Chapter 588 New Talent Reward
Before Su Xing invited the elderly to take photos, he actually wanted to get some material, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this.
She had mixed feelings.
In some rural areas today, many young laborers have gone to the city to study or work, and most of those left in the villages are the elderly and children.
The current penetration rate of smartphones is still far from the level that almost everyone will have one in a few years. Most elderly people use old-fashioned phones and some don’t even have mobile phones.
It’s no wonder that when these elderly people heard that someone was taking photos of them for free, they would spread the word and so many people would come.
Su Xing shouted to the elderly people: "Grandpa, grandma, let's line up over here."
"Come over here." Su Zekai held up the camera and prepared to take a photo.
Xiao Zhao whispered, "For the kind of photos these old people want to take, they need to prepare a background cloth, right?"
Su Zekai said: "It doesn't matter, some photos can be taken against the wall, and the background can be changed with a computer."
"Alright, I'll go borrow a stool."
Xiao Zhao trotted away.
Su Xing, Zhang Xueyan and Xiao Liu began to organize the elderly to line up for photos.
Let me take some life photos for everyone first.
According to the requests of the elderly, they either had to take photos standing in front of the big camphor tree or take photos with their grandchildren.
Not long after, Xiao Zhao came back with a chair.
Xiao Liu called on the elderly who had finished taking daily photos and wanted to take ID photos to line up next to him.
An old man emphasized: "I'm not taking a photo for an ID card. I want to take a posthumous photo, a black and white one."
Several elderly people nearby nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right, we want the portrait."
Xiao Liu explained: "The ID photo can be used as a posthumous photo. Just take a photo of the upper body and change the color."
He felt that it was unlucky to take a portrait of a living person, so he said it was an ID photo. It turns out these old people didn't mind it at all.
There are quite a few elderly people who want to take photos of their deceased relatives, and most of them say they want to take photos.
Several young people were touched by the old people's open-mindedness and felt a little emotional.
Is it that when people reach a certain age, they become more open-minded about some things?
Or is it a kind of helplessness that one has to accept birth, aging, sickness and death?
Su Zekai kept pressing the shutter button.
He took pictures for a while, and Su Xing reached out to him, "Let me see."
Su Zekai handed over the camera.
Su Xing flipped through it roughly and was not very satisfied with some of his straight male aesthetic compositions.
"I'll take the photo."
Su Zekai did not refute, but ran to Zhang Xueyan to help organize the order among the elderly and children.
As a painter, Su Xing's control over composition, light and color is much better than Su Zekai's.
She entered an immersed state of taking photos, pressed the shutter button quickly, and there were almost no waste films.
However, since there were many elderly people and children waiting to take photos, she took nearly two hours before she finished taking photos of everyone.
Su Xing looked up at the setting sun and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had taken all the photos of the elderly before the sun set completely.
A few elderly people who finished filming first went home, but most of them have not left yet.
Su Xing asked, "Grandpa and grandma, can we take a photo together?"
The elders started to speak:
"We can shoot it. Why can't we shoot it?"
"How? Where?"
Several young people arranged seats for the elderly and took a group photo in front of the big camphor tree.
An old lady waved to Su Xing, Zhang Xueyan and other young people, "Young men and women, come and take a photo with us."
Su Xing held up the camera, a little hesitant.
At this time, a little girl squeezed out from the crowd and smiled at Su Xing, "Sister, let me take pictures for you? Tell me where to press."
Su Xing smiled and said, "Okay, thank you."
She bent down, handed the camera to the girl, and taught her how to compose the picture and how to press the shutter.
Finally, Su Xing, Zhang Xueyan and five other young people stood beside the elderly and took a precious photo together.
After taking the photos, some elderly people asked one after another when they could get the photos. Some were afraid that they would not be able to get the photos, so they wanted to leave their addresses with Su Xing and others.
Xiao Liu raised his hand to calm everyone down, and then said, "Grandpa and grandma, don't worry. We will be able to send the photos over in three to five days. You don't need to leave your address. I will send the photos to the village party secretary and you can go and pick them up."
The old people were finally relieved after hearing this.
Another old man invited a few young people to his home for dinner.
Su Xing and others thanked him while declining, saying that they had other things to do and had to rush back to Yichun.
The old people helped the young people into the car and waved to them.
Su Xing and the others also waved goodbye to the old people.
The car finally drove away from Shebu Village.
Before the car drove out of the village, Su Xing heard a familiar electronic sound in his head.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden mission: satisfying the wishes of the elderly in the longevity village to take photos. Reward: three days of life value, photography talent increased by 5%]
Su Xing was stunned. A talent for photography? This was the first time she had received an award.
She was in a good mood. This talent reward was very useful for her to shoot some materials.
On the way, Xiao Zhao sent a message to Section Chief Nie, briefly telling him what happened today.
Section Chief Nie had already finished get off work and returned to the office to get a laptop.
Dinner was again at the restaurant arranged by Section Chief Nie.
During the meal, everyone started chatting.
"How was your fun today?" Section Chief Nie asked Su Xing and the other two with a smile.
Su Xing said: "It's quite nice. The mountains and waters here are beautiful, and the people are simple and honest."
Zhang Xueyan also nodded, "It's very livable."
Section Chief Nie laughed and said, "I really can't be modest about this. This place of ours can really be said to be a treasure land."
He then introduced the surrounding scenic spots and some villages to Su Xing and the other two.
In fact, Shebu Village is not the only longevity village in Yichun. There are several other villages where the elderly live very long lives. It’s just that Shebu Village is larger and has more centenarians. Plus, with the presence of “Camphor Tree Grandpa”, it’s even more famous.
After the meal, Section Chief Nie asked Xiao Liu to export the photos of the elderly taken today, print them out as soon as possible, and send them to the elderly.
Su Xing then said, "I promised to take photos of those elderly people. We are not in a hurry, so we can just print and deliver the photos."
Section Chief Nie waved his hand and said, "Xiao Su, you don't have to be so polite. These are all trivial matters. As locals, it is more convenient for us to do it. Besides, it is also our responsibility to meet some reasonable wishes of our local people."
After hearing what Section Chief Nie said, Su Xing didn't insist anymore.
Su Zekai took out the memory card from the camera and, together with Xiao Liu, transferred the photos to the laptop brought by Section Chief Nie.
Return to the hotel.
Su Xing had just changed his clothes and was about to rest for a while when he heard the system's voice ringing in his head again.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the task of "exposing the chaos in the tea circle", and you will be rewarded with seven days of life value. Because you have exceeded the task, you will also receive a random gift package: taste sensitivity increased by 10%, editing talent increased by 10%, and super popularity card for 168 hours. ]