The Wolf of Los Angeles.

After finishing the call, Jamie Spears wanted to leave, but he looked at the cold coffee in the cup and drank it all.

This is all his money!

Jamie put down his empty cup and left the café.

Betty was not in a hurry. She waited for the waiter to take away the cups before she walked past the table, wiped the table leg and took back the bug.

She went out and got in the car. After starting the car, she glanced at the GPS display and found that Carlos had left Century City, so she hurriedly followed him.

Halfway through, Betty called Carlos on the intercom.

Carlos is following Jamie Spears.

When the Mercedes that Jamie Spears was riding in stopped in front of a convenience store, Juan, who was notified by Carlos, chased after it, took the USB flash drive with the copied recordings, and headed straight for Santa Monica.

Carlos and Betty still cross paths chasing Jamie Spears.

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South Santa Monica, Twitter.

After getting the USB drive sent by Juan, Edward quickly went upstairs and went straight into Hawke's office and placed the USB drive on the desk.

"Hua Hudie just had someone deliver it to me." He said quickly, "The recording of a secret conversation between Jamie Spears and Britney's manager Larry Rudolph seems to involve some confidential events about Britney."

Hawke connected the USB drive to a dedicated laptop computer, opened the audio file, and soon the conversation between two men could be heard from the speakers.

When the audio finished playing, Edward said, "Are they fighting for dominance over Britney?"

Hawke said, "It sounds like it should be."

Edward shook his head: "Every media knows that Jamie Spears is an unreliable guy, why does Britney still trust him so much?"

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "Maybe because she's Britney."

He dragged the audio back to the part where Jamie Spears called and listened to it again: "Jamie and Larry had a serious disagreement, but Jamie didn't go to Britney, but instead called Manninger Jenkinson, which was a bit strange."

Edward responded quickly: "Could it be related to the conversation between the two people at the Hilton party?"

Hawke asked, "Did anyone follow?"

Edward specifically asked Juan and said, "Carlos and Betty are with Jamie, Garcia and Fiona are with Manninger."

Hawke nodded slightly: "Then wait and see if there is any new information."

Having said that, Hawke suddenly thought of Paris.

Since their first collaboration, Paris has mentioned Britney several times, and has hinted that she wants Hawke to help Britney.

But if the person involved doesn't say it directly, Hawke certainly won't ask for trouble.

He asked Edward: "Are Paris and Britney close?"

"Very good." Edward mentioned something: "Remember Paris's follower Kim Kardashian? It is said that Kardashian slandered Britney behind her back, and Paris angrily rebuked her and drove her away."

Hawke understood.

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Century City, near Fox Center.

Carlos parked his car in the parking lot. Just as he was about to put on his headphones, someone knocked on the passenger window from outside. He took a look and pressed the unlock button.

Garcia opened the car door and got on the passenger seat, saying, "I didn't expect that our two goals would meet so soon."

Carlos took another headset, handed it to Garcia, and asked, "Is anyone watching?"

"Betty showed up before and can't show up again." Garcia adjusted the headphone cord and said, "Fiona went in and is keeping an eye on people."

There were voices in his ears, and Carlos motioned for Garcia to be quiet.

"I have many friends in the agent circle, and I am always well-informed." Manninger Jenkinson unbuttoned his suit to make himself more comfortable. He said, "Jamie, was the information I told you at the party correct?"

Jamie said, "Larry Rudolph is ambitious and wants to kick me out."

Manninger smiled and said, "You are Britney's father, the most important person to her."

Jamie suddenly asked, "Why are you helping me?"

Manninger said without any pause, as if speaking from the heart: "Because I am a fan of Britney Spears. I have liked Britney since her first song was released in 1998."

Jamie thought of the time when Manninger saw Britney in the Hilton Hotel ballroom, acting like a fan on a pilgrimage, and said, "You got me through a crisis."

Manninger is not a kind person, and he would not remind Jamie for no reason. He deliberately said, "You haven't gotten through the crisis yet. How much does Larry Rudolph get from Britney every year? It must be several million dollars, right? Will he give up such a large income?"

Jamie said: "No! Absolutely not!"

Manninger found an opportunity and naturally would not let it go. He said, "Larry made Britney famous. Britney has trusted him over the years. Now Britney is an adult and can make her own decisions. What if the decision she makes is not in your favor?"

