Chapter 163: Business is booming in the New Year
When Hu Mingchen's family arrived on the street, the street was still relatively deserted, but those small businesses that were doing business had already begun to put out the things they were going to sell today in order to meet the surging crowds later.
During the Chinese New Year, whether it is selling balloons and small toys, snacks and snacks, sugarcane fruits, fireworks, or even clothes, shoes and socks, the business will be very good, especially those selling snacks, small toys and guns, that business will definitely be countless times the usual, so no one will take it lightly. There is no way, who told that at this time, almost all the young and old will leave their homes and rush to the streets.
"Boss Hu, your house is so early, come, come and eat a piece of clove. As soon as Hu Mingchen and the others walked into the courtyard of the movie theater, they were greeted by vendors who rented stalls.
"Hehe, thank you, we came here after dinner, I didn't expect you to be earlier than us. Being recognized as Boss Hu, Hu Jianjun is still quite proud and satisfied.
"It's not okay to prepare earlier, there must be a lot of people today, come to Xiaohu, I'll give you a few pieces of candy, free, no money." Seeing Hu Jianjun's refusal, the slightly chubby proprietress targeted Hu Mingchen and his sisters and sisters.
Their booth was rented from Hu Mingchen's family, which means that Hu Mingchen's family is their owner, and these people naturally have to find a way to have a good relationship with Hu Mingchen's family, otherwise they won't rent it to you or raise the price for you in the future, so how can you do it.
It can be said that Hu Mingchen and Hu Yandie, in this courtyard, want to get something to eat for free, it is really easy, as long as it is not too much, no one will ask them to collect money at all.
Even so, Hu Mingchen is still a little restrained, although they are the relationship between the tenant and the tenant, but speaking of which, everyone is a partner who uses each other and pulls each other, which Hu Mingchen sees very clearly, so the household name will not deliberately take advantage of them.
Only Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao sometimes can't stand the initiative of others to please and give, and occasionally accept some harmless benefits.
"Thank you, thank you, don't use it, you keep it and sell it, I don't want to eat it now, I'll look for you when I want to eat, thank you, not to mention that you haven't opened it yet, if you give it to us and confiscate the money, it's a bad sign." Hu Mingchen hurriedly refused: "Today, the first day of the new year, I wish you a prosperous business and abundant financial resources in the new year." ”
"Thank you, and I hope your business is good. Hu Mingchen said it like that, and taking into account the taboo that had not yet opened, the other party no longer insisted.
When other people heard Hu Mingchen's auspicious words for the New Year, they also said some New Year's blessings to Hu Mingchen's family.
"Boss Hu, is this year's movie still the same as the previous time?" asked the jelly seller after saying a word of blessing.
"Chinese New Year, of course, it has to be different, there will be one or two more performances today, otherwise it's not good to keep everyone waiting. Hu Jianqiang replied.
In the past, Duge Township Cinema was a two-hour show, but whether it is a domestic film or a Hong Kong and Taiwan film, the time of a movie is basically about an hour and a half, and if you exclude the beginning and end credits, it is almost within an hour and a half.
Usually business is generally enough, but now that it is the Chinese New Year, in order to increase attendance and make money by selling more tickets, the gap in the middle will be compressed as much as possible. As long as the connection is reasonable, there is basically no problem with squeezing out time to show one more movie.
After greeting these partners, Hu Mingchen's family also began to busy their own preparations, such as cleaning again, checking the machine, writing out the film and hanging it out, and naturally turning on the propaganda sound to warm up the atmosphere.
The people on the hill heard loud music in the street from a distance, and the hearts of people who went out to play became more restless.
"Let's go, let's go, the movie theater is going to start. ”
"It's not even nine o'clock yet, where will it be so early. ”
"Who knows, maybe there are many people for the New Year, and the boss is ahead of schedule. ”
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"Where are you going to play today?"
"Of course I'm going to the movies, I've always wanted to go but I haven't been able to do it, but I'm going to see it today anyway, what kind of diorama it is. ”
"Hahaha, that's what you should see, it's better than a diorama. ”
"Aren't you going?
"Of course I'm going to go, I listen to mountain songs every year, it's not unusual, the old man goes to listen to it, and I still go to the movies with you. ”
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"Wow, I started so early, and I don't know if the movie prepared for the New Year is good, whether the one I watched last month was bad. ”
"Chinese New Year, how can people prepare bad movies, I heard that people go to the city to get movies before the New Year, all of them are too exciting. ”
"Then you're still rubbing a fart, hurry up. ”
"Don't rush me, you have to wait for me to put on my new clothes. ”
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Not long after the stereo of Hu Mingchen's house was turned on, he could see from a distance on the street that there were many more people on the small roads around him, and those people, regardless of men, women and children, were all beaming. If you have new clothes, you will definitely wear new ones, and even if some people don't buy new clothes, they will wear the best clothes that they usually keep for holidays or to eat and drink.
