Harry Lyons was buried, and not many people were present on the day he was buried.

The news of his death did not reach the school until a few months after the funeral had been completed.

On the day Virginia and Danforth broke up, Evan went back to school and asked someone to do an experiment for him.

Charles's case was abruptly elevated, and on Feb. 6, after a summary trial, Charles was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

However, on his way to the San Luis Obispo Men's Prison, Charles suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died on the way to the hospital.

In less than half a month, the Leon family had to handle the funeral again.

Sunday, February 9, noon.

6811 Hollywood Avenue, Hollywood Hotel.

Built in 1901, this hotel is one of Hollywood's most iconic buildings with its elegant wooden structure and Mission Revival (an architectural style) style stucco façade. In the early days of Hollywood's development, many film industry practitioners held meetings and cocktail parties here, and it was once the most famous social venue in Hollywood. An early pop icon, actor Rudolfo Valentino, known as the "Latin Lover", once stayed in a hotel for a long time.

The owner of this hotel is Charles Toberman. Toberman）。 Toberman is a real estate developer whose company is one of Hollywood's largest landowners. Known as "Mr. Hollywood" and "The Father of Hollywood," Toberman has developed numerous Hollywood landmarks including the Hollywood Bowl, the Chinese Theatre, the El Capitan Theatre, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Grauman Egyptian Theatre, and the Masonic Temple.

Because it is a wooden building, after more than 40 years of wind and sun, it is no longer beautiful, and there are naturally fewer and fewer people who come here to consume, and the business situation is getting worse and worse.

Of course, to put it another way, it's quiet, and you can talk about things without being disturbed.

At this time, on the wide balcony of a certain room in the hotel, Evan was basking in the sun on a wooden chaise longue and guessed that the other party chose to be here because of this.

Evan glanced at his watch, and the appointed time was almost up, and the other party should be showing up soon.

Just as Evan was thinking, there was a gentle vibration on the floor.

Someone came up.

After a while, a middle-aged and elderly man with a round belly and half-bald hair walked towards Evan's room under the guidance of the hotel waiter.

The old man was followed by several men in black.

This man is the one Evan is going to see today.

Evan got up from his chair, straightened his suit, left the balcony, returned to the house, and greeted the man.

Frederick S. Hello, Mr. H. Prince, thank you for accepting my invitation. ”

Evan took the initiative to extend his hand and beckoned.

Frederick shook hands with Evan, looked at him unabashedly, and said with a smile: "Evan Warren, hello, I've heard of you for a long time. It is worthy of being a genius who can be worth millions at a young age, and when I see it today, he is really a talent, and his future achievements are limitless. ”

"You've won the prize!" Evan smiled, let go of his hand, and said, "For you and your family, I'm just a junior. ”

He stretched out his hand to the long dining table next to him and suggested, "How about we sit down and say?"

Frederick nodded, and as he sat down at the table, he said:

"Speaking of which, we had the opportunity to know each other earlier, but unfortunately, you think our price is too low. ”

"Instant noodles are indeed a good thing, but now they are cheap Ando's little monkey!"

Evan sat down across from Frederick himself. Listening to Frederick talk about the past of instant noodles, Evan was not embarrassed at all, and said calmly: "This can only say that Ando has the vision and courage to bet on his entire net worth." ”

"For me, of course, it's who is the highest bidder and who is working with whom. ”

That's right, the Mr. Frederick in front of him is the director of Amor Foods, who made the highest bid and almost won the instant noodle patent. At the same time, he is the son of Frederick Sr., the founder of Prince Company, the controlling shareholder of Amor Foods.

Frederick Sr. was a nationally renowned investment banker and financier, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, a major patron of the Democratic Party, and a strong supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression.

The reason why Evan did not immediately agree to cooperate with Amor Foods was precisely because of this concern. As the son of a Republican governor, Evan felt he couldn't get too close to someone in the Democratic family.

Later, as Evan deepened his understanding of his governor's political philosophy and became familiar with the rules of American political action, he realized that his concerns at that time were actually overthinking.

You must know that although his governor's father is a well-deserved boss of the Republican Party in California, during the gubernatorial election last year, he publicly declared more than once that his position was non-partisan.

It was then that Evan really learned that his father as governor had actually positioned himself as non-partisan since he ran for governor in 1942, which was one of the labels that he could beat others to become governor.

This is one of the reasons why Earl Warren was able to win both Republican and Democratic primaries in last year's gubernatorial primary.

Speaking of which, this kind of competitive and cooperative relationship between different political parties in the United States made it take a long time for Evan, who is accustomed to "the same party and fighting against the other," to change his thinking.

Since he had no worries about this, Evan was relieved to contact Frederick.

After smiling and greeting for a while, the wine and food provided by the hotel were served.

Halfway through the meal, Frederick finally couldn't hold back anymore and asked, "Evan, I wonder why you invited me over today?"

After wiping his mouth with a napkin and asking the waiter to remove the plate in front of him, Evan asked, "I heard that your company's new 'Dial' soap is selling well, and it seems that it has the opportunity to become another pillar product of the Amor company." ”

Frederick didn't understand Evan's intention to suddenly mention this, frowned, and said slightly, "Borrow your good words." ”

At this moment, Evan clapped his palms, and Bob, who was standing nearby, immediately handed him a folder.

Evan took the folder, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards Frederick.

He smiled and said, "I have a report here, I don't know if Mr. is interested in reading it." ”

Frederick took the folder in confusion, opened it and slowly looked at it. Looking at it, his face became more and more ugly.

It didn't take long for him to slam the folder shut, look at Evan with a gloomy face, and ask, "Evan, what do you mean by that?"

Evan still kept smiling and said, "Mr. Frederick, you don't have to be so nervous, only I know this thing for the time being." ”

Frederick squinted his eyes and asked, "What do you want?"

Instead of answering his question, Evan asked rhetorically, "I heard that the 'Dial' product was promoted by a manager named Danforth Amor in your California branch, right?"

"I've also heard that he's the son of Mr. Hermann Amor, the director of your company, and that this Amor is still the surname of the company's founder, and that the Amor family has been obsessed with regaining control of Amor's Foods, Mr. Frederick, is that so?"