The Wolf of Los Angeles

[Chapter 306: Longfin Smelt and Habitat Protection Act]

Throughout January and February, Hawke devoted all his energy to the company -- restructuring its organization, recruiting new employees, establishing more standardized management systems, and driving further development.

In his scarce free time, he also went on dates with Erica or Megan.

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During this period, Hawke made several trips to Covina to directly oversee Brian's campaign operations. Brian officially hired Hawke as a special campaign adviser with a salary of $5 million.

In the office, Brian remarked, "I know you're a billionaire now, so you probably wouldn't care about a mere $5 million." He added, "The rest will have to wait until after I'm elected."

Of course, Hawke did not mind the $5 million -- a sum more than enough to hire dozens of elite mercenary teams from Latin America. He said, "Just transfer the money to the account of West Coast Studios, as before."

Brian immediately called the financial manager and then asked, "We've already set the ball rolling on the meteorology front -- God willing, those experts have predicted that the rainfall in Los Angeles will decrease over the next few years, so we won't have to put in too much effort to fabricate support for that."

Hawke replied seriously, "That means even the weather is on our side. Next, it's time to deal with the environmental groups."