Knock, knock, knock, all kinds of cannons rang out one after another from far and near, these are the children walking all the way still wiping firecrackers or small firecrackers.
Before half past nine, the courtyard of the Duge Township Cinema had already become crowded, and people who came to play on the street would invariably come to this place first to join in the excitement, on the one hand, to see what movies would be played today, and on the other hand, of course, to meet with their relatives and friends and chat.
"If you want to watch a movie, buy tickets soon, the first movie will start soon, if you don't hurry up, there will be no place when there are more people. Seeing that the people who bought the tickets had not yet queued up, Hu Mingchen stood in front of the ticket collection window casually and shouted loudly.
Such shouting is Hu Mingchen, replaced by Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai, they can't shout. It's not that they can't have a good voice, it's that they can't let go of that face, and they will feel embarrassed.
However, Hu Mingchen didn't have that concern, he just hoped that all the seats would be full from morning to night, every seat was money, and empty was a waste.
"Little boss, is the first movie good?" asked an older man to Hu Mingchen.
"Old man, it's absolutely good-looking, haven't you seen the name? "God of Gamblers", not only is it very good, but the poker dice and mahjong are even more fantastic, don't you want to go in and see it? Win or lose is tens of millions of dollars, it's amazing. Hu Mingchen vividly exaggerated.
"Wow, that's awesome, my old man will watch it today, take a look at what a powerful method, don't be too fast in front of you, leave two tickets for my old man." The old man was tempted and encouraged, and went to the ticket window with a slow pace.
Obviously I hadn't started queuing much just now, but after Hu Mingchen's voice, people who wanted to watch the movie had already begun to assemble.
Except for those who are too shy to have their pockets, who wouldn't want to watch a movie if they can come to the cinema early in the morning.
"Uncle, how do you buy two tickets by yourself?" asked a young man in front of you.
"Nonsense, this kind of thing, of course I can't leave my mother-in-law. The old man said heroically.
"Why didn't you see her?" someone asked.
"Oh, that mother-in-law likes to procrastinate when doing things, for a while to see if the cow has grass, for a while to see if the fire is sealed, and to walk slowly, I can't do it, so I'll take the position first." You must leave me two tickets, my mother-in-law and I haven't seen the movie yet. "The old man has a lot of words, and when people ask, he will say a lot.
However, it can be seen that this old man is still very eager to watch the movie.
It was only 9:40, and the 200 tickets for the first movie "God of Gamblers" had already been sold out.
"Xiao Chen, it's already full, and it's only ten o'clock in twenty minutes, what should I do?" Hu Jianqiang came out of the theater and asked Hu Mingchen, who was staying at the door.
"No matter how much time is missing, it starts when it's full, today is different from the past, you have to squeeze time, you guard here, I'll put it, and I will directly worry about the opening of the film. Hu Mingchen raised his left hand and looked at the watch.
It was not Hu Jianqiang who sold tickets on this day, but Hu Jianjun and Jiang Yucai were in charge, and Hu Jianqiang and Hu Mingchen were responsible for collecting tickets and mastering the machine.
As for Hu Yandie and Hu Yujiao, I don't know where to play at this time.
"Yes, you go, I'm okay here. ”
Hu Mingchen entered the playback room, inserted the disc into the machine and began to fast-forward.
Just playing music just now caused a great attraction to the villagers, and now that the film is officially launched, the temptation is even greater.
"Look, the first show has already started, tell you to hurry up and you're not happy. ”
"Then watch the second show, are you afraid that you won't be able to watch it if you want to watch it?"
"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the people on the street don't know what it will become, do you think it's usual? Don't wear your high heels, it's not easy to walk. ”
"Are you embarrassed to say that I haven't bought decent shoes since I got married, and I don't wear these shoes when I got married, what do I wear, and I wear liberation shoes on the street? ”
"Do you like to watch it or not, you can't buy a pair of shoes for two dollars, blame me for what GG. ”
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"Brother Wen, you don't have to wait for me, you go first. ”
"Xiaohua, what do you mean, didn't we say that we were going to play and go to the movies today? Why did you drive me away for no reason?"
"Which one drove you away for no reason, why don't you hurry up and buy a ticket, what will you see in a while, I don't go as fast as you." ”
"Oh, oh, that's what it means, hahaha, okay, Xiaohua, don't worry, I'll run now. ”
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These people who rushed to the streets from all over the world, even if they bought tickets for the next movie, can't get in now, so they have to make do with the business of those small vendors.