Huayu 02: The Days of Extreme Pulling and Rolling with the Fairy

After extorting Lao Xue's secret stash of money, Xue Wan waited in line for two days before finally bringing the CD home.

I listened to the CD in my room for a couple of days after I got home, but my good friend borrowed it and I just returned it today.

These past few days, all my girlfriends have been talking about is this scoundrel surnamed Xie.

The boys were completely captivated by Ms. Liu, and Xie Jin's masculine style also garnered them a lot of favor.

Xie Jin's hairstyle has already started to spread from person to person.

Especially in the stationery store, there was a poster of him wearing a suit and expressionless...

I always thought suits were a symbol of older men, but seeing him wear one this time, it just looks so awkward...

Xue Wan put the poster on the wall in her room.

Staring at the scoundrel's barely visible pectoral muscles and his slightly disdainful gaze... I really wanted to ravage him.

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After leaving the room, Xue Wan noticed that Lao Xue had been acting a little differently lately...

Xue Wan could always vaguely hear Lao Xue humming, "It's all my fault for making that promise..."

"Dad, you listen to Xie Jin's songs too?"

Old Xue was completely bewildered. "Who's Xie Jin? Is he the young man you bought the CD from?"

I heard you humming his song.

Old Xue slapped his forehead: "Hey, I heard the kids at work humming it. To be honest, it's not as good as my 'Seeking Buddha'."

"He also sang 'Praying to Buddha'."

???

Old Xue paused for two seconds, then exclaimed, "Huh? Quick, quick, you bought a CD but didn't even let your dad listen to it! I want to hear his new song!"

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The music video played slowly. Old Xue looked at Xie Jin, who was playing a middle-aged hoodlum, and rubbed his chin: "You young people, do you all like this type now? He doesn't look much younger than me, maybe a decade younger at most."

  

Xue Wan glared at Lao Xue and took out the poster: "This is Xie Jin. The one in the picture is the character he played, in makeup!"

If in the past, when Lao Xue viewed his daughter's favorite young artists, it was with a filter.

Now, as a devoted fan of the singer who seeks enlightenment, he finds Xie Jin's posters pleasing to the eye no matter how he looks at them.

This kid's look is exactly what a boy should look like; it has a touch of my own youthful charm.

Old Xue waved his hand: "Go, go, go to sleep. Let me see what's going on."

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Master bedroom

Old Xue slowly moved closer to his wife. "Honey, cough cough, how about we do something romantic?"

The daughter-in-law bit her lower lip with a strange look in her eyes, both surprised and expectant. Was it already the New Year?

Mrs. Xue blushed slightly, glanced at her cartoon pajamas, and gritted her teeth, "You jerk, you drink the goji berry drink, I'll change into something else..."

Old Xue slapped his forehead, about to say that's not what he meant, but he had misunderstood.

But now, seeing the expectant look in his wife's eyes, he had no choice but to go along with it.

Old Xue gritted his teeth and said, "What's there to change? I want Bugs Bunny."

...five minutes later...

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Mrs. Xue patted her husband's back. "Honey, you've done a great job. You must have caught a cold; you haven't been resting well these past few days."

Looking at the dejected Old Xue, Mrs. Xue covered her mouth and chuckled, "I'm quite happy. Tell me, what do you want this time? Want me to take you shopping?"

Old Xue said, sounding aggrieved, "Yes... I caught a cold. I actually wanted you to take me to the movies..."

Mrs. Xue asked, puzzled, "A movie? What genre? A war film?"

"Love... Romance Film"

Mrs. Xue's eyes lit up: "Okay! We'll go tomorrow. After the movie, try your best to perform well, and I'll make you pork kidney stew with chicken kidneys tomorrow!"

Old Xue's face paled... "Actually, it's not like it's absolutely necessary to see it..."

"Must-see"

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"Wow, there are so many people!"

The cinema was packed with people. The summer movie season was a bombshell right from the start. The entertainment consumption that people missed during the Philippines period turned into revenge spending at this moment.

The Matrix Reloaded and Terminator 3 have been in theaters for ten days, with the former grossing 17 million and the latter 21 million.

"The Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "The Twins" also ran for three days. "The Twins" did well at the box office, earning 400 million yuan in three days, which was slightly higher than "The Journey to the Center of the Earth"'s 370 million yuan.

The addition of "When a Man Falls in Love" today brings the bloody battle between the five films to a climax.

