In a restaurant in Villeneuve-Loubet, seven people sat around a square table. Four of them were photographers who participated in the exhibition, a gallery manager who was accompanying them, and two beautiful girls. I don’t know if they were their real girlfriends or temporary girlfriends they found at the exhibition.
After Dennis introduced all these people to Chen Xing, he finally introduced Chen Xing.
"This is Chen Xing, Mr. Chen. The climber we are discussing today is his work." A thirty-year-old photographer holding a girl said: "You are really stealing the show today. We are on the second floor. We all saw it, and that old guy Mesut wanted to beat the men who were doing the verification to death on the spot."
"Really?" Chen Xing thought Chairman Mesut was very kind. Moreover, he acted resolutely and commanded with moderation.
"Of course it's true. He takes this photography festival very seriously. I remember there was an incident last year and she still hasn't found a job in this industry."
"She's a girl, and then she changed industries." Everyone was chatting about things that had nothing to do with photography technology. Chen Xing didn't know how to interrupt. He was curious why people from the gallery would come to this party, and he heard that It's his treat.
Does the gallery also sign photographers? Dennis sat next to Chen Xing. He was afraid that he would be bored, so he directed the conversation towards Chen Xing and asked, "Chen, you look very young. How many years have you been involved in photography?"
"Four years." He said this to the interviewer in Paris before. It is estimated that he will also answer according to this time when others ask him in the future.
The gallery agent who invited the guest said: "The photography circle in China is very good as in France. I believe that the people from the China Photography Association will deal with the problem of art thieves well. I heard that you were also furious at today's exhibition?"
"Well... maybe I didn't control my emotions well, and my voice was a bit loud."
"I understand this feeling very well. My roommate in college used my work to participate in a competition. When I found out, I wanted to kill that guy." A girl was also aggrieved and said: " Damn art thieves, people like this should really go to hell." What she said satisfied the photographer next to him, and the two immediately became intimate, not caring where this place was... this is a restaurant. , the kind that is overcrowded.
Chen Xing was really dumbfounded. It turns out that photographers’ gatherings are not just gathering together to discuss technology, they are just talking about the gossip in the circle, or they are still the same gossipy things as ordinary people, and the topics are more open-minded.
Fortunately, there were a lot of things ordered, and Chen Xing could eat something when he didn't want to talk. Dennis suddenly whispered to Chen Xing: "There are two girls over there who have been looking at you."
"Is there any?" Chen Xing looked up and happened to meet someone's eyes. It turned out that he was still an acquaintance.
......... Laina once again looked helplessly at her good friend.
"Salonia, you have been staring at that Chinese guy."
"Really? Have I been drinking?" Laina shrugged and rolled her eyes: "Please, even if that person's photos are pretty good, when did you become interested in photography? I asked you to accompany me, Aren't you very reluctant?" Salonia suddenly said: "He looked over!"
"Of course, because you have been looking at him and flirting with him."
"I don't!"
"It's best that this is the case, he's here." Chen Xing was a little uncomfortable with the European gathering environment, so he quickly left after finding someone he could chat with.
After knowing the reason, several photographers took a special look at Salonia and gave Chen Xing a thumbs up.
"What a coincidence, Salonia." Chen Xing said,
"Can I sit down?" Laina saw that Salonia didn't speak, but kept looking at Chen Xing with an expression of "I'm very interested in you", so she sighed and said, "Of course, you can sit down." Here." Chen Xing had met this woman in Nice, and she came to pick up Salonia at the train station in Nice.
Just didn't speak. Salonia introduced her friend naturally: "This is Laina."
"Hello."
"Hello." Chen Xing was not very familiar with her, but he knew Salonia very well. We had talked a lot on the train before, so Chen Xing felt more relaxed sitting here and complained: "Artists The party was really boring."
"Why?"
"I originally thought they would talk about something related to photography. I even wanted to ask them what brands of cameras have what characteristics. But from the beginning, everyone was talking about female models." Salonia laughed and said : "That's not their problem, it's your problem."
"I?"
"Yes." Salonia adjusted her posture to become more seductive.
"You are all professional photographers, so photography is your job. Who would discuss their work in their leisure time?"
"..." So that's it... It's not that Chen Xing doesn't understand this truth, but his exposure to photography is too short compared to these photographers, and he's still at the point where he wants to take a picture of everything he sees, so he doesn't understand it at all. Unexpectedly, those people were tired of photography.
I guess it's not because I'm tired, but I just want to relax. After thinking about this, let's go see those people... It's actually not bad.
Salonia said: "Aren't you interested in female models?" Chen Xing glanced at Laina subconsciously.
From the first moment he met this woman, he thought she looked like a model. She had a good figure and was very tall. When she was wearing high heels at Nice Station, she was almost as tall as Chen Xing.
You know, Chen Xing is 1.83 meters tall with bare feet. Then Chen Xing started to think. Why did Salonia ask that?
Didn't figure it out. The women he had met before had never been so direct.
"I've never been interested in things I can't see. Maybe they should have brought out a photo during the discussion?"
"Isn't it just a discussion about work again?" Salonia said, then she drank all the red wine in her glass and invited,
"We are going shopping in Cannes tomorrow, do you want to come with us?"
"Okay, it just so happens that I also want to go to Cannes. I often hear about this place in China." There will only be a dinner party tomorrow. I just need to get back to this small town before 9:30. I guess I can invite Salonia. Come with him to avoid the embarrassment of him coming alone.
Besides, something was very wrong with Salonia... He needed to take another look. Someone at the photographer's table recognized Laina and said, "Isn't that woman Lewis's ex-wife? She got married and divorced in a flash."
"Lewis? I didn't see him today."
"What is he doing here? That guy's skills are getting worse and worse. He was not even shortlisted for this selection. He can only rely on his old money to attract female fans. Isn't that how that woman was deceived? After realizing it, they got divorced."
"Then should we remind Chen?"
"No need, Chen is obviously interested in another woman, but if she hates the photographer, it will be difficult for Chen to gain anything this time."
"How about we make a bet? I think Chen will bring her here tomorrow."
"I don't think it's possible..."...
