Chapter 486

"Indeed, in terms of dialogue, I incorporated many elements of hot-blooded manga, and if there is an opportunity in the future, I might also release a manga of the same name." While admitting this, Miss Luo Quan also painted a big picture; of course, given her level of laziness, it is estimated that the day this promise is fulfilled will be hard to come by.

Next, Jinggong Jinggong Ya Zuo asked about the approximate release date of the film, expressing his great interest in it.

After staying on set for an hour, Jinggong Jinggong Ya Zuo left, never once taking off his mask throughout the visit, mainly because he didn't want to be recognized by others.

Not many people knew about this meeting of old friends; apart from Miss Luo Quan and Junko, the other crew members didn't even see Jinggong Jinggong Ya Zuo's face, which could be considered as saving Miss Luo Quan from a lot of unnecessary trouble.

However, one has to say, if the news that the Crown Prince had visited the set of "Rurouni Kenshin" hit the headlines, it would definitely bring huge popularity to the film.

But that has never been her style; traffic is certainly good, but if it involves hype through such sleazy methods, then she would rather not have it.

However, there aren't many stars in the entertainment industry as clear-headed as she is; most people, for the sake of fame, would choose to hype themselves up.

Although it might invite notoriety, having people curse you means you have popularity; after all, even negative publicity is publicity. What stars fear most is not even having people to curse them, becoming completely invisible.

But with her current status and position, she really doesn't need to deliberately pursue traffic or hype anymore; trending topics are just like her private car—she can get on whenever she wants, and when she does, it's always in the best spot.

A casual daily post on Twitter or Bilibili gets over a hundred thousand likes and comments; it might seem less impressive than the hundreds of thousands of likes and comments for those Weibo stars, but Miss Luo Quan knows in her heart that her likes and comments don't have that much artificial intelligence behind them.

After the Crown Prince left, all the crew members returned to their focused filming work.

Just now, everyone was actually quite curious about who this sudden visitor was, but the Crown Prince had covered his face tightly and was dressed very casually and ordinarily, making it impossible to recognize him just by his figure.

However, Director Miss Luo Quan had given the word not to speculate wildly and not to take photos, so no matter how curious everyone was, they had no way to find out the truth.

And after the Crown Prince left, everyone's gossiping mood subsided, and they continued to devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work.

For this period of time, Miss Luo Quan had been filming and hadn't paid much attention to the internet; of course, she would look at trending topics and news highlights, but she wasn't surfing the web with the same high intensity as before.

After the entertainment industry was purged, traffic stars became much more restrained than before; the backstabbing and drama had decreased significantly, and the gossip groups on Douban hadn't broken any major news in a long time.

Mainly because those stars with obvious stains were forced to retire during the entertainment industry purification around the New Year; the list of crimes enumerated by the Public Security Bureau was much more explosive than those fragmented words from the Douban gossip groups.

The crimes of many of those stars could almost be read as half a volume of an erotic novel; some of the methods inside were simply unheard of, which, for the ordinary public, was equivalent to refreshing their worldview.

And it was precisely because these crimes were so filthy to a shocking degree that the entertainment industry went from a state of "talent scarcity" to a state where everyone was shouting for them to be beaten.

But then again, before these things were exposed, was the entertainment industry some kind of pure and holy place?

Obviously not; everyone knew it was a place that harbored filth and corruption, looking bright and glamorous on the outside, but already turbid and unbearable on the inside.

It's just that compared to foreign countries, domestic stars knew how to hide things a little better.

And now that the fig leaf has been torn off, the personas of goddesses in the minds of countless people have collapsed; many of those still active on the screen are second or third-tier stars whose images aren't even that outstanding.

In other words, in this environment, if you aren't pretty enough, you don't even qualify for the "hidden rules."

I don't know if this counts as irony, but the gossip-loving public was amused.

However, only after the great waves wash away the sand can one see the true gold buried at the bottom.

When these tainted stars announced their retirement one after another, the stars who remained active on Weibo appeared all the more dazzling.

