Malibu is only 30 miles from Los Angeles, starting from Santa Monica Beach and heading west along the coastline, you can see a seaside city surrounded by countless beaches, waves, and sunshine. Endless views, a pristine 'private' living environment, and brilliant sunrises and sunsets make Malibu a pure habitat away from the city.

Malibu has a long history, dating back to the mid-16th century, but the area was the property of the aristocracy for centuries until 1929, when the landowners lost a marathon lawsuit with the state government and had to agree to the construction of a road through the city, after which the owners were forced to sell and lease some of their property, which is now the prototype of Malibu.

Beginning in the fifties, Malibu attracted many film crews to shoot in Malibu with its warm and pleasant beaches and beautiful scenery, which gradually led to the gradual prosperity of the area, and many resort-style villas began to be erected in the area, forming a health resort without destroying the natural scenery - of course, this is the right of the rich.

It wasn't until March 1991 that Malibu officially became a city under the umbrella of the state of California, part of Los Angeles. Although the name is a city, it is actually just a small county town, with a population of less than 10,000, and although it is only 30 miles away from Santa Monica, it can be reached in 40 minutes by car, but due to the lack of supermarkets, shopping malls and other living facilities, everyone must drive to Santa Monica to replenish daily necessities. So, Malibu is a mecca for the wealthy, buy enough groceries in the city, and then drive to Malibu to enjoy the secluded life.

If Beverly Hills is the starlight gathering place in Los Angeles, then Malibu is the starlight gathering place of the entire West Coastline, where each villa covers a very large area, basically eliminating everyone's inquiring eyes - if you break in, it is a 'private' house, so the rich and celebrities, many high-society figures like to enjoy undisturbed leisure time here.

Therefore, although the city of Malibu has only been established for two years, the entire urban ecological chain here has been basically formed, and the price of villas is naturally high - of course, compared to the 21st century, a villa is 10 million US dollars, and the price is now very low, but this is still the exclusive domain of the rich, as if a certain circle of people can enter.

And today, for the first time, Hugo has entered this circle.

Joseph drove Hugo and Uma into the big 'door' of one of the villas, helped carry all the things and luggage brought from the supermarket to the 'door', and then walked back to the driver's seat and opened the 'door' of the car, "So, I wish you a happy vacation and enjoy this leisurely time." ”

"Joe, such a big house, you can stay too." Hugo smiled and sent out the invitation, "You have been busy for a year in the past, and you deserve a vacation."

Umma, who was standing beside Hugo, also raised her head and smiled, "Yes, Joseph, you should also enjoy a vacation, you have been so busy in the past two months, it's time to take a good rest." ”

Joseph glanced at Uma and remembered Charlize's words before leaving, "Believe me, Uma definitely wants to enjoy the world with Hugo. By 'two', I mean two people, no one else, and Hugo belonged to Uma during this time, not to our group of friends. Not only do we not want to join in, but we had better stay away, I mean, absolutely, out of their sight. ”

Before that, Joseph was still skeptical of Charlize's words, but looking at the smile on Uma's face, he suddenly understood the source of Charlize's words and believed the truth of those words. Joseph couldn't help but sigh secretly: The world of 'women' is really incomprehensible.

"No, I still don't." Joseph knew that if he really stayed, he would probably have suffered a lot, "I have two more scripts in my hand, I'll take a look at them first, and I'll inform you when there is news." I'll keep an eye out for 'Sleepless Nights in Seattle' as well. ”

Hugo patted Joseph on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't be in a hurry, let's take things slowly, the most important thing is to have the right mentality." ”

Joseph nodded, then waved goodbye to Uma, got into the driver's seat, and drove away.

Hugo turned to look at Uma in front of him, "Hey, it's really just the two of us now!"

A few days ago, Uma proposed to Hugo to enjoy the world of the two together, on the one hand, to make up for the regret of not spending time together on Chinese New Year's Eve, and on the other hand, to relax Hugo, who had worked hard for several months. Hugo thought it was a good idea, he had been in Los Angeles for almost a year, and he hadn't really rested, and after so many things on Chinese New Year's Eve, Hugo also wanted to relax his head.

After careful consideration, they chose Malibu. Although Hugo's current level does not have the capacity to buy villas in Malibu, Malibu also offers rental of vacant villas. The so-called rental business, in fact, is more about hoping that someone will live in the villa for a long time and maintain the daily operation of the villa, so that the villa can last for a long time. Hugo is now going to rent a villa for a vacation, and he still has the ability.

