If you think about it, there were indeed forks in the road. However, Chen Xing followed the navigation all the way, and he didn't think about where the fork would lead.

But no matter how good it is, I can't go there today. chatted with the boss for a while, and after the water boiled, Chen Xing took the noodles to the room.

The hotels here are not as modern as those in the city outside, and some of the facilities are not available, making them less convenient.

I don't know when this rain will stop. But in the room on the second floor, I opened the window and sat in front of the window while watching the rain while working, and listening to the sound of the rain made me feel a lot more peaceful.

Click on the email, and Seth replied to the message.

"Handsome, this is what our little photography master should look like, who is looking for you to shoot? Do you have photographers in your country? ”

"Yes, she is still a female photographer, and her style is very delicate." Seth replied after a few minutes, and didn't seem to care much about who took the photos of Chen Xing, and said: "The two exhibitions in France have done well, and Mr. Abbott is going to Italy immediately, what do you think?" ”

"I don't have a problem, you know, I don't know anything about that."

“ok。” Seth certainly understands that artists like Chen Xing are not the most important thing for them to be famous or money, but how to improve their skills or expand their thinking is what they want most.

But if Chen Xing knew what he thought, he would definitely have to reply...... I still want the money. When I was in France, I always lived as a foreigner, and I lived alone, and I didn't feel anxious about spending my money when I was supposed to spend it.

But when I returned to China, I immediately thought of a house, bought one and wanted to live in a bigger one with better air, and then I thought about money.

It seems that compared with a real master like Professor Nobel, Chen Xing may have reached the technique, but the mentality has not yet arrived.

Then there was the inquiry from Hasselblad. [May I ask Mr. Chen Xing, a photographer from Huaxia, do you have any comments or dissatisfaction with this camera of our company?]

You can reply directly to this mailbox, we look forward to hearing from you] Other testers have more or less given them some feedback, saying that the appearance needs to be improved, a certain function needs to be strengthened, or they are not satisfied with the stabilization, and even before the price has been announced, some people say that the price is too expensive.

Chen Xing didn't send them any news. After reading the email, he also thought about it, but he always felt that this camera was perfect, whether it was the format, the mechanical feeling, the grip feeling, or the image quality, he was very satisfied.

The only thing I am not satisfied with may be the price of the lens. But this is Chen Xing's shortcoming, not the camera's shortcoming.

"It's a pleasure to hear from you, I've been using this camera for a few months now, and I haven't had any glitches or images that aren't smooth, and I'm never stopping to create with it, so it's perfect for me. Yes, I don't have any comments to ask you for, and if I had to say anything, it would probably be that I couldn't buy the right shots, you know, I'm just a rookie photographer...... "Arles, one o'clock in the afternoon."

Kintaro Yamazaki came to the exhibition hall again.

"Isn't the photographer who took this work still alive today?" The staff in the exhibition hall shook their heads and said, "Mr. Chen Xing has only been here once since we started it, so we don't know his whereabouts. If you have to find Mr. Chen Xing, please ask Mr. Chen Xing himself, or the gallery he has signed with. Of course, he knew that looking for a gallery would find out where Chen Xing was, but he didn't dare to touch other galleries in private matters.

It doesn't matter if he is misunderstood by the gallery, but he cares about the opinions of some art critics. In the past, his works were more well-known among Westerners, but in the last week, more and more people have come specifically for Chen Xing, most of whom are white, which makes him feel incredible.

He knew that Chen Xing was opening a gallery during this time, but the effect was so immediate, is it really possible?

"Then in case this photographer comes back, please contact me." He said. Kintaro Yamazaki just wanted to communicate with Chen Xing.

In fact, he himself likes Chen Xing's works very much, the villages, wooden buildings, and lanterns in the night scene have a sense of tranquility and beauty, which makes people feel nostalgic and very distant, just like cherry blossoms that bloom only seven days in a year and will eventually wither.

The mood is so beautiful. However, he is even more convinced that his work is better than Chen Xing's. In fact, what he is best at is black and white subjects, and this time, in order to conform to the theme of several Arles International Photography Festivals, he handed over this work from his hometown to the organizers of this photography festival, thinking that he would be sure of nine out of ten among Asian newcomers.

But who knew that a Chen Xing suddenly popped up. And there are more audiences than himself, so he is a little unconvinced, and wants to compete with Chen Xing fairly again.

The subject matter is arbitrary, but he wants to shoot black and white light and shadow. That's what he's best at. After instructing the staff in the Asian newcomer photography area, Kintaro Yamazaki put on his mask and walked back to Chen Xing's work to look at it.

Now it is not like the days when it was just launched, and there are more and more tourists who come to visit, especially these Chinese people who have received the news.

Knowing that some compatriots have works in this photography festival, I rented a car and drove to Arles to see the photos.

He didn't say anything about it, and there were also island people who came to see his works. But how did you all get to the enemy's exhibit?

In front of the profile that introduced Chen Xing, 30 percent of the people crowded were from island countries, 50 percent were from Huaxia, and the rest were people from other countries.

Are you really here to support me? Two girls who retreated from the front passed by him, and one of them said: "Southern Yunnan in China is really a beautiful place, and the photographer is also so handsome, he is only 20 years old this year, and he deserves to be a photographer in Huaxia!" Kintaro Yamazaki pushed his sunglasses with one finger.

He stopped the two island tourists and said with a smile: "Hello, are you from the island country?" Which one do you think is better than the works we have just seen, the works of Chinese photographers? However, because he was wearing a mask, his smile did not appear.

The two island girls who came out to travel were a little wary, but they still replied generously: "Of course, our Mr. Yamazaki's work is better, he shows the spring in Kyoto in our country, which makes me feel nostalgic for my hometown." Another added, "Yes, the cherry blossoms in my hometown are blooming." Hearing them say this, Yamazaki was finally relieved.

"I'm glad to hear from you, but I'm actually ...... Yes? As soon as he wanted to say that he was Kintaro Yamazaki, the only photographer from an island country in this photo exhibition, he saw that the two young girls gave Chen Xing's work 10 points on the opinion sheet and 8 points for their own work.

Noticing Yamazaki's surprised gaze, a girl smiled and said, "But Chen Xingoni is really working hard, he can take such a beautiful photo at such a young age, and he is good-looking." ”

"That's right, that's right."

"But...... Do you know that your score will affect this newcomer award? ”

"Newcomer Award?" There was one person who wanted to ask carefully. If there is such a thing as a newcomer award, then it should be given to Ernie sauce, okay, they have seen a lot of works by Asian photographers, either they are average-looking, or they are old and seem to have nothing to do with newcomers.

But her companions had already pulled her away. Although he speaks Japanese, this person is also too strange, and normal people wear sunglasses indoors?

Looking at the two girls who left, Kintaro Yamazaki felt that his mentality was a little unbalanced. Where did you lose?

Is it really useful to have a solo photo exhibition while participating in the competition? Then I don't have to stay on site, I can also go out and open a photography exhibition, if I can attract a little people, I can count a little people.

Anyway, he couldn't find Chen Xing himself, so he quickly contacted his gallery. He came to Europe for a long time to develop, and may not be as famous as Chen Xing in commercial photography, but the audience of commercial photography is only some Party A, and it has no great relationship with the public who like photography, and he is ahead of Chen Xing in this regard.

Hercule Abbott also learned from the presiding committee that Kintaro Yamazaki wanted to hold a photo exhibition in the same city as Chen Xing.

It is not surprising to know such news in Arles, given his position in Arles, and the gallery is just one of his many properties.

But he just smiled. He had already built a good track for Chen Xing, and Chen Xing, an excellent athlete, was already running on the track, so he thought about whether it was too late to catch up?

If he were the head of Kintaro Yamazaki's gallery, he would only save the money to compete for other awards.

The capital of the island country, or the horizon is too low.

"Leave them alone." Abbott said to Seth, and then asked about Chen Xing's current situation,

"How is he now?"

