Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 155: Exclusive interview with China Youth Daily (monthly ticket adds more updates)
Naturally, Chen Pingsheng couldn't get a ticket.

Tickets for concerts by well-known singers such as Mayday are hard to come by. Except for pre-sales, which can be obtained by luck and Internet speed, they can only be purchased through scalpers.

But he also has Liao Hua, a treasure trove in the entertainment industry.

I just talked to him on WeChat, and within 10 minutes, he helped Chen Pingsheng find a scalper who had tickets and bought a ticket at a 5% discount.

Of course, this [-]% discount refers to the high-price discount offered by ticket sellers. Compared with the original ticket price, it is still expensive.

And the discount is only for one ticket, so if you want to buy more tickets, you have to pay more.

However, Chen Pingsheng had no intention of buying two, so he readily agreed to the price.

The day after handling the matter, he finally received a call from a reporter from China Youth Daily.

"Is this Chen Pingsheng, Mr. Chen?" It was a slightly gentle young female voice, which sounded like a late-night radio host.

"I am." Chen Pingsheng, who was working out, put down the barbell in his hand and replied.

"We are reporters from China Youth Daily. Did Dean Zhang inform you about what we want to interview?" the woman asked.

"Dean Zhang has already told me, no problem, when?" Chen Pingsheng wiped his sweat with a towel.

"Since you're willing, that's great. In this way, it can be done tomorrow or the next two days. Then you can decide the venue and we will arrive on time." The woman briefly explained the arrangements.

"No problem, should I find a quieter environment?" Chen Pingsheng suddenly thought about whether the noisy environment would affect the radio equipment.

"Yes, try to stay quiet. We need to record the interview."

"Okay, no problem." Chen Pingsheng agreed immediately.

"Okay, I'll add you on WeChat later and we'll contact you online." The woman hung up the phone.

Chen Pingsheng thought about where he could conduct interviews nearby. Xijiao Studio?Forget it, there are too many people.At home?It didn't feel very formal, and it wasn't his nature to let several strangers into his house at once.

"Where should we find a place?" Chen Pingsheng thought for a while, and suddenly recalled the place where Wei Seya and Feilin had dinner together after she came back.

Yixiang Sichuan Restaurant has several very private rooms with good sound insulation. At least they didn't hear any sounds from outside that day.

And after the interview, he can also treat the reporters to a meal.

After all, people have come all the way from the capital, and reciprocity is a must.
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At dusk the next day, three reporters from the China Youth Daily got out of the car outside the Sichuan restaurant.

The leader is a woman wearing a bright orange down jacket. She is not tall, but the confidence in her eyebrows is contrary to her height.There was light makeup on her face, she didn't speak, and there seemed to be a slight smile on her lips.The hair is grown to the ears, and the whole person looks very capable.

Behind her were a man and a woman, both of whom looked younger and seemed to be interns.

"Sister Qian, I didn't expect that he would set the interview location at a hotel. So after we finish the interview, will he treat us to dinner?" Looking at the sign, the boy was the first to speak. It was his first time to interview out of town. There were also Total freshness.

"Li Chao, you just want to eat." The girl who was traveling with her complained, and then said to Du Qian: "Sister Qian, isn't the sound insulation in this place very bad?"

Du Qian flipped up her hair and said concisely: "We'll find out when we get in."

After saying that, he led the two of them up the steps and entered a private room under the guidance of the waiter.

And the moment you enter, all the noise on the dining table outside is blocked by the wall, as if you have entered a vacuum-like environment.

Chen Pingsheng was already waiting there.

"Hello." He greeted the three people and closed the door.

"Is this okay? Although it's a restaurant, the sound insulation effect is pretty good." Chen Pingsheng asked the short-haired woman in front of him. As he thought, she was a person full of intellectual temperament.

"Very good, Du Qian, reporter from China Youth Daily, thank you for accepting our interview this time." Du Qian stretched out her hand to shake hands with Chen Pingsheng, and then introduced the two young people behind her to him.

"Li Chao, Zhang Yuanyuan."

After Chen Pingsheng greeted them, they immediately got busy, taking out the radio equipment from their bags and getting ready.Du Qian also took out a notebook and pen, as if ready to record some inspiration at any time.

Chen Pingsheng sat in his seat and looked at them. After waiting for a while, Du Qian coughed and turned to look at Chen Pingsheng.

"Don't be nervous. In fact, this interview is mainly because I learned that you won the award for the best photo album of the year in the competition. I want to talk to you about some topics about photography and creation."

