The Wolf of Los Angeles.

The plan was finalized, and Fiona got busy. The first thing she had to do was to select the right people to strengthen the San Francisco and Sacramento branches.

In the morning, she met with four members whose hometown was San Francisco.

In the afternoon, the assistant came to inform Fiona that Jennifer Siebel was coming.

Siebel was born in San Francisco into a standard middle-class family. His father was an investment manager and his mother was the co-founder of an exploration museum. She graduated from Stanford University's School of Business Administration.

Under normal circumstances, if Sibel chose to go into business with such a resume, he would get a good job.

But this woman wanted to be a star so much that she went to drama school to study acting. However, she was neither high nor low in Hollywood and currently can only play some female fourth or fifth roles with some lines.

Sibel entered the small conference room and the assistant brought him a cup of coffee.

Fiona smiled and said, “I’ve seen Rent, your role was great.”

Sibel gave a polite smile and said, "It's just a minor role, there's basically no room for me to show my acting skills."

Fiona asked, "I heard that you got an important role in a horror movie from Dimension Pictures?"

Hearing the name of Dimension Pictures, Sibel had some bad memories in his mind, and then shook his head slightly and said, "It's a B-level movie. It's not sure whether it can be shown in theaters."

Fiona said on this topic: "I believe it is possible."

"I hope so," Sibel said.

"The Sisters' Parade has developed a San Francisco development plan, and we plan to help the sisters in San Francisco." Fiona said some nonsense, but her expression did not change at all: "I am in charge of this plan. I want to find sisters from San Francisco to understand the situation there. If someone is willing to go back to develop, that would be even better."

Sibel took out a cigarette case: "Can I?"

Fiona said, "Whatever you want."

Sibel lit a cigarette and said, "I don't go back to San Francisco very often, so I can't tell you the specific situation, but I feel one thing for sure: Los Angeles has always been at the forefront of equal rights in California."

Fiona asked, "Are you thinking of returning to San Francisco?"

Sibel shook his head without hesitation: "Not in the short term, I... haven't considered it."

"Is that so?" Fiona's real target was Sibel, so how could she give up? She had discussed this with Hawke in advance and had a corresponding plan: "We will hold several activities in San Francisco in the second half of the year, and we are going to call on sisters from our hometown in San Francisco to participate. The time will certainly not be too long, and all expenses will be covered by the organization, and there will be corresponding subsidies..."

Sibel said: "That's no problem. As long as time permits, I can participate."

Fiona smiled and said, "Of course, if you have any difficulties, you can give us feedback. Sisters help sisters."

Xibel almost blurted out some words, but swallowed them back, and his face looked a little unnatural.

Fiona noticed it and asked, "Are you having problems? In your life or at work? I know Hollywood pretty well."

Hearing this, Sibel remembered that the incident between Jamie Foxx and Alice last year was handled by Fiona.

The Sisters of the March won a great victory in this incident, winning back the public support lost in the Los Angeles fire.

But Sibel still didn't say what was on her mind, because Alice was only facing a black star named Jamie Foxx, while she was facing the real big boss in the circle.

Fiona, like a sincere and good sister, handed Sibel a personal business card: "It's okay if you can't tell me. You can always come to me if you need anything."

Sibel put it away and left his contact information. After thinking for a while, he changed his angle and said, "You have handled the incident of Alice and Jamie Foxx, so you must know something about the ecological environment of Hollywood."

Fiona nodded slightly: "I've heard a little about it. Although the red sofa no longer exists, hotel auditions are everywhere."

Xibeier smiled, put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and said: "It's hard for women to survive, especially for beautiful women. It's not just in the acting circle, all kinds of rules are everywhere in the workplace."

Fiona said seriously, "This is also the reason why the Sister Parade exists."

Sibel continued, "Paying some price to achieve a goal is nothing. The whole society is like this. The problem is that some people are too careless in doing things. They ask us to pay, and when we pay, they are unwilling to give us corresponding rewards."

The female supporting role in that horror film produced by Dimension Pictures was obtained by Sibel through a deal. She was originally said to be the second female lead, but after all the hard work she did, she was still the fourth or fifth.

Sibel dares to be angry but not to speak out. This is the unspoken rule in the circle. Once someone breaks it, he will be despised by the whole of Hollywood.

