A spoonful of the past

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.

America 1982

"You know that with me, you can say anything you want to say," Tommy said as he picked up a pale ale from the table, handed one to Charles, and then opened another bottle for himself before taking a swig.


Charles, drinking his beer, said, "Alright, specifically, Mr. Jim Pierce from McCall Publishing Company hopes you'd agree to discuss the newspaper business with McCall Company and those newspapers under Ted's name. If you agree, that investigative report will soon play its intended role. If you refuse, it will just be a gossip; the investigation will be indefinitely postponed, and without stirring up any trouble, Murdoch will likely keep those newspapers, at the very least he can provide a large political donation every year."


"McCall Company?" Tommy muttered the name to himself.


Chapter 129: Your True Purpose_3