August in the capital is very hot, and the sun is very poisonous, as if it is going to dry people.

Chen Li'an squatted in the shade of a tree in a gray T-shirt and ate a cold popsicle.

The pineapple-flavored popsicles are sour and thirst-quenching, and the hard ice cubes are crushed in the mouth after a few clicks, and the whole body is comfortable to eat in the stomach.

Chen Li'an looked at the sanitation workers who were cleaning the streets on the street, and watched them pick up the towels hanging around their necks from time to time to wipe their sweat, feeling that it was really difficult for them.

On such a hot day, I still insisted on sweeping the streets, as if I couldn't feel the sun in the sky.

Chen Li'an raised his head to look at the shining sun, and for the first time felt that it was a little unfair.

A small tricycle was parked in the shade of a tree on the side of the road, and Chen Li'an looked at the kettle hanging on the handle of the tricycle, feeling that the water inside must be warm.

A sanitation worker in his fifties came over with a broom, took off the kettle on the handlebar, took a sip and put it back, as if the water was too hot to drink.

Chen Li'an squatted next to him and watched for a while before leaving, it is better to watch less of this kind of scene.

Otherwise, his heart will always become soft, and it will have a negative effect on his observation of life.

Artistic creation requires emotional investment, but it also needs to be rational and calm.

Chen Li'an has been observing life for several days, not deliberately avoiding those girls, but he hasn't calmed down to create for a long time.

An artist who doesn't engage in art and plays with women all day long. Ahem, it's really easy to fall into love all day long.

Chen Li'an walked around the streets under the sun, and there was no fixed goal, and the streets were full of objects that could be observed.

Delivery workers on tricycles, postmen on bicycles, construction workers on half-baked buildings

These are the targets of Chen Li'an's observations, these people do inconspicuous things, take the least wages, stand on the very edge of society, and even have the lowest social status.

But without them, the whole city would be paralyzed.

Chen Li'an always thinks of those people in the entertainment industry and the art circle, who is more important and who has contributed more to those who are engaged in literature and art.

Chen Li'an thought of the movies he had made and the paintings he had painted, and suddenly felt that those works did not seem to have much impact on society.

It can even be said that there is no impact at all.

The suspension of the entertainment industry for a month will not have much impact on society, but if the sanitation workers are suspended for a day, the city will stink.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but sigh, feeling that his career was meaningless for the first time.

In the hot evening, Chen stopped at a mobile stall selling cold drinks on the side of the road, bought a bottle of Coke and took a big sip.

There were also two young workers at the stall who looked like they had just gotten off work, and after hesitating for a long time, they took out two yuan to buy two bottles of soda.

You can't take the soda home yet, you can only drink it here, and the bottle has to be returned.

The dark-skinned and sweaty-drenched young worker held a cold soda bottle over his face for a moment before carefully opening it, fearing that he would foam and waste the coke he had worked so hard to make.

After the soda was opened, the young man took a big sip of the bottle, then burped comfortably, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "Cool! Go back in the evening and buy two more cold beers and drink them while watching TV. ”

Another young man lifted his clothes and wiped his sweat and said, "Yesterday's episode of Xiangfei attracted a lot of butterflies, it's so beautiful." ”

"Mmmm, Concubine Xiang is so beautiful, she looks happy!"

"Phew, are you in a good mood?!"

"Just say if you want to or not!"

"Well, I want to, too."

Chen Li'an listened to them discuss the plot of Huanzhu Gege, listened to their laughter, and the corners of his mouth showed a smile, and the coke in his hand was sweeter.

Entertainment is still useful, at least it can provide some spiritual comfort to these people who have worked hard all day.

Even a short moment of happiness can be useful!

After Chen Li'an returned the bottle after drinking Coke, he hummed a song and leisurely enjoyed the summer evening breeze under the sunset.

Although the evening breeze is hot and dry, it is enough to comfort people.

When the sun was completely set, Chen Li'an returned to the courtyard of the studio, looking at the installation art that was still radiating brilliance in the courtyard, and suddenly felt an impulse in his heart that the courtyard wall should be demolished so that more people could see his works.

It's useless to cover it in the courtyard, but the walls of the courtyard can't be demolished casually, and Chen Li'an regrets that he was doing the installation in the studio at that time.

In the future, let's do something that everyone can see, otherwise the artist will be really worthless.

Chen Li'an entered the house to wash his face with a basin of water, Bai Qing came over with a pu fan in his hand, looked at his sweaty T-shirt and asked, "How is today's harvest?" ”

Chen Li'an wiped his face and looked back at Bai Qing and said, "I have gained a lot, and the vague inspiration in my mind is getting clearer and clearer. ”

"That's good, it means that you still have the characteristics of an artist, don't become numb, otherwise you won't be able to paint again."

Bai Qing took the pu fan and fanned Chen Li'an a few times, looking at his bangs that were wet with water, he couldn't help but move his bangs to the side, revealing that good-looking face.

"You look so good, you still feel amazing after watching it for so many years."

