Lu Yao and Ku Ba sent the rumormonger to the government office and then returned to the cinema.
Ku Ba had collected the information of all the rumormongers long ago, and when he handed it over to the captured rough guy, he also provided the information of the rest of the people, down to their names and addresses, and just waited for the government to arrest them.
This matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either. Lu Yao knows that those people will probably not be punished too severely. The important thing is to show their attitude.
If you cause trouble, you will have to go to the government office unless you are caught.
Lu Yao changed out of the dress when she came back. The dress was nice-looking, but it was very stuffy in the hot summer and it would be soaked with sweat after walking a few more steps.
She was going to go back to the shopping street, but the clothes she bought from Dawu Dynasty didn't fit into her, so she had to change them first.
Fu Chi was concerned about the progress of the matter. As soon as Lu Yao came out, he immediately asked, "What happened?"
"The rumormongers have been arrested. We'll clarify the matter tomorrow." Lu Yao poured a cup of Coke, drank half of it in big gulps, and sighed contentedly, "It's too hot outside. It's more comfortable to stay in the cinema."
It was midsummer in the Dawu Dynasty, and the time and season were different from those of the shopping streets.
It's still July here, and we haven't celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival yet, so the sun is especially hot.
Fu Chi was surprised that Lu Yao had actually solved this troublesome matter, and asked again: "What do you want to clarify?"
Lu Yao thought for a moment and said, "It's mainly about the popcorn monster. Let's show you a behind-the-scenes story."
Fu Chi: “…”
His thinking is still a little behind, this is too simple and crude.
Lu Yao slumped in the chair. Seeing Fu Chi's expression, he knew what he was thinking and comforted him, "Xiao Fu, we have already opened a cinema, so we should worry less. We spent so much time and money selecting content and buying copyrights, not to hide it and then show the people here how smelly and long the old lady's foot binding is."
"..." Fu Chi felt like he was getting to know Lu Yao all over again. This was not the impression he had when he first met her. Or maybe he had never seen through her before. "Do you have any material for the behind-the-scenes footage?"
Lu Yao: "Most of them are there, but we may need to reshoot some more. I'll go to the snack bar later and they'll help me."
The snack bar is the most inconspicuous and mysterious shop on the shopping street.
During the break, Fu Chi had a conversation with Ji Zhixin, who only told him not to go near the snack bar.
Later, Ji Zhixin's uncle also reminded him not to be curious about the snack bar.
But from the tone of the owner, it seemed that the snack bar was very ordinary and there was nothing special about it.
Fu Chi suppressed his doubts and only said, "We originally planned to release the trailer of "Meeting You Again When Flowers Fall" tomorrow. Should we postpone it?"
Lu Yao shook his head: "No need."
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As the saying goes, it takes only one mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it.
After the confrontation at Sixi Building, discussions about the cinema started to increase again. However, rumors were mixed with truth, making things even more chaotic.
There were not many customers in the afternoon. With Fu Chi staying in the cinema, Lu Yao went to the snack bar with peace of mind.
Fu Chi pulled a chair and sat at the entrance of the cinema, listening to the hawkers' long-winded calls. Pedestrians walked slowly along the bluestone street in front of the door, or glanced at him cautiously.
His mood was completely different from that in the furry shop.
Even though the world is becoming more noisy and bustling, my heart seems to have calmed down.
In front of the ticket counter, Kuba, Gouzi and Zhu Zhu huddled together, looking at Fu Chi's back and exchanging glances.
The shopkeeper said that this person was the second shopkeeper, and that if she had any problems when she was not around, she could look for him.
As a result, except for the first day, the second manager never spoke to them again.
Kuba whispered to Gouzi, "Go, go."
Gouzi hid back, "I don't dare. Cry brother, you should go."
Kuba looked at Zhu Zhu and said, "Why don't you go?"
Zhu Zhu shook her head fiercely: "Brother Cry, I don't dare to do that either. You are the bravest, so go ahead."
The three people were discussing how to break the deadlock. In fact, they were also full of curiosity about the taciturn and melancholy second shopkeeper.
In other words, it is this rare and unapproachable temperament that is particularly attractive.
