Quiet thoughts

```
Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom.
At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt.
As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward.
College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft.
To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot.
```

American History 1988

Dean had just come off the stage, with the sound of music still continuing behind him.


Following the normal flow of the show, during the interval between the two guests' appearances, David Letterman would air a commercial.


Despite Dean seeming to have said a lot on stage, the whole segment lasted only about ten minutes.


Under the agreement between Brad and NBC, Dean's appearance was originally supposed to be around 8 minutes.


But perhaps because the show was going well, he went over by two minutes.


If it wasn't for the cues from the staff on site, David Letterman might have continued chatting with him for a bit longer.


Stepping from the brightly lit stage into the dim backstage corridor, Dean unconsciously let out a breath of relief—it was finally over.


"Good Job, Mr. Hundred Million Dollars~"


A sudden teasing voice rang out next to Dean, and that was when he noticed the tall figure standing in the dimly lit corridor.


Chapter 161: Do Not Return Empty-Handed