Great Power Technology

While Ye Zhou was excited about getting on the H-20, there was another person in Sichuan who also couldn't sleep, but the reason why he couldn't sleep was different from Ye Zhou's.

This man's name is Wang Chao. He is a photography enthusiast, or to be more precise, he is a wild bird photographer, commonly known as a bird photographer.

Wang Chao dislikes this title very much, because every time he attends a gathering of the Provincial Photographers Association, he introduces others by saying, "Who is this, a humanities photographer", "Who is this, a documentary photographer", " This one is more powerful, this one is a war photographer." But when talking about him, people always say in an understatement: "Oh, this one, this is Wang Chao, he is very famous for photographing birds."

More than once, after the host introduced him, the people next to him asked, "Is he a human photographer?". Each time, he had to explain that he was photographing real birds, those that could fly if they had feathers. kind.

However, no matter how he explains it, his works and words always seem a bit weak.

He has photographed the red-crowned crane, a national first-class protected animal, which is the kind learned in primary school textbooks; he has also photographed goshawks hunting on the grassland, and the ferocious sense of power makes his heart flutter; he has also photographed the top of the snowy field. vultures, and found in them a sense of beauty that spans life and death.

However, he always felt that these were not enough.

He always felt that the things he photographed had been photographed and expressed by others before.

Beauty is beautiful, but it still lacks a little meaning.

What does this mean?

He thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out, but fortunately, a recent message gave him inspiration.

In a certain mountainous area in Sichuan and Sichuan, a group of Chinese golden pheasants have been very active recently.

In the descriptions of some other enthusiasts, this group of golden pheasants are like elves in the mountains, often walking on the treetops, contrasting with the colorful vegetation, just like the legendary phoenix.

Phoenix?

Isn't this the "slightly bad meaning" I'm looking for?

Wang Chao immediately decided to go into the mountains to look for traces of Golden Pheasant. He had even made preparations to stay in the mountains for half a month. If he couldn't take photos that he was satisfied with this time, he would wait until he had enough strength. Until I can't hold it any longer.

For this reason, he specially took his wife with him, and the two of them carried 40 kilograms of supplies and equipment on their backs. After arriving near the mountainous area by car, they trekked through the mountains for two more days, resting several times along the way, before finally arriving. Scheduled filming location.

If both of them hadn't maintained the habit of long-term exercise, such high-intensity cross-country would have been too much.

And now it is their 10th day of squatting. They have already set up a temporary camp at the shooting location. Their daily life is to stare at the camera with a telephoto lens and rest and cook next to it.

They didn't dare to light a fire, but they prepared a simple solar stove, which can store energy for a day and have a hot meal of noodles at night without much problem.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was gradually sinking to the west. Wang Chao was still staring at the camera, waiting for the appearance of the Chinese Golden Pheasant.

In the past few days, he has caught the Chinese Golden Pheasant three times in total. However, each time they appeared, the time was too short, and the photos he took were also unsatisfactory, so he has survived until now.

The wife on the side had already cooked the noodles. She picked up the lunch box with chopsticks and walked to Wang Chao, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Come on, eat first, and I'll keep an eye on it for you."

Wang Chao shook his head and replied:

"You eat first. You haven't had a good appetite these two days, so you need to eat more hot food. If we can't take pictures tomorrow, let's go down the mountain. No matter how important taking pictures is, it's not as important as your health."

His wife put the lunch box next to him with some humor, then sat down cross-legged and said:

"I'm just tired of eating dehydrated food. It's not that serious! I finally came here and took some photos. You won't be willing to take photos if you don't take satisfactory photos."

"Don't worry, I know my health well. Wasn't it more difficult to accompany you to find eagles in the Gobi than it is now? I'm not in good shape."

Hearing this, Wang Chao felt a little guilty.

He picked up his wife on the road. When he went to Northern Xinjiang to collect scenery, he happened to meet his wife and a group of people from the archaeological team who also went to Northern Xinjiang for inspection. He fell in love with this heroic girl at a glance and was stunned to death. He stubbornly stayed in the archaeological team and worked as a team photographer. Every day when he had nothing to do, he pestered each other to chat. After an inspection, the two finally came together.

Mo Feng, this girl who is less than 30 years old is indeed like the strong wind blowing in the desert, wandering and yet fascinating.

But now she has a home.

Not only does he have a destination, but even when the archaeological team finally has no projects and can take a long vacation every year, he still has to accompany him to run around to realize his pursuits that may seem a little illusory to others.

Wang Chao's eyes were a little astringent. He gently squeezed his wife's shoulder and said:

"You have worked hard with me these past few years. Don't worry, after I take a satisfactory photo, I will stop doing this. I will switch to commercial photography and make money. It's time for us to have a child."

Mo Feng shook his head and replied with a smile:

"Aren't you quite profitable now? You can earn tens of thousands by photographing birds, which is much more than what I will earn next time in the field."

"Isn't that enough! I wish I could give you the best things in the world. When I earn enough money in the future, I can arrange villas, swimming pools, massage rooms, etc. for you."

