"When did you do this?" Zhou Ziheng's face was filled with joy. This youthful and sunny smile was extremely precious to Xia Xiqing.
He loved Zhou Ziheng's pure youthfulness, which did not come from his appearance, but from the cleanliness and determination that came from his bones. After all, in this materialistic world, even pure ideals are forced to become lonely courage.
"While you were busy writing your graduation thesis, I had already been preparing for several months." Xia Xiqing walked up to the little boy and pointed at the book in his hand. "You should also look at the details, science student."
Zhou Ziheng also walked over and lowered his head. It turned out that there were words engraved on the book. Near the swirling storm of positive and negative particles, there was a story that Zhou Ziheng had once told him, written in very elegant English handwriting.
"You are really... amazing." Zhou Ziheng felt that he suddenly lost his ability to express himself, and he could only use the most basic words like a primary school student. But his eyes were bright, and he was happier than having the whole world. After saying that, he lowered his head again, and his fingers carefully stroked the words on the book.
Xia Xiqing stood aside, staring at him as he admired the sculpture.
Zhou Ziheng is undoubtedly brilliant and has the passionate love of millions of people.
But when facing his ideals, he truly shines.
And at this moment, Xia Xiqing is the only person in the world who knows why he shines.
It took nearly four months from design to completion for this work. Xia Xiqing started designing the draft almost after the Chinese New Year and searched all over the world for suitable materials. Every tiny "particle" was completed by Xia Xiqing alone in the studio, from polishing to coloring, and every process was filled with his passion for art and his love for Zhou Ziheng.
"How many have you made?" Zhou Ziheng looked up, reached out to touch the tiny black particles, and asked the question he had always wanted to ask.
Before Xia Xiqing could answer, he saw Director Wang bringing a junior schoolmate from the news agency to take a photo with Zhou Ziheng. Xia Xiqing consciously stepped back, and Zhou Ziheng followed him, seeing him standing far to the side, stretching out his hand and making four numbers towards him.
1, 3, 1, 4
One thousand three hundred and fourteen colliding positive and negative particles.
It's too cliché, Xia Xiqing thought. He didn't want to tell Zhou Ziheng. But he did it in such a cliché way, whether it violated the common randomness in aesthetics or was hypocritical and deliberate, he just wanted to do it.
At least when he saw Zhou Ziheng smile for this, he felt extremely satisfied.
Xia Xiqing, who was looking at Zhou Ziheng from afar, suddenly realized that he had really changed a lot. In the past, he was always reluctant to create public sculptures, always feeling that his lonely and dark works were not suitable for exposure to the public. The result of being out of tune was that they would melt in the eyes of misunderstanding, turning into a pool of sewage and flowing to a shameful place.
But now he hopes that his hard work can be as good as possible, as hopeful as possible, so that everyone who sees it can't help but stop and be inspired by it. Only in this way can he safely sign Zhou Ziheng's name on this work.
After the group photo was taken, Zhou Ziheng took the donation certificate from the director, bowed, and walked towards Xia Xiqing with a smile on his face. Xia Xiqing, who was leaning against a marble pillar, joked, "You are so much taller than your director. You really make it difficult for the girl who is taking the photo."
"What can we do?" Zhou Ziheng raised his eyebrows, holding the rose in his hand and followed Xia Xiqing out of the building, while looking down at his name on the donation certificate.
"Do you like this graduation gift?"
The moment he walked down the stairs, the sunlight fell on Xia Xiqing's face, causing him to squint slightly while he spoke, which was a cute little gesture.
"Of course." Zhou Ziheng took his hand generously, "Thank you."
How many people in this world can win the favor of a lonely artist
Just based on this, Zhou Ziheng felt extremely lucky. When he held his hand, he felt the rough gauze rubbing against his palm, and Zhou Ziheng began to feel distressed again, "This must have been made when you were sculpting."
"I was so obsessed with the matter that I tried to cut the material with a knife, but I ended up getting cut when I held the blade." Xia Xiqing said it lightly, but Zhou Ziheng felt very distressed. He could imagine Xia Xiqing locking himself in a quiet studio, silently completing every detail.
I felt so distressed and wanted to hug him.
"You said you were on a business trip the last few days. Did you really go to the United States?"
Xia Xiqing nodded, "Well, I'll go to New York to receive the award."
It turned out that what the director said was true. Zhou Ziheng couldn't help but feel strange. In his opinion, Xia Xiqing was never a person who would chase awards. His views on art were always independent, and he never actively sought evaluation and praise from others. Taking the initiative to participate in awards was completely not his style of doing things.
"Don't you think you can understand it?" Xia Xiqing completely understood the thoughts in Zhou Ziheng's eyes. He laughed, "After all, it is going to be donated in your name. You can't just make a sculpture casually. Although I don't think the value of a work of art should be measured by so-called awards, this is the fastest way to convince and admire the general public."
"Although the work of an anonymous creator is not famous, if it has the halo of a gold medal..." Xia Xiqing turned his head to look at him, "it is still worthy of our Hengheng."
He used this name again.
