After sending the message, Li Shi looked at the time, five twenty.
"The only thing we can do is have midnight snacks."
He got up and went out, drove out in his Bentley, refueled first, and then came to Haitang Square, which was not far away.
I originally wanted to find a restaurant to have a bite, but as soon as I arrived at the fifth floor of the shopping mall where restaurants are gathered, I saw a restaurant called "Mr. Hunan Spicy".
Li Shi blinked and walked to the door to see that everything inside was new. This branch should have just opened not long ago.
As he went in to find a seat, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket, found Wu Yuan's WeChat account, took a photo and sent it: "Sister Mantou, you are in Shanghai, haven't the chain stores here in Tanzhou forgotten to expand? "
"Mr. Xiang La" is the hotel chain owned by Wu Yuan.
When she first met Li Shi through her WeChat account, her nickname was "Laughing Bun". Later, Li Shi thought she should change her name to "Laughing Bun".
Wu Yuan had already separated from Sister He. After seeing WeChat, she called directly: "Nanhu's strategy is to secure the market, so they opened the Haitang Plaza store, which is less than two kilometers away from Phoenix Bay. , if you need to use a restaurant in the future, it will be closer and more efficient."
Her voice was charming now, with a bit of excitement about "asking for praise".
Li Shi was taking orders and said with a smile: "Then I will try the food. If it tastes good, I will give you a big reward next time."
The waiter holding a handheld ordering machine next to him also heard what he said, and his expression couldn't help but be a little weird.
Trying dishes? Do you mean eating at our place?
She couldn't help but take a closer look at the fair and elegant customer in front of her. He looked like he had just graduated from college. She thought to herself, could it be a colleague sent by the head office to make an unannounced visit?
"Stir-fried pork with chili, pickled fish, Yongzhou blood duck, and a stir-fried seasonal vegetable." Li Shi ordered four of his favorite dishes.
The young waitress gently reminded: "Sir, there are so many dishes in our store. If you are dining alone, four dishes may be a bit much."
Li Shi smiled and said: "It's okay, I have a big appetite and I can finish it."
He still wanted to have a supper in the evening and take it easy.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
After the waitress left her seat, she hesitated for a moment, then went to the store manager and reported the suspected head office sent to secretly visit her colleagues.
This store manager was the one who had delivered meals to Li Shi in Phoenix Bay. He looked for a seat and took a sneak peek, secretly thinking: It's him!
He took out his cell phone from his pocket and checked it. He saw that the big boss didn't send a message or call. After thinking about it, he still didn't go over to say hello. Instead, he came to the kitchen and asked the chef to personally make the order for the distinguished guest.
After ordering the meal, Li Shi kept chatting with Wu Yuan, mainly giving her instructions about framing.
"You should first find out how long the best framing takes, and whether you can watch the master mounting it in person, or ask the master to come and do the work."
"Yeah, okay." Wu Yuan agreed first, then asked curiously: "Teacher Li, are the calligraphy and paintings you want to frame expensive?"
Li Shi smiled and said: "It may be worthless to others, but it is very important to me. It is the only satisfactory calligraphy work I have written so far, so I plan to frame it and collect it."
The first masterpiece in his life was very memorable, and he didn't want any accidents to happen during the framing process.
Wu Yuan heard this and immediately smiled and said: "Since it is Teacher Li's work, it is naturally worth thousands of gold. I will go and visit it in person tomorrow."
As I said this, I thought that traditional framing should take at least several days, so wouldn't Teacher Li be able to stay in Shanghai for several days?
She suddenly became slightly excited.
After chatting and finishing the food, Li Shi hung up the phone and took a chopstick to taste it. It felt really good. From the portion to the taste, it was worth the price.
He was also hungry, so he indulged his appetite and ate up the three dishes and one soup.
When he returned to Phoenix Bay, he was not in a hurry to come down. Instead, he took a walk by the river downstairs. Watching the ups and downs of the river, Li Shi thought about his insights into the "Beauty Calligraphy Style" during the afternoon's creation process.
He suddenly remembered that many critics who commented on Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" often used the words "various", "emotional and healthy", "beautiful", "floating like floating clouds, as graceful as a swimming dragon" and other modifications. words.
These modifying words can actually be used to describe a person's body shape, especially a beautiful body shape.
Li Shi immediately rushed home and went to his study. He took a tablet and retrieved the ultra-high-definition picture of the preface to the Lanting Collection, Shenlong, from his collection. He once appreciated and pondered it from beginning to end, or from the entire article, or word by word.
