"Yes." Everyone has to pay a price for their mistakes.
Jiang Zhiyuan kidnapped her for the sake of his young daughter. Regardless of whether she was reborn or not, Jiang Zhiyuan has already received retribution.
Without her rebirth, because of his imprisonment, his daughter was beaten, scolded, and abused by others, and her life was ruined at such a young age; with her rebirth, she was still traumatized by her childhood events, and could not call him the "father" he hoped to hear.
He himself might not have imagined that this girl who had been hurt by him would eventually become his Achilles' heel and hold the "right" to truly judge him.
He needs redemption, but whether he can get it depends on whether Jiang Se is willing to learn to open his mind, accept, tolerate, and let go of the past.
Fate has balanced all of this ingeniously.
When Jiang Se came out of Feng Nan's room, Feng Zhongliang was standing outside the door, smiling at her and saying, "You're out."
There was relief in his words. The word "coming out" did not only refer to Jiang Se coming out of Feng Nan's ward, but also meant that she had truly walked out of the past, no longer troubled by the past, and turned everything in the past into light memories.
"Yes, I'm out." But no one knows when Feng Nan really came out.
Feng Zhongliang showed a look of relief in his eyes, and Jiang Se asked:
"Grandpa, do you want to go in and take a look?"
"No."
He shook his head and let Jiang Se hold his arm:
"Grandpa came here to wait for you." After all, Feng Nan was not the child he really raised, and he was reluctant to let anything happen to this body. But after all, there was no affection between him and Feng Nan, and there was nothing to say. At his age, he cared more about his inner heart rather than the inheritance of blood.
Saving Feng Nan's life and sending her off to get married was the last thing Feng Zhongliang could do for Feng Nan. The rest of the time, he hoped to talk more with his real granddaughter and enjoy family time.
The grandparents walked a few steps and entered the elevator. After chatting for a while, Feng Zhongliang seemed to have made up his mind. He grabbed the cane with one hand, reached into his pocket with the other hand, took out a folded newspaper, and handed it to Jiang Se: "Take a look."
This was an evening paper published in Hong Kong. She was a little curious as to why Feng Zhongliang would read the newspaper and keep it for herself, and even hand it to her so that she could read it too.
She took it and immediately saw the news that Feng Zhongliang had folded. The headline read: Good citizens of Hong Kong! Recently, on the Victoria Eye Hill Road, a citizen took a photo of someone cleaning the road...
Jiang Se recognized the photo published in the newspaper. It was Jiang Zhiyuan's figure.
He was bending over to clear the road. When taking the photo, he turned his head alertly, and his silhouette was captured. His lips were pursed with seriousness. The publication time of this newspaper was just after Jiang Se contacted Jiang Zhiyuan for the first time.
At that time, he should have decided to go on this journey with Jiang Se. While she was nervous and apprehensive about this meeting, he took this meeting between father and daughter very seriously.
Even if there is no grand occasion, he hopes to be more cautious in all aspects.
The weight of this newspaper seems heavier because of this photo.
Feng Zhongliang sighed, "After I knew it was him, I had the news removed."
Feng Zhongliang learned the news in advance and bought all the copies of this edition of the newspaper. The Feng family holds a very important position in Hong Kong and is a major client of newspapers and magazines every year. The news media are all willing to give Feng Zhongliang face.
He was afraid that once Jiang Zhiyuan's photo was published, someone would recognize him and then implicate Jiang Se.
"But I think you should still take a look."
Jiang Se folded the newspaper, put it in his bag, and whispered:
"Thank you, Grandpa."
Feng Zhongliang laughed. Outside the hospital, Xiao Liu was holding an umbrella and waiting for the grandparents. When he saw Feng Zhongliang and Jiang Se coming out, Xiao Liu came up to them, took out a scarf from his bag and put it on Feng Zhongliang. Then he looked at Jiang Se, his eyes lit up, and finally turned into a friendly tone: "Miss Jiang Se."
The Feng family was eager to please Feng Zhongliang's return, but they forgot that there was another injured "Feng family member" in the ward. Feng Zhongliang didn't want to go back and wanted to walk around nearby. Xiao Liu didn't follow him and handed the umbrella in his hand to Jiang Se.
