"Although Feng Nan's background is said to be good, Liu Ye is no pushover."
Although the Feng family has a deep financial foundation, they are not specialized in investing in the entertainment industry and do not have deep connections in this industry.
Feng Nan and Zhao Junhan did invest in the "Rescue Operation" crew this time, but just based on Zhang Jing'an's reputation and Liu Ye's box office appeal, even if the Feng and Zhao families did not invest this money, there would be many people who would invest.
What's more, at Liu Ye's level, there are a large number of scripts waiting for him to choose every year, and his income is already the highest among Chinese male stars. He may not offend the Feng and Zhao families, but he may not be afraid of them either.
"Feng Nan is just a supporting role in 'Rescue Operation' and dies as soon as he appears on screen. Liu Ye is the main character and is very likely to be the favorite to win the Best Actor award this time. How could he be led by Jiangnan Entertainment?"
Mo Anqi covered her mouth and laughed, and whispered:
"Everyone has been spreading the news behind the scenes, but the people from Jiangnan Entertainment are suppressing it. I guess they will 'invite' those who know about it out for tea and give out red envelopes later."
Jiang Se recalled the scene when Yang Boxi hurriedly called Liu Ye away, and then recalled Xia Chaoqun's meaningful eyes at that time. In fact, Jiang Se had vaguely guessed something. When she heard Mo Anqi's ridicule of Feng Nan's arrogance, she sighed.
Xia Chaoqun followed Tao Cen behind, and had already instructed that after Mo Anqi came in, he should take Jiang Se with him to get familiar with the judges who came in first.
By now, most of the thirty judges had come in. Mo Anqi took a look and found that Cesare, the most prestigious Italian director invited to this film festival, had not arrived yet. Apart from that, most of the judges had already sat down in their seats.
Many people who came in earlier tried to get close to him, and Mo Anqi also squeezed in with Jiang Se. Both of them were strangers at the film festival. Mo Anqi had spent most of her time in Japan, and Jiang Se had never attended a film festival before. Without the guidance of acquaintances, it was difficult to insert some topics.
Mo Anqi tried several times but to no avail. Jiang Se looked left and right, pulled Mo Anqi, and walked towards a foreign man with thin cheeks and a serious expression.
He had a full beard and long, slightly curly chestnut-colored hair. Compared with the judges who were gathered around him, there were not many people around him. He did not seem to be very enthusiastic about the stars who came up to him.
But Jiang Se recognized him at a glance. This was one of the people in the information that Xia Chaoqun had someone give her. His name was Hill, and he was a well-known screenwriter and producer in the United States. He was relatively silent and introverted, and not very easy to deal with, but he was also a devout Christian and had produced several popular movies with religious significance.
After Jiang Se came over, she didn't rush up to talk. If she went over rashly, she would be like most of the people who came over to chat before and be coldly sent away by Hill.
She glanced at the big screen on the stage. At this moment, only the trophy of the China International Film Festival appeared on the screen.
The trophy is in the shape of a gold-plated angel with wings spread and eyes closed. It was designed by a professional in the first year of the International Film Festival.
Jiang Se stopped by Hill's table and asked Mo Anqi:
"Angie, do you think the film festival trophy is shaped like a cross?" As she spoke, she stretched out her ten fingers on both hands, crossed them together, and made a "cross" shape.
Her actions quickly caught Hill's attention. He raised his head and saw Jiang Se making a cross with her fingers towards the screen, with an interested look in her gray-blue eyes.
However, he did not speak rashly, but listened quietly. If Jiang Se did not know that this producer, who was not an extrovert, knew nothing about Chinese, Jiang Se might have thought that he had understood the topic of his casual chat with Mo Anqi.
Mo Anqi immediately understood what Jiang Se meant and shook her head. The two began to discuss the topic of "the cross". Jiang Se was not in a hurry to talk to Hill. After about five or six minutes, the two seemed to have an argument. Hill behind the table put down his hands and greeted him in English:
"Girls, is there anything I can help with?"
"certainly."
Jiang Se had pretended to argue with Mo Anqi just to get Hill to speak. As soon as he spoke, Jiang Se said in English:
"I think the film festival trophy is very similar to the shape of a cross, but my assistant thinks it is not consistent."
Her English accent was pure British. As soon as she opened her mouth, several foreign judges around her were attracted by her and turned their heads.
"My assistant believes that the cross represents the instrument of execution and should not be used as a metaphor."
After hearing what she said, Mo Anqi nodded.
Hill smiled and turned to look at the big screen. The symbol of the angel with wings spread on the screen did look like a cross. He turned back:
"What do you think?"
"During the Roman Empire, the cross was indeed an instrument of execution, but because God was tortured on the cross, the cross was given a new meaning, representing God's salvation and love for the world. In doctrine, it is sacred and inviolable, so it does not conflict with the angel image."
After Jiang Se finished speaking, Hill smiled, stood up and extended his hand to Jiang Se:
"Hello, my name is Hill."
Jiang Se had been talking for a long time, just waiting for this moment. She shook hands with Hill. This scene made many people who had tried to chat with Hill but failed before show expressions of surprise and shock on their faces.
It's not that no one had intended to hit on Hill before, but he was not easy to get close to. His attitude was polite yet distant. He was a lonely and arrogant old man. But now he stood up and shook hands with Jiang Se, which surprised and depressed many people who had hit a wall with him.
Since Jiang Se had memorized Hill's information earlier, he naturally had some understanding of his beliefs. Now he spoke to his heart's content and they soon started chatting enthusiastically.
The two of them spoke in English, chatting about everything from the cross to church relics, which attracted the attention of several foreign judges around them. Jiang Se memorized these people's information and knew everyone's preferences.
Although she is not very old, her extensive reading, both before and after her rebirth, has enabled her to easily come up with a large number of topics. Combined with everyone's interests and hobbies, she can intentionally or unintentionally lead people to the topics they like.
Mo Anqi opened her mouth wide. She knew Jiang Se was good at English, but she didn't expect it to be so good. Not only did she have no problem chatting with one person, but she was also at ease when everyone was chatting together, as if such social interactions were just a trivial matter to her.
When Feng Nan came in, people were still whispering around, and no one could easily get in a conversation. Feng Nan also tried to go over and talk, but the pure English communication made it difficult for her to understand, let alone speak. (To be continued)