Tonight, Feng Zhongliang especially wanted to call Jiang Se to hear his granddaughter's voice.
At this time, Jiang Zhiyuan in the cinema avoided the elevator and took the emergency escape instead.
There was almost no one here and it was very quiet. With every step he took, his footsteps echoed in the narrow space. He was used to this kind of silence, but tonight he felt a little uneasy.
He took out the movie ticket from his chest, touched it, and put it back in his pocket.
Jiang Zhiyuan had not expected to meet his 'old friend' Feng Zhongliang here. He did not blame Feng Zhongliang for 'taking care' of him after he was in prison. It was nothing more than the result of the success or failure, and he deserved it.
If he is alone, he has nothing to fear.
But he still has a daughter, and he can't tolerate Jiang Se being implicated by him.
Since he was released from prison, he has been law-abiding. When he learned that someone was tracking his whereabouts and guessed that it might be the Feng family's doing, he tried his best to keep his life under the surveillance of the Feng family. His life was boring, day after day. He was so obedient and silent, just to reassure the Feng family and not to involve their daughter.
But why did Feng Zhongliang appear tonight
He pondered and took two more steps.
Jiang Zhiyuan was dressed shabbily, but his outstanding appearance still attracted the attention of many people in the cinema.
He chose an empty corner and leaned against a pillar in silence, quietly waiting for the movie to start. The ticket in this cinema was not cheap. He spent a high price to buy the movie ticket here because he heard that the money he bought would be counted into Jiang Se's movie box office.
Many girls around him were secretly staring at him, but he ignored them, looking indifferent and concentrating on the time display screen in the cinema.
After the cinema opened, he followed the crowd in.
He had read news about Jiang Se on the computer and watched previous movies starring Jiang Se on the Internet, but none of them left a deeper impression than "Devil".
The "Zhuzhu" in the play is the salvation and life of Zhang Yuqin played by Jiang Se. Jiang Se means more to him than "Zhuzhu" means to "Zhang Yuqin".
In the theater, when everyone around him was sighing for the characters in the play, he smiled as he saw the "devil" played by Liu Ye holding a cigarette and confronting Zhang Yuqin. It was a rare opportunity for him to recall the old days, which was a very rare thing for Jiang Zhiyuan.
He hasn't thought about what happened in many years, kidnapping Feng Nan and demanding a ransom.
Back then, he was a "devil" to Feng Nan, but now he seems like an early "Zhang Yuqin".
At the closing ceremony of the French Film Festival, Jiang Se broke away from the harassment of reporters and media, and returned to the lounge temporarily arranged for her by the film festival staff to change into a dress and prepare to attend the charity dinner later.
Mo Anqi was still a little depressed, and felt a little angry when she thought of the sharp questions from the reporter.
"What? Liu Ye won an award, but you didn't. Is there still a gap in your acting skills..." She watched the stylist changing Jiang Se's makeup and removing her earrings, and couldn't help but mutter, "Shouldn't we ask the chairman of the film jury? Why are we trying to make things difficult for you?"
Jiang Se didn't say anything. She knew in her heart that Liu Ye's winning the award was inevitable! When he had previously taken on Zhang Jing'an's "Rescue Operation", he had received good reviews abroad, which had already laid the foundation for today's award.
In comparison, he did not have many previous works to show off. After all, his qualifications were much weaker than Liu Ye's.
She listened to Mo Anqi chattering on and on about her grievances, while Xia Chaoqun was holding a tablet computer and explaining to her the next work items.
After the film festival, she will attend the premiere of "Devil" abroad with Zhao Rang and others, and will also participate in the shooting of Federer's advertisement a week later.
"The Devil should be showing in China right now." Xia Chaoqun glanced at the time. "Several media outlets have arranged to interview you later. I have agreed to three of them on your behalf. The production team of Filmmakers in the Circle has contacted me before, hoping to invite you, Liu Ye, and Zhao Rang to the show hosted by Sheng Jingzhi."
From the time when Jiang Se needed to rely on Zhao Rang to lead her to be on this show and had to find ways to get on the screen, grab topics and increase her popularity, to now when the program team has taken the initiative to invite her, it took Jiang Se four years to walk the road.
The charity gala after the French Film Festival is always star-studded and is as star-studded as any major award ceremonies. Well-known directors, gold medal producers, screenwriters, and stars from all over the world can be found here, and Jiang Se is one of the favorites tonight.
The film "Demons" in which she starred was the darling of this year's French Film Festival, winning two awards and attracting a lot of attention. After Jiang Se came in, she received many business cards from producers and directors, expressing their desire to work with her.
Xia Chaoqun was like a fish in water in such occasions and tried his best to find opportunities for Jiang Se.
Tired of laughing, Jiang Se found a corner and sat down with a glass of soda in his hand.
In addition to doing charity work at occasions like tonight, more people will seize this opportunity to see if there is any possibility of finding partners.
Jiang Se had just sat for a while when she heard footsteps coming, and Cesare's voice sounded beside her:
"Hi, Jiang."
He was wearing a dark blue custom-made suit, with slightly curly hair combed back, revealing a full forehead. He was holding a wine glass. When Jiang Se raised his head, he raised his wrist to raise the glass, and Jiang Se couldn't help but smile:
"Hey, Cesare, are you here to comfort me too?"
Many Chinese media looked at Jiang Se with sympathy tonight, as if they felt very sorry that she did not win an award at the French Film Festival like Liu Ye.
When Cesare heard what Jiang Se said, he smiled and said:
"I don't think you need comfort."
She really didn't need comfort, but she was curious about Cesare's initiative to find her.
He put the wine glass aside and sat down:
"But I still think your performance was far better than Kelly Houghton's. You didn't win the award simply because they will never learn to appreciate it."
His words of protection made Jiang Se laugh. "Thank you, Cesare," she paused, hinting:
"But it could also be that I'm just lacking a better opportunity."
Cesare raised his eyebrows, "You really don't need my comfort."
Jiang Se's ambitious words did not cause any offence to Cesare. He attended the charity dinner tonight and was prepared to discuss cooperation with Jiang Se.
"I think you're right. I saw your performance in Demons. Maybe you can try the role of Shireen."
Jiang Se was cheered up. Even though she had a vague feeling that Cesare would give her a chance to appear in Prisoners when she saw him, she couldn't help but show her joy when she actually heard the news from him:
"Would you like to give me a chance to audition?"
"Yes." Cesare nodded.
"I was planning to make an appointment with you to discuss this matter after the party, but I think there is no need to change the time. If you are still interested in "Prisoners", I will send you the time and place of the audition later." (To be continued)