Bona's previous film, "Making a Girlfriend," has just finished its theatrical run, grossing a total of 650 million yuan in mainland China. It can be said that it was directly crushed by the giant ship of Hollywood.

Yu Dong was so angry he couldn't sleep. He had guessed the box office wouldn't be good, but he hadn't expected it to be this bad...

Mrs. Xue dug out her old dress from her youth and dressed up nicely, while Mr. Xue held popcorn and soda.

After waiting in line for a long time, I finally got to the ticket seller.

Two images from "When a Man Falls in Love"

The ticket seller glanced at the tickets and said, "Only five tickets left, all for the first row..."

"What?"

The delivery guy gave a wry smile: "Brother, there are no tickets left. There are only two tickets each for 'Terminator' and 'The Matrix'."

"Okay, okay, first row it is."

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"Honey, this movie isn't one of those really scary or horrific films, is it...? I can't handle that kind."

Old Xue wasn't sure either, but he still patted his chest and said, "Impossible, it must be the sweet and heartwarming kind."

A bespectacled, refined-looking man sat next to the two, holding a pen and paper.

Liu Lang pushed up his glasses, glanced at his watch, and a slight disdain appeared on his lips.

As a long-time contributor to Southern Metropolis Daily and a veteran film critic in the industry, he really had no interest in this new film that young people were making a fuss about.

He wouldn't have come if it weren't for the recent popularity of the male lead's album.

He knew that this kind of film would most likely be another example of fan economy paying the price for a bad movie, with a packed house on the first day and a precipitous drop in reputation on the second day.

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The movie opens with Xie Jin dressed as a seasoned gangster going to collect a debt, facing a deadbeat.

Xie Jin took out a bottle of gasoline

Do you think you're the only one having a hard time?

After saying that, he gulped it down...

Liu Lang raised an eyebrow, tsk tsk tsk, the acting isn't bad, not particularly bad, let's just call it average bad for now...

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A few minutes later, a haggard-looking Xiao Liu appeared. Fate seemed to be playing a cruel joke on her. Her seriously ill father was lying in a hospital bed. How could she, a lowly bank employee, afford imported medicine?

She had no choice but to sign the usurious loan agreement.

Mrs. Xue clutched her dress nervously, pleading, "Don't sign it! Don't sign it..."

This agreement made Ms. Liu a debtor of Xie Jin.

In the otherwise oppressive atmosphere, Xie Jin's clumsy behavior and loving yet restrained thoughtfulness gradually opened up her guarded heart.

Their interactions became increasingly sweet.

Xie Jin awkwardly wanted a kiss, and this scene was surprisingly cute in contrast to the 1.85-meter-tall, strong man.

When Miss Liu saw him trying to unbuckle his belt and go further in the hallway, she grabbed whatever she was holding and hit him until he screamed.

The audience erupted in laughter.

Liu Lang hadn't touched the paper and pen in his hand for a long time. He didn't even know when he had put them down and started watching the movie quietly.

Mrs. Xue also took Old Xue's hand...

Soon the two will start a new life. Xie Jin will leave the microfinance company, and the two will save money to open a small fried food stall.

When no one expected it, the turning point happened.

Three-year sentence

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Let's begin from here.

The movie theater was filled with sobs. On the screen, Xie Jin was released from prison. Serious illness, obsession, and the people he couldn't let go of had become a festering sore in his heart.

The acting skills of Huang Zhong, Wang Jinsong, and Hu Qiang directly helped Xie Jin.

On the anniversary of the female lead's father's death, Xie Jin knew that her time was running out. In the cramped mourning hall, her heart was bleeding as she issued the order to leave.

This was the last time we met.

Liu Lang was sobbing uncontrollably that he was numb. At first, he just felt a pang of sadness, but then the tears just wouldn't stop.

This Xie Jin is a complete beast! How can he be so good at manipulating the audience's tear ducts!

"Brother, could you lend me a piece of paper..."

Old Xue handed it over while crying.

After the show ended, the audience didn't stand up immediately, but when the end credits started playing, there was another wave of crying.

Mrs. Xue couldn't resist sharing the movie with her old friends.

"Hey, is this his third aunt? Oh my! What are you doing dancing? Let me tell you..."

Other young viewers who came out of there couldn't help but want to share it with their friends.

Standing at the ticket window, Liu Lang, who had been writing film reviews for so many years, bought two movie tickets for the first time, intending to write a proper film review.