Jiangcheng is also a very famous city, and people all over the country know about the hot dry noodles, one of its specialty snacks. However, Chen Xing has never heard of the Jiangcheng Marathon.
"I haven't paid attention to marathons before. When will I run them?"
"We are still signing up, and the official competition will not be until March next year."
"How to sign up?"
He became a little interested. Before that, he thought that his skill could only be useful when hiking, but now he suddenly felt that running a marathon would be more suitable?
Anyway, it's a competition of leg strength and endurance.
Zhou Fang is a person who often chases all-marathon events in various places. He also signed up for Jiangma early. He immediately used Chen Xing’s mobile phone to register for him. The competition will start on March 23 next year, starting from the Sanyang intersection of Yanjiang Avenue.
, the end point is Jiangcheng Happy Valley.
More than 40 kilometers, Chen Xing has never run for such a long time.
But it should be no problem.
The two exchanged their preparations and experiences about running the marathon, and ran two more laps before going back to the room to sleep.
The next day, Chen Xing was woken up by the alarm clock he had set.
For a young man in his 20s, and with a profession that doesn't require him to go to bed early in the morning, it's normal for him to sleep until 10 or 11 o'clock, but getting up after 8 o'clock is really a bit uncomfortable.
The biggest difference between the weather in Jiangsu and Sichuan Province is probably the sunshine. It feels like the sun is shining every day. If this kind of weather were in Chengdu, there would definitely be several times more people in the park.
People in Chengdu are obsessed with sunbathing.
After washing up, breakfast was served, both Chinese and Western. I ate something and then went downstairs to prepare for lectures in the conference room of Rose Building.
The Rose Building is one of the places in this hotel specially used for meetings. Various press conferences, industry conferences, trainings, etc. can be held here.
Just like the accommodation buildings, these buildings used for conferences, no matter how luxurious they are inside, look like a gorgeous Chinese drum tower from the outside.
Just this one hotel has everything you need.
When Chen Xing went downstairs, he saw Liu Hui standing in the lobby chatting with people. His hair was actually a little gray and he looked a little overworked, but he was in great spirits.
When he saw Chen Xing coming out, he came up and said, "Thank you for your hard work today, Teacher Chen."
"You're too polite."
Chen Xing doesn't have much social experience, and he has only been in contact with the same kind of people before. There are very few people like Liu Hui, who is also a photographer, but is actually a mixed system person.
Although he is indeed warm to others and his respect for himself is not fake, he is always a bit hard to get close to.
The class started at half past nine, and Chen Xing and the others arrived at nine o'clock.
The current conference room is still very empty, with dozens of tables connected together, with golden tablecloths, and the names of the students participating in the conference are placed on each seat.
The staff was debugging the display equipment on the podium, and Chen Xing and Liu Hui were sitting in the front row chatting.
"How did Teacher Chen come up with the idea of studying abroad?"
"It was also introduced by a friend. At that time, I wanted to see what kind of learning environment it was like for an academic photographer. It happened that my conditions met the admission requirements of Paris Haute Couture, so I entered."
He didn't mention that there were some small twists and turns before entering Paris Haute Couture, but these are not important.
Judging from the reactions from the outside world, everyone's impression of him is that Paris high-end clothing made him successful. From then on, Chen Xing could meet acquaintances wherever he went. Before he graduated, he was being offered various commercial deals.
After graduation, his career skyrocketed. Even Paris Haute Couture, a well-established French art school, has gained a lot of popularity in the photography category because of Chen Xing.
"Then France should value your letter of recommendation very much. I have a very outstanding young man here. Can you help me write a letter of recommendation? He often does social activities, his grades are not bad, and his photography works are even better.
Often wins awards.”
When Chen Xing was asked to help, Chen Xing was a little unhappy.
He hates trouble most in his life.
However, it would not be good to reject it all at once. He did not directly agree, but just said: "Then let me take a look at his works first."
It doesn’t mean that you are good if you can get into high-end Paris. If your skills are not good, they can recruit you or drop you out. How can it be so easy to get a diploma from a top university?
Chen Xing also made this clear to him.
As the lecture time approached, more and more people came to the conference room. Someone quickly came to the first row where Chen Xing was sitting, holding a book of photography masters in 2023.
"Teacher Chen, I am your fan of Bizhan. My name is Luo Yuhao, Hao of Ritian, Yu of the universe. Can you wish me to become a famous photographer?"
Chen Xing didn't want to sign the title page of this book, so he quickly turned to his own work and wrote in the blank space below: "TO Luo Yuhao, whatever your heart desires, you will achieve it, come on - Chen Xing.
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Then there was a line of people asking for autographs.
In the end, he could only sign one star, and then he stood up and took a group photo with these people. If all the students who came to the meeting this time added each other on WeChat, then at noon today at the latest, there would be an explosion of group photos in the circle of friends.
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The first person who comes to ask for an autograph will probably be envied by everyone. This is his first autograph today, and it is also a TO autograph. With the message written on it, it will probably be worth some money in the future.
At half past nine, all the students arrived.
Chen Xing walked up to the podium and sat down. The big screen behind him was a PPT that had just been made. At the table was warm tea that the service staff had just poured.
