After the release of "Want to See You", Lu Yao was waiting for the mission to be completed.
"The Little Chef of Shengjing" and "Xunxian" are continuously updated, and will soon fill the quota for the release of ten new films.
But work hasn’t started this morning, which means the task was completed yesterday.
The reminder now seems a bit untimely for the task completion prompt.
Lu Yao didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "The task was completed yesterday, why are you reminding me now?"
System: [… Well, the system was updated and maintained yesterday, so there was no time to post task progress notifications.]
Lu Yao: "In this way, it turns out that the dream fulfillment system will also be maintained and upgraded."
System: […Mobile phones will update their systems from time to time, so of course I can too! ]
Lu Yao: "Well, I haven't heard you say that before, I'm just a little surprised. Don't speak so loudly, it's a bit irritating to the ears."
System: [… I… I didn’t speak loudly. In the final analysis, you don’t like me recently, so you think that everything I do is wrong.]
It also has little emotions.
Lu Yao: "Where did I say I don't like you? How can you be so stubborn with a system?"
This person has absolutely no desire to live.
The system is annoyed: [Humph, I don’t want to talk to you! ]
Lu Yao called it again: "What new content has been updated? Let me see."
Lu Yao opened the system page for the first time in a long time, but didn't see any changes. He then clicked on the map under the store owner's status bar. On the originally gray street, there were now five stores with golden facades, and the words on the signs also lit up.
She stretched out her hand and tapped the snack bar, and the real scene of the snack bar was projected into the void in front of her. There were real-time images of the clerks, customers, store status, and business conditions, as well as data records. All situations were clearly visible.
Previously, the only things you could see on the map were stores that were in operation, which were colored gold, and stores that were not open, which were colored gray, without any data records.
Lu Yao clicked on the nail salon, blind box store, and furry store in turn, and was able to observe the situation of each store in real time.
Lu Yao exited the system page: "Is this the new function of the upgrade?"
System: [What? Any comments?]
It did have a maintenance update last night, and it was originally scheduled to be expanded and upgraded at the earliest after the first ten-star store appeared.
But the owner's business ability is much stronger than expected, especially the stores she chooses, which are basically not the type in the planned schedule every time, but she completes the tasks perfectly in every world.
Furthermore, the ten-star store that was thought to take a long time to appear may be achieved before the New Year.
That wish may finally come true.
In fact, the system has never really understood why they are so afraid of that wish coming true.
"No, I think it's good." Lu Yao didn't think much about it and quite liked this new feature.
There are more and more stores, and it is difficult to take care of the situation of each store when busy. This real-time monitoring function can save a lot of time.
It has been a long time since I received praise from the store owner. The system felt inexplicably happy, yet a little guilty.
By monitoring the business conditions of each store, we can re-evaluate the impact of the stores in the other world on each world, so as to re-screen the coordinates later.
In order to avoid the same mistakes as those made at the third and fourth shops, we dare not interfere too much with the mission content and now take the approach of quietly increasing the difficulty of subsequent worlds.
After experiencing the new functions, Lu Yao’s mind returned to the upgrade and expansion of the cinema.
Three ordinary screening rooms are awarded for completing the task, and one 3D screening room is awarded for upgrading the cinema to three stars. In addition, three ordinary screening rooms and a claw machine are awarded when the store is upgraded to three stars, all of which are included in the plan for the second floor.
The sign for the expansion and renovation of the second floor has been hanging for a long time. The staircase entrance is located next to Hall No. 1 in the large screening area. On weekdays, guests passing by will look at it curiously.
We will have another maintenance tonight, expand the new screening room and 3D screening room, and place the claw machines in the rest area on the second floor. We will be officially open for business tomorrow.
The three screening rooms this time are the same as before, divided into three medium rooms that can accommodate 40 people and one small room that can accommodate 30 people.
In this way, there are six medium halls, two small halls and a 3D hall that can accommodate fifty people on the second floor, with a total of eight new screening rooms.
The screening room, which had been very tense, suddenly became relaxed.
When promoting new films, the screenings of other films will no longer be so tight, and there may even be enough time to schedule a few more TV series.
Lu Yao stood at the window on the second floor and looked down. He then went downstairs and walked in the middle of the street. He looked up and gestured with his hand. “I think we can also add a screen on the second floor. It should be bigger and more conspicuous than the two advertising screens downstairs.”
The system was not surprised to see this happen, and said weakly: "Too many upgrades at once is unnatural. And it's very expensive to expand at your own expense."
