The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Just after the New Year of 2007, the current Los Angeles Mayor Brian Ferguson married Jennifer Huey at the Ferguson Estate in Woodland Hills.

Just days before the New Year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newson married Hollywood actress Jennifer Siebel.

Jennifer's two husbands have already fought each other to death in the gubernatorial race.

As soon as Hawke appeared in the manor, he was pulled into a group of people by Chief of Staff Andy Card, Grovok and others.

These are all beneficiaries of the AI ​​Manhattan Project.

Their purpose in looking for Hawke is still the same, to continue sucking America's blood.

Hawke said directly: "The plan has been planned. Once Brian is elected, we will start immediately."

“We’ve always supported Brian.”

“Everyone in the party wants Bryan to win.”

Hawke had just dealt with these people and had no time to catch his breath when the party whip Tom Emo came over.

Tom Emmer, ready to run in the 2008 election, asked Hawke: "What do you think about this?"

Hawke said without hesitation, "What are your conditions?"

Tom Emmer was well aware of the power Hawke wielded.

If Twitter was the only online media, he wouldn't have come forward.

But the LGBTQ movement is in full swing and has become an irreconcilable enemy of women's rights. The movement has also spread across the United States, and its role in the California gubernatorial election is obvious to all.

These are really worth winning over.

If it falls into the hands of competitors, not to mention being declared a failure outright, it will also be at an absolute disadvantage.

Tom Emmer, the old politician, smiled more brilliantly than Brian tonight. He said to Hawke, "Twitter is both the largest online media company and an Internet high-tech enterprise. The federal government can give the highest amount of federal economic subsidies to both media companies and new technology companies."

This was a direct exchange of interests, and Hawke was not polite, saying, "These two aspects are indeed very generous."

What was thrown away were federal interests, not his own. Tom Emo did not feel bad at all: "I will not talk about tax cuts or anything like that. I will promote a brand new internal office network software for federal government agencies. Although this plan is not as exaggerated as the AI ​​Manhattan Project, it will have a budget of tens of billions of dollars."

Hawke glanced at the place where the guests were gathered, and the current commander-in-chief, George Walker, was talking to Carter Ferguson.

Tom Emmer smiled. "After George Walker was re-elected, the Security Council had a private chat with the Pentagon on Twitter to arrange operations in Iraq. They even dragged a reporter into it. It was really ugly."

Hawke certainly would not reject such a plan: "You are right. America needs more professional companies to take charge in this regard, not some amateurs. Fortunately, the opponent last time was Iraq. If it was replaced by Russia with Kaspersky, the consequences would be disastrous."

Speaking of Russia, even Tom Emmer turned serious: "My plan is to further reduce Russia's strategic living space and make them completely the opposite of Europe."

These high-level politicians all knew that Hawke had extremely sharp conflicts with Russia, and that Russia was very likely planning a direct violent attack on him.

Hawke laughed and said, "Well, the Russians deserve this."

Tom Emo thought for a moment and then said, "The internal office network software was not my idea. It was proposed by the Donkey Party. The Donkey Party also won over an online media company."

Hawke didn't need to guess: "LinkedIn for Silicon Valley?"

"Yes, I got the information that Hillary wants to cooperate with LinkedIn." Tom Emo is a veteran politician and well-informed: "Although the United States has never had a female president, given the situation of the feminist movement and Hillary's various actions, she is a strong opponent."

Hawke wants to use Tom Emo to deal with Hillary. Regardless of whether Tom Emo can come to power, Hillary must not come to power.

Otherwise, he and Twitter will have a hard time in the next four years.

Hawke said, "Regarding Xilali, we...well, once I get some solid information, we can talk about it alone."

Tom Emmer thought he had impressed Hawke and said, "Of course, anytime."

Hawke shook his hand and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

"It's a pleasure working with you." Tom Emo left to find his next target.

As he walked out, he put away the smile on his face, as if what he had just said and expressed did not exist.

Tom Emo quickly repeated the promised conditions to himself, fearing that he would be in trouble if he made a mistake when they met next time.

For a blank check, there must be a correspondence between the beginning and the end.

Hawke didn't believe what Tom Emo said at all. The attitude and promises made by such politicians were no different from farts.

It is clear that both sides want to take advantage of each other.

Tom Emo is optimistic about the resources in Hawke's hands, and Hawke needs someone to lead the charge.

As for LinkedIn that Tom Emmer mentioned, Hawke already knew about it.

Reid Hoffman, one of Twitter's shareholders and from Silicon Valley, had planned to invest in LinkedIn before investing in Twitter. Later, under the persuasion of Peter Thiel, he chose to invest in Twitter.

Hawke once wanted to acquire LinkedIn, but the Democratic Party has tried more than once to push the Federal Trade Commission to launch an anti-monopoly investigation into Twitter.

These slowed down Twitter's actions.

Hawke found Erica and saw that she was relatively free, so he asked, "Why can you rest?"

"You can do that too." Erica said with a smile, "I'm not in politics or business, and I have a bad reputation. It's normal that no one wants to build relationships with me."

