"It's always too tiring and heavy to talk to too smart adults, so ......," said Tommy Hawke, sitting on a bench in the lobby of this old English inn built under Edward VII, at eight o'clock in the evening, to Catherine, who was drinking juice next to her.

Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Catherine had already withdrawn her gaze in the direction of the long bar, looked at Tommy, and said, "So, this explains why you only had two naïve and stupid friends by your side when you were a child?" ”

Tommy thought for a moment and finally nodded, "Yes, Dennis is right, you're good at ending chats." ”

"So, did that guy tell you to try it out if I targeted him, or did I target all the boys?" Catherine asked.

Tommy Hawk looked around and said with a sad expression on his lips, "Yes, although I told him the answer, he didn't feel safe enough. In fact, slightly more normal boys don't think like this, but Dennis happens to be slightly different from normal boys, first, he has no skin, and second, he has no brains. ”

This old-fashioned luxury hotel is now a student dormitory, and thanks to the lack of televisions in the country, the entertainment in the evenings can only be a few entertainment facilities in the hotel lobby, such as pool tables, card tables, bands, etc.

Otilia and Susan, the principal of the local high school, sat on the second floor, overlooking the relaxing students in the hall, chatting intimately, fulfilling their duties perfectly, supervising the students, but not spoiling everyone's interest.

The table is one of the first entertainment facilities to be given up, not because it doesn't gamble and is not exciting, but because when you sit across from a peer who has been practicing poker since childhood, is proficient in various ways of playing, and has an amazing winning rate, you will find that the game has no sense of participation at all.

The students who like to be in the limelight are happiest at this time, they control the musical instruments and the stage, the billiard table and the long bar, and use all kinds of methods and skills that they are good at, trying to win the attention of the girls.

For example, Dennis, this guy is slapping the table in front of the long bar at this moment, and is shouting loudly at the same age who are occupying the small stage at this moment:

"Let's wrestle your wrist! Decide where you belong on stage like a real male creature! Don't tell me anything damn first come, first served! ”

David Schaefer, who was lying on the bar like a lazy man, immediately came to his senses: "If someone is willing to bet, I can provide you with a reasonable commission." ”

"David, don't gamble with money! Can't you just use cookies as chips? Otilia got up immediately and held on to the railing on the second floor to warn.

Under the nose of Dennis, the police chief, at this moment, Pam, who was in the corner of the hall to convert two bicycles of unknown origin into a two-person couple bicycle, had a rare reaction, took out the change on his body and walked over, patted it on the bar, and said to David tepidly: "These two pieces are exchanged for soda, and Dennis wins." ”

With that, the guy turned around and walked back into the corner to start his own modification operation.

"David, I'll buy two pieces of soda too, and Dennis wins." Tommy sat on the bench and whistled vigorously to get David's attention, and then shouted.

Catherine asked curiously, "I don't know who will stand up and teach that guy a lesson, so you guys will buy him to win?" ”

"That's why we three naïve and stupid guys have been friends for so long, I don't care who the opponent is, but you have to know who your companion is, friends who have never betrayed each other when they grow up so big, I don't think it's a small number to have two." Tommy said.

Before the opponent stepped forward, there were already two dead friends who bet on themselves to win, which made the smile on Dennis's face even more victorious, and at this time he raised his hands and looked around: "Standing in front of you is Dennis Herbert!" From the West Hope Hill neighborhood of Warwick City, Kent County, Rhode Island! Owner of the most alcoholic brawlers for seven consecutive years at the Warwick Oktoberfest, home to the nation's most vicious ......"

"Stephen said, let me try." At this time, Frank slowly stood up at the instigation of Stephen and said to Dennis, who was making a big statement.

Seeing Frank's well-defined muscles, although Dennis maintained his momentum, his eyes had begun to unconsciously glance in the direction of the stage: "Frank, I'm challenging those guys on the stage......"

"Dennis! You're a tough guy made by Warwick! Let him see how good you are! Know your hardness! Tommy shouted, "Don't be a coward!" ”

Dennis turned his head to Tommy and cursed with a barrage of expletives: "F*ckYou! Tommy! Look at Frank, he has more muscles in his neck than my abs! Put boxing gloves on this guy, he's exactly like white boxing champion John Dempsey! And you want me to fucking die at his hands? ”

However, despite the words, the action was not intimidating, and Dennis put his hand on the bar, staring at Frank with excited eyes.

"Mathematician, what do you think of the odds of Dennis winning?" Tommy asked Chris next to him, who had just finished a poker game.

Chris looked at Tommy speechlessly: "Tommy, if this kind of competition is that you have to ask others to find out the winning rate, I don't recommend you to go to college." ”

At this time, one of Zoe's students hurriedly walked into the bar under the escort of two black local policemen, and after making a round, he walked up to Tommy, who was chatting with Chris, and said, "Tommy, Mr. Elton, the producer of Nickelodeon, has called and wants to talk to you, and Zoe asked me to inform you." ”

"So if it's not a desperate desire for power, don't be a politician, what a beautiful night, there are so many beautiful girls around you to talk to, and I want to communicate with a middle-aged man." Tommy got up and raised his hand, and Chris slapped his hands in the face, "I can do the job of picking up girls for you, Mr. Prime Minister." ”

"You can always understand how to make me sadder, Chris." Tommy said with a smile.

