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The orderly queue of yellow taxis at the airport reminded Hugo of the streets and alleys of New York. Hugo and Joseph easily got into a taxi and headed for the Four Seasons Hotel on Michigan Avenue (Michigan. Avenue). direction to proceed.
After entering the city, Hugo looked at the electric report board by the road outside the window. The time was displayed on the top and the temperature was displayed on the bottom. The temperature on the report board was changed almost every time on the road, and the time interval was only a few minutes. , which made Hugo quite stunned, "Are we still in Chicago? It was like it was only forty degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) at the gate of the airport just now, but I just saw that the report board showed that it was sixty degrees Fahrenheit. degrees (fifteen degrees Celsius), are these... two different regions?"
Hugo's words hadn't even finished yet. The report board on the side of the road showed that the latest temperature had changed to fifty degrees Fahrenheit again, which made Hugo's face look astonished. It seemed like he had come to another world. The temperature changes back and forth between winter, spring, and fall, which is not normal!
"You read that right, welcome to Chicago." The taxi driver said with a big smile, "This is your first time in the Windy City, right? The weather here is unpredictable. It's often spring in the morning and winter in the afternoon. Even within an hour, the low temperature can fluctuate greatly. When I went out of the city to the airport just now, the temperature in the city was sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit.”
Hugo thought it was amazing. "Are you serious? Is it because of this wind on Lake Michigan?"
"I'm not a meteorologist." The taxi driver still said with a smile, "But, it should be. Look, now there is another gust of wind, and the temperature is definitely going to drop."
Hugo immediately looked out the window. A building not far away hung an Illinois state flag. It was flying into the wind and roaring. Although it was separated by a layer of glass windows, he could still feel the strong wind outside the window. , Pedestrians on the street bowed their heads skillfully, covered their heads in the windbreaker, and walked fast against the wind, but the wind was so strong that the windbreaker also fluttered in the wind, which looked so spectacular.
The temperature displayed on the roadside report board also seemed to drop rapidly with the raging wind, and suddenly dropped to forty-eight degrees Fahrenheit, which made Hugo amazed.
Suddenly, there was a rush of phone ringing in the carriage, and the three of them were a little stunned, wondering what the sound was. The taxi driver was even worried if there was a problem with the car, and finally Hugo was the first to respond, "Call! "And then patted Joseph, "Mobile phone!" Hugo has not used a mobile phone for a year, and now he is still not used to carrying a phone with him.
Joseph was even a novice. He realized that he could call at any time now. He was scrambling to find his phone. Hugo quickly comforted the taxi driver, "It's okay, it's a mobile phone, we all forgot. ." The taxi driver couldn't help laughing.
Joseph finally found the mobile phone. The rushing ringtone kept urging him. Joseph frowned and opened the flip. He hesitated and didn't know what to do. He could only helplessly look at Hugo, who pointed to the keyboard. , "Green button." Joseph suddenly realized that after pressing the green button, he put it next to his ear.
"Good morning, this is Joseph Gibbs." Joseph said in a panic, but there was no sound from the other party, which made Joseph frown, "Hello? Hello! Is there anyone?"
Hugo understood immediately, it must be a signal problem. The current mobile phone technology has not yet fully matured, and the number of signal towers is not enough, and the quality of the call is indeed a big problem. However, Hugo has never used a phone before, so he doesn't know the quality. From Joseph's irritable expression, it can be seen that the quality is not satisfactory.
"Huh, finally... May I ask who is there?" Joseph's eyebrows widened immediately, and words finally came from the other end.
Sitting next to him, Hugo could vaguely hear some rustling voices, mixed with a man's voice, but he couldn't hear it clearly at all. Obviously, the same is true for Joseph. His eyebrows gathered again, trying to hear the other party's words clearly, and the call was intermittent.
"Oh, that's it... What? Yes, I didn't know about it, maybe I didn't confirm the message, I'm really sorry... I'm sorry to say it again? It's okay, it's okay, we're on a rental now, uh... a rental! Yes, we have no problem. What? Okay, okay, thank you, thank you. See you later. Huh? I said, see you later!"
After the phone call, Hugo felt sweaty while sitting next to him, not to mention Joseph. Joseph leaned directly on the back of the chair, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at his mobile phone seriously, and sighed, "I can't hear clearly." After a pause, "But it's really convenient, although it's a little more difficult." There was still a smile on Joseph's face.
