The beauty of rebirth

MONOCHROME is one of the most exclusive bars in the city, known for its distinctive style.Just like its name, whether it is lighting or furnishings, whether it is food or packaging, there are only two colors of black and white in the bar.Even the TV is a specially customized black and white high-definition screen display.

And this bar has only two special private rooms - "Black-BLACK" and "White-WHITE". The basic consumption of one night is several times higher than that outside the private room, which is enough to cover half a year's salary of many working-class people.Even many rich people who often come to MONOCHROME rarely spend so much money for a little more elegance, so those two rooms are usually empty seats.

But today, there was a person sitting under the dim light in "Black-BLACK".

The soothing music flowed in the air of the room like water, the man looked down at the phone screen, his bangs were drawn down from his forehead, covering the look in his eyes.

The screen was also dark, with the slender man leaning against a corner.Head down, eyes empty.

He stared fixedly at him in this photo, as if he had looked at the much-anticipated advertisement picture on the Zhijin Building countless times.

For him who is extremely picky, it is the most satisfying work in the past two years.A faint smile suddenly rose from the corner of his mouth, was it because of the person in the painting? ...Lin Rui.

At this time, there was a light knock on the door.Then, Fed and Lin Rui slowly opened the door and entered under the guidance of the service lady.

"Hey, Brother Zhong, we were stuck at Fuguang just now, sorry for the delay." Just as Zhong Yuan stood up, Fed walked over a few steps, patted him on the shoulder quite familiarly, and smiled .

Fed's greatest ability is that no matter who they meet, they will definitely get to know each other within 10 minutes of meeting, let alone Zhong Yuan who has some friendship in the past.So as soon as he entered the door, he shouted "Brother Zhong" and "Brother Zhong" affectionately.

"Well, it does look like it's 13 minutes late." Zhong Yuan stretched out his hand and pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and smiled faintly, "How about a fine to make amends later?"

Fed pretended to be aggrieved, yelled that Brother Zhong was ruthless, then patted Lin Rui, and said to Zhong Yuan: "Then fine me, don't punish our Ruirui."

Hearing the last two words of Fed, both Lin Rui and Zhong Yuan trembled in unison.Then he turned his head to look at Fed, as if he had nothing to do, he had already ran to the sofa and sat down, staring at the wine bottles one by one, as if he was studying which wine had a higher value.

Zhong Yuan cleared his throat, turned to Lin Rui and stretched out his hand, looked at him and smiled slightly, "Zhong Yuan."

Lin Rui fixed his eyes on the elegant man in front of him who was a little taller than himself, hesitated for a moment, then reached out to hold it with a smile.

But secretly sighed in his heart, this is Zhong Yuan, the man whose net worth has increased forty times in one year, and who has been hailed as a "myth" in the fashion industry.

Some commented that he is a "photographer who can penetrate the soul of the model". The moment the shutter is pressed, what is frozen is not only the picture, but the soul.This statement is absurd, and even some of the media’s consistent exaggerated styles are in it, but the meaning is recognized by all critics: in Zhongyuan’s camera, the things deep in the model’s soul can always be rendered and magnified to the greatest extent , to the point of shocking the vision, making it unforgettable for everyone.

But at the same time, Zhong Yuan himself, it can be said, is also a "wonderful flower" that straddles the fashion circle and the photography world. With a height of 1 meters and a standard and well-proportioned figure, many professional models feel inferior.In addition, his taste is extremely high-end, and his gestures are mature and elegant, which has attracted the strong pursuit of many star fans.

Some people say that if Zhong Yuan switches to modeling, it will be enough to cause a moderate financial tsunami in the modeling circle.At least many models will lose their jobs because of this, and the photography industry can't find someone who can replace him.Fortunately, Zhong Yuan doesn't seem to have such thoughts at all. He is extremely low-key. Although he is often racked up to dig out and even fabricate news, even if he is dragged into the "pornographic door" one day, he will never come forward to clarify .Coupled with the nature of his work, he hardly ever showed his face in front of the media.In a word, he stood behind the camera and clicked the shutter countless times every day, but he refused to stand in front of the camera even once.

Although Lin Rui didn't care about the person behind the camera when he was filming the advertisement that day.But meeting him at such a close distance today, Lin Rui also had to admit that the comments from the entertainment industry are sometimes very to the point.

The elegant and calm aura around this man is enough to make people unforgettable at first glance.

"Brother Zhong." He nodded with a smile, and stretched out his hand to shake gently.

Zhong Yuan's smile still hung on the corner of his mouth undiminished, but the gaze under the glasses made Lin Rui inexplicably feel a little burning.

But it was very measured and did not reveal the slightest emotion.

Lin Rui suddenly felt that this man might have a secret just like himself.But before he could think about it, Fed jumped in.I don't know whether it was unintentional or intentional, he grabbed Lin Rui's hand, pulled it away from Zhong Yuan's palm, and pulled him to sit on the leather sofa next to him.

"As expected of Brother Zhong, the place we chose is different." Looking around the private room, he glanced at the famous wine on the table, and leaned back on the sofa, "This night is enough for us ordinary people to spend their entire lives in love."

"Come on, don't come here." Zhong Yuan pushed his glasses and sat down lightly, "I don't know which son has changed three cars in two years. With that attitude, I think the financial crisis in the United States will also affect him." Save it."

