Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 106 104. Why should we have regrets in life?

In the brightly lit office, white-collar workers in professional suits are all busy, and the sound of making phone calls mixed with the hum of printers fills the entire space.

Everyone in the small offices is busy, busy for their own salary and their own future.

Chen Li'an and Bai Qing followed a clerk and followed him around the office absentmindedly, not listening to a word of the introduction he said.

This time, the last bit of the work is still to be taken, and these busy scenes are their goal this time.

People in Xiangjiang are in two completely different states in life and in the workplace, so we cannot miss such a crucial point.

Chen Li'an raised the camera in his hand and pointed it at a salesman who was making a sales call, recording his passionate side.

"Zhang Sheng, if you buy this product this time, you will definitely make a lot of money." The man in a gray suit said with a smile: "Zhang Sheng, the financial crisis will not affect us. America will be affected, so we can take the opportunity to make a lot of money." A sum."

Bai Qing felt very disconnected when he saw this scene. He couldn't understand how they could be so passionate about their work and yet so depressed after get off work.

"Thank you Zhang Sheng!" The man in the gray suit suppressed his excitement and shouted: "Absolutely a big profit. Congratulations to Zhang Sheng in advance!"

After hanging up the phone, the man shook his fist excitedly. It seemed that he had deceived a big customer.

The camera in Chen Li'an's hand accurately recorded the scene just now, then he put down the camera in his hand and said to Bai Qing: "See their passion and hard work."

Bai Qing nodded, feeling that the man who successfully placed the order just now was more passionate than when he was painting.

The man leading Chen Li'an and Bai Qing turned back and looked at the camera in Chen Li'an's hand, and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Chen, unless Manager Tang agrees, ordinary people can't take pictures here."

Chen Li'an took a picture of the camera and said to him understandingly: "Don't worry, I won't take pictures of anything sensitive. I will check it with Mr. Tang after taking pictures."

"That's the best." The man said with a smile, "Mr. Chen can understand, and we can do a lot more easily."

To be able to take pictures here this time, Chen Li'an still asked Mr. Tang for help, otherwise ordinary companies would not let people in to take pictures casually.

However, even if someone takes care of him, Chen Li'an will not be so reckless as to take pictures of everything, and the people he takes the pictures will have to give them red envelopes and buy the portrait rights of the photos.

Chen Li'an was not aware of this problem with the hundreds of photos he had taken before. When he asked Mr. Tang for help this time, it was his reminder that made Chen Li'an remember to avoid risks.

Otherwise, if this work is sold, it will be very troublesome if someone asks for trouble.

Those who have been photographed before will have to find someone to talk to them one by one in the future. In short, it is a very troublesome thing.

Bai Qing is also learning to take photos with Chen Li'an. He is very talented in the choice of angles and compositions. He is a painter with a strong sense of aesthetics and can learn very quickly.

However, compared with Chen Li'an, who has a talent bonus, he is far behind. Often, only one of more than ten photos can be selected for use.

Chen Li'an and Bai Qing walked around the office several times and took more than a hundred photos. After using up all the film, they breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at each other and laughed.

I am very satisfied with the photos I took today. The staff here are in surprisingly good condition. They are all very motivated and fit the theme of the work very well.

Chen Li'an looked at the clerk who had been taking him with him, glanced at his name tag and said, "Mr. Li, I'm sorry to trouble you today, we've already taken the photo."

"You're welcome, you are Manager Tang's friend." The man smiled, then looked at Chen Li'an and Bai Qing and said, "Manager Tang should have finished the meeting now, I will take you there."

"Well, I'm sorry to trouble you." Chen Li'an replied with a smile. After the help was over, he naturally had to take credit and show off in front of the leader. Even if Chen Li'an didn't have to go to Mr. Tang's office to meet him, he had to give him a chance to show off. .

Ten minutes later, Chen Li'an was sitting in Mr. Tang's office. Seeing how busy he was, he stood up and left.

"Mr. Tang, since you are so busy, I won't disturb you. I will treat you and your brother to dinner tonight."

Mr. Tang put down the pen in his hand and said sheepishly: "Sorry, I'm really busy today. I may have to work overtime tonight."

"That's such a pity. Let's try another day." Chen Li'an said with a smile.

