America 1982

Tommy Hawke wore a custom-made suit of expensive fabrics and a blue polka-dot tie. He shaved his beard and combed his hair into a greased head. He walked into the live broadcast room with a smile on his face. It was just this outfit that made him look like Like a nouveau riche who suddenly became rich.

Susan stood up, gave Tommy a strong hug, then turned to look at everyone, and said with a bright smile: "That's him, Tommy Hawke, the person who changed my destiny! Soon, he will change you all Your destiny will give you a brand new life!"

"Thank you Susan, thank you for the introduction." Tommy supported Susan considerately until she left, then sat on the sofa and looked at Bob with a smile: "I don't know why you called me up. , I was watching it so happily backstage, I didn’t even know what to say to the camera.”

"You don't know what to say? Talk about OSS and your dreams..." Bob said with a smile.

"I'm from the East Coast. We East Coasters are not as romantic and fond of fantasy as the guys on the West Coast. We prefer to be more practical, that is, no matter what we do, doing is more important than saying. There is nothing to say. I have finished OSS. , the rest is left to the audience. The audience is smart people. They know how to distinguish between true and false, good and evil. They have independent eyes and independent brains. They are free people on this land and can decide anything by themselves. Be the master of this land and never let others influence you." Tommy shook his head, interrupted Bob, looked at the audience calmly and said:

"My mother often said to me, only God can make you kneel down in the dust with sincerity. Unfortunately, he has never come here. It is not that he abandoned us, but that he gave us true freedom."

After saying this sentence, dozens of spectators in the audience applauded loudly. This is a sentence that most Americans in Florida are accustomed to saying. It started when President Lincoln tried to abolish slavery. The white people in this land The words spoken to President Lincoln have now become slogans used by Florida's middle and lower class groups regardless of race to fight against the power of the government.

Being able to say this, at least this college student looks like one of his own.

"Susan said you..." Bob saw the actors in the audience clapping vigorously. He swore that it was not a plot arrangement, but a spontaneous behavior of these country people. They are so simple. Every time no matter what politicians or other figures come to confront them, They gave speeches, and as long as they said this classic line from Florida, they felt that the other party was standing with them and inseparable.

When the applause stopped, Bob continued to ask: "Susan said you are from the country."

Tommy nodded, always looking at the audience in the audience, and said: "Susan cares about my image very much. She thinks I saved her, but in fact she just saved herself. If people don't take the initiative to change, other people will There is nothing anyone can do to help her, so she won't say anything bad about me. I can honestly tell you that I am not only from the countryside, but also an out-and-out asshole, just like the son you all love and hate. Or the kid from the neighbor who looks a little stupid and lustful. In junior high school, he dressed up as Batman and thoughtfully prepared a Robin costume for his date. As a result, the girl he dated thought he was mentally retarded and ended up screwing up his first love. On a date, my high school classmates and I tried every possible means to sneak into an adult bar and see the world, secretly opened a small movie channel without telling my family, set the alarm clock late at night and got up on time to peek... To be honest with you, I did these stupid things. I have done it all, and I am very good at it. Of course, the price is that my father is also very good at teaching me. He can even lie on the sofa with his eyes closed and use the slippers on his feet to accurately kick his butt five meters away. My ass..."

The people in the audience laughed happily again.

Hearing the familiar laughter from the people below, Tommy looked at Bob, shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Damn it! These people in the audience look similar to my parents. I can't say advertising words to them. It feels too bad." Weird, Bob, can you imagine going back to your parents' house, taking out a gadget you made yourself, and telling them seriously that this is a product, and you only need 49.99 yuan to change your destiny? ? Stop making trouble, I even think someone in the audience is ready to stand up and kick my ass, Dad, you are here, right?"

"Look at these people. They are as simple, sincere and cheerful as my parents. My mother was an ordinary housewife, but she passed away when I was sixteen. My father was a shipbreaker. He worked hard to make money to raise me and send me to school. I entered college..." Tommy looked at the people in the audience, and finally lowered his head in distress, and said in a low voice:

"Bob, I can't do it. I can't sell OSS to these people like my parents. They don't need software to change their destiny at all, right? A fruit farmer, whose daily job is to grow oranges, a mother, she I have to take care of my family every day, why do they need such a damn thing! Don’t sell it, just change it to another product. It was the wrong decision I made to bring OSS here to sell it.”

Bob looked a little nervous and said: "Tommy, this is a live broadcast, you'd better follow the advertising slogan..., you...or if you think they shouldn't take out the money, why not do it like the products we promoted before, One hundred for free? The first one hundred viewers who call to purchase will receive the software for free?"

