057 Shared apartments
Compared to the depression of Ron Meyer and Richard Gere, Hugo and Joseph's mood is obviously like the sunny beach in Malibu in June, which is perhaps the biggest good news after the Golden Raspberry Award, and can even be compared to the success of the audition for "Smell a Woman", because this is the first time in the last two months that the media has given Hugo a large number of positive comments.
Even if these positive comments are all about appearance, even if most of these comments are from Hugo and Uma, this is still a positive sign, and it also means that Hugo is moving small steps and getting back on track after suffering the low point of the Golden Raspberry Award, which is the most gratifying part.
Originally, Joseph just planned to increase some of Hugo's exposure, gradually repair the relationship with the media, and let Hugo's positive image appear in newspapers and magazines as much as possible, maybe attending a premiere will not have direct economic benefits, but in the long run, this will be of great help to Hugo's public image, not only to improve Hugo's impression among major studios, but also to contact the public relations work more smoothly when works such as "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman" are released in the future.
But what is surprising is that Hugo attended a premiere and achieved the effect that others dreamed of, not only blowing up the real protagonist of the premiere, Richard Gere, but also hacking the rival "Ben" by the way. It was really unexpected to be able to completely dominate the front page of the next day's entertainment.
Hugo made a special phone call to Paul Jonge Witt to thank him, and this time Paul's help can definitely be called timely rain, which not only solved one of Joseph's major problems, but also unexpectedly made Hugo achieve an unprecedented positive response.
"So, what did I say, a handsome suit is absolutely necessary." Even Joseph, who usually doesn't react much, rarely seems lively today, and the faint smile can be felt in his words.
Hugo looked at Joseph's joyful eyebrows and pouted, "That's four thousand five hundred dollars, and if it doesn't work well, I'll return it." One sentence immediately made Joseph's expression freeze on his cheeks, and he was choked and speechless.
The excellent follow-up effect of the "final analysis" obviously has to be fermented over time to become apparent, and Hugo is still in a situation where he is still without work for the time being, which also makes Hugo and Joseph idle again. This time, Joseph was not in a hurry to find a job for Hugo, in view of Hugo's current situation, work should focus on quality rather than weight, and after the foreshadowing of the premiere, Joseph's mood gradually calmed down.
Taking advantage of this free time, Joseph and Hugo found a new place to live, which is crucial for both of them, two big men crammed into one space, not to mention the bad accommodation before, just to say that neither of them has a private space, it is very troublesome.
Although Hugo now has a little money, considering that he doesn't know where his next job is, he still shouldn't squander it, so Hugo didn't want to live in a bachelor apartment in a big way, but asked Joseph to find a three-bedroom and two-living room shared apartment, and Hugo rented one of them to share the rent with others. With such a large suite, the surrounding environment is definitely better, the security conditions are more secure, and because of the shared apartment, the cost will not be too high.
Joseph originally thought that it would take some effort to convince Hugo to share a house, after all, Hugo was the actor of three movies before, although the salary was almost squandered by Hugo, but it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, not to mention that it is very humiliating to ask the "actor" Hugo to share a house with others. Surprisingly, after Joseph made this suggestion with difficulty, Hugo nodded without much hesitation.
Once again, Hugo impressed Joseph again.
In fact, for Hugo, it is not difficult to share a house with others at all, he used to sleep on the streets when he was glorious to death, and he also rented a large basement room for 20 people, and after experiencing such a life, there is no problem at all to accept a spacious and bright suite to share. What's more, the suite Joseph was looking for, although not high-end, was already good.
The famous Sunset Boulevard is one of the famous landmark routes in Los Angeles, just like the name of this road, the golden sun lazily sprinkles the whole street at dusk, and driving on this road is like driving to the paradise in the heart, so that the surrounding qiē is inlaid with beautiful gold, which is too beautiful to be real. It gathers the Chinese Theater, the Walk of Stars (Hollywood. walk。 of。 fame) and other famous attractions on Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood. Boulevard is actually parallel to Sunset Boulevard, so when you are done with a day trip to Hollywood, follow the direction of the hill along Hollywood Boulevard all the way south, pass through three small intersections to Sunset Boulevard, and then go west along Sunset Boulevard, all the way to the beach, and soon you can see a small square with a strong European style, which is called Sunset Square (SU. plaza)。
Scattered above the sunset square, there are many open-air bars, coffee days and ice cream parlors, among which you can also see many famous brand shops, even if you just sit here and enjoy an afternoon of leisure, blowing the gentle sea breeze, basking in the lazy sun, admiring the handsome men and women, happy like a fairy, it is definitely a good place to have a pastime. If you go two miles further on, you'll find the famous Beverly Hills.
