Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 74 74. Signing a contract (seeking further reading)

In the dim room, the flame of the scented candle was the only source of light in the room.

The delicately decorated room was filled with the faint fragrance of roses. Chen Li'an hugged Gong Li and leaned on the bed. The silky white duvet covered their bodies, revealing only a trace of spring light.

"Do you want to sign the manager's contract?" Gong Li asked, leaning on Chen Li'an's shoulder.

Chen Li'an turned to look at Gong Li and said, "Sign, Song Huaigui said she is very professional, and the contract is also very good."

The reason why he decided to sign the contract is actually very simple. Chen Li'an also wanted to realize his talent through Ji Fa. Artists also have to eat.

Without professional help, it would be difficult for an artist to get ahead, especially if it is almost impossible to become a well-known artist internationally.

There are tens of thousands of painters and only a few capable art managers, and only Ji Fa is willing to sign a contract with Chen Li'an.

Gong Li did not interfere with Chen Li'an's decision. After hearing that he was willing to sign the contract, she hesitated and said, "Will you still have a painting exhibition in the future? That painting you painted for me."

"That's for you. I won't bring it back to exhibit." Chen Li'an interrupted Gong Li and patted her slender waist.

Gong Li nodded when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "If you become famous in the future, will this painting be valuable?"

"Then I have to wait until I die." Chen Li'an said speechlessly.

Gong Li rolled her eyes, hit Chen Li'an and said, "What are you talking about!"

In modern society, if a painting wants to become valuable, it must be hyped. Even if Chen Li'an becomes a well-known painter, not every painting will be valuable. If Gong Li collects the painting in his hand, he really has to make it valuable. It will only be possible after Chen Li'an dies.

Dead artists are valuable artists.

Chen Li'an smelled the faint fragrance of roses and felt a little sleepy. He hugged Gong Li and said softly: "It's late, let's rest."

"Yes." Gong Li changed into a comfortable position, lay on Chen Li'an's chest and slowly closed her eyes.

The room suddenly fell into silence, but the quiet time was a bit short, and the two people in the room who couldn't sit still began to sing again.

The lyrics are also weird, about black stockings and scented candles that are so hot.

Early the next morning, the weather was still a little gloomy, with only a ray of sunshine breaking through the dark clouds, just like the big, round and white moon last night.

It looked like it was going to snow. Chen Li'an wrapped his scarf tightly and left Gong Li's house to go to the National Art Museum of China to continue his film exhibition.

Today is the fourth day of the film festival. There are not that many people coming to see the exhibition, but Chen Li'an and the group of old people still complete this performance art seriously.

There were not many people in the exhibition hall. When Xu Jinglei walked into the exhibition hall, Chen Li'an saw it at a glance.

Xu Jinglei has been coming to see the exhibition for three consecutive days. Chen Li'an was curious whether this girl was too busy.

Film festivals and performance art will be shocking the first time you see them, you will have a lot of thoughts the second time, and you will feel nothing at all the third time.

It stands to reason that few people will visit the exhibition for three consecutive days, unless they highly admire the works here.

But according to Chen Li'an's observation, Xu Jinglei didn't pay much attention to her works, but she often observed herself.

In the quiet exhibition hall, Xu Jinglei stood looking at Chen Li'an from a distance, thinking that when Chen Li'an's performance was over, he must hurry up and don't miss it like yesterday.

Xu Jinglei felt a little frustrated when she thought that she couldn't get through the phone call last night. Who would have thought that Chen Li'an was not at home.

Originally, I wanted to play a mystery on the phone and then meet in reality. Now it seems that it is better to play straight. Maybe Chen Li'an likes something more direct.

With this thought, Xu Jinglei didn't want to continue to play the art game. She wanted to get to know him first and then think of other ways.

As time went by, the morning performance quickly ended. Chen Li'an walked out of the glass cabinet in the middle of the venue, looked at the several audience members who had gathered around, smiled and chatted for a few words before preparing to leave.

