The purple color that is loved by the fashion industry is not easy to control, but Jiang Se wore it with excellent texture.
Half of her shoulder was revealed, and her long legs were faintly visible. She stayed on the red carpet for a while. Some people on the Internet began to praise the dress Jiang Se was wearing.
At this moment, whether it is Jiang Se's fans or fans who have deep opinions about Jiang Se because of Tao Cen in the dispute between "Devil" and "Accident", it is difficult for them to make any critical remarks about Jiang Se's outfit.
Jiang Se walked into the inner venue with a name tag. People outside the red carpet came in one after another. The bracelet on her wrist had already marked her seat. Tao Cen's seat was right next to her.
Tonight, Tao Cen wore a dark blue Valentino haute couture dress, which made her look radiant. When Jiang Se came in, she even smiled and nodded to Jiang Se, without any sign of unhappiness on her face.
She even stood up with her handbag, opened her arms when she saw Xia Chaoqun, hugged him, and greeted him:
"Chaoqun, long time no see."
Her agent stood in the aisle, biting her lip as she watched the scene, unable to speak.
"I don't think it's been long." Xia Chaoqun did not give Tao Cen an extra warm smile just because he had worked with her for a long time, and his tone of answer remained cold.
After the two of them greeted each other, Tao Cen and Jiang Se sat down. Tao Cen turned his head and looked at Jiang Se and smiled:
"Chaoqun has a great personality. He has only been with Miss Jiang for a few years, and you have become so outstanding. I haven't even congratulated you yet for your starring role in "Devil" entering the finals." She was very graceful, lowered her head and adjusted the hem of her skirt, as if she had forgotten that Jiang Se came in during the day and interrupted her lunch appointment with Cesare, and as if the rumors on the Internet about the two competing for "The Lost City" had no effect on her.
"I've seen Cesare's interview. He praised your "Demons" as being quite brilliant, and he was quite optimistic that Miss Jiang would win an award this year."
Jiang Se laughed and also made a gesture of intimacy with her: "Thank you for your compliment. Cesare was just encouraging me. How can it be compared with Miss Tao?"
She was not on guard because of Tao Cen's closeness, nor was she proud of his praise. It was her first time to be nominated for such an internationally important film festival, but she was neither arrogant nor impatient, which surprised Tao Cen.
The two of them tacitly did not talk about movies or work, but instead talked about French food, flowers and air. Tao Cen originally thought that Jiang Se had only become famous a few years ago.
As the power of this rival grew and became a threat to her position, she had gained a certain understanding of Jiang Se. She was also aware of Jiang Se's work status in recent years. She originally thought that Jiang Se had not been in France for a long time and should not be as familiar with French customs and practices as she was, as she had worked abroad for a longer time.
But after the conversation, she found that Jiang Se's talk and laughter were not empty. She even had a considerable understanding of France. Obviously, she must have read a lot of information before coming to France.
Her original plan to suppress Tao Cen failed, so she naturally smiled and changed the subject.
A large number of cameras in the venue recorded the two of them smiling and talking with their heads down, and there was no sign of disharmony at all.
The conversation between the two was interrupted only when Zhao Rang and Liu Ye came in one after another.
The film festival officially opened, the French Film Festival logo appeared on the big screen in front, and the female host was invited up.
The female host invited to this year's French Film Festival is the French beauty Saussure, who has been rated as the world's sexiest beauty by European and American media for several consecutive years. As soon as this cool beauty came on stage, she was greeted with warm applause from the audience.
She gave a speech explaining the significance of the film festival, and about ten minutes later, the award ceremony officially began.
The judges were invited to the stage one by one, and scenes from the film festival over the past half month appeared on the screen, interspersed with clips of excellent films. The first award to be presented was the Photography Award. Whenever a film was shortlisted, there were always some people who were disappointed and some who were ecstatic.
During this period, "Demons" has been shortlisted for the Best Screenplay, and Zhao Rang's face showed obvious joy.
During the film festival, "Devil" performed very well and many people in the industry were optimistic about it. Zhao Rang was in high spirits. He thought that the possibility of "Devil" winning an award this time meant a lot to him. People around him turned around and stared at the crew.
