Chapter 154 The Unlucky Street People [3200]

Video room!
This noun is very grand.

At least in this era, it represents a full sense of technology, full marks for freshness, and full marks for arousing people’s curiosity!

Starting from the early 80s, Hong Kong and Taiwan films were introduced to the mainland. When people discovered that in addition to their own simple world, there was such a bizarre world out there, they became full of curiosity and yearning for this world, eager to explore this world and absorb all the nutrients to satisfy their curiosity.

It was at this time that video halls became popular and became the favorite and popular entertainment venue for contemporary young people.

When you walk out of the mountains and onto a main street, the shops on both sides of the street are all selling local specialties from the mountains. Only one shop has a sign that seems different from the others, with a sense of technology and mystery.

Are you curious?
Would you like to go in and take a look?
The video store opened by Yin Zhuangzhuang on the street in Fan Town is undoubtedly a dimensionality reduction blow to other stores in Fan Town.

The flow of people was directly sucked dry.

So when Brother Bao brought a dozen of his younger brothers and drove a clean coal truck to the town.

The scene before my eyes.

They were stunned.

"absurd!"

"How many people are there?"

"I'm afraid there must be two or three thousand?"

"No, at least four or five thousand. My eyes are my ruler. They are always right."

"Oh my god, it's just a shabby video hall, why are there so many people? Brother Bao, look, there's an old farmer selling vegetables over there, and everyone is trying to squeeze in. Are they handing out money in there? How can we get in?"

I originally wanted to drive here to show off.

By the way, they show off their large numbers. Even if they don't cause trouble, a dozen brothers stand in the video room, each occupying a machine, and spend time there from morning to night. They're just having fun, so what's the big deal?
Brothers all give money normally!

I have money and I'm not short of it.

I simply want to disgust you and leave your video hall's real customers without machines to use and movies to watch.

Let out the anger that was stuck in my chest.

The result was good.

People come but can't get in. How can they get on the plane? If they can't get on the plane, how can they disgust others?

Brother Bao also looked worried.

The car can't move now because there are people crowded in front.

You wouldn't have to honk the horn to disperse the crowd in front, would you?
Or maybe step on the accelerator to scare these old-fashioned people who have never seen the world?

Let these fucking old-fashioned people disperse immediately?

"Brother Bao?"

The younger brother who was driving was also looking at him.

The idea is tempting.

But he didn't dare. What if he lost control?

While Brother Bao is still struggling with this problem, reality will soon teach him a lesson. It is better not to have such an idea, and it is better not to even have the conditions to implement it, because it will be miserable.

Sudden.

Four or five police officers who were maintaining law and order in the crowd were running towards them at a rapid speed, holding rubber batons.

"What?"

"Don't move, put your head down and squat. The person in the driver's seat, I'm talking about you, turn off the engine immediately, raise your hands, and get off the steering wheel, or I will shoot."

The people who saw their big truck were either yellow-haired guys or street urchins, and they didn't look like good people. Today was a special day, and several police officers suddenly became nervous. The rubber batons in their hands could not give them much sense of security, and some even reached for the guns at their waists.

"No, there is no misunderstanding, public security comrade, we are all good citizens."

"Yeah, we didn't do anything bad, we just came here to watch the fun."

"Fuck, can't I just watch the fun?"

"No, are you guys serious?"

"Oh, I was wrong. I immediately squatted down with my head in my hands."

"Don't hit my head, wuwuwu, I want my mom..."

Brother Bao took the lead in surrendering.

But it was still not as fast as the rubber batons in the hands of the public security comrades.

They were beaten severely on the head, especially the younger brother who was responsible for driving the big truck. He became the main target of the batons in the hands of the public security comrades and was almost beaten to death by these rubber batons.

He was the first one to be pulled out of the car.

He was also the first one to be stepped on.

He was the first one to be beaten and rolled on the ground, crying loudly, with a bruised face and nose, shouting for his mother in grievance.

Those who really listen will cry, and those who hear will be sad.

His friends all sympathized with him, and at the same time they were secretly glad that they were not the one who was vying to drive on the way here, otherwise it would have been very miserable.

Both were hit with batons, but one was hit two or three times and forced out of the car, while the other was beaten to death and almost died. The difference is quite big.

"Get down and hold your head."

"Tell me, who told you to drive the truck here?"

"What is your purpose?"

"Do you want to take revenge on society? Be honest and tell me the truth." "No?"

"Misunderstand?"

"Are you going to sue us for assaulting passers-by without reason?"

"Are you still awake? Do you know how many people are ahead of you? 3000 to 4000 people. And you drove a big truck and stopped so close to the crowd, and you dared not turn off the engine. If the truck loses control and rushes into the crowd, who will be held responsible?"

“Who can take this responsibility?”

"Ah, tell me, how many heads have you lost???"

