The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 470: There is a kind of industry where failure in starting a business will not cause much loss

In Venice Beach, a brand new RV drove into the parking lot and stopped in front of Frank's temporary campsite.

When Edward opened the car door, Hawke got out of the car and shouted at the RV, "Old bastard, hurry up and get down, your charity has arrived."

Frank got out of the old RV, followed by two women in red.

He hugged Hawke and asked him, "Do you want me to write you a thank-you letter? And invite dozens of media to come and take pictures and report on it?"

Hawke waved his hand casually: "Don't bother, just treat us to a nice meal."

Edward jumped out of the car and said, "Where's your barbecue grill? Set it up quickly. We'll have dinner here."

Frank snorted, "There's no fuel for the barbecue. Go pick some cotton to start the fire."

Multimillionaire Edward was so angry that he put his hands on his hips, turned around in circles, and looked like he was about to explode.

"Look, he's getting anxious, very anxious." Frank laughed and said to Aurora and Marika, who were hugging each other, "What kind of savior is he if he can't even get cotton?"

Edward raised his middle finger at him and said, "I have heard that you once had a relationship with the black movie star Angela Bassett. Is she your ex-wife?"

Frank's face darkened and he quickly changed the subject: "You want to make a barbecue, but where are the ingredients?"

Hawke pointed to the new RV and said, "There's fresh food in the fridge."

Frank patted Aurora and Marika on the buttocks and said, "Here's your chance to show off your skills."

Two female members of the Venice Beach Ambulance got into the new RV together.

Hawke was a little surprised and asked Edward: "Frank has always kept his mouth shut. How did you know about this?"

"Two days ago, I went to watch the filming of Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible and met Angela Best." Edward chuckled: "The woman asked me if I knew Frank, who was wandering around Venice Beach. I asked a few questions and she said she used to be very close to Frank."

Hawke suddenly remembered that there was a black female minister in the "Mission Impossible" series. Could it be that one?
Edward stared at Frank and laughed extremely lewdly: "I heard from Angela Best that she lives alone with a daughter after her divorce. Hahahahahaha..."

Frank turned back to the old RV and ran down with a table knife.

Edward pointed at him and said, "Look, you get anxious when I say something. You're old, but you're always grabbing a knife."

"Stop talking nonsense." Frank pointed the knife in his hand at Edward and said, "Go and move the barbecue grill down quickly."

Edward got in the car and moved down the barbecue grill and the kitchen table.

Frank got a cold beer and sat with Hawke under the parasol, looking at the new RV.

From the outside, this car looks like a luxury bus.

He asked, “How much is this car?”

"Less than $50." Hawke is a particular person. Frank took care of him in the past, and now he has been taking care of Frank: "The charity foundation I set up must have part of the donated money go to charity. It's better to give it to those homeless people I don't know, so I'll give it to you."

Frank looked at the luxury car and said, "At my age, I have seen everything. Don't worry about hurting my self-esteem."

Hawke laughed: "The ownership of the RV belongs to the charity foundation. You only have the right to use it."

"That's for the best." Frank was relieved.

Hawke finally lost all curiosity: "Did you really marry a black wife?"

Frank said: "Life is only a few decades long. If conditions permit, of course I should try all kinds of flavors. Women are one of the things men always pursue. Black, white, brown, and yellow, as long as they are beautiful, I have tried them all."

Hawke asked himself if he could compare to Frank in this respect.

In the luxury RV, Aurora and Marika were sorting the ingredients in the refrigerator.

The latter said softly, "Our superiors asked us to find a way to get close to Hawke and get information about the Satanist video. Today is a good opportunity."

Aurora was more cautious: "Don't bring up this topic. We are not familiar with Hawke. Asking rashly will only arouse his suspicion. I am a very cautious person. I will only do what I should do today."

Marika responded, "I understand. I won't talk nonsense."

These two women have been in contact with Frank for more than half a year. In fact, they just accompany the old man to play some male and female games. They can't get any useful information at all. The old man never talks to them.

The grill was set up, Aurora and Marika cut the meat, and Frank started grilling it himself.

Several people sat together to chat and eat.

Aurora and Marika didn't bring up any sensitive topics until they talked about the upcoming release of "L.A. Fire."

Frank said: "During those days, I sat on the roof of the RV and looked north. The sky was completely red. I once suspected that the fire would burn here."

