Mixed Chapter 76
byOur love is lingering together
“Then what do you think…” Song Shixue lazily picked up a bunch of Chi Nuan’s hair and circled it with her index finger, “How about dividing the most special part into two halves, half a photo and half a painting?”
“You mean-”
“Well, I will definitely contribute to Xingxing’s plan.” His fingertips went into his hair and rubbed Chi Nuan’s ears back and forth. “By the way, I’ll let you see how I see you.”
“Have you not seen it before?” Chi Nuan’s voice gradually weakened, and I felt quite shy when I thought about it after so long.
“It’s different.” When Chi Nuan was 22 years old, Song Shixue gave her a grand painting exhibition – “Love”. The process of changing from cold to warm was the process of Chi Nuan appearing in Song Shixue’s life and filling up Song Shixue’s life.Song Shixue recorded Chi Nuan’s eyes, recorded the gifts she gave, and recorded everything related to Chi Nuan.
But this time, she only recorded Chi Nuan, the happy, sad, aggrieved, coquettish, cute and vivid Chi Nuan in Song Shixue’s eyes.
Chi Nuan watched the stars in Song Shixue’s eyes wholeheartedly, and she understood what she meant by “different”.
She didn’t dare to indulge in the heat of the stars for too long. The longer she went, the more guilty she felt.
——She has not told Song Shixue about her resignation to Hua Shang.
Chi Nuan will never forget how surprised and confused he looked on the day he took the initiative to submit his resignation to Chen Zhou.Under Chen Zhou’s constant “pressing”, Chi Nuan still revealed the reason for her resignation. Although he assured Chi Nuan that he would minimize the impact of the incident on the company, she still insisted on leaving.
This is the result of her careful consideration.
She sat in the position of mature director at a young age, but it was no longer enough to satisfy her raging ambition.Opening an exhibition is just a fuse. What Chi Nuan really wants is to set up an independent photography studio of his own.
Of course, Chi Nuan promised Chen Zhou that he would do his best to finish the remaining one or two months of work before leaving.
The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Only when Chi Nuan officially started to prepare did he realize how difficult it was.
She has to take into account Hua Shang’s work and prepare various materials for the exhibition.The simultaneous work and exhibition both challenge the physical and mental limits. In addition, the exhibition theme chosen by Chi Nuan is undoubtedly prohibited, so the difficulty is simply as high as the sky.
But how can things that are determined to be changed easily? Once you take a step forward, it will be like an arrow leaving the string and you will never look back.
The blatant display of same-sex love is not within her scope of consideration, and the implicit love is fundamental.
She put a lot of effort into finding a hundred same-sex couples, and negotiated with each of them to explain that only part of the body movements or facial features would be photographed, and that the images would eventually be processed in black and white before they agreed.
Chi Nuan didn’t find it annoying to explain again and again.She can understand everyone’s hesitation and fear. After all, who would want their sexual orientation to be made public on camera?
As August came to an end, Chi Nuan found the last same-sex couple – Lin Zi and Zhu Shutong.
Lin Zi, who paused her work to focus on love and life, is no longer the arrogant lion king. Even though the sharpness of her facial lines has been weakened, she looks more friendly.
Chi Nuan’s eyes fell on the intertwined hands of the two people, and he smiled happily.
“I’m starting!”
As soon as the command came out, Lin Zi immediately showed her first-class temperament, expression management, and body expression.
She was born for the camera.
When the eyes of Lin Zi and Zhu Shutong intertwined, the ambition in their eyes would take the initiative to converge and turn into a soft spring water under the sun.
“Change positions, Lin Zi, you hug Miss Zhu and I’ll take a close-up.” Chi Nuan directed the two of them in their positions and raised the camera, “Ah, yes, very good, that’s it, keep it there for a moment and don’t move.”
The figures of Lin Zi and Zhu Shutong were projected on the screen in the last photo of the two of them. Chi Nuan thought they wanted to check it out, so when he handed the device over, he only heard Lin Zi say a rare “thank you”.
