Chapter 334： crazy about it

John Oakes, now fifty years old, was a conductor at the Broadway Cinema in Times Square in New York, a position he had been in for twenty-five years. His love for movies kept him going at the ticket window. Today is just another normal Saturday in September. John Oaks got up at 8:00 in the morning, ready to go to the workplace to complete his shift at 9:00 and start his day's work.

Going north along Broadway Avenue, you can soon see the colorful billboards flashing on Times Square. When passing through Viking City, John Oaks' progress was severely hindered. Viking City, where people usually come and go, today was surrounded by six or seven hundred people at the gate.

Although the vicinity of Times Square has always been lively, this grand event is still very rare, because it has affected pedestrian traffic.

John Oakes looked at his watch. Fortunately, he went out early. It was only half past eight, and it was still too late. "Sorry, Oak Rangrang, sorry!" John Oakes shouted, pushing aside the crowd in front of him and trying his best to squeeze forward.

In fact, these six or seven hundred people were still queuing up in an orderly manner, but the crowd was so turbulent that the line at the gate of Viking City had collapsed three times, blocking the entire pedestrian passage. Therefore, John Oaks, who wanted to move forward, could only pass through the crowd and squeeze forward with difficulty.

"God, what the **** happened here?" John Oakes couldn't help muttering. He had been going back and forth in Times Square for more than 20 years, and he had never seen such an exaggerated scene. Even if there are singers and actors, two or three hundred people are already very lively. I remember last year when a singer named Evan Bell held a signing event in Viking City, it also caused chaos on the scene.

But now the picture is more exaggerated than last year.

After nearly ten minutes, John Oaks finally came to the main entrance of Viking City, but the front half was still full of people. "God" John Oakes couldn't help groaning, "If I knew earlier, I wouldn't go directly, it's faster to go around in circles."

Stuck in the center of the crowd, John Oaks turned his head and looked, and found that at the gate of Viking City, a big sign was erected, "Evan Bell "Stubborn" is officially on sale at nine o'clock!" John Oaks couldn't help but be stunned. Stunned, of course he knows this Evan-Bell. Recently, "Sniper Phone Booth" was released in the movie theater at the box office, but it was very good. It's just that John Oakes didn't expect him to have musical achievements at the same time. Moreover, judging from the grand occasion at the scene this afternoon, the popularity is really not to be underestimated.

It was already nine o'clock when John Oakes escaped from the crowd, and it seemed that Imaya was going to be late for the shift. After arriving at the movie theater and changing into work clothes, I went to the workshop and apologized to my colleague Sam Wallace, "Sorry, the gate of Viking City was completely blocked today, delaying time."

Sam Biles is also an uncle who is nearly fifty years old, with a round face that is flushed with white and a snow-white goatee, always reminiscent of Santa Claus. It was normal that the shift was delayed by more than ten minutes, so Sam Wallace didn't mind at all. He didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave at all. Instead, he sat on the spot and chatted with his companions.

"It's the single called Evan Bell that's going to be released." Sam Wallace actually knew about this situation, which made John Oakes a little surprised. "Oh, there was a line up there at eight o'clock yesterday evening. .

Jack also went out to look around, and found that many people came with tents, preparing to line up there all night, just to be able to buy Evan Bell's new single as soon as possible. "So it turns out, it seems that these songs are really crazy." How many people are there now? "

"About six or seven hundred people." John Oaks sat down in front of the second window, tidying up his desktop, ready to open the window, and then he could start working. "However, I see that people are still pouring out of the subway station, and it is estimated that there will be more people in a while."

"Six or seven hundred people? How long has it been since Viking City was so lively. I remember the last time Celine Dion came over to sign a deal." Sam Wallace fell into memory" "That seems to be four years ago. , or five years ago. "I saw that when Celine Dion came to sign the last time, it was not so lively. You will know when you go and have a look. The aisle is completely blocked and it is impossible to pass. "John Oakes couldn't help but ramble, obviously he couldn't understand how crazy he was about the song. "I spent at least 20 minutes before and after to squeeze in, and I was still sweating. "

"Haha, John, you don't know that. The madness of young people is never something we can imagine." Sam Wallace stood up with a smile and left the workshop, seemingly ready to go home .

