travel starts with photography

Chen Xing has witnessed the efficiency of the professional team.

No matter how capable he is, he is just a person in the art circle and does not have much experience in dealing with emergencies that he is not aware of.

When this group of people arrived, they first hired a few investigators from outside...the kind that were involved in the Internet field.

Then it directly sued several of the most influential self-media.

These self-media accounts are difficult to maintain, so we can rule out the possibility that they are just ordinary internet trolls and are seeking compensation for defamation.

The plan is progressing smoothly.

Chen Xing himself had nothing to do. He talked with the lawyers about the progress every day, and then took Seth, who had come to China, to travel around.

It’s Kuanzhai Alley again, and a tour of the Giant Panda Breeding Base.

He is already very skilled in reception. He also received rich second-generation friends from Europe some time ago. Even in places like Kuanzhai Alley, he can still find a few delicious restaurants.

But the price and quantity are definitely not as affordable as outside.

Fortunately, the two of them didn't care about these things. It is said that when outsiders travel to Kuanzhai Alley, there are scams everywhere, but they are in the tourism business after all.

Kuanzhai Alley corresponds to Xi'an Muslim Street and Shanghai Tianzifang, both of which serve tourists and concentrate most of the special snacks in one place.

After returning from the giant panda breeding base, the legal team told him good news.

"We've roughly determined who it is."

"Really, so soon?"

"The investigators we hired have done a great job. In today's Internet society, everything you do will leave traces, especially crimes."

"Indeed." Upon hearing this news, Chen Xing immediately asked, "Who on earth is it that hates me so much?"

"It's a man named Zhang Richao, 37 years old. We also checked his resume. He used to be a photojournalist for Southern Metropolis, and he was quite famous."

"Zhang Richao?"

Chen Xing didn’t know who this was, but the name sounded familiar, and he was someone in the industry...why?

He didn't steal jobs from domestic photographers. Instead, he opened up a new path for domestic photographers. How could someone use such means to discredit me?
Can't figure it out.

Just as I was about to continue asking, something suddenly occurred to me.

Southern city?

Several images emerged in my mind.

Chen Xing recalled that he happened to encounter the French Winter Photography Festival when he was traveling. This is an international photography festival with great influence.

He saw his work in this place.

At that time, I thought that I had not submitted any work to this photography festival, and then I saw other people’s names on my work.

It’s this Zhang Richao.

It's him?

Chen Xing remembers that this incident caused quite a stir at the time. Outsiders might not be aware of it, but many people in the photography industry knew Zhang Richao's name.

Chen Xing also became popular in China.

At that time, few people knew who Chen Xing was, but after this incident, many people knew that there was a Chinese photographer who was very popular abroad and had won many international awards.

"I know him, so what do we do now?"

"Keep collecting evidence. It will be easier once we know who the person is. We also found out that he and you have a conflict. I guess we'll have to wait another day or two."

After putting down the phone, Chen Xing also talked to Seth.

Seth doesn't care about this matter anymore. It's enough to confirm that there is a real culprit behind the scenes. He is actually quite grateful to have such a fool.

First he blackened the panda and then he whitewashed it, which made Chen Xing famous in China. He is now more concerned about pandas. He went to the giant panda breeding base early in the morning these days and saw Chengji and Runyue, the conspicuous bag that escaped from prison.

What I want to see most is Huahua.

But even if he went to line up early in the morning every day, he still couldn't get a good seat. He had to stand at the back and could only look at the back of the crowd.

Chen Xing had no choice. When it came to looking at flowers, everyone was equal.

I called the photography association again to ask.

He is now also a member of the Photography Association, and his accident is somewhat related to the last training he went out with the association's members.

But they had kicked Zhang Richao out of the team a long time ago, and after so much time had passed, no one knew what Zhang Richao had done recently. They even asked Chen Xing whether it was really Zhang Richao who did it.

Of course the Photography Association knows that Chen Xing was wronged, and has been helping Chen Xing speak out during this period, but to little avail.

Spread a rumor and break a leg.

Chen Xing's rise to prominence is so legendary. It seems like everything went smoothly and he got whatever he wanted, so many photographers who couldn't climb up felt it was fake.

In two or three years, from an ordinary person to an international photographer?

Then why is there no news at all in the country?
Of course, these discussions cannot reach Chen Xing's ears now. He has never been a person who likes to dwell on trivial matters. He does not watch Bilibili, Douyin, or Weibo.

The Chinese New Year was approaching, so he returned to his hometown and locked himself at home, playing games with his friends for several days.

It was not until February 1st, before the New Year, that his new book was completed. The publishing house sent him sample copies of both books, a total of 40 copies.

The cover of "Travel is a Kind of Life, Nordic Travel Notes" was designed by Chen Xing himself. The main color is misty gray, and the upper part is left blank, through which the Norwegian fjords can be vaguely seen.

The lower half is a full-page photograph of himself, a selfie on the black sand beach in Iceland, and the subject is also himself.

Chen Xing likes this photo very much. Although it was not selected by the gallery, Chen Xing thinks he looks very handsome in this photo.

He rarely takes selfies, it's not very convenient.

There was no one on the black sand beach, and he happened to have a stand with him, so he was able to take a photo like this.

He looked at it over and over again.

"handsome!"

Put it aside and unpack another carton.

New Chinese Photography Notes, Theory

The cover of this book is very simple, with dark blue as the main color, giving people a professional, profound and steady feeling. Below is a photo taken by Chen Xing.

A picture taken in an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River, with mist and gurgling streams, like a traditional ink landscape painting.

I took it out and put it in order, then posted it to my circle of friends first.

Then he took out a piece of paper he had prepared earlier and started signing books for some friends... Before the two books were even finished, twenty or thirty copies had been reserved by people.

Now I have to pay it back slowly.

First, the employees in my own store and studio in Chengdu.

He Jun, Bai Yuzhu, Hu Sibin, and some foreign friends, these books are given to them, but they cannot read them, or it must be very troublesome for foreigners to read them, and they can only look at the photos at most.

But these signed books are usually collected.

A foreign publishing house has already contacted us to publish an English version, and they would like to wait until the English version is released before making a decision.

Then, when enough evidence was collected, the legal team dug up almost the entire thing.

Go to the police station again and open a case for investigation.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I guess Zhang Richao spent this year in the detention center. (End of this chapter)