The "Xiaohei Video Hall" Xu Xiaoyan talked about was actually a video hall that a local in a village on the outskirts of the city had set up in their house. And when she said it was small, it was indeed tiny, just two small rooms.
The dim lighting, the narrow room, the seats were old wooden stools common in rural areas. It all gave off an unprofessional vibe!
However, they were no longer using the old tape projectors and had instead upgraded to VCD players, which was considered quite high-tech at the time.
Probably the video hall had never seen so many female university students at once. The gangster-like owner seemed quite flabbergasted. He quickly put out the cigarette in his mouth and asked his two assistants to do the same, before eagerly asking the girls what movie they wanted to see.
After learning that everyone wanted to watch the movie advertised on a small cardboard sign outside, he immediately started the screening without another word.