Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 209 Photography Techniques, Frustrated Zou Bin

After hearing Zou Bin's answer, Deputy Section Chief Jin returned to his office. After all, he was quite busy. The Ministry of Culture was a large ministry-level unit, and although he was only a deputy section chief, he was busier than a deputy section chief in a local government.

So he quickly returned to his post to deal with the problem.

After Li Feng spoke to Ajik about something, Ajik went up to the stage in the auditorium and started dancing.

of course!

Regarding the background music, there's a tape recorder here.

As for the content of the tape, it contained traditional music from the Western Regions. As soon as the music started, Li Feng immediately felt the flavor of the Western Regions.

Then, combined with the Ajik dance, Li Feng was truly treated to a visual feast.

After all, people in this era don't usually see dances like this.

Unless you have a television at home.

Television wasn't even widespread back then, let alone dance programs like this. Unless you went to Xinjiang, you definitely wouldn't be able to see a program like this.

Li Feng was just lucky to encounter this mission. Otherwise, given his status, he wouldn't have been able to see it at all, let alone appreciate it alone. Although Zou Bin was next to Li Feng, it was no different from appreciating it alone.

While enjoying the dance, Li Feng didn't forget the movements in his hands. He picked up the camera hanging around his neck and began to capture the moment.

Actually, Li Feng does have a certain sense of photography.

In his previous life, Li Feng enjoyed taking pictures with his phone, and he even searched for photography tutorials online to improve his photo quality.

Back then, we only used mobile phones or digital cameras.

This was the first time Li Feng had ever used a film camera like this.

Li Feng had some understanding of basic composition, so he quickly snapped a few photos from good angles.

A prompt appeared in Li Feng's mind.

Photography experience +1
Photography experience +1
Photography experience +1
Photography experience +1
However, Li Feng was too focused on watching the dance to notice these hints at the time.

As for Li Feng's sketchbook, which is next to it, Li Feng has no plans to draw any references for the time being.

In Li Feng's view, he could draw these hand-drawn materials himself later.

It would be better to film the characteristics of the dance first.

At this moment, Zou Bin watched Li Feng clapping and patting Ajik dancing, but he didn't disturb Li Feng.

Because Zou Bin is a very perceptive person.

About twenty minutes later, Ajik's forehead was covered with tiny beads from dancing.

Seeing that Ajik had been dancing for about twenty minutes, Li Feng figured Ajik must be quite tired by now, so he waved to Ajik.

"Ajik".

"You should take a rest first, you must be quite tired."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Ajik stopped abruptly and began wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Zou Bin saw Ajik wiping away sweat, so he walked onto the stage with a smile. He had somehow gotten a cup of tea in his hand, and then he smiled and said to Ajik.

"Little sister Ajik, you must be thirsty!"

"Have a drink of water and take a break."

At this moment, after looking at the tea leaves in Zou Bin's cup, Ajik quickly shook her head at Zou Bin to indicate that...

"Uncle Zou Bin, I can't drink tea."

When Zou Bin heard Ajik call him "uncle," his smile clearly froze.

Then he couldn't help but ask Ajik a question.

"Am I that old?"

After hearing Zou Bin's words, Ajik nodded seriously to him.

"real.".

"In my hometown, I call any adult your age, Uncle Zou Bin, 'Uncle.'"

After hearing Ajik's explanation, Zou Bin was speechless.

If Zou Bin were called "uncle" by children under ten, that wouldn't matter, but he was only ten years older than Ajik.

This made Zou Bin very frustrated.

So Zou Bin couldn't help but ask Ajik more questions.

"Then what did you call him?"

After saying this, Zou Bin pointed to Li Feng's location.

After seeing the direction Zou Bin pointed, Ajik couldn't help but reply to him.

"Call me brother."

"Brother Li Feng is only four years older than me. Should I call him uncle instead of brother?"

After Ajik said that, she gave her a look that said, "You don't understand at all."