"Mr. Chen Xing had a lot of fun in Huaxia, and he sent a lot of photos, all in the style of ancient Chinese towns. He also said that he would have a great piece for us in October, but by then the Arles Photo Festival was over. ”

"After a photo festival is over, there are other photo competitions, and there is never a shortage of competitions, all we lack is works." When Abbott heard that Chen Xing was so confident, he immediately looked forward to this work.

"Did he say what the subject was?"

"I didn't say it."

"It's okay if you don't say it, it's a bit of a surprise." Abbott is a person who likes photography very much, otherwise he would not have tapped Chen Xing, a potential person, from so many photographers, this is his vision.

Chen Xing sneezed a few times.

"Who's thinking about me?" A few confidantes flashed through his mind. It was eight o'clock in the morning, and he had just walked out of the ancient town and returned to the path from which he came.

There are occasional vehicles on the road below, but there are basically no people on this path, and most of the people who know these roads are locals, and who still takes this kind of road?

Most people have a car, and it's so convenient to drive down the road below. The early morning trail was full of dewdrops, the temperature was suitable, and the air smelled of earth.

The air inside the shade of the trees smells good, and many people like to call this kind of place an oxygen bar, saying that it can wash the lungs.

It's an exaggeration, but it's really comfortable to walk here. There are also small bamboos popping up next to the bamboo.

I don't know if this kind of bamboo can be eaten, but it seems to grow in all seasons. Chen Xing didn't know bamboo, but he knew mushrooms, and he picked a lot of edible mushrooms along the road, some of which looked very dark in color, but in fact there were no toxins at all, and they would be very fragrant when making soup or stewing chicken.

Jiangnan doesn't seem to like eating wild mountain mushrooms very much, if you change to a village in southern Yunnan to come here, it is estimated that this kind of wild mountain mushrooms on the roadside will not have Chen Xing's share, and they will all be picked up.

Walking was boring, but picking mushrooms while walking, before Chen Xing knew it, he saw a village. The village is very small, estimated to be only half the size of the old town.

But it may be a big village in other places. The style of the house is still the style of Hui architecture, but you can only recognize this style in their architecture, and if you look closely, it is not ancient at all.

There is no fire wall, horse head wall and other things that show Hui architecture. There are only white walls and tiles, which are delicate in the simplicity.

The people who live here look a little harder than the people in the ancient town outside, and the children are dressed dirty, just like Chen Xing has seen in other cities and villages.

Some old people sitting in the front of the house in the shade watched Chen Xing walk by the street curiously. It's not that they haven't seen tourists, and they can still see one or two occasionally, and they are all like Chen Xing with expensive cameras, and they ask them questions as soon as they come, and they don't know what they do.

Chen Xing first walked through the village and looked around. Where is the temple? As a last resort, Chen Xing turned around and found two old men sitting and playing chess, and asked, "Uncle, is there a temple here?" The old man pointed out the direction to Chen Xing in an unrecognizable dialect, and Chen Xing confirmed it a few times before he understood.

Continue to walk forward and see a stone ladder up the hill on the right. Most of the people in this village are busy with their own affairs, and July and August are idle times, and there is not much to do in the crops, so the younger ones also go out to make money.

You don't have to go too far, you can take things to the ancient town with better traffic around to set up a stall. Chen Xing found the stone ladder and walked up, and after a few minutes, he saw a very special temple.

Chen Xing didn't even see the name of this temple, he was inside the crack in the stone, or the main body was in a cave.

The places along the road are supported by very thick pillars against the stones above to prevent them from collapsing. The cave is more than ten meters long, and the main halls are divided into wooden planks.

The smell of incense sticks is strong. There are about five monks, and they are all chanting scriptures in the largest area at the moment, and the sound together is quite good.

For reasons of respecting religion, Chen Xing did not take pictures of them chanting, but stopped outside and looked at the sculptures in this cave, the layout of the temple, and so on.

This cave is also quite high, except for the small compartments on both sides that look like people, the shortest place is more than two meters, and ordinary people will not hit the wall when they stand up straight and walk in, at most they will feel depressed and lower their heads slightly.

There was no rule for taking off your shoes when you went to the temple in the Central Plains, so Chen Xing walked in to take a closer look. It's the end of the month, and the monthly pass is doubled!