rebirth of cataclysm

During the Spring Festival of 1999, Hu Mingchen's family was extremely busy. Other people's families celebrated the Spring Festival, which was the most relaxed and leisure time. They could visit relatives and go to the village to play around. However, Hu Mingchen's family was on the contrary. In order to cope with the peak crowd of people watching movies during the Spring Festival,

The whole family came together, even Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao were not absent.

After entering junior high school, Hu Yandie seemed to be much more sensible. Originally, Hu Mingchen did not expect them to help. Even if the two sisters wanted to go to play with their classmates, Hu Mingchen would not have much objection. However, they, Hu Yandie, volunteered to help them.

Hu Yujiao took on the task of delivering meals last time. Lunch and dinner were prepared at home, packed in large bowls and lunch boxes, and delivered to the street, which was equivalent to four trips back and forth on the small road.

Hu Yandie is particularly touched by the great improvement in her family's life in the past two years. In the past, let alone new clothes during the New Year, even the symbolic New Year's money was difficult to guarantee. When the New Year came, her parents would quarrel because they had no money to celebrate the New Year.

Even the New Year's Eve dinner can't be eaten as happily as other people's families. But now, all this is gone.

During the Chinese New Year, seeing that the whole family, including her younger brother Hu Mingchen, was all busy and busy, how could Hu Yandie be embarrassed to go around and play. So she also decided to do something to contribute to the improvement of family conditions.

After all, he is also the boss of the family.

Xiong Xiaolin, who has become a good friend with Hu Yujiao, did not show up to look after the house on the first day of the new year. For several consecutive days starting from the second day of the new year, she also worked with Hu Yandie and the two sisters. With Xiong Xiaolin accompanying her, Hu Yujiao was the same

She stopped her fun and followed her sister Hu Yandie behind her.

This year's Spring Festival, Hu Mingchen had made advance preparations, and coupled with the profound lessons he learned last year, the order of Duge Cinema during the Chinese New Year was relatively orderly, and no fighting incidents occurred.

Long Dayun and the others are still in jail and have not yet been released. No one wants to follow in their footsteps. Even if there are some personal conflicts that need to be resolved, they selectively avoid the cinema to avoid small things turning into big things and making themselves uncontrollable.

During the fifteen days from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Duge Township Cinema was full for every show on seven days. On the other eight days, the attendance rate reached about 90%.

Due to the extra screenings, on average, the Duge Township Cinema has an income of more than 2,000 yuan per day.

It is true that not all the audiences at the Duge Township Cinema are from Duge. In total, I am afraid that only half of the audience is from Duge Township, and the other half is from Fang'er Town, Pingzhai Township and even Yushe.

The villages of Doug.

Because these towns are far from the city, their economic conditions are not very developed, and their cultural and entertainment life is very limited. The Duge Township Cinema has become a good place for many people to join in the fun.

Every morning, people walk or ride bicycles in groups along the path or highway to Duge Township. Some people even walk for more than two or three hours just to watch a movie.

The walking ability of people in this era is really useless. Ten years from now, very few people will walk if the distance is more than an hour, and almost no one will be willing to walk if the distance is more than two hours. Everyone.

Regardless of whether you ride a motorcycle, take a private car, or take a tricycle if you can't, anyway, after walking less, everyone's ability to travel long distances will decrease sharply. Of course, this shows from one side that the lives of local people in ten years will be better than today.

It's much better now.

"Xiaochen, why don't we put on another show? There will still be people watching."

At six o'clock in the evening on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after the fifth movie was shown, Hu Mingchen decided not to show it any more. Everyone should go home early to eat and rest. Hu Mingyi advised them.

"Yes, although many people go back to eat, I believe there will still be many people coming to the streets to play after the meal. It's not a big problem to hold another show. Today is the last day of the Chinese New Year. After today, business will be much worse.

Come on." Hu Jianqiang followed.

"Everyone is very tired these days. It's the last day anyway. It doesn't matter if there is one more game or one less. There is always money to be made. I have asked my mother to prepare dinner, and my sister-in-law has also gone to help. Let's clean up.

Let's go back and have the Lantern Festival dinner." Hu Mingchen insisted.

Hu Mingchen is not the kind of person who doesn’t make money when he sees it, but he is also not the kind of person who has no bottom line in order to make money. Although playing one more show can earn at least two to three hundred yuan more, when Hu Mingchen thinks about it, there is no need to be too

To top it off, on the last day of the Lantern Festival and the Spring Festival, there is no chance for everyone to sit down and have a good meal.

"Okay, let's clean it up. If Xiaochen says we won't let it go, then we won't let it go. In the past ten days, no one has had a peaceful meal to eat. Now that it's fifteen, let's all have a reunion dinner. Let's do it. Do it.

, go to my house when you're done." Hu Jianjun followed.

