1048 ice bucket challenge
On the hollowed-out and carved coffee table, various colored pencils are placed messily; most of the coffee cup at hand has been drunk, and the remaining coffee exudes a lingering aroma, lingering in the hot sunshine of New York's midsummer. ; There are also pencil sharpeners, mobile phones and half-finished paintings piled randomly on the table, outlining the artists' slovenliness and carelessness..
The woman sitting at the table looks about twenty-five or six years old. She is wearing a colorful bohemian dress. The dazzling red, green, blue and purple colors collide together, like flowers blooming wantonly. In the laziness and comfort of summer, large areas bloom.
Her long black hair was casually tied into a loose fishbone braid, and her frizzy hair swayed gently in the breeze; her facial features looked ordinary, as if she was just an ordinary person in this bustling metropolis. He is an ordinary person, but his smart and stubborn eyes bloom with unique charm in his eyes..
Cecilia-Wilton made a few final sketches in the sketch book, then looked at it carefully, picked up the eraser, wiped it lightly, and modified some small details. Then he put down the pencil with satisfaction, placed the completed painting on the coffee table, picked up the coffee, drank the coffee in the cup, and exhaled a long and comfortable breath..
She raised her head and let the afternoon sun shine on her face. The scorching light stung slightly, but after experiencing the long winter and the changeable spring, she cherished this time especially. Cecilia liked the summer in New York. Even the restlessness and noise in the air are full of vitality.
After sitting quietly for a while, Cecilia sat up straight again, picked up the mobile phone on the table, and opened her social network account just like countless young people today. However, Cecilia was a little bit confused Different. She is an internet celebrity.
Although Cecilia would not use this term to refer to herself, the fact is that social networking platforms are now her source of income..
Cecilia is an illustrator who is good at watercolor paintings and sketches, and is especially good at capturing the momentary expressions of characters. When Facebook first emerged, Cecilia, a high school student, often uploaded her works to the account and gained a lot She received a lot of recognition; later she began to draw her favorite artists, actors, singers, directors, photographers, etc., and gradually, her reputation began to spread.
At first, fans of those artists visited Cecilia's personal page one after another, and then gradually some fans took the initiative to apply, hoping to invite Cecilia to draw their idols by paying. She agreed, but only as a way to earn money. Just a little fuss with pocket money.
Cecilia first realized that this hobby could become a job. She was an avid fan of "The Twilight Saga". In 2009, in order to welcome the release of "New Moon", the huge fan group raised funds , invited Cecilia to paint a series of paintings of the three protagonists, twelve paintings in total, priced at $500 each..
More importantly, this series of paintings caused a sensation on the Internet. The views on Facebook alone exceeded three million, which truly made Cecilia famous. After that, Cecilia Ya's account started going viral, "Brandomania"”.
Cecilia Wilton is Brando Mania.
Now, Cecilia has formed a stable fan group, especially the rise of the photo wall, which has become a platform for her to show off her talents; at the same time, her correct outlook on life and wise life philosophy have also won a lot of resonance. Short In less than a year, she had five million fans and became one of the most authoritative illustrators on the photo wall..
Cecilia's focus has gradually shifted. She is now concentrating on publishing books, drawing snippets of life in New York, similar to four-panel comics, telling a short story, conveying life philosophy or telling life wisdom; in addition, she also There are regular invitations from magazines and online media, and job opportunities are endless, not to mention invitations from advertising sponsors..
Therefore, Cecilia rarely draws portraits of artists anymore. Although invitations from fans are still pouring in, not long ago, Marvel fans spent $6,000 to invite Cecilia to draw a painting of the brothers Thor and Loki. But she refused; instead of making money, Cecilia can now complete the work as she pleases.
In the past year, Renly Hall has become Cecilia's model by far. Almost every month on average, she will draw a picture of Renly. This has also made Cecilia's photo wall account become countless The gathering place for Don Quixotes.
The reason why Cecilia likes Renly is not only because Renly's works are always wonderful, not only because Renly's performances are always shocking, not only because Renly's music always touches people's hearts, but also because Renly's Personal temperament.
