Manhattanhenge

Su Hui's vacation was over, and despite her reluctance, she returned to New York from the Bay Area.

While waiting at the airport, he rarely received a phone call from the leader of the academy. The content was two points: one was to inform Su Hui that a very well-known independent curator had contacted the academy and offered an olive branch and wanted to be with him. Co-curated Su Hui's first solo exhibition.

The second piece of news was that the college wanted to give him a place to study abroad.

In addition to the words, Su Hui understood the intention of the college. This quota is not just for advanced study, but through this advanced study, Su Hui can meet the college's admission qualifications for faculty and staff, so as to retain him.

Su Hui was noncommittal. The reason why he stayed here was mostly because of Professor White.

So after hanging up the phone, Su Hui called Professor White, who seemed to know the news earlier than him.

"Congratulations, you will soon have your first solo exhibition, so prepare well."

"Thank you, Professor." Su Hui thought of the college's proposed further study, and hesitated a bit, "That's right, I don't know if I need to go to England for further study as the college said..."

"This is just their way to keep you." Professor White said, "You will have more opportunities in the future, and you don't need to be stuck in a certain position. No installation creator must be a university professor, let alone an art with pragmatism first. Academy wasn't the right place for you in the first place."

"I also learned a lot here." Su Hui had to admit.

Although at that time I was just an observer, I didn't really have the qualifications to study there.

"Eddy, when you're free, you can go anywhere and learn anything you want."

Su Hui suddenly realized that he could always get the guidance he needed most from Professor White.

"Thank you Professor."

Back in New York, Bella made an appointment with Su Hui immediately.

They were all very busy, so they only had a light lunch.

"You look in good condition." Su Hui looked at Bella, "You look radiant."

Bella smiled and said "thank you", "Since the media reported the cancellation of the fake engagement, I finally don't have to be manipulated by Chloe, and I made a lot of money from this fake engagement."

"Not to mention trust funds and real estate, some time ago Shaw gave me his e-commerce resources, which is what I want most. Once he made a match, my brand e-commerce channel was also established, plus you The print advertisements of the company have exploded, and now large and small short video platforms are doing imitation makeup and imitation photography. The sales volume of the brand has quadrupled in the new season, and the shareholders are really happy. My dad is not angry with me anymore. Am I more capable than several brothers?"

Hearing her chatter, Su Hui couldn't help laughing, "No wonder you're so busy now, you can't have a good lunch."

Bella sighed, "I haven't slept well for several days, and recently there are a few celebrity high-end projects... Let's not talk about that, Eddy, I actually have a few things to do with you today."

"What?" Su Hui saw her take out some documents from the huge tote bag.

Bella handed over the document, "Didn't I just say that your print advertisement is popular, you don't know, I have been bombarded by phone calls from these modeling agencies, and they all ask me who you are and want to sign you."

Su Hui took it over and saw that it was a letter of intent for cooperation from a modeling agency. The names of these companies were very familiar, even outsiders like him had heard of them.

"But..." Su Hui didn't care about the conditions they offered, "I was just helping you as a favor, and I didn't really want to enter this industry."

"I understand." Bella shrugged. "I'm just helping to convey it. And I understand your character. Doing this line of work will consume your energy."

"However, if you want to try a different life, you can also cooperate with me. You can only be the exclusive model of my personal brand. I will give you a lot more freedom and remuneration than them. How about it?"

Su Hui smiled, "Why do I feel like you're trying to trick me? First offer some other people's cooperation, you know I won't accept it, and then sell your own."

"You're so smart, you've seen through all my negotiating skills." Bella pursed her lips, "But everything is up to you. If you want, I'm always welcome."

After lunch, Bella still handed over all the letters of intent to him, and even proposed to invite him to the fashion dinner held by her mother's magazine for Su Hui to consider.

When Su Hui came to the hospital, grandma seemed to be in good condition. She could even get out of bed and walk, but the time should not be too long. Even so, Su Hui was very satisfied.

He found that there was a magazine with the cover of himself on the bedside table of his grandmother, all of which had been turned upside down, and it seemed that he had read it many times.

So Su Hui told her grandma about her recent career development, and she was very happy.

"Our Xiaohui will get better and better in the future."

Su Hui leaned on grandma's lap, "You will get better and better."