She smiled, and the naturally curved corners of her mouth became even more friendly. "No problem, we can talk about anything." Chen Pingsheng nodded, indicating that he was ready.

Du Qian crossed her legs, put the book on her lap, and then officially started the interview.

But the first topic did not go directly to the topic, but asked about another thing.

"Actually, I've been paying attention to you recently, but I noticed that you don't seem to have been interviewed by any media. Can you tell me why?" Du Qian put her hand in front of her chin and made some gestures from time to time along with her words.

After hearing this question, Chen Pingsheng pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because I think it's more conspicuous."

"Conspicuous? This seems to be a not very complimentary word. Why? Why do you think being interviewed will make you conspicuous?" Du Qian narrowed her eyes.

"My usual job is to photograph people outside the camera." Chen Pingsheng explained: "So I have always enjoyed being behind the camera and being able to hide myself. And I feel that if the photographer is too famous, it will not be good for the shooting. It’s actually not a good thing.”

"What's the specifics?" Du Qian asked.

"For example, in street photography, I really don't want people to suddenly see me as soon as I go out to shoot, and then say who this is and what my identity is. This will ruin my rhythm and make my shooting in vain."

After Chen Pingsheng finished speaking, he saw Du Qian nodding in silence.

Then she said: "So I can understand that you would rather people ignore your identity, or even your whole person, and be able to be yourself freely in front of your camera?"

"Yes, it can be understood that way." Chen Pingsheng affirmed.

"Okay, I understand. I think many artists have the same thing in common. They don't like to be watched by the camera, and they are even a little lonely, but they hope that their works will be valued by others. Do you think that's right?"

"Of course, the work is the work, and I am me. For me, instead of making people interested in myself, it is better to make them interested in the work." Chen Pingsheng said with a smile.

"But don't young people crave praise?" Du Qian asked doubtfully.

"But there are also many young people who are socially anxious." Chen Pingsheng joked: "Although I am not socially anxious, I am not a social expert either. I am just an ordinary person."

Du Qian recorded her inspiration in a notebook, and then finally got to the point.

“So, let’s go back to the original question, why did you choose to create The Crow?”

A very popular question and the best entry point.

Chen Pingsheng pondered for a moment and said, "It was inspiration that drove me to shoot."

"Inspiration? Isn't it an experience or some other touch?" Du Qian asked.

"Maybe the only thing that touched me was the memory of my hometown. When I was very young, I often followed my parents to visit relatives in Songyuan, my great-grandmother. So I always have some faint memories of this. Later I learned that in Songyuan Since there was an ancestral house on the mountain, I was very curious about the scenery and culture there. So after I was inspired, I returned to Songyuan and shot "The Crow"."

"To a certain extent, the work "The Crow" expresses a kind of beauty about decadence, which also contains thinking about human traces. This is the main reason why Gesei gave this work the award, but you Why combine the two?" Du Qian began to gradually get deeper into this work.

"The crow itself is unlucky. In the context of the world, it is a symbol of ominousness and decadence. This is a stereotype, just because of its dark feathers. So when I was shooting, I thought, if I use Looking at the world from a crow's perspective, what would everything look like? Are humans also an unknown symbol to them?"

"Human beings mean unknown things to animals, and that is indeed the case, so animal protection is actually something we have been doing."

"Yes, the country has made great efforts to protect wild animals and endangered animals in recent years, which has been very effective. I often see it in the news."

Du Qian asked while recording: "In the work "Crow", there are many scenes about the old Northeast industry, those chimneys, airplanes, and docks. They look very monotonous and lonely in the photos. Why use such a scene? "

Chen Pingsheng explained: "I shouldn't say adoption, but coincidence. I am a photographer. In fact, I am very passive about the entire work and the entire world. I can't decide what picture I must choose. I can only say that it is just right." When the picture appears, I have to press the shutter.

The Northeast has experienced many things, and those pains or scars have always existed in the hearts of our parents' generation.However, the Northeast has gradually improved under the national policies over the years.So in the later stage of the work, you can see the tone gradually getting higher, and some young people appear in the picture. I think that is all hope. "

"I understand, so for someone like you to win such a high award at your age, what inspiration do you think this can give to young people today, or to people with ambitions like you?"

As we chatted, time flew by.

Du Qian and Chen Pingsheng chatted from 07pm to 30:[-]pm.

It took a full two and a half hours for the interview to come to an end.

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(End of this chapter)