Chapter 7 Lu Hong

Beloved actually became "red" earlier than Kefan. The exhibition was an unexpected success.Said it was the least amount of money spent, but the Lus still gave everything - not only the Lus' money, but also Ms. Zhang Peicen's.Zhang Peicen is a beloved painting teacher. She knows that this opportunity is not only her beloved, but also her own. It may only happen once in a lifetime. If she misses it, she will never have it again.Xinai has almost all the reasons to become famous overnight: beautiful and delicate, a legendary life experience, a talented girl, and the indescribable sadness and beauty in the paintings.

Zhang Peicen has poured a lot of effort into Beloved, there is no reason not to help her succeed, and there is no reason not to help herself succeed.As a down-and-out painter with vain skills but lack of luck, she has been silent for half her life, but now she finally got an opportunity like Zhen Xin'ai, she is sure: they will succeed! She enthusiastically helped her beloved parents plan, and decided to choose the top floor of the most luxurious hotel on the busiest street in the city as the exhibition area. Tickets are free, all guests are provided with free drinks, and all the media that can be notified are notified, and a big event is prepared for the reporters. Gift package - this overturned the original idea of ​​seeking cultural venue sponsorship put forward by beloved, and turned it into a big show that spends money like water; it is not only an exchange event in the cultural circle, but also a commercial promotion and even a press conference.

My beloved parents are also a little hesitant, especially Mr. Zhen, who was originally a literati and became a monk halfway. It is not easy to make some money, and half his life savings are desperate.However, Zhang Peicen said: "All of my property has this amount. If it is not enough, I will take the house as a mortgage--I am afraid that the procedures will not be easy, and the money will not be delayed for a while." Shrunk back—he is just a beloved teacher, willing to spend everything to raise his daughter; as a biological father, can he value profit over righteousness? Things were laid out in this way, with big paintings, big posters, and big flower baskets. The opening of the exhibition was as ostentatious and extravagant as a gaudy banquet for a wealthy family.Mr. Zhen and his wife walked among the guests in formal attire, as if they were newlyweds.And Zhang Peicen held the cocktail glass tightly, encouraging them and himself from time to time: "We will be successful, the exhibition will be successful, my love will be successful, don't worry!" She touched Mrs. Zhen's arm, "Look at those paintings , how beautiful, how noble!"

That's right, let her believe that Xinai will succeed, after all, we still have to talk about those paintings, beloved paintings.All Xin Ai’s paintings have a common theme, which is as beautiful and sad as her person, thin and strong—there are always large areas of strong and mixed colors, but there is a clear potential connection between the disorder, pushing each other and pushing each other. Compatible with each other, together they prop up a space that accommodates a small blue flower with petals as thin as cicada's wings, or a shell with clear veins and fine sand, or a glass of residual wine, thin and transparent. The wine glass seems to be shattered as soon as it is held together, and the rouge-like juice at the bottom of the glass can flow through the picture.

Her person is a touch of beauty under such strong pressure, revealing the most unassuming emerald beauty in the most silent way, a kind of strange vicissitudes but exquisite beauty.The deliberate and inadvertent mood cannot be copied and indescribable, it contains endless possibilities and opposites: messy and fine, gray and gorgeous, desolate and gorgeous, mature and childish, tolerant and picky... and every In the corner of the painting, there is a small and eye-catching cinnabar signature "true love", in which the word "heart" is not a Chinese character, but a small red heart is used instead.And the most thought-provoking thing is that no matter which painting this special inscription appears in, it can always be organically integrated with the whole painting, which is completely natural.Although this little thought would not be noticed by experts, it won the favor of ordinary people, which shows the elegance and restraint of a little girl.

People are overwhelmed by the gorgeousness and delicacy, and cannot believe that this is actually written by a little girl.However, thinking of this girl's legendary experience, I felt overwhelmed again, thinking that geniuses should be like this, so unexpected, so different, so born out of nowhere, so shocking - even Zhang Peicen, also I never thought that my beloved would have such a shocking success. The beloved's natural style is fully displayed here, as if a beautiful diamond breaks out of the ground reflecting the rising sun, changing rapidly and shining brightly.This is really a new life. All the relatives, friends and old friends looked at her with astonishing eyes as if they were seeing the dumb daughter of the Zhen family for the first time. In no time, he turned into a white swan, not only able to speak, but also with such a noble demeanor, proper manners, and elegant speech. In such a big scene, the seats were full of guests, and this fifteen or sixteen-year-old Girls, as is commonplace, direct and talk with ease.

