game trailblazer

Chapter 136 Los Angeles Travel Notes

In order to improve Chen Zishan's mood, in the next week or so, Zhang Lexing took her to have a good time around Los Angeles. The first stop was Sunset Boulevard, which is only an hour's drive from the city center.

Sunset Boulevard is a famous commercial street, located in West Hollywood, along both sides of the road are stretching palm trees and lined with movie billboards, fashionable clothing stores, restaurants and coffee shops are also row upon row, it is said that there are many film and television stars and entertainment circles The mansion of the giant.Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan walked hand in hand on Sunset Boulevard, sometimes went to the audio-visual store on the side of the road to look through those old records, reminisce about those classic melodies, and sometimes bought a cone in the cold drink shop, the two People walk and taste slowly, and often spend an afternoon leisurely like this.

When you come to Hollywood, it is natural to visit Universal Studios.Because of the cooperative relationship between DreamWorks and Universal, Zhang Lexing has been to Universal Studios several times before, and also visited Universal Studios by the way, so this time he and Chen Zishan came to visit, Zhang Lexing did his part as a tour guide.

There is a fountain in front of the gate of Universal Studios, and there is a huge Universal Studios Earth logo inside. Many tourists took photos in front of the logo, and Chen Zishan also joined in the fun with great interest.Not far after entering the gate, there are several bronze statues showing the shooting of the movie, and the breath of the movie blows over us.

Universal Studios is built on the mountain. It is divided into two parts: the upper part and the lower part. They are called the high area and the low area. .Entering the gate of the movie city is the high area. Generally, you start to visit here first, because some theme halls in the high area have regular performances every day, but there is no such problem in the low area. You can watch it whenever you want, so naturally you have to start "Scarce" resources look first.

Zhang Lexing was the same today, planning to visit the theme halls according to the performance time marked on the guide map, but it was still early, so he took Chen Zishan to take a tour bus and visit the working area of ​​the studio.The tour guide wears a headset and sits on the first tour bus, but the tour bus behind has TVs to watch the wonderful performance of the tour guide.The tour bus drove along the road to the working area of ​​the film studio at the foot of the mountain. First, it passed through a set of studios, which looked like warehouses from the outside. Mark the title of the film being shot inside.The next pass is the town area, which consists of various styles of town blocks, used to shoot films of different ages and countries.After passing through the urban area, the tour bus passed an area showing the effects of the film. I saw how scenes such as car explosions, rainstorms, floods, and earthquakes were produced in the film. I also saw that the scenes designed by the set can be completely fake Scenery of mountains and rivers, scene of plane crash, etc.

During this process, Chen Zishan was most interested. She looked around like a curious baby, and even wondered how the scene was built. Fortunately, Zhang Lexing had visited several times, so she could Coping with her endless problems.

After visiting the working area of ​​the studio, the next step is to rush to see those theme pavilions with time limits.At this time, there were not many themed pavilions in Universal Studios, and venues such as "Shrek 4D", "Terminator-3D", and "Water World" had not been built at all. Of course, there were no films at this time, so how could it be possible? Build corresponding venues.However, these theme pavilions are still very interesting. For example, the theme pavilion of "Animal Show" is where the host introduces how animal movies are shot, and some well-trained animals meet tourists in the middle. Among them is an orangutan and The host's interactive performance was so funny that Chen Zishan couldn't stop laughing. Even Zhang Lexing, who had seen it several times, was not immune.

There's also "Thriller Set," a competitive reality show with audience participation.The few volunteers who voluntarily signed up to participate were really admirable. They flew into the sky and climbed the wall, and they had to stick their heads in the airtight cage to spend a period of time with scorpions and big spiders.The last part was the eating speed competition. Unfortunately, the caterpillars were taken out. It was really disgusting. I didn’t expect that the fastest eater was a lady. But after seeing it once, Chen Zishan vowed never to eat again. I came to this kind of themed pavilion, maybe because the two of them were sitting in the front row.

