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Chapter 397 The City of Gold

Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

Christmas is approaching, and Johannesburg is at its hottest time of the year. The sun is scorching the earth wildly. The weather is so hot that the ground is hot and the ground is hot and smoke is smoking, like a fire. There are only a few people on the road, only cars are running back and forth. There is no cloud in the sky. Some gray gas that looks like clouds but not clouds, fog but not fog is floating low in the air, making people feel uncomfortable.

“Damn weather!”

Matthew opened his parasol and created a small shade for himself. Suddenly a mosquito flew by, and the buzzing sound of his wings seemed to bring a hint of cool breeze.

This is the rhythm of going out for five minutes and sweating for two hours.

Matthew regretted it very much, why didn’t he find a car to come, just because the hotel is less than five minutes away from Charlize Theron’s apartment building?

Although he came to Johannesburg, he was still in the northern hemisphere psychologically and always thought it was winter now.

Entering the apartment building, Matthew registered at the front desk and took the special elevator to the top floor. The entire top floor belongs to Charlize Theron.

The elevator stopped and the elevator door was divided to both sides. Matthew saw Charlize Theron crossing his arms and standing directly opposite the elevator.

"Hi, Sally." Matthew said hello from the elevator, and then asked, "Where is the bathroom?"

Charlize Theron turned around and led the way, "Here."

Turning out of the elevator and passing through the huge living room, Matthew entered the bathroom. He probably absorbed too much heat outside before, and he felt that the urine he had urinated was boiling water.

After leaving the bathroom, Charlize Theron handed over the towel immediately. Matthew took the sweat off his face, then took the water from Charlize Theron to take a sip, which made him feel better.

"This weather is simply a life-threatening." Matthew complained with the towel back to Charlize Theron.

Charlize Theron put away his towel and said, "Sit as you like." She glanced at Matthew, "Lucky Los Angeles, what are you going to Johannesburg to do?"

Matthew sat on a single sofa, "I'll come to see you, Sally."

"Stop kidding." Charlize Theron didn't believe Matthew's words at all, "Will you come to South Africa to see me?"

Of course, Matthew didn't come to see Charlize Theron, and said the truth, "The United Nations Refugee Agency is about to ask Johannesburg to hold a meeting on African refugees. Have you heard of it?"

Charlize Theron nodded, "I know that the meeting can be placed in South Africa because of Mandela's struggle."

"I'm going to attend this meeting." Matthew said directly, "So I came to Johannesburg, and you happened to be here, so I came here to see you."

"Have your charity ambassador been given?" Charlize Theron knew Matthew was fighting for a certain title from the United Nations, "so smooth?"

In fact, she is also doing similar efforts, but the goal is UNICEF.

Matthew took another deep breath of the cold air in the room, and the burning heat in his chest gradually dissipated, saying, "The United Nations Refugee Goodwill Ambassador, the official appointment just received on Monday."

Charles Theron lifted his chin, "Helen Hermann's work efficiency is amazing."

"She has been in operation for a long time." Matthew didn't hide it from Charlize Theron, "It's been more than a year."

Since December, Helen Hermann has been busy many times in New York and Geneva, and has been busy for half a month before he has completely confirmed this matter. He successfully squeezed out Angelina Jolie and became the goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Refugee Agency.

Matthew remembered that Charlize Theron also had operations in this area and asked, "Where is your UNICEF?"

Charlize Theron shook his head slightly, "There is no news yet." She asked again, "Are you going to speak at the meeting?"

"Yes." Matthew said leaning against the sofa, "I have a speech before the meeting begins."

"Don't you need to prepare?"

Hearing Charlize Theron’s question, Matthew pointed to his head, “Before coming this time, Helen Hermann prepared a speech for me, and I recited it all.”

He is very self-aware, knows that his own cultural level is limited, and never thought of using his own abilities to deal with speeches.

"Matthew..." Charlize Theron said seriously, "I really hope you can do something for the refugees in Africa."

"I'll do my best." Matthew didn't want to deceive Charlize Theron, and he was vague, "A person's ability is limited."

When Charlize Theron heard this, he could only shake his head and sigh. Not only did she be a couple with Matthew, she has always been friends with very good relationships. She asked herself that she knew this guy better. Matthew got this goodwill ambassador more because it was good for him, rather than really wanting to help refugees.

