The next morning, a few people drove to Cannes, and what they saw was a strong summer seaside style.

What? It's already December and there's no summer? But what does this have to do with southern France? The weather here makes you never think it's winter, and of course it's a little colder at night, but you can even put on your shirt and go out during the day.

Probably because of its proximity to the sea, there are a lot of palm trees in Cannes, but it's very messy, as if it wasn't planned when it was planted.

I heard that the highest award at the Cannes International Film Festival is a golden palm? It seems that this is also a kind of symbol of the city.

Lena parked her car on the side of the Promdepantiero road, a main road with a green belt in between.

To the south is the Harbour Marina and to the north is the Place de la Liberté Charles de Gaulle, which is planted with many trees.

It's a bit like a street garden, and it's a bustling business circle through the garden. The streets are particularly wide, and the green belt in the middle is planted with plane trees instead of the usual shrubs used to silence sound.

Salonia asked, "So are we going to consume first, or are we going to do something?" Lena tied up her hair to look more neat, and said: "I'll take you to see a music festival, Cannes is holding a music festival during this time, and as for consumption, you can spend in Paris." "Cannes is a city that hosts international exhibitions all year round, with the Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes TV Festival, the Cannes Music Festival, the Cannes Advertising Festival, the Cannes Real Estate Show, and many more.

This also brings a lot of life to this small place, and the hotels in the city are full for most of the year.

Chen Xing is filming the streets of Cannes on the side. He thought it was full of red carpets, beaches, yachts, seaside promenades and all kinds of luxury stores, but when he actually came here, he realized that it was just a quiet town.

Of course, it's more likely that it's a little far from where the event will take place. Here you can see young people running, people walking their dogs, people basking in the sun, and people holding newspapers and sitting on benches, unhurried and laid-back like retired old men.

Salonia walked up to Chen Xing and said, "What are you filming?" ”

"Shoot their living conditions, there is no pressure, and there is no involution."

"But there's no passion either." Salonia said, and said,

"Lena was going to take us to the festival, but it's daytime, and I don't think there's anything to see in the morning."

"Then we can go see the beach." Chen Xing said. The beach of Nice is full of small stones, and it is very difficult to walk on it, but it is very strange that Cannes, which is only 30 kilometers away from Nice, has a delicate sea sand beach, and Chen Xing wants to see it.

"It's okay, you can bask in the sun." I went back to Lena to discuss it, and she didn't refuse, so she got in the car and drove towards the beach.

In fact, Lena thinks that the most suitable place for tourists in Cannes is the Palais des Festivals, specifically the Casino de Barière, but she is really shy away from gambling, so she simply doesn't say anything.

Cannes has seven kilometres of coastline, and the waves are not strong, making it difficult to spot dangerous aquatic life in the sea.

So it's perfect for playing. It is divided into public beaches and private beaches, both of which are charming in their own way, the private beach has a lot of facilities, sun loungers, waiter service, showers and lockers and things like that, the public beach does not have so many things, but there are shower pavilions and restaurants.

But whether it's a public beach or a private beach, there are a lot of beauties. Chen Xing picked up the camera to shoot with occupational diseases, and he always liked to keep good things in his hard drive.

Seeing this, Lena said to Salonia, "Look, men who are photographers are always like that. ”

"You're too prejudiced against him, Rena, but I know what I want, he's mysterious and has a unique temperament, isn't he? And, life is boring and painful, so why not find something interesting? Lena couldn't understand her friend's thoughts: "That's why I'm French, you're British?" ”

"No, that's what I learned when I came to France." A day is not too long, but it is already possible to walk through the famous sights of Cannes.

Chen Xing likes the Avenue of Stars on both sides of the Festival Palace, and like the Avenue of Fame in the United States, there are also many handprints of celebrities here.

The Palais des Festivals, the main venue of the Cannes International Film Festival, is a spectacular modern building that looks a bit like a large commercial plaza from a distance.

