The Wolf of Los Angeles.

BlackRock headquarters, Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York.

Co-President Robert Capito read the investment report from Los Angeles, took it out of his office, and went into the office of Chairman and CEO Larry Fink.

"It's newly sent by the Film Investment Fund Company." Capito put the report on the desk.

Fink put on his glasses and read quickly: "At the last expanded board meeting, Ralph and Charles intended to withdraw the film investment fund because of the failure of Brokeback Mountain in the Hollywood awards season."

Capito leaned back in his chair and said, "Anderson and Haas launched the Overheard Project and successfully planted a bug in the upper echelons of Twitter. The conflict between us and Twitter is acute. With Hawke Osment's way of doing things, do you think the two companies will be able to get along peacefully?"

"Peaceful coexistence? I absolutely disagree. I need to give an explanation to Douglas's wife and children." Fink finished reading the investment report and put it aside. "Our position has determined that we can't coexist peacefully with him. I suspect that the series of events that happened during the Hollywood awards season are related to Hawke Osment and Twitter."

Capito shook his head: "We don't have any evidence to show that."

Fink sneered: "Robert, some things only need to be considered from the perspective and interests, not the evidence."

Capito nodded slightly. "We went public in 1999 and the first two years were relatively smooth. We encountered some difficulties starting in 2001. We had hoped that things would improve this year and strongly supported Johnny Kerry. But we didn't expect those two idiots to kill themselves in California. In the next four years, the rapid development we envisioned will be difficult to achieve."

"Adding an increasingly powerful enemy will make things even more troublesome." Fink reminded: "From the last time we dealt with Twitter, Hawke Osmond is decisive and ruthless. He is not very powerful now, but when he becomes very powerful..."

Kapit sighed, "Unfortunately, our hacker attack did not work. Twitter's defense capabilities are stronger than expected. According to those technical experts, Twitter's core algorithm is very advanced, and there are many experts in network security protection inside, so the firewall is difficult to break."

Fink thought of Douglas' tragic death and felt that Hawk Osment would treat him in the same way. He said, "Ever since Hawk Osment formed an alliance with the Ferguson family, Los Angeles has become extremely chaotic. The Donkey Gang lost the city because of this. I think some of these things are related to Hawk Osment."

"What do you want to do?" Capitol asked.

"On the one hand, we'll have people investigate and see if they can find out anything," Fink said quickly. "On the other hand, we'll have hackers step up their attacks and hopefully uncover some of Twitter's secrets."

He was silent for a moment, then continued, "On the other hand, we need to attack both business and politics. The former can directly attack Twitter and Hawke Osment's business investment. The online social media market is huge, and Twitter occupies the vast majority of the market share. We can use the Donkey Party to see if we can get the Federal Trade Commission to initiate an antitrust investigation."

Kapit added: "There are also online social media companies in Silicon Valley, but they are not large in scale, and we can invest in and support them."

Fink agreed: "Let's have a meeting as soon as possible to discuss this."

Kapit pointed to the investment report: "What about this?"

"It's a pity that it's not about homosexuality." Fink was obsessed with the marginalized population project: "Since it's a theme similar to The Lord of the Rings, you can invest in it, but tell them that the focus is still on marginalized population movies."

BlackRock headquarters has pushed the "Golden Compass" investment plan into the review process.

In Los Angeles, Hawke called New Line Cinema on behalf of the newly established West Coast Investment Fund and personally inquired about the investment matters of "The Golden Compass". He also asked Edward to make a special trip and bring back some information from New Line Cinema.

These were all easy tasks, and after finishing them, Hawke threw them aside.

After all, when fishing with a straight hook, whether you can catch a fish depends entirely on luck.

After entering the new week, Twitter began to move, and various departments moved to the Coast Building one after another.

The chairman's office was among the first to move there.

Hawke found time to find Jeter Brown.

That person is his neighbor in the villa he rents in Santa Monica, a senior headhunter at Korn Ferry International Talent Consulting.

Jet came to the Coast Building and took the special elevator to the 16th floor.

Before he entered the office, he tightened his tie, buttoned up his suit, and tidied his hair a little.

In the past year or so, Jeter has frequently collaborated with Twitter, and Twitter and Hawke have become his number one clients.

Jeter entered the office and quickly stepped forward to shake Hawke's hand. He said politely, "Twitter's new office building is great. It's so big that it's easy to get lost without a guide."

Hawke asked him to sit wherever he wanted and went straight to the point: "The reason I asked you to come here this time is still related to recruitment."

