The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 119 The Greatest Planner
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles.

Since the morning, a large number of people have flocked to Dodger Sports Park.

These people were all wearing the Dodgers' new charity peripherals, baseball jerseys printed with a picture of Steve kneeling and anti-discrimination slogans.

The Dodgers have earned millions of dollars from clothing alone.

By the afternoon, more than 50,000 people had flooded into the stadium, and all seats were filled except for the reserved safety zone.

Hawke and Caroline sat in the box.

The game was about to begin and the players entered the field one after another. When Steve Nutter walked out of the player tunnel, the scene erupted in thunderous cheers, followed by prolonged applause.

Hawke didn't need to look for anyone, as countless audiences spontaneously paid tribute to Steve in this magical land of California.

The applause lasted for several minutes.

Steve was totally enchanted by it.

He came to the front of the court, raised his arms, looked around the court, and then knelt on one knee again.

Players from the Dodgers and Cal Poly baseball team did the same.

Players from both teams knelt on one knee to show their support for equal rights and anti-discrimination.

The live camera first gave a close-up of Steve, and then a panoramic close-up of the stadium.

At this moment, equal rights pioneer Steve was like a saint born.

Jesus would have jumped down from the cross if he saw this and gave his place to Steve.

Hawke looked down from his perch in the box and saw many spectators leaving their seats and kneeling on one knee in the stands, just like Steve did.

Caroline shook her head, waited until the noise died down, leaned closer to Hawke, and said, "This society is becoming more and more magical."

Hawke laughed: "Magic is the only thing that can make us money. If it's not magical, Steve won't pay for it."

"By the way, Steve asked me to ask you something." Caroline asked, "What type of car do you like?"

Hawke was not polite: "More business-oriented."

Caroline remembered.

In the next box, someone just came over and greeted this side.

From a distance, and with the noise of the stadium loud, Hawke smiled and nodded in response.

Steve's wife Daisy sat down in the stands, holding her black baby.

When the camera turned around, her face was full of a big smile.

Hawke estimated that the couple would not divorce for a long time.

The game started, but Hawke and Caroline couldn't understand it at all and spent most of the time chatting.

For Hawke, the most important thing is the pre-match ritual.

Caroline was in a very good mood: "Have you noticed that we work very well together and can always handle these messes."

"Do you know why we have such good cooperation?" Hawke didn't need her to answer and said directly, "Because you only need to follow my instructions. The rest of the time, just shout baa-baa-baa."

Caroline thought of the generous commission she could get from cooperating with Hawke, so she endured his ridicule and said in a flattering tone, "Don't worry, I can still help you attract customers."

Hawke asked, "Who? Johnson and Steve are both my old clients. If you come to me again, I won't give you any commission."

This not only forces Caroline to develop new clients, Hawke also wants her to take the initiative to move towards the goal.

After several months of contact, Hawke also learned who Caroline's key clients were.

Caroline thought for a moment and said, "Hollywood awards season is coming soon. Do you know how to win awards?"

Hawke had heard her mention it once before: "Last time you said Sarah Parker was going to win a Golden Globe? Was that her?"

"Yes, it's Sarah." Caroline got the share from Hawke time and time again, and with the mutual ridicule between friends, she had lost her guard against Hawke. She said, "I remember telling you that Sarah wanted to compete for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Series."

Hawke pretended to be thinking seriously: "Let me think about it."

Caroline said: "You don't need to do the conventional publicity and public relations. The company and I will do it. You should just do what you are best at."

Today, she fully approves of Hawke's unconventional approach: "Times have really changed. The old ways really need to change."

Hawke pointed to the stadium and said simply: "Look, with this trend, the unconventional methods you mentioned will also become mainstream in the future."

Caroline lowered her chin, “Can you think of a way to do Sarah’s unconventional awards season PR?”

Hawke hesitated for a moment and said, "I have an idea, but I need to talk to Sarah Parker. Bro Derek can't know about it for the time being."

He reminded her, “Last time you asked me for PR, Sarah knew who I was. You go and dispel her doubts.”

"That's not difficult. Sarah is a sophisticated egoist. Let her know what you've done, and she'll make the right choice." Caroline thought about getting a cut of the profits, and said, "I'll definitely ask Sarah out."

Hawke specifically asked, "How are Bro and Sarah's relationship going lately? Are they having any problems as a couple?"

Caroline thought of that special couple and said, "It's so good that I can't understand it. As far as I know, they go out to find a third party at least once a month. After such a long time, Bro not only has no opinion on Sarah, but loves Sarah even more."

Hawke confirmed: "It's not a disguise, right?"

Caroline shook her head: "No, absolutely not. Sarah occasionally talked to me about this and said that her love for Bro was not even one tenth of what Bro loved her."

The baseball game was so boring that Hawke and Caroline left the field before it was halfway through.

Caroline walked away from the stadium and waited until the cell phone signal was no longer crowded. She immediately called Sarah and said, "Do you have time? The award season is coming soon. I want to talk to you about the public relations of the Golden Globe Awards."

