Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 442 441. I am just an ordinary artist

On the streets in summer, the hot breath takes over the entire city. Walking among the bustling crowds, the heat hits your face and makes you sweat.

A Mercedes-Benz stopped at the entrance of the art museum. Zhang Guorong got out of the car wearing sunglasses, then turned around and stretched out his hand to Akina Nakamori in the car in a gentlemanly manner and said: "Get out of the car, be careful."

In the car in front, Chen Li'an, who had just gotten off the bus, couldn't help but smacked his mouth when he saw this scene. Is Zhang Guorong aroused? What should Mr. Tang do?

Chen Li'an was a little confused whether to talk to Mr. Tang secretly. Forget it, how could he do such a thing? Zhang Guorong had not even reported him secretly.

Chen Li'an sighed silently for his financial advisor in his heart, Tang Sheng, don't blame me for being unloyal.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Bo Qing came up from behind Chen Li'an and asked.

Chen Li'an came back to his senses and said, "It's okay, let's go in. Today's weather is really suitable."

"Indeed, but in such a hot situation, will the process be too fast?" Bo Qing said with some worry.

Chen Li'an shook his head and said: "The faster, the better. Fast is enough to shock you."

Bai Qing nodded and said nothing more.

Zhang Guorong came over with Akina Nakamori, looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "You are really good at choosing the time. It's so hot today."

"You're not a vampire. It's good for you to get more sunshine. Don't just play mahjong and drink all day long!" Chen Li'an couldn't help but say.

Leslie Cheung snorted and stopped talking. Every time he met Chen Li'an, he would be taught that he didn't know who the elder brother was! Not polite!

Akina Nakamori was watching from the side, feeling quite envious of their relationship. She thought it was great to have such friends.

Chen Li'an glanced at Akina Nakamori and wondered if this girl was interested in Zhang Guorong. If she had any ideas, he might be able to match her up.

I haven’t been a matchmaker yet!

However, Chen Li'an is also a little worried. Nakamori Akina's character is also sad and cold, and Zhang Guorong also has psychological problems. I don't know if it will be beneficial for these two troubled children to be together.

Don't forget about it when the time comes. It's better not to think about it.

Chen Li'an looked at Zhang Guorong and Nakamori Akina talking and laughing, and felt that his current mental state should be pretty good, and the tragedy like that in his previous life should not happen.

But you still have to pay more attention when you look back, otherwise you will always be anxious.

It was indeed too hot outside, so Chen Li'an and his party walked into the art museum together.

Not far from the art museum, two girls were jogging with maps in their hands.

"Hurry up, it's going to be too late."

On the busy street, Cai Yan took Quan Baoer's hand and urged her anxiously.

Quan Baoer wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Cai Yan's back and said, "Don't be anxious, there's still half an hour."

"There must be a lot of people. What if we can't get in." Cai Yan said without looking back.

Quan Baoer said helplessly: "Okay. I wish I had known to take a taxi. It's too hot today."

Their destination is Chen Li'an's art exhibition. There are no competitions these days, and the next show will have to wait for nearly a week. Apart from rehearsing, they have nothing else to do every day.

You can't practice singing all the time, and you have to pay attention to protecting your voice, so when you have nothing to do, you will go out for a walk. This time, I also learned that Chen Li'an was holding an art exhibition, so I was curious and wanted to come and take a look.

There are many people who think the same as Cai Yan and Kwon Boa. The new top 12 in Asia basically all have this idea.

Maybe it was because the image of Chen Li'an that day was too deep in their hearts.

It was wrong to be so arrogant. It should be said that he was a strong man, which aroused some admiration and curiosity in their hearts. Everyone admires strength, and women are no exception.

At this time, in the exhibition hall of the art museum, Chen Li'an was chatting with a group of artists and art critics, most of whom were from the mainland. They gathered around Chen Li'an to talk about art.

When there are more people, the topic inevitably comes to the painter who plagiarized last time.

It is rare for such a big scandal to happen in the domestic art circle. When everyone comes together, they will definitely talk about it.

