The cinema was crowded, no, this description is not accurate enough, it should be said that there were not even ghosts. If the lights were not turned on inside and the signboard was still half alive, Li Xiao would have thought that this place had closed down.

Stepping through the door of the cinema, Li Xiao felt as if he had crossed over half a century and returned to more than ten years ago.

The lobby of the movie theater was not like today's movie theaters. There were no various automatic ticket machines, nor were there any claw machines with cute dolls to steal little girls' pocket money, and there were no trailers playing to attract the audience.

of television.

On the left wall, the entire wall is covered with covers of some previously played movies, while on the right is a wall of movie posters.

These movie covers and posters have also completely faded. However, compared to the movie advertisements at the door that have been exposed to the sun and rain, the indoor movie posters are relatively well-preserved. Although the color of the ink has changed due to the passage of time,

It's a bit weird, but I can barely see the specific content.

Li Xiao had heard of most of the names of the movie posters on these walls. They were all famous power supplies, some local and some foreign, but he had never seen them at all.

After all, he is not much of a movie buff. Even if there are newly released movies, he will only wait for free resources to appear on the Internet before watching them.

The number of times he goes to the cinema is really limited. Poverty is one aspect. Of course, another aspect is that he doesn't want to spend money to watch a large group of people making love to each other in front of him and stuffing himself with dog food.

After walking through the small front hall, a few people saw the ticket window.

The ticket windows of movie theaters in the past are completely different from the open ticket windows now. The ticket windows here are a bit like the payment office in a hospital.

There are frosted glass windows on the half-waist-high wall. There are stainless steel railings on the glass windows, and a small arc-shaped window is opened above.

The conductor and the guests conduct certain monetary transactions through this small window. Do you think this may not provide good service?

Of course, after all, it was not possible for anyone to open a movie theater like this in the past, and they didn’t even have to think about providing services.

At that time, if you wanted to watch some popular movies, you had to secretly give money to the ticket seller, otherwise the ticket seller would say that the movie tickets were sold out even if the movie was not full.

After all, there is no mobile phone booking software to determine whether there are seats or not. It depends entirely on the conductor's words.

When he reached the ticket office, Huang Yu stopped, turned around and said to the two people following him.

"Okay, you've already seen it. Don't waste your time here with the old lady. They are all movies from more than ten years ago. You don't like to watch them."

As he spoke, he waved his hands to drive the two of them out, but the monitor smiled, dodged his teacher's push, and ducked behind his teacher, pressing his shoulders while saying with a smile.

"No, no, no, no, I have never tried to watch a movie in such a retro cinema. Let's watch a movie with the teacher. It will definitely be very interesting."

While talking, he also winked at the teacher.

Li Xiao also quickly agreed

"That's right, that's right. I haven't watched a movie in a cinema for a long time."

Huang Yu still wanted to refuse, but the monitor had already looked into the window and asked

"Hello, may I ask, are there any other movies we can watch here today? There are three of us here."

However, after a long time, there was no response from inside.

The three of them looked at each other, wondering what was going on. The squad leader was about to stick his head inside to see if the people inside were asleep.

After all, in such a crowded situation, it is normal for the conductor to be lazy.

However, before she could put her head in, a middle-aged woman's voice came from the other side of the aisle, with doubts in her tone.

"Why did you come in? What are you doing?"

The middle-aged woman has very ordinary facial features, and her uniform has faded badly.

He must be the ticket seller here. After all, in Li Xiao's opinion, there shouldn't be any service staff in such an old cinema.

The squad leader said quickly

"It's like this. We want to watch a movie, but we don't know what other shows we can watch today."

"See a movie?"

The conductor looked at Li Xiao and the monitor up and down with strange eyes, and then a look of understanding appeared on her face.

Like a prophet who has seen through the trajectory of fate, and like a time traveler who has mastered the mystery of time, she raised her hand gently, as if she would point out the only possible path in the next moment.

Under the attention of the three people, she pointed her finger to the door and whispered to them.

"If you want to do something, go to the hotel opposite. Hourly room, 60 yuan."

