Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 146 144. Touch your golden lion for me

"Why haven't you recovered yet? Why did it take so long?" Ji Fa hummed weakly.

Chen Li'an sped up his movements and replied perfunctorily: "Slow work will bring out fine work. The macaroni must be cooked in creamy soup until it is tender. Please bear with it a little longer."

"I feel it's already very soft." Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an and couldn't help but urge, "When will your cream soup be ready?"

"Be patient with food." Chen Li'an looked at the creamy soup that was about to overflow, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Okay, let's have a taste."

Ji Fa looked at the macaroni that hadn't been served yet and couldn't help but dip her fingers in the milky white soup, then put it in her mouth and tasted it.

"How does it taste?" Chen Li'an asked, looking at Ji Fa who was pointing his fingers.

Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an and said, "It's great. It has a rich milky flavor and is not greasy. It is very different from ordinary cream soup."

Chen Li'an smiled proudly and said, "Of course, my skills are great. Maybe I can be a chef in the future."

"Then I will taste it every day!" Ji Fa couldn't help but lick the corner of his mouth, and then urged Chen Li'an to scoop out the macaroni.

It looked like Jifa was really hungry. The macaroni filled with milky white soup looked really appetizing, but Jifa was more interested in the creamy soup. She didn't touch the macaroni at all and just drank all the soup. .

Chen Li'an looked at the cream soup stuck to the corner of Ji Fa's mouth, took out a piece of paper and wiped it off for her, and then said with satisfaction: "Why are you drinking in such a hurry? No one is trying to compete with you."

Ji Fa licked the corner of her mouth and looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Has Bai Qing ever tasted the cream soup you made?"

"No, she doesn't like it." Chen Li'an wiped his hands and leaned on the sofa and said, "Are you full now? I'm going back. If I don't go back, Bo Qing will fall asleep."

"It's already twelve o'clock now. I just made creamy macaroni again. Aren't you tired? How about..."

"I'm not tired! Stop dreaming!"

"Get out of here, you ruthless man!"

Chen Li'an curled his lips. She was a greedy woman, but she had to make creamy macaroni soup for her. After drinking the creamy soup, she still wanted to go further!

After leaving Ji Fa's place, Chen Li'an went back and had a good sleep. Tonight was the award ceremony of the Art Biennale, so he had to recharge his batteries.

My first trophy will be born tonight!

However, this year's art exhibition does not have much funding, and the award ceremony is a bit shabby. Although the artwork is valuable, the art exhibition does not make money.

Claire made this year's awards ceremony very unique, gathering the works of many installation artists together and turning it into an awards ceremony.

It's really full of art and not commercial at all.

Chen Li'an's works were also among them. At this time, he, Bai Qing and Ji Fa were standing in front of their works and listened to Claire's speech.

Claire's artistic concepts are full of reflection and criticism, and she has strong opinions on Western contemporary art. Her words on stage were also very direct, saying that many of the works participating in this art exhibition were impure.

After listening to Claire's words, Chen Li'an turned to Ji Fa and said, "Claire must not be liked by you art managers."

"Why do you say that?" Ji Fa paused for a moment before understanding the meaning of Chen Li'an's words, and whispered: "Actually, we all love him to death. He is like a weather vane of contemporary art."

Chen Li'an: ".Reverse operation?"

Ji Fa smiled and said: "Yes, and the art market in the past two years has been somewhat sluggish due to the impact of the financial crisis. He is just needed to re-popularize classical works."

After hearing this, Chen Li'an looked at Claire with a different look. This guy has always emphasized that business and politics should not be linked to art, but he probably did not expect that his remarks would become a weapon for these black-hearted managers to drive up prices.

Alas. Businessmen are the most cunning people in the world.

After Claire's long speech ended, it was finally time to award awards. Chen Li'an was not too excited. The previous ones were all small awards, and they were for dance or visual arts. The grand prizes would not appear until the end.

Chen Li'an looked at the artists who came on stage to receive the awards one by one, and sincerely congratulated them on winning the awards. At the same time, he also hoped that they would also send blessings and not be jealous when they received the awards.

When the final stage was about to come, Ji Fa couldn't help but grab Chen Li'an's hand and asked: "If, I mean, if you don't win the prize, will you be disappointed?"

Chen Li'an turned to look at Ji Fa, then looked at Bai Qing and asked, "Are you disappointed?"

Bai Qing shook his head calmly and said: "No, the value of art does not lie in money, nor in these awards, it is just the icing on the cake."

Hearing Bai Qing's words, Chen Li'an smiled and nodded, then looked at Ji Fa and said, "I think so too, but don't worry, you will definitely win the prize this time."

"Why? How can you be so confident?" Ji Fa was not sure that Chen Li'an would win the award, and was curious about where his confidence came from.

Chen Li'an smiled and nuzzled at Claire on the stage and said, "Claire gave me confidence. At the last party he organized, he told me not to miss this award ceremony."

"What?!" Ji Fa cried out in surprise, and then he realized what he was saying, covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Did he really say that?"

"Of course, otherwise where do you think my confidence comes from?" Chen Li'an replied, and then looked at Claire on the stage who was holding a card and preparing to announce the Venice Art Biennale, and said to Ji Fa: "Okay, let's announce it. The final answer, get ready to hear my name."

