The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Ocean Parkway, Twitter Building.

A thick layer of dust had recently fallen on the windows of the conference room, blocking out the sunlight outside.

Hawke and chief of staff Andy Card sat in chairs and watched Carolyn sign a publicity contract with the campaign's deputy manager.

The two women exchanged contracts, shook hands, and took photos together.

Andy Card said: "This afternoon, the first publicity fee will be transferred to Twitter's account. From next week, Twitter can proceed with the publicity in an orderly manner according to the plan."

The advertising fee was as high as 3500 million US dollars. Hawke showed the attitude he should have when dealing with a big client and said, "We will fully cooperate with you."

After the two parties formally signed the contract, Andy Card and several others had to rush to Fox TV to say goodbye and leave.

Hawke walked them all the way downstairs.

Caroline fanned her hands in front of her face, brushing away the burning embers that flew over, and asked Hawke, "They are all amateurs when it comes to the Internet, especially social media campaigns, and the plans they came up with are not very good."

Hawke warned: "This is the client's request. Follow their plan. We have no experience in elections."

Caroline quickly reached over and brushed the dust off Hawke's shoulders, saying, "I understand."

She looked up at the sky: "The fire is not out yet."

Hawke said: "In a few days, when all the isolated blocks are burned down, the fire will stop naturally."

The two walked back.

When they reached the elevator, where no one else was, Caroline whispered, "Don't politicians and capitalists care about ordinary people?"

"If it can't create value, I won't care." Hawke said casually: "If it can create value, it depends on the benefits and losses."

He glanced at the increasingly mature sheep and said, "You will soon become a female capitalist."

Taking the elevator upstairs, Caroline came out of the elevator and saw smoke rising in the distance through the window. She couldn't help but sigh: "This is hell in Los Angeles."

That afternoon, Twitter received a $2000 million advance payment from the re-election campaign office.

Hawke has always been a man who gets paid to do things, so he immediately asked Caroline to select capable people to set up a special office team to specifically connect with Washington.

Brian also called. After the signatures for the recall petition were submitted to the state legislature, with the promotion of many members of the legislature, the state legislature launched the recall election as quickly as possible.

Too many people have suffered losses in this fire.

Everyone wants Antonio to give an explanation.

According to normal procedures, if candidate Brian wins the recall election, he will take over as mayor of Los Angeles.

If he fails, the mayoral throne will still belong to Antonio.

It will take a month for the recall election to be completed normally. By then, the fire in Los Angeles will have been put out and the water will have been brought in.

The Los Angeles City Council is initiating a review process to reassess the legality of the water replenishment agreement signed by Antonio with Wonderful Water.

The properties of four prosecutors in the district attorney's office, including the chief prosecutor, were destroyed in the fire.

These people cannot shake the interest group headed by Stuttgart Resnick, but they can find loopholes and dismantle some agreements.

Under tremendous pressure, Antonio will not only lose his position but also face the risk of investigation.

Not only in Los Angeles, the Donkey Party's momentum has also been greatly affected in the game in Sacramento.

In recent years, the environmentalism and feminism she advocated have become the main reason why the Los Angeles fire got out of control.

Hawke got the news that the person in the Oval Office had temporarily added a trip to California and planned to come to Los Angeles to comfort the victims after the fire was completely extinguished.

More than a decade has passed since California turned from red to blue in the early to mid-1990s, and the elephants see an opportunity for another color change.

Throughout history, there are too many cases of blue turning red and red turning blue.

The colors of maps in American elections are often reversed.

Politics is something that never stays the same.

Hawke is also taking advantage of the situation, stirring things up and down to make this American drama even more exciting in order to profit from it.

As time goes by and society develops, the confrontation between the two parties will become more and more serious, and the direct consequence will be the division of American society.

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Los Angeles, Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

In the business reception room on the top floor, the forty-year-old female prosecutor Kamala looked at Antonio opposite her with an extremely serious face.

She came to see Antonio on behalf of important Donkey Party figures in San Francisco and Sacramento.

Kamala said, "Do you have anything to say?"

Antonio still looked confident: "The outcome of the recall election is unknown, but as long as you support me, I can still fight on. Although my approval rating has dropped drastically according to statistics, the public are fence-sitters. As long as you can grasp the opponent's pain points, their attention will be diverted quickly."

He emphasized: "My two main bases are still there: women and Mexicans!" Kamala shook her head: "The capital has been caught in a fierce battle. Our opponents have found our weakness, especially in the parliament. Several members had to resign... These are all chain reactions to the Los Angeles incident."

