Making money is probably the most chilling thing in the world.

Even the pretentious literati need a porridge and a meal to survive, where does a porridge and a meal come from, naturally it is not to open your mouth and wait for others to send it to your mouth, you need to work hard to get it.

The productivity of an artist lies in artistic creation, but this is not the basis for the survival of most arts, and nine out of ten artists have no way to obtain the means of survival from their own works.

There are a lot of artists, and most of their works are piled up in the dust at home.

Chen Li'an does not have this kind of trouble, but he will only put the expectation of material life on the work of art, and the value of the artwork is not in the hands of the artist, Chen Li'an does not like to passively wait for others to determine his own value.

Active creation is the only truth.

So do artists go into business in order to make money?

Chen Li'an looked at Xu Jinglei, waiting for her answer.

"It doesn't seem to be a shame to be told by you." Xu Jinglei said thoughtfully: "But the cognition we have received since childhood tells us that cultural people should not talk about money, teachers should not talk about money, scientists should not be greedy for money, and artists should not talk about money, and money has been demarcated into a vulgar ranks." ”

Chen Li'an looked at Xu Jinglei's eyes and asked, "Then do you think who told you?" What is their purpose? Why does the state want to promote reforms, and why does it encourage everyone to work and get rich? Is it shameful to talk about money? ”

"Times are different, Miss."

Xu Jinglei listened to Chen Li'an's ridicule, and glanced at him before saying, "I'm not a big lady." ”

"It's not important." Chen Li'an knocked on the chopsticks in his hand and shouted at the back kitchen: "Boss, can you hurry up, I'm going to starve to death." ”

"It's coming, it's going to be right away!" The boss's voice came from the back kitchen.

Chen Li'an and Xu Jinglei separated after having a meal together in the small restaurant next to the school, looking at the back of Chen Li'an's departure, Xu Jinglei couldn't help but feel a little lost, she had already come out alone twice, and there was still no progress at all, according to her experience, if there was no substantial progress in the three times, it would be basically hopeless.

Xu Jinglei wondered if she should take the initiative next time she met Chen Li'an, give a little hint or directly provoke?

"Artists are also troublesome, and when they talk about it, they can't be more direct, they have to talk about philosophy to literature and then to film, and then they will talk about sex at the end?"

Xu Jinglei couldn't help but wave her small fist angrily at Chen Li'an's back, and then turned around angrily and went back to school.

The school gave him a seven-day vacation, and Chen Li'an did not leave for school immediately, but left for Yangcheng after completing the interview task arranged by Director Wang.

In fact, there are very few people who pay attention to the news about art, and they basically don't read it if they are not art lovers, but the propaganda about Chen Li'an is also for those reservists who have not yet stepped into the ranks of artists.

It can more or less affect their understanding and cognition of art, and they will not become angry in the future.

At the same time, it is also for those artists who are too self-conscious, so that they should not criticize this and criticize that when they have nothing to do, and be led by the nose by Western artistic concepts with ulterior motives.

Fun and pop are really not suitable for the country

Chen Li'an, who came to Yangcheng, looked at the VCD in his hand at this time and couldn't help but complain to his second uncle: "Can't you design the shape well?" It's ugly, it's like a stinky shoebox. ”

Qiao Linmu knocked Chen Li'an's head and said, "What kind of!" You have the ability to design one! ”

"I'll come, I'll come!"

Chen Li'an rolled his eyes, then took a screwdriver to dismantle the sample of the VCD, carefully studied the internal structure and the size of the components, and began to write and draw on the paper.

Although he has never studied industrial design, many of the principles are the same, and Chen Li'an took about 20 minutes to get it done.

The original bulky VCD has been designed to be thinner and lighter, the lines are smoother, and the size and arrangement of the keys have also been redesigned.

Qiao Linmu looked at the new design, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but say: "You kid is worthy of being an artist, this design is very beautiful." ”

"Of course, the person standing in front of you is the winner of the Venice Golden Lion Award, the first person in China!" Chen Li'an boasted proudly, and then said to Qiao Linmu: "You take it back and make a few samples again, I will go to Xiangjiang tomorrow to find a celebrity for you to shoot an advertisement." ”

Qiao Linmu solemnly put the drawings into his briefcase, and said seriously: "I will get it done as soon as possible, recently there is a VCD called Aiduo on the market that is selling very well, and thousands of units have been sold in the past few months." ”

There are more than 2,000 VCDs for a VCD, and thousands of VCDs are millions of sales, and they may all exceed 10 million.

