The Wolf of Los Angeles.

El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood.

A gray carpet was laid directly from the roadside to the theater entrance.

A huge poster of a city on fire hung from the roof of the theater.

The premiere featured numerous Hollywood stars whose homes were destroyed in the Los Angeles fire, many of whom appeared in the film in their real identities.

Hawke entered the theater early and went to the lounge on the second floor. He sat at the window and looked down. He just happened to see Bryan, the mayor of Los Angeles, walking across the long ash carpet and entering the theater.

A few minutes later, Brian entered the lounge, sat across from Hawke, and said, "Those bastards from the Donkey Party wanted to organize people to come and cause trouble, but the people I planted in there instigated internal conflicts."

Hawke smiled and said, "Well done. Now that we are in a strong position, we are going to suppress the Donkey Party in Southern California."

The real goal of this movie is to nail the California Donkey Party to the pillar of shame.

Brian asked, "We are also planning to shoot a biographical film about Philip?"

"Yes, Eric has already started writing the script." Hawke briefly described the project: "Female boxing has always been an important tool of the Donkey Party. If you want to fight against female boxing, you can only be more radical than female boxing."

Brian laughed and said, “Since the Philip incident, Steve’s Occupy San Francisco movement, and my support for the LGBTQ community, my approval rating has gone up by nearly five points.”

Hawke said, "It is indeed good news."

The difference in vote share between winning and losing an election is often within a few percentage points.

Therefore, the LGBTQ community, which is particularly active in social movements and voting, carries extra weight in the eyes of politicians.

Bryan was worried: "The female fighters in San Francisco will not be content to be suppressed. They are likely to plan a counterattack."

Hawke had thought about this a long time ago and reminded Brian again: "You have a fiancée now, so you must keep your distance from other women. It would be ridiculous if our plan failed because of a woman. Then I will throw you into the Pacific Ocean to be with the great white sharks."

Brian spread his hands: "I am a good family man now, not the person I used to be."

Hawke didn't say much about this, but added: "Don't be alone with female subordinates. No one knows whether they are influenced by female boxing. After all, boxing makes money too quickly. Sometimes a casual word can make people pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for settlement."

At this time, someone knocked on the door from outside, and Edward opened the door and came in: "Schwarzenegger and Stallone are here."

Hawke said, "Please let them in."

Two minutes later, Stallone and Schwarzenegger entered the lounge one after another.

Brian had already discussed the election with Schwarzenegger, and the four of them soon turned to movies.

In recent years, Stallone has not had a very good time, and no outstanding works have been released for many years.

Films like "Kill Bill" and "Bad Boys", which were made with huge investments, were very mediocre in both commercial and critical performance.

In order to stop the decline, Stallone is considering restarting the "First Blood" and "Rocky" series.

There is no way. Hollywood and the audience are very forgetful. There have been no outstanding works for a long time, and the self-promotion is also lacking. Once a long time passes, the status of the star will naturally drop.

Schwarzenegger's situation is slightly better. After all, as the governor of California, he always remains in the public eye.

Hawke said directly: "You two have unparalleled appeal among action movie fans across the United States and around the world. Why don't you cooperate on an action blockbuster?"

Stallone's expressionless face showed no expression. He just said: "The problem now is that no one is willing to invest in traditional action."

Hawke said: "Overseas investors are willing. As long as you two are willing to act, investment is not a problem."

He has contacted the Abu Dhabi consortium and the Malaysians, and both sides have agreed.

The latter even said that as long as Stallone and Schwarzenegger appeared in the movie as the two male protagonists, they would directly pay 6000 million US dollars.

Together with the Abu Dhabi consortium, Hawke's foundation could easily raise $1 million.

Schwarzenegger had run out of ideas in politics and decided to return to Hollywood. Without any hesitation, he looked at Stallone and said, "I have no problem. I wanted to work with Sylvester 20 years ago."

Stallone asked, "What kind?"

"A traditional action movie." Hawke recalled and said, "You and Arnold are the owners of a private defense company, or the captains of an elite mercenary team. You were originally sworn enemies, but because of a common rescue mission, you cooperated and became friends."

This is arguably the most clichéd Hollywood movie plot.

Anyone who has watched some Hollywood movies can basically imagine this kind of content.

But these are also some of the things that have remained unchanged in Hollywood movies for decades.

