The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Chen drove to Shanghai, arrived in Pudong, and drove to the gate of the "Century Jinxiu" community on Jinxiu Road, where he saw Lao Wan and Xiaomi waiting for him.

The three people drove into the community and arrived at Xiaofang's house. After entering the door, Xiaomi exclaimed: "So beautiful!"

Zhang Chen went in and walked around, and he immediately saw that the best materials were used in the decoration of this house, and the workmanship was also very fine and impeccable. Even the joints of the tiles in the bathroom were as thin as a hair. of one.

Zhang Chen knew that Lao Wan was putting his heart into it. Tan Shuzhen also told Zhang Chen that Lao Wan was watching over there every day and was more attentive than decorating his own house.

Zhang Chen and Lao Wan said: "Thank you, Lao Wan, thank you for your hard work."

Lao Wan smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, you're too polite. It's just a small thing and it's not what I should do. Look at what else needs to be changed. I'll ask them to come over and change it right away."

In the house, all the home appliances have been installed, and the cable TV and Internet have also been installed. Xiaoshu came to Shanghai half a month ago and personally selected the furniture for her sister, and now it is all set up.

Zhang Chen said: "No, it's done well. The rest is the soft decoration. I can decorate it myself. Lao Wan, you can go and do it."

Lao Wan said okay, let’s have dinner together tonight and I’ll pick you up.

Zhang Chen said yes.

Lao Wan handed Zhang Chen a bunch of keys and the community's access card.

Zhang Chen, Xiaomi and Lao Wan went downstairs together. Xiaomi got into Zhang Chen's car. They drove to the downstairs of Jinmao Tower. Zhang Chen and two girls from "Liyu Manufacturing" company were already waiting downstairs. Xiaomi He handed them the access card and keys, told them the address, and asked them to go over first and take care of the details.

Then, Zhang Chen and Xiaomi went to IKEA, where they bought kitchenware, tableware, daily necessities and bedding. There were so many things that Xiaomi called a van to send them there, and she followed the van.

Zhang Chen drove alone to the Nan'an Art Center at No. 1247 South Suzhou Road, which is next to the Suzhou River. Du Yuesheng originally built a series of grain warehouses.

In 2003, several Taiwanese people came here and transformed it into the "South Bank Art Center". They held various art activities here and attracted some artists, photographers and some advertising agencies and creative companies. Settled in.

Zhang Chen selected some paintings, photography works, and handicrafts here, and put them in the back seat and trunk of the car.

Zhang Chen then went to the M50 Creative Park at No. 50 Moganshan Road. This place is very similar to the Gongchen Bridge area in Hangzhou. There are a large number of old factory buildings from the 1930s to the 1990s. , can be said to be a concrete history of Shanghai's industrial architecture. By the end of the 1990s, all the factories here had stopped working and closed due to one reason or another.

Since 2000, artist studios, galleries, higher art education institutions and various cultural and creative institutions from all over the world have settled here to transform the original old factory buildings. M50 has gradually become a new place on the banks of the Suzhou River. fashion landscape, the birthplace of Shanghai's creative industry.

In the Gongchenqiao area of ​​Hangzhou, what I have always wanted to do is to transform a creative industrial park on the edge of the ancient canal, similar to Shanghai M50. Unfortunately, construction has not started yet.

Zhang Chen chose a lot of paintings, photography, decorations, and even creative furniture here.

In a photography studio called "Shigu", the owner of the studio, Lao Ju, recognized Zhang Chen and knew that he was the buddy who talked about "The Story of Painting" and "One Man's Oil Painting History" on TV, the famous Hangzhou The owner of "Riverside Oil Painting Gallery".

Lao Ju was very enthusiastic. Seeing that Zhang Chen bought too many things and couldn't fit them in, he made sure to drive a jeep and help Zhang Chen run around.

When we arrived at "Century Splendid", Lao Ju helped move everything upstairs, but he refused to leave and insisted on helping Zhang Chen decorate it.

At this time, the things bought from IKEA had arrived long ago. Xiaomi and the two girls were already sorting and arranging them. After all the tableware was washed, they were put into the cupboards. The bedding had been laid out on the bed, and the quilts and sheets had been put in. Pillowcases, etc., are rolling around in the washing machine.

Zhang Chen took a look and found that except for the empty refrigerator, everything in the kitchen was already there.

They were busy until about seven o'clock in the evening. Lao Wan had come over and was waiting for them. After everyone was busy, they went to have dinner together. Zhang Chen asked Lao Ju to come too, and Lao Ju happily agreed.

Lao Ju is a photographer, a native of Shanghai, with a strange surname of "Ju". He is actually a few years younger than Zhang Chen, but he calls himself Lao Ju. In Shanghai dialect, "Lao Ju" means "very expensive" , Lao Ju said that he was very expensive, and the name of his studio was separated from his last name "Ju" and became "Xi Gu". Xiaomi said:

"Hesha Yin, I thought it was 'corpse bones'. The 'bones are not yet cold' bones sounds like someone who sells coffins and urns."

Everyone laughed, and Lao Ju was very proud.

Lao Ju told Zhang Chen that he had actually gone to their "Riverside Oil Painting Gallery" many times, and he also went to see the "Andy Warhol Works Exhibition".

"How is it?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Hesha silver is not worth a few copper coins for car gas." Lao Ju said, and Zhang Chen laughed.

Lao Ju told Zhang Chen that he had read both his "Painting Theory" and "One Man's History of Oil Painting" and found them to be of high quality.

