Chapter 12: City of Angels
After spending more than seven hours in a half-asleep car, Xiao Yang's bus arrived at the Los Angeles Greyhound Bus Terminal, which was already 1:30 a.m. on January 15. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Asked the passengers on the same bus halfway, Xiao Yang knew that the bus system in Los Angeles did not operate 24 hours a day, and the first subway could not be taken until 4 o'clock in the morning at the earliest, and the city bus would not be available until after 5 o'clock, so he was not in a hurry to get out of the station, and he slept on the bench in the station until it was about to dawn, and then stretched his waist and walked out of the gate of the bus terminal.
The climate of Los Angeles is mild and pleasant all year round, it is the middle of January, the average temperature is also above 13 °C, the morning is slightly cooler, wearing a long-sleeved hoodie and jeans will not feel too cold, seeing a newspaper hall on the sidewalk outside the door, Xiao Yang went to buy a pack of chewing gum, took advantage of the shopkeeper's change, took a Los Angeles transportation and tourism map from the newspaper rack and glanced at it twice, with a strong memory that he never forgets, he easily imprinted the location and transportation mode of famous tourist attractions such as Hollywood and Beverly Hills in his mind, This saved 99 cents on the map.
Yesterday's dinner time was spent on the bus, after a night at the station, Xiao Yang felt even more hungry, but he couldn't make it to Los Angeles in his last life, his old man turned into a fairy and was reborn, so the two lives combined, this is the first time he came to the second largest city in the United States, and he didn't dare to forage for food at will when he was not familiar with the place, for fear that a person who accidentally ate a bad stomach would delay the big event, chewed gum and looked around, and found that there was a KFC diagonally opposite, so he walked over.
It was not yet the rush hour, there were not many customers dining in the store, basically there was no queue, Xiao Yang ordered a double burger, a pair of chicken wings and a fries, the waitress asked him what to drink, he said, "Coke." ”
The other party glanced at him in surprise, handed over a drink cup and motioned him to pick it up himself, Xiao Yang, who was a thief, was a little hairy at this glance, and thought that he couldn't hold his breath, so he wrote all his thoughts on his face, and glanced at other customers' tables a few times before he reacted, daring Americans generally don't drink Coke in the morning, but are more accustomed to drinking coffee.
can't blame him for not knowing, it's just that since he crossed over, he has been in Chinatown basically never eaten fast food, and finally opened a "foreign meat", only to find that the taste of fast food in the United States is really average, the bread is hard and small, the chicken nuggets are not fried crispy enough, and the cola is even sweeter and greasy, which is very different from what he has eaten in China in his previous life.
In order to fill his stomach, Xiao Yang began to unfold his plan step by step, having the painful experience of almost being squeezed into canned human meat when taking the subway in China in his previous life, he did not dare to make a similar attempt in this completely unfamiliar city, but chose the METRO-BUS, which connects the city and the surrounding suburbs, and also browsed the scenery of this world-famous "City of Angels" by the way.
As an urban agglomeration composed of more than 80 cities with the same core, Los Angeles does not have a city center in the sense of strict political functions, and the layout between the cities is quite scattered, in addition to more than a dozen skyscrapers in the central business district, thousands of single-family houses with different styles are scattered in the hills and plains of nearly 10,000 square kilometers, showing a unique messy disorder, almost making people feel the prosperity and fashion that an international metropolis should have, giving Xiao Yang's first impression. It is no different from the countryside more than 20 years later, only those criss-crossed, dense highways and shuttled cars, only faintly revealing the busy and impetuous atmosphere of some modern cities.
Buying an all-day MTARO subway + bus pass for $1.5, Xiao Yang tossed and turned several times before finally taking bus 754 to Hollywood's world-famous studio and entertainment center.
Just after 9 o'clock in the morning, Hollywood Avenue is already crowded, tourists from all over the world wander among the rows of shops, look at the pink five-pointed star medals with the names of Hollywood celebrities on the sidewalk, select gold figures, lighters, keychains, cultural shirts and other souvenirs with big stars and Oscar-themed gold figures, lighters, keychains, cultural shirts and other souvenirs, and take photos with live actors of entertainment superstars such as Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, etc. Watching the performances of street performers who aspire to success through the name of their name, the different languages and laughter mingle together.
Wearing the baseball cap and sunglasses he had just bought, Xiao Yang put his hands in his trouser pockets, as if he was leisurely strolling from east to west with the flow of people, and when he walked near the Chinese theater, a shouting voice with an obvious Spanish accent attracted his attention: "Star map, star map, grasp the whereabouts of idols, spy on celebrity secrets~ privacy, everything is under control, star map, star map, star map ......"
"Everything under control? I love that! Xiao Yang stopped in front of the Mexican vendor waving the map, "Can you take a look?" ”
"Absolutely!" The vendor shoved a map into his hand and enthusiastically sold, "Look, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Beach, West Hollywood, Burbank...... All celebrity gathering areas are included, and the address of every Hollywood celebrity and star is clearly marked, whether it is a popular or a well-known ......"
After a general glance, Xiao Yang confirmed that this thing was exactly what he needed, of course, its practicality has yet to be confirmed, so after some bargaining, he spent $2.5 to buy a "star map" that is several times more expensive than ordinary tourist maps.
Finding a bench to sit on the side of the road, Xiao Yang flipped through the notes on the map, and stretched out his hand to cross over the names that are familiar to the world, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Michael Silvester Gdanzlo Stallone, Madonna Sciccone, Jodie Foster, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt...... Finally, I put a strong dot on a person's name.
That's her, Jodie Foster!
A maverick woman, hailed by the media as a peerless talented woman, a man's nightmare.
Soon, though, a nightmare will befall her.
Because the first step in Xiao Yang's plan to become famous is to "kidnap" Jodie Foster!
This is the goal that he determined after repeated weighing and careful selection.
As he thought before, in Los Angeles, the fastest way to become famous is to get involved with celebrities, but the time is fleeting, he can't spend months observing, understanding the whereabouts and preferences of a certain star, and then looking for or creating opportunities to get close to the other party step by step, the Hollywood entertainment industry, which has always been dominated by white culture, will not easily open the door to a Chinese kid like him, eager to become famous, Prompted him to resolutely choose this risk-taking method, which was obviously criminal.