The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Since Tom Cruise took away the audio, Hawke soon discovered that the media's smear campaign against Cruise suddenly decreased, and Nicole Kidman did not mention her ex-husband's name in several consecutive announcements.

The two sides seemed to have reached a tacit understanding.

Tom Cruise also called Hawke and said, "We have achieved our goal in the first phase, and now it's time to move on to the second phase."

Hawke certainly would not shirk his responsibility after receiving a fee of $350 million. He said, "I am making a detailed plan and will let you know as soon as it is completed."

Tom Cruise warned, "Don't delay too long. Spielberg's new film project, the World War with an investment of more than $1.5 million, will have its cast confirmed before October. I must change public opinion as soon as possible."

Hawke had already begun to prepare, and promised: "I will give you a clear answer within three to five days."

The success of the first phase gave Tom Cruise more confidence in Hawke, and he said, "I'll wait for your good news."

The second phase planned by Hawke was not only to let Tom Cruise reverse the public opinion, but more importantly, to let Twitter participate in the whole process, using Tom Cruise's fame and influence to bring about a new wave of online public opinion.

He has been thinking about this these days and, combining his memories from his past life, he chose a plan that is suitable for both Twitter and Tom Cruise.

Preliminary preparations for this plan have already begun.

Hawke made a phone call, waited for Edward to come in, and asked, "Have you found the patients and medical institutions you were looking for?"

"Found it." Edward was very familiar with Los Angeles. He took out a stack of information, put it on the desk, and said, "This medical institution specializes in treating and researching ALS cases. Currently, there are dozens of patients hospitalized there."

Hawke took it and looked through it. The medical institution was the famous Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, one of the most famous medical research institutions in California.

He was quite familiar with this place. The last time Dwayne Johnson deliberately caused a car accident to compete for a role, he was admitted to this hospital.

After reading the information, Hawke asked Edward: "Find a fan of Tom Cruise among the patients, preferably a child or a girl, whose wish is to meet Tom Cruise, take a photo with him, get his autograph, etc."

Edward thought for a moment and said, "Tom Cruise has a lot of fans. It shouldn't be difficult to find one like this."

Hawke nodded. "To survive this disease, one needs not only courage but also a lot of money. If we bring Tom Cruise to the patient, we can help him solve many financial problems. Just tell him this directly."

"I'll go right away." Edward prepared to leave the office.

Hawke thought about it, took out the plan and said, "Let's go together."

This is also an opportunity for Twitter.

Edward then contacted Cedars-Sinai Medical Center via Twitter.

The relevant person in charge called back quickly and the two parties agreed to meet in the afternoon.

After lunch, Hawke drove straight to Beverly Hills in a bulletproof Mercedes.

When Edward was driving, he looked behind him deliberately. If he hadn't stared at it for a long time, it would have been difficult to notice Raul and the other two following behind him.

Twitter is now quite famous. When Hawke arrived at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he was received by Dr. Kurt, the head of ALS research there.

Arriving at the reception room, the two sides introduced themselves and exchanged a few simple pleasantries. Hawke got straight to the point: "Doctor, Twitter is a media company with a sense of social responsibility. A few days ago, a company employee reported to me the problems of ALS patients. I specifically asked my deputy Edward to do a social survey."

Dr. Kurt glanced at Edward. He remembered that this man had come once before and specialized in understanding ALS patients.

Hawke continued, "Through Edward's research, I have noticed that the medical lives of patients and your research on the disease are now facing many difficulties."

Dr. Kurt knew what to do at this time and immediately put his traditional skills to use: "It's mainly due to insufficient funds. Without sufficient funds, the patients' living and medical conditions, as well as many of the topics we study, cannot be solved."

Hawke nodded slightly. "After all, the power of one person, one organization, or one company is limited. I have an idea. Twitter should cooperate with you to jointly host a media event to arouse the whole society's attention to ALS patients and let more people or charities join the ranks of supporting ALS research."

The doctor was no novice, and he understood immediately that Twitter was planning to make a fuss about this matter. He also had some knowledge of what the media were like.

Hawke directly made a big move: "Tom Cruise will attend the event. If possible, can he come to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to visit the patients?"

"Of course!" If Dr. Kurt hesitated for even a second, it would be a disrespect to future research funds, a disrespect to his research team, and a disrespect to all patients.

He immediately stated: "Just tell me how you need my cooperation."

