Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 177 The Decisive Moment First Look

"Um, what's the subject?" Gai Tuowen asked in confusion. He seemed to feel something just from these five words, but he was not sure what Chen Pingsheng was photographing.

"Street photography." Chen Pingsheng replied.

"On the street?" Gai Tuowen was even more confused. He thought for a moment and said, "How many photos?"

"Two."

"How much? Ahem." Gai Tuowen almost choked to death on his own saliva. How could it be possible that so many photos still have the same style!

The number of photos of "The Crow" is only a fraction of 167.

Now Chen Pingsheng told him that "The Decisive Moment" has more than three times more photos than "Crow". If there are people with the level of "Crow", it will be a miracle in the photography world.

"Shengsheng, since you want to make a photo album, you have to consider that if this work is not as good as "The Crow", it will be very negative for your reputation." Mainly because of the change of text, I still don't believe that it took such a short time. , Chen Pingsheng has produced another work comparable to "The Crow".

He was afraid that Chen Pingsheng wanted to make money, so he used some photos to piece it together. Although the content was definitely good-looking, the connotation was too different from "The Crow" and it was very easy to be criticized.

Chen Pingsheng explained: "Don't worry, I have been thinking about this work for a long time, and the shooting time was longer than "The Crow". If we talk about its impact on the photography industry, it may be even greater than "The Crow"."

Gai Tuowen was so surprised that he couldn't even speak.

This is such an arrogant statement. I dare to say that it has a greater shock to the photography world than "The Crow". If the person on the other end of the phone is not the original author of "The Crow", Gai Tuowen will definitely think that he got up early today.

All have auditory hallucinations.

"Then I..." He was about to ask, but Chen Pingsheng said first: "When you get to the publishing house, you will know after taking a look at this work."

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it!" Gai Tuowen thought that he might be the first person to really see Chen Pingsheng's new work, and he even got a little excited.

"But is it true what he said about surpassing "The Crow"?" Even after hanging up the phone, working in the office for a day, already back home and lying on the bed about to fall asleep, Gai Tuowen still couldn't help but sit up and said, Yan Ziyu asked.

Then he lay down and went back to sleep.

"It shouldn't be." After a while, he got up again and continued to lie down unable to think of an answer.

"Not so fast." He really couldn't sleep, so he got up again, and his wife, who had tolerated him for a long time, kicked him out: "You are doing sit-ups! Today you sleep on the sofa!"

"Okay." Gai Tuowen quickly picked up the pillow, then took out the single quilt from the cabinet and came to the living room.

He was leaning on the balcony, smoking, and looking outside in confusion.

"If "The Crow" is really as good as "The Crow", wouldn't he win another award this year?" Gai Tuowen smacked his lips, feeling that Chen Pingsheng is definitely a monster-level figure that will never be seen in the photography world for a century.

"I hope he's not bluffing me."

With this thought in mind, he finally fell asleep peacefully.
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The Capital Film Festival of "The Crow" has opened, and with the end of the Chinese New Year holiday, everyone has returned to their normal schedule.Watching exhibitions is naturally a weekend choice for many people.

Feimu Art Museum has announced the results of Magic City on the entire Internet, with 10 views and a 90.00% positive rating, which simply shocked everyone's eyes.

This also makes the number of reservations in the capital higher than that in Shanghai.

However, both Feimu Art Museum and Chen Pingsheng believe that it is difficult for the capital to surpass the traffic flow of the Magic City because the artistic atmosphere is different and people's desire for consumption will be significantly reduced after the New Year.

However, there were still a lot of people on the first day of the film festival. Fortunately, Qin Yi came early. She wore big sunglasses, a mask, and a wide-brimmed hat. She tied her hair up to hide herself well.

Zhang Feng was wearing a black coat next to him, and his belly was still the same as when they met before.

"Sister Qin, Brother Zhang, long time no see." Chen Pingsheng said hello and led the two of them to the lounge on the second floor.

Only then did Qin Yi take off her mask and glasses. The charm between her eyebrows and eyes remained the same, and her every smile was charming.

"A lot of people came to the film festival today. It seems that everyone is very interested in your work." Qin Yi said with a smile.

"It's okay. Maybe you want to see what the winning works look like." Chen Pingsheng took out two paper cups and gave them a glass of water.

"I looked at a few photos, and I think the style is very strange. Is it different from the photos you took of my sister before?" Zhang Feng asked after taking a sip of water.

Although both photos are black and white, the shooting methods and compositions are completely different. Zhang Feng felt a little dazzled not long after looking at them.

Chen Pingsheng leaned on his chair and replied: "It is indeed different. You have to watch this work to know what it is about."

"Well, let's go, let's watch and talk."

Qin Yi finished drinking the water and put on her mask and glasses. Upon seeing this, Chen Pingsheng took the two of them to go shopping.

