The Rebirth of a Genius
Chapter 15 – Video Lounge

During this era, it was very boring in the dormitories. There are no cell phones, internet stalls, and even televisions. In addition to going to class, the students will hide in their dorms playing poker.

Ever since classmates told them that there was a video room near the school, watching videos in the video room became their favorite in the past.

The ancient Chinese Theater

In Feng Yu village, there was a cinema. But it is only open on special holidays and the films shown are all unpopular domestic films. Instead, the theater is used for events such as town hall meetings and other functions.

Feng Yu had also gone to the theater to watch a few movies before. But it was organized by the school. He vividly remembers the classic line from one of the movies: Learn science, and you can travel the world without fear!

If someone really wants to watch a real movie, a video room is the place to go. There is a 17-inch color TV and three to four rows of seats. The ticket price is about 10 RMB cents for three hours which is almost about two movies.

Feng Yu and his classmates had been to the video room a few times before. It was during the weekend when the farm was busy with the harvest and they didn't come home. Everyone supported Wen Dongjun's suggestion because they had just started school and everyone still had an allowance.

Seeing the enthusiastic expressions on everyone's faces, Feng Yu also decided to come along. This is the era of Hong Kong martial arts and crime movies. Of course, the God of Gamblers series has also just started to become popular.

Many classic old Hong Kong movies are hard to find on the internet now. But in this era, you can find almost any title in the video space.

In the video space, almost 80% or more are Hong Kong movies. The rest are European and American films, Southeast Asia and other regions. There are also domestic films that no one watches.

The video lounge plays three movies during the day and two at night. Movies shown at night are not suitable for children.

This is not the most lucrative source of revenue for video lounges. The most profitable is the rental of video tapes. With improved living conditions, some households have video cassette players. Very few people choose to buy video tapes. After watching a videotape once, videotape is basically useless. Therefore, people choose to rent it.

When Feng Yu and his friends entered the video room, the third film had just begun. This is a Hong Kong classic movie, “A Better Tomorrow. ”

Everyone rushed to the front row after paying for the ticket. It was closer to the TV and they could see more clearly. The owner of the room sits at the door, reading the comic "Dragon Tiger Gate". The owner had watched these movies at least dozens of times and he was not interested at all.

Feng Yu bought melon seeds for five cents and shared them with others. Even though he had watched this movie a few times, he still enjoyed it.

The door opened and a gust of cold wind entered the room. Feng Yu glanced and thirteen seventeen to eighteen teenagers entered.

"Fuckup. First day of school and we had to do a cleanup. I didn't do it. Let the others go and do the cleaning. ”

"Hahaha, let's drink two bottles of wine at night. ”

"Night? We'll be out for a bit to take a bite. We can watch movies at night. Movies that are played at night are more interesting than this. ”

The three of them chatted while paying. The owner of the video room tore a 1 cent homemade ticket with the timing of a clip and let it in.

"You guys, go to the back row!" One of the 3 teenagers shouted.

Wen Dongjun raised his head, looked at them and ignored them. They came first why they had to go to the back row.

"Fuck, I'm talking to you little! Are you all deaf? "

Wen Dongjun stood up: "We came first, why should we give you our seats? You can all choose to sit in the back or go somewhere else! ”

"Eh? How dare you talk to me like that? You're itching for a beating, right? ”

Those who opened the video room in this era were mostly gangsters. Otherwise, if some troublemakers come, they cannot drive them away.

"Brother Wang, don't stop me. I'll teach this little guy a lesson! ”

"If you all want to fight, go outside. You all can't afford to pay if you ruin the stuff in my store. ”Video room boss, Brother Wang, clearly knows these three boys and cannot be bothered with them.

"If you all want to fight, go outside. You all can't afford to pay if you ruin the stuff in my store. ”Video room boss, Brother Wang, clearly knows these three boys and cannot be bothered with them.

Feng Yu looked up. Damnit. If a fight occurs, they will be harmed. Even if there were seven of them, these three teenagers were older, bigger and fitter than them. It won't end well. But if they bowed their heads to these three boys, who knew how these teenagers would bully them.

Feng Yu looked at the age of these three brats and thought about what they had just said. He was able to confirm that these three teenagers were out of work and were most likely from an agricultural vocational school!

Feng Yu thought of a way to deal with the three.

“My uncle is director Xu of the Vocational School academic office. You three from vocational school? "Feng Yu stood up and said with an attitude similar to the man in the saga" My father Li Gang "in his previous life.

"Director Xu? Which director, Xu? ”Ask a teenager. He seemed to be a bit scared but he was not sure if this child was scaring him.

"Xu Lianflu, Director Xu. How many Director Xu do you have in the Vocational School? "Ask Feng Yu.

"Sorry, we didn't know that you were Director Xu's nephew. These are all your classmates? That was a misunderstanding. We were just kidding. Brother Wang, give us 10 bottles of soda. ”

Soda came and the three teenagers gave each Feng Yu and his classmates a bottle. The three teenagers then sat in the back quietly.

This director Xu would be transferred to the Agricultural High School as the principal two years later, so Feng Yu knew him. In this era, school fees for Vocational Schools were not cheap, and the Director of the Academic office had the power to expel students.

If the three of them were to fight with the director's nephew of the academic office, even if they were not expelled, they would be given demerit points. They will miss out on the opportunity to work on any farm after graduation if they have any shortage points.

Feng Yu's other friends didn't know Feng Yu very well but Wen Dongjun knew. It's totally bullshit! But it was great to scare these teenagers and they even treated them with a bottle of soda.

After watching the two films, Feng Yu they all stood up and prepared to return to school. Everyone should have arrived at the dorm. They can go back to the hostel and play poker or chat about interesting things that happen during the winter break.

"Brother, are you going? Come have a drink at the bar at night and we can come back here to watch the video. My treatment . Videos shown at night are more interesting. ”Say one of the teenagers.

“No, we have to go back to school. There will be teachers checking out the dorms at night. '' Feng Yu replied.

Although Feng Yu was interested in watching the video shown at night, he would not watch at his current age. Especially watching with these teenagers. But Wen Dongjun was interested in the offer. Boys their age were interested in this video but they did not have the opportunity to watch.

"Xiao Yu, let's stay and watch" Wen Dongjun pleaded.

Feng Yu hurriedly shook his head and whispered, “Let's go now. There will be many students from the Vocational School at night and it will be easy for them to know that we are lying. They will definitely kill us ”

Wen Dongjun left reluctantly with Feng Yu. However on the way back to school, Wen Dongjun continued to plead with Feng Yu. They can go to another video room and they won't see the teenager again.

Feng Yu sighed. This impulsive young man.

"You people! Stop right there!"