He was still anxious to find Ji Fa, and the contract signing had to be finalized as soon as possible.

Xu Jinglei took the opportunity to stop Chen Li'an, but Chen Li'an, who had noticed her for a long time, silently turned around, changed direction and left quickly.

Chen Li'an has no idea of ​​having a close friendship with this famous talented woman in the entertainment industry, even though the 21-year-old Xu Jinglei is very good-looking.

Xu Jinglei stood on tiptoe and found that Chen Li'an's figure disappeared into the crowd again. She stamped her foot angrily, why did he run away again!

After leaving the art museum, Chen Li'an didn't know the purpose of Xu Jinglei approaching him, but he was not curious. If Jiang Qingqing approached him like this, he would definitely not run away.

People are like this sometimes. Those who don't have a good rapport just don't want to say a word. Xu Jinglei is the one who doesn't have a good rapport with Chen Li'an.

Also at Maxim, Chen Li'an and Ji Fa met again, but this time Bo Qing was also there.

Seeing Bai Qing and Ji Fa sitting together, talking and laughing, Chen Li'an immediately became wary, suspecting that Bai Qing might not know that Ji Fa was a player.

Chen Li'an calmly sat next to them and said hello to them. Bo Qing turned to look at Chen Li'an and leaned over, sniffing Chen Li'an as usual.

But this time, Bai Qing heard some strange questions, and his expression became colder before leaning towards Ji Fa again.

Chen Li'an lowered his head and smelled it. There was a faint scent of roses on his coat. After spending a whole night in a scented room, it was inevitable that his clothes would be stained with some smell.

Ji Fa looked at Bai Qing and Chen Li'an with a smile, and then took the initiative and said, "Have you decided to sign a contract?"

After glancing at Bai Qing who didn't want to talk to him, Chen Li'an turned to Ji Fa and said, "Well, I've thought about it. We can sign the contract today."

"Then do you want to become a partner with Bo Qing? Be a double artist." Ji Fa asked again.

Chen Li'an glanced at Bo Qing, worried that the girl would be attacked by Ji Fa, and said, "Of course, but I don't know what Bo Qing is thinking."

Bai Qing turned to look at Chen Li'an, the coldness in his eyes disappeared, and he said calmly: "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't come today."

Ji Fa obviously knew about Bo Qing's choice. He took out a new contract from his bag and handed it to Chen Li'an and said, "Then let's sign the contract now."

Chen Li'an took the new contract and read it carefully. He didn't find any changes from the previous one, so he signed his name.

After signing the contract, Ji Fa said excitedly: "To celebrate your signing, let me treat you today. How about a drink?"

"no problem."

After the three of them finished ordering, they waited for the red wine to arrive and clinked their glasses. At this moment, the iron triangle in the future art world was officially established.

After finishing the wine in the cup, Ji Fa got down to business and looked at Chen Li'an and said: "You two will participate in the Venice Biennale next June as your first shot in the international art world, but before that you have to Only if there are new works.”

Chen Li'an nodded, looked at Bo Qing and asked, "Have you created anything recently? Do you have any new inspiration?"

"I have inspiration, but I haven't started yet." After Bai Qing finished speaking, he paused, looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "But it conflicts with the artistic concept shown in your film festival."

Chen Li'an shook his head and said, "I haven't formed my own theory yet, and I'm still exploring. But I do have some new ideas recently. I'll chat with you after dinner."

Ji Fa asked curiously: "Tell me what you think."

Bo Qing is also curious. She has no doubts about Chen Li'an's talent and wants to know what different perspectives he has.

Chen Li'an put down the cup in his hand, looked at them and said, "I want to combine photography and oil painting to create a set of Chinese-style installation art."

Ji Fa frowned slightly and asked, "Painting photography?"

"No, I said it is installation art. The key point is to combine painting and painting without imitating it. It is essentially different from pictorialism."