Chapter 117 Copy! copy!


    Changping is still a county town. Although there are movie theaters, they can''t get into the first round, so they can only eat leftovers.


    Wang Xiaomei is an employee of a thermos bottle factory. She heard that the recently released movie "Romance in Lushan Mountain" is particularly good. As it was her day off, she asked two of her co-workers to go to the city to watch a movie and go shopping.


    These days, it takes a long time to take a bus from a suburban county to the city.


    They walked around the city all morning and happened to arrive near the front door, where they had something to eat at a cooperative under the Arrow Tower.


    “The wontons are here!”


    Huang Zhanying quickly brought the wontons to the table and three large bowls, and said with a smile: "The weather is hot, this is our gift of tea, you can quench your thirst!"


    "Thank you, comrade!"


    Wang Xiaomei was surprised that tea was given to her while eating wontons. The Qianmen cooperative really lived up to its reputation. She tasted one wonton and thought it was pretty good, and said, "Where should we go to watch a movie later?"


    "There''s one nearby, called Daguan Tower."


    "Xiao Li went to the city last time to watch a performance of "Romance on Lushan Mountain". Hey, he went back and blew it to the sky. Look at him!"


    "I heard that the photo shoot was very bold. Here is the actress''s dress!"


    Wang Xiaomei gestured to her legs. The eyes of the two friends were shining and they scolded: "Oh my God, that''s too capitalist. Aren''t the legs exposed?"


    "Yes, yes, it''s not like we are hardworking and simple and everyone praises us!"


    The three of them lowered their heads in unison and looked at their trousers. They were uniform gray trousers. At most, the legs of the trousers could be rolled up a little to expose the ankles.


    "Are you going to see "Romance in Lushan Mountain"?"


    Huang Zhanying suddenly came over and interjected: "It''s already noon. I definitely can''t buy tickets. Let''s come back another day."


    "Ah? How come there are no more tickets?"


    "If you stand guard outside early in the morning, you might still be able to buy it. At this point, let alone the afternoon show, there won''t be any evening show."


    "But we only have one day off. We won''t come back until next week. We are from Changping."


    "What can I do?"


    Wang Xiaomei and the other three looked sad and disappointed. When Huang Zhanying saw this, he simply said: "Forget it, forget it, we were planning to go see it at night. It''s not easy for you guys to come all the way. I''ll give you three evenly and give me the original price." ”


    "Really? Then you won''t be able to see it anymore?"


    "It''s okay. I''m familiar with the screenwriter. I''ll ask him to get me the tickets, or I''ll beat him up!"


    Huang Zhanying generously handed out three tickets. Wang Xiaomei and others hurriedly finished their wontons, walked south, and soon saw the Daguanlou Cinema.


    After checking in and entering the venue, the three young people were looking forward to finally enjoying "Romance on Lushan Mountain". The movie did not disappoint them. The beautiful scenery of Mount Lu, the fashion show of the heroine, and the handsomeness and cuteness of the hero all deeply attracted them.


    Twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and the auditorium was silent. Countless eyes turned to the screen, all immersed in the movie.


    In the screening room on the second floor, it was a different scene.


    "Hurry! Hurry! Give me a copy!"


    "Hold it, hold it, don''t let it go! Come back on time, otherwise you and I won''t be able to eat and walk around!"


    "Then you ask the cinema to install an elevator. My legs are almost useless every day!"


    Xiao Zhang hurriedly held two copies, rushed downstairs like crazy, put the copies into the pocket on the back seat of his bicycle, and rushed to another theater with lightning and thunder.


    He is a film runner at Daguan Tower.


    One copy of "Romance in Lushan Mountain" is shared by four cinemas. Each copy lasts about 10 minutes. The 90 minutes of the movie is 9 copies. The four theaters negotiated, for example, to space the screenings 30 minutes apart.


    Daguanlou will put two copies first, and then the film runners will send the copies to the next house. The next house also has its own film runners. After watching, the copies will be sent to the next house...


