The plane slowly moved over Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Seattletaa. i) Falling, the drizzle outside the window begins, the whole city is like an ink landscape painting, the green 'color' mountains and forests slowly spread from the bottom of the eye to the distance, the edge of the city with light ink is faintly outlined in the 'fog', and the veil-like rain and fog is spread over the city, like John Ronald Rill Tolkien's wonderfully decided Middle-earth, It was as if at the far end of the horizon the Hobbit villages could be seen weaving together

After stepping off the flight, Hugo pressed the 'base' cap slightly, tied the belt of his trench coat, and then dragged his luggage out of the airport after Joseph, the rich green 'color' mixed with a mist came to his face, the fresh earthy aroma with a faint 'tide' wet on the skin lightly jumped, the kind of vitality and hope that only belonged to the 'spring' day extended infinitely in the drizzle, and the fatigue and irritability in the heart were quietly dissolved.

It's no wonder that this place is known as the Emerald City, and the beautiful green mountains and green waters are so beautiful and moving.

Standing at the airport's 'door', no one noticed Hugo's arrival, no reporters surrounded, no flashing lights, which made Hugo breathe a sigh of relief, although he has now adjusted his mood, but when he sees reporters rushing up, his mood is still inevitably irritable, and he can avoid 'dealing' with reporters, which is really good.

Joseph flagged down a taxi, loaded two large boxes into the back compartment, got into the car, and said to the driver, "Fourth Avenue, 1112." ”

“le)?” The driver opened his mouth to confirm.

"Yes." Joseph adjusted his position and replied in the affirmative.

The driver slowly drove the car out of the parking area, and the car fell into silence, only the sound of tires hitting the water stains on the ground could be heard, and the whole city had a sense of quiet mystery, and buildings slowly appeared out of the window in the rain and fog, giving people an intermittent glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of this land.

Seattle in 1993 was actually far less famous than a few years later, when Seattle relied more on the developed shipbuilding industry to attract attention, and the headquarters of the 'Boeing' company was located here, which earned the city the reputation of "the city of airplanes", but a few years later, Microsoft and Starbucks, which chose the headquarters in Seattle, gradually began to rise, making the city attract the attention of the world. That's when people really noticed how fresh the air was and how high-end the quality of life was, making Seattle the best city in the United States to live in.

Seattle is also known as the "Alaska 'Door'" from which countless people have traveled to the last wilderness in North America, and Hugo can't help but think of a 2007 movie "Wilderness Survival" (i0. the。 "The endless wilderness of Alaska sketches in my mind what nature is like in its truest form, with snow and ice, and trees in the trees.

As the 'door' of Alaska, Seattle has the same incredible atmosphere as Alaska, with its low elevation but ancient glaciers, active volcanoes and snow-capped peaks, which always permeate the city with a fresh and clean atmosphere. Seattle is blessed with green mountains, lakes, harbors, and rivers, and the typical oceanic climate gives it four seasons like spring.

Neither in the United States nor anywhere else in the world, there is hardly a second city like Seattle, where the mountains and flat bottoms are covered in dense, almost pristine forests. The inside and outside of the city are lined with quiet harbors, rivers, and green trees, and the streets are rich in 'color'. And among the green hills that surround the city, dozens of lakes of various sizes are hidden in a staggered manner. The trees are lush, the grass is verdant, and even the rain that drifts around, and the wind that gently blows by, all have a green color.

The city shrouded in rain and fog is verdant and dripping, and people can hardly help but open their arms to embrace the city and feel the cheerful and light green 'color' in the air.

Looking at Lake Washington looming between the buildings, Hugo couldn't help but smile on the corner of his mouth, and whispered to Joseph, "If I have the opportunity to settle here in the future, I will be happy every day." ”

Joseph knew that Hugo's whole person was a little nervous in the past two days, although they all knew that the words of the media could not be fully believed, especially after experiencing the doubts of the big names, Hugo also understood that whether it was praise or criticism, the words of the media must learn to recognize the moisture of the content; But it's one thing to understand the truth, and it's another thing to apply it in life. Seeing that almost all the media are singing about "Sleepless in Seattle", Hugo, who is at a low point, is inevitably lost.

Although it is said that before the release of "Smelling the Fragrance of the 'Female'" and "Yihai Xiongfeng", there were not many media that were optimistic, but now the situation is different, the attention of "Smelling the Fragrance and Knowing the 'Female' Person" is not high, and there are few media that give feedback; Hugo was in an upward trend during the "Yihai Heroic Wind", and the overall media response was relatively balanced. But now the filming of "Sleepless in Seattle" is Hugo standing at the bottom of the invisible valley, against the pressure of all the media, and the difficulty is not the same as that of nature.

