The Wolf of Los Angeles

Chapter 205 BlackRock

Los Angeles, Parissad.

The mansion that occupied an entire hillside was brightly lit tonight, and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Schriver held a grand thank-you party at home.

Hawke and Brian came together.

Schwarzenegger called the two of them specifically, chatted alone for a while, and specifically instructed Daniel Kechel to treat Hawk and Brian well.

As the new assistant to the governor, Daniel and Hawke had a private chat. When the new state government was formed, the official Twitter will be launched, and Twitter will be the first choice for the state government's online media cooperation.

This is not verbal, he reminded Hawke to send someone to connect with the governor's office as soon as possible after going to work next week.

Watch Hawke and Brian enter the banquet hall.

Steven Zhang, director of media and PR in the new governor's office, wondered: "This man is very young, is he 25 years old?"

Daniel looked solemn: "He is the founder of Twitter."

Many people in the California Elephant Party know that Brian Ferguson performed outstandingly this time, opening a breakthrough twice, and was one of the key figures in the successful casting.

But a few core personnel also know one thing: behind the new mayor of Kovina, there is a more powerful person named Hawke Osmond.

Without Hawk Osmon, there would be no Brian Ferguson.

Entering the banquet hall, Hawke met Fox TV's chairman Roger Ayers in a circle filled with old men.

Brian also saw it and said, "We can't speak, so we should go to the young people."

He walked towards a man in his thirties: "Introduce a friend to you, like me, from Stanford University."

The man was wearing a suit casually, without a tie, and had the simplest short brown hair. After seeing Brian, he hugged him.

Brian then introduced to both sides: "Haoke, this is Peter Thiel, founder and CEO of Long-term Capital Management, and my alumnus at Stanford Law School. Peter, this is Hawke, West Coast Media Entertainment Founder of Room and Twitter Entertainment.”

The name of long-term capital management company, Hawke heard Brian mention it a few days ago that, like the Pacific Investment Group of the Ferguson family, is at the first priority of the support of the New Governor's development plan.

Peter stepped forward, shook hands with Hawke, and said with a smile: "The last time I visited Pacific Investment, Mary solemnly introduced you to me. I am also a loyal Twitter user now."

Hawke said kindly: "My honor."

Peter asked: "Are you interested in turning Twitter to Silicon Valley for development, and there is a better development environment for Internet companies in Silicon Valley."

Of course, Hawke didn't, and said directly: "The conditions given here in Los Angeles are good, and the development prospects of Silicon Beach are also very good."

"When will Twitter raise funds?" Peter was very direct and took out his personal business card: "You must notify me when the time comes."

Hawke exchanged business cards with him: "Yes."

Peter Thiel just left, and a few more people came, with almost the same purpose, all of them expressed their interest in Twitter and their intention to participate in the investment.

Nowadays, the cake is getting bigger and bigger, which naturally attracts people who want to share the cake.

Hawke can now stand firm and has a certain connection and power.

This is where investment is discussed.

Emma Bateson, wearing a goose yellow evening gown, was watching here.

She entered the banquet hall early in the morning with the invitation letter received by the Silicon Valley channel.

Seeing familiar faces from the investment circle and seeing Hawke so popular, Emma knew that the mission would be very difficult.

Seeing that there was no one around Hawke, she took the initiative to look for it and introduced herself: "I am Emma Bateson."

Hawke gently held her hand that reached over: "Haoke Osmon."

Emma smiled and said, "I know you, the founder of Twitter and West Coast Studios."

Hawke looked at the woman slightly. She looked like she was twenty-six or seven years old, with delicate makeup and hot figure.

Thinking of the person you were looking for, he asked directly: "Which investment company do you belong to?"

"No, I don't invest." Emma said in a glamorous manner, "I'm good at giving people or companies and doing business strategic planning."

As soon as these words were said, Hawke was a little curious. Since the other party knew that he was the founder of Twitter, he must have known about West Coast Media and Entertainment Studio.

He smiled deliberately: "I didn't expect that we were actually traveling with each other."

Emma said, "People who do strategic planning often have difficulty planning themselves."

Her bright eyes stared at Hawke: "I'm from a Bay Area Information Consulting Company in San Francisco. Are you interested in working together?"

Hawke asked, "Cooperation? Do you want to make strategic plans for me or my company?"

"The Bay Area is the best consulting company in Silicon Valley." Emma seemed particularly confident: "The total value added in my hands is over $5 billion, and many founders of the company have become multi-millionaires and billionaires. ”

Hawke didn't know the company, nor did she know whether she brags, and praised casually, "You're amazing."

Emma is very similar to Hawke in some aspects, proactive and not passively waiting. She looked around the banquet hall and said, "There are at least a dozen people here with a net worth of over 100 million, and some with a net worth of billions of dollars. This is in California. There was a fight, and it seemed that Schwarzenegger was the winner, but in fact they were the winners. ”

She pinned the falling curly red hair behind her ears, revealing her delicate side face: "They are the ones who can really sit on the dining table to eat. Don't you want to be one of them? Billions of net worth means chess pieces from chess pieces Becoming a chess player will affect California and even the entire United States.”

