Because it was during the winter break.
Many movies were released.
There were two campus romance films released concurrently, as well as a comedy film in the same genre as "Pegasus".
This comedy film was titled "Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Circle".
It featured only popular idols, with the lead role played by recent popular trainee Zhou Xiaoyu. Its slogan was "Taking you into the hilarious entertainment circle".
It could be considered a true-to-life portrayal.
This movie had been out for five days, with many fans supporting it, earning a Douban score of 7.1.
It was considered a relatively high-scoring film.
After all, six points were passing, and seven points were average.
A high score did not necessarily mean good word-of-mouth.
This was a typical traffic-driven film, a carnival for fan-based audiences, but a film that ordinary viewers would dismiss.
Although the "Pegasus" film crew had not promoted much online, their posters were standard at the cinema entrances.
The lead actor Chen Jinjiang, dressed in a racing suit, struck a very cool pose.
This was completely different from the revealing movie posters next to it.
"Honey, since you said you'd listen to me today, how about we watch 'Pegasus'?"
"No, there are no handsome guys, what's there to see? I want to watch 'Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Circle'. I heard the leads and supporting actors are all popular trainees."
"Uh… isn't this a waste of money? Isn't one handsome guy like me enough? Why do you need to see others?"
"But..."
"Don't you like listening to the rain the most? I heard this movie was scripted by Ting Yu's friend Jiang Nan, so consider it supporting Ting Yu."
"Alright, then we'll watch 'Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Circle' next time."
This scene unfolded at the cinema entrance.
Jiang Nan was an author who wrote for the male-oriented web novel market.
Many boys were his fans, while girls preferred watching movies with handsome guys and beautiful girls. Under the boys' persistent efforts, they reluctantly agreed to watch "Pegasus".
Of course, this was only a partial scenario.
There was also another part where:
"Honey, let's watch 'Pegasus'?"
"No, I want to watch 'Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Circle'."
"Then let's each watch our own?"
"Fine, then let's live our own lives from now on too!"
...
When the movie began.
Many screening rooms were not full.
This was also normal.
However, most of the audience were boys, due to the screenwriter Jiang Nan's focus on male-oriented novels.
Just as the movie started.
There was a piece of narration.
"More than twenty years ago, I was still a teenager…"
The narration recounted protagonist Zhang Chi's racing career.
It also laid out the story's background.
The previously noisy cinema gradually fell silent.
Some people ate popcorn and drank cola while watching the movie.
And no one expected that the film's very beginning.
Would feature the first laugh-out-loud moment.
Zhang Chi, holding his racing suit, asked his son Zhang Fei what he thought he looked like wearing it. His son directly said he looked like a delivery driver.
At this moment, the audience was still bewildered, wondering why his son would say that.
Then, when the doorbell rang and the delivery person appeared.
Someone suddenly spat out their cola, coughing repeatedly.
"Cough cough… do you have to be this funny right from the start!"
"Haha, looking at it now, it really does resemble one."
The movie had a fast pace from the beginning.
And it was very clear in its storytelling.
It explained Zhang Chi's experiences and why he fell into decline.
Furthermore, the humor was dense. Although they were small jokes, they always managed to make some people laugh.
When passing through the inspection gate, he tried to show off, only to be immediately embarrassed and asked to remove his clothes for inspection.
Then he recalled a boastful interview with a reporter.
"Perhaps we'll meet off the track; perhaps it will have a different flavor."
As soon as he finished speaking, the camera cut to his old rival.
This immediately made the audience burst into laughter.
"Pfft… a different flavor, I can't hold it in!"
"This movie is pretty good. Having Teacher Chen Jinjiang play the male lead is just right. If they had chosen a traffic idol, it probably wouldn't have captured this feeling of middle-aged decline."
"Haha, why does Zhang Chi always get interrupted when he's about to show off?"
"I suddenly get the humor in this show, haha, it's too funny!"
Loud chatter was not allowed in the cinema, so everyone lowered their voices to discuss.
And their laughter was also suppressed as much as possible.
This film had already showcased its comedic elements right from the start.
Suddenly, everyone realized that the old trickster Jiang Nan was quite good at writing comedies. If it maintained this quality, this movie would indeed be very good!
Next.
Zhang Chi began to explain why he was banned.
His incredibly impressive maneuvers left the audience stunned.
Zhang Chi is this capable?
So many people tried to catch him, but they couldn't?
"No need to add so many adjectives to yourself, be objective."
After someone reminded him.
The style instantly changed.
There was no heroic parkour athlete, only a clumsy amateur who tripped.
"Haha… I knew it!"
"That's more like it, I surrendered back then."
"By the way, can you manage to pull off a successful act of showing off for once?"
Just as the audience was laughing until tears streamed down their faces.
A touching scene was introduced.
It turned out Zhang Chi raced against those people because of his son's household registration issues.
In about ten minutes, in a very lighthearted and humorous way, the background and his rival Lin Zhendong were clearly established.
The main storyline was also very clear.
That is, Zhang Chi wanted to make a comeback and return to the track, with Lin Zhendong as his rival.
However, there was a condition for returning to the track: he had to get a driver's license.
This plot point left the audience bewildered.
A professional race car driver still needed to get a driver's license?
The plot progressed to Zhang Chi looking for his navigator Sun Yuqiang.
They arranged to meet at an amusement park.
When Zhang Chi hugged the green dinosaur, accompanied by the background music, just as everyone was getting emotional.
A voice suddenly came from the side: "Zhang Chi, let go of my wife!"
Then, the audience present immediately burst into uncontrollable laughter!
They couldn't help it anymore; everyone couldn't hold back.
Moreover, the jokes here were fast-paced, bringing smiles to everyone's faces.
"Holy crap, this is a situation I never imagined."
"This is truly amazing. Every time I think it's about to get emotional, it turns funny."
...
This segment was indeed continuously high-energy.
When the plot reached the part about learning to drive at a driving school.
Zhang Chi started to show off again.
"Coach, I used to…"
"You used to what? You used to cross mountains and rivers, and pass through crowds?"
"That's right, I once possessed all of this, and in a blink of an eye, it all vanished like smoke…"
When this part was reached, Da Feng Novel Network.
The audience was once again bewildered.
What the heck, isn't this the lyrics to "The Ordinary Road" that Ting Yu wrote for Dark Night Rabbit?
A dream collaboration??
Before the audience could react, thinking Zhang Chi was going to show off.
"For five years, finally someone is willing to tell me, you can drive fast…"
"My apologies!!!"
Bang!
With a loud bang, the hood of the coach car instantly flew off!
The sudden accident startled the audience.
Then.
There was about two seconds of silence.
Followed by bursts of laughter in the cinema.
By this time, no one cared about disturbing others, because everyone else was laughing heartily.
This plot was too damn amazing!
It completely defied expectations!