Jiang Se didn't pay attention to other people's stares. Instead, he and Zhao Rang, Liu Ye and others were silently reciting a declaration of gratitude.
With the development of "Devil" to this point, her chances of going on stage to receive an award are undoubtedly much greater. The work team prepared an acceptance speech for her. Regardless of whether she can win the award tonight, she has to memorize the speech.
After she confirmed in her mind that her declaration was correct, the awards ceremony had already proceeded to the nomination for Best Director.
When the host mentioned this award, Zhao Rang couldn't help biting his lips, with a look of nervousness in his eyes.
The list of nominees appeared on the screen, and Zhao Rang's name was also on the screen, until the award presenter spoke:
"This time, the Best Director Award has a talented director as our winner," the award presenter said. Jiang Se noticed that not only Zhao Rang, but also Director Ning Zhanping, who was sitting next to Tao Cen, was tense and his eyes fell on the guest who spoke on the podium. Fortunately, this famous director from Australia did not drag on for too long and gave the answer very quickly:
“Congratulations to the director of “Devil” and winner Zhao Rang!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into thunderous applause.
When Zhao Rang stood up, there was still a look of disbelief on his face.
He had been looking forward to this moment for a long time, but after hearing that he had won the award, he was still a little dazed. He hugged Liu Ye and Jiang Se almost inappropriately and strode onto the stage.
As Zhao Rang won the award, Ning Zhanping looked a little disappointed.
It is not easy for a director to come across excellent scripts and actors. Ning Zhanping had actually been preparing for "The Accident" for a long time. It was not easy to negotiate cooperation with an actress like Tao Cen. It took several years from filming to post-production.
Unfortunately, the award fell into Zhao Rang's hands. Even though Ning Zhanping had been mentally prepared because of the comments of film critics and the predictions of the media before, it was still difficult to let it go at this time.
Tao Cen whispered to comfort him. The great director looked at Zhao Rang who was giving a thank you statement on the stage and managed to force a smile:
"Don't worry, I still have a chance to start over."
There was a hint of disappointment in his tone. Jiang Se, who was sitting next to Tao Cen, could hear something. She turned her head to look, and Tao Cen also turned his head. When their eyes met, Tao Cen smiled with a hint of light in his eyes.
Ning Zhanping is already quite old, and it is not easy for him to get a good opportunity, let alone break into the French Film Festival and win an award. This year is probably the year he is closest to winning the Best Director title at the film festival. His chances of starting over are actually very slim. Ning Zhanping understands this, and Tao Cen should also understand this.
So Ning Zhanping's tone was filled with sigh at this time, but why would Tao Cen smile because of his sigh
Jiang Se frowned. At this time, Zhao Rang had already finished his speech on the stage and took the trophy for the Best Director of the French Film Festival from the presenter.
"Congratulations." Tao Cen turned around and congratulated Jiang Se softly.
There was a hint of joy in her tone, which made Jiang Se feel suspicious.
There was something not quite right about Tao Cen's performance. She seemed overjoyed that Zhao Rang won the award. This situation was too abnormal. As the lead actress of "Accident", it was impossible for her to be truly happy for Zhao Rang winning the award.
With Ning Zhanping's disappointment so obviously expressed, she should have felt sorry for missing out on the 'Best Director' award, but she was abnormally happy.
"Director Zhao is a very good director."
When Tao Cen said this, he had a smile on his face, his eyes passed over Liu Ye beside Jiang Se, and he whispered:
"Liu Ye is also a very good actor."
When she said this, it caught Liu Ye's attention. Liu Ye turned his head and Tao Cen smiled at him. The two of them nodded politely and then turned their faces away.
For some reason at this moment, Jiang Se had a bad premonition in her heart. She turned to look at Tao Cen, who had already begun to recite the award speech. She squinted her eyes, and spoke fluent English amid the thunderous applause of the crowd. She seemed not to notice Jiang Se's gaze, and a determined look appeared on her face.
Almost instantly, Jiang Se understood what Tao Cen meant. She stopped reciting the declaration. Tao Cen opened his eyes, with a half-smile in his eyes:
"What's wrong?" she asked in a low voice:
"Have you memorized Miss Jiang's declaration?"