"Look at the spacing and regularity of the fonts in the first four lines. When writing these four lines, the calligrapher's mentality is calm. The spacing of the middle 16 lines is even, but the fonts begin to become more and more flexible. This is gradually entering the state of mindlessness. In his state of being, he swayed freely, and the ink gathered in his brush strokes to form celebrities who may be fat or thin, but always have grace, grace, and independence."
"In the next eight lines, the emotions surged to the end, so the pitch structure gradually tightened at the end."
"The structure of this book is really ever-changing. The lines are as thick and thin as you want, and the words are like famous figures, each with its own charm!"
Li Shi looked at the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" again, and seemed to see elegant celebrities, drinking from a pot, dancing with swords and singing, wandering among the mountains and streams, unrestrained, suave and romantic.
This time, he read the post at his desk for nearly two hours. It wasn't until the alarm clock rang at 8:50 that he got up, took the Bentley car keys and went downstairs, preparing to pick up his assistant director at the airport - Zhang Jingyi.
"Sure enough, after having a wonderful creation experience, I have been promoted to the (expert) level, and my understanding of calligraphy has reached a new level. I have gained a lot from reading the posts this time. When I get someone back, I must read "Lanting Preface" I will copy it again and verify all the gains. I believe that this time, there will be a breakthrough in the 'spiritual resemblance'!"
Li Shi had previously copied the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" and achieved 99% physical resemblance, but only 30% to 40% spiritual resemblance - in his case, it was just average. In all calligraphy studies, although he was also in the first echelon, he could only get 10%. Ranked 567th.
The best he learned were Ouyang Xun's "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Inscription" and Yan Zhenqing's "Duobao Pagoda Stele". After copying them, they can achieve 99% similarity in form and 40% to 50% spiritual similarity.
In the plot of the short film, it is arranged that the male protagonist copies the "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming" to calm a group of calligraphy students including the female protagonist.
However, after reading the post this time, he is very much looking forward to copying "The Preface to the Lanting Collection" again!
It is more than thirty kilometers from Phoenix Bay to Huanghua Airport, but you can take the beltway. If there is no traffic jam, you can get there in about fifty minutes.
There were few cars at night, and Li Shi had a smooth journey to the airport.
I checked the flight information on the arrivals floor on the first floor. There was no delay. However, I still waited for more than 40 minutes before I finally saw a girl with long hair, wearing a khaki cap, a black sweatshirt, and a white sports coat walking from inside. Walk out with the crowd.
She was about 1.67 meters tall and slender, with her head facing a silver suitcase. When she saw Li Shi, she waved and walked towards him.
"Senior!"
When she was far away before, the girl still had a solemn face and looked cold, which was in line with Li Shi's inherent impression of her.
When he got closer, he took the initiative to say hello, with a smile on his face and a vague dimple appearing on his lips, and he suddenly felt more friendly.
Li Shi smiled and said: "Welcome, the car is in the parking lot, let's talk while walking."
Zhang Jingyi was still a little cautious and simply responded: "Okay."
Although the two of them chatted in various ways online these days, when they met in real life, they were a little different after all.
She was here to help him, so Li Shi naturally had to be more enthusiastic and took the initiative to take her suitcase. As he walked, he looked for topics: "Xuemei, you have a work released now. I see you have hundreds of Weibo fans. That’s all, why don’t you wear sunglasses when you go out?”
Zhang Jingyi said: "I put the sunglasses in my bag. That Weibo fan was actually bought by the agency. I just debuted and I don't have any real fans yet."
Li Shi had been having in-depth exchanges with her recently about human nature and how to get into the role. He was not surprised by her directness and asked: "By the way, you came to help me as an assistant director after taking such a long break. What about the agency?" no problem?"
Zhang Jingyi: "It's okay. The reason why I was able to change my career to become an actor was because of my relationship with a good friend. With her energy, I have quite a lot of freedom."
The two chatted all the way to the parking lot, and gradually found the feeling of chatting on WeChat. Zhang Jingyi also became relaxed. Seeing Li Shi's car, she was surprised and said: "Senior, I didn't expect you to be quite capable." Money, do you calligraphers make money like this?"
"Shit." Li Shi smiled and shook his head, "In today's art market, writing is the least profitable. There are only a handful of living calligraphers whose calligraphy can reach tens of thousands of feet, and they are seeking fame and reputation, and there is a lot of hype. , my paintings have been sold for thousands of dollars, I have only written two free words for two friends twice, and I have not received a cent of royalties. I earned this car from other businesses."
"Ah, no, I think your handwriting is very beautiful."
