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Jiangcheng is also a very famous city. One of its special snacks, hot-dried noodles, is known to people all over the country. But Chen Xing has never heard of the Jiangcheng Marathon.

"I've never paid attention to marathons before. When will I run one?"

"Registration is still ongoing, and the official competition will not be until March next year."

"How to sign up?"

He became interested. Before this, he thought that this skill was only useful when hiking, but now he suddenly felt that it might be more suitable for running a marathon?
Anyway, it's a competition of leg strength and endurance.

Zhou Fang is a person who often follows full marathon events in various places. She also signed up for Jiangma early and immediately used Chen Xing's mobile phone to help him sign up. The race will start on March 3 next year, starting at the Sanyang intersection of Yanjiang Avenue and ending at Jiangcheng Happy Valley.

More than 40 kilometers. Chen Xing had never run for so long before.

But it should be fine.

The two exchanged some thoughts on preparation and experience for running a marathon, and then ran two more laps before returning to their room to sleep.

The next day, Chen Xing was awakened by the alarm clock he set.

As a young man in his 20s, with a job that does not require him to get up at a.m., it is normal for him to sleep until or a.m., and he feels a little uncomfortable getting up after a.m.

The biggest difference between the weather in Jiangsu and Sichuan is probably the sunshine. It feels like the sun is out every day. If this kind of weather happened in Chengdu, there would definitely be several times more people in the park.

People in Chengdu are obsessed with sunbathing.

After washing up, breakfast was delivered, including both Chinese and Western food. I ate a little and went downstairs to prepare to give a lecture in the conference room of the Rose Building.

The Rose Building is one of the places in the hotel specifically used for meetings. Various press conferences, industry meetings, trainings, etc. can be held here.

Like the accommodation buildings, these meeting buildings, no matter how luxuriously decorated they are inside, look like a gorgeous Chinese drum tower from the outside.

This hotel alone has everything.

As soon as Chen Xing came downstairs, he saw Liu Hui standing in the lobby chatting with someone. His hair was actually a little gray, and he looked a little overworked, but he was in very good spirits.

Seeing Chen Xing coming out, he stepped forward and said, "Thank you for your hard work today, Teacher Chen."

"You are very kind."

Chen Xing doesn't have much social experience, and he has only come into contact with people of the same kind as him before. There are very few people like Liu Hui, who is also a photographer but is actually working in the system.

Although he is indeed warm and enthusiastic towards others and his respect for me is genuine, he always makes people feel a little distant from him.

The class started at 9:30, and Chen Xing and his friends arrived at 9:00.

The current conference room is still very spacious, with dozens of tables connected together and covered with golden tablecloths. The names of the students attending the meeting are placed on each seat.

The staff was debugging the display equipment on the podium, and Chen Xing, Liu Hui and others were sitting in the first row chatting.

"How did Teacher Chen come up with the idea of ​​studying abroad?"

"It was also introduced by a friend. At that time, I really wanted to see what the learning environment was like for academic photographers. My qualifications happened to meet the admission requirements of Paris Haute Couture, so I got in."

He didn't mention that there were some minor setbacks before he entered Paris Haute Couture, but these are not important.

Judging from the reaction of the outside world, everyone unanimously believes that Paris Haute Couture made him famous. Since then, Chen Xing has been able to meet acquaintances everywhere, and before he even graduated, he had been overwhelmed with commercial shoots.

After graduation, he soared to fame. Even the famous French art school, Paris Haute Couture, increased its popularity in the photography category because of Chen Xing.

"Then your recommendation letter should be very important in France. I have a very outstanding young man here. Can you help write a recommendation letter for him? He often participates in social activities, his grades are also good, and his photography works often win awards."

When it comes to helping, Chen Xing is a little unhappy.

He hated trouble the most in his life.

But it would be bad to refuse right away, so he didn’t agree directly, but just said, “Then I’ll take a look at his work first.”

It doesn't mean that being able to enter Paris Haute Couture is a good thing. If you don't have good skills, they can recruit you or let you drop out. How can it be so easy to get a diploma from a top university?
Chen Xing also explained this to him clearly.

As the lecture time approached, more and more people came into the conference room. Someone soon came to the first row where Chen Xing was sitting, holding a 2023 photography master collection.

"Teacher Chen, I'm a fan of your Bilibili. My name is Luo Yuhao, the "Hao" in "sun" and the "Yu" in "universe". Can you wish me to become a famous photographer?"

Chen Xing didn’t want to sign on the title page of this book. He quickly turned to his own work and wrote in the blank space below: “TO Luo Yuhao, if your heart sets your mind, you will achieve it. Come on - Chen Xing.”

Then people lined up to ask for autographs.

In the end, he could only sign one star, and then stood up to take a group photo with these people. If all the students who came to attend the meeting added each other on WeChat, then by noon today at the latest, there would be an explosion of group photos in the circle of friends.

The first person who comes to ask for an autograph will probably be envied by everyone. This is his first autograph of the day, and it is a TO autograph, plus he wrote a message, so it might be worth some money in the future.

At half past nine, all the students arrived.

Chen Xing walked up to the podium and sat down. Behind him was a large screen showing a newly completed PPT, and at the table was a cup of warm tea that had just been poured by the waiter.

