Chapter 503 Movie (The next chapter will still be late
He Rui followed Ji Changqing into a shopping mall. Although the scene before him was much better than that outside the small world, it still revealed a sense of depression after the disaster.
The power supply has been restored, the mall is well lit, and the escalators are functioning normally, but most of the shops are closed, with only a few stalls doing bartering.
He Rui and the stall owner made eye contact, and the other party began to greet him enthusiastically and sell him something, "Handsome guy, take a look at this, do you need any?"
He Rui glanced at himself and Ji Changqing in confusion.
The two men came empty-handed, without even a backpack, and didn't look like they were ready for a deal.
He waved to the stall owner to decline his enthusiastic sales pitch and pulled Ji Changqing straight up the escalator.
After going up several escalators, we finally reached the cinema on the top floor.
According to his brother Ji, the cinema is one of the public facilities that the shelter focuses on restoring and supporting.
It is free and open to everyone, but the film source is still limited to the last batch of films before the disaster.
The entrance of the cinema was deserted. There was no sweet smell of popcorn, no young couples or parents with children. There was only a staff member standing at the ticket gate bored.
He Rui was a little uncomfortable with this "free admission" model. Of course... he was also not used to spending money to buy things. In the past ten months, apart from stockpiling, he bought things for free.
He couldn't remember for a moment whether he had ever paid with cash or with his phone.
They came to the staff member who was watching them earlier - a young girl. The girl's gaze lingered on their holding hands for a moment, her eyes sparkling, and she pointed to the large electronic screen beside her with a friendly smile and introduced them.
"Currently, there are only two shows scheduled soonest: 'East Lake Bay' and 'Family Reunion', both of which will start in half an hour.
You can bring your family members to the theater for free, but since this is a charity screening, seats are on a first-come, first-served basis... Please understand."
The girl paused and became more serious, "Under the 'lava warning declaration', please consciously abide by the rules and avoid conflicts with other spectators.
The life we have now is hard-earned and needs our joint efforts to maintain it.”
At the end, her tone became cheerful again. She bowed slightly and made a guiding gesture, "Family Reunion is in Theater B3, East Lake Bay is in Theater B1... You two can wait on the sofa in the rest area outside, or you can enter in advance to choose your seats.
However, the previous screenings in the two theaters have not yet ended. Please remain quiet during the entrance ceremony. Thank you for your cooperation."
He Rui saw that there were people queuing up behind him waiting to enter, so he pulled Ji Changqing inside.
He couldn't help but wonder if the movie title "Family Reunion" would sound harsh to the survivors today.
After all, judging by the previous casualties, the current reality should be that the survivors and their family members have suffered varying degrees of casualties...
Survivors of broken families, go watch "Family Reunion"?
Feels sharp...
However, when He Rui thought about it carefully, he remembered something that he had overlooked.
...Perhaps those who can enter the shelter are in a very different situation from the ordinary survivors outside, and it is possible that everyone can really be reunited with their families.
The thought made him feel a little depressed.
"Which one do you want to watch?" He Rui asked the people around him what they thought.
Ji Changqing looked at him gently, "It's up to you."
He Rui immediately decided, "Donghu Bay."
He instinctively rejected "Family Reunion", which was probably a family film. Even if it didn't contain the incident he imagined, he didn't want to watch such a film and be reminded of the past since he couldn't see his mother and sister again.
The two stood in the corridor, planning to enter the venue twenty minutes early to reserve seats.
He Rui leaned against the wall, curious whether his brother knew the introduction of these two movies.
The man standing in front of him twirled his knuckles intermittently. "'Family Reunion' is a comedy about...
"Donghu Bay" is a suspense theme..."
He Rui blinked. "How do you know such details? Have you seen it before?"
Before the disaster happened, in the first month when they met, Brother Ji always looked like he kept strangers away. When he was running, he would occasionally bump into this person who was just leaving the community and disappear alone for a while.
He thought that this man was out to get supplies, but now he thinks, could it be that his brother went to see a movie at that time?
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