Chapter 605: Discussing Projects

The GQT statement certainly wasn't praising Luo Quan's figure; that would be too absurd.

This time, it was mainly to give a thumbs-up to Luo Quan's act of calling on fans to donate, hailing her as a charitable pioneer among young Chinese artists, and also calling on her peers to learn from her.

Of course, they couldn't explicitly tell celebrities to donate more; that would be moral kidnapping.

However, it is an indisputable fact that celebrities now earn high incomes for low-intensity labor, especially traffic stars, whose professional abilities are simply appalling.

If these people were as active in charity as Luo Quan and engaged in less marketing that ruins their reputation, absolutely no one would gossip about them.

The key is that these traffic stars don't have much talent but have huge tempers, and from time to time, they claim they are under great pressure or working very hard.

This is quite ridiculous. When it comes to pressure, isn't the pressure on workers at the bottom of society greater than yours?

This is a clear case of a problem with their self-perception, and it's no wonder netizens mock such people.

In fact, Luo Quan has always been setting an example for these people, showing them how to maximize the favor of passersby.

Unfortunately, not many are willing to follow suit.

I don't know if it's because they can't let go of their airs or if they are reluctant to part with the money.

In short, GQT calling for people to learn from Luo Quan is a recognition of the positive image she has built since her debut.

As for how many are willing to learn from her, that remains unknown.

On the last day in Xia Weiyi, Luo Quan's trip ended with a swimsuit livestream.

After a big meal at the hotel in the evening, everyone packed their luggage and boarded the plane. Luo Quan, Mia, and the others returned to New York, while the Fourth Uncle took the younger brothers and sisters back to London.

At the time of parting, Karina and Afni hugged Luo Quan and Gao Liang with teary eyes, quite reluctant to part with their eldest sister and second brother.

However, there is no banquet that doesn't end. After playing for a week, it was time to part ways, and there was no need to be so sentimental; there would be plenty of opportunities to hang out in the future anyway.

After a flight of more than five hours, Luo Quan and the others returned to New York amidst yawns.

It was nine o'clock in the evening when they boarded the plane, but due to the time difference, it was already eight o'clock the next morning in New York.

Having slept for five hours on the plane, she wasn't particularly sleepy now. After all, Luo Quan usually only slept for about seven hours a night; at worst, she could just take a longer nap later, so there was no need to deliberately adjust for the time difference.

The only one a bit wilted was Gao Liang. He usually liked to stay up late and linger in bed, and when he had nothing to do, he wouldn't get up until past ten. Now, with so little rest, he definitely couldn't hold up. After greeting his father and Luo Ni upon arriving home, he went upstairs to sleep again.

Luo Quan, however, had no sleepiness and opened her computer to check her emails.

First was Nikolai's weekly research report, which was much the same as the previous few weeks.

Then there were some endorsements and the like. Originally, endorsements had quieted down, but after returning from Xia Weiyi, there were suddenly several internationally renowned lingerie brands.

Well, it seems her Bilibili swimsuit livestream didn't just go viral domestically; it had a significant impact abroad, to the point where even lingerie brands were knocking on her door.

Without even thinking, Luo Quan deleted them directly.

As she was deleting, she saw an email from Warner Bros.

Warner Bros., one of the largest entertainment companies in Hollywood.

Like Universal, Warner also has multiple subsidiaries for film, music, and more.

The world's three major record companies actually refer to Universal, Sony, and Warner.

Come to think of it, Luo Quan had cooperated deeply with Sony and Universal, but she had no intersection with Warner so far.

On one hand, Warner and Universal are competitors, so she certainly couldn't take the initiative to find them for cooperation.

On the other hand, Warner had never approached her before, so naturally, there was no intersection.

But this time, Warner took the initiative to come to her. The email got straight to the point, wanting her to helm a film, and preferably to write, direct, and star in it herself.

However, although it was to be written, directed, and starred in by her, it required Luo Quan to create within a specified scope.

As everyone knows, Warner owns the rights to DC Comics, while Disney owns the vast majority of Marvel's rights.

Both companies have many superhero films released, with mixed reviews, but in terms of earning power, Warner has been beaten by Disney by at least two blocks.

