Chapter 435

"The Lord of the Rings" unexpectedly missed out, "Green Book" won the Oscar for Best Picture in an upset!"

The headline of major apps the next day must be this news.

No onlooker could have imagined that a masterpiece that took three years to build would encounter Waterloo at the Oscars.

Although it won five Oscars, it is not very appropriate to describe it as encountering Waterloo. After all, so many films didn't even get a nomination, and "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was able to win so many Oscars. Even if it didn't win the most important awards, it was enough to leave a name in film history.

But others were satisfied, but Director Ford was not satisfied at all.

His slogan had always been aimed at the Golden Statue, but in the end, he only got a few little golden men.

Although "The Lord of the Rings" achieved a shocking box office of nearly 900 million US dollars commercially, far exceeding the expectations of the investors, the results in art awards were really hard to be satisfied with.

Before the Oscars, all kinds of media almost blew "The Lord of the Rings" to the sky, saying that the Oscar Golden Statue was a sure thing, but in the end, it was blown away by a small-budget film with an investment of less than 50 million US dollars, which is really laughable.

However, someone soon came out to explain, saying that "Green Book" tells the story of black people suffering from racial discrimination, the subject matter hits the pain points of American society, and it happens to be a hot topic that is being discussed most fiercely now.

Plus, literary films that satirize social phenomena happen to be the favorites of academic judges, so the winning of "Green Book" was already predicted.

It's just because the box office was not ideal, so the media reported less. In fact, at other film festivals, "Green Book" had already achieved quite good results. Winning the Oscar for Best Picture can only be said to be a matter of course, not even an upset.

In fact, the production of "The Lord of the Rings" was really extremely exquisite, the connotation was far beyond ordinary commercial films, the actors' acting skills were all online, and the director's filming art was also very high. In any year of the previous few years, it would have been a proper Best Picture.

But who made it unlucky to encounter a film with extreme political correctness like "Green Book"? Counting the award-winning films over the years, except for "Forrest Gump" (ps. this film also defeated the film with the highest Douban rating at the time — "The Shawshank Redemption"), a great film representing the American Dream, really no one can touch it.

Because if an ordinary film fails to win an award, even if there is controversy, at most it is netizens fighting with their mouths, and the crew complaining a little.

But "Green Book" won't work. If this is not handled well, the hat of racial discrimination will be put on you, and then the Oscar ceremony will suffer.

But it is precisely because of such a shitty reason that Director Ford is even more unable to accept it.

In fact, from filming to release, "The Lord of the Rings" has not been criticized by some black critics, because there are no black people in this film.

Now abroad, especially in the United States, there is a consensus when filming movies, that is, there must be black people, otherwise you are discriminatory and politically incorrect.

But the original author of "The Lord of the Rings" did not arrange any roles for black people in the book at all. Humans, elves, dwarves, hobbits, some tall and some short, but they are all white images.

As for orcs, black people can be allowed to play them, after all, it is more in line with the image of orcs with strong bodies, but if that is the case, it is simply handing a knife to the anti-discrimination association.

Simply, Director Ford gave up hiring extras in the United States and turned to the UK for casting.

Unexpectedly, after avoiding it, he still fell on black people in the end. It can only be said that fate is like this.

Fortunately, Director Ford is not a person who likes to feel sorry for himself, and he accepted this fact happily without spending too much time.

After the Oscar ceremony, he also peacefully accepted an interview with reporters. When asked how to evaluate the film "Green Book", Director Ford said this: "Congratulations to the director and other staff of "Green Book", they made a very good film, it is indeed better than "The Lord of the Rings", and I will work harder in the second part "The Two Towers", and continue to chase the Oscars, I just hope there won't be a "Green Book 2" to compete with me then."

Director Ford made a joke humorously, only Luo Quan on the side felt that this was implying "Green Book".

It seems that no matter how big a director is, he will still hold a grudge, but because of his status, he certainly cannot scold in the street like a commoner, that would be too losing face.

