Capital Cinema has the word "Capital" in its name. It has good hardware conditions and its ticket prices are naturally more expensive than ordinary cinemas.
They not only have black tickets worth 20 cents and green tickets worth 30 cents, but also red tickets worth 40 cents, but the red tickets are not for takeout.
The red ticket is also called the foreign guest seat. As the name suggests, it is reserved for foreign guests. Tickets are only sold half an hour before the show. Because foreign guests are afraid of unexpected arrivals, they have to be reserved.
Lin Erchun gritted his teeth and wanted to buy eleven green tickets. Zhao Li walked over with her two sons and squeezed through the crowd, saying to Lin Erchun: "Uncle Lin, we have two children here, we can buy them."
Student tickets.”
Tao Yushu has graduated. Tao Yumo did not bring his student ID card when he went out today. There were only two children, Tao Xiwen and Tao Xiwu. They knew they were students without having to take out their student ID cards.
Lin Erchun spent 2.9 yuan to buy nine green tickets and two student tickets. When he walked back from the ticket booth, he tried his best to control his distressed expression.
"Come on, come on, one ticket per person." He distributed the movie tickets to everyone with a smile on his face.
Lin Chaoyang stared at the green movie ticket in his hand and whispered to Tao Yushu, "Green ticket. I guess the old man is trembling with pain right now."
Tao Yushu suppressed a smile and patted him, "How could you arrange your own father like this?"
"My father is not an outsider."
The couple were joking, and Tao Yumo stared at the movie ticket in his hand and said in surprise: "Why is it a four o'clock ticket?"
The green ticket is naturally green and is divided into movie tickets and sub-tickets. The outline of the Capital Cinema is printed in the middle. The five words "Capital Cinema" are written on the right side. A line of small characters on the left is the address of the cinema. Directly below are the seats.
Number.
Tao Yumo's ticket was for "8 rows and 8 seats upstairs". It was also stamped with a red seal and had the date and time corresponding to the movie ticket, which showed the time at four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Fire!"
Tao Yucheng said casually, looking at the bustling audience in the lounge.
When I came in just now, I didn't realize that in less than twenty minutes, the number of spectators in the lounge had obviously increased.
It was less than one o'clock now, and there were still more than three hours before the movie started. Father Tao said, "This is just the right time to go shopping."
After some discussion, everyone found that the Capital Cinema was close to Xidan, and the two old couples still went shopping in the mall. Tao Yucheng and his wife took their children to play with them.
Lin Chaoyang and his wife went to Xidan Xinhua Bookstore to read. Tao Yumo thought for a while and followed her sister and brother-in-law.
Xinhua Bookstore in Xidan was opened in the 1950s. It is the oldest Xinhua Bookstore in Yanjing City after Wangfujing Bookstore.
However, this store mainly sells various science and technology and industrial standard books, which is very unfriendly to Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu, two liberal arts students. The couple entered the store and took a look and found it uninteresting.
Xidan Xinhua Bookstore is located at the intersection of West Chang'an Street and Heng'er Road. The couple walked along Heng'er Street and within 300 meters, they saw the signboard of "China Bookstore".
The couple entered the bookstore. This bookstore in Hengertiao is the newspaper and periodical distribution department of the Chinese Bookstore. It mainly sells newspapers and periodicals. It also sells old and new books, calligraphy and painting calligraphy and other products.
Lin Chaoyang saw "Harvest" on the bookshelf and suddenly remembered the letter Lu Wenfu wrote before. His novel should be published this month, right?
"Harvest" is a bimonthly magazine, published on the 25th of every single month. The first issue of this year's magazine has not yet been released.
Speaking of the ancient book industry in Yanjing, it can be said to have a long history. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been many bookstores in the city that deal in old books. The ancient bookstores in Longfu Temple and Liulichang complement each other.
After the founding of New China, the government established second-hand book markets in Xidan Shopping Mall, Dong'an Market and other places.
