As soon as Shay walked out of the conference room after the morning meeting, Lisa, the assistant who was waiting on the side, immediately chased after him with the folder

"Any news?" On the way to the office, Shay asked without looking back.

"I found out that Jude's landline number belonged to a hotel, and I called the hotel to confirm that it was Jude Locke who lived there, but he had left last night and only paid a sum of money for the hotel to keep a room for him."

"It only means that he will come back, but we still don't know where he went!"

Shay paused and pointed this out unceremoniously.

Lisa was about to try to explain, but Shay didn't give her a chance.

"Think about where he's going to go at this time. A person who has just been released from prison and does not have much money on him is definitely not going to travel after being away for such a long time! ”

Shay dropped the sentence and continued to walk forward.

Lisa stood still for a moment, then chased after her.

"The phone message mentioned that he would not come back until half a month later, and based on his current financial situation, he should want to sell the film as soon as possible."

"And it's for a good price!" Shay turned his head and gave Lisa a rare approval.

"Then he must have gone to a place where he could get more attention to the film." Lisa continued.

Shay took a few steps forward, then jerked back.

"What did you just say?"

Lisa was taken aback by Shay's expression, and hesitated to repeat what she had just said.

Shay seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and Lisa's side finally reacted.

"Toronto!"

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In Toronto in October, the temperature has begun to drop, and as soon as he walks out of the airport hall, Jude feels a chill.

He didn't come with very thick clothes, so he had to wrap his jacket tightly when he stood on the side of the road to stop a taxi, and despite this, he was so cold that he stamped his feet.

Finally, a taxi pulled up in front of him.

Jude quickly pulled the car door and sat down, rubbing his hands to keep warm while telling the driver the address of a hotel.

The driver glanced at Jude in the rearview mirror and asked curiously, "Are you an actor?" ”

Jude looked up at the driver, making sure that the other party didn't really recognize him before saying this, and then shook his head decisively.

“noPe！”

The Canadian driver shrugged his shoulders regretfully and said nothing more.

Because of the film festival, many filmmakers have gathered in the city of Toronto during this time, and of course, there are also various star actors, if you are lucky enough to meet one, you need to get the other party's autograph, meet the fanatical fans, and you can buy it at a good price.

Obviously, Jude was not classified by the Canadian driver as one of the most valuable people to sign autographs, so naturally there was no idea of continuing to inquire about his identity.

Jude didn't mind that, and he turned his eyes out the window, but his mind had already flown to the festival, which was about to open in two days.

This year's Toronto Film Festival will welcome more than 100 participating films, including many of the biggest hits of this year's North American awards season, such as "Forrest Gump", which just swept the North American market and grossed $330 million, and "The Shawshank Redemption", which has been praised by film critics, and "Pulp Fiction", which has already made a big splash at the Cannes Film Festival.

Different from the three major European film festivals in Berlin, Cannes and Venice, the Toronto Film Festival is not mainly based on awards, but is known for the large number of film screenings, which mainly serves the market, and many good films from North America, Asia, Europe and other regions are gathered here, trying to fire the first shot of the North American film market from here.

Jude had come with this in mind, so as soon as he arrived at the hotel, he couldn't wait to call Kenneth Bryner to make sure his film could really be screened at the festival.

"Locke, is it? Glad to receive your call...... What, you've been to Toronto? ”

On the other end of the phone, Kenneth Bryner's tone seemed a little surprised, which made Jude suddenly have a bad premonition.

"Yes, Kate told me that you would like to recommend my film to the festival organizing committee, so I rushed to find out some information in advance."

"Locke, first of all, I have to say that your film was really good, and then I also recommended it to the organizing committee of the film festival, but unfortunately, your film was not selected in the end."

Kenneth Bryner's voice came through the phone line like a basin of cold water poured on Jude.

After taking a few deep breaths, Jude stabilized his emotions.

"It's okay, but I'm so grateful to you for everything you've done for this film." He said into the phone with a bitter mouth.

"Don't be disappointed, although I was not able to get you an official film festival qualification this time, I still won you the qualification to participate in the unofficial exhibition through some friends, and the festival organizers can provide you with a screening and an opportunity to be interviewed by the media."

Jude gripped the microphone tightly, and for a few minutes, his mood was like a roller coaster.

"This ...... Is this true? ”

"Of course it's true, you can contact the festival organizing committee now, as long as you don't forget the copy of the film in Los Angeles and don't bring it with you." Kenneth Blenner knew Jude was emotional at the moment, so he deliberately made a joke.

"Thank you very much!" This is the first time Jude has repeated this phrase on the phone, because that's all he can do now.

"Because I'm a member of the jury, I can't arrange to meet you during the festival, and the next time you come to the UK, I'll invite you to afternoon tea, and then we'll have a good chat about your film, and I really want to know how you came up with the idea to make this film."

Kenneth Blenner extended a warm invitation, and Jude agreed, although he was not sure if he would be in England in the near future.

After hanging up the phone, he was so excited that he walked around the room.

Although the harvest this time was a little smaller than expected, it was enough for Jude now, and he was able to get this opportunity entirely because of Kate's credit.

Thinking of this, Jude immediately took out his mobile phone and began to dial Kate's number, but when he pressed the last number button, he suddenly stopped.

Calculating the time difference, it should be midnight in London at this time, and it seems a little inappropriate to make this call.

It's better to wait until it's daytime in the UK and call her again!

Jude put away his phone and thought to himself.