Chapter 252: More News

"Starting the stream!" Luo Quan turned on the computer's camera and adjusted her sitting posture.

She had originally said she would stream from London to show the fans the castle.

But since her phone couldn't handle it, she had no choice but to wait until she returned to the country to make it up.

She had already uploaded the video of the cherry blossom forest from last night, and it had received countless likes and exclamations.

As for this afternoon's stream, she hadn't decided what to broadcast, but she turned it on anyway.

She was streaming from the recording studio, which had good soundproofing and wouldn't disturb Wen Xia, who was currently reviewing.

However, when the fans saw this background, they were immediately taken aback:

"In the recording studio! Is there a new song again?!"

"GKD!" (Get it done!)

"I can't wait to hear a new song!"

Seeing these bullet comments, Luo Quan laughed: "How could a new song come out so quickly? It's just that the recording studio has good soundproofing, so streaming won't disturb Wen Xia."

"However, it's not like there isn't a new song; didn't I just release one yesterday?"

Bullet comments:

"Did you?"

"Haven't heard of it?"

"I've been binge-watching shows and haven't been paying much attention."

"Guancha. cn mentioned it; it was a news item."

"They said Luo Quan composed a piano piece, and it seems to have caused quite a stir."

"More than a stir, it's about to be world-famous; Zhihu has already exploded!"

"That powerful?!"

"Want to hear it, want to hear it! Can you play it for us?"

Luo Quan said: "I've already authorized the sale of this piece to Penguin Music; I estimate it will be listed immediately..."

"Ah, Penguin again..."

"Luo Quan's designated domestic partner; only Penguin is worthy of her status."

"Isn't signing with Bilibili better?"

"Fun fact: Penguin is also a shareholder of Bilibili."

"The omnipresent Father Ma..."

"But well, it doesn't matter if I play it for everyone." Anyway, the song was her own; she could play it wherever she wanted.

Luo Quan sat down in front of the electronic keyboard behind her, turned it on, and tested the sound.

In terms of sound quality, it certainly couldn't compare to a piano, but it was functional, and the fans wouldn't be picky.

Playing it for the second time, Luo Quan's technique became much more proficient.

In fact, when she played it the first time, she had some minor flaws; after all, the piano isn't like singing—if you hit one wrong key, it creates discordant music.

Fortunately, this time, Luo Quan performed "Canon" to perfection.

After playing the final note, Luo Quan leaned toward the computer and began to enjoy the fans' praise.

"Too beautiful. It's simply celestial music on earth!"

"An indescribable aesthetic, filled with a classical atmosphere."

"Did no one notice Luo Quan's fingering? I feel like her movements are even more standard than my piano teacher's."

"Noticed it; her hands are beautiful. Licking the screen right now."

"I had forgotten until you mentioned it. (Dog head)"

Luo Quan chuckled: "Since you're so interested in hands, should the next 'Down-to-Earth' video be chicken feet?"

The bullet comments were filled with "Don't!"

This was, of course, just a joke. Although chicken feet were a snack she quite liked, it wasn't really suitable to record a video specifically for them, and besides, she had already thought of what to record for the second episode.

The stream continued, and Luo Quan also sang for everyone in the stream room at the fans' request.

She sang nothing but the songs from her album. Although the microphone wasn't very good and would occasionally emit static, her beautiful voice made the fans not care about that at all.

After streaming for nearly an hour, Luo Quan ended the stream amidst the fans' pleas for her to stay.

At the same time, news about her finally exploded domestically.

First, "Luo Quan's Canon" received high praise from a large number of musicians abroad.

Note that here, "musicians" refers to composers, singers, pianists, and violinists, all of whom can be collectively referred to as musicians, and those who can be called "masters" are undoubtedly the top figures in their respective fields.

Currently, in China, there are very few people who can be called "masters" internationally.

And to receive such high praise from a group of such people, there is no need to elaborate on how outstanding "Luo Quan's Canon" is.

At least five well-known magazines gave it the evaluation of "most beautiful melody" when mentioning Luo Quan's piece.

And everyone who went to listen to this piece felt that such an evaluation was absolutely well-deserved; there were no issues—it was just good!

Deep analysis and professional evaluations were being done by everyone, but the general public has never cared about these things.