Emma took a light step forward, not only not crossing the social security line, but also further demonstrated her charm: "Women like me, as much as they want, Hollywood actresses will throw themselves into their arms."

"It sounds very tempting." Hawke smelled Chanel V: "But do you always have to develop the company step by step? If the foundation is not solid, it will turn into a sand castle."

The other party couldn't understand the words that were irrelevant, so he didn't say it.

Emma suggested: "This place is a bit messy, let's find a place to talk about it alone?"

Hawke turned his head to look at her. This woman had a good figure and a better face than that Bella Sain.

This is Schwarzenegger's territory, not his office, and the surveillance camera is not sure where it is.

Hawke whispered, "Let me talk about it if you have something to do."

Emma couldn't help but say: "I have contacts with many investment institutions. They have abundant funds, which are not comparable to those of Peter Thiel. It can help Twitter expand its scale quickly and seize the global market. In Nass Dak is listed.”

She knows what career-oriented men like the most and also studies Hawke's resume.

How could the son of a bankrupt small farmer from Wyoming stand the temptation of money?

Emma continued: "With the number of active users and development speed of Twitter, coupled with the platform and resource support of large investment institutions, the market value exceeds $10 billion is not a luxury."

Hawke thought for a while and simply asked, "Which investment institution are you representing?"

Emma said directly: "BlackRock San Francisco branch."

Hawke has heard about this company, and I have seen some information on the Internet in my previous life. An investment company that split from a subsidiary of Blackstone Group seemed to be listed in New York in 1999, and its scale is far less than that in 2010 after.

And he also knows that BlackRock Group is seriously blue.

Sure enough, the donkeys saw the effect of Twitter and began to move.

Hawke would not be stupid enough to refuse on the spot, saying, "What about the investment goals? What about the plans? What about the support of the platform and other resources? I haven't seen these, and I can't make any reply."

Without a single refusal, there was a chance to talk. Emma said, "There will be these in the future. This time, we are just a preliminary contact."

Hawke said again: "Twitter is not short of investors, you always want me to see your sincerity."

The two chatted for a while, Emma exchanged business cards with him and took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

Hawke finds Brian, who is teasing Schwarzenegger's daughter Catherine.

The latter kept smiling happily.

Seeing Hawk come to him, Brian ended in time and said, "That woman was very beautiful just now."

"That's a black widow," Hawke said.

Brian asked, "What's going on?"

"The time is almost the same, let's go." Hawke found that many guests said goodbye one after another: "I have something to talk to Mary."

The two said goodbye to the owner and went to the manor parking lot together.

Edward flashed the lights to remind them of the location of the car.

The black bulletproof Mercedes-Benz quickly drove out of Parissad.

Half an hour later, at a bar in Santa Monica's house, Hawke met Mary Ferguson and Erica Ferguson who came with her mother.

Pacific Investment Group, which the former controls, is Twitter's second largest shareholder. Erica nodded at Hawk, and without any extra words, she went directly to the store owner, asked for wine that suited Hawk and his mother's taste, paid for the money to send the boss she knew, and went to the door to hang up a sign that was suspended for business.

Hawke said directly: "BlackRock found a consulting company to contact me and wanted to invest in Twitter."

"Although this company is not particularly large, it has developed at an astonishing pace in recent years," Mary said.

She paused for a moment and asked, "What did you think about it?"

"Investing is not just about money and platform, but also where you are. Twitter must raise funds, but not BlackRock," Hawke said.

Mary nodded slightly: "I got a news that BlackRock and Pioneer Group have developed a strategy with the donkeys to push marginal crowds to speak out and get them into the mainstream."

Hawke understood what was going on: “Granting them privileges can not only divert conflicts but also take down votes in their hands. Once these marginal people seize the opportunity, they are much more capable of causing trouble than ordinary people. ”

Not to mention anything else, if you really want to accept BlackRock investment, who can take a lot of LGBIQs?

The company must go bankrupt.

"In the second half of the year, we will be in the first round of financing," Hawke said.

Mary agrees: "It's almost time, and Twitter needs more allies and platforms."

"I won't refuse BlackRock for the time being, it will delay for a while." Hawke said directly: "I'm worried that they will launch a high-level business war and directly launch a physical strike."

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

What Mary herself does is capital investment, and of course she understands the means of business war. As long as the benefits are large enough, she dares to use any means.

She reminded: "Before financing, increase the number of active users as much as possible."

Hawke nodded, "I will."

Mary got up and prepared to leave, calling Erica: "Go home?"

Erica said openly, "You go first, I won't go back."

Mary didn't say much, just leave the Qing Dynasty.

Erica brought a bottle of wine and came over: "Drink a drink."

Hawke took a new cup and placed it in front of her: "Drink less, we must ensure our body's reaction speed."

Erica nodded: “It’s always a tough start to start a business.”

The two returned to Hawke's villa together.

Erica opened her locked wardrobe, took out a yoga suit from it, pushed Hawk outside and changed into clothes.

