A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 352 Theater Turbulence

At nine o'clock in the morning, the ticket office started selling tickets on time. Everyone lined up in a long queue and the scene suddenly became lively.

Lu Cheng did not go up to join in the fun. He had no interest in ballet, especially since this ballet was an adaptation of the model opera The White-Haired Girl.

Zhong Yuemin and his group immediately lined up in the queue, and Li Kuiyong followed suit.

Not long after, another group of young men were seen coming over on bicycles from a distance. The leader was wearing a brand new officer's wool coat and was accompanied by a group of younger brothers, looking quite impressive.

Zhong Yuemin and Li Kuiyong in the team pointed at the man and said, "Did you see that? That's Li Yuanchao. We, the children of the big courtyard, all have our own circles and no leaders. But there are really few who dare to mess with Li Yuanchao."

Li Kuiyong looked at the man and was not convinced: "Is he really that powerful? He is just a head on two shoulders. I really don't accept it."

"Kui Yong, let me advise you not to mess with people like this."

"Yuemin, I used to think you were fearless, but I didn't expect you to be afraid of someone too."

"That's different. You're not from our circle, so you don't know how deep his background is. Forget it. I can't explain it to you. Anyway, you have to be discerning if you want to get involved."

"Don't worry, I've already promised my cousin that I won't hang out with people anymore."

"Oh? Are you afraid of someone too?" Zhong Yuemin immediately responded to Li Kuiyong's words.

"My cousin is much better than me. Before, I only thought he was good at studying, but I didn't know he was such a good fighter. Now I am completely convinced by my cousin."

"Why? Your cousin is better at fighting than you?"

"I couldn't survive even one move from him."

"Then you need to look for opportunities to broaden your horizons."

As they were talking, another group of people rode over on bicycles. When Zhong Yuemin saw them, he immediately got angry: "Aren't these the guys who fought with us a few days ago? I didn't expect them to dare to come today. Let's go and meet them."

Today, all the well-known stubborn people in the city have gathered here. It is inevitable that there are some old grudges between them, and it is easy for conflicts to occur. Once the situation becomes chaotic, it is easy to get out of control.

A few days ago, Zhong Yuemin and others had a conflict with another group of people over taking pictures of a woman. They fought with each other, but they finally ran away when they saw Lei Zi (the police) coming.

Now that the two groups meet again, a fight is inevitable to determine who is stronger.

But before the two gangs started fighting, Li Yuanchao walked between them and said, "Yuemin, Haiyang, we are all brothers. Please give me some face today and let's get to know each other and make friends. How about that?"

Both sides knew Li Yuanchao, and for Li Yuanchao's sake, they quickly calmed down. After introducing each other, they found that both sides had classmates who were friends with the other side, so they immediately made peace.

Compared to those common people's children who come out to make trouble, these children from the big courtyards pay more attention to relationships. After all, their fathers are not simple people. If the younger generations fight casually, it will easily cause trouble for their parents.

On the contrary, those children of common people with no background, who are barefoot, are not afraid of those wearing shoes, and have no scruples in fighting, and appear to be more ferocious.

Zhong Yuemin's father was the deputy commander, and the father of Zhang Haiyang, who had a conflict with him, was the chief of staff of a certain army. Both parties were people of the same level.

Afterwards, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang's teams went to line up to buy tickets.

Li Yuanchao sat leisurely aside, and naturally his younger brothers would buy the tickets for him.

Compared with Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang, Li Yuanchao's background is obviously deeper.

Of course, Lu Cheng was too lazy to care about the affairs of these second-generations. He sat alone aside and just watched the fun.

On the other side, the two girls who Lu Cheng had rescued before saw that the ticket line was too long and it was unlikely that they could buy tickets, so they simply gave up buying tickets and came to Lu Cheng instead.

"Hello, classmate. You saved us once before, do you remember? Let me introduce myself, my name is Zhou Xiaobai, and this is Luo Yun."

Lu Cheng nodded: "I am Lu Cheng. Are you planning to buy tickets to watch the show this time?"

