Chapter 15 15. Long time no see

In the summer vacation of the fourth grade, the school arranged for us to go to a hotel called Beautiful Ball in Nice for internship.This arrangement came very suddenly. Danny Haig was going to London for a meeting, and I was going to go with him. His secretary had already started to apply for my visa to the UK, but the plan was suddenly disrupted. Danny Haig said: "Which side you want to go to, that's up to you to decide." In fact, I can tell him that I have already made plans, and I said: "Then I will go to England to find you after I finish my internship." "That's okay." He was planing a piece of wood with a manual planer, but he didn't grasp the strength of his hand well, and the plane went down obliquely, and a good piece of wood was wasted.He picked up the piece of wood and looked at the sun for a long time, then turned his head and said to me: "Isn't it summer vacation now? You are a child, and you make yourself busier than the President of the Republic. Why?"

I didn't say anything. He didn't talk to me anymore, and concentrated on his carpentry. On the day he went to England, I set off with my classmates and teachers and went south from Lyon to Nice.Meiliqiu Hotel is an old high-end hotel with a history of more than 300 years. It is located on the hillside of Xincheng, facing the blue sea.This is one of the prettiest places in the world as the Alps meet the Mediterranean in the subtropics. The hotel has more than 400 rooms of various types and 78 style villas, which are named after some beautiful names of French provinces or cities.When we arrived, Bruce Willis moved in with his new lover and his mighty team. He had booked three villas, called Pepinyan, Lorraine and Roussillon.

I was assigned to the sales department and worked as an intern with a girl named Manon. I dealt with orders and contracts from all over the world every day. I often had Chinese document translation, and sometimes I had to communicate with domestic travel agencies. Manon said: "If you are not convinced, you can't do it. We used to only do business in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore in Asia. Now, the three of them together are not as many as in mainland China. You are amazing, and you are all rich people. .” I smiled, noncommittal. We get along well, and we are both young people. She saw that I was always good-tempered, so she dared to say anything: "Huihui, you are too, you are different."

I looked at her: "Where?" "Most of the students who come to practice in your school every year are children from rich families, but, but I rarely see such a beautiful ring. It's not like a ring that a father gave to his daughter, you said," she said while sitting In front of me, there was so much gossip, "Tell me about your boyfriend." I thought about it, "Well, this...he's a rock singer. But you know, Manon, I can't tell you his name...that, that would be troublesome..." I told Danny Hagrid all these things too.He called me every day, and I chatted with him about my work, my dormitory, my new friends and colleagues, my difficulties, my complaints, and the seagulls in Nice who rely on their size in the square To snatch the pigeon's food, and the lies I told about him...

Manon asked me: "So what kind of rock singer is he exactly?" I said, "Light rock mixed with pop." She said, "Isn't that Johnny Halliday? My God! You're Johnny Halliday's lover!" Danny Hagrid laughed when he heard this, and after he laughed he asked me: "Then why didn't you tell her the truth?" Good question, why can't I tell people I'm Danny Hagrid's lover? Because I have to keep a hand for myself, because of the restlessness and uncertainty in my heart, I can't tell people that this person is Danny Hagrid, just like I dare not call him again, I don't know what is on the other end of the phone , Will I encounter others again.

I don't remember how to respond to what he said, and we talked about something else later.I put away the line and stood on the balcony of the dormitory, looking at the capes and capes in the distance, white sailboats of all sizes criss-crossing the blue sea, and the evening wind blowing gently against my face. After work, the students like to go to a small shop on the street for a drink or two.Fun-loving people scout out places like this first when they go, and Damian was the expert in our gang. It was a Friday night, and I went with them to a bar called The Fire, on the Rue Hugues.The entrance of the bar is halfway above the ground, and from there you can walk down forty steps to the noisy bar, filled with American music and young people you don't know flirting in languages ​​​​of various countries.Damian told us loudly that the owner here is a Cypriot who loves Aero Smith, so there are huge photos of this band in various eras posted everywhere. "You know what? I hear Steve Taylor comes this time of year! We might run into him."

I'm not interested in running into Steve Tyler, but I do like a rowdy environment with crazy crowds, drums beating the waves, beautiful bartenders making delicious colorful cocktails, and There are boys who come up to talk to each other from time to time, which makes people feel interesting and excited. Damian held my hand: "Go, my dear Huihui, let's dance." I smiled and pushed him away: "I'll drink some wine first to warm up." Damian said, "You're bored." I said, "Yes, yes, please enjoy yourself." At this point, the music changed, and a three-piece band came up on the small stage, led by a young boy with very conspicuous red hair.He greets the audience with style, like a real star.Regular customers are already applauding.They started playing, the music was low and languid at first, the boy with the red hair was the lead singer and bass, and the sound was metallic.I don't quite understand the lyrics, it's about: "I wake up in the morning, have a cup of coffee, eat something, play games for a while, and suddenly I realize she's gone, oh, she's gone, she's gone, where did she go... ..." I was careless at first, and listened to this song that seemed to take a lazy route without any precautions. Who knew that the music became more and more exciting later on, and the red-haired boy played the bass very handsomely, as if there was a magic sound , high pitched and powerfully controlled the entire bar room.The music stopped abruptly at the climax, and the female classmate next to me whistled hard.I also applaud sincerely.

But this person looks different on stage and off stage.They sang three songs and another band came up, playing hot South Coast dance music.I didn't think it sounded as good as before, so I walked through layers of human walls to go to the bathroom. There was a man squatting at the corner, and my knee hit his shoulder, and I tripped firmly.I hit the wall and one arm hurts. The instigator slowly raised his head, and I saw that it was the singer just now. Looking closer, his face was refined and clean, but his eyes were lax.He said, "I'm sorry." I came out of the smoky bathroom, and the man was still squatting there.I walked to his side, knelt down to look at his face, shook my hand in front of his eyes, and said, "Hey, are you okay? Do you want, do you want me to call a car to take you home?"

He said, "Thanks, just leave me alone for a while." His name is Yannick, and he is a college student who dreams of becoming a rock star.When I saw him for the first time, I felt that it was not easy for a person to realize his ideals. He was already sick, but he had to sing here with full energy.Yeah, I thought he was sick.I went back to the dormitory to sleep at twelve o'clock that night. I felt that there are no other ways for people to ruin themselves than smoking, drinking, or staying up late.How do I know, that delirious Yannick was actually on drugs. During this trip to Nice, I not only made new friends, but also had the good fortune to meet old acquaintances.That day, when I followed Manon in the lobby of the hotel to talk to the housekeeping staff, a lady was checking-in at the counter next to us. Out of the corner of my eye, I felt her face facing me, and I took off my sunglasses , looked at me.So I went back and had a face-to-face with her, it was the actress Sophie.

Time flies so fast, it has been two years in a blink of an eye.The summer before last, I worked for her and was fired by her, and the check for five thousand euros, and the mineral water in the crystal bottle that Danny Haig gave her.All the memories came flooding back, but I just looked at her, smiled and nodded. Sophie smiled too, and looked me up and down.I let her see, I know what I look like: my hair is clean and tidy; His leather shoes are fine and comfortable, and I polish them every day. The smile on Sophie's face widened, rippling on that beautiful face, there was no malicious smile, it was like an older sister admiring her young girl.

Sophie nodded to me: "Long time no see." "haven't seen you for a long time."