As you exit the metro station, you can see a pink elephant sculpture – one of the most iconic landmarks in the entire Elephant Fort district.

It is only a two-minute walk from the subway station to An'an's alma mater.

"I used to live over there! It's a seven- or eight-minute walk to class every day, and it's very close! ”

Yang Jiu'an pointed to the residential area not far behind the subway, and she was excited to revisit the old place, and from head to toe, she changed into objects with the logo of her alma mater, like a young and beautiful student girl.

Shen Yize sighed "Hmm", and couldn't help but say sourly: "I remember Feng Le said that he used to live near here?" ”

Yang Jiuan was angry and funny, and deliberately said: "Yes, the place where he lives is very close to my home." ”

Seeing Teacher Shen give her a resentful look, she explained with a smile: "Actually, Elephant Fort District is a very famous school district in London, and there are many students living nearby, especially Chinese, so ...... It's normal, it's not even a coincidence. ”

"Then, the building across the street is our school!"

Looking in the direction of An An's finger, I saw a four-story all-glass building standing about 50 meters across the road, with two lines of large English characters printed on the glass wall:

UAL: University of the Arts London

London College of Communication

The two stopped at the door, and Yang Jiuan sent a message to her classmates.

"Let's wait a minute, he'll come down at once."

Shen Yize looked at the building in front of him and asked curiously: "This is the teaching building of your school?" ”

It was the first time he had seen a school building built on the side of the road so loudly, and if it weren't for the words "ual" printed on the glass wall, he would have thought it would be an ordinary building, which would have blended perfectly into the environment.

Yang Jiu'an nodded: "This is one of the teaching buildings. Our school only has three departments: design, media and screen, and there are many majors under each department.

But in fact, there are not many indoor courses, most of our graduate photography courses are practical classes or group projects, which encourage you to go out and shoot more, see more and have more contact, or watch exhibitions, listen to lectures, and rarely take theoretical classes, it assumes that you have laid a good foundation for your undergraduate......"

Speaking of her school, An An became gussibling, Shen Yize listened quietly, and waited for her to finish before she echoed: "That's good, practice brings true knowledge, especially your art disciplines, you should practice it." ”

"yes, my classmate is here!"

Shen Yize looked indoors, and saw a tall black-haired bearded brother wearing out of the crowd, obviously not the appearance of a European, it should be from the Middle East.

“A'nan！”

“Hi， Abdul！”

Shen Yize was a little surprised, if you heard it right, the other party just called "Anan"? What the hell is this called?

Yang Jiuan introduced the two in the center.

As Shen Yize expected, this little brother named Abdu is from a wealthy region in the Middle East.

If he can afford to play photography, he must be a Middle Eastern tyrant, and since this is the case, he has nothing to worry about. It's not because the other party is not handsome, handsome is quite handsome, it's just that a big family like this will definitely have three wives and four concubines in the future, which excludes his threat from the source.

Shen Yize smiled friendly and shook hands with the other party.

Now he is no longer the rookie with broken English that he used to record "Heartbeat", although he is still far from the level of a native speaker, but compared to the accent of Abdul lamb skewers, he thinks his spoken language is a little more authentic.

The two shook hands, and Abdu suddenly said: "Mud howl! ”

Shen Yize was stunned when he heard the mysterious accent, but he quickly reacted and replied politely: "Hello, hello!" ”

Abdu gave the borrowed student card to An Yi, then swiped the door and led the two into the school building.

"I have classes in a while, you go shopping first, and I'll invite you to dinner at noon."

"Okay, go get busy, thank you for your student card!"

"You're welcome, have fun!"

After Abdu left, Yang Jiuan asked with a smile: "How is it, I didn't lie to you, is it quite handsome?" ”

Shen Yize didn't think twice: "It's quite handsome, but I'm still a little more handsome." ”

"Phew! Shameless! ”

"Don't you usually interact with each other, how do I feel that your classmates are not very familiar with you?"

He asked suddenly.

"No, I'm very familiar, we've worked together on several projects."

"Then why did he even call you by the wrong name? His name was 'Anan,' I guess I heard him right. ”

Yang Jiuan smiled and said: "You say this, my classmates all call me 'Anan', and it's easier for them to call me like this." When I first started school, I told them that they could call me An'an, but they always called me Anna, and I thought that Anan should at least spell it correctly, so I asked them to change their words. ”

As the two chatted, they went up the stairs, and the hallway on the second floor was quite spacious, and the walls on both sides were plastered with photos of different styles and paintings with strong visual effects.