At that time, the publishing industry was not yet developed, and the second-hand book market and second-hand bookstores played a big role in the book market.
The Chinese Bookstore in Xidan not only sells, but also collects all kinds of old Chinese books, making it a good place for book hunters.
Lin Chaoyang wandered around the bookstore for a while, and he really found some good stuff.
"Brother-in-law, what kind of book is this?"
Seeing Lin Chaoyang happily holding his arms full of old books, Tao Yumo asked.
Lin Chaoyang carried the books in his arms to the counter to check out, and said to her: "Good stuff! A complete set of the "Chinese Literature Rare Books Series" issued by Shanghai Magazine Company."
In the 1920s and 1930s, domestic ancient book publishing reached its peak. At that time, the forces involved in ancient book publishing activities included not only bibliophiles, libraries, social institutions or groups, and the used book industry, but also the newly emerged publishing organization, Shanghai Magazine Company.
He is the best among them.
In just a few years since its establishment, this publishing company has won numerous praises among readers for its "magazine series and popularization of rare books" and is very popular.
In 1935, Shanghai Magazine Company began to publish the "Chinese Literature Rare Books Series". This series published one book every Saturday, which was greatly welcomed by Shanghai readers and caused considerable influence.
This series of books was originally planned to be published in five series, each with 50 titles, for a total of 250 titles. Unfortunately, due to the war, only the first 50 titles in the series were published.
Lin Chaoyang knew about this unfinished series of books because its chief editor was Shi Zhecun, one of the forgotten masters of modern Chinese literature.
Shi Zhecun is famous for his psychological analysis in his novels, focusing on describing the flow of the characters' subjective consciousness and changes in psychological emotions, pursuing novel feelings, integrating subjective feelings into the description of objects, and using a fast pace to express the morbid urban life.
This style was called "New Sensationism" in the 1930s and 1940s. It was actually similar to stream-of-consciousness literature, so Lin Chaoyang read a lot of his novels.
An old comrade can be regarded as a typical example of someone who died because of his writing during the political turmoil. In 1957, Shi Zhe published an article "Talent and Virtue" in "Wenhui Po".
The article quotes scriptures to explain that in troubled times, talent is the key to selecting people, and in prosperous times, virtue is the first priority. New China is a prosperous era, and Party members should use virtuous people with "GCZY ethics."
But in fact, there are many cadres with bad moral character who take advantage of D's influence and at the same time take credit for "I fought guerrillas". He believes that this is "merit" rather than "virtue".
Meritorious service can be rewarded with profit and salary, but high status cannot be granted. Having only virtue without understanding the business is probably not enough. Therefore, the article finally boils down to calling for "demoting talents regardless of the style."
Logically speaking, this should have been a good essay criticizing the ills of the times, but it did not want to catch up with the political turmoil. It was a stormy time, and Shi Zhecun suffered some hardships as a result.
It has been 47 years since the "Chinese Literature Rare Books Series" was published. It is not easy to find a set of books in such a well-preserved condition in a bookstore.
Every old book is priced at one price. After checking out, a series of 50 books is priced at 63 yuan, which is more expensive than new books. Tao Yumo couldn't help but be speechless when he heard the price.
After spending time in the bookstore, they saw that the movie was about to start, so the three of them walked to the cinema carrying their books.
Walking to the door of the cinema, Tao Yumo exclaimed, "Hey, why are there so many people?"
When a few people left just now, there were only about a hundred or so people waiting in line in the cinema lounge. After leaving for a few hours, when they came back, the lounge of several hundred square meters was already overcrowded and noisy.
"It's normal for movie theaters to be crowded in the afternoon and evening," Tao Yushu said.
"What's normal? How can there be so many people? Brother-in-law, my brother is right, your movie is really popular!"
"The Wrangler" has just been released in Yanjing for two or three days, and its influence and public opinion have not yet fermented. It is still in the early stages of the movie viewing wave. Lin Chaoyang and others had no idea about the popularity of this movie before, so today they came to the Capital Cinema
Only then can it be seen.
