Chapter 20 Starting a Business in Los Angeles
Late March, Los Angeles, East Hollywood.
In the parking lot of Ranch Park, Frank Brown sat on the roof of the RV, looking across Fountain Street, he noticed that a new tenant had moved in to the single-family two-story house across the road.
The man had short black hair, a thin face, a strong build, a calm demeanor, and a simple temperament. He was inconspicuous walking on the street.
When the other party came out of the security door and looked this way, Frank generously gave him a middle finger.
Hawke glanced at the fat old man, returned his two middle fingers, went to the roadside to open the second-hand Mondeo, and moved things down.
One bag is packed with clothes and daily necessities, and the other boxes are all tools for media practitioners.
Back at the house, Hawke first moved the clothes to the second floor and sorted them out, then unpacked and took out the electronic equipment wrapped in bubble bags.
Among them are the handheld video cameras given by Eric, surveillance cameras, professional cameras, long lenses, storage disks, camera phones, printer fax machines, mini recorders, and laptops that he purchased in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. etc.
During this period, Hawke spent a lot of money.
A one-year lease was signed on the house, and a workbench and storage racks were set up in the living room on the first floor. Network cables and routers were also installed.
Although East Hollywood is far away from the slums in the city center and is close to the two upscale communities of Silver Lake and Beverly, and the security is not bad, Hawke still installed hidden surveillance inside and outside the house.
He placed the camera and camera bag within easy reach, reinforced the security doors and windows, and changed the door locks.
Then I found the Glock pistol and did some maintenance. I will also find time to take the California gun license test and get a legal gun.
After packing these, Hawke stood in the middle of the living room and found that the safe was missing.
I can only wait until I come back to buy it again.
Hoke opened the bottle of water, sat down in front of the workbench, turned on the laptop, and logged into the blog.
I have published nearly thirty blog posts, and the number of reads is negligible.
Mainly there is no breaking news.
Hoke has a new blog post.
"People are starting a business in Los Angeles, and the West Coast Media and Entertainment Studio is in preparation."
After the blog post was posted, Hawke closed the web page and searched for Buddy Ackerman, Robert Downey Jr., and Bro Derry. Updates and news about Gram and Barack Burnam.
He came to Los Angeles this time with only two goals: to get rid of those four bastards and earn wealth and power.
He wants to be fired and he wants to go higher.
With the 74th Academy Awards approaching, there is a lot of entertainment news online.
Hawke quickly found a hot story about Robert Downey Jr.
Downey said at the Oscar pre-event that he is now a strong fighter who is fighting drug addiction and will definitely regain his life!
The news included several pictures, all of which showed Downey entering and exiting the fitness center. There were sweat stains on his body when he left the gym.
Downey Sr. also came out to support his son, saying that Downey's drug addiction problem is more due to genetics and that he, the father, is responsible.
The media praised Downey for facing his own problems and finding himself, and he will surely rise from the ashes.
The character of the prodigal son is timeless.
Hoke clicked on a picture and looked carefully at the sign of the fitness club, which read "Tracy's Gym" and was located in the Westwood District.
He checked by the way and found that Downey's public address was in Brentwood, a wealthy area.
Hoke took a note and searched for Buddy Ackerman. Among the most popular news, Barack Burnam also appeared.
This was news more than ten days ago. Accompanied by his daughter and Barack, Buddy attended a press conference and announced that he had gotten rid of the disease and regained health. He would donate 30 million US dollars to help Bone marrow matching in children with leukemia.
According to the news, Hawke speculated that Buddy Ackerman had found a suitable organ source.
But the bone marrow pairing behind it is hard not to think that this old squid is still looking for a blood pack.
There are also media reports that Los Angeles may award Buddy Ackerman an honorary citizen gold key to thank him for his contributions to society and charity over the years.
Next, Hawke saw the latest news about Bro Derick. He accompanied his star wife Sarah Parker to attend the press conference for the new season of "Sex and the City".
The two people were surrounded by cameras. They were well-dressed and wearing famous watches and jewelry. They exuded wealth and aura.