Sarah on the other side asked, "Why, have you come up with a good idea?"

"I found you a great PR operator." Caroline said directly, "Steve Nutter's last time, and this time, the Josh Hartnett and Alison Faith selfie scandal, and the LAPD's publicity operation to eliminate the Mule Gang, all of these were done by him."

These are all the recent hot spots in Los Angeles. Sarah has seen them in newspapers and on TV. The person behind them is an expert. She quickly asked, "Where is he?"

Caroline said, "This guy has had a conflict with us. He's the guy who secretly photographed you and Bro last time."

Sarah raised her voice unconsciously: "Hawk Osment from West Coast Media Entertainment Studio?"

Caroline didn't expect Sarah to remember it all the time: "Yes, it's him."

"Isn't he a paparazzi?" Sarah said first, "Why did he switch to public relations? I remember he asked me for a lot of money last time."

Caroline said: "He had just come to Los Angeles and had not yet established himself. Now he doesn't do the candid photography. Sarah, you know, I also served as Steve Nutt's publicist. I watched him do two operations for Steve. It was really wonderful and unexpected. He turned a sports star who was about to be ruined by a scandal into a white version of Martin Luther King!"

Sarah was silent over there.

Caroline added, "Hawk Osment does his work for money, and his clients have a good reputation. You can go and ask around."

"Honey, it's not that I don't believe you." Sarah said, "Let me think about it."

After Caroline hung up the phone, Sarah made several calls in succession, from the agency to friends in the LAPD, to acquaintances in the media industry. With the help of connections, she was always able to find out something.

In the past few months, Hawke has gained not only money, but also reputation and credibility.

Before long, Sarah received several feedbacks in succession, and the parties involved in those incidents all praised Hawke's abilities and professional ethics.

Her agent directly contacted Steve's agent, who said directly that without Hawke, there would be no Steve today.

Sarah decided to meet the other party first.

Then she called Caroline.

The two parties agreed to meet tomorrow afternoon.

After Hawke returned, he carefully read Sarah Parker's information and the potential competitors for this year's Golden Globe Awards.

During the prime time in the evening, with the help of Hawke, Steve Nutter and his wife entered the "Ace News" studio together to talk about their mental journey in the past week.

Although the program duration was not very long due to its type, the ratings of "Ace News" exploded that night.

America's equal rights saint has arrived.

The next morning, the media and newspapers were all about the charity match.

The two sides of the game made front-page headlines.

Half of Los Angeles is talking about Steve taking a knee.

Atonement and equal rights became the hottest topics in the United States at the end of September.

Steve's name topped Google's trending search list for several days in a row.

These brought him not only fame, but also great prestige.

The Los Angeles Times revealed that the email inbox of Los Angeles City Hall was overwhelmed with at least tens of thousands of emails calling for Los Angeles to establish Yom Kippur or Steve Nutter Day.

The Los Angeles City Hall had to respond, saying it was considering the matter comprehensively. At the White House's regular press conference on Monday, a White House spokesman also mentioned Steve.

Even though the Elephant Party is in power now, they still praise Steve on this issue.

At 10:30 in the morning, Hawke got in Edward's Cadillac and came to Dodger Sports Park again.

Edward parked the car and walked Hawke towards the team office.

He pointed to the sidewalk outside the park and said, "Boss, look over there."

Hawke looked through the floral fence that separated the road and saw a black man standing on the sidewalk and a white man opposite him.

The black man was saying something, but Hawke couldn't hear clearly because of the distance.

But after a few seconds, the white man took a step back and knelt on one knee in front of the black man.

The blacks left satisfied, and the whites seemed very happy.

Edward witnessed all this and said, "Is this still the world I know?"

Hawke turned around and continued walking forward, saying as he walked: "There are still a small number of white people like this."

"No, when we get back to the studio, I'm going to let Frank watch the news and the video." Edward was ambitious: "I want that old guy to atone for his sins to me."

Hawke said, "Savior, trust my judgment, Frank will definitely pull out the Taser and shock you to the ground."

At the steps ahead, the tall and thin Caroline had been waiting for a long time. Seeing the two people coming, she complained, "You are late."

Edward stretched his hand forward, revealing his Jaeger-LeCoultre watch, and placed it almost in front of Caroline. He pointed at the watch hand and said, "There are still three minutes until our appointment. You are early."

Caroline rolled her eyes. "Don't show off to me. When I was playing with these, you were still eating dust in Compton."

Hawke walked forward first, and when he heard the sound of high heels approaching, he asked, "Is there any latest information that I don't know about?"

"Time contacted me." Caroline said as she walked, "They want to interview Steve. If nothing unexpected happens, Steve will be the cover character of the next issue of Time."

Hawke said, "Go on."

Caroline said: "The Oprah talk show has invited Steve to record a show in Chicago. Los Angeles is considering granting Steve the title of honorary citizen. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wants to help Steve operate the Presidential Medal of Freedom."

"It's crazy, the whole world is crazy." Edward, a black man, couldn't stand it any longer: "I strongly suspect that we are living in an illusory world!"

