Chapter 1226 The Ancient Myth

The entertainment industry is small, and the film industry is even smaller.

In a circle that looks up and down, in order to compete for limited high-quality resources, these stars often compete overtly or covertly, and conflicts and grudges are more common.

Although disagreements rarely happen, they usually choose to stay away from each other tacitly, that is, they will not act in the same drama or stand on the same stage.

For example, some celebrity couples have divorced, and it would be awkward to meet them. Some organizers deliberately arrange for them to be together again in order to cause trouble, just for the sake of traffic and popularity. Even if they are scolded afterwards, they still do so.

Luo Quan made some similar mistakes, so when several big-name stars knew that their rivals were also participating in the movie, they immediately rejected Luo Quan's invitation.

In a situation like this, it was indeed a bit ill-considered, and she immediately apologized.

However, the attitude of these celebrities who felt they were offended was very firm. After accepting the apology without saltiness, there was nothing more to say.

When something like this happened, Luo Quan could only adjust his strategy and try to choose second- and third-tier actors with good reputations when hiring actors.

These celebrities will not refuse to share the stage with anyone. After all, they have no right to choose, and the initiative lies with Luo Quan.

Although the initial fan effect may not be as good as those of big-name celebrities, the effect on popularity among passers-by may be even better.

It took a whole day for Luo Quan to finalize all the casting decisions and sign the contract.

For a commercial movie like this, it is natural that the publicity and distribution arrangements must be in place.

So she held a press conference and invited all the creators.

Although the main creators have just received the script, and some have not yet started reading it, fortunately, this press conference was completely led by Luo Quan, and reporters basically focused on Luo Quan alone.

Occasionally, a few people would ask questions to Teacher Ni Xuejian and Wang Xiaoning, asking what they expected from working with Luo Quan for the first time.

They are all old people in the entertainment industry. Of course they have all kinds of nice words to say. In short, they just make everyone look forward to them.

The reporters mainly asked Luo Quan about the film hardware, such as how much they plan to invest, how long the filming cycle will be, and when it will be released.

Luo Quan faced the camera and talked eloquently: "For this investment in "Prehistoric", Fu Huadao strives for excellence. The initial budget is about 500 million, but I estimate that there is a high probability that it will not be enough, so more will be added later. Some budget.

The specific cost cannot be calculated until the movie is released.

In addition, more than half of this movie will use special effects lenses, so it will definitely be a visual feast for the audience. "

"What about you? What role will you play in the movie?" the reporter continued to ask.

"There doesn't seem to be a role suitable for me in the first part of "The Prehistoric"." Luo Quan sounded a little regretful, and then raised his voice again: "However, I may appear in subsequent series. It mainly depends on the situation at the time. .”

"So what is your expectation for the box office of this movie?"

"Because this is my first time shooting a special effects blockbuster, I will set a more conservative number, thirty-five." Luo Quan expressed his expectations in a very conservative tone.

She sincerely felt that it would be great if this "Myth of Prehistoric" could have 3.5 billion.

As a result, other people present felt a tactical backlash and said that your goal was not Versailles.

How many blockbusters are already popular if they have a box office of more than 10 to 2 billion, but you are asking for 3.5 billion, you really don't regard money as money.

Luo Quan chuckled twice and did not refute.

But I still think in my mind, I think thirty-five is too little to say. I am not afraid that you will think I am crazy, so I just say four and a half billion.

However, the more this kind of behavior is unintentionally showing off, the easier it is to cause topics.

Soon, a piece of news "Luo Quan's new movie aims at a box office of 3.5 billion" became a hot search topic.

Self-media marketing accounts are always much faster than these serious media.

The official article hasn't even been written yet, but it's already on the hot search list in self-media.

"As expected of Luo Quan, so crazy!"

"Starting at 3.5 billion, does that mean that if the reputation is good enough, it will reach 5 billion?"

"Is this bullshit a bit exaggerated?"

