Before Xiao Qi asked the process, why didn't Zhao Yan tell the truth, and he still had to work hard for him? Why don't you just put the tortoiseshell in front of El, El is not a fool, can't he understand it at first glance? The black marigold with red in the brown that Zhao Qi didn't make, Cheng Yubai made it, and Er may not look at him differently.

He laughed at Xiaoqi's childish nature, where does El like tortoiseshell? What he likes is the tortoiseshell cup made by Zhao Yan.

Color is only one of the links, the tortoiseshell that was sent to the British Museum for exhibition six years ago is not red at all, except for the little girl, no one has questioned the tortoiseshell lamp, even if there is no red Liuxia, Er also likes it, because the "two flowers" are only made by Zhao Yan. In the same way, only if Zhao Qi is selected as the best work unit of this year, his support is meaningful, otherwise it is of little significance to talk about that vote alone.

Cheng Yubai can't allow Zhao Yan to make a mistake, of course, El will be the key to it. As soon as the opening ceremony ended, Cheng Yubai was about to go to say hello to Er, but unexpectedly, he was a few steps away from being taken by a group of people who suddenly appeared.

A member of the Propaganda Department, who is mainly in charge of international exchanges, brought Zhu Rong and several reform opponents to introduce them to Er one by one.

El is a typical British appearance, three-dimensional facial features, handsome face, a pair of clear and deep eyes, just like the blue sea in the movie, he naturally has the temperament of a modern poet, he looks melancholy when he is not smiling, and once he laughs, he has childlike innocence. He likes "Two Flowers", precisely one of the reasons is that the "Two Flowers" is extremely self-contradictory, which brought him a strong shock.

This kind of appreciation between art and creation itself is envied by Cheng Yubai, who walked towards El with a smile under the unkind gaze of the crowd, and Er immediately strode towards him, hugged him, and said in broken Chinese: "Yibai, long time no see." ”

Cheng Yubai recalled: "It's been two years, right? The last time was an international exchange meeting. ”

Er nodded, that time Cheng Yubai participated in the exchange meeting as a representative, and he also attended, but the itinerary was too full that day, and the two hurriedly took a look, and they separated without saying a few words, and missed the emergency meeting after the meeting. Cheng Yubai asked him: "Do you have enough time to come to China this time?" Admire your face and let me treat you well. ”

"I want to eat caustic poop."

"Do you remember?"

"Of course! You and Zhao Qi have both mentioned it, and I have always longed for it. ”

That was six years ago, and Er still hasn't forgotten Zhao Qi, Cheng Yubai breathed a sigh of relief, and it was a correct proposition to push Zhao Qi out.

Speaking of Zhao Yan, Er couldn't help but care: "How is he doing?" I contacted him, but unfortunately, he never got back to me. ”

"He didn't get back to you?"

El shook his head in disappointment.

Cheng Yubai was shocked, and when they met just now, Zhao Qi kept saying that he was coming for Er.

"What's wrong?" El looked at him differently, "Is it unwell?" ”

The Propaganda Committee interjected: "Maybe it's too hard and tiring for days to turnover, right?" ”

Zhu Rong and his entourage hadn't left yet, Cheng Yubai didn't plan to give them a chance to exploit the loopholes, so he quickly returned to normal, and said to Er: "Zhao Qi has been collecting wind in the mountains, maybe the signal is not very good, he received your news, and he also came to the hall today, I saw him just now." ”

"Really?"

"He's not used to this kind of occasion, he went to my room to rest, and I'll bring him to see you after lunch, do you have time?"

He had already prepared this set of rhetoric, just in case Zhao Yan refused to show up, he wanted to be thoughtful in front of El for him, because he was not in a hurry, "If you don't have time, then you may have to make another appointment." ”

Of course, El said that he had time, and he came for Zhao Yan.

