The Wolf of Los Angeles.

New Delhi, Ministry of Defense.

Pankaj hurried through the corridor and into an office in the Equipment Development Department. He handed the USB drive to a middle-aged man with a beard and said, "Minister, this is news that just came back from the United States. You really need to take a look at it."

The minister took the USB drive, plugged it into the computer, and a test video of the US military appeared.

He frowned: "High-ranking intelligence personnel were deployed?"

“No,” Pankaj explained. “It came from the North American India Business Association. It’s a public test video from the Pentagon, and reporters aren’t prohibited from filming it.”

The minister clicked on the video and started watching.

The image above shows American soldiers testing a three-wheeled transport vehicle. He was familiar with the vehicle, having previously seen test videos from Los Angeles and even placed a large order.

Pankaj said, "Reliable sources in the United States indicate that the Pentagon has approved the testing of this tricycle and has officially placed an order for 30,000 vehicles with West Coast technology companies to meet the U.S. military's individual troop transport needs around the world."

The minister wasn't particularly interested in these vehicles initially, and after the first order was signed, the second batch was never approved.

However, the fact that the world's leading superpower, the United States, is purchasing these vehicles on a large scale demonstrates their enormous advantages and practical value.

As the third strongest nation, India certainly needs to catch up.

The United States truly lives up to its reputation as a beacon of the world; the Secretary's perception of individual soldier transport vehicles immediately underwent a dramatic change.

He said, "The fact that the U.S. military is going to equip it with such equipment shows that the Pentagon has approved its performance. It seems we need to do more procurement."

Pankaj, as the person actually handling the matter, was very enthusiastic: "Minister, let's place an additional order."

After a moment's thought, the minister said, "Increase the order quantity by one-third, and use the same transaction method as last time."

Pankaj knew very well that he should only give the other party a deposit.

In India, a deposit is always equivalent to the full payment.

The West Coast Tech team happened to be in Mumbai, so Pankaj immediately contacted his subordinates there and instructed them to negotiate with the other party on this matter.

The West Coast naturally wouldn't refuse business that came knocking on its door.

As for the deposit issue, the West Coast requires a deposit.

The simplified upgrade of the three-wheeled vehicle requires the Indian to pay the final payment, but the Indian will definitely not pay the final payment, and all the responsibility will fall on the Indian.

No one knew better than Hawke that the Indians simply couldn't collect their final payments.

……

Beverly Hills, Hilton Hotel.

The Stars and Stripes and the Indian flag were placed together in the press hall. Indian billionaire Anil sat at the conference table, picked up a pen, and scribbled his signature on the contract.

On the other side, Roger Keane, representing the West Coast Investment Fund, also signed the contract.

The two sides exchanged contracts and shook hands in front of a flurry of flashing lights.

This $10 billion investment will be specifically targeted at Hollywood films.

Tom Cruise and Eric Ethan, who were accompanying the investors, took to the stage to give interviews and express their gratitude to the investors.

Nowadays, Indians are on a buying spree all over the world, even buying up Land Rovers.

Eric also officially announced his new project, "Sugar Baby," at the press conference.

He also invited the female lead, Jacqueline, onto the stage.

The name of the new project is quite appealing; these days, who in North America doesn't know the special meaning behind the new term "Sugar Baby"?

At that moment, Zuckerberg rushed onto the stage with his hands raised.

As the founder of the Tangbao website, he didn't hold back at all, picking up the microphone to talk at length about Tangbao's development history, his collaboration with director Eric, and Tangbao's IPO plans.

This person never forgets to promote himself and his company.

He is also a very high-profile person in front of the media and on the internet.

Inside the glass curtain wall of the lounge, Musk, who had come to support his girlfriend Jacqueline, disapproved of Zuckerberg and said to Hawke next to him, "Why did you bring this bastard here?"

Hawke, who always respects investors, replied, "Zuckerberg invested $1500 million in Eric's film and asked to go on stage and say a few words. How could I refuse?"

Musk is now the number one internet celebrity in the tech world, but he has had his share of competitors in recent years, the biggest of whom is the shameless Zuckerberg.

