Chapter 1 Christmas of 1988
Los Angeles, Koreatown
The lights of Christmas trees in the shops on the street flickered at night, it was the annual Christmas celebration.
In a dark alley, three burly black men surrounded a young man, grinning with white teeth, with a sly smile on their faces, "Hand over the money obediently, kid!"
The young man sighed and put down the paper clothing bag in his hand, which contained newly bought clothes, Christmas discounts.
"Why bother, look at me, I have to go to second-hand stores to buy clothes, and there are Christmas discounts, where can I get the money?"
As he said, he deliberately took out the remaining banknotes from the pockets of his upper and lower clothes, "I only have more than 80 dollars left, take it if you need it, buddy?"
"Why do you have to use knives and guns?"
Seeing that several people put their hands on their chests, what they were holding was a gun, the young man decisively admitted his fear!
After all, Los Angeles is a well-known crime capital, especially the rampant gangs, not to mention this messy area not far from the city center.
"Hahaha, look, I told you that I scared this guy, didn't I?" The black man standing in front walked over and deliberately spread his palms in front of the young man.
The two black men behind him also spread their hands with a mocking expression. Where are the weapons?
"Well, 86 dollars, kid, are you playing tricks? I see you bought a lot of things?"
The leading black man said, snatching the banknotes from the young man's hand and pushing him again, "Get down on the wall!"
"Wow, James, you are not going to kill him here now, are you?" A partner behind him widened his eyes and immediately showed an incredible expression?
"What are you talking about? I'll search him. Who knows if this kid has any money on him?"
"What's in the bag on the ground?" He squatted down and searched.
Although the young man was pushed, he was relieved when he saw that the three guys did not have weapons.
"Robbery is really the most unskilled thing!"
"You said..." The black man who had just squatted down had not finished speaking when he saw the young man in front of him kicking him with a big foot.
"Bang," before he could even shout after being kicked down, he was kicked hard on the head, and all he could do was scream.
The other two friends also rushed over and were directly elbowed by the young man, and then one was knocked down by a knee;
the last one was kicked in the crotch and choked by the young man, and pressed to the ground!
"Huh," in less than two minutes, the three black robbers were all knocked down. The young man took back his money, "Bah, poor bastards, you still despise me for having too little money? Look at you guys, you don't even have 100 dollars combined!"
After all, he can earn more than a few thousand dollars a month. He finally got a little extravagant, but he was despised by a few dead bastards?
Then he picked up his bag and left the alley.
"Merry Christmas!" The young man didn't forget to say before leaving.
In the alley, there were only three guys lying on the ground screaming...
The young man returned to an old three-story apartment building on Sixth Street in Koreatown. The rented house was on the third floor.
"This place is really, really messy!"
The calendar on the wall showed December 25, 1988.
The young man's name was Aaron Anderson. He was born in 1970. He should be 18 years old this year, but today is Christmas, and he will be 19 soon.
His body is still the same, but the soul in his body is a man in his fifties, who came to 1988 from 2025!
Aaron went to the bathroom, washed his face, and stared at the face in the mirror again. It has been a week since he traveled here, and he has accepted the fact.
Now it has also been... I have become familiar with this handsome and youthful face, with brown-green eyes, golden hair, and a height of 186cm, which is almost 10cm taller than in his previous life!
Aaron originally lived with his father John Anderson in the East Hollywood community, but the August 7 stock market crash last year directly bankrupted the elder Anderson, then the two moved to the somewhat chaotic Koreatown to rent a house. The elder Anderson, who could not bear it, chose to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco after Aaron Anderson graduated from high school this year!
Aaron Anderson was originally going to study at California State University, Long Beach this year, but with the death of the elder Anderson He gave up and went to work as a mailroom assistant at a Hollywood agency.
After working in the mailroom for half a year, he was about to switch to an agent's assistant. After celebrating one night at a nightclub in Koreatown, he was directly taken over by my soul.
He originally ran a small entertainment company. His family had operated game video halls, movie theaters, and casinos in the early days. When it came to him, they directly entered the film and television industry.
He who was although a good person to begin with, was also a good manager. His company managed more than a dozen chain theaters and also participated in the investment of TV series and movies.
It was a pity that he was set up. Once, after a big shot was discovered laundering money, he threatened him in the car to take the blame alone. He was drunk and got carried away;
if he went in, the company would definitely have nothing to do with him, and his life would be over. How could he tolerate such a thing? He just hugged the driver and took everyone in the car to hell together...
Lying on the bed, Aaron Anderson waved his fists a few times. It was not known whether it was the benefit of being a time traveler, but his physical fitness was very good now;
otherwise, Aaron would not dare to face the three burly men alone in the alley in front!
As long as the other party did not have knives or guns, Aaron could deal with seven or eight men by himself without any problem.
Three days ago when he was still getting the memories of Aaron that his father had a life insurance, and he starts finding the policy certificate, takes his father's death certificate and his birth certificate and any other necessary documents to claim that money.
Then after a few hours Aaron finds a dusty envelope while cleaning out an attic with the father's old portfolio and a sticky note: "MetLife – policy #47823. For my son."
The he takes all the documents to the insurance company to claim the money, after verification he was notified that he will receive then money($500k) within 4-6 weeks.
As he is not short of money he starts thinking about the future.
"Entertainment industry, Hollywood? "Aaron Anderson smiled. Although the time was a long time ago, he could still remember the big events and famous Hollywood movies!
This was his cheat. He hoped that Hollywood would not let him down. The aesthetics of Hollywood in the 1990s were still very normal.
The Christmas hustle and bustle on the street did not affect Aaron's rest at all. Even if Santa Claus really came, he would be pinned to the ground and beaten by Aaron until he knelt and called him daddy!
The next morning, Aaron Anderson changed into the suit he bought in a second-hand store last night. His hair was also styled very handsomely, and he made himself look like a successful person.
The slim and well-fitting Italian suit, if it hadn't looked a little old, Aaron would have thought he was going to a cocktail party.
Because it was the day he officially joined as an assistant agent, Aaron specially called a taxi, "Beverly Hills, CAA headquarters!"
The driver looked back and couldn't help but praise, "Wow, what a handsome guy!"
"You look so young, did you just enter Hollywood and get noticed by CAA? "
Aaron Anderson smiled, "It seems that CAA has become more and more famous in recent years?"
"Isn't it? Now many people are proud to be able to work as agents in CAA. The US economy is not good now, but the development momentum of Hollywood is getting more and more fierce!"
Aaron Anderson just smiled and said nothing when listening to the driver's nonsense. He went to CAA to work as an agent, but he was just an assistant agent.
Hollywood, American Entertainment
END OF CHAPTER.....