294 Walking New York
When Hugo walked out of the dressing room, he saw that the five bodyguards at the entrance of the 'door' were still standing dutifully in place, and they all turned their eyes to Hugo, obviously vigilant against every move that might occur at any time, and after finding out that the person who came was Hugo, they turned back with a straight face, but Hugo unexpectedly found that Catherine Hepburn's bodyguard looked at Hugo twice, and when Hugo looked at him, he also gave Hugo a friendly look.
However, Hugo didn't have time to figure out what the reason was, he soon saw a tired Joseph coming towards him, Hugo looked at Joseph puzzled, could it be that Joseph had just gone for a long run outside? Joseph originally wanted to ask about the situation, but after thinking about it, there were people "watching" here now, and it was inconvenient to talk, so he finally slowed down his tone and asked, "How is it?" ”
"Oh, let's get out of here first, Michael and Catherine need to stay a little longer." Hugo still looked at Joseph suspiciously, and then nodded and said hello to several bodyguards, regardless of whether others responded or not, basic etiquette was still needed, and then Hugo and Joseph walked out towards the passage where they came.
After the turn, Hugo looked at Joseph with a frown, "What's wrong with you?" Why do you look so tired? ”
"You stand outside for half an hour and see." Joseph said it angrily, which made Hugo suddenly realize.
Unexpectedly, Hugo actually stayed in the dressing room for half an hour, and the pleasant time was really like sand between his fingers, and he didn't notice it passing at all. Joseph's body was already strong, and he usually sat in the office, and suddenly asked him to "stand for half an hour", which naturally made him miserable.
In this way, the reason why Catherine's bodyguards are willing to show friendship to Hugo is because Hugo was able to 'talk' with Catherine for a long enough time, which made him feel the friendship between Catherine and Hugo.
A thought flashed through Hugo's mind, and he heard Joseph continue, "Those bodyguards, one by one, as if I owed them money, didn't say a word. Originally, I wanted to inquire about the situation of the assistant and bodyguard industry, but unfortunately, I ended up talking there alone...... It's really depressing. ”
Imagine that Joseph, who is usually strict and silent, has actually become a chatterbox, so how cold this scene can be depicted to draw an outline, which makes Hugo laugh for a while, "The situation within these industries, they may not be honest with you, it is more reasonable for you to go to a professional company." ”
Joseph shook his head helplessly, obviously still looking back on the half hour just now, "Of course I know this, I just want to see what they think, you know, what those intermediaries said is not as true as the parties' own opinions." ”
That's the truth. "However, I don't need a bodyguard now, and as for the assistant, I guess I'm not in a hurry now." Hugo said with a smile.
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, and Joseph was still slightly more than responsible for Hugo alone, but Carl was busy because of Alex and Charlize's increased work. It is worth mentioning that at the end of February, Alex officially signed an agent contract with Carl, which is no longer in the form of friend help, and Alex has also become an artist under Carl.
Joseph glanced at Hugo, and after making sure he didn't look depressed, he muttered, "The future is always needed, and I can't always be ignorant of nothing." "Since Hugo is the first artist that Joseph officially took over, he is 'touching' the stones to cross the river every time, and now he has more contact with the necessary skills of some agents, which is also beneficial for his future career development.
"Oh, yes, this is for you." Hugo carefully took the tissue out of his jacket pocket and handed it to Joseph.
Joseph took the tissue and asked with a question mark, "I don't have a cold...... but his words then disappeared into his throat, and when he saw the signature on the tissue, Joseph even stopped.
Joseph never said that Katharine Hepburn is the biggest reason for him to become an agent, he is not only in love with Catherine, but also an admiration, he admires Catherine as a 'girl' in the entire history of Hollywood movies to open up a world of her own, and Catherine's persistence and freedom in love is admirable, not to mention Catherine as a 'out' The artist dedicated his life to the stage, and this qiē made Catherine a living figure for Joseph.
Therefore, when he saw Catherine perform at close range today, Joseph was simply 'excited' and couldn't help himself. Although it is a pity that Joseph was not able to 'communicate' with Catherine face-to-face in the end, the gift in his hand made up for it in a certain way.
Joseph raised his eyes and looked at Hugo's back - after Hugo handed the gift to Joseph, he did not stop, still walked forward at a uniform pace - Joseph did not tell Hugo what he really thought in his heart, but Hugo still brought himself this very meaningful gift, and the surging of Joseph's heart can be imagined.
