The Wolf of Los Angeles

Chapter 239 Oral Agreement

Los Angeles, Police Detective Department.

Erica sat in the office, looking through the information in front of her, with a photo of a middle-aged man posted on it, with his name - Douglas Cost printed next to it.

The man was summoned by the FBI today and then returned to the Burbank Hotel where he checked in.

The other party comes from BlackRock Investment Group and is said to be a good at commercial acquisitions.

Erica didn't see how the acquisition was operated, but she saw the cruelty of the business war.

Decades have passed, and the business war in America is essentially the same.

Erica is not proficient in business wars, and her ideas are not as complicated as Hawke.

Her logic in doing things is very simple. If Douglas wants to kill her boyfriend, then kill Douglas.

But **** it, you have to think of some solutions.

Erica is a LAPD from a police family and has inherited the consistent fine tradition of LAPD.

The first way she thought of was to frame her.

Erica took out her cell phone, made a call, and told the family security company people: "Look at the target of the Burbank Hotel, and if they go out again, let me know as soon as possible."

She called Hawke again, who went to Pacific Investment Group and was talking about investment with her mother.

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Federal Bank Plaza Building, Pacific Investment Group.

In the reception room, Hawke met Peter Thiel again, and Red Hoffman he specifically introduced.

Mary Ferguson, the owner, said directly: "Peter and Red came from San Francisco this time for Twitter."

Peter Till didn't go around in circles and said to Hawke: "Last time we met, we talked about Twitter's investment and development. Now Twitter is developing rapidly, and an ice bucket challenge has attracted almost all celebrities in the United States to participate."

Hoffman responded: "Peter and I were also present and donated a sum to Tom Cruise's charitable foundation."

Hawke smiled, "Tommy should thank you very much for your support."

"Twitter is now the veritable number one social media online." Pacific Investment Group, controlled by Mary, is Twitter's second largest shareholder.

She deliberately asked Hawke: "Now there are more than 40 million registered users worldwide, right?"

Hawke replied: "It exceeded 40 million users last month."

When Peter Thiel and Hoffman came, they were mentally prepared and knew that with the popularity of Twitter and the number of active users, the valuation might be astronomical.

But if you don’t take action now, Twitter’s market value is likely to become higher and higher.

"My long-term investment company, and Red's foundation, are interested in investing in Twitter," Peter Thiel said.

Mary didn't speak, but looked at Hawke.

After Pacific Investment Group lost the betting agreement, all the investment and operation of Twitter were responsible for Hawke.

If Twitter wants to further develop, it is inevitable that it will introduce foreign funds and resources.

Hawke thought for a while and said, "Two months ago, people from BlackRock's San Francisco branch talked to me about financing cooperation. They put forward many unrealistic conditions. After a period of tug-of-war, I refused. They, and then something very unpleasant happened. "

Peter Thiel nodded: "I have heard of it, please be honest. BlackRock has not had a very good reputation in the investment circle. When they invest, they often have some unpleasant events."

"So, I hope that Twitter will attract partners, comrades, not enemies." Hawke will not have too many fantasies about these investors, but if he can borrow some strength, he will not be polite: " My hope is that partners will fight alongside Twitter.”

Hoffman didn't want to get involved in BlackRock's affairs, but he didn't want to miss the opportunity to invest in Twitter, and his eyes turned to his companions.

Peter Thiel is more courageous than Hoffman. After just a little consideration, he said: "Investment, shares and common interests will naturally bind us together. Of course, we are partners and comrades-in-arms."

Mary interrupted, "You are from San Francisco, and you must know more about BlackRock and Douglas."

Hawke's attitude is very clear. If you want to invest in Twitter, you must first stand on my side.

Twitter received an interest-free loan from the governor's economic development plan, and there will be a series of policy subsidies every month, and the funds will last for a while.

Peter Thiel could understand what Mary and Hawke meant, and did not speak for a while, but instead exchanged several glances with Hoffman.

The long-term investment company is one of Schwarzenegger's patrons this time, and it is inclined toward the red camp itself.

From the perspective of interests, investing in Twitter will benefit more.

He nodded slightly at Hoffman, and when he saw that his companion did not object, he said, "I will assist Twitter in dealing with BlackRock's fierce attack."

"Cooperation always reveals common ground from differences and finds our common interests," Hawke said.

Hoffman laughed, "That's right, common good."

"There are a few points that I need to say in front." Hawke said slowly: "Twitter's financing will adopt a dual-equity structure, establish a board of directors, and the management led by me will have independent operating rights."