At this moment, a voice interjected from the side: "Mr. El wants to see Zhao Yan, why wait until noon?" Wouldn't it be better for President Zhu and him to be friends and often have afternoon tea together, so we asked him to come down and meet him, and then we would have dinner together. ”

The members of the Propaganda Department already knew Er and Er knew each other, and this sentence undoubtedly hit the key point by seven inches. How anxious El is to see Zhao Yan, the blind can see that the person is at the venue, why wait a few more hours?

Cheng Yubai said: "There are too many reporters here, it is not appropriate to attract attention, let's wait for the afternoon." ”

Er knows more or less about Zhao Yan's temperament, he really doesn't like crowded occasions, for the sake of thousands of horses, he can endure the torment. Er nodded, Cheng Yubai wanted to lead him aside to speak, but unexpectedly, the committee member spoke again: "That's a pity, I heard that the engraved line series he created recently won the championship, and I originally wanted to get to know you in the light." ”

El immediately moved over, and followed the man to look at Zhu Rong: "What is the engraved line series?" ”

"The carved line series is a group of Zhao Qi's natural style tea ware design works." Cheng Yubai grabbed the conversation in front of Zhu Rong, and attracted Er over, "I have a picture of his work here, do you want to see it?" ”

"I'm curious."

El took the phone and stared at the "Lying Ice" and "Akiyama" of the engraved line series, and his expression suddenly became serious.

Cheng Yubai took advantage of this gap to talk to the committee members: "The Propaganda Department must be very busy today, right? With so many foreign guests, isn't it appropriate for you to act as a guide for individual people? ”

"You!"

"Do you need me to call Gao Wen over and arrange a task for you?"

The commissioner's face was pale, and he was about to have a seizure, when Zhu Rong spoke: "You go over and get busy, I don't need your recommendation here, I guess Mr. Er has already become interested in me." ”

As he spoke, El's face seemed to melt and melt again, and he said excitedly: "It's really good, I like it so much!" Where is he? I want to see him now. ”

He said this to Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong had a sense of composure in his hand, no longer looked at Cheng Yubai, and nodded to Er: "I'll call him." ”

Cheng Yubai still didn't give up: "There are a lot of people here, it's not a place to talk, why don't I take you to the room to find him now?" ”

"Good!"

Erchen rushed to follow Cheng Yubai, leaving even the accompanying interpreter behind. At this moment, Zhu Rong raised his arm and waved his hand in a certain direction: "Zhao Yan, this way." ”

El paused, and immediately looked over.

Zhu Rong's voice is not loud, but he is the president of the Chunyuan Porcelain Association, the manager of half of Jingdezhen, and all the people around him are valuable.

Zhao Qi was wearing a dark green jacket and a peaked cap, and he couldn't see his expression clearly when he lowered his head, but judging from his figure, he looked like a young man who was not very ambitious.

Such a person should not have appeared on an occasion like today, so as soon as Zhao Yan appeared, he attracted the attention of many media reporters. Immediately, two reporters surrounded him, and after looking at him, he asked suspiciously: "You are Zhao Yan?" The Zhao Qi who won the Best Rookie Award six years ago? ”

Zhao Yan didn't respond, the hand hidden in his pocket trembled slightly, and he moved to Zhu Rong's side with a strong fighting spirit.

El looked at him, speechless for a long time, Zhao Qi has changed too much, how can he lose weight like this? An eighteen-year-old boy becomes a man, no matter how thin he is, his physique will grow, but Zhao Yan looks at it, and it is not even as good as six years ago. El snorted: "Zhao Yan, is it you?" ”

Zhao Qi slowly raised his head and squeezed out a smile at him.

"How do you ......" El looked up and down, his face puzzled.

He had no choice but to turn to Cheng Yubai. On this occasion, if Zhao Qi didn't speak, the only thing he could ask was Cheng Yubai. In Er's opinion, even if Cheng Yubai lost to Zhao Qi back then, the young people who went abroad to compete together in the same place must have a sense of fellowship with each other.