"What's the matter?" Hugo's sigh in this regard naturally does not exist, so his attention is still locked on the content of the call.
"Oh, it's the show's assistant." Joseph then remembered, "They sent someone to pick us up at the airport, but I didn't confirm the message before leaving, and the mobile phone was in my luggage. I missed the call again, so I just left. Didn't know about it, we just left, they waited at the airport for a long time before they called me to confirm."
Hugo nodded again and again, "Ah, I didn't expect that." The program team actually sent someone to pick up the plane. This is the first time Hugo has felt the benefits of the success of the two films in the past two months. Really one after another.
"Yes, I didn't expect it either." Joseph was also a little surprised. He could feel the importance attached to Hugo by the "Oprah Talk Show" program team, which made him faintly excited, because this was the affirmation of Hugo.
"Maybe we'll get used to it next time." Hugo said with a smile as the corners of his mouth lifted up. After sighing, Hugo said casually, "It's still not convenient enough. Maybe in the future, you can directly confirm the message on your mobile phone, or communicate by email, which will be much more convenient."
"What, what are you talking about?" Joseph obviously had no idea about Hugo's advanced thoughts, and looked over with a bewildered expression.
"No, nothing." Hugo shook his head, looked out the window, and quickly changed the subject, "Wow, look, the temperature has changed again, why do I feel like I'm in a sauna, looking at the thermometer Change up and down."
Hugo's topic was picked up by the taxi driver who was silent for a while. "At the worst, it is not impossible for the temperature to change once a minute." The taxi driver was obviously accustomed to the climate in Chicago, "You You know, the historically high temperature here has reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (forty degrees Celsius), but the record low temperature has also reached minus ninety degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius)."
"Wow, this is a magical city." Hugo's exclamation involuntarily blurted out, and Hugo thought of something new. Xinjiang, where the temperature is also the same, "wear a leather jacket in the morning and wear a gauze at noon, and eat watermelon with a stove."
Joseph was sitting next to him, his attention was also shifted, and he sighed again and again, but when he heard Hugo's fussing words, he couldn't help but smile, "You should worry about your health." Chicago's changing weather, for For these "outsiders", it is not easy to adapt, so how to choose the right clothes is very important.
When I came from Los Angeles, the temperature in Los Angeles has remained at around 60 degrees Fahrenheit for the past two days. Although there is a temperature difference between morning and evening, it is not an exaggeration. The hottest part of the day is 70 degrees Fahrenheit. And now in Chicago, this hot and cold weather is indeed a headache.
Although I came here on a special trip just for the program recording, the shorter the time, the more drastic the changes, so the more severe the challenge to the body's ability to adapt. However, this trip was unexpected. Hugo and Joseph accepted the invitation yesterday and rushed over today, which does not usually happen very often.
According to the usual formal procedures, the invitation to "Oprah Talk Show" will be sent out at least one month in advance, because this is a recorded program, one month in advance to make plans for the next month's broadcast schedule, and then arrange guests, set Determining topics and setting recording times is a methodical procedure. But there are occasional special circumstances, such as the riots in Los Angeles after the trial of Rodney King in April this year. Oprah, as a black representative of women, naturally produced special programs for the first time. The recording of such programs was planned. outside.
This time Hugo is also a special case. In fact, Oprah's talk show had conceived of inviting Hugo to appear on the show as early as early December, but the timing was not ripe at that time, and Hugo's schedule was already full, so it was delayed again and again. After the list of nominations for the Golden Globes came out, the Oprah Show knew the time was coming, so they immediately sent an invitation to Joseph, hoping to record the show as soon as possible, and then arrange the Golden Globes on January 24th It was broadcast before the unveiling of the awards ceremony, which was in line with the hot spots and boosted the ratings.
So Hugo and Joseph came to Chicago just before the new year to participate in the recording of the show.
After arriving at the hotel, Hugo stayed in the hotel room, while Joseph still had work. He didn't even pack his luggage, so he went straight to the program team and went to hold a production meeting with the program team.
In-depth talk shows like "The Oprah Talk Show" have a relatively long recording time, and the scope and depth of chat are different from other talk shows, so Joseph must have a simple understanding of the process of the show and the topics that the show will involve. The program has a preliminary understanding. Again, this is to avoid discussing sensitive topics and causing unhappiness.
This behavior is not necessarily useful, but it is a must before the program is recorded.