Caroline hadn't finished her words yet: "The Dodgers are planning to erect a statue for Steve, and the preliminary design plan is that Steve will kneel on one knee."

Hawke thought for a moment and asked, "Does Steve have any plans to retire?"

"Not yet." Caroline didn't understand why Hawke asked these questions.

Hawke didn't say anything more and came to the door of the reception room. A staff member of the team helped him open the door.

"Look, who's here." Steve's voice was slightly exaggerated: "Our greatest planner Hawke is here!"

Hawke smiled and said, "From your mood, I know my plan was successful."

Steve said: “It was a great success!”

Team manager Ma Dukai came over to shake Hawke's hand and said, "You are an absolute genius in this area!"

He said seriously, "The team has decided that there will always be a box for you at Dodger Stadium. You can come and watch the game anytime you want. If you don't have time, you can also give it to your family and friends."

If calculated based on the market price of Dodgers tickets, this is also a valuable gift.

Hawke took the two cards handed over by Maduke and said, "Thank you."

Steve had worked with Hawke once before and knew how to please him. He said, "Before you come over, I called the accountant and will receive the balance soon."

Maduke added: “The balance has also been paid on my side.”

Steve knew very well that he would need Hawke again in the future, so he called everyone out of the reception room and outside the office area.

He made a phone call on the way.

After the group got down the stairs, a new second-generation Audi A8 drove over.

The driver got out of the car and handed the car keys to Steve.

"It's yours now." Steve handed the car keys to Hawke. "There are all the formalities in the car. You just need to complete the final registration."

Hawke took the key: "I'm welcome."

I guess if he doesn't take the car, Steve won't be able to sleep at night.

Caroline was very envious. She looked at her red Mercedes from afar and thought it was time to buy a new car.

But no one delivered it.

At this time, Hawke received a call from the bank, saying that the balance had been received in full.

Seeing Hawke was about to leave, Caroline came over quietly and said, "I still have to accompany Steve to accept media interviews. I have an appointment with Sarah this afternoon. Wait for my call."

Hawke nodded slightly.

Maduke and Steve have upcoming events.

Hawke didn't stay any longer and drove the Audi to a nearby car city to complete the final registration procedures.

Edward received a call from the agency, saying that the registration procedures for Butterfly Consulting Company had reached the final stage, so he went to pick up Campos to complete the final registration.

While Hawke was waiting, he called Campos and said, "Find a way to track down Bro Derek. Ask the Savior who he is."

He warned: "Remember, it's better to find nothing than to not alarm him."

Campos understood: “I know what to do.”

Hawke hung up the phone, waited for the formalities to be completed, asked the workers to help him put up the license plate, paid the tip and left the auto city.

He called Erica and learned that she was not on duty today, so he drove to the detective station and invited her to lunch.

The two went into a Spanish restaurant.

When the food was served, Erica asked curiously, "Are you running Steve Nutt's news?"

Hawke nodded: "It's over now."

Erica stared at Hawke curiously: "I don't quite understand why you always come up with these strange ideas?"

Hawke deliberately joked: "Maybe I'm a weird person?" He then asked: "When are you going to take your annual leave? I can leave anytime."

"Maybe within this week." Erica thought for a moment and said, "Wyoming... I'll ask someone to get a hunting license first, and then a concealed carry license."

Hawke learned about it in detail and said, "I don't need it. Wyoming has loose gun control. There are basically no restrictions on gun ownership for local residents, especially for people like me who own a ranch."

Erica said, "I'll do it as soon as possible, and then I can take my annual leave."

Hawke said: "Call me when the time comes and I'll book the plane ticket. Don't worry, it won't be a red-eye flight."

Erica started to push again: "A red-eye flight is fine. We can sleep on the plane and arrive at our destination when we wake up."

"I told you, this time all expenses are covered." Hawke said seriously, "Of course I will make sure you eat well, drink well, and have fun."

Erica smiled: "Okay, I'll follow your instructions." She asked Hawke: "Have you ever hunted a bear?"

Hawke shook his head slowly, "No, I've only killed coyotes and wild boars. These two pests are everywhere, and they are killers of ranches and farms."

Erica is particularly interested in hunting: "Hopefully we can take down a bear."

Hawke said, "I'll roast bear paws for you then."

"Can this be eaten?" Erica expressed her disbelief: "I heard from my grandfather that he tried to cook a bear after hunting it, but the taste of the meat was indescribable."

Hawke said: "It's not tasty because it lacks an authentic oriental chef."

Before they finished their meal, Erica's cell phone rang. She picked up the phone and said a few words. She hung up the phone with an apologetic look on her face: "There's an emergency. I have to leave."

Hawke nodded: "It's okay, just go quickly."

Erica smiled at him and quickly left the restaurant.

Hawke finished his meal alone and when he was leaving the restaurant, he received a call from Caroline.

"I'm done here, Sarah's ready to go." Caroline asked, "Where are we meeting?"

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "The old place, Beverly Business Club. I'll be there right away. You and Sarah come together."

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