Cheng Yubai definitely couldn't let him down.

He patted Zhao Yan on the shoulder, showing a special affection, and said to Er: "He has just returned from the mountains, and he may not be in a good state yet. ”

"Really?" El will be skeptical, only more concerned than puzzled, "Do you need to take a break?" I also had a room, which was not as good as our ......"

He just said what Cheng Yubai meant, and Cheng Yubai immediately lobbied from the side, but he didn't want Zhao Yan to shake his head, and took the initiative to introduce Zhu Rong to Er, claiming that he had been taken care of by the president over the years.

Er therefore looked at Zhu Rong twice.

Of course, he had heard of Zhu Rong's name, but he didn't like Zhu Rong's things, and in the past, international competitions or exchange meetings, there were occasional opportunities to meet, and he never took Zhu Rong to heart.

El is such a personality of the international judges, and making friends is very personal preference. Only Zhao Yan spoke, and he had to say a few words to Zhu Rong.

Speaking of these years, Zhu Rong also packaged Zhao Qi, only left and right were reporters, and he did not mention the engraving line series again. At this time, a bold reporter stepped forward and asked: "Hello, I heard that six years ago, you and Cheng Yubai were shortlisted for the Best Rookie Award at the same time, and out of the preference of the judges, you won Cheng Yubai by a narrow margin, what do you think about this matter?" ”

The reporter has the ability to pick out clues from Eyre's appearance and verify it. Cheng Yubai didn't want to let Er Yi or Zhao Qi be interviewed at this juncture, and said sharply: "Which media are you?" ”

The reporters who came to the meeting today have all greeted them in advance, even if there are interviews, they are all related to the national exhibition, and they will not focus on other people. No matter how much the reporter wants to catch the eyeballs, if he wants to use one hand, he must also consider the occasion, Cheng Yubai's question, normal reporters should know how to measure and leave, but the reporter in front of him smiled: "Don't scare me, I'm cowardly." ”

said that he was timid, he didn't panic at all, and he obviously came prepared, "I'm just curious, is Judge Er coming to Jingdezhen this time for a good weapon?" Will you and Zhao Qi be shortlisted this time? Taking the opportunity of the National Exhibition, you may wish to reveal it to us. ”

As soon as he said this, the reporter next to him also began to move.

Cheng Yubai waved to the security guard from afar, this person was in a hurry, and directly turned the camera in front of Zhao Qi, and said loudly: "You and Cheng Yubai were competitors six years ago, and now they are both members of the reform group, I want to ask, what do you think of Cheng Yubai's Baicai reform?" ”

The reporter asked Zhao Qi, "You have rarely participated in the affairs of the porcelain industry in the past six years, but you have only joined the reform organizing committee, can you explain to us why you are so concerned about the reform of Baicai?" ”

When asked about this, Cheng Yubai finally understood the intentions of the reporter, or the intentions of the main messenger behind the scenes. They wanted to force Zhao Qi to express his stance on Baicai's reform in front of Er, so as to completely cut off his back road.

Er was a bait, which led him and Zhao Yan to take the bait, and then the media took action and were besieged on the spot.

Cheng Yubai realized that he was careless, but as long as Zhao Qi did not appear today, he might not fall into this trap. He turned his head sharply and looked at Zhu Rong not far away.

Zhu Rong smiled at him, watching the play from the wall.

The reporter was still aggressive, repeatedly asking about Zhao Qi's attitude. Cheng Yubai grabbed the white and said: "Zhao Qi was invited by me to participate in the meeting, we have always been very good friends, it has nothing to do with the preference of the judges who lost to him six years ago, the competition is the competition, winning or losing is winning or losing, I can afford to lose, Zhao Qi also wins, we all believe in the evaluation standards of good instruments, and it will not affect the friendship, I think the reporter friend is thinking too much." Today, on this occasion, friends and friends at home and abroad are here, and there is just the opportunity to show an international vision. Everyone pays more attention to the national exhibition, carries out some positive publicity and reports, and goes to the international weekly, isn't it more meaningful than digging up these personal friendships? ”

He nodded to the reporter slightly, his tone was still a consultative tone, but his actions were undoubtedly decisive, and Er also saw that something was wrong, turned around, and blocked Zhao Qi behind him.