These are nothing new, and are common in Silicon Valley, and Peter Thiel and Hoffman did not object.

Hawke also said: "In terms of public opinion guidance, Twitter also maintains independence. Every once in a while, I will plan an event like the Ice Bucket Challenge to keep Twitter active in the user's vision." As for the The latter are so-called marginalized people plans that are comparable to corporate viruses.

For example, Twitter will control the number of female employees and minority groups, etc.

There are also common Indians in Silicon Valley, and you don’t use any Twitter.

These are all matters of principle, and it can easily destroy a giant enterprise with a glorious history.

For example, once the number of female employees in the office is too high, internal friction alone will be very terrible.

Social media like Twitter is the best boxing medium, and it is conceivable that you can do bad things at that time.

Only by reaching an agreement on these principled issues can we promote investment and financing related matters.

During this period, Hawke talked about BlackRock's plan to push for marginal crowds.

Peter Thiel and Hoffman also heard about it.

In California, this is the general trend of social development.

After half an afternoon of consultations, the two sides reached a series of oral agreements.

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

This is just the beginning.

In the future, professional third parties need to be hired to serve as Twitter valuation, as well as dual equity structure design, financing amount and proportion, shareholders' equity and responsibilities, etc.

All of these will take time to discuss carefully.

Hawke, Mary, Peter Thiel and Hoffman agreed on the next interview time, and the latter two said goodbye and left.

After sending the two men away, Hawke found that Erica was coming and was waiting in the entertainment room.

Mary called the two of them to come to her office to talk.

Hawke asked, “Are you busy today?”

"There is no case." Erica went to pick up three cups of coffee and said, "About Douglas, I'm going to find an opportunity to frame it."

Mary looked at her daughter and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Hey, my dear, are you a policeman or a star police officer in LAPD!"

Erica smiled and said to the truth: "Celebrity police officers can also frame people, especially enemies."

Hawke didn't mind and asked, "What's the specific aspect?"

Erica said: "It's just about guns and drugs. The current situation is that Douglas shrank in the Burbank hotel and did not come out, and commanded his men via remote control..."

Hawke followed her thinking: "According to Tim, Douglas came to Los Angeles this time not only to acquire my stake in Twitter, but also to carry out the marginalized project."

"Friendly crowd?" Erica asked, "The groups like homosexuals and transfigurations you mentioned last time?"

"It's not just them, but black people and women who want privilege."

Mary interrupted at this time: "This marginal crowd plan is very troublesome. After I reported it to Paul and the others, they discussed it specifically and it is not easy to deal with."

"I think this plan must be taken seriously, it may break the current situation of the donkey elephant," Hawke reminded.

Mary asked, "It seems you have some unique opinions?"

"There are some." Hawke was the gossip: "In fact, I have traded many cases in this area before."

Erica added: "Steve Nat's Saints Project, and the selfie doors involving two Hollywood stars, are typical."

Mary learned about Hawke's trading case in detail, thought about it for a while, and said, "If you go to the donkey, you can also show your skills."

But Hawke said, "It's scary to think about it if you want to join a group of **** men and **** in the future."

Mary wrote down these things and planned to turn around and say hello to Erica's grandfather Paul, and let some of the people above listen to Hawke's opinions.

Hawke returned to the topic at this time: "According to Tim, the development of marginal crowd plans, traditional media, entertainment circles and emerging online media are the key, and BlackRock will put the breakthrough point in Hollywood to drive the rhythm of public opinion with Hollywood movies. ”

"Find out which filmmakers Douglas has had contact with Hollywood, maybe we can grasp his whereabouts," he said.

Erica said, “It depends on you and Brian.”

Hawke took out his cell phone and sent text messages to Eric Ethan, Dwayne Johnson and Tom Cruise, entrusting them to inquire about whether Hollywood has recently had film projects, including BlackRock and its funds. There will be business dealings.

Eric Ethan had limited connections and asked Catherine to help him ask, but nothing gotten.

Dwayne Johnson found out that Warner Pictures is said to have contacted the BlackRock Film Foundation, but he has not yet figured out which movie crew it was.

When it was about to get off work, Tom Cruise called.

"I specially used my connections to what you asked, and used the scientific education relationship to inquire about it." Tom Cruise has been very proud recently and is particularly concerned about Hawke's affairs.

He said: "John Travolta has heard from director John Wu that Ang Lee's new film project seems to have received support from BlackRock."

(End of this chapter)