"Take them all back and give them a thorough trial. If it's just a misunderstanding, that's great. If it's a threat to public safety, lock them up for ten days or half a month and let their parents pay the fine and take them back."

"If you really have bad intentions, little brats, your parents will save a fine, but you will have to pay more for bullets. Don't blame me, Old Wei, for scaring you."

It turned out that he was the one leading the team.

Old Wei knew this group of guys, and he also knew that they were all famous street thugs in the town. At the same time, they rented a shabby hilltop in the same village as his good friend, planted tea trees, and threatened to open a tea factory. He even knew that some of them were not on good terms with his good friend.

But he really had no intention of abusing his power for personal gain or seeking revenge.

It's completely business as usual.

If any public security officer in his position wanted to save his life, he would have to stop the dangerous actions of these people.

The nature is so bad!
To be frank, if something unspeakable were to be discovered, who would be able to take the responsibility?
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Therefore, no matter how harshly he attacked just now, Lao Wei did not feel any psychological burden. He could only say that these guys deserved it.

Also, what he said wasn't a threat.

Endangering public safety can be big or small, and anything can be put into it. It is similar to the "crime of wandering" and the main feature is flexible law enforcement.

"I was wronged!"

"Comrade Public Security, we really didn't mean it."

"Please, let us go. We really just want to watch a movie."

I heard that you might be targeted.

Some of the gangsters were so scared that they peed their pants.

Brother Bao was also confused.

But he is not an ordinary gangster. In a situation like this, it is impossible for him to be targeted. After all, they are not real bad elements and their influence is very bad. However, being caught and severely criticized and taught a lesson is inevitable.

So his face was just darker at the moment.

He was also hit by two police batons on his shoulders and head, and he grimaced in pain.

Other than that, I'm just angry.

This time he was completely embarrassed. He wanted to find trouble with the other party but failed. He hadn't even seen the other party yet and he was stuck at this intersection.

It hurts, it hurts so much!!!
"My name is Ma Sanli. I am from Shanghuai Village. I am from the same village as Yin Zhuangzhuang who runs the video hall here. I am not a bad element. I am here to congratulate him. I am not going to the Public Security Bureau..."

You said everyone was honest.

This time, another discordant person suddenly jumped out.

Old Wei raised his eyebrows.

With a displeased look on his face, the police officer next to him drew out his baton again and hit Ma Laosan hard on the back. "Shut up, now is not the time for you to quibble. If you have anything to say, wait until we get back to the police station."

Following closely behind Ma Sanli.

People of his status, including Guo Aqiang, and other second-rate guys from the two villages of Shangxiahuai who followed Chashan's gang, had their eyes shining and were eager to try.

He instantly became honest again.

The changes here had no effect on the excitement over there.

Today is the grand opening day of the video hall.

Besides being ready for the ribbon cutting.

Prepare firecrackers.

Two tables of food were prepared.

These can only be said to be used to entertain relatives and friends.

But there are still so many townspeople coming to watch the fun, as well as mountain people coming to the scene.

It wouldn't be good to let them all go back disappointed, right?
At first, Yin Zhuangzhuang had no plans to receive ordinary guests in the morning. After all, with so many friends and relatives coming, he had to let them experience it first. There were only ten video recorders in total, and if one person watched a movie for two hours, a whole morning might not be enough.

But it's something new like this.

People who are impatient and want to experience it will feel like they are being scratched by a cat.

Can you really wait for a whole morning?
So, just after the firecrackers were set off and the ribbon-cutting ceremony was over, many people started to make a fuss when they learned that the theater would not receive ordinary guests in the morning and only friends and relatives would be allowed to visit. Many townspeople who were not short of money proposed that they would pay more, even double the amount, on the condition that they must be allowed to get on the computer and watch a movie right away to satisfy their cravings.

Yin Zhuangzhuang had never encountered such a situation before.

Come find Lu Yang quickly.

Lu Yang saw that more and more people were gathering outside, so he simply waved his hand and said, "It's unreasonable to charge double the price, and it's really bad for one's character. So, since so many friends are here and are eager to watch a movie, let's let them watch it for free today.

You go hang a sign outside and say that today is the opening day and there will be free movies all day to give back to the folks of Fan Town.

Let them line up, five people in a group, one machine, one movie, and change people after they finish watching. We have ten machines, which can serve 50 people at the same time. If we cut off the beginning and the end and pick a few shorter movies, at the rate of one and a half hours per movie, at least 500 people can watch a movie for free throughout the day, so we have 500 potential customers.

Oh, and for those folks who haven’t lined up yet, we can’t let them come here in vain. We can register their names, and when they come next time, we can match their names and give them a 50% discount. This way, we can have thousands more potential customers…”

Yin Zhuangzhuang heard this and said happily, "It has to be you, Brother Yang. This is a good idea. It looks like our video studio is going to be a big hit. I'll go get it now."

(End of this chapter)