In the industry, Warner's management is typical of those who like laymen to guide experts, relying on their power to point fingers at film shooting.

Originally, DC had the ability to shoot a series of superhero ensemble films no less than "The Avengers."

Unfortunately, because of these high-level executives making trouble, the first installment of the series became a mess; the settings in all aspects were not explained clearly, and the plot was too vulgar.

The final result was a failure in both reputation and box office, and even the shooting of the sequel was shelved.

Originally, Warner was ambitious to build a DC Universe to benchmark against the Marvel Universe next door, but the result was a failure. Although they didn't lose too much, they lost the reputation of fans and passersby completely.

Currently, the DC Universe is considered a lost cause. Luo Quan had also seen the superhero ensemble film shot before; it could only be said that it wasn't a big trash film, but it really had nothing to watch.

If Warner wanted her to take over this mess, Luo Quan expressed that her ability was limited, and they had better invite someone else.

Fortunately, Warner seemed to have given up on ensemble films like The Avengers. The email didn't mention any intention of letting her reboot the DC Universe.

They just wanted her to shoot a solo film for a popular character in DC.

In superhero comics, it's not just superheroes who are popular; some supervillains who specialize in opposing heroes also have quite high popularity.

Even the crowd that likes these villains has a firmer belief than the crowd that likes superheroes.

It sounds a bit ridiculous to have a firm belief in a supervillain, like someone who hasn't passed the middle-school age, likes to be unconventional, and claims to be bitter and deep.

And what Warner wanted Luo Quan to shoot was the synonym for ridiculous, which is the DC super-popular villain character—the Joker.

As Batman's nemesis, the Joker has quite high heat worldwide.

There are those who like Batman, and naturally, there are those who like the Joker.

People like his madness, his elegance, and his wisdom in fighting Batman.

From the last century to the present, Batman has had no less than thirty films shot, among which there are five or six classic Joker images.

What this character looks like and how to play it, the audience basically has a count in their hearts. Actors want to make a breakthrough shaping, but it's impossible to deviate from the character's setting.

Therefore, although the Joker is quite popular, there hasn't been a solo big film yet, mainly because it's hard to play, and no matter how you play it, it's all the same.

Warner threw a hot potato to Luo Quan this time, which is really hard to take.

But the price offered is also very high. In addition to the top salary in the industry, the director can also get a box office share.

In addition, if she is willing to be an actor, it is also a high salary plus a share.

It is equivalent to DC putting out an IP for Luo Quan to shoot, which has a bit of the meaning of empty-handed white wolf.

However, Warner is quite confident in Luo Quan's ability, and the price offered is very tempting, probably knowing that even if they only put out an IP, they can still make a lot of money.

For all this, Luo Quan just wants to say how good it would be if the Marvel and DC rights were in her hands; these are simply two hens that can lay golden eggs.

However, Warner and Disney also know the value of these two major IPs, and after getting them, they have held them tightly until now.

Shooting a film for the Joker, Luo Quan indeed has a very good film in her mind, and unlike previous superhero films, this one can be said to be both acclaimed and profitable, receiving praise from both the audience and academic judges.

For Hollywood commercial films, this is really a very difficult thing, but this film did it.

However, Luo Quan doesn't intend to shoot it this year, although with her speed, it's not particularly difficult to finish shooting and release it before the end of the year.

However, on one hand, she is indeed a bit tired, and she doesn't want to toss anymore with the remaining time.

On the other hand, if this film is shot well, it has the potential to win an Oscar.

This year, she already has "The Silence of the Lambs," and it won't be too difficult to win Best Actress next year.

At this time, shooting another film that can also win Best Actress, isn't that adding trouble to herself?

So Luo Quan is prepared to wait until next year to shoot it, for the Best Actress of the year after next.

By then, winning the Oscar for Best Actress for two consecutive years, what an achievement that would be!

So, Luo Quan directly replied: "Conceiving the script will take half a year, and I will likely not shoot a film with too many fighting scenes. Can your company accept that?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as it can reflect the Joker's extreme personality. This is actually a prequel we are preparing for the Batman series reboot. It would be even better if you can shoot how the Joker came to be." Warner gave a reply very quickly.

