Superstar

Malibu is only 30 miles away from Los Angeles. Starting from Santa Monica Beach, along the coastline all the way west, you can see the coastal city surrounded by countless sandy beaches, sea'waves' and sunshine, and a 20-mile coastline. Enough to make fans of'waves' crazy, and the landscape of many state parks, canyons, and rivers makes this a paradise. The endless beauty, the clean ‘private’ living environment, and the brilliant sunrise and sunset make Malibu a clean habitat far from the city.

Malibu’s history is very long, dating back to the mid-sixteenth century, but this area has existed as a noble’s private property for centuries. Until 1929, the land owners were in contact with the state government. After losing the marathon lawsuit, he had to agree to build a road through the city. Later, the owners were forced to sell and lease part of their properties. This is the embryonic form of Malibu.

Beginning in the 1950s, Malibu attracted many film crews to come here for shooting by relying on warm and pleasant beaches and beautiful and comfortable scenery, making it gradually prosperous. Many resort-style villas began to be established in this area. Under the premise of destroying the natural scenery, a recuperation resort has been formed-of course this is the right of the rich.

Until March 1991, Malibu officially became a city under the banner of California and belonged to Los Angeles. Although the name is a city, it is actually just a small county with a population of less than 10,000. Although it is only 30 miles away from Santa Monica, it can be reached in 40 minutes by car, but due to the lack of supermarkets, shopping malls, etc. Living configuration, everyone must drive to Santa Monica to supplement daily necessities. Therefore, Malibu is completely a holiday destination for the rich. Buy enough daily necessities in the city, and then drive to Malibu to enjoy a life in isolation.

If Beverly Hills is the star-gathering place in Los Angeles, then Malibu is the star-gathering place of the entire west coastline. Each villa here covers a very large area, basically eliminating everyone’s exploration. Sight-if you break in, you will be "privately" breaking into a private house, so rich people or celebrities, many people in the upper class like to enjoy leisure time without disturbing people here.

Therefore, although Malibu has only been established for two years, the entire urban ecological chain here has basically been formed, and the price of villas is naturally high-of course, compared to a villa in the 21st century, it costs 10 million U.S. dollars. , The price is very low now, but this is still the patent of the rich, it is like a specific circle, only a specific group of people can enter.

Today, Hugo entered this circle for the first time.

Joseph drove Hugo and Uma into the big'door' of one of the villas, helped to move everything and luggage brought from the supermarket to the'door', then walked back to the driver's seat and opened the car. Door', "Then, I wish you a happy holiday and enjoy this leisure time."

"Joe, you can stay in such a big house too." Hugo smiled and sent out an invitation, "You have been busy for a year in the past, and you deserve a holiday.

Uma, who was standing next to Hugo, also raised his head and smiled, "Yes, Joseph, you should also enjoy a vacation. In the past two months, you have been too busy. It's time to take a good time. Take a break."

Joseph glanced at Uma and remembered what Charlize had said before he set off, "Believe me, Uma definitely wants to enjoy the two-person world with Hugo. I mean two people, no one else. , Hugo belonged to Uma during this time, not to our group of friends. Not only should we not join the group of friends, it's best to stay far-I mean-absolutely far away, out of their sight. "

Before that, Joseph was still skeptical of Charlize's words, but looking at the smile on Uma's face at this time, he suddenly understood the source of Charlize's words and believed that the words were true. Joseph couldn't help but sigh secretly: The world of the "woman" is really incomprehensible.

"No, I don't want it anymore." Joseph knew that if he really stayed, he would probably suffer. "I have two more scripts in my hand. I will check it out first and let you know if there is news.' I'll also pay attention to the sleepless night in Seattle."

Hugo patted Joseph on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't be too anxious, things should go slowly, and the most important thing is to put your mind right."

Joseph nodded, then waved goodbye to Uma, sat directly in the driver's seat, and drove away.

Hugo turned and looked at Uma in front of him, "Hey, there are really only two of us left now!"

A few days ago, Uma proposed to Hugo to enjoy the world of the two together, on the one hand to make up for the regret of not spending time together on New Year's Eve, on the other hand, to relax Hugo, who has worked hard for several months. Hugo thinks this is a good idea. He has been in Los Angeles for nearly a year and has not really rested. After so many things on New Year's Eve, Hugo also wants to relax his head.

After careful consideration, they chose Malibu. Although Hugo's current level does not have enough capacity to purchase villas in Malibu, Malibu also provides rental services for idle villas. The so-called leasing business is actually more of a hope that someone lives in the villa for a long time and maintains the daily operation of the villa than the rent. Only in this way can the villa last forever. Hugo now wants to rent a villa for a period of vacation, and still has this ability.