Zou Bin was annoyed by what Ajik said, but he still smiled and said something to Ajik.

"oops".

"Now that you're calling me uncle, I feel like I'm almost forty or fifty years old."

After Ajik finished speaking, he smiled at Ajik again.

Just as Ajik was awkwardly laughing, Li Feng approached Ajik with a blue-and-white porcelain teacup filled with plain water. He then smiled and handed the water to Ajik, before calmly speaking to him.

"This is plain water, and it's cold."

"No tea leaves were added."

Upon hearing that Li Feng's teacup contained no tea leaves, Ajik immediately took the teacup from him and drank it all in one gulp.

After Ajik finished drinking the water, a bright smile appeared on her face.

At this moment, she wiped her mouth with her sleeve. After wiping the water stains from the corners of her mouth, she couldn't help but smile and thank Li Feng.

"Thank you, Brother Li Feng."

Upon hearing Ajik's words, Zou Bin immediately pretended to be somewhat dissatisfied and asked Ajik a question.

"I gave you water too, why aren't you thanking me?"

After hearing Zou Bin's words, Ajik tilted her head slightly and explained to Zou Bin.

“I didn’t drink the tea you gave me. My mother told me that it’s not good for children to drink tea, so I have to listen to my mother.”

"And I drank the water that Brother Li Feng gave me, so I should thank Brother Li Feng so that my mother will say I am polite."

At this moment, Li Feng nodded to Ajik and said.

"Although what you said is true, Zou Bin handed you the tea because he wanted to quench your thirst, didn't he?"

"I think that although you can choose not to drink, you should still thank Zou Bin."

"In that case, your mother will also think you are polite."

Do you think I'm right?

After hearing Li Feng's words, Ajik thought about them carefully and then realized that Li Feng was right. So she thanked Zou Bin.

"Uncle Zou Bin, thank you for the tea, but I have to listen to my mother and can't drink the tea."

After listening to Ajik's words, Zou Bin felt his lips twitch slightly.

He then nodded to Ajik to indicate that he understood.

At this moment, Ajik looked at Li Feng and then asked him with some curiosity.

"Brother Li Feng, you must have taken a lot of photos just now, right?"

Li Feng nodded, then pointed to the camera hanging around his neck and said.

"I took a lot of pictures, probably more than half a roll of film."

At this point, Li Feng gave a somewhat uncertain answer.

When Ajik heard that Li Feng had taken so many photos of her, she immediately looked curious and then asked Li Feng with a smile.

"How many photos are in half a roll of film?"

"Can I take a look?"

After hearing Ajik's question, Li Feng thought about the number of film rolls and then replied to Ajik, "It should be about twenty or so."

"As for showing it to you, that's not possible yet."

When Ajik heard Li Feng say no, she couldn't help but show a disappointed expression.

After all, she wanted to see photos of herself dancing. When Zou Bin saw Ajik's disappointed expression, he quickly explained to her.

"It's not that I can't show it to you, but what the camera takes are all film rolls, and you have to develop the film to see it."

After hearing Zou Bin's words, Li Feng nodded to Ajik and explained.

"This roll of film needs to be taken to a photo studio for developing. If the photos aren't developed, they'll be like brown sugar-colored film, and you won't be able to see anything."

After hearing what Li Feng and Zou Bin said, Ajik could only nod in disappointment.

"Oh well".

"Then this is the only way."

Seeing Ajik's disappointed expression, Li Feng couldn't help but suggest something to him.

"How about I paint a portrait of you?"

"The effect is almost the same as the photo."

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Ajik's face immediately lit up with a happy expression. Then, in a somewhat excited voice, she asked Li Feng a question.

"Really?".

"Just like the photo?"

"Brother Li Feng, you can't fool me. I've seen what the photos look like."

After Ajik said that, she gave me a look that said, "Don't lie to me."

Li Feng simply nodded to Ajik and assured him.

