Chapter 143: Cinema
Chen Deyou is very happy recently, the Yida Cinema with an investment of five million is finally about to open, the cinema is his investment, built with one hand, although the location is not in the center of the city, but on the bustling commercial street, the predecessor of the cinema was a KTV, because of a fire, burned to the ground, Chen Deyou took over the construction of this cinema, also because he has been a fan since he was a child, likes to watch movies, likes to immerse himself in the world of movies, and dreamed of having a theater of his own when he was very young.
After decades of hard work, he became a very good businessman, but the dream in his childhood heart became stronger and stronger, he planned to retire at the age of sixty, hand over all the business to his son to take care of, and he went to be a projectionist, guarding the theater with his wife, just after a fire in KTV, he made room for it, giving him the opportunity to realize his dream.
When night fell, Chen Deyou took his wife into the newly renovated theater, he did not let the projectionist play the movie immediately, but touched every seat and equipment in the theater with his own hands, and for a moment he was very proud and moved by himself, what he had dreamed of finally came true.
Fifty-five-year-old Chen Deyou is like a child, holding Coke and popcorn in his hand, and quietly waiting for the start of the movie with his wife.
The movie is an old movie of love, the film is borrowed, but Chen Deyou is very comfortable to watch, and he is gradually immersed in the movie, as the plot progresses, the movie is also halfway through, at this time, the white screen in front of him suddenly shook a few times, quite slightly. It's like a gust of wind, more like a ripple in the calm water of a lake.
Chen Deyou didn't care, maybe the equipment was not adjusted well, maybe there was something wrong with the old film, but he suddenly found that the whole theater seemed to suddenly become cold, it was already autumn at this time, there was no air conditioning in the theater, and what was even more strange was that there were light boxes with the word quiet written on both sides of the emergency passage. It began to flicker, and the faint green light flickered on and off, as if the electricity was unstable.
The whole screen goes black! Blackout? Chen Deyou hurriedly turned his head and shouted towards the screening room: "Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, is there a power outage?" Go and see what's going on! Lao Zhang used to be a projectionist at a state-run cinema. After retiring, he was invited by Chen Deyou. Chen Deyou shouted loudly. Lao Zhang didn't respond half a point.
In the dark environment, nothing can be seen, and people's emotions can easily become anxious, Chen Deyou just stood up, and a little light suddenly appeared on the big screen, faintly. The voice of a woman singing came out, with the sound of silk and bamboo, and the drum board bursts. Simple and monotonous accompaniment, the woman's voice is very thin, ethereal as if it came down from the clouds, more like a time separated by hundreds of years.
The whole movie theater is slowly changing in the sound of opera, like a real 3D movie, and he is in it, the light is getting brighter and brighter, the whole theater is changing little by little, and the walls around the decoration are peeling off and receding at a speed that can be seen by the naked eye......
All the delicate chairs have become rows of wooden benches, and the front desk, with its screens, has become an old and old stage, as if time has gone back to decades ago, an empty theater, an unreal scene, and the ceiling above the front desk is lit alone with a not-so-bright light bulb, casting a dim light on the stage below.
In the light, a dressed woman was singing word by word: "Hugh saw him laughing before the feast, and he was in tears in his stomach."
If he hadn't broken the thief with a letter, how could my family live? Pour compensation makeup also said, what does he think about if he doesn't want to get married? At that time, I looked up like hunger and thirst, and today I cut the concentric knots fiercely. Now the troubles are still free, what can I do about this long-term lovesickness? If it weren't for my mother sitting next to me, I would have told you what I was talking to......"
The voice is ethereal with desolation, the play is Peking Opera, an excerpt of the West Chamber, but it is sung by the woman a hundred times and thousands of times, sad, the woman's graceful figure is shaking, every step, every action is all exquisite, for a moment Chen Deyou was in a trance, I really wanted to see the woman's face.
And the woman also seemed to feel what he was thinking, and slowly turned her head, her face was painted, the costume was crowned, and she was so sketched that she could recognize her true face, and the woman's voice was very light, and she sang very seriously and emotionally, singing a woman's sorrow, infatuation, sadness, and crying.
I don't know why Chen Deyou was suddenly very distressed, and he was distressed by the bleakness of the woman on the stage, so he couldn't help but walk towards the stage, and the original scene suddenly became indescribably weird and terrifying. His wife suddenly screamed, grabbed his hand suddenly, and the scream pierced the babbling on the stage, and there was a brief silence.
