Chapter 715 Return to Daily Life
A faint blue fish tank stands in the shopping mall lobby. Colorful tropical fish walk leisurely and cute jellyfish drift in groups. The whole space reflects a deep atmosphere. Under the blue halo, passers-by could not help but lighten their steps and lower their voices, as if they too had entered the underwater world and were swimming silently.
It was quiet.
After dinner, he was about to go to the supermarket to buy groceries and fresh ingredients for breakfast as he walked through the shopping mall hall. Lucas noticed Anson's distraction and looked over, exploring the space.
Originally, Lucas thought Anson was paying attention to the fish tank. When this large fish tank was first completed, it became a hot topic in the nearby residential area. It can be said to be a bold design at the beginning of the 21st century.
However, it is not.
The direction Anson was looking at was the movie theater behind the fish tank -
Edwards Theater.
This cinema is part of Regal Entertainment Group (REG), which is currently the second largest cinema chain in North America after AMC and includes different cinema chain brands.
A dazzling array of movie posters are lined up at the entrance of the theater, covering all the works that are currently being released; and the Edwards Theater itself is characterized by promoting independent films and art films as equally as possible. You can see that awards season works have a separate area for centralized promotion.
In addition, this week's premiere of "The New Marriage" occupies the most prominent position. This romantic comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy is already the third film in just one month. Twenty Century Fox hopes the film will replicate the positive performance of "My Lover" and "Maid in Manhattan," and the promotion is all over the place.
However, the "cat-and-mouse game" still plays an important role.
Lucas was a little surprised. He thought the last thing Anson wanted to be near right now was the cinema, but he noticed Anson’s gaze.
After a moment, Lucas understood.
Lucas asked, "Would you like to go in and watch a show?"
Anson suddenly looked away and looked at Lucas, "Have you mentally run away? I ran over here to avoid the spotlight, and now I'm hitting the gun myself?"
Lucas' expression remained unchanged, and he His face was calm, "But you can't and shouldn't change your daily life just because of those eyes."
Anson was stunned.
“Listen, this is a problem that no one can solve, no one has solved it yet, to be put in the spotlight and lose control of your daily, ordinary life.”
“But this is part of your job. You must accept the good and the bad. You cannot say that you enjoy the applause of the spotlight but refuse the crowding of the spotlight. That is not how things work.”
"So, the most important thing is to stick to yourself and continue to live. You should not let such attention interfere with your plan to return to daily life."
"If you want to watch a movie, we will watch a movie."
A few words, but they fell heavily on Anson's heart——
He thought he was mentally prepared. After all, he had never eaten pork, at least he had seen pigs running. In his previous life, he saw fans through social networks The fanaticism and outrageousness, all kinds of news outline a crazy Ukiyo-e.
However, when I actually experienced it, I realized the gap between imagination and reality, and instantly fell into the dilemma of Frank Abagnale Jr.:
There is nowhere to escape.
In the chaos and crowding, there is really no room to breathe.
So much so that he ran away in embarrassment all the way.
Lucas's words opened a window, allowing Anson to see different possibilities:
He should not let his life be dominated by the chaos, the noise, and the madness. After all, daily life Instead of living in the spotlight all the time, he now has to learn to live with the noise.
So, Anson wants to see a movie?
Yes, he thought.
To be precise, Anson wanted to join the general audience and watch a "cat-and-mouse game."
Although the pop-up event spanned the entire North American continent, Anson appeared in different theaters and at different events; but in order to maintain mystery and surprise, Anson never joined the audience and watched the movie with everyone. In Anson’s view, one of the charms of movies lies in:
A group of people watch together.
Put yourself in the screening room, connect a group of strangers through the big screen, experience an adventure together in two hours, cry together, laugh together, be sad and be happy together, take two days out of your own life For an hour, I went on a journey with a group of strangers I had never met before.
This is a kind of romance.
It is precisely because of this that the film festival is charming, because it brings together a group of real movie lovers. Everything is about movies. When the lights go out, everyone joins hands to enter the world of light and shadow, Trying to explore the length of time, the depth of the universe and the mystery of life.
In real life, Anson has just completed an incredible journey, which makes him want to enter the cinema and experience the adventures of little Frank Abagnale with the audience as never before.
To be precise, this is not about himself or the "cat-and-mouse game", but about the memory of the cinema.
For Anson, this is a new feeling.
He wanted to try it.
However, there was still some hesitation in his eyes.
Anson fell into the pull, "If it is exposed, it will probably be difficult to end the matter."
If you don't pay attention and expose your whereabouts, it will be a trivial matter to cause a commotion. People will misunderstand and think that Anson's appearance is a new wave of flash mob activities. The explanation and clarification at that time will be the real trouble -
No People will believe in the children who are tending the sheep.
Anson was also particularly helpless:
Actually, from beginning to end, he never lied, he just hid his whereabouts. He never shouted "Wolf is coming". It was really unfair.
Lucas noticed the helplessness in Anson's expression, and there was a smile in his eyes, "It's okay. If you are exposed, I will be responsible for breaking up the situation and ensuring that you leave safely."
After a pause, Lucas solemnly lowered his voice and hummed, "And-I... (And-I...)"
Pfft.
Anson couldn't hold it back for a moment, and the corners of his mouth turned up——
That note was clearly Whitney-Houston's legendary hit "I Will Always Love You (I)" -will-always-love-you)” is a part that absolutely everyone knows.
The point is, this song is the theme song of the movie "The Bodyguard".
In the movie, Whitney plays a superstar and Kevin Costner plays her bodyguard.
Anson glanced at Lucas with a speechless expression, "So you are Whitney Houston and I am Kevin Costner?"
Facing Anson's complaints , Lucas did not refute, and brought the topic back with a calm face, "Besides, it is already eleven o'clock, and it is estimated that it will be a midnight show if you enter the venue again. There will be no audience by then, so you should rest assured that you will not be exposed. ."
Anson admitted that he was a little moved.
Lucas didn't wait for Anson's reply, but already knew what Anson meant. He turned and walked towards the ticket window of the cinema, ready to buy tickets.
Anson wanted to call out to Lucas, but finally swallowed.
Perhaps, this is good, carefully returning to daily life, and gradually getting the daily life that has been gradually turned into a tornado back on track.
(End of this chapter)