The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Perhaps due to their different upbringing, the Hollywood trio of fallen heroes embarked on completely different life trajectories.

Paris, who comes from a billionaire family, has turned over a new leaf after a period of dissolute living.

Although her nature will not change, her future path has gradually become parallel to that of those two people.

Just considering their parents alone, they are a million times better than Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.

Megan knew Hawke very well, and upon hearing this, she guessed Hawke's intention in seeking out Paris, and deliberately asked, "Is this all there is to it?"

“Of course not, I’m thinking of a way.” Paris gritted her teeth: “Britney and Lindsay… well, we did have a real relationship and were good friends. They’re not very bright, they were being used without even realizing it. It’s all Lou Pucci’s fault.”

Over the years, she has accumulated a lot of social experience. As soon as she finished speaking, she remembered that last year Hawke had asked her about Britney's situation and specifically told her not to tell anyone.

Paris looked at Hawke: "Are you going to get involved in Britney's affairs?"

Hawke, of course, wouldn't tell Paris the truth: "A big shot commissioned me to deal with that scoundrel Lou Pucci."

Paris laughed happily: "My target is also Lou Pucci, and I've had someone do some research on him. His background is rather complicated, so I've been holding back and waiting for an opportunity."

Hawke said, "Withdraw your men."

Without a word, Paris took out her phone, made a call, and after hanging up, said to Hawke, "They'll be away from Lou Pucci soon."

She asked, "What can I do next?"

“On my way to the Fox Building, I ran into Britney and Lou Pucci arguing…” Hawke gave a brief account of what happened.

Paris knows Britney too well. She said, "Based on Britney's past dating experience, this relationship is nearing its end. If nothing unexpected happens, in the next few months, Britney will keep breaking up with him, then getting back together, and finally it will be irreparable, and they will become enemies."

Megan asked, "Is it always like this?"

“Yes.” Paris has been having affairs with Britney and Lindsay for the past few years: “After Justin Timberlake, Britney has been going down the same path with every relationship.”

Hawke didn't need Paris to do much: "You stay in touch with Britney, keep track of her relationship with Lou Pucci, and let me know when they've completely fallen out."

Paris scratched her head: "What can you do through Britney? She's an idiot, the kind that doesn't use a single brain."

Hawke didn't elaborate: "You'll find out when the time comes. I guarantee one thing: Lou Pucci will be in big trouble."

“Okay!” Paris agreed. “That’s easy to do. Britney’s brain can’t think of anything else.”

She sounded a little downcast: "I have to save Britney again."

Last time, it was only after Paris repeatedly invited him that Hawke managed to free Britney from the control of her father, Jamie Spears.

Hawke had absolutely no interest in helping Britney again.

Given Britney's personality and mindset, even if we pull her out of this mess, she'll soon fall into the next one.

She doesn't even need anyone to dig a pit; she'll find a muddy swamp and jump in herself.

After receiving instructions from Hawke, Paris left the Channel 11 director's office.

It was getting late, and Megan had lost interest in going to work. She grabbed Hawke and hurried downstairs, got into an ordinary minivan, and returned to her villa in Brentwood.

Because Caroline was busy with Twitter work and was traveling, the previous 1 vs 2 match became a one-on-one match.

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Las Vegas, Nevada.

At the fire department's training ground, technicians from a West Coast environmental technology company are rapidly assembling drones in the plaza in front of two training high-rise buildings.

These two reinforced concrete high-rise buildings, nearly 50 meters tall, are used by Las Vegas firefighters for high-rise firefighting and rescue training.

Henderson personally led the team here today to prepare for a demonstration.

Las Vegas Deputy Mayor Benin and Fire Chief Smith were closely monitoring the situation nearby.

Two large drones have been assembled and then docked with high-pressure water guns that have not yet been discharged.

Henderson explained, "This is equipment specifically designed for high-rise firefighting, and it is more effective than the traditional ladder truck and water cannon combination."

Benin, a former firefighter, said, "High-rise building firefighting is a global challenge."

Smith agreed: "The difficulty of extinguishing a fire increases exponentially with the number of floors above 11, and it also poses a huge threat to the personal safety of firefighters."

Las Vegas has many high-rise buildings, and it is a place of extravagance and entertainment. Some tourists, when drunk, do things that are unpredictable. Every year, quite a few people set fire to their hotel rooms.

Therefore, the city council and fire department here issued open tenders to the entire United States.

West Coast Environmental Technology's drone solution was one of the two projects ultimately selected.

Having come this far, there's no need to go into details about Commissioner Smith.

Although the winning bid has been settled through Smith's representative, West Coast Environmental Technology will not miss a single one of the due legal procedures.

Today's drill is one of them.

Outside, filming teams from the fire department and city hall had already set up their cameras.

An employee from the West Coast came over and asked Henderson, "Boss, the drone is ready."

Henderson smiled and looked at the two people beside him: "Mayor, Chief of Staff, may we begin?"

Chief Smith waved his hand: "Let's begin."

Henderson nodded to his subordinate, who returned to the field to give instructions.