Some people were filled with indignation, some were angry with shame, and some were ashamed. Old Man Yang was so ashamed that he felt that his lifelong reputation could hardly be saved.

Everyone talked a lot, and now everyone hopes that Chen Li'an can make a successful work this time to cheer up the domestic art circle.

They looked at the huge installation in the middle of the exhibition hall, and they were all curious about what kind of work was underneath the black velvet.

But Chen Li'an didn't tell them, he just told them to wait.

As time passed, more and more people were in the exhibition hall. This time, Chen Li'an did not invite too many people, and even the number of visitors was limited. Only 300 tickets were sold.

Including the artists and art critics invited by Chen Li'an, the total number of visitors to the entire exhibition hall was less than 350.

The number of people seemed small, but after everyone entered the exhibition hall, it still seemed very crowded. Jiang Wen stood in the crowd and played with the camera, working for Chen Li'an for free.

"Er Yong, go and ask Chen Li'an when it will start."

Er Yong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask now."

"Teacher Chen, what time do we start?" Er Yong came up behind Chen Li'an and asked.

Chen Li'an, who was chatting with Ido Muranji, turned around and said, "You can prepare in advance. We can start in about ten minutes."

"Okay." Er Yong immediately ran to get ready.

Chen Li'an turned back to Ido Muranji and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time and you came here to give me the trophy."

Ido Muruji smiled and said: "Yes, I am very grateful to Li Anjun for coming to our art exhibition this time. Although I cannot be there to receive the award in person, I am still very grateful."

Chen Li'an was actually quite surprised. He just sent the painting he painted last time to the Tokyo Art Exhibition, and he didn't expect to win the gold medal.

Perhaps because he only received a silver medal at the Tokyo Art Exhibition last time, and the organizing committee compensated him, Chen Li'an was still a little excited when he thought about the super-large performance art he did in Tokyo that year.

I don’t know if I will ever have the opportunity to create a work based on a city in the future. It feels really cool.

However, this kind of large-scale art is too dangerous and can easily attract criticism. Chen Li'an was scolded badly that time, and domestic criticism continued, with some people almost licking his pants to death.

Chen Li'an is actually quite helpless. Whenever he says he wants to engage in art, he will receive a lot of attention.

The higher-ups also sent people to inquire about the secondary vocational art being done in the art museum this time. The big boss Lin Fangmu personally called Chen Li'an to ask what kind of art he was doing and whether it would cause trouble.

He was afraid that Chen Li'an would make another big noise, stir up public opinion, and cause a lot of trouble.

If Chen Li'an wasn't famous enough and he was an important business boss, his superiors would have told Chen Li'an to stay at home long ago, and would not have given him the opportunity to hold exhibitions.

Chen Li'an feels that he is quite innocent. The artistic works he creates are only in line with the characteristics of the times and have his own thinking and criticism. He never wants to insinuate anything, but unfortunately every time he makes a big fuss, he is also very So helpless.

He is just an ordinary artist. What is wrong with doing art?

At this time, there was a mess outside the art museum, and the top 12 Asian Star contestants were blocked outside the exhibition hall.

They were very embarrassed at this time. When they came to buy tickets, they were told that they had been sold out ten days ago, and there were only 300 tickets. Everyone who bought the tickets had already entered.

The girls looked at each other in shock. They didn't expect that they couldn't even get in to see an art exhibition. Is the threshold for art so high?

It may also be that Chen's threshold for filing a case is too high, rather than that for art.

But now it's very troublesome. They can't get in even if they want to, and they can't get out even if they want to. They are so famous now that they are recognized as soon as they arrive here.

I don't know which school organized the tour today. A group of high school students recognized them and surrounded them!

The students looked at their idols excitedly, shouting their names, and almost carried them home.

The movement outside quickly attracted the attention of the people inside. Chen Li'an heard the noisy noise outside and vaguely heard someone shouting the name of the Asian Star contestant. He couldn't help but frown. He was chasing stars all the way to the art museum. .

Chen Liang was about to ask Li Xue to go out and take a look, but then suddenly remembered that Li Xue didn't come today.