Mr. Tang: "No problem."

Bo Qing also said a polite word and followed Chen Li'an out. After they came out of the office building, they both felt a lot more relaxed.

The workplace environment is still a bit too tight, and two people with a loose nature feel very uncomfortable there.

"It's still early, are you going to develop the photos?" Bai Qing turned to look at Chen Li'an and asked.

"Well, develop them as soon as possible. There are so many photos to choose from." Chen Lian stopped a taxi and went to the same photo studio with Bai Qing.

In the darkroom, Bo Qing carefully watched Chen Li'an's steps in developing the photos. After repeating them a few times, he roughly memorized them. He said to Chen Li'an with some interest: "Let me develop a few pictures and I'll learn."

Chen Li'an nodded, gave up his seat, took out a new roll of film and handed it to Bo Qing, saying, "Come and try it. Do you remember the steps?"

"Remember." Bo Qing took the film and began to develop it by following Chen Li'an's steps.

Chen Li'an stood nearby, watching Bo Qing's operations and reminding him from time to time.

"The potion is not enough, please add more."

"Soak for a while and don't take it out in a hurry."

"Rinse them twice in water."

Like a primary school student, Bai Qing finally developed the first photo under the guidance of Chen Li'an. Looking at the clear picture on the photo paper, he excitedly said to Chen Li'an: "This photo must be used in the work. This is what I developed." The first photo is very meaningful!”

"You decide." Chen Li'an shrugged his shoulders and couldn't help but scratch Bo Qing's nose when he saw her excitement and said, "I'm only responsible for which photos to use after taking the photos. How to stitch them together is all your job."

Bai Qing looked at a photo hanging in the darkroom and suddenly felt pressure coming over her. The eyes on the open and excited faces made her realize one thing.

Photography is different from painting. There is no chance to repeat these frozen moments. Oil paintings can be modified repeatedly until the artist is satisfied, but photos cannot. What is recorded is everyone's momentary emotions. There is no way to modify them. There is no way to capture the exact same scene again.

This means that every choice you make represents uniqueness. There is no way to use all of the photos. Every choice means giving up a face in the photo.

Why does it still feel cruel? Bai Qing's thoughts were a little strange. He always felt that the happiness, hardship, and suffering in the photos should be shown, otherwise no one would remember their moments.

Chen Li'an saw that Bai Qing was a little depressed and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's just a pity." Bo Qing ran his finger across a photo and said, "Many photos are useless in the end and can only be kept in the dark in the corner."

"Then combine all the unselected photos to make a work." Chen Li'an rubbed Bai Qing's head, understanding her sentimentality very well, and said with a smile: "Why should we leave regrets to ourselves in life? It’s not that it can’t be done.”

"But what theme?" Bo Qing looked at those photos, thinking about how to use those photos that would not be selected in the end.

Chen Li'an said with a smile: "Don't think about this problem now. It's business to develop all the photos quickly. We only borrowed it for two hours."

Bai Qing rolled his eyes, dissatisfied with Chen Li'an's interruption of his thoughts, and complained: "You don't need to borrow it for a while, I almost thought of it!"

"No money." Chen Li'an didn't bring much money with him when he went out today. He had already spent all his money on developing photos and renting a darkroom.

Such a realistic answer. Bai Qing felt that he had not worried about money for a long time. Ever since he met Chen Li'an, he no longer had the same embarrassment as before.

"Okay, let's wash it together and try to wash it all out within two hours!" Bo Qing said and pulled Chen Li'an to start working.

More than two hours later, Chen Li'an and Bai Qing came out with all the developed photos.

When they returned to the hotel, the two of them did not choose to take a taxi, but took a sightseeing bus.

In the car, Bo Qing leaned sleepily against Chen Li'an and whispered, "When will we go back?"

It has been a week since the two of them came to Xiangjiang. Bo Qing misses the time he spent painting with Chen Li'an in the courtyard.

"Do you want to go back?" Chen Li'an turned to look at the bustling scenery outside the window, thought for a while and said, "I still have some things to deal with. If you are anxious, you can go back first."

"Then I'd better wait for you to go back together." Bo Qing yawned and fell asleep slowly in Chen Li'an's arms.

