Chapter 167 167 Mini Van

The United States is known as a country on wheels. Car dealers are an indispensable part of urban construction. It can be said that buying a car in the United States is not uncommon at all. At the same time, the competition among car dealers is also very fierce. When Hugo and Joseph walked into the car dealership, five people could be seen actively walking towards them, two of whom even had a little physical friction, but in order to keep in front of the customer Good image, so that no further conflict occurred.

Seeing the rare excitement in front of him, Hugo turned his head slightly towards Joseph with a suppressed smile, "Is this a car dealership you are familiar with?" The car dealership came galloping, and just from this move, we could see Joseph's enthusiasm for buying a car. Even if it's not a sports car but a van.

The corners of Joseph's mouth twitched slightly. He did not respond to Hugo's ridicule, but said to the dealership agent who was the first to walk in front of him, "I'm here to find Alfonso." He said this, and then You can clearly feel that the steps under the feet of the five people are all a pause, two people simply turned around and walked in different directions, and the other two people paused, and then quickly walked up to them, cheeks flushed. Bring a surprise.

The man who had rushed in the front stood there in disappointment and shouted, "Alfonso, someone is looking for you." But he immediately saw two other people coming up to meet them, speaking one after the other. Speaking of, "Hugo!" The whole person standing at the front was stunned for a while, but he immediately reacted and blurted out, "Hugo?"

Now the chance of Hugo being recognized on the street has risen again, especially when "The Hero of the Sea of ​​Righteousness" is being shown, people will always greet him warmly and express their love for Hugo. Just now at the Motorola branch, and now at the dealership.

Hugo smiled and greeted the three dealership agents in front of him, shook hands, hugged them, and chatted with Demi Moore, before being interrupted by a burly man about the same age as Joseph. . There was a big smile on Joseph's face, and he gave the man in front of him a hug. The two of them also beat each other's back hard, expressing each other's happiness in this violent way.

The man who just walked over was about the same height and body shape as Joseph. He had fluffy curly hair and a thick beard, but he was full of a strong Spanish flavor, and his talking eyes had infinite amorous feelings. Joseph introduced to Hugo with a smile, "Afonso Lopez (Afonso. Lopez), my partner from childhood to adulthood."

"You can call me Alfonso." With a warm smile on his face, Alfonso gave Hugo a big smile.

Hugo looked at Joseph and said with a smile, "I'm not sure, Joseph?"

But without waiting for Joseph to answer, Alfonso said directly, "Joe, you can call him Joe, or Joey." Alfonso patted Joseph on the shoulder, with a stern smile in his smile. . It can be seen that the personalities of Alfonso and Joseph are completely different. Compared with Joseph's slightly cautious personality, the enthusiastic Alfonso brought a friendly message just after meeting.

Hugo glanced at Joseph, who was standing next to him, who was a little restrained and awkward. Although he had known Joseph for nearly a year, the relationship between the two had changed from tense to ease, to familiarity, and then to good friends. The two were still not close friends. On the one hand, it was because of Joseph's personality, and on the other hand, it was because Hugo was cautious after crossing over.

"Are you Spanish?" Hugo smiled, not answering Alfonso's words.

Alfonso nodded, "Hispanic."

"Then how did you meet?" Hugo never found any Spanish characteristics in Joseph, but there are many Hispanic and Mexican residents in Joseph's hometown of Houston.

"Don't you know that Joe is half-Spanish?" Alfonso pointed to Joseph. "We've known each other since we were kids. We live next door. You can ask me anything about him, and I won't keep it a secret. "Hugo didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but when he looked at Joseph, he did see a hint of Spanish style, especially those ice blue eyes, which were extremely deep.

Joseph knew that if he let Alfonso continue to talk, he was afraid that his situation would be exposed. It's gone - that's why Alfonso can become a dealership agent, so he quickly said, "We want to buy a utility vehicle, what's the introduction?"

"Oh, yes, buy a car." Only then did Alfonso react. Joseph brought Hugo to the car shop, obviously not to introduce a friend. "Do you have a more promising model?"

Joseph glanced at Hugo, and after getting a negative answer, "No, let me introduce you."

Alfonso nodded, walked ahead and led the way, turned around and asked, "Are there any plans for the price range?" Then he pointed to a row of vans not far away, "Now the demand for vans has been rising, but the price is actually The difference is not too big, fifteen to thirty can buy a very good car."

