Chapter 149 The idea of new media website
Los Angeles, Woodland Hills.
Erica drove the Cherokee halfway up the mountain.
After the last intersection, she quickly turned her head to look at Hawke and asked deliberately: "Are you not nervous at all?"
Hoke smiled: "Why are you nervous. ”
"That's right." Erica stretched out her right hand, held Hawk's left hand, and said, "We have experienced the test of life and death together, and there is nothing more terrifying than facing death."
Hawk He never says sweet words, but some words make people happy more than sweet words: "You are wrong, I am not nervous, because Paul F. Gessen is your grandfather, and you are my biggest supporter."
Erica suddenly stopped the car and said directly: "Hawk Osment, if you continue to act like this, I won't be able to bear it. I want to propose to you."
She started the car and continued to drive forward. When she came to a luxurious manor halfway up the mountain, the door opened automatically.
This house covers a large area and has an older architectural style. It may have been built for a long time.
Erica drove the car directly to Fountain Square.
A butler came and opened the door.
Hoke took the gift that Erica had prepared for him in advance, got out of the car and said politely: "Thank you."
The housekeeper smiled and nodded, and said to the two of them: "Please go this way. "
The three of them entered the main entrance of the villa, walked forward, passed through the entire villa, and came out of the back door.
As he passed through the garden, Hawke heard the sound of gunshots, which appeared to be the discharge of some type of lever rifle.
Then he saw a shooting range and an old man wearing a cowboy hat standing on the shooting range.
Paul Ferguson was tall and slightly overweight, carrying a Winchester lever rifle.
Erica introduced both parties.
Hoke took the initiative to shake hands and gave a gift.
Paul opened it casually and found a classic Colt revolver inside.
He handed it to the housekeeper, glanced at Erica, and said, "I loved playing with guns when I was little. At that time, I was still living on the ranch. Coyotes and black bears were always a danger to safety, no matter how strong you were. You are weak, you can only survive if you have a gun."
Hoke answered naturally: "I am a pastor in Wyoming. I grew up in the fields and mountains, and have been with guns since I was a child. At least hundreds of coyotes have died under my gun."
Paul threw the gun over: "Let me see your shooting skills. "
Hoke has played with this old-fashioned firearm, loaded the bullet skillfully, aimed at the target dozens of meters away, and pulled the trigger.
Gunshots sounded rhythmically.
Hawk emptied all the bullets in one go.
Paul put down the telescope: "Ten rings of guns, good marksmanship!"
"My father once said, when the evil wolves come, you must use guns to entertain them!" Huo Ke could hear the meaning of Paul's words, and his concept was somewhat similar to his: "Only when you hit them until they feel hurt and frightened, will they restrain themselves for a period of time."
Paul nodded slightly and said, "This I gave you Winchester”
"Thank you." As soon as Hawke finished speaking, the butler came over, took the gun and packed it away.
Paul walked towards the rest area, waited until Hawke and Erica caught up, and said, "I heard what happened this time from Brian, and you did a great job."
< br>Hoke said politely: "One person can't do it, but the whole team works well together."
Paul is old-sighted: "You can also do it with another team, but without you, it will be difficult for these teams to achieve what they are now."
His tone suddenly increased: "Brian is just a puppet in your hands."
Hawke said: "In fact, without him in front, no matter how good the plan is, it will be a bubble. Many things require strength."
Paul sat on the chair and asked directly: "What do you have next? Plan.”
This kind of problem was expected by Hawke.
Although she had never asked, Erica next to her also pricked up her ears.
Hoke took his time: "In addition to the existing crisis public relations and business strategy consulting, I am ready to develop into the online media industry."
He clearly wants to show his own value: "This time when I cooperated with Brian, I discovered a serious problem. The American media... temporarily put it in California. Most of the mainstream media are either blue or dark blue. I He and Brian were completely suppressed in terms of public opinion. Even after the video was taken down, the other party still used the method of manipulating media reports to divert public opinion and weaken the lethality of the video. "
Paul has been watching. It was clear that what Hawke said was true.
The weakness of media and public opinion prevents them from quickly expanding their results.
Hoke added: "Online media responds quickly and has few restrictions..."
Paul has a certain understanding of the Internet: "Portal?"
Hawke said: "It's a bit like a blog, but it's more interactive than a blog, and it also has media functions."
Paul said slowly: "Based on my impression of the Internet, the type of media you mentioned, Users are the key. "
"Hollywood is very important," Hawke said simply: "People in the entertainment and sports circles are basically fans of blue. These guys always use their popularity to influence people. Help blue, like Rai this time Leonardo is engaged, and their every move can easily attract public attention."