The spotlight of the reporters followed her, murdering roll after roll of film without hesitation, even facing a big star would not make them more excited than this time.No matter how dazzling a superstar is, there is always a chance to see them two or three times a year. You can’t see them in your life, and you can often see them on TV; but the dumb, talented painter, and beautiful girl, Has anyone seen it?Haven't even heard of it.If this is not news, this is not a star, then there is really no good news in this world. All TV, radio, magazines, and newspaper media were alarmed. Even those who did not have time to participate in the art exhibition on the first day came to interview the next day.The exhibition was originally scheduled for one week, but it was postponed to ten days at the request of the public. In the second week, even foreign media came.At this time, something even more shocking to the point of inconceivable happened—Zhen Xinai could speak a foreign language, and when she opened her mouth, she spoke five languages.

Even my beloved parents couldn't explain it: When did Zhen Xin'ai, who was fifteen years old and could not even speak Chinese, secretly learn to speak English, French, German, Russian, and even Spanish?It is impossible for a person without language ability to have any language talent. What time and ability does she have to practice speaking?And, who taught her? Facing the reporter's barrage of questions, Xinai held back her eloquent rhetoric and only responded with a Mona Lisa smile. She couldn't be forced to answer the question: I hope I can repay my parents enough surprises.

This is a rather clever diplomatic phrase, which leaves room for imagination and is not difficult to lead astray: it seems that she has been hiding her language talent for a long time, just so that one day she can surprise her parents in return.So people have speculated about how hard Zhen Xinai had put in to learn the language before this; there is even a possibility that she could speak already, but deliberately suppressed it to keep it secret, and practiced secretly by herself, until she reached perfection. Only then did it show up astonishingly. Then, Koai told everyone a story about the painter Yoshihide: In Akutagawa Ryunosuke's novel, it is said that the painter Yoshihide was troubled because he couldn't draw the scene of hell fire.The Grand Duke promised him that he would get inspiration by seeing the real sinner on fire.And the beautiful woman he showed Liangxiu who was burned in the fire was actually Liangxiu's own daughter.It turned out that the Grand Duke held a grudge against the girl and took the opportunity to retaliate.Liangxiu ran towards the fire in great pain, wanting to save his daughter from the sea of ​​flames, but before he ran to the flames, he stopped again. Shocked and awed by the scene of the magnificent flame beauty, he was stunned and his spiritual thoughts welled up.He was so dazed, fascinated, and amazed, standing by like admiring a picture scroll, watching his daughter burn to ashes, thus achieving his masterpiece.

Xinai said: "The painter paid for the painting, a price that even I can't imagine! And my price may be, fifteen years of silent love." These words won thunderous applause that lasted for a long time, and people were conquered by the heroic picture she described, the flames, hell, the perfect girl's body, and the dumb prodigy who was exquisite and flawless in front of her. Everything, so unreal, yet so thrilling, perfectly blends fantasy and reality, legend and photo, and reproduces it vividly. I have to admit that true love is a miracle, an out-and-out masterpiece of God!