He said, "This investment is certainly respectable, but I don't like this person. He has repeatedly made sarcastic remarks about me on Twitter, saying that I have been building cars for many years, but I am not as good as his website which he founded in four years."

Hawke, who hadn't heard about their feud, asked curiously, "Didn't you two publicly argue on Twitter?"

Musk appeared to look down on the other party: "For someone of my status to publicly argue with him would be beneath me. I'm a big shot in the tech world, while he's just a pimp."

Hawke was slightly taken aback. It turned out that the largest shareholder of the Sugar Treasure website was one of his overseas foundations.

The media event outside was coming to an end, followed by an internal reception.

Hawke called Musk out of the lounge and headed towards the banquet hall.

As Musk walked, he said, "Anil inherited a huge fortune, probably tens of billions of dollars?"

Hawke couldn't help but envy this kind of rich second generation, saying, "It is said that he has a large amount of cash flow and has made investments in many fields in order to surpass his brother Mukesh."

Musk became interested: "SpaceX needs a lot of cash. Could we bring in their funds?"

Hawke, however, knew the characteristics of Indians well: "In that case, you would have to accept a large number of Indians into our company."

Musk's biggest change from his previous life lies precisely in his attitude towards Indians. He firmly believes in Hawke's judgment and said, "Let's accept domestic investment in the United States."

Hawke asked, "Could we spin off the Mars landing program into a separate project and accept Indian investment?"

“You don’t seem to have much confidence in our Mars project,” Musk complained. “Let’s look for other projects.”

Hawke then skipped over the topic.

Mars probes are easy to find, but it will probably be decades before humans can go to Mars.

What kind of projects can extract large amounts of money from India?
In Hawke's understanding, infrastructure-related projects often involve large investments and long construction periods...

He had an idea.

The guests came in one after another, and Hawke, who was the host for the day, greeted some of them.

Anil found Hawke, shook his hand firmly, and said, "The last time I returned to Mumbai, I really felt triumphant."

Although the other party did not say it explicitly, Hawke knew that he was referring to Mukesh.

Anil found a shortcut to outmaneuver Mukesh: the world's largest market, the United States. He asked Hawke, "We can invest in other projects together."

Hawke smiled and said, "How about investing in the education industry? We can establish some schools for Indians in America and promote the American education model to the Indian elite."

Anil was seriously considering this matter. The school investment was high and the return on investment was not fast enough, but there was also an advantage: it could bring great prestige.

Of course, he was unaware that Hawke's impromptu Indian school plan was actually aimed at mobilizing substantial funds from India.

The large-scale private schools, with their high investment and slow construction speed, are certainly in line with the typical Indian pace.

For example, classic examples include the Arjun Tank and the Tejas Fighter.

Even if some are built, they will emphasize literature and history majors and joyful education.

Anil quickly weighed the pros and cons; once the school was built and began recruiting students in India, he would gain immense prestige.

Not only could he surpass his brother Mukesh, but he could also use this opportunity to raise funds and donations from the general wealthy class.

Raising private funds in this way can alleviate his pressure to repay bank loans.

Even if they ultimately lose money, or it takes a long time to turn a profit, the money invested is still from the Indian private sector.

Anil quickly made a decision and asked, "Is there a detailed plan?"

Hawke came up with this idea on the spur of the moment after chatting with Musk; there was no plan behind it.

But he appeared confident and said with a smile, "I own an international school in Inglewood. You can go and take a look when you have time. It has the most advanced educational facilities and educational philosophy in the world."

Anil said, "I have plenty of time during my trip to Los Angeles. I can visit tomorrow or the day after."

Hawke is talking complete nonsense: "The professional team that builds international schools is planning a second one, located in a wealthy and middle-to-upper-class area of ​​Los Angeles."

Anil asked, "If I invest, will this international school primarily recruit elite Indian students?"

Hawke followed up, saying, "Of course, that's the most basic rule in international schools."

Anil was satisfied: "Once you've drafted a plan, can you let me know as soon as possible?"

