However, this time when the male protagonist Adrian rang the doorbell, the door did not open immediately and no sound was heard.
So he rang the doorbell a few more times.
A long time.
"Who are you?"
A woman's voice came from inside the house with the door closed.
"Ma'am, I'm a tuner, a piano tuner!"
"My husband is not at home. Please come back another day."
"Ma'am, I don't need your husband to be home to tune the instrument."
"It's okay, go ahead, we'll pay your visit fee as usual."
"Money isn't a big issue. I'm blind, and it takes a lot of effort for me to get to your house. You and your husband didn't cancel the appointment with me. I feel like you didn't even open the door or explain. You're really disrespectful to me! Are you discriminating against the blind community?"
Adrian said indignantly, but rang the doorbell again.
Finally, the closed door opened!
The door was opened by a middle-aged woman, perhaps in her 40s or 50s. Of course, Adrian was now blind, so he feigned indifference. Meanwhile, he couldn't help but feel a certain smugness. It was as if he were saying: Look, if I point out your discrimination against the blind, you'll have to compromise, whether it's genuine or fake.
But!
But Adrian regretted everything that happened next, and he regretted it deeply...
As soon as he entered the customer's home, he took only a few steps before he fell heavily.
Is the ground slippery?
Yes, because the ground was covered in blood!
Bright red blood!
An old male corpse was slumped straight on the sofa, his mouth slightly open and his eyes wide open.
Adrian was terrified, but he didn't dare to say anything. He just pretended he didn't see anything! Because he was blind, he repeatedly comforted himself and pretended he knew nothing.
"Excuse me, we're renovating our house. I just accidentally knocked over...a little bit...of paint. Um, yes, paint. You understand why I didn't want to invite you in just now. Come, please have a seat."
The middle-aged woman said with a smile.
"Please change your clothes and I'll put them in the washing machine for you. You can then change into my husband's clothes."
As she spoke, she asked Adrian to change his clothes, as they were stained with the blood of the old man's corpse.
Adrian was extremely panicked!
Murder!
How could this person be here to tune up the music? This was the crime scene, and it was obvious that the murderer was the middle-aged woman in front of him!
As for whether she is the hostess of this house, who knows?
....
Movie screening.
At this moment, it was like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and the audience was in an uproar.
"Boss." Alexander couldn't help but call Kyle.
Kyle understood: "Be patient."
Not far away, a 20-year-old male moviegoer couldn't help but curse under his breath: "Murder? Why doesn't this idiot protagonist just run away and wait to be killed?"
Hearing this, a girl nearby retorted, "Why run? The hero is a strong young man in his 20s. Can't he subdue an elderly middle-aged woman?"
"That is!"
A young black man immediately laughed and said, "So 'The Piano Tuner' is actually a crime-themed action movie. It's bound to be a lot of fighting and killing, and then the hero shows off his prowess and subdues the murderer in one fell swoop. He's praised by the police and society, and reaches the pinnacle of his life in one fell swoop."
It has to be said that the black guy's remarks received support from many viewers.
....
But...the subsequent plot development surprised the audience!
The male protagonist, Adrian, didn't run away!
He did not choose to fight with the middle-aged woman, but chose to turn a blind eye. This was undoubtedly the stupidest choice!
He sat in front of a piano with his upper body exposed, trying to remain calm and convincing himself.
"Calm down, don't panic!"
"My friend, you are a blind man now, and she has no doubt about it."
"Your performance is so natural, you could win an Oscar and a Palme d'Or."
"Who was the dead man on the sofa? Her husband? Didn't she say she was going to get her husband's clothes for me? What took her so long? Well, maybe she needs to pick some out. Isn't that great?"
"Hey, man, get dressed, tune up this bastard, and get out of here."
...
Adrian convinced himself in a short time.
"Hey, hey, hey~~, wait a minute!"
"Damn it! My notebook is in the pocket of my shirt that I took off. What does a blind man need a notebook for? Damn it!!!"
There was no doubt that Adrian was extremely panicked at the moment.
But at this moment, the middle-aged woman came over quietly.
She walked behind Adrian and stood still, holding a nail gun used for renovation in her hand, less than 20 centimetres away from the back of Adrian's head.
"Don't look back, you're blind. You can't look back because you can't see!"
Adrian finally didn't muster up the courage to stand up. He chose to remain silent and then played the piano with his hands that were stained with blood.
One is playing the piano and the other is holding a thumbtack gun. The picture is very weird!
END!
....
Suddenly, the movie "The Tuner" ended!
That's right, it ends like this.
The film has an open ending and does not explain whether the male protagonist, Adrian, is dead or not.
"Wow~~~!"
Suddenly, many people in the audience were in an uproar.
"Guys, so...did the hero die in the end?!" a moviegoer asked in surprise.
There is no doubt that at this moment, whether the male protagonist Adrian in "The Tuner" is dead or not has become a topic of concern for many people at the scene.
After all, in the film, when Adrian walked into the middle-aged woman's house, there was a shot where the door of the house opposite also opened, and another middle-aged woman leaned out, looking at him with a look that was not sure whether it was an inspection or a warning.
This adds another layer of suspense to the final life and death of the protagonist of the film.
Of course, now is not the time for questions.
After the movie is over, of course we stand up and applaud!
Director Kyle, the leading actor Paul Walker, and several key staff members appeared on stage and delivered a thank-you speech.
"Congratulations, young man. You've made a great film."
Gilles Jacob, president of the Cannes Film Festival, shook Kyle's hand, his eyes full of praise and appreciation.
"Thank you, I still need to work harder." Kyle was very humble.
Martin Scorsese, president of this year's film festival jury, also laughed and said, "Mr. Page, it's a great movie, isn't it?"
Many other invited filmmakers also congratulated Kyle for making such an excellent short film "The Piano Tuner".
"Mr. Page, I am Nimitz Froude, a reporter from Cannes Fortnightly. May I ask you, was the male protagonist in the film killed in the end?" A middle-aged male reporter asked Kyle.
"Mr. Page, I'm Liz Gionofaolo, a reporter for the French Mirror. Well, I also want to ask you, is the male protagonist actually dead?"
That's right, the topic most mentioned by many reporters at the scene was the final ending of the film.
Is Adrian dead or not?
In fact, Kyle didn't know it at all!
Unlike Kyle's previous screenwriting works, he would work with many screenwriters to modify, adjust and delete the script to varying degrees. However, this time, in "The Piano Tuner" directed by himself, Kyle made almost no changes except for the product placement!
In other words, there are no other time travellers; otherwise, they would definitely curse Kyle for being shameless.
But no matter what, judging from the audience's current reaction, "The Tuner" has been a success!
In fact, that evening, the local evening paper in Cannes, as well as the morning paper in other regions the next day, reported on "The Tuner" and Kyle himself.