Chapter 1261 What Is an International Superstar? (Part 2)

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"Fist really hired a super star this time. It really has a good reputation."

"Trivia, Luo Quan also promoted League of Legends before and cosplayed new heroes, but she had just debuted at that time and her fame was not as famous as it is now."

"I was immediately impressed when you said that."

"It turns out that the two sides have a long history."

"It's good. Now that we are working together, we can make each other more popular."

"What surprised me most today was that Luo Bao's skills were so high. He beat Emperor Rang so hard that he couldn't even fight back."

"I'm just kidding. I don't even know what Luo Bao's nickname is. Doesn't the world's strongest woman deserve her reputation?"

"I hope her good luck will come true this time. As long as lpl can win the championship, I will directly give her a governor!"

"Holy shit, rich brother v me 50!"

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The impact of this anniversary performance did not dissipate with the end of the anniversary. Instead, it became a hot event in the entire gaming circle. It was discussed for several days before gradually cooling down.

After the anniversary performance, she did not continue to stay in the room to live broadcast League of Legends for players, but rushed to Hengdian non-stop to start filming "Feng Shen 2: Lich Tribulation".

Because they already had experience filming the first part, and Luo Quan gave the actors more than a month to memorize lines and figure out the characters’ ideas, plus some materials that were not used in the first part, it is expected to consume more It should take a lot less time than the first part.

After restarting, Luo Quan returned to his workaholic state. He didn't do live broadcasts or bother with other things, and just focused on the set.

Of course, being a workaholic does not mean that you are completely deaf to what is happening outside the window.

She has been paying attention to these news at home and abroad.

After more than a month of release, "Barbie" finally ran out of stamina, and the total global box office was basically hard to break through seventeen dollars.

And its competition with "Prehistoric" has completely come to an end, because the global box office of "Prehistoric" has reached 1.8 billion US dollars, which is nearly 11.7 billion yuan.

This has far exceeded Luo Quan's initial expectations for it. If nothing unexpected happens, "The First World" will be the global box office champion this year, and there should be no problem.

At least judging from the National Day film schedule, the last major period of this year, none of them can see its taillights.

As for foreign countries, it is almost impossible to win "Barbie", let alone surpass "Prehistoric".

Unless a little-known director can suddenly produce a work as good as "Titanic" or "Lord of the Rings", it will be possible.

Why do I say this? Because those movies with huge investments will start promoting them very early, so unless they are shot in complete secrecy, the news of a masterpiece like this must have been spread by the media one or two years before its release.

At present, there is no news about this kind of epic masterpiece, so we can only hope that it will be filmed secretly.

Of course, this is only theoretically possible. In fact, everyone knows that such a situation will never happen, so Luo Quan is determined to be the box office champion this year.

What needs to be discussed now is whether "Prehistoric" is eligible to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

First of all, Best Visual Effects is almost gone, and Luo Quan doesn’t even need to spend money to run the Oscars. If this award cannot be given to "Prehistoric", it means that none of the judges for this award are professional.

"Prehistoric" has been released in North America for some time. Its special effects do not need to be praised by China. Many American moviegoers exclaimed: This is definitely the best special effects in history. It beats this year. of these Hollywood masterpieces.

Moreover, various grand scenes emerge one after another, and there are countless imaginative designs, completely constructing a fantasy, magnificent, and at the same time extremely reasonable prehistoric family.

Just like Avatar back then, this was a work that was enough to start a revolution in special effects movies.

If this level of technology can't get the best visual effects, then I really don't know what kind of work can get it.

In short, Luo Quan got some information through Seifert. If no movie with better special effects is released before the Oscars next February, then the Best Visual Effects Award should be this one.

Although the second part of "Prehistoric" is not very far away, its release is expected to be during the Spring Festival, right before and after the Oscars, so I will definitely not be able to make it in time.

But if there are no challengers except Honghuang, then not only next year's Oscar, but all subsequent Oscars will be hers.

Of course, the Oscar here specifically refers to the best visual effects, and it is almost impossible to win the best movie.

At present, what Luo Quan hopes most is to work hard towards the best foreign language film.

There is no precedent for a Chinese film to win an Oscar. Many years ago, there was a film called "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" which won many Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film.

Although the film underperformed at the domestic box office, it did well in North America, grossing over $100 million.

At that time, many Americans didn't know much about China. They might have learned about Kung Fu from Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, but they didn't know what Kung Fu looked like after it became an art form.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has done a good job of publicity in this regard, and at the same time, it has also shown foreigners what the classical beauty of China is.

In terms of nature, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Last Emperor" are similar in nature.

It's just that the former was made by Chinese people, and the release time in North America was later than that in the mainland, so among the heavyweight awards, it only won the best foreign language award.

The good news is that with this precedent, "Honghuang" has the possibility of winning the award again.

With the Internet so developed now, foreigners' understanding of China is no longer so narrow and ignorant.

They know that in the far east, there is a country that is safe even in the middle of the night, where various infrastructures are very complete, there are delicious foods everywhere, and it has an extremely rich history and culture.

After knowing so much, it is almost impossible to impress the judges with a work like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The good news is that the subject matter of "Honghuang" is older than martial arts.

That was a time of ignorance long before dynasties were formed. At that time, China was still a tribe. Faced with countless incomprehensible natural phenomena, people used their imagination to weave myths one after another and created gods one after another.

These are the earliest spiritual totems of the Chinese people, and they are also the manifestation of the cultural and spiritual foundation of the Chinese people.

Man will conquer nature!