Grandma didn't mention Ning Yixiao, so Su Hui didn't say anything either.Although they are very sweet now, the breakup in the past caused him a lot of psychological barriers, and it was difficult to confess his relationship to his family, although he knew that his grandmother would support him no matter what.

But Su Hui was still brooding.

No matter six years ago or now, owning Ning Yixiao is like a fragile dream. Su Hui manages it more carefully than in the past, and is very afraid of being broken again.

His life has been full of ups and downs, from being born with everything to losing everything, in just a few seconds, he doesn't really care about fame and fortune that much, but this relationship has a second chance, and Su Hui also hopes that he can become better.

At the very least, he must confront the current Ning Yixiaodeng.

Under the recommendation of the academy, Su Hui met with the independent curator named Kaisha.

The other was a tall black woman with curly hair tied back, slender hands and feet, and rose pink lipstick, who looked more like a model than he did.

And Keisha was also full of surprises when she saw him for the first time.

The weather in New York was rare that day, and they met at Trinity Church on Wall Street.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, when Kaisha arrived near the church on foot, she saw Su Hui almost at a glance, although before that, she had no idea what the artist looked like because he was too low-key.

The streets are filled with people coming and going, commuters, tourists and devout believers can be seen here and there.In this hurried scene, Su Hui was sitting on a pew on one side of this Gothic church, quietly reading a book, with his right hand hanging down, a cigarette between his fingertips, and the smoke lingered around his side.

He was wearing a gray-brown windbreaker, his silver-white hair was half tied up, soaked by the spring sunset, and his whole body was plated with a very light golden layer, as if blending into this church.

Intuition told Kesha to come closer and stand in front of him.

"You're Eddy Sue, right?"

Su Hui raised her head, her eyes were a little confused.

"Yes."

He closed the book, stood up, and smiled softly.

The two found an open-air booth in a coffee shop to chat.

"Guess what just happened?" Kesha started a very typical American chat, "I passed your billboard."

Su Hui's eyes widened slightly, and the smile on his face became more obvious, "Really?"

"That's right, it's definitely you." Keisha's expression was childishly exaggerated, "I saw you when I walked near the church, and I thought it would be impossible, don't tell me that the artist I want to work with is the one in that fashion blockbuster people."

Su Hui was amused by her, and made small gestures when speaking, "Are you not feeling well?"

Kesha said "No" loudly, "I feel so good! How cool, I mean, you are an installation artist and you have such a good appearance, if you stand next to every exhibition , I think the number of people who come to the exhibition will double.”

"Don't be joking." Su Hui felt that she was exaggerating, but it was the kind that would make people like it.

"Last time Chloe's photography exhibition, the installation art, I went to the Aldo Hotel to see it four times." Keisha lit a cigarette, and was about to put it to her mouth, hesitated again, and asked Su Hui: " You do not mind right?"

Su Hui smiled and shook her head, "It's okay."

Keisha just took a puff, exhaled the smoke, and boldly answered the topic just now, "It's really fucking amazing."

Hearing the word fucking, Su Hui couldn't help laughing, "Thank you."

Keisha has a straightforward personality and takes out her notebook to show her potential venues.

"These are all the art museums I have contacted. I think they are good art museums, and they are also very happy. If possible, I hope this solo exhibition can be made into a long-term exhibition. It will be open for at least four months, or even touring. Of course, everything It all depends on your wishes."

Su Hui carefully looked at each of the places Kaisha chose. There were several art galleries that he personally loved very much. Now his works could be displayed in these places. For Su Hui, it was like a dream.

"What's wrong?" Kesha noticed that he was distracted.

"It's nothing." Su Hui withdrew her distracted attention and smiled, "These venues are all very good, and I like them all."

Keisha showed a very accomplished smile, her teeth were dazzlingly white, "Great, then we have to combine the specific selection with the works to ensure the most perfect effect as much as possible. If you have any requirements, please ask, as long as I can contact you All the resources you get can satisfy you."

"Thank you."

"No, I want to thank you too." Keisha said to him, "It's been a long time since I've been so passionate about my work. It's only after reading your work."

After speaking, she raised her hand in a high-five gesture.

Su Hui smiled and gave Kesha a high five.

"Then let's work together."

Ever since she decided on a solo exhibition, Su Hui spent every day in the workshop.

