Chapter 122: Screen Horror

Borifezno's interest in the magical paper bag didn't last long - there were ways to drain the passengers' energy on the Minsheng Liberation Ship. Of course, this is not a hamster cage for them to run, never to run.

"Electric ...... Movies? On the way out of the restaurant, Borifezno soon noticed that one side of the walkway was full of people. He couldn't help but be curious, and when he stepped forward to ask, he got such an answer.

"Yes, it is said that it is a movie play that can reproduce the reality on the stage." The fat man in front of him looked excited, "Although I heard them say that this thing can be seen every day in Mendong City, and the stage there is performed every day, but I still can't help but try this new thing." ”

"How much is a game? Do you want to tip extra? This could not help but tickle Borifezno's heart - whether or not he could hijack the ship, he probably didn't have a chance to go to Mendong City. This man's curiosity is the root of all evil, and he is not immune to vulgarity.

"One silver coin is enough!" The fat businessman pointed to the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" poster beside him and smiled, "This movie of people from another world doesn't charge a second time, just an admission fee." I heard that there is no need for anyone to stand on the stage......"

Don't want anyone to stand on the stage?! Borifezno gasped, and the hand holding the silver coin in his pocket began to sweat. But he thought about it, isn't the boat of the people of another world also sailless and oars? It's just some kind of magic......

Eventually, his curiosity overcame his fear and brought him to the ticket office.

"Do you need a drink?" The ticketing crew expertly flicked the silver coin in Borifezno's ear and then questioned him - and Borifezno walked into the screening room with another paper cup in his hand. Of course, the price of this paper cup and the drinks in the paper cup is not cheaper than watching a movie.

Following the successful introduction of cultural products such as many books, periodicals, radio dramas and other cultural products such as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the introduction of movies and television dramas naturally has a place on the agenda. As early as half a year ago in Mendong City, the 42-day centralized screening of the 94th edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was packed almost every night, and various enterprises received suggestions from workers one after another, requesting more venues to be screened.

Eventually, there were even screenings for night shift workers during the day, and the initial 200-seat screening venue expanded to a staggering twelve, many of which were open-air viewing studios – but even open-air, mosquito bites without fans could not resist the enthusiasm of the citizens of Mendong City to watch the "Three Kingdoms in Motion". Not to mention that after 42 days, there are still many people who are brushing up on the second and third - modern vocabulary can easily be introduced from TV dramas to other worlds, although this is not a modern TV series at all.

The themes of the Three Kingdoms, from radio dramas to TV dramas, have made a good start for the expansion of the cultural industry. The daily serialized radio drama of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, not only the people of Mendong City, but the entire people of Xierta know that relying on this magical machine can learn about the big things that are happening in the whole Elta, where to buy new objects, and where to use them for free......

Naturally, the role of film is not the same as that of radio. The main function of broadcasting is to advertise it as it literally. The function of the cinema is more intimate than that of the radio - the residents of Elta, who used to go to bed early after dark, now give them more options in cinemas and other entertainment venues, as well as street lights that are lit until 1 a.m. and radio stations that broadcast until 12:30 a.m.

In a word, it is "reducing the fertility rate" and "improving cultural literacy", as well as "promoting modern lifestyles". As for the newly established Elta Film Screening Corporation, because the monthly pass of ten yuan a month not only won back the cost, but also made a sum of money, enough to expand the business, compared to the smooth progress of the first three points, it is not praised.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms can't be put on for a lifetime, and what is being screened on Minsheng today is "Raiders of the Lost Ark 3", one of the first non-Chinese films introduced on Elta's side. As for why not the first and second parts? This is because the final prop involved in the first part is the "Ark of the Covenant", which is much more difficult to distort than the "Holy Grail" in the third part. The "Holy Grail" can be distorted as a very common miracle, but the "Ark of the Covenant" is too restrictive to be included. As for the reason for the second part, it is simple, the yellow man plays the villain at the beginning of the film - which is very embarrassing.

As for the anti-swasker flag and the "Führer" in the film, the Elta Film Screening Corporation did not do much in the process of introducing and translating the dubbing, but simply deleted the book-burning scene before the protagonist Dr. Jones met the Führer and signed it.

