Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 713 Chapter 712 Complaint to the Foreigners

"Have you seen this movie before?" Tang Zhitong asked while washing his feet.

"No, it has never been shown before. It's rare to see a love movie, let's go and see how young men and women in foreign countries get along with each other." Student Wang said as a matter of course.

"Our school is showing this movie today. I heard other classmates discussing that there seems to be intimate scenes in it. Everyone was talking passionately and looking forward to it. When I came back in the evening, wow, the playground was packed with people. There was no place to put your feet. People were everywhere." Tang Zhitong gave Xiao Wang a heads-up in advance.

"Intimate scenes?" Xiao Wang was a little surprised, then smiled: "Don't worry, there won't be any. It's not like the film can't be edited. If it can be shown publicly, there will definitely not be such scenes."

"That makes sense. Those students will probably be disappointed." Tang Zhitong chuckled. Come to think of it, even in the relaxed environment decades later, movies still have to go through a lot of review and deletions before they can be released. Things like "Lust, Caution" with real guns and bullets without protection, and "Titanic" set in Czechoslovakia, are not available at all. If you want to watch the uncensored version, you have to go over the wall to import resources from overseas.

"It's normal to be disappointed. Young people should devote their limited lives to the unlimited construction of the motherland." Student Xiao Wang said with his hand covering his mouth and laughing.

"Study, work and life cannot be delayed. You have to ensure your life first before you can study and work better." Tang Zhitong smiled. Human nature cannot be suppressed by pressure. The harder you suppress it, the stronger the rebound will be.

It's not overstepping the line to say this, as both opinions exist at present, and my opinion seems to be gaining popularity, otherwise there wouldn't be so many young nannies providing meticulous care.

Sunday, May 3.

Breakfast consisted of steamed bread and Chinese toon beans. After eating, Tang Zhitong wiped his mouth and told Zhang Guifang that he was planning to take his classmate Xiao Wang to the movies.

Before Zhang Guifang could say anything, Fengzhi pulled Xiao Wang's sleeve and begged, "Sister-in-law, I want to see it, too."

"Have you finished your homework?" Before Xiao Wang could speak, Tang Zhitong grabbed his sister's braids.

"I promise I'll finish writing it after I see the movie!" Fengzhi didn't finish writing it, but she knew how to adapt and didn't give Tang Zhitong a direct answer.

"Then write first, and then go to the theater after you're done. The cinema doesn't close in the afternoon. How can you ask for wages before you even do any work?" Tang Zhitong made up excuses to put his sister off.

It’s not that I don’t want to take Fengzhi to the movies, but I can’t. The movie "Berlin Love Story" is not suitable for children!

Even if the intimate scenes are cut, there will definitely be some scenes expressing how men and women behave. It is better not to enlighten children too early.

"Go do your homework!" Zhang Guifang didn't spoil her daughter, so she slapped her on the head, disliking her for not having enough eyesight.

When Fengzhen saw this scene, she smiled secretly while cleaning up the dishes used for breakfast.

"And you, Fengzhen, do your homework in the morning and take Fengzhi to the movies in the afternoon." Tang Zhitong saw Fengzhen's expression and immediately assigned her a task.

The Mass Cinema is right at Yangshikou. It is not far from their home and they can reach it by walking west. Since it is close to home, the two sisters can go to the movies together without having to go there on their own.

"Okay, brother." Feng Zhen agreed without hesitation. Even though her family was well off now, they could rarely go to the movies a few times a year.

Also because it was close, the couple did not ride bicycles but walked there.

A movie poster of "Berlin Love Story" is posted at the entrance of the Mass Cinema. The male lead in the poster is handsome and the female lead is beautiful. Some of them are even wearing big V-necks, which really attracts the attention of passers-by.

In addition to the poster, today's screening schedule was posted at the entrance of the cinema. There were two consecutive screenings of "Berlin Love Story" in the morning, and the film was changed in the afternoon, which was just right for Fengzhen to bring Fengzhi to watch it.

There were many people coming to watch the movie, and Tang Zhitong and Xiao Wang were waiting side by side to exchange their tickets.

Tang Zhitong noticed that all the people queuing in front were young people, and most of them were in pairs.

There were quite a few people, but they all looked unfamiliar.

"Hey, see, they all came here from other places to watch the movie." Tang Zhitong leaned close to Xiao Wang's ear and whispered.

"Just queue up obediently." Xiao Wang also laughed, patted her husband's arm, and said nothing more, because the street was not the place to say such things.

Tang Zhitong doesn't believe how big the box office appeal of "Berlin Love Story" is. Eighty to ninety percent of the young people here definitely come for the movie posters and introductions.

