'What? Xingbao went to Africa to shoot a documentary? '
'Haha, the little lion is so cute, the world is focused on you. '
'The eyes upstairs are useless and can be donated to those in need. '
Chen Xing's current traffic is much better than before. With 1.22 million followers on Station B, no matter when he posts a video, countless people will click in, and the video will be filled with barrages in a short period of time.
In fact, it is not a question of the number of fans, but the stickiness of the fans.
It's hard for anyone who has followed Chen Xing not to like this approachable, humorous, and very handsome boy.
It's just that it's a bit difficult to make money on Bizhuan. Without randomly accepting ads, it's far less than the income of 400,000 followers on YouTube. Otherwise, Chen Xing could lie down and post videos while traveling without having to find a job.
such a pity.
Although he is in Africa, he has already taken over several photography business deals in France and will start getting busy when he returns.
Chen Xing played with his mobile phone until late at night this evening.
After watching the video for a while, I read the comments of netizens, and then chatted about Africa in the fan group. Overall, it seems that they are quite looking forward to this documentary. The composition of the scene where Chen Xing catches the little leopard is really interesting. pretty.
Then, like a sports camera, the footage of following a pride of lions as they hunt is also very innovative.
However, when the video is finished, Chen Xing will probably not edit the footage related to himself into the main film. This will only be used as a sideshow to share with netizens.
After shooting the scene the next day and returning to the hotel, Chen Xing translated the video he had cut into English and posted it to YouTube.
Huh? How come you gained tens of thousands of followers?
After scrolling through the messages for a while, I realized that Henry and the others had posted a video yesterday, and the fans who came to pay attention today were all from there. There were also a lot of words of thanks in the messages.
They had followed each other before, so Chen Xing went to find their accounts.
The latest video was updated yesterday, and when you open it, it shows Henry's face.
"Hello, friends, when we passed by yesterday, we saw a huge rock mountain. It felt like it would be very suitable for climbing, so we wanted to go there and have a look today. We are going to bring professional cameras and telephoto lenses that specialize in shooting distant photos. , this thing is heavy, but we can’t wait to challenge ourselves.”
And then Badge made an appearance.
Chen Xing had only seen them when they were in a mess, with messy hair and scratches on their bodies. But Bege, who had not yet encountered any danger, was very beautiful and looked at least five years younger than he would later.
Then came their climb.
It can be seen that the preparations are still very sufficient. There is a huge difference between unprotected free climbing and protected climbing. One is an extreme sport. If you are not careful, you will lose your life, just like those who fly in wingsuits.
The other kind, if your ability allows, is purely an exercise program. At most, it can make your heart beat faster for a while when you make a mistake.
Then the group of baboons slowly arrived.
Chen Xing hasn't seen this part yet, so when I watched the video and listened to the music they added, I started to get nervous. More and more baboons are simply evil.
Edit and speed up.
The technique they used can make the audience feel the passage of time in a short period of time. In the middle of the film, Bege was exhausted several times and could not hold the stone firmly. Then he fell down and was caught by the safety rope.
Chen Xing felt that watching their videos was like watching a thriller.
Then there was the sound of a car whistle in the distance... Chen Xing and the others were here, that is, there was no barrage function on the YouTube, otherwise the barrage would have filled the entire screen at this time.
Wait until Chen Xing saves someone and leaves.
Not long after, the baboons gathered around again.
Henry slapped the glass and yelled outside: "Damn monkeys, do you have the ability to get in this car? Do you want to kill us? Do you know that you are stupid monkeys? You have the ability to challenge... Fake... "
A baboon that looked very strong hit the glass with a stone.
Henry drove tremblingly.
It was as if his biceps were gone and he couldn't use any strength at all, but driven by his survival instinct, he started the car, hit two baboons blocking the road, and drove away.
Chen Xing read the message.
The comment area is still very harmonious, and basically no one is speaking for those baboons.
Sure enough, he still looks too ugly.
Chen Xing has seen many primates, such as monkeys, apes, etc., but he was still shocked by their ugliness when he saw this group of baboons before. If they could look better, more people would speak for them.
