Chapter 129 129 Street Performance

Hollywood, located in the north of Los Angeles, has grown into a town that has attracted worldwide attention after more than half a century of development. It is not only the world's top film factory, but also represents the essence of the American film industry, and has developed into the world's most popular film factory. One of the welcome tourist attractions.

In the world of this film, Hollywood Boulevard (Hollywood. Boulevard) is like a long meandering river flowing slowly, connecting Hollywood completely. The whole street is in a noisy atmosphere at all times, even compared with Times Square, which is known as the crossroads of the world (Times. Square). The east-west streets have both the prosperous signs of the times and the traces of historical precipitation. The ubiquitous entertainment and fashion shows on both sides of the road are pure natural stages, providing everyone with a bright and beautiful display place, far from the sight. The Hollywood Sign, Universal Studios and many filming locations in the film city condensed the unique charm of this movie city, making people unable to distinguish whether they are in the movie or the real world.

Along Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Street in the east (Gower. Street) and west to La Brea Avenue (La. Brea. Avenue), this section of the road is the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame (Hollywood. Walk. Of. Fame). There are more than 2,000 star-shaped medals inlaid on this sidewalk. Each star represents an awardee's outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry. Although the method of nomination and confirmation is still questioned, it does not affect the starlight at all. The prominence and authority of the Avenue, and earning a place on this sidewalk is a huge bonus for anyone.

Forty-two years have passed since the first star was created on this avenue in 1960. Although more than 2,000 stars have been signed by this time, in front of the huge base of participants in the entertainment industry, it is still only A very small portion. Therefore, the significance of the Avenue of Stars for more people is only to commemorate, visit and remember. This has also made the Walk of Fame one of the most popular venues for Los Angeles street performers.

From the beginning of the sunrise, all kinds of performers can be seen on the Avenue of Stars starting their day's work, especially in front of the crowded Hollywood & Highland Entertainment Plaza (Hollywood & Highland. Entertainment. Complex), which always becomes a street performance The warrior's battleground.

As the sun slanted westward, the lively scene on the sidewalk not only did not weaken, but became more and more lively. Under a lamppost near La Brea Avenue, a ragged homeless man lay weakly on the ground, stretched out his right hand and kept trying to stop pedestrians, hoping that someone would stop and give some change. The blood-red light draped over the homeless body, allowing people to clearly see the filthy plaques on his body. Those who saw it frowned involuntarily, and then quickly detoured away.

Homeless homeless people are not uncommon in Los Angeles, and most of them are blacks and Mexicans, homeless beggars picking up garbage, disheveled gangsters, and listless drugs. Addicts... You can see a lot when you stand on the street and look around. However, the districts in Los Angeles are very clearly divided, and the activities of these homeless people are very limited. They only haunt in specific areas, and it is difficult to see these people in the high-end and luxurious financial districts and upper-class social districts. Although there is no clear definition of which street is the boundary, just like in areas like Chinatown and Little Tokyo, the homeless will always know where they "belong", and then they will not break the river with the well-to-do white people-April The riots caused by the Rodney-King affair are an obvious exception.

However, the so-called activity area of ​​these homeless people obviously does not include Hollywood Boulevard, so it is not common to see homeless people here. When many people pass by this homeless man, they will subconsciously look for the patrol officers on the street back and forth. The patrols of the police are always relatively intensive, especially now that the aftermath of the Rodney-King incident has not completely disappeared, it is becoming more and more obvious. But these passersby were all disappointed, because two patrolmen stood less than a hundred yards away from the homeless man, but apparently had no intention of expelling the homeless man.

Los Angeles natives quickly reacted. The homeless man must have obtained a street performance permit through City Hall, and the patrolmen will naturally not evict him after confirming that. There are always countless street performers in big cities like New York and Los Angeles. In order to regulate management, it is impossible for anyone to perform on the street with a guitar. This is of the same nature as setting up a stall anywhere. So, street performers who want to qualify to perform legally can submit an application to the city hall to earn themselves a place on the street. Apparently, this homeless man should be one of the licensed ones.

But for outsiders and tourists, they can't understand the twists and turns, after all, few people associate a down-to-earth tramp with a gorgeous street performance. As a result, almost everyone who passed by frowned and took a detour, full of doubts and confusion about the security of the Avenue of Stars, and continued to move forward.