Flames erupted from the high-rise building used for training, and a column of smoke shot into the sky.

Two large quadcopter drones, towing high-pressure water cannons connected to fire hoses, quickly ascended into the air and reached the top floor in a matter of moments.

As the water pipes were rapidly filled with water, a specially designed high-pressure water gun beneath the drone sprayed out a jet of water.

The two drones wobbled slightly, but quickly stabilized their flight attitude and adjusted their positions slightly to ensure that the high-pressure water guns continued to spray water at the fire location.

The fire was quickly brought under control. The professional firefighters below used the camera system mounted on the drone to continuously instruct the operator to adjust the drone's position to ensure that water could be sprayed onto the fire.

At the same time, several other small drones, carrying fire extinguishing bombs, took off and entered the burning room through the windows blasted open by high-pressure water jets, dropping the fire extinguishing bombs.

Not long afterward, the fire was completely brought under control and gradually extinguished.

Deputy Mayor Benin nodded slightly and said, "These devices can be used in high-altitude firefighting."

Smith agreed: "It can definitely be applied to high-rise firefighting."

Henderson smiled and said, "We have several other options..."

“Let’s talk somewhere else.” Smith led the way, heading towards the office area.

Las Vegas is dry and receives little rainfall, making fire prevention a top priority. The proportion of the city's budget allocated to fire prevention is even higher than that of Los Angeles.

After two days of continuous negotiations, West Coast Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. successfully won the procurement tender from the Las Vegas Fire Department.

When Henderson left Las Vegas, he took with him orders for fire and police products totaling $4756 million.

Meanwhile, West Coast environmental technology companies are aggressively promoting various civilian equipment, including drones, across the United States. Their sales staff travel to every state in the Midwest, covering everything from firefighting and police equipment to agricultural planting and livestock breeding.

Related product orders are flying like snowflakes to the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

In order to pursue highly profitable import and export trade, Hawke decided to establish a West Coast Environmental Protection Technology branch in Shenzhen to specifically handle trade business in this area.

Many of the industrial products exported from here are of comparable quality to those from Europe and America, but their price advantage is too great.

Moreover, once they arrived in North America, these were not products from the East, but rather genuine West Coast-branded American goods.

Given their production capacity and prices, it won't be long before the West Coast can cripple the civilian drone industry here.

As we all know, an industry can collapse very quickly, and it is extremely difficult to rebuild it.

Also in this month, the West Coast imported a batch of three-wheeled vehicles from across the Pacific, and sales were surprisingly good.

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Parking lot at Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

Hawke was sitting in front of Frank's RV, eating kebabs and admiring the bikini-clad women on the beach, when he suddenly heard a familiar voice. "Backing up, please be careful! Backing up, please be careful..."

The sound immediately caught Hawke's attention. He turned around and saw a Latino man about thirty meters away parking his tricycle on the side of the road, setting up a canopy on the back of the vehicle, and hanging up an advertising banner—Taco!

A tourist was drawn to the area and walked over.

A Latino man made burritos on site and sold them to tourists.

It's peak tourist season now, and Venice Beach is packed with visitors, so the Latino man's business is doing very well.

Hawke watched for a short while, and the man sold more than a dozen wraps.

More tourists continued to arrive.

Edward noticed it too, glanced at the tricycle, and said, "This is a product imported and sold by the West Coast Company."

Currently, apart from a very few tricycles brought in out of curiosity, the vast majority of tricycles available on the market are imported from across the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast.

In terms of transportation, this thing is definitely not very useful in a car-loving country like the United States.

But for something more professional, like a roadside stall, it's absolutely a godsend.

Hawke's certainty that this thing could sell was also related to his memory: during the Los Angeles riots in his previous life, Mexican immigrants and National Guard soldiers fought tooth and nail, and many black people drove electric tricycles between the two sides, selling barbecue and sausages.

The main focus is on having a top-tier support unit so that both sides can replenish their energy when they are tired or hungry, and continue fighting after they have eaten their fill.

Upon hearing this, Frank immediately said, "You guys made this thing?"

Hawke said, "It was imported from abroad."

“I’ve been seeing these cars a lot near the beach lately, and the sound they make when they back up is so horrifying.” Frank, thick-skinned as he was, said directly, “Get me one. It’ll be convenient for me to get around near the beach, and I can even take pretty girls for a ride.”

Hawke didn't take it to heart: "I'll have someone send you one later."

Edward opened a can of beer, imagining the scene: "Frank driving a tricycle with five bikini-clad beauties in the back, the most beautiful sight on Venice Beach."

Frank glanced at the burrito tricycle and said, "If you squeeze in, seven people can sit here."

Hawke suddenly had an idea: West Coast OEM tricycles were trying to do marketing, and advertising was a very important means of promotion.

He glanced at Frank, then turned to look at the beach.

The Venice Beach management established this rescue team, which specifically recruited seven beautiful female rescue team members.

Anyone with a brain knows that no one would expect these women in super revealing bikinis to rescue people.

They are just a bunch of pretty faces that attract tourists.