Most of the movies nowadays are rich in educational significance. If you eat too much seafood, you may try pickles instead, which will have a unique flavor.

The reason why they were strangers was not hard to understand. Watching this kind of film these days was like going to a video hall in the 1980s and 1990s. Most people did it secretly. They definitely didn't want to be seen by acquaintances, so they would run a few miles to find a place where there were no acquaintances...

The closer to the cinema entrance, the more people there are. Those who have bought tickets stand at the door waiting for ticket inspection, and those who haven't bought tickets also move forward actively, for fear of missing the movie start.

"Make way, make way!" At this time, a bicycle stopped at the entrance of the cinema. There were two cargo racks on both sides of the rear seat of the bicycle, and a pile of iron boxes was placed on each rack.

This kind of iron box is specially used to hold movie films. A 90-minute movie may require about ten iron boxes.

The one who asked the audience waiting to enter to "make way" was the runner, who was carrying a pile of iron boxes in one hand and spoke not very politely.

Despite this, the young men and women around him still made way for him.

As soon as Tang Zhitong saw their behavior, he knew that they were old audience members who frequented the cinema.

Although film runners are not as well-known as projectionists, they are crucial to whether movie fans can watch movies on time.

Movie film is expensive, and in order to reduce costs as much as possible, the number of copies of each movie is limited, and usually several theaters share the film.

After each movie was shown, the film runner had to pick up the iron box and rush to the next house to exchange the film for other movies.

If you look closely, the position of a film runner is no worse than that of the "Eight Major Members". Although they need to run outside, they only make four or five trips a day, and the distance is not far, so the salary is not too easy.

Although it is more painful when it rains or snows, isn't it the same for other jobs? When Tang Zhitong was a deliveryman, how many miles did he have to run a day? Going in the wind and rain, it was not easy at all.

Tang Zhitong queued up to exchange tickets, and sat down with classmate Xiao Wang according to the seat numbers on the tickets, waiting for the movie to start.

Before the movie started, the lights were on in the cinema, and everyone was watching. The closer to the front, the more obedient they were. They sat upright and didn't dare to cross the line. But when the lights were turned off...

The two have been married for more than a year, and can barely be considered an old couple. They also have their own space when they go home, so they kept their hands and feet very still while watching the movie this time, and only occasionally shared their thoughts on the movie.

"Berlin Love Talk" tells the story of a love story between a man and a woman before the construction of the Berlin Wall.

The name of the heroine in the movie is Uschi in the subtitles, but it becomes Lucy in the translation. Lucy is an East German saleswoman who wants to go to West Germany to become a sought-after and glittering female model.

She was attracted by West Germany's bright commercial streets and developed economy and began dating the wealthy businessman Lord.

It wasn't long before Lucy met the male protagonist Hans.

Hans was a young worker in West Germany, often unemployed and impoverished.

After experiencing a series of things, Lucy believes that appearance and image are not important and falls in love with Hans.

Moreover, Lucy's mother was willing to help Hans move to East Berlin to live and work, and Hans of course chose to agree. So they found their own positions in life together, where there was work, struggle, and love.

After watching the movie, Tang Zhitong felt that this movie was very unique and its educational flavor went straight to his heart.

But classmate Xiao Wang was right. After the movie ended, Tang Zhitong didn’t even see the intimate scene that went viral at the Post and Telecommunications College.

"How do you feel?" Tang Zhitong asked Xiao Wang after leaving the cinema.

"That's great. After going through so many difficulties, they finally found a common goal. What do you think?" Student Wang smiled.

"I think the idea is good." Tang Zhitong smiled. It's okay now, but after a few years, when the wall is built, they won't be able to cry even if they want to.

The theme of this movie is very positive, but it is a bit far from real life and has a weird taste, just like "Three Years in Advance", which is not being shown anymore.

If it goes on for another few decades, Hans probably won't have any chance of winning, but Tang Zhitong didn't say anything.

When they got home, Feng Zhen said, "Brother, Jingying called the entrance of the alley just now, and Auntie asked you and sister-in-law to come over."

"What did you say?" Tang Zhitong was stunned. He had been busy these days and had not had time to go there, but this was the first time someone in Chunshu Hutong called to get help, right?

"No, but from the tone she spoke, she didn't sound very anxious. I said you and your sister-in-law went to the movies, and Jingying said we could go after the movie."

"Then...let's walk?" Tang Zhitong looked at the time and decided to get there and pack up in time for lunch.

