America 1982

He had received the most lavish praises, and he had harvested the nastiest curses. He was a guy whose every vein pulsed with defiance. He was a white boy who could never become a celebrity. He was a youth from the countryside in the eyes of the masses. He was Tommy Hawk. He had been reborn. Welcome to the story that tells of the American Dream in the first half and the American nightmare in the second. Let's invite Tommy Hawk to take the stage, in the winter of 2022.

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Chapter 14: Welcome Everyone

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"When doing business, you have to adopt a business-like attitude, Principal Mendes. I don't care how much the professors from Princeton want to charge for their attendance, but together with the donation to the school, I can only offer twenty percent. I'm truly grateful for the school's modest support for our student entrepreneurship, but that's all the material thanks I can offer. Yes, twenty percent." Tommy Hawk sat in the principal's office, looking earnestly at Mr. Mendes behind the desk.

Mendes took off his glasses, rose slowly from behind his desk, walked over to the window to take in the view, then slowly drew the blinds before approaching Tommy Hawk. He retrieved a pack of Marlboro cigarettes from his suit pocket, placed one in his mouth, and fumbled for a lighter, "Twenty percent, eh? Grandet could learn a thing or two about doing business from you. Got a light, kid?"

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