Objectively speaking, Renly is not a handsome guy, at least not a handsome guy who meets traditional aesthetic standards like Chris Hemsworth, Tom Cruise, or Brad Pitt. Many times, Renly's photos are The performance was mediocre and failed to arouse the audience's love at all; but in Cecilia's view, the flat photos could not capture Renly's charm at all. The thrilling eyes between the waves, the elegant and restrained temperament were even more impressive. addicted.
Therefore, Cecilia always likes to paint Renly, trying to capture the charm between the eyebrows with her own brush. This is not an easy task, but Cecilia enjoys it. A year has passed, and the enthusiasm is still there. fade, or even continue to rise.
Recently, Cecilia's biggest expectation is that "Les Misérables" will land on Broadway. She can't wait to see Renly standing on the stage. She is ready to receive a shocking baptism..
Habitually, Cecilia opened her social network account, checked her inbox, confirmed the job invitation, and left messages from fans..
With a huge number of fans and much sought after, Cecilia once lost her way. After her self-confidence reached the extreme, she began to become arrogant and proud, and even began to worry about gains and losses. She spent a lot of time every day indulging in fan messages. Among them, it seems that without "likes", life becomes bleak and the world begins to fall apart..
But as Renly walked along the way, Cecilia gradually returned to a down-to-earth state. On the Internet, everyone said that "Brando Fanatic" is Renly's most loyal supporter; but only Cecilia I know that if it weren't for Renly, the account "Brando Fever" would be like countless Internet celebrities on social networks, like meteors, passing through the sky and disappearing in an instant..
Familiarly, Cecilia opened Twitter and casually started browsing the latest news that appeared in the past few hours, looking for more creative inspiration. She scrolled through it, but there was not much new content, which was disappointing. So, Cecilia Ya started to browse the accounts automatically pushed by the system to see if he could discover more new continents..
Inadvertently, Cecilia's fingertips stopped and her eyes fell on a Twitter video..
At the beginning of this year, Twitter officially launched the video upload function, but just like Twitter’s 140-digit limit, videos can only be uploaded for 30 seconds, which is too short for the general audience who are accustomed to YouTube, so in On Twitter, text is still the mainstream, but there are still not many videos..
The system's automatic push is arranged based on the user's browsing habits, attention habits and personal preferences, which makes Cecilia start to become curious about what videos the system will push.？
The first reaction was to glance at the username, "Sisyphus". Cecilia's brows couldn't help but frown slightly..
Sisyphus, a god from ancient Greek mythology, pushed the stone endlessly, trying to push the stone up the mountain. He repeatedly failed, but never gave up, and kept repeating this meaningless action. This He is a relatively unpopular god. Why would someone choose this name as their username? Is it just a prank?？
Cecilia had no interest in pranks, which made her hesitate for a moment, but before her brain could react, her finger had already clicked on the video..
The next moment, Cecilia was shocked. The person who appeared in the video was actually Renly Hall! How could it be Renly Hall?？
Standing in front of the camera, Renly wore a white shirt with light blue jeans. The sleeves of his casual shirt were rolled up high. He was wearing a pair of white canvas shoes. He stood youthfully and energetically in an empty back garden, with a mint next to him. There is a blue swimming pool with a big red bucket next to it, which looks out of place in the whole picture..
It's still a familiar face, still a familiar smile, still a familiar temperament. But Cecilia still strongly doubts her eyes: Could it be that my eyesight is wrong? This is not Renly, but a comedian imitating Renly. But the problem is that Renly's temperament cannot be imitated by anyone..
In the video, Renly looked a little reserved. He nodded like a gentleman and greeted the camera..
“Hey, hello everyone, I'm Renly Hall, and today I'm here to launch an event, the Ice Bucket Challenge. The original intention is to awaken the public's attention to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). I hope that in this way , let more people pay attention to the disease ALS, and actively participate in related charity activities.”
The starting point of this event was not to raise funds, but to awaken public attention. From the beginning, Renly determined this.
But Cecilia felt that her head couldn't react at all. Before she had time to digest all the information, the thirty-second video had come to an end. She saw that Renly simply raised the red bucket next to him without hesitation. The ground hit his head, and then... clatter! Moment / wet / body.
This, what happened?？
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