Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 78: The vengeful Qiao Gang and the lazy filmmaker

In 1975, Los Angeles was already the largest city in California, and even ranked third in the entire country. In terms of municipal planning, it has its own characteristics. The design that is like the moon surrounded by the hearts of the people makes it easy to tell at a glance where the center is.

In his previous life, Ethan had been to Los Angeles in 2016. At that time, he used the more than 4 US dollars he earned from working to buy a ticket to Staples and watched a curtain call performance in Los Angeles on April 14. Perhaps because of the added sentiment, he thought Los Angeles was really cool at that time, with people all over the streets and a sea of purple and gold everywhere he looked. But this era...

Before, when Ethan came to Los Angeles to promote Snake Game to Sega, he felt that this place was very ordinary. The dense road layout made him dizzy, and the crowds that were visible to the naked eye made him feel suffocated when driving. Although Jobs was the driver this time, the anger of the stop-and-go traffic was reduced a lot when he sat in the passenger seat, but the helplessness he faced still made him unhappy.

Looking at the long queue, he sighed and complained, "Steve, why is Los Angeles so congested?"

To be honest, Ethan was just asking casually.

But before Jobs could answer, a sweet voice came into his ears.

"Because this is the City of Angels! The San Fernando Valley is right here, so it's normal to have some congestion, right?"

"After all, the pipeline traffic over there has to be cleared every day."

‘! ’

Ethan was stunned when he heard these words.

My goodness, in broad daylight, someone actually dares to drive in public?
Don't you die?

Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw a pretty girl in cool clothes waving at them from the Chevrolet car driving alongside them.

"Cool car, handsome! What brand is it?"

After noticing that both Jobs and Ethan were looking at her, the girl asked directly.

Before Ethan could figure out what was going on, Jobs smiled and said, "Oh! This is Dino, the Ferrari Dino."

"Really? No wonder you're so cool! I swear, you're the most handsome guy on this street!"

The girl smiled and said, "If you are lucky, can we get to know each other?"

"Oh thank you, thank you for the compliment." Jobs shook his head.

I refused, “I’m not from California, I’m just here to do something and I’ll be leaving soon, so I’m sorry.”

"That's really a pity." The girl sighed.

Ethan understood the extremely high-energy conversation.

And precisely because he understood, he became even more confused.

When he turned his gaze to Jobs, the guy who had already looked away had a smile on his face, his mouth curled up.

After noticing that Ethan was looking at him, he said proudly:
"Brother! You should know why I want to drive your car? Because this is Los Angeles!"

"Here is Hollywood! This is where the entertainment industry in our country is most developed!"

"If you don't drive a luxury car when you come to this place, how can you really enjoy it?"

"Hmm?" Jobs winked at Ethan.

He picked up the sunglasses on his collar and put them on his nose.

Then he put one hand on the car window and the other on the steering wheel.

Although the traffic in front of me was almost stagnant, the inexplicable sense of relief directly washed away the unpleasantness of the traffic jam.

‘Fuck! ’

'This guy is driving my car just to show off?'

Ethan never imagined that this was the real reason why Jobs wanted to be a driver!

When he looked around and found that the guys who were waiting with him had more or less glanced over here, he felt that he had been at a disadvantage!

Oh no!

It’s a huge loss!
Because after buying the car, he also installed a beacon, but that was just to show off on a small scale.

He has never experienced this kind of large-scale coolness!
And then Jobs got there first?

Oh! Fxxk!

Just when he was about to curse, he felt something was wrong.

Because last time... he seemed to be at the doorstep of Jobs' house... and he stepped on the gas?

hiss--

I'm afraid this guy didn't do it on purpose?
"So you did it on purpose?" Ethan thought he had discovered something. "Did you drive on purpose?"

"No." Jobs shook his head decisively and denied it repeatedly. "I just think your behavior of stepping on the gas in neutral outside my house last time was not cool enough, so I wanted to show you how to be more cool."

'...'

Ethan was shocked!

He didn't expect Jobs to be so shameless!
If it wasn't difficult to change drivers on the main road, he would even want to kick this guy out!

There's nothing we can do! Who made this guy's behavior so irritating?
It's okay to show off by driving his car, but the key point is that you have to show off in front of him.

It's fine if he's just bragging in front of him, but what's even more annoying is that this guy insisted that he didn't brag well last time.

In his previous life, this kind of behavior would have been used to preserve the original flavor of the food - being careless on purpose!

Thinking of this, Ethan simply snorted and shook his head, not bothering to pay attention to him.

But at the same time, he also made a note for Jobs in his little notebook.

[On October 1975, 10, Steve Jobs used my car to show off in front of me!]

[I, Ethan, must avenge this! ]

However, no matter how angry Ethan was, he had to admit that the spirited young man version of Jobs really knew how to have fun. When they arrived in the northwest of Los Angeles, which was within the scope of Hollywood, this guy immediately slowed down the car and strolled slowly on the road.

As for the reason...

Very simple.

Anyone who can appear in this place must have a certain aspiration for Hollywood.

Tourists who come to admire the scenery will seize every opportunity to spot the stars.

In this way, the Dino 246 GTS is the best eye-catching car!

At the same time, those who want to become famous will not miss any opportunity to succeed.

The Dino 246 GTS car can give them the illusion that the owner is extraordinary!

After all! This is Hollywood!

Anyone who can drive a sports car in this place is either rich or powerful, and if they are not famous, then they must be able to give fame!

No matter which of these four you touch, you can fly!

Because of this, when Jobs drove the Dino 246 GTS around Hollywood, the red car and long hair immediately attracted a lot of attention. When he arrived at the door of Universal Studios and showed the guard his face under the sunglasses, the guard let him in. Ethan could even feel the endless love flowing out of the stores outside the studios!
And this feeling made Ethan even more unhappy.

