Chapter 1283: Give Peers Some Face (Part 2)

Miss Luo Quan's evaluation was very pertinent, not mixed with too much personal emotion, completely speaking based on the facts.

However, precisely because it was too objective, it led to being considered not radical enough by the radical faction, and considered too conservative by the conservative faction.

To summarize in one sentence, the attack power was too weak, and the scolding didn't make everyone feel satisfied enough.

The reason why this happened was mainly because this movie did a very successful job in demonizing two-dimensional.

It was said to be showing two-dimensional in the movie, establishing a communication bridge between children and adults, letting adults understand what children like.

But the actual effect filmed completely played the opposite role.

Turning the two-dimensional comic exhibition in the movie into a chaotic dance of demons, what good impression can it bring to parents?

And how many people can understand children and understand two-dimensional like the director hopes?

More just feel that this two-dimensional is really a group of demons and monsters, and children playing this is not doing their proper work.

In itself, this is a relatively marginal subculture group, and it receives quite a lot of discrimination.

Now that the movie has done this, the stereotype of the outside world toward two-dimensional has deepened again.

So many two-dimensional fans on Bilibili are very angry about this movie, wishing that the manga artist who used anime characters in Angry Sea would sue the movie until it is taken off the shelves.

As for the fans of Bleach, I'm afraid they even have the heart to kill the director.

So what the fans wanted to hear was Miss Luo Quan scolding this movie or even the director like other up-hosts, belittling them as worthless.

But after Miss Luo Quan really finished the review, the fans found it was really a bit unsatisfying.

It wasn't that there was no fierce criticism, it was just that Miss Luo Quan didn't bring much vulgar language, making people feel it wasn't enough to satisfy their addiction.

However, because of the overly powerful influence itself, even the criticism that Bilibili fans felt lacked attack power still caused heated discussions on the internet.

After all, they were all ordinary audiences and some bloggers complaining, and now there was a heavyweight industry insider speaking out, and the rest of the people immediately regarded her words as the standard.

The general meaning is, look, the Oscar-winning director also said this movie is not good, is this a big rotten movie?

Of course, Miss Luo Quan had long anticipated that such a rhythm-leading public opinion would appear, so she quickly posted a Weibo:

"First of all, I didn't say this movie is a big rotten movie, and I affirmed quite a lot of its merits."

"However, no movie can be perfect, so affirming the merits, of course, also needs to point out the shortcomings."

"The movie wants to be anti-patriarchal, but the father's image is shaped too well, and the daughter is too unreasonable, so it seems the father is too innocent and the daughter is too ungrateful. This is a hard injury in the plot."

"If the father's domineering could be described more deeply, the overall plot would seem more reasonable."

"Secondly, the bad influence this movie has caused on two-dimensional is real. I believe most young people cannot empathize with the characters in the movie, but instead feel angry because the things they like are offended."

"These are things that have been said by many people. I talked about it once in the live stream, and posted it on Weibo again. I won't talk about it again later, I hope everyone doesn't take it out of context."

After Miss Luo Quan's explanation, the influence of this news, which could have led to a public opinion storm, was finally slightly reduced.

And the fans at this time also gathered in the comment section and started joking:

"It can be seen that Luo Bao is really much more elegant and easy-going than before. She never stacked armor or made premises when she scolded people before."

"Indeed, I scolded you if I wanted to, did I need to pick a day? More importantly, the places I scolded were all correct, so I should scold!"

"Wanting to take it out of context, excerpted from "Don't Take It Out of Context." Even if Luo Bao said so, it is estimated that it will still be problematic."

"Although it wasn't as fierce as I expected, at least it pointed out most of the problems, it's just that the wording was too civilized, and the remaining rude parts will be left to the netizens."

"At least the movie box office has already collapsed. It was blown so magically before the release, but in the end, it was just around the passing line. Having this result shows that the audience's eyes are not blind."

"My evaluation is that it's not as good as one hair of "Sea"."

"Tell a ghost story, "Sea"'s box office reversed today, a reversal after being released for nearly a month."

""Sea" is truly a classic, using the most beautiful pictures to film the most abusive story, but finally gave everyone a beautiful ending."