"In addition, there is another requirement: my script, my casting, my shooting process, and the final editing, your company's high-level executives cannot interfere. If one condition cannot be met, the film cannot be shot." Luo Quan continued to state her requirements.

Because this is the first time being invited to cooperate by a company, there are many rules that need to be clarified.

Although Karan also let her shoot films before, he only gave a subject, and there were no other requirements, letting her play freely.

But Warner is famous for being bad at playing but loving to play. Who knows how many tricks they could pull once the film starts shooting if not agreed upon in advance.

Of course, Luo Quan's requirement is quite harsh. Generally, when such big companies produce films, even if they invite famous directors, it is difficult not to interfere with the shooting.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in Hollywood.

However, Warner's high-level executives obviously didn't expect that such a young girl like Luo Quan would be so domineering in terms of filming, not willing to leave any room for others to interfere.

But capable directors have always been strong. After all, shooting a film for a director is like a painter painting or a musician composing.

Which creative artist would be willing to let others point fingers at their work?

The vast majority of directors are unwilling, but only a small number of people have the right to choose, because not everyone has such a high industry status and technical level.

But Luo Quan is obviously not the vast majority. Her level has been fully reflected in the films released this year.

Three consecutive films have exploded in reputation and box office. This has nothing to do with her popularity or luck; it's just that they are shot well and the level is high.

Warner looking for her must also value this point.

So although a group of high-level executives were a bit unhappy when they first heard this requirement, after discussion, they finally accepted the conditions proposed by Luo Quan and added them all to the contract in black and white.

Of course, the contract is definitely not signed now; it has to wait until Luo Quan writes the script and Warner feels there is no problem before it can be signed.

Luo Quan said she would get the script done within half a year, so there is no need to be too anxious.

Although she could get the script out in one night, she just wouldn't write it. Eh, she's just playing.

Having finally taken a long vacation, she didn't want to start working again so soon.

On the night she returned to New York, Luo Quan started dubbing for the heroine Tifa Lockhart in "Final Fantasy."

She was still quite clear about the voice characteristics and dubbing techniques of this kind of Japanese-style heroine, and her voice happened to fit Tifa's character setting, which was a gentle girl's voice, so it didn't sound out of place.

The game has three languages: Chinese, Japanese, and English, and she does all of them.

As for other dubbing, it would require finding multiple voice actors to get it done.

Game dubbing has actually never been particularly valued by domestic games. Reading lines is like reciting a textbook, which sounds weird.

This is a very bad point for the game experience. Japan does quite, quite well in this regard.

But there is no way, after all, they are the hometown of two-dimensional culture, have a complete anime industrial system, and the voice actor sector is even more globally leading. China is not just a little bit behind in trying to catch up.

Anyway, Luo Quan spent a high price to hire the best domestic voice actors. Except for a few masters, the others were still not particularly satisfactory to her.

Fortunately, there are only a few main characters in this game, and she dubbed the heroine Tifa herself, so it doesn't matter if other supporting roles are a bit dragging.

But come to think of it, for such a typical JRPG (Japanese Role-Playing Game), the probability of domestic people choosing domestic dubbing is probably not very high.

This kind of middle-school game definitely still needs to listen to the dubbing of the middle-school country to have that flavor.

Just like this, busy for two days, the dubbing of "Final Fantasy" was basically done.

The next thing to do is to carry out pre-sale warm-up while checking for bugs and fixing them in the alpha and beta tests.

For Chinese games, submission for review is a must.

And Chinese games are currently in the winter of version numbers, and getting a version number is harder than ascending to heaven.

If Springwater Entertainment Company were a foreign company, even if the boss and employees were all Chinese, they wouldn't need to worry about these.

Unfortunately, the company is registered in China, so even if the game is not launched domestically, it still has to apply for a version number.

To be fair, "Final Fantasy" is a fictional world; it contains no allusions, no bloody scenes, and no explicit content. In theory, passing censorship shouldn't be difficult.

But given the standards here in the country, who can really say for sure?