He tapped the microphone with his fingers and heard two dull sounds coming from the speakers before he spoke.

"Good morning, students. From where I was sitting just now, I could see that many people didn't go to have breakfast. Seeing that the time was almost up, they rushed out of the room with their courseware in hand." "This is not good for your health."

It is difficult for Chen Xing to get up early, but the truth is, breakfast every day is indeed very important.

Besides, he wasn't talking about breakfast.

"My topic today is how to take a photo that has a Chinese temperament."

He slid the PPT and the screen went to the next page.

This is a picture of morning dew, which he had taken in other ancient towns before. The dew on the green leaves is still shining with the light of the rising sun, and the eaves of the ancient buildings in the blurred background are exposed.

This is the so-called New Chinese style of photography that has made Chen Xing stand out in the world of photography in recent times.

"We have the oldest culture in our country, with thousand-year-old buildings, thousand-year-old bridges, thousand-year-old traditions, and thousand-year-old legends. There are so many different subjects that can be photographed."

"I also came to Jiangsu last year. I had a strong interest in the ancient buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. In a few months, I visited more than a dozen ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River and took nearly 70 photos that I was relatively satisfied with."

"Most of them were taken away by the gallery I signed a contract with in France. Now, the ancient towns in Jiangnan are being placed in modern art museums in various countries with the highest standards of protection and lighting."

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“Using modern and mature photography thinking to reinterpret our ancient Chinese architecture is a new approach that I believe will last for a long time in the future.”

Chen Xing explained in detail how to shoot and how to compose, and also talked about the new book he was going to publish, New Chinese Style Photography Theory, which contained many techniques that were not covered in today's class.

There was a ten-minute break in the middle, but the two-hour class still went by very quickly.

Chen Xing occasionally looked at his watch and found that it was almost half past eleven, so he mentioned a topic he was going to experiment with.

"I will change my mindset again and use the freehand brushwork of traditional Chinese painting to photograph the scenery of our country, so that more people will know that sometimes our freehand brushwork is not freehand brushwork, but also realistic. Well, time is almost up, thank you everyone."

Liu Hui immediately stood up, holding the microphone in his hand and said to the students:

"Teacher Chen Xing is a photography master that we invited with great difficulty. I see that you have also bought many collections of photography masters in recent years. Teacher Chen Xing is also the first person in our country to have multiple works on the list for three consecutive years."

"Today, I was deeply touched by what Teacher Chen Xing said about the composition and concept of new Chinese style photography. It is because of people like Teacher Chen Xing who are constantly developing our domestic photography industry that our culture can flourish overseas. Let's applaud Teacher Chen Xing again, okay?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he led the applause.

The students also applauded. The thunderous applause could probably be heard by people passing by outside, and it lasted for a long time.

In other lecturers' courses, at least one-fifth of the seats were empty. This kind of study class is held every year, and many people have attended several sessions in a row.

Can it really improve?

Maybe not. For these people, the greater gain is getting to know people from a class that they normally cannot reach.

After class, Chen Xing signed a lot of autographs and took a lot of photos.

After more than ten minutes, everyone in the venue dispersed. Liu Hui came over with a group of about ten teachers and introduced someone to Chen Xing.

"Teacher Chen, this is photographer Du Xiaofeng. He has worked with many great directors and is the exclusive photographer of Sunglasses King. He has shot Happy Together and In the Mood for Love..."

Chen Xing had seen these movies before, and he quickly reached out his hand: "I've heard a lot about you, Teacher Du."

"You're too polite. Teacher Chen just finished his lecture, right? Let's go have a drink to moisten our throats."

Du Xiaofeng looks quite old, but he is very generous, and from his attitude you can tell that he is really interested in Chen Xing.

Domestic photography also once went international.

The Hong Kong style photos shot by Chen Xing shocked the French fashion circle, but in fact, it was Hong Kong photographers like Du Xiaofeng who first used this color tone.

But Chen Xing really couldn't accompany him to drink some wine to moisten his throat.

Chen Xing enjoyed this lunch very much. Liu Hui and the others were unable to get a word in. Chen Xing kept chatting with Du Xiaofeng about Hong Kong style, and gained a deeper understanding of why they used green tones in this way.

Separated by a building, in the hotel buffet restaurant on the other side, these students also began to show their power.

They posted group photos with Chen Xing's picture on their Moments with various captions.

Although these people are just ordinary students here, they are well-known photographers in various places and have many friends and clients on WeChat.

[Today I was honored to listen to the course of Chen Xing, one of the most powerful photographers in China. Chen Xing is really tall and looks better than the pictures on the Internet. I am very happy to get his autograph. ]

【Picture】【Picture】……

There are nine pictures in a row, including not only Chen Xing’s artistic photos and group photos, but also an introduction to Chen Xing from the encyclopedia. Most people don’t understand the photography circle, but just by looking at this introduction, they can tell that he is a great person.

The other students followed suit and, except for replacing the group photo, they simply used the artistic photos and encyclopedia introductions.

In this new small circle of photographers, if you can become friends with many of them, you will find out when you open it.

The friend circle is flooded with photos of Chen Xing. (End of this chapter)