The Arles Photography Festival is a grand event held every July in Arles, South France. It is one of the most prestigious photography festivals in the world, with photographers from all over the world participating every year.
Lan Chenxing didn't have any top-notch works during this period, so he didn't think about participating in the competition. He said: "I am not planning to participate in this year's photography festival." Professor Nobel did not expect Chen Xing to say this. In his opinion, photographers from China like Chen Xing should work harder to participate in these international photography festivals. , otherwise how to improve the international influence of Chinese photographers.
"Why?" Chen Xing spread his hands: "I haven't had any good works recently."
"Have you forgotten the works you used during the interview? I checked, and except for two used in your domestic magazine, none of the other works seem to have appeared in the world." Chunmanzhai ?
Last year, Chen Xing used a piece of terraced fields to write an article titled "Ancient Village in Southern Yunnan: Thousands of Mirrors Reflecting Smoke from Cooking Kitchens," which was published in China National Geographic Magazine.
The night view of the Miao Village, which was highly praised by professors, is still in Chen Xing’s library of works. Chen Xing nodded: "Yes, this kind of work...is it okay?" Professor Nobel said with a smile: "Of course, the Arles Photography Festival is an international photography festival, and photographers from all over the world will come with their works. , style is not an issue, I hope you can win an award, your set of works are particularly perfect in expressing Chinese culture." The ancient buildings in Chunman Village are inherently beautiful, and Chen Xing himself knows this.
This is also the only set of works that he can currently use to participate in photography festivals. But this is pure Chinese style.
This is also the reason why he does not want to participate in the exhibition. Can Europeans appreciate the Chinese style? If this set of works is released and gets no awards, and is crushed by other works that Chen Xing disdains, then he will suffer a big loss.
It would be better to wait for a domestic photography festival, win a prize for sure, and gain qualifications. Seeing that Chen Xing was still hesitating, Noble added, "Don't you want people from the Paris Academy of Fine Arts to take a good look at your abilities? What are you worried about?"
"I'm worried they won't understand." Chen Xing said honestly.
"Chen, what are you doing during class? The theme of this year's Arles Photography Festival is "Returning Home." All photographers are showing their exploration of hometown, homeland and sense of belonging. Your set of works will not When should I use it?" Professor Nobel's sudden severity made Chen Xing's heart skip a beat.
When did Lan say this in class? Am I distracted? Keleji helped Chen Xing refute and said: "Professor Nobel, when the theme of the Arles Photography Festival was announced, Chen Xing had not yet come to our school, so he should not know about it." Chen Xing: "... "
"So that's it. Okay, quickly sort out your group of works and send it to me. I'll help you upload it to the organizing committee." Professor Nobel looked natural.
A little awkward, not surprising. Lan had not planned to come when he was invited this time. If he had not known that the Paris Academy of Fine Arts was buying newspapers to question Chen Xing's creative ability, he would not have thought of the works that Chen Xing used in his interview last year.
After checking it overnight, I found out that this set of works by Chen Xing has not been used yet. He has studied the outstanding works of the Arles Photography Festival in the past few years. From Nobel's point of view, it is definitely no problem for Chen Xing to win the Best Newcomer Award. With an award guaranteed, what if he wins the Photography Festival Grand Prize again? Woolen cloth?
Awards are the best way to respond positively to the negative news in newspapers. Why don't they just rely on the reputation of the four major art academies to recruit more art students than us?
If you have the ability, find two of these students who are good enough to participate in the photography festival and see if they can be selected.
Chen Xing already had a mature photography style when he joined the school, and the school could not teach him anything.
With a little more push from the school, he will become a famous alumnus within a few years. The Paris Academy of Fine Arts is rushing out of this free-for-nothing benefit, so that’s all it’s worth.
Chen Xing went directly back to the room to read it over, and selected nine works taken in Chunman Village and sent them to Professor Nobel's mailbox. Although he could also take the official route and compete with many photographers, there are Why waste time when the background is already there?
Then wouldn’t it be for nothing if he joined the school? After sending it out, Chen Xing looked through his library of works.
This folder is full of works that Chen Xing is quite satisfied with. Many of them have been used now. The only remaining top-notch work - at least in his opinion, a very satisfactory one - is "A Sad Man".