“Damn it, we, Sister Zi, are getting angry after saying this.” Chi Nuan joked to make the atmosphere more comfortable. He put the lens cap on and said, “When the exhibition comes, you two remember to come and support me!”
Lin Zi nodded slightly: “Stay and have a meal together?”
“No, next time, I still have something to do.” Chi Nuan, who was full of equipment, waved to the two of them.
Lin Zi didn’t force it and watched her car disappear into the horizon.
Chi Nuan came downstairs to the community where Chi Sangzhi lived and knocked on Chi Sangzhi’s door.
Since Chi Nuan returned to Huashang, devoted herself to work and learned to use work to numb herself, the contact with Ms. Chi has become less frequent. Chi Nuan did not expect that the mother and daughter would have another formal heart-to-heart talk because of Song Shixue.
The two sat facing each other as if discussing a project.What big scenes has the dignified director of photography not seen now?But she still gets nervous when facing Chi Sang.
She thought it was more or less because of Ms. Chi’s inherent sense of oppression that a mother brings to her children.
Chi Nuan couldn’t help but recall the time during the winter vacation of her junior year when she came out as gay to Chi Sangzhi.
Swallowing nervously and fearfully.
“Mom…” She frowned, but didn’t dare to raise her head to look at her.
“You little brat, nothing good will happen if you call me mommy!” Chi Sangzhi could tell that Chi Nuan must have something on her mind from the moment she walked in, and it became even clearer when she opened her mouth, “I’ve always told you not to be coy about talking about something! After all, you are a director, so why are you still so procrastinating in talking and doing things?”
Ms. Chi became very angry when she saw Chi Nuan’s appearance. Really, she has always been nervous since she was a child!
“Well, Teacher Song and I… have talked about it…” The more she spoke, the less confident she became. She closed her eyes tightly and waited for the violent storm to come.
In fact, Chi Sangzhi had already made a bold guess in his mind – the conversation would be related to Song Shixue.
After all, only that woman could affect Chi Nuan’s emotions so much.
Chi Sangzhi has always been a person with a clear distinction between love and hate.She had been very satisfied with Song Shixue for a while, but later in the hospital she turned negative when she heard Chen Zhiyu talk about how Song Shixue had ruined her daughter’s sincerity.Even though she didn’t dare to mention the word ‘Song Shixue’ to Chi Nuan openly, she was still feeling resentful in her heart.
Nowadays, my family is unsatisfied and takes the initiative to mention the once taboo name. It is really an indescribable feeling.It’s not that I’m angry, I’m just speechless because of Chi Nuan’s love brain.
“Hey! She’s done this to you, and you’re still thinking about getting back together with her? I think your mind is really crazy!” She picked up the quilt on the coffee table and took a quick sip. “You, my mother, and I didn’t have such a love brain as you when I faced those beasts before. How come you’re so obsessed with it now?”
“I told her in a good voice and angrily at that time. If we can’t keep it together for a year, then there is no need for you to be together! I told you later, hey, I really do! Both you and her have completely forgotten about it, haven’t you!” Chi Sangzhi said so hard that her face turned red. She crossed her legs and picked up a small fan on the sofa to fan the cool breeze and cool down quickly.
“Don’t be impatient. Just listen to me and tell you slowly, okay?” Chi Nuan took out a can of Jiaduobao herbal tea from the fresh-keeping layer of the refrigerator and opened it for her with great discernment, so that she could calm down her anger.
Chi Sangzhi glanced with disdain and raised his eyebrows to signal Chi Nuan to start speaking.
During the process of Chi Nuan’s eloquent talk, Ms. Chi’s expression seemed to be performing a face-changing show.From dull to nervous, distressed and finally happy.
Ups and downs, ups and downs.
“Oh, Xiaoxue, this kid’s life is so miserable!” After hearing the name change, Chi Nuan found it a little funny.
Then Chi Nuan took out a piece of paper and wiped away the snot and tears on Chi Sangzhi’s face.
“Mom, I am not telling you this to ask for your forgiveness for her. No matter what you think, I will probably still choose to be with her. You know mom, I can no longer fall in love with anyone else.”
