Chapter 702: Effort and Talent

*Forrest Gump* swept the US movie market, and major cinemas directly arranged more than 80% of the screening volume for it in this off-season.

That is to say, out of ten screening halls in the cinema, eight are showing *Forrest Gump*.

Even so, every screening hall can be called full, and those who come specifically to see this "American Dream," and those who watch it twice or three times, are endless.

However, the Chinese people are actually no longer strangers to such a situation.

After all, when *Wolf Warrior 2* was released, the battle was even more exaggerated than this.

By comparison, there are fewer Americans, so the scene may not be as hot as China's performance.

But judging from the popularity reflected on the internet, *Forrest Gump* has definitely reached the point of national viewing.

It is all recommendation and blowing it. Many film critics even call it the greatest movie in the United States in the new century.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, in this situation, no one dares to put forward any opposing opinions.

When the general trend is formed, personal views are already insignificant.

Whoever dares to block it will be crushed into ashes by the rolling wheels.

In this case, following the trend is the best choice.

And another situation that the media wrote about is that the US stock market has warmed up.

The originally precarious stock price, supported by retail investors who regained confidence, miraculously survived, and even appeared to rise.

Although the range of the rise is minimal, this is obviously a great piece of good news.

As long as it looks up, more and more people will be willing to enter the market, and then it will enter a virtuous cycle.

Not to mention how much it soared, but at least it won't crash in the short term.

Although unwilling to admit it, a movie really did what the government couldn't do.

The "American Dream" woven by Miss Luo Quan actually really saved everyone.

Amidst the voices of millions of people on the internet, *Time* magazine, through efforts, finally got the opportunity to interview Miss Luo Quan again, broadcast live on the whole internet.

And this time it is not just her, but also the two major leads, Gao Liang and Carilian. The theme of the interview is "American Dream."

This interview is aimed at the public, so *Time* magazine also changed its past serious and serious style and placed the interview venue in the talk show venue.

Three sofas, one for the host, two for the guests, and a group of audience members below. This configuration came out, making the atmosphere appear quite relaxed.

Before the interview started, *Time* magazine carried out vigorous publicity, so that before it started, more than a million viewers entered the YouTube live broadcast room.

You know, the number of people on YouTube is displayed as real people.

A million people watching at the same time is truly the first time in history.

It is also because *Forrest Gump* is in the limelight, and these three are currently international top-tier celebrities, red to purple, so it is not surprising to have such great attention.

Even Miss Luo Quan felt that there should be so many people; otherwise, it would be sorry for her status.

Of course, although she was very crazy in her heart, she still performed quite gently and obediently after attending the scene, waving to them while welcoming the cheers of the audience below.

Gao Liang followed closely. As soon as he came out, the female fans below immediately screamed with sounds that tore their eardrums.

Although the relationship with Mia has been public for a period of time, many fans announced that they were off-fans.

But this didn't seem to have much impact on Gao Liang's career.

No way, he has too many fans, and the number of die-hard fans is even more huge. A small group of people voiced off-fans, but in fact, the silent ones are the majority.

And now, it is definitely not the time to be silent. All female fans are cheering for Gao Liang, who has reached a new peak in his career.

*Forrest Gump* is popular throughout the United States. As the protagonist, Gao Liang is naturally the one mentioned the most, almost on par with director Miss Luo Quan.

The state of Gump's seven-point persistence and three-point silly was interpreted by Gao Liang to be infinitely in place, and his acting skills can be called explosive.

What's even more fatal is his image, which has reached an infinitely fitting fusion with the American Dream, becoming the most perfect incarnation.

Everyone is infinitely satisfied with Gao Liang's image, thinking that finding him to play Gump is simply like this movie, flawless.

The new popularity king appeared, and the female host also stood up and cheered. Looking at the posture, I guess she is also a fan of Gao Liang.

After Carilian came out, the whole venue was also thunderous with applause, and the sound was not much smaller than Gao Liang's.

If Gump is the hope of all the audience.

