Chapter 99: Do something big
The white yacht rushed out of the dock area and entered the vast Pacific Ocean. The hull of more than 200 feet became dwarfed in an instant.
In the spacious hall, Hawke and Johnson introduced everyone one by one.
Needless to say Erica and Dani.
Catherine and Eric were invited by Johnson.
There is also a pair of mother and daughter who are cast in almost the same mold, Alison Firth and Joanna Firth, whom Hawke met at the premiere of "The Scorpion King".
In addition, an 18-year-old actress named Lauren Hashian is a client of Danni. It seems that the two have a very good relationship and were invited by Danni.
Then there is the team of chefs hired by Johnson.
Except for Erica, everyone else either comes from the entertainment industry or is closely related to the entertainment industry. The topic has been surrounding Johnson's new movie and the new album Alison is preparing.
Hoke listened specifically and asked Joanna a few questions: "Is the album preparation going well?"
Before Joanna got on board, she heard Johnson talk about the fight for the male lead this time, and he answered very seriously: "All the songs for the new album are ready, recording has started, and the MV for the first chart-topping song is also being planned. , you know Alison’s situation, it’s not easy to become famous, sing The studio's capabilities are limited, far behind those of Sony, Universal and Warner."
Hawk asked a few more questions: "What route will Alison take for her comeback?"
"Sexy route? ." Joanna turned to look at her daughter lying in front of the window.
Alison wore a navel-baring T-shirt on her upper body and a pair of hip-length ripped denim shorts on her lower body, which particularly highlighted her figure.
Although this girl is only 18 years old, she is already quite mature.
Joanna then said: "Do you have a better way to become famous here?"
Hoke thought for a while: "In this way, when you go back, give Alison and you's detailed information, Give me a copy and I'll take a look at it first. If I can think of a good idea, I'll contact you."< br>
He added in advance: "I charge very high fees."
Joanna looked at her daughter as if she were looking at a cash cow: "As long as it is popular, money is not an issue."
On the other side, the Johnsons are discussing each other's new movies with Eric.
Hawke originally wanted to chat for a few words, but seeing that Erica was quite bored, he ended his chat with Joanna and came next to her to look at the sea view outside the window.
He said: "They are all involved in Hollywood and surrounding areas, and the topic cannot be separated from the entertainment industry."
Erica smiled: "It's quite interesting to hear you talk about these topics. I studied Steve Nutter and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson carefully and found out that you really "
Hoke pretended to be surprised: "You have discovered this"
Erica was not modest at all: "Because I am also very powerful, this time the police. In the new recruitment exam for the Bureau, my score ranked first.”
She lowered her voice: "Johnson won't say anything. Your operation on the Steve Nutt incident can be included in the textbooks."
Hoke said calmly: "I signed a confidentiality agreement, what? I can’t say anything.”
Erica no longer mentioned this matter, but based on the information she gathered from all aspects, she concluded that Steve’s wife must have cheated on her.
She said: "Your job is very interesting."
Hoke said tentatively: "You often have to wash black into white."
Erica is not the Madonna policewoman with a strong sense of justice in the movie. Instead, she said: "Do you know what the LAPD is best at?"
Hoke said: "Empty the magazine?"
"No." Erica lowered her voice: "Wash the black ones into "White."
Catherine came over at this time and interrupted the two of them: "Hoke, I heard that you introduced a very beautiful actress to the crew?"
Hoke? He said casually: "A friend wants to try what it's like to act."
Eric followed: "The talent is pretty good."
Catherine glanced over and Eric stopped talking.
A whistle sounded outside, but it was a Coast Guard ship passing nearby.
Such large luxury yachts rarely receive inspections, and the two parties briefly communicated via radio.
The second officer also came over specially to ask Johnson to talk to the Coast Guard.
He said with a smile: "This way we can save a lot of trouble during the trip."
Johnson's public persona is friendly and humorous, so he agreed and briefly communicated with the Coast Guard over the radio. sentence.
The coast guard reminded people to pay attention to safety, and the patrol boat quickly left.
In the afternoon, the yacht arrived at the first reserved area.
Hoke returned to the room, put on sun protection clothing, and took out the fishing and hunting slingshot.