He hoped that the birthday gift he gave Ning Yixiao could be the core work of the solo exhibition, which was what Su Hui dreamed of, so he worked extra hard and almost never slept.

The only rest time is to play video with Ning Yixiao.

"My company is going to expand the park, and may also have a branch in New York."

In the camera, Ning Yixiao was wearing a very casual off-white sweater and a baseball cap, making Su Hui involuntarily think of his appearance six years ago.

It's as if nothing has changed.

Ning Yixiao noticed his distraction, and deliberately said: "So inattentive, who are you thinking about?"

Su Hui regained consciousness, "I miss you."

"Don't lie." Ning Yixiao said.

"Okay," Su Hui admitted, "I'm thinking about 21-year-old Ning Yixiao."

Ning Yixiao nodded meaningfully, "I see, it seems that we have to find a way to travel back and kill him."

Su Hui was amused by him, and solemnly dismissed his thoughts, "No, no, the 20-year-old Su Hui will die."

"Okay." Ning Yixiao pretended to be open-minded and raised his eyebrows, "Let him go for the sake of the kitten."

Su Hui shared with him the progress of her solo exhibition, "I am full every day. Although I don't sleep much, I have done a lot of things, and Bella also agreed to share the previous work so that I don't have to worry about the work. It’s a matter of quantity. Do you think I should contact the anonymous collector before? I feel that he is very good, and maybe he will be willing to lend it to me.”

He said a lot in one breath, Ning Yixiao listened carefully, but unexpectedly the topic turned around and turned to himself.

"That Sean?" Ning Yixiao pretended to think, "You can try to ask him, if he doesn't want to, there's nothing you can do."

"I think he should agree, and I want to invite him to my solo exhibition." Su Hui talked about what he likes to do, with bright eyes, "How do you think I can convince him?"

You don't have to convince him at all.

Ning Yixiao answered in her heart.

On the contrary, he should think carefully about how to get away with it.

Ning Yixiao even had the idea of ​​directly confessing.

"Ning Yixiao, you will come too. Although the opening hours are very long, I think you will come on the first day."

Su Hui raised her face, and her tone was more coquettish than before.

Ning Yixiao nodded, "Of course, I will go there early to accompany you."

"I couldn't sleep last night, so I found a 24-hour bookstore and went in and bought more than a dozen books." Su Hui showed an apologetic expression, and sighed, "Waste and waste."

"Can you move back? I'll find someone to help you."

"That's not the point." Su Hui felt that Ning Yixiao was very strange.

"What's the point?"

Su Hui pursed her lips, full of annoyance, "It's me who wasted money again. Although I have earned a lot from working for Bella, it's really a waste of money."

After all, he had a time when he was very short of money. At that time, even if he had an impetuous period and wanted to buy things, he couldn't just buy things randomly like a young master. At most, he could buy himself some chocolates that he was usually reluctant to eat.But once the manic period is over, he will regret the chocolates.

"A few days ago, I just bought a lot of coloring materials, and the room couldn't be piled up."

Ning Yixiao smiled, "Then change to a bigger house."

"Ning Yixiao, your mind is really different from that of ordinary people."

"Just like you."

After finishing the call with Su Hui, Ning Yixiao swam for an hour. After taking a shower, he returned to his desk to deal with new work.

He saw the email from Charles, which contained the video he had asked for before.

Ning Yixiao watched the whole process of the perverted shopkeeper being revenged with a blank face.

These people with criminal records took money to do things, and they were ready to be detained. They knew how to get hurt again when fighting people, and they could avoid extra problems to the greatest extent.

Seeing the old man tied up and thrown under the bed with a frightened expression on his face, Ning Yixiao didn't feel much.

His empathy has been low.

Although the core idea of ​​​​founding his company is to make artificial intelligence meet human emotional needs, in fact, this cannot even be done by himself.

Su Hui is the complete opposite. His empathy is far beyond that of ordinary people. From strangers to plants and trees, he will put himself in empathy.

He is like an interface for Ning Yixiao to have an emotional connection with the world.

For all the people who hurt Su Hui, Ning Yixiao feels that no amount of punishment is too much, and death is not a pity, because no matter how hard he tries, those injuries have actually happened, and every wound has clearly appeared. heal.

