Chapter 126, The Lonely Photographer
"There is essentially no difference between a videographer and a photographer!" Wang Taika said with a smile: "I received this award many years ago. However, I have been traveling here and there over the years without a fixed destination. So.
It has been kept by the organizing committee. I recently stayed in South Korea for more than a month, so it was sent to me."
"What about what you just said?"
"I just said a lot, what are you asking about?" Wang Taika asked.
"It's true that mobile phones take better pictures than cameras, right?" Yoona asked curiously.
Wang Taika nodded: "Yes! It's true. You exposed it a bit quickly!"
Yoona put down the first certificate and looked at the second certificate. If the first Yoona was not familiar yet, then the second Yoona was very familiar!
"The ues national geographic wrapping test?" Yoona looked up at Wang Taika: "If I'm not mistaken, this is... the National Geographic Global Photography Competition of the United States? Right!"
Wang Taika nodded: "Yes, that's it."
Yoona couldn't believe it and said: "Sometimes I'm too stressed, so I often read some magazines that record landscapes. The American "National Geographic" magazine is my favorite. Wang Taika, you'd better confess it quickly!"
"What am I confessing?" Wang Taika said with a bitter smile: "It's just a prize!"
"If you say that mobile phone photography was a niche category before, I will admit it. Do you think I'm stupid? National Geographic magazine is one of the most famous magazines in the world!" Yoona flipped through it and confirmed that it was true.
, it’s not a fake, and then asked with some collapse: “This is also the place where photojournalists from all over the world dream of publishing their photos. Others have won this award and want to hang it up every day, but you actually... actually put it there
On the toilet!"
"I didn't expect you to know so much about this magazine?" Wang Taika admitted helplessly: "Okay, I just lied to you. Actually... How about you continue to scroll down? How many more pages are there?
Where’s Ben!”
Yoona was stunned, and then flipped through the certificates at the back, but it was not in English, but in a foreign language, whether it was French or German. In short, she couldn't understand it. But there is one thing in common, that is
The winners all have the same name: "Albert!"
Wang Taika went over and took several certificates from Yoona's hand and put them into the box, then threw the box on the toilet with him. He turned to look at Yoona and shrugged: "Well, actually, I have always had one thing.
I deceived everyone. Over the years, I have not actually made documentaries every day. I have also... found a lot of... how should I say? It is similar to private work! After all, shooting
Documentaries really don’t make money, and with the salary the TV station gave me, I really can’t even afford better filming equipment.”
"So?" Yoona asked.
"So I did a lot of things, but not in the country. Because I was afraid of being discovered, I even chose an English name. Do you think it's funny or not?" Wang Taika said in a nostalgic tone: "Generally, it is, how should I say?
I will help some foreign teams shoot music videos, or take photos and submit them to some well-known magazines to earn royalties for the photos. Or I will be hired by foreign teams and go with them to shoot in some dangerous places. Finally, I will participate in competitions and earn bonuses. Probably
That’s it. By the way, aren’t you surprised why I learned Korean so quickly? Before in China, I was still confused, but later I became very good at it?”
"Yes? Why?" Yoona has now completely turned into a curious baby, and her mind is blank. Wang Taika really shocked her a bit.
"I actually met a Korean photographer a long time ago. At that time, we were hired by the National Geographic magazine to go to the Amazon rainforest to photograph pythons and crocodiles. He kept whispering this in my ear for almost two months!
Wang Taika said with a smile: "So when I was learning Korean later, I found that I had heard many words from that guy's mouth, and I could say a few words, but I just didn't know what they meant. Haha! It's funny even when I think about it.
Later, I studied on my own, and I have a good foundation, so after I understood the meaning, I became able to do it very quickly."
"Hey Yigu! Are you still employed by National Geographic magazine?" Yoona said in disbelief: "How about you sign your name for me?"
"I didn't expect that you are still an artistic young woman, and you still read this? If it were anyone else, you would have been fooled." Wang Taika scratched his hair: "Then... curious baby, do you have any questions?"
"Yes!" Yoona nodded and asked, "How many awards have you won?"
Wang Taika frowned.
"If you don't want to say it, I..."
"No, I'm counting!" Wang Taika muttered and counted: "British Wildlife Photography Award, Global Travel Photography Award, AOP Photography Assistant of the Year Award, Hasselblad Master of the Year Award, International Garden Photography Award, Dongchuan, Japan
Photography Award, Topknots Annual Photography Award, International Garden Photography Competition, Washington fotoweek dthropographia Photography Award, BBC Wildlife Photography Competition, IPA International Photography Award, Moran Contemporary Photography Award, visa de l'ani Photography Award, Travel Photographer Award,
British Environmental Photography Competition, Awakening World Photography Award, Emerging New Photography Fund Award, Prix Picto Fashion Photography Award, Huasai, American College Photographer of the Year Award, Nature Photographer of the Year Competition, Pulitzer Prize Photography Category, International Environmental Photography Annual Competition
, Laika Oscar Photography Contest, America's Best Nature Photography Contest, World Birds Handbook Photography Contest...well, almost all of them, I have passed. As I said, I lived on prize money for a while!"
"Are you lying to me? Is it too exaggerated?" Yoona didn't believe it at all: "If you were really good, would you still make documentaries honestly?"
"No conflict! At first I just wanted to make extra money, but later I found that bonuses are the fastest way to earn money! They can easily cost thousands of dollars! And if I'm filming a documentary, the air tickets and travel expenses will be reimbursed by the TV station, so I definitely can't spend it myself!"
"Oh my god!" Yoona looked like she was fainting. How much does this guy love money?
Wang Taika shrugged: "There's more! Sometimes, a great photo of yours can win many awards. And it's not like I got it in one year. I used it for many years and walked through most of it."
I took thousands or even tens of thousands of photos of the earth to get these. Several SLRs have been scrapped, it’s really not an exaggeration.”
"Then you have so many bonuses, why are you still so poor?" Yoona is still skeptical of Wang Taika's words, because they are too exaggerated!
"Photography is poor for three generations, and SLR will ruin your life. Haven't you heard this sentence?" Wang Taika said angrily: "Damn it, the equipment is updated too fast now! Although I don't particularly care about the equipment, there are some things
It’s really good, I really can’t control my hand! Looking at a good thing that can’t move is more tempting than seeing a beautiful woman!”
"No swearing! So...you used the bonus to buy equipment?" Yoona asked.
"That's not true, it's just a small part." Wang Taika explained: "Most of it was sent home to my parents."
"Oh." Yoona nodded. After hearing this, she finally understood a little bit. After all, it is normal for children to make money and send it home. This also shows that this guy Wang Taika is actually quite good, right?
!
Wang Taika breathed out and sighed: "Sometimes when I send money home, in fact, rather than the meaning of the money, I want to use this silent way to tell my family that I am living a good life outside and don't have to worry.
So I sent all the money back, telling them that I made a lot of money and was very powerful, so that they could rest assured. So except for some basic expenses, I basically sent back all the money. Even if I die suddenly one day, no one will know, and they can
Have a great time!”
"Why do you have such a mentality?" Yoona looked at Wang Taika and felt a little distressed for no reason. She felt that Wang Taika was really extremely insecure.
Chapter completed!