He also watched the movie advertisement: "When will it premiere? I'll go check it out. It's been years since I last watched a movie in a theater."

Hawke put down the empty iron rod and said to Edward, "Have someone send the premiere tickets over."

Aurora quickly interrupted, "We haven't been to the premiere yet, can we go and see it?"

Marika also looked hopeful: "We also have friends whose houses were burned to ashes in the fire."

Hawke didn't take this little thing to heart at all, just to give Frank face: "No problem, savior, ask the people in Ethan's studio to send a few more premiere tickets."

Edward called Eric directly.

The production cost of "Los Angeles Fire" alone was $1.6 million, and such a large-scale commercial production is bound to have a grand premiere.

As one of the obvious investors, Hawke also has such demands.

Paramount Pictures has also prepared a massive premiere in 3950 theaters for the film.

After the barbecue dinner, Hawke and Edward left Venice Beach.

Aurora and Marika took the initiative to stay and help Frank move, moving his few belongings from the old RV to the newly delivered luxury RV.

The car is fully equipped and can also generate electricity through solar energy.

Aurora and Marika stayed in the RV.

The next morning, the former had a low conversation with a man on his way back to the beach rescue station.

The man called the Saint of Beverly Hills and returned to Ocean Park Avenue.

They set up an observation point here, but deliberately stayed away from the Coast Building in view of the Russian spy incident.

Inside a villa on 14th Street, Santa Monica.

A man and a woman drove over to visit and drove directly into the yard.

After entering the villa, the middle-aged white man Adams asked, "Scar, have you guys found any useful information?"

"Not yet." The man called Scar had a noticeable scar on his neck. "The Coast Building has tight security, and there are surveillance cameras everywhere. I made an analysis based on my observations. The surveillance cameras are divided into two types: bright and dark. The two sets use completely different systems. We hacked the bright ones, and the dark ones will automatically alarm."

The woman continued, "When Hawke Osmond goes out, he rides in the highest grade bulletproof car, followed by two teams of bodyguards, light and dark, and perhaps a third team. We dare not get close, so we can only hide as far away as possible and observe. If we get close to him for a long time, we will be easily exposed."

Adams was a little worried: "This mission is not easy to complete."

Someone in the room suggested: "Why not just go to his house."

Adams shook his head: "It's a gated community, it's not easy for outsiders to get in. He has separate security personnel and systems at home, and it's easy to alert him if you mess around."

Scar said, "It's too troublesome for us to be tied up."

Adams was quite cautious: "This is not New York, this is Los Angeles. Once we are exposed, none of us may be able to escape."

He reminded them, "Guys, the money offered by the boss is very tempting, but good money also requires life to spend. I have accurate information that when Hawk Osmond was attacked in Africa, he used less than 20 people to wipe out a team of nearly 100 people using armed Humvees."

The heated minds of everyone in the room calmed down in an instant.

Adams reminded again: "Guys, do your job seriously, but make sure you are safe."

No one said anything more.

Adams told everyone to do what they were supposed to do, and he went into another room to contact Abedin.

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Century City, Beverly Business Club.

Rooney Chasen, director of Full Speed ​​​​PR, entered the reception room under the guidance of Edward.

Hawke was waiting for her here.

Rooney got straight to the point and said, "The task you assigned to me is progressing steadily."

She took out some newspapers and video printouts and handed them to Hawke: "This is Natalie Portman's part."

This occasion is sure to attract much attention, and it is also one that Natalie Portman has carefully prepared for. Hawke agreed: "Okay."

Rooney continued: "Scarlett Johansson is actively involved in the LGBTQ movement. She is in San Francisco, fighting on the front lines with Steve Nutter, and has become a representative figure for Hollywood actresses in this regard."

Hawke had seen the news and heard Steve mention it.

Scarlett Johansson is so active, of course, not because of sympathy or really wanting to fight for LGBTQ rights, a small part of the reason is because she is currently in the queer stage, and the main reason is that she has received rich rewards since participating in the LGBTQ movement.

In the film industry, she got a female role in Mission: Impossible 3, which reopened her path to commercial blockbusters.

In terms of public opinion, he was frequently pushed to the public’s attention by Twitter, and his popularity and influence skyrocketed.

Once you start getting the benefits of this kind of thing, there is basically no turning back, especially in the current social environment.

