The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 34 Savior

The Mondeo turned onto Santa Monica Boulevard. Hawke slowed down slightly, entered the parking lot in front of a supermarket, and parked the car.

Edward was still excited and asked, "Boss, did I perform well? I easily angered that old British rogue! Of course, you taught me well, and I did a good job."

Hawke took the digital camera, looked through the photos, and said solemnly: "Edward Connor, I am now officially notifying you that you have passed the entry assessment of West Coast Media Entertainment Studio and become a formal employee."

Many occasions require Lao Hei to charge forward desperately. He thought for a moment and then said, "Your weekly salary is $400."

"Great! I can find a divorced woman who can provide child support, and then I can be considered middle class." Edward's thoughts were not on the same channel as ordinary people: "If I can find two at the same time, I can rest easy."

At this point, he thought something was wrong: "No, I will be sucked dry, those women are too hungry."

Hawke ignored his crazy talk, took out his notebook, connected it to the camera to copy out photos, and looked at the video taken by the camera. The angle and clarity were good.

But because of the shooting distance, the voices of the two people could not be heard clearly.

After transferring the photos, he transcribed the images.

Edward woke up from his fantasy about child support and the divorced woman, glanced at the laptop screen, and asked Hawke: "Should we contact the buyer and exchange it for money next?"

Hawke nodded slightly, waited until the video was processed, then clicked it open and watched it carefully.

Thinking that Edward would have to show up this time, he specifically asked for his cell phone to make a call in the car.

Hawke also considered selling the videos and photos back to the crew, but he was too weak and had no support behind him, so it was easy for him to be blackmailed. There were countless such cases.

News trading has a very mature system, and the risk level of entertainment news is relatively low.

Most Hollywood crews that are really willing to spend real money on public relations are targeting the media.

Hawke contacted The Inquirer, Us Weekly, News of the World and Hollywood Life, and this time the News of the World offered a higher price.

Edward was curious: "Why did other companies only offer $3000, but the News of the World offered $5000?"

With a difference of $2000, Hawke automatically ignored Jack from The Enquirer: "The original author of The Lord of the Rings is from the UK and has a huge influence in the UK. Ian McKellen is a British man, and the News of the World is the weekend edition of the British tabloid The Sun."

The popularity of "The Lord of the Rings" and the blessing of Gandalf have had an obvious effect.

Edward kept scratching his head: "It's too complicated and troublesome. I am more suitable to make money by running or lying down."

Hawke started the car and went to the editorial office of the World News in Los Angeles. He said to Edward, "You will take the photo to trade with others later and sign an exclusive licensing agreement in your own name."

"Only me?" Edward had never done this before and was unsure, so he asked, "Aren't you going to sell the video to them?"

Hawke said: "The video is another piece of news and has nothing to do with the photos you took. We are two different reporters who took two pieces of news."

Edward was not very smart in this area and couldn't understand it at all.

Hawke said: "If a piece of news has an exclusive licensing agreement, it cannot be sold to two media outlets, otherwise it will cause some unnecessary trouble."

West Coast media and entertainment studios are still too small to compete with the big media.

Hawke's idea is actually very simple. Edward is a journalist and the news he shoots is independent.

He is another reporter, and the video he shot with his camera also exists independently.

The Los Angeles editorial office of the News of the World is located in a small, independent three-story office building.

Hawke parked his car in a conspicuous place at the door, told Edward the storage disk and phone number, and asked him to go in for the transaction.

He had already negotiated the price over the phone. As long as the photos were fine, the other party would pay $5000.

Edward put away the storage disk and before getting off the car, he suddenly asked, "Boss, aren't you afraid that I will run away with the money?"

Hawke patted him on the shoulder and said, "I saved you from the gunpoint. You are not an ungrateful bastard." "I am a combination of savior and the most loyal one!" Edward pushed the door, got out of the car and walked towards the editorial office.

Hawke didn't understand at first, but after thinking about it for a while, he figured out what was going on.

Edward Connor, Edward Furlong and John Connor's Savior Package Complex.

Seeing Edward enter the editorial office, Hawke got out of the car and walked to the door of the editorial office. He chatted with the guard for a few words and used a pack of cigarettes to find out that the office building usually only had two exits open and the fire safety passage was at the back of the building.

Hawke stuffed another $20 into the doorman's pocket and asked him to call him when he saw Edward coming out.

The Mondeo at the front door was parked in a conspicuous place.

Hawke first went to a nearby convenience store and quickly bought some beer and food, then went around to the back of the building and stared at the exit of the emergency passage.

In the editorial office, because Hawke had already agreed on the phone and the photos were clear and eye-catching enough, Edward proceeded smoothly. After signing the exclusive licensing agreement, he received a check for $5000.

After leaving the office and coming to the lobby of the office building, Edward glanced at the number on the check and subconsciously put the check into the inner pocket of his coat. The idea of ​​running away with the bucket inevitably popped up in his mind.

He glanced outside the door. Under the street light, the Mondeo was particularly conspicuous.

Edward's eyes fell on the sign for the safe passage, and he unconsciously took two steps towards it, then stopped.

At this moment, the scene of Hawke knocking down an old black man and saving himself from the stun gun flashed before his eyes.

Edward was not grateful to Hawke, but remembered Hawke's attack, one against two, fierce attack, and easy victory...

He touched his neck and abdomen, turned around without hesitation, and walked out the front door.

When he arrived at the car, Edward found that it was locked and Hawke was not there.

Not long after, Hawke came over from the convenience store with a shopping bag and asked casually, "Are you done?"

Edward felt somewhat guilty, and quickly took out the check and handed it to Hawke: "Very smooth."

Hawke collected the check, handed him the shopping bag, and said, "I bought some wine to celebrate."

Edward smiled with two rows of white teeth, got on the passenger seat, took out a can of beer, opened it, took a big sip, and closed his eyes comfortably.

Hawke added: "You did a great job tonight. After all the news is sold, you will get a $200 bonus."

Edward was excited: "Boss, you are more generous than all the divorced women I have ever pursued!"

Hearing this description, Hawke felt that this guy's talent was all in dealing with divorced women.

After the first deal was done, the two of them each drank a can of beer and ate something.

Edward asked, "Who did you sell the video to?"

"TV station." Hawke took out his phone and searched for contact information. "Video recordings are similar to photos in today's print media. They can't be sold at high prices. TV stations can fully utilize the advantages of video recordings."

Edward asked again: "Do you still need me to trade this time?"

"It's my turn this time." Hawke found the phone and dialed it. He talked to the other end and the other party was very interested and asked him to go directly.

Hawke got in the car, drove west along Santa Monica Boulevard, entered Beverly Hills, and soon arrived in Century City.

He called several TV stations, including Channel 11, and first went to Channel 11 that Frank had mentioned.

After the TV station was acquired by Fox News, it moved to the Fox Television Center and was directly managed by Fox News.

(End of this chapter)