It wasn't long before Borifezno learned to sit quietly in a fixed folding chair before the light went out on his head. Before he could react and curse the otherworldly people he hated, a light lit up the screen in front of everyone.

Everyone exclaimed - the picture of several riders wearing round-brimmed hats walking on the rocky Gobi Desert on the screen was so real! The crooked-necked trees around them, the mud on the ground, the boulders climbed on them...... It's all true! At least the real thing!

The complaint that Bori Fitzno rushed to his throat was suddenly choked, and he had to continue to watch this "Raiders of the Lost Ark story" in a muffled voice.

He had been trying to find out if it was a play, or a shadow puppet show with loopholes. But this effort continues until the protagonist falls into the carriage containing the lions - and even he himself lets out a terrifying cry.

"That's a real lion!" Bori Fetzno scolded in shock. "Damn, this is a real lion! Damn it! ”

His cries were buried in the exclamations of the male and female audience. He was the only one in the audience who would have held on to his sanity and opinion until two minutes ago.

As the scene turns, the hat's new owner appears on the stormy deck of the ship, battling his old enemy. In another turn, the protagonist who managed to get the gold cross in that fight reappeared in the lecture hall of the school.

Bori Fitzno has been thoroughly impressed by the drama that is not a play. Every scene is real, it's not drama. Whether it was the details of the questions he was being asked by the female students, or going to the living room to analyze the slate with his opponent, it was as if it were happening in front of his eyes.

The camera moves between the glass and the bottle, and it seems to be your own eyes...... Borifezno was even fascinated by it, not paying any attention to the "gift of God" that the subtitles and dialogues say, "Drink the water it has filled and you will live forever." ”

When the hero and heroine are shot by the pursuers on the ship, and the boat fails and is about to be shattered by the propeller, the exclamations of the audience instantly rush to a climax - including Bori Fitzno. In the face of this spectacle, he has completely lost himself.

As for the brave castle in the back, the hero's sad beauty pass, and the milky airship that rises above the building, and the fierce aerial battle between the biplanes, the father attacking the plane with seabirds, and the final cavalry against the steel chariot, those are no longer important.

By the end, the cup in Borifezno's hand did not miss even a sip of drink. It wasn't until he saw Jones' father's gunshot wound healed under the Holy Grail that he spilled all the drink with a shake of his hand.

"Sir, what do you see?"

When Borifezno and his four comrades-in-arms returned to the room, the eleven people sitting in the cabin stood up almost simultaneously and asked the question - they had no extra money to spend with their superiors, so they had to come and enjoy second-hand entertainment.

"Me?" Borifezno has not yet broken free from the emptiness of the end of the film and the "eternal life" brought by the Holy Grail. "I saw everything in another world. From Life to Death...... And eternal life! ”

"What exactly?" Dissatisfied, the soldier turned to the other magician who was watching the movie with Borifezno. "How can there be such a magical drama?"

"No, in there we witnessed the death of the 'actor'. It's not acting...... My friend. The people who were hit were like our comrades, falling straight down, blood bursting from their wounds. ”

"What about life? What about eternal life? ”

"The dying man who has been doused with the water of the 'Holy Grail' has healed his wounds and has come back ......to life," the magician's reply after silence surprised everyone, "and the cliff that should have been an abyss, there is a transparent divine passage running through it...... Also, people who drank the water in the fake cup actually aged quickly, incredibly quickly, and turned into bones...... My brother. It's amazing, it's horrible......"

Naturally, the Elta people will not understand what stunts are, let alone what a green screen is. A green screen can make everything seem impossible to a modern person, even a postmodern masterpiece like The Matrix.

But in the eyes of the soldiers and officers of the Church of Elta and the Two Moons, this was the real scene, recreated in the space behind the stage.

"I still don't know, are all those who act, those who die in the play?" Bori Fitzno asked—he himself still did not believe that the images that were coming before his eyes were dramas, false stories.

"Aren't all those temples and tombs real?" The magician beside Borifezno replied, "Even if this is a story recreated with magic, I don't believe it's a drama. Those who died must all be dead, and those who died ...... The ...... of Rebirth I still can't believe it. ”

"Say something else, sir." Most of his soldiers were unimpressed—they hadn't experienced it firsthand.

"You'll have to see for yourself to understand." After saying this. Borifezno shook his head, leaned over the radiator and sat down, then fell silent.