Chapter 90 I am black and I am proud
Venice Avenue, Cactus Car Care Center.
Hoke sat on a back chair and watched a group of Mexican workers busy.
Edward walked around, curiously looking at the products displayed in the window.
The owner of the maintenance center came over with a cardboard box and said: "This is the driving recorder specially ordered for you. It only arrived yesterday afternoon."
Hawke asked: "How is the resolution of the shooting?"
The boss opened the box, connected it to electricity, took a video, copied it to the computer, and let Hawke watch it himself.
In this era, we cannot rely on the standards of more than ten years later.
Seeing that the effect was good, Hawke checked the recorder and said, "Install it into the car."
The boss asked the workers to install it, and then said to Hawke: "It's just like monitoring , with built-in overwriting function, copy whatever files you need as soon as possible after recording. ”
"Understood." Hawke called Edward: "You take some time, bring the business car over, and install one too."
The work efficiency here has always been impressive, and he ordered one of the latest recorders. Arrived only a month ago.
When the workers finished installing it, Hawke tried the function, paid the remaining payment, and let Edward drive to Culver City.
Sony Columbia Studios is located here.
Following the address in the information, Hawke found the crew's studio. There was a "SWAT" sign hanging on the two-story building on the roadside.
The crew was recruiting extras. After Hawke put on a wig, beard and glasses, put on makeup, and took the William Morris work tag he got from Dani, he went into the studio and asked for several recruitment forms.
Like some small agents from other companies, he took the form to the small conference room on the first floor and filled in some actor declaration information.
Hoke wrote for a while, then took out a bottle of water from his bag to drink. Filling it out was terrifyingly slow.
After making nonsense of the names and information of a dozen so-called extras, he picked up his bag and went out to use the toilet.
Hoke ducked into the utility room, found a sign saying "Keep Out During Cleaning", hung it on the door handle of the men's room, took out a small pack of tissues from his pocket, held it in his hand and hurried towards the stairs. Walk away.
The stairs were next to the front desk. Seeing him wanting to go upstairs, the receptionist asked, "What's going on with you?"
Hoke shook the tissue in his hand: "The first floor is being cleaned, I can't help it anymore."
Seeing that he was feeling uncomfortable, the receptionist waved his hand and told him to go quickly.
Hoke went up to the second floor, entered the men's room first, and soon came out again. He sorted out William Morris's job tag and placed it in the most conspicuous position on his chest, as if he were an agent coming to discuss work. Walking on the second floor openly.
I met several people during this period, but no one cared about him.
Hawke turned around and found nothing. When he was about to go down the stairs, he heard the sound of the door opening in the corridor and quickly turned his head to take a look.
Six or seven meters away, an office door opened and a black man wearing a black beret came out.
This man was so conspicuous that Hawke recognized him at a glance, Samuel Jackson who had not yet turned into a black braised egg.
Old Hei walked deeper into the corridor.
Hock waited for a moment, then turned back to the corridor with his bag and kept walking forward.
In the front, Hei Lu Dan knocked on the door and entered the director's office, and the voices of two people could be heard.
Hoke quickened his pace slightly, passed by the open door, and took a quick glance inside.
Black braised egg turned around and closed the door.
At this moment, Hawke saw two other people besides the black braised egg.
One of the bald heads he saw yesterday was Clark Johnson, the director of the crew.
This man's skin color is a bit dark, and he looks like a Latin mixed race or a black mixed race that is about to be whitened.
The other one is a pure black man, wearing a pair of glasses. He looks a bit familiar and may have been seen in the media.
Hoke also captured several key words from their words.
The two men mentioned the pioneering equal rights activist Steve Nutt and the recent growing black equal rights movement in California.
Hoke stayed on the second floor for a long time. Seeing that he had nothing else to gain, he went downstairs and returned to the small conference room to continue filling out the registration form.
Not long after, several agents went to the front desk to submit.
Hoke followed them, but he did not turn it in. He took advantage of the busy front desk and left the office building directly.
After going around and back to the car, Hawke took off his wig, beard and glasses, blowing on the air conditioner and wiping his sweat.
Edward asked: "Boss, have you gained anything?"
Hoke thought of the black people in the director's office and said: "Calm down and wait a while."
When it was close to noon, Samuel Jackson, Clark Johnson and the black man wearing glasses came out of the office building together.
Hoke picked up the camera to take pictures, and asked at the same time: "Savior, do you know the one with glasses?"
Edward said: "Spike Lee, one of the most important black directors in Hollywood."
Hawke was slightly surprised: "You actually know him."
"Boss, I am a black man." Edward looked like I am black and I am proud: "Spike Lee is the leader of the black movement in Hollywood, of course I Get to know.”
Hawke thought about what he heard in the office building: "Clark Johnson is also black?"
Edward said: "The skin color looks a bit like Dwayne Johnson, I'm not sure."
