Jiangnan Library, located in Jinling!

On the shore of the Qinhuai River, there is a simple, elegant and spectacular building.

Next to the building, there are endless streams of vehicles, crowds, bustling and bustling scenes. However, the crowds are mostly rushing to nearby business districts and office buildings, and there are very few people who actually arrive at the library.

A car stopped quietly by the building.

Bai Ye and others walked down and looked up at the spectacular building.

"Is this the largest library in the Jiangnan region?" Chen Daqi said with interest: "I heard that this library has tens of millions of books and hundreds of thousands of ancient books. It covers a relatively wide area and has a construction area of ​​100,000 square meters."

"This is the city center. If it is developed into a real estate, shops, and office buildings, it will definitely make a lot of money. However, under the planning of the upper floor, a library will be built."

Chen Daqi was shocked: "How many billions have you lost?"

“How can culture be measured by money?”

Bai Ye taught a lesson, and the conversation changed: "But knowledge is wealth, and it is indeed expressed in this place."

While speaking, several people, led by Lu Huaiyong, walked towards the main entrance of the library. After showing their ID card to register, the few people entered it without any obstacles.

As soon as I walked into the door, a few people felt what the ocean of knowledge is.

The huge bookshelf and dense books come into view. In this place, you can basically find various books from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

Seeing so many books, if they have time, several people would want to read them. Unfortunately, they have something to do now, so they had to follow Lu Huaiyong and go straight up from the elevator on the side.

Stop on the first floor, then pass through the corridor and arrive at your destination.

In a simple and elegant office, Bai Ye and others saw an old man with a thin body and a bookish atmosphere.

To be honest, it is hard to explain the temperament, but it really exists. The old man in front of him is like this. He is not tall and has no prominent appearance, but he is just a very ordinary public face. But he was sitting there, holding a book and reading it, and an indescribable quiet aura filled with it.

Several people entered the office and saw this scene. They couldn't help but hold their breath and slowed down their footsteps, for fear of disturbing each other.

At the same time, the old man also heard the movement and looked up. His eyes were like an ancient well, seeing through the world, warm and peaceful.

He smiled slightly and stood up to greet him: "You are here, welcome."

"Director Yuan."

Lu Huaiyong was cautious and smiled brightly: "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Let me introduce you to this. This is the creator of Baiye, the thinker's sculpture."

"Um."

Yuan Rui was stunned and vaguely felt that he seemed to have heard of this name somewhere.

There were also several people serving him. When they heard Lu Huaiyong's introduction, someone immediately said in surprise: "What, Bai Ye... aren't you a painter? Or aren't you the same person?"

"I can be a sculptor, too."

Bai Ye stepped forward and bowed to greet him: "Hello, Mr. Yuan."

Lu Huaiyong also quickly explained: "Bai Ye is not only a painter, but also a sculptor. He also knows architectural design. In short, he is versatile and full of flowers."

"It's better for people to focus on chewing too much."

Yuan Rui was a little surprised, but he just mentioned a few words and didn't say more. Instead, he invited a few people to sit down and have someone serve tea.

After a few polite sentences, Yuan Rui directly got to the point: "Xiao Lu, please trouble you. I'll invite the sculptor from afar..."

"No, no, no, no trouble at all."

Lu Huaiyong was eager to do so, Yuan Rui had to bother him several times.

Yuan Rui smiled and continued, "This white... friend, can you tell me what is the creation philosophy of your thinker statue?"

"After the work is completed, the emotions the creator wants to express is no longer important." Bai Ye downplayed: "In addition, what is the feeling in the audience after seeing the sculpture, it has nothing to do with the work."

"After all, due to different aesthetics and worldviews, everyone naturally has different interpretations for the same thing, and cannot be generalized."

Bai Ye said sincerely: "So I can only tell you that I created the statue according to my true heart and have no ideas."

"Haha, is Taoism natural?"

Yuan Rui smiled and didn't blame him, but said happily: "You are right. It's better to let things like art be natural and be straightforward."

"I don't know what your starting point is for the creation of the thinker statue. Anyway, after looking at the statue, I think that this is a sage..."

Yuan Rui explained his view: "The wise man is thinking. No matter what he is thinking, thinking itself is the greatest meaning. There has never been anything that has everlasting in the world, only thinking is eternal."

"Especially the statue itself is a strong man with strong muscles, which symbolizes strength. But the person who has mastered the strength does not show his force, but instead falls into a state of thinking. Does this also mean that a strong body power is not as good as a spark of wisdom."

"Or, wisdom is a restraint and restriction of power?"

Yuan Rui was excited: "Do you think there is any problem with my interpretation like this?"

"without."

Bai Ye nodded and said, "Barishing one's body and civilizing one's spirit are itself one of the connotations of the figure of the thinker."

"one……"

Yuan Rui smiled: "Does this mean that in your mind, the statue contains a rich meaning?"

"perhaps!"

Bai Ye was vague and cleverly changed the topic: "Old Yuan, you came to me, don't you really want to discuss with me, what is the way to create the statue, right?"

"It's not impossible."

Yuan Rui nodded and smiled when everyone was stunned: "But, after we talk about the main thing... we should get back to the point. It is more presumptuous to invite you here this time."

"In a few days, our Jiangnan Library will hold a world cultural exchange event. Although the scale is not very large, some cultural celebrities and scholars from all over the world will also be invited to participate."

Yuan Rui said: "There are some arrangements at the cultural exchange meeting. I think your thinker statue is more in line with the theme of the cultural exchange meeting, so I want to ask you, can you borrow your statue for use? Or, we bought it from the library."

"ah!"

In an instant, Bai Ye didn't respond, and Lu Huaiyong was surprised and nodded repeatedly: "Borrow, of course, it's absolutely no problem. This is me...ah, this is Bai Ye's honor, he will definitely not object, right?"

Bai Ye frowned. He hated the most, others helped him make decisions.

so……

"right."

Bai Ye focused his head and personally confirmed: "This is my honor, a good thing I can't get, and there is no reason to refuse."

"Just agree."
Chapter completed!