Chapter 522

"Miss Luo Quan invests in producing China's first 3A game!"

This was the news headline commonly used by foreign media.

Clearly, the omnipotent Miss Luo Quan had started breaking new ground in another field. From music to film to fashion design, she had delivered perfect results so far.

But in the gaming field, people were still adopting a cautious attitude as to whether she could create another miracle. They didn't dare say she couldn't, but they also didn't dare say she would definitely succeed.

In this regard, Chinese media actually has no say, because the currently popular games in China, whether online or single-player, are all imported from abroad. Games like LOL and F, which carry Tencent's name, are actually developed by foreign companies.

And when it comes to electronic games, if Japan is second, I'm afraid no one can claim to be first.

That's right, it's Japan again.

Japan, which holds a leading position in Asia in music and film, also has quite high achievements in gaming; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it the originator of electronic games.

In the nearly half-century history of electronic games, Japan occupies the most important and dazzling position.

From shrinking electronic games into handheld consoles to expanding them to the TV with the "Little Tyrant," and then to the PS with its own independent screen, every revolution in the gaming world has been led by Japan.

And every revolution was inevitably triggered by Japanese games, and these games are often masterpieces that have left their names in gaming history.

In this new generation where technology is advanced and computer penetration is extremely high, the research and development of game consoles still keep up with player demands. As machines specifically for playing games, their optimization for large-scale games is even more outstanding than that of average-configured computers.

Moreover, many high-quality single-player games are console-exclusive, and the major players in the console market are still Japanese console manufacturers, the most famous of which is undoubtedly the PS4, known as the treasure of gamers.

Coincidentally, one of the developers of the PS4 is Miss Luo Quan's old acquaintance, Sony. Compared to music, Sony's reputation in China is more widely spread in the gaming circle.

In the gaming world, Sony is also in a leading position, not only possessing top-tier sales but also developing many masterpieces itself.

Of course, most of them are works from the previous generation with relatively old graphics. They were indeed stunning by the standards of that time, but as for now, I guess few people would touch these games with outdated graphics.

However, as one of the leaders of Japanese gaming, whether they make games or not is actually no longer critical. With the PS4 platform, there are plenty of games knocking on their door.

This is the benefit of owning a platform. The same applies to STEAM on the PC side; most computer games cannot bypass it if they want to sell well.

As a big shot in the gaming world, Sony has been sharing its successful experiences—commercial ones—with peers after becoming successful. At the same time, it also organizes and evaluates recent game news, and many game critics publish their articles in the "Game Daily" run by Sony.

For game practitioners, the "Sony Game Daily" is one of the industry's weather vanes; it's basically clear at a glance which game genres are hot and which company has developed what new technology.

Before Miss Luo Quan, the "Sony Game Daily" rarely saw content about Chinese games, mainly focusing on local and Western ones.

But after the news of Miss Luo Quan making a game came out this time, the "Sony Game Daily" expressed its attention for the first time, but because there was too little content, it was only mentioned in passing.

If it weren't for the fact that Miss Luo Quan has such a good relationship with the music subsidiary, Sony probably wouldn't even have glanced at such groundless news.

The situation in the West is actually not much different.

Now that the Frost Flower Engine has been released, major game companies have announced the use of this engine to develop new-generation masterpieces, with one project after another being established.

Action, shooting, racing, sports... almost every major category has detailed new game previews. Who has the time to pay attention to a game that only has a name, even if the game's investor is named Miss Luo Quan?

Therefore, the most enthusiastic discussions are still among Miss Luo Quan's fans. They are all looking forward to what kind of game Miss Luo Quan can make this time and are waiting for the game's promotional CG.

However, this kind of thing cannot be rushed. Even at the fastest, it will take half a month to see it, and as for the game itself, it will likely be measured in years.

The heat of "Final Fantasy" did not last long abroad. The next day, the remaining four songs from Miss Luo Quan's new album drew everyone's attention back to her music.