John Oaks opened the window. It was only nine o'clock at this time. There were not many people who came to call Lou. Looking out through the window, you could see people coming and going in a corner of the street scene. At this time, the noise at the gate of Viking City has become a scene in Times Square. Although John ※ Odons can not reason. But the sight still amazed him.

The day's plan begins in the morning, and after starting the day refreshed, John Oakes no longer pays attention to the outside scene. However, at four o'clock in the afternoon, John Oaks couldn't help but think of the grand occasion outside again, because his work so far today reminds him of the strength of Evan Bell all the time. Although it's only four o'clock, all the seats in the "Sniper Phone Booth" have been sold out today. This is normal. Even tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are all sold out. This is too abnormal.

John Oakes looked out the window, and the liveliness in front of Viking City increased rather than decreased. I wonder if it was his illusion that the crowd at the gate of Viking City seemed to have nearly doubled compared to the morning. Because, at nine o'clock in the morning, when he looked out of the window, he could only see the edge of a little crowd of people, but now, looking out from the window, the accumulated crowd has completely filled the field of vision, and it really spread to the entrance of the cinema. .

God, are there really thousands of people lining up?

John Oakes had not had time to continue to think about the extent to which the confusion caused by the "stubborn" single nose at the gate of Viking City had spread to another customer at the window.

"Hello, welcome to Broadway Studios. Is there anything I can do to help you?" John Oakes with a kind smile, withdrew his attention and asked kindly.

"I want ten" movie tickets for the sniper phone booth, for the 8 o'clock in the evening. "The new customer in front of me was a young boy who looked like he was in his early twenties.

"Sorry, sir." The tickets for the sniper phone booth have been sold out, and there are only tickets for the thirteenth. "John Oakes looked at the computer screen at hand, which displayed the ticket information of the movie theater.

"Damn, this is already the sixth cinema!" The boy cursed in a low voice, but he still reluctantly reconfirmed, "Isn't there even a No. 12?" At this moment, John Oakes said with a smile, " Please wait a moment, I will check it again for you." But in his heart, John Oaks couldn't help but muttered that the boy in front of him had probably already found five other cinemas, and the tickets for the "sniper phone booth" until the 12th were all It's already sold out. This speculation made John Oakes speechless. The box office appeal of this movie is really amazing." "Sir, our theater has just moved two more screens to play "Sniper Phone Booth" from six o'clock in the evening on the 12th. So now there are tickets again, do you need them? "John Oakes was even more surprised when he saw the results of the system refresh.

It seems that the theater manager has also noticed the tension in the ticketing of "sniper phone booths". For movie theaters, popular movies naturally have to be fully supported in order to have more income. Therefore, the theater manager mobilized two more screens to play "Sniper Phone Booth" together from the twelfth, which allowed the ticketing system to generate new movie tickets.

This kind of situation has not happened for some years, because the real blockbuster movie, the movie theater is bound to give the largest quota, even if the movie tickets are sold out, other resources can no longer be appropriated. It seems that theaters have underestimated the popularity of "sniper phone booths" before. However, astonished, John Oakes did not show it, and asked politely.

"Of course, of course. Please give me ten movie tickets for eight o'clock in the evening." The boy said eagerly.

Twenty-five years of John Oakes' experience in cinema ticket sales is being challenged again today. Because, in the next half an hour relying on the addition of two screens to generate the No. 12 "Sniper Phone Booth" movie tickets, all sold for a feast. Then, within two hours, the movie tickets for the 13th were all sold out. In other words, it was only the 9th today, and the "sniper phone booth" for the next four days was full, including the late-night show.

The popularity of the "sniper phone booth" exceeded expectations. John Oaks looked outside the window. The sea of ​​​​more than a thousand people was still besieging Viking City in high spirits. "Wen Yibeier", "stubborn" word sounds, and even the screams that erupted because of being too jittery, made Times Square glow with amazing vitality.

After all the vicissitudes of life, John Oaks was finally stunned, this little boy named Evan Bell.

Guys, the popularity has far exceeded expectations. Whether it is movies or music, this unstoppable momentum makes John Oakes, who is over half a hundred years old, curious.

The position of John Oakes is only a corner of the current attention in the United States. In fact, the popularity of songs and movies is far greater than the situation in Times Square.

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