After getting off the car, he said directly: "Steve, I am here to inform you as an investor of an unnamed company-"

“You won’t get any salary anymore!”

"I've deducted all your wages!" Jobs was stunned when he heard these words. He wanted to return the sports car keys to Ethan, but after hearing these words, he withdrew his hand and put the car keys of the Dino 246 GTS in his pocket.

"Well, I don't have any salary anyway, so you can lend me your car for a few more days. I want to get my salary back."

'How could this man be so shameless?'

Ethan's mouth twitched.

Just as he was frowning and thinking whether he should punch this shameless guy and teach him a lesson, Jobs had already opened his arms, put his arm around his shoulders, and took him into the Universal Studios building.

At the same time, he smiled and said, “Oh Ethan, don’t be angry~”

"If you keep looking sullen later, I will probably be taken away by the Los Angeles police."

"Because my friends will definitely think that I kidnapped you."

"At that time, he would definitely call the police."

While talking to Ethan, Jobs smiled and waved at the staff in the Global Building.

His carefree and relaxed demeanor was just like being back home.

This situation also surprised Ethan, because he didn't know how Steve Jobs, a former Atari employee and future founder of Apple, got along well with the staff of Universal Pictures.

Because no matter whether it is video games or personal computers, they have nothing to do with movies!
But even though he was curious, Ethan did not show it. Instead, he snorted coldly and said, "I don't believe it."

"Huh?" Jobs, who was waving to someone nearby, didn't understand. "What don't you believe?"

"I don't believe your friend will call the police." Ethan said again.

Such words made Jobs laugh. He took Ethan into the elevator and pressed the sign for the third floor. Then he said, "Oh Ethan, I might joke with you about other things, but I will never say anything nonsense about this."

"If you tell him that I kidnapped you, I think he will call the police."

As he was speaking, the elevator had already reached the third floor.

After opening the door, Jobs took Ethan into a straight passage. As they walked forward, he said, "Ethan, some of these things may seem exaggerated to you, but I still want to say that my friend has three lives."

"His first life was given by his parents, so even though his parents are divorced, he hopes they can remarry."

"His second life is movies. When I first met him, he told me that he would make the best movie in the world and win both box office and awards. Now, he has already achieved half of it. The other half will depend on next year's Oscars."

"And his third life is——"

At this point, Steve Jobs paused.

Because they have reached the end.

And in front of them, there was a tightly closed door.

The dark brown surface is full of traces of time.

There is no sign on the door, and at first glance, it even looks like a storage room.

But even so, bursts of sound still came out from inside.

Unfortunately, perhaps because the voice was too soft, or perhaps because of the good sound insulation, Ethan didn’t hear it clearly.

But it didn't matter. When Ethan was curious, Jobs had already raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom——"

Three long and one short sounds seemed to be a signal.

After Jobs stopped, a roar came out, "Who?"

"It's me! Steve! Steve Jobs!" Jobs answered loudly.

At the same time he said, "Steven! I brought Ethan!"

"Ethan Jones! The inventor of the Snake Game I told you about, Ethan Jones!"

"Wow~Thank you!" The people inside responded happily, "Just come in! The door is not locked!"

These words prompted Jobs to turn the handle and push the door open.

As he moved, a noisy knocking sound entered Ethan's ears.

Then he went into the house and saw everything clearly.

This is an office of about 200 square feet, with a table and a few chairs placed haphazardly inside.

There were a lot of documents piled on the table. A quick glance showed that the messy appearance was the epitome of disorder.

There are many posters on the east wall.

The first one has a yellow background and a black-and-white photo in the center, with "Amblin'" written below it.
The second one also has yellow elements, but there is no photo on it. Instead, it shows a roaring male head with the name "Duel" below it.
Next to them is a poster with a black-and-white photo as the background, and elements such as handcuffs, ammunition and a bear on it, and its name is "The Sugarland Express";
In addition, the last poster shows a blue sea, roaring sharks, and the title of the film is "Jaws".

This fact made Ethan narrow his eyes.

He felt as if he had discovered something.

When he cast his gaze towards the western corner of the room, a man with long hair, wearing a plaid shirt and jeans was performing the final chase on a Snake Game arcade machine.

"Oh!!! Yes!!!"

“I cleared the level!!!”

“I finally cleared the level!!!”

When the little white snake that dominated the screen finished eating the last food, the guy playing games in the corner suddenly cheered.

Although Game Over appeared on the screen, he was still happily jumping around like a child.

Then he turned around, opened his arms, and hugged Jobs.

"Oh Steve! I'm so damn glad to see you!"

“I bought Snake Game the day it came out! I’ve been playing it for months! I finally finished it!”

"This must be the good luck you bring me! It must be!"

When Jobs patted him on the back to congratulate him, he excitedly jumped in front of Ethan and stretched out his right hand, "Oh, Ethan Jones, right? Nice to meet you! Even more glad to complete the game with your witness!"

"Oh, you don't believe it? I'm serious! I'm not lying! I'm your fan!"

"I really like the games you make! I think Snake Game is better than any other game! What are all those games sold on the market now? Compared to a game like Snake Game that you can play for a long time, they are all garbage!"

As he said this, the man clenched his right hand and waved it in the air.

He seemed to feel that his action was a bit too radical, but it was also possible that Ethan had been staring at him without saying anything, so he reacted and said quickly: "Oh, sorry, I have been talking to myself for a long time without introducing myself. I am really embarrassed."

"I'm Steven, Steven Spielberg."

"Ethan Jones, nice to meet you."

There will be more in the evening, and I will update as normal today.

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(End of this chapter)