That night, Hawke fully realized the flexibility of Erica's body.

The next morning, after sending Erica to the police station, Hawke came to the company.

He met Edward and said, "Ask to meet Campos, at ten o'clock."

Edward made a phone call.

Seeing that he was in poor spirits, Hawke asked, "What's going on with you? Listening."

Edward sighed: "In recent days, Deborah has always quarreled with me, and she insisted on asking me to quit."

"Resign?" Hawke was quite surprised.

Edward was not stupid at all: "I won't resign."

"Don't you remember a lot of women in your laptop?" Hawke reminded, "Is it really going to hang myself in a tree?"

Robert Downey Jr. has been around for over a year, and Deborah and Indio Downey can provide less emotional value.

Edward thought it seriously.

"Remember to carry a gun with you." Hawke reminded and put on his coat and left the office.

Edward took the car keys and followed.

The two of them came to the safe house, and Campos had arrived.

Hawke asked directly: "Is there no news about Tiger Woods, David Beckham and Kobe Bryant?"

Campos said: "Beckham has confirmed to transfer to Real Madrid, but the transfer window will only open on July 1. Madrid media reporters gathered, and he has been with Victoria. We have been following Tiger Woods. For the time being, we have been following Tiger Woods. There was no movement. He had just gotten engaged and had been guarding his fiancée except for training and competitions."

He focused on the last person: "Bryan Bryan was not restless after going to Colorado. Like many sports stars, he was still engaging in women's thoughts during his recuperation. He was very close to a hotel female receptionist. Our people took some photos The photo, no one has been alarmed for the time being. I sent Garcia to support him, and he has more experience."

Hawke nodded, "It's great, try to get something."

Campos said again: "He is now back to Los Angeles, but we have a definite news here. He will probably return to Eagle County tomorrow to prepare for surgery."

Hawke still said the same thing: "Look at him."

Campos has been following Hawke for more than half a year and has seen the other side of the stars and said, "Sports stars have better physical conditions and strong endocrine, so it is difficult to control their lower body."

Previous incidents such as Will Smith and Paris Hilton have proved that gossip of celebrities can effectively increase the popularity of Twitter and make user activity soar.

If Twitter raises funds, the number of active users is an important criterion for valuation.

The old routine works, and Hawke will certainly not abandon it.

Another point is that most black sports stars have ordinary backgrounds and are not threatening at all.

Before leaving, Hawke mentioned another thing: "I may need a few bodyguards here. You can find someone who is good at driving skills and is particularly principled."

Campos responded.

There are many people on his side who have to run away to California because they are unwilling to join the traffickers.

Most of these people are more principled and do things very seriously.

Hawke thought for a while and said, "If there is a suitable candidate, you can tell them that taking their family to live in Los Angeles will not be a problem for their family's legal status in the future."

...

Hollywood area, Avenue of Stars.

Tim, assistant to Douglas, BlackRock senior manager, drove by the road.

This star road that is famous all over the world, the sidewalks are almost occupied by homeless people.

The poor streets in downtown Los Angeles and the traditional Hollywood area are now the two major homeless places in Los Angeles.

The target person he came to find this time has become a homeless person and must be one of these two major regions.

Tim came near the center of the Highlands and the person he contacted was waving on the side of the road.

He parked the car, waited for the man to get in, and asked, "Coson, have you found that man?"

The man named Coeson is a private detective and has been working with BlackRock: "It's hard to imagine that the former football star turned into a homeless man because of one wrong step."

Tim said, “Take me over and see.”

"Go here." Kosen pointed to the bottom lane.

Tim drove east, walked through two intersections, turned again, and saw the sign of Ackerman Charity Relief Station.

"There is a parking lot behind the rescue station. Several teammates Miller Collins had made up money to buy him a RV, and he lives in it for the time being."

Tim drove into the back of the rescue station, went straight into the parking lot, and parked in an empty parking space.

Kosen pointed to an old RV more than ten meters away and said, "He's here."

Tim looked over there, and after waiting for a while, there was a person getting out of the car.

The man was unshaven and had a messy hair. He was holding a bottle of wine in one hand and a cigarette in the other hand, and was smoking.

Tim carefully distinguished for a while, then looked at the photos in his hand, and found that it should be correct.

Coeson said: "We have worked together more than a dozen times, and when did I miss it."

Tim looked over there and suddenly asked, "This man has no fighting spirit at all?"

"What's the fighting spirit? After the Milk Gate incident last year, he instructed people from the Dwarf Gang to attack the host of Fox TV and was eventually sentenced to jail." Coson's investigation was very clear: "During the jail time, his wife Maria sued for divorce. success."

He couldn't help but shake his head: "This guy was extremely unlucky. He first paid for the endorsement breach. He encountered a female lawyer and a female judge in the divorce case. Not only did the property be awarded to the woman, because the club contract had not expired at that time, and it had to be based on the income level. Pay alimony…”

Tim felt miserable after hearing this, and even became terrified of marriage.

(End of this chapter)