A small action, but there are too many meanings, Zhao Yan's eyes are sour.

The reporter seized the opportunity to set off another bomb: "May I ask if the relationship between you and Mr. Cheng Yubai is really as he said?" So why did you oppose each of the first three discussions of the Baicai reform? ”

This is an interesting combination, six years ago, the opponents, met at the reform meeting six years later, in front of the same international judges, talking about the major development and reform of Jingdezhen in the next decades or even a hundred years, there are too many stories to tell and legends to compile, the reporters who were watching the excitement on the sidelines couldn't hold back their curiosity at this time, and swarmed forward with long guns and short cannons.

The security guard couldn't resist and was forced to squeeze out.

Cheng Yubai's heart kept sinking.

He knew that it was useless to confront the reporter head-on, and the only chance was to stabilize Zhao Yan. He turned sideways to Zhao Qi and said, "I don't know what Zhu Rong is threatening you with, but you came here today, as well as these reporters, it should be his arrangement, right?" Your daughter is in a very safe place now, you don't have to be afraid of him, do what I say, you are still Zhao Qi six years ago. ”

Cheng Yubai said, "I don't ask you to publicly express your support for Baicai's reform, as long as you remain silent, they won't be able to pry your mouth open, and they will soon disperse." Get out of here, leave everything to me, and I'll help you figure it out. You believe me, Zhu Rong will never dare to do anything to you. ”

Zhao Yan's shoulders trembled imperceptibly, and his expression began to loosen.

"Zhao Qi, I always believe that you are a person who can experience thousands of failures for the sake of a piece of Liuxia, every word I say is sincere, and you are fully worthy of the honor of a good weapon."

This is not an opportunity to turn defeat into victory. Cheng Yubai knew that if he could move Zhao Qi to support Baicai's reform on the spot, it would be a powerful counterattack to Zhu Rong. But he didn't aim for this, and he didn't want to force Zhao Qi, in the final analysis, when El's incomprehensible and pitying eyes fell on Zhao Qi, Cheng Yubai thought of his trip to a foreign country six years ago, and indeed because of Zhao Qi's existence, a wordless feeling of fellow villagers had flowed in his heart.

Zhao Qi can understand Cheng Yubai's intentions, just like holding his arm that night, Cheng Yubai is like an old friend babbling about the difficulty of reform, and would rather give up his personal honor at his fingertips, but also seek a better future for Jingdezhen porcelain industry, such Cheng Yubai is trustworthy, and he also believes that he can support himself who has fallen.

He believed everything Cheng Yubai said. His daughter handed it over to him, and he was also relieved.

It's just that he is a selfish person after all.

Zhao Qi tightly grabbed the hem of the jacket and straightened his waist to meet El Si's eyes. After a while, a voice came from behind him: "Zhao Yan, don't let reporters wait for a long time." ”

Zhao Qi turned around and saw unfamiliar faces.

Cheng Yubai hurriedly said: "Zhao Qi ......"

Zhao Qi nodded at him and smiled: "Yibai and I are indeed friends, as he said, we can always be friends, and I also appreciate his current thinking about Jingdezhen porcelain industry and his belief in reform." ”

Just when the reporter frowned and was about to speak again, Zhao Qi changed his words, "Only I don't agree with the reform plan he submitted, the general direction can certainly be considered, only build a high-rise building, the foundation must be stable, but unfortunately the detailed plan of Baicai's reform does not provide a solid foundation." ”

He said slowly, word by word, very clearly, "I am against the reform of Baicai, and I will go against it to the end." ”