Chapter 686

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"You all are just dreaming of good things, wanting it once a year. Should I just arrange it for you every month then?"

In the livestream, facing the fans' suggestions, Luo Quan retorted half-jokingly.

"You said that yourself, no one forced you!"

"It's a deal. From now on, once a month. My body can't handle a faster frequency."

"I can't handle it even now."

"Excessive indulgence leads to disaster; castrate to ensure eternal peace."

"Although everyone says this is art, why do I still feel it's so erotic?"

"Actually, I am viewing it with a critical eye."

"This involves a more high-end level of personal cultivation and refinement. Generally, people with broad knowledge and elegant tastes can appreciate her beauty without wearing tinted glasses."

"But if you ask me whether it's erotic or not, my answer is that it's incredibly erotic, and I suggest increasing the intensity."

"After such a long-winded speech, your body is still quite honest in the end."

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The fans' enthusiasm for discussing the photo book was very high, and ever since her livestream in Hawaii, Luo Quan had become quite open about this as well.

After all, while it was said that shooting this photo book was for charity, it would be nonsense to expect everyone to act like a gentleman. It's all just about sexiness anyway, isn't it?

"By the way, don't just focus on the photos. You should also look at the specific content of this charity website, especially the women; you really need to look carefully. It mentions many signs that appear in the body after falling ill, which you can use for comparison."

"Also, regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, getting a physical exam about every six months is definitely the right thing to do. It helps in discovering some diseases while they are still in the early stages."

As a charity ambassador, Luo Quan was also faithfully fulfilling her duties, promoting this charity event.

However, she found it difficult to open the website; once inside, it was full of "artistic photos" of female celebrities, feeling just like opening a certain website starting with 'P'.

Doing this during a livestream would likely result in a warning.

"Speaking of Luo Quan doing art, besides music, can you paint?"

The question was suddenly asked in the barrage.

She had already showcased music and calligraphy before, and painting, as an important form of artistic expression, had been quite popular in recent years.

For painters who aren't even internationally famous, if a painting is spotted, it can fetch a transaction price of millions of dollars.

If it were painted by Luo Quan, as long as the quality wasn't particularly poor, it should be able to sell for a good price.

Luo Quan said very modestly: "I know a little bit about painting and sculpture, but these things require long-term practice, so I'm not particularly proficient."

"Understood, that means she is extremely proficient."

"Hearing this, you should know what her level is, right?"

"She previously said she only knew a little bit about driving, and then she pulled off a triple drift in the inner lane for us, and the tires were smoking."

"If it's realism, then paint this photo book."

"Hmm... livestreaming while looking at my own explicit photos and painting them, just thinking about it is exciting."

"You guys, you can always come up with new tricks."

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"Livestreaming that kind of stuff will get me banned." Luo Quan was also straightforward; she didn't refuse but explained the consequences of doing so.

"Just paint something normal, like Luo Quan's Mona Lisa."

As Luo Quan said this, she ran downstairs into the storage room and found a notebook and a sketching pencil.

Because it was a livestream demonstration, there was no need for the setup of an oil painting; a simple sketch would do.

Then Luo Quan stood the sketchbook next to the camera. She turned sideways to the audience, thought for a moment, and started working.

Ordinary painters are very careful with every stroke, and even a single line must be handled to perfection.

But when Luo Quan paints, it's like a machine with a pre-set program. Her strokes are smooth and silky, and her speed is ridiculously fast. Many outlines are done in one go, without any need for consideration.

Sure enough, Luo Quan's fantasy world had started to play its role again.

Now, netizens all tacitly assumed that Luo Quan possessed a fantasy world. In that world, she had learned almost all professional skills and had practiced them to a top-tier level.

This was also the explanation for why she could be proficient in everything in reality.

Of course, this was actually a saying from after the new century; in ancient times, Luo Quan would simply be a well-rounded talent like Da Vinci.

Coincidentally, what she was painting now was Da Vinci's world-famous masterpiece—Mona Lisa's smile, but Mona Lisa's face had been replaced by Luo Quan's.

Half an hour later, Luo Quan pushed the finished 'Luo Quan Lisa' in front of the camera: "How is it? This is painted quite well, right? I didn't want to spend too much time, so some details were omitted."

"Also, don't expect to find any codes or Easter eggs in this like in the original work. This is just a simple self-portrait."

"Damn, this is not simple at all."

"It feels too much like her; the charm is quite spot on."

"Is this painting for sale? I'm a student, 200 is enough."

"Even if you're a beast, it's not okay."

"I really want to buy it. Can you give a starting price?"

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"No way, you guys even want this level of sketch?"

Luo Quan seemed very surprised. She knew that there was a genre in modern painting called hyper-realism, which could make paintings as realistic as photos taken by high-pixel cameras.

In a painting, even the tiniest details, like the fuzz on a person's face, could be seen, showing the painter's superb skill.

"Actually, it could be even more realistic, but that takes too much time, so I won't demonstrate it here."

"As for this painting, if you guys really want it, I won't hold any auction here. You guys just send barrages, and I'll hold a lucky draw. Whoever is lucky gets it."

As soon as Luo Quan finished speaking, the livestream room immediately lagged for a moment.

In an instant, it was full of fans sending barrages. The entire screen was covered by all kinds of barrages. In less than half a minute, there were nearly ten thousand barrages, which was simply ridiculous.

The lucky draw was completed in the blink of an eye. The winner was a fan with the nickname "Funeral Love Family Family Family Han Shao Master".

"Congratulations to Funeral Love Family Family Family Han Shao Master for getting this painting. I'll private message you later, you send me the shipping address... Wow, it's already 2019, and there are still people using this kind of nickname? Isn't it too non-mainstream?"