The plot of this kind of script is not worth much, and Stallone has no interest in it at all, but he is very interested in the investment that Hawke mentioned. He tried his best to force a smile on his expressionless face and praised: "It's a very creative idea, I think it's very good."

It's not shameful to do it for the sake of making money.

Hawke is self-aware and added: "How to write a script, how to set up the characters, how to shoot a movie, you know these better than me, you can discuss and come up with a specific plan."

Stallone said, "I'm going to write and direct it."

Schwarzenegger knew that his opponent was much better than him in this regard, and said: "I demand to have a say in my role."

The three parties reached a preliminary agreement.

Although he is planning to use the investment from Abu Dhabi and Malaysia to make the movie, Hawke will not joke about such a large sum of money. He will hire a professional producer through Tom Cruise and Eric's film company to be responsible for this action film project.

Schwarzenegger received a fairly satisfactory answer during this negotiation.

The conflict between the two sides has eased to some extent.

Ten minutes later, Stallone and Schwarzenegger were the first to leave the lounge.

In the lounge, Brian asked, "Are there no problems with Abu Dhabi and Malaysia?"

"The Abu Dhabi consortium has hundreds of billions of dollars in its hands, and now the idea is to use money to exchange for global fame." Hawke said roughly: "Hollywood movies are a widely disseminated cultural product. They are willing to spend money on this, and they don't pursue much return on investment."

He added that on the other hand, "The source of the funds from Malaysia is problematic. They want to launder the money. If they can get back 50% or 60%, they will celebrate."

Brian had an impression that the person who had direct contact with the West Coast Investment Foundation was the son of the Malaysian Defense Minister.

Hawke and Bryan will not deal with each other in public.

The movie premiere was about to begin, and Tom Cruise called Hawke.

The two came down from the second floor and entered the screening hall on the first floor together.

Tom Cruise saw Hawke and Bryan and said with a smile, "I thought you guys weren't coming."

Brian said: "How can we miss such a masterpiece?"

Hawke has not yet watched the feature film, but the positive reviews in the media have aroused his curiosity: "It is said that the film's test screenings have received very good reviews."

Tom Cruise is full of confidence: "This will be an outstanding film that will be a great success both artistically and commercially."

Eric came over at this time and said, "I have a feeling this movie is going to be a big hit."

Although he started out making niche films, after his earliest film "D.C. Heights", his production style added a lot of commercial content and he also achieved a good balance.

Premiere screenings begin soon.

"Los Angeles Fire" does not just focus on the fire itself, but takes what many people believe to be the real cause of the fire and puts it on the big screen for audiences across the United States and around the world to see.

Only a few people knew about Hawke and Bryan's plan, and all they did was to give the Southern California Donkey Party a push.

In the film, all the mistakes were caused by the Donkey Party and former Mayor Antonio.

"Los Angeles Fire" is here to put the final nail in the coffin.

Don't underestimate the impact of a movie. Even "Enemy at the Gates", a movie that was not very successful in terms of reputation and business, had a considerable impact around the world after its release.

So much so that many people take films directed by French people and starring British people as real history.

The film details Antonio's municipal budget adjustment, which redirected spending on firefighting equipment and hiring seasonal firefighters to support women's boxing.

This also forced the experienced fire chief, a deputy chief, and the chief training commander to resign, and they were all replaced by women from feminist organizations.

Among them, Eric also cleverly used the form of TV news in the film to play the video of female firefighters disclosed by the media.

The water selling plan promoted by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio, the smelt protection plan promoted by the California Donkey Party, and the resulting plan to ban the flow of water from the north to the south were all mentioned.

All of this, at the moment the fire broke out, turned the entire Los Angeles and most of California into a tragedy.

The tragedy is also mixed with many scenes that made many people laugh and cry, such as the panicked female fire chief, the female firefighters who couldn't even control the high-pressure water gun, the outsourced Indian firefighting company fighting fire with fire and almost burning down Santa Monica, and the fire extinguishing agents and various firefighting equipment stored in the fire department were mostly purchased from India, and almost all of them were substandard products.

What’s worse, the fire extinguishing agent dropped by the fire-fighting aircraft was actually an accelerant!
Amid the raging fire, there are also countless moments when the brilliance of human nature shines.

For example, male firefighters tried their best to put out the fire, and residents in the southern part of the city spontaneously set up relief points and donated food and clothing to help the disaster-stricken northern part.

For example, a team of LGBTQ people put out a fire on their own and saved cats, dogs and the American flag from the flames.