Chen Li'an couldn't help but laugh and said: "You are also good-looking, but for artists, the face is the most useless thing." ”

Bai Qing chuckled and suddenly remembered something, put down the fan in his hand and said: "I went to see an art exhibition today, and found that many of the paintings in it were plagiarized. ”

Chen Li'an asked curiously, "Whose art exhibition?" Plagiarism still dare to hold an art exhibition? ”

"Why don't you dare, it's a foreign painter who is not famous, I saw the painter's work when I was in France with Ji Fa before, so I can recognize it, and ordinary people can't really recognize it if they haven't seen it."

Bai Qing couldn't help but get angry when he talked about this, ran to the table inside, took out a magazine, handed it to Chen Li'an, and said: "Look at it, it is the evaluation of the plagiarized painter by some critics in the art circle, and no one can see that it is plagiarism." ”

After Chen Li'an took it and looked at it for a while, he couldn't help frowning and put the book aside, looked at Bai Qing and said: "This matter is not as simple as plagiarism, this painter is very sought after now, if the plagiarism thing breaks out, the domestic modern art circle will be completely slapped in the face." ”

"Yes, it is equivalent to erasing the efforts of all artists, and it also negates modern art in China." Bai Qing couldn't help but sigh and said, "How dare he!" ”

"The use of information is poor, there are barriers to domestic and foreign information, and you also said that he is a small artist who is not famous abroad, and when no one knows, he can't copy as much as he wants."

Chen Li'an sat on the chair and thought for a while, feeling that this matter had to be intervened, this plagiarist now dares to blatantly open an art exhibition, and he is already famous.

In the future, if you become a representative of domestic modern artists, and then someone finds plagiarism, it will really lose the face of the domestic art circle!

Chen Li'an pondered for a while, looked at Bai Qing and said, "Do you remember what the foreign painter is called?" ”

Bai Qing nodded and said, "Of course, you are looking for evidence?" ”

"Well, this matter must be taken care of." Chen Li'an grabbed his hair and said: "Although it is a dog with a mouse to meddle in things, once this incident breaks out, it will affect all domestic artists, and it will be really shameless in the international arena in the future." ”

Bai Qing nodded and said, "I understand, I'll call Ji Fa and ask her to help find evidence." ”

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news, I'll go back and contact Yang Lao, talk to the plagiarist first, and ask him to stop the exhibition."

Chen Li'an said and took off his T-shirt, found a clean T-shirt and prepared to go out.

Looking for Old Man Yang to drink, I don't know if his wife will give him a drink now.

At night, in a tavern at the entrance of the Dengshikou, Chen Li'an and Director Yang sat at a small table chatting, the water on the table was almost eaten, and there was not much left in a bottle of two pots.

Chen Li'an took a big sip from the cup, looked at Director Yang and said: "That's the thing, you go back and talk to that painter, find someone from the Artists Association to deal with it in a low-key manner, don't make a fuss, otherwise those who praise him in newspapers and magazines will have no light on their faces." ”

Curator Yang snorted, the peanuts he had just picked up were all gone, and he said with a hint of anger in his tone: "Actually, this kind of thing is not uncommon in China, but this guy is a little bolder and a little luckier." ”

Chen Li'an nodded and said a little melancholy: "In industry and business, we are copying foreign countries, and if we do the same in art, it will be really over." ”

"That's right, technology and industry need to be accumulated and borrowed, but it is too much to say that art is plagiarized." Director Yang put down the chopsticks in his hand and said, "I will stop his art exhibition tomorrow, so I won't be embarrassed!" ”

Chen Li'an looked at Director Yang, who was a little angry, and asked curiously, "Old man Yang, did you also write a comment to that guy?" ”

Curator Yang blushed, looked at Chen Li'an angrily and said, "Drink your wine!" So much wine can't stop your mouth! ”

"Haha, you really wrote it!" Chen Li'an immediately laughed happily, picked up the cup and touched Director Yang's wine glass and said, "I didn't expect that your old man Yang would also be eye-catching one day, it is worth a drink!" ”

"!" Curator Yang glared at Chen Li'an angrily, and took a sip of the wine glass depressedly.

At nine o'clock, after Chen Li'an sent Director Yang home, he was ready to go back to the studio to sort out his inspiration and officially start creating tomorrow.

But halfway through the car, he received a text message, which was sent by Li Xue.

The text message said that Li Bingbing's performance went home for the New Year and won an award in Venice, although Li Bingbing, the heroine, did not receive anything, but it was also good news.

After reading the text message, Chen Li'an was silent for a while and called Li Bingbing, and the phone rang many times before it was connected.

Li Bingbing, who was in Venice, had just come out of the closing ceremony, standing on the side of the streets of Venice with his mobile phone, looking at the sparkling river, and never spoke.

Her mood is as turbulent as the river in Venice, and she is so entangled in contradictions that she even wants to scold on the phone.

