The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Chapter 107 Hero, let me borrow a chapter to talk

It was late, Hawke and Brian came out of the private film company's office building, and Edward had already driven the car to the door.

The two got in the car, and Hawke asked, "Where are you taking?"

Brian said, "I live in Covina, do you really want to take me there?"

"Covina, east of Los Angeles?" Hawke was a little surprised: "You live so far away? Do you like country life?"

Brian was quite helpless: "I moved there a long time ago and have officially settled there for several years. I remember telling you before that I would definitely go into politics in the future. This is the constituency where I started."

Hawke casually said, "Good luck in the Oval Office someday."

"You are so good at messing things up." Brian felt deeply today: "One day, you will be my chief of staff."

Hawke laughed: "Then America will become extremely abstract in the future."

Brian helped a lot today. Edward took him to Malibu, and Brian's car was still in the villa.

When getting off the bus, Brian asked, "Where are we meeting tomorrow?"

Hawke asked, "Don't you need a job?"

Brian said: "It doesn't matter to me whether I work or not."

Hawke resisted the urge to beat him up, as he might still be useful to him in the future: "Beverly Hills, Joanna's villa."

Brian got in his car and not far away, he called his assistant: "Please ask for leave for me these few days. I have important matters to attend to."

That bastard may be useful in the future. I'll hang out with him for a few days and build some relationships with him.

In the Cadillac, Hawke asked, "Savior, did you record everything?"

Edward said, "Boss, I'll record the whole thing."

Hawke nodded: "This is a good habit, keep it up." He thought for a moment and said: "Early tomorrow morning, you drive the business car, follow my instructions and act alone, and record the whole process."

Edward asked curiously, "Will you sell these as news after a while?"

"We have professional ethics!" Hawke emphasized, and then said, "People's hearts are unpredictable, so just in case."

He looked at his watch and said, "Go back to the studio and rest. Get some energy. There are still a lot of things to do tomorrow."

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The next morning, Hawke drove his Cadillac to Beverly Hills.

As soon as he entered Joanna's house, Brian turned in in a Mercedes.

Hawke ignored him, went straight into the villa, and asked Joanna: "Are you ready?"

Joanna brought Alison's laptop over and said, "Okay."

Hawke turned on the computer and saw that the system reported an error and could not boot normally. He said, "Send Alison to the Melrose Market area."

Alison came out of the study door, put on a coat, picked up her notebook and put it in her bag.

Hawke was most worried about her: "Remember the address, repair the computer, leave it in the store, and pick it up in two hours, understand?"

"Uh, I see." Alison put on her computer bag and drove out.

Hawke got into Brian's Mercedes and pointed at the Porsche in front: "Follow."

"You're not polite at all!" Brian said this, but still drove after him.

Arriving at Melrose Square, Edward drove a business car equipped with a dash cam and followed the Porsche.

Allison finally didn't get into any trouble. She stopped the car in front of the computer repair shop that Hawke mentioned and walked into the store with her bag.

Not long after, she came out empty-handed again.

Edward happened to take the picture when he was taking pictures of the scenery as a photography enthusiast.

Alison entered the flea market and wandered around.

Hawke checked his watch and told Brian to stop the car and wait.

In the repair shop, the Mexican guy reinstalled the system, opened the D drive, displayed the hidden folders, and found a video file.

He opened it and took a look. His expression became extremely excited. He watched it patiently for a while before he remembered his important business. He quickly took out the storage disk and copied the video.

Two hours later, Alison returned to the repair shop, paid the repair fee, and left with the computer.

Diego, a Mexican boy, searched for contact information on his computer, deliberately left traces, picked up the landline, dialed the number of a private film company, temporarily closed the store and went out, heading straight for the San Fernando Valley.

He then met with a business manager in the San Fernando Valley and signed a sales contract with the other party to sell the video to a private film company for $1.

In the Mercedes Benz that was following him from a distance, Hawke received a call from Juster.

The other party said succinctly: "I got it."

Hawke didn't say anything, just hung up the phone and called Fergie and Julie, the two people in charge of media publicity and promotion: "It's time to start."

The two used computer bots to frantically post under many photo news articles about Alison on the Internet, claiming that they had more explosive content.

LSPs all know that once this kind of post is published, the number of replies will explode.

Not to mention a former child star, even an ordinary person's selfie scandal or candid photo scandal would attract tens or even millions of LSPs.

"Please take a picture!"

“It’s better to have a video.”

“This is my email address. Please send it directly to me.”

"Please ask the owner to make it public!"

There is a popular saying on the Internet in the 2020s: if your website or group is blocked due to political politics, you will be cursed by everyone, but if your website or group is blocked due to some awkwardness, everyone will be willing to call you a hero.

As if to prove his words, a hero released several new pictures on the Internet. Although the scale was not too large, the male protagonist appeared in the pictures.

Hollywood star Josh Hartnett!
Although Josh Hartnett is embroiled in the so-called racial discrimination scandal, this debuff has no effect on the determination and enthusiasm of LSPs to watch the show.