"If you have the ability," Charlize Theron said again, "If you can help, you still have to help."

Matthew smiled and said, "It can always help some people."

The fame of celebrities is here, if you stand up and call loudly, you will be more useful. And as the goodwill ambassador of UNHCR, of course, it is impossible for him to just talk. He will also actively donate money and hold several charity auctions at appropriate times.

There are many charity auctions like this in the Hollywood circle. Although the purpose of convening and participating in the people may not be simple, many of the charity funds raised will be used for other purposes, but some of them will be used in charity and can help some people.

The problems in Africa, especially the war and refugee problems, cannot be solved by donating money and materials. Even people like him who know almost nothing about politics know that Africa's problems are very complicated.

For example, the Mandela who admires Charlize Theron has also praised and criticized in the world, and the voice of derogatory derogatory is no weaker than that of praise.

The purpose of Matthew and Helen Hermann to win a goodwill ambassador is very simple. Neither of them has the idea of ​​participating in politics, mainly to enhance their style and gain fame, and to accumulate capital for superstars.

After chatting for a while, Charlize Theron took Matthew to visit the duplex apartment. The apartment occupied the top two floors of the building and was quite huge. In a study, Matthew also saw a gold brick engraved with the words "Charlize Theron". This was given by South African President Mbeki after Charlize Theron won the Oscar for Best Actress in recognition of the honor she won for South Africa.

From this perspective, the Oscars are indeed very heavy, and it is not difficult to understand why so many celebrity actors pay huge prices to win the Oscars.

Standing in front of the glass display cabinet where gold bricks were placed, Matthew looked at the bricks and asked Charlize Theron behind him, "Are you planning to settle in Johannesburg and not return to Los Angeles?"

Charlize Theron stepped forward, stood side by side with Matthew, smiled, and said, "This is my hometown." She was silent for a while, and then said, "Of course I have to go back. My career is in Hollywood. I have taken over the heroine of Warner Bros. "I'll probably go back to North America in February next year to start preparing."

Because Sky Dance Pictures is working with Warner Bros. Matthew has heard of the project, and the script is said to be based on a true story about a retired veteran tracing the cause of his son’s death after returning from Iraq.

This is not a commercial movie, and the target is probably the Oscar Season. Charlize Theron obviously has the idea of ​​continuing to hit the Oscars.

Matthew pondered for a while and said, "If you want to win another Oscar, you'd better prepare more funds."

It’s like the kind of deliberate weight gain and ugly appearance in "The Devil". After using it once, the effect will not be so good.

Charlize Theron said, "I didn't think so much."

Matthew nodded and said nothing more.

The two were staying in the apartment and chatting. The supper was a South African seafood paella made by Charlize Theron himself. After dinner, Charlize Theron had no intention of saying to see off the guests, and Matthew had no intention of leaving on his own initiative. By the time of sleep, the two naturally walked into the same bedroom.

Both of them are adult men and women, and have had many in-depth exchanges before. Neither Matthew nor Charlize Theron had any psychological burden.

The next day, the weather in Johannesburg became much cooler, and Charlize Theron, as a landlord, took Matthew around Johannesburg.

This largest city in South Africa is known as the "City of Gold" and is the center of South Africa's gold industry.

According to Charlize Theron, a white man named George Harry was walking on a farm north of Johannesburg and tripped over a stone exposed to the ground, which turned out to be a nugget.

As a result, gold diggers from all over the world came here to make gold. With more and more gold diggers, Johannesburg became a settlement with a large population.

Today, the statue of George Harry stands on the road from Johannesburg International Airport to the city center.

During the entire trip, Charlize Theron's four bodyguards were accompanied by live ammunition throughout the whole process. Similar to many cities in the United States, the public security situation in Johannesburg was not good, and it was the terrifying capital with the highest crime rate in the world.

The unemployment rate in South Africa is as high as 40%. Most of the unemployed army are black people who lack skills and have low education. It is said that black children and young people who seem to be harmless in playing football on the roadside may take out pistols and knives from under their clothes when they encounter tourists and instantly turn into robbers.

Matthew was riding in Charlize Theron's car and crossing a road next to the black settlement, he heard gunshots faintly.

Seeing that the public security situation was so bad, Matthew had lost interest after traveling all morning, so he simply pulled Charlize Theron and returned to her luxurious apartment.
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