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Lu Ban was stunned.

He didn't know Feng Yu would come.

If Lu Ban had known in advance that Feng Yu would be here, he might have considered not giving him the honor and going home directly.

Although Feng Yu, or the guy who replaced Feng Yu now, seemed to have no ill will towards Lu Ban, Lu Ban instinctively felt a little scared when he thought about standing with this guy who might not be human.

Moreover, after meeting Xia, Lu Ban suddenly realized something.

The women in the Quiet Place are not easy to mess with.

He looked at Feng Yu's smiling expression, adjusted his mood, and walked over.

"So you two know each other?"

The person in charge of reception at the theater was a middle-aged woman named Mei Juan. She looked at Lu Ban, then at Feng Yu, with a look of surprise and a bit of confusion.

"We are classmates, Sister Mei."

Feng Yu explained.

Lu Ban hurriedly pulled Feng Yu aside.

"Why are you here?"

He looked around. The audience had not yet entered the venue. There were only empty auditoriums and he could not see anything unusual.

"Can't I come?"

Feng Yu said this somewhat innocently, and before Lu Ban could respond, he raised the corner of his mouth.

"The director I'm following is also attending the premiere this time, and I'm here to help coordinate it."

She explained.

"The director you follow...could it be the same?"

Lu Ban was curious.

Feng Yu’s death was reported in the news, but now Feng Yu can move normally, and others cannot tell. There must be a certain cognitive rewriting involved, just like when God’s chosen ones enter a foreign land, the people in the foreign land will quickly accept the arrival of God’s chosen ones and even regard them as companions.

"No, no, he is just an ordinary person."

Feng Yu smiled.

"That's good."

Lu Ban felt relieved.

Feng Yu did not continue chatting with Lu Ban, but continued to communicate with Mei Juan.

Lu Ban sat in the first row and waited for a while. The audience came in one after another and the premiere officially began.

After a relatively lengthy introduction, it was finally Lu Ban's turn to speak.

He came to the screen. The audience was crowded with people, mostly young people. Lu Ban didn't know if all of them had seen it. He looked around and then spoke.

"Thank you very much for coming to the premiere of "The Wailing". I hope you can feel the love and hope from this movie. That's all I want to say about this movie."

He bowed.

The audience was a little confused.

Shouldn't this be a time to talk about the creative process or something?

How come it ended?

For a moment, people didn't know whether they should applaud.

Lu Ban raised his head and picked up the microphone again.

"Also, I have something to announce here."

Hearing his words, people pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"Maybe many of you have watched my previous movies and videos. Some of you may be curious about what is in the abandoned city, what happened to the village with the fishmen, and what secrets the shrine on the island has."

Lu Ban saw Feng Yu sitting in the audience. She was holding her chin and listening to Lu Ban's speech very attentively.

"Just like this film, The Wailing, and the film I'm about to release for free, The Nameless City, there's actually a whole world behind these films waiting for you to explore."

After hearing Lu Ban's words, there was a faint murmur among the audience.

Half of it is because of what Lu Ban said about the previous films, which belong to a complete worldview and are interconnected, and the other half is because of what Lu Ban said about the new film.

And it’s released for free!

"So, I will release my next new project, called 'Silence Project', at midnight tonight, when 'The Wailing' premieres. It will include a series of films, settings, and worldviews. I hope you will like it."

Lu Ban bowed again in greeting.

Only then did the audience burst into applause.

On the one hand, the huge worldview of this interconnected work means that there will be many related works in the future, and the sequels that the audience is looking forward to will be produced one after another.

On the other hand, the speed at which Lu Ban released videos and movies made them believe that this was not just a money-making pie in the sky, but a real plan. After all, the new video would be released online soon, right?

Some people who came for a second viewing were already so eager that they wanted to run out and wait until midnight to watch the new videos.

Lu Ban straightened up and added another sentence.

"By the way, the theater has arranged proper security personnel for everyone. If you don't dare to go home by yourself after watching the movie, you can ask the security guards for help."

His remarks caused laughter, some of which were out of curiosity as to how such a situation could possibly have occurred, and some out of gloating.

Lu Ban returned to his seat, and of course he wanted to finish watching the movie.

“It’s quite impressive.”

Feng Yu beside him praised him.

"Let's watch a movie. Have you ever seen one before?"

Lu Ban used his mobile phone to check the timing of the webpage and account, and found no problem.

“I have, but I wouldn’t mind watching it again.”

Feng Yu smiled.

“Sometimes, you can learn something new by re-watching a movie you’ve watched before.”

"really."

Lu Ban also likes to watch movies he has seen before. He has watched some very ordinary films three or four times. For him, although the freshness of the script may decrease, the shots, the actors' performances, and the details are all worth savoring over and over again.

If a movie only impresses people who watch it for the first time because of the strong plot twists, but becomes boring the second time, then this movie is not a very good one, Lu Ban thinks.

The cinema went dark, and the film's sponsorship and production information appeared. The light shone on Feng Yu's face, making Lu Ban feel that she was a stranger.

The film played, and familiar scenes appeared in front of Lu Ban's eyes.

However, he found it difficult to concentrate on the movie, and instead kept paying attention to Feng Yu's reaction beside him.

He saw Feng Yu was frightened and scared. He breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to be nervous. Several times, his hand subconsciously grabbed Lu Ban's wrist, just like an ordinary girl.

Even at the end of the film, when the mother was making her confession, Feng Yu's shoulders were shaking and he was sobbing softly.

Lu Ban handed her a tissue.

"I've heard of a saying that says before a person dies, they will go to a movie theater where a movie will be played. When the movie ends, the person will truly die. What movie do you think you would like to see at this time?"

When the cast list was playing, Feng Yu suddenly spoke. Her voice was very soft, but it could be clearly heard by Lu Ban.

“…Once Upon a Time in America?”

Lu Ban was silent for a moment.

“You like this movie?”

"No, it's just that it will last longer, so I can die later. Just in case I can be revived by emergency treatment."

Lu Ban explained seriously.

He heard no more sound from next door.

Turning around, Lu Ban saw Feng Yu looking at him. There was a beautiful light in his eyes, like stars, like the real starry sky.

"In a week, at midnight, at this cinema, if you come over, you might be able to see something."

Feng Yu came closer and whispered in Lu Ban's ear.

That sound was as sweet as death.