This is the travel companion Chen Xing met when he visited the Potala Palace, a man who seemed to be sunny but had no direction in his life.
He never goes home, never gets married, and lives in his car. His motto in life is to play wherever he goes. He is a prodigal son in the eyes of the world.
This piece of work was taken by Chen Xing when they were parting. Chen Xing's personal style is very suitable for photographing people with their own personalities.
This photo has the word loneliness written all over it. Turning off the computer, Chen Xing went downstairs. The living room on the first floor is very busy now, but the spacious house is enough to accommodate so many people. Some students have brought their girlfriends... At present, they are all from other schools, and there seems to be no one in their class. right.
Feeling something in his heart, Chen Xing went to the stairs and looked up. She looked at Hedwig for a moment, and then she ran back to the room.
This girl is really hopeless. I don't know what Gong Ziying is doing at the moment. At least Chen Xing is not lonely at all today. He is eating the Napoleon cake made by Aunt Lizzy and enjoying the last night of his junior semester with his companions.
At ten o'clock, Professor Nobel drove Chen Xing to the airport. On the way, he said: "Do you feel regretful that you can't visit the Arles Photography Festival this time?" Chen Xing shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "I can go next year, the year after that, I'm still young. .”
"Haha, yes, we'll see you at the end of the month." Chen Xing got out of the car and went to the trunk to get his luggage. When he came out, he waved to Professor Nobel.
See you again at the end of the month. Because then they have to go to Africa in the summer. Damn it, I don’t know how hot it will be there. If they really have to stay for the first half of the year, they won’t be considered Africans when they return home, right?
Got tanned. After flying around on airplanes for the past two years, Chen Xing has become accustomed to sleeping on airplanes.
This is one of the few flights that can go directly to Chengdu. In fact, it stands to reason that Tianfu International Airport in Chengdu was established specifically for international flights to Europe, but it seems that it has not been established. European planes mainly fly to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and then change flights back to Chengdu.
It was afternoon when we arrived in Chengdu. My brother-in-law had gone to work, and the person who drove to pick up Chen Xing was Xu Xiaofei.
"Xiao Xing!" Xu Xiaofei waved and shouted when she saw Chen Xing coming out. Lan
"Sister." Chen Xing responded happily. Xu Xiaofei looked at Chen Xing, who was getting more and more handsome, nodded, satisfied, and said: "Is France fun? What is a French school like? I have always had the idea of letting Little Apple study abroad."
"It's useless to think about it now. Let's wait until she gets to high school." If her grades are bad, she can go out to study. After she comes back, she will be a returnee. Change her destiny. When major companies recruit, they will see resumes with study abroad experience. Basically there will be a second round of interviews.
But if you have good grades, there is no need to go abroad. Abroad is not a place where you can sit down and study. However, Chen Xing refers to general majors. If it is a technical major or an art major, especially oil painting, you should study abroad if you can. There is really no soil in China.
Xu Xiaofei nodded. Chen Xing knows better than them, so listen to him. When he arrived at the parking lot, Chen Xing suddenly came to his senses.
Isn’t your brother-in-law driving?
"Sister, did you drive here by yourself?"
"Well, what's wrong? Don't you dare to ride in the car I drive?" Lan
"Are you kidding?" Chen Xing put the suitcase away, got into the car and sat down as if he were dead, and put on his seat belt carefully.
How should I put it, he had never seen his sister driving before. I even heard that she paid an extra five thousand yuan to get a driver's license.
My cousin looked at Chen Xing dissatisfied from the moment she got into the driver's seat. When he was ready, she rolled her eyes and said, "Look at how nervous you are. What's there to be nervous about? I drive very safely." ." She lit the engine, looked around, and was ready to set off.
Chen Xing reminded: "Seat belt."
"Oh." Lan...... His house in Rongcheng has been renovated, but there is still a lot of furniture that he has not bought, so he will stay at his cousin's house tonight.
Early the next morning he went to look at the house. China Resources Twenty-four City Qi Mansion is a real estate that has been on sale for a long time. Due to its good location, the occupancy rate is over 90%. The garden downstairs is very lively, and you can see beautiful women jogging in the morning.
