Chen Xing has never done any good shooting before, it was just for fun. The main reason is that there is a first-person perspective provided by the system, and the clarity and stability are perfect. Chen Xing has been using it to edit travel vlogs, and he doesn't shoot much.
But photography and videography are actually related. It can't even be said to be a crossover from taking photos to shooting. The gap in the middle only needs a little familiarity and can be reversed quickly.
It is not uncommon for a well-known photographer to become a certain director. Professor Nobel is like this. He used to be a photographer, and from a certain year on, he became a well-known documentary director.
Fortunately, Chen Xing didn't have to make such a quick decision. Continue reading and go to Closeriedess to meet Alijie the next day.
Closedess is a very famous cafe in Paris. It was opened in 1847 and is now very popular among tourists and artists. The interior decoration is very much like an old tavern.
Because there is a shed outside the cafe and a lot of flowers are planted inside, these plants block the light, so the interior of the cafe is a little dim.
This should be intentional, because the small orange light added is not very bright. The slightly dim light is enough for you to clearly identify the road under your feet, but that's about it.
Chen Xing saw Alijie in the corner, with another person sitting next to her. It was hard to see clearly from a distance. When they sat down, Chen Xing and Alijie said hello, and then looked at the person sitting next to her. Then she was in a daze and asked uncertainly: "Are you..." She quickly stretched out her hand. Came out: "Hello, Sophie Marceau, nice to see you here." Chen Xing shook hands with her, still dumbfounded.
is that true? it is true! Did I see the living Sophie Marceau? Chen Xing mentioned something to Dellin before. He said that in China, Sophie Marceau's popularity is several times higher than that of Alizee. This is not an exaggeration at all.
Even people of Chen Xing's age know her. Haven’t seen her movies or seen clips of her movies?
Such a big star is sitting in front of me now? Gosh! Chen Xing looked shocked and it took him half a minute to return to normal.
Sophie Marceau and Alizee both understand. They have seen Chen Xing's expression too many times. Every time they go out to a party and people find out it's them, those people will have expressions like Chen Xing's disbelief. To be honest, they feel a little relieved.
Chen Xing quickly regained control of his expression.
"My name is Xing Chen." Sophie Marceau nodded: "I know you, and I came here especially for you." Alijie was drinking coffee with a smile and had no intention of interrupting the conversation between the two. She asked Chen In addition to thanking him for the photos he took for her and giving him a thank you fee, Xing Chui also had the other purpose of helping her friend make an appointment with Chen Xing.
"for me?"
"Yes, I really like the photos you took, they are very Chinese style." Sophie Marceau said. She has a good impression of China.
I shot a movie in China some time ago. Before I went there, I thought it was the style in Chen Xing's photos, a bit like the old China Hong Kong movies, but who knew it was a bad movie.
…This bad movie is expected to be released in October. I hope the French won’t be fooled.
"Do you have time in the afternoon? I'm still working on "Elle". I would like to ask you to help me shoot a set of works with the same style as Ellie."
"I'm very happy." Chen Xing agreed immediately. It's a real loss for Dellin to go to England to film a celebrity chef variety show. These two are his idols. He probably wouldn't have thought about today's meeting with Alizee and Sophie when he left. Marceau will come too.
Chen Xing was very interested in the entertainment industry they were in and asked a lot about filming movies. Sophie Marceau is also a person who loves to chat. She described the shooting process to Chen Xing in an exaggerated manner, especially what she had done in China some time ago.
After finishing the coffee in her cup, Alijie said: "I still have a few tasks to do, so I won't go with you. Xing, I will pay the money to your bank card? Your card accepts Foreign currency?" If Huaxia's bank card does not handle foreign exchange business, the money received will be returned directly. Once you apply for it, it will be accepted. Moreover, when you withdraw it, it will still be in euros and will not be converted into Huaxia currency.
"No problem. To be honest, I feel a little guilty for accepting this money from you. I just went to visit the senior's work."
"This is my personal thank you." After asking Chen Xing for their card number, everyone walked out of the cafe.
Alijie expertly put on a pair of round-framed glasses, Sophie Marceau put on a mask, and simply disguised herself.
In fact, it is enough for celebrities to do this. Very few people can recognize them directly. Many people can be recognized wearing masks or even hats. The key is to prepare the shooting spot in advance, or to be recognized. People are following.
