The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 497 Boeing's Indianization Reform
Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles.

A 100,000-ton cargo ship, guided by a pilot, slowly approached the dock.

The ship was loaded with containers, all from the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Henderson, president of West Coast Environmental Technology, and Campos of Butterfly Security, donned hard hats and went to the office in the unloading area.

Customs is conducting a routine inspection.

The container was not carrying any illegal goods, and all import and export procedures were in order.

Products like Kevlar bulletproof vests and composite bulletproof plates made in Yiwu were directly shipped to Ethiopia and Costa Rica.

The ones used here in Los Angeles are all obtained through proper and legal procedures.

With Brian officially taking office, it has become much easier for Hawke's related companies and foundations to do things in California.

The gantry crane unloads the container and loads it onto a truck.

One after another, container trucks, escorted by security vehicles from Butterfly Company, drove out of the port, heading to different cities in California along with personnel from West Coast Environmental Technology Company.

There were also more than a dozen shipping containers, all filled with drones.

Eight of them have the word "fire safety" painted on them.

The rest are civilian versions of drones and photography and infrared detection equipment.

After the dock workers left, Henderson adjusted his helmet and said to Campos, "The civilian drones are all yours. Can you handle the specific modifications?"

Campos watched as the gantry crane lifted another container and said, "We've already recruited professionals in this field."

Actually, it came from Hurricane Company.

Henderson glanced at the time and said, "I'm going to the Los Angeles Fire Department. You stay here and keep watch for a while."

Campos nodded slightly: "I'll leave after the goods are unloaded."

Henderson arrived at the parking lot, got into a BMW 7 Series, and had the driver take him to the fire station.

This time, the Los Angeles Fire Department placed a $1450 million order with a West Coast technology company, including for firefighting drones.

For several consecutive days, cargo ships with a capacity of tens of thousands of tons arrived at the Port of Los Angeles, and the goods ordered by West Coast Technology Company were quickly delivered to the customers.

The Butterfly Company received a large number of low-cost and reliable drones, and Campos established a dedicated drone division at Hawke's request.

Hurricane Company personnel in Costa Rica and Ethiopia have also received a large number of drones.

With slight modifications, these can all be used as suicide drones.

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San Mateo, San Francisco International Airport.

An Airbus ACJ business jet bearing the words "AI Manhattan Project" taxied from the runway onto the apron.

Once the plane came to a stop, Hawke's private crew opened the cabin door.

Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman quickly stepped forward and shook hands with Hawke: "Chairman, welcome to San Francisco."

Hawke patted their arms and asked, "Is everything ready here?"

Hoffman chimed in, "Everything's ready. Let's go straight to LinkedIn to sign the contract."

Caroline, standing behind the two, nodded slightly to Hawke.

As negotiations entered the stage of drafting specific terms, Caroline led a professional team to San Francisco.

Hawke said, "Let's go to LinkedIn."

The group got into the car.

Morientes, who had arrived a few days earlier, mobilized his motorcade and security vehicles and left the airport one after another.

Outside the airport, low-altitude drones were launched one after another from two signal vehicles, serving as electronic eyes for security.

Caroline got into Hawke's car, took out a copy of the contract, handed it to him, and said, "Articles 33 and 65 have been slightly modified, but the rest are exactly the same as the version faxed to Los Angeles."

Hawke quickly glanced at the document and said, "Okay." He set the contract copy aside and asked, "How's the personnel selection going, for the new project team formed with Twitter by drawing staff from LinkedIn?"

Caroline said, "The choice is already made. Once the acquisition is complete, they can work with Twitter's team to develop a new online communication platform."

This was specifically prepared for the federal government; Hawke was preparing to launch a new technology proposal.

Although Tom Emer made it a condition for Twitter support for his presidential campaign, Hawke wouldn't wait passively; he took the initiative.

If possible, get this plan done before George Walker steps down.

American presidents have a long-standing habit of signing a flurry of special presidential orders before the end of their terms.

The convoy quickly arrived at LinkedIn's headquarters in Sunnyvale.

LinkedIn Chairman and CEO Constant, along with a group of senior executives, came to the door to greet Hawke and his entourage.

Hawke got out of the car and shook hands with each of them before heading to LinkedIn's main conference room.

Both parties signed the agreement, which had been reviewed by a professional lawyer.

Twitter has officially acquired 83 percent of LinkedIn for $37.13 billion.

Subsequently, LinkedIn's management underwent changes. Hawke will also serve as Chairman of LinkedIn's Board of Directors, Constant will continue as CEO, and Caroline and Reid Hoffman will join LinkedIn's Board of Directors.

Twitter has a controlling stake in LinkedIn, and Hawke has veto power over any matter concerning LinkedIn.

The world's second-largest social media company has officially become a subsidiary of Twitter.

Twitter not only acquired the core database, but also LinkedIn's core technology and algorithms.

After finishing his LinkedIn business, Hawke did not immediately return to Los Angeles. Instead, he went to Santa Clara County and quietly visited the Indian Mutual Aid Association.

