Xie Yuxuan handed a document to He Siyi, and He Siyi took it and looked at it. The document was in French, and the title read "New Concept Notre Dame Reconstruction Design Competition."
Just a title made He Siyi startled and asked subconsciously: "Is Notre Dame de Paris going to be rebuilt?"
The 850-year-old Notre Dame de Paris was destroyed by a fire. This fire made the whole country of France mourn. The call to rebuild Notre Dame has never stopped. The French government also attaches great importance to this, and the bill has been proposed countless times.
, but no definite news has ever come out.
Rebuilding Notre Dame is the general trend, but how to rebuild it has become a headache and disagreements cannot be unified. This is also an important reason why the reconstruction plan has not been finalized.
Therefore, when He Siyi saw the design competition for the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, her first thought was that the government had finally decided to start the huge project of rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral.
"Don't be impatient. Let's talk after reading it."
Xie Yuxuan raised his eyes slightly and signaled He Siyi to continue looking down.
He Siyi suppressed the curiosity in her heart and continued to read. The more she read, the more she felt that she was thinking too much.
This is not an official design competition at all, but a concept competition for the reconstruction plan of Notre Dame jointly organized by six architectural schools in Paris.
However, when he saw the co-organizer at the end of the document, He Siyi was slightly shocked again. Not only was the French Ministry of Culture a co-organizer, but the Christian Church was also involved. With the joint participation of these two official organizations, this
The standards of this campus design competition have been raised to countless levels, and the gold content is also very high.
"Professor Xie, how come the Ministry of Culture and the Christian Church are involved in this unofficial design competition?"
He Siyi was shocked and incredible.
Xie Yuxuan sipped his coffee, elegant and dignified: "There are many and mixed voices about the reconstruction of Notre Dame, and the direction of the reconstruction is not unified. Some people think that Notre Dame should make progress and innovation, while others think that Notre Dame should be restored according to its original appearance.
Opinions were not unified, and the rebuilding of Notre Dame could only be shelved again and again.
A large number of Christians expressed dissatisfaction with this. In order to appease these believers, the government naturally had to do something to let the believers know that they were not inaction. However, it did not want to hold an official design competition, so it asked the six major architectural design schools in Paris to take the lead.
Organize an unofficial design competition, and then participate as a co-organizer, indicating that the winning works will be included in the reference plan for rebuilding Notre Dame, which can not only draw inspiration from the winning works, but also appease Christians, why not
Not for it?"
He Siyi was speechless: "Professor Xie, you see so clearly."
Xie Yuxuan smiled and said nothing, but tapped the registration form on the last page with his slender fingers: "I'll fill out the registration form for you, you just need to sign it."
He Siyi was a little hesitant.
"Don't want to participate?"
Xie Yuxuan saw her hesitation.
"no."
He Siyi shook her head, feeling a little unsure: "I just don't have confidence. If you don't win the prize, wouldn't it be embarrassing for you?"
Xie Yuxuan smiled, put his hand on her head and rubbed it: "This is not like the He Siyi I know. Has your confidence run away from home?"
Xie Yuxuan was rarely humorous. He Siyi laughed when he heard it. The hesitation in his heart was also driven away. He picked up the pen on the coffee table and signed his name. He Siyi signed the three characters smoothly, and also added his English name at the end.
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s, Aisi, was directly transliterated by her from Asi.
"Don't be stressed. The competition only starts in a month. You have enough time to prepare. I have also prepared some books and materials for you. You can go home with me to get them."
As Xie Yuxuan said this, he put down his coffee cup and stood up.
He Siyi was a well-behaved student and followed Xie Yuxuan out of the office.
Lin Zhou hasn't gotten off work yet. He wants to wait for Xie Yuxuan to leave and help him clean up the office, and then he can get off work.
"Senior brother, Professor Xie and I are leaving first."
He Siyi said hello to Lin Zhou.
"Okay, bye."
Lin Zhou waved to her.
He Siyi and Xie Yuxuan took the elevator downstairs together. Xie Yuxuan's car was parked in the parking lot outside the teacher's office building. He Siyi consciously got into the cab. She did not dare to let the professor be her driver.
This was not the first time that He Siyi had driven this car, and it was not the first time that she had been to Xie Yuxuan's home. She drove a familiar car along a familiar road and drove the car into the garage of Xie Yuxuan's home with familiarity.
Xie Yuxuan lives alone in a villa. It is said that the villa was designed by him himself and is the only one in Paris. It is a very, very special building full of design.
"The books and materials are in the study room and have been put into boxes by Lin Zhou. You go and take a look first.
Whatever you want to have for dinner, I'll make it."
After entering the house, Xie Yuxuan took off his beige windbreaker and asked gently.
This was not the first time that He Siyi ate and drank at the professor's house. She said politely: "I'll eat whatever you do. You know I'm not picky about food."
Xie Yuxuan nodded gently and went to the kitchen.
He Siyi went to Xie Yuxuan's study by familiar routes.
Xie Yuxuan's study is not very large. It is almost the same size as a study room. The collection of books can also be described as massive. Walking down the spiral staircase, everything you can see is books. The entire wall is covered with bookcases.
, all stuffed to the brim with books.
Even though this is not the first time I see him, He Siyi is still amazed every time I see him. Professor Xie's gentle and noble temperament must have been cultivated by these massive collections of books.
Lin Zhou put all the books that Xie Yuxuan wanted to give her into a box. The box was also placed in the most eye-catching position. She saw it at a glance. She walked over and opened it and flipped through it. Sure enough, they were all about Notre Dame.
Books and related materials, every one of them is useful for her to find inspiration and determine direction.
"There's actually a Bible."
He Siyi took out a thick thread-bound Bible.
He Siyi had already heard of this classic Western Christian book, but had never read it.
She couldn't understand it before, but now she doesn't have the time. After all, she is not religious and has no interest in the Bible.
But she was idle now, so she simply sat on the floor, casually sitting on the wool carpet, leaning against the bookcase behind her, and started reading leisurely.
The language of the Bible is not profound, but the story is very obscure. He Siyi felt that she knew every word, but when they were combined to form a story, she became a little confused.
This feels like reading classical Chinese. At first glance it seems very simple, but if you think about it carefully, you have no idea what it is talking about.
He Siyi only turned a few pages before she started to feel sleepy.
It was really a hypnotic book. She quickly put down the Bible, no longer embarrassed herself, and changed to a history of the construction of Notre Dame de Paris to read. As expected, it was easier to understand it by reading professional books, and she didn't feel sleepy at all and was enjoying it.