There are many people in the comments discussing Chen Xing's subsequent operation of catching leopards, and many people think it is a staged photo.
Henry's video was not muted in this section, so everyone who watched their video knew that the leopard was only seen after it jumped down, and called Chen Xing to be careful, but Chen Xing's actions were worse than their warning Earlier.
Some people called it a miracle.
Too.
It must be qualified as one of his famous scenes... Chen Xing thought to himself.
Others didn't understand how it was done, but Chen Xing figured it out.
It's probably the defensive conditioned reflex that he got before. This skill will automatically activate when he is in danger, and he will perform some defensive actions within the scope of Chen Xing's ability.
But it must be within the scope of what Chen Xing can do.
………………
This documentary was filmed for four days, and Brother Anni flew back on the day it ended.
He asked for leave to stay in Africa. If he rushes back now, he might be able to go to work tomorrow.
Leifbold still wants to stay here. In the past few days, he has fallen in love with photographing predators on the grassland. The short four days are not enough for him. He told Chen Xing that he would wait until school starts. Report from Professor Nobel.
As for Ford.
Yesterday when they were filming, they met an orphanage run by a Frenchman in Tanzania. There were more than 300 black orphans in it. Ford admired the director very much and wanted to be a volunteer here for a week, so he wanted to stay.
Chen Xing was also invited to join him.
He has no interest in taking care of black children. How much money does he make when he returns to France during this time? Besides, if he wants to do something good, why not do it at home and go to Africa to be a volunteer? He would be crazy to agree.
So after shooting all the planned shots, Chen Xing stayed for a day to check.
After a two-hour rough cut, Chen Xing also flew back to Paris.
You can have a good rest after returning to China, but now is not the time to rest. Chen Xing's wallet is about to bottom out, so it's better to come to Paris to make some money.
The plane landed in France, and Chen Xing saw many Asians at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
During this time, all the people he saw were black people, so Chen Xing felt very moved when he saw this kind of skin color.
When I walked out of the airport, I was greeted by Professor Nobel.
The professor has been back to France for a few days. He asked Chen Xing three times on the phone when he would be back. After Chen Xing told him the time and flight, he said he would come to pick him up. At first, Chen Xing thought it was a joke, but he didn't expect it to happen.
Chen Xing was not polite to him either. They had been living together for half a month and their relationship was already very good.
His current friends are not only people of the same age, but also many people who are younger than him or much older than him with whom he can talk. Chen Xing walked with him to the parking lot and asked, "Professor, do you have anything to do with me? Why didn't you tell me on the phone?"
"It seems more formal to meet and chat, haha." He laughed twice and asked Chen Xing to get in the car first, "Are you in a hurry now? If you are not in a hurry, you can take everything with you. We are going to the train station now. I will take it with you. You go somewhere.”
"ah?"
Chen Xing didn't quite understand what he meant.
It probably wasn't a matter of work or school. Professor Nobel had always been very kind to him, but he wouldn't show off when it came to serious matters.
Now it's more like a conversation between friends.
If you want to take a train, where should you go?
"There's no rush right now, but starting from the day after tomorrow, I'm going to take photos of others every day."
Professor Nobel's smiling expression quickly faded, and he even frowned and said sternly: "Commercial photography? Why are you doing this again? Commercial photography will not improve your skills at all. You should take more scenery and walk more A place.”
Chen Xing probably agreed with what he said.
But that's just a rough idea.
Because Chen Xing came to do commercial photography not to improve his skills, but to make money.
But he was too embarrassed to criticize Professor Nobel. He was silent for a while before saying: "What the professor taught me is that in the future I must take less commercial photography and travel more."
"Well, it is right to travel. I also liked to travel when I was young. A set of photography works I took in Iceland sold 600,000 euros a year. Up to now, I still pay tens of thousands of euros in copyright fees every year. , isn’t this more profitable than selling your skills and taking one or two thousand photos?”
Chen Xing felt a little stressed and nodded silently.
The professor mainly felt that he hated iron, but he still cared about Chen Xing. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, he said, "I'm very happy if you stay in Africa to make a documentary. Have you made this documentary?"
