Laugh Out Loud by James Patterson

Author:James Patterson [PATTERSON, JAMES / GRABENSTEIN, CHRIS]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Books & Libraries, Juvenile Fiction / Classics, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2017-08-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

The Friendly Neighborhood Billionaire

When I hit the sidewalk, I was ready to give up.

To throw in the towel. To call it quits. No way is anybody going to help me make my dream come true, I thought. Grown-ups weren’t going to lend me money to start the Laugh Out Loud Book Company. They’d just keep laughing out loud at me.

“Excuse me, young man.”

I nearly stopped breathing. Steve Grates, the world-famous multimultibillionaire tech tycoon—the guy who created that app where a car comes to pick you up before you even tell it to—had just stepped out of the investment bank, and he was talking to me. At least I thought he was. To make sure, I looked around—just to be certain there weren’t any other “young men” hanging around on the sidewalk.

Mr. Grates laughed. “Yes, I’m talking to you. What’s your name?”

“Jimmy.”

“Hi, Jimmy. I’m Steve.”

He shot out his hand.

“Uh, hiya, Steve.” I shook it.

Grates was wearing the same purple turtleneck sweater he always wore. I figured he had to have like six dozen in his closet. Otherwise, I would’ve smelled some serious BO.

“You know,” said the multimultibillionaire, “I remember trying to start up my first company. I had this brilliant idea: a computer that doubled as a microwave oven. I used the CD/DVD drive as a food tray. All you had to do was flatten your Hot Pocket, pizza slice, or Pop-Tart, load it in, and thirty seconds later—DING! You’d be enjoying a piping-hot meal without ever having to leave your keyboard. It was brilliant!”

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