Chapter 34 Horror Movie
The interior of the cinema is completely different from its shabby exterior.
If you ignore the seats, you will feel like you have entered a strange cave. The walls look uneven at first glance. What's more amazing is that the murals on the walls are lifelike, full of various horror scenes such as ghosts, skeletons, women vomiting blood, etc. It is extremely eerie and terrifying.
Definitely a great place to watch horror movies!
If a girl is a little timid, wouldn’t she be scared and hide in her boyfriend’s arms?
Zhou Yang turned to look at Lin Qiyuan and saw that he was frowning slightly, obviously not used to the noisy environment.
He guessed that the other party must not be aware of the changes in cinemas. Given his social anxiety, he might have never been to a cinema at all and just found one not far from home.
Sure enough, Zhou Yang immediately heard a conversation coming from a couple in front of him on the left.
"It's so scary! It's already scary before the movie even starts!"
"Don't worry, I'm here!"
It’s more terrifying to think of you.
But the little girl was very happy with this. She hugged the boy's arm even tighter and asked, "Then xx, you must protect me!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you!"
Zhou Yang frowned. This wasn't an adventure, it was just a movie. What kind of protection was there?
But at least there were some normal people. The four boys behind them should be college students in the same dormitory. They were the rare couples like them.
The conversation between the four of them was also normal.
"Are we really going to this sanctuary for lovers to watch a movie?" a voice asked timidly.
A holy place for lovers?
What Zhou Yang didn't know was that the cinema, after decades of use, had become dilapidated from the outside and had undergone numerous renovations, the most recent being in July of this year. Also this year, the Huize Cinema was recognized as a "holiday destination" for couples, largely due to its fresh, modern decor – a perfect spot for watching horror films.
"What a bullshit couple's sanctuary, what a random name, it's all in S City, why can only couples enter? We come here to watch horror movies for excitement, who cares about couples or not?" A slightly rough voice came out.
"Yeah, Third Brother, we're just here to experience the thrill of watching a horror movie in a scary environment. How does that bother these couples? Besides, the hall next door is specially decorated for couples, that's where they should watch romance movies!"
"If you ask me, I hate it when places are named couples' sanctuaries. Why can't we singles go there?" A man in a dazzling yellow jacket spoke with a genuine Northeastern accent. After a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "Look at those two pretty boys in front. They're not even a couple, but they're here looking for excitement!"
Pretty boy Zhou Yang: "..."
Kids, do you think your voice is too soft?
Pretty boy Lin Qiyuan: "..."
Oh, not a couple?
Everyone quickly took their seats. Zhou Yang and Lin Qiyuan sat in the middle of the last row. The wallpaper behind them was painted with two bleeding skulls. Even though Zhou Yang prided himself on being brave, he still felt a creepy feeling when he touched the cold wall.
As soon as they sat down, the lights went out, and almost immediately, a girl's scream was heard.
After the lights went out, the patterns on the wall were dim in the dim light, looking more realistic and the atmosphere of horror was even stronger. Zhou Yang almost couldn't control himself and made a sound. Of course, it wasn't a scream, but at most "Holy shit".
After a while, with the comfort of people around, the screening room returned to silence.
The movie finally officially started.
Like many horror movies, the film started with a terrifying music segment. Zhou Yang could clearly hear the gasps of people around him, but not Lin Qiyuan.
He had forgotten to look at Lin Qiyuan's reaction. When he turned to look at him, he saw that the other party suddenly withdrew his gaze, his eyes seemed to be evasive, his back straight, his hands still holding the box of uneaten popcorn, his eyes not looking away, concentrating on watching the screen.
Zhou Yang thought the other party was not used to it, so he comforted him: "If you are afraid, just grab my arm."
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yang felt the other person's body suddenly stiffen, and he nodded and said, "Okay."
Zhou Yang casually grabbed two popcorns from the box Lin Qiyuan was holding and put them in his mouth to chew. The plot at the beginning was quite interesting and not too scary. Zhou Yang was very happy while chewing popcorn and watching the movie.
Lin Qiyuan watched from the side as the other person stared at the screen without blinking, his mouth moving slightly as he chewed popcorn, like a little hamster.
He unconsciously freed up one hand, picked up two popcorns from the box, put them into his mouth and chewed them.
Sweet, very sweet, a little cloyingly sweet.
Lin Qiyuan wondered if lips stained with popcorn were also so sweet. This was the first time he wanted to know such a boring question, so he licked his lips.
But it seemed that he couldn't lick anything. Lin Qiyuan knew very well that what he wanted to taste was not his own lips.
The movie has a fast pace. After the synopsis, it quickly enters the main plot. The horror plot also slowly unfolds. When it comes to the part where the hero's mother crawls out of the TV, most people in the theater let out short exclamations.
