The opera took less than three hours from start to finish, including an intermission. It was not a comedy that Chen Xing liked to watch, but there was still no peeing throughout the whole process, and the opera was still interesting.
The key is to understand what they sing.
Because there are no subtitles in the live performance, there is not even a big screen behind them, just a stage set.
If you don’t understand French, it will take more than ten or twenty minutes to watch. If you really have to sit for two and a half hours, your patience will get irritated no matter how good you are.
At the end of the performance, the actors came down to interact with the audience.
After all, this hall can accommodate only a small audience, let alone opera singers. It would be no problem for Swift to interact with them next time.
The male lead took off his fake beard.
Chen Xing realized that this was a man in his twenties. When he shook hands with Chen Xing, he might have thought he was a foreigner. He also asked: "Sir, do you understand the lines we said? What do you think of our performance?" Sample?"
"I was lucky enough to meet you when I first heard the opera. You performed well."
The male lead's smile faded slightly.
Good guy, you, a foreigner, speak better French than me?
When we left here, it was already dark outside. Originally, no one would go out at night in France, but there were very lively sounds coming from the Papal Palace, and there were also beams of light shooting into the sky.
They went over to take a look and realized that it was the Festival of Lights at the Papal Palace.
France holds many light shows every year, and there are many in Paris. It seems to have become a kind of French culture. Locals and tourists actively participate. It is a rare place to go for a walk at night.
Chen Xing had visited a light festival at an old college in Paris before and was already shocked, but it was even worse at the Palais des Papes.
The light shines on the outer wall of the Papal Palace. The Gothic style makes it look like a fairy tale. It was originally earthy yellow and full of wind and frost after a long time, but now it is covered with a layer of weather. Very trendy new outfit.
Butterflies are flying, birds are falling, and snow is falling on the glaciers. The scene is dazzling and lifelike.
Hedwig had never seen such a scene in her life. She had been staying at home before. She only listened to Chen Xing keep talking about how beautiful, interesting and beautiful the outside world was, but she never had any psychological feelings.
Can't you see it in the video?
But now she discovered that some pictures were different in reality and in videos.
It was so shocking that I clenched my hands.
However, it is still interesting to go out with the person you like, otherwise no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it has nothing to do with her.
Chen Xing thought... she looked soft and weak, but her hands were quite strong.
Getting closer and closer to the Papal Palace, when Chen Xing reached the courtyard in front, he found that there were people everywhere. Judging from the excitement, most of them were tourists. Everyone was sitting on the grass, and there was order in the chaos.
Hedwig was concentrating on watching the light show, and when the white dove flew out, she couldn't help but let out a wow.
Chen Xing couldn't restrain himself, so he gently took her hand, pulled Hedwig to him and hugged her.
When did I become such a hesitant person? What's so confusing about falling in love? It's not the first time.
Well Hedwig's first time.
But so what, you can love as much as you want, and you can separate as you should. Life is just a few decades, and they are already twenty years old. How many more years do they have to be so free and unrestrained?
"Alas!"
The people around started to boo.
They just love watching this. Isn’t this more interesting than a light show?
Fireworks exploded in the sky, and the loud sound was accompanied by colorful balls of light, which formed a huge circle and began to fly around. The entire area was as bright as day at that moment.
These colorful light balls floated and floated, like rain.
Until it fell into the crowd and became faintly visible smoke.
………………
Return to Arles in the early morning.
Bad news, we don't live together.
Chen Xing felt it was a pity that the atmosphere was so good and they had known each other for half a year, but they had only made such little progress once they broke the ice.
What would my ex-girlfriends think if the news spread?
But finally had a good sleep.
The organizing committee will hold a ceremony tonight and will give Chen Xing the Arles Newcomer Award. This thing is not a precious metal, it only has a symbolic meaning.
On the contrary, the list of winners was announced on the Internet early in the morning and was very sincere.
When Chen Xing went to the gallery to see it, more people came to see Chen Xing's photos than on the first day. It can only be said that there have been a lot of people coming to South France recently. After seeing the list of winners, everyone was still a little curious about the people on it.
As soon as he entered the office, Seth couldn't help but said with joy: "Chen, my big baby, the remaining photos of you were sold out in just two hours, hahaha. I want to sincerely apologize to you. You Huaxia are really There is so much market.”
"???You stay away from me."
He knew that Seth's sexual orientation was normal and that he had children and a wife, but he felt uncomfortable hearing the word.
