Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 6 6. The end is also the beginning

The bright red coals in the brazier tirelessly release heat, and the rustling sound of the pencil across the paper seems particularly quiet.

Chen Li'an's slender fingers and the straight yellow wood pencil look particularly good together.

Bai Qing squatted beside him and looked at the short, smooth lines on the drawing paper. For the first time, he felt that even the most basic and boring line exercises were particularly interesting.

The main reason is that Chen Li'an's fingers are very beautiful, the kind of beauty that makes people jealous.

"You are very talented, your hands are very steady, and you have good control over your pen."

Chen Li'an did not stop because of Bo Qing's praise, and the light gray lines continued to increase on the drawing paper.

Bai Qing reached out and grabbed the pencil in Chen Li'an's hand, and changed to another piece of drawing paper.

"I'll teach you perspective and the relationship between light and dark. Let's start with the cube. Maybe tomorrow you can try to copy the scenery."

"I'm not in a hurry, I hope to truly become a painter." Chen Li'an looked at Bai Qing and said.

"No, you are really talented, there is no need to continue practicing lines."

Bai Qing pasted the drawing paper, turned around and looked around the room, and then found a piece of blue brick as a still life. Almost no one except the school would buy a plaster cube home.

However, the difference between the bricks is not big. Ignore the color and just look at the shape and light and shade.

Chen Li'an really wanted to learn oil painting. It would be too boring to live the same life again as before.

Chen Li'an feels like he is filming a very interesting movie now. The script is controlled by himself. In this movie, he can experience different fun.

To sum it up in one word, it is wanton.

Be curious about everything and try it yourself.

Just like now, in order to make a movie, I come to the West Village to experience life and learn oil painting at the same time.

Career and hobbies go hand in hand, perfectly implementing Chen Li'an's life creed.

Twenty minutes later, Bai Qing looked at the painting on the drawing board with excellent modeling lines and light and dark relationships. He couldn't help but said to Chen Li'an: "You are really a genius. I'm a little jealous."

"Don't be overly encouraging. I'm not an encouraging personality." Chen Li'an put down the pencil in his hand and said.

Bai Qing pulled a towel from the side and took Chen Li'an's hand to wipe the pencil dust on his hand.

This kind of considerate behavior is not in line with her character, she just wants to take advantage.

Seeing his hands stained with pencil dust being wiped clean little by little, Bai Qing felt particularly comfortable.

Chen Li'an looked at the change in Bai Qing's expression and suspected that she had a potential hand fetish.

"Is the teaching time over?" Bo Qing raised his head and looked at Chen Li'an, his eyes watery.

Chen Li'an raised his hand and pinched Bai Qing's lips with his thumb, and chuckled: "You are like a cat now."

Hearing this, Bai Qing stuck out his tongue and licked Chen Li'an's finger, squinting his eyes and letting out a soft gasp similar to a cat's meow.

The carbon in the brazier suddenly collapsed, and scarlet sparks flew out of the brazier and landed on the ground, creating dazzling sparks.

A single spark can start a prairie fire, or it can ignite the most intense desires.

A month and a half later…

The weather is already very warm in April, and the sun shines into the house through the glass on the window, creating a halo on the bouquet of artificial flowers.

The canvas in front of Chen Li'an is covered with oil paint. The painting style is very good and the color combination is coordinated, but the technique is too immature and the shape is very problematic.

"The time is still too short..." Chen Li'an put down the paintbrush and inserted it into the turpentine bottle.

Bai Qing came over and encouraged: "This is your first oil painting, which is already very good. You are very sensitive to colors and the combination is beautiful."

"Let's practice when we have time later." Chen Li'an stood up, wiped his hands and turned to Bai Qing and said, "I'm leaving."

"Well, remember to come back and see me." Bai Qing lit a cigarette, his voice was a little hoarse, and his expression was a little lonely in the blue smoke.

Chen Li'an reached out and took out the cigarette from Bai Qing's hand, threw it on the ground, raised his foot and crushed it out.

"Smoke less, I like your voice, don't let it turn into an unpleasant cigarette voice."

Bai Qing looked at Chen Li'an and hugged him, calling his name softly.

"Chen Li'an...Chen Li'an..."

Meeting by chance, the two of them were just passers-by in each other's lives.

It was enough to have each other for more than a month, and now the time has come, which is the time to say goodbye.