Lu Yao stroked his chin and thought, "If you were to do it, how much popularity would you need?"
The system quoted a guilty price: [About... one million.]
Lu Yao: "Just a screen?"
System: [… Hmm.]
Lu Yao: "Has the decoration price also increased?"
System: […For additional requirements beyond task rewards, this system will adopt a flexible charging standard. ]
This is not even pretending.
Very good, courageous.
Lu Yao nodded, "It is indeed very flexible. Let's upgrade the area within the mission tonight."
The system thought Lu Yao had given up and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The upgrade plan for the second floor has been finalized, and maintenance will have to wait until after closing time in the afternoon.
Lu Yao went to find Fu Chi and told him that there would be a 3D screening room in the store.
For your first 3D screening room, you must choose an interesting film to maximize the advantages of 3D.
This special award came rather suddenly, as there was no suitable film among the previous shortlisted films.
After the second floor was upgraded, the store clerks’ work schedule also had to be readjusted.
When Lu Yao found Fu Chi, he was standing next to a machine, looking at the street outside through the glass, seemingly in a daze.
Lu Yao walked over and patted his shoulder.
Fu Chi came back to his senses, his expression looking a little unnatural.
Lu Yao frowned and looked at him for a while, "What's wrong with you?"
Fu Chi lowered his head, "Nothing. What's the matter?"
Lu Yao had actually noticed that something was wrong with Fu Chi a long time ago. It seemed that it started from the day they went out to eat together. He often daydreamed and would subconsciously look away when he saw her.
"It's just a small matter about the cinema, there's no rush for now. What's wrong with you?" Lu Yao asked.
Fu Chi lowered his eyes, thinking about something.
Ji Zhixin came back from Tianji a few days ago. His legs have fully recovered and he can walk freely outside the Furry Shop.
Fu Chi went to ask Ji Zhixin and found out that it was the shop owner again.
That night he called Qi Jue and learned that Qi Jue did know Lu Yao, and that they knew each other because of Qi Chen's accident.
But Qi Jue also said that Qi Chen’s affairs had nothing to do with Lu Yao.
He felt more and more that the man who appeared in the last advertisement was Qi Chen, but he just couldn't figure it out.
The situation became more and more complicated, and Fu Chi felt that he could no longer suppress his curiosity.
Lu Yao waited for a while, raised his hand and waved in front of him, "Hey, are you okay?"
Fu Chi came back to his senses, took a step back, shook his head subconsciously, and suddenly raised his head and looked directly at Lu Yao, "Shopkeeper, there is something I want to talk to you about."
"Well, go ahead." Lu Yao looked like he was listening attentively.
Fu Chi moved his mouth but still felt unable to speak, so he simply pulled Lu Yao back to the backstage of the lounge, found the previous popcorn and cola commercial series, clicked on the video numbered "3", scrolled to one of the frames, and paused it.
When Lu Yao saw Qi Chen, he had some guesses in his mind.
The next second, Fu Chi pointed at the man on the screen and looked over. "This man looks a lot like a friend of mine. A few months ago, he was involved in a murder and unfortunately died."
Fu Chi observed Lu Yao, and her face was calm, without any emotion such as uneasiness or guilt.
Fu Chi continued, "I was still in the country at the time and attended his funeral. I was very sure that he was gone. But a few months later, I unexpectedly saw him here again. I asked Qi Jue before, and he said that he had seen you before Qi Chen's accident. Later, Qi Jue also came to see you."
Lu Yao thought it was a major mistake. He didn't expect that someone among the store clerks would know Qi Chen. He secretly typed out the system and asked, "What should I do?"
The system did not expect this to happen, so it made a constructive suggestion: [Erase the memory?]
Erasing memory is indeed a good plan, but Lu Yao hesitated when he thought about the memories that he had not been able to recover so far.
Lu Yao decided to try to fool him first: "You may have recognized the wrong person. This person is just a random extra from the snack bar."
Fu Chi: "I've been thinking about it recently. He always said that he would sell the amusement park one day and find a quiet place to open a cafe, brew coffee, bake snacks, and read books. Was this commercial filmed in the snack bar next door? You can also see the huge Ferris wheel across the river from the window."
… Fu Chi’s thinking is very clear, it seems that he cannot be fooled.
Lu Yao: "Let me ask you first, what do you want to do?"
Fu Chi scratched his head in annoyance. "He was in a very bad condition when he was found. I can't understand why he was in the shopping street."