"Are you telling me the nice things in person?" Zhang Chen asked with a smile.

"No, no, it's because the inner compartment really has its own things. That's enough, right?" Lao Ju said, and Zhang Chen nodded.

After everyone finished dinner, Lao Ju took Zhang Chen and Lao Wan and insisted that they go to his studio again. He said that he had work in the evening and the big scene was worth watching. He had been preparing for several months.

"What big scene?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

"You'll know after you go and see it," Lao Ju said.

Xiaomi and Zhang Chen said that they had to go to Xiaofang's room. The sheets and other items hanging on the terrace should be dry by now and they wanted to collect them, so they would not go with them.

Zhang Chen said yes.

Speaking of the terrace, Lao Wan also remembered it and told Zhang Chen that someone would deliver the plants on the terrace and in the room tomorrow.

Zhang Chen said: "Just ask them to call Xiaomi. The keys are all here."

Lao Wan said yes.

Unable to resist Lao Ju's enthusiasm, Zhang Chen and Lao Wan followed him. When they arrived at Lao Ju's studio, Zhang Chen felt that it was worth coming tonight.

Lao Ju took them to the second floor of the studio, a large space of more than 100 square meters, in which was placed a large sand table of 80 to 90 square meters. On the sand table, a model of an ancient battlefield was made, which was densely covered with everything. They are little people. When you walk in, you can see that they are generals and soldiers from both sides, each one made of clay.

Lao Ju told Zhang Chen that he specially found six clay sculpture artists to work with him on this. Does this scene look like the Terracotta Warriors and Horses?

Zhang Chen admired it after seeing it: "It's more spectacular than the terracotta warriors and horses, and the skills are also higher."

There are thousands of little figures in different shapes and postures, fighting each other, and there are horses, flags and chariots in the middle. Lao Ju and Zhang Chen said that he spent more than a week just placing these little figures.

He told Zhang Chen that he wanted to recreate a famous battle in ancient times and capture it with a camera. Today's battle is the Battle of Feishui. Look, this is Fu Jian, and this is Fu Rong and Zhang Hao. This is Liang Cheng, from the former Qin Dynasty.

Here, these are from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and this one is Xie Xuan, awesome, right? This is Xie Shi, Xie Yan, this is Huan Chong, and Huan Yi. This is that guy. Zhu Xu, the key figure, pretended to surrender. At this critical moment, he shouted "Qin soldiers" in the rear formation of the former Qin. "Already defeated" disturbed people's hearts, and the former Qin army was defeated.

Lao Ju told Zhang Chen that he planned to recreate each war in this way, so that after each war, he could make a thick album.

"How big of a project will that be?" Zhang Chen said.

"Yes, I can do this for a lifetime. I almost use all the money I earn from opening a studio to become a villain. Isn't it awesome to do this kind of thing for the rest of my life?" Lao Ju asked Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen is right.

While they were talking, the assistant prepared the lights and set up the camera. Lao Ju and Zhang Chen said, I won't care about you later. When you want to leave, just go by yourself. It might take an entire night to shoot.

Zhang Chen said yes, by the way, Lao Ju, you can go to our art museum and hold a film exhibition.

"Okay, I'm worried about not having a place to exhibit. It would be great to go to your place." Lao Ju exclaimed excitedly.

Zhang Chen said, then you take time to come to Hangzhou, and I will introduce you to the director of our art museum. You can discuss the specific time with her.

Lao Ju gestured "OK" with his right hand and shook it forward three times.

As soon as Lao Ju started working, he was completely in the state, almost turning a blind eye to everything around him. He sometimes used the camera on the tripod to take pictures of distant views, and sometimes used the camera hanging around his neck. The camera almost reached the little man's head. He climbed up, taking close-ups, and then climbed up on the stools and ladders, moving the camera around.

I was thinking while taking pictures, looking for a unique perspective.

From time to time, Lao Ju directed his assistant to adjust the lights, and also asked his assistant to use dry ice to create the feeling of smoke.

Zhang Chen and Lao Wan watched there for more than an hour and left without saying hello to Lao Ju.

That night, Zhang Chen stayed at the Kempinski Hotel in Pudong. When he got up the next morning, he went to Xiaofang's room again and found that Xiaomi and the others had laid out the clean quilt covers and sheets. After walking around, I found that there was nothing more that needed to be added. As long as people came in, they could stay immediately. Zhang Chen left.

Zhang Chen went to the "Made in Liyu" upstairs in Jinmao Tower and reported to him the current situation of "Made in Liyu". Xiaomi said, Mr. Zhang, you need to exhibit one more time. The effect of the last exhibition was great, and many customers Tell me, they all want to listen to your lecture again.

Zhang Chen said, okay, when I come back from the United States, you can arrange the exhibition.

Both men laughed as they spoke.

A call came in, saying that the flowers and trees had arrived. Xiaomi sent a little girl who had gone to help yesterday to rush over to open the door. Xiaomi and Zhang Chen said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I will go there often to check on the health conditions and water the flowers and plants." Water.

Zhang Chen said, of course I am relieved, why should I worry if I leave it to you.

"It's great that Xiaofang is coming back." Xiaomi said, "Although Xiaofang and I have only met a few times, we get along very well."

Zhang Chen nodded. He was right. Xiaofang will open her own company when the time comes, and it will definitely be in Jin Mao Tower or the World Financial Center nearby. Xiaomi, please help her when the time comes.

"Oh, Mr. Zhang, you still need to explain this?" Xiaomi said.

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