"I should provide OSS for free to everyone who wants to change. Do you understand? It's all free, completely free. This is my idea. On the way to the live broadcast room, I was still seriously considering this issue, but I can't. See Is this what I'm wearing? It's a little weird, isn't it? It looks out of place on a poor boy like me. I look like one of those rich men on Wall Street in New York. This is the most expensive thing I've ever worn in my life, because I'm going to appear on TV. In the show, I took a fashion magazine to a high-end tailor shop, pointed to the high-end clothes in the magazine and said to the tailor, I am from the countryside, but I am rich now, so you have to dress me up like those rich people! It makes me exude nobility and appear in the live broadcast room, which gives me the confidence to tell the audience that as long as they buy the software, they can become like me!" Tommy stood up, took off his suit jacket, and directly Throw it to the crowd:

"But when I saw these kind and friendly faces, I knew I couldn't do it! Throw away that hypocritical suit. I want to confess everything. Actor not only helps them, but also needs them to help me!"

"Tommy! Pay attention to your emotions! You'd better consider every word you say carefully!" An anxious-looking Holly appeared at the entrance of the live broadcast room, not caring that this was a live TV broadcast, and reminded her in a low voice.

Tommy looked at Holly steadily, and finally shook his head firmly and looked at the camera:

"I know it's a bad idea to come to this kind of live broadcast room to sell software, but the Actor Company and I have run out of options. Although I lost my mother, I don't lack maternal love. My mother taught me to help women and respect women. I will follow my mother's words I have done it, and I have helped many women, I have developed a software that is easier for people to use, and I have helped students find jobs with better pay."

"I always thought it was the right thing to do until someone told us we'd better not do it and if you let them get jobs, we're going to kick you out."

"We received a lawyer's letter and indictment from a big company. It is a real big company that can earn more than 100 million in half a year. I consulted a lawyer, and the lawyer told me that there is no chance of winning against such a big company. , the simplest point is that any lawsuit can take more than half a year or a year, and some troublesome cases can even take three to five years. They can afford sky-high legal fees, but Actor and I cannot afford it because lawyers work on an hourly basis. To charge, calculate the number of hours in a year, and then multiply by two hundred yuan, that is the basic fee I should pay to the lawyer. They only need to delay, and when I, a poor man, cannot pay the lawyer's fees, it will be the end of Actor Company. Then One day, this little company that did the right thing will be left to their own devices."

"I'm here to sell software, just to make a desperate struggle before that day really comes, to earn as much legal fees as possible and not to make myself look helpless."

At this point, Tommy took a deep breath: "As long as this software sells 100,000 units, there will be no charge. As long as I am still an Actor, it will always be free. But for the first 100,000 customers, I'm sorry, It must make your money because it needs to survive, it needs to hire lawyers, and it needs to fight hard with those big companies! Even if it ends up being shattered to pieces! I don’t know why big companies want to cut off the poor’s opportunities to obtain wealth, but I I am a free citizen of this land. No matter what conspiracy they have, I will not surrender to them. Just like the Floridians back then, even if we cannot defeat our opponents, we still have the courage to charge! I need your help!"

"You want to find a decent new job by studying? Pick up the phone and buy OSS! I'll give you a job!"

"You have never seen a computer, pick up the phone and buy OSS! As long as you study hard, I will give it to you!"

"If you don't want to be blocked by those rich people, pick up the phone and buy OSS! This is your best opportunity!"

"Or you just don't want to see the only country boy willing to help you get knocked down by them! Pick up the phone and buy OSS! Reach out and give me the power! Let's kill those capitalists who are trying to enslave us forever!"

"Only God can make us kneel down in the dust with sincerity, but it is a pity that He has never come here! Except God, no one can take away our right to acquire knowledge! No one can take away our right to change ourselves Rights! As long as Actor exists, our software will never increase in price, our training will always be free, and we will always help ordinary people who want to change their destiny!"

"Is it wrong to listen to my mother and do the right thing? Damn it! My mother can never be wrong! Never! So no matter how difficult it is, I will never back down!"

"God saves those who save themselves! God bless the Actor, in the name of freedom! God witnesses!"

The audience stood up one after another and applauded loudly for Tommy, who was standing on the live broadcast stage with a defiant face and his head slightly raised!

Amid thunderous applause, the director’s voice rang in Bob’s ears:

"Thirty seconds ago, the sales exceeded 1,000 sets. There are still many women calling and asking how to donate to this poor young man named Tommy. They are willing to give him love and strength on behalf of his deceased mother."

Third update, finally finished coding, go to sleep, good night everyone