Fiona said: "We have been developing towards Hollywood, and we also want to break these rules one day and help all sisters, but this cannot be done now. We can only use one case after another to continue to infiltrate Hollywood."

"I understand that some of the cases that have happened in recent years, like the Robert Redford case, the Brad Pitt case, and the Alice case, have made some people in Hollywood restrain themselves," Siebel said.

Fiona continued her words: "My personal suggestion is that you can find a way to preserve the evidence to protect your own rights."

Xibel thought this was a good idea. Fiona reminded him, "Don't forget, you are a member of the Sisterhood Parade, and you have countless sisters standing behind you!"

Xibel is from San Francisco and is studying at Stanford. She is no stranger to electronic products. After leaving the sister parade, she drove directly to the computer city.

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In July, the Congressional Budget Committee issued a notice to hold the first hearing on the AI ​​Manhattan Project.

Hawke and Haaland rushed to Washington to attend and speak at the hearing.

In addition, representatives from seven supporting companies will appear at the hearing.

Each supporting company represents the interests of one party.

The plan looks promising, but in reality it is just a show. It may take 30 years to produce results, but the funds obtained are the most real.

The initial allocation is as high as $350 billion.

Thanks to Twitter's own efforts, lobbying by Elizabeth Carter's team at Peterson Strategic Consulting, the alignment of interests, and Hawke's bragging about the wonderful prospects, the first hearing went quite smoothly.

The most crucial point is that the Russian threat has been making headlines and has created enough public opinion.

Russia is researching AI and has stolen Twitter's ideas and technological achievements. This is not true, but it will become true.

No matter how Russia defends itself or denies it, Washington will not believe it.

Because America needs it to be true.

After the hearing, there will be a formal discussion within the Appropriations Committee, and then a second hearing will be held. If there are too many opponents, there will be a third hearing.

If all goes well, the Appropriations Committee will vote on various funding projects in October.

The results of some of them will not be released until February next year.

"I can guarantee that there will be results in October."

In the conference room of Peterson Strategic Consulting, Elizabeth Carter's pale skin almost reflected the lights. "We have won six of the twelve subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee. We are still working on the remaining ones. It will not be a problem to get more than 50% of the votes in October."

Twitter's public relations director, Hearst, has also been working on this with his years of political activities: "The biggest problem now comes from the Donald Trump Party."

He is older and more conservative: "We need to prepare for the record, because there are too many cases of vote reversals."

Elizabeth did not underestimate the enemy and said, "So, we must try our best to win the support of some of the Donkey Party members."

"There is one thing you must not reveal." The actual lobbying and promotion work will be done by Hearst and Elizabeth. Hawke must tell them the truth to prevent misjudgment: "I have secured Senator Hillary from New York State. She will support our proposal."

Hearing this, Elizabeth's icy face seemed to thaw and turn into a warm current: "Hilary is a member of the Appropriations Committee and is the most important force of the Donkey Party in the Appropriations Committee."

Hurst smiled happily: "This way I have a better chance of passing."

At this stage of the plan, there is no retreat. Hawke stood up and said, "The proposal must be passed. No matter what method is used, we must ensure that the work proceeds smoothly. If there are obstacles, find a way to solve them. If you can't solve them, let me know and I will crush them!"

This is directly related to self-interest, and both Hearst and Elizabeth take it very seriously.

Peterson, who came in later, vowed that he was using the connections he had accumulated over decades.

After leaving the consulting company, Hawke drove back to the hotel. On the way, he called Roger Keane, the investment director of the foundation, and asked him to hurry up and collect information on some small programming companies and electronic accessories companies in order to facilitate investment and acquisition.

Hawke is certainly not interested in investing in these tiny companies, but is instead planning to have the companies under his foundation serve as supporting manufacturers for the AI ​​Manhattan Project.

You can't be too greedy and you must obtain the funds legally.

A bunch of termites eat until they are full, and the remaining part is the so-called research cost.

In this regard, we should learn from the advanced experience of all American government departments, including the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, the Trade Committee, and the Treasury Department.

For example, $9 screws, $700 coffee cups, $90 straws, etc., all of them have to be made.

Hawke's West Coast Environmental Technology Company will also be involved.

This company has established a stable trade channel with Yiwu. Not only can it place orders for customized goods anytime and anywhere, but it can even put a label of "Made in America" ​​on the back of the goods. (End of this chapter)