Stopping at Sunset Square, walking in the direction of the small hill behind the square, and walking all the way up along the not spacious road, you can vaguely see the holly bushes scattered on both sides of the road, and the tall and low residential buildings are hidden in the green trees, breathing the air mixed with the smell of sea water and earth, it is easy to make people feel relaxed.
On this hillside, there are many affordable apartments and suites, but they are all old houses, so the rent is not high, the price of a three-bedroom house fluctuates between $1,200 and $1,800, whether it is furnished, what the view, how new or old the decoration and so on may affect the rent price.
Joseph's colleague Rick Rosen at the company. Lawon) found a new house for Hugo, this house is on the slope of this hill, the earthy yellow façade looks inconspicuous, but the surrounding environment has been greatly improved, not only are there no homeless people everywhere, the garbage everywhere is basically invisible, although it is not neat and clean, but it is also refreshing and generous.
Walk up the slightly gloomy staircase to the third floor, push open the room, the first thing to enter the line of sight is a garage-style hall, the navy blue cement wall does not have any embellishment, but the house is built with a layer of the most basic paint, the wall opposite the door is a whole side of windows, the sun can be projected in without obstruction, and at the same time, you can clearly see the scenery outside the window, the shady green trees and bustling streets under the mountain are in full view, and the blue sea and white sand beach in the distance are also impacting the beauty of the sight.
On the left-hand side is a simple low wooden cabinet, with no furnishings on it, just a remote control, but no shadow of a television can be found, and on the opposite side of the wooden cabinet is a maroon sofa combination, but the old and cracked skin clearly shows the age of the sofa.
There was no bright spot in the middle and right of the hall compared to the humble corner on the left, and in the center was abruptly placed a large carpentry table, on which even fine burrs could be seen, and no painting had been done at all, and behind the long table lay a piano - the dilapidated appearance even made it doubtful that it could function properly.
There was a compartment on the right, and just by looking at it it was the kitchen, but there was nothing but a pan on the stovetop, and outside the compartment was naturally the dining room, but unfortunately there was only a huge and heavy irregular marble on a solid wooden shelf, and a flickering light bulb hanging lonely from above. An appliance can finally be seen, a two-person refrigerator in the corner of the kitchen, but the almost peeling surface and oil-stained wires on the ground make it doubtful that the refrigerator is functioning properly.
There is a red wooden door in the corner of the dining room away from the door, and when you push it open, there is a single room, but there is nothing but a mattress. On the left-hand side of the hall - between the low wooden cabinet and the door - there is a corridor that goes deep into it, and when you enter, you can see two bedrooms on the right side and two rooms on the left, the larger one for the bathroom and the smaller one for the storeroom.
Pushing open the doors of the two bedrooms, the one near the hall was obviously inhabited, and there were simple items such as beds, desks, and wardrobes, and a large pile of messy clothes could be seen piled up on the beds, which had not been cleaned up, and the papers on the desk were scattered everywhere in a terrible manner, and the boxer shorts with red orangutans painted on the ground at the door indicated that the owner of the room should be a man.
The one near the inside was the same as the one on the right side of the hall, with only a worn-out mattress, except that the door to this room was a natural wood color, not painted red. Walking into the house, the wall near the sunset plaza is also connected to a large glass window, and the view from the hall is also clear from the bedroom.
While the décor is almost zero and every detail of the interior shows its dilapidation, the sheer size of nearly 3,000 square feet (280 square meters) and breathtaking views of the ocean are mesmerizing, not to mention the cleaner and safer environment than the previous one.
So, after Hugo looked at the environment here, without any hesitation, he agreed to Joseph's proposal and decided to move here!