"VV_ALK (Composer: Hiroyuki Sawano)"

"Moonlight Serenade (Original Singer: Naoko Kawai)"

"Encore (Original Singer: YOASOBI)"

"Thank You (Original Singer: KOKIA)"

Four new songs with vastly different styles brought a lingering end to this album. Miss Luo Quan's melodies were as good as ever, and her singing skills had made significant progress compared to the previous album.

It makes one sigh that Miss Luo Quan's talent is truly too strong. With so many things to do every day, her singing level not only hasn't dropped but has become even more excellent. One can only say she is truly worthy of being a music angel.

Do I have a lot to do every day? Miss Luo Quan felt a bit embarrassed seeing the praise from netizens.

Which old fan doesn't know she is the laziest of the lazy? If it weren't for the domestic and foreign fans urging her again and again, who knows when this album would have been released.

It was just that she happened to have free time at the hotel during these few days of high temperature; otherwise, it might not have been certain she could meet with her fans.

Now that all ten songs have been released, for Miss Luo Quan, it was just completing a task for her fans.

However, she was naturally happy that the songs were liked by fans, but the gradually cooling weather made her nerves, which hadn't relaxed for long, tense up again.

"The Queen Who Wears Chanel" started filming again. Because there was no need to rush the schedule or control costs, Miss Luo Quan didn't push the staff to speed up after resuming work.

They filmed it the same way they did before.

The few days after resuming work were also filled with big and small events online, the hottest being the matter regarding Qian-ge.

After the police intervened in the investigation, they discovered that both the man and the woman had been deceived by an intermediary.

This intermediary lied to Cheng Jun, claiming to possess evidence of Hu Qian's illegal activities, and then used Cheng Jun's name to blackmail Hu Qian, pulling off a "white wolf with empty gloves" (getting something for nothing).

If this matter hadn't caused such a big stir and alerted the police, I'm afraid everyone would still be kept in the dark.

And according to the case details released by the police, the woman's original intention for posting on Weibo wasn't to seek justice for the victimized girls; the main reason was wanting to become famous and wanting traffic.

And the man's side was definitely not innocent either. It is an indisputable fact that he engaged in a benefit exchange with the woman at the cost of the MV's female lead.

However, Hu Qian's previous revelations online already hinted that he was a playboy, so this incident doesn't count as a collapse of his persona.

A drop in popularity is definitely inevitable. Originally, after the limelight passed, he could have relied on the remaining brainless fans to seek a comeback.

But this time, the matter blew up so big that it clearly exceeded everyone's expectations, and the statement from the GQT directly sentenced Hu Qian to death.

Now, all of Qian-ge's domestic and international endorsements have been terminated, and his scenes in film and television works have been deleted, which is almost the same as being banned by the authorities.

At least in China, his star career has come to an end, and what awaits him is a huge amount of liquidated damages to pay. Having earned so much money before, he will likely be severely hurt this time.

The matter ends here. The indignant netizens discovered once again that although both the woman and the man were deceived, neither side was actually innocent.

Taking sides too early caused most people to be slapped in the face regarding this matter. Justice coerced by public opinion is blind in most cases. After all, following the crowd online doesn't require taking responsibility, and one won't be punished after the truth comes out.

But the pleasure of attacking others from the moral high ground is real. People are like this; they don't care about anything when they are having fun, and as for what happens afterward, who cares?

Just like when Miss Luo Quan evaluated this incident, she said not to fully believe Cheng Jun's one-sided story, as it was possible that neither of them was clean.

The day she said this, she was blasted onto the trending searches, and now it seems what she said was completely correct, but how many people came to apologize to her?

Even in the future, if similar things happen, the public's reaction will likely still be the same.

However, from a more extreme perspective, it is actually a good thing that the public is willing to speak out boldly for such matters. At least people's values are normal; it's just that they are a bit reckless and blind, and they might be misled or wrong good people, but the starting point is good.

If there comes a day when the public is no longer willing to speak up for unfair things and remains silent about all negative events, that would be the most tragic situation.

