Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 284 "Yangtze River No. [-]" is auctioned at a sky-high price!
"Good evening to all guests who have commissioned on-site, online or by phone." The female auctioneer in formal attire stood in front of a wooden podium with a lavender carved wall behind her. She seemed to be conducting some very important activity.

This is a live broadcast of the Christie's auction. Although Chen Pingsheng did not go to the scene, he and Huang Liao were sitting in the room watching on the computer.

"What is going on next is our Christie's auction house's first photography and modern art sale." The female auctioneer paused for a moment and continued: "We will present to you six masterpieces from five world-class photography masters."

The camera moved to the big screen, framing both the auctioneer and the art display screen in one frame.

"Our first lot, 2058, Lu Wen, "Crazy Thoughts."

"The starting price is 210 million!"

As soon as the voice fell, someone raised a sign.

"Okay, 210 million, once."

"220 million, once."

The auctioneer kept refreshing the price, and placards were raised one after another on the spot. It seemed that everyone was quite interested in this work.

Lu Wen is a recognized master in the field of domestic art photography, but he keeps to himself, does not communicate with others, and has little contact with people in the industry.

I only participated in the competition twice when I was young. After winning some awards, I never submitted any work to the competition again.

So you can't see his shadow anywhere.

Only industry insiders and auction houses can see his new works.

It was also the first time for Chen Pingsheng to see the work of Teacher Lu Wen. After a 5-minute auction session, it was finally successfully auctioned for 320 million yuan.

This auction is for domestic locals, so the unit used is also RMB.

After a period of anxious waiting, Chen Pingsheng and Huang Liao finally saw his own work.

"The following lot, 1995, is from Chen Pingsheng's "Yangtze River No. [-]"." After the female auctioneer finished speaking, the true appearance of the photo was immediately displayed on the big screen.

"This photo is 3.6 meters long and 2.1 meters wide. It is a huge photo. Moreover, the Yangtze River No. [-] created by Chen Pingsheng at the same time has been officially listed as a collection of the Yangtze River National Museum and is very valuable for collection. of the lot.”

After the female auctioneer finished speaking, the consignors and buyers below couldn't help but nod, recognizing the collection value contained in it.

"Our starting price is 500 million." After everyone digested it, the female auctioneer officially started the auction.

"600 million, once." Soon, a buyer held up a sign.

"How much can you get?" Huang Liao asked Chen Pingsheng intently. I have to say that this kind of auction looks very exciting, and I wish I could join in and raise the sign in my hand.

"I don't know either, but I guess it's around 2000 to [-] million." Chen Pingsheng felt that it was within this range. After all, he was still alive, and this work didn't have the most precious buff bonus.

"So much!" Huang Liao realized for the first time Chen Pingsheng's ability to attract money. As a photographer, he was undoubtedly at the top of the industry pyramid.

"700 million, once." The number of people holding placards began to increase, and the numbers were also large.

"800 million, once."

"900 million, once."

When it reached 900 million, the number of people raising placards began to decrease significantly, and it seemed that their psychological price had been reached.

However, three people still insisted, and the female auctioneer kept refreshing the price under their hands.

"950 million, once."

"980 million, once."

"Nine million nine million, once."

The female auctioneer paused for a moment, then saw a brand new sign raised, and her tone became excited: "1000 million, once!"

Unexpectedly, a new buyer came out at this price.

After breaking through the psychological price of 1000 million, the value of "Yangtze River No. [-]" began to rise again.

"One thousand and one million, one time!"

"Sixteen million..."

"One thousand and one million, one time!"

The female auctioneer kept opening her mouth as several people raised placards, and her throat felt a little dry, but her professionalism kept her enthusiastic and kept broadcasting new prices.

"One thousand and one million, one time!"

"One thousand and one million, one time!"

"2000 million, once!"

After crossing 2000 million, the bidders were finally reduced to the last two people.

One is persistent from beginning to end, and a new bidder comes out halfway. Obviously, they will have a final price duel.

Everyone at the scene became curious, not knowing who could persevere to the end, and the audience outside the screen also became nervous.