"The lens of Luo Bao and Wen Xia kissing in the sea really made me cry beautifully."

"Your words have ambiguity. It should be the two characters in the movie. (Dog head. jpg)"

"Just want to have ambiguity, just want to see beautiful girls sticking together."

"Two-dimensional is like this."

"This two-dimensional person clarifies here, we are just like this."

"You are quite proud."

After the joking, the fans' anger toward the movie dissipated a lot.

But the box office of "Angry Sea" was truly collapsed. It was less than 200 million in two days of release, and the decline was very obvious. From the trend, it was almost an impossible task to break 300 million in a week.

And its final box office estimate is between five hundred million and six hundred million.

For a film that had been in preparation for so long, featuring two top-tier big names, to end up with such a result—the investors have definitely suffered a massive loss.

Moreover, it's not easy to pin this loss on Miss Luo Quan; after all, even before she gave her sharp critique, the film had already shown a trend of heading toward a flop.

For a film with a blockbuster box office, even if it didn't accumulate much in the first two days, the public opinion of the film must be positive, with many casual viewers singing its praises.

Once word-of-mouth ferments, a surge in box office is just a matter of time.

Yet *Raging Sea*, before its release, had the whole internet looking forward to it, with everyone saying that China finally had a large-scale, satisfying revenge film.

As it turned out, after watching it upon release, it was a complete scam; there was no revenge at all, not even a sense of satisfaction, leaving people with nothing but frustration.

Because they couldn't empathize with the child, most people automatically put themselves in the father's role, and then they would feel the frustration of a good person being held at gunpoint.

The film's word-of-mouth collapsed so swiftly, like a landslide, and this occupied a very large part of the reason.

As for Miss Luo Quan's sharp critique, it was the final straw that broke the camel's back, completely passing a death sentence on this film.

Actually, Miss Luo Quan had already been very considerate to her peers; considering the impact, she didn't directly start cursing. If it were her old temper, this film would have at least been roasted by her and hung on the trending searches for a full day before coming down.

As for now, it's better to let it cool down quietly, lest some busybodies use it to make a fuss and criticize the ACG community.

Of course, when she sharply critiques others, others will also sharply critique her.

Ever since she belittled *Raging Sea*, fans of the director or actors of *Raging Sea* immediately launched a counterattack against her.

This is very normal; if someone takes the initiative to roast Miss Luo Quan, then regardless of whether the roast is right or wrong, Miss Luo Quan's fans will definitely rush back to counterattack.

After all, the essence of human nature is double standards and being protective of one's own; it's easy to be strict with others and lenient with oneself, but the reverse is something only a very small number of people can manage.

There really aren't many people on the internet with such a realm.

And their rhetoric for attacking Miss Luo Quan's film was also very simple: the actors' performances were too "subtle and silent," or to put it bluntly, a bit effeminate, lacking highlights, and not explosive enough.

Therefore, they believed that the acting of the actors in *Sea* wasn't as good as hyped, and the plot wasn't as excellent as hyped.

This is the same logic as the general public thinking that being able to sing high notes equals good singing technique.

Songs with exceptionally high notes can always easily obtain more praise.

The same goes for movies; performances with roaring, shouting, and bulging veins are also very easily viewed as explosive acting.

Of course, there is a term called "trying too hard," which sometimes alternates with "lacking force."

For example, if you act in a calm scene, they will say you lack force; if you act in a furious scene, they will say you are trying too hard. Either way, nothing is right.

Regarding this situation, Miss Luo Quan's response in the livestream was:

"Every film's plot and focus are different; in *Sea*, there is more of a surging, wave-after-wave feeling, like a gentle tide.

Each movement isn't intense, but it is continuous, finally lifting people in the water, rocking with the waves.

That kind of tidal wave-like surge is not what this film intended to express, but if you want to see it, I can show it to everyone in a future film.

As for how long that 'future' is, I don't know either. If nothing goes wrong, my next film will still be this kind of subtle, silent sadness—very soft, very long-lasting."

As soon as these words were finished, before the haters could reply, the fans couldn't sit still:

"Luo Bao, since you've said it to this point, don't you intend to make a promise?"

"Exactly, the atmosphere is right, aren't you going to promise something?"

