After he had spent half an hour in the long line outside the entrance, people began filing in at nine.
The line moved very slowly.
Quite a few people without invitations were trying to slip inside, leading to arguments at the entrance.
Someone even shouted toward the interior:
"Tang Lin! Tang Lin! I love you!"
The crowd immediately erupted into a commotion, with some people egging the shouter on and others whistling.
Tang Lin was the film's female lead.
Not only was she beautiful and fashionable in the film, but the clothes she wore had also sparked a craze.
Quite a few people had come today after seeing the film and hearing about her.
A staff member immediately shouted through a megaphone, "Quiet! Quiet! No shouting!"
Then others unceremoniously hauled the troublemaker away.
But a little later, someone else shouted, "Chen Boyuan-Chen Boyuan-I want to see you!"
Chen Boyuan was the film's male lead.
He was a handsome, dashing pretty boy.
He had swept countless female viewers off their feet.
Even as the shouter was hauled away, the hoarse cries continued until they finally faded out of earshot.
Had Song Ning witnessed this scene, she would surely have marveled that celebrity worship knew no era.
Standing in line, Jiang Chengshi merely found it a little noisy.
After work yesterday, he had made a special trip to buy a ticket and see the film.
He had remained in his seat at the theater for a long time afterward.
There was good reason the film had caused such a sensation.
Its filming locations were beautiful.
An azure sea, blue skies and white clouds, seagulls, fishing boats.
To domestic audiences, it was something fresh and new.
According to the reports, the main ingredients behind the film's sensational success, besides its locations, were the