mtl008 Chapter 2644 Hollywood Rhapsody (2)
Chapter 2644 Hollywood Rhapsody (2)
Chapter 2644 Hollywood Rhapsody (Part )
Hollywood, the world-renowned movie city, is actually located on the outskirts of Los Angeles. So far, it has become an independent city, but its administrative structure is still under the management of the Los Angeles government, and only an honorary mayor is appointed.
In fact, this was originally just a small village on the outskirts of Los Angeles. At first, there was only a farm house. In the late 19th century, a real estate couple heard a man say that he was from "Hollywood" in Ohio during their travels. They liked the name very much, so they transported a large number of holly trees to the outskirts of Los Angeles and named this place "Hollywood (meaning holly forest)".
In the beginning, it was only because of the beautiful scenery here that many film producers liked to shoot here, which made this place famous. Later, some small companies built factories here to evade patent control, and many excellent films emerged, which made the film industry flourish here until it became the world cinema today.
Hollywood has a typical West Coast climate, with neither scorching heat in the summer nor severe cold in the winter. It is mild and rainy all year round, with very good natural lighting conditions and beautiful mountains as the background. The natural scenery is second to none in the West Coast region.
Of course, urban construction also adheres to the traditional romantic style of the West Coast. Because of the small population, many plots of land are used to build parks. Unlike New York, which is full of high-rise buildings, from a distance, it looks sparse and dense, neat and orderly.
Because it was originally Mexican territory, the culture here is also colorful. There are original Indian culture, European and American culture, Mexican heritage culture, and later Eastern culture that immigrated here. All rivers flow together and converge into one place, creating a spectacle of different scenes on each street.
The countless excellent films produced here have also made the city famous, the most famous of which are "The Godfather", "Gone with the Wind", "The Wizard of Oz" and so on.
The above advantages combined have made the city's tourism industry extremely developed, with countless tourists coming here every year. After the development of air transportation technology, frequent shuttle routes between Los Angeles and Hollywood have also provided tourists with more travel possibilities.
One of the shuttle stations is very popular and is crowded almost all the time. This is a scene that is extremely rare on the West Coast, with people jostling each other and bustling about.
Two figures quickly passed through the crowd. The person in front was incredibly agile, as if he knew which way everyone was going. He took advantage of every opportunity and moved as swiftly as a dragon.
"Slow down." Gwen shouted breathlessly, "I can't run any longer. We're not in such a hurry to get up there, right?"
"Oh, sorry, Gwen, I can't wait any longer." Peter shook the camera in his hand and said, "I wanted to take a picture from this angle before, but unfortunately this site didn't exist when we came here last time."
Gwen followed behind him, holding hands to avoid being separated by the crowd. After going up one more floor, there were even more tourists, most of whom were taking pictures in front of the railings.
Peter was still as excited as ever when the two of them lined up. He said, "I remember the last time we came here, we only saw the sign at the foot of the mountain and it was half blocked by the hill. Time flies."
Gwen smiled and nodded. “I remember how nervous we were when we stopped to take pictures. We weren’t allowed to park there.”
"But now we can take photos as we like. When the time comes, you go over and take a photo first. I'll adjust the camera, and then we can take a photo together."
Peter kept fiddling with the camera with his head down, and Gwen looked forward curiously. When it was finally their turn to step onto the platform, they both held onto the railing and looked out.
Above the endless green hills, the white sign is particularly eye-catching - "HOLLYWOOD".
Gwen first held the railing with both hands and let Peter take several photos of her, then she took the photo of Peter, and then the two of them took a photo together. However, Peter didn't need to adjust the camera, because there were enthusiastic tourists nearby who took many photos for them.
As he walked back with his camera, Peter said: "I saw this sign on TV when I was a kid and thought it would be great if I could take it down and put my name on it."
Gwen immediately laughed and said, "Are you so rebellious? I just wanted to scribble on the sign."
"That's rebellious, you'll be arrested by the police!"
They laughed and squeezed down the stairs, took the shuttle back to Los Angeles, got off the car and found the parking lot, and saw Stark leaning against the car chewing gum with an impatient look on his face.
"What on earth were you two doing that took you two whole hours? I thought you weren't coming!"
"We went to check in at the Hollywood sign." Peter connected the camera to the communication terminal and began to send photos to Stark.
Stark waved his hand helplessly and walked back to the driver's seat and said, "I just don't understand. It's just a white sign. What's there to see?"
"Then you also put your name on the top of Stark Tower, didn't you?" Peter said without showing any weakness: "Isn't it just a sign?"
Could it be the same? Could the great name of Stark be compared with the mediocre name of Holly Grove?
Holly Grove was still more artistic. Peter happily checked the photos in the camera and said, "Stark sounds like the name of a parking lot."
Stark rolled his eyes, but the car was driving very fast. Since the shuttle came into being, there was no more traffic jam in Los Angeles. They could even drive fast on the main roads of the city during the day.