Chen Li'an pulled up his hair to reveal his handsome face, then held Bai Qing's chin and looked into her reddish eyes and said, "Contact me if you need me to be a model."

After saying that, Chen Li'an waved to Bai Qing coolly and turned to leave.

Looking at Chen Li'an's leaving figure, Bai Qing couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart for a moment. Was the relationship during this period of time an empty and lonely desire or love.

Chen Li'an was walking on the street with his hands in his pockets. After walking a few steps, he couldn't help but look back. After looking for a long time, he turned around and left.

Some nostalgia is better left in memory...

For more than a month, Chen Li'an has been living in Bai Qing's rental house, studying oil painting with her and observing artists in the West Village up close.

With in-depth understanding, Chen Li'an found in Bai Qing the uneasiness, depression and despair that Qi Lei had in the script.

However, Bai Qing is much better than Qi Lei. One is confused by completing a painting that has been suppressed in his heart for a long time and fell into a blank period, and the other is confused and desperate with no direction or goal at all.

Now that Chen Li'an has completed the character observation, he has completely transformed into Qi Lei. The actor Chen Li'an has disappeared, leaving only Qi Lei who can't find his direction in life.

In order to prevent his condition from fluctuating, Chen Li'an did not go home during this period. He was mainly worried that Uncle Qi in the hospital would kick him out of trouble.

At the place where the last audition was held, Wang Xiaoshuai and Shu Qi were sitting and smoking. The camera and other actors were ready.

"Why hasn't Chen Li'an come yet?" Wang Xiaoshuai was a little anxious. It was hard to get so many people together today. If the male protagonist didn't come, how would the movie be shot?

Shu Qi glanced at her watch and said, "It's only nine o'clock now, the appointment time is nine-thirty, why are you in a hurry."

"I heard that this male protagonist is very handsome?" Ma Xiaoqing, the heroine in the movie, asked curiously.

"Very handsome, even more handsome than Li Ming." Shu Qi replied while taking a puff of cigarette.

Ma Xiaoqing said with some disbelief: "It's not that exaggerated."

Wang Xiaoshuai stamped out the cigarette butt and said: "It's not an exaggeration. In fact, I regret it a little now. It's not appropriate to be so handsome."

Shu Qi glanced at Wang Xiaoshuai and said nothing. What bullshit theory is that being ugly is "art"?

Among the actors in Extremely Cold, except for the two female characters who are good-looking, the other actors are hard to describe.

If it weren't for the fact that she really had no money, Shu Qi would have wanted to change someone else. If she had known better, she wouldn't have made this movie with Wang Xiaoshuai.

Nowadays, it’s not easy for a director to find a handsome male lead, but he still dislikes it. I really don’t know what he thinks!

Art films can’t do this!

Ma Xiaoqing leaned against the wall, took out a pack of cigarettes from her jacket pocket, lit it and took a puff, saying, "What's wrong with being handsome? As long as you can act."

"I'm just afraid that I won't be able to act if I'm too handsome."

Wang Xiaoshuai was a little worried. In more than a month, he regretted choosing Chen Li'an.

The role of Qi Lei is difficult to play. He has to perform turbulent emotions and struggles under the calm surface, which is really difficult for ordinary people to play.

Shu Qi said: "It's already this time, don't think too much, at least the image and temperament are consistent."

At this time, Chen Li'an walked in, wearing a two-piece suit, a loose and baggy white short-sleeved T-shirt over a black long-sleeved T-shirt.

The bright side face of a girl is painted on the white T-shirt. This painting was painted by Bo Qing, telling Chen Li'an not to forget her.

In such weather, Chen Li'an was wearing very thin clothes, and people with slightly weaker health might catch a cold.

Chen Li'an's appearance caused a brief silence in the room, and then Shu Qi stood up and welcomed: "Li'an is here."

Chen Li'an nodded to Shu Qi and asked in a calm and numb voice: "Call me Qi Lei when you join the set. When will the filming start?"

Shu Qi stopped in her tracks, looked at Chen Li'an's dumb state, and then looked back at Wang Xiaoshuai with a look of disbelief in her eyes.

It seems to be saying, are you sure he can't act well?

He has been a director for many years, and he can clearly tell that Chen Li'an's current state is completely different from the last time they met. Before, Chen Li'an was just melancholy, but now he can feel the cold death temperament in him.

This is already in play!