At this time, outside the "Devil" theater, Shu Payne, who was using his critic ID to get his ticket, walked around the basement level of the theater and saw the image of a basement palace painted on the middle pillar.
On the electronic screen, Shu Payen saw the instructions for playing "The Devil", and there were about ten minutes left before the broadcast time.
As a professional film critic, Shu Peien certainly knew that Zhao Rang's "Demons" would be selected for this year's French Film Festival. However, when he came to the Film Palace tonight, he originally planned to watch another film participating in the French Film Festival's theme competition unit.
"The Accident" starring Tao Cen was directed by Ning Zhanping, one of Shu Peien's old friends who had known each other for many years. He performed quite stably.
Ning Zhanping likes to interpret stories from a human perspective, which happens to be the type most favored by the judges of the French Film Festival.
Especially since "The Accident" is starred by Tao Cen, Shu Payen is quite optimistic that this movie will win an award.
Among the first-line actresses in China, Tao Cen has been popular for many years and has a very good reputation in the film industry. She has superb acting skills and plays a leading role in "The Accident". Working with Ning Zhanping, her performance should be quite stable. Therefore, "The Accident" was the first movie that Shu Peien originally planned to watch on this trip to the French Film Festival.
"Demons" is also on his list of movies to watch, but not at this time.
But maybe it was fate, he went down to the underground level, looked around but couldn't find the theater where "The Accident" was playing, but accidentally saw the indicator light of the theater where "The Devil" was playing.
Information about the movie "Devil" emerged in Shu Payen's mind. Zhao Rang appeared quite mysterious at the beginning of the filming. He did a lot of confidentiality to whet the appetite of fans and the media, and did not reveal any information at all.
Apart from knowing that the male and female protagonists were Liu Ye and Jiang Se, and that this film was Liu Ye's transitional work, and the film genre, Shu Payen knew nothing about the content of the film.
He paused in front of the sign, and the two people Jiang Se and Liu Ye appeared in his mind.
Compared to Tao Cen's collaboration with newcomer Wei Chun in "Accident", who was almost able to stand on their own, Zhao Rang's "Devil" can be said to have adopted the same approach. Which pair is more interesting, the collaboration between Liu Ye, who has good acting skills, reputation and status, and Jiang Se
Jiang Se has only been in the industry for a few years, but the films she has starred in are of guaranteed quality, and her acting skills can be clearly seen improving little by little in the films.
Compared to Tao Cen's experience and stable performance, the uncertainty of this girl made Shu Payen more curious, so he hesitated for only a moment and decided to watch the movie "Devil" first.
Perhaps it was fate. He searched for "The Accident" for a long time but couldn't find the way. Finally, he turned the corner following the indicator light and saw the theater of "The Devil".
There was no one at the entrance of the theater at this time. Jiang Se, who was wearing a white dress, was talking to Liu Ye. It seemed that the two of them should have signed here before.
"Teacher Shu."
Liu Ye saw Shu Payen from afar. He had been in the circle for many years and had dealt with Shu Payen several times, so they knew each other.
Shu Payen nodded, shook hands with Liu Ye, and then looked at Jiang Se. The little girl stood up, shook hands with him with a smile, and greeted him generously:
"Teacher Shu."
In Shu Peien's column, he wrote two film reviews about Jiang Se. He had a good impression of Jiang Se. When he saw the situation of domestic films at the French Film Festival, he sighed in his heart:
"I'm here to watch 'Devil'. Zhao Rang has kept this movie a secret since the filming began. It's the premiere now, and it's fate that I'm here."
In fact, he has not been in good health in the past two years. At the end of last year, he was hospitalized for a period of time and had an operation. He has been recuperating in the second half of the year.
Liu Ye thought that this professional film critic would not appear at this year's film festival, but he did not expect that Shu Payen would still come. He could not help but feel a little admiration for him.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Shu Payen entered the theater. When he came in, nearly half of the people in the theater were seated. Zhao Rang and others in front were also in the theater. He chose a seat at the back and sat down. He solemnly took out his glasses from his arms, wiped them with a lens cloth, and then solemnly put them on.
He has been to the French Film Festival many times and likes the theaters here the most. The screen is large and clear, and the colors and sound are all excellent. Not only can domestic theaters compare with it, but even the world's famous theaters rarely can match it.
When he sat down, Shu Payne looked at his watch and saw that there were about five minutes left before the show started.
As time passed, more people gradually came into the theater. In addition to Asian faces, there were also a few foreigners, some of whom had media credentials hanging on their chests.
When the time was up, the lights in the theater dimmed, and Shu Payne adjusted his sitting position and stared at the screen.
Before the film was released, Shu Pain actually had an estimated score for "Devil" in his mind. If the total score was 100, then based on the cast alone, Shu Pain would give it an 80.
There is no need to mention Liu Ye's acting skills. He has been in the industry for many years and is very experienced. He handles many roles with great discretion.
What's more, Shu Pain also has a certain understanding of Liu Ye. He is serious and dedicated. No matter what role he plays, he always performs it to perfection. Just based on his name, Shu Pain would give him 40 points.
Zhao Rang is a mature director, and his previous works have been quite stable, but this is his first time to deal with the "Devil" genre. It is unknown what kind of results he can achieve with this work and how much potential he can tap into in Liu Ye, so Shu Peien gave him 15 points.
As for Jiang Se, she is an uncertainty. From her previous works, we can see that her progress is considerable among actors of the same period, but she is working with Liu Ye, and she is very likely to be restrained by Liu Ye.
Although Shu Payen was curious about what the result of their collaboration would be, he was also worried about it. He was afraid that Jiang Se would be suppressed by Liu Ye in the play and his performance would be unstable. Therefore, he gave Jiang Se 15 points, and the rest of the points were given to post-production editing.
It is said that the post-production team handed the production over to a well-known foreign production company. Obviously, Zhao Rang put a lot of effort into the details of the film.
At the beginning of the film, Zhang Yuqin, played by Jiang Se, appeared on the screen.
To be honest, the moment he saw Jiang Se appear, Shu Payen was greatly surprised. In his mind, he was still thinking about Jiang Se whom he had seen at the entrance of the cinema before. She was young and beautiful, with plump cheeks, a smiling expression, and a beautiful figure wrapped in a white ** dress, standing tall and graceful.
But Jiang Se on the screen seemed to tear the impression of Jiang Se in his mind into two halves.
Her long hair was tied into a ponytail, which was wet with sweat and looked a little messy. She wore an ill-fitting business suit, and her brows bore the marks of life's hardships. She carried a backpack and squeezed into the subway. Even though her face looked still young, her eyes and brows showed the fatigue of suffering from life's hardships.
How is this possible? (To be continued)