Mo Feng was scanning the mountains opposite with a telescope in her hand. When she heard Wang Chao's words, she felt a little funny.

Are all men like this?

They always think that what women want is a stable and comfortable life, but in fact, if they really wanted those things, they would not have joined the archaeological team from the beginning, and they would not have known the man in front of them.

Just as she was about to explain, a flash of red suddenly appeared in the field of view of the telescope.

Mo Feng's expression perked up, and he lowered his voice subconsciously and said:

"coming!"

Wang Chao on the side quickly dropped his lunch box and came to the camera. After constantly adjusting the magnification of the telephoto lens, he finally caught the flash of red.

——

No, not just red.

But a mountain elf with a crown on his head, a jade draped around his neck, a body as red as flames, and a long golden and brown tail!

He excitedly continued to adjust the focus, and was pleasantly surprised to find that there was far more than one golden pheasant in the lens this time.

"It works this time. I counted 7, no, 8. No, oh! There are more and more! Wife, are they having a party here today? There are so many!"

"I've seen it too. There are at least twenty of them, both male and female. Is this...seeking a mate?"

"It's possible. It's almost the mating season of Golden Pheasant. Please help me keep an eye on the viewfinder and I'll find the angle."

"Okay, you focus on looking, and I'll look at the viewfinder for you."

After getting his wife's response, Wang Chao began to concentrate on adjusting the focus. The camera kept wandering among the mountain elves, taking beautiful photos one after another.

If we keep shooting like this, we can probably call it a day, right?

Wang Chao thought secretly in his heart.

However, just as he was adjusting the lens, he suddenly noticed a strange thing appearing in his field of vision.

That's a black spot.

A black dot suspended in the air, irregularly shaped, and faintly glowing with blue light.

"Honey, take a look with a high-power lens. Is there a UFO in the sky over there? It's just a little bit next to the tallest pine tree on the top of the mountain."

After hearing this, Mo Feng immediately set up a high-power microscope. After taking a look, she answered:

"It looks like a UFO. I can't see it clearly with my lens. It's too far away, but it doesn't look like a plane. There's no way a plane can stay motionless in the air. I saw fire spitting out from underneath it."

"Could it be some newly developed aircraft? Is there a military base nearby?"

Mo Feng shook his head.

"I've never heard of it! If there really is a military base, we can't get in. Could it be flying from somewhere else? But it flies specifically in the mountains, and it doesn't move in the air. I really don't know what this is. thing."

Just when they started to try to focus the camera on the aircraft, the two suddenly discovered that the flames at the bottom of the unidentified aircraft disappeared.

Then, seemingly in the blink of an eye, the outline of the aircraft began to enlarge at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"I'll go! It's really a plane! Wife, what kind of plane is this?"

"You ask me who I'm going to ask? Wait, put down the camera first, you can't take pictures of this!"

Wang Chao nodded, began to operate the camera lens to return to the area where the Chinese Golden Pheasants were, and then answered:

"If I don't take a picture of it, I might as well take a picture of my bird."

"No, it's flying over!"

Following Mo Feng's exclamation, Wang Chao subconsciously looked at the viewfinder, and then, in the viewfinder of the small aperture lens, he saw the most unforgettable scene in his life.

That strange aircraft came across thousands of mountains with a thunderous sonic boom. Its flight trajectory almost closely followed the treetops on the mountain peaks. A dazzling blue light lit up at its tail, and its outline became increasingly silhouetted. Bigger and clearer.

Then, just a few seconds before it was about to fly over the mountain opposite them, the plane suddenly pulled up at an incredible angle, and a term he learned from a movie flashed in Wang Chao's mind.

Cobra maneuver.

But, this is more than just a simple Cobra maneuver.

After climbing to a certain height, the plane began to fall like falling leaves. At a certain moment, Wang Chao almost thought that it was about to crash due to an operational error.

However, just a second after this idea was born, the tail of the plane sprayed out majestic flames again. In those blue flames, more than 10 dazzling rings shone with thrilling light.

The plane's falling speed suddenly stopped, and it began to hover strangely in the air.

Then, the nose of the plane slowly dropped, and the fuselage, which was originally perpendicular to the ground, gradually became parallel as the wake turned.

Just like a helicopter.

This was the strange flying object he saw floating in the sky at first.

The plane was still flying forward slowly, and the soul-stirring roar not only made Wang Chao and his wife tremble, but also frightened the Chinese golden pheasants who were originally leisurely.

The golden pheasants, who were originally not good at flying, took off and fled desperately at this moment. They spread their radiant and colorful wings and flew towards the orange sky.

Wang Chao's finger moved towards the shutter almost uncontrollably.

At this moment, he felt a certain calling.

The dark gray aircraft exudes a sense of metal and mechanical power, the dazzling blue wake, the golden pheasants fleeing in all directions, and the dim but gentle vast sky.

The shutter is pressed.

Mo Feng looked at Wang Chao in surprise, and then turned her eyes to the camera screen.

There, a preview of the photo is being generated.

A moment later, both of them saw this photo that would go down in history.

In the photo, in the sky above the mountains, the blue dragon and the phoenix are flying together!