Then the occasions where Jenny appeared were basically the climaxes or tear points in the movie.

She is the white moonlight in Gump's heart, and also the unwillingness in the audience's heart.

Seeing her finally achieve a positive result with Gump, everyone showed a smile.

And her death also made everyone feel infinitely painful.

Carilian interpreted such a complex character without picking out any problems.

Compared to Gump, the touch brought by her is actually more intense.

It can be said that this is the only time Miss Luo Quan was suppressed by others. In the past, she suppressed the whole scene, and the biggest and most intense cheers were often hers.

"Welcome to our interview scene. I believe that after the movie is broadcast, you have heard countless messages of congratulations."

After the host greeted simply, she looked at the guests and went straight to the theme.

Miss Luo Quan nodded gently: "Yes, the movie was released for an hour and someone told me how much box office it sold. I responded that it was great, but I thought in my heart, isn't this what it should be?

Me, Gao Liang, Carilian, these three names are on the poster. Even if I put on two hours of commercials, I think there will be quite a few people walking into the cinema to see what kind of commercial this is that can let us three hang our names together."

A little humor made the studio immediately full of laughter.

"For this movie, I think Gao Liang, who played Gump, should be under great pressure. Have you experienced insomnia during the filming of this period?" 【702-5

"Regarding this film, I think the pressure on Luo Si for playing Forrest must have been immense. During the time you were filming, did you experience any insomnia?"

"Oh, don't even mention it." Luo Si spread his hands and shook his head: "That was truly a difficult time. For a long time, I kept thinking about whether I was actually worthy of this American Dream, what the final effect of the performance would be, and whether I would ruin it."

"Although I am usually quite confident, this time I still felt somewhat lost. Fortunately, my sister encouraged me."

"She told me, 'As my younger brother, Miss Luo Quan, I won't allow you to act so unmanly.'"

"More importantly, hundreds of millions in investment have already been poured in. If it doesn't turn out well in the end, I'll prop you up with a clothes pole and hang you on the balcony!'"

These words, which revealed her sister's brutal personality, once again caused the entire audience to burst into laughter.

No one expected that Miss Luo Quan, who looked so gentle, would have such an exaggerated contrast in private.

"My god, Lika, is what Luo Si said true? Please tell me he's making it up; I don't want the image of the goddess in my heart to collapse like this."

The host looked at Lika with a face full of expectation, but she just shrugged: "You know, she's my boss. In the employee agreement, making the boss lose face at will will result in a salary deduction."

This was originally something Miss Luo Quan used to target Wen Xia, but now it was brought up by Lika, which was something she hadn't expected.

"So, what Luo Si said is all true." The host widened his eyes, looking quite surprised.

Lika held back her laughter and nodded: "If you were Miss Luo Quan's employee, your salary would have already been deducted."

The entire venue erupted in laughter again.

"Come on, Miss Luo Quan, tell us your thoughts." The host handed the stage over to Miss Luo Quan.

"Fake news." Miss Luo Quan raised both hands, mimicked playing a small accordion, and pouted as she spoke.

Just this small action directly ignited the atmosphere both inside and outside the venue.

If one were to ask who the current top internet celebrity in the United States is, it's not Miss Luo Quan, not Luo Si, and not Lika, but the incumbent President.

And this phrase is one of the President's famous quotes.

Miss Luo Quan's movements and expression—one couldn't say it was just a very similar imitation; it was exactly the same.

No one expected Miss Luo Quan to say something like that, but in the United States, making fun of the President isn't exactly a grave offense; even many comedy variety shows do similar things for the sake of the program's effect.

It's just that for a foreigner like Miss Luo Quan to pull it off so authentically is truly hilarious.

After the host finished laughing, he added: "If you were the President, with the same words and the same behavior, the approval rating probably wouldn't be that low."

Miss Luo Quan looked serious: "If I were the President, wouldn't the salaries of all government employees be deducted to nothing?"

This was following up on Lika's words, and it was also a double entendre.

