Second Piano Concerto

In the off-season of the ancient town, not only are there few tourists, but also not all the merchants in the town are operating normally.Among these merchants, Zhuzhu's inn is a model of industriousness. Not only the main store is open, but the branch stores are also being renovated.Long Ge restaurant is quite popular in the local area, so it is open every day.And more merchants are either like Tan Shuo's rice noodle shop, because they still have a fluke mentality towards scattered tourists, they open for half a day every day or open their doors for three days fishing and two days for drying nets, or to save costs. Simply shut down for a whole month.This inevitably made the streets of the ancient town look deserted, but Qin Haiou was satisfied.He didn't care whether there were shops in the town to visit, but such a quiet environment made him feel at ease.Compared with the days when he was surrounded by people, now he prefers this kind of life away from stress, such as going out for a walk alone, or chatting with Zhuzhu Tanshuo and others.At the end of the main street of the ancient town, there is a green hillside with a viewing platform on the top of the hillside. In the off-season, there is often no one there. Qin Haiou enjoys the panoramic view of the ancient town here, or gazes at the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Zhuzhu told Qin Haiou that he should visit all the scenic spots around the ancient town while there are fewer people in the off-season, otherwise it will be crowded everywhere in the peak season, and the beautiful scenery will lose its interest.Qin Haiou followed this suggestion, but he was not afraid of crowding, but worried that there would be a lot of people in peak season, and the chances of revealing his identity would be high when he went out.He took a map and studied it, and asked Zhuzhu how to match the itinerary, but he was stumped by a question when he was packing his luggage.

This afternoon, Tan Shuo came to visit when he had nothing to do. As soon as he entered the courtyard of the inn, he saw Qin Haiou taking pictures of the Chow Chow with a camera.The chow chow was familiar with him and was very cooperative, but Qin Haiou seemed dissatisfied and took pictures from different angles several times, still frowning.Tan Shuo went into the house and grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and came out to sit under the eaves, knocking the melon seeds and watching.Now Qin Haiou was no longer the original restraint towards him, and he also showed a kind of intimacy when he spoke. Seeing him sitting idly by the side, he took the initiative to come over to talk to him.

"I don't know how to use this camera, and I can't always take good pictures." Qin Haiou said.

Tan Shuo tilted his head and looked at it. He didn't know photography, and the camera was printed in foreign languages, so he couldn't understand it either. After thinking about it, he said, "It's easy to handle. You can show it to Zhao Fei. Let him teach you how to use it." Seeing Qin Haiou's hesitation, he said, "Go, I'll take you to him now."

Qin Haiou put all his photography equipment in a camera bag and carried it on his back, and followed Tan Shuo to Zhao Fei's photo studio.At this time, there was no one else in the photo studio, only Zhao Fei was sitting alone in front of the workbench facing the computer. He didn't get up when he saw the two of them coming, and just glanced at the door to say hello.

"Busy?" Tan Shuo leaned forward to look at Zhao Fei's computer, "Hey, edit the picture for yourself!"

"I don't want to make some new posters for the store." Zhao Fei said.

"This is Master Zhao's studio," Tan Shuo turned to Qin Haiou and said, "Master Zhao is the best and only photographer in Longjin Town."

There is a wide area on one side of Zhao Fei’s workbench, surrounded by several shelves with lamps and umbrellas, and a tripod in the center. A camera is supported on the tripod, and the lens of the camera is thick and long.Qin Haiou looked at this place. Many photographers had taken photos for him in the past, including some top photographers and studios. This place has many similarities with those studios he has seen. See They all looked very professional, which aroused his admiration, so he didn't notice the ridicule in Tan Shuo's words.

Zhao Fei saw Qin Haiou staring at his camera with envy and yearning in his expression, so he stood up and proudly introduced: "This is Nikon's D800, which is full-frame, and the lens on the body is 24" -70, is the most commonly used one among □□, landscapes and portraits can be used for everything, usually for guests to take pictures, this head is enough." After a pause, he added, "Actually, 'Small Steel Cannon',' Little Bamboo Cannon' I have it too."

Qin Haiou was confused.He is a layman in photography, and he can't understand any of these professional terms that Zhao Fei said.But the more this happened, the more he felt that Zhao Fei was powerful, worthy of being a master-level figure.

"So professional..." Qin Haiou sighed softly.

"Okay, master, don't show off," Tan Shuo interrupted at this moment, "We came here to ask you to look at the machine."

"What machine?" Zhao Fei asked.

Qin Haiou said, "I have a camera. I just bought it. I don't know how to use it. I would like to trouble you to teach me."

"What's the problem?" Zhao Fei asked.

"It's always fake." Qin Haiou said.

"Take out the machine and let me have a look." Zhao Fei said.

Qin Haiou took off the camera bag he was carrying and put it on the table.Zhao Fei glanced at it and exclaimed in surprise, "Buckingham!"

"What Buckingham?" Qin Haiou asked.

"This bag is Buckingham's bag." Zhao Fei was even more surprised. He didn't expect that Qin Haiou didn't even know the brand of his own bag. "This kind of bag is quite expensive."

"Oh..." Qin Haiou seemed to understand, and then took the camera out of the bag.

When Zhao Fei looked at the camera, his eyes straightened immediately, and he stood there with his mouth open. It took him a long time before he stammered: "This, this is the Leica Big M!!"

Qin Haiou handed him the camera, Zhao Fei took it, and sighed: "This is 35, 1.4!!"