Hawke leaned back on the chair, feeling the strength of his waist and the beating of his heart. The experience of almost losing these made him more determined not only to fire them, but also to discredit these bastards.
Let’s talk about Robert Downey Jr. and Buddy Ackerman. If he gets lucky and kills them directly, what will be the result?
The former has a high probability of being missed by countless movie fans like Heath Ledger and Paul Walker in their previous lives. "The Singing Detective" was a hit, and together with him, he became a glorious piece of film history. . The latter will be established as a model of morality and charity and the embodiment of bright justice. Their descendants will inherit hundreds of millions of family properties and continue to enjoy a top-notch life.
Hoke has never been open-minded, so he is not broad-minded. Thinking of this is more uncomfortable than losing one billion.
He closed off the extra pages, leaving only Robert Downey Jr., who had forced him to jump off a building.
The goal naturally starts from the simplest. With Hawke's current strength, even if the enemy is overt and we are covert, he has no chance of winning against Buddy Ackerman.
Compared with American-style business war, things like turning on the switch and unplugging the network cable are trivial.
Dump trucks are common in regular business wars here, and explosions, plane crashes, gun battles and suicides shot in the back are not uncommon.
He wants to dismantle the Ackerman family and needs to make money to grow.
Thinking of this, Hawke picked up his mobile phone, called the agency, and arranged to meet in the afternoon.
Having lunch outside and taking a short break at noon, Hawke drove the black Mondeo and went straight to Highland Street where the agency was located.
As long as the corresponding information is provided, the agency will complete all procedures for registering a studio.
Hoke drove through the Avenue of Stars on the way. Although it is not as good as the slum streets, there are also a lot of homeless people here.
Turn to Highland Street in front of the Kodak Theater, which has not yet been renamed, and the Mondeo stops in front of an office building.
Hawke came to the agency, found the corresponding contact person, and presented the information he had prepared in advance.
The man named Milner looked at them one by one and asked: "Have you thought of a name for the company?"
Hoke said: "West Coast Media and Entertainment Studio."
Milner quickly recorded: "What about business?"
Hoke thought for a while: "Media communication, crisis public relations consulting and business strategic planning."
Milner asked curiously: "In addition to the entertainment business, do you also want to develop into politics?"
Hoke said: "If there is a chance, who can refuse power?"
"That's right." Milner agreed, but he cursed in his heart. Many similar studios are established in Los Angeles every year, but few actually survive.
Hoke is very clear that the current business must focus on entertainment, because the first target is entertainment stars.
And among the Ackerman family's industries, the entertainment industry, headed by Ackerman Pictures, accounts for a considerable proportion.
After Hawke paid the agency fee, Milner warned: "Keep your mobile phone open, we may contact you at any time."
Hoke signed the power of attorney and left the agency.
He glanced at the text message notification. In the past two months, he had done fitness training, bought a car, rented a house, and purchased equipment. He also paid a tax to strengthen his identity, and his savings had fallen below the 10,000 yuan warning line.
Cars and equipment must be used for critical purposes, so don’t buy bad ones.
Hoke ordered a safe, drove to Westwood, and found "Tracy Fitness" without much effort.
When I wanted to go in, I was stopped by the doorman. The fitness room only accepts members.
The minimum membership card level is US$5,000 and must be introduced by an existing member.
Hoke observed for a while, returned to the car, took out his camera, and quietly took several photos of the fitness room and its surrounding environment.
Then he came to Brentwood and followed the address to find the luxurious villa where Robert Downey Jr.'s public address was.
Hoke also took some photos, but did not get close because he discovered multiple surveillance and electronic security facilities.
Rich people cherish their lives even more.
As for Buddy Ackerman, he lives in the North District of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. It is a gated community with frequent police patrols and tight security measures.
When he returned to Fountain Street in the afternoon, Hawke bought a lot of entertainment gossip newspapers.
The names of the gossip newspapers here are very grand. Just by looking at the name, you would think it is some big newspaper.
For example, "National Enquirer", "News of the World", "US Weekly" and so on.
(End of this chapter)