Twitter has cooperated with Jet many times, and the people Jet poached are all very reliable, especially the technical talents in firewall, who are worthy of the high salaries paid by Twitter.

Twitter was hacked several times, and all of them were resolved by these people.

Jet's face straightened and he said, "As long as you need me, I can travel around the world to find the right talent for you." Hawke elaborated, "After the New Year, I established West Coast Investment Company through the Cayman Islands. I will carry out a series of investment financing in the future. I need a manager with strong execution ability to assist me in handling investment and financing matters."

“Is this an investment firm separate from Twitter?” Jeter asked.

"It belongs to my personal investment company." Hawke gave an example: "Similar to when Blackstone Group and Pioneer International were first established, I will personally inject some funds and then raise some funds through the market."

He stressed: “The candidates to be recruited must undergo background checks and should not have any connection with BlackRock.”

Jeter took out a notepad and wrote down Hawke's request: "I will find the right person as soon as possible."

Hawke said: "It's best to get it done within two months."

"I'll give you a few candidates as soon as possible." Jet said goodbye and left quickly.

Lukat, the new assistant to the chairman, entered the office and said, "Pierce Madden, chairman of the charity foundation, is in the reception room."

Hawke left the office and went to meet him in the reception room.

Since taking office as the chairman of the Osmond Charitable Foundation, he has been reorganizing the four charitable shelters that were taken over from the FBI.

Pierce opened the briefcase he brought and handed over two documents: "This is the property and personnel list of the four shelters. The original managers of the Ackerman Charity Foundation had all resigned when the closure was completed. I did not re-employ them and recruited new ones. I also accepted part-time volunteers, which can effectively reduce expenses."

Hawke looked at the list carefully and said, "Five percent of the foundation's funds must be used for charity."

Pierce smiled and said, "As your income increases, five percent of the donation is more than enough to keep the shelter running. We will soon need new charitable avenues."

Hawke asked, "What do you suggest?"

Pierce pointed to the second document and said, "This is a tree planting plan in Africa to improve the ecological environment of Africans. It requires a large amount of investment and is in line with the mainstream values ​​of North American charity."

Hawke finished reading the list and then looked at the plan.

Pierce continued, "Boss, your income will increase dramatically in the future. Even if the investment can be tax-deducted, you will still face high tax figures every year. Donating part of it to charity foundations is in line with federal law. Giving 5% of this money to the homeless on the streets is a waste. In addition, our charity shelter can also receive subsidies from the Los Angeles authorities and the California government, so it won't cost too much."

He further explained: "The African tree planting plan can be truly implemented by hiring a group of cheap African laborers to plant trees. The number does not need to be too large. Africa has a water shortage during the dry season. It is normal for trees to die and be pulled out after being planted. It is also normal for Africans who lack food and fuel to pull out trees for fire. The surplus funds can be used for other purposes."

Hawke saw only a preliminary plan and said, "You come up with a detailed plan."

Pierce said, "Okay."

Hawke talked to him about the rescue stations. The two rescue stations in the downtown area and Hollywood area must start operating as soon as possible. This is also a municipal requirement.

The two stores in Long Beach and Orange County are expected to resume normal operations by early next month at the latest.

In the afternoon, Campos came over and said, "The Hurricane Mercenaries are planning to expand their scale and update their equipment. Bosque has seriously considered the investment proposal and is willing to accept our sponsorship and investment."

Hawke also has hundreds of millions of dollars left by Buddy Ackman, which he can move at will.

He thought for a moment and said, "You go and discuss this matter with Bosque in person. Accepting our sponsorship means that you must prioritize completing the tasks we assign you."

Campos nodded: "I will leave for Costa Rica tomorrow."

Hawke asked, "How's the situation with Fiona, Rosa, and Sora?"

Campos said: "In the previous series of conflicts, the three played an important role and attracted financial sponsorship. They are already mid-level managers, but it will take time to reach the top level and require performance in some special events."

Hawke warned, “Tell them to pay attention to the dealings between their institutions and the BlackRock Group, especially the Matthewsing Association.”

"Understood." Campos suggested, "I plan to plan a few small actions to further elevate their status within the organization so that they can exert greater influence."

Hawke agreed: "Okay."

After finalizing these matters, Campos quickly left and returned to the new headquarters of Butterfly Security Company to find Betty.

He arranged for Betty, Fiona and the other two to meet, and had someone book a flight to Latin America. (End of this chapter)