Lowering his head, he carefully folded the tissue and put it in his jacket pocket, and then Joseph trotted after him. But walking beside Hugo, Joseph did not say anything more sensationally, and the thanks between friends did not need to be expressed in words, he tried to suppress his 'excited' voice, and calmly asked, "What did you talk about in it just now?" ”
Hugo glanced at Joseph, he immediately noticed Joseph's abnormality, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but sketch a smug smile, obviously very satisfied with Joseph's slightly awkward reaction, but he didn't pick it out in his mouth, but said cheerfully, "I talked to Catherine about some acting things......
The two men walked out of the theater and looked left and right at the bustling Broadway. The entire Broadway Boulevard runs from south to north throughout Manhattan Island, but only the section between 44th and 53rd Street is the real Broadway Golden Mile, that is, Inner Broadway, where classic, hot, and commercial plays are staged; The theaters on 41st and 56th Streets have all been called Off-Broadway, and most of them are real 'sexual', unrenowned, low-budget plays.
Hugo and Joseph are located on 43rd Street, which is still off the golden mile of Broadway, which is considered a marginal area, which shows that the play "Heavy Dà Problem" is not taken seriously, and next door to 42nd Street is the famous red light district of New York, and it is also the center of Manhattan Island.
The streets of Manhattan Island have two styles, Midtown and Uptown basically present a chessboard pattern of tic-tac-toe rows, which are well-organized, running east-west as streets, numbered from south to north, from First Street to 220th Street; The north-south course is the Avenue, numbered from east to west, from First Avenue to Twelfth Avenue, with a few avenues that are not named numerals, such as Madison Avenue, Broadway, and so on.
As for the next. The urban area, which is home to the first town in New York, is not so rigorously planned, and it inherits the warm memories of early immigrants to their European homeland, so the road is planned like a European town, and the streets are slightly messy, and the diagonal streets that often jump out make it difficult for newcomers to grasp the direction. But at the same time, it's also full of fairytale castle towns, and if you have enough time, you can often find surprises in the heart of the city by walking aimlessly here.
The intersection of Broadway Avenue and Seventh Avenue is Times Square, and 42nd Street crosses through it, cutting off the entire Manhattan Island, with Times Square as the center, Broadway Avenue cuts 42nd Street into two worlds, office buildings to the east, and the City Library of New York, which has the world's largest collection of books, and Central Park behind the library opens up a rare piece of green in the steel forest. In contrast to the east, the west side is bleak, and although there are high-rise buildings, supermarkets, grocery stores, and video stores, the buildings are clearly much more dilapidated, and this is the oldest area on Manhattan Island.
Beginning in Times Square and bounded by Broadway, 42nd Street is becoming more and more prosperous on the east side and depressed on the west side, as is 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 to Brooklyn and Queens, which are still bright and peaceful.
Forty-third Street is in the more prosperous Midtown, along the Broadway Avenue longitudinally, you can soon see the bustling and prosperous Times Square, although Times Square is said to be a "square", but in fact it is just a small piece of vacant land, here is Broadway Avenue, Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street 'intersection' intersection, forming an "X" shaped intersection, but the "X" above and below the two "V" shaped sharp corners are smoothed, thus forming a rectangular "exposed" area, is this small open space is known as the "crossroads of the world." And every New Year's Eve, more than half a million people will be in the cold wind, waiting for the moment of hugging and kissing when the crystal ball lands.
Hugo and Joseph took a leisurely pace all the way in the direction of Times Square, but deliberately slowed down their pace on the bustling streets of New York, and walked slowly and leisurely on the stone path, which had a different taste.
The pedestrians passing by around them all seem to be businessmen who are "hundreds of thousands of people a minute", walking in a hurry, bowing their heads and walking quickly, without even looking at other people, which makes the blood of the city of New York flow with a kind of fast-running rhythm, as if one second of time is broken into three seconds for use here, the three-fold fast-forward rhythm makes the air of the city full of a kind of impetuousness.
Not only the people who live in the city, but also backpackers and tourists, who are walking at a brisk pace through the city's famous attractions, coming and going, but ignoring the best parts of the city.
If someone is willing to slow down like Hugo and Joseph, they will find that the sky of New York is a hazy bright gray 'color', the blue 'color' sky is mixed with dense clouds, and the high-rise buildings divide the sky into a bright gray 'color' grid, which has a charm that is different from nature and other cities.