The Wolf of Los Angeles.

"Hey, honey, be a good girl, Mommy's going out for a bit and I'll be right back."

Inside the hospital ward, the curvaceous Renee gently kissed her daughter, gave the caregiver a few instructions, and quickly left the ward.

Makeup can drastically change a person's appearance. None of the people coming and going in the hospital recognized that this was one of the top celebrities on the Tangbao website.

Perhaps all sugar daddies share the universal flaw of being a pervert: unrecognizable when dressed, but instantly recognizable by name and movie title when undressed.

Once outside the hospital, Renee made a phone call: "Where are you?"

A Tesla electric car pulled up and stopped next to her. The window rolled down a little, revealing Jacqueline's beautiful face.

She called out, "Get in the car quickly."

Renee got into the car, and the Tesla headed straight for Hollywood.

Jacqueline has now shed her high-fashion image and become a Hollywood movie star, currently dating Elon Musk.

Although she knew the fat man was just playing around, she still needed to leverage the traffic brought by the fat man, a tech tycoon.

Jacqueline asked, "Did director Eric Ethan suddenly contact you?"

“Yes.” Renee answered Jacqueline, who had helped her countless times, “Yesterday I received a call from the CEO’s office of Sugar Baby Company, saying that director Eric Ethan wanted to meet with me.”

She was a little flustered: "I wasn't sure what to do, and you know Director Ethan, so I called you."

Jacqueline's feelings were complicated, because she thought about her own experiences.

She met Eric through Hawke, which led her to become a film actress.

Seeing that Renee was about to follow a similar path to her own, Jacqueline felt a mixture of joy and apprehension.

Jacqueline helped Renee out of kindness; she didn't want Renee to have such a hard time.

But when Renée became a Hollywood star, Jacqueline felt inexplicably upset.

The two went to Ethan's Studios in Hollywood and met Eric.

Upon hearing Eric's words, Jacqueline's mood instantly brightened.

Eric looked at Jacqueline and asked, "You two?"

Jacqueline composed herself and said, "I've known Renee for almost eight years, and we've always been best friends."

Renee added, "Jacqueline was a great help to me."

Eric, who has worked with Jacqueline on several films and knows her background, said that the two must have met when they were high-class ladies, "I mainly want to know about Miss Renee's psychological journey into this industry, if it's convenient."

He quickly added, "I'm preparing to shoot a movie related to Sugar Baby, and I hope to go deep into the front lines and hear the stories of those of you working in the industry."

When Jacqueline heard about the new movie, which was still about Sugar Puppy, she was pretty sure it would feature a woman as the main character.

She held back for the time being and did not rush to ask questions.

“Actually, there’s nothing inconvenient to talk about.” Renee said frankly, “I have a very bad background. Both sides of my family were divorced and remarried. I have seven siblings. I had to drop out of school early to work. I’ve worked as a waitress, salesperson, housekeeper and stripper. My outstanding appearance has brought me not convenience, but all kinds of troubles. I was raped a long time ago. After I called the police, no one paid any attention to me.”

She laughed helplessly: "Various associations protect children from wealthy families. I was judged to have seduced someone. Later, I had a black boyfriend. At first, I thought I had found true love. Even though he was an alcoholic, a drug addict, and a gambler, I tolerated it. But when I got pregnant and my pregnancy became obvious, he ran away with all the valuables in the house and I could never contact him again."

Eric suddenly remembered Edward, who used to specifically target divorced women with children, and said, "That's a traditional skill of Black people."

Renee said, "What happened next was my own fault. I wanted to have the baby, but I never considered that giving a child a good childhood would cost so much money. When my daughter was born, the even worse news was that she had a congenital disease and needed long-term treatment. I didn't have much education, and apart from showing off my natural advantages, I had no other skills, so I had to become a prostitute."

Jacqueline, certain that Renée wouldn't try to steal her resources in Hollywood, added, "Renée is a good person. She's helped many people in the industry, and I became friends with her because of her help."

Rene thought of how Jacqueline had repeatedly helped pay for her daughter's medical bills and said, "You're the real good person."

