Chapter 1502: 1502
James Rat hung up the phone and looked into the driveway next to him. After confirming that there was no car behind, he quickly hit the steering wheel and turned around a "u"-shaped bend, which made the young man sitting in the passenger seat hold the handrail in a panic look, and his eyes kept looking around in panic, fearing that a car would suddenly jump out and they would die on the spot.
But James was very skilled and eased to change the car in another direction, then set off quickly, and his eyes were still quietly looking around, confirming that there was no police car nearby to measure the speed, and then accelerated forward.
The young man grabbed the handrail above the car window with his hands tightly, lowered his head and made sure that his seat belt was still ensuring his safety. With his dry mouth, he made him look at James frequently, as if he was afraid that he would make James unhappy with a random question, but in the end he was curious and worried, "Mr. Rutt, where are we going?"
"James, call me James Rodeo Avenue." James answered concisely, but his eyes kept looking around, as if he was nervous that the police car would suddenly appear, which made the young man in the passenger seat more and more question marks on the forehead: What is James looking at?
"But, I thought we were going to Burbank to check in and see if there was any news?" The young man swallowed nervously, and the question mark in his heart was about to overflow.
"If there is big news on Rodeo Avenue, we naturally need to change our destination." James said absent-mindedly. The young man in the passenger seat is one of the group of interns recently recruited by Us Weekly, and they have a great chance of joining the magazine in the future.
As Hollywood is booming, the film department needs more and more reporters. As the reporter with the closest private relationship with the Engaging Elite Brokerage Company within "US Weekly", James 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 bring out a group of journalists who can go directly to work as soon as possible.
The original plan today was without any news, and there would be a short period of quiet time after the Oscars, which is also an important reason why the spring time is not lively. But in the field of news, plans can never keep up with the changes. James originally wanted to explain the situation to the interns along the way, but now it seems that there is no time at all. Now it is a matter of time.
"Grass! They are actually here too!" James suddenly smashed the steering wheel hard, and the intern was puzzled. The intern hurriedly looked out of the car window, but after searching around, there was no abnormality in addition to the car and the car. James suddenly muttered in a low voice, "Now, they are here too, the scene will be lively enough later."
"Sorry, James, what's going on?" The intern was completely confused, but he could only hold on to the danger of being scolded. He hoped that James could explain the situation, otherwise his complete situation would be like a passenger on the bus "Speed of Life and Death" but he had no idea there was a bomb on the bus.
As expected, James ignored the intern at all. The intern bit his lower lip and said, "But there is nothing happening on Rodeo Avenue today. Is it an emergency? I only remember that today is the day when the Burberry flagship store was unveiled. Doesn't this have nothing to do with our film department?"
The intern's analysis made James glance in surprise. As a reporter, the most important thing is news sense. This is a talent, but it can also be cultivated later. Journalists must learn to find clues from a large amount of news and then dig deeper. It can be said that if you want to become an excellent reporter, the most basic thing is to learn to read news. The intern's seemingly unintentional words just now can see his potential.
James looked out the car window again, and then patiently explained, "Bobery does have nothing to do with us, but if a big-name actor attends unexpectedly, it will have something to do with us." James did not give the answer directly, but threw out a guiding clue.
"You mean..." The intern's head turned quickly, "Julia Roberts appeared on the scene?" But he still lacked the understanding of the information in the entire circle and could not grasp the key points correctly. However, this is already very rare. Since Julia ran away from the film industry in 1991 before the wedding and eloped with country singer Lyle Lovett (lyle.lovett), she has been away from the film industry for two years. However, Julia returned in a low-key manner after divorce last year, and then launched a full comeback. This year, she has three works that have been scheduled, which can be said to be the hottest topic queen in Hollywood at present.
James didn't have time to guide him slowly at this time. At least he saw the intern's potential, so he quickly said, "No, it was Hugo Lancaster Hugo who appeared at the unveiling ceremony of Burberry's flagship store."
"Wow, Hugo." The intern couldn't help but exclaim, obviously not expecting that he would encounter such a situation on his first internship. "But... But Hugo is an actor, even if he appears at the opening ceremony, so what?"
James glanced at the intern and showed a disgusting look. "If your understanding of news is only so simple, it is better for you to consider changing your career earlier." James looked up and looked forward, "Look, the black minivan at 11 o'clock is the car of the San Francisco Chronicle; the dark gray Chevrolet at 2 o'clock is the car of the "Entertainment Weekly"; and you look through the rearview mirror, the dark brown four-door sedan at 5 o'clock is the car of the "Chicago Tribune"..."
The intern followed James' words, turned his head constantly, and then looked at the cars without any characteristics in a dumbfounded manner. He knew that James was definitely not making a fool of himself, so this meant that James had already recorded the details and license plate numbers of these cars in his mind, which completely shocked the intern.
If James knew what the intern was thinking, he would probably roll his eyes directly, "I just received a tip saying that Hugo appeared on Rodeo Avenue, and it was only over..." James still explained professionally, executing his tutor's responsibilities. "In less than three minutes, other newspapers have received news, and everyone rushed towards the same destination. Why do you think this is?"
The intern felt that there were too many things in his brain, and now there were signs of a crash. He opened his mouth and tried to keep up with James's thoughts, but he couldn't speak for a while. James didn't plan to give him another chance, and directly replied, "All reporters are sharks, and just a trace of blood is enough to make them crazy. Now, Hugo is this bloody smell, child, you may know that Hugo is the most influential actor in the United States at present, but you must not know how big a joint effect Hugo can produce."
"He is just an actor, and Burberry is a fashion brand... I can't see any connection between this." The intern tried to argue stubbornly, but it was actually his true thoughts. To the outsider's eyes, it is indeed not easy to understand.
"Do you know how many people will change their men's clothing after the Oscars because of Hugo's navy suit? Do you know, how many people look at navy just because of Hugo's choice? Do you also know how much has Burberry's turnover increased in the past two years because of Hugo's personal preference?"
James' series of simple questions left the intern speechless and unable to respond at all. James chuckled and said, "According to the radio data statistics the day before yesterday, there were more than 640,000 phone calls after the Oscars to ask about the origin of Hugo's suits; in the past week, the sales of Navy suits alone increased by 360%, and even the orders for private customized suits increased by nearly 15,000; and after Burberry became the first choice for Hugo's private servers, its turnover tripled within two years."
A series of real data completely shocked the interns, but James had long been like he was accustomed to it. "Look, Hugo attended the opening ceremony of Burberry today, and Burberry would become a hot topic in the next half year. Today, I received the news that there would definitely be no less than 30 reporters rushing there."
"So, never underestimate Hugo's influence." James finally concluded, then withdrew his gaze and ignored the intern who opened his mouth and kept his stiff posture. He stepped on the accelerator, hoping to arrive at Rodeo Avenue as soon as possible.
James was already one of the first reporters to arrive at the scene. He threw the car keys to the interns and asked the interns to park the car, but he went to the scene to grab the news first.
It took the intern nearly twenty minutes to find the parking space. When he came out of the underground parking lot, he noticed the chaos nearby. In his sight, a large wave of people were running wildly in front, as if there was a tsunami or a dinosaur attack in the rear. Almost everyone ran in one direction. What's even more exaggerated is that some people simply threw their cars on the street because they couldn't find a parking space. It was estimated that the ticket would come immediately. But they still rushed out of the car, hugged the camera on their necks, and ran wildly forward. The surging crowd actually reminded people of the galloping horses on the African prairie.
Chapter completed!