Chapter 371: Destined Fate
Mina's studio is like a garden. Xiang Nuan feels a sense of clarity that cleanses her soul every time she comes here.
"People, paintings, and rooms are integrated. This is great!" Elena's excitement was beyond words. "Our design exhibition can also be done in this way. Models, clothes, exhibition halls, and audiences are all integrated into a unified design atmosphere. This effect is great just to think about it."
"I also got inspiration from the exhibitions of great designers," Mina said with a smile, "It's definitely a pity that you haven't seen that exhibition. I never brag about my paintings, but for that exhibition, oh..." Mina covered her chest with her hands, full of admiration and nostalgia.
"Without your paintings, nothing would be possible. You are the soul." Xiang Nuan blushed at the compliment.
"Here, this is the album." Mina put the album of the exhibition in the most conspicuous place in the studio, within easy reach. Judging from her skillful movements, she must have shown it to many people.
As Elena flipped through the book and listened to Mina's description of the situation, Xiang Nuan's thoughts suddenly became tangled. She suddenly thought of Yu Xin again. This album was also closely related to him.
"Did you also design this album?" As expected, Elena asked.
"This was done by a friend of mine who owns a bookstore. Oh, he'll be here later."
Hmm? Yu Xin will come?!
Xiang Nuan thought she had misheard and her eyes flickered, but Mina seemed to have just said it casually, and the topic turned back to the painting.
Mina's technique and composition are an example of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures. She and Elena got along better and better as they talked, and they even felt that they had met too late.
Xiang Nuan watched them "move" a bunch of flowers from the garden to the canvas, and then "move" them from the canvas to clothes, and then abstract the real flowers and replace them with simple lines, and even turn them into the hems of skirts and clothes... She tried hard to keep up with this artistic "feast", but her mind couldn't help but wander.
"Professionalism is an advantage but also a disadvantage. When we focus on subtle techniques, or when your clothing design is obsessed with a certain pattern or stitch, we are actually getting further and further away from the market. Professionalism puts up a high wall between you and your audience."
Mina and Elena's conversation became more and more profound, and they were about to start a big discussion on art history and human history. Fortunately, Mina stopped the topic in time, and they looked at Xiang Nuan at the same time, waiting for the opinions of this "expert".
"Use your mind, not your strength." Xiang Nuan smiled faintly. She tried to pull her mind back from its wandering state, but her eyes could not stop lingering on the album.
"Oh, yes, yes, that's what I mean!" Mina slapped her thigh. This sentence touched her heart.
"With what?" Elena was a little confused. This sentence was beyond the scope and made the two of them laugh.
"Intention, Chinese aesthetics emphasizes artistic conception, whether it's the thousand-year-old bronzes you visited, or paintings, calligraphy, or clothing, hairpins, they all emphasize artistic conception. The artistic conception is beyond the work." Mina's explanation was so vivid that people were fascinated.
"I'm a little confused now. There are too many things in my mind. I think this is good, that is great, I like this style, and I want that effect. I'm almost lost." Elena suddenly complained.
Xiang Nuan patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "There are three thousand rivers, take them one scoop at a time."
"What water and what scoop?"
"Hahaha--"
"I can hear laughter and chatter from far away. It seems like they are chatting very happily." Yu Xin appeared so lively that Xiang Nuan was actually in a trance.
"This is the designer of the album, Yu Xin. He runs his own bookstore and has many fans." Mina quickly introduced him to Elena.
Xiang Nuan listened to them exchanging polite greetings, but felt as if she had fallen into a dream.
[Is there a Slam Dunk player here? ]
[Has anyone ever said that you look like Muguro? ]
She traveled back to the time when she first met him. The gentle boy with glasses was the same as before. He hadn't changed at all. He was still as fresh and sunny as the high school boy.
"Don't you recognize me after not seeing me for a long time?" Yu Xin had already stretched out his hand, and there was a warm sunshine in his smiling eyes.
"It's not that I can't recognize you, I'm just wondering how can people stop time." Xiang Nuan held his hand and felt the warmth from his palm.
"Do you know him too?" Elena asked.
"More than just knowing each other?" Yu Xin interrupted Xiang Nuan and spoke first, "Designer Xiang and I have a strong affinity. It can almost be said that it is a destined fate."
Xiang Nuan opened her eyes wide. She didn't expect the opening to be so explosive. She didn't know how to respond to Yu Xin's words for a moment, so she just thought he was joking and tried to laugh it off.
"Hey? Tell me about it." Mina was so gossipy that she kept talking about it.
"You guys just listened to his nonsense," Xiang Nuan interrupted quickly, "but it is true that we are destined to be together."
"Your tone and demeanor don't sound like just a casual acquaintance. You're at least old friends who have known each other for many years." Mina winked at the two of them, and seemed interested.
Xiang Nuan felt helpless. Mina's professional remarks were too confusing and she was really trying to make fun of her.
"Are all your friends in the art circle?" Elena also asked, "I know this. There is a Chinese saying that goes 'Birds of a feather flock together.'"
"Oh, that's good!" Xiang Nuan was eager to change the subject, "But the second half of the sentence is more appropriate, it's called 'people are divided into groups'. There is a magnetic field between people with similar interests. Even if they are thousands of miles apart, they will always get together."
Xiang Nuan raised her hand and drew a circle, enclosing them.
Elena asked Yu Xin a lot of questions about the album design, and Xiang Nuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She tried not to let her attention be drawn to Yu Xin, but every time she "inadvertently" looked at him, he was always looking at her, which made her feel uneasy.
What happened?!
Xiang Nuan couldn't help but question herself. Why do you still feel guilty?! It's as if there is some shameful past. She suddenly wanted to know the subsequent story between him and his girlfriend. Did the screenwriter change their fate, or did he go back and come back to find her?!
When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel a shock in her heart. Can he really go back? Is he really going to take her away? Is he really...
"Honestly, I really want to go to his bookstore!" Elena suddenly grabbed her.
"Ah? Uh... then..." She looked around, as if she was suddenly awakened from a dream and couldn't return to reality for a while. "Aren't you hungry? How about..." She raised her watch to check the time.
"Why don't you have lunch at my place? There will be fewer people at noon, so we can chat and look around my shop without being disturbed." Yu Xin once again "acted on his own initiative."
"That's great! Calligraphy and painting go hand in hand. This is a great arrangement!" Mina echoed.
This... Did I attend a fake party? Why am I falling behind in everything? She couldn't help but glance at Mina. There's something wrong with this guy. Why is he so excited? !
"Wake up!" Elena held Xiang Nuan's arm, "Don't admit that you were acting weird today and were distracted several times."
"It's not that I'm slow to react, it's that you guys are fast!" Xiang Nuan smiled bitterly...
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