Eric wasn't interested in who the good guys were, and asked, "You're making a lot of money now?"

Renee thought for a moment and said, "My official income is over $30 a month, but in reality, not much of it stays in my hands. Someone like me needs a professional stylist and photographer, and sometimes I have to hire a male lead. Also, I'm getting older, and to attract paying users, I need to take good care of myself and look youthful and attractive. The money spent on beauty treatments and maintenance is a huge sum every month."

Eric is quite knowledgeable in Hollywood and knows that many women's beauty and skincare routines involve more than just their mouths.

Compared to working as a prostitute, Rene's income increased several times as much after becoming a Sugar Baby. Even though she still had to do business with Sugar Daddies, she had a lot more autonomy.

Speaking of which, the first-tier Sugar Babies can be considered the first batch of top internet celebrities in the United States.

Unfortunately, these online celebrities were led astray by Hawke from the very beginning.

Sugarbao's vigorous promotion has attracted even more girls to join this industry.

By the standards of moral guardians, Hawke is absolutely the culprit who corrupted the social atmosphere of America.

After Eric finished recording Renee's story, he rushed to the Beverly Business Club and met Evelyn, who had come from New York.

Perhaps it's a natural advantage of young Russian women, but many of the top-tier female celebrities have Slavic ancestry.

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A business jet emblazoned with "AI Manhattan Project" landed at Los Angeles International Airport.

Five vehicles were already parked on the tarmac, which had long been cleared of personnel.

As the current First Lady Claire Emery descended the spiral staircase, Clichy, who was waiting there, immediately guided her into a Rolls-Royce.

As the convoy drove out of the airport, Claire asked, "How's the contact with them going?"

Krish said, "Hawk Osmond will meet with you."

“That was his promise,” Claire said softly. “Now it’s time for him to keep it.” Hawke had promised during last year’s election to donate to her nonprofit foundation.

Claire's main foundation is an environmental organization that operates under the banner of protecting water resources.

Elizabeth Carter of Peterson Strategic Consulting approached her and asked her to come to Los Angeles for an interview, while Hawke Osment also made a personal phone call.

Claire, attracted by the nine-figure sum, secretly flew to Los Angeles.

In his office at the Coast Building, Hawke had already received news of Claire's arrival. He called her directly and said, "I've booked a room for you at the hotel. Why don't you rest for a day?"

Claire didn't come here to rest: "No need, we'll meet now."

Hawke, who was prepared, said, "Okay, how about this, I'll have someone take you directly to the Ivankho Reservoir, and we'll meet on the dam."

Claire was confused: "What are we going there for?"

Hawke said, "Your foundation is an organization that protects water resources, and I have drafted a plan that allows both sides to work together."

"See you at the reservoir dam," Claire said, hanging up the phone.

Hawke called Edward, and they went downstairs to take a car to Ivanhoe Reservoir.

This reservoir is one of Los Angeles' main water sources. During the Los Angeles wildfires, the reservoir was taken over by a Jewish agricultural company, which caused the Los Angeles fire hoses to run out of water.

Later, when Brian took office, it took a great deal of effort to regain control of several large reservoirs around Los Angeles.

Once in the car, Edward took out his phone, scrolled through the news, and said, "The First Lady plans to launch a massive clean water program in Israel to provide Jews with new, safe water resources."

Hawke nodded: "I've seen it. Almost every president who comes to power has to pledge allegiance to Israel."

Edward looked slightly puzzled: "Boss, what about the money we donated..."

“Tom Emmer is a narrow-minded man, and we have many other projects that require the White House’s support.” Hawke knew what was important and what was urgent: “There’s no need to have a conflict with Claire over such a small donation, and of course, such a donation is meant to make more money.”

He suddenly laughed, quite like an Indian: "Donations received in Los Angeles should stay in Los Angeles and be spent there. Don't even think about taking them out of Southern California."

Los Angeles International Airport is not far from the Coast Building, and Hawke arrived at Ivanhoe Reservoir about ten minutes earlier than Claire.

The two met, shook hands, and went together to a shady spot on the dam, where they leaned on the railing and gazed at the massive reservoir.