Hawke considered carefully: "Did you do this on purpose?"

Erica did not answer, but reminded: "Mr. President is coming."

George Walker and his wife came over.

Out of courtesy, Hawke stepped forward and shook hands.

Erica followed.

George Walker called his two daughters, Jenna and Barbara, over and solemnly introduced them to Hawke and Erica.

These four people are of the same age.

George Walker said, "The two of them, especially Jenna, have been clamoring to leave home and be independent. You have the most experience in this regard. Can you share your experience?"

Hawke replied, "No problem."

George Walker said nothing more and left with his wife.

Erica chatted with the sisters, and Hawke stood by to keep them company.

Jenna mentioned that after graduation, she wanted to work in the media industry, especially the new media industry.

Hawke understood immediately and continued, "Twitter is always recruiting talents. Jenna, you are a top student who graduated from a prestigious university. Why don't you try Twitter?"

"Is it okay?" Jenna asked.

Hawke took out his business card and handed it to her without saying anything. "When are you free? Come directly to the Coast Building."

Jenna was excited: "Thank you, Hawke."

Hawke gained enough benefits from George Walker, such as the AI ​​Manhattan Project was submitted by the White House, which saved a lot of trouble.

For such small matters, just let it go.

After sisters Jenna and Barbara left, Hawke waved Edward over and asked him to take note of the matter and report to the Human Resources Department to arrange a relatively leisurely, high-paying and very respectable position for Miss Jenna Bush.

By the way, help this rich girl realize her dream of becoming independent from her original family.

Brian waved over here from a distance.

Hawke buttoned up his suit, walked over quickly, and asked, "If you're not preparing for the wedding, what do you want me to do?"

"You will go on stage and speak as the man's friend. Are you ready?" Brian asked.

Hawke said seriously: "I would like to congratulate the leader of the Curse God Cult on marrying his wife, and I wish you both unify America."

Brian's face immediately turned grim: "Brother, if you don't want me to fight you, you'd better not do this." He took out a speech: "This is what I asked Bacon to write in advance."

Hawke opened it and took a look, then said, "Don't worry, I won't ruin your wedding. I'm afraid you'll retaliate."

Brian grinned and said, "You are indeed a smart man."

The wedding was about to begin. Shania Twain took the stage at the front of the lawn and sang two songs.

As a long-established political family in California, numerous political and business celebrities came today. Brian's wedding was conducted completely in accordance with traditional procedures, and all links were well-organized.

As the groom's best friend, Hawke went on stage to say a few words of blessing after the wedding ceremony.

When I came down, Jennifer's father, a big shot from the Ministry of Justice, invited me over to chat for a few minutes.

The other party once helped in the BlackRock incident, and his family’s company is currently one of the suppliers and outsourcing companies of the AI ​​Manhattan Project.

After the wedding, the banquet ended quickly.

Erica was going to stay here with her grandparents at night. Hawke didn't bother Brian and called Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and Elon Musk to go to the Coast Building together.

Arriving at the reception room on the top floor, Edward took two bottles of wine.

Hawke opened it, poured glasses for everyone, raised his glass and said, "Guys, welcome to Los Angeles."

Peter Thiel took a sip of his drink and said, “Do you have a surprise for us?”

Hoffman and Musk also looked over.

Hawke put down his glass: "No surprises, but quite a few shocks."

He said: "Here in Silicon Valley, Brian still relies on your support. If he is elected, there will naturally be a lot of policy and resource support."

"That's not a problem," Hoffman reminded. "Our main competitor is Pacific Electric. I heard that they are planning to acquire LinkedIn."

Peter Thiel flicked his glass and said, “Reid almost bought LinkedIn and has kept in touch with several LinkedIn executives to this day.”

Hawke nodded slightly. "Over the past year or so, Twitter has had a professional team paying attention to LinkedIn. LinkedIn's application in the workplace has been developing very rapidly. In terms of the workplace application market alone, they are not inferior to Twitter. Their core applications and program algorithms are also unique."

Before Indians occupied Silicon Valley, the strength of Google elites could be said to be leading America.

Twitter is at the forefront of social networking media, but there are many new players catching up.

Hoffman asked, “Are you going to buy LinkedIn?”

"I have an idea about this." Hawke picked up the bottle and continued to pour wine. He said, "Because someone pushed the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an antitrust investigation against Twitter, we never took action against LinkedIn. Next, I want to propose a new technology plan to the federal government."

Several people present here are beneficiaries of the AI ​​Manhattan Project and understand what the so-called plan is all about.

Musk asked: "Federal government office network information application?"

Hawke nodded slightly. "This is a high-tech proposal with a budget of more than 200 billion US dollars. It is mainly for various federal departments to solve the problems of poor information communication and network security protection, and avoid the low-level accidents of the past few years."

He further said: "Twitter has always taken the civilian route and occupied the broadest market, while LinkedIn has taken the high-end route. In the areas I just mentioned, our core technologies are unique. Taking over LinkedIn can not only ensure that we occupy a larger share of the high-end market, but also promote new network information solutions to the federation."