Antonio argued, "This is a natural disaster. Even if anyone else sat in my position, would they be able to solve the problem? Environmental protection and women's rights are one of our bases in California. Do we have to give up without strengthening our advantages? Weather factors are completely uncontrollable. With a 50-mile gale, even if we have enough firefighting equipment and water, can the fire be controlled?"

Not only him, but also Kamala and the top leaders of the Democratic Party in California do not think they have done anything wrong.

They didn't lose to the elephants, they lost to the climate.

But now that things have developed to this point, stopping the decline is the most important thing. Kamala came here this time with an important task in mind: "The key to the problem is not the process, but the result. The result is that we lost, and it also seriously affected our reputation and credibility. This fire, including the smoke, affected tens of millions of people. There are also almost crazy smear reports from the media. Now our base is shaking."

Her dark face remained unchanged. “Now, someone needs to take responsibility for all this and put an end to the criticism from the media and public opinion. You are the best choice.”

Antonio expected this: "Sacrifice me to save the party's decline?"

Kamala said: "Someone has to sacrifice."

Antonio closed his eyes but did not respond. He was silent for a long time and then asked directly, "Is that all?"

Kamala was granted several conditions when she came: "The Southern California branch of Pacific Electric Company needs an executive. Your wife, who works at Disney Studios, will become one of the production managers of two live-action film projects worth more than 50 million US dollars."

This is not a bad offer, Antonio thought.

But Kamala hadn’t finished her words: “These will have to wait until the incident has calmed down.”

Antonio did not reply.

Kamala took the initiative to add: "You and I are both minorities. We have our own advantages, but more of them are inherently disadvantaged."

"Thank you." Antonio understood that some bastards were ruthless.

Kamala sent him away: "Think about it carefully and give me an answer as soon as possible."

Antonio did not leave. He sat on the sofa and repeatedly considered several possible options. After a long while, he said, "Tell them that I agree."

Kamala said: "Wise choice."

After agreeing with this, Antonio felt inexplicably relieved. He stood up and walked to the window on the north side of the hotel, looking to the north.

Unfortunately, the sky over Los Angeles was filled with ashes, and all he could see was flying ashes.

"Let's go." Antonio turned around, walked out of the room, and got out of the car.

On the way, he asked his assistant Gordon to contact Brian: "I want to talk to this bastard face to face."

Gordon immediately contacted Brian through the other party's campaign manager.

The two agreed to meet at the Beverly Business Club early tomorrow morning.

That night, Brian came to Silver Lake Villa specifically to find Hawke.

Erica prepared tequila in advance, poured a glass for each of them, and sat next to Hawke with her ears pricked up.

The LAPD has been extremely busy lately, all thanks to these two people.

Brian took a sip of wine and said to Hawke, "Antonio asked me to meet him tomorrow morning."

Hawke said: "Is he prepared to take the initiative to give in, and then use this as a condition in exchange for your promise?"

Brian nodded. "That should be the case. The fire is only part of the reason for the current situation in Los Angeles. There must be a series of problems with its accounts and budget."

Erica interjected, “The most recent time this happened was during Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recall election for governor, when the former Davis voluntarily resigned.”

Brian said: "That time, we caught them through the Venice Beach Club, so they had to take a step back. Schwarzenegger was not clean either, so he chose to compromise after achieving his goal."

He looked at Hawke: "I am facing a similar situation."

"No, your situation is different from Schwarzenegger's. No matter how much Schwarzenegger does, he can only be the governor. He can't run for president." Hawke said while thinking, "And our ultimate goal is the Oval Office."

Brian said, "You really have faith in me."

Hawke ignored this and continued, "The situation you are facing is completely different from Schwarzenegger's. He was only in a recall election for the governor, but this time the recall election for the mayor of Los Angeles is directly related to the general election situation in Los Angeles. It's not just you, but the color choice of the entire California."

Behind these high-sounding words, Hawke's personal purpose is hidden. He wants the two parties to fight to the death in California.

If things calm down, it will be troublesome to deal with the Ackerman family's affairs.

Brian was also thinking.

No matter how you look at it, this political struggle will never be settled.

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "Consult Paul."

To be on the safe side, Brian called Paul Ferguson and got the same answer as Hawke.

Hawke used the donkeys' base to create such a good situation.

How could any elephant with a little ambition turn a blind eye? (End of this chapter)