Jamie shook his head: "She always listened to me." "Yes, she used to listen to you." Manninger was teasing Jamie's heartstrings: "But according to what you said, Larry will definitely let her check the bank account and check the income and expenditure over the years. You can't stop her. I don't know how you and your daughter divide the income."

Jamie's forehead was covered with sweat.

There are too many cases in Hollywood where parents and children have fallen out over money, including almost 90% of child stars from ordinary families.

Manninger didn't finish his words: "Anyone who has reached adulthood must be in control of his or her own income. I have never met anyone who has completely handed over his or her income to his or her parents after the age of 21."

With just a few words, Jamie's originally stable state of mind was suddenly in turmoil.

The current situation is that most of the money Britney earned went into Jamie's hands, and a considerable portion of it was squandered.

The future situation is clear. Britney controls her own income and gives him some money depending on the situation.

This is a sudden drop from tens of millions to hundreds of thousands.

Jamie couldn't even say such words. Britney was a little stupid, but she was not a fool.

Manninger picked up the glass and sipped the cocktail slowly.

There weren't too many people in the bar at the moment, and there was basically no noisy noise.

Jamie couldn't accept this bleak future. His eyes wandered and finally landed on Manninger. He asked, "You must have some ideas when you say this, right?"

He wasn't stupid: "What do you want to do?"

Manninger did not answer the question, but reiterated: "I like Britney very much."

Jamie is not stupid and understands what this means.

In some ways, Manninger took Roger Ailes as his idol, and did a lot of similar things within Channel 11. However, Channel 11 was under the control of a woman named Cynthia, so it could only deal with those small hosts. How could these people compare with Britney?

Everything he said was true. When I saw the MV for "Baby One More Time" that year, I was attracted to it.

It’s a pity that I never had the chance.

Jamie has been in the entertainment industry for many years and knows enough about this circle. He said, "You have no shortage of women."

Like many executives in the American workplace, Manninger said directly: "She is Britney. The spiritual happiness she can bring is incomparable to those little stars and small employees!"

He had already understood: "Can the people of the Mickey Mouse Club do it, but I, a senior executive of the Fox Network, cannot do it?"

Jamie didn't see any benefit, so he wouldn't give in: "Tell me what I can do to stay in the game."

Manninger said: "According to the law, if an adult behaves abnormally or is mentally abnormal, he or she will be judged to be incapable of independence and will be assigned a guardian, just like a minor. The guardian is usually the closest relative, and the guardian will be fully responsible for everything about the ward, including the income obtained."

Jamie seemed to have discovered a new world, but then he realized that it was not good enough: "Britney is not good at other things except music, but she is not a fool."

"It's simple, use drugs." Manninger was addicted to drugs and was given a new drug that made him manic.

This drug was originally developed for use by American athletes to treat a range of difficult and complicated illnesses including depression, asthma and ADHD.

Manninger said: "After taking this drug, people will become extremely aggressive and emotionally unstable, and will do things that normal people cannot understand. As long as you appear in public a few more times, you can apply to the court for special guardianship, and I will find someone to help. It won't be difficult to pass it."

Jamie worried: "Will this affect her singing career?"

"There will be some, but it won't be a big one," Manninger said, and he prepared a reason: "Would you rather have a Britney who makes $8000 million a year, is totally out of your control, and only gives you a little pension every year, or a Britney who makes $4000 million a year, but you get $3000 million?"

This wasn't a choice at all, so Jamie said, "I want $4000 million!"

“These are not difficult to achieve,” Manninger said.

At this moment, Jamie no longer objected to Manninger's request.

People from Disney have done it, people from record companies have done it, so one more will not be a big deal.

Isn’t this how one gets to be a star in the entertainment industry?
Jamie scratched his head: "Can everything you said really come true?"

"You can try it first," said Manninger.

"Okay! Okay!" Jamie said, "Tell me what kind of medicine it is."

Manninger said, "My reward."

"As long as Britney is completely under my control, is this still a problem?" Jamie is a father who is even worse than Macaulay Culkin's parents.

He said, “The Mickey Mouse people did it, the record company people did it, and you can do it too.”

Manninger whispered a few names.

Jamie was afraid he wouldn't be able to remember it, so he quickly took out his notepad and wrote it down.

To him, the soaring little sweetie is nothing compared to the golden chicken kept in a cage.

As for my daughter's life, money is not as important as it is. (End of this chapter)