Zhou Peng looked at the huge screening room with some self-deprecation. Although it was a romance film, at a glance, at least one third of them were single.
As a single man, he didn't know why he went to watch the premiere of a romantic movie alone on Singles' Day.
But now that there are so many of the same kind at the scene, I don’t think it’s strange.
Moreover, as an ordinary wage earner, watching movies is already a very cheap entertainment activity that can be done outside the house.
Li Qiandu praised this film as the best romance film in the new century, and Zhou Peng didn't mind recalling the sweetness of love.
It doesn't exist in reality, but it's good to watch it in the movie.
At the end of the ceremony, the lights in the screening room were turned off and the big screen slowly lit up.
In the darkness, Deng Chao, who had some stubble on his face, opened his eyes.
It's not a glamorous image. His beard must not have been shaved for a few days, and his hair is a bit messy. He looks like an ordinary person who wakes up during the working day.
I got up and picked up the car. The car that had been parked all night was rubbed at some point, leaving ugly scars.
reality!
It reminded Zhou Peng that the car parked in the community last week was scratched by someone, and now he is reluctant to repair it.
Deng Chao drove to the train station for a business trip. He was supposed to go to the Magic City. He saw the rolling train schedule in the hall, and suddenly saw a train bound for Qinhuangdao. Without any warning, he ran to the ticket window and bought a new one.
Got a ticket.
I came to a beach in Qinhuangdao, dug for fools, and took a walk, aimlessly not knowing what to do.
I started writing in my diary again, and suddenly I found that for some reason the diary was missing many pages and had been torn out.
It was a bit confusing at first, but Zhou Peng was keenly aware that the disappeared diary might have recorded something useful.
A girl's figure appeared on the empty beach, Tong Liya appeared, but after Deng Chaochao glanced over there for a few times, he did not dare to strike up a conversation.
The camera turned to a restaurant. Deng Chao followed Tong Liya into the restaurant and sat down diagonally across from him, holding a sketchbook in his hand.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled in return, the kind of smile that would make ordinary strangers look into each other's eyes.
Tong Liya has blue hair and looks a little decadent and melancholy.
The two met by chance at the beach, but Deng Chao still seemed a little shy, glanced at him and then looked back nervously, but Tong Liya waved.
The scene shifted to the train again, and Tong Liya took the initiative to say hello. She said that she seemed to have met several times by chance at the beach. It was so fateful.
This is a scene where both of them erase their memories, go to the place where they first met, and then meet again.
Even though the memory is clear, I still feel that the other person seems familiar.
During the chat, Tong Liya discovered that Deng Chao had gone to the library where he worked to buy books.
However, they were still chatting awkwardly, which reminded Zhou Peng of the first few times he met his ex-girlfriend. He had been holding back a fart for a long time, and he didn't know how to find a topic. If it weren't for his ex-girlfriend's cheerful personality, he wouldn't have been able to chat for a whole day.
Then, Zhou Peng watched the ten-minute "love" process between the two with great interest. Although it was not as sweet as other love movies, it was so real.
That shy man was so similar to himself in the past, especially on winter nights, Tong Liya took Deng Chao to the frozen river, and the two of them lay side by side on the ice and whispered playful words.
He had done similar things before, but not on the ice. At night, he and his girlfriend fed mosquitoes on the mountain, walked on the grass and counted stars, just to see the sunshine in the morning, and chatted all night.
However, the scene changed and Deng Chao was alone in the car, sad and miserable, with sad music playing in the car.
The flashback ended, and Deng Chao began to prepare for the upcoming Valentine's Day. Because of some minor conflicts with Tong Liya, he carefully prepared a gift.
However, when he went to find Tong Liya with gifts, Tong Liya didn't recognize him at all, and she was even talking and laughing with another boy.
Deng Chao was devastated, with a look of disbelief on his face, but later he learned that Tong Liya was tired of the endless arguments in their relationship and went to the hospital to erase all memories with him.
In anger, Deng Chao also came to the hospital and prepared to undergo the same operation.
It's Valentine's Day, and in order to have a wonderful holiday, many young men and women come to undergo surgery to clear some unpleasant memories with their current girlfriends, or to clear the memories of their ex-girlfriends, so as not to be sad.
It turns out that the science fiction element is clear memory.
"It would be nice if reality could be remembered clearly."
Zhou Peng secretly thought that if he could, he would really want to get rid of any memory of his ex-girlfriend. Half a year after they broke up, he would still think of her from time to time.
My memory started to clear up and the main movie started.
Although half an hour had passed, Zhou Peng did not find the previous scenes boring at all. Many places reminded him of his own similar experiences.
When the operation began, another Deng Chao appeared beside the hospital bed. He was the one in the memory, and he appeared concretely in front of the audience.