Chen Deyou was awakened by the boss's screams, and when he looked at the stage, it seemed that the woman was still singing sadly, and at this time, a dull and monotonous voice suddenly came from behind the two couples: "Is she singing well?" The voice was cold and cold, Chen Deyou shuddered, turned his head to look, and saw a little girl with a miserable green face tilting her head and smiling at him.
"Ahh The screams sounded, Chen Deyou dragged the boss's hand and ran out, fortunately the door was not closed, and the two did not dare to go back and escaped from the theater, the ears were still vaguely babbling and desolate, the lights outside and the crowd of people made Chen Deyou in a trance, and looked at his watch, half past nine.
I couldn't help but look back at the theater where I had invested a huge amount of money, full of horror. The wife fell softly, her face was pale, and she had difficulty breathing, the scene just now actually hooked her heart attack, Chen Deyou hurriedly dialed his son's phone, and the night became even deeper, the magnificent theater had not yet opened, and it looked a little desolate in the autumn wind and leaves.
Three days later, Chen Deyou found a small shop in Yuanzhongtang, and he was very puzzled that such a small store, there were really high-ranking people in it? With the idea of giving it a try, he walked in, and when he entered the store, he saw a young man dressed in extremely arrogant clothes making kung fu tea there, and when he saw him enter, he nodded with a smile, and didn't speak, just made a gesture of please, signaling him to look at it casually, and then continued to make his tea.
Chen Deyou found Yuan Zhongtang was introduced by an old friend, and told him that this is a real skill, not comparable to ordinary charlatans, and the fee is not high, now seeing Yuan Zhongtang with an indifferent appearance, smelling the smell of incense in the shop, he suddenly felt at peace in his heart, and vaguely believed a little, but he still turned around in the shop, looked at the various magic weapons and statues on the shelf, remembered what happened that night, and couldn't help but say: "Excuse me, are you Yuan Zhongtang, Master Yuan?" ”
Yuan Zhongtang had already seen that Chen Deyou was not here to buy something, and said with a smile: "It's just a small shop to live, don't you dare to be a master or something, may I ask the old gentleman?" ”
"It was Lao Wu of Desheng Group who introduced me, he said that you are a capable person, I recently encountered a very strange thing, if Master Yuan can help me solve it, the reward will definitely not be less."
Yuan Zhongtang said with a smile: "Put aside the reward or something, please sit down, let's listen to what you are embarrassed about while drinking tea." ”
What happened in the theater was a nightmare for Chen Deyou who would never wake up, and now as long as he closed his eyes, he seemed to be able to see the little girl with a miserable green face standing in front of him, smiling and asking him, "Is it good-looking?" ”
"Here's the thing, I built a theater on Willow Street......"
Yuan Zhongtang listened to him and was silent. In this case, he couldn't tell what was going on in the theater, I don't know if what he saw was an illusion, or a ghost, something evil happened in a place, feng shui, aura, it would cause this kind of reaction, not necessarily just a ghost, and couldn't help asking: "Did anything weird happen during construction?" ”
"The construction has been going very smoothly, I have paid the wages on time, I have never owed a penny, and the construction team has done a very meticulous job.
"There was a fire and death in the theater's predecessor?"
Chen Deyou said: "I burned a few young people to death, I heard that the branch venue of the talent show was held in KTV, but what I saw was a woman singing Peking Opera." Speaking of this, he suddenly hesitated and said: "Lao Zhang, who is guarding the door, said that since the theater was built, there must be women singing at nine o'clock in the evening, and after eleven o'clock, some people will start singing pop songs." ”
"Since it's the place where the accident happened, why do you have to take it down, since it's down, why don't you do a Dharma thing?"
"I have been in the mall for so many years, some rules and taboos are also understood, after the plate down, I invited Master Zhou Yang Zhou to show the feng shui, and helped to do a magic thing, Master Zhou helped me design the feng shui direction of the theater, all according to what he said, and also set up a fountain in the theater square, Master Zhou's statement is, Zero Hall Water Bureau, prosperous fortune, prosperous wealth Feng Shui Bureau, received me a million, after the accident I called Master Zhou, his assistant answered, said Master Zhou was injured a while ago, recuperating in Thailand, I can only wait for him to come back, but I don't dare to wait, the theater has been making more noise in the past two days, so I have to come over and ask Master Yuan to help me get an idea......"
At this point, Yuan Zhongtang couldn't refuse, but he still said apologetically: "Since it was introduced by Wu Lao, why do I want to go with you to take a look, but it's really unfortunate, I have to accompany the master to Qinling tonight, I really don't have time, but I know a friend, who is a real Taoist inheritance, whether it is feng shui, or to drive away evil spirits, he is a real expert......" (to be continued......