Only then did Luo Quan discover the special nature of this nickname, and she held back her laughter to make a sarcastic comment.

"Are you looking down on my Funeral Love Family?"

"The abstract culture on the internet now should be about the same as those non-mainstream Martian scripts back then."

"There's still some difference. At least back then, everyone's hostility wasn't this high."

"Bad people exist at all times; it's just that there are more people online now."

"This Family Family Han Shao Master is really lucky; I'm envious."

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After the livestream ended and the painting was sent out, if nothing unexpected happened, this Funeral Love Family Family Family Han Shao Master would soon receive a large number of private messages, asking him if he would sell this painting.

At that time, it probably wouldn't be like the student on Xianyu, who just asked for the item plus 200 for shipping. It would probably be a resale fee of over a million RMB directly. Most people would probably find it hard to resist the temptation of money.

No matter how precious a gift from an idol is, it's actually not worth mentioning in the face of reality.

Of course, if this Family Family Han Shao Master's family background is good, then this painting could probably be passed down as a family heirloom. It's just that I don't know how many years her fame will be able to spread.

The paintings of Van Gogh and Da Vinci still shine brightly in human history even after thousands of years. As for her, will she be a fleeting meteor, or a brilliant star hanging in the sky forever?

She certainly couldn't know the answers to these questions herself.

However, with the current level of internet development and the durability of internet memory, her legend will probably continue to spread.

The debate over whether the charity event should be set as a holiday finally had a result after two days of arguing.

Although many netizens thought it should be set as a holiday and it would be better to hold it once a year.

But the organizers believed that the main purpose of this event was to make society pay attention to women's health and develop women's rights, and it shouldn't be remembered by everyone only on a certain holiday.

Having influence at all times is their true goal.

Of course, wanting to achieve this goal is still a tiny bit difficult, unless the photos of the stars are a bit more explicit, then it's guaranteed that a large group of viewers worldwide will log in to the website to appreciate it for a few minutes from time to time.

This time, besides the photos of female stars, the photos of male stars were actually an unexpected joy.

I don't know who made the suggestion, saying that since the female stars were so brave this time and made contributions to charity, shouldn't men also generously follow suit?

After the topic came up, female netizens went completely crazy, one after another running to their own idols to @ them.

In the end, it formed a social event where many well-known stars worldwide participated in taking photos, known in history as Gender Equality.

As representatives of the new generation of superstars, Luo Quan and Gao Liang's photos topped the click list, and their positions were as stable as their rankings in the World's Most Beautiful Faces.

After this, such a joke circulated on the internet: "Girls look at Gao Liang's photos once a day, which is more effective than any health regimen or exercise; it can definitely maintain a high level of physical and mental pleasure."

Besides Gao Liang's handsome appearance as always, female netizens were also pleasantly surprised to find that his abs and chest muscles had become so well-defined from some point on.

Clearly, he used to be a little puppy-like, with muscles not very obvious in all aspects.

Not seen for a while, the muscles on his body had already taken shape, and they looked very symmetrical and beautiful, without any of the exaggeration of those Hollywood muscle-bound men.

Regarding the fans' surprised comments, Gao Liang himself was also a little proud.

After all, he had put in quite a lot of effort and suffered quite a bit to train for this good figure.

Especially in terms of eating, his favorite barbecue, fried chicken, and the like had been reduced by far too much.

But now, after being praised by so many people, Gao Liang felt that the happiness he had been missing had suddenly returned, and his efforts had finally been rewarded.

As for why the fans asked why there was such a big change during this period, his answer was:

"Because I'm about to play the incarnation of the American Dream. I can't be as skinny as before. Even if I'm not very strong, at least I have to look healthy."

This answer made the netizens who were already looking forward to it even more curious about this so-called American Dream.

What kind of story is this movie?

A biography, will it be a story about a small person becoming a rich person through hard work?

But would such a story be too cliché? With Luo Quan's talent, she should be able to come up with a more exquisite and brilliant story.

Also, as a Chinese person who has only lived in the United States for a short time, does Luo Quan really understand what the American Dream is?

Can she film this kind of mainstream movie without bias?

There were many voices on the internet saying that the United States had filmed quite a few movies with hidden agendas before, implying things about its opponents.

And now it's Luo Quan's turn to film a movie for the United States, so will she turn around and imply things as well?

Although she had said herself that she wouldn't do such things, who knows if what she said is true or false.

The topic that had already calmed down for a while started to boil again because Gao Liang started it and it was led by people with ulterior motives.

Facing the rhythm, Luo Quan didn't even want to pay attention this time.

Before the movie comes out, no matter how much you explain, it won't be of much use. If haters want to hate, they can always find flaws.

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be entirely attributed to the haters.

In short, once the movie is filmed and released, all problems will be solved.

However, the time hasn't come yet. She still wants to rest for a while. No matter what, she has to wait until Resident Evil 2 is out of theaters.

Although the rhythm regarding the new movie is not particularly good right now, the box office and reputation of Resident Evil 2 are rising steadily.

It has currently exceeded 1.8 billion US dollars. It seems that it is not much different from the 2 billion mark, but now the daily box office increase is only at the million-dollar level. Unless it is screened for dozens more days, it will still be quite difficult to break through 2 billion US dollars.

This is still under the condition that the number of viewers remains at the current level without decreasing.

1.9 billion US dollars is probably the final box office of Resident Evil 2. Although it is a bit short of Luo Quan's final goal, it is a pity.

But for such a low-budget movie to achieve such a successful result, she is already quite satisfied.

Especially, after this movie became popular, related industries have also received a considerable boost.

The horror image of zombies has once again set off a craze worldwide. In haunted houses everywhere, the zombie theme has once again become popular.

And these, all have to pay copyright fees to Luo Quan.