Laugh Out Loud by Patterson James & Grabenstein Chris
Author:Patterson, James & Grabenstein, Chris [Patterson, James & Grabenstein, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Childrens, Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Books & Libraries, Juvenile Fiction / Classics, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Humour
ISBN: 9780316431484
Goodreads: 31933025
Publisher: jimmy patterson
Published: 2017-07-24T07:00:00+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 werenât going to lend me money to start the Laugh Out Loud Book Company. Theyâd just keep laughing out loud at me.
âExcuse me, young man.â
I nearly stopped breathing. Steve Grates, the world-famous multimultibillionaire tech tycoonâthe guy who created that app where a car comes to pick you up before you even tell it toâhad just stepped out of the investment bank, and he was talking to me. At least I thought he was. To make sure, I looked aroundâjust to be certain there werenât any other âyoung menâ hanging around on the sidewalk.
Mr. Grates laughed. âYes, Iâm talking to you. Whatâs your name?â
âJimmy.â
âHi, Jimmy. Iâm Steve.â
He shot out his hand.
âUh, hiya, Steve.â 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 wouldâve smelled some serious BO.
âYou know,â said the multimultibillionaire, âI 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 laterâDING! Youâd be enjoying a piping-hot meal without ever having to leave your keyboard. It was brilliant!â
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