Especially those female stars whose looks don't lose to first-tier stars or who are first-tier themselves; they are truly the rare conscience of the entertainment industry. Many of them actually had some black history before, but now they are directly "whitewashed" on the spot, saving countless public relations fees.

By comparison, Miss Luo Quan seems less prominent.

Because she never had any black history to begin with, she is recognized as the "whitest" person in the entertainment industry. Even the haters can't find any flaws in her character to attack, so they can only use far-fetched reasons like: "She dressed too beautifully on the red carpet, overshadowing other female stars," or "Her albums sell too well and she wins too many awards, leaving no room for her peers."

Regarding these attacks, she has always just laughed them off.

Haters don't care about logic when attacking people; if pushed to the edge, they can even arrange for groundless charges.

However, what comforts her is that such people are already very, very few, both domestically and abroad. There are only a few people who hate her, and since they appear so frequently, she has even memorized their names herself. Every time she posts an update, the fans in the comment section don't care about anything else—they first find these haters' comments and then deliberately like them to push them to the top, adding to the amusement for everyone.

And these haters never let everyone down; as soon as Miss Luo Quan has an update, you can see them within ten minutes. It would be a ghost story if they hadn't set up special notifications; they care about Miss Luo Quan even more than true fans.

Miss Luo Quan herself doesn't know how she offended these people to make them so persistent in hating her. With such perseverance, they could achieve success in anything they did; it's a pity they choose to do such boring things.

But well, there's nothing to be done about people hating you. The hostility of netizens in this era is simply too great; even a saint could have faults picked out. She knows she is far from a saint, so being hated is the most normal thing in the world.

Putting that aside, she remains the star with the fewest black marks in the current entertainment industry; whether it's fans or passersby, the moment they see her name, they naturally develop a sense of goodwill.

If she could, like other stars, sign with a big company and have them market and manage her properly, having over a hundred million Weibo followers and becoming a top-tier celebrity wouldn't be a difficult task.

But the system doesn't allow it, and she doesn't have that desire either, so even though many talent agencies have extended extremely generous olive branches to her, she hasn't paid them any mind.

Talent agencies have their benefits, but compared to the constraints and interference they bring, these benefits are not worth mentioning.

Marketing and hype are whatever; what she fears more is losing the freedom to decide everything—that is the thing she values most.

After all, for a salted fish, give me liberty or give me death.

The only thing she was forced to do in her life was when she first took to the streets to busk and sing "Lemon" in public.

That was a task arranged by the system; if she didn't complete it, she would have been forced to debut in Kabukicho.

Although busking in Kabukicho doesn't necessarily mean selling one's body, in the eyes of others, it's not much different from "going down to the sea."

Fortunately, this unpleasant experience only happened once; from then on, she has always possessed the right to refuse whenever she wants to.

As a content creator, she can be this willful; this is determined by the relationship between supply and demand.

Just like now, young people on the Japanese internet are all looking forward to the release of her new movie "Rurouni Kenshin," checking her Twitter for new updates every day, looking at trailers and stills, and urging the filming progress.

Two and a half weeks later, the crew of "Rurouni Kenshin" finally completed all filming tasks. At the location where Miss Luo Quan started filming a month ago, she once again set up a grand scene to celebrate the successful wrap of "Rurouni Kenshin."

From the leads to the supporting actors and the staff, everyone stood side by side and took a group photo as a memento.

Miss Luo Quan, who held multiple roles, was naturally in the center of the photo; her charming smile and vibrant red hair were particularly eye-catching in the lens.

She dyed her hair red for the movie, and she doesn't know how long it will take for her new hair to grow back, and she feels that dyeing her hair often is bad for her health, so she doesn't plan to dye it back.

Although blonde hair is very good-looking, red hair isn't bad either, and occasionally changing hair color can also add some freshness for the fans; all in all, it's not a bad thing.

After the movie wrapped, Miss Luo Quan booked a hotel and treated everyone to a big meal, just as an early celebration party.

As the director, she participated in the production of the movie from start to finish, and she knows exactly what the movie turned out like.

Although the protagonist's setting underwent significant changes, it didn't actually have much impact on the core of the story.

