017 Oolong acquaintance
"Coffee." Charlize lightly tapped the coffee paper cup in front of Hugo with her slender fingers, with a bright smile on the corner of her mouth, "Can you still have a meal here?" Charlize's words embarrassed Hugo again, and the two of them touched each other's eyes and couldn't help laughing.
Hugo has forgotten that it is only 1992. Although Starbucks was founded in 1971, it was not until 1987 that it was acquired by Howard Schultz, opening the journey of a global chain dynasty. Starbucks is far less huge than a decade later, and can only be regarded as a chain coffee shop that has risen rapidly in the United States. Therefore, Charlize's evaluation of Starbucks is very correct.
Although Hugo made a series of embarrassments just now, he quickly recovered, allowing all the embarrassment and embarrassment to be quietly resolved in the smile on the corner of his mouth, and gently bit his lower lip, "Of course, coffee." He nodded slightly, Hugo raised his eyes and looked directly at Charlize, "I wonder if I can buy you a cup of coffee?"
Charlize looked at Hugo's clear eyes in front of him, and the smile on his lips paused for a moment, then it became even brighter, "Yes. Mamba, no sugar, thank you."
"Mamba? Excellent choice." Hugo stood up with a smile, nodded slightly at Charlize, and then walked towards the store. Mandheling.Brazil, a kind of coffee made of Mandheling and Brazilian coffee. It is fragrant and pleasant, but strong and delicious. Charlize does not add sugar. This shows some Charlize's character.
After Hugo walked into the store, he stood at the door and let out a long breath to calm himself down. Hugo realized that whether he saw Brad during the last audition or unexpectedly met Charlize, who was still rolling in the modeling industry today, he seemed a little fussy, completely like a crazy star chaser.
Although Hugo knew that this was inevitable, after all, he was rolling in the domestic underground rock music industry a few days ago, and today he met people who could only be seen on the screen one after another. This was really difficult to adapt, but Hugo also knew that he had to adapt because he was rolling in this industry now and would meet more legendary characters in the future. If he was shocked every time he saw a big star, he probably wouldn't be able to stand it.
After taking another step, Hugo walked to the counter and ordered a cup of mamba coffee for Charlize. After thinking about it, he still stood by and waited without going out. It was not until the clerk had soaked the coffee and filled it with paper cups that Hugo walked out with the coffee.
Pushing open the brown glass door, Hugo saw Charlize sitting next to the coffee table at a glance. At this moment, Charlize supported his chin with his right hand, his long golden hair slid down smoothly along his shoulders, and dense ivy climbed on the neatly arranged palm trees on the avenue. The sunlight penetrated the lush branches and leaves, and the gold-like spots covered Charlize's body with a layer of golden gauze. Charlize in front of him was like an elf girl living quietly in the woods, lively and beautiful.
Hugo could even clearly see Charlize's slender eyelashes gently swaying in the sun like a butterfly wing. The shadows of her hair, eyelashes, and nose bridge made her facial features more three-dimensional. Suddenly, she seemed to notice something. She raised her eyes and turned around and saw Hugo standing at the door of Starbucks. Her eyelashes raised up, and the laziness between her eyebrows ripped out a halo in the sun. The smile at the corner of her mouth was outlined, making people hold their breath suddenly.
In fact, Charlize is only seventeen years old now, and is not the beautiful goddess in Hugo's memory at all. Charlize is still relatively immature now, and the girlish temperament makes her look more down-to-earth. But at this time, Charlize's facial features have basically grown, and the charm of his eyebrows and eyes has already had some electricity. He is indeed very beautiful in the reflection of the golden light.
No wonder Carl gave his business card to Charlize no matter what! Hugo sighed again.
However, this time Hugo's reaction did not stop. Seeing Charlize's smile, he responded with a smile, then raised the coffee in his hand slightly, and walked towards the seat.
Charlize looked at Hugo in front of him, his upright figure, stretched muscles, and handsome face. He was almost impossible to look directly under the dazzling sunshine. The amber eyes were like two clear lakes shining brightly in the sunshine projected without any obstacles. When the smile on the corner of his mouth was outlined, the warm and brilliance bloomed like this. Charlize couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
"Hey, your coffee." Hugo looked at Charlize's dazed expression, put the coffee in front of her, called out with a smile, and then sat down opposite Charlize.
Charlize's eyes fell with Hugo, "Has anyone ever said you're charming?"