Qin Haiou didn't understand at all, he was taken aback, and then took out two other lenses from his bag.

"90, 2.8!" Zhao Fei looked at one of them, then turned to look at the other, "—Damn! Ye Shen!!!"

"What night god?" Tan Shuo watched from the sidelines.

"50mm, with a maximum aperture of 0.95," Zhao Fei turned to Tan Shuo, with a particularly solemn expression, "under low light conditions, it exceeds the light sensitivity of the human eye."

Tan Shuo actually didn't understand, but he grasped the spirit and immediately understood that this is a very good camera.But Qin Haiou didn't have such confidence anymore, hesitantly asked: "Is this camera... good?"

"It's more than good!" Zhao Fei exclaimed, "It's awesome!!!"

"But... I think your camera is better. How big is your lens." Qin Haiou said very sincerely.

Zhao Fei burst into tears.

"This is a Leica," he said, "the Lamborghini in the camera! Mine is a BMW at best! This 'Yeshen' is the world's largest civilian lens! This body, this body is custom-made by Hermès! A set costs at least 30 yuan, which is more expensive than my entire store!"

Qin Haiou finally showed a little surprise.He had no idea about the price of the camera, and he didn't think that 30 was a huge amount. He was just a little surprised by Zhao Fei's reaction.On this trip to Longjin Town, most of the luggage and equipment he brought were prepared by his agent.Before he left, he was depressed. He didn't even look at what was in the bag. It wasn't until he went to a scenic spot a while ago that he realized that he couldn't use the newly bought camera.Now after listening to Zhao Fei's explanation, I finally understood why he was so excited.

"I said, do you know how to use such an advanced machine?" At this moment, Tan Shuo leaned forward and asked Zhao Fei with a look of distrust.Zhao Fei glared at him, quickly turned over the photos Qin Haiou had taken earlier, looked at some camera settings, and said to Qin Haiou: "Your aperture is too small, and ISO is too low... As he spoke, he fiddled with the camera, trying to help Qin Haiou adjust the settings, but after fiddled with it for a while, there was no result, and his forehead was sweating in anxiety.

"I said you don't know how to use it!" Tan Shuo despised.

Zhao Fei wanted to kick this man out of the store immediately, but it was hard to get angry in front of Qin Haiou, so he said, "I'll check it on the computer for you!"

Qin Haiou hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I'm not in a hurry to use this camera. I've already wasted a lot of your time today, so I should go too. This camera is here with you, and I'll come back in two days to ask you for advice. "

When Zhao Fei heard this, it meant that he could keep this camera and play with it for two days. He felt that his saliva was about to flow down, and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, I'll study it carefully, and I'll tell you when I'm done!"

"Don't break it!" Tan Shuo warned.

Zhao Fei glared at him again, and sent the two of them out of the store.

Qin Haiou left the camera to Zhao Fei, and the plan to go out to play was postponed accordingly.It happened that Brother Long finally returned to Longjin from other places. He heard from Xiaohei that Tan Shuo had brought a new friend to the restaurant, so he offered to invite Qin Haiou to dinner.

Brother Long is a man with a lot of Jianghu spirit. When he was young, he worked as a worker in a timber factory, drove a black car for tourists, worked as a field guide, and sold special products. Although his sideburns and beards are now grey, he is more energetic than young people, and his words carry a lot of weight in this town of Longjin.When he met Qin Haiou, he was still in the cubicle on the second floor of the restaurant, and only him, Qin Haiou, Tan Shuo and Xiao Hei were sitting at the table.After the four met, Brother Long said to Qin Haiou: "Tan Shuo and Zhuzhu's friends are my friends. If you have anything to do in this town in the future, just talk." Bring the few pieces of top-quality brick tea that I received last time, and I will give it to Xiao Qin."

Where did Qin Haiou come into contact with such a person before? He only felt that this uncle was amiable and forthright, and the other party was an elder, so he respected him very much in his heart.So when Brother Long proposed to take him back to the inn in person after the meal, Qin Haiou got up without thinking about it and was about to decline, but Tan Shuo pulled him behind.

"Brother Long said to give it away, so you let him do it." Tan Shuo said quietly.

Qin Haiou went in without knowing it, but he did it anyway.He followed Brother Long from the restaurant all the way back to the inn. Whenever he met local residents or passed open shops on the road, these residents and shop owners would greet them warmly.Qin Haiou felt that these people had a special attitude towards Brother Long, but he couldn't tell what was so special.He also found that these people's attitudes towards themselves changed.Usually when he was wandering in this street, some shopkeepers greeted him as a tourist, while others ignored him.But now, without exception, all the people were very polite and warm to him. He followed Brother Long on the street, and gradually realized that it was all because of Brother Long.

"Are they all Brother Long's friends?" Qin Haiou asked Tan Shuo while sitting in the courtyard of the inn after Brother Long left.He still remembered the phrase "Tan Shuo and Zhuzhu's friends are my friends" that Long Ge said not long ago. He wondered if the change of these people's attitudes towards him was also because of "a friend of a friend is a friend".

"That depends on how you define the word 'friend'." Tan Shuo looked at him with a smile, "Brother Long has friends all over the world, and he is there to protect you. If you really need help with something, he will be more helpful than us. gone."

Qin Haiou thought for a while, as if pondering over the meaning of these words, then raised his head and said to him, "I think you are all very well."

Tan Shuo smiled again, and handed him a handful of melon seeds.