The birth of new products also boosted other industries on Hope Island. For example, theaters that used magnetic tapes to record various plays made a killing during this boom and even turned some actors and actresses into stars.
Just as the Captain was speaking with the chef, the shop door suddenly opened. Charles was pushed right inside by the surge of people.
Compared to the electronics city in Charles's memory, this place was utterly shabby.
On the shelves sat only a few lonely and forlorn home appliances, all of them clunky and gear-driven.
Charles gave one a gentle shove, estimating that the washing machine in front of him weighed about three hundred pounds. Looking at the exposed wires and menacing gears, the longer he stared, the less it resembled a home appliance and the more it looked like a torture device.
Before Charles could get his fill of these wild-looking appliances, the shop's stock had already sold out.