There was a knock on the door from outside, and Erica, who lived opposite, was fully covered in clothes and walked in quickly: "Are you ready yet?"
Hoke found the recorder given by Megan and put it on. He put on another pair of sunglasses on his shoulders and said: "Let's go."
When the two came out, Eric and Johnson had already taken the fishing rods and were preparing to fish on the front deck.
Seeing the two people walking towards the back deck, Johnson shouted: "Aren't you fishing?"
Hoke had already inquired with the crew and said: "Let's go on a speedboat. Over there on the island.”
On the side of the rear deck, the crew put the speedboat into the water, and another crew member sat in the driving seat.
Hoke got on the boat from the very back of the deck. Erica was no slower than him and also got on the speedboat.
The sea has no wind and three feet of waves. The feeling on a small boat is completely different from that on a big boat.
Erica asked: "You are from Wyoming, don't you get seasick?"
Hoke asked: "Can you?"
Erica said, "I often go out on a boat to play before work." She looked at the compass on the diving watch and pointed to the small island on the left to the crew: "Go to the southwest side of the island. I remember that the water there is clear and the fish are there." "More."
On the back deck, Alison, wearing a bikini, shouted: "Hey, can you take me one?"
Ellie? Ka glanced at her. The girl's swimsuit was basically three ropes, and said: "Sorry, the seats are full."
Hoke said to the crew: "Let's sail."
The speedboat rushed out and quickly circled to the southwest side of the island. Perhaps due to the tide, the water quality was excellent today, and you could see the rocks below while sitting on the boat.
There are also schools of small fish near the reef.
The darts could not be shot too deep, so Erica asked the crew to slow down and come to an area where the reef was closer to the water.
Hawk stared at the water, looking for signs of fish.
Erica looked at the other side.
Hoke reminded: "I have tried it. Within fifteen meters, it can at most be more than 30 centimeters underwater. If it is deeper, it will have no power."
When doing this thing, whether or not you catch fish is secondary, the important thing is the process.
He deliberately turned on the recorder on his chest and asked Erica: "Do you mind?"
Erica said: "Don't spread it."
Hoke nodded. : "Of course."
Erica pointed to the stern of the boat: "Over there."
There are some upper-level fish on the water surface, swimming over from a distance.
Hoke hung up the fishdart and saw a fish approaching the water. He felt that the distance was right, so he opened the rubber band. The fishdart pulled the fishing line, shot out like a sharp arrow, and fell into the water with a puff.
The reel on his wrist was spinning rapidly, and something was obviously pulling him away.
Hoke turned over and grabbed the fishing line and pulled it back hard.
Erica asked: "Shooted?"
Water has refraction, which is different from visual observation. Hawke practiced for a period of time.
As he pulled the fishing line with both hands, a mackerel of more than 30 centimeters was pulled out of the water.
"Good start!" Hawke pulled the fish onto the boat and took off the fish dart.
Erica took the fish and took out a knife: "If you want to eat it, you need to bleed it to keep it fresh."
The crew brought a bucket of water up.
Hawke had never played before and asked: "Which part should I bleed?"
"Watch it." Erica inserted a knife behind the fish's gills, stirred it a few times, and threw the fish into the bucket. He wiped the blood splattered on his gloves with a towel and put the knife back into the scabbard on his waist.
A few of the mackerel that were frightened away just now swam back.
Hoke pointed: "It’s your turn this time."
Erica pulled away. Rubber band, after a bang sound, the sea surface rippled, and the second mackerel was pulled onto the boat by her.
Hawke took the knife from her waist and bled the fish.
As the fish darts continued to fly out, a large area of blood was dripping under the feet of the couple.
Most of them are mackerel, and this slingshot cannot hit fish in deep water.
The biggest one is a bonito.
Erica pointed to the rocks on the shore of the island: "Look over there, there seems to be a pelican."
Hawke was not interested in pelicans and looked up at the sky: "Is that one circling a bald eagle?"
Erica saw that this guy was as ambitious as herself and reminded: " This thing cannot be killed, it is protected."
She waited for the crew to collect the fish and lowered her voice: "One day we two will come out and bring shotguns. , catch one and taste it."
