, and when the surrounding infrastructure was renovated, the area was always the same, and the only federal officials willing to come over were probably the tax office.
In addition to illegal events such as money laundering, for Chinese who are unwilling to pay taxes, or will not pay taxes, sometimes they will turn a blind eye, and it is too much work to carefully trace, after all, many people can't even speak English, and there is no way to communicate.
The new generation of young people have legal American resident status and social security and other benefits, while some of the older generation are smuggled over, or black households who are unwilling to leave after the visa expires, the Su family does not have this problem, don't look at the lack of too much money, in fact, it is already a good mix in Chinatown, and also has a large single-family bungalow, which shows how bad the situation of the local Chinese is, more like the isolated "Little China" in the United States, in addition to "Little Korea", "Little Philippines" and so on.
Passing by the Fuzhou Hotel with a strange shape, there are two stone lions at the door, and the Jinjiang Hotel is written on the sign in the distance, most of which are written in traditional characters, with English names below, some are directly Chinese, the streets are messy on both sides, garbage is thrown in the alley at will, the cleaners turn a blind eye when passing by, anyway, there is garbage, it is better to wait for the morning when there are fewer people to clean together.
The street is too narrow, resulting in traffic chaos, the tricycle hit a car, the people on both sides are arguing loudly, and the people behind are constantly honking, driving is not as fast as walking, this is the consensus of everyone, the scope of Chinatown is not large, where to walk, it is very convenient.
Red lanterns, small buildings with warped corners, various archways, this dilapidated place is very humane, always so lively, there are many snacks from all over the world, and there are people performing juggling, just like Xiangjiang, where cultures are exchanged and integrated, and combined with the local culture of the United States, forming a unique customs, the Chinese who have just arrived always find it interesting, and the local young people think it is normal, but they are not used to living in other parts of the United States......
A movie was opened in an old movie theater.
DVD, VCD and other private home projection equipment has not yet appeared, the vast majority of people in addition to TV, can only come to the cinema to watch movies, the picture quality is not clear, the sound is also noisy, in this era environment, these situations are normal, because the first part of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was a huge success and accumulated a lot of fans, so many people came today to watch the second part.
Su Mu watched it with relish, and Li Ping'an, who stayed up late last night to read martial arts novels, and was suddenly tired, fell asleep as early as the beginning of the movie, and slept until the end of the movie.
“…… When the movie is over, wipe the saliva from your mouth and it will all flow to your chest. Su Mu replied with a smile, stood up and walked out with an empty Coke cup, he likes to watch movies, it is one of the few pleasures in his usual life, and after the release of "Star Wars 3" directed by George Lucas last year, it was reported that he would not continue to shoot the fourth part, which disappointed him for a long time.
Listening to the radio a few days ago, I unexpectedly heard the news that the eighth part of "Star Wars" "The Last Absolute Knight" was released at the box office, which made Su Mu's can't help but feel that those guys who broadcast spoof broadcasts must also be Star Wars fans, just like someone told that in 2050 human beings will come into contact with aliens, it is not strange that he doesn't believe the content on the radio, and there is still an opportunity missing for the time being - an opportunity for him to see the truth.
After walking out of the door of the theater, he threw the empty cup into the trash can, the light suddenly became bright, Li Ping'an squinted his eyes and stretched his waist, and said to Su Mu: "I had a beautiful dream just now, I dreamed that I was rich, and I swam around in the pool full of banknotes."
I really thought about it this time, I dropped out of school after reading this semester, and I didn't want to go to school even if my dad broke my leg, and I slept in school every day, so I couldn't sleep at night.
Do you really think there's a way to sell computers? I mean money, you know, it's so expensive, would anyone buy it?"
"You ask me, how do I know, before you think about what to do, let's continue to stay in school, I don't want to go out to work at such a young age, do you want to go into the restaurant to wash dishes?"
After Su Mu finished speaking, he was affected by Li Ping'an, and he also dozed off, adding: "Maybe the price will come down in the future, Mr. Bill Gates, Mr. Steve Jobs, etc., aren't they all because of the personal computer industry."
Mr. Wang An, the richest Chinese man in the world, is now worth more than $2 billion because he sells computers and accessories, and he must be very rich, yes, that money. ”
"The richest man in China?
Wow, with so much money, you can buy a private jet when you go out, right?"
Li Ping'an was frightened awake, and with his knowledge, it was difficult to imagine how much more than two billion dollars was, but he knew that it was very, very much, and said again: "Jobs?
Who are these two? Why don't you know any of them? ”
Throwing a roll of his eyes to his friend, Su Mu said: "Please, read more newspapers and you will know them, read martial arts novels all day long, and the newspapers you subscribe to are going to be moldy at the door." ”
"Forget it, it's not my own money anyway, when the time comes, I'll ask my dad, he runs around the country and should know something.
My mom wanted me to study dentist, and a dentist should be a doctor, and being a dentist is very profitable, but if anyone has bad breath, I will be smoked to death.
Oh, and I forgot to tell you, I'm going to my grandma's house again during the summer vacation, and I really don't like San Francisco, but my dad has to let me go, he's afraid I'll stay at home and play around. ”
"Well, see you in September, his fears are justified. ”
“……”
It's a great time, and military computers are starting to make their way into society.
Just last year's Forbes rich list, for the first time in the top ten list, the name of a Chinese appeared - Wang An.
The seventh richest man in the United States, the founder of Wang An Computer Company......