desolate

The first snow stopped on the morning of New Year's Day.

At night, a layer of fluff fell on the ground, which just added a little color to the opening ceremony of Wuwa Gallery.

Pei also set off from home and picked up Gao Yuan on the way.

Opening ceremonies like this are another form of communication for businessmen, but the opportunity has become a work of art, and the topics of discussion are also started by them.

While waiting for the traffic light, Pei Ye took the time to glance at his phone, swiped his finger to WeChat, and suddenly found that there was a group in his account, and the group name was very strange - "Brave Chasing Love Action Team".

Open the member list and see that there are four people in total, the group leader is "Wang Dahaha".

【Pei Ye】: @王思华What are you doing?

After 1 minute, the other party sent a flashing red rose emoji package, with four huge words on the picture: Bravely chasing love.

【Pei Ye】:...

In the next second, a notification message popped up on the group chat interface of "Brave Chasing Love Action Team"—Pei Ye has also quit the group chat.

That night, this group chat was anonymously reported by many people, and Wang Yihua's account was even frozen because of pornography.

"The green light is coming soon."

Seeing the last two seconds left at the red light, Gao Yuan had no choice but to remind her.As soon as she finished speaking, Pei stopped her movements and turned off the phone in a smooth manner.

"...Excuse me, take care of a little work."

"It's ok."

Gao Yuan smiled understandingly and pretended not to know anything.

Parked the car in the open space near the gallery, stepping on the thin snow, the two got out of the car one after another.

This area is a new area that has not been reclaimed much. There are a few unique buildings not far from the left and right. In addition, the surrounding area is uninhabited, which is in line with the artistic tone of the gallery.

At this time, Gao Yuan, who hadn't spoken much all the way, suddenly took out a wooden gift box from her bag and handed it to Pei Ye.

"My father told me that I must bring a meeting gift this time. After thinking about it, it is not appropriate to give anything. I have moved in the past few days and found an unused item at hand. I heard that you know how to do it. I just show it to you. If it is not expensive , it’s a business trip.”

She spoke so cleverly that it was impossible to refuse, even if Pei Ye wanted to decline politely, he had to open it and have a look.

Fortunately, the quaint wooden box had no decorations and the materials were common. Pei Ye felt a little relieved. After removing the dustproof cloth on the top, there was a string of white jade Buddha beads inside.

I don't know where this Miss Gao got the news, but she actually thinks that he is knowledgeable about this... Although he talked with the bosses about jade tasting and other topics, but theory and practice are always different. of.

Being able to chat does not mean being able to watch.

Pei also held the gift box, not sure if the jade was good or bad.

But he guessed that the value should be neither high nor low. After all, no matter the scene is beautiful or not, she will not give too expensive or cheap gifts. For the cooperative relationship between the two companies, just the right choice is the right choice.

Pei also should have refused: "Since we are friends, there is no need to give gifts, and this is still a bit expensive, you can take it back."

As expected, Gao Yuan refused to accept it: "It's a pearl that is dusty to me. It's better to keep it in the hands of someone who knows the goods. It's worth the money."

"Can……"

He is not a person who knows the goods!

Pei Ye wanted to say something else, but just as the words came out, a person got out of the car on the other side, wearing a dark brown short-haired coat and a blue woolen hat, with earlobes exposed at the brim, and half of his face was hidden under the tall coat. In the collar, when he raised his head, he happened to meet the other two people's eyes.

"……excuse me."

Zhou Ze retracted the raised foot awkwardly, apologizing unnaturally.

He hurriedly avoided the bystander as if he had smashed a date between the two.

Gao Yuan reacted quickly, and greeted her generously: "It's okay, you are Kevin Zhou, I saw your work in this year's spring auction, it was really shocking, I didn't expect to see the deity here."

When Zhou Ze spoke, his eyes were fixed on Pei Ye all the time. He didn't respond to the compliment at all. He just smiled restrainedly: "...Thank you, are you?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce, my name is Gao Yuan, this is my friend, and also a friend of the owner of this gallery."

It was different when she was with Mr. Gao. Gao Yuan, who was out alone, seemed to become more talkative. When we met for the first time, he didn't speak more than three sentences.

Zhou Ze's face was stern, and he nodded slightly: "I know."

He slowly lowered his eyes again, and saw the gift box in Pei Ye's arms at a glance. When his eyes swept over the Buddhist beads, there was a slight flicker, which was fleeting.

Although he had been prepared for a long time, when Pei Ye faced Zhou Ze for real, he was still taken aback by his cold face, and subconsciously reflected on whether he had said something wrong just now.

However, before he could think about it, Zhou Ze had already put away his expression and walked in another direction on his own.

"The temper is a bit weird." Gao Yuan commented with a smile, without any malice, just like a relayer.

Pei also listened to it, did not make a statement, and raised his heel to follow.

From a distance, people can see the standing sign placed at the entrance of the exhibition hall. The text on it roughly introduces the content of the exhibition. It mainly focuses on the artworks of Zhou Ze and another young artist. In addition to sculptures, there are also Some graphic works such as oil painting and photography.

"2246 Days of Desolation - Artwork Exhibition" is the name of the exhibition. When passing by the introduction stand, Pei was not surprised to see this name again, and suddenly asked him: "...What does 2246 days mean? "

Zhou Ze replied: "literally."

It's not special just more than 2000 days.

Instead, Gao Yuan made a relief from the side: "It should be Kevin's set of works, the specific time from creation to completion, nearly six years—I don't know if I compiled it right, Kevin you say?"