Wearing glasses may be a bit risky, but it’s really amazing that you can be recognized even if you wear a mask. Alijie drove away by herself, while Chen Xing took Sophie Marceau's car.
After getting on the bus, Chen Xing said with a smile: "This is my first time riding in a big star's car. Will you really not be recognized? Your fans will tear me to pieces, right?" Sophie Marceau also said Sitting in the driver's seat, he took off his mask and said, "No, they will treat you as my illegitimate son." Chen Xing was stunned.
"It's impossible. I'm not a mixed race. I don't have blood from other countries."
"Because you're pretty."
"..." Sophie Marceau looked at the road, drove out first, and then said: "Didn't your country call me a Western beauty with Eastern temperament? Hahaha, then I think you have Western temperament. Handsome Oriental guy, seriously, you really don’t want to make a movie? I have a script here that’s perfect for you.”
"You wrote it?"
"Yes, I have been writing this script for five years. I will film it by 2023 at the latest. Do you want to come and audition for the role?"
"Forget it, I don't want to be a star." Wouldn't it be better to be a traveler, writer, etc., walking around, eating, drinking and having fun?
Being a celebrity means there is no other way of entertainment besides making money. When you go out to play, you have to be careful not to be photographed by the paparazzi.
You have to be careful when going to a bar. What's the point? If you are photographed, you may be exposed by fans.
…Nowadays, being an Internet celebrity has so many negative opinions, so what’s the point of being a celebrity? Half an hour later, Sophie Marceau drove her car downstairs to "Elle" magazine. As soon as she got out of the car, someone from the magazine came out to greet her. The leader, Chen Xing, also knew her. She was a woman named Lidovia.
He seems to have a good relationship with senior Dellin. She didn't look at Chen Xing at all before, but this time, she actually smiled at Chen Xing. She was so flattered.
"Photographer Chen, long time no see."
"Yes, long time no see." Chen Xing shook hands with her. Chen Xing actually didn't have a bad impression of her. During the filming process, people from Elle magazine kept saying that her photography was good, but the Chanel team didn't like it.
Afterwards, they also left their contact information. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lidovia took a few people upstairs.
The person in charge of hiring external photographers and Sophie Marceau was still the eldest sister Chen Xing knew named Siludi Harding. When Lidovia brought the two of them into the studio, they were moving the shooting equipment.
Siludi turned around and saw them coming in, and said enthusiastically: "Welcome, Sophie Marceau, Chen." Chen Xing looked at these devices with envy.
It costs a lot of money to open a photography studio like this. Chen Xing added all the money he had now and it should be enough to open such a studio, but what should he do next?
Is it time to live? Moreover, such a photography studio does not improve photography much. Going a step further, it’s another debate between the early stage of photography and the late stage of photography.
These arguments could fill a book. Chen Xing sat aside and watched. Sophie Marceau was on the phone with her assistant. The people from the magazine were listening to Siludi's instructions, and with Chen Xing's acquiescence, they restored the studio to the way it was last shot.
After Sophie Marceau finished the call, Chen Xing asked: "What other requirements do you have for the photos you took, the same as Alijie?"
"No, no, no, I like that kind of filter, but I hope the me in your photo is who I am now." Her now?
Chen Xing fiddled with the camera and looked up at Sophie Marceau, who had already changed her clothes and was wearing a red dress.
She is not young anymore. Compared to Alijie, who is in her thirties, Sophie Marceau is already in her fifties. Her face and neck have traces of time, but she is still beautiful, and her eyes are clear and completely unlike a fifty-year-old. year old person.
Many female celebrities are afraid of aging, because once their plastic surgery faces age, they will be too ugly to be seen in public.
Sophie Marceau's face obviously has not been knifed, it is very natural. An employee working in the photography studio mustered up the courage to say: "You were beautiful before." He was probably a fan of Sophie Marceau.
As soon as he said this, he was immediately pulled away by Siludi, whose expression changed drastically. Can you speak? Sophie Marceau sat on the chair, spread her hands and said: "I am also very beautiful now. I specially brought my favorite skirt. Look." She got off the chair and walked around the studio with a smile. .
Then she sat back and said, "I'm not afraid of aging. This is a gift left by the years." Her face looked confident and strong.
Chen Xing was touched by her words, and he quickly raised his camera to capture a few photos. Chen Xing didn't even bother with the position or lighting, and took the photo directly from where he was resting.
