The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2048 Text

Chapter 1984

In the first half of this year, the author has watched many movies in the cinema. Some of the contents of the movies have been mentioned before, while others have not. I just do it at random.

Watching movies and eating in the mall are common things this year. This is entertainment, and I think it's okay. The cinema in that mall has been there for many years, and some facilities are aging. For example, the leather seats in some screening rooms are cracked and peeling seriously, and some screening rooms are designed to be small, which is not as good as the quality of new cinemas. Some screening rooms only use the standard small and medium-sized screens of the past, but the display status is still in place, the sound effect is good, and the viewing effect can meet the qualified standards.

At 6 or 7 o'clock one evening, because a lot of important tasks had been completed that day, the author slept for a while that afternoon, got up earlier, and replenished his energy. It didn't matter if he went out at night. If he came back too late, the remaining tasks would not be completed. He was a little tired, but didn't want to stay up late to complete the tasks. When he woke up the next day, he would add chapters and texts. He had to continue to reread and update chapters. So that day, the author suggested going to the mall with his family to watch a night movie, so he went out and took the bus to the mall.

I specifically chose to watch the movie my family mentioned. Before I left, I looked at the showtimes on the movie viewing software. It was playing that evening. Since I said I didn't want to watch it online and wanted to watch it in the cinema, I decided to watch it. It was summer vacation, and there were many movies to choose from. It was said that some of the movies had a large investment, famous movie stars participated, and some of the movies were box office hits, but I still chose to watch the movie my family mentioned.

When I arrived at the mall, there was still some time before the movie started, so I didn't rush to buy my ticket. According to the rules of the cinema, the staff would let customers in ten minutes before the movie started. Customers could go to the inner area of ​​the cinema, where there were multiple screening rooms, and different movies would be played at intervals.

First, I sat in the beverage store on the first floor of the mall for a while, blowing the cold air from the air conditioner. I felt that it was much cooler and more comfortable than the fan at home. The cold air in the beverage store was cooler than that in some theaters of the cinema. Sometimes, if there were few people watching movies, the air conditioner in the theater might not be turned on cold enough. I guess it was to save costs. This time, I wanted to use some of the membership balance in the beverage store program. The grape tea drink I ordered was one of the recommended drinks in that store. I asked the female clerk for an empty cup, and the female clerk gave it to me. My mother gave me half a cup of juice drink, and I took two cans of herbal tea from the refrigerator at home and put them in my handbag, and also shared them. After waiting for a while, I took the escalator upstairs floor by floor. It seemed that the number of people shopping in the mall was okay at that time. Some parents brought their children to look at clothes and toys. Some products were on discount promotion. There were cards with special prices and numbers written on them. There was music playing on some floors.

I saw a self-service hot pot restaurant in the mall, but there were still not many customers. The restaurant charges by the number of bamboo sticks. The more expensive the ingredients, the more bamboo sticks they put, ranging from one to several sticks. After the meal, the price is calculated by the number of sticks, one stick is counted as one yuan, and some ingredients use three or four bamboo sticks. If you don't eat much, you may spend a few dozen yuan to be full. If you eat a lot and want to eat better ingredients, you may have to spend a hundred or more yuan, which is not affordable. Although it is a buffet, it may not be suitable for diners who want to eat beef, mutton and seafood but don't want to spend more money. Relatively speaking, some rotating small hot pot buffets are about 40 yuan. Although you have to pay extra for beef and mutton, other dishes are unlimited, which seems relatively affordable.

Arriving at the waiting area outside the cinema, I went to the service desk, got the balance of my membership card, bought two movie tickets, and waited for a while before I could enter the inner area of ​​the cinema and find the screening room with the corresponding number. When the waiting time was almost up, an animation of fire safety instructions was played first, and then the film was played. At the beginning, there were not many people in that screening room, it seemed like there were about ten people, and then some more viewers came. Some of them heard that the movie had good reviews, and it was rare to have a good plot, so they came to see the work. Of course, some people just randomly choose, and watch works with suspense and dark themes if they are interested. When I go to the movies normally, sometimes I will randomly choose in the nearby time period to specifically go to see a certain movie, but this kind of thing is relatively rare.

I watched the movie and drank two drinks slowly. The grape tea in the beverage shop tasted good, and some of the juices were freshly made. Looking at the production space behind the cash register of the beverage shop, the machines and equipment were quite professional, and they used medium and large juice extraction equipment. The beverage shop seemed to have standard hygiene. It was said that the brand was very popular, and there was a phenomenon of queuing to buy drinks. I heard from my family that several brands of beverage shops have opened many stores in many places.

