Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 272 Blue’s Long Vacation (Colorful)

After leaving Feiming Company, Chen Pingsheng was still thinking about the negotiation with Li Hongming.

The main point of dispute between the two parties is whether the payment should be for shares or patents.

Naturally, Li Hongming didn't want to give him the shares easily. After all, the sales volume of the new camera was uncertain. If it failed miserably, Feiming would have to become part of other camera manufacturers.

But if sales soar, the profits will bring Feiming back to the ranks of first-tier manufacturers.

Li Hongming did not consider the tepid situation, because no improvement would mean chronic death, and Feiming would still be acquired by other manufacturers.

Therefore, the two of them conducted a lot of testing on this matter. Unfortunately, Chen Pingsheng insisted that Qingshan would not relax and wanted the shares, and nothing else was discussed.

This also left Li Hongming speechless.

However, patent negotiation is only one of them. Engineer James's judgment on the camera is the top priority. After Chen Pingsheng told some of the design configurations, he truthfully said that this was a big gamble.

Because if you want to make a medium-format body such a thin body, you need to use mirrorless technology.

Feiming certainly has this ability, but the cost is not so beautiful.

But Li Hongming realized that this camera was indeed a disruptive product. If it were launched on the market, it would obviously be more competitive and attractive than the company's previous cameras.

So he was really curious about who designed such an amazing camera.

However, Chen Pingsheng was on guard and did not give him any chance to test.

After several hours of estimation and judgment, and knowing the existence of many drawings, Li Hongming finally decided that he must get these things as soon as possible, otherwise Chen Pingsheng would be very passive if he handed these over to other camera companies. .

Naturally, such an important decision must be reported to the board of directors.

Chen Pingsheng only gave Feiming a week to discuss business. Now that he had brought out the Hasselblad camera, he must find a home for it.

Otherwise, it would be too bad if time prolongs and Feiming directly plagiarizes his ideas and makes something completely different to avoid patent risks.

While waiting for Feiming's reply, Chen Pingsheng prepared to take some photos on the streets of Paris, publish them in the photo circle, and experience the local customs.

"Crack."

"Crack."

Chen Pingsheng clicked the shutter on the crowd, because there were some interesting old people. He happened to see them crossing the road, and then he found that these old people were all wearing shorts and skirts of the same color, all bright yellow.

The old man in the middle even wore a yellow shirt.

This certainly creates a very interesting contrast and correspondence in color.

So Chen Pingsheng immediately captured it.

After that, he continued to wander around the streets. Perhaps because of the exotic feel of the buildings in Paris, or perhaps because of their greater sense of design, it was obviously more labor-saving to shoot than in China.

Moreover, many people wore bold and bright clothes, which made Chen Pingsheng unable to stop his shutter.

So much so that he had to drop some scenes that looked interesting but were repetitive.

Until he came across a shop.

This store is a very strange store. It has a lot of dummies placed in the window. Logically speaking, the dummies should be covered with clothes or wearing other products for sale.

But the dummies in this store were all naked, as if the owner didn't have anything to sell.

And the dummies in the West are completely different from the faceless dummies in China. The dummies in these windows not only have facial features, but even expressions.

For example, the female dummy in the second row was placed with her head tilted by the shop owner, and her eyes were slightly squinting. This made it look like the dummy had come to life from the outside and was looking at the station. The dummy in front of her.

There is a sense of uncanny valley beauty.

After taking a photo, Chen Pingsheng opened the store door and walked in. He was curious about what the owner of the store was running.

"Ding bell." The wind chime on the door rang loudly, reminding the guests that they were coming.

As soon as he entered the door, Chen Pingsheng saw an old man with gray hair lying on the counter, his hand on his chin, his head shaking slightly, and he fell into a drowsiness.

"Pah, pah, pah." He tried his best to control his steps and approached the counter in a low voice.

When he got closer, he stood still and looked at the environment inside the store.

In front of you is an old-fashioned glass counter with various small dolls placed inside, which looks exquisite and interesting.On the wall behind the old man, there were three wooden shelves listed up and down. On each shelf were various body parts of dummies and dolls. Although they were all made of wood, they still looked a bit creepy.

Chen Pingsheng felt as if he had walked into the scene of some horror movie.

After watching for a while, the old man suddenly snorted, then opened his eyes and saw the guests coming in.

He rubbed his eyes and asked, "Do you need anything?"

"Let me take a look." Chen Pingsheng stood in front of the counter, staring at the expressions on the dummies' faces.I have to say, the craftsmanship is very good and the workmanship is very realistic.

It’s just that as a person who usually finds it scary to look at dummies without facial features, looking at these dummies with lifelike expressions is really a bit exciting.

Chen Pingsheng felt that he was not looking at a dummy, but a real person.

At this moment, he remembered the old man's voice behind him: "That was my favorite one."

Chen Pingsheng turned around and found that the old man had stood up, put on his glasses and stood behind him.

"Favorite?" He was a little confused.

"Yes, his name is Aiko. I often see him in the store where I used to buy clothes when I was a kid." The white-haired old man explained.

Chen Pingsheng looked at the dummy Aike again. He was a boy dummy with fine hair, neatly combed to one side and a smiling expression.

He looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old. He was wearing white clothes and a gray scarf. The whole "person" looked very clean.

No wonder it's the white-haired old man's favorite. It must be hard for anyone not to like such a gentleman's dummy when they were young.

"That's it." Chen Pingsheng nodded and continued to look at the other dummies.

"His name is Hank, a dummy from a hat shop. I still remember the dark green cowboy hat he was wearing at the time. It was so cool." The white-haired old man was very familiar with all the dummies. Whenever Chen Pingsheng's eyes moved, , he can always tell the names of the dummies and their past immediately.