"It was so easy for me to get rid of poverty and get rich, and enjoy life. It's not easy to earn some money these days. It's not like Brother Zhong, who can cost thousands of yuan for a photo," said Zhong Yuan's poisonous tongue. He chuckled, but turned his head around, and his lips were not to be outdone, "That's not the shutter button, it's the money."

Zhong Yuan was noncommittal, but just took a sip of GIN gracefully and smiled lightly. He was about to say something, but was interrupted by Fed's sharp teeth: "However, the few shutters that Brother Zhong gave our family Ruirui really saved the people from the fire. in."

All jokes aside, Fed still knows how to measure, so he lost no time in bringing the topic back.He knew that a photographer like Zhong Yuan, who was second to none but extremely picky, would agree to take that set of advertising pictures for Lin Rui, not just because he wanted to save face.Moreover, he actually took the initiative to invite them to come today, and the reason is probably the same as this matter.

Knowing that although Zhong Yuan is low-key, his contacts in the circle cannot be underestimated.If he seizes the opportunity to make him Lin Rui's exclusive photographer, then the advertisement on Fuguang Square will only be the beginning for Lin Rui, and this Zhongyuan is the starting point for him to take off.

"Everyone's temperament is unique, and I can't create it. But Lin Rui's special, I can resonate very strongly..." When talking about work, Zhong Yuan's smile faded, as if he was thinking seriously. After thinking about it, he said it word by word, and while speaking, his eyes glanced at Lin Rui inadvertently.And the latter was staring at the constantly flickering TV screen in front of him, with white light reflected in his pupils, but his eyes were still as empty as before.But the more Zhong Yuan looked at it, the more he felt that there was no bottom to it.It was as if there was a black hole hidden in those eyes, dragging myself in, until I fell into a bottomless abyss, unable to extricate myself.

Realizing that Zhong Yuan's voice had suddenly become inaudible, Fed raised his head suspiciously, and met his rare absent-minded gaze.

Zhong Yuan also quickly realized his gaffe, and hurriedly made a series of actions to cover up, such as reaching out to push his glasses, putting down the cup, looking at his watch, and picking up the cup again.Finally, he turned his gaze back to Fed, cleared his throat and said, "...so Fed, as a photographer, I just caught a moment or two with my eyes..."

Zhong Yuan didn't notice that the mistake he made in a moment of panic seriously stabbed Fed's fragile heart at this point even though he was not young.

That's his name.

Fed has two things in his life that he considers the biggest failures.One is height and the other is name.Although the height of 1 meters has made many people look up to the point of low self-esteem, but who made him fall in love with the 81 meters Lin Rui?Standing side by side, the momentum immediately went down, and Fed once showed infinite resentment for this.But compared with the latter, "he is six or seven centimeters shorter than his beloved Xiao Ruirui" can at best be regarded as a small pain in his heart, and "Feder" is such an outrageous name. He is undoubtedly regarded as the worst failure in his life.

In this regard, Fed believes that his father, as an entrepreneur, is seriously lacking in strategic foresight.The consequences of this point he had a deep understanding of when he was in high school.He thought that although his appearance was not as good as that of Beckham, he was still handsome, unrestrained, suave, talented, rich and rich, and it was in line with his innate sense of superiority that he occasionally turned heads when he walked in school.However, every time a girl asks his name, it is a moment of tragedy. As soon as the word "Fei De" is uttered, the other party will usually be stunned for a second, and look at himself again with an obviously stiff expression.At this time, he sighed secretly in his heart, ruined, ruined, his image ruined.

Of course, some people asked him about the special meaning of his name, and Fed quickly fed back the question to his father, hoping that there would be some profound meaning to make up for this fatal mistake.Unexpectedly, the old man just sighed and said: "Our surname is not easy to choose a name. I originally planned to give you an auspicious name, let's call it "Cai", but it became a "waste material", let's call it "Qian" , became "waste money" again. Later, your grandfather planned to give you a single name with the word "benevolence", but it became "wasteful person"...so I changed it and chose a similar word, "de", We all agree..." As he said, his eyes were still bright, as if he was very proud.

Fed, oh no, the corners of Fed's mouth twitched a few times after listening to it, thinking that this big family didn't change his name into "trash" in the end, so he probably deserves his gratitude.

So from then on, Fed felt that his fate was in jeopardy, so he had to try his best to avoid using his Chinese name.When I went to university and studied finance, I learned that the central bank of the United States is called the Federal Reserve, and the English name is Federal Reserve, or Fed for short.He suddenly felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, what a perfect coincidence!So I unceremoniously adopted my English name. From now on, my Chinese name will not be printed on my business card, and I will only call everyone Fed, which can be used to replace my real name.But I still feel a little bit of resentment in my heart. If the family members had named themselves Greenspan, it would have saved such a lot of trouble.

Seeing Fei De, Zhong Yuan said, "Bah, bah, bah, it's Fed who suddenly petrified, raised his eyebrows, and seemed to vaguely realize his mistake after a few seconds.He quickly pushed his glasses with a radiant smile, and was about to talk about something else to change the subject.

The person next to him who had been silent all of a sudden stood up, causing the two of them to raise their faces immediately.

"I'm going to the toilet." Lin Rui said in a low voice, glanced at them hastily, and quickly turned around and left.