Hoke gave her a thumbs up: "Good idea"
Erica said again: "This time you invite me to hunt fish. Next time, I’ll ask you to go hunting for crocodiles in Florida.” “No problem.” Hawke felt the wind was getting stronger: “Let’s return.”
This thing is just for fun. Once the freshness wears off, it becomes just average. Erica sat down close to Hawke and the speedboat returned.
Johnson and Eric saw the two men coming back and ran to the back deck to see the harvest.
Eric looked over and saw that they were all shallow fish and said: "Dawn and I caught a few groupers."
Hoke smiled: "Fishing and hunting The fun is in the process, not the fish.”
The burly Catherine came over in a bathing suit and said, "Whatever Hawke said makes sense, but your mouth is far too good for him."
Hoke handed the fish bucket to the crew: "Send it to the kitchen. Let the chef watch the meal.”
The weather at sea changed quickly, and the wind gradually increased, and everyone returned to the hall.
The yacht continues to sail south.
In the evening, the yacht prepared a sumptuous meal and kicked off the celebration party.
Johnson announced at the party: "We are rushing to Guadalupe Island in Mexico tonight. Now is the courtship season of great white sharks. Guadalupe is a tourist attraction for watching great white sharks."
Huo Ke deliberately joked: "Are you covered in blood and going to the sea to watch it?"
Johnson replied seriously: "If you want to go like this, I won't stop you." He added: "Replenish fuel in the early morning, and we will be on Guadalcanal when we wake up tomorrow."
It is getting late, so driving In the cabin, the captain, who had been watching all day, was going to rest. As in the past, the first mate was asked to be on duty in the cockpit at night.
He asked the second officer again: "Where is the refueling ship?"
The second mate replied: "They will meet us at around two o'clock in the morning. I will wait for them behind." He smiled: "We have cooperated with the company for many years and there will be no problems."
The captain can go back with confidence. After drinking the Evian mineral water on board, I felt sleepy quickly.
The cockpit door is closed, and there are only the first officer and the second officer for the time being.
The first mate said: "This time I will add another $50,000 to the original amount."
The second mate did not answer, but asked: "You went to a private card game again to gamble. I’ve already advised you that it’s a bottomless pit. If you save your money, you’ll be able to retire soon.”
The first mate didn't answer, and the question was still the same: "Will you give it or not?"
The second mate felt that something was not going well: "You won't pay back the loan shark, right?"
The first mate Just look at him.
"Okay!" The second mate stabilized him temporarily: "I will give it to you after we get ashore."
The first mate said: "Remember what you said."
The second mate pretended to be good for you: "Stop gambling and pay off the loan sharks. Let's work together for a few more years and we will soon be wealthy and free."
The first mate was silent for a moment and slowly nod.
The second officer wasn't sure if he could listen, but at least he stabilized him.
When he left the cockpit, he was thinking about how to replace the first officer after this time.
The solution is not difficult. The Mule Gang already has some power in Los Angeles. All they have to do is cause a car accident and break off legs and arms.
After the second mate left, the first mate picked up the intercom and called someone. After a while, a tall white crew member entered the cockpit.
The first mate asked: "O'Reilly, how are you contacting them privately?"
O'Reilly's smile was slightly ferocious: "Those three subordinates who were developed by the second mate , all of them were willing to contribute. They followed the second mate, but they didn’t earn much, and most of the money was taken away by the second mate. The second mate is too stingy. He eats meat while others can barely drink a little soup."
He turned to ask: "Boss, can you find a sales channel?"
The first mate. Said: "I met a guy at the poker game. He was looking for goods everywhere."
O'Reilly added: "I have made arrangements. The night shift tonight is all our people."
The first mate thought about it for a moment and said: "Look at the quantity of goods first. If it is small, we will tolerate it for the time being." "We can only do one thing, and we must make it big."
Money is attractive, especially for someone like him, who works on a luxury yacht and is surrounded by rich people, but he is the only one. Salary is limited, and it is easy for cognitive bias to occur.
O'Reilly asked: "Where are the guests on the ship? The chef team is hired by themselves, and we can't get involved."
The first mate and second mate have handled similar situations before : "As usual, after the party is over, we will give them bottled water in each room so that they can have a good sleep. I specifically consulted a pharmacist friend and the side effects are almost unnoticeable if the dosage is controlled. Some people may experience some side effects as discomfort on a ship at sea.”