This time, in addition to the "Los Angeles Times", only James Rattle of "US Weekly" said good things for Hugo, thinking that this was a great opportunity for Hugo to turn around. But among the truly authoritative media, only Nicholas of the "Los Angeles Times" stood on Hugo's side for the first time, which was surprising.

Therefore, the pressure on Hugo's shoulders is indeed very huge.

Joseph looked at Hugo's tension, didn't comfort him, and didn't know how to comfort him, they all understood those truths, but it was not so easy to really relax. In fact, Joseph is even more nervous than Hugo, since the appearance of "Sleepless in Seattle" was confirmed, Joseph began to have insomnia, so he didn't want to comfort Hugo, even he was in a panic.

Now, seeing that Hugo's 'spirit' relaxed, Joseph couldn't help but cast his eyes on the wonderful scenery outside the window, and let his shoulders, which were so tense that they were almost stiff, relax a little, "Living in Seattle? You're crazy, it's raining here every day, it's annoying, the air is 'damp', and you feel like your clothes can't dry no matter how you dry them. ”

Hugo chuckled, "It's not a downpour here, it's always pleasant." Didn't you have such an experience when you were a child, running in the light rain with an umbrella, and then deliberately stepping into a puddle just to see the water 'flowers' splash? Heavy rain makes people irritable, but light rain makes people like. Hugo looked out the window again, "It seems that the 'spring' day is not far away." ”

"Hehe, that's because you don't live here." The driver said something coldly, which made Hugo stunned, and Joseph smiled and looked very hard. "Distance always makes people beautiful."

Hugo had to admit that the driver's words were very reasonable, and replied with a smile, "Just live here during this time and look at it." "After filming began, Hugo lived here for a long time, so he could get a feel for the quality of life in Seattle in advance.

"I think you're still living in Malibu." Joseph looked at Hugo's smile, and his feelings calmed down unconsciously, Hugo's smile always seemed to have such power, like a ray of sunshine piercing the 'gloom' haze, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth was outlined with Hugo's smile before he realized it. Even though Hugo himself is now in a state of tension and anxiety, Joseph can still get positive energy from Hugo, which is very subtle and very comfortable.

"Living in Seattle, what about your knees?" Joseph complained angrily, and sure enough, he saw Hugo sticking out his tongue helplessly.

Hugo's knee injury from a car accident is already prone to rainy days, and if you live in Seattle, the situation must be terrible. So even if Seattle is a good place, it's still not the best place for Hugo to live.

The taxi arrived at its destination in no time, and it took about half an hour to get from the airport to the city center, although the continuous light rain extended the time a little. Joseph and Hugo walked into the W Hotel to check in, and before the formalities were completed, old friends greeted them from the hotel lobby.

"Good afternoon, man." Rob Lena was the first to greet him, and Hugo could see that there was a group of people behind him, but for a while he only saw the figure of Nora Ephron, and the others didn't have time to identify it, so they were hugged hard by Rob, blocking their vision, "Oh, this terrible rain has made the clothes 'damp' wet, and I always feel that there is a smell of rot at any time." Rob grumbled gloomily.

"Rob, why are you here?" Hugo ignored the question of clothes, but looked at Nora curiously, and the two of them nodded in greeting.

Nora smiled and explained, "Rob showed up on the set as an actor. ”

"Actors? Oh, sorry, I forgot about it. Hugo came to his senses, although Rob won recognition as a director, he was born as an actor, but Hugo has always fixed Rob in the position of the director of "Yihai Xiongfeng", so it is always easy to forget the fact that jì, "What role do you play in the crew?" Hugo hasn't gotten the script for "Sleepless in Seattle" yet, so he's not very clear.

"Your friend at work, Jay." Rob said with a smile.

Hugo casually looked at the group of actors behind Nora, but didn't see Meg Ryan's figure, "Fortunately, I'm not the last to arrive at the crew, otherwise I would have felt extremely sorry for delaying the crew's start." ”

"Actually, our entire crew is here, and you're the last one to arrive." Nora looked at Rob, and the two of them smiled in a tacit understanding, and said meaningfully.

"Uh, what?" Could it be that Meg is in the upstairs room, or what, should Hugo put on a self-jerking one-man show?