Chen Li'an sat in the car and listened to Li Bingbing's breathing on the other end of the phone without speaking, and said after a long time: "Congratulations, I'll celebrate you when I return to China tomorrow, the Singapore Film Festival has already helped you dredge up the relationship, and the next time you go to the film festival, you can get the international actress." ”

Li Bingbing listened to Chen Li'an's words, his heart was very complicated, and finally he just sighed and hung up the phone.

This is the first time she has taken the initiative to hang up Chen Li'an's phone, and she has been avoiding Chen Li'an and Li Xue during this time, and she really doesn't know how to face them.

Withdrawing from this relationship or accepting Li Xue to join in is something she can't accept.

Li Bingbing wanted to withdraw from this relationship more than once, but he was reluctant to Chen Li'an, and he was reluctant to bring the benefits of being with Chen Li'an.

"What the hell should I do?" Li Bingbing looked at the river in front of him, and really wanted to jump down to sober himself up!

It's all like this now, why don't you recognize the reality yet! Still hesitating here!

Chen Li'an put away his mobile phone here, looked at the scenery outside the car window, and suddenly had no intention of going back to create, so he directly asked the driver to turn around and go home.

Since the last time Li Xue said that she went back to talk to Li Bingbing, there has been no movement since.

During this period, Li Xue has been reporting normally, but she didn't mention anything related to Li Bingbing, Li Bingbing was busy attending the Venice Film Festival, and he didn't come to Chen Li'an.

A few days ago, Chen Li'an sent a text message to Li Bingbing, but she didn't reply to the message.

Chen Li'an doubted whether Li Xue had a falling out with Li Bingbing, no matter what, there had to be an answer

If it weren't for the end of the Venice Film Festival and Li Bingbing's New Year's home to win the award, Chen Li'an wouldn't know what excuse to contact Li Bingbing.

He's just a scumbag, not a bully, so he can't force Li Bingbing.

In the evening of the next day, as soon as Chen Li'an came out of his home, he received a text message from Li Bingbing.

Chen Li'an sat in the car and looked at the text message on his mobile phone, and couldn't help but sigh, the text message was Li Bingbing's new address.

She moved away from her original place and stopped living with Li Xue.

After seeing Chen Li'an, Li Bingbing had a cold face at first, but when he saw the roses and gifts handed over by Chen Li'an, he immediately couldn't hold back, tears fell from his eyes, and he beat him and scolded him in Chen Li'an's arms.

"Why. Why do you want to be with Xiaoxue! ”

"She's my sister! How can you do that! ”

Chen Li'an let Li Bingbing beat him, and it took a while for Li Bingbing to regain his calm.

Li Bingbing raised his head and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "What are you going to do?" What do you want me to do? ”

Chen Li'an didn't answer Li Bingbing's question, but took her hand and said, "I specially bought you a gift, open it first." ”

Li Bingbing was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Chen Li'an to have the heart to let himself see the gift at this time.

Chen Li'an opened the gift box, and the glittering ruby pendant inside immediately attracted Li Bingbing's attention.

Chen Li'an picked it up and said: "This is what I specially asked people to photograph, I heard that it was a princess in medieval France." ”

Li Bingbing looked at the necklace and had a complicated mood, the ruby was very beautiful, but Chen Li'an was very scummy, scum!

Chen Li'an walked around behind Li Bingbing and put the necklace on her, and said gently: "I hope you can wear it next time you receive the actress award, the most beautiful gem with the most beautiful you." ”

Saying that, Chen Li'an also smiled, and said as if he was joking: "At that time, there was another person who wanted to grab it from me during the auction, and the price was raised to more than seven million, but it was worth spending more money for you." ”

Li Bingbing raised his hand and stroked the cold ruby on his collarbone, and the determination he had finally made up his mind collapsed again.

This man is really impossible to refuse!

When Li Bingbing was still stunned, Chen Li'an hugged her from behind, kissed her on the neck, and the hot breath sprayed on Li Bingbing's delicate skin, making her can't help but snort softly.

This was like the gunfire of the starter, Chen Li'an directly picked up Li Bingbing and walked towards the bedroom.

After a while, Chen Li'an's voice came from the bedroom.

"I know you don't know how to face me right now, so I've got an eyepatch for you."

"I specially picked this eye patch, it's beautiful."

Li Bingbing looked at the blindfold and closed her eyes and let Chen Li'an put it on herself, she really didn't want to see Chen Li'an's face now, otherwise she couldn't help but slap his handsome face!

After putting on the blindfold, all of Li Bingbing's senses were magnified, and Chen Li'an's touch and the love words in her ear made her slowly let go of the estrangement in her heart and began to slowly enjoy the joy of this moment.

But what she didn't see was that the bedroom door was quietly opened, and a woman who was eight points similar to her quietly walked in.

Li Xue looked at Chen Li'an and Li Bingbing with a red face, looking at such a ridiculous scene, she felt as if she was about to lose her position.

Chen Li'an hooked her finger at Li Xue, she swallowed her saliva and walked over obediently, kneeling on the bed and kneeling next to Li Bingbing.

In the dim bedroom, Chen Li'an squinted at this scene, and slowly exhaled, a new achievement in life has been achieved!

(End of chapter)