Chapter 294 294 Walking in New York

When Hugo walked out of the dressing room, he saw that the five bodyguards at the door were still dutifully standing there, and they all turned their attention to Hugo. Obviously, they were alert to every move that might appear at any time. After Hugo, they turned back with a straight face, but Hugo unexpectedly discovered that Katherine Hepburn's bodyguard looked at Hugo twice, and when Hugo looked at him, he also gave Rain A friendly look.

However, Hugo didn't have time to think about the reason. He soon saw a tired Joseph approaching him. Hugo looked at Joseph in confusion. Did Joseph just go for a long run outside? Joseph originally wanted to ask about the situation, but after thinking about it, there are people standing here who are "monitoring", and it is not convenient to talk, so he finally slowed down and asked, "How is it?"

"Oh, let's leave first, Michael and Catherine need to stay for a while." Hugo still looked at Joseph with doubt and said, and then nodded and said hello to several bodyguards, no matter whether others responded or not, basically The etiquette is still needed, and then Hugo and Joseph walked out towards the passage when they came.

After turning around, Hugo frowned and looked at Joseph, "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so tired?"

"Stand outside for half an hour to see." Joseph said angrily, which made Hugo suddenly realize.

Unexpectedly, Hugo actually stayed in the dressing room for half an hour, and the happy time was like sand between his fingers, and he couldn't notice it at all. Joseph's physique was strong and he usually sat in the office, but suddenly he was "punished to stand" for half an hour, which naturally made him miserable.

In this way, the reason why Catherine's bodyguards are willing to show kindness to Hugo is because Hugo can talk to Catherine long enough, which makes him feel the friendship between Catherine and Hugo.

Just a thought flashed in Hugo's mind, and he heard Joseph say, "Those bodyguards, all of them are like I owe them money, and they didn't say a word. I originally wanted to inquire about the assistant, The situation in the bodyguard industry is unfortunate, and it turned out that I was talking there alone...it's really depressing."

Imagine that Joseph, who was usually serious and taciturn, actually became a talker, then how desolate the scene can be to draw an outline, making Hugo burst into laughter, "In the internal situation of these industries, they may not know much about it. To be honest with you, it is more reasonable for you to find a professional company."

Joseph shook his head helplessly, obviously still unbearable to look back on the half hour just now, "Of course I know that, I just want to see what they think, you know, the hype that the intermediaries say is not as good as the client's own. The insights come true."

This is true. "However, I don't need bodyguards now. As for assistants, I guess I'm not in a hurry now." Hugo said with a smile.

Before, Joseph was still anxious to find assistants and managers for Hugo, but after a series of events after the Golden Globe Awards, these things were temporarily put on hold. Joseph was in charge of Hugo by himself. Carl is busy with the increased work of Alex and Charlize. It is worth mentioning that at the end of February, Alex officially signed an agent contract with Karl, no longer in the form of friend help, Alex also became an artist under Karl.

Joseph glanced at Hugo, and after confirming that he was not depressed, he muttered, "The future is always needed, and I can't always be ignorant." Since Hugo was the first artist that Joseph officially took over , so he crosses the river by feeling the stones in everything, and now he has more contact with the necessary skills of some brokers, which is also good for his future career development.

"Oh, yes, this is for you." Hugo carefully took the Kleenex out of his jacket pocket and handed it to Joseph.

Joseph took the Kleenex and asked with a question mark, "I don't have a cold..." But his words disappeared in his throat. After seeing the signature on the Kleenex, Joseph stopped even in his footsteps.

Joseph never said that Katherine Hepburn was the biggest reason for him to become an agent. He was not only a lover of Katherine, but an admiration for Katherine. He admired Katherine as a woman in the entire history of Hollywood movies. It belongs to her own world, and Catherine's persistence and freedom in love is admirable, not to mention that Catherine, as an excellent artist, dedicated her whole life to the stage, all of which made Catherine the one that Joseph looked up to. exist.

So, when I saw Catherine perform at close range today, Joseph was so excited that he couldn't help himself. Although it was a pity that Joseph was not able to communicate with Katherine face to face in the end, the gift in his hand made up for this pity to some extent.

Joseph raised his eyes and looked at Hugo's back - after Hugo handed the gift to Joseph, he didn't stop and walked forward at a constant pace - Joseph did not tell Hugo the truth of his heart Thought, but Hugo still brought this very meaningful gift to himself, Joseph's inner surging can be imagined.

