It was not only the domestic media that expressed great regret in the venue. Many Chinese netizens could not help but sigh when they saw this scene.
"Demons" has not yet been released in China, but because of its rising momentum at the French Film Festival, many viewers still have high hopes for it.
Whether Jiang Se and Tao Cen can win the award not only represents themselves, but also the expectations of more audiences for them. Now that both of them have missed the title of "Best Actress", many netizens are still very disappointed.
Even the fans of both sides who had been arguing over the two Chinese films found it difficult to ridicule Tao Cen and Jiang Se at this moment.
The French Film Festival's Best Film award finally went to "The Killer" by American director Spacey. Some people cheered for it, while others were disappointed because they won nothing.
Then the winners came on stage one by one to take photos. Zhao Rang looked at Jiang Se with some sympathy. Liu Ye was holding the trophy for "Best Actor" of the French Film Festival, unable to hide his joy. But when he saw Jiang Se, he was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to comfort her.
He knew the rules very well, and understood that the reason why Jiang Se did not win the trophy was not related to her lack of acting skills, nor did it mean that her performance in "Devil" was not satisfactory.
It’s just that some rules cannot be broken easily.
Having worked with Jiang Se on two films, Liu Ye had a better understanding of Jiang Se's personality. He turned to look at Xia Chaoqun in the aisle in the distance. The Century Galaxy's top agent had his arms folded across his chest, looking calm.
Even though Yang Boxi beside her was so happy about winning the award that he turned around several times, it didn't affect Xia Chaoqun at all.
It seemed as if Jiang Se winning the award wouldn't make her particularly upset, and Jiang Se not winning the award wouldn't make her particularly disappointed.
"Sese, there is nothing wrong with your acting..."
Liu Ye thought for a while and tried to comfort her, but Jiang Se pursed his lips, turned around and smiled:
"Brother Liu, don't worry." She pursed her lips, and the disappointment in her eyes was gradually replaced by determination:
"I'm still young and can come back again."
Her voice was very soft. In fact, tonight's closing ceremony of the French Film Festival had hit her hard.
However, this blow did not knock her down. Instead, it inspired her even more and made her want to make a comeback even more strongly:
“Being shortlisted this time is already a very good start.”
She said this with a smile, and Tao Cen beside her heard it clearly, but he had no intention of laughing at her. Instead, he was secretly alert.
During the trip to the French Film Festival, even though they were only together for a very short time, Tao Cen got to know Jiang Se better, a person who could already be called his competitor.
If her previous understanding of Jiang Se came from information and the praise from people in the company, who praised her for her politeness, beauty and acting skills, then Tao Cen now deeply realized that the girl sitting next to her not only had beauty and acting skills, but also had ambitions that were not inferior to her own.
She has been doing very well in China over the years. Her acting career has been smooth sailing, the company has been supporting her, and she can choose any information she wants. Even when she was competing with Jiang Se for the role in "The Lost City", she got it very smoothly.
She rarely felt a sense of crisis, but from Jiang Se's gentle words at this moment, she felt a fear of being overtaken by the wave behind her, but also a sense of excitement and challenge.
Putting aside the inequality in their ages and debut experience, this girl who came from behind is already standing on the same starting line as herself.
This is great! Tao Cen secretly thought that with Jiang Se's appearance, she would be more focused and hardworking in her acting career in the future and would not slack off.
The award winners came on stage to take photos, and the closing ceremony ended after many people experienced ups and downs.
There will be a charity-themed cocktail party later. As one of the most popular female stars who is favored by people, Jiang Se also received an invitation to the cocktail party.
When coming out of the closing ceremony hall, a group of reporters swarmed over and surrounded Jiang Se tightly. The microphones and camera flashes lit up. Mo Anqi was in a bad mood at the moment. When she saw this scene, she suppressed her anger and kept the media reporters away.
"Excuse me, Miss Jiang, what do you think about the fact that "Devil" won two awards in a row, while you were the only one who failed to win?"
"Ms. Jiang, how do you feel about missing out on the Best Actress award at the film festival?"
"Ms. Jiang, your role in "Devil"..."
"Miss Jiang..."
Media reporters will not give up the opportunity to interview Jiang Se at this time. In addition to a large number of Chinese media, some foreign media are also mixed in the interview crowd.
"Ms. Jiang, Cesare is very optimistic about your winning the award, and..."
“Would you question whether the jury of this film festival is unfair?”
"Do you think that Kelly Houghton is the Best Actress?"
"… "
The crowd was crowded, wishing the microphone could be brought closer.
Before the closing ceremony tonight, Cesare had said that he was very optimistic about Jiang Se's performance in "Devils". The famous Chinese film critic Shu Peien also believed that Jiang Se was within reach of the title of "Best Actress".
Even though she and Tao Cen were both nominated, which was quite newsworthy, in the end, both of them failed to win the award and were just runners-up for the "Best Actress" award.
"Excuse me," Mo Anqi reached out to push the microphone closer and forced a smile: "Please move aside."
"Do you feel lost or discouraged about losing the 'Best Actress' award?"
The reporters ignored Mo Anqi's attempts to stop them and continued asking questions.
At this time in China, Feng Zhongliang was sitting in front of the TV watching this scene with his lips tightly pursed.
On TV, Jiang Se's face was illuminated by the spotlight, looking as white as snow. Surrounded by a crowd of reporters, she was bombarded with embarrassing and sharp questions.
She was very thin, but her back was straight, which made Feng Zhongliang indignant, but also proud of her bravery!
This is his granddaughter. Facing the siege of reporters, she did not show any fear. Even though she did not win the so-called "Best Actress" title, she was disappointed but did not lose her composure. Instead, she behaved very decently and did not lose her pride.
He had been besieged by reporters before and knew how lethal these people were, but Jiang Se was not afraid at all. This was the child he had raised!
"Xiao Liu." Feng Zhongliang suppressed his excitement and called out, "When will "Devil" be released?"
Xiao Liu was surprised. Feng Zhongliang rarely paid attention to the news in the entertainment industry. The old man was very stubborn. He didn't understand why Feng Nan entered the entertainment industry, and he was very reluctant to accept anything in this circle. But now he took the initiative to care about the film industry because of Jiang Se. He even read the news about the French Film Festival for several days and asked about the movie starring Jiang Se for the first time. (To be continued)