"Mom, our unit's labor union has issued some tickets. Let's go to the movies together this afternoon." Xiao Wang did not turn around immediately. Instead, he took out the movie tickets from his pocket and gave them to Feng Zhen for safekeeping.

"I won't go. Let them go. There has to be someone at home, so that no one will worry about our chickens." Once bitten, one will be afraid of the rope for ten years. Zhang Guifang said as she handed Tang Zhitong a lunch box: "The pickled Chinese toon sprouts I pickled yesterday are not yet tasty. Ask your mother-in-law to wait for a few days before eating."

"Okay, Mom, let's go." Tang Zhitong didn't hesitate. He took the lunch box back to the room, put on his shoulder bag, and stuffed the lunch box into the bag.

Tang Zhitong drove Xiao Wang to her mother's house. When they arrived at the gate of the Women's Federation dormitory, they saw several little girls holding hands and singing:
Bricklayer, living in a thatched house.

Cicada, no clothes.

The salt seller's wife drinks bland soup.

……

When Xiao Wang heard this, he frowned. It was fine for ordinary children to sing, but why did the children from the compound join in the fun? Didn't the adults at home do anything about it?
Tang Zhitong also heard it and thought it was very strange. If it was spread by word of mouth among students, it shouldn't have been so widely spread. There must be someone behind it.

"Jingmin, do you want to go up with us?" Tang Zhitong locked his bicycle downstairs and saw the little boys chasing each other. Some were chasing, but Jingmin was running.

"Go up!" Jingmin turned around and saw his sister and brother-in-law coming. He stopped and said to his friends, "I don't want to play anymore."

"Tsk, I can't afford to play this game." A friend behind me muttered.

Jingmin pretended not to hear and trotted over to Tang Zhitong: "Brother-in-law, can you give me the slingshot? Without it, I can't even keep my position as commander."

"What's the connection between the slingshot and the commander?" Tang Zhitong looked at the other children, not understanding the connection.

"The commander has weapons, but I have nothing. This time I can only be a bandit." Jingmin was very dissatisfied. Last time his brother-in-law said he wanted to use a slingshot to shoot pheasants, but he didn't get to eat the pheasants and the slingshot was not returned to him.

"What kind of logic is this? But I can't give it to you today. The slingshot is at home. I'll bring it to you next time." Tang Zhitong guessed that in the simple thinking of children, those who have toys are more powerful and can be the commander, while those who don't have toys can only let others arrange it.

"Have you finished your homework? You just play all day long." Seeing Jingmin's sweaty head, classmate Xiao Wang took out a towel and wiped his sweat.

"You just know how to urge me to do my homework. I haven't seen you for several days. Don't you feel sorry for me, your brother?" Jingmin took two steps back to get out of his sister's firepower range before protesting.

"It hurts. I'm making you feel pain, and you dare to talk back, right?" Classmate Xiao Wang raised his eyebrows and was about to twist Jingmin's ear.

"Hey~ I can't reach it, I can't reach it." Jingmin had been prepared for this, and he continued to provoke while turning to go upstairs.

"This kid, doesn't he know that the higher he runs, the less he can retreat?" Tang Zhitong watched the siblings playing, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Didn't Jingmin always get beaten up every time he provoked them? Why didn't he learn his lesson?
Naturally, Xiao Wang did not want to chase and fight with her brother in the corridor. She planned to deal with him when she got home. However, as soon as she entered the house, she was assigned a task. She was asked to look after Jingying and Jingmin and prevent them from eavesdropping on her conversation with Tang Zhitong.

When Tang Zhitong saw this, he immediately felt something was wrong. In the more than one year since they got married, his mother-in-law rarely talked to him in such a formal way.

Putting the bag on the table outside, Tang Zhitong followed Ye Zhijuan into the bedroom, closed the door, and waited for his mother-in-law's instructions.

"Do you remember the last time someone wrote a letter to your Uncle Luo?" Ye Zhijuan sat down and pointed to the chair next to her, asking her son-in-law to sit down.

"Remember, someone investigated it?" Tang Zhitong was stunned, remembering the letter in which he went to Luo Qingquan to cry and encourage him to lift the lid.

"Not yet, but you can't be sure if someone will investigate later. I have talked to your Uncle Luo, and we both have the same opinion. You have not seen the letter, nor have you heard about the letter." Ye Zhijuan said solemnly.

"No, Mom, it's just a letter. It can't be that serious, right?"

"Just in case. Alas, someone threw a written letter into the embassy yesterday." Ye Zhijuan sighed.

After hearing this, a word popped into Tang Zhitong's mind: "complain to foreigners."

I opened my mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out...

(End of this chapter)