However, Luo Quan feels that with the current social environment in the United States, there will be no shortage of similar films in the future. "Green Book" is finished, and there may be "Book of Blue" and "Book of Green". The Oscar journey of "The Lord of the Rings 2" is probably not going to be flatter than the first one.

Although Director Ford failed this time, for Luo Quan, it was a great success.

People's expectations are different, and their moods after getting the results will also be different.

After the news of Luo Quan winning the Golden Melody Award was confirmed, the movement in China was even greater than the failure of "The Lord of the Rings".

This can be considered a milestone for Chinese musicians. Even looking at the whole of Asia, Luo Quan's move can be considered a feat that few people can reach.

What makes people even happier is that it won't be long before the Grammy Awards ceremony.

The Oscar Golden Melody has been won, can the Grammy Award be far behind?

Taking advantage of her good mood, Luo Quan also set a big flag, posting on Twitter and Bilibili: This time I want to sweep the Grammys!

At this moment, it is just like the bold words Director Ford said to reporters when "The Lord of the Rings" was released.

If it were a year ago, everyone might still think this newcomer was a bit crazy, and that she was a bit floating after achieving a little success.

But now, no one will doubt these words, and will only think that this is a fact that will inevitably happen.

Regardless of whether those Grammy judges are academic or not, Luo Quan's English songs are a grade higher than the songs of the same year, whether from a commercial, artistic, or production perspective.

If she still can't win an award, it can only be understood as these judges having racial discrimination, there is no second reason.

In the past, when setting flags, Luo Quan often encountered situations of being slapped in the face.

But only this time, there is no possibility of overturning.

She may be a newcomer in the film industry, but in the music industry, her current status is completely inversely proportional to her age.

"Rolling Stone" magazine has already ranked her among the top ten musicians of the new century, which shows how much she is loved and respected.

Of course, no matter how high the light is at the Grammys, that is a matter of a month later. Now she has to do her work well.

The development path in South Korea must continue. After winning the Golden Melody Award, Luo Quan flew back to South Korea the next night.

After getting off the plane, she immediately released a new Korean single "Destiny".

This song is the opening theme of the famous Korean drama "Full House", and Luo Quan sang the female version.

This world does not have that divine drama that swept Asia, but it does not affect the excellence of this song. As soon as it was released, it went straight to the top of major charts, and finally ended the days of competition for the top of the charts with "Girls' Generation".

If it can be said that the two sides were not evenly matched before, the appearance of this song won without much suspense.

But this is only the first shot of Luo Quan's new song. The next day, she released the second song "Fate" (ps. original singer Lee Sun-hee) at a fast pace.

If the songs released before were all brainwashing love songs, they were good to listen to, but they couldn't reflect her singing strength, then a song "Fate" directly made a group of Korean music fans bow down.

First of all, this song uses some ancient musical instruments for accompaniment, and the arrangement style is quite novel.

Secondly, it is the outrageous high-pitched pronunciation. The continuous chest and head resonance at the end made music fans shout that it was enjoyable.

In fact, most Korean pop singers are used to wrapping their high notes and not letting them out completely. Although it has a unique charm, it just feels like something is missing.

However, this kind of singing method is very popular in South Korea, and Luo Quan actually used this singing method in her new song, which is the most surprising thing for local fans.

This feeling is like a well-known foreign musician coming to China to perform and specially using Chinese musical instruments to compose a Chinese-style song.

It makes people feel full of sincerity and respect.

This makes the Korean public, who have always lacked international recognition, very proud and moved.

In such a mood, even a bad song would be sealed as a god, not to mention that the song "Fate" itself is of explosive quality.

Whether it is the music or the lyrics, the level is higher than all current Korean pop music.

And Luo Quan's singing goes without saying, it can be called the top of the top. The long head-voice note at the end is almost breaking through the sky, which can be said to be lingering for three days.

Because of this, "Fate" was directly called the Korean national divine song by netizens.

"The day we meet again from afar, don't let me go~~~"

In the hotel, Seeing Wen Xia showed off her singing voice.