"Let me tell you from a long-time fan of Luo Quandum, her tone is really not showing off, she is even quite modest and cautious."

"Hahaha, I honestly think that my movie will be a big hit."

"It's normal. Have any of his movies been hits so far?"

"No! Even the second release of Resident Evil has grossed more than a billion in box office in China. When it was released, the gun version was already available all over the Internet, and there are still so many people willing to pay for the movie tickets."

"Look at the cast this time. Ni Xuejian, Cheng Daoning, Wang Xiaoning, Cheng Kun, Gu Jun, my brother, they are all big names!"

"I heard that Luo Quan is also participating, but it doesn't seem to be in this one."

"Haha, if you don't play Daji, then King Zhou will be lucky."

"If Luo Quan plays Daji, then I really don't blame King Zhou."

"Not only do I not blame King Zhou, I also want to be King Zhou!"

"It feels like Luo Quan guessed that we would guess that she would play Daji, and then she stopped playing."

"Then what will you play in the end? Apart from Daji, there seems to be no other suitable candidate. You can't play Nuwa, right?"

"Nuwa is not bad, she can call her mother with no problem."

"unbelievable!"

………………

It has to be said that the ten-year-old fan has really grasped Luo Quan's character, knew her true inner thoughts, and even predicted her predictions.

In the beginning, she really planned to play Daji, but she thought that Daji's role seemed to be a little small, and she would not be able to film it once Conferred God was over.

For the sake of box office, she plans to play more than one role and have a starring role from time to time.

After Daji and Nuwa could not choose, Luo Quan quickly set his sights on another role.

Strictly speaking, this character cannot be regarded as a complete woman, but in most people's impressions, she appears in front of everyone as a woman, so it will not be too inconsistent to act as a woman. .

And because of the setting, even if she were to star, she wouldn't attract too much criticism because of her appearance. At most, she could just put on a thicker, more oriental makeup.

Looking at the fans online who thought they had guessed what she was thinking, Luo Quan couldn't help but smile.

It is not that simple to predict her prediction.

After all, she has not officially announced any roles she is going to play, so she can change her mind at any time.

"Sister, what role can I get?" Leon walked over to the living room with a very excited tone.

When Luo Quan made movies before, he didn't get a single role.

But at that time, I was filming my childhood and I didn’t have time, so forget it.

But he is quite free these days and will be free until the end of the year.

Now that I have such a good project, I have to make a guest appearance in it no matter what.

Moreover, he is still very interested in this setting of the prehistoric world. For this reason, he even made an English translation for the video of his "live sermon" and then posted it on YouTube, which has already received millions of views.

Many people on the Internet say that this mythical story from the East is comparable to the Cthulhu Mythology in terms of excitement.

If the plot details and character descriptions are completed, it will definitely become a hit, and it may even become a subculture like Japanese animation.

Luo Quan himself didn't realize this, but Lyon saw the opportunity for development, so he only posted half an hour of more than three hours of video.

He plans to edit it to level eight and post one level every day to keep the popularity going.

Of course, he has not told Luo Quan these things yet, and plans to report the good news to her after he achieves results.

The top priority is to complete a role in this "Prehistoric" movie.

It doesn't matter whether the protagonist or supporting characters are there, as long as they can be seen a few times.

"Of course I've arranged the role for you." Luo Quan pushed the script in front of Leon, "Kong Xuan, what do you think of this role?"

"Kong Xuan..." Li Ang recalled for a moment, and then a flash of light flashed in his eyes: "Is that the big peacock who is known as the first person among saints? That's okay, I like to play such a macho man."

"It's just that there aren't too many scenes. I didn't have you before becoming a god, and I won't see you much after becoming a god." Luo Quan greeted Leon in advance, "If you want to show your face a few more times, I can change it for you." A character.”

"No need to change." Leon waved his hand and said excitedly: "That's it. I'm very fond of Kong Xuan. Do you need me to practice some cool martial arts moves?"