The restaurant where they are having dinner today is the only three-star Michelin restaurant in Los Angeles, called Addison. Most people have to make a reservation about half a year in advance to get a seat, but that is no problem for Stark.
Not only was the reservation made, the entire restaurant was cleared out today just for the group's dinner. Before Peter even entered the door, he saw a few familiar cars. It seemed that they had indeed wasted some time.
This restaurant is located in a hotel in San Diego. It is decorated in the style of a traditional Western restaurant, which is relatively dark but high-end and elegant. Because there was a pregnant woman on the trip, the restaurant specially turned on some extra lights to prevent bumps from occurring due to lack of visibility on the road.
As soon as he walked up the steps of the hotel archway, Peter saw Captain America Steve and his female companion, Agent Carter, who were discussing the menu with the restaurant manager.
Stark walked up to patted Steve on the shoulder, put his arm around his neck and said, "Listen, you damn blue eyes, you must not betray me later..."
Steve pretended not to hear it, snorted coldly and said, "I really don't know which of us has slept for 70 years. The surprise you prepared was considered old-fashioned in our time. Who would bother to expose you?"
"But I've been preparing for a long time!" Stark gritted his teeth and said, "You must not let me down!"
Steve was very perfunctory and turned around to talk to the manager again. They were carefully checking whether there was anything in each dish that pregnant women could not eat, and of course it could not be harmful to women recovering from childbirth. After all, Wanda was here this time too.
Carter smiled at Peter, and Peter greeted her. Carter said, "Nick can't come. He's a little busy recently. He asked me to give his regards to you."
"Don't worry." Peter said, "We'll go in first."
After walking in, the originally dark and narrow corridor suddenly became bright. Most of the tables and chairs were removed. In the middle was a gorgeous long table covered with a dark green tablecloth and a dark blue table runner. Waiters were busy coming and going.
The dishes being prepared were placed on the preparation table behind everyone. They were dazzling at first glance, and at least they were very beautiful in appearance.
But what puzzled Peter was the camera mounted in the corner of the room. After seeing the camera, Gwen immediately became restrained.
"Don't worry, it should be a home video." Peter smiled and said, "In the worst case, it can't be a live broadcast, otherwise Tony would definitely tell us."
"Come and sit down!" Eddie waved behind the camera and said, "It's a documentary shoot. We can do the photo editing and editing! Don't worry!"
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Peter pulled Gwen to the dining table and sat down. Peter looked at Schiller who was fiddling with his phone and asked in a low voice, "Why are you filming a documentary again? Didn't you just finish filming last season?"
"Tony's wedding documentary." Schiller rolled his eyes slightly and lowered his voice: "Do you think there is any possibility that he would not record the most important moment of his life? He is now as proud as a peacock with his tail spread out!"
Peter looked around uneasily and said, "This looks more like The Real Housewives of New York. Is there a script? Should I say anything?"
"Just relax." Eddie said, "This will be a documentary about the daily life of superheroes. Audiences love to watch this. Of course, no one knows you are Spider-Man. Don't be too nervous."
Peter immediately found his place, he was a talented researcher who had been taught by Stark and was also his friend, he was just invited to travel with him and congratulate him.
He whispered with Gwen about the ingredients of the dishes opposite. Soon Steve came back and sat down. Another strange lady appeared. After Schiller introduced her, Peter learned that she was Eddie's neighbor, Ms. Broshita. Of course, Eddie was pursuing her now.
Peter was just wondering how the two of them knew each other when he heard a venomous growl from Eddie who was adjusting the camera, "You said you were just helping her feed the dog, you damn liar!"
"I really just helped her feed the dog, but she was on vacation recently and I happened to be filming with the crew, so of course I had to invite her to come along."
"Liar! Damn liar!"
Peter knew that Eddie's future love life would not be smooth, and he began to worry about the safety of Ms. Broshita's pet dog.
Loki and Helen also came, but as mother and daughter. For some reason, I don’t know why, it is very likely the influence of the documentary, but now in the eyes of ordinary people, Asgard is the God-King and the Princess. In other words, they think Loki of Asgard is the second princess, not the little prince.
Loki thinks this is Stark's revenge.
However, Loji's female image is indeed more popular. Every time she appears, it will cause an explosive discussion on the Internet. The topic of "the most beautiful princess" is often on the headlines of various social software.
Loki knew this was Stark's revenge.
Of course, this princess is even more popular because she is suitable for various superhero CPs. People are guessing who the father of her daughter is. Some say it is the promiscuous Iron Man, some say it is the loyal Captain America, and of course some guess it is Spider-Man, but more people think it is most likely Thor.
But endless CPs mean endless disputes, which is the main reason why Loki's popularity remains high.
Loki was very sure that this must be Stark's revenge.
(End of this chapter)