Every token related to the two of them was destroyed, and scenes of the two getting along quickly flashed across the screen.
The camera whirred and Deng Chao and Tong Liya were quarreling in the room.
But this time Tong Liya changed her orange hair, and she could see that she was very irritable, casual and impulsive when chatting with Deng Chao.
"It's already 12 o'clock, where have you been?"
"I went singing with some sisters." Tong Liya, who was a little tipsy, fell on the bed and said nonchalantly, "By the way, I hit your car, remember to fix it."
"Don't you know how dangerous drunk driving is if you don't go home late at night, sing and drive?"
"I crashed it on the way there. I asked for a driver when I came back."
Deng Chao closed the book in his hand and slapped it on the table, "Next time you don't come back at night, can you tell me in advance and consider other people's feelings?"
"Why are you patting me? If you dare to slap the table on your boss, don't you just suspect that I am fooling around outside!"
"Yes, I just doubt it. Anyway, you are always so proactive."
It was Tong Liya who took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Deng Chao in the first place. This blurted sentence deeply hurt Tong Liya, and she grabbed her bag and ran out.
Seeing this familiar scene, Zhou Peng subconsciously said in his heart, "Hurry up and chase him!"
Similar problems arise between many couples. When both parties have bad tempers, they may argue over trivial matters, and it is easy to get angry.
Zhou Peng has also experienced it. The most recent one was before the breakup. He didn't go well at work, lost his bonus and was scolded. His car was nicked. He ate spoiled food while eating. There were a lot of misfortunes. He went home and saw his girlfriend shopping online.
He bought a bunch of things that he thought were impractical, and after a few more words, they started to quarrel.
Deng Chao rushed downstairs and drove Tong Liya back, but was scolded.
This is the memory of Deng Chao. What is in his memory at this time is not him at that time, but him during the operation.
I was already angry with my girlfriend for erasing her memory, and I was also angry. I got out of the car and followed him without saying anything nice. He also shouted that Tong Liya would disappear from his memory early tomorrow morning, putting an end to this bad relationship.
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The scene came to daytime again, and I was shopping for two days.
Tong Liya talked about the future. She was thinking about getting married and planning to have a child.
But Deng Chao said, "We are not ready yet."
Tong Liya glanced at him, "You're not ready yet."
Deng Chao was a little funny, "Do you think you can take care of a child? You can't even take care of yourself."
"What did you say?"
"It's nothing, let's talk about it when we get back."
"We'll talk about it when we get back. Please explain it clearly to me!"
"I can be a good mother, I'm ready, and I can take care of my kids!"
"It's you who has the problem. You never think about the future. I only liked you when my head was squeezed by the door!"
Tong Liya kept criticizing Deng Chao, but her voice came and went, and gradually there was an echo.
Deng Chao ignored him and walked straight forward, muttering, "It's going to disappear again. It's over. End this bad relationship!"
This scene made Zhou Peng's eyes wet. More than a year ago, she was still looking forward to their future, but he would avoid it every time he mentioned it.
There are various reasons for not facing it head on.
I don’t have a house, I only have a second-hand car for work, and there is no hope of buying a house in the capital within a year or two.
He wanted to wait until he was able to give her a happy home before discussing marriage.
But escaping again and again still left her disappointed.
The next scene of Tong Liya and Deng Chao talking about the future at home is so similar again.
Deng Chao said that he had no temporary ability and did not have a house, but Tong Liya said that he did not care. The two of them could share the joys and sorrows and fight together.
"sorry."
But Deng Chao only said this, a light and feeble apology.
Zhou Peng had said these three words countless times, and every time he said them after she was sad.
The next scene was much sweeter, and the memory continued to regress. Tong Liya had newly dyed her hair orange. It was also the time when their relationship was the most intimate, and they were passionate.
Then, they returned to when they were lying on the ice, but this time only Deng Chao was left.
"I don't want to erase my memory!"
Deng shouted to Yangtian.
But there was no response.
"Did you hear me? I don't want to play anymore. Stop the operation!"
"Stop it!"
Still no response, only echoes on the empty ice.
Then Tong Liya appeared, and after experiencing a complete memory, Deng Chao had changed from angry and revengeful to reluctant.
Deng Chao pulled Tong Liya and kept running away, trying to escape the machine that was erasing his memory.
On the street, at home, in restaurants, at train stations... wherever there were their footprints, Deng Chao was dragging Tong Liya around.
Zhou Peng also wanted Deng Chao to stop deleting his memory, but as he ran, the people around him disappeared one by one, and even the bags in their hands disappeared out of thin air in the next second.
They arrived at the hospital, and in front of them was the old version of themselves talking to the doctor about memory-erasing surgery.