Zhou Yang was disturbed by the exclamation. He glanced at the crowd in front of him and saw that most of the girls had huddled in their boyfriends' arms or were tightly clinging to the arms of the boys next to them. Even the four college students were huddled together tightly, and the four-seater was almost turning into a two-seater.
Zhou Yang laughed when he saw this and was about to turn around to discuss with Lin Qiyuan when he felt a slight chill on the back of his hand. He looked in surprise and found that Lin Qiyuan's hand had touched his hand.
Lin Qiyuan's hand was shaking a little, as if he was unconsciously shrinking towards Zhou Yang's position. Two seconds later, Lin Qiyuan's entire hand completely covered Zhou Yang's hand.
Zhou Yang didn't move. He turned his gaze back to the movie screen and felt his heart beating strangely faster.
It’s really strange. The movie is really too scary. Even he couldn’t help but get scared.
The plot of the movie is very exciting. After the initial round of fear, everyone was immersed in the plot and became curious about the various bizarre and terrifying events that happened in the movie.
Most of Lin Qiyuan's thoughts were on Zhou Yang. Looking at his calm face despite the horrific plot and seeing his various micro-expressions, he felt that he might have made the wrong choice to watch a movie in this cinema that he had spent half a day looking for.
However, when Zhou Yang turned around and said to him, "If you're scared, you can grab his arm," Lin Qiyuan felt that he might have gone in the wrong direction.
Zhou Yang is not afraid, he can be "afraid".
So, he carefully touched the back of Zhou Yang's hand. He imagined Zhou Yang's reaction in his mind. It might be "A grown man is afraid of this", or "Didn't I say to grab my arm?", or more likely, he would secretly retract his hand and put his arm under the other person's hand.
To some extent, Zhou Yang is a very gentlemanly person who cares about the weak. Isn't the character he is playing now a weak one?
The plot becomes more and more in-depth. When Zhou Yang finds that the two are holding hands, the plot has entered the next climax and the horror atmosphere is further intensified.
The cinema began to be filled with the sound of gasps, screams, even crying and comforting. What was even more embarrassing was that a couple sitting right in front of them, deeply in love, began to kiss openly.
Zhou Yang, who had lived for 25 years, was seeing a performance of this scale live for the first time. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into the ground. He didn't know where to look, and his eyes were darting left and right.
Feeling the strength in the hand getting stronger and stronger, Zhou Yang finally paid attention to look at Lin Qiyuan. He saw that he had his eyes closed, his body leaning towards Zhou Yang, and was pinching Zhou Yang's knuckles nervously, which made him itchy.
Suddenly, Lin Qiyuan opened his eyes, pulled Zhou Yang over, and held him in his arms, resting his chin on half of Zhou Yang's shoulder, while his other hand was still tightly intertwined with Zhou Yang's fingers...
Why does this posture feel a bit reversed?
Zhou Yang felt as if he was enveloped in a furnace. The cinema did not have heating on, so the furnace seemed particularly warm. It was so warm that Zhou Yang could not help but move closer, and his face turned a little red from the warmth.
Zhou Yang gently patted Lin Qiyuan's back with the hand that was not interlocked with his fingers. After feeling that the other party was not so tense, he slowly let him go and returned his attention to the screen.
…
After the movie ended, Zhou Yang clearly felt that the men and women who watched the movie became closer, and the girls' tones of coquettishness became gentler.
Even the four boys huddled together tightly, without showing any of the temper they had when they first came.
Zhou Yang thinks the cinema is really smart. Isn’t this the suspension bridge effect?
It's perfectly normal for people to experience a rapid heartbeat when they're scared, and mistake it for a fluttering heartbeat. He and Lin Qiyuan wouldn't...
blind!
Zhou Yang glanced at the hands that were still tightly clasped with the other person's, and cursed in his heart, what right did he have to laugh at others?
*
At ten o'clock in the evening, at the Universal Cinema, Lin's mother, Ms. Xue Fanfan, braved the cold wind blowing from Siberia, and leaned behind the gate of the only way to the cinema exit. Her eyes were red and her gaze never shifted for a moment.
Behind her, multi-billionaire boss Lin Guodong breathed through his hands, looking at his wife, then at the theater entrance, and earnestly advised, "Lin Qiyuan shouldn't be here. It's already 10 o'clock, and the last show ended nearly an hour ago."
"Impossible!" Mother Lin was still staring at the door. "I called him, but his phone was turned off. He must be watching a movie!"
The author has something to say: It's a little late, I should update twice a day after Thursday
Lin Qiyuan: Is your acting okay?
Zhou Yang: As expected of someone who runs a film and television company
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