At this time, a tall boy with a guitar walked over with steady steps, but he lowered his head and seemed to be thinking about something. Such passersby can be seen everywhere in the streets of Los Angeles, although the most famous music academies in the United States seem to have It is concentrated in New York, and Broadway has become one of the landmarks of New York, but Los Angeles is the most famous theater concentration in the world. From theater to symphony to the art community, Los Angeles' music blood is not inferior to Hollywood. The popularity of movies and a variety of West Coast music were all nurtured and developed in the city of Los Angeles, not to mention that the most authoritative and top-level Grammy Awards in the world today originated in Los Angeles.

Therefore, music flows slowly in this city, and there are countless independent musicians of all kinds.

The boy seemed to be so serious that he didn't notice the homeless man on his left. His left foot was directly hooked by the homeless man's left hand, and he rushed forward with an unsteady center of gravity. Nearly hit a woman in front of her. The boy seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, so he quickly supported the lady, and the apology continued one after another. The lady was fine at first, but when the boy apologized, he immediately waved his hand to indicate that he had no problem.

But before the boy and the lady could say anything else, the mourning voice next to him rang out, "My hand, Jesus Christ, my hand!" The sharp shout seemed impetuous and hideous, "My hand It must be broken, my hand!"

Looking back, it was the tramp who was shouting.

The voice of the homeless made a dozen people around the sidewalk stop, and then some people left quickly without minding their own business, some people stayed to watch the fun, and some people started to discuss what happened. For a time, it attracted a lot of attention nearby.

"Sir, ma'am, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." The boy's face was full of panic, and his tender and jerky expression clearly conveyed his at a loss. Because the voice of the homeless person was slightly rough and it was difficult to distinguish male and female, the boy apologized incoherently, and he even squatted down directly, ready to check the situation of the homeless person.

But before he could touch the boy's hand, the tramp screamed again, "You want to break my hand, you bloody bastard! Are you trying to kill me?" The sound of glass rubbing against the blackboard was just so unpleasant.

The pedestrian next to him immediately fryed, because everyone with discernment could see that the boy didn't do anything at all, and the tramp started screaming. This is obviously because the tramp looks at the boy's youth and wants to extort a sum of money. It's too obvious. . However, no one of the onlookers took the initiative to come forward to clear the siege, but someone called the patrolman not far away, but still no one reminded the boy.

The boy didn't seem to notice all this at all, and looked at the homeless man in front of him in a panic, "Ambulance, do I need to call an ambulance?" Help and innocence make people feel sympathy, and a thin layer of sweat oozes out of his bright eyebrows, making people suspect that he may cry at any time, "Sorry, I was thinking about something just now, I really didn't notice, I really didn't do it on purpose." The boy explained hurriedly, "Let me help you up, don't lie down."

As the boy spoke, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the shoulder of the homeless man, but he didn't want to touch his shoulder. The homeless man jumped up from the ground immediately, not looking weak and weak at all, "What! Indecent assault. Indecent! This man wants to indecently abuse me!"

What is rhythm? Everyone in the audience was stunned. Could this tramp be a woman?

The tramp sat up against the lamp post, grabbed his neckline, and stared at the boy fiercely, his fierce look made one shudder, "Don't try to touch my skin! If you don't give me an explanation today, don't I want to leave!"

"What... what?" The boy was so frightened that his innocent eyes were almost filled with clear tears.

The homeless man gritted his teeth viciously and approached step by step, making the boy keep backing in fright, "I kicked my hand off and tried to molest me again. If you don't compensate me, I'll sue you in court!"

"Money? What money? I don't have any money." The boy was completely helpless, and some bystanders finally couldn't see it. He stood up and wanted to say a word for the boy, but the words came out, "Hey, man..." The result He was stunned by the homeless man, and then yelled, "Do you guys want to unite to get rid of me as a homeless person? Or, someone wants to pay for him?"

That fierce tone didn't look like a woman at all, but it reminded people of a sturdy creature like a mastiff. Although everyone thought that the homeless man was planning to cheat money, no one was sure whether the homeless man was really injured, so he was shocked by the homeless man for a while.

But fortunately, the patrolman is here!