As the captain of two major girl groups, Seeing Wen Xia not only has excellent dance talent, but her singing talent is also not to be outdone, and her high notes went up very easily.

It's a pity that she hasn't undergone more professional training, so she is lacking in technique.

High is high, but there is no thickness, which is the so-called "big white voice".

"How is it, my singing?" After finishing the high notes, Seeing Wen Xia looked at Luo Quan proudly.

She really likes this song "Fate", it sounds good, and the lyrics are so beautiful that people want to cry.

Just the story in these lyrics, if placed in South Korea, it would be a costume tear-jerker drama.

"The pitch and volume are enough, it's a pity that the pronunciation position is wrong." Luo Quan put her hand on her head and lifted it up, "You have to push to this part, keep going up, you have to make the skull vibrate when singing, this is considered a success."

Seeing Wen Xia pouted: "If I could sing to this level, I wouldn't have joined a girl group in the first place, I would have debuted solo long ago."

Luo Quan smiled: "You can practice. You are so talented. If you hire a professional teacher, you will be able to get started in no time.

Now idols are required to develop in a diversified way. Just having a pretty face and knowing how to dance is not enough."

But Seeing Wen Xia shook her head: "Compared to singing, I want to act more."

Idols join the entertainment industry, whether they sing or dance, the final destination must be actors.

The status of actors, especially film actors, is definitely the highest among stars.

This is also the reason why she applied for the acting department in university.

Idols can't be idols for a lifetime. Now learn acting well, and when you can't sing or dance in the future, you can transform quickly.

"By the way, the notice for Running Man is down. It seems to be outdoors. The program team specially built the scene for us, and it will be filmed for two episodes and broadcast as a special edition." Seeing Wen Xia showed Luo Quan the news on her phone, which was about the upcoming variety show filming arrangement.

As a national-level variety show in South Korea, RM has an irreplaceable status in the whole of Asia. Not only do Koreans like to watch it, but every time a new episode is broadcast, there are constant big and small hot searches in China.

Even if you don't mix in the Korean circle or fan circle, just because of its excellent quality, you will be very interested.

In terms of editing and subtitle commentary, RM is the ancestor of variety shows. Many popular variety shows in China now are borrowed from it.

Even including many game segments in the programs, that can't be said to be borrowed, to put it bluntly, it is directly copied.

Luo Quan herself has actually watched many episodes of RM, and it really makes people laugh out loud often.

The resident guests in the program are also very kind, and there will be no situation that makes the guest guests embarrassed.

But what Luo Quan is worried about is whether she has a sense of variety.

When filming "Create Girls' Generation" and "I Am a Singer" before, she was criticized for not talking much, and most of the time she was crying, unable to create any laughs.

And for a comedy variety show, the most important thing is the sense of variety, that is, to be able to create laughs.

If the program starts recording and she doesn't say a word like a robot, the effect of the filming can be imagined.

This is what Luo Quan is most worried about.

Although she likes to tell jokes to fans, she doesn't know why, but she will become serious unconsciously when facing filming.

I don't know the reason, and this is the reason why she almost never takes variety shows.

Now the price offered by various domestic stations is tens of millions a night. If she wanted to make this kind of quick money, she could have made it long ago.

But the problem is that everyone wants to relax and laugh when watching variety shows now. Who would like to see a bitter face appear on the screen?

Even if you are the most beautiful in the world, it is not good to force a persona.

Out of responsibility to the program team, and also wanting to be criticized less, she has never taken these variety shows.

And this time coming to South Korea, RM is a link that cannot be avoided. If you want to increase your fame quickly, RM is the best choice.

So no matter how bottomless Luo Quan is, she still has to go.

"According to senior Liu Jae-suk, this program will subvert our usual image, let us be prepared." Seeing Wen Xia said while looking at the message on her phone.

"Subvert image?" Luo Quan showed a puzzled expression. Will this filming also produce some different activities from usual? That would be interesting.

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