The Wolf of Los Angeles

Chapter 29 The First Employee

The first order to open the business is a good start, and there is no conflict between making money and having people.

Robert Downey Jr.'s career was frustrated, but he was far from being ruined.

Hawke has no gains in Brentwood, and he has many peers blocked there and can't get exclusives.

He developed several news informants in Wing Chun Boxing Gym, and only Tracy's gym is still blank.

Not only Downey is there, but it is also the first choice for some Hollywood and sports stars to exercise.

Hawke has been in Los Angeles for a short time and has no connections.

He thought a little, thinking of director Eric Ethan he met at the Sundance Film Festival, whom he said he would come to Los Angeles to develop.

Hawke found Eric's phone number and called.

Eric was extremely surprised: "Have you come to Los Angeles?"

"There are more opportunities here." Hawke said the truth: "So I came to Los Angeles to develop."

Eric said, "Do you have time? Let's meet and chat."

Hawke said directly, "It just so happens that I want to ask you for some help."

The two made an appointment to meet in Century City.

Twenty minutes later, Hawke came to Starbucks, waited for a while, and Eric rushed over on time.

Compared to Sundance Film Festival, the young director is full of energy.

Hawke asked for coffee first and asked Eric: "It seems you're going well."

Eric smiled happily: "It's okay." He looked up and down at Hawk: "It's your appearance that has changed drastically. If you didn't take the initiative to say hello to me, I suspect you have changed your body."

Hawke smiled and said, "I want to change it too. It's better to become a handsome guy and have a handsome star face, so that you can make a living by your face."

Eric joked: "They rely not only on their faces, but also on their butts and mouths."

His face turned up: "If you want to hug your thighs, you must kneel down and move your mouth."

Hawke discovered that Eric, the art-related person, was still a philosopher.

Park City’s cooperation made Eric feel particularly confident in Hawke and asked, “Have you found a job? Come and help me?”

"You have a job," Hawke declined and asked, "You are going well?"

Eric said: "In the middle of next month, "SAR Highland" will fully enter the DVD and video tape market. This project is profitable, and Katherine agrees to help me raise millions of dollars in the next project to make a real cinema feature film. I'm working on a script."

Hawke knew nothing about script creation and filmmaking, and just asked, “Is the script completed?”

Eric waved his hand and said, "It's not that fast, it will take at least half a year." He looked sad: "So, I'll have to eat for a long time..."

Hawke found that he was unstable and comforted, "You are lucky compared to George and those of you. Catherine is at least a woman."

This is effective. Eric thought for a moment, especially compared with his arch rival George Hansen, he felt instantly cheerful.

Hawke said again: "I just came to Los Angeles. I don't know many people here. I'm in a little trouble, so I have to ask you for help."

Eric took a lot of money and said, "You just say it."

"Since the end of Sundance Film Festival, I have been maintaining high-intensity fitness, and you have seen the results." Hawke said half-truth and half-hypothesis: "There is a Tracy Fitness Club in Ximu District. I heard that the facilities are relatively complete and the coach is special. Professional, I am prone to gain weight and want to go to fitness. There is a membership system there, and I also need to introduce old members to apply for membership."

Eric recalled: "I've heard of this gym, which is very famous in the industry. Catherine seems to have mentioned it, and I'll ask her when I look back."

Hawke said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Eric suddenly thought of George, and the Crystal Cinema that suddenly had power outages, and asked, "You won't make trouble in the gym, are you?"

Hawke did a muscle-lit position and said, "Of course not, I just want to exercise."

Eric rested: "You wait for my good news."

The two talked about Eric's new work for a while. Hawk was self-aware and only listened to and didn't say anything about the content creation.

At noon, Hawke invited Eric to a meal and received a call from the convenience store owner in North Hollywood, saying that Robert Downey Jr. had gone to the Wing Chun boxing gym.

He drove over immediately.

In front of the convenience store, the white proprietress Brie leisurely looked at the Oulang Boxing Pavilion opposite.

In the store, Edward, a mixed-race black man, was busy moving goods.

Seeing Hawke get out of the car, Brie waved her hand, waited for Hawke to come and pointed across the road: "There has been a while since people have entered. His wife has just come after him. I know his wife Deborah, and I have been in the newspaper today. .”

Hawke also read the news in the newspaper, and Deborah moved out of Brentwood with her children and separated from Donnie. Hawke nodded slightly, and according to the rules of his peers, he took out $20 to Brie, and said, "Thank you."

After a phone call, it cost $20 for free, and Brie returned to the store happily.

All of this fell into Edward's eyes, and he complained to Brie: "I obviously found it."

