travel starts with photography

Chapter 167
So Chen Xing talked to the boss about his needs.

The boss raised his head after writing the letter to another customer, and said, "You have to draw it yourself."

"Yes."

"Okay, no problem. What tools do you want? Paints, inks, watercolors, pens, we have them all in our store, but you have to rent them at your own expense. Our store doesn't provide them for free."

The boss is not surprised at all, they often see customers like Chen Xing on this street.

What is here?

Shuyuanmen is the most literary and artistic place in Xi'an, and Xi'an is a tourist city, so it attracts too many literary and artistic youths.Otherwise, why are there so many fans in his shop that are blank on both sides?

"Understand, just give me a pencil."

Chen Xing only knows one kind of painting, that is the thangka skills he acquired in Tibet. If he wants to learn thangka in modern times, he must learn the basics of Western painting such as sketching, color, perspective, etc. at the early stage of learning.

For ancient Thangka, you need to learn some techniques of Huaxia painting.

After Chen Xing acquired the advanced skill of Thangka, he also acquired these basic skills. Sketching is not only good at drawing, but at least it is at the level of a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts.

After gaining the talent of color, Chen Xing also wanted to make a modern thangka, but the production cycle made him daunting. Chen Xing didn't have the determination to stay at home for a few weeks and months to make a painting.

In the final analysis, he only knows the technique of Thangka, which does not mean that he will really like it and is willing to take the time to do it.

After getting the pen, Chen Xing picked out a pair of white paper fans and put them on the table, thinking about what he wanted to draw.

Zhou Xueyan whispered, "Do you really want to paint by yourself?"

"It's not difficult."

At this time, Chen Xing thought about what to draw, and he came across a very sad news in Station B these days.

So I began to draw on the fan.

Paper fans are not like white paper, they can be laid flat on the table for you to draw casually, as long as you have learned painting for a few years, no matter how you draw it, it will look good.But paper fans are curved, so you have to consider perspective.

Perspective is actually very easy to understand, it is the relationship between the eyes and the picture.

When Chen Xing draws on the curved fan surface, he needs to consider that the human eyes will not look deformed and ugly after it is opened normally.Getting to this point will take some learning time.

Non-professionals, don't imitate.

Zhou Xueyan watched Chen Xing draw something on the paper, at first she felt that Chen Xing's hands were very steady, and then when the painting gradually took shape, with the outline of a human face, she began to be amazed at Chen Xing's painting skills.

Those who study photography are so good at drawing?

I was right that I didn't visit the academy before, what do I come here without any artistic talent?
When Chen Xing's painting was able to see clearly who it was, Zhou Xueyan couldn't help sighing, she also liked the person in the painting.

"You draw really well," she whispered.

"Haha, draw whatever you want."

Chen Xing said with a smile.

He has also drawn and experimented at home before, but he has never drawn sketches outdoors.

At this time the boss also came.

Generally speaking, most of the people who come to his shop and want to paint by themselves are those who learn traditional Chinese painting. With brushes, a painting comes out after a few strokes, followed by watercolor painting, which is also very fast.

It's not very common to see sketches. In two or three months, he only saw Chen Xing who did sketches.

When he came over, Chen Xing had almost finished drawing.

"Oh? The handsome guy draws really well."

Chen Xing quickly finished the last stroke, and said, "Boss, please write here that I am not in the car, and write on the front that you are teaching me how to do things."

"Yes." The boss took the fan, shook his head and said, "It's a pity, he is still very young."

In the past two days, the news of the star's death due to illness has spread a lot. Even the boss who doesn't surf the Internet very much knows the news from other channels. He used to like watching his movies very much.

After finishing writing, the boss only took the money from Chen Xing's fan, and said, "You only need to use a pencil, handsome guy, your drawing is really good, what do you want to learn?"

"photography."

"Photography, not bad...huh? Photography?"

"Yeah, photography."

The boss thought that Chen Xing was studying Chinese painting or oil painting, not to mention watercolor and gouache, but he never expected that he was studying photography.

But if you think about it carefully, photography is also an art.

I heard that many directors have a background in photography, and then they have to draw something...Shots.

However, he didn't understand photography either, so he had nothing to chat with Chen Xing, so he said, "I wish you a happy stay in Xi'an."

"Thank you."

Chen Xing paid the bill with WeChat, picked up the fan and walked out the door, and opened it with a clatter.

He asked Zhou Xueyan: "How about this fan?"

