Perfect Life

The yellow sand stretches, and the sun hangs high.

Li Qian brought a big straw hat bought in the countryside of Hanzhong Mansion, and with a camera in his hand, he would take a picture from time to time with a "click" in the distance. At this time, he was at least darker than before he set off. Two or three shades.

From Shuntianfu to the mouth, from the mouth to Horqin, from Horqin to Hetao, from Hetao to northern Shaanxi, from northern Shaanxi to Chang'an, from Chang'an to Hanzhong, from Hanzhong to Tianshui, and then into the Hexi Corridor, all the way westward, passing Zhangye, crossing Jiuquan, after nearly a month, Li Qian finally arrived in Dunhuang.

Yes, here are his favorite Mogao Grottoes in both his lifetimes.

Things in the world are always like this: what will be seen by ordinary people is always only the bright side, and the things behind it are rarely known.

It's like everyone knows and will pay attention to how much box office a certain movie earns after its release. The director of such and such has made a lot of money, and the actor of such and such is popular, and the endorsement alone can be expensive, but few people will pay attention. Why did the film sell so well at the box office? We will pay attention to how much effort and thinking the director, screenwriter, and producer have put into this film, and how much hardship and effort the actors have put in in order to play this role well. .

It's like Liao Liao's album is a big sell, everyone will say, Liao Liao's singing is really good, Liao Liao's song is really good, or else Liao Liao's album will definitely make money... and so on, but no one will To pay attention, in order to sing the works that Li Qian wrote to her, in order to find the most appropriate voice line and the most appropriate emotion, how much time and energy she put into it.

After all, all successful and popular literary and artistic works, including novels, dramas, music, movies, etc., although they are commodities, they are a special commodity, even the Hollywood popcorn blockbuster with the lowest artistic requirements. The rhythm of the film is also very troublesome - the so-called rhythm is also art.

simply put. If a piece of mass-consumer art is to sell well, it is bound to require you to find the combination of its popularity and artistry—popularity and art can be emphasized. But both are indispensable.

Therefore, a certain actor is obviously very popular, the salary is terrifyingly high, and the endorsement fee is also sky-high, but he is still willing to go to perform those stage plays and dramas with meager income. Or a niche type of art film;

Furthermore, so-and-so singer Mingming's album is selling well, even if he just picks up a commercial performance for a price of hundreds of thousands, but he is still willing to go to the music academy to honestly take classes, or to participate in those who earn basic income. Opera performances for little money;

Furthermore, if Li Qian doesn't have anything too high to pursue, aside from film and television, just writing songs to sell, or simply releasing records to make money, is enough to make him live a prosperous life all his life. And he has gained both fame and fortune. Even after a few years, he became the so-called godfather of the pop music world, a master, etc., and he was able to capture it. However, he still wanted to learn suona, erhu, matouqin, listen to Beijing opera, listen to Folk songs in northern Shaanxi, listening to Qin Opera, in the future he even wants to ask a teacher, and go to study Beijing opera for a few years...

Perhaps, it is simply to say that the actions of these people, including Li Qian, are in pursuit of art. It's because of love for art, etc. It seems a little too hypocritical and too false, but even if it is just to keep myself popular and successful, on the one hand, it is necessary to grasp the popularity and commerciality. On the one hand, it is necessary to work tirelessly to study artistry, which is also an indispensable work for an art worker - what's more, Li Qian really loves music.

Art comes from creation, but creation comes from learning.

an artist. Once you are unwilling to study, then you will not be far away from hitting the street and falling.

And when it comes to art, whether you are doing art, film, literature, or music, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang are all hall-level existences, an art that can be inexhaustible for one's life. treasure.

When Li Qian came to Dunhuang, he drove around the city and carefully compared the similarities and differences between the two cities. Then he saw a hotel with a signboard of "Donglai Inn". Feeling good, I stopped the car and went in.

After booking the room, I went downstairs, first spent ten yuan to have the car washed, then went back to the room to take a shower for myself, shake off the dust and sand that I carried along the way, and put on dry clothes. Then he went downstairs again, bought a sketchbook and a pencil in the canteen next to the inn, then went to a roadside shop to grab a few bites of food, and then he drove straight to the Mogao Grottoes.