She curled her lips, Jiang Se took a deep breath, glanced at her, and before she could say anything, Zhao Rang had already received the award, delivered his speech, and walked off the stage.
"Next, the list of Best Actress winners should be announced with ladies first." The host's words rang out in the venue, "But with the equal status of men and women today, ladies from all over the world..."
The host on stage mentioned that this year's French Film Festival would announce the Best Actor first. When the list of winners unfolded on the movie screen, the judges read out the names of the shortlisted actors one by one, and the hearts of all the shortlisted contestants were lifted.
"Torres Blanco from "Insurance", Liu Ye from "Devil"..."
When hearing that "Devil" was once again nominated for such an important award as Best Actor, almost the entire audience was shocked.
"Devils", an originally unknown movie, was ignored at the beginning, but its fame rose rapidly in the later period and it made it to the finals of the theme competition unit.
Everyone attending the closing ceremony today has seen the movie "The Devil". The roles played by the two male and female protagonists in the play are also quite wonderful. The male protagonist Liu Ye even gained weight for this movie and played a negative role for the first time.
He portrayed Luo Shen in the play vividly, so it is not surprising that he was nominated.
It's just that China's box office performance has been good in recent years, but truly classic films are rare. In important international film festivals such as the French Film Festival in the past, not many Chinese films were shortlisted for the theme competition unit, let alone being nominated several times and eligible to compete for the trophy.
In China, many viewers who were watching the live broadcast of the French Film Festival tonight in front of their computers stared at the screens intently. When they heard that Liu Ye was nominated for "Devil", many people couldn't help but cheer.
Liu Ye's fame in China has reached its peak, but he has yet to go beyond the borders of the country. Once Liu Ye wins the Best Actor award at the French Film Festival tonight, it will be like he has obtained the key to open the European and American markets, and his acting career will be able to go further!
At this moment, domestic audiences are not only praying for "Devil" and "Accident", but also praying for Liu Ye.
Jiang Se's heart sank.
Tao Cen's smile made her vaguely understand that things were not that simple, especially since Liu Ye was also nominated for the Best Actor at the film festival.
"The Devil" is already very outstanding. With several nominations and Zhao Rang's award, if Liu Ye also gets the award, it is very likely that she will miss the trophy for Best Actress for the sake of balance.
In a global film event, all the major awards cannot be won by the same Chinese film, no matter how outstanding and wonderful the film is!
That's why Tao Cen had that smile on her face earlier, and why she sincerely congratulated Zhao Rang. The more nominations "Devil" gets, once Zhao Rang wins the award, the possibility of the remaining male and female leading actors winning the award will be even lower.
There are many excellent films at this year's film festival, but not many that are particularly outstanding. Liu Ye's performance is remarkable. Jiang Se also watched the shortlisted films during the film festival. The possibility of Liu Ye winning the award is quite high.
As expected, the judges then announced the list of winners:
"Liu Ye, The Devil."
Applause broke out in the venue as the judges spoke. Liu Ye stood up and the cameras in the venue turned to his direction. Jiang Se, who was sitting next to him, applauded along with the audience even though he had guessed the result.
In the aisle, Mo Anqi was so nervous that she kept biting her fingers. After the Best Actor award, the Best Actress award would be announced. She looked at Xia Chaoqun, whose brows were rarely furrowed. In order to relieve her anxiety, Mo Anqi couldn't help but whispered:
"Sister Xia, does Sese have a chance to win a prize this year?"
She has been in this industry for many years and vaguely felt that something was wrong. It was impossible for the three major awards of the French Film Festival this year to be given to the same film, which would cause the outside world to question the preferences and preferences of the film jury.
Mo Anqi originally hoped that Xia Chaoqun could comfort her with a few words, but Xia Chaoqun did not say anything. Her eyes looked through the crowd and fell on Jiang Se who was sitting next to Tao Cen.
Zhao Rang was still holding the trophy. Liu Ye had already gone on stage, and the seat to Jiang Se's left was vacant.
Under the light, she had a smile on her face and her true emotion couldn't be revealed, but she was so smart, could she have guessed the result
Xia Chaoqun had this thought in his mind, and he considered whether he should comfort her after the closing ceremony. (To be continued)