Chapter 1 Homecoming Day 1994, Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, 9F Ballroom.8:45P, Homecoming Day Dance Scene."
heretheypytherightic, Gettgthesg, Youeto, lookforakg, ......" to the psychedelic and flirtatious electronic music of Abba's '70s Dancg Queen, Ethan O'Connor walked into the ballroom.He was at least six feet three inches (one meter nine) tall, and his long-overdue Kaouzi suit was noticeably smaller, bulging by his broad chest.The golden hair is a little messy, obviously not in time to take care of it, but it doesn't feel abrupt, but it seems to be deliberately engaged in this style of dressing, the skin is very white, there are no freckles on the face, the cheeks are thin and slender, the facial features are three-dimensional like a Renaissance sculpture, the eye sockets are deep, and there are a pair of azure eyes.He remembers the last time he heard the song was on Christmas in his freshman year, and it was on that day that he met his future girlfriend.Nearly ten years have passed, and other children's children will sing the lonely brave, and they are still single.Now, I have returned to the other side of the ocean 30 years ago.Luckily, you can start all over again.Unfortunately, I had to start all over again.And tonight, he's not here to listen to songs, let alone dance.It's about making money.When he lifted his coat, he saw a green plastic bag tucked between his ribs, and the logo of "algreen Pharacy" was crumpled.The bag contained nearly thirty boxes of colorful Trojans, as well as a number of single-pack pills, including common levonordone tablets such as "Choose Next Time," "Plan B," and "My Way."
These are over-the-counter drugs that are sold in pharmacies on a daily basis.Ethan walked all the way through the crowded area, and the young boys he met were all dressed in American Tuxedo formal suits, black bow ties, one-button shawl collar shirts, cama crepe ribbons, cufflinks, chest scarves, side pants with single satin trims, and black patent leather oxfords to make himself look like a mature gentleman as much as possible.Ladies wear similar all-weather dresses, bandeau tops, sleeveless round necks, deep Vs, ruffles, A-lines, satin, silk, and those who are more confident in their figure will also choose backless or waistless styles, and the colors are more colorful than men's, of course, high heels and appropriate makeup.It's the annual Homecoming Day Dance that brings together 11th and 12th graders at Beverly Hills High School.As the last formal gathering before adulthood, all invited participants are carefully prepared and dressed up exquisitely.Gathered in pairs, staggered, the dark yellow liquid in the tall glass swayed along the walls of the cup, and considering the age of the participants, the cup may have been some kind of fruit tea.But tea is not intoxicating, everyone is drunk, and the casual glances of young men and women are like a drumstick, constantly beating on the heart.Fermented by the dim lights and rhythmic music, a smile has come to my face, and the air is full of hormones.Young people are inherently impulsive, and hormones can make young people make irrational choices.Soon Ethan arrived at his destination, which was the corner of the banquet hall, the door of the separate toilet of the four-star hotel, each room was decorated with fragrance, and the marble floor was as clean as a mirror, spacious and bright.Ethan stood around the corner, pinning a metal nameplate to the outside of his breast pocket with the words "Lemon Cream Pie" written on it, which he had just casually taken from the dessert table.Then he took out the pocket towel on his chest and spread it on his forearm, and finally stopped the waiter who passed by him."
When did you come to work in the banquet reception department?"
Ethan deliberately frowned and looked the other party up and down, looking a little dissatisfied."
It's been three months, sir."
The other party's doubts are mixed with restraint."
I knew it."
Ethan pinched the bridge of his nose, looked helpless, and then looked up: "Do you know what you did wrong?"
”"Huh?""
Do you know what went wrong?"
Ethan accentuated his tone and gritted his teeth.“…… Sorry sir. ”The other party was frightened for a while, and said subconsciously."
Don't take it as an example."
Ethan shook his head helplessly, "Give me the tray, I'll be in charge of it." ”"Okay......