"Haha, handsome is handsome, but is it really appropriate to hold a fan in winter?"

"Why isn't it suitable? There are quite a few scenes like this on TV." Chen Xing said, and then slapped him twice.

The unstyled hair is fluttering, and in Zhou Xueyan's opinion, it is also a bit of the style of an ancient son, but the modern attire makes her think it's very dramatic, and she thinks that Chen Xing must look good in Hanfu.

It was really cold on the face.

Forget it.

Chen Xing closed his fan again.

If his behavior of fanning in winter was outside, many people would definitely think that Chen Xing was pretending, what kind of fan do you fan in winter?But it is just right here, because there are quite a lot of people holding folding fans.

The two of them walked two steps forward, and saw another shop that carved seals, followed by one that sold the Four Treasures of the Study and Root Carvings.

The products here are purely for entertainment, some are practical, some are classical, and some are modern, but generally speaking, they cannot be separated from two words, literature and art.

Chen Xing also carved a chapter.

The relatively cheap Qingtian stone was used, engraved with the word Chen Xing, and cost 50 yuan.

Going forward, there are many stalls.

Chen Xing saw a person sitting on the curb by the side of the road. There was a plastic bench in front of him, and he was lying on it with a pen to draw. Next to him were some completed works, which were placed in a photo frame.

The style of these paintings is the traditional Chinese New Year painting style, with a bit of the artist's own understanding, very cute.

Zhou Xueyan squatted there looking at it for a long time, picked up a painting of a tiger, and asked, "Boss, how much is this?"

"31 pairs, choose whatever you want."

She took out the 100 yuan that the hotel found in the morning to pay the bill.

Chen Xing was still looking at his finished products, and asked, "Boss, are you a professional painter?"

"No, I haven't studied it before, so I just draw casually."

Chen Xing didn't feel anything yet, but Zhou Xueyan had a little more opinion on the academy gate.

Is there such a level of casual painting?
Hidden dragon and crouching tiger are here!
After continuing to ask, I realized that the boss only came here to work part-time during the day, and his main job was community security.

It is true to understand life.

Looking back, Chen Xing also saw an old man who was buying roasted sweet potatoes, and was also reading a book "Xi'an Forest of Steles". He was wearing glasses and looked very serious.

This street is denser than Chen Xing imagined.

Various calligraphy and painting shops are interspersed with jade carvings. Even if everyone is doing business here, there is a smell of calligraphy and books.Especially the old man in front of the baked sweet potato stand, which can make people feel the culture of this street.

Chen Xing took a picture of him.

Behind the old man are densely packed scrolls on the street, which is particularly stylish.

This street is not long, and it will be over soon, and then Chen Xing finds that there are bars behind the gate of the academy.

The bar here is also antique. If you don’t look carefully, you may think that these are ancient Gaomen houses, or former residences of celebrities.It's morning and the bars are all locked.

Opposite the bar is the city wall.

Zhou Xueyan said: "Walking along this road, there are many alleys you want to see."

"kindness"

This street is called Shuncheng South Road in the navigation, which is also the official name here, but people in Xi'an call it Shuncheng South Lane, because there are many old alleys here.

There is also the kind of fireworks that Chen Xing is looking for, the local fireworks in Xi'an.

As they walked forward, Chen Xing and Zhou Xueyan explained why they came here: "For me, the fireworks of a city are easiest to find in the market or the old city."

"Then why don't you go to the market? The market in Xi'an is also very lively and full of people."

"But I still like places with few people, so there's nothing I can do about it." Chen Xing shrugged.

He doesn't like to follow the crowd.

This habit helped him find many good photos, so Chen Xing was unwilling to change it.

Besides, other people have already photographed places where there are many people, so what's the point of me taking photographs?
When we arrived at Xiamaling, there were more alleys here, and Chen Xing also liked the environment here. When he passed by the city wall yesterday, he didn't notice such a beautiful place under the city wall.

Yes, pretty.

The simple building, the aunt carrying the vegetables, the wires strewn everywhere on the building, the tricycles and motorcycles parked in the two or three meter long street, all these things are very beautiful to Chen Xing.

These are the best subjects for humanistic photography.

Today's weather is also very good. The rare sunshine in winter fills the streets and alleys. People who live here come out one after another, go shopping, or relax, and enjoy the grace of nature to their heart's content.