At dinner, Chen Xing extended an invitation to Salonia.

"There's a gala organized at the festival tonight, and I'd like to invite you to join us."

"Where?"

"It's in the new town of Lube, at half-past nine." When Lena heard this time, she didn't want Salonia to follow Chen Xing.

They are now living in Nice, if Salonia followed Chen Xing to this dinner, wouldn't they have to live with him that night?

"I'd love to." Salonia said directly. She came to France from England because no one knew her and could do what she wanted, instead of living in the eyes of relatives and friends everywhere like in England.

It was the first time for Chen Xing to attend a banquet, and Charonia was obviously not, and after eating, she took Chen Xing to Boulevard Avenue to buy two sets of clothes before driving back to Nice.

Passing by the new city of Lube, Lena put the two down with an unhappy face. Salonia waved to her friend, "See you tomorrow." ”

"I'll pick you up tomorrow." The car left, and Chen Xing asked, "Has she always been so sensitive?" ”

"It should be the reason for the divorce." They walked towards the hotel, and Salonia continued,

"Lena's ex-husband is a well-known wildlife photographer, and she's a veterinarian and has always admired that photographer." Chen Xing said: "The relationship between fans and idols has always been difficult to maintain. "Sometimes when he swipes his mobile phone, he can also see those big-name celebrity romances being exposed, both domestic and foreign, anyway, in the case of losing the idol filter, no matter how famous the idol is, there will be many habits that are difficult to understand.

The dinner to celebrate the festival was held in the largest hotel in the new town of Loubey, the Hotel Rob Gwerat, where Chen Xing stayed yesterday.

When he went out today, he saw that the red carpet was being arranged at the entrance of the hotel, and now that he has come back, there are some reporters standing around the red carpet, but because there are no fans, he still looks a little depressed.

Fans of photographers are not without them, but they are all sane. They'll be able to see your work online and follow your itinerary, but it's impossible to get them to get a ride or go to a certain place to meet the photographer.

Chen Xing made a splash at the exhibition yesterday, and the reporters at the scene also remembered this Chinese man, and they hurriedly took a few photos when they saw him coming.

Salonia looked around curiously, and whispered: "I'm really not used to this kind of red carpet, there are too few people, and the reporters are very friendly, and I don't want reporters in the entertainment industry to want to find you big news all day long." ”

"Celebrities need eyes and fans, and we don't." Walking into the hotel, a photographer he met yesterday was greeting Chen Xing, and he saw Salonia, who was holding his hand next to Chen Xing, and showed a smug expression to the other person.

"Hi Chen!"

"Good evening, Breve."

"Did you know that Chairman Mesut went to Dennis and heard that he had a chance to win the award this time."

"Gold?"

"Anyway, it's an award, I don't know if it's a gold award." Photographers send their photos to the Winter Photography Festival, and the first threshold to pass is to be shortlisted, and after being shortlisted, they have to find the first prize, the second prize, and finally the final gold and silver awards will be announced at this dinner.

Chen Xing didn't have any expectations for his works, he was already late to participate, and there were many good works in the first prize.

Brev took Chen Xing to a corner of the hall and asked on the way, "Are you going to study at the Ecole Supérieure des Decorations in Paris next year?" ”

"How do you know?"

"France is so big, and the Winter Photography Festival is also a lot of people in the circle, my teacher's name is Jugslaw Boyir, and he told me about your performance during the interview, and I was curious about what kind of work makes them appreciate you so much." Want to see it now?

"Everything is in the room."

"It's okay, there will still be opportunities in the future, come and let me take you to meet some people, we are all alumni......" Under his leadership, Chen Xing met some photographers who graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de l'École Supérieure de l'École de l'école deco de l'école deco de l'école dériculation in Paris, and there was a girl who studied

is now a well-known documentary photographer in France, and recently he has been shooting a group of Yin Lang's features.