Take the elevator upstairs. In two months, the newly painted wall paint had dried completely, and the wooden floor on the ground had been re-paved. It was so clean that Chen Xing didn't want to walk in with his shoes on. He took off his shoes and stepped on the wooden floor with bare feet. It won't feel too cold.
This is the advantage of wooden flooring. However, if there are smokers in the home, it is best not to use wooden floors. If you don't pay attention and let a cigarette butt fall on the floor, it will become a very ugly little black hole, and it is far less easy to clean than ceramic tiles.
Chen Xing took a few photos inside the room, then found a piece of paper and drew the layout and area of the room.
@Classmate, send...My school has the best architectural design major in France. It would be a pity not to buy a few design drawings in vain...I walked to the study room, put back a few books I had finished reading, and found a few more to think about. watch.
He was quite satisfied with the study, but the design was average. The bookcases were made of log wood with glass bookcases. They had a bit of a Chinese style, but they didn't look grand enough in a small room like the study.
If I buy a house in the future, it will definitely not be all manors but villas. When the time comes, I will see if I can find a designer who is proficient in Chinese design and try to plan a Chinese-style decoration. It will definitely be very comfortable to live in.
But that’s all for the future. I don’t know if my classmates had templates, but they designed it very quickly. They made two design drafts that afternoon. Then the two of them spent a long time researching furniture options on mSN, mainly to see if these furniture brands were available in Chengdu.
Fortunately, Tradition has a store in Fort Rochdu in Chengdu. When I went shopping for furniture, my cousin went with me out of boredom.
I know that Chen Xing is relatively aggressive with money now, but he is still shocked by the prices of furniture from international brands.
A simple chair for eating costs one hundred thousand yuan. Is this chair made of gold or silver?
A small single sofa, which looks quite comfortable, costs 60,000. This sofa was bought by Chen Xing, and it was going to be placed on the bay window.
It was even harder for her to understand when she went shopping for lamps. Pulling Chen Xing, she asked, "Have you made a fortune?" If he bought all the furniture models that he and his friends had determined, it would almost drain Chen Xing of all the money he had earned during this period, and even I used the money I earned from traveling in France... 20,000 yuan per province.
But after finally buying a house, who doesn’t want to manage their own small family within the financial limits?
His classmates in France said that this was only a moderate design. Also, the things Chen Xing can afford now can only be said to be mid-range. The most expensive thing he bought is the sofa in the living room, which costs 170,000 Chinese coins. It is from Rochburg Home Furnishings. It is said to be airlifted from France. .
Although this statement is rather suspicious, Lan’s appearance is the same as the photo his classmates took of him. After chopping off his hands today, Chen Xing went back to his cousin's house to figure it out.
Good guy, I'm poor again. The total of the three bank cards is only 130,000 Huaxia coins and 40,000 euros.
"Forget it, let's finish the furniture first and buy bedding next time. I'll go home tomorrow." He definitely doesn't have much time in the country this year. If he can't do it all at once, he'll do it slowly. If he had known it earlier, You can buy the lamps next time and save some money. What if you need to use them in Africa?
They and Professor Nobel were paid when they went to shoot, which was enough for them to live on, but no one thought they had too much money.
There is another opportunity to make money next. On June 18, a fashion brand in Hong Kong invited Chen Xing to be a photographer, and the price was very good.
It is a catwalk show for the release of new autumn products. Chen Xing has seen many catwalk shows. Various catwalk shows in Paris are held at regular intervals. There are many big brands, small brands, etc., but as a photographer, Chen Xing is invited to participate in a catwalk show. first.
He is still looking forward to this conference. Europe and the United States sometimes look for Asian models to be more ordinary. For example, they like to look for Asian models with darker skin and smaller eyes.
Chen Xing also asked her fashion design classmate this question. She was surprised and asked Chen Xing: "Don't you like eyes like this?" Chen Xing had to spend time explaining, small eyes, slanted eyes, and phoenix eyes. Definition.
In fact, she is quite good. Under normal circumstances, the Asian models found in Paris catwalks are not outrageous. Some designers think that Asians are mysterious, and their small eyes have a sense of mystery and charm. Such models are also quite good-looking.
In domestic catwalks, everyone knows what aesthetics they like. You should be able to see some beautiful Asian models during this trip, so Chen Xing is looking forward to it.
