For the people of Liangjing, the cinema is a place full of freshness.
Not to mention the unique decoration style, the strange and convenient utensils, supplies, and novel food, just the unique way of "watching movies" brings different feelings almost every day.
This morning, "The Birth of a Monster" not only solved the monster's true face for the people, but also brought more questions: Why do the people in the film dress and look completely different from them? Where is this film called "behind the scenes" made and how was it made? Where did the store owner of the cinema come from? What is his purpose? There
are too many questions.
The cinema is like a huge and exquisite mystery, constantly stimulating the curiosity and desire to explore of the people of Liangjing.
This mystery is so bizarre and yet tries to appear harmless that many people are wary but inevitably attracted by it.
This is the case at this time.
The cinema just clarified the popcorn monster and released a new trailer again. The screen that occupies the entire glass is facing the street. The new movie is called "Meeting You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers", which almost instantly captured the attention of all passers-by.
In the war years, people live in hardship.
The female assassin Hua Shi was ordered to assassinate Shen Xiangjun, a weak but powerful court official. However, the two exchanged "souls" by mistake. Since then, the assassin and the target have been forced to be "bound", opening a different story full of thrills and unknowns.
Without too many dazzling scenes, the fact that the assassin and the target were forced to be tied together is enough to make people curious about the follow-up. In addition, the setting of "soul exchange" adds mystery and imagination to the already tense relationship between the characters.
There is no shortage of stories about gods and monsters in the Dawu Dynasty, and there are also templates involving evil ghosts eating people, human-ghost relationships, and monsters taking possession of bodies. However, the visual experience created by the movie through the scenery, music, actors, lines and special effects cannot be compared with reading or listening to books.
The soul exchange between Hua Shi and Shen Xiangjun is different from the common routine of seizure in the storybooks. The storybooks like to write about the spirits who want to eat people and don’t want to attract attention, so they find ways to put on human skin and sneak into the market; some people like to write about the relationship between humans and ghosts, and the ghosts seize other people’s bodies in order to stay with their lovers forever.
The two protagonists of "Meeting You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers" are both human, which makes people particularly curious about the reason for their soul exchange and whether they will be exchanged back in the end?
If they can’t be exchanged back, how will the two live in the future?
If they are exchanged back, how will Shen Xiangjun deal with Hua Shi? After all, Hua Shi wanted to kill him at first.
This time, the trailer is only 30 seconds, and every second is precisely on the most exciting and fascinating point. The last frame is Hua Shi and Shen Xiangjun looking at each other after trying to summon their bodies again.
Xie Xu pounded on the carriage door, and the horse in front of him was so shocked that he kept kicking his hooves: "So, did you change it back?"
Chen Yuning's heart was the same as the cat's paw: "When will this movie be on? It's so interesting!"
The Prince of Jin and Chen Yuning squeezed into the narrow window of the carriage, and retreated to the side in disgust, but it was too far to see the screen, so they squeezed back patiently, "Didn't you say it would be in two days?"
Chen Yuning: "It will take another two days! This is unbearable."
Xie Xu sat in the carriage for a while, "There's no point in being anxious, let's go eat first."
Chen Jingshan heard that the owner of the cinema went to Sixi Building yesterday and said he wanted to reveal the true face of the popcorn monster, so he squatted at the door of the cinema early.
After watching the tidbits, he thought a lot and sighed again at the unfathomable depth of the cinema.
Passing by in the afternoon, he saw the new movie trailer again and stood at the door for a long time.
After watching it over and over again, he finally had enough and was ready to leave. He turned around and saw Liu Gennong, walked over and bowed, "Brother Liu, how are you these days?"
Liu Gennong was immersed in the new movie trailer. After a while, he hurriedly returned the greeting and murmured, "'The Little Chef' has not been revised yet, but a new movie is about to be released. Even 'The Plunder' can be performed, which is incredible."
Chen Jingshan wanted to inquire, "I heard that the shopkeeper of the cinema went to Sixi Building yesterday. Was Brother Liu there at that time?"
Liu Gennong nodded and vividly described the scene in Sixi Building yesterday, "The shopkeeper looked young, but he was a powerful figure. He made that person a hero in a few words. The rumormonger was speechless. The clerk who followed her took no time to send the rumormonger to see the official. Within half a day, all the rumormongers were taken away by the officials and beaten with boards. By the way, yesterday the shopkeeper took out the equipment for making movies. That small thing, with holes no bigger than the size of a finger, can be pointed at a person and the person's face, figure and voice can all be put in. Even the surrounding furnishings, tables and chairs can be put in. It's really magical. "
Chen Jing didn't expect Lu Yao to take out the treasure in public. Listening to Liu Gennong's description, he felt envious and secretly regretted not being able to see it with his own eyes.