"Yeah, but it looks like it will be hard to buy a ticket. By the way, classmate, which school did you graduate from?"

"Red Star. What about you?"

"We are all from Bayi School..."

As the three were talking, they saw a few people suddenly jumping out from a distance. One of them came directly in front of Li Yuanchao, took out a three-edged military bayonet, and pressed it against Li Yuanchao's stomach.

When the people around saw this, they all hurriedly dispersed. Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun were also shocked: "Why are these people like this? They pull out knives at every turn?"

Lu Cheng took a look at the situation and said, "It's a bit chaotic here. You two girls should stay away from here quickly, to avoid a fight that might affect you."

"So...what about you? You're not leaving?"

"My cousin is still here. I'll take him away later. Just leave me alone and stand further away."

"Okay, you should be more careful."

Not far away, the little bastard put a knife to Li Yuanchao's stomach and said with contempt: "Li Yuanchao, we brothers also want to watch the ballet, and no one has seen it yet. How about taking out your tickets and giving them to us brothers?"

Even though the knife was pressed against his stomach, Li Yuanchao remained calm and said, "You are the little bastard who has become famous recently, right? I heard that you always wanted to meet me? I didn't expect to meet you today. Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"As expected of the famous Li Yuanchao, he is not afraid even with a knife at his stomach. Didn't I just tell you to lend me your ticket? If I'm not looking for the ticket, why am I here?"

"What if I don't give it to you?"

"I will use a knife to cut open your stomach and pull out your intestines to hang out to dry."

Zhang Haiyang, Zhong Yuemin and others on the side saw that Li Yuanchao was at a disadvantage and hurriedly surrounded him.

Seeing that Li Kuiyong was about to surround him, Lu Cheng grabbed Li Kuiyong and said, "Let's see the situation first. If this little bastard can get away by himself, you don't have to show your face."

"That's...okay."

As he was talking, Li Yuanchao in the crowd took the initiative to give in: "Little bastard, I lose today, this ticket is for you."

Then, Li Yuanchao waved his hands and said, "Yuemin, Haiyang, this matter today has nothing to do with you. You don't have to stand up for me. I appreciate your kindness. I lost face on my own, and I will get it back later."

The little bastard got the ticket, and seeing that Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang and others were still unwilling to move aside, he continued to press his fist against Li Yuanchao's stomach and said, "Li Yuanchao, tell your men to move aside."

"They are not my men."

"Then I'll just have to take offense."

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, Lu Cheng patted Li Kuiyong on the shoulder.

Li Kuiyong immediately stood up and said, "Yuemin, please give me some face and let him go."

Zhong Yuemin glanced at Li Kuiyong and said, "Kuiyong, I can see that you came here today just to help this little bastard, right? Okay, I'll give you face today, and we won't owe each other anything in the future."

Li Kuiyong glanced at Zhong Yuemin and felt a little embarrassed: "Thanks, brother."

Zhong Yuemin made way, but the little bastard still wanted to pull Li Kuiyong away.

Li Kuiyong glanced at his cousin Lu Cheng standing beside him, and remembered what he had said before. He stood still and said, "Xiaojiu, we agreed that this is the last time I will help you. From now on, you should take care of yourself."

"That's fine. From now on, our relationship as brothers is over."

After the little bastard left, Li Kuiyong waved to Zhong Yuemin again, turned around and came to Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng patted his shoulder and said, "It's just right. Both sides have fallen out. It will save people from looking for you to mess around in the future."

"I see."

"Go back, these are not the games we should play."

The farce ended just like that without any large-scale fight. Lu Cheng didn't have to take action, which saved him trouble.

He didn't come here to fight, but just to supervise Li Kuiyong's farewell to the past.

Now, this is the best result.

After a group of people made such a fuss, Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun took the opportunity to buy tickets.

After the crowd dispersed, Lu Cheng was about to leave with Li Kuiyong, but Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun caught up with him: "Lu Cheng, you...you didn't buy a ticket, did you? We bought two extra tickets here, let me give them to you, as a thank you for saving us that day."