Xie Xu and his companions sat in the lounge area and watched all the advertisements and trailers. Their hearts were filled with turbulent waves, but they all had indifferent expressions on their faces, as if they were indifferent.
Chen Yuning said: "If I hadn't just seen the birth process of this popcorn monster at the door, it would have been a bit scary."
Xie Xu: "Yesterday at Sixi Tower, the woman said she wanted to clarify the origin of the monster. I think this is it."
The Prince of Jin frowned slightly and said in a cold tone: "This trick of bewitching people can only fool ordinary people."
Chen Yuning's eyes suddenly widened and he looked straight behind the Prince of Jin.
The Prince of Jin was confused and tilted his head slightly.
A dark grey claw with a white tint was slowly reaching out.
The Prince of Jin did not see clearly what it was and was startled. He jumped several meters away in an instant and accidentally knocked over two chairs.
Chen Yuning was facing the Prince of Jin and Xie Xu, and could already see clearly what was behind them.
He was so frightened that his legs went limp and he couldn't make a sound. He sat stiffly in the same place, watching the huge claws slap towards Xie Xu.
Xie Xu didn't know what was going on, but he felt someone tap his shoulder hard. He turned his head away in displeasure, "Who is it?"
The huge monster's head was less than fifteen centimeters away from him. The texture of its skin and the color of its eyes were clearly visible. Even the slight sound of its breathing was close to his ear.
Xie Xu was so frightened that his heart nearly stopped beating. He paused for a few seconds, his eye pupils slightly moving left and right. He didn't dare to speak, but just moved his body back quietly.
With his back pressed against the edge of the glass table and nowhere to escape, he suddenly paused and frowned.
This thing looks strangely familiar.
Hmm... isn't that the popcorn monster that just appeared on the wall
While Xie Xu was still digesting this knowledge, the monster retracted its claws and fumbled clumsily at the side of his leg. After a long while, it pulled out something, carefully held it between its thumb and index finger, and handed it to him.
Xie Xu was stunned, and reached out to take it: "This is..."
He remembered that this thing was called a photograph.
The monster opened and closed his mouth. "Didn't I tell you yesterday that I'd give you one?"
This thing spoke!
What is going on
Chen Yuning blinked violently and winked at Xie Xu, but the other party didn't notice at all.
The Prince of Jin, who had just escaped to the side, had his shoulders and back stiff, and there was confusion in his eyes.
A soft voice came from the monster's body, and Xie Xu recognized it immediately.
"It's you!"
"Just now I realized that you are a bit slow." The monster used its two claws to take off the doll's head, shook its hair, revealing a handsome face with a smile in the corners of its eyes and eyebrows, a clear mockery.
Yesterday, Lu Yao, together with the staff of the snack bar and the NPC of the park, used magic to create a smaller version of the park. They also shot some behind-the-scenes footage to produce the short film "The Birth of a Monster".
She felt that it was not strong enough, so she simply brought the finished doll costume with her, and combined it with the video, it was very convincing.
She had just imported the data into the backend and set the playback format. Seeing that it was still early and the clerk had not arrived yet, she wanted to try out the effect of the doll costume.
Even if it is scaled down many times according to Qing's real proportions, this prop is still very large and it is inconvenient to change it in the lounge.
While there was no one around, Lu Yao ran to the blind spot at the corner of the corridor in the cinema and changed it.
The doll costume made with high-level illusion looks huge and bulky and full of details, but it is also very light and will not disappear easily like an ordinary packaging box.
It actually feels pretty good to wear, it’s more comfortable and flexible than ordinary doll clothes, and the field of vision is particularly clear.
She walked back and forth a few times and suddenly noticed that a guest had arrived.
Upon closer inspection, it was the same fish she caught with her phone yesterday... Ahem, it attracted customers.
She was planning to take off her hood and greet them, but when she walked over she heard the young man next to her say, "A trick to deceive people can only fool ordinary people." She silently put down her hand that was about to take off the hood and walked over.
Xie Xu looked at Lu Yao. His lower body was a huge bloated monster, and his upper body was a small head. It was indeed a bit funny, but when he thought of the reactions of the few people just now, he felt that they were more embarrassing and was speechless for a moment.
Chen Yuning exhaled heavily, sat up straight again, and patted his chest lightly, "I was scared to death."
The Prince of Jin, who had just run the fastest, had a stiff expression on his face and slowly walked back and sat down.
This man was famous for his bad temper in Liangjing City. At this moment, he looked so angry that he didn't want to talk. Neither Chen Yuning nor Xie Xu dared to approach him to chat.
Only Lu Yao saw that the fierce-looking prince's ears were red.
Prince of Jin: This is such a shame, I really want to find a hole to crawl into...
"Our props are so realistic, it's normal to be scared when you see them for the first time." Lu Yao put the headgear aside and wanted to go behind the counter to get some water, but found that he couldn't squeeze in. He had to back out, take off his doll costume and go back in. He poured boiled water from the lounge and said, "You guys came too early. We're not open yet. Have a drink of water first."
The transparent glass was filled with warm boiled water. Xie Xu picked up the glass and looked at it for a while. "Why isn't the water black?"
"You mean Coke? It's not good to drink Coke early in the morning." Lu Yao said.
