Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 138: Joining forces with a museum? (Additional updates with monthly pass)
A day later, Chen Pingsheng was already sitting in the office of the South China Photography Association.

On the spacious sofa, Chen Pingsheng sat at one end, opposite a middle-aged man wearing a blue sweater.The walls of the room are covered with different photos, and you can even see Chen Pingsheng’s own portrait of Yao Village.

"Hello, life." Zhao Shuangnan, then president of the association, shook hands with him and then stared at him with a smile.

"Hello, President Zhao." Chen Pingsheng was a little embarrassed by his look, so he picked up the water glass and took a sip of water.

"You are really young and promising. Do you have a partner?" Zhao Shuangnan waited for a moment and then asked.

"Not yet." Chen Pingsheng answered truthfully.

"Nowadays, young people are not in a hurry, and people like you are even less in a hurry. But if there is a suitable one, you should try to get married as soon as possible." Zhao Shuangnan meant something.

Chen Pingsheng replied: "It's okay. My family is not in a hurry for me to get married. We will wait until we meet the right person."

Zhao Shuangnan laughed: "Our Xiaonuan said the same thing. Hey, she just graduated last year and is about the same age as you. She usually likes to go to art exhibitions and photography exhibitions, because our family has the most photos, so she takes photos. It’s pretty good too.”

"Really?" Chen Pingsheng nodded, feeling as if he had returned to his hometown to meet relatives.

"Yeah, I'll give you her WeChat account then, so you young people can communicate more." Zhao Shuangnan didn't say anything about falling in love, but every word contained the intention of introducing his daughter to Chen Pingsheng.

"Okay, President Zhao." Chen Pingsheng felt a little overwhelmed. This kind of scene was the one he was least good at dealing with.

After all, they are all elders, and they didn't say they were introduction partners. They were just making friends normally, and I couldn't refuse.

But he felt that there was no need to get to know each other. He didn't want to spend time on dating. At this time, his mind was full of those photo albums and works that had not yet been filmed.

After chatting for a few more words, Zhao Shuangnan kept asking about his family situation.

Just when Chen Pingsheng was crying in his heart, Liu Yizhao rescued him.

"Life! Life!" He shouted and rushed through the door. His bald forehead was quite dazzling in the sun, but it gave Chen Pingsheng a glimmer of hope.

"Teacher Liu, what's wrong?" He immediately stood up and came forward.

"The people from the museum are here and are looking for you. Let's go." After Liu Yizhao finished speaking, he was about to leave with Chen Pingsheng.

Zhao Shuangnan said unhappily: "Why are you in such a hurry after taking a photo? The people in the museum just asked them to wait. I am just talking about things in peace."

Liu Yizhao waved his hand: "The museum was booked in Hepingsheng yesterday. It's not good to travel all the way. It's not good to wait for a long time."

"Okay." Zhao Shuangnan also knew that there was no way to retain Chen Pingsheng, so he said: "Pingsheng, after you finish talking, we will talk again, and I will push my daughter's WeChat account to you."

"Okay, President Zhao." Chen Pingsheng responded and quickly walked out of the office with Liu Yizhao.

"Does President Zhao want you to be his son-in-law?" Liu Yizhao saw him heaving a sigh of relief and asked with a smile.

Chen Pingsheng said helplessly: "He only said to introduce his daughter to me."

"Come on, I don't know him yet!" Liu Yizhao curled his lips: "He gets girls all the time, and he doesn't have babies anymore. He doesn't let his children fall in love since they were young. As a result, the girl has never held hands since she was a child, and now she simply doesn't want a boyfriend. So he was extremely anxious and wanted to find a son-in-law. He introduced all the young men in the association, but his daughter rejected them all."

In just a few words, Zhao Shuangnan's underwear was taken off.

Only then did Chen Pingsheng realize that there was a reason why President Zhao was so diligent.

"Then there's no need to rush. His daughter isn't very old anyway. Let's look for her slowly."

Liu Yizhao suddenly turned his face towards him, looked around, and after finding no one there, he whispered a few words to Chen Pingsheng.

"Don't tell anyone." Then he warned Chen Pingsheng a few words and led him to another office.

Chen Pingsheng clicked his tongue twice, finally understanding why President Zhao was so anxious. It turned out that his daughter's sexual orientation had changed.

But in today's society, it is normal. Chen Pingsheng saw many gay couples when he was in college.Their relationship is no different from that of ordinary couples, and they even look more affectionate.

"Pingsheng, this is the deputy director of the South China Museum of Natural History, Zouping." In the office next door, Liu Yizhao introduced the man in front of Chen Pingsheng.

Zouping is an old man with half gray hair, he looks about 60 years old.However, he is energetic and has bright eyes. Wearing a plaid shirt over a short-sleeved black sweater, you can still see the faint outline of muscles.

"Hello, Director Zou." Chen Pingsheng reached out his hand.

Zouping stood up and took hold of him, then patted him on the shoulder: "What a heroic boy. Although I don't pay attention to photography, I have seen a lot of news recently. He really brought glory to the country."