Coming out of the "thriller film set", Zhang Lexing led Chen Zishan to the "haunted house" again.As soon as he entered through the smoky stone gate, the light immediately became dim. Zhang Lexing pulled Chen Zishan inside, and the light became more and more dim.Suddenly, a ghost with long nails and fangs appeared in the nearby iron window. He rushed to the iron window, grabbed the railing of the iron window and shook it desperately, so frightened that Chen Zishan yelled "Oh my god" and jumped into Zhang Lexing's arms.Zhang Lexing has already become immune after seeing it a few times, he was not frightened, and he waved his hand heartlessly to greet the ghost, and the ghost waved his hand very well.

In the dark rooms one after another, there are skeletons and zombies everywhere. The successive shocks made Chen Zishan curl up in Zhang Lexing's arms like a cat, her eyes closed tightly, and all kinds of strange sounds came from time to time. It still made Chen Zishan's body tense from time to time.Smelling the fragrance from his chest, Zhang Lexing felt a little dizzy, but he still did not relax his hands and walked steadily.After walking for a while, they came to a room called the mummy. When Zhang Lexing passed through with Chen Zishan in his arms, a row of mummies wrapped in plastic bags hanging at the door brushed her face.

Chen Zishan opened her eyes to have a look, and stretched out her hand to touch it. When she saw clearly that it was a row of mummies, she screamed again in fright, and hugged Zhang Lexing even tighter, even burying her whole face in the mummy. On Zhang Lexing's chest, he didn't dare to turn his head back.

"Le Xing, get out quickly, it's too scary!" Chen Zishan's slightly distorted voice came up from below.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. It shouldn't be far from the exit when you get out of this house, and I will take you out safely." Zhang Lexing patted her on the back lightly a few times, comforting her.

Holding Chen Zishan in his arms, he passed a few ghosts on the road, walked down the stairs for a while, and then passed a monster with fangs with a bloody mouth, walked out of the door, and a bright light came oncoming.

Zhang Lexing patted Chen Zishan's back lightly, and said, "Zishan, it's time for the exit, do you want to come down for a walk?"

Chen Zishan carefully opened her eyes and looked around. After confirming that she was safe, especially when she found a staff not far away, she quickly broke free from Zhang Lexing's arms, grabbed Zhang Lexing's arm with one hand, I moved my slightly numb legs and feet, and finally stood firm.

Chen Zishan took Zhang Lexing's arm and walked out together. The staff at the door applauded and congratulated. It turns out that there are staff in normal clothes standing in many corners. If you are afraid, they can take you out from the nearest exit. The last ones are the brave.The trip to the "haunted house" was successfully concluded. Seeing the sunshine outside, Chen Zishan became more courageous and said that she would come again if she had the chance. She didn't know who was so scared that she couldn't even open her eyes. Open, of course Zhang Lexing will not come to trouble at this time.

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After watching several themed pavilions in the high zone, Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan came to the low zone again. In the two special effects pavilions, they saw how fire scenes were shot and how various visual and sound special effects were produced. The soon-to-be-built Jurassic Park.Sitting on a circular tour boat, floating forward along the river, other tourists on the same boat took photos of the surrounding jungle in the Jurassic period with their cameras. Chen Zishan also excitedly looked around with the camera. All kinds of dinosaurs popped up, and some roared at tourists, as if to warn outsiders who invaded the territory.Passing through a cave at the end of the river, she saw a light in front of her eyes. The tour boat fell almost vertically from a hole about 25 meters away from the pool below. Chen Zishan was so frightened that she screamed again. With a sound of "bang", the tour boat safely landed on the water, causing a huge splash. Fortunately, both Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan were wearing raincoats, so they didn't get wet at all, but the others were not so lucky. It was only a little bit short.

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It took two days to see everything Universal Studios should see. Before leaving, Chen Zishan took Zhang Lexing's arm and said reluctantly, "It's a pity that I couldn't go into the studio to see how the movie was made. Yes. Lexing, shall we do it again next time?"

"Zishan, actually, it's easy for you to see and make a movie. I have a movie company in Burbank. How about going to see it in a couple of days?"

