72_72291 James Rattle hung up the phone, looked at the lane next to him, and after making sure that there was no car behind him, he quickly hit the steering wheel and directly made a "U" turn, which made the young man sitting in the passenger seat pull the armrest in horror, and his eyes kept looking around in a panic, lest suddenly a car burst out and they would die on the spot.

But James was very skillful, and after changing the direction of the car freely, he set off quickly, and his eyes did not forget to look around quietly, making sure that there was no police car nearby to measure the speed, and then accelerated forward.

The young man grabbed the armrest above the car window with both hands, and lowered his head again and again to make sure that his seat belt was still ensuring his safety, and his dry mouth made him look at James frequently, as if he was afraid that his random questions would make James unhappy, but in the end, curiosity and worry prevailed, "Mr. Rattle, where are we going?" ”

"James, call me James. Rodeo Drive. James replied succinctly, but his eyes kept looking around, as if he was nervous that a police car would suddenly appear, which made the young man in the passenger seat have more and more question marks on his head: What the hell is James looking at?

"But, I thought we were going to Burbank to see if there was any news?" The young man swallowed nervously, and the question mark in his heart was about to overflow.

"If there's big news on Rodeo Drive, it's time for us to change our destination." James said absentmindedly that the young man in the passenger seat was one of a recent batch of interns recruited by "American Weekly" and that they were very promising to work for the magazine in the future.

Due to the prosperity of Hollywood, the film department needs more and more reporters, James, as the reporter with the closest private relationship with Endeavor Elite Agency within "American Weekly", has long been the pillar of the magazine, so they sent an intern to him, in the form of an apprentice, hoping that James can do his best to bring out a group of reporters who can directly work.

Today's original plan is that there is no news, and there will be a short period of silence after the Oscars, which is also an important reason why the spring file is never lively. But in journalism, plans never keep up with change. Originally, James was still thinking about explaining the situation to the interns along the way, but now it seems that there is no time at all, and now every second counts.

"Grass! They're here too! James suddenly slammed the steering wheel, seeing that the intern was inexplicable, and the intern hurriedly looked out of the window, but after a search, except for the car or the car, there was nothing abnormal at all, but James suddenly muttered in a low voice, "It's okay now, they're here too, and the scene is lively enough for a while." ”

"I'm sorry, James, what the hell is going on?" The intern was completely confused, but he could only hold on to the danger of being scolded, hoping that James could explain the situation, otherwise he was now completely out of condition, as if he was a passenger on the bus with "life and death", but he didn't know that there was a bomb on the bus.

As expected, James didn't pay attention to the intern at all, the intern bit his lower lip and took the initiative to speak, "But there is nothing going on on Rodeo Avenue today, is it an emergency?" I just remember that today is the day of the unveiling of the Burberry flagship store, doesn't it have nothing to do with our film department? ”

James glanced at James in surprise at the intern's analysis, the most important thing as a journalist is the sense of news, which is a talent, but it can also be cultivated, and reporters must learn to find clues from the massive amount of news, and then dig deeper. It can be said that if you want to become a good journalist, the most basic thing is to learn to read the news. The intern's seemingly unintentional words just now can see his potential.

James looked out the window again, and then patiently explained, "Burberry really has nothing to do with us, but if a big actor is unexpectedly present, it has something to do with us." Instead of giving a direct answer, James threw out a leading clue.

"You mean...... "The intern's head spun quickly, "Julia Roberts showed up?" But after all, he still lacked the understanding of the information in the whole circle, and failed to grasp the main points correctly. But that's already a rare thing, and Julia has been running away from the desert before her wedding in 1991 to marry country singer Lyle Lovett. Lovett) eloped, away from the film industry for two years, but last year Julia returned in a low-key manner after the divorce, and then launched a full comeback, this year she has three works on the schedule, which can be said to be the hottest topic queen in Hollywood at present.