In the hotel, Bai Qing was lying on the bed, feeling a little cold. When she opened her eyes, she found that the blanket had been kicked off by her at some point.

There was no sign of Chen Li'an in the room. Bai Qing grabbed his hair and sat up. He subconsciously thought that he was playing mahjong again and didn't care. He sat on the bed in a daze for a while before getting up from the bed.

After making himself a cup of coffee, Bai Qing took out all the photos, scattered them on the stall on the ground, and then began to select photos.

There were only a few thick stacks of hundreds of photos, but when spread out they almost covered the hotel floor.

Bai Qing stood on the bed and looked at all the photos on the floor. He first divided the photos into five parts based on light and dark, and then began to select one by one. The composition and content of each photo must be carefully considered.

How to stitch the selected photos together is very particular, just like drawing a sketch. Different line thicknesses and lengths, different soft and hard pencils should be used in different positions, and the overall composition should also be carefully considered.

Bai Qing sat cross-legged on the carpet, with a blank photo frame in front of him. In the middle of the photo frame was a photo that Chen Li'an had selected. Bai Qing's job was to use this photo to combine the individual photos with the middle one. That one serves as the base point and is combined into a completely new photo.

Bai Qing does not have as complete and clear ideas as Chen Li'an. He cannot start to conceive when shooting, and consciously choose different shooting methods to achieve his own needs.

She could only use the most troublesome and basic method, trying combinations again and again, just like a novice player putting together a puzzle, clumsily and seriously.

Chen Li'an, who was "playing mahjong", was walking with Wang Zuxian on the streets of Xiangjiang, discussing the movie they had just watched.

"What do you think of the movie just now?" Wang Zuxian took Chen Li'an's hand and walked through the streets late at night. It was already past three in the morning and there was almost no one on the streets.

The two of them watched night movies and didn't dare to go to the prime show. Wang Zuxian was too conspicuous in Hong Kong and would be easily recognized.

Chen Li'an and Wang Zuxian just watched Westward Journey, a movie that is not popular at this time.

"The movie is very good. I personally think it is Xingye's two best movies." Chen Li'an said calmly.

Wang Zuxian said a little strangely: "Is it such an exaggeration? The box office is not high, and I think it is just average. It is not as good as the previous movies."

"Maybe it's too ahead of its time. Although the plot is nonsensical, it is rigorous and worthy of scrutiny." Chen Li'an recalled the reasons why these two movies became popular and said with a smile: "Maybe we should find a university professor and let students write film reviews. .”

"Write a film review?" Wang Zuxian was stunned for a moment, not understanding what it meant. Why should a university professor write a film review for a funny comedy.

Many classic literary and artistic films do not receive such treatment. How can anyone take a commercial comedy film seriously?

Chen Li'an explained: "Many of the movie's connotations are hidden deep. Most viewers just watch the comedy and don't think deeply about it. Naturally, they think the movie is ordinary and the plot is exaggerated."

Listening to Chen Li'an's words, Wang Zuxian nodded, recalling the plot in the movie, and felt a little different. It seemed that some of the lines in it were really interesting.

"Then if you were the Supreme Treasure, would you wear a tight band?" Wang Zuxian asked, looking sideways into Chen Li'an's eyes.

Chen Li'an shook his head slightly and said: "No, why do you want to become Sun Wukong? Why do you want to leave so many regrets in your life?"

Wang Zuxian looked at the shadows of the two people under the street lamp, stopped and pulled Chen Li'an and said: "But there will be many regrets in life. Many times we have to choose. Even if we don't have to choose now, we will have to choose in the future."

"Children only make choices, adults want them all!" Chen Li'an said in a deliberately funny way, then squeezed Wang Zuxian's palm and said softly: "Many regrets in life are caused by wanting too much. Regrets and depression are often caused by desires being greater than desires. ability."

"I don't have that much desire, and my abilities are sufficient. I think I will have no regrets in my life."

Wang Zuxian looked into Chen Li'an's eyes in the night, and for a moment she couldn't tell what he meant. She just felt that the future might be different from what she thought. Was it her regret or Chen Li'an's regret at that time?

There is something going on at home today, my condition is very bad, my coding efficiency is too low, I will make up for what I owe tomorrow.