Malibu's villas by the sea can be called hot 'door' locations, with an average rent of $20,000 a day, not including maintenance costs such as electricity and water. In the British TV series "Downton Abbey" that began to air in 2010. "Abbey" sells for $400 million, and the annual maintenance cost is as high as $8 million, of which the cleaning cost alone is as high as $1.7 million, in addition to the utility bills, gas bills, security, lawn, 'flower' garden, maintenance and other expenses are also worth a lot of money. It can be seen that in fact, the real luxury goods, although the purchase cost is very expensive, but the maintenance cost is even more expensive.

$20,000 for a Malibu villa is not a lot of money, but the maintenance costs must be borne by the tenants, which is a lot of money. However, Hugo only came for a short vacation, and the cost was still affordable

Looking at the villa in front of them, Hugo and Uma couldn't wait to enter the empty house, and browsed the house for the first time, only then did they know what comfort and luxury are.

Located just steps from Malibu Beach, the villa has more than 6,000 square feet (560 square meters) of land space, which would take a while to browse it all, including four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The exterior of the house is made of stone walls, with a pleasant 'open' terrace, and the interior design is elegant in European style. Most of the rooms face the pool and the sea, so you can see the blue sky and the sea at a glance, and the beautiful scenery of the water and sky makes every part of the house a view.

This is a real mansion, each of which has been carefully arranged, with luxurious sofas, spiral staircases, retro fireplaces, quaint bookcases, cumbersome chandeliers, glass skylights to see the sky, an indoor bar that can accommodate guests, and palm trees on the side of the room where you can bathe in the shadows, all the elements leave a deep impression on the mind.

Living in such a mansion is truly a pleasure. Although the space is a little too large and a little empty, fortunately, Hugo and Uma enjoy the world of the two. The original vacation was only scheduled for a week, but as the week drew to a close, Uma still didn't want to leave.

"We can stay here for a few more days, we haven't been working lately anyway, and who knows if we'll have time to enjoy this kind of leisure after we get busy." Uma was clearly attached to this place.

Hugo couldn't help laughing, he also liked it here, but he still had enough sense, "But our vacation is over, and we need to return to work when we go back, and the Golden Globe Awards are about to kick off." ”

"It's only a 40-minute drive back to Los Angeles from here, and even if you have a job, it's too late to rush back." Uma sat in Hugo's arms and looked at Hugo carefully with those green 'colored' eyes, "Besides, didn't Joseph say that if there is a change in work, he will call you, did he mention work when you talked to him yesterday?"

"Nope." Hugo sighed, he was also a little disappointed in this, but he still tried not to care, after all, no job is so simple, Joseph is also working hard now, all he can do is to be patient and believe in Joseph.

"That's right, since it's a vacation, then continue to enjoy it, if there is a job coming, then there is no way, you have to go back." Uma continued to increase her persuasion, "Now, let's stay here!"

Hugo was a little helpless by Uma's words, the corners of his mouth outlined a smile, and he gently bit the tip of Uma's nose, "Then you say, stay a few more days?" This is a rented house, so naturally they can't do whatever they want, and they have to talk to the real estate agent. However, Malibu's villas are vacant all year round, especially now that it's winter, and it's not the peak vacation season, so it's not a big problem to stay any longer.

"How about three more days?" Uma asked hesitantly.

Hugo took a deep breath and said, "Okay, then stay for three more days." "It's okay to go back anyway, it's good to enjoy life here, and Hugo also brought a lot of books to read, and life is fulfilling.

"Oh yes!" Uma immediately cheered, "Then we're going to go to the supermarket and buy some food and fruit, oh yes, and pesticides, there are so many ants here, God!" Also, I don't have sunscreen anymore......"

"You can make a list and we'll go to the supermarket." Hugo sat up, hugged Uma's waist, pressed her on the sofa with a turnover, and then went down Uma's 'lip' flap and collarbone, and said vaguely, "It's not easy to go to the supermarket here, don't miss anything......

In this way, Hugo and Uma continued to stay at their villa in Malibu. When Joseph learned the news, the first thing he saw was Charlize's "I knew" eyes, "They're staying, right?" After getting Joseph's affirmative answer, Charlize triumphantly stretched out his right hand, and Joseph, Alex, and Carl each put a dollar in Charlize's hand.

The seven-day vacation was extended to ten, and the ten days to fifteen, and finally, Hugo and Uma waited until the day of the 24th Golden Globe Awards before leaving Malibu in the dust, ending a 21-day vacation and returning to Los Angeles for tonight's ceremony.