    Ge You and Xie Yuan released the movie "Road Rider" in 1990, which was about film runners.


    Xiao Zhang is very proficient in driving, and he has no problem even going to the Tour de France. It takes him 8 minutes to reach the 10-minute journey. The next cinema is in good condition, so he does not need to go upstairs. Instead, he has an "elevator" outside the building. He put the copy up, and there was a bell. When he pressed it, the top would know that the copy had been delivered, and it would go up directly.


    Xiao Zhang hurriedly kicked back again, even more urgently than before, because from now on, he had to go back and forth between the two theaters again and again until the last show of "Romance in Lushan" was played - a young life, just like this It is consumed in countless cycles, like a ghost beating a wall.


    "Where''s the copy? Where''s the copy?"


    "Here, here, here!"


    He slowly went upstairs and took two more copies without stopping for a moment.


    This time, I pedaled a little too fast. There was a loud bang and the chain fell off. Xiao Zhang tilted his body and almost fell to death. He jumped off with a curse and got on the chain again.


    The next theater is going crazy!


    The first two copies were released, but the new ones were not delivered. All we could do was print on the screen the words "The film has not arrived yet, please wait patiently." The theater was filled with boos, whistles, and boos.


    …


    "This movie is really good. Let''s watch it again next week, right?"


    "Okay, I''m not done yet!"


    "I can''t describe it. Anyway, I like the scenery, dialogue, men and women in it!"


    After a performance of "Lushan Love" was played, Wang Xiaomei and her friends walked out happily, happily discussing various details. Xiao Zhang dragged his tired body past them without realizing it.


    There''s no such thing as quiet time when watching a movie. It''s all the film runners who are carrying the load for you.


    At the end of the show, Xiao Zhang got a short break. He sat in the screening room panting heavily and slammed the table: "I can''t survive a day like this! Where is the manager? I want to report it to him! "


    "Why don''t you order more copies? You guys are short of brains, but we are the ones who are tired!"


    "What do movie companies do for food?"


    He was shouting from inside, but the manager was listening outside and didn''t even dare to fart. The movie runners were better than top sellers. As soon as they put down their picks, a chain reaction caused the cinema to be completely destroyed.


    The manager was in a good mood and pushed the door in. He smiled and said, "Is our Comrade Xiao Zhang in a mood again? You''re right. The company really didn''t understand it. They knew "Lushan Love" would be a hit, but they didn''t order more. , deserve to be scolded by the audience!”


    "You don''t need to say this, I want a copy, otherwise I will die from exhaustion!"


    "There are copies! We are not fools. In the current situation, of course we have to order more, but it takes time to develop the copies. There is no way. You are the mainstay of the theater, and you have to lead everyone to overcome difficulties!"


    Xiao Zhang was finally comforted.


    I rested for a while in the screening room, waited for the next show to start, and played for another 20 minutes. I rushed downstairs with two copies in my arms and started my endless cycle of life.


    …


    These days, there are no conditions for a unified nationwide release. The specific release time of "Lushan Love" varies from place to place, but it is always between early to mid-July.


    Take Beijing as an example. It has been a week since the movie was released in the blink of an eye. Managers from dozens of movie theaters went to the city company to block the door, and the city company went to China Film Group to block the door. They also met representatives from nearby provincial companies such as Liaoning, Hebei, and Shanxi.


    At the same time, calls and telegrams flew in like snow.


    There is only one demand: order additional copies, otherwise the audience and film runners will rebel!


    China Film and Television took everyone to block the film bureau leadership again, because they had to give permission.


    "How much more?"


    "180?!"


    The leader looked very embarrassed and embarrassed because he was the one who rejected the order for 360 copies of "Lushan Love" and only approved 200 copies. Now there are 20 more.


    I''m so tired, 380 copies!


    "This is going to be a record!"


    (End of chapter)