After a period of development, the mutual aid society gained a reputation among Indians, and in San Francisco alone, it recommended hundreds of Indians to major technology companies.

Indians were constantly coming and going at the entrance of the mutual aid society.

Caroline, who had been with Hawke, glanced over and said, "Are you sure a tech company that hires a large number of Indian employees will run into problems?"

Because of Hawke, she paid some attention to that country: "Isn't India the hegemon of South Asia?"

Hawke didn't explain, but said to Caroline very seriously, "In the future, whether it's for travel or work, don't go to India. Raul went there once recently and almost lost his life."

Caroline immediately thought of something: "Is there a problem with the diet?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Raul chimed in, "I was worried something might go wrong. In Southeast Asia, whether it was Myanmar, Bangladesh, or India, we bought bottled water to drink and tried to eat at KFC and McDonald's. It was fine in other places, but even that didn't work in India."

Caroline was startled: "Even the bottled water is problematic?"

“That’s not all.” Raul’s eyelids were trembling. “The people over there are even more terrifying. Rape can happen at any time in public places, even on buses. I saw the news there. A low-caste man decided to train tigers in order to change his fate and prove that he could become a high-caste.”

This time, not only Caroline was surprised, but even Hawke was somewhat astonished. Third Brother truly lives up to his name!
Raul added, "When I passed through Mumbai, I read an English newspaper with a news article that completely changed my understanding of the world."

Caroline was very curious: "Tell me."

Raul slowly said, "The report said that an Indian man encountered another Indian man raping an Indian woman, and this Indian man actually raped the other Indian man..."

Caroline was speechless and secretly vowed never to go to India.

Hawke, however, felt that India wasn't entirely without merit. For example, the American soldiers stationed outside North America were always thugs who bullied other peoples, but only India had made the American soldiers strong.

Caroline, having recovered, said to Hawke, "I understand. If such a group were to gain control of American technology companies, the consequences would be severe."

Hawke added, "I've met some Indians, and their top talents are incredibly good at boasting and making PowerPoint presentations."

Caroline believed she understood Hawke's intention: "This way, it will be very difficult for our competitors to catch up with us?"

Hawke's true intentions were something he wouldn't tell even Erica, nor Caroline.

He smiled and said, "Business competition requires not only our own development, but also slowing down the pace of potential competitors."

Caroline nodded: "This is also a kind of high-end business warfare." Hawke said: "The real high-end business warfare is to make the competitors disappear directly."

He patted the front seat of the car: "To San Francisco City Hall."

Several cars drove away from Santa Clara and soon arrived near San Francisco City Hall.

The road ahead was not easy to travel, and Hawke had no intention of dealing directly with the demons and monsters. He turned into a hotel, took the elevator upstairs, and met Steve Nutter in a suite on the top floor.

The two of them went to the floor-to-ceiling window, from which they could overlook the entire City Hall Square.

Hundreds of tents have been set up on the lawns and open spaces of the square.

As the weather gets warmer, some simple blankets are placed on the nearby sidewalks.

Reporters from several television stations and websites are also stationed here long-term.

Because the LGBTQ community is very active and unpredictable.

Steve told Hawke, “We spread the concept of diversity, and it has started to evolve automatically. There were only 23 genders before, and now there are nearly 40.”

This spiritual leader is quickly falling behind the times: "Not long ago, someone announced that their gender was a Walmart shopping bag. I don't know what to say."

“Don’t stop them, let them continue to evolve and change, that way they can keep attracting media attention.” Hawke specifically instructed one thing: “Unless feminist organizations emerge on a large scale, do not use violence proactively.”

Because from the very beginning, the LGBTQ movement, under Hawke's covert promotion, became mortal enemies with feminist organizations. Apart from confronting feminism, the LGBTQ movement has basically never used violence.

While going to extremes is an irreversible trend for the future, its current reputation is far better than that of feminism.

Philip certainly contributed to this as well.

At the headquarters of the Rights Protection Association, and in neighborhoods in San Francisco where the LGBTQ community is concentrated, statues have already been erected in honor of Philip.

Hawke received a call from Fiona as he left the hotel.

The newly appointed president of the marching sorority is currently in San Francisco, discussing with Gavin Newson and Senator Barbara Berxer how to further advance the women's rights movement.

According to the message she sent, Hillary had sent someone to San Francisco to discuss cooperation with the California Democratic Party.

Feminism is one of Hillary Clinton's core values, and she cannot afford to abandon it.

Hawke told Fiona to do nothing for the time being and to act in accordance with the principles that were in the best interests of the marching sisters.

The Sisters Parade is the largest women's rights organization on the West Coast and one of the largest in the United States, with a wide-ranging influence.

Hillary also has her sights set on California's 55 electoral votes, and the sorority parade is a crucial turning point.

Hawke chose to support the traditional elephant party group of Brian and the Ferguson family, making targeted arrangements early on, which directly affected the situation.

He's been hustling in Los Angeles for years, and he's changed a lot of things.

Before leaving San Francisco, Hawke met with Pierce Madden, who had come to San Francisco to handle matters related to the Indian Mutual Aid Association.