Chen Xing sometimes really admires these women. These places are poor, there are wars, and she is still a woman, even if she has many bodyguards around her, if she is really in danger, her whole life is not just a matter of bullets.

But there are some things that only women pay attention to. Chen Xing picked up a glass of wine and toasted her, saying, "I wish you all the best." ”

"Thank you, maybe we will have the opportunity to meet next year, the school invited me to attend the opening ceremony, I have a speech to say." Brev said: "That's not necessarily, Chen Xing will go directly to his senior year, and he may go on a business trip with a certain teacher's studio, so it's really hard to say whether he will be in school at that time." A few people started discussing which studio was better.

Chen Xing also listened carefully, maybe after the school year starts next year, he will have to study with one of the teachers for a month, or even longer.

Among them, there are caring photography, soul photography, island style, travel photography...... And travel photography? If you go, will you be traveling around the world with your teacher?

It shouldn't be that simple.

"Do you want to specialize in the island style in the academy?" Chen Xing asked.

"Yes, since the opening up of the island country in the 19th century, the art and aesthetic concepts of the island country have had an impact on European photography, especially the woodblock prints of the island country, which have influenced a large number of impressionist and post-impressionist artists after they entered the West." Is this eating the dividends of that era?

The island style can occupy a place in world photography, but the current Chinese style is something that the Paris Academy of Fine Arts is determined not to achieve, which is also too funny.

Fortunately, there are still some people who know how to appreciate. Chen Xing gradually integrated into the chat of the seniors, and at about half past nine, the lights in the hall changed, and a relatively bright light shone on the stage.

The big screen gradually flashed one by one of the shortlisted works. When Chen Xing's photo of the climber appeared, the text in it introduced: "Compared with the increasing trend of the number of mountaineering enthusiasts, we find that we are less and less promoting the sport of mountaineering, we like to photograph the scenery on the snowy mountains, but often forget the ordinary people who climb the peak." ”

"This work by photographer Chen Xing is undoubtedly a remedy for this shortcoming, and the true description of the merits without presumptuous judgment allows us to see the pure hearts of some mountaineers, which is a valuable propaganda for mountaineering and can also trigger deeper discussions." There was some applause in the venue, but soon the screen was playing the next piece.

Salonia was very excited and said to Chen Xing: "No matter how many times I see this work, I am shocked, this is the sport I want, and we can go to mountaineering together in the future." ”

"No problem." Climbing to the top of the snow-capped mountains can get a considerable income, and you can also see the scenery of different heights and different landforms, and at the same time you can exercise your will and physique, which is a very versatile sport among countless sports.

Chen Xing also spent a sum of money to learn professional skills, and he would definitely not give up. The photos are played down one by one.

Chen Xing also saw Dennis's work, which is a snow scene in the city, the snow is so big that it doesn't look like it was filmed in France, probably in one of the Nordic countries.

After the video ended, the audience burst into applause. Chen Xing was about to take Salonia to find a place to sit down and wait for the award to be announced, but as soon as he sat down, a woman who looked like a rich woman asked, "Mr. Chen, can I delay you for a minute?" ”

"Of course, is there anything wrong with you?"

"Your award-winning work fits the theme of our upcoming issue, so we wanted to use your work as the cover of one of our issues, and if you agree, we'll be able to get the process started soon."

"I ......" Salonia interrupted Chen Xing and said, "I'm sorry. Then he pulled him aside and said, "Do you know how much your work is worth?" ”

"I don't know."

"Although I don't know the rules of you photographers, I've heard Lena say before that a good photographer also has his own agent, and you can find an agent to take care of these things before you sell your work." As soon as she reminded her, Chen Xing remembered the gallery agent he met at dinner yesterday.

It turns out that the gallery can really contract a photographer. No wonder he wants to have a treat.

"I know, I'll ask again...... "Of course, you have to go to your seniors at this time, sometimes in a circle, friends may not be useful, but the academy will definitely be able to help you."