This is the most precious spiritual wealth passed down by the ancient ancestors to future generations. It is precisely because the ancestors were not afraid of the deep that the later generations had "Kings, princes, generals, and ministers, are they of the same kind?" and "Dare to change the sun and the moon to a new sky."

Such thoughts as the greatest heaven, earth, and man are actually very incredible in foreign countries.

After all, in foreign religions, everything a person has is given by God, and people should be grateful to God. If they dare to be disrespectful, it will be a flood that destroys the world.

But God is merciful. He will let people build an ark to leave a ray of life for the tribe.

So humans are grateful for God's mercy, but not for Noah who built the ark.

This leads to the fact that foreigners simply cannot imagine why China seems to have no faith.

In fact, China is not without faith, but this faith is reflected in all aspects of life, but not in the pious prayers when facing difficulties.

Countless cases tell people that praying to God is useless, and they can only rely on themselves in the end.

Such a people-oriented spiritual core is still quite popular in the United States at present.

So "Honghuang" can get so many fans online, and passers-by will praise the spirit it expresses after watching the movie.

At least from the current film reviews, both passers-by and professional film critics think that "Honghuang" is very good, and it also has a unique oriental philosophy and is very profound.

Except for the lack of black actors, there are basically no major flaws.

However, because this is originally a Chinese movie, and China does not produce black people, political correctness certainly cannot be applied to "Honghuang".

In short, the current online reputation is very favorable for "Honghuang".

Such a successful commercial film, such a foreign film with such connotation, and a high-quality film with all actors' acting skills online have fully met the standards for awards.

If Honghuang did not tell the myths of China, but the myths of India or England, then Luoquan felt that he would even dare to touch the Oscar for Best Picture.

Of course, if it were really these two myths, the box office would probably not be as explosive as it is now.

Anyway, according to Seifert, if a movie can achieve unprecedented success at the box office, it can still get some fame points when it is awarded.

So he and the Universal Company behind him are very optimistic about the movie "Honghuang" and will do their best to arrange the media to create public opinion.

At the same time, he also hopes that when the second part of Honghuang is released, it can also be released abroad at the same time.

Piracy will always affect the box office if it is too long.

In business, Seifert certainly hopes to make more money, and Luoquan can also make more money accordingly.

For both of them, this is a win-win situation, and it is not necessarily a bad thing for foreign fans of Honghuang.

After all, there is a big difference between watching in a cinema and watching at home.

That kind of visual effect cannot be compared with the flat surface of a mobile phone or computer screen.

Some people say that home theaters can also provide a good experience, but if you can afford home theaters, will you spend that little money to watch genuine movies?

Even if you don’t want to squeeze with too many people, you will choose to book a theater directly.

Instead of searching for pirated websites on Google one after another that can watch movies directly without registration, and endure dim pictures, inaccurate colors and muffled sound effects.

Therefore, the simultaneous release of this thing is almost not bad for the box office of movies.

As for the review, Universal Studios will help, and Luo Quan will not be too embarrassed there.

Some of this is too far-fetched. Putting aside the second part of The Great Desolation, if the first part of The Great Desolation can win a big award, Universal can completely shape it into an Eastern Lord of the Rings.

The first two parts lay the groundwork, and the last part is a super masterpiece, which may be able to sweep the Oscars directly like The Return of the King.

This is the picture that Luoquan described to Sefert. She saw the immortal status of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in film history.

And what Sefert saw was the huge commercial success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Although the emphasis is different, the ultimate goal is the same, which is to make "Honghuang" popular, and the more popular the better.

Luoquan is good at making big promises, but she has basically achieved her big promises.

After so many collaborations, even if Seifert doesn't care about their friendship, he will still support her unconditionally.

So after getting an accurate answer from Luoquan, Seifert immediately discussed it with his father. He was ready to use the best media resources of Universal to build momentum for Honghuang.

Shape it into the Lord of the Rings of the East, or even remove the label of the Lord of the Rings and become a unique myth of Honghuang.

The goal and shaping plan are roughly divided into three steps.

The first step is that "Honghuang: The Creation of the World" won the Best Foreign Language Film.

The second step is that "Honghuang: The Lich Tribulation" won the Oscar for Best Picture.

The third step is that "Honghuang: The God of Conferred" swept the Oscars.

If it can really be achieved, then Luoquan will basically be a god.

Of course, to achieve such an achievement, it is never the credit of one person. It requires the efforts of many parties and the hard work of countless people.

Moreover, this plan is very difficult from the first step.

At least in the era of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the ideological competition in the United States was not so fierce. In order to open up the Chinese film market, they were actually very willing to give out some awards.

The overall environment is actually much more relaxed than it is now.

Now, not to mention the increasingly serious discrimination problem, some politicians will also make a fuss about the ownership of the award.

To put it nicely, it is such an influential award as the Oscars, how can it be given to a Chinese film?

To put it bluntly, it is okay to release the movie, after all, they can make money.

It is not okay to want to win the award, so the ideological struggle is at a disadvantage.

The award-winning movies that Luoquan shot before did not have too many Chinese elements, so those politicians did not interfere.

But if the object is changed to "Honghuang", the result is not easy to say.

So Luoquan still faces the difficult situation of starting from scratch.

Universal's public opinion alone may not be able to impress all the judges.

Fortunately, she knows more than just one friend in the United States, Seifert.

If the other friends can remember their old friendship, then the prospects of "Honghuang" are still quite bright, and the probability of realizing the three-step plan can be greatly increased.