Xie Xu wanted to drink Coke, but he didn't know Lu Yao's background, so he didn't do anything for the time being. The other two people had a similar mentality.
I wanted to see the rumored cinema early in the morning, but I didn't get any surprises, but I did get a shock.
There was still half an hour before the movie started, and the atmosphere became a little awkward as soon as the owner left.
They hadn't had breakfast yet, so Chen Yuning asked the servant waiting outside the door to buy some food and bring it over.
Xie Xu lowered his head to look at the photo that Lu Yao had just given him. The Prince of Jin also leaned over, his eyes full of inquiry.
The portrait on this small piece of paper is so real that even the court painter cannot draw such a realistic portrait.
Chen Yuning came back and saw it, and came over, "How did you make this thing?"
Xie Xu shook his head and looked up at the screen in front of him. "I don't know. But after coming here, I feel that this little piece of paper is not surprising. The really interesting things are still in this theater."
Chen Yuning and Prince Jin agreed with this. Originally, they just thought Xie Xu had just returned to Liangjing and were just keeping him company for fun, but they didn't expect that this cinema was indeed full of mysteries.
As soon as their breakfast was delivered, the popcorn machine and beverage machine next to them started working, and soon the sweet aroma of popcorn spread.
A quarter of an hour later, Gou Zi, Zhu Zhu and Wen Jian arrived first. Seeing that the young shopkeeper had already made all the preparations, they all felt ashamed and embarrassed.
Lu Yao didn't care and asked them to go to the lounge to have breakfast.
When Fu Chi arrived, there were already customers queuing at the door waiting to buy tickets.
Xie Xu and his companions firmly occupied the top three positions in the team. When he turned his head and saw Fu Chi, he took a deep breath.
This man's clothes were very strange. They were neither the clothes of ordinary people in the Wu Dynasty nor those of foreigners. His hair was also very short.
It’s strange, so strange that I can’t explain it.
But the man's expression and posture were calm and composed, without any awkwardness at all, which made them seem to be making a fuss out of nothing.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this overly self-righteous attitude that most of the guests in the cinema just looked at them silently and no one spoke.
Fortunately, the ticket seller finally came to work and the cinema started selling tickets.
The clarification video was very effective. Passersby saw how the monster was made and realized that there was actually a human inside the shell. The panic caused by the rumors was directly shattered.
At the entrance of the cinema, there was a monster exactly the same as the one in the video, except that it had taken off its mask and was holding it in its arms, revealing the true face of the person playing the monster, which attracted the attention of a large number of children nearby.
The passenger flow in the morning finally returned to normal, and Xie Xu and the other two were in a dilemma and simply bought tickets for three shows.
Following the ticket seller's recommendation, they watched "The Best Under Heaven" as the first show, and then watched the first and second shows of "The Little Chef of Shengjing" in order.
After noon, the three men came out of the screening room and stood at the door of the cinema. They looked tired, but there was a glimmer in their eyes.
I took in too many new things that day. Before I could recover from the shock of "The Best in the World", I entered the food world of "The Little Chef of Shengjing". I was dazzled and at a loss.
After a while, Chen Yuning sighed and said, "The day before yesterday, the owner of Qixinglou recommended his new dish, Liangjing Roast Duck. I was wondering what the heck was going on. I hate the smell of duck and never eat duck meat. It turns out that dish was stolen from Miss Yu."
The Prince of Jin still had a Sima face. He was silent for a moment and whispered, "Why don't we try it later?"
I watched three movies in a row. I only ate popcorn and drank Coke in between. In the screening room, my emotions and attention were highly concentrated. I was only focused on watching the big screen. I didn't feel anything at the time, but when I came out I felt empty in the stomach, hungry and tired.
Xie Xu came back to his senses, hugged Prince Jin, and smiled slyly, "Yesterday, His Highness Qiansui revealed that there was a person in the cinema who looked very similar to Prince Jin. I thought she was joking at the time, but I didn't expect it to be true."
Chen Yuning couldn't help but smirk: "Jinghao looks like the prince when he was fourteen or fifteen years old. Now the prince is very calm."
Xie Xu: "Jinghao met the young cook when he was seventeen. I vaguely remember that the prince is also seventeen this year?"
Prince of Jin: “…”
It is impossible for a young master from a truly famous family to have so many interactions with a commoner woman like Jing Hao in the movie.
Lu Yao also spent a long time carefully selecting the films.
The characters of the male and female protagonists are close to perfect in the same genre, and the actors fit the roles very well and look likable.
The story set in ancient times maintains just the right sense of proportion. It is novel, interesting and attractive, with imagination that crosses the line, but it does not touch the real red line.
Even at this moment, Xie Xu and Chen Yuning still dared to tease the Prince of Jin with a smile, and the other party would not really turn hostile.
After enough teasing, the coachman drove the carriage closer and the three of them got in one by one, ready to go to the Seven Star Tower.
At this moment, the content on the big screen that was playing the clarification video in the morning suddenly changed, and the background music and character voices were completely different.
Xie Xu stopped the carriage and stuck his head out. Chen Yuning and Prince Jin lifted the curtain and watched with frowns.
It’s another trailer for a new film, but it’s also a completely different story.
After watching the trailer, Xie Xu and others had only one thought: When will it be released? I must watch it!