Siheyuan: After I moved in, the compound became a mess

Yi Zhonghai returned home angrily.

Sitting on a chair in front of the dining table, he looked towards the door from time to time.

Through the gap in the door curtain, you can see Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu stacking the bricks.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai's wife brought over a bowl of porridge and said, "Don't be so angry. It's a good thing that they show movies for free to everyone."

"What's good? What's good?"

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly, "They keep making useless things all day long, making life difficult for everyone, and we have to cooperate with them to do the cleaning. This is just nonsense."

Yi Zhonghai's wife didn't dare to continue talking about this issue, and quickly found a way to change the subject: "Boss, how is your relationship with Dongxu recently?"

"What can I do? It's impossible to restore to the way it was before." Yi Zhonghai sighed, "It's not that I don't want to, I just can't forget the shit he did before."

Afterwards, the couple talked about the lectures at the factory, and Yi Zhonghai finally smiled.

Wang Dabao had just returned from get off work and before he had time to light the stove, he was dragged away by Xu Damao.

It turned out that Liu Haizhong suggested that Yan Bugui, Xu Damao and the other two pool some money in the evening, buy some wine and food, and discuss the matter of showing the movie while drinking.

As soon as Wang Dabao entered the room, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong quickly stood up and gave him seats.

Yan Bugui spoke first: "Dabao, you said this morning that there was something you didn't say. Now you can tell us. This matter has been on our mind all day."

After Wang Dabao sat down, he cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, I thought about it during the day. It's not one o'clock, but two o'clock."

Upon hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but lean towards Wang Dabao.

“One of them is publicity.”

Wang Dabao took a bite of food, drank a sip of wine, and then slowly said, "Let the neighbors in the surrounding courtyards know about this as much as possible to arouse everyone's enthusiasm. In this way, the street office will also fully cooperate with our film screening plan."

"That's not right, Dabao. Our hospital can't accommodate so many people. Those who can't come won't hate us."

"Yes, if we do this, people will definitely hate us!"

"Everyone, stop arguing and let Dabao continue. Dabao must have thought of everything we can think of."

Wang Dabao smacked his lips and said, "You're overthinking it. Even if our yard is twice as big, there will still be neighbors who can't come. This is inevitable. If it doesn't work, we can draw lots to decide. If that doesn't work, we can just put on another show in a few days."

"Anyway, we have to publicize the movie screening as much as possible to increase the popularity of our theater. Then the names of you three uncles will also become well-known."

"Don't let everyone just watch the movie and forget about it. We need to make sure they still think about it next year."

After hearing this, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui were delighted. They had been managers for many years, and it had been their long-cherished wish to have people from a dozen or so compounds around remember their names.

I didn’t expect that the plan could be realized through this screening.

Yan Bugui slapped his thigh and said, "I agree with what Dabao said. I will let Jiefang and the others spread the word in the surrounding area tomorrow. I have also told them at school, and a teacher even asked me for a quota today."

Liu Haizhong also nodded. He wanted to do what Yi Zhonghai had failed to do. Only in this way would he feel a sense of accomplishment.

"Then what is your second point, Dabao?"

Xu Damao filled the small wine glass in front of Wang Dabao and asked with a smile.

“This second point is important!”

Wang Dabao had a mysterious smile on his face, and he didn't keep the secret any longer. He said excitedly, "Just think about it. When our movie starts showing, the scene will be quite spectacular. The Intermediate Court will be packed with people."

"So, I was thinking, can we sell some simple snacks in the yard? For example, fragrant fried melon seeds or something like that. This way, people will have something to eat while watching a movie, especially women and children, who definitely like to eat snacks while watching a movie."

"Besides, if we do this, not only will the audience be happier and enjoy this audio-visual feast more, but it will also bring us a lot of benefits! By selling some snacks, we can more or less increase our income to subsidize the cost of hosting this movie screening event. What do you think of this idea!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up.

Liu Haizhong was surprised: "Oh, Dabao, you are really the lucky star of our compound. This is a really good idea."

Xu Damao also agreed: "Yes, Dabao, you are smart. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone."

"Then I'll ask your sister-in-law to go to the market to buy some in advance?" Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he heard that the screening plan could make money. "Then we can set up a few small stalls and sell some melon seeds, peanuts, etc."

The discussion that followed became lively.

It all revolves around the details of selling snacks, such as who is responsible for purchasing and cooking, and how to set the prices.

In the end, it was decided that Xu Damao would be responsible for purchasing, and the first and second aunts would be responsible for frying the melon seeds and peanuts. Liu Guangtian, Yan Jiefang and others would take turns setting up the stalls, selling goods and supervising the whole place, while Yan Bugui would keep accounts and collect money.

It is better to do it today than to wait for a better day, so the screening time is chosen to be tomorrow night. Although the time is a bit tight, it is the weekend after all, and everyone has time to work during the day.

After everything was agreed upon and the wine was almost finished, everyone dispersed happily and prepared for the next day.

After other people in the yard learned the news, they became even more excited for the upcoming movie screening. This had definitely become a movie theater.

Especially young people like Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang, who can not only watch movies but also talk to the girls they like while selling snacks.

Early the next morning, Xu Damao took Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiefang to go door to door to count the amount of paint needed.

Afterwards, Xu Damao rode his bicycle to the market to purchase raw materials such as paint and melon seeds.

Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiekuang, a group of young people also went out to promote the movement.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui went to the surrounding courtyards to count the number of people.

Wang Dabao heard a commotion in the yard before he even got up.

The first and second aunts also set up the stove early and prepared to fry melon seeds and peanuts.

The entire compound was filled with a tense atmosphere of "a great war is imminent".

Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were also conscripted by Liu Haizhong. Although they were reluctant, they still found some wooden boards and hurriedly built two simple stalls in the middle courtyard.

The others also performed their respective duties and were busy and happy.

The compound was filled with joy and laughter, and everyone was looking forward to the arrival of evening.