As soon as Chen Li'an thought of the huge profits here, he couldn't wait to go to Xiangjiang immediately to tie up Kung Fu Li to shoot an advertisement for himself.

I just don't know if I can fight with him, but I should be able to.

Chen Li'an thought of the insidious and vicious Baguazhang, and felt that the general boxing method was really not the opponent of Baguazhang, if he used the weapon, it would be even more ruthless.

However, Chen Li'an's weapons training is not good, Uncle Qi is unwilling to teach too deeply, and there is no way to find someone to practice, so Chen Li'an's learning is so-so.

"What about stupidity? Intimidated by people's sales? Qiao Linmu patted Chen Li'an, who was out of the world, and asked.

Chen Li'an came back to his senses and said: "It's nothing, you hurry up and get a prototype, don't wait for me to find a good person, you can't get a prototype." ”

"Within three days, I promise to make it for you, you can rest assured to invite someone."

"Okay, then I'll go to Xiangjiang tomorrow."

At the pass of the Xiangjiang River, Wang Zuxian was dressed casually, wearing a fisherman's hat and sunglasses and looking at the people who came out of the pass, feeling a little anxious.

Didn't you say it would be ten o'clock, it was ten o'clock

Wang Zuxian was originally going to fly to the capital, but when she called Chen Li'an and heard him say that she was coming to Xiangjiang, she didn't take the initiative to go over.

Recently, Wang Zuxian has been busy reading books, and she has no job in a semi-retired state, so she can only go to university to study and play.

Chen Li'an came out of the pass with the box and found Wang Zuxian at a glance in the dazzling sunlight.

I haven't seen Wang Zuxian for a long time, Chen Li'an misses her a lot, so he sped up his pace and walked over, Wang Zuxian also trotted up to meet Chen Li'an and happily opened his arms at Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an hugged Wang Zuxian who rushed over, and hugged her in the scorching sun, Wang Zuxian's white skirt and skirt corners were flying, like a blooming gardenia.

Wang Zuxian hugged Chen Li'an and looked at this face that she had missed for a long time, and couldn't help but kiss it.

In front of the pass, the two stood in the sun and kissed, causing a wave of envious eyes.

After a long time, the two separated, looking at each other's eyes with deep longing, Chen Li'an held Wang Zuxian's palm and gently stroked her waist, and said with a smile: "You have lost weight." ”

"Hmm" Wang Zuxian looked at Chen Li'an's eyes, and there were many words in her heart that she didn't know how to speak.

Chen Li'an let go of Wang Zuxian and took her hand and said, "Let's go, if you stay any longer, you will be recognized." ”

Hearing Chen Li'an's words, Wang Zuxian came back to his senses and turned his head to look around, and found that several passers-by were staring at him, as if he recognized himself, so he hurriedly pulled Chen Li'an out of here.

When he came to Wang Zuxian's villa, Chen Li'an just put down the things in his hand, and was dragged upstairs by Wang Zuxian.

One is to eat meat every day, and the other is to think about eating meat every day, which is naturally different.

I don't know how long later, Chen Li'an and Wang Zuxian were cooking dinner together in the kitchen, Wang Zuxian's fame in Xiangjiang was destined to be targeted as long as the two of them ate in a restaurant outside, so they could only choose to do it themselves at home.

Chen Li'an asked while frying the steak: "Now there are still paparazzi following you every day?" ”

"I don't know, but I went to the bookstore a few days ago to buy a book and was photographed in the news." Wang Zuxian said in annoyance, then glanced at Chen Li'an before whispering: "It's because that person talked about his girlfriend again before, so the paparazzi will stare at me every day." ”

Chen Li'an hummed and turned the steak over before saying: "They want to see if you will be grief-stricken or lose your temper in front of the camera, so as to satisfy the public's gossip psychology." ”

"yes, these people are really annoying!" Wang Zuxian complained, and then said: "I'm going to read quickly, I'm going to study abroad, and I don't want to stay in Xiangjiang at all." ”

Chen Li'an smiled, then put the steak out and said, "You can go abroad to read again, why do you have to stay in Xiangjiang all the time." ”

"I know, but if you want to go abroad, there are still some things that need to be dealt with first, and I have a lot of properties in my hands that need to be arranged." The little rich woman Wang Zuxian smelled the fragrant steak and accidentally showed off her wealth.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth, and many properties directly said that there were many houses.

