The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 469: New Silverfish Plan
The mistakes made by indulgence in the past may bring about a huge crisis if not handled properly now.

Even though in Xilali's memory, her husband's face never showed in the recovered video from beginning to end, his face was shown in the original surveillance video.

This matter concerns her political future, and she dare not take the risk.

Xilali was not anxious, angry, or panicked. She thought quietly for a moment and said, "Mobilize our people in the dark to check the source of the email first."

She said slowly, "The person who sent the email said that the video fell into the hands of Hawke Osmond and the Ferguson family. The thing may really be in their hands, but how did it get into their hands? How did the person who sent the email know?"

Abedin is of Indian descent, and he also has some Indian habits when thinking about things. He said, "Is it possible that Hawke Osmond and his men accidentally leaked the news, or that his subordinates are dissatisfied with what he did?"

"That's a possibility." Xilali's face was gloomy. "But there is another possibility. Someone is deliberately making trouble and wants us to have a direct conflict with Hawke Osmond and the Fergus family so that they can profit from it."

Abedin cooperated and asked, "Who would do that?"

Hillary took out a copy of The Washington Post and pulled out a page that reported on the Occupy San Francisco movement.

She said: "Los Angeles and San Francisco are fighting extremely fiercely. The Ferguson family and the Newsom family are competing for the position of governor of California. The two sides have already attacked each other, and now San Francisco is at a disadvantage."

Abedin asked, “The Newsom family in San Francisco?”

In the eyes of politicians, these mutual attacks and calculations are nothing, but they must make a profit.

Hillary said: "Whether it is true or not, the Niu Sen family is not trustworthy, and Hawke Osmond and the Ferguson family. In the Hudson River Estuary plane crash, we framed the incident on the Russians. The Russians will definitely think that it was Hawke's doing. I got news from the United Nations that Hawke encountered armed attacks by black tribal forces in South Sudan during his trip to Africa..."

She was not stupid, nor would she think that the other party was stupid: "Los Angeles will definitely speculate whether it is related to us. This kind of thing never requires evidence. Given Hawke's way of dealing with people, he will definitely retaliate, and retaliate violently."

Abedin couldn't figure it out: "We were working with Hawke and Twitter at the time and had a good relationship."

Hillary sneered: "What Hawke and Twitter have done will not change their camp in the short term. They are destined to stand on the opposite side of us. If we want to win the 2008 election, we must go to war with them!"

Abedin has long understood that there are no permanent enemies or friends in politics.

This is exactly the case with our relationship with Hawke and Twitter.

Hillary had already thought of a solution and issued an order: "Notify the private defense companies overseas to dispatch capable personnel to Los Angeles and San Francisco to monitor the actions of Hawke Osmond and Gavin Bullson."

Abedin prepared to make a phone call.

Xilali stopped her again and said, "Tell those who have gone there not to act recklessly without my instructions, especially not to get too close to Hawke. He is an extremely dangerous person."

Abedin had read Hawke's resume and found that he had been shot at several times, but not only was he not injured, he also fought back several times afterwards.

All the masterminds behind the scenes had a miserable end and went to see God.

Xilali picked up the phone and called her husband La Zipton: "Go home in the evening, there is something very important."

That night, in the mansion in the New Georgia district, a fierce verbal conflict broke out between Hillary and Zipperton. The two quickly turned from accusing each other to exposing each other's secrets.

The woman accused the man of always fooling around in other aspects.

The man accused the woman of having dozens of lovers and her crotch was rotten.

The final result was the same as before, Zipperton could not withstand Xilali's offensive and was defeated.

Zipperton was very angry and did not confront Hillary directly again. He decided to send his own people to California to investigate.

The next morning, he went out and took a flight to New York, where he found the Satanist leader Anton LaVey and asked him to use the Satanist men hidden in Los Angeles to secretly investigate matters concerning the video.

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Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

On another hill not far from Tom Cruise's home lies a secret villa of the Satanist.

Saint Jenny Mansfield had just received a call from Leader Anton himself, and she immediately summoned several trusted subordinates for an emergency consultation.

She recounted the incident in detail.

The old man with a goatee said, "The only intersection between us and Hawke Osment was the Russian spy case. Recoba, who worked for World News Weekly, was arrested by the FBI for bribing a decorator to install a bug and was later sentenced."

The man wearing the goat mask added: "There is also an intersection. Hawke Osment's girlfriend Erica was once responsible for investigating several abandoned corpse cases related to us."

