Xiao Liu didn't even dare to think about such a terrible idea, but Feng Zhongliang brought it up.
He knew exactly what kind of person Jiang Zhiyuan was. Right after he said that this person might be related to Zeng Shao's disappearance, Feng Zhongliang booked a separate movie theater and invited Jiang Zhiyuan to watch "A Glimmer of Hope".
The two of them were also enemies. When "Devil" was released that year, even when they met in public, Xiao Liu was so nervous that he broke out in a cold sweat.
No one dares to judge what kind of actions such a dangerous person will take. If this person does not change his ways, it will be a huge trouble for Mr. Feng to fall into his hands.
"no!"
When Xiao Liu thought of this, he quickly shook his head and rejected it:
"How can that be possible?"
"Why not?"
Feng Zhongliang drank some warm water slowly, then slowly raised his head and glanced at him. Xiao Liu was so anxious that he turned around:
"How can you watch a movie with him?"
"Why not?" Feng Zhongliang said with a smile:
“Some movies are only interesting if you watch them with people who can understand them.”
Xiao Liu understood Feng Zhongliang's character. Once he made a decision, Xiao Liu had no way to change his mind.
He had thought about finding someone to persuade Feng Zhongliang, but having learned from the previous experience where he acted on his own and was almost sent back to Hong Kong by Feng Zhongliang, Xiao Liu finally followed Feng Zhongliang's instructions and booked a separate theater in the cinema.
He had already obtained Jiang Zhiyuan's contact information when he checked Jiang Se. Xiao Liu had never thought in his life that he would take the initiative to contact Jiang Zhiyuan. He originally thought that Feng Zhongliang's idea was very crazy. As a family member of the victim of the kidnapping case, he invited the mastermind of the kidnapping case to watch a movie related to kidnapping together. When Xiao Liu contacted Jiang Zhiyuan with trepidation, he thought that this man would definitely refuse without hesitation.
There is a grudge between him and the Feng family. Xiao Liu was still thinking that if he were Jiang Zhiyuan, after serving 19 years in prison and receiving such a call, it would be normal to refuse without hesitation.
Xiao Liu nervously dialed the number listed on Jiang Zhiyuan's file, which was the landline at his workplace. An old man answered the phone, who asked him who he was in a loud voice and impatiently.
When he found out that Xiao Liu was looking for Jiang Zhiyuan, the old man cursed and shouted:
“Wait!”
Then Xiao Liu heard him shouting loudly:
"Jiang Zhiyuan, Jiang Zhiyuan, someone is looking for you!"
When the old man called out for help, Xiao Liu started to feel a little nervous.
He had stayed in the Feng family for many years and had met Jiang Zhiyuan once, but that time the two met in court. That meeting left a deep impression on Xiao Liu. Thinking back on it now, it still seems like it happened yesterday.
He was taken to court under police custody. At that time, the evidence against him was irrefutable and he was a serious criminal, most likely facing more than ten years in prison.
All of his accomplices looked dejected, with expressions of unwillingness or uneasiness, but he was the only one who looked calm and had a cold look in his eyes.
"Hello?"
His voice was a little cold, just like the impression he gave people, a little taciturn, because after he said this word, Xiao Liu was immersed in memories and didn't speak for a long time. He didn't say anything either, as if he was quietly waiting for Xiao Liu to come to his senses.
"I am… "
Xiao Liu quickly woke up from his memories. When he talked about his identity, he was speechless for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said:
"I am the assistant of Mr. Feng Zhongliang of Hong Kong Zhongnan Industrial Co., Ltd."
When he knew that the callers were from Feng's family, he was very calm. After listening to Xiao Liu telling him that Feng Zhongliang wanted to invite him to watch the movie "A Glimmer of Hope" together, he agreed calmly.
He even asked about the address and time in detail, as if he was going to meet an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time, but he didn't ask Feng Zhongliang why he did that, which made Xiao Liu a little dazed after hanging up the phone.
Jiang Se's luck is not good this year.
After "Silver Linings" participated in the French Film Festival, because "Devil" shined at the previous year's film festival, this year's "Silver Linings" had just participated in the film festival, and soon became the focus of everyone's attention thanks to the fame of the director and the male and female leading actors in the play.
The film received good response during its screening at the Film Palace. Even foreign media introduced the film and Jiang Se's performance in the film. This was his second collaboration with Liu Ye and the two also gave a wonderful performance.
The character Tang Jing played by her makes people immersed in the movie, as if they have also experienced a catastrophe as the plot develops.
Zhang Jing'an's shooting style has both the subtlety of China and the boldness of Europe and America.
The use of colors and music is handy. After watching "Silver Linings", many media and film critics believe that this year belongs to "Silver Linings". There is no suspense that Zhang Jingan will win an award with this movie, but Jiang Se is in danger.
"I pulled up the information of the people on this year's French Film Festival jury."
The film festival is already halfway through, and the reputation of Silver Linings has already come out. Unlike the situation when no one was interested in "Devil" after it was exhibited, after Silver Linings was confirmed to compete for awards at the French Film Festival, it attracted the attention of a large number of media and film critics. There were a lot of people watching the movie, and it was the most popular film at the film festival.
As the film festival unfolds, people who want to get a ticket online every day need to grab a ticket in advance to get the ticket.
Xia Chaoqun stayed in the hotel and analyzed the current situation with Jiang Se so that she could be mentally prepared in advance:
“There is no doubt that ‘A Silver Lining’ will be shortlisted for the film festival.”
She also made a table of the possible awards she might eventually win, circled them, and showed them to Jiang Se.
Among the circled awards, apart from the 'Best Director' award and the 'Best Screenwriter' award, there is no 'Best Actress' award. This means that Xia Chaoqun believes that Jiang Se may still end up as a runner-up at this year's French Film Festival.
"Just like with Devil, it's not hard to be nominated for Best Actress for your performance in Silver Linings, but it's hard to win the award."
In "Silver Linings", Jiang Se's performance is very outstanding, which can be seen from the recent praises from major media and film critics. However, there are many other films nominated this year, among which "Friday" by American director Spacey will be a competitor of "Silver Linings".
"Just like with Devil, it's not hard to be nominated for Best Actress for your performance in Silver Linings, but it's hard to win the award."
Even in Xia Chaoqun's opinion, the heroine Alice in "Friday" played a character with split personality, and the performance was too obvious. In comparison, Jiang Se's Tang Jing was better. However, since Zhang Jing'an and Spacey are equally famous, if Zhang Jing'an won the award, the "Best Actress" award may be won by the heroine of "Friday". (To be continued)