Xie Xu is the second son of the left prime minister Xie Qianru. He has been studying abroad for a year. As the old lady's birthday is approaching, he returns to Beijing early.
Old Madam Xie loved this grandson very much. Before the birthday banquet, she urged Madam Xie to hold a welcoming banquet for him. It was
a small banquet, and most of the guests were young men and noble ladies of the same age as Xie Xu.
Few people refused the invitation from the Zuo Xiang family, and the banquet was extremely lively.
After three rounds of wine, a group of people surrounded Xie Xu and asked him to tell about the interesting things he experienced while studying abroad.
Xie Xu drank a lot of wine, his cheeks were pink and his eyes were shining.
He picked out some of the things he saw and heard during his study tour, and gradually his mind became confused. He changed the subject and talked about the deeds of Ye Qingzhou, the world's number one swordsman.
Since watching "Number One Under Heaven" and "The Little Chef of Shengjing" in the cinema yesterday, the images of Ye Qingzhou, Yu Zhengzheng, and Jing Hao have taken root in my mind. I didn't feel anything when I came out of the cinema, but later when we went to the restaurant for dinner, we talked about the plots.
At the age of high spirits, who hasn't dreamed of riding a horse and traveling the world with a sword?
Among the three films, Xie Xu liked "Number One Under Heaven" the most, and Ye Qingzhou appeared in his dreams.
He has good literary talent and tells stories with a heavy character filter. The swordplay and revenge of the rivers and lakes are described by him in a magnificent way, which quickly attracted the attention of the guests.
Chen Yuning sat aside and made up for the plot from time to time.
Others were curious: "Brother Chen, have you also seen Ye Qingzhou?"
The face of the Prince of Jin was always solemn, and there was a little bit of barely perceptible complacency in his tone: "Ye Qingzhou is not the hero that the second young master Xie met during his study tour. He is the protagonist of the movie "The World's Number One". You are in the capital, and you don't know about the movie theater?"
Xie Xu blushed and patted his head, muttering softly: "This is what I wanted to say!"
Chen Yuning also complained softly: "If I remember correctly, the prince only knew about the movie theater yesterday."
The Prince of Jin: "..."
When the others heard this, they became even more curious: "What is a store movie? How is a store movie theater different from a store movie? We have never heard of it."
This time, Xie Xu rushed to the front of the Prince of Jin and told him everything he had seen and heard in the movie theater.
On the other side of the screen, the noble ladies were also listening, their faces full of surprise, and they couldn't help whispering to the daughters they knew well.
"It sounds really interesting, but it's a pity that it's in the East Market, and it's not easy to go there on weekdays." A noble lady said regretfully.
The girl in the goose yellow embroidered pleated skirt nodded, and the tassels hanging by her ears swayed slightly: "From what the second young master said, no matter men or women, peddlers and vendors all gathered together to watch store movies, and they had to blow out the lights. How can a woman go? Don't you care about your reputation?"
The noble ladies were tempted at first, but when they turned around and thought about it carefully, they knew that no matter how interesting the movie theater was, they would never be able to see it.
Wan Baozhu was kept in the palace by the empress to talk in the morning. After leaving the palace, she returned to her house to change clothes. When she arrived at Xie's house, the banquet had already started.
However, she was of high status and was deeply favored by Emperor Wu. Even if she was late, no one dared to say anything or blame her.
The maid led the way in front. Wan Baozhu heard Xie Xu's voice before she entered Qingfeng Pavilion. On
the other side of the screen, the noble ladies stood up one after another and bowed their heads to salute: "Your Highness." "
No need to be polite." Wan Baozhu walked straight to the main seat in the middle of the banquet hall and sat down. "I heard the hustle and bustle inside from outside the door. What's so strange about this?"
Others did not dare to respond rashly. Xie Wan was Xie Xu's sister, responsible for entertaining the female family members, and Qianqian mentioned the matter of the cinema.
Once someone started talking, the others also became active, talking one after another, and talking about the cinema again in a low voice.
Unfortunately, given their status, it is unlikely for them to go to such a place, whether before they get married or after they get married.
