Tommy question

Hi all! Something that has bugged me for a long time about the "Wild Force" episode "Forever Red"—When they contact Tommy to join the team for the mission, we encounter him chilling by the pool at a club called "Bulkmeyers" that seems to be named after and run by Bulk and Skull. When the phone rings and they find out it's for Tommy, Bulk and Skull get all scared and reverent and call him "the boss." Why are they scared of Tommy, and why is he the boss? Does he own the place? Is he their financier? Do we have any official explanation? Or is this just a plot thread that was never explained and went nowhere?

For context, here's the clip. It seems to be an unfinished version without sound effects etc., but it is followable:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuPhStPfFNQ