During the day's deliberations, Chen Xing spent searching for information on the 'Perenna Gallery'. Perenna Gallery is founded by the collector, Hercule Abbott, not to mention anything else, at least the name Chen Xing likes very much, it sounds good.

However, even if he trusts his teacher, Chen Xing doesn't want to sign the contract without wanting to do it, at least he has to understand the style and strength of this gallery...... As for the wind review, don't worry, Chen Xing believes in the person introduced to him by the teacher.

A long time ago, when Chen Xing had not yet entered the Paris High School, he met many seniors at the Winter Photography Festival, and he had always been in contact with one of the seniors named Dennis and a senior named Rosa.

Dennis is a well-known figure in commercial photography circles, but unlike Dellin, Denise also likes to photograph landscapes, and has published several books on photography, and is a little more internationally famous than Dellin.

Sister Rosa is not very famous, but her works often appear in various official publications and TV stations, and she is an ideal female documentary photographer.

Chen Xing sent messages to them all, asking if they could sign a contract. You can find a lot of information about this gallery on the Internet.

On the surface, it looks good, but it is a very innovative gallery that has been established for more than 30 years, and the main store of the gallery is in Arles.

But there are many praises, and you can't believe them all. After all, the network is all virtual, and Chen Xing is worried that he can't grasp it.

Rosa made a phone call and came back.

"Chen, have you chosen to sign a contract?"

"Yes, it is true that it will be much more convenient to have a gallery, does the senior sister know how strong this gallery is in France?"

"I barely got into the top class, but I heard that the owner of this gallery is very photographer-friendly and prefers photography to paintings. So for us it's one of the best galleries in France, better than the people who came to you before, and you can sign up. ”

"Thank you very much, senior sister, what have you been doing lately? Still in the Middle East? ”

"I'm on vacation in Morocco, otherwise I wouldn't be able to contact you so quickly, Chen, it seems that you are going to be on fire too, but you can't forget your senior sister." The voice on the other side was very lazy, sounding like lying on a beach chair by the sea and talking to Chen Xing.

Chen Xing smiled and said: "I have always remembered your help to me, but unfortunately I don't have time now, otherwise I would also like to go to Morocco to have a look." "Morocco is an African city, but it is a very unique African city.

The population here is predominantly white, and the climatic conditions are similar to those of Western Europe, which is very different from that of Africa.

Chen Xing wanted to go here because of a song called Casablanca, which he had heard from a street singer before, and then he always wanted to go to Casablanca, and this place is in Morocco.

As he received more and more responses, Chen Xing also gained confidence in Perena Gallery. In addition to the owner's closeness to photographers, they are also very strong, especially in Western Europe and Northern Europe, half of the art exhibitions they open every year are in these two places, not the kind of galleries that can't go out of the country.

That night, Chen Xing went to the café again. This café has a quiet beauty. After ordering a cup of espresso, Chen Xing began to wait for someone, leaning back on a chair and quietly watching the people in the hall.

Mr. Abbott should be a very affectionate boss, although time flies in the outside world, but there is still a shadow of the last century here, Chen Xing even thinks that there should be no speakers here, there should be a record player somewhere.

Casablanca? The name suddenly flashed in Chen Xing's heart. Yes, it's the feeling of this old song.

Abbott walked in briskly, with a smile on his face, nodded to an employee who greeted him, sat down opposite Chen Xing, and said with a laugh: "Has Mr. Chen thought it through?" It just so happens that I can't wait to be your face in France. "The French like to go straight, and Chen Xing doesn't say anything about it, so he signs a contract first.

The number of contract pages is very small. are some regulations that Chen Xing has seen on the Internet, the senior sister has suffered the loss of the gallery before, and also told him some things that are easy to be thundered, Chen Xing did not find it after careful inspection, the term is 2+1, that is, the contract is signed for two years, and the last year is decided by Chen Xing whether to renew the contract.

is similar to what the senior sister said, this boss is indeed generous. It goes well with his temperament, like a gentleman. Abbott breathed a sigh of relief after watching Chen Xing sign, and nodded kindly.

Chen Xing had never considered galleries before, so he put all the invitations and temptations to galleries on hold, and he had no idea how sought-after he was in the French art scene.

People in the photography world don't understand the value of Chen Xing, but their gallery owners do. This is the paranoia of the artist and the vision of the businessman.

Behind Chen Xing stands the Asian market of billions of people, as long as it is affected by Chinese culture, it is Chen Xing's potential audience.

After signing the contract, Chen Xing couldn't help but be angry and asked, "Mr. Abbott, how can you help me win the Newcomer Award at this Arles Photo Festival?" In fact, I care more about the island country than this award. ”

"I understand." Abbot nodded. He likes Chinese culture very much, otherwise he wouldn't have to find a relationship to sign a contract with Chen Xing, and then said: "Do you know where the gap between you and him is?" ”

"Where?"

"Audience." Abbott said,

"Mr. Yamazaki debuted earlier than you, and he also signed a contract with a gallery in Europe and formed his own studio very early. Now they hold solo exhibitions every other week and are active on social media. Speaking of this, he seemed to want to test Chen Xing's mental brilliance, and asked, "Do you know the reason why he did this?" Chen Xing nodded slowly: "The people who can see him on the Internet are probably also people who like photography, or pay attention to the art of photography, and he is promoting his photography style, thereby influencing the audience and the judges." "Photography is art to the end.

Others can not understand, but the creator must understand that there is no high or low in art, so whether the concept can be recognized by people is the most important factor in the competition of artworks.

Rencontres d'Arles often sees photographers giving presentations to promote their creative ideas or to introduce their style.

Yes, when people who are influenced by him see his work, they will naturally feel ...... Even, exactly like he said, cherry blossoms and peach blossoms bloom and fall at the same time on this mountain, how beautiful it is, but in fact, your village is far superior to him in terms of concept, light and shadow. ”

"Thank you for the compliment." Chen Xing said politely. He finally understood where he was wrong. In particular, just as Amerika's Oscars will need public relations in advance, this Arles award will also need public relations, which is not fair at all!

Abbott is dozens of years old, and when he sees Chen Xing's expression, he knows what he is thinking.

"Don't be upset, you should have thought a long time ago that Europeans don't know much about Asian culture. Naturally, whoever advertises first will have the advantage. And his idea is relatively simple, highlighting the ability to compose, not as complex as your work. "It's not complicated.

As Hinako Fukuhara said yesterday, as long as the country is influenced by Chinese culture, it can understand the emotions in Chen Xing's works.

As an islander, she did not hesitate to choose Chen Xing's works between the two works.

The explanation still depends on the audience.

"What should I do?" Chen Xing asked.

"Speeches, solo exhibitions, publicity." Abbott said without hesitation,

"The presentation is for the judges, and you have to tell them how to understand your work, and now your sub-title work seems mysterious and beautiful to them, but they don't know where the beauty is, and you have to tell them. The solo exhibition and publicity are to attract ordinary tourists, especially your local public opinion in Asia, and the impact on the award is also very large. "Rencontres d'Arles has been held for so many years, and there has never been a time like this year, where the best new talent is actually Asian.

Therefore, the organizing committee is also very concerned about the views of Asians on this photography festival. They take a look at it on the web.

Kintaro Yamazaki has a good reputation in Asia, he has influence in many countries, and he has many fans, and these fans are looking forward to this photo festival, so they must fully consider the opinions of Asian people.

And Chen Xing? Yes, he does have fans, but his fans all regard him as a traveling grandmother, and many people don't even know that his main profession is a photographer, they only know that they call him pigeon essence on the Internet, and then urge him to travel quickly and stop staying in Africa.

Eldest brother! I'm in college! If he could really run around, Chen Xing would have gone to Morocco, Norway, Iceland, or traveled back to China, and there are still a lot of places in China that Chen Xing has not visited.

Even Chen Xing didn't update anything related to this Arles Photo Festival on his B station. Abbott said: "The two of you, one is vigorously publicizing, and it is inevitable to win this newcomer award, and you, not to mention passive sabotage, it's a bit excessive, I know you don't think so, but it doesn't seem that you have the desire to win the award." ”

"My question ......," Chen Xing quickly admitted his mistake. He thought that if a work was handed in, it would be up to the judges to like it or not, and then score it separately, but he didn't think that there were so many twists and turns, and he didn't like these things in the first place......

"It's okay, it's not too late to catch up from now, it's still nearly two months away." Abbott comforted Chen Xing, and then said with a smile,

"I've asked my friends in Asia, at least 80 percent of them like your work, whether it's a photographer or not, and I have a way to help you turn the tide of public opinion in Asia."

"What can I do?"

"You can show me all the works you have in the past, the public opinion in Asia is going to be won, and the solo exhibition here is going to be held, you have to give a speech first, and you have to tell the judges that you want this award too."

"Okay." Chen Xing thought in his heart. Trouble trouble! Why am I so tired as a traveler, it's all because of that devil who has a good life, especially because he is an island country, Chen Xing estimated that he would have flinched when he heard these messy things.

"Well, are you going back to the gallery with me or?"

"My photos are all on the portable hard drive, I'll give them to you tomorrow."

"Okay, then you think about what you want to talk about today, and we'll get in touch tomorrow, the sooner things are done, the better the chances we have." Chen Xing stood up and hugged him gratefully.

In the process of maturity, there are always some dark sides, Chen Xing hates this kind of growth, but fortunately, he can get the help of nobles every time, and he doesn't know if he can survive smoothly this time.

Chen Xing went back to his residence and began to write the speech, putting everything else aside. Abbott went back with his contract and began to advertise Plan A, which had been prepared in advance.

And at this moment, in a hotel in Arles, a woman is looking at her phone in a daze...... You said you wanted to eat with me, why didn't you send a message now?

What's he doing?

"What do you say he likes about me?" Hinako Fukuhara asks her best friend!

"He doesn't like you at all! You sober up! ”

"Why do you talk like that all the time? Do you also think Chen is more handsome than your boyfriend? ”

"Hinako!!" Her best friend is going crazy. After a while, he was not there, and Hinako went to meet a scumbag, and he took Hinako properly in an afternoon and evening, which is really high-end, much more powerful than himself.

She's said it all over again. But Hinako didn't listen at all. ………………… Chen Xing suddenly felt hungry.

Hesitated. Whatever, it's more important to get down to business, and when this photo exhibition is over, we'll see if there's any time to spare.

If Professor Nobel didn't arrange it, he would go to Morocco for a walk and go to the beach to see the young lady.

Little sister! Hinako? Chen Xing suddenly remembered the island girl yesterday. This girl is not the kind of innocent, but her personality is silly and cute, Chen Xing is going to be her boyfriend for half a month, but she is too busy today and almost forgets.

Pick up your phone. Sure enough, there were several messages, and they were all asked more cautiously. Chen Xing could imagine in his mind that Hinako was wearing makeup and waiting for him with a sense of anticipation, but it's a pity......

"I still have things to do today, I can't eat with you, I'm still hungry." I'm going to PK with your country's photographer Imperial City, let's see you in two days, she will be in France for ten days anyway.

As soon as the message was sent, it was replied in seconds.

"Oh, then you have to eat well" The girlfriend watched from the side, and then frantically hit the pillow, trying to kill herself with the pillow.

"Ahhh He's cpuing you! He's just a scumbag!! ”

"What are you talking about, did you want to be with him if you persuaded me to break up with him?"

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