As for the entertainment industry, which has once again been exposed, or rather the group of stars represented by Hu Qian, it has once again served as a reminder to everyone.

Look, the so-called glamorous entertainment industry is actually like this.

Once you step into this circle, you are bound to become a slave to desire. Cheng Jun is like this, and Hu Qian is also like this.

Today it's Hu Qian, tomorrow which star will have their gilded skin torn off, exposing their ugly and disgusting side?

No one knows, but netizens believe that Hu Qian is not the first, nor will he be the last.

After the Huang family fell, pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, clearing away so many disgraced artists, everyone originally thought the entire entertainment industry had taken on a new look and that the rest were basically clean.

As a result, not long after, Hu Qian had an incident. Netizens feel that the next star whose persona collapses will likely appear before long.

At the same time, while netizens felt deeply disappointed, they suddenly found a spiritual sustenance.

Although this circle is dark and murky, it is not completely without clean places. At least Miss Luo Quan remains a white lotus without any stains.

The "white lotus" here is not derogatory; it is entirely complimentary.

Amidst the discussions, "Miss Luo Quan's Artistic Ethics" hit the trending searches. Everyone on Weibo was praising Miss Luo Quan's greatness, from her character to her personality. She doesn't hype, doesn't market, is as indifferent as a chrysanthemum, doesn't fight or grab, and has no desires. Her popularity relies entirely on strength, her private life is clean, and every cent of her income is transparent.

These praises had a momentum of creating a perfect god in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Previously, there was a star with a similar persona, He Qiong, a host from the Toilet Channel. He had almost no black spots in his decades-long career and was one of the first stars on Weibo to break 100 million followers, possessing quite good connections and reputation in the entire entertainment industry.

However, even such a star who could be called perfect recently suffered a persona collapse. The reason was accepting gifts, hinting on the show that fans should send more practical gifts, and even expressing his refusal of gifts like pens and cups in his words.

After the video was exposed, the good image He Qiong had maintained for decades was directly ruined, and then revelations followed one after another.

Not only him, but other hosts of the show he was on, including the show's director and other staff, also accepted gifts.

As the most popular entertainment variety show in the country, "Happy Camp" is a very important resource for stars. The exposure gained from appearing on it is much stronger than spending money to get on a trending search.

And the amount of screen time stars get on "Happy Camp" is decided by the director and the hosts.

Therefore, fans sending gifts so their stars get taken care of almost became an unspoken rule.

He Qiong was still considered the one with more of a bottom line; at least after receiving gifts, regardless of their value, he kept them at home or gave them to friends, while other hosts directly threw them on Xianyu to sell.

After the matter was exposed, some hosts cleared the goods and thousands of sales records on their Xianyu accounts overnight, but quick-handed netizens still intercepted them. After they were posted, everyone naturally criticized them.

This incident tells everyone that there might be perfect people in the world, but they are definitely not in the entertainment industry.

If they were truly without desires, they would have become monks long ago; who would be struggling in this vanity fair?

And now someone wants to set the persona of a "perfect person" on Miss Luo Quan, Miss Luo Quan herself would definitely be the first to disagree.

After the related trending search appeared on Weibo, Miss Luo Quan immediately posted a status:

"Please don't give me this kind of persona. Any persona is set up just to collapse. Right now, you are the ones praising me, and when something happens later, you will be the ones cursing me.

Also, I have never claimed to be without desires or indifferent as a chrysanthemum. On the contrary, I am a very vulgar person.

I like living in grand villas, I like collecting sparkling diamonds, I only wear the most gorgeous evening gowns, and I only drive the coolest cars.

And I love money very much. Look at my works; other people's names rarely appear. Do you know why? Because I don't want others to share the production costs of the works.

Now everyone knows how boring I am, right? How can a money-grubbing villain like me deserve the word 'perfect'? This title should be given to other stars; I don't deserve it.

That is all."

This statement can be said to be quite authentic, expressing her preferences without any scruples.

A bunch of fans, after seeing it, also immediately gathered around to tease her.