"In a novel about cultivating immortals, there are not many places where martial arts should be used. The key is to be handsome. This is not difficult for you."

Luo Quan laughed and said to Leon: "You should have no scenes in the first part. As for the second part, it should start shooting in a few months. During this period, you should look at the peacock more and think about the peacock opening its tail." It’s a domineering gesture.”

"Do you need to think about this little thing?" Leon was very confident in his acting skills and didn't think it was difficult to solve this problem.

"By the way, sister, there's something I have to tell you." Leon said, shining the screen of his phone in front of Luo Quan: "I translated the video of you telling fairy tales and posted it on the Internet. Now the click-through rate is very high. High, it’s already on the YouTube hot list,”

"This is a good thing!" Luo Quan showed a look of surprise, "You have quite an idea. I didn't even think of posting this outside at first."

This is a true statement. After all, this is an adaptation of a traditional Chinese myth. The characters and allusions in it have been familiar to Chinese people since childhood. With this knowledge base, they can understand it and there will be no problem in understanding it.

But for foreigners, this is a completely new thing. Most of the characters in it are unknown, so it should not interest them.

However, I heard from Leon that the myths and legends he adapted seem to be quite popular abroad, which Luo Quan never expected.

"We over there actually like this concave-set mythology or world view very much. The most typical one is the Cthulhu Mythos. It is said to be a myth, but it is actually a novel created by a modern American writer.

Because the setting is so brilliant, even if no one has read the original work, it still attracts countless fans around the world.

Leon explained to Luo Quan in a deep voice, and once again showed her the popularity of the video of The Great Desolate Myth on the Internet.

Now, not only on YouTube, but also on Twitter and Reddit, people have moved the content of this video.

The status of these two apps abroad is basically equivalent to that of Weibo and Tieba in China, and both have a large number of users.

Twitter is a little better. Reddit's acceptance of the prehistoric myth is really high. The number of comments on related posts has skyrocketed, and it has become popular in the blink of an eye.

Because Leon has only released two episodes so far, and now there are all reminders for updates.

Netizens in American Tieba forums are asking Leon, the younger brother, to give Luo Quan a hard whip and ask her to post the rest of the content quickly, otherwise she will not be allowed to eat fried chicken and watermelon.

It can only be said that it is an American Tieba, and the quality of users is as low as that of China’s Tieba.

One side is full of yin and yang and greetings to family trees, and the other side is just making fun of political correctness, with no bottom line.

"Didn't you send out the three-hour collection?" Luo Quan looked at Leon in surprise after reading Hongdi's reminder comment.

He also whipped her hard, did he really treat her like a cotton picker?

Leon chuckled: "After I translated the big collection, I divided it into eight episodes, and now only two episodes have been released.

Sister, look at it, it has reached this level of popularity in just two episodes. If it comes to the two climaxes of Fengshen and Journey to the West, the popularity will be so explosive.

One is a fight between two dynasties, and the other is a fantasy adventure of a small team. These are both popular themes abroad.

So my assessment is that you can take advantage of this period to release some character concept art, the more bizarre the better, gringos will eat this! "

"Now I understand why the Cthulhu Mythos is so popular abroad." Luo Quan shook his head and smiled, "If I translate the Classic of Mountains and Seas and publish it, wouldn't it become a famous book?"

"Book of Mountains and Seas, what is that?" Leon asked doubtfully.

Luo Quan said seriously: "China's first collection of written myths, many allusions and characters in the ancient myths were inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas, or simply adapted from the contents of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

If you want to understand Chinese mythology, Shan Hai Jing is a must-read and ranks first in importance. "

Leon nodded excitedly: "Okay, I'll take a look at it later, then translate it and send it to an external website for fans outside to use as a reference."

Luo Quan rubbed his hands and said, "Then let me get pictures of the characters here. If those monsters and monsters in the Classic of Mountains and Seas were restored, they would definitely be more evil than Cthulhu."