The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Golding's Restaurant, West Los Angeles.

After receiving a call from Hawke last night, Tom Cruise simply made an appointment with Hawke to have breakfast together.

Hawke was not polite and said directly: "I have a friend who is studying at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, majoring in film production, and is about to start an internship..."

Tom Cruise interrupted Hawke and said, "Nightcrawler has already started post-production, so it's not suitable. After the New Year, I will join Spielberg's War of the Worlds crew. My company has invested a small part in this film. Please have someone come to me directly and I will arrange for you to join the crew as an intern production manager."

Hawke said, "Thank you."

"We are old friends. Don't be so polite." Tom Cruise judged based on his years of experience that it would be beneficial for him to make friends with people like Hawke.

Hawke stopped being polite and started talking to him about Nightcrawler.

The project has completed all filming and director Eric Eason is currently in post-production.

After they finished their breakfast, they left.

When Tom Cruise got in the car, he bought a copy of The Hollywood Reporter and saw Nicole Kidman as soon as he opened it.

This is an interview, Nicole Kidman said: "To me, he was just 'Tom', but to others he meant more than that. He was full of love for me, and I still love him now..."

Tom Cruise found that Hawke was right and he would never be able to get rid of Nicole Kidman's mouth in his life.

Hawke got in the Mercedes and called Megan.

In the driver's seat, Edward handed Hawke a newspaper and said, "Britney is crazy."

When Hawke took the newspaper, the first thing he saw was the eye-catching photo on the front page headline. Britney was holding an umbrella and smashing the glass door like crazy.

The headlines pointed directly to Britney's mental health.

"Britney behaved abnormally, smashed things violently, was taken away by the police, and her mental state is worrying!"

Hawke put down the newspaper and said, "Jamie is really quick."

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In the offices of Channel 11 at the Fox Center.

Manninger Jenkinson read the newspaper, then the Internet, and watched the news footage from last night's Late Night Entertainment.

The front page headlines are all about Britney.

Xiao Tiantian went crazy and smashed the glass door of the studio and pushed her assistant to the ground.

Manning was quite satisfied. Jamie, that idiot, only had money in his head, and his daughter was just a tool for him to make money.

I believe that it won’t be long before I can taste the sweetness of the little sweet thing.

Manninger had been coveting this for many years, but unfortunately he was neither a senior executive at a record company, nor did he know how to write lyrics or compose music, nor was he a heavyweight judge of a music award. If he wanted to have a taste of Sweetie, he had to find another way.

Finally, they found a good opportunity for Britney's agency contract to expire and her agent to stir up trouble and clash with Jamie Spears.

At this time, the cell phone rang. Manninger took a look and found that it was Jamie Spears calling, so he answered it immediately.

Jamie's voice came from the other end: "Did you see the news?"

Manninger said softly, "I just saw it. You're doing very well, Jamie. Keep it up. If you can keep making trouble for a week to ten days, you can go to court to apply for special guardianship. It will definitely be approved."

Jamie laughed out loud: "I am a responsible and good father!"

Manninger's words went in Jamie's favorite direction: "Britney is yours, and no one can take it away from you."

"Yes, she's mine!" Jamie thought about it carefully: "In the next ten years, I will use it every other day. Being too sensitive may hurt Britney."

What he wants is a brainless singing star, not a brainless ordinary girl.

Manninger gave a few instructions and then hung up the phone.

Now he had reached Britney's waistband and was not far from taking off her pants.

Once Jamie gets special custody of Britney, he can do whatever he wants.

Manninger found the video stored on his computer and watched Britney's MV again.

One of the MVs is particularly provocative.

A knock on the door sounded from outside.

Manninger turned off the video and said please come in. Assistant Gibbs came in from outside: "Boss, there is new news from our competitor."

He said quickly, "Our people found that Megan Taylor had left Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was transferred to Alsa Healthcare Nursing Home in Orange County. When I received the call just now, she had already checked in."

Hearing this, Manninger considered and said, “Megan Taylor’s condition has not improved?”

"Yes." Gibbs continued, "I had someone bribe the nurse at Cedars-Sinai and took photos of Megan Taylor's medical records. Megan was infected with Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus, which caused severe gastritis and gastric ulcers. There is also a risk of cancer. Although the risk is not very high, Megan does not want to take the risk and will wait until her condition recovers before coming back."

Manninger asked, "Are you sure?"

Gibbs was confident: "Our people pretended to be visitors at the Fox TV Center and talked to Megan's attending doctor for a while, and the doctor said the same thing."