Lu Yao: "You've been working in a movie theater lately. Do you feel better?"
Fu Chi nodded.
Lu Yao groaned: "It's not that I can't understand your feelings. It's just that many things that have happened, no matter how much you worry about them, will not have any beneficial impact on reality."
After a pause, she continued, "But if the answer can be helpful to you, I think it is worth exploring."
Fu Chi stared at Lu Yao closely, his eyebrows slightly raised, not quite sure what she meant.
Lu Yao stood up and said, "I need to ask for his consent. If you are sure you want to meet him, you have to sign a contract. When you finish your work at the cinema and leave the shopping street, those unnecessary memories will disappear."
Fu Chi's heartbeat quickened and he had given up trying to control his facial expression.
The problem that had been bothering him since he saw the advertisement that day was solved in less than five minutes after he discussed it with the store owner.
For some reason, I suddenly felt that I was a little stupid for being so anxious that I couldn't sleep these days.
Lu Yao said to seek the opinions of not only Qi Chen, but also the amusement park.
When Qi Chen arrived at the Land of Dreams, he became a resident of the Land of Dreams.
Theoretically speaking, Qi Chen in the real world is indeed dead.
Even though Qi Chen in the Land of Dreams has all the memories and experiences of being a human, he is essentially already a native of the Land of Dreams.
If he wants to meet Fu Chi, there are probably some procedures to go through.
Lu Yao went to find Bai Jian.
As a result, the captain of the guard acted quite casually and didn't pay much attention to such trivial matters, asking Lu Yao to make arrangements on his own.
After coming out of the park, Lu Yao took a look and saw that the film and television base next to the 99th floor had been completed.
Xiaoqie said that they have already selected the script and the park is currently looking for suitable actors through live broadcast.
A new selection channel has been set up at the entrance of the park, so the guards and NPCs have been very busy recently.
Xiaoqie also said that the newly completed film and television base is an ancient city, which is used to shoot costume dramas. A new area has been opened up next door, and a medieval architectural complex is being built. When the time comes, it will be used to shoot period dramas, and there will be modern idol dramas later.
They are very ambitious, and this is a good way to kill time, killing two birds with one stone.
After returning from the amusement park, Lu Yao went to talk to Qi Chen about Fu Chi.
Qi Chen stood behind the bar, wiping cups. He didn't respond for a long while. Only after he had polished a plate of tall glass cups until they were shiny and glistening did he say faintly, "I'll think about it."
Qi Chen has changed a lot, and his personality is completely different from when he first came.
Lu Yao stared at him for a while and felt that he was showing some signs of being distracted, but then he thought again and felt that he was overthinking it.
"If you don't want to go outside the store, the captain of the guard can arrange for you to meet in the paradise." Lu Yao said.
Among the employees in the snack bar, Qi Chen is the only one who has not been bound to Lu Yao. He has been guarding the coffee shop on the second floor and has never stepped out of the store.
Xingzi and the others actually couldn't understand it. The world outside the door was clearly the world where Qi Chen lived when he was still alive, but he didn't seem to be interested at all.
Qi Chen needed three days to think about it, and Lu Yao told Fu Chi the truth.
Fu Chi waited for three days until his condition finally returned to normal.
After calming down, Fu Chi remembered that Lu Yao had something to ask him before, so he took the initiative to ask, "Shopkeeper, what did you say about the cinema?"
Lu Yao said frankly: "The second floor will be open for business tomorrow. There is a 3D screening room. I would like to ask if you have any suitable movies to recommend?"
Fu Chi recalled the films that the cinema had recently purchased, and there really was no suitable alternative. "As for 3D effects, I personally prefer science fiction, natural disasters, or zombie films."
Lu Yao rubbed his arms wildly: "... Such a strong taste?"
Fu Chi pushed up his glasses and said, "Since you are looking for excitement, then go all the way (1)."
Lu Yao covered his face: "... Director Fu, I still like the calm and reserved look you had at the beginning (2)."
Kuba passed by and looked back at the two of them, with a look of shock as if to say, "So this is the kind of relationship you two are in."
Lu Yao was too lazy to explain: "..."
After talking about new film options, Lu Yao said he wanted to add a big screen on the second floor.
Fu Chi nodded after listening to it. The two advertising screens on the first floor were very eye-catching, but not conspicuous enough. One could only notice them when one got closer.