Because of the sufficient budget, the fire scenes were shot on a grand scale, and many scenes were almost restored one to one.

More than 80 percent of the film's content is true, 10 percent has been slightly adapted, and the final 10 percent is key personal content.

But it is difficult to tell the difference because the Los Angeles fire was a man-made disaster, and former Mayor Antonio and the California Donkey Party should bear primary responsibility for it.

Another point is that the performance of the female boxing group in the movie is as bad as the real fire. This aspect has not been processed because they are so bad that they have a counterproductive effect in many fire scenes.

Eric and Tom Cruise dared to shoot this way, not only because it was true, but also because they had the full support of Hawke and the National Association for the Advocate of Colored People.

The supporters behind both sides are completely different and are already in hostile stances. If they have the ability, they will come to confront each other and see who will be finished first.

When the movie was showing, many ordinary people in Los Angeles were wiping away tears in the back row.

This fire is a memory that they will never forget until they die.

When the screening ended, the audience burst into warm applause.

Those ordinary people in Los Angeles applauded loudly and for a long time.

Because the theme and tone of this movie are exactly what they want.

Was the fire a man-made disaster, or was it caused by the California Donkey Gang led by Antonio?

The applause stopped only after the main creative staff of the crew, led by Eric and Tom Cruise, went on stage twice to take their bows.

The spontaneous applause lasted for more than five minutes.

At this year's Cannes Film Festival, del Toro and Pan's Labyrinth received a standing ovation of nearly 15 minutes, setting a new record for post-screening ovations.

The premiere guests and the crew left the stage, with Hawke and Brian among them.

Jacqueline, who played the leading female role in the film, followed and greeted him, "Hawke, Mr. Mayor."

Brian smiled and nodded: "Hello."

Hawke praised: "You acted very well. Your acting skills have improved a lot."

Bryan couldn't agree more: "It shows the craziness and selfishness of female boxing."

Jacqueline played the most female boxing role in the film: "The role has a real prototype, which makes it easier to play."

She added, “I joined the National Association for the Advocate of Colored People.”

Hawke heard Eric say, "Don't worry about the female fist attack, we will still film it here."

"Thank you." Jacqueline understood what Hawke meant. She no longer had to worry about not finding suitable roles and jobs in the future.

At the general audience exit of the theater, outsourced staff from the distributor Paramount Pictures are constantly collecting questionnaires from the audience and obtaining first-hand feedback from on-site audiences.

Perhaps because the content of this movie is rather special, most of the people attending the premiere were Los Angeles citizens, and a particularly large number of viewers returned the questionnaire.

Hawke and Brian didn't stay long. They came out of the side door of the theater and got into the same car.

Edward asked Raul to drive to Beverly Hills.

Brian said: "This film is indeed well made, but we also have to be careful of the counterattack of female boxers."

Hawke whispered, "Aren't you helping the fire victims who were cheated by the insurance contract? Think of a way to have your people encourage those victims to protest at Antonio's doorstep, in front of the Southern California Donkey Party headquarters, and the Sisters Parade headquarters. It would be best if the noise is bigger and the aftermath of the Los Angeles fire is stirred up again."

He thought of another point: "Also, give these people free movie tickets and let them watch this movie."

Mainstream Hollywood commercial films are first and foremost politically correct, with their glaring butts sitting almost directly in the audience's faces.

"Los Angeles Fire" has a clear theme and a clear villain, and it is easy to stir up the emotions of the victims.

Hawke then said to Edward: "Let the Compton Foundation, the Matthewsing Society and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People be prepared to fight against the female boxers at any time."

In a head-on confrontation, female boxers have never won.

Moreover, Hawke has prepared a series of public opinion consensuses, planning to take advantage of the chaos that will inevitably be caused by the release of "Los Angeles Fire" to transform the marginalized group movement into a new version.

Of course Brian understood: "Take this opportunity to transfer the hatred and anger of the victims back to the Donkey Party and the Female Fist, and continue to create heat and promote "Los Angeles Fire"."

Hawke looked outside the car and said, "Yes, the origin of all this is the Donkey Party."

It's not just the Donkey Party in Los Angeles, there's also the Donkey Party in California. It was the state legislature controlled by the Donkey Party at the time that passed the smelt protection plan and the environmental protection plan, and also banned fire trucks and firefighting aircraft from other states from entering California because their emission standards did not meet California's environmental protection requirements.

