28 Sensational News (2/2)

During these weeks, Stephanie drops by to play with Antigone. I offer her to babysit the baby when I am busy working in my private office at home.

Her eyes shine when she gets paid $10 an hour.

However, Stephanie needed to ask her mother.

Her mother – my step-grandmother or was it adopted-grandmother – immediate go over to my house to have a chat with me.

Apparently, the woman didn't believe her adopted daughter.

”Yes. Mrs. Connors. I am willing to pay your daughter $10 an hour to watch my daughter. My daughter has taken a good liking to your daughter, and I see that your daughter is a good child from the time I have known her. If you believe your daughter is too young for this, I will drop the whole matter.”

”Ah, I think that is fine. I thought I have misheard Stephanie when she tells me about it. Although, are you sure? $10 an hour is a lot of money.”

The woman replies.

”Is that so? Shall I reduce the amount to say, $5 an hour?”

I question.

The minimum wage is around $3.5 dollar an hour. A lot of adult works for this much every day. I know for a fact that my adopted-grandmother doesn't earn as much as $10 an hour in her current job.

”Huh? No, no, no. I think $10 is appropriate for Stephanie. She is very responsible for her age. You will not find anyone like her to look after your daughter.”

”Ah okay. I guess I will be seeing your daughter 6pm to 9pm every weeknight, huh. I might require her to babysit during the day or the weekend on some occasions.”

I chuckle and have a chat to the money-grubbing woman about Stephanie for a bit before she leaves and returns to her home.

I resume watching the news broadcasting on a Cathode-ray Tube (CRT) Television. The damn thing will make people blind if they watch for too long.

The buyout of Heinz and Kraft by Chrono Holdings cause a lot of noise in the economy. Henry appears on television multiple times, citing that Chrono Holdings has decided to enter the food industry.

Henry makes his intention very clear on public media about merging the two companies together to form Kraft Heinz Incorporated like I wanted.

However, before Henry could do something like that, he needs permission from the government due to the rather annoying antitrust law.

The news about the massive merger would have been the most sensational on television if it wasn't for Intel revealing their latest technology publicly – a fully color LCD panel.

That Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Television is a prototype, but the demonstration shows the display is far more advance than anything available on the market, domestically or internationally.

It is also lighter than all other displays. Due to its weight, it can be mounted onto walls.

However, since Intel is a microprocessors and semiconductors manufacturer and producer, it does not produce commercial LCD directly for the general public. Instead, they produce parts and components for other companies, such as Sony, Samsung, and LG.

These companies will be the ones market and produce the consumables for the public.

Just a few days after Intel reveals their latest innovation in visual electronic, Crisis System follows suits with Qualcomm not so far behind.

This spark the bidding wars between the three American companies, forcing down the prices for parts and components.

It is necessary to prevent monopoly.

As I have planned, Intel produces the best and long-lasting electronics while Crisis System produces the cheapest but at the expense of durability. This is to make PlayStation as cheaply as possible.

Qualcomm is in between, affordable and durable.

This allows markets for all three companies, racking in billions of dollars in contracts. Their stock prices skyrocketed after the reveal – except for Qualcomm, who is privately owned. It will be for a while.

Every electronic and computing companies in the world are calling Intel, Crisis System and Qualcomm, asking for a business meeting.

Even the United States Government is not an exception to this, especially the military.

They are demanding for a conference.

With the estimated price of $499.99 for a 32-inch LCD Screen, everyone will want one, considering the current CRT Television cost about as much if not more.

In fact, Sony 27-inch KV TV cost about $1,500 on the market. A 32-inch is well above $2,000.

I expect everyone in America will have a 24 to 32-inch LCD Television in their living room by Christmas, enjoying the high definition color.

This is when the PlayStation will be launched.

However, that is not the most sensational news to me.

Somehow, someone manage to take a picture of me and Henry together.

When I saw my face plasters on the television, I spray the coffee all over the table.

”Who is he? A love child of a Multi-Billion Dollar Tycoon? An Exclusive Story! Tonight at 7pm!”

The news headline states.

”What the fuck!?”