travel starts with photography

Recently, more and more people are looking for me.

Most of them are people from the photography industry. The China Photography Association, which has rejected two requests, specially sent a director this time instead of simply sending an invitation letter as usual.

This director is already seventy years old, but he is in good physical condition. Chen Xing still has several books written by him on his bookshelf. Many of the real scenes of the war period were shot by him. It is an honor for Chen Xing to have this person invite him.

After the interview, he also agreed to join.

Nowadays, Chinese photography is declining. Few people in China can go abroad for artistic or commercial photography. When celebrities take commercial photos, they sometimes look for foreign photographers.

The China Photography Association needs to rely on Chen Xing's fame to increase its influence in the country. Ordinary members can take photography courses for free after joining. Compared with photography classes outside that cost thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, the Photography Association only needs to pay for their own food and accommodation.

After Chen Xing joined, he had an official status and was assigned teaching tasks that he could choose to attend or not.

He can go to class if he wants to, and it's the same as not joining if he doesn't want to. During festivals, the association will send him gifts. No wonder so many people like to join this or that association, the benefits are almost the same as those of civil servants.

He won such a big photography festival award in France, but was little known in his country. However, after he became famous in the island country, various official or semi-official people came to him after he returned home.

When I go to the countryside to take pictures of the starry sky, I often get called back halfway.

This popularity also made Chen Xing determined that he did not want to be a celebrity. He reduced the frequency of posting videos on Bilibili, and now posts photos and updates on INS.

As the temperature in Chengdu kept rising, he went to France to escape the summer heat and spend some time alone with Hedwig.

Hedwig's life during this period was no different from before. Other painters liked to go out to collect materials and travel to get inspiration, but Hedwig just liked to stay in her room. Her paintings began to show more of her soul and more imagery.

This is considered to be a style of its own.

If he hadn't suddenly received the message from Zhou Peng, he might have waited until the end of summer to go back.

In July, when the average temperature in France was still 20 degrees Celsius, the daytime temperature in Chengdu had already reached around 35 degrees Celsius. If you stay in a place without air conditioning for half an hour, the heat seems to have burned under your skin, and you feel indescribable discomfort.

I put down my luggage when I got home, and before I had even finished packing my clothes, Zhou Peng came over.

We haven’t seen each other for a while, how come the tonnage has increased again?
The two had similar builds when they were in school, with Zhou Peng appearing a bit more muscular at best, but now his weight management is completely out of control, and he has probably gained 20 to 30 kilograms.

When Chen Xing opened the door and saw this scene, he felt disgusted.

"Why are you fat again?"

"What's wrong with me being fat? I didn't eat your rice."

Zhou Peng retorted, then wiped his sweat and walked in to enjoy the air conditioning. He turned around and looked at his increasingly powerful brother, looking him up and down...

Damn, I feel more handsome than before.

So he sighed and said, "Who would dare to ask you to be the best man if you are like this? Don't let everyone at the scene look at you. Who would care who the groom is?"

"Who do you want to see?" Chen Xing closed the door and took out two bottles of soda from the refrigerator. "Here, this kind of sugar-free drink is suitable for you now. Why do you want to get married all of a sudden?"

Yes, the reason why he hurried back from France was because Zhou Peng was getting ready to get married.

Zhou Peng slapped his thigh and said, "You think I want to, I got it!"

"what?"

"What? We got married because of pregnancy. I was a little panicked when I found out she didn't have her period this month. It turned out to be true after a test. Damn it, I had a little drink at the time and didn't think too much about it."

"How long?" "More than a month. Luckily the checkup was quick... There's no point in being quick. We're getting married anyway."

"Hey."

Chen Xing sighed, sat next to Zhou Peng and patted his shoulders a few times to comfort him.

The two biggest prodigals in the school, one of them got married when he was 23. Zhou Peng was a playboy, but he was responsible. He discussed with his family and decided to give birth to the child.

"When exactly?"

"It's the 20th of next month, which is the nearest auspicious day. We need to decorate the wedding room and take wedding photos during this time. Do you want to take them?"

He knew that it was very expensive to ask Chen Xing to take photos for him, so he just asked casually. He would understand Chen Xing if he really didn't want to take photos.

"Yes, but I will be your best man. How many do you want to find?"

"It's just you, like you said, who else can I turn to?"

"Haha, let's go out for a drink."

Chen Xing looked at the photo of Zhou Peng's girlfriend. She was pretty, but two years older than Zhou Peng. She was 25 years old this year and worked in the tax bureau as a civil servant.

Zhou Peng was driving on the road. He held a cigarette in his mouth and said solemnly, "We will have children in the future, so it's time to settle down. Um... Is your French girlfriend still with you?"

"Yes, I'll let her come over next month."

"Haven't you changed it yet? You've been here for quite a long time."

"I like her very much. She is pretty and sensible. When I am around, she spends all her time with me. When I am not around, she is immersed in her own world and never leaves the house. Such a girlfriend is so easy to deal with. Where can I find one if we break up?"

"Indeed, then you are happier than me."

He began to chatter on and on about his current girlfriend, saying that she had a hot temper, put all her calmness into work, and was rather impulsive in her daily life.

There are many shortcomings, but Zhou Peng may not even know that he is laughing while talking about these shortcomings.

A smile that feels very happy.

This kind of smile was the first time Chen Xing had seen it. It was as if Zhou Peng had adapted to his father's role and matured in an instant.

Is getting married so good?
He thought of the person he met during his previous travels, the figure who just kept moving forward. He wondered if he had stopped now or was still traveling alone.

At that time, he said something that Chen Xing remembered very clearly. He said that men will definitely regret getting married.

However, someone also told Chen Xing another thing: if you don’t get married, you will definitely regret it.

There is no right or wrong in these two statements. Chen Xing thinks that for those who have never been married, the second statement is correct. For married men, most of them will probably choose the first one and envy their single friends.

They both drank a lot of wine tonight, and in the middle of the night Chen Xing saw Zhou Peng's future wife.

She has shoulder-length hair, wears black-framed glasses, and is wearing a professional suit. It's obvious that she rushed here right after work, and she has an intellectual beauty.

Chen Xing didn't see the impulsiveness. She only saw that Qin Xinlei took good care of the drunk Zhou Peng. This kind of thoughtfulness made Chen Xing envious... Hedwig couldn't do these things. (End of this chapter)