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Li Xiao

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monitor

The monitor's face immediately turned red. Li Xiao quickly waved his hand and explained to the ticket sales girl.

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. We really came to watch a movie, not what you thought."

Although Li Xiao has never been exposed to these things, the Internet is so developed and he has experienced a big dyeing vat like a university dormitory. He understands everything he should know and shouldn't.

Naturally, I knew very well what the ticket sales lady meant.

The ticket sales lady slowly opened the stainless steel door of the ticket room and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, I understand. You are here to watch a movie and do some other favorite things in the dark. Young people, I understand. Auntie, I have been working in this cinema for more than 20 years."

"What are young people like you thinking about? I know it very well and have seen it a lot. However, it's not that aunties are like half a dozen mandarin ducks. It's because we really can't do anything about it. You can go and open an hour over there.

As for the room, three hours is only 60 yuan, which is not much more expensive than buying two movie tickets. The room over there also has a TV, and three hours is completely enough, whether you are watching a movie or not."

This time, the aunt spoke more directly. The monitor's face, which was only slightly red, has now become as red as a ripe red apple, completely red.

At this time, Huang Yu, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally came out with a smile and said to the ticket sales aunt who was about to go in.

"Hello, we really want to watch a movie. Please show us what movies are available tonight."

The ticket sales aunt was startled by the sudden sound. She nervously took a look and found Huang Yu's figure.

Seeing that there was still a shadow under her body, the conductor was relieved. She frowned and looked at Huang Yu's appearance. A familiar feeling came to her heart. Although she didn't know who the other person was, she must have been here before.

guests here.

She put away the aunt's smile on her face, looked at the three of them again, and said with some embarrassment,

"Sorry, sorry, I thought it was a young man who wanted to go in and play. I'm so sorry."

Huang Yu waved his hand

"It's okay, it's just human nature. By the way, are there any movies we can watch today?"

The ticket sales lady had a troubled look on her face, and she said to Huang Yu

"I'm so sorry, sister. We really don't have any movies showing here. There are too few people coming here to watch movies."

"Originally, the big boss still thought that this was where he would make his fortune, and he was unwilling to close it, so he just kept it open day after day. After all, it was just a thought."

"But the big boss is getting older, and his son has taken over the cinema."

"Not long after I took over, I thought about tearing down the cinema and re-opening a shopping mall or something like an Internet cafe. After all, that kind of thing is what makes money."

"After all, let alone making money here, we also lose money on water and electricity bills every month. Sometimes the money I make from showing movies in a month is not worth my monthly salary."

"So, I'm really sorry, I don't have any movies to watch."

The three of them were stunned when they heard what the conductor said. No one expected that they would encounter such a thing.

Among them, Huang Yu had the biggest reaction. She was still immersed in the joy of the conductor's teasing of the two students.

However, she didn't expect the bad news to come so quickly, she murmured

"It's going to be demolished. No movies to watch?"

Although it is very plain, the loneliness in his eyes cannot be hidden.

The conductor also raised his head slightly and looked around the place where she spent all day and night.

She is extremely familiar with every poster and every corner here.

The backrest of the chair was dented, and she knew exactly when snowflakes would appear on the roll of tape.

From the age of twenty-three to the age of forty-six, a full 23 years, from a young girl in her prime to a middle-aged woman with gray hair who has seen through the world.

Watching boys and girls go from dating to breaking up, or from dating to getting married and having children.

From here people come and go, and guests come like clouds. When I come here, the doors are deserted and there are only a few people.

she said with emotion

"Yes, yes, it needs to be demolished. After all, it is an old thing and it is no longer useful."

As she spoke, helplessness appeared on her face

"It's not that I don't want to broadcast it to you, it's just that I really can't broadcast it. All the films in it have been sold by the small boss. Only some old equipment is left that no one wants."

"If there were still films in the warehouse, I wouldn't mind showing them to you for free, but it's a pity..."

Halfway through her words, the conductor suddenly stopped talking and frowned. She glanced at the aunt who seemed familiar to her and asked.

"Are you a regular customer of our cinema? Why do I always feel that you look familiar?"

Huang Yu showed a bitter smile and nodded,
To be continued...