Xiangjiang's stars are really profitable, but they will be very rich after a while, and VCD is a popular industry that really makes money!

Thinking of the house, Chen Li'an suddenly turned his head to look at Wang Zuxian and asked, "Are you flipping a house?" ”

Wang Zuxian nodded and said: "Recently, the house has risen so much, and they are all saying that the mainland will take over."

It is true that it will take over, and it will save face, the British sell real estate every day, but the house does not fall but increases, and this is the case when those who want face meet shamelessness.

Chen Li'an doesn't know much about the property market in Xiangjiang, but he only remembers that it will indeed rise in the past two years, but it will fall sharply after the ninety-seven, so he said to Wang Zuxian: "You can indeed collect it this year, but next year you must remember to shoot at a high price, and wait until the house price falls down after the ninety-seven, and then start again." ”

"Will the ninety-seven house fall?" Wang Zuxian was stunned for a moment, looked at Chen Li'an and asked curiously: "Do you know any inside information, why did it fall?" ”

Chen Li'an was not easy to explain, so he stretched out his finger and pointed to the ceiling and said, "It's hard to say, anyway, you just listen to me, and I won't let you lose money." ”

Looking at Chen Li'an's movements, Wang Zuxian subconsciously thought that this kind of thing must involve some big people, so she didn't ask, and silently wrote down Chen Li'an's words in her heart, thinking that if she really made money because of it at that time, she would give Chen Li'an a unit.

Wrap him up! Raise him for nothing!

In Chen Li'an's view, the house in Xiangjiang is not worth investing at all, although the house price is very high, but the rate of return is too small, there is so much money in the mainland to invest a little bit can be doubled and earned, or directly wait until the Asian financial crisis, you can also make a lot of money.

At the dining table, Chen Li'an cut the steak and asked curiously, "Has my brother been very busy lately?" I called him, and he said that he was too busy to play mahjong. ”

"It's very busy, the movie is out, and there is a new album before, and now it's really busy." Wang Zuxian hasn't met Zhang Guorong for a long time, but she is still very clear about him.

"It's so busy, by the way, has the song been released in the middle of the night, this is my first movie to be released in theaters." Chen Li'an asked, eating steak.

Wang Zuxian immediately said excitedly: "It was released the day before yesterday, I haven't seen it all the time, I just want to wait for you to go with me, let's go see it later, okay?" ”

"Okay, I also want to see what the audience in Xiangjiang thinks of me." Chen Li'an nodded in agreement.

Wang Zuxian said with some pride: "Praise you for your handsome performance, and a few days ago, the crew used the news that you won the Golden Lion Award for publicity." ”

"Interesting, I wasn't invited to the premiere, but the promotional selling point was not pulled down." Chen Li'an thinks that the Xiangjiang entertainment industry is really interesting.

Wang Zuxian saw Chen Li'an's unhappiness, and comforted him softly: "It's all like this, it's actually a bit xenophobic here, I also encountered a lot of unfair treatment when I came here to film, and even more so from the mainland, Liu Jialing is still called Beigu by the media from time to time." ”

Chen Li'an: "Then I'm not the north. No, is it a mainland boy or a big circle boy? ”

Wang Zuxian laughed and said: "Haha, no, you are a great artist, many people in Xiangjiang respect you very much, the media say that you are a master, I heard that there is an organization that wants to give you an award." ”

Chen Li'an was stunned, is the artistic atmosphere of Xiangjiang very strong? It's a little transparent in the world, and it's not very famous in the mainland.

Respect because you don't have it? Or is it because of his own set of Xiangjiang-themed works?

(Three chapters, Riwan, I'm updated at night, don't rush, the number of words won't be less anyway.) ）

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