If we build a large and conspicuous advertising screen on the second floor that can be seen from one or two streets away, film promotion and advertising will be taken to a higher level.
Fu Chi does have an acquaintance who does this, but the problem is that except for the store owner, no one else can actually enter Dawu Dynasty, and installation is a big problem.
There is no progress on the issue of the advertising screen.
Lu Yao didn't worry too much and asked Fu Chi and Ji Zhixin to discuss and draw up a list of 3D film candidates.
She can't wait for 3D movies to be released in cinemas.
…
In the evening, two fast horses galloped into Liangjing.
Jin Lu and Qi Wu found an inn to stay in, put down their luggage, and ran to the street to ask about the cinema.
The cinema was more famous than they had expected. If you asked any passerby on the street, they would all be beaming with excitement and talk endlessly about the cinema.
The inn where they stayed was only two streets away from the cinema. The two listened to eight hundred versions of the cinema story along the way and walked for half an hour before finally arriving at the legendary cinema.
Jin Lu stood in front of the glass door, staring at the strange building in front of him: "It really is true that seeing is believing."
Qiwu looked at the advertising screen by the door, which was playing an advertisement for Chunxi Tower.
She looked at the advertisement screen for a while, then turned her head to look at Chunxilou next door, and tugged at Jinlu's skirt, "Xiaoliu, look quickly, it looks like the teahouse next door is placed here."
Jin Lu was also dumbfounded, "Is this a movie?"
Ye Xiao looked back, turned around silently, and walked towards the rest area.
When Die Qi heard Jin Lu's signature loud voice, she thought she had misheard at first. When she turned around, she just wanted to cover her face.
Why are Xiaoliu and Xiaowu here too
Jin Lu and Qi Wu stood at the door for a long while, watching the advertising screen playing different short films in turn, jumping and dancing with excitement.
Die Qi felt that it was too much to watch, so she walked out and said, "You two, come in and talk."
Qiwu was happy to see Dieqi, "Qiqi, you are really here!"
Die Qi: "... Come in first."
There is so much stupidity in these two little fools.
Jin Lu and Die Qi were like Die Qi’s cousins who had just come from the “countryside” and they were curious about everything they saw.
Unfortunately, they arrived late, the last movie had already started, and there were no extra tickets.
The two had no choice but to sit in the lounge area and eat the popcorn, cola/orange water and hot dog meal prepared by Dieqi, and watch some trailers to satisfy their cravings.
It was close to closing time, so the store wasn't very busy.
Die Qi stood behind the sales counter and chatted with the two people across the air: "Why are you here too?"
Jin Lu ate the grilled sausage in two bites and said loudly, "Qiqi, give me ten more of these dog sausages!"
Qiwu: "Qiqi, I want two too, and a glass of orange juice."
Die Qi: “…”
What are you two doing here
The last movie of the day ended and all the guests left. Kuba finally got off work and ran to the lounge area to talk to Jinlu and Qiwu.
After closing, Lu Yao was solemnly introduced to Jin Lu and Qi Wu by Ku Ba.
Lu Yao carefully pondered the two names "Jinlu" and "Qiwu", and thought that five, six, seven, eight, and nine came quite neatly.
Jin Lu and Qi Wu were curious about the cinema, so Lu Yao asked Ku Ba and Die Qi to take them around the first floor respectively.
Having satisfied her curiosity, Die Qi led the two away with a headache on her face.
Ku Ba said that they wanted to go to a restaurant to eat together, and enthusiastically invited Lu Yao to join them.
Lu Yao declined.
The small numbers are having a dinner together, and if she, the target of her mission, follows them, wouldn't that be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth
The story of Calabash Brothers saving his grandfather is something you never get tired of watching.
Tsk.
Ku Ba frowned regretfully and wanted to persuade them, but was finally pulled away by Die Qi.
At the same time, a cargo ship docked at the pier in Liangjingbei City.
When the ship docked, Zhao Guanghong was the first to get off.
This trip to Jiangnan went more smoothly than expected.
He took the goods from the cinema, shipped them to Jiangnan, and charged a high price. As a result, they were sold out within two days.
Not only that, he also got in touch with the richest man in Jiangnan.
Amid the dim lights, one could vaguely see that behind the Zhao family's cargo ship, there was another large ship following. Triangular flags were hung on both sides of the bow, with a striking word "Jiang" written in the middle.
Zhao Guanghong quickly turned around and stood on the shore waiting.