Jenny wrote it down: "About the sacrifices in Los Angeles?"

"Yes." Goat Mask said, "Then it was suppressed."

The man with the goatee said, "These are useless. The sacrificial case still has a beginning and an end. It will take at least three years for Recoba to be released."

Goat Mask added: "The Ferguson family has regained its power in Los Angeles. Hawk Osment is not easy to deal with. He has a great influence on the LAPD and the Los Angeles FBI. If we act recklessly, we may fall into danger."

Everyone else knows this is true.

Hawke Osment is a very difficult man to deal with in Los Angeles.

Jenny suddenly said, "I know a normal way to directly connect with Hawke Osmond."

Everyone looked at their old saint.

Jenny said: "According to accurate information, my ex-husband Frank, while wandering in Hollywood a few years ago, met Hawke Osment, who had just arrived in Los Angeles. Because they had similar interests, Frank helped Hawke many times during his start-up period, and the two became friends. After Hawke founded Twitter in Silicon Beach, Frank moved to Venice Beach with his RV and continued to maintain close contact with Hawke and Twitter."

Goat Mask asked with concern: "Are you still in contact with Frank?"

"We haven't been in touch, but I got this information by chance and thought it might be useful." Jenny's voice became low: "There are a few girls around me who joined the Sisterhood Parade a long time ago. I asked them to use the relationship of the Sisterhood Parade to join the Venice Beach Ambulance and get close to that old bastard Frank."

She paused for a moment, trying to calm down, and then continued, "When Hawk Osment was rising rapidly, I was worried that the balance of Los Angeles would be disrupted, so I arranged this plan in advance, but I didn't expect it might be useful."

The goatee said, "Saint, you are thoughtful."

Jenny waved her hand: "The situation is still unclear, it's too early to say these things, I will let them find out as appropriate."

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In Santa Monica, there was a square area destroyed by the fire. Instead of building new houses, the ruins burned by the flames were preserved to create a fire memorial area.

A monument was also built on this black land, with the time of the Los Angeles fire written on it and the names of the victims engraved on it.

Dozens of cast and crew members from the "Los Angeles Fire" crew, as well as representatives of investors, gathered here and laid flowers at the monument under the attention of many media reporters.

Some victims of the fire also came here spontaneously and presented flowers.

After the short flower-laying ceremony, Tom Cruise looked at Hawke among the crew members. Seeing that Hawke had no intention of stepping forward, he called director Eric Eason and walked up to the makeshift news stand.

"Here today, in addition to commemorating that sad moment, I have a few things to announce." Tom Cruise is the most famous and most suitable to stand in front of the stage.

He said into the microphone: "The first trailer of the movie "Los Angeles Fire" commemorating the Los Angeles fire was released today. The trailer has been uploaded to Twitter Video. You can watch it for yourself."

The scene was very quiet, no one spoke or applauded.

Tom Cruise continued as planned: "After the fire, a lot of things happened, and many people got into insurance disputes. In order to help these people, the crew will set up the Los Angeles Fire Charity Foundation, and all the profits from the film's North American box office will be donated to help them."

As soon as these words were spoken, applause broke out immediately.

Victims of the Los Angeles fire applauded.

Tom Cruise added: "We should not forget this fire. The memorial is to prevent similar tragedies from happening again. We will invite all those who participated in extinguishing the fire to attend the movie premiere in October for free!"

Then came the interview session.

When Eric was interviewed by reporters, he revealed that he would adapt a personal biographical film based on Philip's incident.

The film will still be co-starred by him and Tom Cruise.

This news immediately attracted the attention of media reporters.

The Occupy San Francisco movement is in full swing, and it would be too hot to adapt a movie into it at this time.

After this special press conference, "Los Angeles Fire" entered the final pre-screening promotion stage.

It’s only been two years since the fire, but because the insurance contract dispute arising from the fire has not yet been resolved, the memory of it is engraved in the hearts of Californians.

As soon as the movie trailer was released, it attracted widespread attention and entered the top ten of Twitter's popular news list in just two days.

Paramount Pictures held three internal previews in succession, and the participating fans, media representatives, and theater managers almost unanimously applauded.

At the same time, "The Departed" has also entered the pre-screening promotion stage.

However, there are a lot of strange news and opinions on the Internet and in print media. They are not critical or attacking, but rather they tell the truth.