Fifteen to thirty, that's between $15,000 and $30,000. If you buy a car in China, the price will increase by at least 20%, or even double; but in foreign countries, especially the United States, the price is much more close to the people.

"Recommend us a few models." Joseph didn't say much, it could be seen that he trusted Alfonso very much.

Alfonso is also not a hesitant personality, but he readily introduced three or four models to Joseph, one of which was the Renault. Espace, which made Hugo very satisfied, with front-engine front-wheel drive and Monocoque body, it is not easy to run out of control, better stability, more flexible space arrangement, wide enough field of vision, and many unique functions, this is also the best-selling model in Europe.

"Don't you want to take a test drive?" After Joseph returned from the test drive for two laps, Alfonso turned his head in the passenger seat and asked Hugo, who was sitting in the second row.

Hugo was still sighing at the comfort and comfort of this multi-purpose SUV. Hearing Alfonso's words, he was stunned, "Uh, no, I don't want to." He went on to say, "I don't think it's necessary. If I drive this car out, it's mainly for work, and the person driving it won't be me."

Sitting in the driver's seat, Joseph suddenly remembered a key point, "Hugo, have you never driven a car since the accident..."

Hugo murmured hesitantly, and responded plausibly, and then Joseph and Alfonso also realized that there seemed to be no need to continue the question, so the carriage fell silent for a moment.

Hugo's predecessor had a car accident last year and injured his left knee. After that, he had a mental block. He tried to sit in the driver's seat several times, but he couldn't overcome the demon, and the left knee would continue to throb. give up. As for Hugo himself, he also had a car accident before crossing the road. Although the car accident did not cause too serious damage, it was hanging on the edge of the cliff, trembling as if it would fall at any time. After that , Hugo felt very nervous breathing every time he drove, and his hands sweated very badly. Over time, he stopped driving.

Joseph glanced at Hugo in the rear-view mirror, and when he saw Hugo's eyes drifting in a panic, he knew that his guess was correct. Hugo still had psychological pressure on the car accident, so there was no way to do it. Get back into the driver's seat. This made Joseph breathe a sigh of relief, and the excitement of buying a new car was also weakened a lot.

As an excellent car dealership agent, Alfonso is naturally not weak in his ability to observe words. He took his eyes back from the rearview mirror and asked briskly, "Joe, are you going home for Christmas? "

"No, I don't want to go back this year." Joseph shook his head, then gave Alfonso a deep look, as if he was conveying some message.

Alfonso and Joseph grew up together. Naturally, they knew it very well. He understood immediately: It seems that the Thanksgiving issue has not been resolved. Although Joseph has not talked to him, the family has no idea about the situation. It can't be understood any more. Alfonso pretended to be relaxed and said, "I'm planning to go back, do you need me to bring you something back?"

"Tell him his mobile phone number." Hugo had come to his senses. After all, he was not in the driver's seat. The fear of that memory was not profound, and he said in a relaxed tone.

Sure enough, with Hugo's interjection, the atmosphere became lively, and Alfonso said in surprise, "You bought that brick?"

"It's not a brick now, it's less than six ounces." Hugo discussed with Alfonso enthusiastically, while Joseph focused on continuing the test drive and drove the car back in the direction of the car dealership.

After arriving at the car dealership, Hugo decided to buy this car. It was 31,995 dollars, which was much cheaper than expected. Hugo also felt the enthusiasm of the actor's career more and more. After two months. In the past, he was still an unemployed vagabond, but the success of the two films "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" and "The Hero of the Righteous Sea" brought about huge changes in Hugo's life. If Hugo wanted to, he would There's no problem buying a house right now - not a mansion, of course.

After Hugo signed a bunch of contracts, Joseph was talking to Alfonso about insurance. Hugo didn't know anything about this, so he walked to the door of the garage and looked at the colorful cars in the parking lot. Arranged, the morning sun shines down, making the cold winter warm.

Looking along the right side of the avenue, I saw a group of people standing in front of a graffiti wall. As far as Hugo can see, there are four guitars, two basses, and two drum sets, all of which are fully placed, and they just stand there and chat, with excitement on their faces, Looks like someone is waiting for someone.