Hawke asked directly: "Do you have any patients here who particularly like Tom Cruise?"

Kurt knew a little about each patient, and without even thinking, he said, "Yes, quite a lot. Tommy is the most popular movie star in the United States."

"That makes it easy." Hawke took out the preliminary plan and placed it in front of Dr. Kurt.

Dr. Kurt looked at it carefully.

After he finished reading, the two discussed for a while and basically reached an agreement. Afterwards, Dr. Kurt, together with several other staff members, accompanied Hawke and Edward to the ALS inpatient area for a walk.

Many patients have lost basic body functions, not to mention daily standing and walking, even eating and drinking are problems.

Edward, dressed in a suit and tie, accompanied Hawke and Dr. Kurt all the way through the long ward corridor. He looked through the glass door at the patients inside without saying a word.

The doctors accompanying him and Hawke didn't talk much, and only occasionally introduced the conditions of some patients.

After seeing every patient, Edward suddenly realized that besides the superficial fame and fortune, his boss also had goodwill towards the society.

For example, this time, no one pays attention to these patients with niche diseases. Some of them not only have serious illnesses, but their living conditions are also not ideal.

If the boss pulls Tom Cruise over and calls on the whole society to pay attention, it will definitely help many of them.

Edward felt that the boss actually always wanted to be a good person.

But the United States as a country and society is too perverted. In order to be a good person, you must be worse than the bad people.

Otherwise, how can we deal with the bad guys?
Walking through the ward area, Dr. Kurt said to Hawke: "Despite our best efforts, many patients continue to leave us. Sometimes we can only lament that fate is very unfair to them."

He sighed: "Most patients find it difficult to survive for five years, and only a very small number of patients can survive for ten years.

Hawke said: "I held this event to attract as much attention as possible from the whole society so that they can get more help from others."

Dr. Kurt shook Hawke's hand tightly. "On behalf of everyone here, I want to express my gratitude to you."

Hawke's face was heavy: "You're welcome."

Dr. Kurt walks Hawke and Edward out.

As he walked out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Edward asked a question in his mind: "Doctor, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it."

“Just ask,” Dr. Coulter said.

Edward asked, "As far as I know, there are people who have suffered from ALS for decades and are still alive. Is there anything special about the medical technology there?"

This made Dr. Kurt stunned for a moment, and after a moment he forced a smile: "Maybe it's a medical miracle."

Feeling that this was inappropriate, he added: "After all, it is an individual case and does not have universal research value."

Edward said nothing more and followed Hawke into the Mercedes.

The two returned to the company, and Hawke made some adjustments to the plan based on what he saw at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and his discussions with Kurt Boshan. He also called Caroline and Sasha to make additional arrangements based on Twitter's needs.

He called Tom Cruise before leaving get off work.

Tom Cruise was very proactive and quietly came to Twitter early the next morning.

Hawke took out the complete plan and handed it to him, saying, "Take a closer look."

As it concerns changing his own public opinion, Tom Cruise watched it seriously.

This is a plan for promoting ALS and spreading charity love on Twitter. The initial part requires Tom Cruise to take part in it personally. The more people participate in the future, the greater the benefits he may get.

Tom Cruise asked a few key questions: "Have you contacted Cedars-Sinai Medical Center?"

Hawke said, "We've already made the contact." He handed Tom Cruise Dr. Kurt's information and the fax that the doctor had just sent this morning. "The attention they've received, as well as the limited charitable donations, are seriously insufficient in funds, and they will fully cooperate with us."

Tom Cruise looked at them carefully one by one. After all, he had fallen into trouble with Pat Kingsley before, and even though he trusted Hawke, he didn't want to do it again.

"Need to set up a charitable foundation?" he asked again.

Hawke specifically emphasized: "This time, we are only trying to gain popularity and fame. The accounts of the charity foundation are all open to the public and subject to supervision by the whole society."

Tom Cruise understood what Hawke meant: "That's no problem. Don't worry. With my income, I won't touch this little money."

With a fat wallet and billions of dollars in assets to his name, Tom Cruise naturally has the confidence to do so.

As for Twitter, what it wants is network traffic and social attention.

When these are converted into money, the amount far exceeds charitable donations.

Tom Cruise read the plan in detail, thought about it carefully for a while, and made a decision: "Go ahead with your plan." (End of this chapter)