The Mogao Grottoes are located in the southeast of Dunhuang, about ten minutes by car.

Because it is summer and it is on the edge of the desert, the temperature here is very high, dry and hot, so this season, there are not many tourists, and the huge parking lot is empty. The appearance of it, presumably there are not many people inside.

Buy tickets, enter the door, take a rough walk first, if you find something you like, stop and look carefully, look at it from another angle, take a long test, if you really like it too much, just take out your sketchbook and draw a few strokes - this is a ban Tourists take pictures and video, and the sketchbooks are bought for this.

The portraits on the stone walls are either smart and elegant, or dignified and peaceful, and the lines are simply indescribably beautiful.

There are not many tourists in the grotto, and few people can speak. Everyone walks and watches quietly.

Many of them are like Li Qian, holding a sketchbook in their hands, and some of them simply came in with a drawing board. At first glance, they should be college students majoring in art. They are of high level, with an easel and a drawing board. Take it up, and it will be one soon.

Li Qian's painting level is not as good as others, but for him, he does not pursue any aesthetic feeling or realism when he draws casually. realistic or realistic feeling.

In the two previous lifetimes, he had never professionally studied art or sketching, but in his previous life, he had been in the roles of assistant director and assistant director for a long time, and he gradually realized the profound influence of art skills on a film, so he began to teach himself. sketch. Art is easy to learn but difficult to work. Li Qian learns to draw, of course, it is impossible to improve much in the short term, but at least, for a person who wants to be a director and want to shoot his own works, the simplest director’s shot script is still required. Just be able to draw.

So, he drew a picture. Brush brush and draw another one.

Occasionally turning his head to look at the paintings by other art students, he felt both envy and pity.

In terms of skills, he can't keep up with a few art students, but from his perspective. But I always feel that the things people draw have only their shape, and they don't imitate any charm at all.

After calming down, he decided to take a serious picture of something that was better and could come out of his hands.

On the stone wall in front of them, several women with colorful ribbons were plump, but fluttering and graceful. It has the appearance of rising immortals. At first glance, it is a work of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is very likely that it was from the early Tang Dynasty to the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Li Qian fell in love with it at a glance, and felt that he would definitely be able to draw this well.

Many people also think it's good for him. In fact, he is also standing in front of this mural and painting non-stop. Of course, he is not the only one. But it took half a day to draw. Li Qian looked up at the original painting on the wall, and suddenly felt that what he painted was not similar in shape and did not grasp much, so he put down the pen and put out his courage.

Turning her head, she saw a girl with a gauze hat and sunglasses next to her, with shoulder-length hair, wavy curls, medium build, thin, but very thin. And crucially. She is also copying, and the sketchbook in her hand is exactly the same as that in Li Qian's hand. At first glance, she bought it after she came to the local area.

Li Qian turned his head slightly, squinted, and looked at the book. It didn't matter if he saw it, but when he saw the other party's painting clearly, he was immediately startled.

In her portrait of Feitian, her body, eyes, and clothes are full of sharpness, like a swordsman with a sword in hand. A stunning strike is possible at any time!

Simply brilliant!

Is this still flying?

Li Qian's eyes widened instantly.

But if you take a closer look, hey, it seems that it really has such a smell.

If you really want to say that she draws alike, then you definitely can't. If she draws the flying sky in Liaozhai, it is designated that she should not be the kind of person who is eager to recruit a sour show to be the golden turtle's husband, but belongs to a disagreement and a thousand miles. Take the characters of Nie Yinniang all the way from your head.

But you'd say she doesn't draw anything like that... that doesn't seem right either.

It can only be said that personal temperament is different, so understanding is different.

Anyway, Li Qian has been here so many times before and after, but he has never been able to see this sharp-edged taste from this mural. People who can see these things and draw these things are either geniuses or lunatics. .

Li Qian retracted his gaze, looked up at the mural, and shook his head.