He lowered his head, carefully folded the tissue paper, and put it in his jacket pocket, and then Joseph trotted after him. But walking by Hugo's side, Joseph didn't say anything more provocatively. The gratitude between friends doesn't need to be expressed in words. He tried hard to suppress his excited voice and asked calmly, "I talked about it in there just now. what?"

Hugo tilted his head and glanced at Joseph. He immediately noticed Joseph's abnormality, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Obviously, he was very satisfied with Joseph's slightly awkward reaction, but he didn't make it clear. Says cheerfully, "I talked to Catherine about some acting stuff..."

The two walked out of the theater, looking left and right at the busy Broadway. The entire Broadway Avenue runs through the entire Manhattan Island from south to north, but only the section between 44th Street and 53rd Street is the real Broadway Golden Belt, that is, Inner Broadway, which is staged here. Classics, hits, commercial plays; and the unexpected theaters at 41st and 56th Streets are all off-Broadway, mostly experimental, obscure, low-budget plays.

The location where Hugo and Joseph are located is 43rd Street, which still deviates from the golden belt of Broadway. The famous red light district is also the heart of Manhattan Island.

There are two styles of street atmosphere in the whole Manhattan Island. The Midtown and Uptown basically present a tic-tac-toe checkerboard pattern, which is well-organized. The north-south direction is avenues, numbered from east to west, from First Avenue to Twelfth Avenue, among which there are also a few avenues that are not named with numbers, such as Madison Avenue, Broadway Avenue and so on.

As for the next. The urban area is the location of the earliest town in New York, so the planning is not so rigorous. It inherits the warm memories of the early immigrants' European hometown, so the road planning is like a European town. The streets are a little messy, and they often jump out. The sloping street makes it difficult for newcomers to grasp the direction. But at the same time, it is also full of the charm of a fairy tale castle town. If you have enough time, you can often find surprises in the center of the city by walking aimlessly here.

The intersection of Broadway Avenue and Seventh Avenue, which extend diagonally, is Times Square, and Forty-Second Street runs across it, cutting off the entire Manhattan Island. With Times Square as the center, Broadway Avenue cuts off Forty-Second Street. For the two worlds, there are office buildings to the east, and the New York City Library with the largest collection of books in the world. The Central Park behind the library has opened up a rare piece of green in the steel forest. Contrary to the east, the scenery on the west is desolate. Although there are high-rise buildings, supermarkets, groceries, and video stores are within sight, but the buildings are obviously much worn out. This is the oldest area on the island of Manhattan.

Beginning in Times Square and bounded by Broadway, the east side of Forty-Second Street becomes more and more prosperous, and the west side becomes more and more desolate, as does the population density, presenting a stark contrast between prosperity and poverty on the island of Manhattan. Of course, this so-called comparison is only for Manhattan Island. Compared with Brooklyn and Queens, this place is still full of feasting and prosperity.

Forty-third Street is located in the relatively prosperous Midtown District. Walking vertically along Broadway Avenue, you will soon see the bustling and prosperous Times Square. Although Times Square is called a "square", it is actually just a small open space. This is the intersection of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street, forming an "X" intersection, but the sharp corners of the two "V" shapes above and below the "X" are smoothed to form a rectangular open-air area , this small open space is known as the "crossroads of the world", and every New Year's Eve, more than 500,000 people will be in the cold wind, waiting for the moment when the crystal ball falls and kisses.

Hugo and Joseph took a leisurely pace all the way towards Times Square, but deliberately slowed down the pace on the bustling streets of New York, walking slowly and leisurely on the stone road, but there was a different flavor.

Pedestrians passing by all seem to be businessmen with "hundreds of thousands of dollars a minute", walking hurriedly with their heads lowered, and they don't even have time to look at other people. There is a fast running rhythm flowing in the blood of the city, as if one second is broken into three seconds for use here, that triple fast-forward rhythm fills the air of the city. A kind of impetuous.

Not only the people living in this city, but also the backpackers and tourists, walking through the famous attractions of the city at a fast pace, coming and going in a hurry, but ignoring the most beautiful things in the city. part.

If anyone is willing to slow down like Hugo and Joseph, they will find that the sky in New York is a hazy bright gray, azure blue sky mixed with dense clouds, and high-rise buildings divide the sky. It becomes a bright gray lattice, with a charm that is different from nature and other cities.