He tapped the phone with his fingers and heard two dull sounds coming from the speaker before speaking.
"Good morning, classmates. From where I was sitting just now, I could see that many people had not gone to have breakfast. Seeing that the time was approaching, they hurried out of the room with their courseware in hand."
"This is not good for your health."
It is difficult for Chen Xing to get up early on his own, but this is the truth. Breakfast every day is indeed very important.
Moreover, what he wanted to talk about was not about breakfast.
"My topic today is how to take a photo with Chinese temperament."
He slid the PPT and let the screen go to the next page.
This is a picture of dew in the morning, which he took before in other ancient towns. The dew on the green leaves is still shining with the light of the rising sun, and the eaves of the ancient buildings with blurred background are exposed.
This is the so-called New China Style photography style that Chen Xing has emerged in the world of photography during this period.
"Our country has the longest-lasting culture, with thousand-year-old buildings, thousand-year-old bridges, thousand-year traditions, and thousand-year legends. There are so many different subjects that can be photographed."
"I also came to Jiangsu last year. I was very interested in the ancient architecture in Jiangnan. I visited more than ten ancient towns in Jiangnan in a few months and took nearly 70 photos that I was relatively satisfied with."
"Most of them were collected by the gallery I contracted with in France. Today, the appearance of our ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River is being placed in modern art museums in various countries with the highest standards of protection and lighting."
"Using modern and mature photographic thinking to recompile our ancient Chinese architecture, I believe is a new route that can last for a long time in the future."
Chen Xing talked in detail about how to take pictures and how to compose them. He also talked about the new book he is planning to publish, New Huafeng Photography Theory, which contains many techniques that were not covered in class today.
There was a ten-minute break in the middle, but the two-hour class still passed quickly.
Chen Xing occasionally looked at his watch and found that it was almost half past eleven, so he mentioned a topic that he was going to experiment on.
"I will change my mind again and use the freehand techniques of our traditional Chinese painting to shoot the scenery of our country, so that more people will know that sometimes our freehand brushwork is actually not freehand brushwork, but also realistic. Well, the time is coming, thank you all.
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Liu Hui immediately stood up, holding a microphone in his hand and said to the students:
"Teacher Chen Xing is a photography master that we hired with great difficulty. I see that you have also bought many collections of photography masters in recent years. Teacher Chen Xing is also the first one in our country to have multiple works for three consecutive years.
People on the list"
“Today I listened to Teacher Chen Xing’s talk about the composition and concepts of New Huafeng Photography, and I was deeply touched. It is because of people like Teacher Chen Xing who are constantly developing our domestic photography industry that our culture can flourish overseas. We once again give
Teacher Chen Xing, would you like to give me a round of applause?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he took the lead in applauding.
The students also applauded one after another. People passing by outside could probably hear the loud applause, and it lasted for a long time.
In other lecturers' courses, at least one-fifth of the seats below are empty. This kind of seminar is held every year, and many people have come several times in a row.
Can it really be improved?
Maybe not. For these people, the greater gain is to get to know a class that they usually can't touch.
After class, Chen Xing signed many autographs and took many photos.
After more than ten minutes, the entire venue dispersed. Liu Hui came over with a group of about ten teachers and introduced someone to Chen Xing.
"Teacher Chen, this is photographer Du Xiaofeng. He has worked with many famous directors. He is also the exclusive photographer of Sunglasses King. He shot "Happy Together" and "In the Mood for Love"..."
Chen Xing had seen these movies and quickly extended his hand: "I have admired you for a long time! Teacher Du."
"You're too polite. Teacher Chen has just finished her lecture, right? Let's go and drink some wine to moisten your throat."
Du Xiaofeng seems to be quite young, but he is very forthright, and it can be seen from his attitude that he is really interested in Chen Xing.
Domestic photography also went international for a time.
Chen Xing's original Hong Kong style photos shocked the French fashion circle, but in fact it was Hong Kong photographers like Du Xiaofeng who first used this color palette.
It's just that Chen Xing really can't accompany him while drinking wine to moisten his throat.
Chen Xing enjoyed this lunch so much that Liu Hui and the others couldn't get a word in. Chen Xing kept chatting with Du Xiaofeng about Hong Kong style, and gained a deeper understanding of why they used green tones in this way.
A building away, in the hotel cafeteria on the other side, these students also began to show off their power.
Group photos with photos of Chen Xing were posted in their circle of friends with various copywriting.
Although these people are just ordinary students here, they are relatively famous photographers everywhere. They have many friends and customers on WeChat.
[Today I am honored to take a course from one of the most powerful photographers in China, Teacher Chen Xing. Teacher Chen Xing is really tall and his appearance is better than the picture on the Internet. I am very happy to get the autograph. 】
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There are nine pictures in a row, including not only Chen Xing's artistic photos and group photos, but also an introduction to Chen Xing on the encyclopedia. Most people don't understand the photography circle, but just by looking at this introduction, they know that he is a great person.
Other students also followed the same example. In addition to changing the group photo, the artistic photos and encyclopedia introductions were simply used.
In this new small circle of photographers, if you are friends with multiple people in it, you will find out when you open it.
Chen Xing’s photos have flooded the circle of friends.