When the latter met him, he shared some good news: "Indian Dennis Muilenburg has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer of Boeing and also serves as Group Vice President. He is very likely to take over as CEO and Chairman in the future."

In his previous life, Hawke had read reports about Boeing's frequent problems and had a vague recollection of it. Boeing had two Indian CEOs, and many key department heads and technicians had been replaced by Indians.

Boeing has become a light version of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

The latter's reputation is well known to anyone with even a slight understanding of the global air force landscape. A former director of a strategic deception bureau once said that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which is responsible for maintaining aircraft for the Indian Air Force, often has an extra screw after each maintenance.

The usual practice of Indian technicians is not to carefully inspect and reinstall the screws, but to simply throw them away.

Therefore, it is not surprising that India has lost more than 1000 military aircraft in non-combat situations.

After all, India's aircraft carriers have been bombed by shit twice, leaving an indelible golden legend around the world.

Hawke nodded slightly: "Anything else?"

Pierce continued, "Because of Muilenburg's promotion, his previous position as head of the technical department became vacant. Boeing publicly advertised for the position, and Muilenburg personally took charge of the recruitment. The Mutual Aid Association recommended Mullinburg, a technical officer who came to North America from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, to apply. Muilenburg has already decided that Mullinburg will take over."

Hawke was not surprised, because Indians helping Indians has never been just empty talk.

Pierce wasn't finished: "After Mullinburg took office, he encouraged his superior, Muilenburg, to outsource many of Boeing's parts manufacturing and software design to Indian companies."

Hawke said, "These two Indian executives from Boeing are bound to come up with some brilliant ideas."

“Yes.” Pierce had learned in detail from the information obtained by the Chicago and Washington State Mutual Aid Associations: “Muilenburg and Mullinburg want to initiate Indianization reforms at Boeing, and even want to move two production lines to India to take advantage of India’s cheap labor... However, their power is not great enough for them to do so for the time being.”

Hawke asked, "Is there going to be a change in Boeing's technology division?"

Pierce said, "Things are changing. Boeing's hiring policy in the technology division has undergone a radical transformation. Mullinburg contacted the mutual aid society and asked them to recommend a large number of Indian-American technicians to Boeing. They plan to increase the number of Indian-American employees in the technology division from more than 50 to 1500."

Hawke ordered without hesitation: "Have the mutual aid society do everything it can to help them."

Pierce replied, "Yes, I will personally travel to Washington State and Chicago."

Hawke doesn't remember exactly, but it seems that Boeing had tens of thousands of Indian employees after 2020.

It’s scary to think about it.

The transformation of Boeing into the Boeing we know today owes a huge debt to India.

The following morning, Hawke returned to Los Angeles on a business jet.

He had just arrived at Haian Building when Henderson, the president of West Coast Environmental Technology Company, came to see him.

Henderson said, "The first batch of goods we ordered from the East has arrived and has been transferred to the customer."

Orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars resulted in astonishingly high net profits due to the use of suppliers from across the Pacific.

Hawke carefully reviewed the report and asked the question he was most concerned about: "What about the drones?"

“The first batch of 3000 aircraft has been completed,” Henderson explained in detail. “Some of them have been sent to Los Angeles, and most have been transported to Ethiopia and Costa Rica.”

Hawke nodded slightly: "Did they make a copy?"

Henderson's deputy stayed behind to learn about the situation: "Counterfeiting is unavoidable; it's an inevitable result of contract manufacturing."

He didn't know the specifics, since it wasn't Los Angeles, California. Although foreign guests were treated well there, Americans were also treated with extreme caution.

These small drones aren't very complex. Hawke guessed that they should be able to produce them independently over there. They already make remote-controlled aircraft, so they might already be in mass production.

Is sales a problem for Huaqiangbei?
Most of the people in Huaqiangbei today have made their way up step by step. They are bold and resourceful, and they dare to disassemble things into parts and sell them everywhere.

Besides, they're selling civilian products, not weapons.

After being resold by middlemen, the goods are used by some people for other purposes, which is beyond the control of merchants and distributors.

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In the West Bank, armored bulldozers flying the Star of David roared into action, drove into an abandoned building complex, and demolished a house.

Later, several more small and medium-sized bulldozers arrived and joined the demolition work.

All bulldozers have been fitted with bulletproof armor in key locations.

Xiao Yi successfully acquired this land and planned it as a new squid settlement.

The decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine has long since turned them into irreconcilable enemies. Expanding the Squid settlement could easily touch a nerve with the other side.

Near the work area, a mechanized army of squid is on guard.

In addition to infantrymen in olive-green combat uniforms, there was a Merkava tank and two Hercules armored personnel carriers deployed here.

The Merkava tank's cannons, as well as the machine guns on the armored vehicles, were all pointed eastward.

That area is under Palestinian control, and you can still vaguely see some low-rise buildings.

The squids appeared to be on guard, but in reality, they didn't take the other side too seriously.

Once the settlement is actually built, all the existing buildings there will inevitably be destroyed, and people will be driven to distant places.

(End of this chapter)