Hawke smiled: "No problem."

Anil was satisfied and followed Eric to other places.

Neville and Zuckerberg entered together, and the latter spotted Musk immediately, walking straight over without stopping.

Musk also saw Zuckerberg, let go of his girlfriend Jacqueline's arm, stood up, buttoned up his suit jacket, and went to greet him.

Zuckerberg stopped two meters in front of Musk and scoffed, "All you do is talk big."

Musk retorted: "I wondered who it was, but it turns out to be the number one pimp on the internet."

People in the media industry all around them turned their attention to the two of them.

Megan, who came in with Caroline, gloated: "Two internet celebrities are going head-to-head, hurling insults and fighting."

Caroline grinned, revealing her small, pointed teeth: "They wouldn't dare to make a move here."

Megan knew this too, after all, Hawke was the host today.

The two men stared at each other, neither willing to yield, as if they wanted to kill each other with their gazes.

Neville quickly invited Hawke over.

Hawke came over, looked around, and said, "I have a suggestion that can both let you settle things with one victory and attract the attention of the entire American media and public."

Zuckerberg was intrigued and immediately asked, "Can you tell me what the method is?"

Musk had dealt with Hawke so much that he figured it wasn't a legitimate method, so he simply kept quiet.

"Follow me." Hawke led the way, calling the two to the rest area, where they found a place to sit down.

Zuckerberg, eager to promote his website, asked impatiently, "Hawk, what's your idea?"

Hawke recalled a recent news story about the renowned German director Uwe Bauer, who, angered by the criticism from film critics, set up a challenge in North America, inviting several film critics to compete against each other.

The result, naturally, was that Uwe Bauer brutally beat up the film critic.

Inspired by this, Hawke said, "Your online arguments may attract some attention, but the buzz is too low and the number of people you can attract is limited. You need to bring the conflicts online into the real world."

Musk thought Hawke's idea was unreliable and asked, "You're not going to make the two of us fight here, are you? This is your party."

Zuckerberg didn't care; after all, to have built a website like Sugarballs to this extent, one must have an incredibly thick skin.

He didn't care at all as long as he could benefit and get something out of it, even if he was a size smaller than Musk: "Hawk, as long as you don't object, I can knock this big talker down in ten punches."

When it comes to making threats, Musk is no exception: "I can take down a pimp like you with just two punches... no, one punch is enough."

Zuckerberg's eyes widened: "You can try it."

Hawke bent his knuckles and tapped the table lightly, interrupting the two of them, and said, "Look, here comes a match full of highlights!"

Musk seemed thoughtful.
Zuckerberg also fell into thought.

Hawke said directly, "There are many media people here today. The scene of the two of you facing off will definitely spread. Why not take advantage of the buzz and arrange another fight? Boxing or kickboxing are both fine."

He looked at the two of them and continued, "This fight is scheduled for at least three or six months from now. You two will keep posting related workout videos on Twitter, provoking each other in various ways to arouse public curiosity and enthusiasm."

Musk, who has always followed the tech influencer route, said, "This is a good idea. It can not only promote the individual, but also the company behind us. For example, I can use Tesla or the big rocket as a backdrop."

Zuckerberg sneered, "I'll gather 500 of the website's top fans to cheer me on."

Musk retorted sharply: "I won, they're mine now."

Hawke said, "So? Are you going to fight? I can team up with Las Vegas and help you open betting odds."

Zuckerberg had a fierce edge: "Fight! Why wouldn't I fight! My wife is from the East, and I will invite real martial arts masters from there to train me. You may not know the saying, 'All martial arts under heaven originated from Shaolin.' I will invite masters from Shaolin to come over."

Hawke thought to himself, "The master may not be able to fight, but he's sure to be a con artist and good at seducing women to have children."

Musk said, "I'll get Tyson's coach over."

Hawke slammed his hand on the table: "Okay, it's settled then."

A new kind of online feud in the tech world has begun.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of SugarBeat, has issued a challenge to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk via the internet. (End of Chapter)