Thank you, sir. ”He thanked him repeatedly, apparently not realizing his "mistake" and only taking his left foot first.Ethan drank the drink from his cup and put the medicine in his pocket like a building block on a tray in the shape of a pyramid.So, on the way to the bathroom, there is a professional hotel in-house salesperson wearing a nameplate and holding a tray.Business soon came to the door, it was a young man and woman holding hands, and Ethan directly offered a box of fifty dollars, and this thing only sold for about ten dollars in the pharmacy outside.lt; divcss=ot; ntentadvot; gt; The rules of the rivers and lakes, saving the emergency not the poor, is the money that is earned.And the students at Beverly Hills High School don't have anything to do with poverty at all, and they don't care about this little money.The end result is that the other party pays quickly.Ethan deliberately stood next to the trash can, which was in a very advantageous position, and sold five boxes in half an hour.It also formed a wave of three people to surround their own sales peaks.There were even two couples who came out and bought levonolone tablets at Ethan's for another $70, which was enough for two people to go to the cinema for 7 movies this year.Of course, this is not the favor of fate, but Ethan deliberately chose the expired Troy.Expired Troy is not safe at all.Towards half-past ten, when Ethan sold the last box of expired Troy to a senior who walked with a female companion in his arms and a big grin, wearing the "Normans" badge on his chest, he was surrounded by attendants and managers who arrived ......
Let's see who's back. ”No sooner had he ridden into the motel's parking lot than Ethan heard a whistle coming from upstairs.As soon as I looked up, I saw Catherine, who had grown up with her, leaning on the railing, as if waiting for her to return.She lifted her left hand to support her chin, and the turquoise bracelet on her wrist slid down to her elbow, glowing with a special sheen in the moonlight.She was two years older than herself, and she provided the invitation to the party.As for the bracelet, it was just a string of gravel, and it wasn't worth a few dollars, and she couldn't wear it on her hand now.It all started with Ethan's father, a successful producer who, after two box office failures, "Barton Fink" and "LifeIsSeet," went back to the point of no return and reverted to his youthful vices, owing $5 million to eight casinos in Las Vegas over two years.And all this was not known until three days after this bastard swallowed a gun and sent him on the road, his wife, who had been a housewife for more than ten years, and one of his children who went to college and two children who went to high school.Ethan crossed over here, and before he had time to enjoy the life of a wealthy family in the United States, he and his mother and Catherine were forced to leave that night from 9370 Montleon in Beverly Hills, a Bauhaus building with a separate swimming pool, five cars parked in the garage, and a balcony overlooking the letter sign of "Hollyood" on the mountain, and Madonna's residence only seven or eight minutes walk, and the mansion with a market value of more than $4 million was forced to leave.Creditors flocked to the Beverly Hills house, an Escalade, a Butterfly Run, an antique 1943 Corvette, and Catherine's convertible BMW, Ethan's brother's birthday present, a 4.3 displacement mustang, most of his mother's jewelry, including an emerald necklace from his mother's ancestral, his brother's POERACPC computer, an abstract oil painting by Gerhard Richter hanging in his home, a white pipe made of animal teeth, and a custom-made bathtub from Fendi, Italy......
All valuable things are snatched up by legal compliance.Now his home is in a cheap motel in Compton, south of Los Angeles, where a friend of his mother is a shareholder, and he offered a discounted price, renting two rooms for a long time, paying only $800 a month, no hot water, the toilet is clogged once every three days on average, and the TV has to be photographed twice to work properly, and Ethan usually doesn't watch it.On the way upstairs, Ethan heard Catherine's teasing: "I thought you weren't coming back tonight, you were going to visit the bedroom of a rich daughter, it seems that your senior girl is not interested in you as a junior." ”When Ethan came upstairs, Catherine saw a small abrasion on his cheek."
Oops, how?"
Catherine frowned slightly, relieved when she found out that it was a minor injury.Ethan checked his formal suit, which he had borrowed from the owner of the motel downstairs, and he couldn't afford to pay for it, but fortunately, the clothes were unharmed.When he was "invited" out of the hotel, he had a bit of a conflict with the security guard, but he didn't suffer a loss.Ethan now felt that with his stature, he should be more than enough to work as a security guard at a bar, and he would have a lot of free time from afternoon to evening.When Ethan pulled out a wad of green bills, Catherine's expression became stunned."
Where did all this money come from?
Medical expenses, or ......
You're not going to a party to do some kind of wet and salty dance, are you?
”Catherine thought of something."
Selling medicine......
Ethan then said the cause and effect, he bought a batch of goods from the owner of the Walmart Green Pharmacy behind the school."
It sold for almost $700 at a cost of $200, and the rest was the money earned."
Ethan took off his coat.According to BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) data, the average annual salary for all occupations in 1994 was $25,910, with a monthly salary of more than $2,000.Now I live no richer than before, and every penny needs to be carefully calculated."
By the way, last time I told you about the football team tryout, I already signed up for you."
Sister Catherine said suddenly.It turned out that she came back by herself in the corridor for this purpose......
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