After staying in the crew for two days, Li Xuan finally couldn't sit still. After an afternoon of busy work, I ran to Edinburgh Place in Central alone.

Directly south of the square, there is a modern high-rise building, which is the Hong Kong City Hall, where the third Hong Kong International Film Festival is held.

There were very few people at the entrance of the Great Hall, and more than a dozen people were standing in line. After paying the ticket money of 5 Hong Kong dollars symbolizing his surname, Li Xuan entered the building smoothly, and he also had an introduction brochure in his hand.

Li Xuan opened it and looked at it, but said that this year's film festival officially divided the program into three parts: international, Asian and Hong Kong retrospectives. Regardless of the international and Asian ones, Li Xuan turned to the page of the Hong Kong retrospective of the films. Only after watching this did I know that in addition to the film screened on the opening day of the film festival is the new film "Empty Mountain and Spiritual Rain" directed by Hu Jinquan, the theater is now full of old Hong Kong movies from the fifties and sixties, and several "Wong Fei Hung xxx" almost blinded Li Xuan's eyes. After flipping through a few more pages, Li Xuan found that his "Curse" had been put in the last few days of the film festival.

Looking at the names of these movies, Li Xuan lost interest. In the past two years, with the rise of home-style video tape players, film companies have found another way to make money - distributing videotapes. Just like many of the films above, Li Xuan bought the videotapes himself and watched them, and his study was almost half occupied by these videotapes.

Since he was not interested, Li Xuan flipped back again, only to find that there was a lecture by Lin Niantong on the film "Mirror Tour Theory" at four o'clock in the afternoon. Li Xuan didn't know what Lin Niantong was, or what mirror tour theory, but since he could give a lecture at such an international film festival, Li Xuan felt that he should still listen to it.

But it's barely two o'clock, huh? Li Xuan felt that he still had to find a movie to watch. Turning a few more pages to the international version, Li Xuan checked the booklet and found that there was a French movie "Song of India", which would be screened at the Grand Theater on the fifth floor at two o'clock. Cinema screenings? It should be good, so I'll pick it!

Li Xuan chose the target, ran up to the fifth floor in a hurry, spent another four Hong Kong dollars to buy tickets for this movie, and plunged into the theater. This is the benefit of the film festival at this time, the ticket price of the film is directly halved, and some films are even only 3 Hong Kong dollars. When the first film festival was held, there were no tickets and only movie tickets were charged, so it attracted a lot of people.

There are only two or three hundred people sparsely seated in the theater that can accommodate 1,400 people, which is understandable, after all, it is not a Sunday, who has nothing to do to come here to watch a movie in the afternoon. Li Xuan's seat is also good, not going forward or backward, just right to watch a movie. After sitting down, Li Xuan quietly waited for the movie to start.

However, less than two minutes after sitting down, Li Xuan noticed that the back of a long-haired woman in the seats in the three rows in front of him was familiar.

Who is it?

Li Xuan thought for a while but didn't remember, so he immediately stood up and looked sideways.

It's Xu Anhua!

Is her "Crazy Robbery" finished?

Li Xuan touched his chin, do you want to go up to get acquainted. looked at the empty seats next to Xu Anhua, the movie is about to start, and no one should come.

"Sister Hua, hello! My name is Li Xuan. Li Xuan sat on the seat next to Xu Anhua and said.

Xu Anhua, who was waiting for the movie to start, was stunned, turned his head to look at the strange man beside him, frowned and asked, "Li Xuan?" You are? ”

"Sister Hua may not remember the last time Wang Jin met you at the Peninsula Hotel." Li Xuan reminded.

"Oh, oh!" Xu Anhua nodded: "You are the one who drank tea with Jin Zai and them." ”

It seems that Xu Anhua has a good memory, Li Xuan nodded.

"You like to watch movies too?" Xu Anhua then asked.

"Hmm!" Li Xuan replied: "I like it." By the way, Sister Hua, have you finished filming "Crazy Robbery"? ”

"No ......" Xu Anhua shook his head in annoyance: "I haven't felt it in the past two days, so come and watch the movie to find a feeling." ”

Sweat! Li Xuan felt a crow fly over his forehead, and the eldest sister's literary disease was committed again.

"Eh, Sister Hua has paid so much, it must be a good film when it comes out!" Li Xuan comforted. He dared to pack a ticket for this, it was definitely a good film, couldn't it become a masterpiece.

"Thank you......" Xu Anhua replied lightly.

Suddenly, the lights in the screening room dimmed, and the movie was about to begin.