Jiang Se held an umbrella as the grandparents and grandchildren strolled on the street. The drizzle fell on the umbrella, making a rustling sound like spring silkworms eating mulberry leaves, which made people feel peaceful for no reason.
Feng Zhongliang asked Jiang Se about the result of meeting Feng Nan today. Jiang Se repeated what he said to Feng Nan to Feng Zhongliang. He showed satisfaction in his eyes and looked at Jiang Se with pride and happiness:
"You are a good kid, and you did the right thing."
She was educated very well, and what Feng Zhongliang was most grateful for was that she was not influenced by her parents and her nature was not distorted.
"I hope Jiang Zhiyuan can understand your painstaking efforts."
As for Feng Nan, Feng Zhongliang guessed that she would not dare to mess around again. She was a rootless duckweed in this world, and she had revealed her true identity to Pei Yi. For her own sake, she would surely behave herself.
"Grandpa hasn't congratulated you yet. You won the Best Actress trophy at the French Film Festival."
After Jiang Zhiyuan's matter was settled, Feng Zhongliang thought of this event that was of great significance to his granddaughter, and his face was full of joy: "In fact, when you were filming "Devil", I think you should have won this award."
Jiang Se was nominated but ultimately didn't win the award. Feng Zhongliang was not convinced and later watched all the movies nominated for the Best Actress award that year, as well as the movies that won the award. "None of them are as good as you. Winning the award this time means they finally have a good taste."
Jiang Se was amused by his grandfather's words, and his heavy mood was swept away, and he chatted with him about some past events.
This trip to Hong Kong solved many problems. The promotion of "Criminal Suspect" could not be delayed any longer, so Jiang Se boarded a plane back to the capital that night.
The premiere ceremony of "Criminal Suspect" was quite successful. The film made a name for itself by being nominated three times at the French Film Festival and winning major awards three times.
As soon as the premiere came out, the twists and turns of the story, the interlocking plot, the meticulous reasoning, the outstanding performances of the actors, the lighting, the scenery and Huo Zhiming's control over the film made the film receive praise from people inside and outside the industry as soon as it was released.
Jiang Se's performance in the movie was vivid and infectious. Her scenes with Tao Cen made fans applaud. It also allowed everyone to see an actor who has been improving and once again proved herself to the audience.
What she possesses is not only beauty, but also acting skills that can compete with Tao Cen.
In Shu Peien's column in Time Commentary, the evaluation of this film is no longer just about Jiang Se's chances of winning an award, because in Shu Peien's opinion, it is a bit of an underestimation of this film to only talk about winning an award.
Shu Payen wrote: The story of "Criminal Suspect" is another unexpected surprise that Huo Zhiming gave to the public many years later.
The story begins when the Wangjin City Police Department receives several anonymous "death notices". From the very beginning, the story creates suspense and directly arouses the audience's curiosity.
The audience follows Shen Xunran's vision to analyze the case step by step, and Su Yi, played by Jiang Se, caught my eye for the first time.
I have been watching Jiang Se's works for many years and have a certain understanding of her. She has played the maid who would rather die than surrender in "Rescue Operation", the girl with a miserable life in "Beijing Events", the girl who lost her love in "About I Love You", and later the mother in "Devils" which is even more impressive, the kidnapped girl in "A Glimmer of Hope", and the fallen soul under Cesare's lens.
In the minds of movie fans, every step she takes is like walking on a tightrope, making people nervous, but every time a movie is released, they find that her performance is very stable.
Before the release of "Criminal Suspect", I was actually quite nervous. With "God's Redemption" being her best performance, her early fame was a good thing for an actress, but I was also afraid that she would be burdened by the fame. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that she perfectly interpreted the role of Su Yi and performed the soul of Su Yi.
Su Yi in this movie is actually not that easy to play. The character's background, experiences and personality have destined her to hide twisted hatred under her literary and fresh appearance. Such a role is no simpler than a character with great emotional ups and downs, because acting too lightly will appear boring, and acting too much will appear artificial and make people resist.
But when Su Yi, played by Jiang Se, appeared on the stage, people felt that the girl described by Shen Xunran and every character in the play was supposed to be like that.