Rooney added the next: "Blake Lively was not very interested in this aspect and basically did not respond, but I contacted Captain Johnny Depp, who has publicly expressed his support for the LGBTQ movement. Disney was also very active and praised Depp's actions."

Hawke recalled some of the things in his memory and exclaimed: "Disney has always been at the forefront of social movements."

In the past, Disney was the most radical in the LGBTQ movement in the entertainment industry, and it was also the one that lost the most. To put it bluntly, there is nothing wrong with using LGBTQ to launch social movements.

But it is sheer wishful thinking to think that you can use this group of people, who account for less than 5%, to support a business theory.

Many of these people are veritable paupers.

Rooney also didn't quite understand Disney's operation and said: "Disney Pictures announced yesterday that Captain Jack Sparrow cannot be easily defined. He is a queer man living in the Age of Discovery and a minority group that is not accepted by mainstream society."

“Disney is riding the coattails of the LGBTQ movement,” Hawke said.

The third "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie has been taken off the screen, but the DVD will be released soon. In addition to traditional audiences, Disney wants to attract another group of people to pay for it.

"Emma Watson came to Los Angeles." Rooney also talked about another important person in Hawke's plan: "She is 16 years old this year and can't wait to get rid of the control of her family. I combined her needs and impressed her and her agent. Emma's attitude is very clear. She will join the LGBTQ movement next."

Hawke nodded with satisfaction: "You did a good job."

The main reason why Rooney is so efficient is that Hawke used the Cayman Islands investment fund to complete the acquisition of Full Speed ​​​​Public Relations Company.

In addition to these non-routine jobs, Full Tilt PR also received regular awards season PR work for L.A. Fire.

After the change of ownership of Full Speed ​​PR's shares, Rooney's position in the company was not affected and she also gained Hawke's support. A deputy director who had previously wanted to challenge her authority was directly kicked out of the company.

Hawke has never been stingy with money when it comes to people who are willing and able to get things done.

In addition to the people who have already been mobilized, Rooney also said that she would select a group of suitable people from other clients of the company to continue the work.

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Burbank, Warner Studios.

The fifth film in the Harry Potter series held a roadshow announcement here.

A large number of hammys dressed in wizard robes gathered here to interact with the main creative staff of the crew.

The most popular person at the scene was neither the original author JK Rowling nor Daniel Radcliffe who played Harry Potter, but Emma Watson, whose appearance became more and more outstanding as she grew older.

This girl has been the darling of the crowd since the release of two Harry Potter films.

As the years went by, he didn't have the life of a princess, but gradually he got the princess's disease.

But four Harry Potter films have already been released, and the loss would be too great if the actors were replaced, so no one dared to take the risk.

When the event came to the photo session with fans, a publicist from Full Tilt PR whispered a few words in Emma Watson's ear.

Emma has already communicated with Rooney Chasen.

A moment later, two transgender people dressed in women's clothing came to the background board.

Rowling was nearby. Seeing these two androgynous guys approaching Emma, ​​she was worried that Emma would be frightened, so she quickly went over and pulled Emma behind her: "Be careful."

Emma was about to get angry, but when she saw that it was Rowling who came over, she smiled and said, "It's okay."

She pointed to the two transgender people and said, "Ms. Taylor and Ms. Gomez are my fans and my sisters."

The two people dressed in women's clothing heard Emma's words and her approval, and seemed a little excited: "Can we take a photo with you?"

"Of course." Emma walked over quickly, took their arms, stood in front of the Harry Potter background board in an unusually intimate manner, and shouted to the photographer: "Robert, can you take a photo for us?"

The photographer came over and took several photos in succession.

Rowling stood not far away, watching this scene, and always felt that something was not right.

The commotion here attracted the attention of many media reporters.

More than a dozen cameras immediately turned around, and Emma Watson easily stole everyone's limelight.

After the group photo was taken, Emma asked her assistant to get the two people's names, phone numbers and contact information, and she would mail them to them after the group photo was printed.

The two men left with a smile.

When the reporter approached to interview her, Emma expressed her support for minority groups, especially when talking about the two people just now, she used the pronouns "she" and "her".

Everyone has their own propaganda, and Emma, ​​who just turned sixteen, made her first choice after becoming independent.

The event ended and everyone left.

Rowling waited for Emma and walked with her. Seeing that there was no one around, she reminded her, "Dear, you should stay away from controversial people. If you get too close to them, you will easily get caught up in the whirlpool of public opinion."