Ji Fa immediately turned to look at Claire on the stage, waiting for the names of Chen Li'an and Bai Qing to come out of his mouth.

"Now it's time to announce the final grand prize. In this art exhibition, this work is my favorite." Claire looked at the eager-looking artists in the audience, feeling a little disdainful in her heart, and then looked at it again When Chen Li'an and Bai Qing looked calm, they smiled and said: "This group of works comes from Chinese artists. Their works combine tradition and modernity, adding a lot of different colors to modern art, and using very innovative methods. , the final winning work is "

"Double artists Chen Li'an and Bai Qing from China! The winning work is "Jiangnan - Sunrise on the Line between Black and White""

After hearing the announcement of the final grand prize, everyone in the audience turned their attention to Chen Li'an and Bai Qing's works, and applauded as they watched the two people standing in the works.

Although I feel very jealous and disappointed, we are all artists who want to save face and cannot be exposed.

Amid the warm applause, Ji Fa excitedly took Chen Li'an and Bai Qing's hands and shouted loudly: "We won the prize! We really won the prize!"

Chen Li'an and Bo Qing both smiled. Looking at Ji Fa who was even happier than themselves, they couldn't help but pull her hand and said, "Let's go and receive the award together!"

Ji Fa was stunned for a moment. She didn't win any awards, so what kind of award could she receive? However, Chen Li'an and Ji Fa didn't give her a chance to think, so they pulled her onto the stage.

Claire looked at the three people coming up. She was originally thinking that there was only one trophy, whether she should award it to Chen Li'an or Bai Qing, but now she seemed to have a new answer.

After Chen Li'an and the other three came on stage, he and Bai Qing pushed Ji Fa to the front at the same time, signaling Claire to award the trophy to Ji Fa.

Claire took the trophy from the hostess and said with a smile: "This is the first time I have awarded an award to an art manager. Although I don't like them, I have to admit that their existence has promoted the development of art and helped many people." artist."

"Ji Fa, come and accept the award for your artists. Don't let down their kindness and trust." Claire looked at Ji Fa, who was covering her mouth and her eyes were red, and walked over and placed the trophy in front of her.

Ji Fa was filled with emotion and turned to look at Chen Li'an and Bai Qing at a loss. She didn't know whether she wanted to accept the trophy or not.

"Go on, this honor belongs to the three of us!" Chen Li'an said with a smile.

Bai Qing also looked at Ji Fa with encouragement and nodded lightly at her.

Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an and Bai Qing, tears almost overflowing from his eyes uncontrollably. He quickly raised his head and wiped the corners of his eyes. After calming down, he lowered his head and looked at the trophy in Claire's hand.

"I" Ji Fa wanted to say something, but in the end she couldn't say a single word. She stretched out her hand to take the trophy handed over by Claire and said: "Thank you. Thank you."

After seeing the trophy being received, Chen Li'an and Bai Qingcai came over and stood beside Ji Fa and said, "Thank you, Ji Fa, for your dedication to us."

Ji Fa had thousands of words in her heart. Just when she was about to speak, Chen Li'an reached out and stopped her.

Chen Li'an smiled and said: "Don't say anything. You take the trophy. Let me give the acceptance speech."

After making a joke, Chen Li'an whispered: "Don't cry, otherwise it won't be beautiful."

Ji Fa looked at the smile on Chen Li'an's lips, nodded vigorously, then took his and Bo Qing's hands, put the trophy into their hands and said: "I have got the glory that belongs to me, now give it back to you."

After Ji Fa handed the trophy to Chen Li'an and Bai Qing, he turned around and walked off the stage.

Watching such a touching scene, Liu Zhangming and Zhang Xiaogang in the audience were filled with emotions. In the end, Liu Zhangming could only hold back a disgraceful sentence.

"Chen Li'an really should go into politics or business. This manager will definitely be determined in the future."

Zhang Xiaogang turned to look at Liu Zhangming, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He really didn't know how to complain about his friend and sponsor.

It's obviously a beautiful thing, why do you think so darkly! Business people are really full of tricks!

Chen Li'an and Bai Qing on the stage looked at each other, looked at the trophy in their hands, and then said to the microphone at the same time: "We took away the trophy, but the art will stay here forever!"

After saying that, the two of them walked off the stage together regardless of the surprise of everyone in the audience. Shouldn't they be grateful? Shouldn’t I talk about my experience in creating art?

You guys are really unique.

But this is art!

Sophie Marceau, who also came to the award ceremony to witness this scene, looked at the Golden Lion Award in Chen Li'an's hand, with a flash of envy in her eyes.

I don’t know whether I envy Bo Qing or the Golden Lion trophy, but it’s probably the latter. What’s there to envy about Bo Qing? Everyone is the same!

Sophie Marceau looked at the trophy in Chen Li'an's hand, walked up to Chen Li'an and said, "Let me touch your golden lion."

"Now?" Chen Li'an said a little nervously: "It's not good to be here. Why don't we go back to the hotel later."

Sophie Marceau: "." Going back to the hotel is not something that can be solved!

(One more chapter.)