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

In early June, the weather on the East Coast had gradually become hot.


But to Dean and his company, who had flown in from the West Coast, New York's climate felt pleasantly cool and refreshing.


California's summer was too hot, and even in June, Silicon Valley and New York offered completely different experiences.


"Honey, are you sure you don't want to come with me to Brooklyn Heights?"


Jennifer Connelly, wearing sunglasses, clung to Dean's arm, reluctant to part.


"I need to finish up the business in Manhattan first, you know, it's the top priority of the year," he said.


This trip to the East Coast, Jennifer Connelly also made the excuse of visiting family to tag along.


She even took a two-day leave from the crew, because, in her words, she wasn't needed for filming these days.


But Dean knew what this Hollywood beauty was thinking; she wanted to take him to see her family in Brooklyn Heights.


Chapter 221: Additional Issue