Hoffman was tempted: "LinkedIn does have its advantages, and it has nearly 10 million high-end customers. Taking over LinkedIn would be a beneficial supplement to Twitter, and it would also kill off a competitor in advance."

Peter Thiel twirled the wine glass in his hand and said, "I also agree to acquire LinkedIn, but you have to pay attention to one thing. The traditional Pacific Electric Company wants to enter the Internet industry, and they are also eyeing LinkedIn."

Hawke led the topic here for the sake of the subsequent plan, saying: "In the eyes of traditional companies and wealthy people, we have a name."

Musk continued: "The so-called new tech elites are a derogatory term among the wealthy."

Hawke raised his glass and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the traditional families and groups influence every aspect of American society. If it weren't for the new market of the Internet, it would be difficult for us to be where we are today. We would even be controlled by them in every aspect."

His smile was somewhat helpless: "We are all trying to survive in the cracks. If we want to develop and feel comfortable, we have to fight for more resources, get more power, and suck more blood from America."

Peter Thiel echoed loudly: "Well said!"

Musk agreed: "All the established companies are laughing at me and Tesla, saying we are just a bunch of clowns."

Hawke said: "Those old-line wealthy people have almost monopolized the resources of this society with their dense network of relationships. If we want to get a bigger share, we need to unite and form a so-called circle of new technology elites to achieve cooperation in more aspects."

"I've had this idea before." Hoffman said directly: "How about this, this organization is called the Tech Mafia, the four of us are the founders, and we each recruit new members?"

Peter Thiel asked: "Gangster doesn't sound good, why not call it the technological revolution!"

"Yes, it's called revolution!" The young version of Musk is ambitious and idealistic: "Transform American society and build our own ecosystem."

Hawke raised his glass and clinked glasses with the three of them one by one: "Celebrating the establishment of the Technological Revolution."

Musk said loudly: "Celebrating the official establishment of the technological revolution for the new technology elite tonight!"

The four people discussed this for a while and decided to focus on developing new members next.

Reed Hastings of Netflix, Mark Zuckerberg of Sugar Baby, the two founders of Google, Pierre Omidyar of eBay, etc. are all new members that will be won over next.

Then the discussion focused on LinkedIn.

Reid Hoffman, a shareholder and board member of Twitter, volunteered: "I will be responsible for contacting the senior management of LinkedIn. I am familiar with the people there and it is convenient to talk to them. With the Twitter platform, it will be easier to persuade them."

Hawke agreed: "Okay."

Whether it is Hoffman or Peter Thiel, more than half of their wealth is supported by Twitter.

Twitter's interests are their interests.

After talking about LinkedIn, Hawke asked Musk: "When will Tesla's electric car be ready for production and on the road?"

Musk said: "The problem of lithium batteries being flammable and explosive has not been solved yet, and it will take some time."

Including Hawke, the other three are Tesla investors. He promised: "No later than April this year, Tesla's electric car will definitely start road testing."

Hawke said: "The car intelligent driving assistance system in the AI ​​Manhattan Project can be integrated into the tram's driving system to make driving easier."

Tesla's software development was all delegated to Twitter, and Musk said: "Sufficient space is reserved for the prototype car."

Hawke smiled and said, "Then let's get Tesla's prototype running on the roads in California as soon as possible."

The four people discussed until almost ten o'clock, and Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman were the first to leave the Coast Building.

Musk dithered and stayed behind.

Seeing him like this, Hawke asked directly, "Do you have anything else to do?"

Musk followed Hawke downstairs and said as they walked, "I want to ask you something. Jacqueline, the rising Hollywood star, I heard you single-handedly promoted her?"

Hawke entered the elevator, got on the elevator, waited for Musk to come in, and said, "Jacqueline is an old acquaintance of mine. I met her when I first came to Los Angeles as a freelance reporter. She helped me a lot. Later, she wanted to develop in Hollywood. My friend Eric Eason was working with Tom Cruise on Nightcrawler, so I recommended her to Eric."

This is like a big boss supporting a vase to have fun with him.

Therefore, Musk asked directly: "Are you and Jacqueline in a romantic relationship?"

"No." Hawke never thought about anything happening between him and Jacqueline. After all, her previous career was different from his. "We're just ordinary friends, ever since we met."

Hearing this, Musk was relieved and said, "I met Jacqueline at a party in Hollywood before the New Year. I had a very pleasant chat with her. What did she say?"

Hawke asked, "Are you going to pursue her?"

Musk has always liked Hollywood stars. He said: "Jacqueline has a good look, figure and temperament. She is my type. As for her past, I don't care. Those women in Hollywood are not as good as her."

Hawke agrees.

Those female stars in Hollywood are slept with for free.

Jacqueline makes money through her skills.

Musk's fat face showed an ambiguous smile: "In that case, I will pursue it."

Hawke said: "This is your freedom." (End of this chapter)