The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 52 Public Opinion
In the morning, Hawke changed out of his sportswear and came downstairs. Edward came in with a pile of newspapers. Just as he was about to close the door, a big foot stretched out from behind.

Frank was shameless: "I'll take the newspaper away after I finish reading it."

Edward bought the newspaper with his own money and didn't want to give it to the police: "Can you please have some shame? You old beggar, you come straight into my house to beg, be careful or I'll call the police."

Frank sneered: "Why, the raw material of newspapers is the cotton grown by your ancestors?"

Unable to gain an advantage in this regard, Edward changed his strategy and launched a fatal attack: "Don't let me know who your ex-wife who is taking care of your baby is!" He smiled with two rows of white teeth: "Otherwise..."

Frank felt like he was going to have a brain hemorrhage.

Hawke came over at this time, took the several newspapers from Edward's hands, and looked through the entertainment pages.

Almost every one of them published a report about Johnson in a prominent position on the front page or second page.

"Johnson bravely fought three gangsters and rescued the robbed woman!"

"True hero Dwayne Johnson!"

"Johnson, who fought against criminals to save people, is a hero both on and off the screen."

Frank came over at this time, glanced at the news Hawke was reading, and asked, "Does this have anything to do with you?"

Of course Hawke couldn't tell the truth: "I found the news myself."

"You weren't fooled, were you?" Frank pulled out a newspaper, read it carefully, and frowned slightly: "I always feel something is wrong. The Scorpion King starring this Dwayne "The Rock" is about to be released. Is he just the right hero to save the damsel in distress?"

"This is real." Hawke put the entertainment headline of a newspaper in the same cabinet as the previous headlines: "I just sold the video to Channel 11 last night, and "Midnight Entertainment" was broadcast as the headline."

Frank said, "Congratulations, you've made another fortune." He coughed and said, "Won't you treat me?"

This bastard wanted to take advantage of him, but Hawke was not polite at all and said, "Bring your ex-wives with you, and I'll treat you and have a big party."

Frank didn't even think about saving face, and said to himself: "Let's have a party in front of the trailer one weekend. If you have girlfriends, you can call them over."

Edward saw another good opportunity: "Tell me the names of your ex-wives and I will bring them over for you."

Frank ignored him.

Hawke checked the time and said, "Let's go, time to go to work."

He patted Frank on the shoulder and took out a discarded ashtray: "It's time for you to go to work. Go ahead and put it on the road."

Frank snorted coldly, took the ashtray, picked up the newspapers, and walked out.

Hawke and Edward followed him out.

Frank stopped, looked back at the entrance of the studio, and asked, "Where is your surveillance camera? Why didn't I see it? Is it really installed?"

Hawke simply said: "It is concealed and installed outside. It is too easy to be destroyed."

Frank, the shameless old man, came to the sidewalk, put a broken ashtray, spread newspapers on the ground, and sat down on it.

As for whether passers-by are willing to give money, it depends on fate.

Edward was so heartbreaking that he took out a 10-cent coin and threw it into the ashtray: "You're welcome."

Frank said, "Thank you."

Hawke couldn't help but say, "You two are really talented."

He came to the passenger side of the Mondeo and called to Edward: "Drive."

Edward happily went to drive.

The two left East Hollywood and headed straight for Beverly, soon arriving at William Morris.

When Hawke got out of the car, he found Johnson blocked in the parking lot by a group of reporters.

Not far away, Caroline stood beside a Mercedes and watched.

She saw Hawke and waved.

Hawke walked over quickly and asked, "How's the response to the show?"

Caroline kicked off her high heels and said, "Reporters from twelve media outlets are here, including The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, Variety, and People."

The first part of the article was normal, but the latter part changed its tone: "They are all serious entertainment media, not toilet newspapers like The National Enquirer."

Hawke could hear the sarcasm and said bluntly: "You actually use newspaper to go to the toilet, awesome, awesome, aren't you afraid of getting your skin broken?"

Caroline simply pretended not to understand, stretched her neck and raised her head, matching the light red Chanel, like a flamingo. Last night's headline broadcast of "Midnight Entertainment" and the media's extensive coverage today have made Johnson a hot topic, and reporters have been chasing him, trying to get first-hand information.

Many photographers frequently took pictures of the scars on Johnson's face.

Johnson openly showed his scars, which were his medals of heroic rescue.

But Johnson was still humble, telling reporters again and again: "I just did what a man should do."

After nearly an hour of chaos, Johnson finally entered William Morris.

Hawke followed him in.

As soon as they arrived at those conference rooms, Johnson shouted to Hawke: "Man, you are so right. This injury will grab the headlines at least twice."

Hawke looked at Johnson's schedule and said, "Don't treat him yet. Don't you have a talk show this week? Go with your injury."

Johnson put his arm around Hawke's shoulders and said, "I'll listen to you."

Caroline reminded him, "I reminded you too, before he did."

People's psychology is very strange. Foreign monks can chant sutras. Johnson said seriously: "But you are not as comprehensive and flexible as Hawke said."

Dany Garcia came in from outside at this time, took out an invitation letter and handed it to Hawke: "It's for you."

Hawke opened it and took a look: "Invitation and tickets for the premiere of The Scorpion King."

Dani smiled and said, "This is a gift Dawn prepared especially for you."

Hawke handed it to Edward and kept it: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Johnson joked, "But you can't walk the red carpet for this kind of thing. You can go directly to the theater when you arrive."

Hawke had no interest in the red carpet and said, "Why don't you introduce me to a few more clients?"

Johnson thought about it and it seemed that he really had a friend who needed help in this regard, and it would be difficult to do it using conventional methods.

He responded: "No problem."

Dani took a laptop and sat at the conference table: "The response online is very enthusiastic."

Hawke and the others went behind her to look.

Many websites, blogs and forums have reposted the video of Johnson saving people. If the United States has an award for bravery, Johnson will definitely get one with so much media attention.

The related comments online were almost unanimous in their praise.

"Very good, this is very Boulder, worthy of Johnson."

"In real life, Johnson is also a rock that people can rely on."

"Strong and brave, admirable."

"Even though Johnson was injured, I found him to be even cuter."

"The movie is so fake, but Dwayne Johnson is real."

Seeing this, Caroline said, "Full Speed ​​​​PR has conducted a professional survey. A considerable part of the public's enthusiasm for the individual actors will be transferred to the film."

Dani said: "The crew will also increase their publicity efforts for Dawn."

"Let the public opinion ferment first." Hawke had a plan: "Tomorrow, I will arrange for the rescued person to publicly express gratitude, but she does not want her personal life to be disturbed, so she will not show her face."

Caroline agreed: "Yes, keep the heat on for as long as possible."

Dani was still surfing the Internet and added, "Good news. The news about Dawn saving people has entered the top three in Google search popularity."

Johnson was so happy that he was smiling from ear to ear.

In the afternoon, Stephen Sommers, the producer of The Scorpion King, called Johnson and said, "Well done, the pre-sale of tickets for the movie has increased by 20% today."

The next morning, Hawke met with Jacqueline and asked her to record a censored video specifically to thank Johnson.

It is better to trouble two people for one thing. The video of the heroic rescue was first released by "Midnight Entertainment", so it is only natural for the program team to find the person involved.

Hawke called Megan Taylor again.

(End of this chapter)