Brie was furious and shouted, "Come on to move this pile of cotton products into the warehouse. I will order you a fried chicken and watermelon juice set meal at noon!"

"Did you treat me as a slave? You don't pay for work every day!" Edward was really angry and took off his apron and threw it away: "I want to break up with you!"

Hawke vaguely heard the quarrel from the convenience store. When he wanted to look back, Donnie and his wife Deborah came out at the door of the boxing gym opposite.

The two quarreled fiercely, and Deborah scolded Donnie for being a scumbag and was not worthy of being her child's father.

Donnie seemed to know that he was in the wrong and got into the car and ran away.

Deborah then got into the car.

Hawke put down his camera, the convenience store door behind him opened, and Edward walked out.

Behind, Brie's shouting sounded at the convenience store: "Leave me and wait to wander on the streets!"

No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!

Edward shouted, "I would rather wander on the streets than let you squeeze you anymore. I'm almost sucked away by you!"

Hawke looked at the convenience store curiously.

"Hey, man, we're meeting again." Edward turned his two thick lips, smiled out a line of white teeth, pointed to the camera and asked, "Are you gaining something again?"

Without waiting for Hawke to answer, he said, "See it. Every time you meet me, you will have good luck. I saw the front page headline you shot last time, and I will make another note this time?"

Hawke put away his camera and said casually, "Make some hard money."

Edward remembered the newspaper headlines that night and the ones he saw later, and blinked: "Man, are you accepting people? I am very capable, and we cooperate very well. I also took photos of the headlines with you! I can drive a car , know how to use cameras, never complain about work, and the boss who has used me praises me..."

Hawke smiled without saying a word, pointing to the convenience store.

"No, no, this is different." Edward quickly explained: "I saw her divorce and was very pitiful with a child, so I chased her to be my girlfriend. Unexpectedly, I treated her as my girlfriend, but she treated me as a free laborer. No, I am a slave! Here, I am more pitiful than my ancestors who picked cotton."

Hawke hit the key point of the question: "Why are you chasing her, tell the truth."

Edward handed into his work pocket and said, "If you have divorced and take care of your children, you will definitely have a support. I just thought I could get some money."

Hawke asked, "Isn't this the first time I've done this?"

Edward scratched his head and said, "I came out of Compton and didn't wander on the streets. I just rely on divorced single women who took in them. They got at least half of their property when they divorced, and there were considerable child support. Most of them had houses, but Empty and loneliness, lacking a man to do rough and tiring work..."

Hawke found that Lao Hei was a little interesting, which was also a unique survival skill, and asked again: "Who taught you these?"

Edward said, "I have observed it myself." He looked back at the convenience store and said, "But this time I didn't get a cheaper job. She squeezed and worked during the day, and squeezed and juiced by her at night. I can't stand it."

Hawke really needed someone to hit the ground and walk in front of the thunder. Edward's skin color was obvious in the dark night, and he greeted, "Get in the car first."

He gave the key to Edward, asked Lao Hei to drive, took out his cell phone and called Jack who asked the inquirer. The two parties agreed to meet at the place where the last transaction was.

Edward is a native of Los Angeles and is very familiar with the city. Hawke reported the place to go and he soon arrived at his destination.

After waiting for a moment, the bearded Jack rushed over.

Hawke sent Edward to the distance and started to negotiate a deal, and agreed to make a deal for $200.

The Downeys' quarrel is not a big news. If it weren't for the continuation of previous popular headlines, it wouldn't be worth even $200.

Seeing the bearded man leave, Edward returns: "Is the negotiation done?"

Hawke nodded slightly and said seriously: "Discuss you on your work for me, show me your driver's license or other documents, and your social security number."

"No, you're doing it so seriously? It's just work." Edward had no choice but to take out his driver's license and report his social security number.

Hawke took his driver's license, wrote down his social security number, and said, "The one-month internship period is the minimum hourly wage in California, the working hours are not fixed, and catering is provided at work. In addition, you must keep your phone open 24 hours a day and be on call. ”

Edward was going crazy: "Man, my ancestors were on the plantation back then and the treatment was better than this!"

Hawke said, "You can leave if you don't do it." He drew big pie: "My studio is just starting out and is starting a business. Once you succeed, you will be my entrepreneurial partner."

Edward wanted to refuse, but suddenly remembered the fireworks that night and replied, "I'm not suitable for me to leave at any time."

But Hawke said, "Man, you're talking too early. If you want to get this job, you have to pass my test."

Hawke disdains to do things like paying money to work or asking employees to lend to the company, but if you want to become an employee of West Coast Entertainment Studio, you must pass the test.

To incur sunk costs.

(End of this chapter)