newbobooks Chapter 1296 Telling a Little Lie
Chapter 1296 Telling a Little Lie
Su Xing went to have breakfast with Director Jiang.
This time she was truly full, even a little stuffed.
After the meal, the two went to the Suzhou Museum together.
Director Jiang has already told some of her colleagues in the work group that Su Xing has arrived in Suzhou.
Upon arriving at the museum, she first took Su Xing to her office.
Afterwards, Director Mao and others warmly received Su Xing.
Director Mao smiled and shook hands with Su Xing, "Welcome, welcome. We are all very happy that Miss Su could come to our Suzhou Museum. We finally have the opportunity to cooperate."
Su Xing smiled and replied, "Director Mao, you are too kind. It is my honor to have this opportunity to cooperate. I have long heard that your museum's Ming and Qing dynasty Wu region cultural relics are particularly significant, and I have been hoping to have the opportunity to learn more about them. Today, my wish has finally come true."
The two exchanged polite greetings for a while.
Around nine o'clock, everyone was getting ready to work, and Su Xing was also preparing to continue shooting footage.
Director Jiang and Xiao Tao accompanied Su Xing on a visit to the museum.
Su Xing put on a baseball cap and mask again, mainly to avoid being recognized by fans, which would delay his work and affect the visitor experience of other tourists.
Xiao Tao, the top-notch guide, put in her best effort and carefully explained the cultural relics to Su Xing.
She knew that Su Xing was from the School of Cultural Heritage at Peking University, and she was very happy but also felt a lot of pressure explaining things to him.
Su Xing listened attentively, occasionally asking some questions.
As Xiao Tao answered, she silently wiped away sweat in her mind.
The morning passed quickly.
At noon, Director Mao, Director Jiang, and others arranged for Su Xing to have lunch, accompanied by several members of the museum's management team.
They chose a decent restaurant and ordered some unique dishes that were delicious and visually appealing.
Although we ordered a table full of dishes, the food was too delicate and the portions were small.
Even after waking up, he was too embarrassed to eat to his heart's content.
She felt relieved: Luckily, she ate an extra meal this morning...
In the afternoon, everyone returned to the museum and continued working.
Su Xing had already visited the museum yesterday, and today, with staff accompanying her and providing explanations, the experience was quite different.
Gone is the casual ease of being a tourist; there is now a greater sense of immersion, focus, and awe, as well as professional scrutiny and reflection.
Following the guide's footsteps, the craftsmanship details and historical context behind those cultural relics became clear, and each piece seemed to tell a story of the Wu region's past.
From the logic of displaying cultural relics to conservation techniques, and then to the exploration of their underlying cultural value, Su Xing has developed a more concrete and in-depth vision for this collaboration.
Closing time is approaching.
Director Jiang and Curator Mao had booked a restaurant and invited Su Xing to have dinner together.
Unable to refuse their hospitality, Su Xing joined them for another, albeit not very filling, dinner.
After the meal, Director Jiang took Su Xing back to the hotel.
Su Xing checked the time; it was still quite early today, only a little past seven.
She put on her coat again, went out, found a restaurant, and filled her stomach.
……
On the 28th.
Accompanied by Director Jiang and Xiao Tao, Su Xing spent the morning touring the museum.
She has almost finished shooting the footage.
She has already learned about all the key cultural relics that she needs to understand.
So, in the afternoon, the two sides sat down and began selecting materials and discussing cooperation.
Suzhou Museum is one of the earliest cultural and museum institutions in China to systematically engage in cultural and creative product development. It has done a comprehensive and successful job in cultural and creative product development, art shop operation, and IP full-scene operation.
They also attach great importance to this collaboration with Su Xing.
They really did select a lot of cultural relics as materials.
They selected a total of eighteen representative cultural relics, and each one required two sets of illustrations: one set of detailed anthropomorphic illustrations of the relics, and one set of chibi-style illustrations.
Su Xing's pricing: 160,000 RMB per image for the detailed version, authorized for five cultural and creative products; 120,000 RMB per image for the Q version, authorized for five cultural and creative products.
A total of 5.04 million.
The other party agreed without much hesitation.
Su Xing now has over 20 million followers on Weibo, and given her influence, the increase in her price is not considered excessive.
Moreover, the other party requested a lot of images, which would be a considerable workload and keep Su Xing busy for quite some time.
Both parties agreed on the cooperation, put all the details into the contract, and then signed and stamped it.
"Ms. Su, it's a pleasure doing business with you."
"Pleasant to work with."
After signing the contract, the museum arranged for Su Xing to have dinner.
Upon hearing that the restaurant reservation had already been made, Su Xing felt too embarrassed to refuse.
Never mind, she'll go out for another meal when she gets back to the hotel...
During the meal, Director Jiang asked Su Xing, "Miss Su, would you like to spend a couple of days in Suzhou? We have quite a few fun places to visit here."
Su Xing said, "I'll probably stay for another day or two."
Director Jiang said, "Tomorrow is Monday, and the museum is closed. I'll be your tour guide."
Xiao Tao was even more eager to try.
Su Xing quickly replied, "No need to trouble yourself. You all finally have a day off, so you should rest well. I have some classmates here, and I'll probably go meet up with them tomorrow."
She told a white lie, firstly because she didn't want to trouble others or disturb their rest; secondly, because she was afraid she would have to go hungry for another day.
After hearing what Su Xing said, Director Jiang and the others had no choice but to give up.
After waking up and returning to the hotel, Su stayed for a short while before going downstairs to have another meal...
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On the 29th.
Su Xing fed himself at the hotel's buffet restaurant, then went out and headed straight for the Humble Administrator's Garden.
Now that we're in Suzhou, how can we not visit the gardens here?
However, there are too many gardens in Suzhou to visit them all, so she could only choose the most famous ones to visit.
The Humble Administrator's Garden would definitely be the first choice.
This is the foremost of China's four great gardens and the largest existing classical garden in Suzhou.
Actually, the Humble Administrator's Garden is very close to the Suzhou Museum, only a few hundred meters away on foot.
These past few days, Su Xing has been passing by the Humble Administrator's Garden every time she goes to the museum. She has been planning to visit the garden once the contract is signed.
Today, she was among the first visitors to enter the park.
At the end of February, the Humble Administrator's Garden holds the gentle rhythm of the transition from winter to spring.
The fragrance of plum blossoms lingers, and the willows are just beginning to turn green; this is precisely the season when the gardens of Jiangnan are at their most layered.
At that time, the park did not have the QR code information boards that are now ubiquitous. The guide map at the entrance was printed on the back of cardboard, and the smell of ink mixed with the dampness added a touch of retro charm.
Upon entering the garden, one arrives at the East Garden. The white wall in front of Lanxue Hall is shrouded in a hazy mist from the morning fog. Sparse bamboo shadows are cast obliquely on the wall, and when the wind blows, the shadows sway gently, much like a scene from an old movie.
The stone lions in front of the hall still exude a slight chill.
Su Xing reached out and touched it, feeling the rough texture of the stone under his fingertips.
Several tourists carrying DSLR cameras were taking pictures of the bamboo shadows nearby, and the sound of their shutters was particularly clear in the quiet garden.
Su Xing also raised his camera and began to stroll around, taking pictures as he went.