บท 61: Chapter 61: Avenging Angel
"I mean, let's meet."
The chat content reveals that the girl is taking the initiative. "My sister can drive me to Milton Cafe. Give me an hour to shower. See you at one."
This girl's proactive invitation to Jeff seems unusual.
Tony Gusman raised his chin, his body slightly leaning away from the backrest. He absentmindedly scribbled on his notebook, wondering, What does this girl want? Isn't she like a lamb walking willingly into the wolf's mouth?
"Another girl in trouble?" Daisy couldn't help but think so, but the chat content gave her another insight. "It seems Jeff is completely following this girl's lead."
A black hand picked up a ballpoint pen and wrote on the notebook: Opening scene: seven points! After writing this, Jones-Butler continued to focus on the progress of the film.
Joel Graham was feeling drowsy, just from the beginning, he knew this film was using violence and sensitive themes as selling points. He wasn't particularly fond of such movies; over the years, most of the films he bought were purely art-house films.
Beside him, Beck Larson tilted his head, looking at the screen and making his own judgment. The opening scene wasn't particularly outstanding, but it could attract a specific audience group, and the two scenes were closely connected, keeping viewers engaged rather than losing interest after the opening.
Suddenly, music started playing, musical notes resonating from the depths of the soul. The sound was moderate, drowning out everything else except the music. With a plain background filling the visual field, a red silhouette abruptly appeared, and when it turned around, bright eyes awakened the softest side in everyone's heart.
The girl wasn't particularly beautiful, but her delicate doll-like face exuded innocence and cuteness, making people want to protect her involuntarily. However, the man walking behind her was undoubtedly a vicious wolf.
Hailey and Jeff met, sitting in the cafe chatting amiably, seeming particularly compatible. The girl spoke rapidly, expressing her childlike longing and anticipation for the future, while the man appeared polite and courteous, always echoing what the girl said, giving people a feeling of having ulterior motives.
The camera continuously switched between the two, gray and red constantly changing. Jones-Butler couldn't help but smile faintly; the director was truly interesting.
"Good idea!" Tony Gusman nodded from behind.
Even Daisy, a pure movie enthusiast, understood the implication of this scene. "Isn't this Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf?"
Just when Daisy was worrying about Little Red Riding Hood, the subsequent plot development surprised her. This meeting was carefully planned by the little girl, as she discovered that the photographer had once killed her good friend. She was here for revenge, and ordinary candies turned into poison; the innocent angel revealed the face of a vengeful goddess, drugging the photographer.
Seeing Jeff tied up to a heavy chair like a sack, Daisy silently exclaimed "Good," but she felt it wasn't enough.
Not to mention her, even her male companion visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the screen, his eyes were full of expectation. How would Hailey deal with Jeff?
Suddenly, someone stood up at the back of the theater. Tony Gusman walked forward two rows and chose a better seat.
The theater was unusually quiet, everyone's eyes fixed on the big screen. Even Bill Rossi, the agent, was no exception, despite having watched a three-hour rough cut at the studio. The tight pace and the continuous conflicts stirred up emotions in him.
As Hailey took off her red jacket, revealing a black T-shirt underneath, Little Red Riding Hood transformed into an avenging angel.
The character also underwent a 180-degree transformation; her doll-like face remained charmingly cute, but her eyes were no longer innocent, and her tone became sharp, matching her actions. With her behavior, she was definitely a deeply hidden violent Lolita.
"Teach him a lesson!" Daisy inwardly urged.
The film did not disappoint. Hailey brought out one frame after another from Jeff's studio, questioning whether these girls had been violated by him. Jeff vehemently denied it, but the louder he denied, the wider he opened his mouth, allowing Hailey to mercilessly spray chili water into it.
With tears and snot streaming down his face, Jeff couldn't evoke any sympathy. If it had just been these girls' photos hanging in his studio, perhaps some people would feel repelled by Hailey's actions, but the beginning of the film had already established another side of his character. Now, with so many girls' photos hanging in his photography studio, it was hard not to think they might have also been victims.
Just the thought of the brutal slaughter at the beginning made everyone feel that what Hailey was doing to Jeff was only fair. In fact, they felt it wasn't enough.
A large stack of girls' photos laid out in front of him, Jeff denied any wrongdoing, instead warning Hailey that her actions might be illegal. The little girl also showed her high intelligence, constantly undermining Jeff through words and psychology.
Who is this young actress? This was another aspect Jones-Butler was paying attention to.
Even though only a third of the film had been completed, the actress playing Hailey had left a deep impression on her. From her initial innocence and cuteness to her later decisive ruthlessness, the transformation was extremely natural. Her powerful aura not only overwhelmed her opponent Jeff but also surprised Jones-Butler.
In the theater, everyone was watching with rapt attention.
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