Malibu’s villas by the sea can be called a hot “door” area, requiring an average rent of US$20,000 a day. This does not include maintenance costs such as electricity and water. It is the same as luxury goods such as sports cars and yachts. The threshold for buying a villa is not high, but the cost of maintaining the villa can be said to be sky-high. "Downton Abbey (.abbey in the British TV series that began to air in 2010 is priced at 400 million US dollars, and the annual maintenance cost is as high as 8 million US dollars, of which only the cleaning cost is as high as 1.7 million US dollars. In addition, water and electricity bills, gas bills, security, grassland,'flower' gardens, maintenance and other expenses are also very valuable. It can be seen that, in fact, the purchase of real luxury goods is very expensive, but the maintenance cost is even higher.

The rent of the Malibu Villa is not expensive, but the related maintenance costs must be borne by the tenants themselves. This is a high cost. But Hugo only came here for a short holiday, so the cost is still affordable.

Looking at the villa in front of them, Hugo and Uma couldn't wait to enter the empty house, and browsed the house for the first time, only then did they know what comfort and luxury are.

The location of the villa is only a few steps away from Malibu Beach. It covers an area of ​​more than 6,000 square feet (560 square meters). It will take some time to browse all of it. It contains four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The exterior of the house is made of stone walls, with a pleasant ‘exposed’ terrace, and the interior design is elegant European style. Most of the rooms are facing the direction of the swimming pool and the sea, allowing people to see the blue sky and the sea at a glance. The beautiful scenery of the water and sky makes every part of the house a landscape.

This is the real mansion. Every design is carefully arranged, including luxurious sofas, revolving stairs, retro fireplaces, primitive bookcases, cumbersome chandeliers, and glass that can see the sky. The skylight, the indoor bar where guests can gather, and the palm trees on the side of the room where you can bathe in the shadows of the'shadow', all the elements left a deep impression in my mind.

Living in such a mansion is indeed a kind of enjoyment. Although the space is a bit too big and slightly empty, fortunately, Hugo and Uma are reluctant to enjoy the two-person world. The original vacation was only scheduled for a week, but when the week was about to end, Uma still didn't want to leave.

"We can stay here for a few more days. Anyway, we haven't had a job recently. Who knows if we will have time to enjoy this kind of leisure after we get busy." Uma is obviously reluctant to give up here.

Hugo couldn't help laughing. He likes this place too, but he still has enough sense, "But our vacation is over, and we need to re-enter work after we go back. The Golden Globes are about to kick off."

"From here to Los Angeles, it only takes 40 minutes to drive. Even if I have a job, I still have time to go back." Uma sat in Hugo's arms and looked at Hugo with those green eyes. "Besides, Joseph didn't say that if there is a change in work, he will call you. When you talked to him yesterday, did he mention work?"

"No." Hugo sighed. He was also a little disappointed at this point, but still let himself work hard not to care. After all, no job is that simple. Joseph is also working hard now, and what he can do is also Just wait patiently and believe in Joseph.

"That's right, since it's a vacation, then continue to enjoy it. If there is a job, then there is no way. You must go back." Uma continued to increase his persuasion, "Now, let's continue to stay here! "

Hugo was a little helpless by Uma's words, a smile was drawn at the corner of her mouth, and she lightly bit the tip of Uma's nose, "Then you say, stay a few more days?" This is a rented house, so naturally they can't do what they want. ', you have to ventilate with the housing agency. However, Malibu’s villas are vacant all year round, especially now it’s winter, not the peak holiday season, so it’s not a big problem to stay here.

"How about three more days?" Uma asked hesitantly.

Hugo took a deep breath, "Okay, then stay for another three days~www.wuxiaspot.com~ It’s okay to go back anyway, it’s not bad to enjoy life here, and Hugo also brought a lot of books to visit, and the days are fulfilling. .

"Oh yeah!" Uma cheered immediately, "Then we have to go to the supermarket and buy some food and fruit. Oh, yes, there are pesticides. There are so many ants here, God! Yes, I don’t have sunscreen either..."

"You can make a list, and then we will go to the supermarket." Hugo sat up, hugged Uma's waist, rolled over and pressed her on the sofa, and then followed Uma's lips. The collarbone went all the way down, and said vaguely, "It's not easy to go to the supermarket here, don't miss anything..."

In this way, Hugo and Uma continued to stay in Malibu's villa. When Joseph heard the news, the first thing he saw was Charlize’s "I knew it" eyes, "Are they going to stay?" After receiving Joseph’s affirmative answer, Charlize triumphed. Stretching out his right hand, Joseph, Alex, and Carl each put a dollar in Charlize's hand.

The seven-day holiday was extended to ten days, and ten days to fifteen days. In the end, Hugo and Uma waited for the 24th Golden Globe awards ceremony before they left Malibu eagerly and ended up two years. During the 11-day holiday, I returned to Los Angeles to attend tonight’s awards ceremony.