Hawke said to Edward in the co-pilot seat, "Tomorrow you will communicate with Sasha and review the important news during the Los Angeles fire on Twitter."

He called Megan Taylor again, and Fox Channel 11 will also choose a suitable time slot to replay the documentary specially made for the Los Angeles fire.

Without exception, all of these people put the blame for the fire on the donkey party.

As soon as Hawke returned home, he received a call from Tom Cruise.

He seemed quite excited: "Hawke, the film's premiere received very good reviews. The audience questionnaires collected on site received an average A+ rating."

Hawke knew a little about Hollywood's live audience rating system and said, "Is this the highest audience score?"

"Yes." Tom Cruise was confident: "Based on the current situation, even if the audience evaluation declines after a large-scale release, it will remain at A. Such a reputation is enough to ensure that the film has a relatively strong staying power."

Hawke still said the same thing: "Do more in the public opinion against those responsible for the Los Angeles fire."

Tom Cruise responded: "I have prepared a lot of promotional articles, and there will be more later."

Hawke hung up the phone and went into the living room.

Erica came down from upstairs and asked, "Is the premiere over?"

Hawke took off his suit jacket and said: "The movie turned out better than I expected. Eric's directing skills have improved."

Erica took the coat, hung it on the hanger, and said, "Maybe when he was shooting and making a movie, he was most concerned about how to satisfy you."

Hawke thought about it carefully and found that this statement did make some sense.

In his memory of his previous life, there was no director named Eric. According to his own guess, Eric might have collapsed at the Sundance Film Festival.

The status of a Hollywood director is much higher than that of an actor, but his growing environment is similar to that of an actor.

I guess there are many directors who failed on the road to fame.

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Sisters Parade headquarters in North Hollywood.

Michelle was driving and just turned onto this street and found that the road was almost blocked.

Not far away, hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of the Sisters Parade, shouting and arguing about something. Two patrol officers standing next to a LAPD patrol car parked nearby were just watching the fun.

Michelle saw banners being held up that said things like "Los Angeles on Fire."

She immediately thought of the darkest moment in her life.

At that time, she was the deputy chief of the Fire Department. As a result, a fire broke out, causing a huge mess and bringing the development of women's rights in Los Angeles to the lowest point in nearly a decade.

Michelle was worried about being recognized, so she immediately turned the car around, took another road, and entered the headquarters through the back door.

These people's abilities are all in their mouths, and they dare not face real problems at all.

Michelle entered the office and immediately called the assistant and asked, "What's going on outside?"

The assistant said, "Those are the victims of the Los Angeles fire. Many of them did not receive insurance compensation. They think it is..."

She glanced at Michelle secretly and said, "They think it's our fault and caused the fire to spread. They say we are responsible for the fire."

"It was a fire. It was their wooden house's fault!" Michelle was very angry and immediately brought up the gender confrontation: "These bastards only know how to bully women!"

The assistant agreed: "Yes, they are going to sue us and ask us for financial compensation."

When it comes to money, Michelle seems to have been hit in the heart: "I heard that the lawyer of the association came and notified the media that is biased towards us, saying that those bastards outside discriminate against women."

The assistant was more conservative: "But they didn't use any discriminatory slogans."

Michelle pointed to her chest and said: "We are women, and we have the final say. If we say they did it, then they must have done it."

The assistant went out to make a phone call.

Michelle stood in front of the window, looking out the front door, her brows furrowed.

The assistant came back soon and said, "The lawyer will be here in half an hour." She brought another piece of news: "Several media outlets want to interview you about this matter."

Thinking of her poor performance in the Los Angeles fire, Michelle did not dare to face the media reporters at this time and decided to retreat. At the same time, she also found an invincible excuse: "Inform those media that I have been affected by the Los Angeles fire and have been unfairly attacked. I suffer from depression."

With this halo around me, I feel much safer.

The assistant can only make phone calls.

Not only the Sisterhood of the March, but also various rallies of the Donkey Kong protesters, on behalf of the victims of the Los Angeles fire, broke out in front of former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio's home, the Southern California Donkey Kong headquarters, and in front of the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

These victims have already formed an alliance with the help of Los Angeles City Hall to fight for their legitimate rights and interests.

That afternoon, the head of the legal team representing the organization formally announced a lawsuit against Sisters March, former Mayor Antonio, former Speaker Nunes and others, demanding that the federal government hold them accountable and make them pay financial compensation.

The Los Angeles fire has once again become a hot topic in the media. (End of this chapter)