The old man from the two families and Tao Yucheng had already returned from shopping, and the family met at the door.
Tao Yucheng said to Lin Chaoyang: "Chaoyang, I just asked the ticket checker. "The Wrangler" has been in theaters for three days, and the number of audiences is getting larger and larger every day. The theaters are almost full. Today is Sunday, and the theater has specially added extra screenings.
He said that based on the current situation, your movie will have to be extended for at least half a month."
"It's almost the Chinese New Year, and everyone's enthusiasm for watching movies is high!" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.
Tao Yushu glanced at the time and urged: "Stop standing at the door. Let's go in quickly. It's about to start."
While talking, a group of people crowded into the cinema.
The screening room of Capital Cinema is divided into upstairs and downstairs. The green ticket is upstairs, which is a perfect viewing location.
After the family crowded upstairs and waited for a while, a beam of light suddenly appeared on the big screen that had been silent in the darkness.
A melodious bamboo flute sound sounded in the screening hall, and the logo of Shanghai Film Studio accompanied by twinkling stars appeared on the screen.
The scene changes, and the camera slowly unfolds a vast and magnificent picture of the grassland.
The morning light is dawning, the golden sunshine is shining gently on the endless green grassland, and the outline of the mountains in the distance gradually becomes clear in the morning light.
A group of horses were leisurely grazing on the grass in the morning light. The camera focused on a herdsman. He was riding a horse, holding a whip, and standing on a hill with his back to the rising sun. His figure was lonely and tenacious.
Then the title "The Wrangler" appeared on the screen, followed by the words "Screenwriter Xu Lingjun" and "Adapted from Xu Lingjun's novel "The Wrangler"". This picture immediately caused a commotion among the surrounding family members.
In the darkness, Lin Chaoyang clearly heard Zhang Guiqin saying to someone, "My son, this Xu Lingjun is my son."
Immediately afterwards came Lin Erchun's scolding, "Stop yelling and watch the movie!"
Tao Yushu and Lin Chaoyang looked at each other and smiled.
After the opening scene, Xu Lingjun, dressed as a shepherd, lay grazing under the blue sky and white clouds in the Chile River. After the narration, the camera changed to a hotel room.
Xu Jingyou, played by Liu Qiong, is reading a newspaper. Secretary Song Zheng communicates with foreign affairs officials and asks the government to help find his long-lost son.
The scene changed again, the plane landed, Miss Song and the foreign affairs cadres were waiting at the exit holding signs, and Xu Lingjun in a Chinese tunic suit came out carrying something.
Zhu Shimao's appearance is in line with the traditional aesthetics of the Chinese people. He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an upright attitude. He is not handsome enough to be refined, but he has a heroic spirit like a galloping horse or a rushing river. He exudes masculine charm.
In the footage just now, he was lying on the grassland dressed as a herdsman, but nothing could be seen. Then he appeared again after changing into a Chinese tunic suit, which immediately triggered a unanimous commotion among the female compatriots in the theater.
"So handsome!" Tao Yumo looked at the dashing Zhu Shimao on the screen with a look of amazement. She leaned next to Lin Chaoyang and asked in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, what is the name of this actor?"
Today, Zhu Shimao has not acted in any movies and is not famous among the public.
"Zhu Shimao."
"Zhu Shimao?" Tao Yumo read the name and felt that Zhu Shimao was more handsome than Guo Kaimin.
On the screen, the car was driving on the wide Chang'an Street. Xu Lingjun and Miss Song came to Yanjing Hotel and met their father Xu Jingyou.
When father and son met, they were speechless and choked. The silent emotion moved the audience.
In the first four or five minutes of the movie, the characters have very little dialogue, but through the clever combination of pictures and sound effects, the audience is brought into that simple and challenging era, which also indicates that a story about love, loyalty and life choices is about to unfold.
Talk about it.
Chapter completed!