"I'm going to get ready now." O'Reilly went out.
Not only the guests on the boat, but also the captain who does not have to work the night shift sleep very soundly every time on the boat.
The captain felt that he was born to belong to the sea.
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In the banquet hall of the yacht, the party has just ended.
Hawke looked for a napkin to wipe his hands, and Alison suddenly appeared from the side wearing a low-cut suspender belt.
She leaned over to take something from the table, dropped her clothes, and said to Hawke: "It's sunny outside. Let's go to the top floor to watch the stars together in the early morning?"
Hoke looked at it slightly. This girl looks young, but her dress is sexy and mature.
Getting involved with such a person would mean countless troubles. He pointed to Erica who had just left the banquet hall and refused directly: "I have a female companion."
Alison stuck out her tongue and swirled it around quickly, then walked away.
Instead of going back to her room, she went to the kitchen.
Hoke has a feeling that this girl will be easy to fall in love with.
He left the banquet hall and went up the stairs to the second deck.
Erica had already opened the door and was standing at the door. When she saw Hawk coming, she waved: "Good night, see you tomorrow."
Hoke was not in a hurry and said: " See you tomorrow.”
There was a crew member coming over the other side of the stairs, but they were here to deliver water.
Each room has two bottles of Evian mineral water.
Hoke took the water and suddenly thought of Alison's invitation before, and started to pull again: "The wind has stopped outside, let's go see the stars in the early morning?"
Erica responded: "Okay. Ah."
"I'll call you then." Hawke opened the door and returned to the room.
Erica also went back.
Hoke casually placed the mineral water on the cabinet at the door. He entered the room and looked at the locker door carefully. After opening it, he took out a bottle of water from the suitcase and drank it slowly.
This is the water prepared by Johnson’s chef team.
In the master bedroom upstairs, Danni opened a bottle of Evian and took a few sips.
Johnson came out of the bathroom, and she handed over another bottle.
Johnson took it and was about to drink it when he suddenly remembered that during the audition, Hawke stopped him from drinking the bottled water provided by the crew. He couldn't help but look down and saw that this water was not the brand he purchased.
Although he felt that Hawke was sometimes too careful, Johnson benefited from these one after another, so he screwed on the lid, threw the water aside, and said to Dani: "There are no people in the room with us. "Water?"
Dani took the water that the chef team sent to the room. , threw it to Johnson and said: "You were influenced by Hawke and were too careful in doing things."
Johnson thought about the process of winning the leading actor and said: "It's better to hit someone than to be hit. "
Dani was dissatisfied: "You seem to have something else to say."
Johnson said with a smile: "It's purely literal, nothing more."
On the second floor, Hawke took a short nap, woke up on time in the early morning, went into the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth, and prepared to go to the other side to call When Erica arrived, there was a knock on the door from outside.
He looked close to the cat's eyes and opened the door.
Erica came in wearing a black coat and said, "Are you ready? Go watch the stars."
Hoke went to get the clothes: "I was just going to call you."< br>
Erica said: "I will come naturally after making an appointment. I can't make you wait."
Hoke put on his coat and took a fishing and hunting slingshot, and said: "There seems to be a fish luring light on the yacht. Wait. After watching the stars, let’s try fishing and hunting at night.”
“Good idea.” Erica returned to the room and got her own set of equipment.
Hoke unplugged the charged recorder and wore it on his shoulder.
Thinking of looking at the stars, I picked up a telescope.
The two closed the door, went upstairs along the stairwell, and reached the top deck quietly.
The wind in the afternoon has stopped, the clouds have dispersed, and the sky is filled with stars, as if the night is covered with gems.
The two walked towards the front of the deck, and suddenly found two figures at the front of the top deck.
One stood holding on to the guardrail, and the other squatted in front of him.
Hoke and Erica stopped at the same time.
The two people in front also saw them.
With the help of starlight, moonlight and the lights from the lower level of the ship, Hawke recognized who the two people were.
The person standing looks like a young chef from the chef team.
The one squatting is Alison Faith.
As for what the two of them are doing, you can guess it without seeing them clearly.
(End of this chapter)