Except for the good sales on the first day, people came in to see them in the next two days, and only one or two pictures were taken in a day. How can it be like today, in just a few hours after opening the door, a group of people came in swarm to take pictures of Chen Xing Robbed.
In fact, it’s hard to say who wins and who loses. After Chen Xing wins this award, the price of his photos will definitely increase.
But for them, most of the photos sold are the kind that Chen Xing can take casually, and Chen Xing still has many such photos on his mobile hard drive.
We must control the large number of photos flowing into the market, otherwise it will be very detrimental to both Chen Xing and the gallery.
Anyway, Seth was happy. He laughed and said to the people in the office: "I will give you three days off after the exhibition ends tonight!"
"Manager, you are so handsome!"
"Sorry, I'm talking about the exhibition department. The administrative department continues to work."
"..."
If you want to rest despite being so busy, just give me work!
Chen Xing walked around the gallery energetically twice, answered several questions from the audience, and then went to the arena.
There were more people in front of Chen Xing's photo in the arena than before.
Don't think it's just a newcomer award. It won't make any waves at a certain music festival or film festival, but the premise is that there are many awards, such as best actor, best actress, best song and so on.
There are only these awards at the Arles Photography Festival.
All winners will receive huge bonuses.
The most famous photography festival in the world is no joke. Today, Arles is definitely the place that attracts the most attention from photographers and photographer enthusiasts around the world.
Chen Xing didn't reveal his identity, but he couldn't squeeze in either.
He gave a pretentious sigh and looked at the islanders.
I can't say it's empty, I can only say it's completely incomparable.
Chen Xing felt much better.
At the beginning of this photography festival, the scene was almost reversed. At that time, Chen Xing was looking forward to seeing pictures like this. He even saw Kintaro Yamazaki standing in front of his photos, probably to attend the party at night.
Even if you don't get the prize, you can still make some friends and stuff.
Chen Xing smiled. He couldn't squeeze in anyway, so he went to see Hedwig.
Their rooms were next to each other. When Chen Xing came out in the morning, she was still sleeping. Now that she had gone out for a walk, Chen Xing brought back some freshly baked bread and her favorite fruit pudding.
If the two of them had been together for a long time, Chen Xing would never do such a thing.
You still need to pay more attention now.
The things have been sent in, but people really can't see them now. Hedwig has been in the room all day, and she and Chen Xing can only chat a few words on the phone... You beg to be benevolent. , why are you still shy?
Forget it, she wasn't used to that kind of situation at night either.
domestic……
The news that Chen Xing won the award in Arles was immediately circulated among the groups who paid more attention to the photography competition. Before today, they could not see the specific number of votes on the Internet. Many people thought that this young man entered the competition because of his connections. The size is pretty good, but why did he win the award?
"Shadow, shady!" someone shouted in a photography group of more than 300 people.
This is a WeChat group founded by street sweeping bloggers. They say they are fans, but in fact the only people who join are those with cameras. If you don’t have a camera, why would you join a street sweeper group? Instead, I went to join a grandma who teaches me how to take pictures with my mobile phone.
"What's the shady story?" Some people don't understand.
Their group is actually quite quiet. Occasionally, someone will take a photo, fix it and send it in, and everyone will cooperate and deduct a few 6's.
"A Chinese won the award at the Arles Photography Festival. The school is the largest photographer school in France. Isn't this a shady secret? I think the photos of Teacher Zhou and Daping are very good, but there is almost no news about them on the Internet. "
The two people he mentioned were winners of the photography festival held in Arles in China. There are many such photographers around the world, but their works are difficult to find in Arles.
It's not a question of tickets either.
The model of the Arles Photography Festival is different from ordinary photography festivals. In general photography festivals, everyone's photos are put in one place for people to view. But there are so many works to be exhibited in Arles in the past few months. Where do they have space to create this model?
That’s why the Arles Photo Festival is unique.
Except for works like Chen Xing's that are competing for awards, all other works are scattered in every corner of Arles.
Maybe you walked to some abandoned building and walked inside. Hey, why are there still a few photos here?
Or a tourist checks into a hotel, and as soon as he enters the lobby, he realizes, Huh? Why is there a photo here that looks pretty good? It matches the hotel lobby.
If you travel in this city, you will inadvertently discover various photos. This is the Arles Photography Festival.
"Why is it that a Chinese person becomes shady when he wins an award? What is your background?"
"Yeah, I've followed Chen Xing too. He's a professional at this. Do you think his photography isn't good? Can you please post some photos for us to take a look at? Are you going to let me, a street guy, learn from this?"
This group was very noisy.