Ning Yixiao replied the email and thanked Charles, and soon he received a call from Charles.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me, there are other things besides this."

"Didn't you give me information about a nurse before? My wife's younger sister happens to work in the family medical care system. I asked her for a favor, and I found some clues."

Charles sent the information, "Look, these are the employers she has served. She contacted these employers and heard from them that this Danni was actually very rich before, but she came to work as a family nurse when she ran out of money. "

It should be that Xu Zhi cut off the funds provided to her.

"I got Dani's bank card number from her employer, one of which is an account at some private bank, and I remember you as a premium user there. I'm afraid this is a clue, because she later emphasized to the employer not to transfer wages to In this card, another card was changed."

Ning Yixiao understood.

This card is likely to be the trading channel between Danni and Xu Zhi, and it is also important evidence.

He recorded the card number and sent it to the financial assistant.

"I suggest you try to have an interview with her. After all, she is very short of money now, and she might be willing to help you for some reward."

Charles said, "Based on my intuition for so many years, I don't think she is bad. You think, in fact, after the mental hospital closed down, Dani can also imprison Eddy and continue to blackmail that stepfather. After all, as long as he is there, she There will be a steady stream of money, but she didn't do this, which shows that she still has a little conscience."

Ning Yixiao agreed with this, "She refused to meet with me, but I will let my assistant continue to contact her to see what kind of conditions she wants."

"Also, I found someone to investigate the Xu Zhi you mentioned, he is a powerful character."

Charles said frankly, "You are now in the listing stage. In fact, I don't recommend you to intervene in his affairs now. You know, this is very sensitive, and many things cannot be done with money."

Of course Ning Yixiao knew that his existing resources were separate from the domestic circle, and money and power could be linked, but they were never overlapping.

"It doesn't matter how long it takes, but I must watch him go to jail."

"It's not impossible." Charles smiled, "I entrusted my lawyer friend in China to help investigate. He said that the power struggle within them has been serious recently, and they are very cautious about every small problem. If they are really caught If you have enough handles, you can try it, as long as you can keep yourself out of it."

"I see."

Ning Yixiao knew that besides continuing to investigate Xu Zhi, what he needed more was a knife to reveal Xu Zhi's true face instead of himself.

But so far, he has not found a suitable candidate.Su Hui definitely couldn't, he even hoped that Su Hui would not be involved in any link, otherwise it would be very dangerous.

A good choice is Xu Zhi's competitor, but not to mention whether Ning Yixiao can get in touch with such a person, even if he does, the interest relationship in it is extremely complicated, maybe one day the other party will suddenly turn against him, and he will He lost his wife and lost his army.

"Don't worry, put a long line to catch big fish." Charles said with a smile, "I actually defended such a person before, and I won at the time, and the client thought he was at ease, but after a few years he still went in, and God did It can’t be saved. Once a person sits in a high position and goes smoothly, he will do more wrong things, and it will be too late to look back.”

Unjust is doomed to destruction.

It's not that Ning Yixiao doesn't understand this truth, but he still thinks the sooner the better.

The next morning, after the meeting with the partner, Ning Yixiao returned to the office and received a message from Jingming.

[Jing Ming: I finally understand now. ]

[Workaholic: What? ]

[Jing Ming: You said that Su Hui would have a strong desire to shop during the irritability period. I didn’t think so before. He doesn’t look like that kind of person at all. Besides, he doesn’t seem to have much desire to spend. ]

[Workaholic: The things he buys are different, not the luxury brands. ]

[Jing Ming: I just want to say this!What do you think I found? ]

[Jing Ming: share web link]

Ning Yixiao clicked on the website he sent, which is a second-hand trading website. Speaking of which, this website is still a small project that Jingming invested in before.

There is a project called "Letter Collection" displayed on the page, and the initiator is Su Hui.

What he wants to buy are letters written by others. There are no restrictions or requirements. They can be written or received, as long as they are handwritten letters, and the number is not limited. The more the better.

Ning Yixiao looked at the descriptive information on the page and the small symbols that Su Hui would use during the restless period, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

[Jing Ming: What do you think he bought this for? ]

[Workaholic: Of course he has his reasons. ]

[Jing Ming: You don't care about your little artist! ]

[Workaholic: The little artist is happy and even buys an elephant, what is this, just be happy. ]