Chi Sangzhi relaxed his eyebrows, and his tone was calmer than ever before: “You decide for yourself.”
Before leaving, Chi Sangzhi told Chi Nuan again: “If you have time, ask her to come home for dinner.”
Chi Sang’s love and hate are clear and true.She would feel uncomfortable because of what Song Shixue did, and she would also feel pity for Song Shixue under the truth.
This state of mind was very much like her first heart-to-heart talk with Song Shixue.
Finally, just say, “Come to the house for dinner.”
Then you can forgive everything.
As soon as Chi Nuan came out of Ms. Chi’s house, she immediately stepped into Chen Zhiyu’s house.She took the trouble to tell her family and friends the truth that had been buried for three years not only to create more possibilities for herself and Song Shixue, but also to hope that everyone close to her would be present to participate in their grand confession.
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Song Shixue and Chi Nuan finally set the exhibition date on November 25th, which will mainly include Chi Nuan’s solo exhibition and the joint exhibition with Song Shixue.
Named “Thorns” and “Warm Snow” respectively.
——We love each other boldly in the thorn bush called worldliness.
——I use the skills I am most proud of to let everyone see the you I am most proud of.
One week before the start of the exhibition, many well-known media and marketing accounts began to promote the exhibition with great fanfare on major Internet platforms.Due to the fact that it was completely closed before the launch, the promotional content was very simple, with only one short sentence – two big-shot figures in the photography world and the painting world actually linked up.
This kind of mystery and cross-industry linkage actually arouses the curiosity and excitement of the masses in terms of marketing means.
What kind of sparks will be caused by friction?
On the morning of November 25th, a very tight crowd rushed into the exhibition hall with hard-won tickets to explore the sparks.They came to the thorn bush to feel their hidden love in black and white, and to feel the gorgeous colorful emotions in black and white.
Pass through black and white and enter a world of warmth and cold.
Everyone looked at Song Shixue and Chi Nuan, who were wearing couple-style black trench coats in the cold and warm world, as well as the group of reporters holding microphones with major entertainment logos.
“Excuse me, why do you two want to hold an art exhibition together?”
“Is this art exhibition related to homosexuality? Are you two a couple?”
“Are the works behind you each other?”
“Homosexuality is not recognized by the public, so why risk hosting it?”
“Wouldn’t your family and friends be ashamed!”
…
All kinds of problems swarmed in like a plague and quickly spread to everyone’s ears.
People stopped watching and listened to the gossip in their ears.
Chi Nuan took the lead in holding Song Shixue’s hand and looked at her with a smile, then took a step forward and said: “First of all, homosexuality is not a crime or a mental illness. There is nothing wrong with any sexual orientation. We just fall in love with people of the same gender as ourselves, and everyone has the right to choose and the right to love.”
She glanced around and finally settled on the smiles of each of Chi Sangzhi, Shining Shining, Chen Zhiyu, Lin Zi, Zhu Shutong, Jiang Luohe, Guan Ran and Ye Zhi.
Oh, I almost forgot, there is also Chen Zhou hiding diagonally behind them.
A slight smile appeared on Chi Nuan’s lips, his eyes were unafraid, and his tone was full of confidence: “I think, whether it is family or friends, as long as they truly love us, it doesn’t matter whether we are gay or not, so there is no shame.”
Chi Nuan exchanged two paragraphs for reporters to stare quietly.
During the quiet interval, she turned around and looked back at the 30 works on the three walls.People who are good at using warm colors use cool colors to record the “snowflake” they love most in this life, and people who are good at using cold colors use warm colors to record the “warm sun” they love most in this life.
For journalists who talk a lot, the joy, anger, sorrow and joy in love works are enough to answer the remaining questions.
“I love her. I fell in love with her from the first moment I saw her.” She held her lover’s hand tightly.Feel the pulse of each other and the resonance of the heartbeat. “My love for her exists in the works, and even deeper in my heart.”
“Our works are both warm and cold, and our love is bound together.”
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