Kuba stared at Fu Chi for a while, and whispered to his colleagues: "Do you think his clothes are actually pretty good-looking?"
The dog was confused and didn't feel anything.
Zhu Zhu nodded repeatedly and lowered her voice and said, "I think the glasses he wears are also beautiful, and these two movements are very unique."
Zhu Zhu imitated Fu Chi's movements of pushing his glasses and turning his watch strap. I can’t explain why, but I never get tired of watching it no matter how many times I watch it.
Kuba slowly stood up, stretched out one arm to press on the ticket counter, pursed his lips, and raised his hand to push up the non-existent glasses on his nose.
Zhu Zhu understood immediately and smiled secretly, "You have learned it very well."
Gouzi: “…”
Fu Chi noticed the movement behind him, turned slightly sideways, lowered his eyebrows, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "What's wrong?"
The three of them were as quiet as chickens for a second.
Finally, Kuba coughed lightly and slowly walked to the door, "It's okay."
Fu Chi didn't say anything else.
The atmosphere was awkward.
Ku Ba was crying in pain, and suddenly he felt that the young shopkeeper was the best. He was approachable and easy to talk to, but he just didn't like to dress nicely.
Fu Chi suddenly felt irritated and moved his fingers slightly. He remembered that he had made up his mind to quit smoking on the day he decided to work in the cinema.
He reached into his pocket and took out a mint candy, tore open the package and put it in his mouth to relieve his craving for cigarette.
A strong gaze came from the side and Fu Chi looked over.
Kuba quickly looked away, pretending that the scenery on the street was beautiful.
Fu Chi took out another mint candy, handed it over, and said nothing.
Kuba blinked his eyes, took the mint candy, tore it open like Fu Chi did, and put it into his mouth.
The cool taste with sweetness spreads from the tip of the tongue.
He had never eaten this kind of candy before, it was a bit spicy and very sweet.
Behind them, Zhu Zhu and Gou Zi's eyes were almost filled with envy.
"You and the young shopkeeper knew each other?" Kuba asked.
Fu Chi: “Yeah.”
"Why are you here?"
"I don't know either. You should ask Lu Yao."
Kuba frowned, and it turned out that he still had to find the young shopkeeper to get any useful information.
Fu Chi and Ku Bayi were standing on the left and right, one sitting and the other standing, guarding the entrance of the cinema.
No customers came for the rest of the day.
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The next day, people living on Song'an Street discovered that the cinema had changed again overnight.
The outer glass on one side of the screening room had the huge posters of "The World's Number One" and "The Little Chef of Shengjing" removed and replaced with an advertising screen like the one in the rest area on the right.
The screen is large and attached to the glass, making it easier to see than the advertising screens in the rest area.
This brand new big screen is playing a video that was just released last night, titled "The Birth of a Monster."
Xie Xu recovered yesterday and immediately sent someone to Dongshi to inquire about the cinema.
When he got the news, the city was under curfew and he couldn't go out, which made him feel suffocated.
When the curfew was lifted in the early morning, he hurried out, with a mischievous thought in mind, and went next door to ask the Prince of Jin to go with him.
Three or five dandy young men drove their carriages and rushed to the East Market in a hurry. Before they even entered the cinema, they stopped at the door and could not move.
"The Birth of a Monster" is different from previous films in theaters. The characters in the film do not wear ancient costumes or tie their hair up. They all wear casual clothes and have short hair.
Xie Xu was sharp-eyed and saw Lu Yao was among them.
She was different from yesterday. She was wearing thin clothes, her long hair was loose and pressed behind her ears, and she was holding a ball of white mud and kneading it with concentration.
A group of people were busy, turning the lump of white mud into an indescribable monster shell.
Finally, the blue-haired man got into the shell and controlled the monster to move around, and the others screamed and fled.
The behind-the-scenes footage finally reappeared the scene in the popcorn commercial where Meng Qin and Ning Yun were cornered by monsters, but the scene presented here was NG.
There were too many NGs, and the man in the monster shell took off his hood to cool down because he was too hot.
Xie Xu and others did not understand the purpose of this footage at first, until they entered the theater and saw the complete Popcorn Monster advertisement on the ad screen next to them.