Chapter 24: Watching a Movie

As a screenwriter, many people must question me why so many bad movies have a high box office for many reasons, and one answer I got is. Nowadays, watching movies has become a common step in dating between men and women, and there are not so many places to give you romance, and watching movies is the easiest and most convenient way to date. They all come to see each other, who will pay attention to whether the movie is good or not, always choose one.

I'm not immune to vulgarity. Laboriously asked Shi Nan to come out, just to watch a movie.

"There are a lot of people on the weekend, do you want to go today?" If it was today, then I was not prepared enough, she said: "Of course not, the film archive will show Polanski's film on Monday, are you interested?"

I said, "I'm not interested in directors who molest underage girls, but his films are good." ”

She pursed her lips and smiled, jokingly: "Whether you are an art person or not, it is a little abnormal." ”

I knew she was alluding to me, so I told her mysteriously, "I'm schizophrenic, and you're another personality I've imagined to satisfy my needs, when in fact you don't exist." ”

She was stunned for a moment, showing a surprised look, the topic was obviously raised to a philosophical level by me, is this world true or false, and all the people we meet, do they really exist?

"The Matrix?" she said.

"Possibly. She suddenly looked at me seriously and whispered: "Why do you only meet me in the coffee shop every time, have you ever thought that I am really your other personality, because of the trauma of your first love, you fantasized about her in the novel, and finally there was a split, forming my existence." ”

She said it clearly, as if I was really talking to myself, and I almost believed it, but unfortunately, I didn't write novels at all, and I didn't fantasize about my first girlfriend in novels.

But I played with her for a while, and pretended to be frightened: "Then what should I do, can you you I imagined cure me?"

She touched her chin, as if she was taking a risk to solve a puzzle, and analyzed: "Your self is on the dark side, I am the opposite of your self, the bright side, if I disappear one day, it means that your self-redemption has failed, and the dark side has occupied all of you and fallen into self-destruction." ”

"No, don't disappear into my life. I begged, but she blushed and avoided my eyes, "I'm another you, I can't disappear, it's up to you." ”

The last two sentences seem to say something else, which is very interesting.

In the afternoon, she talked generously about her profession, and I learned about her life for the first time, and she was slowly unguarding. She said that there are not many courses for graduate students, so there is a lot of time to have a cup of time, and she is graduating in July today, and she is preparing for her final thesis, I asked her curiously, do you still need a thesis for art majors?

She said to me, "Do you think that art is only about drawing? ”

"Oh, then you're also an artist, it's dangerous. "I'm playing on the topic.

She raised her eyebrows lightly, and said arrogantly: "I don't have a first love, let alone the psychological shadow of a first love." ”

Her cute side really surprised me. Underneath the lonely appearance,Hidden is a smart and naughty girl.。

Sometimes, I really think that a person is not interesting, can not be summed up by appearance, like quiet people, does not mean that she does not understand fun, cheerful people, talk a lot but can not make people happy. Perhaps, smart people are more interesting, it has nothing to do with personality.

I thought that Senior Sister would keep eavesdropping on my chat with Shi Nan, but when I turned around, I found that she didn't know when she left, maybe it was Store Manager Chu chatting.

……

In the office of the coffee shop, Store Manager Chu politely invited Xiao Wutong to sit, Xiao Wutong didn't know what to do, he only regarded Manager Chu as an elder, and said respectfully: "You are my uncle's friend, if you have something to say, I will do my best to help." ”

"You and your uncle, how many years haven't we seen each other?" Store Manager Chu took out a piece of paper and wrote a few words on it.

"It's been about twenty years, the last time I saw him, I was still very young, and when I was a child, my uncle treated me like a daughter. ”

"How did you get in touch with him?" he was ...... at the time" Store Manager Chu said halfway through his words, saying that he knew it, Xiao Wutong was slightly surprised, and felt that this person had an unusual relationship with his uncle, and said directly: "After college, he asked someone to find me, in fact, it is not difficult to find me." ”

Store Manager Chu followed with a smile, "Yes, your school, every year when school opens, some photos of candidates will be exploded on the Internet, especially beautiful girls, your uncle won't see it on the Internet." ”

Xiao Wutong smiled awkwardly, "Of course not." After my uncle found me, he never came to see me, and occasionally contacted me by phone, and then you had those things, and I lost contact for a while, and I only had the opportunity to see him this month. ”

Store Manager Chu apologized guiltily, "That time almost killed everyone." ”

"Then what's the store manager looking for me?"

Store Manager Chu handed her the paper, her eyes widened instantly after she saw it, her face was full of disbelief, and she blurted out, "Who are you?"

Store Manager Chu hurriedly comforted and showed kindness: "It's not a big deal to trouble you." ”

"How do you know my senior sister?" Xiao Wutong was a little wary. Store Manager Chu was embarrassed: "Huh, you call her Senior Sister?"