Zhou Ze gave a rare smile: "You can say that."

Six years.

It should be not long after the two separated that he started tinkering with these.

So Pei Ye glanced at him thoughtfully, but the other side's expression remained unmoved.

Chen Erxi was picking up the guests at the door, and happened to see Pei Ye and his party: "Hey... why did you come together?"

Pei also handed him the ticket and explained: "I just met."

"Welcome, welcome. This is your ring. You can come and go freely during the exhibition. If you lose it, you won't be able to get in. In addition, the ring can be adjusted."

Chen Erxi greeted the other two and distributed the entrance rings. He didn't know Zhou Ze well, and he didn't know Gao Yuan either. He only knew that this person who looked like a female companion was brought by Pei Ye. But then he thought about the relationship between Zhou Ze and Pei Ye.

In his eyes, these three people suddenly became a shura field full of dark currents.

So before entering the arena, Chen Erxi asked specifically: "Will the two of them fight?"

Pei also rolled his eyes at him.

Chen Erxi still kept Wang Yihua's entrustment in mind, and did not forget to help out before leaving: "By the way, Mr. Zhou, you both know each other. Since it is such a coincidence, can I trouble you to go shopping with my two friends? After all, you are also there works, no one knows them better than the author."

Before asking, Chen Erxi was not sure at all, and she was ready to be rejected, but she didn't expect Zhou Ze to agree so readily.

As for this "instructor", Pei is also very satisfied, the only shortcoming... is that he is not very competent.

They said they were accompanying, but they really stayed by without saying a word, and walked in the front from time to time, pretending that the other two did not exist.

Because there was an exhibition, Chen Erxi did not hold any ceremony at the opening ceremony, but put a large-scale installation art in the center of the exhibition hall as soon as he entered the door.

The "person" made of different materials is bound by countless fishing lines, which can be pulled by the audience at will. Each line corresponds to a part of its body, which may be "hair", "joints" or "skin". ", and no matter what is pulled, it will make a "welcome" recording.

The name of this work is "The Unconscious Man".

When passing by, Pei also pulled several at the same time out of curiosity, but he almost tore the artwork apart unexpectedly.

After hearing the news, Chen Erxi almost went crazy when he heard the news. He pulled Zhou Ze and Gao Yuan along and told him, "Please keep him away from those art installations, no matter what Shura field!" Don't even touch it!"

He has spent all his belongings in the past few years on the transportation and storage of these exhibits. Even though the scale of the exhibition is not large, he has always done it himself.

Pei Ye was also trained like a grandson, he just felt that his face was completely lost, and the only bit of reason was used to maintain a cold appearance.

During the next trip to the exhibition, Gao Yuan and Zhou Ze seemed to be bodyguards in a blink of an eye, and Pei was forced to stay two meters away from each booth, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Later, when he visited Zhou Ze's works, his awkwardness was gradually covered up by other emotions.

In the open space, "children" of different shapes are placed in scenes one by one, with uniform expressions that are very stiff, and the whole picture has a sense of weirdness that does not match the age.

When reading the introduction of the exhibition before, Pei also remembered that the works exhibited by Zhou Ze this time were all from his "2246 Days" series, which is also the source of the name of this exhibition.

However, he didn't have a deep understanding at that time, and he didn't even have time to read the creation background and significance of these works.

But now that the author was right next to him, Pei couldn't ask any questions, so when the other guests recognized Zhou Ze, he took the time to glance at the introduction of the work next to him.

--none.

Oh shit.

Pei also opened Baidu very disappointedly, intending to enter the works of this series to learn about it temporarily.

"The 2246 series... This series is considered to be Kevin's earliest work. The content is mainly based on the coexistence and division of children and adults. It's like a fairy tale that begins with absurdity and ends with reality. You can only feel sadness from the beginning to the end." Gao Yuan suddenly said softly, "Although technically speaking, his technique is still relatively young, but his boldness in thinking is enough to cover up these trivial shortcomings. It is true that he is a gifted creator as it is said on the Internet, so once he Work hard, his progress is rapid, which can be seen in the works in the past two years."

Pei also had a half-knowledge of what he heard, but he also understood that if these works reflect something, it doesn't seem to be something beautiful.

He looked at Zhou Ze who was surrounded by people.

Although the other person's face was already extremely smelly, the person next to him still moved forward without seeing him, causing the person to keep looking around and trying to get away.

"I'm sorry, I might have to excuse you for a while, something happened suddenly." Pei Ye suddenly apologized to Gao Yuan, then pointed in a certain direction, "...have to go."

After he finished his ambiguous explanation, he immediately walked towards Zhou Ze with big strides, stretched out his hand to push aside the few people in front of him, Pei Ye firmly grasped the other party's hand, and then took him out easily with a little force.

At this moment, he didn't think about anything.

Surrounded by exclamations, whispers, curiosity, exploration, and the world, all became insignificant things. He passed by the crowd, fixed his eyes on someone, and found the long-lost treasure at the end of the road. Since then, the desolate land has the first flower.

Zhou Ze was dragged and ran for a few steps. When he stopped, he took a few breaths and blinked in pain—there seemed to be a snowflake on his eyelashes. In the floating light and shadow, he saw that the person who was pulling him was already A generous and firm back.

Both unfamiliar and familiar.

This reminded him suddenly of the small infirmary six years ago.

Time passed and Pei Ye finally grabbed his hand again.

The author says:

The setting of sculptures and exhibitions is purely for the needs of the plot. Don’t take it seriously if you talk nonsense. If there is something wrong, you can point it out~~