...Whether a photo is good depends not only on the model itself, but also on the mood of the photographer. This sounds very unscientific.
But none of the most touching works in the world were taken by photographers with a dull mood. You can rely on technology to shoot starry skies, and you can rely on technology to shoot time-lapse, but how do you rely on technology to shoot emotions? ?
Several employees who were still working asked in confusion: "Eh? Have you started filming now?"
"No, just keep busy." Chen Xing looked down at the photo he had just captured. Sophie Marceau had just been hinted that she was older, but there was no sense of loss in her eyes. She was just as interested in the world as a young girl. There is hope.
What charming eyes. Chen Xing thought of the movie she was most familiar with, a movie made forty years ago.
Sophie Marceau seemed to have just debuted at that time, was she in her teens? But if you overlap her now with her as a teenager, although her face has changed over time, her eyes are still bright.
The French say that Sophie Marceau is their treasure. correct. Sophie Marceau flipped her hair and said, "Let me see the photos you took?"
"Yes, but this photo is not included in the scope of my work."
"It doesn't count, of course it doesn't count." Chen Xing walked over and found the photo. In fact, he couldn't see a very clear photo in the viewfinder, and there were many icons blocking it, but this did not affect Chen Xing's ability to take the picture of Sophie. Marceau's optimistic attitude.
"It's right to take pictures with you." Sophie Marceau said with a smile after seeing the photos. Chen Xing was a little proud: "Of course." Xiludi looked at the high-spirited Chen Xing and said with a smile: "When this set of Sophie's works is released, maybe you will have to come to our magazine more often. There are probably many women." Celebrities will like you very much."
"That's not bad." Chen Xing said with a smile. But when I was smiling, I couldn’t laugh anymore. Who did he take the photo of?
Alijie was born in 1984. Sophie Marceau, born in 1966. I won’t be a friend of middle-aged and elderly women, right?
This is not the kind of photographer I want to be! The scene was set up in the next few minutes, following Sophie Marceau's ideas. Behind her was a solid color background. Chen Xing still used a Hong Kong-style filter, but it was not the same small side light as Alijie before. , but the front and side headlights.
Normally, this kind of light would definitely be very dazzling. But that’s why professional photography equipment is expensive. Even though this kind of light can easily cast people’s shadows on the background, it’s really not very dazzling.
One hour to prepare and ten minutes to take photos. Chen Xing quickly finished shooting this group of works. Xiludi looked at the photos taken by Chen Xing on the computer and nodded with satisfaction... It was indeed the same style as last time, chic, handsome and charming. However, this color is not very eye-catching when used as a cover. Just redesign it.
After the shooting, Chen Xing put the camera into his camera bag, and Sophie Marceau was accompanied by her assistant to change her clothes.
After looking at the dozen or so photos taken by Chen Xing, Xi Ludi came up and said, "We will choose one of these photos to make the cover of a certain issue of ours. We have conducted internal research and discussed it. You We’ll set the shooting fee at 5,000 for the cover and 1,800 for the inside pages. How about that?”
"Okay." Among commercial photographers, this amount of money is considered mid-to-high-end. Many students in their school's photography class are engaged in commercial photography in their fourth or fifth grade. A photo costs almost 300 yuan, and even the cover is only 800 or 900, not more than 1,000 euros.
Of course, these are all small magazines, and they can’t afford more. There are very few people like Chen Xing who have made it to the top in one step and been directly invited to shoot for top magazines.
Siludi didn't mention the signing. She had asked Dellin before and knew that Chen Xing's ambition was not here, so just treat him as a freelance photographer. If the person invited liked Chen Xing's shooting style, Then they will contact Chen Xing then.
It was already two hours after I left the magazine. Chen Xing got another income and was thinking about where he should have something good to celebrate in the evening, or maybe invite his roommates to have dinner together?
Forget it, man, and ask Hedwig when the time comes. He was sitting in the back seat of the car, driven by Sophie Marceau's assistant, a young girl in her twenties with freckles on her face. Chen Xing didn't quite understand why some Europeans and Americans thought freckles were cute.
Sophie Marceau was in the passenger seat, looking at the souvenirs given to her by the magazine...a few newly developed photos.
"It turns out that I'm so old, and I still have a lot of things to do." She said suddenly. The assistant lady quickly said: "How old are you?"
"What's so shameful about being old? I'm just an older person, a turtle that has crawled around the world for hundreds of years."