The brands of those stores can open so many stores, which is inseparable from the support of consumers. Some stores focus on the mid-range route, and the price of drinks and cakes is more than ten or twenty yuan, which is favored by petty white-collar workers. Some stores have dining tables and chairs. Although there are not so many food options as fast food restaurants, afternoon tea and casual meals are available. Some stores are known for their sales volume. Some products are very low-priced, with products costing one or a few yuan. Such prices are very attractive to consumers. The stores used are relatively small, but the total sales volume of goods is very large. Some lemonade and ice cream cones are very affordable and of good quality. Some consumers will buy them many times. There are also higher-priced goods in those stores. Not all goods are so cheap. Choose according to your consumption ability. Some stores are small and their geographical locations are a bit remote, but the cost of operation will also be reduced. If the goods are good, there will be a certain sales volume. Some people will go to buy goods on purpose. It is better to be more affordable.

A few days ago, the author saw on the Internet that some people queued outside for forty to fifty minutes in order to drink a cup of milk tea, and some even queued for an hour or two. This really requires patience. I don’t know how delicious some drinks must be to have so many people queue up to buy them. Anyway, unless it is a special situation, I am not willing to spend an hour queuing.

In the past, there was a long-established roast duck restaurant in the ancient street in the city center. I would queue up to buy duck racks. It really took a lot of time. I queued up for a long time many times. If I was lucky, I could queue up less, especially in the summer when there was a promotion. The store had a lot of inventory and the price was very favorable. I bought it because the remaining roast duck fat skin was good and the price was very cheap at that time. I could buy three duck racks for 20 yuan. Thinking about it, it was really hard at that time. Life was really not easy. Sometimes, in order to save a little money and buy very good and cheap products, I had to go to a far place and queue up in the hot weather to buy goods. Maybe it seems ridiculous to others. Not working hard and living a poor life is self-inflicted. There is nothing to be pitied. But when I think back, I feel sad and upset for the embarrassment and poverty of those years. I have experienced the life and situation of the bottom, and I understand the sadness and pain of life. Sometimes, just to save a few dollars or ten dollars, life is really hard. Now and in the future, there will be no such unfortunate living conditions, nor will there be such simplicity and immaturity. Although the economic conditions were not good at that time, the author was a very pure and lovely person, ignorant of the world, and perhaps cleaner than a blank sheet of paper. Later, the price of duck racks in that restaurant increased to fifteen yuan each, but they were not always available. Sometimes I asked the clerk at the takeaway window, and the answer I got was that they did not sell such goods, but sold gift boxes, some freshly baked, and some factory-produced plastic-sealed. If the restaurant had surplus duck racks, they would sell them in small quantities, and there were not many, so I didn't buy them very often. Because several roast duck restaurants and small shops in the suburbs sell duck racks at a more favorable price. Although the quality is not as good, it is still okay. You don’t have to go to the city to buy goods, let alone stand in line for a long time. I don’t think it’s necessary to buy duck racks for 15 yuan. The restaurant has a time range for selling goods. If you want to buy goods, you have to queue up. If you queue up late, you may not be able to buy the goods you want. If there is no goods, it’s a waste of time. If you go in the morning, you may have to wait until noon or afternoon for the goods to be available. This has happened before.

  The local ancient street is a place where shopping and dining gather. It is very famous and belongs to the shopping and dining area and tourist attractions in the city center. There are often tour groups going there for sightseeing. Sometimes, you can see tour guides leading the group. There may be people going there in the early morning to visit. Listen to the tour guide using the loudspeaker to introduce some things. Some shops have history and heritage. There are dozens of people in those tour groups. They may give time for tourists to buy things in the ancient street and taste local food. When I went to travel before, if I signed up for a tour group, I would also go to similar attractions, give time, and shop and eat on my own. Later, I only went there occasionally. Because it was far from where I usually lived, I didn’t have to go there to buy things, so I went there less. The author got a job on duty at the age of 25 in the spring, with a monthly salary. His family also started to start a business again, which greatly improved the family’s financial situation and could go to restaurants many times a month. For so many years, I have been full and drunk, and my body is much fatter than before. I used one or two years to lose dozens of pounds, but it was all in vain. I became even fatter, and the fatter I was, the harder it was to control the amount of food and drink. Normally, I would not queue up to buy anything. Sometimes, if I have made a reservation to eat a 100-yuan buffet, I would queue up and wait for my number to be called. If there are many customers, I would wait. If there are seats, I would sit down. I don't want to stand and wait for a long time. That is queuing in the corridor, not outside. I have to stand and wait in the sun. The waiting time may be quite long. Relatively speaking, it is better.