"Oh, that's good. I'm actually very interested in movies, but I always watch them on the big screen and occasionally wonder how movies are made. This visit to Universal Studios completely gave me this interest. Hooked up. Lexing, you have to be responsible."

"Zishan, don't worry, I'll make arrangements for you."

"Thank you." After speaking, Chen Zishan tiptoed and kissed Zhang Lexing's face lightly, then turned around and walked forward slowly with her hands behind her back.

Zhang Lexing was stunned for a moment, this was the first time Chen Zishan took the initiative, it seemed that his status in her heart had risen again, and he couldn't help but burst into joy.Chen Zishan's figure slowly faded away, and Zhang Lexing, who came back to his senses, quickly chased after her. When he came to her side, Zhang Lexing grabbed her hand, and the two held hands again and walked towards the parking lot outside the gate .

The next day, according to the original plan, Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan came to Santa Monica near Los Angeles.Located north of Los Angeles International Airport, Santa Monica is a well-known thalassotherapy city that is very close to the beach.When Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan strolled through the streets, there were various large and small hotels, restaurants, cinemas and LoveHouse on one side, and the beach was within reach on the other side.After walking along the street for a while, Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan took off their shoes and walked to the beach. The sand is very fine, soft and comfortable to step on, as if stepping on silk.

The sun was dazzling, so after walking for a while, Zhang Lexing rented two sun loungers with parasols by the beach, and lay down with Chen Zishan to rest.He ordered two more refreshing drinks, one for each person, and drank it with a straw while lying down.Maybe today is not the weekend, there are not many people on the beach, except for two or three adults, there are only a few children playing on the beach.The waves hit the beach every now and then. A seabird was slowly pacing up and down on the beach, not flustered by the approaching waves. Suddenly a big wave hit, and the seabird jumped up and down. flew up.

The sea is vast, and the feeling on the beach is even more so. If you look at it too much, you will feel your own insignificance, your brain will gradually become blank, and your heart will return to emptiness. Zhang Lexing slowly fell asleep amidst the sound of waves beating.

When Zhang Lexing woke up, he looked at his watch. About an hour and a half had passed. He turned his head and looked to the side. Chen Zishan was no longer on the reclining chair.Zhang Lexing got up to look for it, and found that she was having a passionate chat with a woman playing with a child on a nearby beach.

Zhang Lexing ran over to say hello, and the woman with the child returned a friendly smile.Chen Zishan found out that it was Zhang Lexing who came, and said happily, "Lexing, let's build a sandcastle next to us."

"But we don't have the tools."

"Look what this is." Chen Zishan raised her right hand behind her, revealing the tool in her hand. It turned out to be a small shovel, and a mischievous smile appeared on her face.

That being the case, Zhang Lexing had no choice but to nod, took the small shovel, and Chen Zishan came to the side and squatted down, and began to work hard for their sandcastle.After working for a while, with the efforts of the shovel and hands, the sandcastle gradually took shape, but there was a lot of sand on the faces and hands of the two of them.

Zhang Lexing couldn't help scratching Chen Zishan's nose lightly with his hand, and said with a smile, "Zishan, you've become a tabby cat, ha ha."

"You're not going to get any better." Chen Zishan counterattacked unceremoniously.

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After playing for a while, Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan held hands and left the beach near the famous Santa Monica Pier.Said to be built 80 years ago, the pier is a symbol of the city and the oldest pier on the west coast.The pier is much more lively than the beach. Not only are there many recreational facilities, but there are also many street performers, such as guitarists and painters, and even seabirds are standing on the railings to join in the fun.

Walking through the pier, the two came to Santa Monica's Third Promenade, which is a street dedicated to parades and performances. Every night, the road is covered by entertainers, movie bars, bars and various small restaurants. Occupied, very lively, but it is relatively quiet during the day.

After staying in Santa Monica for two days and enjoying a leisurely time, Zhang Lexing planned to take Chen Zishan to visit the DreamWorks in Burbank, but a survey report sent by Blue Information Market Research Company Zhang Lexing's plan had to be postponed for a while.

(End of this chapter)