On the dark screen, a melodious piano sounded, which was very good, with an indescribable melancholy.

followed by a large number of inexplicable narrations of a man and two women, Li Xuan didn't feel anything, it just reminded him of the beginning of the Korean horror film "Two Moons" that he had seen in later generations, which was also a black screen and a narration, but this one was added with music.

The music continues, and the screen finally lights up.

An Indian-style house appears on the screen, which is very large. There are sofas, armchairs, etc., and the furniture is all in the style of the colonial era. An electric fan on the ceiling was spinning, but it was deadly slow. Through the metal screens, you can see a tropical garden with several paths running through it. The garden is full of European viburnum, palm trees.

The two female narrators began to speak again, and it turned out that there was a dance party going on.

However, at this time, Li Xuan began to feel that something was wrong.

Finally, a figure appeared on the screen, but it was vague. Finally, as the camera panned, three two men and one woman sitting on the sofa appeared. The woman snuggled up on the couch, and the other two men sat on one side, all expressionless and motionless.

The narration continues......

The woman and a man next to him stood up and began to dance, still expressionless.

The narration and music continue......

Finally, after six or seven minutes, the woman and the man finished dancing with expressionless faces and looked out the window quietly, and the remaining man also looked out the window with expressionless faces.

The narration continues......

Keep up your neurotic! Li Xuan scolded secretly, he had watched it for more than ten minutes, it was all narration, and several actors were all expressionless!

Sure enough, French art films are not something that mortals like Li Xuan can understand.

Li Xuan turned his head to look around, and the number of people was more than half, but Xu Anhua next to him still couldn't take his eyes off and watched with relish.

"That, Sister Hua?" Li Xuan shouted cautiously.

"Huh?" Xu Anhua, who was interrupted, looked at Li Xuan strangely: "What's wrong?" ”

Li Xuan covered his stomach with one hand, and pointed to the door of the screening hall with the other: "My stomach suddenly feels uncomfortable, so I'll leave first, you watch slowly." ”

"Ah, upset stomach? Then you go quickly, your body is important. Xu Anhua hurriedly replied.

"Then I'll go first, Sister Hua, next time I'll invite you to tea!" Li Xuan said a word, no matter what Xu Anhua said, he turned around and ran out.

When he ran to the gate and looked inside, he vaguely saw Xu Anhua looking at the screen intently. finally glanced at the so-called art film, the narration was still continuing, Li Xuan couldn't stand it anymore and rushed out.

Standing by the window on the fifth floor, Li Xuan looked at the square below, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, how could there be such a strange movie? It's all narration.

"Hey, Li Xuan!"

A shout suddenly came from behind Li Xuan, and when he looked back, Li Xuan opened his mouth and shouted, "Xun Qin, why are you here?" ”

"Aha, I just looked at the back in the screening room and knew it was you." Xu Qiqin pointed at Li Xuan.

At this time, Li Xuan was curious, and asked directly: "Do you also like to watch that kind of film?" ”

"Don't like ......"

"Why ...... that?"

"Stupid!" Xu Qiqin glared at Li Xuan: "That movie has a good soundtrack, I'll learn it." ”

"I see." Li Xuan suddenly realized.

"But ......," Xu Yuqin frowned and said, "Haven't you been taking leave to make movies lately?" Why don't you keep watching, this movie director is quite famous. ”

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted and asked, "The director is famous?" ”

Xu Qiqin nodded and said, "Yes! Marguerite Duras, but a female director, you know "Hiroshima Love", right? ”

"I know! Was she directed? Li Xuan's eyes lit up suddenly, why haven't I heard such a famous movie, and later Mo Wenwei also sang a song called "Hiroshima Love".

"It's not! Hahaha......" Xu Qiqin suddenly laughed wildly.

Li Xuan's face darkened suddenly, this Xu Yuqin, after a long time together, the young surname was exposed. This guy often has nothing to toss people, otherwise Li Xuan wouldn't have called him by his name directly, he really can't mention the feeling of respecting the teacher.

"Okay, okay, I'm not going to tease you." Xu Qiqin, who had laughed for a long time, finally stopped: "Although she didn't direct it, she wrote the novel "Love in Hiroshima", and the screenwriter of the movie was also her. ”

"Go!" Li Xuan glanced at Xu Yuqin with disdain: "There are more people who can write and write these years, but there are few who can direct, isn't this movie." ”

"That's just as well." Xu Qiqin nodded, and then asked, "Then why are you going when you don't watch movies now?" ”

"Wait and listen to the mirror tour theory in the small theater on the second floor."

(Note: Marguerite Duras, the original form of the heroine of Liang Jiahui's movie "Lover", as for this movie, Lolita ah Lolita.) ）