Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 62 Dino 246 GTS
What does it mean to earn one million in half a year?
If this kind of thing happened in Ethan Jones' previous life, it cannot be said to be unremarkable, it can only be said to be insignificant. After all, in that era, one could not survive with an asset of 100,000, an asset of 1 million was considered poor, an asset of 10 million was only suitable for blind dates, and an asset of 100 million was considered human.

There’s nothing we can do about it. Who made it so difficult for so many people with assets worth over 100 million yuan to be found on Tieba and Weibo?
But in this era...

One million US dollars, that's really awesome!
You know, the world's first Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, which was commissioned this year, cost only a few small targets, far less than the billions of dollars in later generations. At present, the Lakers, located in the Angel City next door, are only worth tens of millions, and ten years ago, in September 1965, when Jack Cook bought the team, he only spent five million US dollars.

So, when Ethan Jones came out of Atari, his mouth never closed again!
Although from a long-term perspective, the income that Snake Game can bring him will definitely not exceed that of MOS 6502 and Apple, but it doesn't matter, right? Because the biggest advantage of video games is that they can collect a lot of cash in a short period of time!
When the real money that means life appears, Ethan Jones can do so many things!
For example...

He first went home to share the good news with Linda, and then rushed to San Jose to buy a car.

In fact, Ethan Jones wanted to change his car when he received the first dividend, because he was not comfortable driving the second-hand Chevrolet, but he could not confirm the subsequent income at that time, and Thomas's passionate social life forced him to leave home, so he put the change of car on hold. Later, the emergence of MOS 6502 and Steve Jobs' request for help made Ethan Jones very busy, and he directly forgot about changing the car, which was optional.

But now...

The second batch of dividends is about to come out, so why should he be so reserved?
You have to buy, buy, buy no matter what!
After wandering around San Jose, Ethan Jones stopped in front of a car dealership.

Parked in their showroom was a two-seater big red sports car with a streamlined body, a low front end and a high rear end.

Its headlights are raised circles. When you stand at the front of the car and look at it, you can even feel that what is parked in front of you is not a car, but a frog staring at you in a silly way.

Ethan was very interested in the design, and when he got out of the car and asked the salesperson, the brand the other party quoted made Ethan stunned.

"Dino? What brand is this?" Ethan was a little confused.

The salesperson answered naturally: "Sir, Dino is a sub-brand of the Italian manufacturer Ferrari. It was created by the founder Enzo in memory of his late eldest son Dino. The car you are looking at now is called Dino 246 GTS. It is a convertible sports car. It uses a 2.4-liter V6 engine with a maximum power of 240 horsepower. It has an independent suspension system and is equipped with a vacuum booster..."

'It was a Ferrari?'

'I've never heard of that.'

In his previous life, Ethan had no money to play with cars, and his knowledge of cars was limited to the Ferrari LaFerrari, Porsche 918 and McLaren P1 that often appeared in novels about rich people, so he had no idea what the configuration reported in the sales report meant.

However, he was clear about one thing: the handsome car in front of him was very environmentally friendly.

Because it is a V6 engine! Not a V8 engine!

It does not meet the standards of the American big V8 and environmentally friendly special codes!

"How much is this car?" asked Ethan, who liked it.

"Sir, this car is priced at $14,950."

"I want it, how do I pay?"

"Sir, do you have a Bank Americard?"

"No."

"Then we can accompany you to the bank and transfer the money directly."

The Bank Americard mentioned by the sales is actually the future credit card brand VISA.

Credit cards have been around for a long time. In 1950, Diners Club launched the first credit card in the United States. It was a small paper card that could be used for purchases on credit, but only in restaurants, and required full repayment every month.

In 1958, American Express introduced the first plastic credit card, which allowed credit payments at multiple merchants and locations, and allowed cardholders to pay in installments. Thus, the infamous revolving credit came into being.

In 1966, Bank of America extended its credit card service to the whole country, and Bank Americard became the first credit card that could be used throughout the country. Ten years later, next year, in 1976, Bank Americard will be renamed VISA.

Since then, VISA, the world's leading card payment institution, has officially entered the historical stage.

Since Ethan had learned about financial history in school, he was not surprised when the salesperson said he could pay by credit card. However, he was a little confused about one thing: "Don't you accept checks?"

The salesman was stunned by this question, and then he smiled and said, "Sir, this matter will be handled by Frank Abagnale. I heard that he was released on parole last year? It turns out that we collect checks, but before this gentleman finds a reasonable, legitimate job with a certain economic level, collecting checks is indeed a very difficult thing for us."

"Please forgive me."

"Okay, I see." Ethan laughed.

Because he thought of a movie, "Catch Me If You Can" directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. In the movie, the prototype of the character played by Leo DiCaprio was Frank Abagnale. Since he didn't have a credit card, Ethan followed the steps of the other party to complete the transfer at the bank. When the salesperson who accompanied him got the receipt from the bank, the brand new Dino 246 GTS belonged to Ethan.

After getting a new car, Ethan wanted to show it off.
He rushed to San Francisco and revved his car in front of Frank's store. When the other party rushed out in surprise and wanted to find out what was going on, Ethan immediately shifted gears and drove away with a smile.

Hey! I won’t show it to you!

He slipped to the door of Jobs' house and continued to rev the car in neutral. When Jobs wanted to touch him with an envious look on his face, Ethan shifted gears again and ran away happily.

Hey! You can't touch it!

Then, he went to Thomas's orchard, blasted the gas in front of him, and then...

Thomas grabbed his collar and dragged him out of the cab.

I watched the other person sit in.

Touching the brand new steering wheel, Thomas' face was full of envy, "Oh! Fxxk! How much did you pay for this car?"

"With taxes, it's almost 17,000."

"Sh*t! This car costs $17,000?" Thomas' eyes widened. "Why don't they just rob people?"

"Because this is Dino!" Ethan patted the car door and said, "It's a Ferrari brand!"

Ethan originally thought that Thomas would scold him for buying such an expensive car, but when he heard the brand name Ferrari, he immediately started the car, shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and drove away in one go.
Looking at the figure that suddenly left, Ethan was stunned and shouted, "WTF?!!! Thomas, what are you doing???"

Before he finished speaking, Thomas's excited voice was heard in the air -

"Lend me this car! Let me go for a spin! And show up at my old friend's place!"

'...'

Ethan never expected that the car he just bought would be stolen like this?
Seeing that Thomas had no intention of turning back, he could only climb onto the Ford pickup truck that had been abandoned by the other party and prepare to go home.

Just as he was about to turn the key to start the ignition, he suddenly discovered a problem -

"Shit! This guy didn't leave his keys in the car!"

"Oh!"

After hammering the steering wheel hard, Ethan reluctantly went into the lounge of the orchard and called home.

"Hello~Linda? Yes, yes, it's me. Thomas left me in the orchard. Can you see if there is any way to take me back..."

"What? You're asking me why I didn't come back by myself? Oh! He stole my car!"

"Yes! A new car! A convertible sports car! He insisted that I lend it to him, saying he wanted to go for a ride!"

"Hello? Hi! Linda? Oh Dxxm!"

The phone hung up...

Just as Ethan was sulking, a "beep beep beep" sound was heard.

I looked up and saw outside the window that the flashy red sports car was back.

Looking at Ethan who looked puzzled, Thomas in the car shouted, "Aren't you coming over yet?"

"Do you really think I want to steal your car?"

"I just wanted to satisfy my craving, and I'll be back as soon as I reach the intersection!"

"This car is great, I'll give it back to you~"

(End of this chapter)