He changed his tone: "But these cultural and sports stars are still scandal-making machines. I am very good at using scandals, as long as there is enough information. Violent, attention and users will not be a problem.”
In fact, what Hawke wants to do is a combined version of TMZ, Twitter and Douyin, which allows users to interact and entertain on the Internet, officially launching. The era of national entertainment.
But at present, in the era when mobile phones have just begun to take pictures, even the most basic camera functions of mobile phones are not popular, and home cameras are expensive, so Douyin can only be a future player. Now, a web page combination of the first two is more realistic.
The most difficult thing for new online media is to attract users.
The public is far more interested in entertainment gossip than social and political scandals.
Use those celebrity scandals that can become super hot topics to attract users.
Although celebrity scandals are relatively safe, there are still considerable risks, after all, there are interests involved.
Hoke needs a certain amount of power to hold on.
Paul pondered slightly: "It is a good thing for young people to have ideas and motivation. For legal issues, you can consult Brian more. For business matters, you can discuss with Erica's mother."
At this point, Hawke knew it was time to leave.
He and Erica took the Winchester rifle presented by Paul and left together.
In front of the shooting range, Paul sat for a moment and said to the housekeeper: "Let Erica's mother pay attention to him."
The housekeeper then went to make a phone call.
For Paul Ferguson, it was enough for Mary Ferguson to invest a small amount of money.
Hawk Osmond succeeded, and they benefited a lot.
If it fails, this loss will not even be considered a drop in the bucket.
When the Cherokee drove out of the manor, Erica was a little excited and said to Hawke: "My mother came to visit for the first time, and grandpa also gave her a Winchester as a gift."
"It seems that I am treated well. ." That's what he said, but Hawke knew it wouldn't be that simple.
If you think about it from a bad perspective, this kind of assembly line-produced rifle is like some kind of heart-shaped stone.
It is never easy to take advantage of the situation.
What happened to Wallgren was not only a test for Brian, but also for him.
"Is it difficult to start a business?" Erica drove the car and sighed: "I don't know these things, and I can't help you."
Hoke laughed: "I told you, you are My biggest supporter."
Erica also smiled and asked deliberately: "Do you have any expectations for the result?"
< br>Hearing this question, Hawke’s mind flashed to Musk and Zuckerberg, as well as the homeless people on the poor streets, and said: “Success may lead to becoming rich, but failure will lead to homeless people carrying buckets on the streets. "
Erica said seriously: "It's okay if you fail, I will support you."
Today is Monday, and the two of them still have work to do.
Erica sent Hawke back to Silver Lake, agreed to continue doing handiwork together in the evening, and drove to the police detective station.
Hoke simply packed up his tools, took a long gun, put it in the Mercedes-Benz, and hurried back to Fountain Street.
Edward and Caroline have arrived.
Hoke began to assign new work. He took a portfolio and handed it to Caroline: "You will do what I mentioned last time this week. I have prepared the relevant materials. What do you need? Find me again.”
Caroline took the next step and handed Hawke a copy of the "Hollywood Report": "Early this morning, the Golden Globe Awards announced the nomination list for this session. Sarah successfully received the nomination, and Jennifer Aniston was not among the nominations. ”
Hoke saw the photo of Sarah Parker on the page. The image of a pregnant woman with a protruding belly was particularly conspicuous among the stars.
Edward came over to take a look and asked a key question: "Does she want to have an abortion later, or give birth to the child?"
Hoke and Caroline both turned their heads. Go and stare at the Savior.
Edward raised his hand: "I'm just asking, nothing else."
Hawke patted him on the shoulder and asked: "Do you want to fuck her with another man at the same time?"
"No." Thinking of that horrific scene, Edward hurriedly shook his head: "I won't ask anymore. .”
Caroline went out to find an agency to go through the formalities.
Hoke asked Edward to turn on the computer, browse blog websites, and make statistics.
Since 911, blogging has developed rapidly, and hundreds of blogging websites have been opened across the United States.
It is no exaggeration to say that new blog sites are registered and some sites are closed every week.
Building a website from scratch is far less cost-effective than acquiring a small blog website that is about to go bankrupt.
In the afternoon, Hawke received a call from Erica. Her mother, Mary Ferguson, wanted to talk to him about the establishment of a new media website.
This was his girlfriend's mother. Hawke was very conscious and went to downtown Los Angeles, to the newly renamed Federal Bank Building, entered an investment holding company, and met Mary Ferguson.
The two chatted all afternoon, and although there were some differences, they reached an agreement on cooperation.
For the next two weeks, Hawke was busy with the new company.
In addition, Erica encountered another case, and the two of them did not go to the Atel Mountain shooting range to practice shooting for a long time.
This makes some people anxious.
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