The Hollywood Reporter featured the film on its front page.

"The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson, is a complete remake of the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. This film has achieved great success in the Asia-Pacific region and won seven awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor at the Hong Kong Academy Awards, known as the Oscars of Hong Kong!"

"For a film that has already achieved great success, Martin Scorsese's secondary creation is inconsistent with his style as a top Hollywood director. It can only be said that in order to win the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture, Director Scorsese has become mentally unbalanced. He is striving for the Oscars for the sake of striving for the Oscars, which has damaged the reputation and status of the four major Hollywood directors."

Burbank, Appian Way Films.

Martin Scorsese sat in his office, reading the article in The Hollywood Reporter, and angrily said, "These bastards clearly don't want me to win an Oscar!"

On the other side, Leonardo said: "Don't worry, there is always a way to deal with this matter."

The two are the two largest shareholders of Appian Way Films. Scorsese is well-informed and immediately understood what was going on: "Awards season hasn't even started yet, and our competitors have already made their move."

Leonardo has already spoken to Hawke on the phone and is mentally prepared for this: "Let's adjust our goals. We will mainly compete for Best Actor and Best Director, and put Best Picture aside for now."

Best Actor is the award Leonardo wants, and Best Director is the award Martin Scorsese desperately needs.

In comparison, Best Picture is not that important.

Scorsese, ever the wise one, asked, "Has anyone communicated with you?"

Leonardo nodded silently.

Generally, those who do this are not insiders. Scorsese felt uncomfortable and said, "Even those wealthy and powerful outsiders who enter Hollywood to compete for the Oscars must abide by our rules..."

Leonardo interrupted him: "This man has the power to change the rules. In front of him, we are just talking pawns at best."

Scorsese understood and immediately changed his statement: "Originally our main goal was Best Actor and Best Director, and everything else can be put aside."

He is a responsible good man who has five or six children and four ex-wives to support. He will continue to make movies in the future, so it is best not to offend people who should not be offended.

Old Martin is much more smooth than I thought.

Leonardo is not obsessed with the best picture award. The movies he starred in have already won awards. His goal in terms of film awards has never changed, which is the Oscar for Best Actor.

As for profitability, Leonardo is not worried. Hawke has communicated with him and will introduce him to an investor from Malaysia when the time is right.

Many investors in Southeast Asia have ample funds and do not care whether the film industry can make a profit or not. They will be satisfied as long as they can get back some of their money.

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In the Coast Building, Edward hurried into Hawke's office and said, "Boss, the news just came in that the Schwarzeneggers are getting divorced."

Ever since the contract incident was exposed by Eunice Insurance Company, everyone knew that the Schwarzeneggers were bound to divorce, and it was only a matter of time.

The insurance company went bankrupt at the right time, and the relevant funds were transferred and donated to Maria Shriver's charity foundation. Legally, this matter has not yet been concluded, but it has destroyed the reputation that Schwarzenegger has accumulated over more than 20 years.

Hawke looked at the news section of Twitter and found that the news had come out.

Reporters photographed Maria Shriver moving from Sacramento, where the Governor's Mansion is located, back to the Boston area on the East Coast.

The two major supporting forces within California, the Ferguson family and the eBay group in Silicon Valley, made great contributions, plus the partial support brought by Maria Shriver, which led to Schwarzenegger's victory in the recall election that year.

Now that Schwarzenegger has lost his three major bases, it is basically impossible for him to run for the next governor.

He has lost support within the Elephant Party.

Hawke then received a call from Brian.

Brian was also talking about the Schwarzeneggers' divorce: "Arnold just called me ten minutes ago and wanted to talk to me privately."

It wasn't difficult for Hawke to guess: "Does he want to quit on his own initiative?"

"He didn't say it explicitly, but it hinted at that." Brian said quickly, "He talked about his previous cooperation with the Ferguson family and how the two sides fought side by side in the last recall election. It was you and I who opened up the situation, and then we had a series of glorious victories afterwards."

Hawke asked directly, "What do you think?"

Brian was silent for a moment, then said, "I plan to have a private chat with Arnold. Since he wants to withdraw, there is no need for us to pursue him relentlessly. Instead, we need to change our strategy and win the support of his forces."

The situation has changed, and the way of action will naturally change. He added: "Arnold's withdrawal means that he has become a target we need to win over. He should be given a decent way to withdraw."

Hawke thought for a moment and asked, "Arnold is not eligible to run for president. Is he going to run for senator, or?"

