Chen Jianhai looked at Xu Bo with satisfaction.
Xu Bo is still the sensible one!
Then he turned his gaze to Xiao Lang and said, "Xu Bo has made his choice. You pick a different movie."
Xiao Lang, with a long face, grumbled, "I want to watch Nezha."
"Nezha, my foot! You look more like Nezha!" Chen Jianhai scolded.
Tonight was the grand opening of the water cinema, and regardless of the movie lineup in the future, tonight's movie had to be one he liked.
Not only did he want to watch his preferred movie, but Xiao Lang and Xu Bo also had to have their say!
To put it bluntly, tonight was actually the movie night for Hai, Lang, and Bo.
"Then I want to watch My Little Pony," Xiao Lang said in a huff.
Chen Jianhai was taken aback.
Has My Little Pony come out with a movie?
He hadn't heard of it.
Wasn't it just a certain sheep that recently released a movie?
Chen Jianhai discreetly took out his phone to search.
Wow...
It really exists!
"There are quite a few kids at the hotel; showing a fun and comedic animated movie would be nice~~~"
With that thought,
Chen Jianhai enthusiastically said, "Done!!"
"If Brother Lang wants to watch My Little Pony, we must make it happen!!"
Only then did Xiao Lang's expression soften a bit.
Xu Bo asked, "We've picked our movies. What do you want to watch?"
Chen Jianhai cleared his throat, "I want to watch Pirates of the Caribbean. Who's in favor, who's against?"
Xu Bo said, "In favor, I want to watch the second one."
Xiao Lang said, "In favor, I want to watch the third one."
Chen Jianhai nodded, "Approved! Tonight we watch the fifth one."
Xu Bo: ???
Xiao Lang: ???
Chen Jianhai: (>.<)
...
Although the island wasn't large, taking a detailed and slow tour around it required some time.
Xiong Shuai, after flying to Nanjiang, taking a boat, and then wandering around the island, finally fell asleep on Xiong Anping's shoulder.
When the child got sleepy, the adults lost interest in touring the island and directly returned to the hotel along the same route.
"Wow, they actually changed it!"
Xiong Anping had been thinking about the water cinema changing its promotional painting every half hour. As soon as he entered the lobby, his eyes fell on the new painting on the bulletin board.
Xie Zhulongxiong glanced from afar, seeing only a dark blob on the bulletin board, unable to make out what was painted.
"Xiong-ge's eyesight is as good as a 1.0+ vision, like a telescope."
Xie Zhulongxiong muttered quietly to himself.
"Xiong-ge, the movie starts at 8 PM, don't oversleep."
"Got it, brother, see you tonight!"
...
At 7:30 PM,
Chen Jianhai, wrapped in a red woolen blanket, strolled out of the hotel lobby, with Xu Bo and Xiao Lang following at a distance behind him.
After walking for a bit,
Chen Jianhai suddenly stopped and turned around, asking, "Why are you two so far away from me?"
Xu Bo immediately replied, "It's too embarrassing; we don't want to walk with you."
Although Xiao Lang didn't say anything, his face showed clear disdain, fully expressing his feelings.
The two of them were only wearing stylish, lightweight windbreakers, looking perfectly normal.
Chen Jianhai sneered, "So naive...~"
"Watching a movie on the sea at night, without a blanket, you'll freeze to death!"
With that, Chen Jianhai swaggered out of the hotel.
...
Since the three arrived early, there weren't many people outside.
The viewing chairs on the beach were almost empty.
"It's so empty and not lively at all. We might as well watch an outdoor movie on the island," Xiao Lang grumbled.
As someone who loved excitement and crowds, Xiao Lang didn't appreciate the quiet environment.
Chen Jianhai rolled his eyes at him, "You don't know how to enjoy!"
On the distant light bulb pier,
Strings of blue and purple fairy lights wrapped around the curved pier, sparkling one by one, complementing the neon lights of the Starlight Coastal Road. From afar, it looked like a paint-splattered palette, casting a touch of magic and fantasy over the dark sea and sky.
Eighteen picnic boats were lined up at the pier,
with several staff members standing by, explaining the usage of the picnic boats to customers.
Next to the boats, a large twin-box popcorn machine was rumbling away,
The closer one got, the more one could smell the fragrant butter and the pungent wasabi.
"One bucket of buttered popcorn and one bucket of wasabi-flavored popcorn!"
"Got it, boss!"
The popcorn staff opened the green popcorn machine and scooped a large bucket of wasabi popcorn for Chen Jianhai,
their eyes red from the fumes,
Scooping while tears streamed down their face.
It's too spicy...
Wasabi was really not something an ordinary person could handle.
Who knows where the boss found this wasabi popcorn machine,
It was enough to make people doubt their life choices!
What surprised the popcorn staff even more was that there were many people lining up to buy wasabi popcorn!
Despite seeing others in tears and snot after tasting the wasabi popcorn, frantically drinking water,
waves of curious customers still lined up to buy it.
One bucket after another, one bucket after another...
And the wasabi popcorn was even 8 yuan more expensive than the buttered popcorn,
It was hard to understand!
"Are you okay?" Chen Jianhai asked the employee on the verge of breakdown.
"If you can't handle it, you can have someone else take over."
The popcorn staff quickly replied, "I'm fine, boss. This is my first day doing this, so I'm not used to it yet. I'll adapt in a few days."
Chen Jianhai said, "Alright, you handle it as you see fit."
"If you can't manage, come find me, and I'll get someone from the kitchen to take over."
"Okay, okay!" The popcorn staff nodded gratefully, "Thank you, boss."
...
The setup of the picnic boat was simple.
There were only six seats on the boat, with a small dining table in the middle.
To match tonight's movie theme, the picnic boat had a strong pirate ship motif.
A black boat hull, a wooden steering wheel structure, with a small pirate flag at the bow.
Outside the boat, there were crossed swords and hook decorations. At the back, a fluorescent swim ring hung roundly.
"Why does this swim ring look like mine?" Xu Bo asked, puzzled.
Chen Jianhai replied, "It is yours."
With that, Chen Jianhai stepped onto the picnic boat and chose a comfortable seat.
Xu Bo was shocked, "Did my dad give you the swim ring?"
"Yes!"
Chen Jianhai nodded heavily and said sincerely,
"No wonder Papa Xu makes big money!"
"That's the spirit!!"