"What kind of photo is this! It can be sold for 2000 million! What a sky-high price!" In Film Magazine, Yu Xiang and a group of new photographers were watching the live broadcast on the computer. One of the short-haired boys couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing the price.

"Yeah, I would be so happy if the photos I took can sell for two hundred." Another photography assistant also agreed.

They were all newcomers who had just joined the magazine. They were the apprentices given to Yu Xiang by Feilin, who specifically told him to win over people's hearts.

So Yu Xiang directly showed them the auction in order to let them know what a god is!

"Do you know Chen Pingsheng?" He crossed his legs and smoked a cigarette, looking draggy.

"I don't know." The short-haired boy shook his head, a little confused.

"You don't even know this, so stop doing photography." Another pouted: "He is the most powerful photographer in China right now. A while ago, it was reported every day abroad that he won the Grand Prize!"

"So awesome!" The short-haired boy suddenly realized: "No wonder his photos are so expensive."

"This is not the most awesome thing, you know? He has worked in our magazine before!" A new photographer gave everyone a popular science: "The high-quality column of our magazine was shot by Chen Pingsheng."

"Ah! Really!" Several newcomers were shocked.

"Yes." Yu Xiang nodded: "I worked as an assistant for Brother Chen and worked with him when he debuted. At that time, we were still filming the movie queen Qin Yi."

"I'll take photos of the movie queens when I debut!"

"Fuck!"

This was the first time that several people knew about such a thing, and they suddenly felt that Yu Xiang's figure had grown taller.

"Brother Xiang, tell us." They all praised him and begged him to tell more about Chen Pingsheng in the past with curiosity.

"Ahem, don't worry, we'll talk about Brother Chen when the auction is over."

Yu Xiang pointed to the live broadcast on the computer. At this time, the auction had reached its climax.

"Twenty-seven and a half million, once!"

"Twenty-seven and a half million, once!"

The competition between the two parties has reached a fierce stage. Every time a sign is raised, it means that the price of artistic photos in the photography industry has reached a new high. Everyone's throats are raised, and they even have difficulty breathing. "Twenty-eight million, once!"

The female auctioneer also braced herself, looked at the buyers holding placards, and then waited for another person to compete.

However, the other person seemed to be hesitant about the price, so he did not raise his sign.

"Twenty-eight million, twice!" The hammer in the female auctioneer's hand finally struck twice in a row.

And just when everyone thought the dust had settled, another person actually raised his sign again!
"Twenty-eight and a half million, once!" The female auctioneer dropped the hammer heavily.

But this time, no one followed.

"Twenty-eight and a half million, twice!"

Five seconds later, "Twenty-eight and five million yuan, three times! Thank you to our client, and congratulations to our buyer."

Finally, in a quiet atmosphere, Chen Pingsheng's "Yangtze River No. 850" broke the world's auction record for photography, reaching a high price of [-] million.

Calculated into US dollars, it is as much as 380 million.

"Oh my god! It's so high!" Huang Liao covered her mouth with shock on her face.

Chen Pingsheng also burst into laughter. After all, it is a great honor to see his work achieve the highest price.

"So you also want to enter the auction market?" He teased Huang Liao with a smile.

"It looks really tempting! Ahhhh!" Huang Liao rolled back and forth on the bed holding the pillow, and finally stopped and said, "Forget it, I'll go to Gesai first!"

"Calm down?" Chen Pingsheng turned off the computer and put it back in his bag.

"Yeah, you can't aim too high!" Huang Liao stretched out her hand to encourage herself: "The most important thing now is to publish a photo album and then participate in the competition!"

"Indeed, but my requirements are very strict." Chen Pingsheng was right.

For example, in the previous "Asada Family", Masashi Asada's photos were sent back and re-photographed several times for the best effect.

And Huang Liao's mood now is as uneasy as when she faced the teacher's correction of her homework, for fear that Chen Pingsheng would say that her work was not qualified for publication.

But she doesn't have to worry just yet, because she hasn't finished taking all her photos yet.

