Across America: Surfing in Hollywood

In 1998, the protagonist stormed through Hollywood with the most insane business model on the internet. From Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron to Latin diva Shakira, all the beauties of Hollywood were gathered. Watch how the protagonist made his mark in Hollywood.

The protagonist travels back in time and becomes the heir to a video store driven bankrupt by Blockbuster. His father is crushed to death by capital, his executives are leaving en masse, and the bank is barging in to collect debts. Faced with a store full of unsold tapes, he launches an unlimited free rental plan, which is met with widespread online ridicule. Three months later, when the Nasdaq skyrockets and the protagonist uses the tens of millions he's reaped from the stock market to launch a social platform for moviegoers, the Blockbuster president shouts on television, "This is industry suicide!"

When everyone thought the protagonist was just going to be the next Netflix, he turned around and bought a bankrupt studio, bet on newcomer Christopher Nolan at the Edinburgh Film Festival, and created a 10,000-fold return with the pseudo-documentary "The Blair Witch Project." The Wall Street Journal published a photo of the protagonist holding the "Harry Potter" copyright on its front page, saying: "This madman has bought the entire future of Hollywood!"

From the streaming revolution to IP monopoly, from being blocked by the six major film studios to being forced to beg for cooperation on their knees. When the Oscars announced the protagonist's name, those who once mocked him as a "video store kid" now trembled and shouted out that name: the new godfather of Hollywood capital.