He Cong was half-believing and half-doubting. She looked at the time. It was already 11:50 and the premiere of "About I Love You" was about to start.
The cinema sounded a notice that the audience could enter. He Cong put away her phone and prepared to enter with her best friend, holding popcorn.
From the corner of her eye, she seemed to see another group of people heading towards the VIP lounge of the cinema. Among them was a tall girl wearing a silk scarf holding the arm of a bandaged young man. Although he was wearing a mask, his figure and temperament looked a bit like Jiang Se.
"He Cong."
Her best friend was already calling her, urging her:
"What are you watching? Come in quickly and watch for a while. I'm going to go back and write a movie review."
My best friend had no intention of staying to finish watching About My Love for You. She just wanted to watch the beginning, get a general idea of the movie, and know the direction of Jiang Se's performance, so that she could write a mocking review when she got back.
After entering the cinema, my bestie took two movie tickets in a similar manner, and posted a selfie of herself in the cinema on her Twitter account, writing: I am sending this to Jiang Se's fans who always think that having a good face is everything. I will slap them in the face later with reason and evidence! These are two movie tickets for "Caring". Come back and criticize me after watching the movie. Don't accuse me of being irresponsible and mindless!
The sound of an advertisement rang out in the theater. He Cong was still thinking about the group of people she had just seen when her bestie bumped into her:
"Many people left me messages online, all supporting me."
She is a die-hard fan of Zhu Pan and even joined Zhu Pan's fan club. She still maintains close contact with many of Zhu Pan's fans.
These people all hope to collectively suppress Jiang Se's arrogance, and they also hope that after Zhu Pan has completed his contract with Century Galaxy, he can leave Century Galaxy and start a new career in the future.
He Cong glanced at it absentmindedly, thought about it, and decided to tell her about his previous discovery:
"Wen Jing, I think I just saw Jiang Se."
She gestured to the scene just now and said:
"It looked like she came in with a man. The man was quite tall, over 1.9 meters tall, and his hand looked injured. There was a large group of people, and they entered the VIP room."
"real?"
My best friend almost jumped up. "Isn't it rumored in the industry that she has a boyfriend? They also say he's her backer, but we haven't heard much about him in over a year. There are also rumors in the industry that they've broken up. Century Galaxy made her look like a fairy. Would a fairy also walk into a movie theater in the middle of the night holding hands with another man? How old is that man? Do you remember what he looks like?"
The two had just chatted for a few words when more and more people came into the cinema. Soon the cinema was full. He Cong looked at the time and saw that it was one minute before midnight. She made a gesture to keep quiet:
"We'll talk about it later when we get out."
Neither of them was sure they could finish watching the whole movie. In fact, many people who came in were like them, holding popcorn, Coke, and a lot of snacks. Many people came in groups of three or four, and it was obvious that they did not have high hopes for this movie that was highly hyped before its release.
The cinema staff came in and turned off the lights. The sound of people chewing popcorn could be heard around them, and Jiang Se's voice rang out:
"Zhang Zhen, let's break up."
This sentence immediately blew up He Cong's spirit.
We know that "About I Love You" is the story that happened after the male protagonist Zhang Zhen got into trouble, but before that, the film trailer did not mention that the female protagonist would break up at the beginning.
He Cong even heard people whispering around him:
"We broke up right after we arrived. Is Zhang Zhen the male lead?"
My best friend also turned her head and laughed:
"Let me see how Zhao Rang continues."
In another theater, Pei Yi instinctively held Jiang Se's hand tightly when he heard a familiar voice.
The movie used her original voice, her tone was heavy and tired. Although it was not her own name, and he knew it was 'her' in the movie, but when he heard her voice ringing in his ears and she mentioned 'breaking up', his heart still rose to his throat.
"We won't break up." He turned his head and smiled at Jiang Se. In the darkness, Nie Dan and the others were staring at the screen and did not notice the direction of the two.
He bravely leaned over and wanted to kiss Jiang Se, but before he touched her, she had already leaned over and kissed him gently on the face.
Pei Yi often took the initiative, holding her hand and hugging her waist, but she rarely took the initiative to kiss him, let alone in an occasion like this.
He was stunned for a moment and almost jumped up. His body seemed to be surrounded by clouds, so light that he couldn't even put his feet on solid ground.
"Shither..."
He spoke tremblingly, and Cheng Runing turned his head:
"Shh! Brother Yi, can you please stop making noise?"
"… "
Pei Yi ignored him, held Jiang Se's hand tighter, put it to his mouth and kissed her several times. She turned her head and looked at Pei Yi and smiled. Pei Yi felt that the movie was nothing good, it would be better to see her in person.
As for He Cong's movie, after Zhou Wei broke up with Zhang Zhen, it ended up happening to Zhang Zhen and Zhou Wei attending her funeral.
He Cong and her bestie came with the intention of finding fault, but after the movie started, honestly speaking, they couldn't see anything wrong.
On the contrary, the fact that the beginning was different from other romantic art films aroused the interest of the two.
From the moment Zhou Wei endured exhaustion and embarrassment while attending the funeral of the man she considered her ex-boyfriend, to the subsequent developments in the movie, there was none of the inexplicable bloody drama they had imagined, nor was there any romantic encounter. Even the fallacy of 'Will the director go crazy and bring the male lead back to life' that her bestie had mentioned jokingly at the beginning did not occur.
Zhao Rang divided what was happening now and what happened in the past into two lines, and proceeded in an orderly manner without any conflict.
There wasn't even a sense of He Cong being distracted from the show.
Zhou Wei, played by Jiang Se, is as pure as a drop of water in the movie. She is wearing an emerald green chiffon long skirt with a light-colored shirt. Her back view, with her slender waist that can be held in one hand, has blended into the scene.
When he saw the hazy scenery of West Lake, the emerald willows, the clear water, and the girl with waist-length hair standing by the bridge, He Cong even felt that his best friend's previous comments on Jiang Se were a bit too harsh.
She even felt that she could understand the feelings of those fans who liked Jiang Se's appearance. She was even completely immersed in the atmosphere of the movie as the story unfolded, and she somewhat resented Zhang Zhen for being so indifferent to a beautiful girl like Zhou Wei.
In the cinema, I don't know when the sound of people chewing popcorn became quieter and quieter, and recently it was almost inaudible, and the only sound was the melodious music coming from the movie.
Everyone's thoughts followed the plot. The more the plot was analyzed, the more Zhou Wei recalled scenes of Zhang Zhen, and He Cong had already begun to feel that sadness.
The sadness that the audience had been suppressing along with Zhou Wei when they saw Zhang Zhen's funeral was slowly released bit by bit. (To be continued)