To avoid suspicion, each side had several personal attendants and bodyguards between them.

The April sun was rather strong, so Claire took off her sunglasses and put them on to block the light reflected off the water, asking, "Why did you choose to meet here?"

Hawke pointed to a sluice gate in the distance and said, "The year of the Los Angeles fire, this sluice gate blocked the water flowing from the reservoir to Los Angeles; it was life-saving water."

Claire was quite surprised that this despicable and wicked bastard would care about the livelihood of people in Los Angeles.
Hawke continued, "That year was both a natural disaster and a man-made one. The ownership of the reservoir was sold to a private company, and there was almost no rainfall in Southern California for more than six months. On top of that, the weather was hot and dry, which led to strong evaporation. Several small reservoirs that could have supplied water for firefighting were almost completely dried up."

This was a private conversation. Claire, the current First Lady, had no interest in people's livelihoods and asked directly, "Are these related to what we're discussing today?"

Hawke smiled and said, "My second donation to you, which is also the largest one, is ready and will be donated directly to your Clean Water Foundation."

Upon hearing about clean water, and looking at the reservoir in front of her, Claire gradually understood: "You want my foundation to launch a clean water program in California?"

“That’s right, you are the First Lady, and you have a huge influence.” Hawke was well aware of the power of the First Lady’s title. “Now that you are speaking out for the protection of water resources in Los Angeles and Southern California, I believe even more people will pay attention.”

Claire asked, "What do you want to do?"

Hawke pointed to the blazing sun in the sky: "The temperature is very high today. So far, Southern California has only had two rain showers, with a total rainfall of less than 15 millimeters. Caltech has once again issued a drought warning. Just like the year of the Los Angeles wildfires, Southern California will face an extremely difficult drought situation."

He looked at the surface of the reservoir and said, "With such intense evaporation, a lot of water is lost. To ensure the water security of Southern California, it is very important to reduce unnecessary water waste, and reducing evaporation is a key part of that."

Once she got there, Claire completely understood the subtext: this bastard talks about environmental protection and sings about Southern California's water security, but all he cares about is business.

She asked deliberately, "You're not thinking of adding a roof to this reservoir, are you?"

Hawke, of course, wasn't that crazy. He said, "Adding a roof isn't practical, but it could push for another initiative aimed at reducing water evaporation."

From the moment he decided to donate to Claire's Clean Water Foundation, he had been planning this new water conservation program, and for this purpose he specifically sponsored a research group at Caltech.

“According to research by experts at Caltech, up to 12 billion liters of water evaporate annually from the Ivanhoe Reservoir alone.” Hawke deliberately used smaller quantifiers to make the statistics sound astonishing: “That amount of water is enough to sustain 20,000 people for more than a year.”

Claire knew a little about it; there were many large reservoirs around Los Angeles, and even more in Southern California.

Hawke looked at the sun-drenched water and said, "We can put many floating spheres in the reservoir to block the direct sunlight and reduce evaporation."

Claire subconsciously did some calculations: "Even if we use cheap plastic balls, how many years will it take to break even? Three years? Five years?"

“How could we possibly use the cheapest plastic balls?” Hawke said with a serious expression. “Southern California has 34 reservoirs, each of which is related to the water security of a city. We must use the most environmentally friendly and safe materials to make the levitation balls and complete this project.”

The general idea is that the price will change from 50 cents to $5.

It's not as outrageous as the Pentagon's plan, after all, it's a publicly disclosed environmental protection initiative.

Claire wasn't stupid at all. She heard a good opportunity to get a lot of government funding and unconsciously got on Hawke's track, saying, "This plan sounds feasible."

Hawke said, "I call it the American Super Clean Water Project. We can work together to promote this project and implement it in arid areas across the United States, including Southern California, such as Mexico and Arizona."

Claire asked the most practical question: "How much would it cost to cover such a large reservoir?"

When Hawke made the donation pledge, he was secretly pushing forward with this plan, having already had relevant calculations done: "There are about 1 million suspended spheres with a diameter of 10 centimeters."

Upon hearing this number, Claire couldn't help but smile: "That's a good plan." (End of Chapter)