After all, this is the actor who starred in the top-tier production "Pearl Harbor".

Earlier this year, Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott, was released.

Many blogs and forums that exposed these photos were almost overwhelmed with comments.

"Josh has such a great body, what a handsome guy!"

"I'm so envious, it's really big!"

"The woman is very beautiful and sexy, but her skin is a little dark."

“Why isn’t Kate Beckinsale the lead actress?”

The identity of the heroine has long been revealed, and screenshots and links of the web pages appeared in the hotly commented posts.

"Alison Faith, a former child star, has released two albums and was once as famous as Britney Spears and Aguilera from the Mickey Mouse Club. Unfortunately, she left the entertainment industry for a few years because of her parents' divorce."

Alison Faith's information has appeared on many websites, forums and blogs on the Internet, especially the comparison of her photos as a child star and now.

The name of Alison Faith is gaining more and more attention.

The urge to snoop into the privacy of celebrities, even those who have passed their prime, can make people search the entire Internet and never get tired of it until they succeed in getting the melon and then share it with others.

At night, the hero opened a blog and uploaded some more pictures, which were even more explicit and showed that the two were in love with each other.

Because of the link traffic from his previous post, countless LSPs flocked to him.

Some people also asked where these photos were obtained from.

Many people even question whether it is synthetic.

The hero exploded in anger.

"All the photos are real. I took screenshots of the video myself. The video was from Alison Faith's laptop! Let me make it clear that I am not a thief and I did not steal other people's laptops. Alison Faith brought her laptop to me for repair. I saw the video and copied it."

After these words came out, entertainment websites that were keeping an eye on the hero reposted them one after another, and the LSPs who were watching the show went crazy.

"Hero, let me lend you a video to speak for you!"

"If you don't release the video, it's hard to believe that you are telling the truth."

"There is only one way to prove that I'm not lying, release the video."

Not to mention the LSPs, even the media reporters followed following the scent.

There are also messages from reporters.

"I'm a reporter from the National Enquirer. Can I interview you?"

"Channel 9 in Los Angeles is willing to buy your video for a high price. Can we have a face-to-face meeting?"

Some media even used technical personnel to search for the heroes' IP addresses, only to find that the addresses were all fake.

Gossip reporters in Los Angeles, some paparazzi, and editorial buyers all received orders from their superiors to find the person and the video as soon as possible.

In Beverly Hills, outside the residence of Alison Faith that was exposed on the Internet, entertainment paparazzi began to appear.

On the second floor of the villa, Joanna stood outside the window, looking at at least a dozen guns and cannons outside the door, and suddenly she was so excited that she wanted to cry. It's been three years, three whole years!

The last time a reporter paid attention to her and Alison was three years ago.

At this moment, Joanna deeply understood what Hawke said: the most terrifying thing is not the scandal, but no one paying attention!

She picked up her phone and called Hawke: "There are a lot of reporters outside, do you want to..."

Hawke solemnly reminded: "Don't accept any interviews tonight. Scooter and Will will issue a statement on their behalf tomorrow. It's not the time to show up yet."

Joanna responded, "I'll listen to you."

In the West Coast studio, Hawke put down his phone and looked across.

Megan Taylor's short skirt almost reached her legs...

Hawke said, "You're not doing the show tonight?"

Megan stood up and walked over to sit next to him: "I saw a headline, but there is no video, what should I do?"

Hawke was prepared: "How about this, when the time is right, I'll help you contact Josh Hartnett and Alison Faith and have them appear on your show."

Megan is a person who can see the difference. She said, "You don't want to give me the benefits, but you want to use my show for publicity. You always do this, using resources to the extreme."

"This is a very complex matter," Hawke said. "This is just the beginning."

He took out a USB drive and handed it to Megan: "This is your payment for being on the show."

"What is that?" Megan asked curiously.

Hawke casually said, “Watch the news tomorrow and you’ll see how useful it is.”

Megan knew that she couldn't buy the video, so she stopped forcing it and said, "I've been so busy with Erica and Johnson's news lately that I'm under a lot of pressure. I finally came to your place once, and I can't go back empty-handed. Time is running out, so hurry up."

"Okay, I'll let you take a few hundred million back." Hawke carried her upstairs.

The next morning, although Alison and Josh did not make the headlines, news about them appeared everywhere in the entertainment pages of major newspapers.

Among them, most of them mentioned that the whistleblower still has the video in his hands.

Celebrities' erotic affairs are really eye-catching.

Joanna's door to her home in Beverly Hills was blocked by media reporters.

Over in Sherman Oaks, more people gathered in front of Josh Hartnett's house.

Almost at the same time, agents Will and Scooter were interviewed by reporters on behalf of their respective clients.

They said Josh and Alison are currently a couple, and the video was taken by the two for their own enjoyment and has been kept on a laptop.

Alison did go to the electronics store in Melrose Place yesterday to get her computer repaired, and she has no idea why the video was leaked.

We urge anyone who has obtained the video to delete it and not release it to the public, otherwise we will call the police.