"In terms of age, she is older than me, and she is used to it when she was a child. ”

"Can you see her, then?"

"I see each other a few times a year, but not much. Xiao Wutong was puzzled and asked, "What are you looking for her?"

Store Manager Chu sighed, "It's not a big deal, just ask her how she is doing, your uncle said, you can be trusted, I just looked for you." ”

"She's fine. Xiao Wutong hesitated, felt that his uncle was still credible, and let down his vigilance, "She doesn't see a few people in a year, and I'm one of them." ”

"I'm not in a hurry, is her hair still that long now?"

Xiao Wutong's eyes widened again, feeling that the person in front of him was incredible, why did he know so much, he couldn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Forget it, you are my uncle's friend, how strange it is, it's possible, I won't guess." ”

After speaking, she stood up, walked to the door of the office, and turned around: "The wood carving in the senior sister's room was given to her by you." ”

……

When the senior sister walked down from the upper floor, I had already sent away Shi Nan, there were more people on the weekend, she didn't want to stay too long, I saw that the senior sister had a serious face, and she was thinking about things while walking, and stepped forward to care: "What's the matter, senior sister? Is that old rascal rude to you? Rely on, I know that this thing is not a good person, you wait, I'll go out to find and move bricks." ”

She despised me: "When I meet a hooligan, do I still need you? When you look for me for a brick, everyone is knocked out by me." ”

"Don't underestimate him, the old rascal boasted that he could draw with the number one in the rivers and lakes, and he was covered with scars, maybe he was a murderer who ran out and changed his face. ”

As soon as I finished speaking, the senior sister was puzzled for a second in her eyes, muttered a few words in a low voice, and then pulled: "Let's go." ”

On the way back, the senior sister was still preoccupied, I don't know what Store Manager Chu gave her, this old rascal must be doing something, she thought for a while, shook her head and gave up, turned her head and asked me: "Have you made an appointment with Shi Nan?"

"What do you think of her? ”

"People are beautiful and temperamental, this time your vision is good, and it is a notch higher than the previous ones. ”

Hehe, if Lin Qiaoqiao hears your words, she must fight hard with you. However, the senior sister has never seen Lin Qiaoqiao.

She asked me, "Is it okay to just see a movie? It's not like your style." ”

"Back to basics, there is no trick to win. "I'm boasting.

"Lie to me, you must be playing some tricks again, be careful to overplay. ”

The subway rumbled by, the senior sister got on the subway first, closed the door, and in the crowd, she waved at me, and she was so crowded that I almost couldn't see her.

I was suddenly a little scared that maybe one day, we would all be so uncontrollable that we would be drowned in the sea of people at any time and never see each other again. In this way, I strengthened my date plan with Shinan.

Monday is the last day of April, I am finally going to say goodbye to the April that made me wander, the memories of the past seem to be gone, and the new beginning, it seems to be on this day, it is destined in the dark, I feel that the acquaintance with Shi Nan is to let me get rid of the torture of the past.

This girl who loves to laugh always surprises me and satisfies me, she will be in my dialogue trap, see the tricks, avoid the important and light, she will cleverly comfort me in front of my pretended psychological barriers, not to mention that she is so beautiful.

We were around 4 p.m. on Monday, and there weren't many people at the Film Archive, which was a relatively niche theater that would only show some art films.

The movie started at five o'clock, I quietly arrived in advance, waited for a while, and a familiar figure came in the distance, April was already warm, she was wearing a white T-shirt and a strap skirt, full of literature and art, and full of girlish vitality, just looking at the dress, I think she is in a good mood today, and she deliberately put on makeup, her eyes are bright, her red lips are hooked, her steps are gentle, and she walks with a smile, I can even find that the men who pass by turn back repeatedly, which is probably the rate of turning back.

Shi Nan walked slowly, and I hid to the side, she stood at the door and waited for a while, and then sat down in the hall, occasionally looking around, occasionally looking at the time on her phone. It seems to be looking for me in the crowd, but unfortunately, the two of us have never exchanged contact information, maybe she is planning to get closer to each other after this time.

Time passed little by little, I watched the sky slowly darken, the crowd in the hall changed a few rounds, the movie opened at five o'clock, I still did not appear, her white little face, obviously showing anxiety, frequently looking, even standing up to look around, just now still smiling, now in doubt.

And when the time came to five o'clock, the movie opened, she was even more anxious, but she still didn't wait for anyone, I watched her expression, from a smile to an anxious, and finally disappointed, aggrieved. Unexpectedly, after the movie opened, she actually waited for another hour and looked at her phone before she left in disappointment.

I looked at her slightly aggrieved back, and I couldn't say anything.

I went to great lengths to ask her out, not for the sake of a movie, but to release her pigeons, and my madness was beyond cure.