"Then..." Zhou Ziheng put his arm on his shoulder, held him and walked together in the hidden courtyard path. He raised his wrist and stroked his cheek, "Thank you, Brother Xiqing."
"So good."
The two walked to the place where Zhou Ziheng and his mother had separated before, and saw Zhou's mother and Zhao Ke, who was wearing a bachelor's gown, standing under a tree and chatting. Next to them was Ruan Xiao, who was wearing a red dress. She saw Zhou Ziheng and Xia Xiqing first, and waved at them excitedly with her arms outstretched.
Mother Zhou looked at the two of them with a smile and asked, "Have you seen the gift Xiqing gave you?" When Zhou Ziheng heard his mother ask this, he suddenly realized that his mother had been preparing him for this since early morning.
"You already knew it." Zhou Ziheng smiled helplessly, "You just kept it from me."
Zhao Ke smiled frivolously, "It's a surprise, but it won't work if I tell you about it. How lucky are you to have such a big sculpture?" He covered his chest and shook his head, sighing, "I'm really jealous today."
Ruan Xiao hit Zhao Ke on the back with her handbag, "What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing." Zhao Ke put his arm around Ruan Xiao's waist, "I'm so sweet."
"Shameless." Zhou Ziheng complained mercilessly.
Mother Zhou seemed to want to get up for something, "Oh, right. Just now your sister-in-law called me and asked if you were free to do a live broadcast. Many of your little fans listened to you and didn't come. Xiaoyin said that doing a half-hour live broadcast would make everyone happy."
Zhou Ziheng didn't have much objection. He didn't want fans to come because he was afraid of disrupting the order, but sharing his graduation day with them was also a very meaningful thing for him.
Because there will be a graduation ceremony organized by Tongyi later, Zhou Ziheng can only start the live broadcast now. However, he does not want too many people to see it, nor does he want this sharing to turn into a celebrity promotion, so he started the live broadcast using his own Weibo account.
In less than three minutes, the comments in the live broadcast room were already flying. He handed the rose to his mother and put his phone on the selfie stick, holding it far away so that everyone was in the frame, except his mother who did not want to show her face.
"Hello." Zhou Ziheng smiled at the camera, "Today is my graduation season. I believe you should have known this a long time ago."
[Ahhhzzh how come you look so good in your bachelor's gown!]
[Congratulations to Hengheng on graduating! Hengheng will be an adult entering society in the future!]
[Ahh xqgg!!! Oh my god, I knew xqgg would definitely attend Hengheng’s graduation ceremony, how could xqgg be so nice, I’m so touched woooooooooooooo]
[And Xiaoxiao and Zhao Ke! Yes, Zhao Ke has graduated too! Congratulations]
[Hengheng graduated! Mom is so happy! ! Hengheng is the best graduate.]
[Aaaaah, self-study! My xqgg looks so good today too! Woohoo, it really is different. Girls who study are really a high-risk group for diabetes.]
"I was actually planning to record a vlog," Zhou Ziheng said while walking and talking without bothering to look at the camera. It looked like a video call on the screen, very friendly, "but vlogs need to be edited, not like live broadcasts which can be real-time, right?"
[dei!dei!dei!I like live streaming! I can ask questions and chat with you! But I also like vlogs! ]
[Live broadcast can also be interactive! ]
[Hengheng! Mom wants to see her daughter-in-law!!! Let Mom see her daughter-in-law now!!]
[Hahahaha, daughter-in-law, don’t run away!!]
[I want to see my daughter-in-law too! ! ! ]
The comments were so funny that Zhou Ziheng took down his phone and almost slammed it into Xia Xiqing's face, "They are all clamoring to see you, your mother-in-law fans."
Xia Xiqing frowned and said to him, "You are a mother-in-law fan."
Zhou Ziheng tilted his mouth and smiled proudly, "I am a husband fan."
[Aaaaaaaaaa dirty talk scene!!]
[Ahhh what kind of dirty talk is this, little wolfdog top!]
[Now comes my favorite part hahaha]
[My husband is a fan!!! zzh is awesome!! Broken voice]
Xia Xiqing almost rolled his eyes in front of the camera. Looking at Zhou Ziheng now, he couldn't help but miss the little puppy when he received the gift more than ten minutes ago, "No, who was it that kept calling me Brother Xiqing just now?"
[Ah ...
[I really can't imagine how sweet they are in private.]
[Aaaah, self-study is driving me crazy!!!]
"What's wrong with calling me brother?" Zhou Ziheng disagreed, "Will calling you brother change the fact that I am your husband? No."
[Fuck!!!zzh how can you be so awesome!!!]
[Dear, I suggest you speak more if you can! Ahhhzzh you are amazing!]
[Fuck, I didn’t watch zzh’s graduation ceremony, I watched him fight with his wife live! Swearing! Flirting!]
[Ahhh no way!! You are his husband! This is a fact and a theorem!!]
Xia Xiqing resisted the urge to commit domestic violence in front of the live broadcast audience, smiled kindly, and gently patted Zhou Ziheng's face with his hand, "You are good at talking, say more."
[Hahahahaha sexy xq, angry online!!!]
