Jiangnan Library, location Jinling!

On the shore of Qinhuai for ten miles, it is a simple, elegant and spectacular building.

Next to the building, there is an endless stream of vehicles and people, a bustling and lively hustle and bustle scene. It's just that there are crowds, most of them are rushing to nearby business districts and office buildings, but there are very few people who actually arrive at the library.

A car quietly stopped at the edge of the building.

Bai Ye and the others walked down and looked up at the spectacular building.

"Is this the largest library in the Jiangnan area?" Chen Daqi said with interest: "I heard that this library has a collection of tens of millions of books, as well as hundreds of thousands of ancient books, and covers an area of relatively wide, with a construction area of 100,000 square meters. ”

"This is the city center, if it is developed into real estate, shops, and office buildings, it will definitely make a lot of money. But under the planning of the upper level, a library was built. ”

Chen Daqi was speechless: "How many billions have you lost?" ”

"How can culture be measured in money. ”

Bai Ye taught a lesson, and the peak of the words changed: "But knowledge is wealth, and it is indeed vividly expressed in this place." ”

While speaking, several people, under the guidance of Lu Huaiyong, walked to the main entrance of the library. Show your ID card to register, and several people will enter it unimpeded.

As soon as they walked through the door, a few people felt what an ocean of knowledge was.

Huge bookshelves, dense with books, come straight into view. In this place, you can basically find all kinds of books from ancient and modern China and foreign countries.

Seeing so many books, several people would like to flip through them if they have time. It's a pity that now, they have something to do, so they have to follow Lu Huaiyong and go straight up from the elevator on the side.

Stop on the first floor and go through the corridor to your destination.

In a simple office, Bai Ye and the others saw an old man with a thin figure and a bookish smell all over his body.

To be honest, there is such a thing as temperament, which is not clear and incomprehensible, but it is real. The old man in front of him is like this, he is not tall, and his appearance is not outstanding, he is just a very ordinary public face. But as he sat there, flipping through a book in his hand, an indescribable sense of tranquility permeated the air.

Several people entered the office and saw this scene, and couldn't help but hold their breath and slow down their footsteps, lest they disturb each other.

At the same time, the old man also heard the movement and looked up. A pair of eyes, like ancient wells, see through the world, warm and peaceful.

He smiled slightly and got up to greet him: "You guys are here, welcome." ”

"Dean Yuan. ”

Lu Huaiyong was cautious and smiled brightly: "I've kept you waiting, let me introduce you, this is Bai Ye, the creator of the Thinker sculpture." ”

"Hmm. ”

Yuan Rui was stunned, and vaguely felt that he had heard of this name somewhere.

Next to him, there were also a few people waiting, and when they heard Lu Huaiyong's introduction, someone immediately exclaimed: "What, Bai Ye...... Aren't you a painter? Or, aren't you the same person?"

"I can also be a sculptor. ”

Bai Ye stepped forward and bowed and greeted: "Elder Yuan, hello." ”

Lu Huaiyong also hurriedly explained: "Bai Ye is not only a painter, but also a sculptor, he also understands architectural design, in short, versatile, and fully blossoms." ”

"It's better to be focused. ”

Yuan Rui was a little surprised, but he just mentioned a word, and didn't say anything more, but invited a few people to sit down and let people serve tea.

In two polite sentences, Yuan Rui directly cut to the point: "Xiao Lu, I'm sorry for you, I invited the sculpture author from afar to ......"

"No, no, no hassle at all. ”

Lu Huaiyong couldn't wait for Yuan Rui to trouble him a few times.

Yuan Rui smiled and continued: "This white ...... Little friend, can you tell me, what is the concept of your thinker statue?"

"After the work is completed, the emotions that the creator wants to express are no longer important. Bai Ye wrote lightly: "In addition, what the audience feels after seeing the sculpture, it has nothing to do with the work." ”

After all, everyone, due to different aesthetics and world views, naturally has different interpretations of the same thing, and cannot be generalized. ”

Bai Ye said sincerely: "So I can only tell you that I created the statue according to my heart, and I don't have any ideas. ”

"Haha, is the Tao natural?"

Yuan Rui smiled, and did not blame, but said happily: "You are right, art is such a thing, it is better to go with the flow and be spontaneous." ”

"I don't know what your motivation was for the creation of the Thinker statue, but I looked at the statue and thought it was a sage......"

Yuan Rui elaborated on his opinion: "The sage is thinking, no matter what he is thinking, in terms of thinking itself, it is the greatest significance. There is no such thing as eternity, only thinking is eternal. ”

"Especially the statue itself, which is a muscular strong man, which symbolizes strength. But those who have mastered the power do not show their strength, but fall into a state of thinking. Does this also mean that a strong body is not as strong as a spark of wisdom? ”

"Or is wisdom a constraint and a constraint on power?"

Yuan Rui was full of interest: "Do you think there is a problem with my interpretation like this?"

"Nope. ”

Bai Ye nodded and said: "Barbarism is its physique, civilization is its spirit, and it is one of the connotations of the thinker's statue. ”

"One ......"

Yuan Rui smiled: "Does this mean that in your mind, the statue contains a very rich meaning?"

"Perhaps!"

Bai Ye was vague and cleverly changed the topic: "Old Yuan, if you come to me, you don't really want to discuss with me the creation of the statue, right?"

"Not impossible. ”

Yuan Rui nodded, and when everyone was stunned, he smiled and said, "However, then we have to talk about business...... To get back to the point, it is more presumptuous to invite you here this time. ”

"In a few days, we will hold a world cultural exchange activity in Jiangnan Library, although the scale is not very large, but some cultural celebrities and scholars from all over the world will also be invited to participate. ”

Yuan Ruiwei said: "At the cultural exchange meeting, there were also some arrangements. I think your statue of the Thinker is more in line with the theme of the cultural exchange, so I would like to ask you, can you borrow your statue for use? Or rather, we can buy it from the library. ”

"Ahh

In an instant, Bai Ye didn't react, Lu Huaiyong was pleasantly surprised, and nodded again and again: "Borrow, of course borrow, absolutely no problem, this is my ...... Ahem, this is Bai Ye's honor, he definitely won't object, right?"

Bai Ye frowned, he hated it the most, others helped him make decisions.

So......

"Yes. ”

Bai Ye nodded heavily and personally opened his mouth to confirm: "This is my honor, a good thing that I can't ask for, and there is no reason to refuse." ”

"If you say yes. ”

Yuan Rui smiled again, and suddenly turned around: "There is also ......"