The reporters wielded giant pens like seal script, and wrote different versions of legends of the times one after another for their loved ones.And in all the reports, regardless of the language, the most frequently used word for Zhen Xin'ai is - "miracle". Her speaking is certainly a miracle; her language talent and painting talent are even more miraculous; and her innate style and purity are also miraculous. She has more sense of camera and audience than all the stars and supermodels. One of Zhen Xin'ai's more rare temperaments is purity. Fifteen years of self-isolation gave her a sense of detachment that no one else could imitate. Whenever she kept silent, it was as if a door was closed to others. Even if she stood in front of you, she seemed to be far away. In the sky, that kind of unattainable mysterious beauty is unstoppable.That is definitely not the expression that celebrities can learn in training classes, it is not even the temperament cultivated by the claustrophobic ivory towers of female doctors in university campuses, no, it is far more elegant and refined than celebrities, but more seductive and charming than bookish. That is the halo erected by the combination of angels and devils. At the beginning of Beloved's first words, there was a very sharp negotiation with the angel and the devil. She accused them: "You agreed to take care of me for the rest of my life, but since I was a child, I have suffered so much and been bullied so much. Have you ever helped me?" "Of course." The devil argued, "When you were young, you went to the back of the elementary school to eavesdrop on other people's classes every day. You were surrounded by wild boys, robbed your toys, and made fun of you. Later, I let them go all the way and stumble. The head is broken and bloody; and those girlfriends of Lu Kefan, why don’t they have a long relationship? It’s not that I’m helping in secret; and..." "It's all tricks to promote narrowness, gentlemen don't take them." The angel shook his head, disapproving. Love asked the angel: "What about you? You disagree with what he did, and what have you done for me?" "I've done a lot. Your father, Mr. Lu, learned how to do business like others. In fact, he has no business ability at all. If I hadn't protected him all the way, how could he turn losses into profits and start a business smoothly? She was ill, and I was taking care of her in secret, so that she was blessed with longevity and healthy." "That's true." My beloved nodded, but she was still dissatisfied, "But what about Lukefan? Your task is to let me get Lukefan's love. Regarding this, have you achieved it?" "This..." The angel and the devil hesitated together. The most unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart.They can take life and death, and change people's fate, but they can't control people's minds.As for making Lu Kefan fall in love with Zhen Xin'ai, they really didn't have any shortcuts. "How about letting Lu Kefan get a serious illness and let you take care of him, and even donate blood to him, so that he is moved?" The devil had an idea, "Are you willing to make sacrifices for him?" "Of course. It's okay to kill me. I live this time for him." Xinai replied, "But what I want is love, not gratitude or repayment." The devil thought about it, and then made a plan: "Then arrange a trip, let the two of you be stranded on an isolated island, lonely and widowed, you only have him, and he only has you, then you will surely be successful." The beloved was fascinated leisurely, staring at the distance in a silent trance, after a while, shook his head and said: "What I want is a true love, don't be forced to have sex." "True love is a cool name." The devil commented, and Ji Er impatiently said, "This one won't work, and that won't work, so what exactly do you want? What is true love?" But the angel folded his hands on his breast and sang a hymn: "Love is enduring patience and kindness; Love does not envy, love does not boast, is not arrogant; is not rude, does not seek his own, is slow to anger, thinks no evil; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things; Love is never ending..." When the devil heard the hymn, he had a headache just like Sun Wukong heard the magic spell, and shouted: "Stop singing, stop singing, it's the worst headache. If you say these nasty words again, don't blame me for taking the first step." , not coming to the meeting." "If you can't give me love, you have to meet my other requirements." Xinai put her hands behind her back and announced the conditions word by word: "I, I want, red." "How red is it?" "It's very popular. I want to be successful, I want to be famous and rich, I want to be brilliant and shock the world." My beloved bargained with confidence, "You said that I only have 32 years in my short life, and now I have wasted half of it. In the remaining half of the time, I want to get the glory and achievement that others can't get in their lifetime, so that this life will not be in vain, and I will live up to my heart!" After too much suffering and enduring, she was reborn as a human being, and she knew exactly what she wanted.She kept saying to herself: How difficult it is to be alive.In this life, in this life, you must never take a wrong step, let go of any opportunity, waste time, and come here in vain! Therefore, she wants to be popular.An art exhibition that is as special as it is special, as sensational as it is, and as successful as it is, made her opening remarks.This is just the first step, the red carpet leading to her glorious throne. She met Xiaohui, her cousin's first love girlfriend, the beautiful and arrogant Xiaohui at her art exhibition.Between her and her, there is still a score to settle. In the speechless years, in the helpless youth, the pressure and humiliation that Xiaohui brought to her is indescribable.Those trivial and ambiguous worries may not be worth mentioning in the long river of life, but for Zhen Xin'ai before speaking, they are so huge that they are almost unbearable. Sometimes the severity of a kind of suffering is not in the suffering itself, but in the person's ability to bear it - what is better than depriving a person she loves forcefully in front of a crush and using a kitten as an excuse? How could it be more difficult for a young girl to wrongly and humiliate her? She looked at Xiaohui with love and hostility, like a cat preparing for battle, raising her fur all over.However, the purpose of Xiaohui's arrival today is clearly not to fight. Her usual savage arrogance was swept away and replaced by a cautious, hesitant, and even timid attitude. Facing the scrutiny of her beloved, she Spread out a flattering smile, and said obediently: "Congratulations, my dear, your paintings are so beautiful." Beloved is silent, waiting for the opponent's further performance. Xiaohui smiled awkwardly again, looked left and right, and asked casually, "Didn't your cousin come to celebrate for you?" "He didn't have a holiday." Xinai finally said, "You should know..." Before