Such remarks, to the ears of the media and LSP, are equivalent to the parties involved acknowledging the existence of the video.

The originally uncertain news was immediately confirmed.

More than a dozen computer repair shops on Melrose Square have become the focus of media reporters.

Although it has not reached the level where everyone is snooping into privacy, the popularity is increasing.

In the evening, Megan Taylor played the video that Hawke gave her yesterday on Fox 11's "Midnight Entertainment".

According to the host, the video was shot by a photographer who was collecting news at Melrose Square, and he only discovered today that he had accidentally captured an important news story.

In the video played, Alison suddenly broke into the camera and entered a computer repair shop.

The camera captured the repair shop's sign.

At midnight, the roar of car engines broke the tranquility of Melrose Place, and at least dozens of entertainment paparazzi rushed to the computer repair shop.

But the shop door was closed and there was no one there.

In the darkness, many entertainment paparazzi chose to wait.

The more they pay, the more enthusiastic they will be in pursuing the news.

These are exactly the effects Hawke wants.

After daybreak, the surrounding shops opened one after another, but no one opened the door of this shop.

Just as the reporter was asking for the store owner's contact information.

Another piece of news spread, and the hero's blog was updated.

The reporters were like hyenas, scurrying away, and those with laptops came in via wireless network cards.

If you don’t have a laptop, find a place to go online quickly.

The hero announced on his blog: "I have sold the full version of the video to a private film company, please don't bother me anymore."

No problem, go to the San Fernando Valley to interview private film companies.

Hawke mobilized a large number of entertainment paparazzi in Los Angeles and asked them to continuously invest more time and energy.

The spokesperson of the private film company was interviewed and said that he did not know the situation at present and would announce it to the media as soon as he got the exact information.

In Joanna's villa in Beverly Hills.

Hawke looked at Will and Scooter who had joined him, and said to Brian, "I suddenly realized that except for the first day of signing the contract, you have been watching from the sidelines. Don't you feel a lack of participation?"

Brian thought about it and said, "A little bit."

"I'll give you a chance to participate." Hawke took out an address book, handed it to Brian, and said, "Pretend to be a news informant and call the media reporters above to tell them that Will and Scooter are about to go to the private film company to negotiate."

"This sense of participation?" Brian was reluctant.

Hawke said: "If you give me your bank account number, maybe someone will give you $20 as an informant fee."

Brian took out a cell phone and prepared to make a call: "Do I need $20?"

When many media reporters returned to Melrose Place, ready to dig deeper into the clue of the repair shop, many of them received news from informants that Alison and Josh's agent was about to go to the private film company to negotiate.

These people didn't even have time to eat lunch, so they turned around and went back, cursing in their hearts.

But this is the way to make a living, and chasing hot news can bring high income.

By two o'clock in the afternoon, there were more than fifty entertainment reporters and paparazzi gathered here.

Even Hollywood A-list celebrity couples who reveal their romance for the first time don’t get this kind of treatment.

At half past two, Will and Scooter arrived in a car and walked into the private film company in front of the cameras of many media reporters.

At the same time, Edward drove Hawke and Brian to the back door of the company and quickly entered Juster Bratt's office.

When Juster saw Hawke, he greeted him enthusiastically: "Hi, my friend, welcome back again."

Hawke asked, "Are you ready for tomorrow's press conference?"

Juster smiled and said, "After you leave, I will personally announce it and hold a press conference tomorrow."

Hawke nodded slightly. "You put it in the afternoon and release the online poster. We will respond strongly the next day. You can release an edited trailer online on the third day to keep the heat going."

"I have a feeling that this will be a big hit!" Juster was very generous. He picked up a roster on the table and handed it to Hawke: "Everyone on it, including Jenna Jameson and Jessica Drake, I'll send you as many as you like."

Brian came over: "We can have a big party."

Hawke has a sex partner and a new target, so he puts down the roster directly: "Let's do the business first, and then have fun."

Around three o'clock, Will and Scooter walked out of the private film company with serious faces and were interviewed at the door.

Both said that the negotiation results were not ideal, and if the private film company insisted on its own way, they would take necessary legal action.

But then, the private film company held a brief press conference in the lobby and announced that a press conference on the matter would be held tomorrow afternoon.

The Sacred Valley hasn't been this lively for a long time.

After Hawke returned, he had planned to ask Miss Mea to come over and write the copy for Josh and Alison's press conference.

After all, he promised to give Miss Mee a 5% introduction fee.

But Brian volunteered to get deeply involved and wanted to try writing it.

Hawke told him his idea and Brian started writing, which took more than two hours to finish.

Next comes the essential rehearsal.

Josh was fine. He was active on the front line of work before he was disgraced by Hawke.

Alison had been away from the spotlight for several years and needed to adjust.

This took up a lot of Hawke's time and energy.

Hawke has also reached out to Megan Thee Stallion and the press conference will be broadcast live on Channel 11.

In addition, women's rights organizations working with Channel 11 will add color.

(End of this chapter)