60. The Illusory World (Seeking Follow-up)
After the first snowfall, the air in the capital was cold, as if the cold air of the Siberian plain had invaded.
Chen Li'an walked out of the alley wrapped in a thick coat, stepping on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and still carrying a passbook in his arms.
Chen Li'an didn't expect to spend so much money to hold a solo exhibition, and art is really not something that poor people can play.
Art is a very interesting thing, and most of the works of art are created by artists when they are poor, but it takes money to make these works of art and be recognized.
But how many artists are rich... Chen Li'an has a small fortune among artists, after all, he is a 50,000 yuan household, but he almost went bankrupt because of this exhibition.
It cost tens of thousands of yuan to rent a week-long exhibition hall, plus the cost of publicity in newspapers, and other miscellaneous money, Chen Li'an instantly changed from 50,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan.
Today, Chen Li'an wanted to take the money out to buy film, but as soon as he opened his wallet, he found that there were less than ten yuan in it, so he had no choice but to withdraw the money first.
After Chen Li'an ran to the bank to withdraw the money, he reached out and stopped a taxi.
Opening the door of the yellow bread, a burst of heating came to his face in an instant, Chen Li'an hurriedly sat in and rubbed his hands and said, "Master, Xinjiekou North Street." ”
The speed of the van was not fast, but the warm environment in the car still made Chen Li'an feel very comfortable.
This kind of broken car can suffocate people in summer, but it is extremely comfortable in winter, it is still good to sit in a van in winter, and it is better not to sit in summer.
The driver glanced through the rearview mirror, and then asked familiarly, "Shall you go to the newly opened JJ discotheque?" I've pulled several of them over today. ”
Chen Li'an squinted his eyes and snorted, his interest in speaking was not very high, and all he was thinking about was his own photography exhibition the day after tomorrow.
The driver's master was quite interested, and he laughed and said: "I just pulled a few girls over, and my thighs are still bare on such a cold day, and I am not afraid of freezing." ”
Chen Li'an opened his eyes and looked sideways at the driver and wanted him to shut up, but seeing the excitement on the driver's face, he didn't bother to say anything.
These days, everyone is busy paying attention to themselves, who cares about others.
The times are developing rapidly, and there were no discotheques before, but several have opened this year.
added another fire to the already impetuous capital, thus ignoring those who wandered on the fringes of society, those old people who were about to be eliminated by the times.
The time of the exhibition is the day after tomorrow, and Chen Li'an is actually a little apprehensive, not sure whether his works will be considered and warned by everyone.
In this photography exhibition, Chen Li'an didn't think about making a profit, but just hoped that the old people who were deceived and emptied of their wallets could be valued by the society.
It can be regarded as one of the few "serious things" that he can do when he returns to this era.
The car soon arrived at Xinjiekou, stopped under the huge neon billboard of the discotheque, Chen Li'an glanced at the winning one on the meter, took out 14 yuan and handed it to the driver and got out of the car.
The driver's eldest brother turned his head to look at Chen Li'an walking towards the discotheque, the corners of his mouth hooked up and said to himself: "I'm here to smell honey again." ”
The temperature in the evening was very low, Chen Li'an tightened his coat, came to the door of the JJ discotheque and bought a ticket for fifty.
The ticket is fifty, it's really fucking black, and the salary for the first month of this year is only how much!
However, after entering, the environment inside is quite good, barely worth the ticket price of fifty yuan, but the noisy music and flashing lights make Chen Li'an a little uncomfortable.
Chen Li'an glanced at it, grabbed a waiter and asked, "Where does the elegant seat on the second floor come from?" ”
The uniformed waiter, apparently well trained, politely and politely pointed to a staircase behind him and said, "Just go up from that side." ”
Chen Li'an nodded his thanks, and walked towards the second floor with noisy music, and saw many fashionably dressed young people screaming and twisting their bodies along the way.
There is also a bold girl who wants to dance with Chen Li'an, she looks very good-looking, but Chen Li'an is not interested at all, she just feels irritable.
Stepping on the energetic beat of the music, Chen Li'an came to the second floor, and after looking around, he saw Zhou Xun sitting in the corner.
Chen Li'an raised his legs and walked over, looked at Zhou Xun who was shaking his head, and couldn't help but pat her head.
Zhou Xun snorted, and when he turned around, he found that it was Chen Li'an, who immediately stood up and said happily: "You are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”
"Well, something delayed a bit." After Chen Li'an explained, he sat opposite Zhou Xun.
Zhou Xun looked at Chen Li'an and pouted and leaned over, snuggled up to him and said unhappily: "I haven't seen you for a long time, you are still sitting so far away!" ”
Chen Li'an was stunned for a moment, and also noticed that his state in the past two days was not quite right, and it seemed to be affected by the previous photo shooting.
There are always those faces in my mind, and my heart is always heavy and difficult to be happy.
Zhou Xun also seemed to sense the lifeless and twilight in Chen Li'an's body, which was incompatible with this noisy and happy place.
"What have you been doing lately?" Zhou Xun looked at Chen Li'an's slightly frowning brows and asked with some concern.
The noisy music and psychedelic lights made Chen Li'an a little dazed, watching the lights flickering on Zhou Xun's face, not knowing what to say.
This hilarious world gives Chen Li'an a strong sense of illusion, and everyone is immersed in the world of alcohol and music, which is incompatible with the real world outside.
Sensing that Chen Li'an was not happy, Zhou Xun took his hand and said, "Let's go down and jump, don't be unhappy." ”
Chen Li'an looked at the more and more people on the next floor, and those young people writhing wildly, only feeling noisy and not feeling a trace of joy.
"I don't want to jump." Chen Li'an took Zhou Xun's hand and said a little irritably: "You go out for a walk with me, it's too noisy here." ”
Zhou Xun paused for a moment and saw Chen Li'an's disgust here, and immediately stood up and took his hand and said, "Okay." ”
The two of them held hands and walked across the dance floor full of youthful hormones in the dynamic light, avoiding the unbridled enthusiasm of young people, like two clownfish retrograde among the schools of sardines.
After leaving the discotheque, the cold air immediately blew on his face, and Chen Li'an immediately felt the feeling of returning to reality.
Chen Lixin's irritability was also calmed down, he turned his head to look at Zhou Xun, held her hand and asked, "Do you want to go and see what I've been doing recently?" ”
"Okay!" Zhou Xun immediately raised a smile, feeling Chen Li'an's warm palm, and his heart was a little excited.
Chen Li'an glanced in the direction, then pulled Zhou Xun towards the National Art Museum of China, and bought two cigarettes when he passed by a commissary.
It's so late, the art museum is closed, and if you want to go in, you have to check the security comrades.
"Where are we going?" Zhou Xun took Chen Li'an's hand and jumped in small steps.
Chen Li paused for a moment, looked back at the red neon sign in the distance, and said, "Go and see the real world." ”