After spending half an hour, Chen Pingsheng sorted out the connotation of "The Crow" for Qin Yi and Zhang Feng, and then they went out to have a meal.

Qin Yi had to be busy next, so she didn't have much time. She left with Zhang Feng after eating.

Chen Pingsheng also returned to the film festival and got to know some people in the industry under the leadership of the person in charge in the capital.

On the second day of the Capital Film Festival, Chen Pingsheng went to Huaxia Literature Publishing House early in the morning.

Huaxia Literature Publishing House is located in an old building. As soon as you get off the bus, you can see a white sign with a sense of age standing in front of the door. It has the four words "Huaxia Literature" written on it and the signature is the name of a certain calligrapher.Chen Pingsheng walked into the courtyard, and Gai Tuowen was waiting next to the security room. He immediately greeted him when he appeared.

"Life!" he greeted, as if he were meeting an old friend.

"Brother Tuowen." Chen Pingsheng had previously called him brother Gai, but he later corrected him and called him brother Tuowen.

The two walked into the building along the trees in the yard. The editorial office was on the second floor, but they took the elevator directly to the third floor.

Because they were going to the conference room to look at the new work and the prints of "The Crow."

"Bah." There was not enough sunlight in the conference room, so he turned on the lights. Inside was an old-fashioned reception table, dark red, which looked quite old-fashioned.

"Sit down, life."

Chen Pingsheng sat near the door, and Gai Tuowen immediately brought over several photo albums he had prepared.

The name of the album is written on the gray cover in black font, Crow.

After opening it, you can see the four words "Crow" and Chen Pingsheng printed on the white paper.

Chen Pingsheng stroked it with his hands, feeling the texture of the album.You can smell the smell of paper in your nose. It is an intoxicating aroma of paper, and it is also a calming and reassuring smell.

Turning the page again, black and white photos immediately appeared in front of the two of them.

"It's awesome." Chen Pingsheng admired the work leisurely, as if he was watching a photo album he had never known before. The novelty fascinated him.

It took him 10 minutes to flip through the entire photo album, and then looked at several other books.

Whether it is the printing process or the quality of the photos, the several photo albums have maintained perfect unity without any problems.

Chen Pingsheng was relieved and said: "I think it's very good. It looks like it makes people want to collect it."

With its exquisite appearance and rich soul, whether you are a photography enthusiast or not, you will not be able to help but take a second look at this photo album.

"That's good. The next step is for us to distribute the goods through channels across the country. Then you'll have to do more publicity."

"No problem." Chen Pingsheng nodded and agreed.

"That's right!" Gai Tuowen suddenly thought of something else and asked: "There will be several book signings at that time, and you need to be there."

This is also a normal operation. In order to promote the sales of new books, publishing houses often hold book signings in multiple cities to increase sales.

"No problem." Chen Pingsheng naturally took his money issues to heart.

The price of this photo album is 188 yuan, which is not very high, but the publisher’s idea is to make small profits but quick turnover.After all, domestic album sales have always been weak, and the basic strategy is to print less to ensure there is no backlog.

But now that Chen Pingsheng has won the award, the market has begun to show signs of recovery, and with so many copies printed, it is natural to want to recoup the money.

Chen Pingsheng simply calculated in his head how much money it would bring him if all fifteen thousand copies were sold.

About 20 yuan, the benefits brought by the film festival are indeed a bit small.

But this is just the beginning. Publishing this thing is a long-term process. If the first printing of the album can be sold, then subsequent printings will naturally increase and the money will become more and more.

Moreover, the most important thing about publishing a photo album is the blessing of fame.

Making the name Chen Pingsheng familiar to the whole country is more important than making money.

After discussing the album, the two finally talked about new works.

"Have you brought it? Let me see." Gai Tuowen stood up and turned on the projection.

Chen Pingsheng took out his computer and connected the projection data cable, then opened the third photo album he produced.

"Decisive Moment"

Its cover is very abstract. The most eye-catching elements are triangles, circles, squares and spirals. These geometric compositions are concentrated in a photo and refined by Chen Pingsheng into elements of different colors, which are placed on The photo on the cover seems to remind everyone who is viewing the album that the focus of the following photos is not the content, but the composition.

At the bottom of the cover, you can see a line of handwritten font: The decisive moment.

The signature is Chen Pingsheng.

But it is completely different from "The Crow". There is no juxtaposition or mystification. Instead, it is simple and unpretentious, just like other albums on the market.

Gai Tuowen admitted that this first impression was not amazing enough, because he was still watching it with the mentality of watching a work as interesting as "The Crow".

He had not yet realized that the photos he saw next would change the future of the entire photography industry and become a must-read textbook for every photographer in the industry.

"Click" Chen Pingsheng clicked the mouse button.

The album started to flip.

(End of this chapter)