"Of course, would I lie to a child like you?"

Upon hearing Li Feng's words, Ajik immediately became displeased and then corrected him.

"You're only four years older than me. If I'm a child, then you're a child too."

Ajik's words successfully made Zou Bin, who was standing next to Li Feng, laugh.

At this moment, Li Feng said to Ajik with some helplessness.

"Okay, then I admit you're an adult, an adult just like me."

After hearing Li Feng admit that she was the same as him, Ajik nodded to Li Feng with her hands on her hips.

"That's more like it."

Li Feng nodded, then turned around and went back to his seat. He picked up the sketchbook next to him and returned to the two of them.

Then Li Feng said to Ajik.

"Strike a pose, and I'll draw it for you."

After saying that, Li Feng added another sentence.

"Yeah, strike a pose that's not too tiring, since painting is different from taking photos, it takes more time."

After hearing Li Feng's instructions, Ajik nodded and immediately returned to the stage, then struck a pose unique to Xinjiang dance.

At this moment, she interlocked her thumbs and middle fingers, then bent her left hand over her chest, and did the same above, with Ajik's hands forming an S-shape.

When Li Feng saw Ajik's appearance, he immediately started drawing.

Li Feng has thoroughly mastered the essentials of painting from a single book.

In Li Feng's opinion, this kind of sketch is the easiest to draw.

Li Feng currently doesn't usually need to first define the shape; instead, he directly lays down a layer of light and shadow before painting.

At this point, Li Feng spent three minutes distinguishing between the black, gray, and white sides, and then determined the appropriate adjustments to the light and shadow based on Ajik's shape.

After five minutes, the drawing paper in Li Feng's hand had already taken on the basic shape of Ajik. Then Li Feng began to refine the details on Ajik's face and clothes.

About five minutes later, Li Feng had finished drawing the entire appearance of Ajik.

At this moment, Ajik, as depicted by Li Feng, is just like a real person.

At this moment, Zou Bin, who had been watching Li Feng paint, couldn't help but sigh.

"Brother Li Feng, you're really good at drawing!"

"You've drawn a real person in such a short time, that's amazing."

"And it looks so much like him, almost exactly like the real person."

Upon hearing Zou Bin's words, Ajik, who was on stage, became curious and hurriedly ran from the stage to Li Feng's side.

When Ajik saw the painting of herself in Li Feng's hand, she was immediately drawn to it.

When Ajik saw the words in Li Feng's hand, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Wow".

"It really looks like me, just like looking in a mirror."

As Ajik was speaking, she suddenly turned to Li Feng and asked a question.

"that.".

"Brother Li Feng, could you give me this painting?"

Li Feng paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded to Ajik.

"This was originally meant to be given to you."

"By the way, I'll send you a copy of that photo once I've developed it."

The factory pays for developing the photos, but since the developed photos need to be archived at the factory, Li Feng has to pay for an extra copy himself.

It would be even better if the photo studio were willing to give us an extra copy.

Just as Li Feng was thinking about these things.

Zou Bin, who was standing to the side, spoke to Li Feng.

"Brother Li Feng, leave this to me. I know the people at the photo studio."

"I'll have him send us a few tickets then."

“In the past, when I accompanied our factory’s customers to Beijing, I took a lot of photos, so I often went to photo studios and became familiar with them.”

"When the time comes, Brother Li Feng, you can just pick out which ones need to be washed again."

After hearing Zou Bin's words, Li Feng was first taken aback, and then he nodded to Zou Bin.

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Zou Bin shook his head at Li Feng and said...

"Why are we being so polite?"

"Isn't this what I should do?"

At this moment, Ajik, who was standing to the side, asked Zou Bin curiously.

"Uncle Zou Bin, does that mean I can have several photos?"

Zou Bin nodded and answered Ajik.

"That's right."

Upon hearing Zou Bin's reply, Ajik immediately thanked him.

"Thank you, Uncle Zou Bin."