They don't have so many twists and turns when evaluating whether a piece of music is good or bad; after all, ears don't lie. If the first impression is that it sounds good, then it's good.

As for the depth of the content or how profound the creative techniques used were, that was not something they needed to consider.

Compared to professional musicians, the proportion of ordinary people is far, far larger, and "Luo Quan's Canon" happens to be music suitable for all ages and all crowds.

With such a beautiful melody, it's hard for people not to like it.

The only way to make everyone hate it would probably be to set it as an early morning alarm clock; that is the simplest and crudest way to ruin a piece of music.

It is foreseeable that the class bells or wake-up bells in many primary and secondary schools across the country will be replaced on a large scale by "Luo Quan's Canon."

This point can be known from the calls Luo Quan received from the Ministry of Education on her phone.

To let all students in China hear her song, the copyright fees naturally couldn't be as high as what Penguin was charging.

Furthermore, since the Ministry of Education wanted the copyright, Penguin certainly couldn't have it, so Luo Quan hurriedly called Zhou Yangwen.

The call went through quickly.

"What's the matter, Luo Quan?"

"Mr. Zhou, I'm afraid I can't give you the copyright for this song."

"Why?" Zhou Yangwen was very surprised. "If you are dissatisfied with the price, we can discuss it further."

Luo Quan was helpless: "You know me; how could I raise the price at the last minute? It's mainly because the Ministry of Education called just now and wants the domestic copyright for this song. It seems it will be directly entered into the national music library, and in the future, anyone can use it, and everyone will have to pay."

That meant Penguin couldn't monopolize it! Zhou Yangwen immediately understood.

Penguin is wealthy and powerful, known as the world's largest entertainment empire, sitting on tens of billions of dollars in assets. Such capital is absolutely capable of summoning wind and rain abroad.

However, that doesn't work in China. Heaven and Earth are vast, but the State is the greatest. For this kind of copyright, Penguin absolutely cannot compete.

"It can only be this way." Zhou Yangwen simply did a favor and stopped competing.

After coordinating here, Luo Quan immediately gave a reply to the Ministry of Education, and then someone from the National Copyright Administration also contacted Luo Quan.

The general idea was that the copyright for this song had been settled, and the whole process was given the green light.

As for the licensing fee, Luo Quan didn't take a single cent and donated it all in her personal name. This behavior was praised by the big shots above.

And through this behavior, Luo Quan also obtained a phone number. What exactly it was for, the big shot Ma Weidu didn't say, but it probably meant she could call him if she had any issues.

Hitching a ride on the State's leg was definitely much more practical than a 10-million-yuan signing fee.

Besides music, news about Luo Quan signing for two movies also leaked out.

It was already on the Weibo hot search:

"Luo Quan confirmed to star as the female lead in 'The Lord of the Rings' series!"

Those who had mocked Luo Quan before were all dumbfounded at this moment. Just a few days ago, they were still saying that Luo Quan had specifically run abroad to embarrass herself, but in the blink of an eye, she had become the female lead of this major production. The face-slapping couldn't have come any faster.

Interestingly, whether it was a few days ago when the online criticism was at its fiercest, or now when Luo Quan's fans were counterattacking, Luo Quan herself hadn't posted any Weibo to respond to this matter.

What she wanted to say had actually been explained very clearly when she accepted those interviews from reporters.

Unfortunately, many people chose to be selectively blind, only willing to see what they wanted to see and only willing to believe what they wanted to believe.

Moreover, they had no patience or the ability to distinguish right from wrong, seizing every opportunity to output from the moral high ground, as if they wouldn't live until the day the dust settled.

And Luo Quan was truly worthy of being a professional face-slapper. Since her debut, she had experienced countless reversals that made people's jaws drop, and every time, the faces of the haters would be slapped until they stung.

And this time, Luo Quan's silence and the achievements she finally attained successfully made the haters shut their mouths completely.

At this optimal moment, Luo Quan posted a Weibo.

It wasn't that she wanted to mock the haters; she didn't have such hobbies. This Weibo was to promote "Wolf Warrior 2."

Today was already May 18th, and "Wolf Warrior 2" was scheduled for release on May 25th, so there was only one week left.

It is worth mentioning that May 25th is Africa Independence Day, and all the plots of "Wolf Warrior 2" unfold in Africa, telling the story of China-Africa friendship and how the Chinese people save the African people.