"Not yet." Chen Xing said, "I rough cut it yesterday, and I will tinker with it a little during this time. The finished product will take about an hour."
"Well, your editing skills are also very good. You can save a lot of money. You also have dubbing. I heard that you want to do the dubbing yourself?"
"They all said I had a good voice, so I wanted to try it myself."
Chen Xing is now fluent in three languages, Parisian French, American English, and Mandarin.
These three are complete professional-level skills given by the system, and dubbing is absolutely no problem.
The professor nodded and wanted to say something, but thought that Chen Xing didn't have much money and finally gave up. It's okay to try it yourself. At least Chen Xing can speak French well. If he can't achieve the effect of documentary dubbing, he will have to help Chen Xing complete his first documentary at his own expense.
He started the car first and said to Chen Xing:
"We go directly to Arles. Your work is very likely to win a prize, but you need to compete with some people. This is also my fault. If you are not allowed to go to Africa with me, there should be no suspense for you to win the Newcomer Award."
Although it is just a newcomer award, the Arles Photography Festival's newcomer award is extremely valuable. After all, only one photographer is selected every year, and there have only been 20 people in the past twenty years.
Those who get the Newcomer Award earlier will already be famous.
Chen Xing said in surprise: "Do I really have a chance?"
"Well, my friend is from the organizing committee. He told me some time ago that the scores of your work are very high among the judges and the audience, but since you are not here, no one will take the initiative to help you promote your work. Now your audience score is almost surpassed by others."
"What about the shooting I arranged?"
"Pushed!" Professor Nobel said decisively.
"Isn't this... bad?"
"Have you signed a contract with them?"
"No, it was just confirmed verbally. I have cooperated with Chanel many times, so I don't feel good about rejecting it directly."
They discussed not only the daily shooting this time, but also the subsequent autumn and winter show shooting. Chen Xing is the only new photographer they have invited in the past few years. After the shooting is completed, his commercial photography price will increase by one Festival.
"Then you can let them come to Arles to shoot." Professor Nobel said, "At least now it seems that the Arles Photography Festival Newcomer Award is the most important. You may win many photography festival awards in the future, but the Newcomer Award It can only happen once, wouldn’t you regret it if I missed it?”
"really……"
"Then let them come over. You can even shoot them for free so that you can increase the price after you win the Newcomer Award."
"..."
"What are you embarrassed about? That's what you Chinese people are like. I used to know a Chinese photographer who also didn't take advantage of good opportunities. Now I can only hang out in Asian circles and it's hard to get ahead."
“Do you know other Asian photographers?”
"What did you say?"
Professor Nobel felt that he was too kind to Chen Xing, causing his authority to be challenged. After all, he is also an internationally renowned photographer and a top documentary director. Isn’t it normal to know some Chinese photographers?
He is occasionally invited to China to give lectures.
So, along the way, he was telling Chen Xing about his past experiences, how he became famous as a young man, and his family was very supportive, and then he became a documentary director in middle age, won many awards, and was famous internationally. Famous works and documentaries were all shot by him.
Arriving at the station soon, Chen Xing asked a question he had always been curious about.
"Professor, I heard that you used to be a billionaire?"
"This happened many years ago. After my father's company was sold by me, it was worth more than one billion. But I am not good at running it myself, so the family property has shrunk very quickly. At present, I will hand over the rest to Funded.”
Professor Nobel's tone was calm when he spoke, and he did not seem to find this experience difficult to talk about.
"So you didn't lose money by making the documentary?"
"..."
He turned his head and looked at Chen Xing for a long time. Chen Xing was so frightened that he quickly shouted: "Look at the road! There is a car ahead!"
"I know how to read, but don't you think documentaries are a kind of art that can be passed down? You watch a lot of movies every year, but how many documentaries have you seen? Are there only a few documentaries?"
"right."
"So, shouldn't I spend some money to shoot a documentary and leave some marks of this era to future generations?"
ah?
So it’s really a waste to make a documentary?
(End of chapter)
