Lin Zhijie's friend, Yu Jizhong, opened an art studio in the New Era Art Park.
Yu Jizhong's studio was not far from the headquarters of Flying Stone Records, and it was only a five-minute walk away. It was located in a unique building composed of large areas of glass and steel frames, separated by a green belt and an art square.
The buildings in the New Era Art Park were very distinctive. There were basically no high-rise buildings here. Most of the buildings were only two or three stories high, and Yu Jizhong's studio was no exception.
On the first floor, except for the front desk, most of the space was given over to the exhibition hall for displaying art. The main exhibits included oil paintings, small sculptures, photographic works and modern art.
Upstairs, the second floor, was the art workshop, including a painting room, a sculpture room, an office and so on.
Lu Chen met Yu Jizhong in the painting room.
The artist appeared to be in his forties or fifties. He wore a set of work clothes stained with oil paint. He was stocky, with a large face, thick eyebrows, and bright eyes. He had the typical messy hair and beard of an artist.
Lin Zhijie introduced him to the two: "Lu Chen, this is Yu Jizhong, Teacher Yu, a real artist!"
Lu Chen immediately reached out and said, "Hello, Teacher Yu, I've heard a lot about you."
In fact, he didn't know the other party at all, nor had he heard of this person's name. It was nothing more than a polite greeting.
"This is Lu Chen, a musician, who has his own studio."
Chen Fei 'er had gone back early, so only Lu Chen came with Lin Zhijie.
Yu Jizhong probably didn't watch entertainment news. He looked at Lu Chen calmly, and probably didn't know Lu Chen. He shook hands with the latter indifferently and said, "Hello."
Lin Zhijie said with a smile, "Old Yu, Lu Chen wants to rent your land. You have to give me some face!"
Yu Jizhong's face finally showed a smile: "Let's talk in my office."
With Lin Zhijie's matchmaking, Yu Jizhong still gave him quite a lot of face.
He changed into a clean set of clothes and asked his assistant to bring him tea. They chatted like friends in the office.
The building occupied by Yu Jizhong's studio alone had a usable area of about 1,800 square meters. Yu Jizhong could at most allocate 1,000 square meters of space to make it a shared rental.
Of course, the subletting fee was not small. According to the artist, as long as he released the news, there would be people willing to rent it at a high price. This location was considered very good in the entire art park.
Since Lu Chen was Lin Zhijie's friend, he was willing to give Lu Chen priority, but there was a condition.
"If you're involved in music, you can't disturb us. Otherwise, we won't be able to negotiate no matter how high the price is!"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "That's easy. When I redecorate the place, I promise to make sure that it's soundproof."
The soundproofing of the recording studio was the best, and there was no noise problem. The only trouble was the practice room, but as long as the decoration was in place, it would definitely not affect the neighbors. The office was also afraid of noise.
Yu Jizhong's words proved that this matter was basically not a big problem.
As for the subletting price, it needed to be discussed by both sides again. It couldn't be settled in a few words.
In general, it was very smooth. The communication between both sides was quite pleasant. Yu Jizhong didn't have the strange temper of an artist.
But when it was time to say goodbye, he suddenly seemed to think of something and asked, "Lu Chen, did you write a song called 'Blue Lotus'?"
Lu Chen was stunned. "Uh … Yes."
Yu Jizhong nodded and said, "I've heard it. It's a very good song."
…
When Lu Chen returned to the studio, it was almost dark.
It was already off work, and there was no one in the office, but the manager's room was still lit.
He went to have a look and found that Lu Xi was still working in front of the computer, and her fingers were typing quickly on the keyboard.
Lu Chen said, "Sister, it's late. Let's go to dinner together."
Lu Xi turned her head and asked, "Where's Fei 'er?"
Lu Chen said, "She has other things to do … By the way, the new studio has been found. I went to see it in the afternoon. It's very suitable. You have to go and talk to them about the rent tomorrow."
Lu Xi was surprised. "So fast? Did Director Lin help? "
Lu Chen nodded. "Yes, she really helped a lot this time. I owe her a big favor."
He said, "Let's go. We'll talk while eating."
"Don't worry …"
Lu Xi held the mouse and opened a web page and said, "Take a look at this first!"
"What?"
Lu Chen walked over curiously and found that Lu Xi had opened his personal Tieba.
Although his Tieba was established by fans and netizens, Lu Chen Studio also had management rights after passing the qualification certification. Therefore, it was semi-official, and it was also within the scope of Lu Xi's work.
In the future, when Lu Chen Studio moved and expanded, the work in this area would definitely be separated and handled by someone else.
In his Tieba, the top page was marked in red, and it was a post about someone who had been skinned!
Lu Chen quickly browsed through the post and found that the person who was skinned was a guy with the ID "Heavy Metal Element". This person was not a fan member of Lu Chen's Tieba, but he had made many comments in the Tieba.
The posts of "Heavy Metal Element" were basically attacks.
It was very common for some people to like and dislike stars and idols. This reflected on the Internet. If there were real fans, there would naturally be haters. The Tieba would not be full of praises.
Under normal circumstances, as long as there were no bad situations, such as slanderous words, personal attacks, or rumors, the Tieba administrator would not randomly delete posts and retain a certain amount of dissident voices.
But last night, when Lu Chen won the Best Newcomer Award and the fans in the Tieba celebrated, this "Heavy Metal Element" jumped out and said strange things. He also bet with others that Lu Chen could not win the Best Composition Award.
In the end, after being slapped in the face, he pretended to be dead, which completely angered many fans.
Therefore, some experienced and skilled fans started to track down "Heavy Metal Element", wanting to find out his true identity.
By tracking the traces left by "Heavy Metal Element" in the Tieba, they really did find something.
This "Heavy Metal Element"'s true identity turned out to be Ling Xiaoxiao's assistant!
Ling Xiaoxiao could be considered Lu Chen's old enemy. The grudge between the two could be traced back to when Lu Chen had just debuted. However, at that time, the two could be said to be on the same starting line. Now, they were on completely different levels.
Ling Xiaoxiao's assistant actually ran to Lu Chen's Tieba to stir up trouble. It was both surprising and not that unbelievable.
The technical fans found a very complete chain of evidence, and the final direction was clear and unmistakable. It could be considered a very successful human flesh operation, so it was published on the Tieba to denounce it.
In this pinned post, someone also pointed out that it was very likely that Ling Xiaoxiao used his assistant's account to scold Lu Chen!
What a clown!
After reading the post, Lu Chen could not help but shake his head, feeling that it was very funny.
He said, "Don't worry about it, let's go eat!"
In Lu Chen's heart, this trivial matter was really not as important as him eating with his sister.
Ling Xiaoxiao? He had almost forgotten this name.
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