"Really, but it's also because my calligraphy has only recently come into prominence. I was not good at it before and I didn't have the nerve to show it off."
"So that's what it is, I'm telling you."
After getting in the car, Zhang Jingyi suddenly smiled again and said: "Senior, didn't you promise to write me a calligraphy? If I give you a big red envelope, wouldn't you be the first person to give you a calligraphy touch?" ?”
Li Shi smiled and nodded: "If so, you are indeed the first."
Zhang Jingyi immediately said: "Then if it's convenient, let's go to your house quickly. In addition to wanting you, senior, to write me a message, I also can't wait to read the entire content of the storyboard script."
Li Shi also wanted to go back early and copy the "Preface to the Lanting Collection", but he still said: "There is no rush to write for you. I need state and inspiration to create better works. Is it necessary to be hungry along the way?" Why don’t you go get something to eat first?”
There are generally two types of calligraphers in this world.
A kind of person who writes for others casually for money and favors. Good works and bad works are all exposed in front of the world. So sometimes you will find that some of his works are really good, and some of his works are like shit.
Another kind, cherish ink like gold. In a word, if it is not a good work, it will not be released.
Li Shi was not short of money. As a future calligraphy master, he naturally planned not to write for others casually in the future.
Therefore, he wants to be the latter.
His bottom line is that the works released must be of the highest quality, even if they are the worst.
Otherwise, he would rather set it on fire.
Zhang Jingyi helped him complete the first masterpiece in his life and was promoted from (professional-) to (professional). This was a big help! Naturally, it is best to write a work that can be used.
When he said this, Zhang Jingyi subconsciously touched her belly, and felt a little embarrassed by this behavior. She quickly took her jade hand away and said, "It's okay. The food on the plane didn't taste good, and I was really hungry. Since I came to Tanzhou Now, let’s go eat crayfish?”
Tanzhou’s flavored crayfish is famous throughout the country.
Li Shi remembered that Zhou Yanni had said in the group last time that she had recently discovered a barbecue restaurant. Not only was the barbecue delicious, the crayfish was also very delicious, and it was not too far from Phoenix Bay, so he went to the "Salted Fish Game Group" Li checked the chat history and then searched for navigation on the map.
Xiangjiang Century City, Wangji BBQ.
Driving from the airport is equivalent to a return trip, which takes about forty minutes.
The two chatted all the way, mainly discussing Li Shi's creation with the help of drama in the afternoon.
After listening to him talk about the whole process, Zhang Jingyi was very curious about the calligraphy work: "Senior, can I take a look?"
"Of course it's no problem. That work was originally scheduled to appear in the film."
After chatting for a while, Li Shi said: "Looking at your condition, it seems to be quite good. Are you completely out of trouble?"
At the mention of this, Zhang Jingyi suddenly turned her head and looked out the window without saying anything.
After being silent for about three minutes, he suddenly turned his head, as if he was a different person, with a bright smile on his face, and introduced himself refreshingly: "Hello, Li Shi, I am Liang Youan."
Damn it!
In an instant, Li Shi's hair stood on end.
I almost hit the brakes subconsciously!
Fortunately, he was very human and reacted instantly and stabilized himself.
He quickly took a look at the girl on the right passenger seat and found that her appearance was still the same, but her eyes were different, the smile on her face was different, and her whole temperament suddenly became different.
It's amazing.
Li Shi drove the car out of the side road and parked on the side of the road. Then he turned around and tentatively shouted: "Liang You'an?"
"Well, Li Shi, I will open a badminton club in the future. You seem to be quite wealthy. Can you help me with the funds then?"
Li Shi was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that what she should be saying was what her character Liang Youan was supposed to do in the script.
…
Half an hour later, Wangji BBQ restaurant.
Li Shi and Zhang Jingyi sat face to face.
Li Shi saw that she was still calm when she didn't speak, and couldn't help but said: "Senior sister, you really should go into acting. With your ability in acting, you will be able to win the Best Actress award sooner or later."
At this time, the waiter brought the juice first.
Zhang Jingyi took the initiative to take a bottle, opened it and handed it to Li Shi: "I didn't expect that I would have this talent. As long as I don't become a madman and become a movie queen... it should be possible, and I can also learn from the role." I learned a lot, such as Liang Youan, who is the special assistant to the director. I learned from her how to serve leaders..."
Listen to what she said.
Li Shi's mind suddenly took a nasty turn - he inexplicably thought of Chen Qiuye's collection of safes.
Well.
Sin, sin. (End of chapter)