Seeing Tommy walk into the outreach office, Zoe, who had been guarding the outreach office, handed Tommy the phone that did not hang up, and did not forget to cover the position of the earpiece with his hand when he handed it over and quickly introduced the situation: "Nickelodeon "Are you afraid of the dark? The show's producer, Elton Byrne, I just briefed him on some of the basics, but his interest doesn't seem that intense. ”

"We're the payers, Zoe, and they're the dancers we're chosen." Tommy took the phone and deliberately said in a voice that he could definitely hear on the other end of the phone: "I didn't tell you, it's better to wait for the feedback on Disney Channel and get it done together, I hate to repeat the situation every time, there are so many things waiting for us to do in this country." ”

Zoe gave a silent thumbs up, and Tommy smiled and handed the phone to his ear: "Hello, Mr. Byrne, I am the Chairman of the CSLS Committee, the founder of this Summer Summit, and Tommy Hawke, Interim Prime Minister of St. Vincent. ”

"Kid, you're about to outlast our president." Elton laughed on the other end of the phone.

Tommy ignored the other party's ridicule and continued to say seriously and arrogantly: "To make a long story short, if I want to promote the summer camp on Nickelodeon, how much will I have to pay for you to show up in St. Vincent with a film crew?" ”

"It sounds like you're rich, and it's rare for a partner to talk about the price on the first official call, which makes me a little frustrated, and I feel like the producer is like a stripper." Elton apparently felt Tommy's tone ridiculous more and more.

Tommy adjusted his breath for a moment, and then there was more dissatisfaction in his tone: "If it weren't for my Secretary of Defense, Kathleen Nunn, who had a good impression of Nickelodeon, I wouldn't have considered you, Disney Channel is the first choice, we are not short of money, not only is the country's treasury in the hands of my Chancellor of the Exchequer, we can make Nickelodeon broadcast our advertisements twenty-four hours a day as long as we want." ”

"It's ridiculous, kid, no country would really give wealth to a bunch of high school students in this kind of experiential game."

"You know what's even more ridiculous? Mr. Byrne, my high school student Chancellor of the Exchequer has a fortune of six hundred million dollars, and his wealth in the bank generates several times more interest a year than the salary of all the people in this country. ”

"What the hell are you talking about, kid?"

"The country's current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Stephen Bene, is from the New York Byne family, and if you look at the recent news in the New York newspapers about Mr. Leon Byne and his family, you know I'm not interested in joking with you, whatever it is." Tommy Hawk took the initiative on the phone and talked eloquently:

"I think it's necessary for you to accept this ridiculous reality first, and then talk about cooperation, and when you think I'm not kidding, it might be easier for us to talk to each other, I want to promote the summer camp, to promote the brand, and then to promote this beautiful country, that's why I want to work with a TV station, if you want to cooperate, then think about how you can help create an interesting and in-depth documentary or whatever, and, don't just open our mouths because we have enough wealth, We are rich people, but we are not philanthropists, and it is much more difficult to make money from rich people than it is to make money from poor people. ”

"Kid, you're talking about Leon Binne's grandson......"

"Mr. Byrne, this call has been made four times by now, and I remind you that if I hear a fifth one more, I guarantee you will not make a penny from me, and I have chosen to work directly with Disney Channel, and for the sake of my Secretary of State for Defense, Catherine Nunn, I will introduce myself to you for the last time, Chairman of the CSLS Committee, Interim Prime Minister of St. Vincent, Tommy Hawke." Tommy Hawk said word by word into the earpiece:

"Next time you call, call me Mr. Prime Minister."

After saying that, Tommy hung up the phone, and Zoe looked at Tommy in surprise: "It seems to be over before we get to the point?" ”

"Before the main topic begins, let him verify the authenticity according to the information I said, and then through this conversation, I believe that we are a group of people who care about titles, but they are obviously naïve but like to talk to people with adult kisses, and it is easy for them to take the initiative...... Child. Tommy Hawk lit a cigarette and smiled at Zoe, "Good work, Miss Lady, I can escort you back to the hotel." ”

"Actually, you've seen my profile, right?" Zoe nodded, walked out of the outreach office with Tommy, carefully locked the door, and asked as she walked in the hallway with Tommy.

Tommy nodded, "I've seen it." ”

"So when they called me lady, you didn't come up with another nickname for me?"

"I've thought about it, but I think it's better to wait until you tell them yourself." Tommy said.

As soon as the two walked out of the government building, they heard the sound of musical instruments playing from the hotel in the distance, and an old Bob Dylan song "Knocking on Heaven's Door", which was performed by Dennis in a rock style, drifted with the night wind:

“knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door！ knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door！ knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door……”

It sounded like Tommy Hawke's favorite cover of the Guns N' and the Roses, and the rest of the hall seemed to be infected by the sound and joined the singers, making the song resound throughout the night sky of Kingston.

"It's an old song, but it's still infectious." Listening to this song, Zoe looked up at the starry sky slightly, smiled and said, "Great summer camp." ”

"Of course, great summer camp and, even better, let's go, Miss Vixen." Tommy whispered, "I hope you like the nickname I gave you in your heart." ”