Jiang Zhiyuan brought over the bowl of noodles that he had pushed away from the table. This was what he should touch.
The wind tonight seems to be particularly cold, and in this cold and damp place, the face is getting colder than usual.
The noodles soaked in the soup had become a mush, but Jiang Zhiyuan clenched his cheeks, picked up the bowl and started eating again.
There were still nearly twenty minutes until twelve o'clock in China, but the major cinemas in the capital were already filled with people waiting to watch the premiere of "The Devil" at midnight.
In the IMAX theater in the center of the imperial capital, Nie Dan, Cheng Runing and others had already arrived at the VIP lounge.
Although the nightlife in the capital has gradually become richer with the development of the times, there are still many young people who go to bed late, and there are often people watching movies in the cinema at midnight.
But it is still rare to see a place as packed with people as today, which is no less grand than the daytime on weekends.
Looking through the glass of the VIP room at the crowd outside, Xiang Qiuji couldn't help laughing while holding a bottle of mineral water in his hand:
"It seems that Sese's "Demon" is doing really well this time."
Several young men had smug looks on their faces, and they were beaming with joy when they mentioned this to Qiu Ji.
Nie Dan and others graduated from the No. 1 institution of higher learning last year and are currently studying for a master's degree. At the same time, they jointly established "Huaying Media" to invest in movies.
Before the preparation of "Devil", Jiang Se was very optimistic about the film, and Nie Dan and others also invested in the film because of their trust in Jiang Se's ability to attract box office sales. However, none of the young people had expected that "Devil" would bring such a huge return.
In the early stage of this year's French Film Festival, "Demons" performed amazingly. Compared with Ning Zhanping's "Accident", its reputation has been rising and is showing a trend of overtaking it.
And at tonight's closing awards ceremony, he won the 'Best Director' and 'Best Actor' awards consecutively, bringing great honor to the Chinese film industry and making him even more famous.
The domestic pre-sale box office also achieved impressive results thanks to Shu Peien’s comments and the early recommendations from the American magazine Film Talk.
From an investment perspective, "Devil" is already a business that is sure to make money.
It seems that the box office will continue to increase in the later period. It is estimated that the wealth of Nie Dan and others will become even greater as the reputation of "The Devil" grows.
Because tickets for the premiere of the movie "Devil" were so hard to come by, Nie Dan and others gave away a lot of tickets for the VIP lounge as a favor.
"Before it came out tonight, my old man was talking about this movie, saying that it was quite an honor to be able to surpass Ning Zhanping." Xiang Qiuji took a sip of water. The Xiang family's influence had infiltrated the Ministry of Entertainment and Culture. Being praised by his old man proved that the fame of "The Devil" could no longer be suppressed.
After chatting for a while, there were still nearly ten minutes before the movie started. Nie Dan stood up and was about to say that he would go into the theater first, but when he turned around, he saw the elevator door opened not far away through the glass. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Why is the old man from the Feng family here?"
He was so surprised that he lost his grip on the bottle of mineral water in his hand, and it fell to the ground with a thud. The bottle cap was not screwed on tightly, and the water inside gushed out, soaking the carpet.
Cheng Runing also stood up, and several people followed Nie Dan's gaze and saw that after the elevator door opened, Xiao Liu, the driver of the old man of the Feng family, came out first, pressed the elevator door, and helped out an old man with a cane.
Who else could it be but Feng Zhongliang
When Pei Yi pursued Feng Nan, it was a very earth-shaking pursuit. The brothers were very familiar with Feng Zhongliang. This old man had a weird and stubborn temper. He never had a good impression of celebrities and movies in the entertainment industry. Why would he come to the cinema at this time
Nie Dan subconsciously raised his wrist to check the time. It was still six minutes to twelve o'clock. "Why did this old man come to the cinema instead of sleeping?"
Cheng Runing rubbed his eyes, making sure he was not mistaken.
The old man had always been very disgusted with the entertainment industry. Ever since Feng Nan joined this circle and hooked up with Zhao Junhan, they had been making a lot of noise about filming movies and taking advertisements, which made the old man very angry. He never had a good face when talking about actors. It was really strange that he came to the cinema in the middle of the night with his driver.
Xiang Qiuran hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Would you like to go say hello?"
Nie Dan frowned. The movie was about to begin. This old man had difficulty walking. He was friends with Mr. Pei and all the elders. There were many people here, most of whom were young people. They might not recognize him. He only had a driver with him. If something happened here, not only would the elders at home have to teach him a lesson, Pei Yi would probably be angry too.
Although Pei Yi is now estranged from Feng Nan, it is said that he still respects the old man very much. What's weird is that Jiang Se and Feng Zhongliang seem to get along very well. In the past two years, he often visits Feng's house. "Maybe he came for Se Se's movie."
When Nie Dan said this, everyone was a little skeptical.
Feng Zhongliang thought that the movies shot by his granddaughter Feng Nan were not worthy of being displayed in a formal setting, and the two of them were very embarrassed because of this. How could they possibly watch a movie starring Jiang Se just because of her
"No matter what, let's help him steady himself first. If the old man gets hurt, he won't be able to get over it with the elders in his family." After Nie Dan finished speaking, everyone stood up.
Feng Zhongliang did come here because of "The Devil". Jiang Se was very far away from him at this time. The two grandparents and grandchildren were separated by half the distance of the earth. From the moment he confirmed that Jiang Se was his granddaughter, Feng Zhongliang had been worried about her.
Unfortunately, he didn't know who she was at that time. No matter whether he was in a good mood or not, he could still call her to talk and curse at her when he missed her.
But when he knew that Jiang Se was Feng Nan, he couldn't utter those words of blame anymore, and all that was left was the heartache for his granddaughter.
Tonight, after watching the news about her in France and learning that she failed to win an award at some French film festival, Feng Zhongliang saw her through the camera and could tell that she was disappointed. He immediately asked Xiao Liu to get two tickets for the movie "Devil" and prepared to go to the cinema to watch the performance she had mentioned and see the environment in which she worked.
He regretted not listening carefully to what she said. When she was filming this movie, Feng Zhongliang saw that she was so thin that she was out of shape. She had paid so much for this movie, and she must be very sad at this moment.
Feng Zhongliang just wanted to care more about Jiang Se in his own way, but he didn't expect to meet Nie Dan and others in the movie hall. (To be continued)