"So are these all collected by you?" Chen Pingsheng asked with doubts.

"Yes, this store is just for storing them." The white-haired old man seemed a little tired from standing. He returned to the cabinet and sat on the chair.

Chen Pingsheng suddenly became curious about his identity and past, and his keen sense of photography told him that this might be a very interesting subject.

So he leaned against the cabinet and introduced himself: "My name is Chen Pingsheng, a photographer."

"Bleu Mayor." The old man stretched out his hand and shook it gently, then asked: "Are you a landscape photographer?"

"No, I shoot everything, humanities, landscapes, portraits, animals." Chen Pingsheng explained: "I like interesting subjects." After saying that, he looked at the dummies.

Blue also turned his head following his gaze, and said with a hint of memory in his tone: "They are not just dummies, they are also memories of my childhood."

He looked at Chen Pingsheng: "Young man, are you interested in hearing the story?"

"Of course, this is my honor." Chen Pingsheng nodded.

Blue thought for a while and then slowly said: "I was born in the mountainous area of ​​Lubeihong..."

As he told it, a child's childhood slowly unfolded in front of Chen Pingsheng.

Blue was born in an ordinary family. His parents are both workers. He usually spends very little time at home. He plays with his friends at home.

Therefore, his most profound childhood memories, apart from the desolate soil slope at home, were his friends who were also left-behind children.

The friends are from different backgrounds, some are male and some are female, and they often gather together to play some house games.

Or imitate war and divide into two camps to fight.

Sometimes they would imitate the government, the duke, and other people, and pretend to have meetings, eat, and drink tea together.

The key to deciding on the role is what you heard from your parents on the first day.

So Blue had a happy childhood with no worries.

But when he went to school, he was taken to the town, and his friends could not see each other often.According to him, the kids in those towns were annoying and often bullied him together.

So he has no friends. He can only see his friends when he returns to the dirt slope in his hometown on weekends.

This made him increasingly withdrawn and his temper unpredictable.

It was at this time that he met Aiko.

This exquisite mannequin became a longing in his heart. He suddenly wanted to own it, eat, play, and share each other's lives together.

But his mother rejected him. At that time, a mannequin was expensive.

Not to mention that Aiko is also an extremely delicate and beautiful dummy. I don’t know how many children like him very much and hang around him in the store every day.

Therefore, Blue's dream was shattered, and he could only go to the store to talk to Aike about his inner worries during the break from school.

This also affected his later life.

Since then, he has had many friends, but they are not ordinary people, but the beautiful mannequins in the store.

The gentleman Eco, the straightforward Hank, and the beautiful Daisy.

He gave the names of his childhood friends to the dummies one by one, and pinned his own emotions on them.

After several difficult years of studying, he finally entered high school and left the town.

It was then that he vowed that one day he would collect all these dummy friends and open a store to show their beauty to others.

Just like it is now.

"Then you have fulfilled your dream." After hearing this, Chen Pingsheng thought it was very romantic.

For a goal, to spend a lifetime to achieve it, this is the greatest romance of mankind.

"Yes, a dream..." Blue smiled gently. Time has left very deep marks on his face. People can't help but sigh that time flies. If those dummy friends are conscious, they can see him. , must feel sad because of the rapid passing of his years.

"But I often dream about that hillside recently." Blue suddenly continued: "I always feel as if I haven't left there. These friends..."

He turned to look at the dummy on the wall: "They seemed to be calling me, like they were in childhood, outside my home, calling my name."

"Have you ever gone back?" Chen Pingsheng asked.

Blue shook his head, took off his glasses, and wiped them with his clothes: "No, I don't know if I should go back. Everything here makes me feel stable, but I still can't let go of my childhood home."

"And if I go back, what about these fake friends? Are they going to be buried on that slope with me?"

Chen Pingsheng remained silent because he didn't know how to persuade the old man.

The more he comes into contact with these old men who have experienced the baptism of time, the more he understands how strong a person's obsession can be.

That is something that time has brought to him, and it is also something that old people cannot let go of.

It is impossible for people who have not experienced the same experience to empathize with it, let alone change their minds.

Because that is the "root" they rely on for survival and the motivation for them to live in this world.

But at this moment, some inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

This was an inspiration that had been hidden in his mind since he saw this store, and was only called out when Blue told him about his childhood memories.

"I want to make a work." In the quiet atmosphere, Chen Pingsheng suddenly said: "A work about childhood."

Blue looked up at him and put his glasses back on.

"Using these dummy friends, I want to recreate your childhood and make it into a photo album." Chen Pingsheng expressed his thoughts.

Blue was a little surprised, then fell into deep thought.

"My childhood..." His eyes looked at the lonely dummy friends hanging on the wall. They looked directly at him, as if they were telling their expectations.

"This is an irresistible idea." Blue closed his eyes, as if he had begun to recall his childhood.

Chen Pingsheng waited for a moment before seeing him open his eyes again and said to himself: "Chen, thank you."

Half an hour later, he walked out of the dummy shop, stood at the street entrance, looked at the pedestrians passing by, and dialed Huang Liao's phone.

"Hey, brother, what's wrong?" Huang Liao was working overtime in front of the computer to edit the video. She felt that the video of the snow mountain trip would definitely get a lot of views on the website.

"I'll buy you a plane ticket tomorrow, and come to Paris in three days." Chen Pingsheng said about his decision.

"Paris? Are you going to shoot something?"

"Yes, I suddenly found another subject. I think this photo album will be very interesting and will break through some people's narrow vision."

"That's great! Okay, I'll pack my things in the next two days. By the way, does the work have a name?"

"Of course." Chen Pingsheng paused for a moment and said the name of the album he had come up with: "It's called "Blue's Long Vacation"."

(End of this chapter)