But immediately, he couldn't help it, and glanced at it again.

Coincidentally, the girl seemed to have noticed the side gaze, and turned her head to look at it at the same time.

The big sunglasses she was wearing covered almost half of her face, but her chin looked a little familiar, but Li Qian scratched it in his head and immediately determined that he must not know him, so he showed a Smiling, nodding.

The girl turned her head to look at him for a moment, her expression was cold, but she suddenly nodded at Li Qian and pointed to the sketchbook in Li Qian's hand, which meant probably: Hey, you just peeked at my painting, right? ? Let me see you too!

Li Qian was a little embarrassed and wanted to hide.

You don't care if someone is a lunatic or a genius, the art skills are indeed enough to leave you two blocks away, and your two broken paintings are really embarrassing to show others.

But who made himself look at other people's works just now, after hesitating for a moment, Li Qian smiled awkwardly, and was too embarrassed to hand it over, so he took the sketchbook in his hand, and slightly sideways over there.

The other side slanted and glanced over.

Then, an expression of disgust appeared on her face—yes, disgust!

It is said that she is wearing sunglasses, and half of her face is covered. Under the light in the cave, it is impossible for Li Qian to see her expression, but she just looks at the corners of her mouth, nose, chin, etc. With the slight change in expression, Li Qian immediately felt the contempt of the other party for his work.

Well, since I came to this time and space, this is really the first time I have been despised by others.

However, it's purely self-inflicted!

Li Qian smiled embarrassedly, without defending, just quickly retracted the book.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that people turned around to look at the murals and didn't pay attention to the kung fu here, he hurried away.

But soon, when he stood in front of another mural to observe its expression carefully, the girl actually walked around and came to Li Qian's side again. When she turned her head and saw Li Qian, although she was still expressionless, she nodded to Li Qian.

Li Qian also nodded at her, and then everyone looked at their own.

After a while, she picked up the sketchbook again and started to draw.

Li Qian felt all kinds of itching, but in the end he couldn't hold back, he turned his head to look over: Sure enough, it was another female sword fairy!

He subconsciously felt that this girl's character would be a sharp mess!

After about two or three minutes, she finished drawing, turned her head to stare at Li Qian, flashed the sketchbook in her hand, and said, "You draw one too, let's look at it!"

Her voice was so small that she could only hear what she said within a meter or two nearby, but don't forget, to a certain extent, Li Qian could be regarded as eating by ears. After making music for so many years, he may not remember anything else, or even recognize the face, but voices, especially those very special voices, he can almost hear 60-70% of them with one ear - this girl His voice is crisp and sweet, with a high bottom pitch and a clear voice. As far as Li Qian's voice has been heard so far, there is no other voice like this in China!

Of course, the voice of speaking and singing are still very different. Some people speak and sing with the same pronunciation, but for some people, speaking and singing are completely two voices. Moreover, it is an exaggeration to say that there is no second one in the whole country. In fact, there are more than one billion people. It may not be easy to find someone who can sing like this, but it must not be too difficult to find someone who speaks like this.

Therefore, Li Qian stared at her for two or three seconds, but still wasn't sure.

Then, he whispered slightly embarrassedly, "I... I'm not very good at drawing."

But the other party quickly replied: "You are just too poor in skill~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Draw, you have seen two of my paintings, and you have to let me look back!"

If this is changed from the time when I was a twenty-twenty man in my last life, Li Qian promises to tell her something, then I take off my pants to show you, and you have to take off my pants to show me too?

But now, after hesitating for a moment, he picked up the sketchbook, stared at the mural for a moment, lowered his head, and started to paint—about two or three minutes, the crooked painting was completed, and he brightened. Show it to the other person.

Well, sure enough, a look of disgust appeared on her face again.

"There's something in your head, but you can't draw it!" she commented after a moment.

"Also, the painting style is really ugly!"

***

I thought it was too beautiful in my heart, but when I wrote it, I always felt that the taste was not right, and I always felt that the words did not convey the meaning.

Well, I'm afraid I can't write this paragraph, so I'm a little bit of Calvin. (To be continued.)