[Fuck, Xi Qing’s tone is so lustful! I imagined a car scene in my mind!!! The queen is so horny!!!]
[The queen meets the wolfdog! Who will win? ? ]
[Wolfdog, it's inhumane]
[Hahahahahahahahahaha, that inhuman sister, are you a werewolf?!]
[Inhumane, hahahahahahahaha, I burst into laughter! ]
"I was wrong." Zhou Ziheng touched the back of Xia Xiqing's neck twice in a flattering manner, "I won't say any more."
[It seems that he is still a loyal dog in front of others, hahahaha]
[xqgg’s expressions are so tempting, even rolling his eyes is so tempting! Who can resist this!!!]
[Anyway, Zhou Ziheng can’t stand it!!]
"Hey, don't let your topic stray too far." Zhou Ziheng pointed at the screen, "If the live broadcast room is blocked, it will be over."
Xia Xiqing lowered his head and laughed, then raised his head and added to the fans on the screen, "Yes, the Internet is not a lawless place."
[Hahahaha what a joke!!!]
[Okay, okay, I will take off Pinru's clothes right now.]
[Hahahahahahahahahahaha that’s so sexy, little sister!]
Zhou Ziheng walked around the outside of the college holding his cell phone, showing everyone his classmates and the venue that the college had specially arranged for the graduates. Xia Xiqing walked slowly behind him, looking at his back with a smile.
[The younger generation is so beautiful woooooooooooo]
[What kind of doting look is that xqgg? It’s so sweet, my god]
[Why is New Year so delicious? ? ? ]
[“I’ll dress up and attend your graduation ceremony.”]
[Ahhh, everyone, please write an article quickly!!]
"Ziheng!" Zhao Ke waved to Zhou Ziheng from the front, "Come here, let's take a picture together!"
"Coming." Zhou Ziheng handed the phone to Xia Xiqing, "I'll be over there."
Xia Xiqing nodded, walked over, stood next to the red wall where Zhou Ziheng took the photo, and looked down at the camera.
[Oh my god, xqgg is so good looking!! Even from this angle and so close, he looks so good!!]
[prprpr!!! xqgg I love you! xqgg Look at me! I really can!!]
[Wow wow xqgg is glowing white in the sun wow wow, it’s so beautiful wow wow]
"Well... are you guys looking at me or Zhou Ziheng taking the photo?" Xia Xiqing asked for opinions very considerately, so as to see whether he should turn the camera over.
[Look at you!!!]
[I haven’t heard xqgg speak for a long time! ! ! ]
[xqgg I miss you!! We haven’t seen each other for several months!!!]
"Yes, I haven't shown up for two and a half months." Xia Xiqing would raise his eyes inadvertently when thinking, then lower them and smile, "Do you miss me?"
[think!!!!!]
[xqgg, please post more selfies and live streams in the future! I want to see you draw!!!]
[Is xqgg busy with the art museum?]
[I feel xq has lost weight, thank you for your hard work! I love you brother! ]
"No, maybe it's the lens distortion." Xia Xiqing turned to look at himself in the camera, "But I've been busy lately. Thank you for coming to the art museum all the time. I saw the guides and travel notes you posted online. Thank you very much."
[xqgg I love you!!!]
[I went to Beijing to visit art museums. I think it was worth it to see the works of Xi Qing and so many other artists. I will definitely go again next time.]
[Thank you xqgg for giving us so many good works! I used to think that art was far away from me and not a daily necessity, but now I have completely changed my mind. It is you who made me understand that art is an indispensable part of a good life.]
Seeing this, Xia Xiqing's heart was suddenly filled with a lot of emotion. He had never thought that he could change anything, and he didn't think he was a qualified preacher.
[I have always wanted to ask Brother Xiqing a question: What do you think art means to you?]
This question came suddenly, which was a bit difficult for Xia Xiqing, because he had never thought about it. His family made him accept these things since he was a child. No, it’s not family, it should be said that it’s the genes inherited in his bones.
"Actually... I have always felt that art is a kind of nourishment for our daily lives." His voice was like the gentle summer breeze, soft and floating. "For me, it is actually life."
The group photo was already taken, and a few big boys were laughing and high-fiving. Zhao Ke ran to his exclusive photographer Ruan Xiao to check the finished photos. Zhou Ziheng walked towards him, with a full and flowing look of midsummer.
[Then Brother Xiqing, what is your nutrition?]
My nutrients...
Xia Xiqing raised his head, looked over the phone screen, and saw the person who was smiling brightly at him.
A shining star in the silent universe.
On the other side of the small screen, all the fans were waiting for Xia Xiqing's answer. But they didn't hear his voice, only the long chirping of cicadas.
A few seconds later, they saw the screen flip, and the handsome face in their field of vision turned into a large field of green grass, the clear blue summer sky, and flashing light flowing through the gaps between the dense leaves.
There was also Zhou Ziheng, who was walking towards them but gave a gentle look to the person behind the camera.
My nutrients.
"he."
The author has something to say: Xia Xiqing gave Zhou Ziheng all his love and tenderness, including the part that should be given to herself.