203. Are There Really People Who Watch This Kind of Movie?

Li Anyi is a passionate fan of celebrities.

She works in a big city and enjoys watching dramas, talk shows, and murder mystery games after work. Recently, she became a fan of an idol named Wu Zhan. During the audition, she spent a lot of money voting for him and fighting with his rivals. After the audition ended and her idol debuted, she started worrying about data and popularity, becoming quite obsessed.

She finally managed to snag tickets to her idol's concert, went to see him in person, and had a get-together with her best friends, which made her feel much more fulfilled.

This time, her idol starred in a TV series, and even played the lead role. Although the female lead was a bit annoying, Li Anyi still had to support her idol, so she obediently bought a ticket to watch it.

While watching the movie, she was only focused on her idol's good looks, and didn't pay any attention to the plot.

Of course, during the kissing scenes between the male and female leads, she had already cursed the female lead a thousand times in her mind.

However, after the first day, the film's box office plummeted, and many fan groups came up with ideas to help their idol's first film perform well.

They quickly figured out how to Locking the theater, Li Anyi naturally participated, buying tickets for several screenings at cinemas in her city.

However, as movie box office revenue continues to decline, sometimes cinemas are locked out of all their screenings for the entire day, resulting in almost no revenue. As a result, many cinemas have begun to restrict pre-sales and refund tickets for screenings with low attendance.

Especially for those who bought tickets but didn't show up, the first to be affected are the movies starring Li Anyi's idol. If less than ten tickets are sold an hour before the movie starts, the show is canceled and another movie is shown instead. In this way, they make a lot of money from the audience who couldn't buy tickets for the right time.

Therefore, they devised a strategy for the person to be present.

Li Anyi was present in person today, ready to wait until the movie was about to start an hour later.

She sat down on a chair at the ticket counter when her phone suddenly rang.

When she answered the phone, it was the movie theater. They told Li Anyi that because there were too few people at the screening she bought tickets for, they had to cancel the screening and refund her tickets.

"No, I'm already here, how can you cancel?"

Li Anyi spoke righteously and firmly, and she immediately went to the ticket office to argue with the cinema manager.

"We are very sorry, but there are very few people buying tickets for this show. We are just following the arrangements made above. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you."

The cinema manager practiced Tai Chi.

"But I'm already here. I'm planning to watch a movie and then have dinner with my friends. I can't just sit here doing nothing for the next few hours, can I?"

Li Anyi continued.

"With this kind of service, I will never come to your store to watch movies again."

"I'm so sorry, but how about this: we'll process a full refund for your ticket, and since this show has been changed to another movie, we can arrange for you to watch this one for free, how about that?"

The person in charge said that these are some compensation plans given by the higher-ups. If the movie is withdrawn and the audience protests, they will be given a free screening of the movie. Since it is a last-minute change, there will be seats available in most cases.

Although the person in charge didn't understand why such a strategy was necessary, it was still better than being Locking the theater and only making a profit from one or two tickets, or even encountering unscrupulous people who refunded tickets a dozen minutes early and didn't make any profit at all.

Li Anyi frowned slightly. Although she felt that the cinema was being unfair, she figured she might as well watch the movie.

"Alright, since you all put it that way, I want the best seat."

She took the ticket and sat back down.

Looking at the electronic screen at the ticket counter, Li Anyi saw that his idol's movie was gone, replaced by a movie with a strange-sounding title.

"Cry".

What movie is this?

Li Anyi, who doesn't pay much attention to the film industry, searched on her phone.

Looking at the online ratings, it's only 8.5 points, which is quite average.

She scrolled through the comments again.

"It's not scary at all. Calling this movie a horror film is an insult to the word 'horror'!"

"The ending of this movie is very heartwarming, and it's not scary at all, really!"

"I've never seen such a hilarious horror movie before, I recommend you all watch it!"

"After watching this movie, I didn't feel scared at all."

"It's not scary at all, and children can watch it without worry!"

Most of the comments with many likes and replies express this viewpoint.

"What? People actually watch this kind of movie?"

Li Anyi found it strange. The synopsis suggested it was a horror movie, but the reviews said it wasn't scary at all. So what was the point?

Is that all there is to it?

She didn't quite believe it.

At this point, Li Anyi saw that the tickets for the extra performance of "Crying" were rapidly decreasing, and soon only a dozen or so seats on the periphery were left.

When she arrived at the theater to have her ticket checked, she found herself surrounded by people.

Most of them were young people, chatting and laughing.

She wondered, "Didn't the comments all say it wasn't good or scary? Why are so many people watching it?"

The movie theater was quite generous, arranging for Li Anyi to sit in the very center of the theater, the best seat for the viewing experience, directly facing the big screen and enjoying the most immersive sound and visual effects.

"Not bad."

Li Anyi relaxed, looking at the people around him sitting upright, as if they were about to face something terrible.

The movie has started.

More than an hour later.

Li Anyi sat on the soft sofa, unable to move.

She tried to stand up, but found that her legs were already weak. Li Anyi's back was soaked with cold sweat, which she had produced herself from fright.

Ten minutes into the movie, Li Anyi realized that she shouldn't be sitting there.

Although the movie theater was crowded, the atmosphere of the movie still made her feel as if she were in a hospital, and she was terrified.

As the plot progressed, Li Anyi began to consider quitting, but her legs were already stiff, and she didn't even dare to close her eyes. She could only watch the entire movie from the best viewing position.

Li Anyi and several audience members were still unable to move until the cleaning lady came over.

She has only one thought right now.

What was wrong with the person who made this movie? How could they have produced something like this?!

It took Li Anyi a long time to finally leave the movie theater. She was glad that she had at least come in the afternoon; if it had been evening, she might not have even dared to go home alone.

She took out her phone and glanced at the film reviews for "The Cry".

Only then did Li Anyi understand everything.

She promptly showed him her ticket stub and then posted a comment.

"This movie isn't scary at all; it's very family-friendly. I recommend everyone to watch it when gathering with friends."

After posting, Li Anyi felt it wasn't enough, so she went to her idol's fan group and made a comment.

"This movie, 'The Crying,' is quite good. It's not too scary. Sisters, you should all go and watch it when you have time."

I can't be the only one who gets scared!

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