she finished speaking, she suddenly understood, and she couldn't help but feel happy and then cold. They broke up for good!Kefan and Xiaohui broke up.Xiaohui no longer hears from Kefan.Kefan changed his mind.He no longer pays attention to Xiaohui.He may already have a new girlfriend.Even if not, his heart has already flown away, not on Xiaohui, and certainly not on himself, he has a higher and farther goal-while he is dreaming of stardom, his love trajectory will also be distorted Again.From today onwards, Xiaohui is no longer her opponent, and which one her opponent is is no longer important, what matters is whether Kefan has a sincere heart to face love. Xinai turned countless thoughts at this moment. Her mind was originally much more mature and wise than her age. Only when encountering love problems would she become simple and paranoid. In the position, you can immediately see the fire clearly and see directly into the core of fate. In this minute, she understood one thing: she thought that as long as she was reincarnated, she could control her own destiny.Actually not.Her fate is still out of her hands.Because her heart does not belong to her. She loves Lu Kefan deeply.She came to this world for Lu Kefan.So, she gave someone a handle and handed over her fate to the other party.Her fate in this life is decided by Lu Kefan. She and Xiaohui are equally involuntary.Xiaohui is only temporary, but she will be forever, no, past and present! In this minute, she released all her jealousy and loathing towards Xiaohui. She was originally from the same root, so why bother with each other too quickly.What's more, Xiaohui is already a complete loser now, why should she make trouble? "My dear, you are a celebrity now." Xiaohui is still trying her best to please her, to please her cousin who has changed her boyfriend, and to make a last-ditch effort for her first love. "I read about you in the newspaper. It's amazing. I'm so happy for you. Your cousin, Kefan, must be very happy too." "He'll probably see it in the newspaper too." My beloved smiled reservedly.No more resentment doesn't mean she is willing to make Xiaohui a friend.She turned her head and saw that Li Yuanzheng had just come out of the elevator, and left immediately, "I'm sorry, I have another friend here, excuse me." She didn't want to show off, but she deliberately wanted to distance herself.Xiaohui has become the past tense, but Li Yuanzheng is different. No matter the past or the present, he always treats her the same, and she naturally treats him differently.Even Mrs. Zhen once praised: "Although Yuan Zheng is young, he has truly noble character." The implication is that he has done well as the son-in-law of the Zhen family. At the moment, my beloved walked towards Li Yuanzheng with a smile on his face, and the two walked away side by side, admiring the paintings along the way - most of them had been marked as "sold", and the results were outstanding.At the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, there was a revival of literature and art, and people's enthusiasm for Taobao was unprecedentedly high, and they were quite keen on hoarding.I really love to make a difference, and my future is limitless. If you can collect her paintings, they will be of greater value in the future. Xiaohui stared blankly at the back of her beloved, no matter how hard she could figure it out, how could that inconspicuous little mute back then suddenly become a shining star?No, it's not just a star, it's simply a star. As expected, Kefan had already read the news about the love talk in the newspaper.At first, he could hardly believe that "true love" was his cousin Zhen Xin'ai, there was a world of difference between one word and another.Zhen Xinai is his dumb cousin, and Zhenxinai is a child prodigy who shocked the animation industry. How could they be the same person? But later, the reports became more and more frequent, the content became more and more detailed, and the pictures and texts were rich, so he finally had to believe it. He pointed to the photo in the newspaper and said to his classmates: "This is my sister." "Your sister is so beautiful?" The classmates showed envious eyes, "When will you introduce me?" They asked him the truth again. Kefan complacently told his classmates the story of his beloved from childhood to adulthood, but unfortunately, the memory of his beloved is really lacking.In his mind, she was just a blurred, speechless shadow that always followed behind him silently, without emotions, let alone making her own decisions—she could actually speak, and she was going to hold a painting exhibition. What a myth. He really wanted to hear this sister's voice, so he specially called Zhen's house to congratulate her, but once or twice, no one answered, or even said that his beloved was not at home.My beloved seems to be very busy now, no wonder, if there is an art exhibition, there are naturally many things to deal with. He could only call his own home and ask his mother, "Is the beloved thing true?" "It's true." Lu's mother was very emotional, "This time the Zhen family can be regarded as elated. Every painting they love is sold at a high price, and even her teacher Zhang Peicen has doubled her net worth and become famous overnight. I heard that some foreign schools took the initiative Sending a spot to my beloved, asking her to go to study, and many film companies and advertising companies are coming to my door, wanting to invite my beloved to make commercials and be a spokesperson." movie company?Commercials?Kefan was a little dazed, thinking about everything he had been pursuing so hard, but his beloved got it for nothing?He wants to see his beloved even more, but his beloved is far away from him now.He wanted to see her, only to read the newspaper. There are more and more news about my beloved in the newspaper, and the photos are getting bigger and bigger every day. Finally one day, he saw that his love was on the cover of the weekly magazine, the full-page color photo of the 16-year-old, with his love in gorgeous makeup and costumes, as beautiful as a little star.He looked at the vaguely resembling eyebrows and eyes, and was a little astonished. Is this really the beloved sister who grew up with him day and night? She speaks eloquently, but her past love has been overshadowed by her silence.It was not until today that he discovered for the first time that she was so beautiful, elegant, and otherworldly, more outstanding than any girl he had ever known.One of her paintings titled "Burning Roses" actually fetched a sky-high price of 450,000 yuan. 450,000, the salary of the most beautiful girl in the class is not so much. The summer vacation is coming, and he really can't wait to meet her and witness the demeanor of this "miracle" with his own eyes.However, since we haven't seen each other for a year, what clothes should he wear and what gift should he bring to meet his beloved? For the first time in his life, Kefan felt anxious and nervous to see his beloved.