Hawke said to Frank, "There's something you should ask him."

Frank put down his beer can: "Go ahead and say it."

Hawke pointed to the beach and said, "In the next few days, you should contact the beach management and the rescue team. Think about whether you'd be willing to film a tricycle advertisement. The content would be something like you riding a tricycle, carrying a few beautiful women to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Venice Beach."

Frank couldn't help but laugh: "You want me to advertise for you?" He thought for a moment and said, "Leave it to me, I guarantee I'll get it sorted out for you."

Hawke picked up his beer can, clinked it against his, and continued, "The advertising fees won't be very high."

“They’re not celebrities or supermodels. It’s already a favor that they don’t have to sleep with you to appear in commercials or be the lead actresses.” Frank still retains the style of the older generation of Hollywood producers: “In the 60s and 70s, let alone appearing in TV commercials, just getting an interview would require sleeping with a lot of people.”

Edward interjected, "It's the same now; without sleep, there's no role."

Hawke casually remarked, "This isn't unique to Hollywood; the entertainment industry worldwide is a mess."

Frank said, "It's even more serious in South Korea. When I went to South Korea, I found that most of the female celebrities there were like sex slaves. I wonder how they are now."

Hawke knew a little about it: "It should still be the same. I heard they've gone all out with it. The girl group performs on stage, and their owners control the speed from below the stage with a remote control..."

Edward said with a hint of envy, "Why isn't Hollywood like this?"

Frank offered a random suggestion: "Now that you're a big tycoon, you could start an entertainment company, cultivate a few female stars, and then use the same methods."

"Let's forget it, the risk is too great." Edward had gone through the difficult start-up phase with Hawke and had witnessed too many bad things: "If we don't handle things well, people will find a weakness to exploit, and the assets I have are not enough to cover the losses."

Hawke returned to the main topic and said to Frank, "Once you've reached a preliminary agreement, I'll send someone over to discuss the details."

Frank nodded slightly, specifically reminding him, "Don't forget my tricycle."

Hawke was decisive and efficient. He pointed at Edward and said, "Have someone send one over."

Edward took out his phone and called West Coast Environmental Technology Company.

Less than half an hour later, a van arrived at Venice Beach.

The truck bed opened, and several people unloaded a green tricycle and rode it into the parking lot.

Frank signed for it and got on.

Hawke quickly stopped him and said, "Have you ever ridden a tricycle before?"

Frank shook his head: "No, but I can ride a two-wheeler."

Hawke knew that some of those who were used to riding two-wheeled vehicles were prone to tipping over when riding three-wheeled vehicles.

He said, "Slow down."

Frank listened and gradually slowed down. After driving a few meters, the car suddenly veered off course and almost crashed into his luxury RV.

"You're absolutely stupid!" Edward strode over and pulled Frank out of the car. "You can't even do something this simple? Let me demonstrate it for you a few times, and you'll learn something new."

Frank was speechless this time, and listened quietly as Edward explained driving techniques to him.

Edward drove very well and even demonstrated how to reverse.

The demonic voice rang out again: "Reversing, please be careful! Reversing, please be careful..."

This product doesn't have outstanding sales figures right now, but it still has a certain market share.

Many Americans also run roadside businesses.

In Hawke's memory, the streets of America in the future will be filled with all sorts of modified three-wheeled vehicles, such as mobile hot dog trucks, coffee trucks, sausage trucks, and ice cream trucks.

Before long, Frank mastered the skills of driving the three-wheeled vehicle and started riding it around the RV.

Marika and Aurora came over here after the shift change at Venice Beach.

Frank patted the back of the three-wheeled vehicle and said to the two bikini-clad women, "You two get in, I'll take you for a ride!"

The two waved to Hawke and Edward, and then got into the car together.

Frank was excited and led the two women from the parking lot to the road in front of the beach.

This journey attracted the attention of many people.

Hawke greeted Frank, then called Edward, and together they went to the nearby West Coast Environmental Technology Company.

From its inception, this company has focused on foreign trade, initially relying on large orders from various departments under the Los Angeles City Government.

Now that the channels have been streamlined, overseas trade has been fully launched.

Hawke discussed the advertising with Henderson, and someone from the West Coast would be assigned to liaise with Frank.

As for advertising shoots, Twitter has professional companies to work with.

Henderson detailed the recent progress: "We have secured multiple fire-fighting supplies orders in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, and sales channels for other products are being rolled out in an orderly manner. The low-cost industrial products there will give our West Coast brand a strong competitive edge in the low-to-mid-end market."

Hawke was well aware that they couldn't capture the high-end market at this stage, but the mid-to-low-end market was also incredibly profitable, saying, "We'll use price advantages to make a splash."

Henderson said, "Even if the selling price is five to ten times higher than the import cost, it is still lower than the price of similar products in Europe and the United States."

These products include kitchenware, children's toys, household appliances of all sizes, and clothing and hats, etc.

Hawke had specifically commissioned an investigation; the deindustrialization of the United States was proceeding very rapidly. Some things, seemingly simple, actually required an entire industrial chain. (End of Chapter)