Invisibly, Hu Mingchen has vaguely taken control of all matters in the family. Whether it is Jiang Yucai or Hu Jianjun, they seem to have developed the habit of following Hu Mingchen's ideas, and feel that what he said must make sense.

Of course, Hu Mingchen's strength or prestige was built up bit by bit, or he proved his ability and judgment with actual results. If he hadn't continuously made so much money for his family, what he said now,

It’s strange that Hu Jianjun would listen.

Since both Hu Mingchen and his son have said this, there is no need to discuss it any further. It is their business, and of course it is up to them to do whatever they say.

"Xiaochen, Brother Hu, let's not go. I can just take Xiaolin home to eat. I prepared a lot of things before the New Year. There is no shortage of food at home." Wu Chunli said.

"Ms. Wu, I believe that every house has food during the Chinese New Year, but it's not a question of whether there is food or not. If you go back now, you have to make fresh food. Otherwise, the fire will be extinguished. We are all a family.

It's the Lantern Festival. It's fun to celebrate it together, so why go back and cook something in the fire? It's not too late to go back after eating. You've been here for so long and haven't been to my house yet. Just go and acknowledge the door.

Go ahead." Hu Mingchen advised.

Hu Mingchen's kind and polite words made Wu Chunli unable to find an excuse to refuse, so she could only reluctantly accept.

Wu Chunli actually felt that since she was an orphan and a widower, it would be good if someone could give her a job to earn some money. If she went to eat at home again, she would be a bit too ignorant. From another perspective, although her family is not complete,

, but it is also a home with children. During the Lantern Festival, Wu Chunli thinks that no matter how deserted it is, it should be celebrated at her own home.

"Dad, you guys do it first, I'll go out for a while." After Wu Chunli agreed, Hu Mingchen didn't clean up with them, just said hello and turned around to go out.

Hu Mingchen had to do two things. The first was to tell the vendors that they could close their stalls and go home to celebrate the Lantern Festival. There would be no movies tonight.

As long as Hu Mingchen's cinema does not show movies, it will be difficult for the stall owners who rent the space to do small business to have any business.

Secondly, Hu Mingchen wanted to greet the two policemen sent by Qin Hu to help control the situation and maintain order.

Of course, it is impossible to rely solely on two auxiliary police officers. When there are many people during the day, there will still be a formal police officer, and even Qin Hu will come and hang out from time to time. However, if you stay in the cinema for a long time, you can still get two police officers.

An assisting police officer.

The assistant police officers don't get much salary, but they do a lot of work. Who says they are not regular and have no establishment? In the police station, almost all formal police officers can command them.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Liu, there won't be a movie tonight. You should go back early." When Hu Mingchen walked out, two policemen were laughing and smoking under the wall.

"I won't let him go? Why won't he let him go?" the police officer surnamed Zhang asked curiously.

It is not without benefits for them to work in the cinema. At least Hu Mingchen cannot charge their money to watch movies. Even if he sometimes brings his family in, Hu Mingchen will acquiesce, and Hu Mingchen will throw them two packs of cigarettes from time to time to relieve their boredom.

After going back and forth, everyone will naturally become familiar with it.

"It's the Lantern Festival. Everyone will go out to eat and set off firecrackers. Even if someone comes to watch a movie later, it's not necessary. It doesn't matter if we skip one movie. You have worked hard these days, thank you."

As he spoke, Hu Mingchen quietly handed two red envelopes to them.

"Oh, well, you are usually nice to us, but now..." The other party did not refuse the red envelope, but after accepting the red envelope, it seemed inappropriate not to say some polite words.

"That's right. It's Chinese New Year. Others are having fun, but you guys are here to help. Thank you very much. It's just a small thing. You're welcome. It's just Chinese New Year. It's just for good luck." Hu Mingchen said.

After Hu Mingchen left, the two police officers opened the red envelopes and saw that each contained 500 yuan in cash. Their hearts felt warm.

At first, the two of them were not happy to be arranged by Qin Hu to do this job. However, their displeasure gradually melted away due to the actions of Hu Mingchen's family. Now they were given a red envelope of 500 yuan, which was more than their monthly salary.

The two of them were naturally very satisfied, and their favorability towards Hu Mingchen naturally increased.

After Hu Jianjun and others finished cleaning up, some people setting up stalls outside also finished cleaning up.

Although they really want to hang out for a while and make more money, if the movie theater doesn't show movies anymore, they won't have much hope of continuing to sell movies. These people have some complaints about Hu Mingchen's house not having a nightclub, but the movie theater has already used

The radio broadcast the announcement three times that there would be no movies tonight, but it was a done deal.

There are also some merchants who plan to wait and see. After all, there are lights here. Even if there are no movies, if some people are still willing to come here after eating, they might get some business. If no one really comes, they will pack up and go home.

It's not too late either.

It was still dark, and Hu Mingchen and his group were walking along the path towards Huangni Village, talking and laughing. It happened to be lunch time, and there was no one on the street or on the path.