Chen Xing saw a child playing with a spinning top at the door of the house, and his father should be guiding him.I also saw someone moving a chair and sitting under the city wall basking in the sun, looking at Chen Xing's camera lens curiously.

An old man was playing Go, surrounded by a circle of spectators.

There is a kind of snack cart converted from a tricycle to sell Liangpi. They also set up two or three small tables under the city wall for people who bought Liangpi to sit and eat.

"Do you want to eat?" Chen Xing asked Zhou Xueyan.

"eat!"

starving!
It's almost eleven o'clock, and the two of them haven't had breakfast yet.

"Then let's have one. We'll go find a hotel for dinner later." Chen Xing kicked the small bench to make him sit down in a suitable position, and then ordered two Liangpi.

The Liangpi in Xi'an is a special feature, which is one of the Sanqin set meals.

The Sanqin set meal is something that outsiders must experience when they come to Xi'an. There are Liangpi, Roujiamo, and Bingfeng soda.

Chen Xing had already drank Bingfeng soda yesterday. It is an orange juice-flavored soda. It is not as sweet as Fanta, but it tastes better. You can experience the Liangpi soon. If you have a chance in the afternoon, you can try the Roujiamo again. That's it.

However, Chen Xing felt that in addition to the Bingfeng soda, which is hard to find in other places, there are also many bottled sour plum juices in the store in Xi'an, which is also quite delicious.

Liangpi is very cheap, only six yuan a piece.

You can see a lot of red oil in a bowl. On the top of the red oil is Liangpi, and then gluten or bean curd.

Chen Xing tasted it.

It's gluten.

Moreover, the Liangpi in Xi'an seemed to be different from the one Chen Xing ate in Sichuan Province. It was a large slice, but very thin.Stir it a little and coat it with red oil. It looks red and shiny, but it's not spicy at all, at least it doesn't make Chen Xing feel spicy.

The cold skin is very thin but it is also very firm to the bite, elastic and full of fragrance.

"It's no wonder that a snack is so famous in Xi'an. It should require some skills to make it."

Zhou Xueyan ate slowly, and after hearing what Chen Xing said, he joked, "If I learn this skill in Xi'an, and then return to the Northeast to open a Liangpi shop, wouldn't it be a daily success."

"That must be a fortune."

Liangpi is not like Roujiamo. It is difficult for Xi’an’s Roujiamo to learn from Xi’an, but Liangpi can be seen all over the country, and the masses have a basis to taste it.

It is clear at a glance which one is delicious and which one is not.

If you really learned the authentic Xi’an Liangpi and brought it to your hometown, it would be impossible to make a lot of money, but it should be no problem to worry about food and clothing, and earn money for a house.

And there is no need to invest too much, a cart is enough.

The discussion between the two became more and more in-depth, and they were about to go home and start a business if they disagreed.

But at this time Zhou Xueyan saw a message in the band group, and exclaimed: "We are on fire!"

"What's on fire?"

"Douyin! We sang at the night market last night, and someone photographed it and posted it on the Internet. The number of views is now 30. We are popular! Look!"

She walked around to Chen Xing and squatted down, and turned on her phone.

The video continued to play. In the screen, everyone just started to sing the song "Xian'er of Second-Hand Roses". Liang Yu's outstanding performance and voice similar to the original singer attracted many comments from netizens.

The video ended after Liang Yu sang the song.

"Huh? Why is it the song he sang, what about us?"

Zhou Xueyan's mood is up and down now, thinking that all the songs sung by everyone have been recorded, but did not expect a Liang Yu?The person who recorded the video didn't just like Liang Yu's style, did he?
After exiting to take a look, Liang Yu also posted a message in the band group.

"This person also posted other videos. You searched for Lin Daiyu pulling up weeping willows on Douyin."

This Douyin account posted six or seven videos yesterday, and they were all on the cover.

Click in to see, there is Xian'er I saw before, she sang so well, everyone sang together that I miss you so much, gentle, and the guest who made Chen Xing sing was also among them.

but……

Which video of Chen Xing has the most views?
Don't netizens only look at faces this year?

I'm not bad by the looks of it!
"Ah this..."

Chen Xing didn't quite understand either, he knew his own level, in fact, he was only at the level of a KTV singer, and he was walking a wild path, so there wouldn't be so many people who would like to listen to him sing, right?

Zhou Xueyan clicked on Chen Xing's video, there were countless bullet screens, and the highest praise in the comments was - is this Brother Xing?

(End of this chapter)