If one day, I become very rich. If one day, I have a big house. If one day... Don't let what you could have become what you wanted.
The story is set in the United States in 1981, and the impact of the Vietnam War has led to an extreme downturn in the U.S. economy. At one point the unemployment rate was 40 percent, half the country had no jobs, and the United States was saddled with huge debts.
The protagonist Chris is in this environment, using all his savings to buy a batch of medical supplies, who expected that this kind of supplies could not be sold at all. His wife was forced to work two jobs to support the family and children. The attitude towards her husband is also extremely bad, they have not paid the rent on time for two months, and the car has been dragged away because the ticket has not been paid. Chris was very depressed, until one day, Chris came to the door of a stock exchange, and he saw people coming out of it, and their faces were full of smiles. Curious, he asked, "What do you do?" At this time, he learned that these people were all engaged in stock managers, which planted a seed in his heart. He quickly put it into action and applied for an internship, but because of his low education. Others have little interest in him.
So Chris stayed downstairs every day, waiting for the personnel director to appear. But the personnel director did not take him seriously, but he did not give up, while selling medical machines, every day before work, he waited at the door of the company. Finally, on this day, I ran into the head of personnel and lied that I was in the same taxi as him on the way. Chris introduced himself in the car, but the supervisor fiddled with the Rubik's Cube, the latest game in the United States at the time. He thinks that no one can piece together this thing, so Chris and the supervisor make a bet that if they spell out the complete six sides before getting off the bus, they will give him an interview. Chris did it and got an interview. I thought things were going to get better.
Soon his wife also decided to leave, and he decided to raise the children himself. The landlord also came to urge Chris to move out of the house as soon as possible, and the day before the interview, Chris was brushing paint when the police came to the door. He was arrested for not paying the ticket for too long. At the police station, he pleaded bitterly, and eventually the police promised him to arrest him for only one day. But seeing that the interview was coming, he had not yet put on a decent dress, and there was still white paint on his face. In the end, he came to the company for an interview.
Beckoning his HR director dumbfounded, Chris smiled and shook hands with everyone and did it in front of all the executives, Chris told the truth; I also wanted to make a good impression on you but there was no way, I was detained yesterday... At this time, the boss began to ask him, do you understand the securities market, can you really be a good stock manager? Chris replied; I am such a person, if you ask me a question and I don't know the answer, I will honestly tell you that I don't know. But I will definitely know how to find the answer and leave it to you. Finally the boss asked a final question; what would you think if someone came to the interview without even wearing a shirt? This is a difficult question, and how to answer it is not the right answer. And Chris said; then his pants must be very exquisite! The humorous answers defused the puzzle and finally decided to give Chris a chance, but there were twenty people who entered the company together, including some high-achieving students who graduated from prestigious universities, and twenty of them were going to fight for the final place, and the six-month internship was unpaid!
For a while, Chris was in trouble again, not finished!