"You are the first one today." Hugo's answer made Charlize laugh and roll backwards, like a blooming lily.
Charlize picked up the coffee and put it to his mouth to take a sip. The bitter touch of the mamba coffee bloomed on the tip of her tongue. She couldn't help but lower her eyes and savor it carefully. Then she looked at the handsome man opposite with satisfaction. "So, are you an actor?" After asking the question, Charlize realized his rudeness and quickly added, "I've been in Los Angeles for a while. To be precise, I haven't been to the United States for a long time. I don't know much about these things. I just heard Carl say your name, so..."
Although Hugo didn't know much about English, he could still hear that Charlize's English and the accent he heard recently were slightly different. Think about it carefully, Charlize is a South African, English is her second language, and Afrikaans is her native language, so Charlize's explanation is not surprising.
"It's okay, it's okay." Hugo showed a light smile, and the gentleness in his eyes shone with stars in the sun. "Yes, I'm an actor, but my current grades are not very good. Even if you've been here for a longer time, I probably don't know me." This is the first time that no one mentioned the Golden Raspberry Award in front of him after Hugo traveled over. This is really great. "By the way, my name is Hugo Lancaster."
"Charlize Theron." The little girl in front of her looked at Hugo's warm smile, and her smile softened a little. "I came to the United States a year ago. I originally wanted to become a ballet dancer in New York, but unfortunately my knee was injured. My mother asked me to come to Los Angeles to try my luck. Now I am working as a model."
Although it was only a few words, Hugo could hear the hardships of Charlize's life in the United States. This was also the biggest feeling after Hugo traveled over here. Don't look at the stars' glory on the big screen, and not to mention how much effort these actors need to work to get under the spotlight, just saying that there are still tens of thousands of actors struggling to be able to star in a work, you can know how cruel an industry this is. Models are more difficult than actors.
"Believe me, I'm not a bad person. You can tell me everything about you, believe me." Hugo's teasing made the heavy weight in Charlize's words disappear, and both of them laughed softly.
"So, do you know the agent just now?" Charlize also realized that she and Hugo had only met for less than ten minutes, and her self-introduction just now leaked too much information, so he immediately changed the subject.
"Oh, yes, I know him. His name is Carl Earl, and he is an agent." Hugo said pretentiously. Charlize showed an expectant expression and waited for the following text. As a result, Hugo shrugged, "Isn't this enough?" It turned out that he knew nothing about Carl. Charlize understood that he had been teased by Hugo, and bit his lower lip angrily and amusedly, with an unwilling expression, which made Hugo completely happy.
"It was just a joke just now." Hugo said quickly. He took out Carl's business card from his pocket and read it carefully. "Oh, he is an agent under International Innovation Management Company. It's great. I'm from this company too. If you need it, I can ask for it and verify his identity."
Charlize also looked at Carl's business card in her hand, nodded and said, "Really? That would be better." Then she raised her head and looked at Hugo again, "I mean, since I can't become a ballerina in real life, maybe I can implement it on the big screen, right?"
Hugo pursed his lips, "I doubt it." This made Charlize stunned, showing a shocked expression. Hugo then laughed, "Unless you are willing to use a stand-in, right? So I think, you should try hard to become an excellent actor, which is more practical."
Charlize immediately understood what Hugo meant. Even a ballerina on the big screen, her injured knee was still a problem. Instead of holding such an unrealistic dream, it is better to see the reality clearly and re-set your own life goals. This is more realistic.
After understanding this, Charlize's look at Hugo was different. She couldn't help but look at the handsome man in front of her. Hugo was a little abnormal and looked down at her shirt, "I didn't drip the coffee onto the clothes, right?"
Charlize laughed again and shook his head, "No, no, you're fine." After laughing, Charlize continued, "It's just that you are different from most men." When other men discuss these issues, they only flatter and agree, and they don't really think, because their lower bodies occupy their heads. But Hugo is different. He has always been very serious during the conversation, especially those gentle eyes.
"Is this a good thing?" Hugo deliberately showed a worried expression. "You know, I was embarrassed when I met just now. If I didn't change my impression after the conversation, it would be a very bad thing."
This sentence made Charlize laugh again. She no longer remembered how many times she smiled during the conversation between the two. "Who knows? I don't dare to guarantee it."
Hugo showed an annoyed expression, but then he said nothing, "Then you have to do this. Tell me the phone number. After I inquire about Carl, I will call you."
Chapter completed!