"Director Zou is so complimentary." Recently, Chen Pingsheng often faced elders of this age, so he was familiar with their thoughts and ways of speaking. In order to save time, he said, "Does the museum need anything? Let you personally Take a trip.”

The three of them sat on the sofa and chatted about the specific details.

"It's like this. Our museum is preparing to officially open recently. However, after seeing the overall exhibition effect, we feel that it is not very ideal." Zouping frowned and said: "The main reason is that the lighting and the exhibition are not very good. , we hope the audience will see a realistic exhibition."

"So you want me to help adjust the lights?" Chen Pingsheng asked.

"Yes, I originally just wanted to find a photographer to help us look at the composition and lighting issues, but now that I see you, I think we can do a joint venture." Zouping suddenly made a suggestion.

"Co-sign?" Chen Pingsheng was a little surprised for a moment. He didn't expect this old man's ideas to be so avant-garde.

"Yes, don't you young people like cross-border collaborations between two different brands? My grandson especially likes it, and his family bought a lot." Zouping smiled and said: "So I think we can do it."

Liu Yizhao interjected and asked: "How can a photographer and a museum jointly name each other?"

Zouping tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers and said, "I just have a general idea. Please listen and give me some advice."

"Okay, no problem, just tell me." Chen Pingsheng also became curious.

"What I want is that you will help us with some lighting design. Then take some photos of your works. We can post the photos in the introduction column, or create a small exhibition separately to let everyone feel the different styles of history." Zouping said simply. I thought about it.

"Very interesting, Director Zou, what exactly is your exhibition?" Chen Pingsheng asked, touching his chin.

"Yes, I haven't said that yet. We have an exhibition about prehistoric civilization in the museum now, which includes not only humans, but also various marine and land creatures. We use animal and plant specimens and hand-painted backgrounds to show the prehistoric scenery, so that The audience has a more immersive feeling. There are also some skeletons and ancient human tools to popularize science."

"Oh, animal and plant specimens, the cost is quite high." Liu Yizhao sighed.

"Yes, because many animals and plants only exist in book records and murals, we have spent a lot of effort to restore their appearance, and we finally completed it recently." Speaking of the efforts put in by the museum for the exhibition, Zouping also tolerated I can’t help but feel a lot of emotion.

"Pingsheng, what do you think? Is there any problem?" Liu Yizhao turned to ask Chen Pingsheng for his opinion.

Unexpectedly, he became silent and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Life?" Liu Yizhao shouted, but there was no response.

"Are you thinking about something?" Zouping lowered his volume.

"Maybe." Liu Yizhao also whispered: "I think I have been obsessed with photography all my life, otherwise I wouldn't be able to shoot a work like "The Crow"."

Zouping nodded, and then the room fell into silent waiting.

After more than ten seconds, Chen Pingsheng suddenly came back to his senses: "What's wrong? Where did you talk?"

Liu Yizhao took a sip of water and said, "I didn't say anything, I just wanted to ask your opinion."

Chen Pingsheng looked at Zouping: "My opinion? No opinion, but I hope to go to the museum tomorrow. I want to see those specimens with my own eyes."

"No problem, then we're settled?" Zouping became happy and looked at the two people in front of him.

"Okay." Chen Pingsheng agreed decisively.

After Zouping said goodbye happily and left, Liu Yizhao wondered: "In this life, why don't you ask about remuneration?"

"No need to ask, the museum will definitely not owe anything." Chen Pingsheng looked like he didn't care about money.

"This doesn't look like you?" Although the two of them had not been in contact for a long time, Liu Yizhao felt that Chen Pingsheng was a very cautious person. Why did he suddenly change his temper when he arrived at Zouping?

What he didn't know was that Chen Pingsheng's heart was completely filled with excitement at this time.

Because Zouping's description of the exhibition in the museum reminded him of a work, a very classic photography work by the master Hiroshi Sugimoto.

"Perspective Gallery".

This work captures the prehistoric world constructed from animal and plant specimens, but it is famous because it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false. The photos are closer to reality than viewing the specimens with the naked eye.

When Chen Pingsheng thought that he would have the opportunity to shoot such a work, he completely lost the concept of money.

Now even if he is asked to give money, he is willing.

Of course, the most important thing is to check it on site tomorrow. If everything meets the requirements, then he must film this work.

Not for winning prizes, not for money.

Just to satisfy my love for photography and fill the gap in the world of photography.

But if he wants to film this work, Chen Pingsheng still has to solve a problem.

That was finding a large format camera.

Large format cameras are much larger than medium format cameras and take clearer photos. They are generally used for landscape photography.However, because of its cumbersome and complicated operation, extremely high waste film rate and the fact that it can only be photographed with film, most photographers would not even think of using this big thing for their creations.

But Chen Pingsheng needs it this time, or one of the necessary conditions for completing this work is a large-format camera.

"So, where can I get one?" Chen Pingsheng said to himself.

(End of this chapter)