Entertainment starts with travel

Chapter 226 Cinema

The road is not the bluestone slabs that are often seen in ancient towns, but it is very similar to the countryside. The road with soil mixed with stones is very hard and solid. The soil and stones are closely connected, showing a dark black color.

It is conceivable how many years this road has existed and how many generations it has endured.

Some houses still have doors that have been used for dozens or hundreds of years, and some have been redecorated to strengthen the houses and replace the facades on the first floor with rolling doors.

In these shops, there are tailors who use sewing machines to cut clothes for customers, and there are teahouses with a TV in the back and many sets of wooden chairs in the shop.

Some old men are playing long cards in it, and this kind of cards can't be understood at all.

After walking for some time, Ye Kai heard a movie playing in a house in front of him, and he heard a line he was familiar with: "Happy New Year, big brother and sister-in-law..."

"Is there a movie theater here?"

Even with his eyes closed, Ye Kai could guess the name of this movie, and this line is too famous.

Ye Kai walked towards the 'cinema' following the sound, and the familiar tone kept coming from the sound, Ma Dasan said with a smile: "Why is it not a good thing to praise people?"

A cloth curtain blocked the sight of the crowd outside the lobby.

The boy in school uniform was sitting outside and yawning while playing mobile games. When he saw Ye Kai wanting to go in, he stopped Ye Kai and said, "Five dollars."

Ye Kai asked, "Can I scan WeChat?"

The young man was much more enthusiastic about Ye Kai, and he clicked on his mobile phone to collect the money and said with a smile: "If you want it, you want it."

I swept five yuan and entered the room. The layout here is similar to the teahouse I saw just now. Of course, there is a large white curtain in the front, and a projector is at the end of the lobby.

Someone was sitting next to the projector, watching the movie intently.

In front of him, there are several rows of 'audience seats'. There are wooden chairs for four people. There are three rows, seven or eight rows, and a dozen or so people are sitting sparsely.

Mostly elderly people holding teacups.

Not most of them, it should be said that all the people here are as described by Ye Kai, holding teacups of different shapes, with cigarettes or cigarettes, or tobacco sticks in their mouths.

A choking smell of leaf smoke permeated the entire auditorium.

Ye Kai avoided them and found a seat in the back seat, and also watched the movie with them.

Ye Kai only saw this kind of movie when he was in elementary school, and he doesn't know if the current elementary school will hold such movie-watching activities.

What impressed him most about that movie was not the plot of the movie, but the joy of snacks shared with the children in the seat.

The projectionist sat next to Ye Kai, looked at Ye Kai, and asked, "I haven't seen a young man here for a long time. You should be the first in these two years. How old are you?"

Ye Kai turned to look at his appearance.

He is 50 years old, with a thin body, wearing a blue T-shirt and light-colored jeans, his skin is a little dark, and he can't tell what his main job is.

"I'm 24 this year, are you a projectionist?"

"Yes."

"Will you still make money by showing such a movie now?" Ye Kai asked a question he wanted to know the most.

Movies played on this ancient machine will definitely not be the latest movies, most of them are old movies like this one, ten or even 20 years ago.

But such a movie, either I have seen it, or I don’t want to watch it.

Before he came in, Ye Kai had no idea that there would be so many people here... Yes, a dozen people is already a lot, and before he came in, Ye Kai had no idea that there would be so many people in a movie that cost five yuan to watch look.

"Make money?" He looked at Ye Kai suspiciously, and then suddenly realized, "Did that kid charge you money? I don't charge money for showing movies here, and I will give you back what you paid."

"No, no, not much..."

Ye Kai shook his head and said, "It's only a few dollars. Now there is no place to watch movies for a few dollars. The cheapest movie costs 20 yuan."

If he doesn't charge for showing movies, then the venue fee and equipment maintenance fee are not a small amount.

"No, if you say no, I won't take your money."

No matter what he said, he couldn't make the uncle give up this idea. Ye Kai could only take the five yuan that the uncle gave him and put it in his wallet.Seeing the angry look of this uncle, the child will probably be scolded when he returns home at night.

This action made Ye Kai feel that this uncle is a very simple person.

Talking about a few dollars with Ye Kai here for so long, the old grandpas in front all felt that the story behind this was more exciting than the one on the screen, and turned their heads to look at the two of them.

After collecting the money, Ye Kai said: "If you don't charge tickets, wouldn't you do it for free? Although this place is quite remote, it still costs a lot of money, right?"

"This house belongs to our family, so there is no need to spend money to rent it. Playing old movies is my personal hobby, just like today's young people like to play games. It can be regarded as my personal hobby."

Hobbies... Let's count.

Movie projectionist, this profession has been brilliant for a while, but it is a profession that has gradually declined with the development of technology.

There is a very popular movie called Paradise Cinema. At the end of this movie, there is a plot about editing.

The society at that time did not allow too intimate scenes in movies, so the old film projectionist edited all these shots, and finally formed a sweet compilation that can kill single dogs.

Seeing this picture, many children of that generation wanted to grow up to be a film projectionist.

Judging by the age of this uncle, it is very likely that he is also a group of people affected by this movie.

Watching a movie in a cinema, even in such a simple environment with poor lighting, is more comfortable than watching it on a computer at home.

Ye Kai sat a little in front of the projector.

Above his head is the ever-changing light that carries the dreams of a generation, reflecting the dust in the air and hitting the picture on the screen.

The effect of the picture is very good.

If you have watched this movie, you will know that this movie does not actually need too good picture quality, what is important is the highlight and creation of the atmosphere.

Such a movie is too suitable for quiet viewing on the big screen.

Ye Kai had watched it a few times before, both with mobile phones and computers, but it was still here, in a free movie theater, that he was able to like this movie so deeply.

Ye Kai still doesn't know the uncle's name.

After playing the movie for so many years, he probably has seen this movie countless times, but he still watches it very seriously, and will silently recite the lines when he encounters a plot he likes.

When leaving the cinema, Ye Kai lifted the curtain set up to block the light.

The light shines brightly, and the scene of the busy streets returns instantly.

Of course, a cloth curtain can't block the noise in the street, but when watching a movie inside, I don't feel how noisy the outside is, which may be related to being too immersed.

The boy in school uniform ran off to nowhere.

The uncle closed the door, and walked towards the distance without saying a word, his expression was that of a parent who went to an Internet cafe to arrest someone, it was extremely scary.

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PS: The recent decline in grades, coupled with some turmoil, coupled with the absence of full attendance, has caused tea picking to let go of itself and give up on itself. I review it.

Came home late at night and finished writing this chapter at 02:30am to make up for yesterday.

Review again, the latest update is very sorry to the readers who have supported me all the time, and some friends gave me a reward today, thank you very much.

I will definitely pay back the chapters owed.

I hope you will continue to support me. I really can't lose any friends with the current results.

(End of this chapter)