If it were a few years ago, Emma would have absolutely obeyed Rowling's words.

But after filming five consecutive "Harry Potter" movies, the original child actors have long since become big stars.

People change with fame, wealth and circumstances.

Emma did not hesitate for half a year and directly retorted: "You can't refer to them as they are sisters."

Rowling, who had not yet become an extreme feminist, was confused by Emma: "But they are indeed them. Just because they had surgery, they can't really become them, right? And they may not have had surgery."

Perhaps she was particularly talented in this area. After a brief pause, Emma came up with a new idea: "They were born men. Perhaps it was God's mistake, not theirs..."

Rowling frowned and said, "My dear, you give me a very strange feeling."

The Harry Potter movies were still being filmed, and Emma didn't want to fall out with Rowling, so she quickly reached out and held her arm, saying, "Maybe I've grown up. Once people grow up, they always have some weird ideas, and I'm the same."

Rowling smiled and said, "Don't take some things the wrong way." She also stopped talking: "I almost forgot that Emma is a 16-year-old girl."

The two of them were as close as mother and daughter. They got in the same car and returned to the hotel where they were staying.

Soon, the news of Emma Watson's public support for LGBTQ spread across the United States.

The British film star expressed his views on this issue in several subsequent events and said that he would raise funds for the LGBTQ community in the UK.

At the same time, Tangbao Company, which moved to Silicon Beach, opened an LGBTQ section on the Tangbao website.

This alternative social networking site, which is controlled by Hawke's overseas foundation and co-founded by Bart, Neville and Zuckerberg, has made great progress in the past year or so.

The number of sugar babies who have published works on the website worldwide exceeds 40.

Among them are traditional artists from the Sacred Valley, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, and many pure amateurs who dream of getting rich.

The Tangbao website provides women with a platform to start a business at low cost with almost no loss of money.

I have to say, starting a business like this is too easy.

It is also easy to help certain groups achieve true independence.

The website's paid sugar daddy users are spread all over the world, and currently number nearly 450 million.

The development speed of this industry is also frighteningly fast.

The two most recent actions are the creation of an LGBTQ-only section and Zuckerberg's desire to push the website to go public.

Zuckerberg has taken a completely different path from his previous life, and now claims to completely change the Sacred Valley industry model.

As for the LGBTQ section, there are quite a few people posting works, but the views are concentrated in the lesbian section.

After all, many normal male users can also appreciate the content of the lesbian section.

Hawke also supports the listing of sugar baby websites, but it is not easy to list this type of website.

Bart and Neville are talking about it.

Hawke introduced them to Merrill Lynch, which had rich experience and could come up with some solutions.

As October approached, Rooney Chasen quietly came to find Hawke again.

This time, she is preparing for female boxing: "I have communicated with Natalie Portman. Her speech at Harvard University next month, in addition to her studies and acting career, will focus on the combination of female boxing and vegetarianism. She asked me to write a speech on this aspect."

Hawke understood: "You can't write it?"

Rooney Chasen forced a smile and said, "I have a limited understanding of these things and I'm worried that I won't be able to write well."

Hawke thought about it and said, "I'll find someone to finish it."

He called Caroline and said, "Come over if you're not busy now. There's something I need you to do in person."

Yangtuizi was very fast and soon arrived at Hawke's office.

She glanced at Rooney, then smiled and nodded at her former boss and teacher, and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

Hawke talked about female boxing and extreme vegetarianism and asked her to finish it as soon as possible.

Caroline had been involved in too many such awful things with Hawke, so she knew what to write quickly after hearing it, and said, "Give me half an hour."

Rooney said, "Don't worry, use it next week."

Caroline sat in front of the assistant computer in the office, typing away on the keyboard with her ten fingers, occasionally stopping to think. In less than half an hour, she had written a speech.

She checked it carefully, had Hawke and Rooney look at it separately, and then printed it out.

Rooney left with her speech, satisfied.

Hawke's cell phone rang at this time.

Brian called and said, "I have talked to Arnold and Stallone separately. They are not opposed to cooperation. They will both attend the premiere of "Los Angeles Fire". We can talk with them after the premiere."

Hawke responded, "Okay."

The fact that they both can attend the premiere means there is a possibility of collaboration.

(End of this chapter)