James didn't have time to take his time at this point, at least he saw the potential of the intern, so he quickly said, "No, it's Hugo Lancaster." Hugo was present at the unveiling of Burberry's flagship store. ”

"Wow, Hugo." The intern couldn't help but exclaim, obviously not expecting such a situation on his first day of internship, "But...... But Hugo is an actor, and even if he shows up at the unveiling ceremony, so what? ”

James glanced at the intern with a disgusted look, "If your understanding of journalism is only so superficial, then it would be better for you to consider changing careers earlier." James looked up ahead, then searched, "Look, the black minivan at eleven o'clock, that's the San Francisco Chronicle, the dark gray Chevrolet at two o'clock, it's the Entertainment Weekly, and the dark brown four-door sedan at five o'clock, it's the Chicago Tribune......"

The intern followed James's words, twisted his head repeatedly, and then looked at the cars without any features in a dumbfounded manner, he knew that James was definitely not talking nonsense, so it meant that James had memorized the detailed features and license plate numbers of these cars, which made the intern completely shocked.

If James knew what was going on in the intern's mind, he would probably give him a roll of the eyes, "I just received a tip-off that Hugo appeared on Rodeo Drive, and it's only passed......" James still explained professionally, carrying out his responsibility as a mentor, "In less than three minutes, other newspapers have also received the news, and everyone is rushing towards the same destination, why do you think this is?" ”

The intern only felt that he had stuffed too much stuff in his brain, and now there were signs of death, he opened his mouth, trying to keep up with James's train of thought, but he couldn't speak for a while, and James didn't plan to give him another chance, and replied directly, "All reporters are sharks, and just a hint of blood is enough to make them crazy." Now, Hugo is the smell of blood, kid, you may know that Hugo is the most influential actor in the United States at the moment, but you must not know how much of a belt effect Hugo can have. ”

"He's just an actor, and Burberry is a fashion brand...... I don't see any connection between them. The intern quibbled stiffly, but it was actually what he really thought. To the uninitiated, it is really not easy to understand.

"Do you know how many people will change their mindset about men's clothing after the Oscars because of Hugo's navy suit? Do you know how many people look the other way to navy blue just because of Hugo's choice? Do you know how much Burberry's turnover has increased in the past two years because of Hugo's personal preferences? ”

James' series of simple questions made the intern completely speechless and unable to respond at all, but James said with a chuckle, "According to the statistics of the radio station the day before yesterday, there were more than 640,000 phone calls after Oscar asking about the origin of Hugo's suit; In Los Angeles, New York and Chicago alone, sales of navy suits alone have risen by 360 percent in the past week, and orders for private suits have increased by nearly 15,000. After Burberry became the first choice of Hugo's private service, its turnover tripled in two years. ”

A series of real counts made the interns completely stunned, but James already looked surprised, "Look at it, Hugo attended the unveiling ceremony of Burberry today, and Burberry will become a hot topic for most of the next half a year." Today, we received news that there will definitely be no less than 30 reporters who will rush to the scene. ”

"So, never underestimate Hugo's influence." James finally summed up, then withdrew his gaze, ignored the intern who kept his mouth wide open and kept his posture stiff, and stepped on the accelerator, hoping to make it to Rodeo Drive as soon as possible.

James was one of the first reporters to arrive at the scene, and he threw the car keys to the intern and told the intern to park the car, while he went to the scene to grab the news first.

It took the intern nearly twenty minutes to find a parking spot, and when he came out of the underground parking lot, he noticed the chaos in the vicinity, and a large crowd of people could be seen running wildly in front of him, as if there was a tsunami or dinosaurs attacking from behind, and almost everyone was running in one direction; What's even more exaggerated is that some people simply leave their cars on the street because they can't find a parking space - it is estimated that the ticket will come soon - but they still rush out of the car, holding the camera around their necks, and run frantically forward, the surging crowd is reminiscent of the African savannah galloping horses.

The intern involuntarily followed the crowd and ran, but after only two hundred yards, the spectacular scene slowed his pace slowly—because the scene was so shocking that there were more than a thousand people standing in front of him, and even more and more, and the surging crowd actually cut off the street!