because i'm pretty

There is no evidence to say that the three parties joined forces, but there is no doubt about the tiankeng.

The project was invited by "Nature Exploration" magazine, the sponsor was an off-road vehicle brand, and the content of the shooting was the annual brand blockbuster - this set of photos was taken by a foreign master in the past, this year the master was ill, and it happened that The brand wanted a Spring Festival issue, so it went around and fell on the little-known photographer-Kaisi Zhao.

At the beginning, I felt that this matter was too lucky, but people always believe that good luck will favor themselves, and they will not plan for the worst when they are happiest.

Zhao Kaisi went to Africa full of expectations, came back covered in mosquito bites, and stayed up for another week to edit pictures and select photos, waited for the magazine to be printed, and the e-magazine notice was released on the whole network, and fame was just around the corner—but he received a call from a foreign master. Complaint letter.

"Commercial shooting is to continue the brand style. I didn't think of it. These perspectives are their most iconic. They have every set of pictures every year. Of course I want to shoot like this. The result tells me now that the copyright of this picture is in In the hands of the photographer?" Zhao Kaisi swallowed the ginger tea, wanting to cry but no tears.

"At least it should be jointly owned by the brand and the photographer," Li Yikai corrected him, not having time to listen to too many complaints: "What is the conclusion now? What do they say?"

Zhao Kaisi said: "Brands should communicate with masters, magazines and other brand news."

Anyway, no one cares about the little photographer, Li Yikai asked: "What is the master's appeal? To withdraw the magazine, or to apologize?"

Zhao Kaisi looked at Li Yikai, then at Yuan Zhiming, and a few words came out: "Joint signature, he is the first author."

"Isn't that just being a shooter?" Yuan Zhiming couldn't help but angrily said, "Why?"

"The brand doesn't want to offend the masters, and wants to keep their own iconic photos; while the magazine doesn't want to offend the brand, and wants to keep big customers with annual turnover of tens of millions." Li Yikai understood: "You don't have to wait for them to discuss the conclusion."

Originally, he still had a glimmer of fantasy, but was smashed by Li Yikai in an instant, and Zhao Kaisi's shoulders collapsed even more.

In the creative industry, such things are not uncommon.

When he was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, Yuan Zhiming also heard about certain professors who wanted to become the first creators of students’ works or papers just by offering some guidance... He used to not understand why those students would agree, but later he realized that it was simply a mistake. Had to agree.

When I was young and ignorant, I thought that talent was based on the foundation, and the wind could not blow away the rain and the rain could not defeat it.Later, I realized that the root system also needs time and soil to grow, and the talent at this time is rootless duckweed, the more beautiful it is, the easier it is to be salvaged by others.

Just like Zhao Kaisi, if he shoots worse, maybe the master will only ask for compensation instead of preempting the signature of the complete set of pictures...

He looked at Zhao Kaisi, then at Li Yikai: "Is there no way to refuse?"

Liquidated damages, public opinion, connections in the circle... Zhao Kaisi couldn't bear the consequences of rejection, but Li Yikai didn't say anything to the jedi: "I have to think about it. I asked you to take more pictures of yourself. Can you get those?"

Zhao Kaisi cheered up: "Yes, but it is also written in the contract that the right to publish all the pictures of this trip is jointly owned, and I can't publish it myself."

"It's okay, first bring back the negatives, keep the behind-the-scenes photos and correspondence, and then print them out and send them to yourself as soon as possible without opening them."

"Why?" The other two asked at the same time.

Li Yikai frowned: "It is easy to tamper with the time information of all documents in the electronic version. The time on the postmark will not, and it may be used in the future."

Now Li Yikai's words are imperial edicts to Zhao Kaisi, he agreed one by one, finally sighed, and whispered weakly: "You didn't scold me."

"Really? What do you expect me to scold you for?" Li Yikai laughed angrily.

"Call me for not knowing how to read the contract, not knowing how to run my own brand, and being dull-headed, I only know how to take pictures and can't do marketing." Zhao Kaisi said, anyway, these are the words that Li Yikai has said many times. He has heard them, but never did.

Li Yikai's mentality is very peaceful: "It's good that you know, so think about it after this matter, it's been so many years, you can't always be so idealistic."

"What are you thinking, Zhao Kaisi or yourself?" Li Yikai asked Yuan Zhiming on the way back to the company.

"A lot... I can't tell", probably because of the empathy of fellow creators, Yuan Zhi was clearly preoccupied.At first, he couldn't understand what Zhao Kaisi did wrong, and then he thought of the wall he had run into... It seemed that in this circle, it was really like what Li Yikai said at that time-people who are not popular will never have status, and those who have no status will do everything. mistake.

Li Yikai looked at him, and his thoughts seemed to be out of the way. He said: "Innocence is not a mistake, but there is a price to pay. If you choose to remain innocent, you have to accept that this road may be longer and harder than others, and you will continue to be unknown. , will also encounter a lot of grievances.”

"As for the other group of people, as long as they don't become perpetrators like these masters, there is nothing wrong with them choosing some shortcuts." Li Yikai said casually: "Maybe they want to get something more needed. After all, this industry is so poor..."

"Is it very mundane?" Li Yikai asked again.

Yuan Zhiming couldn't answer. He always felt that he was not a kid in an ivory tower, but after entering the world of work and meeting Li Yikai, he felt his naivety again and again.

"Then how do you choose?" Yuan Zhiming asked, "You and DS..."