"Meghan left Los Angeles and went to Orange County. She won't be back for a while, which basically rules out her chances of competing." Manninger was a little curious: "That night when she was on the Fox TV show, Megan Taylor suddenly got sick and vomited in front of Roger Ailes. I've always suspected someone was targeting her."

Gibbs said: "According to the information that has been circulated, Director Cynthia recommended Megan to take over the position of director."

Manninger shook his head. "This is not a position that can be filled just by Cynthia's recommendation. My qualifications and competitiveness at Fox Network are stronger than Megan Taylor's. The decision on who will take over will ultimately be made by Roger Ailes."

Gibbs replied, "Yes." Manninger continued the previous topic: "We are not stupid enough to poison Megan or put contaminants in her. There is only one suspect."

Gibbs thought of another rival: "Tina Russell."

“I can’t think of anyone else but her,” Manninger said.

In the next competition, the main focus will be on Tina Russell.

But on Megan Taylor's side, Manninger will still attract attention.

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One floor below is the producer's office for the 7 o'clock news.

Tina Russell also received news that Megan Taylor's condition worsened and she went to Orange County for recuperation.

Her assistant even took advantage of her gender and got copies of all the medical records and examination reports.

I also consulted and took notes from a professional doctor.

Tina Russell could tell at a glance that Megan's condition made it impossible for her to work normally.

Originally, all three of them had a chance to compete for the position of channel director. Although Megan had a slight advantage because of Cynthia's recommendation, she and Manninger also had a chance.

Before the competition really began, Megan had health problems.

Tina Russell was full of doubts about this. She thought about joining forces with Megan's arch-enemy Gretchen and using some behind-the-scenes means to get rid of Megan.

But she had only met with Gretchen once, and before they had talked about it, Megan had problems.

Tina couldn't help but look up at the ceiling. Could it be that Manninger above was the one who did it?

After thinking it over, Tina couldn't think of anyone other than Manninger.

Internal competition is everywhere, and Roger Ailes himself encourages competition, not to mention that this time it involves the channel director.

While Tina was being extra careful, she was also thinking about one thing: how to deal with Manninger Jenkinson.

Some competitive means should either not be used at all, or if used, they must make it impossible for Manninger to recover.

Tina called in her most trusted assistant and associate producer to discuss what to do.

"It is impossible for us to significantly improve our level in a short period of time." Tina's goal is very clear: "But we can find a way to make Manninger make mistakes, so as to lower his level and win the competition."

The deputy producer said: "The chairman's office has not announced the candidate, which is also meant to encourage competition."

Tina said to her assistant: "You asked someone to secretly spread the news about Megan Taylor's illness and spread the news that she is sick and unable to work as widely as possible."

The assistant is a woman: "I'm good at this."

Tina looked at the associate producer and said, "Try to collect negative news about Manninger. I want it no matter what it is."

She emphasized: "Remind the program team to take precautions!"

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Beverly Blvd., Beverly Hills.

While Jamie Spears was out, Paris Hilton came to Britney's house and took her out.

Instead of going to Paris's nearby villa, the two went straight to the Four Seasons Hotel.

When she arrived at the suite, Britney took out a small bottle of water from her handbag and took a sip.

Paris asked, "What did you drink?"

Britney put down the kettle and said, "My father prepared the beauty water for me. He said it can keep my skin smooth, slow down aging, and keep my mood stable."

She also handed the kettle to Paris: "Do you want to try it?"

Paris took the kettle, remembered Hawke's words, put it aside, and asked, "What's going on in Burbank?"

"I don't know either." Britney felt a headache and dizziness when she thought about it: "I felt very irritable and impulsive at the time. I couldn't control myself."

Paris asked again: "Have all the troubles been settled?"

"It's settled." Britney rubbed her forehead. "I compensated the studio and apologized to them."

Paris took out her cell phone and said, "I'm going to get something, you sit here for a while."

She went to the bedroom and took out the USB drive of the notebook that she had prepared in advance.

In the middle of the conversation, someone called and Paris chatted with them for a while.

Before she finished the call, she suddenly heard a strange noise coming from outside and hurried out of the bedroom.

Britney went crazy and smashed the glass art vase that decorated the suite onto the carpet.

Because the carpet was thick, the vase did not break, so she picked it up again and threw it against the wall.

With a loud crash, the glass vase shattered to the ground.

Britney was like a female Tyrannosaurus, smashing the decorations in the suite into pieces.

Paris didn't dare to step forward to watch the violent situation. She took the portable DV given by Hawke and filmed Britney. (End of this chapter)