Zhang Guorong took the initiative and said at this time: "Let me go out and have a look. It seems to be an Asian Star player."

Chen Li'an was about to nod, then shook his head and said, "No, you can't go. It will make more noise if you go outside."

A group of the top 12 Asian Star players have made the star chasers outside go crazy. If Zhang Guorong goes out again, it will probably explode.

Chen Li'an reluctantly walked outside the exhibition hall. As soon as he walked out, he saw the girls surrounded by a group of people.

The girls, who were at a loss at first, immediately looked at him asking for help after seeing the case was established, but they did not dare to call his name, with a look like please help me quickly.

This pitiful appearance made Chen Li'an feel funny. He walked up to them and asked, "What's going on?"

Chen Li'an's appearance also made those crazy star-chasing people calm down a little. The students still knew Chen Li'an.

Cai Yan took the initiative and said in proficient English: "Mr. Chen, we wanted to come to visit your art exhibition, but we didn't expect that we couldn't buy tickets, and then we were blocked here."

Chen Li'an was a little dumbfounded. He really didn't know whether to welcome them to support him or complain about them to cause trouble for him.

However, Cai Yan's performance surprised him, and she was indeed a top student.

Chen Li'an looked at them and waved helplessly and said, "You all come in with me."

The girls immediately became happy, with smiles on their faces, feeling like they had been rescued.

Although it was the big devil who rescued them from the cute fans, there is no need to worry about anything happening.

The girls squeezed out of the crowd and followed Chen Li'an in, but they didn't dare to take the initiative to challenge him.

Cai Yan, who had just spoken to Chen Li'an, took the initiative and asked: "Teacher Chen, I'm sorry, we also expected this situation to happen. You won't blame us, right?"

Chen Li'an said with a smile: "It's okay, you are welcome to support me, thank you."

If you smiled more sincerely, we would believe you. The girls all shrank their necks and did not dare to speak.

Quan Baoer also glanced at Cai Yan with admiration, but he didn't expect that she would dare to take the initiative to talk to Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an didn't have time to say anything to them at this time. It was almost time for the launch and he was busy.

At this time, the sunlight just shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the exhibition hall, forming a hazy white light on the black velvet cloth.

Chen Li'an walked to the middle of the exhibition hall and stood in front of the device covered with black velvet. The entire exhibition hall fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Li'an.

Everyone is very curious about what Chen Li'an's works look like.

Chen Li'an almost always brings works that are different from those in the past, and each work is full of reflections on the times, human nature, and philosophy.

If we say who is the first person in domestic installation art, it must be Chen Li'an. To a certain extent, there are few modern artists of his generation who have achieved such achievements as Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an glanced around silently, looking at the brightly dressed artists and the audience. He suddenly reached out and grabbed the black velvet and pulled hard, exposing his work to everyone.

The blazing sunlight instantly shone on the huge installation in the middle of the exhibition hall. The work was wrapped in gold foil, instantly forming a sparkling golden reflection. Everyone subconsciously raised their hands to block their eyes.

After everyone got used to the light, they couldn't help but feel confused when looking at the device in front of them. A huge device that looked like a building or a pyramid, with gold foil on it, emitted a dazzling light.

No one could understand why Chen Li'an would create such a work, and many artists couldn't help but whisper.

"Is Chen Li'an attacking consumerism or capital?"

"I don't think so. Look at the supporting points of this device. They are all little people of different shapes. Eh? Is this made of candles? It feels like it expresses oppression and exploitation."

"No, no, I feel like it's a satire that people in modern society have become slaves to money."

Chen Li'an listened to the whispers of these people without saying a word, just quietly waiting for time to ferment.

Under the device covered with gold foil, the reflection caused by the sun forms a strong light concentrated at the bottom of the device.

The special materials that Chen Li'an was looking for before began to slowly react chemically, and gradually made a sizzling sound.

Wisps of green smoke began to rise, and the people around couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw this scene.

But Chen Li'an still stood calmly in front of the installation. Seeing Chen Li'an's calmness, the noisy crowd gradually calmed down and began to quietly observe the work.