Yang Jiu'an said: "This is an exhibition area, where individual works and group works can be freely exhibited - oh, this can be photographed! ”

She stopped suddenly, her eyes lit up.

Shen Yize followed her gaze, it was a group of portrait photos, and the little brother in the photo was shirtless, lazily posing in various sexy and sultry poses.

He immediately covered her eyes with his hands and forcibly drove her away.

"What are you doing?"

"Don't look at it!"

"It's art!"

"The art of bullshit, you give me an honest explanation, have you ever photographed something similar for someone else?"

"Nope." Yang Jiuan shook his head into a rattle, "I'm not playing body photography, why are you shooting these?" ”

Shen Yize remembered that An An's main focus in graduate school was surreal photography, and there was really no need to photograph the human body, and he was about to let her go, so he heard her mutter: "You can try it in the future." ”

"Do you want to be beaten?"

This was An An's mantra, but he blurted it out.

Yang Jiu'an smiled, and his tone was very regretful: "Can't you?" I'll ask you to be my model! ”

Shen Yize performed Sichuan Opera on the spot and changed his face: "Of course you can shoot me, I won't tell you, I'm always ready to dedicate myself to art!" ”

Yang Jiuan sighed and did not answer.

Probably because class has not yet ended, the teaching building is quite quiet, and there are not many students coming and going, until it is close to the cafeteria, I hear the voice of giggling, as soon as I walk in, I instantly have a feeling of brightness.

There are white walls and white floors all the way, but the canteen is decorated with wood colors and warm lighting, which sets off the atmosphere quite warm and comfortable.

The dining tables are separated by brightly colored partitions, forming independent and relatively private circular spaces, where students of different skin tones sit in a circle in small spaces, eating and talking nonsense.

Shen Yize sighed sincerely: "I like this canteen so much, I feel very energetic." ”

But the liking lasted only two minutes.

"Let's look at today's recipe: a choice of salad, instant mushroom soup, chicken thigh rice bowl, vegetarian curry, Mediterranean grilled chicken...... No, you don't sell these things every day, do you? ”

Just hearing the name has no appetite, and the finished product is even inferior to the name.

Yang Jiu'an said: "The ingredients are different every day, but our school canteen has a very magical ability, that is, it can make different ingredients to make the same taste, anyway, if you eat too much, if you don't read the recipe, you don't know whether you are eating pork or chicken." ”

“…… Well, I take back what I just said. ”

What's the use of decorating it well? Delicious food is the last word.

"Let's go, let's have dinner when my classmates finish class."

Yang Jiuan took his hand and continued to show him.

Exit the cafeteria and there is the library.

British universities, especially such non-comprehensive universities, are generally not large, and the London College of Communication is even smaller, with only three departments, so whether it is a canteen or a library, compared with domestic schools, it can be called a mini.

The library is only composed of two parts: the service hall and the borrowing room, almost all the books in the library are related to the major, there are no idle books and miscellaneous books, of course, there is no other school to borrow here, the borrowing system of the six colleges of Lunyi is interoperable, students only need to make an appointment online, and the school will be transferred from the library of the friend school.

"What is this? Laptop self-service? Can I borrow a computer? ”

On the far left side of the hall stood a big guy that looked like a central processing system, and Shen Yize glanced at the English explanation, only to know that this was a cabinet for borrowing a laptop.

Yang Jiu'an explained in a low voice: "This is the school for students to use in case of emergency, all majors in our school are very dependent on media equipment, in case you forget to bring it when you go out one day, or if the computer has any drum failure, you can borrow an emergency from here, so that at least there is a computer in class." ”

"Yes, it's quite human."

The borrowing room is both a place to borrow books and study on your own, so you need to keep quiet.

The two of them walked through one bookshelf after another without saying a word, from printing, photography, and design to the DVD and CD lending area with a sense of age, and then to the outstanding graduate and doctoral theses and portfolios of previous years.

He saw An An waving at him.

Yang Jiu'an pointed to the black folder on the bookshelf, moved his lips, and said silently, "Look at this." ”

At a glance, Shen Yize recognized An Yatou's name pinyin - this is her graduation collection.

He pulled out the folder and looked through it.

He had seen this set of photos in An An's circle of friends, but seeing them in his circle of friends and seeing them in the school library were completely different things.

There is nothing to say, two words: excellent!

"Awesome my Director Yang!"

Out of the library, Shen Yize immediately gave a thumbs up.

Yang Jiuan showed a satisfied smile, she wanted to hear him praise her for being amazing, just like a child who got a perfect score in the exam and wanted to be praised by her parents.

