rebirth of cataclysm

When Hu Mingchen and his family arrived on the street, it was still relatively deserted, but the small businesses doing business had already begun to put out the things they wanted to sell today in order to welcome the surging crowd later.

During the Chinese New Year, whether you are selling balloons and small toys, snacks, sugar cane fruits, crackers and fireworks, or even clothes, shoes and socks, business will be very good, especially those selling snacks, small toys and crackers.

Business will definitely be countless times higher than usual, so no one will take it lightly. There is no way, who told almost everyone, old and young, to leave their homes and flock to the streets at this time.

"Boss Hu, it's so early at your house. Come and have a piece of Ding Ding candy." As soon as Hu Mingchen and the others walked into the yard of the cinema, a vendor who rented a stall greeted them friendly.

"Haha, thank you. We came here after dinner. I didn't expect you to be earlier than us." Hu Jianjun was quite proud and satisfied to be recognized as Boss Hu.

"We couldn't have prepared earlier. There must be a lot of people today. Come to Xiaohu, I'll give you a few pieces of candy. It's free. It doesn't cost anything." Seeing Hu Jianjun's refusal, the slightly fat boss lady targeted her favor again.

Hu Mingchen and his sisters.

The stalls of these people are rented from Hu Mingchen's family, which is equivalent to Hu Mingchen's family being their owners. Naturally, these people must find ways to have a good relationship with Hu Mingchen's family, otherwise they will not rent to you or give it to you in the future.

Raise the price, what to do?

It can be said that it is really easy for Hu Mingchen and Hu Yandie to get something for free in this courtyard. As long as it is not too much, no one will ask them to charge for it.

Even so, Hu Mingchen is still very restrained. Although they are in a relationship between lessee and lessee, speaking of it, they are partners who use each other and pull each other. Hu Mingchen sees this very clearly, so the name of the household will not be deliberately changed.

To take advantage of them.

Only Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao sometimes couldn't stand other people's initiative to please and give, and would occasionally accept innocuous benefits.

"Thank you, thank you. No, ma'am, you can keep it and sell it. If you don't want to eat it now, I'll come back to you when I want to eat it. Thank you. Besides, you haven't opened your business yet. If you give it to us, you won't get the money.

The omen is not good." Hu Mingchen quickly refused: "Today is the first day of the New Year. I wish you a prosperous business and abundant financial resources in the new year."

"Thank you, and I hope your business is going well." Hu Mingchen said it like that, and considering the taboo of not opening yet, the other party no longer insisted.

When other people heard Hu Mingchen's auspicious New Year words, they in turn said some New Year blessings to Hu Mingchen's family, such as good fortune and good fortune.

"Boss Hu, will the movie schedule this year be the same as before?" the jelly seller asked after saying a blessing.

"For the Chinese New Year, of course it has to be different. There will be one or two extra performances today, otherwise it won't be good to keep everyone waiting." Hu Jianqiang replied.

In the past, the Duge Township Cinema held a two-hour movie. However, whether it was a domestic film or a Hong Kong and Taiwan film, the duration of a movie was basically about one and a half hours. If you exclude the opening and ending credits, it would almost take one and a half hours.

Inside.

Normal business is usually neglected, but now is the Chinese New Year. In order to increase attendance and sell more tickets to make money, the gap in the middle will be compressed as much as possible. As long as the connection is reasonable, time can be squeezed out to play more shows.

There are basically no problems with the movie.

After greeting these partners, Hu Mingchen's family also started busy with their own preparations, such as cleaning the sanitation again, checking the machines again, writing out the film schedule and hanging it up, and naturally the sound system for the promotion had to be turned on to warm up the atmosphere.

People on the mountain heard loud music playing in the street from a distance, and people became more restless when going out to play.

"Let's go, let's go quickly, the cinema is about to start playing."

"It's not even nine o'clock yet, how could it be released so early?"

"Who knows, maybe there are so many people celebrating the New Year that the boss has moved ahead of time."

...

"Where are you going to play today?"

"Of course I want to go to the movies. I've always wanted to go but I haven't been able to do it. I have to go and see it anyway today to see what kind of peep show it is."

"Hahaha, you should go see it, it's even better than a peep show."

"Aren't you going? To listen to people singing folk songs?"

"Of course I want to go too. I listen to folk songs every year. It's not unusual. If the elderly go to listen, I'll go to the movies with you."

.......

"Wow, I started so early. I don't know if the movie I prepared for the New Year is good or not. Is it as good as the one I watched last month?"

"It's the Chinese New Year. How can people prepare bad movies? I heard that people go to the city to pick up movies before the Chinese New Year. They are all so exciting."

"Then you're still dragging your feet. Hurry up."

"Don't rush me. You have to wait for me to wear my new clothes."

...