Choosing to release it on such a day was also in line with the theme and very consistent with the current State policy.

The content of the Weibo was also the same old thing: the movie poster and a paragraph of text:

"'Wolf Warrior 2' will be released in one week. I hope the fans who like me can go to the cinema to support it then. This is definitely a good movie that won't let you down!"

Luo Quan's words were also shouted to her die-hard fans. She didn't use moral kidnapping like some recent marketing accounts, saying things like "if you don't watch it, you're not Chinese."

"Wolf Warrior 2" didn't need to use such methods to ruin its reputation with passersby.

Interestingly, the focus of Luo Quan's fans wasn't on whether the movie was excellent or not; a large group of fans directly issued three soul-searching questions:

"Are there any kiss scenes? Are there any bed scenes? Are there any nude scenes?"

"I'm a simple person; if you show me benefits, I'll give you my money."

"The comment section is full of perverts."

"I often say one thing: if you round up all these fans, there will definitely be some who are wronged, but if you catch half and let half go, there will definitely be some who slip through the net."

"You're all overthinking it. Don't you know the nature of domestic censorship? If you dare to show even a little bit, they'll ban you directly. What you should be more concerned about is whether the blood we see in this gunfight action movie is red!"

"Isn't Chinese blood green?"

"What the hell, blood is black!"

"Old colorblind."

Although the fans' discussion direction had gone off-track again, Luo Quan had basically foreseen it, but as long as it could contribute heat to the movie, it was a good thing.

On the other side, the China Film Bureau also personally stood up for "Wolf Warrior 2" and arranged a hot search for promotion:

"'Wolf Warrior 2' is about to be released; next weekend, ignite the passion!"

This was a short clip containing explosive action scenes of the main cast, with artillery fire, missiles, tanks, helicopters, and other blockbuster elements, not one missing.

Of course, there was no shortage of beauties either.

In commercial films, there are usually two or three beauties, and the more the better.

However, for this movie, having Luo Quan was enough. The only flaw was that there weren't many action scenes for her.

The evaluations of "Wolf Warrior 2" in the comment section were mixed.

The reason so many people were complaining about "Wolf Warrior 2" was largely due to some of Director Wu Jing's past remarks, which hit the sore spots of a certain group.

Opposing everything Chinese is the true portrayal of these groups, and lying through their teeth is their creed, and people like Director Wu Jing are the kind of people these groups hate the most.

So at this time, they naturally had to jump out to disgust him and also disgust the passersby.

The way of disgusting was also very simple: nothing more than three people destroying an army, discussing reality within a movie, and comparing it with foreign movies.

To summarize, it's two words: double standards.

This can also be considered the traditional skill of many Western-worshippers and even their masters.

A few years ago, when "public intellectuals" were at their most rampant, the weapon of double standards was truly played to perfection by them.

The most typical example is a competition between students from Chinese and American primary schools.

The content of the competition was to heat a cup of water to 100 degrees without using fire. There were N versions of the ending.

First, the Chinese children tried every method but couldn't do it, so they gave up.

And the American children found four cups of 25-degree water and mixed them together; 100-degree water achieved!

Conclusion: Chinese children lack perseverance, give up halfway, have rigid thinking, and a backward physique can never cultivate great scientists.

And the American children have active thinking, are not restricted by common sense, and have high IQs!

Then the second version: the Chinese children mixed the 25-degree water, while the American children chose to give up.

Conclusion: Chinese children only know how to play petty tricks; although they won, it was not honorable.

And the American children, although defeated, are still glorious! They have character and integrity and will definitely become upright people in the future!

Such an absurd story revealed the double-standard faces of these people vividly.

In the past, Luo Quan only thought this was a joke, but as she grew older and gradually broke out of the public opinion encirclement of the public intellectuals, she finally saw a real world.

China is not as bad as the public intellectuals say, and the United States is not as good as the public intellectuals say.

And countless data prove that Chinese children are the best in the world in many aspects.

Therefore, for these Western-worshippers, Luo Quan has always held the mindset of beating them to death whenever she encounters a batch.

PS: Thanks to book friend Anima-xuejie for the book coins, thank you! ===== CHAPTER 253 =====