Wan Baozhu listened to the noble ladies' enthusiastic discussion and gradually resigned sighs, playing with the purse on her waist, and said casually: "It's not a shameful place. Men can go, why can't women? If you want to go, bring maids and servants, what's wrong with that?"
About eight years ago, a banquet was held in the palace, and assassins sneaked in. At the time of crisis, the prince blocked the knife for the current emperor and died of serious injuries.
After the death of the prince, Emperor Wu was heartbroken and fell ill in bed without sleep.
Wan Baozhu is the orphan of the crown prince. She was only five years old at the time. She entered the palace to comfort Emperor Wu and accompanied the emperor day and night. Later, she was given the title of Princess Deyi. She has been favored by the emperor for many years and has always acted without any scruples.
Others only dared to flatter her and never dared to disobey her. When they heard her, they all agreed softly and said no more.
Wan Baozhu felt bored and suddenly thought of Lu Yao, and her lips could not help but curl up.
The little shopkeeper acted eccentrically and if the noble ladies of the various mansions saw her, they would probably be scared to death.
What a pity, they would not go to that cinema.
The interesting stories at the welcoming banquet finally spread the news of the cinema.
The next day, "Meet You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers" premiered, and several carriages stopped at the door one after another.
Xie Xu jumped off the carriage, followed closely by a fair-skinned young man in a light blue brocade dress.
Xie Wan was helped off the carriage by her brother. Before she could look at the legendary cinema, she looked up and saw a familiar person getting off the carriage behind her, with a slightly stiff face.
Sun Qinghe was also embarrassed when she saw Xie Wan.
She was also dressed in men's clothes, and she was accompanied by her younger brother Sun Qingju.
Yesterday, the ladies of various mansions were full of regrets, lamenting that they could not go to the cinema, and there was no more talk. After
the banquet, Xie Wan was really itchy, and went to Xie Xu to ask, and this question became a demon in her heart.
She took advantage of Xie Xu's drunkenness and begged him to take her to the cinema.
Xie Xu sobered up in the morning and made all kinds of excuses, but in the end he could not resist his sister's request.
Sun Qinghe was in much the same situation. After leaving Xie's house, she couldn't help but send someone to Song'an Street to inquire.
The movie theater was so famous on Song'an Street that any passerby could be talked about for a long time.
After the servant got the news, he went to the theater himself, observed at the door for a long time, and reported a lot of things back home.
Sun Qinghe didn't speak for a long time after listening. At this time, the maid reported that the young master was coming.
Sun Qingju was the companion of Prince Sheng.
Prince Sheng knew about the movie theater from somewhere and was very curious.
But he had been weak since he was a child, and the prince and princess had many restrictions on him. Apart from studying and entering the palace, it was difficult for him to leave the house on weekdays, so he secretly asked his companion to go to the theater to watch it and tell him about it later.
Sun Qingju is only eleven years old. Apart from his parents, he relies on his elder sister Sun Qinghe the most. He can't help but come to her when he gets an errand.
Sun Qinghe suddenly thought of Wan Baozhu. It was no secret among noble ladies that the princess liked to dress up as a man and mingle in the market.
People only envied her secretly, but no one dared to imitate her.
Sun Qinghe thought about it again and again, and thought that she would not meet acquaintances. She made up her mind to go out with Sun Qingju, but she didn't expect to meet the daughter of the left prime minister at the door of the cinema.
Xie Xu also saw Sun Qinghe, and didn't care to be surprised. He turned around and asked Xie Wan to buy tickets quickly, otherwise he would not be able to buy tickets for the first show.
On the day when the trailer of "Meet You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers" was released, many diners in the restaurant talked about coming to watch this show.
Xie Xu bought the tickets and took Xie Wan to the lounge to wait for the broadcast notification for ticket checking. As a result, they met several noble ladies dressed as men.
Some of them came with their brothers, or brought their wet nurses and maids.
When their eyes met, they quickly avoided each other as if they were burned.
Awkwardness and silence gradually enveloped the entire lounge.
Chen Yuning and the Prince of Jin had already arrived and were eating popcorn and chatting in the corner.
In this depressing space, they seemed particularly relaxed and comfortable.
Lu Yao adjusted the content of the advertising screen in the backstage. Together with "Meeting You Again in the Time of Falling Flowers", the last popcorn and cola advertisement was also launched.
It is different from the previous two, but the content is Lu Yao's favorite one at the moment.
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