The three people got into a car. Hawke motioned for Edward to follow him, took out his mobile phone and called Dani, asking: "Director Clara "Is he black?" "Did I forget to indicate it on the information?" Danny apologized and said, "Similar to Dawn, his father is African-American. According to certain rules, he is too." br>
Hoke went on to ask: "Spike Lee often speaks out for black people in Hollywood?"
"It's not about speaking out often, but speaking out frequently." Danni understood the black director: "The leader of black equality in Hollywood."
"I understand." Hawke hung up the phone.
The car in front was parked in front of a restaurant, and three old men entered the restaurant to eat.
Hoke asked Edward to park the car: "Go and have lunch."
The two also entered the restaurant.
There were not many people in the restaurant, so Hawke found a booth near the old gangsters.
The three people did not discuss the movie. Among the voices that came over, the most talked about was the situation of black people in Hollywood and their dissatisfaction with the current situation.
After dinner, a car came to pick up Spike Lee, and Black Braised Egg and director Clark returned to the studio.
Hoke received a call from Caroline and asked Edward to drive to Burbank.
On the way, Hawke took Clark’s information and highlighted the words black people and equal rights on it.
Arriving in Burbank, Carolyn called again.
With William Morris's agent's tag, Hawke entered the studio shooting area and met Caroline in a cold drink shop.
Miss Me changed her bangs and wore big earrings, drinking lemonade at the small round table by the glass window.
Hoke opened the chair and sat across from her: "Anything gained?"
Caroline took a sip of lemonade: "Follow me."
Hawke followed her out of the cold drink shop and walked to the set.
After passing two studios, Caroline stopped in the shade of a tree and tapped the opposite side with her small chin: "The one that provided the completion guarantee for "Anti-Terrorism SWAT Team" is the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. Green, the business manager who is in contact with the crew, is discussing business with the Warner crew in this studio."
Hoke nodded slightly and turned to ask: "Your other client, Steve Nutt. , are they now on par with black people in Los Angeles? "
Caroline said: "More than close, through your actions, Steve has become a representative figure of black equality in the sports circle, and the black equality organization in Los Angeles regards him as a person. A mascot-like leader..."
She interrupted suddenly and quietly poked Hawk in the waist, signaling with her eyes: "The one who just came out is Green."
Hawke saw a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a paler complexion than Edward.
Black mixed race.
Caroline said softly: "Do you want me to go and get in touch with him?"
Hoke shook his head: "Don't meet him directly, let your assistant or others find him. Take the opportunity to test him... Well, ask him what he thinks of Steve Nutt."
After the last cooperation, Caroline's thinking can more or less keep up with Hawke's rhythm, and said: " I understand, it’s a honey trap.”
"Let's go." Hawke walked towards the studio door.
Caroline followed, talking on the phone as she walked.
This kind of conversational test is not difficult for people in public relations companies.
Hoke was thinking while walking, and after she finished the phone call, he asked: "Will a third-party guarantee against the casting of actors have a big impact on the crew?"
Caroline said: "It's very big. , especially in action movies, insurance companies do not insure actors. Once an actor has an accident, all risks will be borne by the crew. It is more troublesome not to provide a guarantee for the completion of the film, and the companies and funds involved in the financing will run away. "
She concluded: "The guarantee of third-party insurance companies is one of the cornerstones of today's Hollywood film industry."
Arrived at the entrance of the studio, Hawke saw her slowness and urged: "Competitors Have you got the information? ”
< br>Caroline said: "We are doing it."
Hoke reminded: "Hurry up and don't be as slow as a little ewe."
Caroline stared. , punched him on the arm, took out his cell phone and made a call.
The two entered the parking lot and got into the Mondeo together.
Edward waved: "Good afternoon, Miss Baa."
Caroline's face turned dark, and she kicked the driver's seat with her high heels: "A country bumpkin, a descendant of cotton, is worse than Sheep..."
Hoke's cell phone rang, Dani called.
She said in a brisk tone: "I just got the good news that Paul Walker has quit."
Hawke asked: "The reason?"
Dani quickly said: "Universal Pictures has launched "Fast and Furious 2", and the supporting actor Vin Diesel is filming another action movie. For the sake of the market, Universal offered Paul Walker a salary that was hard to refuse. "
Hoke reminded: " We must confirm the source of the information to prevent our opponents from retreating into advancement."
Danni emphasized: "I am 100% sure."
Hoke said: "That's good, this is our competition. The only opponents are Colin Farrell, Josh Hartnett and Jeremy Renner.”
Dani added: "Jeremy Renner is not competitive enough. He has not had any important roles in the past, so he is destined to accompany him."
Caroline said: "I hope these bastards will realize and quit on their own initiative."< br>
Hoke would not think so and said: "Danny, I have some ideas. We will have a meeting tomorrow morning."
(End of Chapter)
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