Brian asked tentatively, and said, "I plan to return to Hollywood, do my old job well again, and continue to be a movie star."

This was also within Hawke's expectations: "Since he wants to act in a movie, you and my foundation will work with him to make a big-budget movie. He has been away from the film industry for a few years and needs a big-budget commercial film to return to the fans' attention."

Brian had been around Hollywood before. According to him, he had slept with a platoon of Hollywood actresses, but he knew nothing about film production. He asked, "We can try this. Do you have any ideas?"

Hawke said: "We're looking for Arnold's old rival to make a retro action movie. It's the first time that two action superstars are officially working together, which is very exciting."

Brian was inspired and said, "That bastard Stallone can write scripts and be a director. He seems to be able to succeed. We can give it a try."

"Both of them are facing the dilemma of being out of date, so working together may be a great possibility." Hawke knows very well that the open and covert struggles between the two action superstars in the 1990s can be ignored if they work together to their mutual benefit.

He said: "Talk to Schwarzenegger first. If he is willing to cooperate, then call Stallone to discuss in detail."

Brian responded, "Arnold will come to Los Angeles in two days. I will contact him first to see what the actual situation is."

The two hung up the phone, and Hawke left the office and went to the supercomputer room to chat with Harland about the progress of the AI ​​Manhattan Project.

It's not about how far the project has progressed, but how to write the routine report submitted to Capitol Hill so that it looks good and everyone can pass the annual routine review.

This directly involves the allocation of the second round of development funds for the AI ​​Manhattan Project.

The president has not changed, and the midterm elections have not yet taken place on Capitol Hill. As long as the annual project reports are not too outrageous, the funds will be in place soon.

As for actual progress in the AI ​​Manhattan Project, it is not without progress.

For example, Twitter uses algorithmic programs and the computing power of supercomputers to filter desired information or people from a large number of users and even the Internet. Its speed and accuracy can be said to have reached an unprecedented level in the world.

Of course, these will only be used internally at Twitter, serving Hawke’s interests.

By the time the second round of funds is allocated, the AI ​​Manhattan Project will have incurred sunk costs of more than $500 billion. Even if the Democratic Party comes to power in the midterm elections and the subsequent presidential election, it would think twice before calling a halt to this plan.

With the plan in Twitter's hands, Hawke can unite a large group of termites to continuously suck blood from the United States, prevent the federal government from supporting other AI programs, and take control of America's AI progress in his own hands.

If America wants to develop in this area, these termites, including Hawke, will use all their strength to hold it back and make it stay where it is.

The next day, Hawke convened a meeting with Steve Nutt, who had temporarily returned to Los Angeles, Pierce Madden, chairman of the Osmond Charitable Foundation, and Roger Keane, director of the West Coast Investment Foundation.

Let them draw up a funding support list and a national promotion plan based on the development of the LGBTQ movement across the United States.

This is also a blood-sucking plan.

Of course, it is not about letting the LGBTQ group suck blood from Hawke, but as Hawke had planned before, taking advantage of the development of the LGBTQ movement and using grassroots public opinion to force the federal government to obtain special federal funding.

There are precedents in this regard. If done well, it may be possible to make tens of billions of dollars a year.

At the end of the day, after working hard on Twitter and developing a business company, the pace of making money is too slow.

How can you earn anything from federal subsidies?

Even if Hawke didn't come up with some plans to add more points, he would still have coffee cups that cost hundreds of dollars each, screws that cost tens of thousands of dollars each, and carts that cost millions of dollars each.

In addition, Hawke also proposed preliminary plans for projects such as driverless cars and AI robot manufacturing within Twitter.

All of these pretentious projects received their first infusion of start-up funding from the AI ​​Manhattan Project, and were then launched one after another.

The target is not only the federal government, but also the California state government.

Hawke has been pushing Bryan to run for governor of California. Once Bryan is elected, these plans will naturally follow, and he will first get the California state subsidies.

There is no doubt that Twitter, as a new technology company, is comparable to those old companies in this regard.

Moreover, Hawke will not touch the traditional business spheres of influence of old companies, such as energy and military industry.

Today, America's manufacturing industry has not yet been truly hollowed out. In a dozen years, for the sake of money and time efficiency, the Pentagon will outsource the repair of aircraft carriers to India.

That was the brother whose aircraft carrier cesspool exploded.

(End of this chapter)