Shen Yize said with a smile: "I bet that in a few years, the well-known alumni of the London College of Communication will have the word 'Yang Jiu'an' added." ”

"How can you be so confident in me?"

"Of course, I feel like I've picked up a treasure, such an excellent girl turned out to be my girlfriend."

Yang Jiuan pursed his lips and smiled: "Do you think you are particularly lucky?" ”

Shen Yize said: "I must have been a good person in my last life, and I will be so lucky in this life." Actually, you're in luck. ”

"Why? Are you trying to say that you're also good? ”

"No," he said seriously, "because I'm a wife—don't laugh, it's true, my mother did it for me." ”

Yang Jiuan suddenly thought of something, and snorted: "Yes, you are really a prosperous wife, just like your ex-girlfriend, who was directly made a popular star by you, you are really amazing!" ”

“……”

This is indeed an excellent example, but he didn't dare to admit it in front of An An when he was killed.

The two then explored the other side of the building, including the archives, galleries, and classrooms, before descending to the open space on the first floor.

Yang Jiu'an said: "This is the place where the graduation exhibition was held, but now it has been removed, so it is relatively empty, and if I had come a month earlier, I should still be able to see some works." ”

Shen Yize realized: "I remember that your graduation exhibition was held at the Tate Art Museum, so you are much better than your classmates." ”

"Nope!" Yang Jiu'an waved his hand again and again, "I was in a hurry to return to China, so I communicated with my mentor, and it happened that my mentor had an exhibition at the Tate Art Museum at that time, so he also took my works for a group exhibition."

Many photographers like Tate don't exhibit once in their lives, but I did it at the age of 24, and although it was a rubbish, it was the highlight of my life so far. ”

Shen Yize said seriously: "You don't have to think it's rubbing, I think that since your mentor is willing to exhibit with you, it means that he recognizes your works, at least he is qualified to exhibit them on such a platform, otherwise, he can help you find a place casually, why help you so much?" ”

"Hmm...... Reasonable. Yang Jiuan nodded again and again, "I feel that every time I listen to you, I am full of confidence, as if I can win the Pulitzer Prize tomorrow." ”

Shen Yize smiled: "Isn't it one of the functions of a boyfriend to make your girlfriend live more confidently?" ”

He paused, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Boyfriend still has a lot of great features, when do you plan to open them?" ”

Yang Jiuan rewarded him with a roll of his eyes and did not pick up the stubble.

The London School of Communication focuses on visual communication, so the school is equipped with a lot of related equipment, not only special computer classrooms, but also 3D studios, digital spaces and other important teaching resources.

After walking around, Shen Yize couldn't help but sigh: "The atmosphere of studying here is so good, I can see that I want to come to study a little." ”

Yang Jiu'an couldn't agree anymore: "After I came here for a summer camp, I had the same idea as you!" That's why I'm here. ”

Lunch time.

Abdo invited the two to eat in the cafeteria.

Shen Yize asked for a chicken leg rice bowl, but there was no cheese or cheese or anything, which looked the most normal.

It just looks normal, and when I eat it, I find that the rice is as hard as a fingernail, but fortunately, the chicken thighs are good, and the roast is sizzling with oil, although it is not very healthy, but it is really fragrant.

While eating and chatting, he didn't talk for a few words, and he realized that this Abdu turned out to be an blow, but it was not brainless, but it was justified, just like a little follower next to the eldest sister.

And that's exactly what happened.

During her time at the school, Yang Jiu'an not only scored first in all subjects, but also won several photography awards, including the Sony World Photography Competition, and the graduation exhibition was held at the Tate Gallery, which was unprecedented, so that after she left the school, her legend still circulated in the school.

"Yes, it seems that you were still a man of the year back then!"

Yang Jiuan said modestly: "Each other, weren't you the same back then?" ”

Shen Yize was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, really, although it has nothing to do with him.

In the afternoon, she accompanied An An to visit her mentor Halsman and gave her a specially prepared souvenir.

Hearing that An An had become a director, Halsman was quite sorry, and then heard that he was a documentary director, and he immediately felt a lot better.

But beyond that, Halsman clearly prefers Yang to stay in the photography industry, believing that An has the potential to become the most prominent photographer of the century.

Although this is a kind word, it also shows from the side that the old professor attaches importance to and favors An Yatou.

Yang Jiuan assured her mentor: "I will not give up photography. I chose documentary because I wanted to learn how to discover and capture life's best moments, and I thought it would help me improve my photography skills as well. ”