That beautiful appearance carries a poetic feeling, and the melancholy in her eyes easily makes people associate it with the tragedy she experienced in her childhood. Her indifference is revealed in her implicit smile. She even performed Su Yi's "arrogance", and the sentence she whispered in Shen Xunran's ear was interpreted in a "restrained" way, which was quite appropriate.
The confrontation between her and Tao Cen, where both became stronger when facing stronger opponents, and the three conversation scenes between the two were all very impressive.
The first appearance was brief, bringing out the plot; in the second film, a murder occurred again, and Su Yi was summoned as a suspect. The conversation between him and Shen Xunran was calm, concealing the tension of sparks flying;
The third scene between him and Tao Cen is the most exciting part of the whole film. The performances of both of them are soul-stirring. The character played by Tao Cen is aggressive, but in fact he is deeply suppressed. Su Yi, played by Jiang Se, is smiling and angry, which is natural.
At the end of the shot, she walks towards the mist and smiles at the audience, which shows the ultimate tragedy of beauty, the despair of depravity after killing, the success of "revenge" in her own way, and the compromise of revenge on certain rules and regulations, showing all levels.
Acting is an art. In addition to talent, it also requires diligent supplementation, accumulation of experience, careful consideration off stage, painstaking understanding, and hard practice. Only with a rich foundation can one have vivid acting skills on stage and show us a character's complete soul and life in a short movie of just over a hundred minutes.
It is precisely because of the efforts of these actors that this year's French Film Festival belongs to "Criminal Suspect", to every member of the crew, and to Jiang Se. With her work, she took back the honor that should have belonged to her long ago.
I think from now on, I don't have to worry about Jiang Se anymore. She clearly understands how she should pursue the path of an actor. Just like Su Yi in the play, she shows her determination to "break down and then build up" by cutting her hair.
All major media outlets praised the film, and the audience applauded after watching it.
On the day of the film's premiere, the film database scored 96 points. All major film data websites gave it positive reviews, and even many film critics who were known for their harshness gave it a high score of five stars.
After the release of "Criminal Suspect", the box office continued to soar, and finally reached a domestic total box office of 4.1 billion, which established the film's absolute position in domestic criminal investigation films, and also added another brilliant record to the total box office of the movies starring Jiang Se since his debut.
With this film, Huo Zhiming returned to the public eye, washing away the negative impact of his previous series of films that received too many negative reviews, and once again gaining the status of one of the country's top directors.
The influence of "Criminal Suspect" is not limited to this. From then on, when domestic movie fans mentioned the best criminal investigation films and movies with heroines as the main characters, they would all think of this classic work.
In May, "Xianyuan" was scheduled to be released during the August holiday. Lin Xiwen took advantage of Jiang Se's recent win of the "Best Actress" award at the French Film Festival and chose to release the film at this time when Jiang Se was at the peak of her career. The film ignited the enthusiasm of the audience before it was released.
The number of people who have marked their desire to watch the movie on various channels for purchasing movie tickets has broken all previous historical records and reached an extremely terrifying number.
Lin Xiwen is very satisfied with this, and the investor Huaying should be able to make a fortune again with this movie.
As for Century Galaxy, Cui Xing, the male lead in "Xianyuan", also became popular again before this movie was released, increasing his exposure and attracting many fans.
The pre-sale of movie tickets for "Xianyuan" started at the end of July. In less than 24 hours, the sales had reached over 400 million. This figure is not inferior to the pre-sale results of "Devil" which won an award that year and "Criminal Suspect" which also won an award at the beginning of this year. It also represents that Jiang Se's personal appeal and fame have reached the top level in China. No one can compare with her.
After "Xianyuan" was actually released, the actors' acting skills gave the originally old-fashioned story new vitality. Jiang Se played two roles, playing "Miss Mei" and the male protagonist Jin Shizhen's fiancée "Liu", and showed Mei Xianyuan's deep affection and charm, and her ethereal and fairy-like aura that was otherworldly to the fullest.
When she plays the role of the traditional woman "Liu", she is gentle and reserved, beautiful and docile, patient and resilient.
Once these two images are established, they support a play that is deliberately unoriginal.
In a cafe next to the square in the southern part of Sheung Wan, the capital, two women sitting by the window were whispering to each other. (To be continued)