"Me," Li Yikai sighed weakly: "I seem to have always been passively resisting, not wanting to accept it, but I didn't dare to let myself really put all my eggs in one basket. After much deliberation, I had no choice but to run away in the end."

"It's already very good, and you have a responsibility to the company," Yuan Zhiming said, "If it were me, I can't think of a better choice."

Li Yikai laughed: "You can choose to be so reckless all the time."

Yuan Zhiming looked at him and shook his head thoughtfully: "I can't afford such a price either."

Moreover, he may have something more he wants...

Li Yikai smiled and did not speak.

He thought, no, you still have me.

Lucifer closed the computer with a bang, and knocked down his chair when he stood up: "Okay, the submission is successful! From now until the results are announced after the Spring Festival, I will never touch anything related to illustration again!"

"Okay, why don't you sleep here with me?" Yuan Zhiming also stood up, went to the kitchen to pour out the cold coffee, and tore open a new pack.

"Isn't it? What are you going to do?" Lucifer was puzzled at first, and then suddenly realized: "Yes, we said that we will refresh all night after the end!"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't intend to do that," Yuan Zhiming walked to the corner of the room and began to rummage through the thick stack of paintings he had piled up.

It was too convoluted, and Lucifer silently turned off his mobile phone: "Yuan Zhiming, continuous creation without rest will not give you great inspiration."

"I know, I just tidy it up." Yuan Zhiming sat on the ground, looked up at him, and said seriously, "Lucifer, I want to confess something to you."

"What's the matter?" Lucifer squatted down lovingly: "If you said that you plan to go to the United States to register for marriage with Kevin, then I suggest you get your hair done first."

"It's not this matter, wait, how did you already think of this?"

"Well, I've thought about it, I can accept you quitting the singles alliance, as long as you don't reproduce your disease-carrying genes..."

"It's not just the singles alliance..." Yuan Zhiming bit his finger, his eyes fluttered, and he looked around: "Well, I contacted Uncle Qiu, who is the director of the Guang Art Museum..."

"Is there an exhibition?"

"No."

Yuan Zhiming plucked up his courage: "I asked him to help recommend some art managers."

"Ohmygod!" Lucifer's reaction was not unexpected: "You want to degenerate and sell yourself? You want to promise to be packaged by those people as the most beautiful painter? Like a fool? talk?"

"No, no, no, that's not your idea." Lucy shook his head again and again: "Is this what Kevin instilled in you?"

"No, calm down. First of all, Kevin didn't say anything. Moreover," Yuan Zhiming explained in a hurry, and blew himself up inadvertently: "I even thought about selling paintings to scalpers, and he even stopped..."

"That's not the point, I don't want to hear you defending him," Lucifer said angrily, "The scalper is just buying and selling a painting, and the art manager is signing you, letting you fall into the capital market... It's like, just Like the difference between a short-acting painkiller and a chronic poison."

"Maybe it's not poison, it's just adapting to the rules of this world." Yuan Zhiming was guilty but firm: "I'm sorry, I can't always be immersed in my own world, and I can't really wait until I die before being seen by others. Stand fast..."

"I'm really sorry, I'm going to betray you again."

"Don't tell me I'm sorry, it's your choice, I have no right to interfere, I just feel... sorry, lonely", Lucifer looked at the floor, "It's like we fly from the equator to the North Pole together, you choose Stay where there are lots of fish and I want to keep flying."

"But I can also understand that a free soul also needs an economic foundation." After a long time, Lucifer looked up: "If I have money to give you, maybe..."

"It's not about money," Yuan Zhiming shook his head: "It's not just about money."

"I'm just trying to get a little bit better, quickly, better."

"I see." Lucifer stood up: "Hateful love, fragile human emotions, make you a coward."

Yuan Zhiming didn't admit or deny it. He couldn't explain his motivation for this change, but he admitted that most of it came from Li Yikai.

"I want to take a gamble. Since there is no solution to the genetic disease, I don't want to worry about it anymore," Yuan Zhiming said. Stand in front of Li Yikai and tell him what you are most afraid of."

Lucifer said: "Why not dare? If he ran away because of his illness, you would see this person clearly, wouldn't you just give up?"

Yuan Zhiming shook his head: "You don't know him, he won't."

This is the reason why Yuan Zhiming is most afraid of losing Li Yikai, and also the most afraid of getting Li Yikai—because this person is so kind, he is the same to friends, relatives, colleagues, and stray kittens. Take it all on yourself and see yourself as a protector and caregiver.

"What I'm afraid of is that if I get sick, he won't leave, but will be dragged down by me for the rest of his life." Yuan Zhiming pinched the corner of a piece of drawing paper repeatedly, and said, "But I don't want to be taken care of by him. I think that would not be me anymore, it would be very weak, and I would feel inferior.”

"Can making money solve this problem?" Lucifer asked.

"No, nothing, but the combination of money, personality, appearance, and career can give me a little more confidence," Yuan Zhiming said, "At least one thing that I feel can be offset. Shadow of the sword of Damocles!"

He stood up, and under the ceiling lamp, his figure stood upright.

Yuan Zhiming was not afraid of anything.

There is enough love behind him, but in front of him is the familiar parting of life and death.So he cares about few people and things, and what he sees is always clear.

But he's scared now, he's no longer fearless and indifferent.

Because he wants to fall in love.

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"The end of love is the flickering of human nature. Although what I have is ashes, I never regret loving."

I've been trying to understand this statement recently.