Not long after the stereo at Hu Mingchen's house was turned on, he could see from a distance on the street that there were many more people on the paths leading down to the street. All of them, regardless of gender, old or young, were all beaming with joy. They had new clothes.

There will definitely be new clothes to wear every day. Even if some people don’t buy new clothes, they will wear the best ones that they usually save for festivals or drinking.

Boom, boom, boom, all kinds of firecrackers were going off one after another from far to near. These were the firecrackers or small firecrackers that the children were throwing along the way.

The time has not yet reached half past nine, and the courtyard of Duge Township Cinema has already become crowded. People who come to the street to play will invariably come to this place to join in the fun. On the one hand, they will see what movies will be played today.

On the other hand, of course, it is to meet and chat with relatives and friends.

"Those who want to watch the movie should buy their tickets soon. The first movie will start soon. If you don't hurry up, there will be no seats when there are more people." I saw that there is no queue among those who bought the tickets.

, Hu Mingchen stood in front of the ticket collection window and shouted loudly as if nothing had happened.

Hu Mingchen was shouting like this, but if it were Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai, they wouldn't be able to shout. It's not that their voices are not good, but that they can't let go of that face and would feel embarrassed.

However, Hu Mingchen didn't have that worry. He just hoped that all seats would be filled from morning to night. Every seat was worth money, and leaving it empty would be a waste.

"Little boss, was the first movie good?" an older man asked Hu Mingchen.

"Old man, it's absolutely beautiful. Didn't you see the name? "God of Gamblers" is not only great at playing poker, dice and mahjong. Don't you want to go in and experience it? Winning or losing can cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions.

, It’s amazing." Hu Mingchen said in a vivid and exaggerated way.

"Wow, so awesome. My old man is going to watch a show today to see what kind of powerful method it is. Don't be too fast for those in front of you. Leave two tickets for my old man." The old man was tempted and encouraged, and he didn't sell much.

He walked towards the ticket window with a quick step.

The queue hadn't even started yet, but after Hu Mingchen's voice, people who wanted to watch the movie had already started to gather.

Except for those who are really strapped for money and can come to the cinema early in the morning, who doesn’t want to watch a movie?

"Old man, why did you buy two tickets for one person?" asked a young man in front.

"Nonsense, of course I can't abandon my mother-in-law for this kind of thing," the old man said boldly.

"Then why didn't you see her?" someone asked.

"Oh, that woman likes to procrastinate when doing things. One moment she wants to see if there is grass for the cows, the next moment she wants to see if the fire is sealed, and she is still walking slowly. I have no choice, so I came to occupy the position first.

You must leave two tickets for me, my mother-in-law and I haven't seen the movie yet." The old man talked a lot, and when people asked him, he would say a lot.

But it can be seen that this old man is still very eager to watch the movie.

It was only 9:40, and the 200 tickets for the first movie "God of Gamblers" were already sold out.

"Xiaochen, it's already full and it's still twenty minutes before ten o'clock. What should I do?" Hu Jianqiang came out of the theater and asked Hu Mingchen who was staying at the door.

"No matter how much time is left, we will start when the crowd is full. Today is different from the past. We have to squeeze in time. You stay here and I will play it. Just forget about the title." Hu Mingchen raised his left hand and looked at his watch.

The person selling tickets that day was not Hu Jianqiang, but Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai. Hu Jianqiang and Hu Mingchen were responsible for collecting tickets and controlling the machines.

As for Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao, they don't know where they went to play at the moment.

"That's right, you go ahead, I'm fine here."

Hu Mingchen entered the playback room, inserted the disc into the machine and started fast forwarding.

Just playing music just now was very attractive to the villagers. Now that the film is officially launched, the temptation is even greater.

"Look, the first show has already started. If I tell you to hurry up, you won't be happy."

"Then let's watch the second scene. Are you afraid that you won't be able to watch it if you want to?"

"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I don't know how many people there will be on the street. Do you think it's normal? Why don't you wear those high heels? It's hard to walk."

"You still have the nerve to say that I haven't bought any decent shoes since I got married. It's Chinese New Year. If I don't wear the shoes I got when I got married, what will I wear? Do you want to wear Jiefang shoes on the street? I'm not blaming you, obviously.

I have no money, but I still want to join in the fun and watch a movie.”

"Whether you want to watch it or not, you can't buy a pair of shoes for two yuan, why do you blame me?"

.......

"Brother Wen, you don't have to wait for me, you go first."

"Xiaohua, what do you mean? Didn't we agree to go to the movies today? Why are you driving me away for no reason?"

"Who is driving you away for no reason? Why don't you hurry up and buy a ticket? What are you going to watch later? I can't walk as fast as you."

"Oh, oh, that's what it means, hahaha, okay, Xiaohua, don't worry, I'll run over now."

...

These people who rush to the streets from all directions can't get in even if they buy tickets for the next movie, so they have to make do with the business of the small vendors.