Genius Club

Lin Xian was indeed very interested in the movie "The Feud of the Big Tree Ridge."

After all, he had never seen it, whereas he had already watched many versions of Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," and could recite the plot backwards and forwards.

However...

Considering this was CC's first time watching a movie since birth, of course, she should make the decision.

Even though the two of them had enough money now to watch both movies.

[But life is like that, even if you can do anything, you can't watch two different movies at the same time.]

"Hmm..."

CC rubbed her chin, hesitatingly glancing back and forth between the two movie posters.

Eventually.

She pointed to the animated poster on the right:

"Although I'm interested in both movies, I still prefer this 'Alice in Wonderland.'"

"Do you remember Lin Xian? Back at the balloon booth at Brooklyn Pier, the prize you won was an Alice doll, and I really want to see...what a moving Alice would look like."

"Alright."

Lin Xian nodded:

"Then let's watch this one. You do have an eye for these things, decades later, 'Alice in Wonderland' is still an immortal classic; whereas 'The Feud of the Big Tree Ridge' has long been forgotten by humanity, people only remember the name of the star [Kirk Douglas], but never mention the movie again."

"Let me see, the address of the cinema... oh, it's just nearby, right around the corner, let's go."

...

Following the directions on the map, the two arrived at the cinema with a flashing marquee.

After entering, they bought two movie tickets, naturally along with the standard popcorn + large coke combo.

CC hugged an extra-large tub of popcorn, feeling like she was holding the whole world.

Lin Xian, on the other hand, held two large cups of coke, following behind her.

Sigh.

It's this kind of inflammatory snack again.

Do foreigners really not get inflammation?

Because there's no such word as inflammation in their dictionary, are they immune to this mysterious Oriental power?

Can't figure it out.

But Lin Xian really needed a bowl of mung bean soup or egg drop soup or something.

Tomorrow, definitely need to soothe the throat.

After passing the ticket check.

The two entered the movie theater, and according to their ticket numbers, sat in the golden sixth row.

At this time of the show, there were indeed not many viewers, only a few scattered ones.

This could also be due to the choice of the film. Usually, animated family movies like "Alice in Wonderland" are mostly watched during the day with kids brought by their parents.

At this hour... the children are already dreaming in Wonderland, so there's no need to bother coming to the theater.

Once seated in the cinema, CC was restlessly looking around, left and right, forward and backward:

"Lin Xian, there aren't many people, it feels like we have the theater to ourselves, what a bargain!"

"Haha."

Lin Xian was amused by CC's habitual frugality.

She is really "calculative" when it comes to expenses.

Whether staying at the Empire State Building Hotel, or having snacks, the notions of "worth it" or "not worth it" were deeply ingrained in her, which was somewhat touching.

"Indeed a bargain."

Lin Xian agreed with her:

"For the same price, we get to have the entire cinema, and enjoy this movie all by ourselves."

"Right!"

Seeing Lin Xian agreeing with her, CC beamed and grabbed a big handful of popcorn to pass to Lin Xian:

"Here, have some, and poke me when you finish, I'll give you more."

With that said.

She sipped her coke through the straw, sat up straight, and began eating popcorn one by one, quietly waiting for the movie to start.

Lin Xian also picked up a piece of 1952 popcorn, putting it in his mouth.

Ugh...

So sickly sweet.

The food over here in Mi Country is really overdose on sugar, even a single popcorn is made so sweet, it's unbearably cloying, throat constantly burning.

"I feel like I've eaten more sugar today than in the whole past month."

Lin Xian muttered.

Somewhat worried about Mi Country's hidden diabetes risks.

Soon.

The last glimmer of light in the auditorium dimmed.

As the music began, a ray of fluorescence from the back illuminated the curtain upfront, colored images flickered out, and the animation officially began.

Alice is a cute girl who loves daydreaming.

This day, she was wearing a blue dress and a white apron, playing outside in the yard.

Suddenly, she saw a strange rabbit, wearing clothes just like a person, hurriedly rushing on its way.

Out of curiosity, Alice followed the rabbit, dived into a tree hole, and arrived at the mysterious Fantasy Kingdom...

Beside her, CC watched wide-eyed with great attention.

The Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, and Mad Hatter in the fantasy world opened the door to a new world for this 1952 Brooklyn girl, immersing her entirely.

She didn't even want to blink.

The expressions and actions of the animated characters on the screen genuinely moved her; she either laughed softly or frowned nervously, as if it was not little Alice adventuring in a dream, but CC hugging the popcorn bucket.

Lin Xian, however, couldn't really muster interest in this old animated movie.

Once spoiled, it's hard to go back to simplicity.

In his eyes, this blurry and crude classic film of the old era was nothing short of a full-screen mosaic, difficult to bear watching.

Taking the chance of this leisure, Lin Xian finally had time to think about the morning discussion with CC—

[Einstein's unusual actions in the Brooklyn Suburbs.]

At this moment.

The screen portrayed little Alice eating a cake and turning into a giant, absurd and imaginative.

Lin Xian fell into deep thought.

Einstein's behavior was equally incomprehensible.

Why didn't he just stay in Princeton? What was he always doing in the Brooklyn Suburbs?