Many people saw clearly the image of the little candle men, who carried the entire building on their shoulders.

Soon, those special materials ignited a small flame. The flame was not big, and it was not even as hot as the sunshine outside.

But under the heat of these flames, those little people began to slowly change.

The little figures of different shapes began to melt slowly, and the whole device began to shake, but it was still far from collapse.

The artists and art critics around him began to gradually understand Chen Li'an's creative intention and the theme of this work as they looked at the little candle figures that Chen Li'an made into various workers at the bottom of society.

Among those little people are construction workers, postmen, sanitation workers, and many, many others. They occupy the vast majority of society, but they are also the most inconspicuous part.

Few people will pay attention to them, and no one will focus on them. Everyone is chasing the bright, shiny things.

The candle slowly melted under the heat of the flame, and the white wax oil slowly flowed downwards along the grooves that Chen Li'an had left long ago, as if the whole city was crying, but the tears shed were white. .

At this time, the entire exhibition hall was extremely quiet, and everyone was shocked and speechless by this scene.

The little man supporting the shining golden building was slowly melting, and the whole building began to become shaky, and suddenly collapsed as time went by!

The loudest noise made everyone recover from the shock. Everyone was silent as they watched the pieces falling on the ground. The shining golden building fell, and the little people who supported the building melted and turned into White tears.

Jiang Wen was also in shock at this time, but he had already made mental preparations and immediately pushed the camera to shoot the luminous debris on the ground.

At the same time, he also turned the camera to the surrounding audience, recording the astonishment, contemplation, and shock on their faces one by one.

When the camera panned over the girls from Asia Star, Jiang Wen stayed there for several seconds because the shock on the faces of those girls made him very interesting.

There was confusion and shock in their eyes, as if they were surprised that Chen Li'an would create such a profound and powerful work.

Curator Yang has been watching Chen Li'an complete the entire work. He knows what kind of effect this work will have in the end.

After the shock in his heart subsided a little, Director Yang took the initiative to take the lead in applauding.

Others came to their senses immediately, and the entire exhibition hall immediately burst into warm applause, making everyone unable to help but admire Chen Li'an's idea.

There was admiration in those eyes, but Chen Li'an stood there silently. He felt that these applause and honors should be given to those who paid silently under the scorching sun.

When the applause gradually subsided, Chen Li'an said: "This work does not belong to me, nor was it created by me, but by the working people, and the applause and honor should belong to them.

I decided to set up a charity fund to build a love station for those who work hard under the scorching sun, where they can rest, drink water and eat, and do what I can for them. "

Zhang Guorong heard Chen Li'an's words and immediately said: "I will donate three million to your love fund!"

Chen Li'an turned to look at him and saw that many people wanted to speak. He immediately said, "Thank you for your kindness, but in order to ensure the openness, transparency and independence of the charity fund, I have decided not to accept donations from any channel or anyone."

It was surprising. Everyone was surprised. They did not expect that Chen Li'an would be willing to make a donation while creating this work.

Many people who originally had misunderstandings about Chen Li'an changed their views on Chen Li'an at this time.

The girls from Asia Star, as well as Akina Nakamori, who thought Chen Li'an was a super scumbag, all changed their views on Chen Li'an at this time.

But no one noticed their reaction.

Chen Li'an's art exhibition ended here, but no one left immediately. Instead, they bathed in the sunshine and looked at the broken fragments on the floor that were still glowing with golden light.

Without those supporting things, no matter how glorious it once was, it will collapse one day.

The people in the exhibition hall were still immersed in thinking and shock, but as the protagonist of this art exhibition, Chen Li'an had secretly hidden away to rest. The art critics and reporters who wanted to catch him for interviews were all in vain.

Chen Li'an hid deliberately. If it were other types of works, he would definitely be interviewed. But this time he wants everyone to focus on the work itself and the people behind the creation.

He is just an ordinary artist, what is there to brag about?

(The art part goes from big to small, from era to social individual, and it ends here. Chen Gou’s artistic career can be considered brilliant, and it has officially come to an end! The following parts will focus on career and girls, and they will not be ruined casually. tail.)