Chen Pingsheng's requirement for her was to take a thousand photos and then find photos with consistent quality and complementary expressions to form an album.

Each of these thousand photos must be taken according to the requirements of the album, not just taken casually.

After all, not everyone can have system bonuses like Chen Pingsheng, who can maintain his status stably.

Taking photos is like writing a novel. When you are in good condition, everything you look at is inspiration.

When you are in a bad state, taking one picture can make your whole day awkward.

So Huang Liao is faced with such a situation, but she thinks it is very good, because only with high requirements can she perform at a high level. No matter how powerful the master is, he can't make as many pictures as he takes.

Oh, except Chen Pingsheng.

Huang Liao has watched many documentaries by photographers, but she felt that if Chen Pingsheng made a documentary about his own experience, it would be too shocking.

Who has ever seen a photographer who doesn’t need to choose, every photo is of album quality!

At least Huang Liao himself felt as if he was in a dream. Every day's shooting work was to set up the props and lights, and then with a click, the shooting was over.

There was no entanglement or hesitation. It seemed as if every album had been in his heart for a long time.

Thinking about Chen Pingsheng, Huang Liao closed his eyes sleepily. They will also learn a new skill tomorrow, followed by the filming of a new album.

"Ah!" She yawned and slowly fell asleep.
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The next day, Huang Liao and Chen Pingsheng stood outdoors. This was the flight base for drones.

They came to learn the essentials of flying a drone. After all, Chen Pingsheng's next work will require overlooking the entire ground from a high place.

To be on the safe side, Huang Liao also had to undergo this kind of training.

After the two of them had practiced for a long time and had gradually become proficient, Chen Pingsheng suddenly received a call.

"Hi, hello, is this Chen Pingsheng, Teacher Chen?"

"It's me, what's wrong?" Chen Pingsheng heard that the voice was not an acquaintance.

"Hello, we are the official documentary channel of Bilibili. We are calling you this time because we want to shoot a documentary for you. Do you have time? Let's chat?"

"Documentary?" Chen Pingsheng was a little bit amused. How old is he, but there is actually a documentary? It feels a bit strange.

But he didn't refuse because he was curious about how to shoot a documentary, and he thought the experience was quite interesting.

Since he got non-existent glasses, he has let himself go without worrying about being recognized when taking photos.

"Okay, I'm in Xiamen now, how should we chat?"

"Xiamen, okay! Our director will go to your place to have a detailed chat with you in one day."

"Then it's hard work for you."

"fine."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Pingsheng continued to play with the drone while holding the remote control. Huang Liao, who was drinking water and resting, came over and asked, "Is there any new job?"

"Yes, but I'm not photographing others, but others are photographing me."

"Want to make a documentary for you?"

"How do you know?" Chen Pingsheng looked at her in confusion.

Huang Liao stuck out her tongue: "It's true! I just said it casually."

"It's the official documentary channel of Bilibili. It's probably because I'm relatively young." Chen Pingsheng is indeed very young, the kind that's unbelievable.

"But if this film is actually filmed, many people will probably go crazy." Huang Liao couldn't help complaining.

"Eh? Why?" Chen Pingsheng was a little confused.

"Because your efficiency in taking photos is too high, which makes people feel unrealistic." Huang Liao said to Chen Pingsheng seriously.

"It seems...that's the truth." Chen Pingsheng smiled, feeling that he was indeed more confident.

This is completely opposite to the crazy and entangled state of other photographers.

"But what I'm facing next is also a brand new field." He looked at the buzzing drone in the sky and sighed that this thing is really useful.

However, the lens it comes with is not very good, so the shooting is a bit unsatisfactory.

Chen Pingsheng plans to build a special drone, which is the shell and aircraft of the drone, plus an additional camera, so that he can achieve the best landscape shooting effect.

But now, he looked at the unsteady flying drone and said that he still needed more practice in this regard.

At least it must be able to take off and land stably on any terrain to be considered reliable.

Otherwise, once the camera is installed, what awaits him will be bombing accidents one after another.

(End of this chapter)