This is just a small part of the China Photography Festival.
Many younger photographers find it very exciting, which makes them want to learn Chen Xing's photography style. Isn't it the high saturation of various colors? study! At worst, we should study the three primary colors again.
Those who are slightly older are unable to learn, or do not want to learn.
How old is Chen Xingcai?
The information says that he is only 20 years old, and he is still a student. Can he be like him? Don’t even want to lose face?
Some even took on apprentices.
For them, the cost of changing styles is too high.
Nowadays, many people are talking about Chen Xing, and some people are getting more and more annoyed. Finally, they start to blame Chen Xing for no reason. The rumors are outrageous and come from all sources. Anyway, it is right to be negative.
But the more noisy it gets, the more famous Chen Xing becomes.
Bizhan’s fans surged.
As long as Chen Xing doesn't open Weibo, if he does open Weibo, his number will probably double or triple in one day.
The Chinese Photography Association also held a small meeting to discuss whether to re-invite Chen Xing. Although they are only a private association, it is also a national one. If any member of the association wins an award from the Arles Photography Festival, they will be proud of their reputation.
There is a time difference of several hours between the two places. At night, the photography circle in China gradually quieted down.
But it was just night time on Chen Xing's side.
The organizing committee hired the largest hotel nearby. The banquet was decorated in a fashionable manner. Chen Xing also rarely wore a suit and sat at one of the tables closest to the stage.
On his left sat Professor Nobel. The professor came directly from Paris after receiving the news today. Chen Xing was very touched when she picked him up in the afternoon. Having such a teacher is really a blessing for students.
But as soon as he came to the banquet, he took Chen Xing everywhere to show off to his old friends.
This reminded Chen Xing of what his mother would look like after he decided to transfer to France.
They were not that excited when their article appeared in a magazine. They changed their school to study. Good guy, the whole community knew about it in one day. When he went out alone, others greeted him enthusiastically, saying "turtle turtle" and so on.
Chen Xing felt very ashamed at that time.
But this place is better. Teacher Nobel’s friends are all big names in the industry. They are either a famous director or an internationally renowned photographer. While showing off along the way, Chen Xing also got their contact information.
The person sitting on the right is this year's grand prize winner, an Italian.
Got to know Mr. Nobel.
At the same table is the winner of the Public Award of this photography festival. He is also very young. He and Chen Xing just added WhatsApp to each other. This software is one of the most mainstream chat software in Europe. It is bound to the mobile phone card and keeps each other's messages. A mobile phone number is used to add friends, which is no different from a text message.
It feels like a text message...
Although domestic social software has many shortcomings, it far surpasses foreign countries in terms of convenience.
The curator of this photography festival came to the stage first and said: "Our photography festival has been established for fifty years. Over the past fifty years, we have invited countless people who love photography art to come here, regardless of age or gender. Explore the streets of Arles together.”
Then he told some historical stories about the founding of the photography festival.
It is estimated that this is said every year, but since it was the first time for Chen Xing to hear it, he still found it interesting.
Arles used to be a holy place for painters, such as Van Gogh. As long as you study this painter, you must mention the city of Arles. But three young men divided Arles into two parts.
Spring, autumn, winter, and summer.
Every year from July 4th to September 25th, Arles is dedicated to photographers. The rest of the time belongs to painters and fans of Van Gogh.
Of these three young people, one is a photographer, one is a historian, and the other is a writer.
Therefore, on this evening, in addition to the awards for photographers, there are also separate awards for history and books, which are used to recognize publications in history and theory. A winner is selected every year and has a bonus of 8,000 euros.
You don't need to look at the bonus. Chen Xing doesn't like the bonus, but it's reputation.
An artist's reputation is money.
"We try to surprise the audience every year at the photography festival. This year we discovered two very outstanding young people. One of them is Chen Xing from China. He won this year's Newcomer Award. At the same time, he was the most outstanding The Popularity Award almost caught up with our Mr. Herman.”
"One of their works makes me feel like I have returned to the most prosperous era of China, the country filled with golden milk in Marco Polo's pen, and the other makes me feel the development of science and technology. You are the biggest surprise of this year's photography festival. Congratulations to you."
Chen Xing went on stage to receive the award first. He hugged several seniors at the same table, and then slapped each other on the back with Herman, whom he had just met.
After months of hard work, I didn’t even go home for a few days.
So tired.
But he also felt really happy during these few hours. You couldn't tell it on the surface, but listening to other people's compliments, the feeling was enough to make you lose yourself.
Finally got the prize.
(End of chapter)
