Chapter 286 Advertising

Author: Meow and Aow

Chapter 286 Advertising

After a certain plan, Yu Hai returned to the hotel room and started to make some preparations. He contacted Wenren and asked him to help find a special effects company.

It took two days to finish the video, and Yu Hai stayed slowly in Guan City for another week before the video was officially completed.

At this time, there were fewer and fewer netizens who were rushing into Xizhou.

There was no trace of Yu Hai for more than a week, and many people speculated whether he had already gone to another place to play.

At this moment, Jingluo's Weibo finally posted another video:

The Whale Falls Back to the Sea: "The greatest pleasure of traveling is that you will always encounter some unforgettable people and things in this process. I met fans in Guanshi and were very surprised, so I took an advertisement and if you are interested, you can take a look."

Basically, everyone was shocked when they saw this message.

"You're so young, Jingluo actually shot an advertisement!"

"Oh my God, Your Highness has accepted the advertisement? What are you selling? I'll buy it!"

"After receiving advertisements during the trip, is it because the travel expenses are not enough?"

"I always feel that things won't be that simple."

“…”

Click to open the video and start with a picture of a little boy sitting in a bamboo basket and being carried by an old man.

The little boy was holding two shadow puppets in his hand, which were the patterns of Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen.

"Grandpa, do you think Sun Wukong can beat Erlang Shen?"

"What do you think?"

"I think it's OK. Sun Wukong is the Monkey King and the most powerful one."

"Do you like Sun Wukong more?"

"Well, he can do everything. When I grow up, I will become a person like Sun Wukong and protect my grandfather!"

"Hahaha, okay, grandpa is waiting for you to protect!"

“…”

The picture slowly turned and came to a yard where four elderly people sat and a photo frame with black and white photos inlaid.

The camera is first pointed at the photo, and the narrator slowly reads: "This is my grandfather, a shadow puppet." Then the camera slowly moves over the four old men: "This is my grandfather's shadow puppet team member."

The lens shifts slowly to the aerial view of an old street.

Old buildings, alleys of varying width and narrowness, and five people carrying bamboo baskets in the alleys.

"In my memory, my grandfather carried his box and his friends all day and performed around the streets."

"I thought my grandfather was very good at that time. Every time I took the shadow puppet he made to school, the children envied me very much."

"Because this is a toy they can't buy."

“So, since I was a kid, I thought it was very cool to be a shadow puppet.”

"It's as cool as Sun Wukong. Although grandpa can't fly and hide, he can let Sun Wukong fly and hide."

The sounds of instruments such as the Bangzi and Yueqin began to sound, and the shadow puppet that jumped before the curtain was two Sun Wukong and Erlang Shen fighting.

"Actually, before learning shadow puppetry, my grandfather always wanted to get into college. He was very smart and had always had good grades. Unfortunately, after getting into college, he gave up before he could even study because the pillars of the family fell and he wanted to stay to support the family."

"Later, he also did a lot of work, planted land, built houses for others, and worked as a carpenter, but in the end the only thing that made him persist for the rest of his life was shadow puppets, and it lasted until his death."

"He used this persistence to make money, married a wife, gave birth to a baby, and bought a house for his son."

"However, what he had been holding on for a lifetime seemed to be buried in the dust as he left."

As the picture changes, the video jumps back to the old yard.

Several elderly people sat quietly in the yard.

They were holding shadow puppets, moon qin, etc., but they all looked lonely.

One of the old men answered the phone there:

"I won't go, I don't want to live with you. How interesting is it to me and my friends to act in shadow puppetry? When I go to your place, there is not even a person to talk."

"How could no one watch it? You don't know how much the people here like shadow puppetry. You also loved watching it when you were a child."

"We had a new show a while ago, which was so popular."

"We took a wedding the day before yesterday and are going to a shopping mall today. Yes, many people have invited me, and everyone loves to watch our plays. Young people also like to watch..."

However, the picture of the camera is in sharp contrast with what he said.

The dusty shadow puppet box seemed to have not been opened for a long time.

Outside the lively wedding scene, several old people were watching from a distance with a lonely look on their faces.

In the bustling downtown, they looked envious when they looked at the band performing on the stage.

They were still walking around the streets, but their hands were empty.

He kept staying in various lively places, but he was already a passerby.

They tried to set up a stage in a lively place and perform for everyone for free, but no one cared about it.

A mother and son walked over in front of them:

"Mom, what's that?"

"That's a shadow play."

"What kind of shadow puppetry is?"

"No one can see the old thing."

“…”

The old people sat there with helpless and lonely expressions, incompatible with the world.

The shadow plays in their hands, just like them themselves, seemed to have been abandoned by this era.

Many viewers feel a little uncomfortable when they see this:

"I've never seen a shadow play, it feels like it's very old."

"Who will watch shadow puppetry if there is a movie?"

"It's so bitter!"

"I remember watching a shadow puppet when I was in elementary school, it was quite boring."

"They tried their best!"

“…”

At this time, in the video, a middle-aged man appeared in front of an old man with his son: "Dad, why did you come out to set up a stall?"

"Why are you here?"

"I'll take a look at you. Didn't you say you performed a lot?"

The old man remained silent.

The middle-aged man said earnestly: "Dad, no one can see this now. The old things should have been eliminated long ago. What's the use of you keeping them?"

"Some things will be thrown away sooner or later. You are so old, so you can move here and live with us, take care of yourself, and stop making trouble, okay?"

"I don't bother, I'll lose this thing if I don't bother." The old man said bitterly.

"You won't be troubled!" The middle-aged man sighed: "You have been here for so long, is anyone watching?"

"Someone will always watch it." The old man said stubbornly.

"who?"

The old man was silent again.

"Dad, we are really worried about living alone. Even if it's for us to think about it, move here and live together!"

The old man didn't speak and looked struggling.

Just as the two were in a stalemate, a little boy passed by and looked at the old man's things and asked:

"Grandpa, how do you sell this toy?"

"This is not a toy, it's not sold."

"What is that for?"

"Acting."

"What's this acting?"

"This is Sun Wukong."
To be continued...