Chapter 1477: Chapter 1477: Movie Date 2
“Xiaoyun!” Feng Qingxue reached out to grab Lu Jiang’s arm, “Ajiang, isn’t that Xiaoyun? Isn’t it?”
The scene changed, and on the big screen appeared a ragged but stunningly beautiful wide-eyed young girl. Who could it be if not Feng Qingyun? She vividly portrayed Shanzha, a country girl who harvested pigweed in the mountains, did household chores, and endured the pain of gender discrimination.
Lu Jiang looked carefully and nodded, “It really is Xiaoyun. When did she get into movies? I haven’t heard anything about it.”
Lu Jiang hadn’t heard about it, and Feng Qingxue had never heard her sister ntion this either.
Feng Qingyun’s face resembled her sister’s, both small and plump. It was not the trendy v-shaped face that would be popular decades later, but a round, full oval-shaped traditional beauty’s face, unexpectedly suited for the big screen.
Many said that Feng Qingxue resembled the most beautiful woman of the Republic era, so naturally, Feng Qingyun shared a resemblance with her.
This film, which Feng Qingxue never heard of in her past life, principally tells the story of the country girl Shanzha joining the revolution, fighting against the feudal mindset of valuing males over females, using her intelligence to help the Red Army escape from nurous enemy encirclents, and throwing herself into the sea of revolution, ultimately sacrificing herself heroically to cover the Red Army’s retreat.
Seeing the scene where Shanzha perished amidst gunfire, sobs suddenly filled the cinema.
“Shanzha is so pitiful, her father, mother, and brothers ate fine wheat buns, while she could only eat old cabbage roots!”
“Shanzha is a hero, a great martyr who sacrificed herself for the revolution!”
“The wretched old society, the cannibalistic old society, our socialism is much better!”
“Socialism is good, down with the old society!”
“Gender inequality is unacceptable, won can hold up half the sky!”
Sitting in front of Lu Jiang and his wife, Little Fatty, with tears welled up, said: “Sister Shanzha is dead, Sister Shanzha is dead, those bad guys are truly evil. When I grow up, I’ll beco part of the Liberation Army, drive all the bad guys away, and save Sister Shanzha!”
Feng Qingxue’s eyes also reddened, such an ending made her feel uneasy.
Her delicately nurtured younger sister, who was not easy to raise, had just perished, most likely obliterated by gunfire without a trace left.
When the movie ended, the lights ca back on. Lu Jiang, who hadn’t even eaten the sunflower seeds and peanuts during the movie, stashed the containers into his coat pocket. He gently patted his wife’s arm and whispered, “Xiaoyun is busy performing now. Call her back another day and you will see she’s very much alive, not like the Shanzha in the movie, and without Shanzha’s fate.”
“Right, Xiaoyun is Xiaoyun; Shanzha is Shanzha. They shouldn’t be mistaken for each other!” Feng Qingxue realized.
“But Xiaoyun’s portrayal of Shanzha is quite realistic,” Lu Jiang comnted. “It turns out that besides singing well, she also acts well in movies. She has learned a lot from Comrades Yang and Fang these past few years.”
Yang Fengying was a major Hua Dan (female role) in Peking opera, who after the start of the cultural movent switched to performing revolutionary dramas. Feng Qingyun had indeed learned so real skills.
“That’s what I’m saying, it’s always good to learn a little more. You never know when it might co in handy.”
After leaving the cinema, it was still early.
Seeing the relentless wind and snow, Lu Jiang directly took his wife to the subway station.
The Subway Line 1 started operating last year. Within a year, from the beginning to the end of the year, the number of stations increased from ten to sixteen. A subway ticket cost twenty cents, but riding the subway required an introduction letter or work ID. Ordinary people couldn’t just enter the subway station, but Lu Jiang’s military status was a free pass, not posing any difficulty at all.
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