Three people came from the Jiang family this time, including the most capable butler beside Old Master Jiang, Jiang Yudie, the daughter of the current head of the Jiang family, and a young man from the Jiang family's side branch named Jiang Cheng.
As soon as Jiang Cheng got off the boat, he had no time for anything else and hurriedly called Zhao Guanghong: "It's not dark yet, and there's still half an hour before curfew. Take me to see the cinema."
Zhao Guanghong smiled bitterly, "Mr. Jiang is really anxious. The cinema is on Song'an Street in the East Market. It will take at least half an hour to get there. Besides, it's getting late. We are tired from the long journey. It's better to take a good rest tonight and go early tomorrow morning."
When Jiang Chengzizai Jiangnan heard about the cinema in Liangjing City, he felt longing for it.
The old master ordered the chief steward to go to Beijing to investigate. When Jiang Cheng heard about it, he took the initiative to ask the old master to go to Beijing with him.
He was looking forward to it every day during the boat ride here, and he never tired of asking Zhao Guanghong to tell him about his experiences in the cinema.
Unfortunately, Zhao Guanghong only went there once, and he repeated what he had learned countless times.
But this young master of the Jiang family never gets tired of listening to it.
We finally arrived in Liangjing, but unfortunately the timing was not right and we had to wait another night.
Jiang Cheng was a little depressed, but there was nothing he could do.
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The next day, Lu Yao arrived at the cinema early, went upstairs to inspect and make sure that the maintenance upstairs had been completed.
The layout of the second floor is basically the same as that of the first floor, except that there is a regular screening room on one side of the large screening area. The 3D screening room is on the same side as the private rooms on the first floor and is temporarily closed.
There is no ticket office on the second floor, and tickets and snacks are all purchased on the first floor.
As a result, the rest area on the second floor is much more spacious than the first floor.
Lu Yao placed the claw machine in a wide space corresponding to the convenience store area on the first floor, against the wall.
She looked left and right, and always felt that it was a bit pitiful to put a claw machine here.
There is no advertising screen on the second floor. The layout of the rest area is the same as the first floor, with a glass round table and rattan chairs. Looking at the claw machine, it seems even more pitiful.
Lu Yao was silent for a while, turned around, went downstairs, returned to the shopping street, and called Fu Chi.
Half an hour later, a white truck drove into the shopping street.
Fu Chi's assistant accompanied him and together with the driver unloaded two brand new vending machines, two claw machines, and some drinks from the car.
After waiting for the car and the assistant to leave, Lu Yao stored the four machines into his portable warehouse at night and returned to the cinema.
The four new machines are placed next to the claw machine provided by the system, taking up half of the wall.
Lu Yao finally felt a little better. While filling the vending machine with drinks, he said to himself, "Who can say that money ability is not a kind of ability?"
system:[…]
The second floor of the cinema was suddenly opened, and regular customers did not think it was inappropriate. After all, the sign "Expansion under construction, please do not go upstairs" had been hanging for a long time.
However, the second floor is open, but we are a little short of staff.
Lu Yao arranged Mingyuan to check tickets on the second floor, while she herself guided guests who were interested in claw machines and vending machines in the lounge area.
Another recruitment notice was posted downstairs, hiring two male and two female clerks.
Jin Lu and Qi Wu went to the cinema with Die Qi in the morning, preparing to buy tickets for the earliest show. However, they saw the recruitment notice on the door, looked at each other, and went to see Die Qi.
Isn’t that just perfect
The cinema is short of people, not that they are eager to stay.
When they had dinner together last night, Die Qi didn't allow the two of them to go into the cinema because there were too many people.
The young shopkeeper is not stupid. He will definitely find something wrong when he comes again.
Die Qi's eyes were cold and unmoved, "We already agreed last night that the two of you will play in Liangjing for two days and then return to Mushui City."
Jin Lu and Qi Wu felt aggrieved but did not dare to resist.
Die Qi has been in charge of Ling Xiao Pavilion's internal affairs for many years. He has accumulated power over the years and his harsh words are even more frightening than Xiao Jiu's.
Jin Lu and Qi Wu felt aggrieved silently, but they followed Die Qi to the cinema staff breakfast. Today, they had super luxurious seafood noodles delivered from Mao Rongrong Shop.
After eating a bowl of delicious noodles, the two forgot about their previous unpleasantness and happily ran to buy tickets.
It took some time to eat, and there was already a line at the door.
After they bought the tickets, they saw that it was on the second floor.