fringe artist

Chapter 61 60. The Illusory World (for further reading)
After the first snowfall in the capital, the air was as cold as if the cold air from the Siberian plain had invaded.

Wrapped in a thick overcoat, Chen Li'an got out of the alley, stepping on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, with a passbook in his arms.

Chen Li'an did not expect to spend so much money to hold a solo exhibition. Art is really not something that the poor can enjoy.

Art is very interesting. Most of the works of art are created by artists when they are poor, but to make these works into art, it takes money to be recognized.

But how many artists are rich? Chen Li'an is considered a small fortune among artists. After all, he has a household of 5 yuan, but he almost went bankrupt because of this exhibition.

It cost tens of thousands of yuan to rent an exhibition hall for a period of one week, plus the cost of publicity in newspapers and other miscellaneous expenses. Chen Li'an's household changed from 5 yuan to 5000 yuan in an instant.

Today Chen Li'an wanted to take money out to buy film, but when he opened his wallet, he found that there was only less than ten yuan in it, so he had no choice but to withdraw the money first.

After Chen Li'an ran to the bank to withdraw the money, he reached out and stopped a taxi.

Opening the door of Yellow Bread's car, a burst of heat came rushing in, Chen Li'an hurriedly sat in, rubbed his hands and said, "Master, Xinjiekou North Street."

The speed of the van was not fast, but the warm environment inside the car made Chen Li'an feel very comfortable.

This kind of broken car can suffocate people in summer, but it is extraordinarily comfortable in winter. It is good to take a van in winter, but it is better not to sit in summer.

The driver took a look through the rearview mirror, and then asked familiarly: "Shall we go to the newly opened JJ disco? I drove several of them there today."

Chen Li'an squinted his eyes and hummed. He was not very interested in talking, and all he was thinking about was his photography exhibition the day after tomorrow.

The driver, however, had a good time talking, he laughed and said, "I just dragged a few girls over, and my thighs are still bare in such a cold day, so I'm not afraid of freezing."

Chen Li'an opened his eyes and looked sideways at the driver, wanting him to shut up, but seeing the excitement on the driver's brother's face, he didn't bother to say anything.

These days everyone is busy paying attention to themselves, who cares about others.

The times are developing rapidly. There were no discos in the past, but several have opened this year.

It added fire to the already impetuous capital, thus ignoring those who wandered on the fringes of society, those old people who were about to be eliminated by the times.

The time for the photography exhibition is the day after tomorrow, and Chen Li'an is actually a little nervous, not sure whether his works will be thought and warned by everyone.

Chen Li'an didn't think about making a profit in this photo exhibition, but just hoped that those old people who were deceived and emptied their wallets could get the attention of the society.

It can be regarded as one of the few "businesses" that I can do when I return to this era.

The car soon arrived at Xinjiekou and stopped under the huge neon billboard in the disco. Chen Li'an glanced at the meter to win a prize, took out 14 yuan and handed it to the driver before getting out of the car.

The driver brother turned his head and watched Chen Li'an walking towards the disco, the corner of his mouth curled up and he said to himself, "I'm here to sniff honey again."

The temperature in the evening was very low, Chen Li'an tightened his coat, and bought a ticket for [-] at the entrance of JJ Disco.

Tickets are only [-], what a fucking black heart, how much is the salary for the first month of this year!
But after entering, the environment inside is pretty good, barely worth the 50 yuan fare, but the loud music and flickering lights made Chen Li'an feel a little uncomfortable.

Chen Li'an glanced at it, grabbed a waiter and asked, "Where do I get the private seats on the second floor?"

The waiter in uniform had obviously experienced good training, and pointed to a staircase behind him politely and politely said: "Just go up there."

Chen Li'an nodded and thanked, and walked towards the second floor with the loud music. Along the way, he saw many young people in fashionable clothes screaming and twisting their bodies.

There was also a bold girl who wanted to dance with Chen Li'an, she was pretty, but Chen Li'an was not interested at all, only feeling irritable.

Stepping on the beat of the music, Chen Li'an came to the second floor, looked around and saw Zhou Xun sitting in the corner.

Chen Li'an walked over, looked at Zhou Xun who was shaking his head, and couldn't help but pat her on the head.

Zhou Xun snorted, and turned around to find that it was Chen Li'an who immediately stood up and said happily, "You're finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Well, I was delayed by something." After Chen Li'an explained, he sat across from Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun watched Chen Li'an pouted and leaned over, leaning on him and said unhappy, "I haven't seen you for a long time, you're still sitting so far away!"

Chen Li'an was stunned for a moment, and also noticed that he was not in the right state these two days, and seemed to be affected by the previous photo shoot.

There will always be those faces in my mind, and my heart will always be heavy and difficult to be happy.

Zhou Xun seemed to be aware of the lifelessness in Chen Li'an's body, which was incompatible with this noisy and happy place.

"Why have you been there recently?" Zhou Xun looked at Chen Li'an's slightly frowning brows and asked worriedly.

The loud music and psychedelic lights made Chen Li'an a little dazed, watching the lights flashing on Zhou Xun's face, he didn't know what to say.

This hilarious world gave Chen Li'an a strong sense of illusion. Everyone was immersed in the world of alcohol and music, which was incompatible with the real world outside.

Sensing that Chen Li'an was not happy, Zhou Xun took his hand and said, "Let's go down and play disco, don't be unhappy."

Chen Li'an saw more and more people on the next floor, and those young twitching bodies crazily, he only felt the noise but not the slightest joy.

"I don't want to jump." Chen Li'an took Zhou Xun's hand and said a little irritably, "You can go out with me for a walk, it's too noisy here."

Zhou Xun paused to see Chen Li'an's distaste for this place, and immediately stood up and took his hand and said, "Okay."

The two walked arm in arm across the dance floor full of youthful hormones, avoiding young people who were swaying enthusiasm one by one, like two clownfish retrograde in a school of sardines.

After leaving the disco, the cold air immediately blew on his face, and Chen Li'an immediately felt the feeling of returning to reality.

The irritability in Chen Li'an's heart was also calmed down. He turned to look at Zhou Xun, held her hand and asked, "Do you want to go and see what I've been doing recently?"

"Okay!" Zhou Xun immediately raised his smiling face, feeling the warm palm of Chen Li'an, and his heart jumped for joy.

Chen Li'an glanced at the direction, then dragged Zhou Xun towards the National Art Museum of China, and bought two cigarettes when passing by a canteen.

It's so late, and the art museum is closed. If you want to go in, you have to check on the security comrades.

"Where are we going?" Zhou Xun took Chen Li'an's hand and jumped in small steps.

Chen Li'an paused for a moment, looked back at the red neon lights of the disco in the distance and said, "Go and see the real world."

　I'm a little stuck today, I checked a lot of information, and I'm heartbroken.Halfway through writing, the computer crashed, so bad luck!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)