This is a story about a new era arriving, where a samurai fights against villains to uphold the vow of non-killing and the "living sword" style to protect a young girl.

There isn't much romance; there is more focus on bonds, so whether the gender is male or female doesn't matter much.

The awkwardness of the white appearance was also well covered by makeup and long bangs; there is definitely an impact, but it is definitely not large.

The leads' looks and acting skills are on point, and the fight scenes were designed by Miss Luo Quan herself; what was shown on the filming site alone was already dazzling and satisfying, and it will only be more spectacular after editing and scoring.

Combining so many advantages, Miss Luo Quan doesn't feel that this movie has any possibility of failure; even if it is about to clash with "Titanic," she remains full of confidence.

After the movie wrapped, Miss Luo Quan posted this good news on social media at the first opportunity, even faster than the reporters.

By doing this, Miss Luo Quan effectively skipped the press conference procedure, directly making her account the site of the press conference.

The key is that the following for her social media accounts is higher than the last, and the click-through rate of the updates she posts is no lower than the news released by those major media outlets.

If this continues, when Miss Luo Quan needs to make something widely known in the future, she won't even need the media; she can just post a tweet, and the effect might even be higher.

In fact, back when she was in the detention center in New York, seeing those news reports that had been bought to frame her, she knew that the media was simply too unreliable.

Public opinion is, after all, controlled by capitalists; no matter how good your reputation is, it's not as good as cash. Even the King of Pop could be smeared until he was unrecognizable, let alone her?

Therefore, from then on, Miss Luo Quan lost her goodwill toward Western media; she would dodge all kinds of interviews if she could, and if she couldn't, she would just give a perfunctory response.

Although a similar situation hasn't occurred in the East yet, Miss Luo Quan feels that apart from a few media outlets, they are all birds of a feather.

Don't look at how much they are blowing her up now; if something happens in the future, they will be the first to kick her while she's down.

Therefore, compared to relying on these media outlets to speak out, Miss Luo Quan still trusts her own social media accounts more.

As long as she isn't banned like she was on Weibo, her account is the best megaphone.

Since her debut, after so many things have happened, she has basically been explaining, clarifying, and fighting back on social media platforms.

However, relying entirely on social media platforms isn't necessarily a good thing either.

After all, these platforms belong to capitalists, and capital is profit-driven; if one day they ban her directly for the sake of profit, she would have no way to deal with it.

Although the possibility of this happening is not high, it is ultimately not zero percent.

Didn't Weibo ban her before because of too many reports? Although they later issued a statement saying it was a misunderstanding and subsequently unbanned her, that was also because Miss Luo Quan's new album was a huge success at the time, making her different from an "invisible" user.

If it were an ordinary user, you see if Weibo would pay any attention to you.

Therefore, having your own media platform to ensure your own channels for speaking out is a very important thing.

Miss Luo Quan used to feel that she had no goals after achieving financial freedom, and filming movies was just to complete tasks.

But now, she has found two very challenging projects.

First, it is to establish a media company that belongs entirely to her; she doesn't aspire to reach the level of Murdoch, but at least in the event of an emergency, she can guide public opinion.

In this era where there are no hot wars between major powers, public opinion is the most powerful weapon; sometimes, the infiltration of language and thought is more terrifying and harder to guard against than guns and bullets.

Of course, the idea is there for now, but she hasn't had time to learn the relevant industry knowledge.

Everything is not that urgent; it's fine to take it slow.

For now, the priority is to finish the most important work at hand.

After the wrap party for "Rurouni Kenshin" ended, everyone went home, while Miss Luo Quan took all the footage directly back to Sony and started post-production using their equipment.

In fact, while filming the movie, she would perform some editing in advance after finishing each part; after all, the storyboards were already well-known by heart, and she knew exactly how to edit them.

However, some post-production work cannot be solved by just one computer. Now that the movie has wrapped, Miss Luo Quan immediately went to Sony, which has professional equipment, to carry out the production of the remaining parts, including dubbing and the like.

According to Miss Luo Quan's estimate, it will take less than four days to complete.