"Haha, you guys really are seizing every opportunity to increase Luo Bao's workload."

"It won't work otherwise; Luo Bao is like a toad—she only jumps when you poke her; if you don't poke her, she just squats in place, puffing her cheeks and pretending to be cute."

"What a strange metaphor, but unexpectedly, it's quite fitting."

"I acknowledge that Luo Bao is cute, but if you say a toad is cute, I find that impossible to understand."

"So what exactly is Luo Bao's next film about? I've heard you talking about it for a long time, and until now, you haven't revealed much useful information."

"I feel like it's unlikely we'll see this film in the first half of next year. Gao Liang is the lead, he's going to the US to film soon, and when he comes back, he still has to film *The Great Wall*; his schedule is booked straight through to the second half of next year."

"That's tough; if we're unlucky, we might not even see it next year."

"That wouldn't go that far; you can always trust Luo Bao's filming speed. One film a month is not a joke."

"That's true; it's filmed faster than bad movies, and yet it's filmed so well—truly rare."

………………

Amidst the fans' intense praise, Miss Luo Quan was smiling so much she felt a bit carried away.

Originally, she thought that starting a new film would indeed take a long time, and now, revealing a little bit of news to the fans doesn't seem impossible.

Maintain the heat.

However, just as she was about to speak, a QQ call came through.

Picking it up, she discovered it was actually a video request from Gao Liang.

"What's up, my little brother?"

Miss Luo Quan answered the video and saw Gao Liang lying on the sofa with an indescribable expression.

"Big sister, I've encountered a situation here. I want to ask you for help, but I don't know if I should bring it up."

Miss Luo Quan laughed: "What's hard to bring up? Just say it directly."

"You know the film *The Wolf of Huaerjie* that I'm going to film next, right? I just received news that the film's director was in a serious car accident. Conservatively estimated, he'll be lying in bed for half a year, so the film can't be shot.

However, this film had already been delayed for a long time because of the strike; if it continues to be delayed, the investors won't be able to hold on.

So they plan to find another director, and they also said that if you are willing to film it, they can give you a share."

Gao Liang slowly told Miss Luo Quan the sequence of events, and then fell silent, listening to what she had to say.

"The director of *The Wolf of Huaerjie* had a car accident? There's actually such a thing?!"

Miss Luo Quan heard Gao Liang's words and felt it was truly a bit absurd, and then she felt excited.

Originally, she quite liked this film and had previously had the thought of filming it.

But hearing that someone was already filming it, she didn't research it further.

However, after a while, such "bad news" actually arrived; this is God himself letting her take over.

"This..." However, on the surface, Miss Luo Quan still had to show a hesitant appearance; she couldn't let the investors think she was a pushover.

Yet while she was putting on an act here, the fans weren't happy:

"Damn, what's there to hesitate about? Take it!"

"If you don't take what Heaven gives, you'll suffer the consequences, dear."

"It's been a long time since we've seen a collaboration between Luo Bao and Gao Liang; isn't this the perfect opportunity?!"

"But having said that, what is the script for *The Wolf of Huaerjie* actually like? Don't let it be like *Tiny Times* again, telling a story of the rich living in luxury and dissipation."

"Once the three words 'Huaerjie' come out, it's the smell of money hitting your face; it feels hard not to talk about luxury and dissipation."

"Damn it, I don't want to watch the same script a second time."

"It won't be; with Luo Bao on the job, even the worst plot can be saved by her."

"Yes, trust Luo Bao, so hurry up and take it. I hope the style can be a bit sharper this time."

………………

Unable to keep up the hesitation, Miss Luo Quan shook her head helplessly and said to Gao Liang: "I can film it; I have nothing to do at home anyway. But for the film script, I want to have 100% control over revisions. Is that okay?"

"That should be okay. To... recoup losses, the investors said that as long as you are willing to film, any condition can be agreed to. Never mind changing the script; even if you changed his name, he probably wouldn't have any objections.

Also, for this film, he is prepared to give you a director's share; the specific amount can be discussed in detail."

"Hey, I'm not short of that money; just go by market rates. Being able to change the script is enough." Miss Luo Quan waved her hand and hung up the phone.