Laughter had already erupted so many times that even the host, who had quite a bit of self-control, almost broke his composure.

And the barrage in the live stream was also overwhelmed with "lol."

In the barrage culture of China, 23333 means laughing out loud, while abroad it is "lol."

Now everyone had forgotten that this was actually an interview. Originally, the production team just wanted to make the atmosphere a little more relaxed, but they didn't expect that in just a few words, the interview would really turn into a talk show scene.

"I always used to think you were a star who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, elegant yet approachable, but this interview really let me see another side of the goddess." After recovering, the host sighed with emotion toward Miss Luo Quan.

"Actually, I'm always like this. Fans who watch my live streams often probably know my true self."

The host nodded in agreement: "Yes, although you are a genius, in fact, geniuses sometimes aren't any different from ordinary people."

"And don't think that geniuses and stars are so glamorous in front of the camera, but in reality, the efforts and hardships they put in behind the scenes are something ordinary people cannot imagine."

Miss Luo Quan blinked: "I don't know about others, but I really haven't put in any hardships or effort."

"I think the most difficult time is when I'm thinking about what excuses to use to reject fans who are urging me to release new work."

"Oh, I guess this is what a genius is. I admit I was hasty. It seems mortals still cannot understand the world of a genius." The host bowed his head in a mock-serious manner, and everyone shared a knowing smile.

"Back to the topic, regarding the movie *Forrest Gump*, Miss Luo Quan, did you anticipate beforehand that it would be this successful?"

"Please allow me to say directly that it is a success. Now, whether it's the box office or word-of-mouth, it's simply unrivaled. This is even more exaggerated than when *Titanic* was first released."

Upon hearing this question, Miss Luo Quan answered without hesitation: "Of course I anticipated it, because it was born for this."

"After such a story was produced, I couldn't find any reason for it to fail."

"In fact, some of the things that appear in the movie are things that are gradually being lost in today's society."

"And judging from the current environment, *Forrest Gump* can indeed bring inspiration to countless people."

"Regarding this, I have actually read quite a few news reports before, all saying that your movie will save the stock market and alleviate social conflicts."

"Although the media has been refuting this kind of rhetoric, after the movie came out, it really achieved such an effect. What kind of thoughts do you have now?"

"I still think we shouldn't over-mythologize me or this movie."

"Whether it's the stock market or the social environment, it's not the result caused by any one person; it's the product of the subtle influence of countless people's actions."

"If you want to change, it can only be from the bottom up, with everyone putting their strength into one place."

"Just like the history in *Forrest Gump*, it needs to be created by the masses of the people."

"Your thoughts are indeed very different from our general thinking, but you filmed *Forrest Gump* in a way that is so consistent with our national conditions. This is really something that makes people feel incredible."

Facing this question, Miss Luo Quan thought for a moment and replied: "After all, humanity's pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty is the same."

"In my view, Forrest is just such a story."

"It is a fairy tale for adults. You can say it's fake, say it's impossible to happen, but this does not affect the fact that most people want to become Forrest."

"Yes, who wouldn't want to realize the American Dream."

"However, we still have to thank Director Miss Luo Quan. It was you who gave this ethereal thing a clear definition and presented it in front of everyone."

"Perhaps, as you said, society will not change because of one person."

"But the final weight that brings about the change must have been placed by you."

After these words were finished, applause erupted, and the barrage was full of words of agreement.

This is an undeniable fact: the hit of *Forrest Gump* caused the stock market to warm up.

No matter how humble Miss Luo Quan is, the credit should actually be counted on her head.

Of course, this also includes Luo Si and Lika.

After interviewing Miss Luo Quan, the host began an in-depth conversation with the other two.

It was mainly to let them talk about their self-analysis of the characters and explain how they view the two characters, Forrest and Jenny.

For professional actors, analyzing character psychology is a very important thing.

However, Miss Luo Quan's movies don't need that. Whatever psychology the characters have, she writes it down for the actors, and the actors just follow it; they don't need to add their own understanding.

So here, the two of them were just repeating Miss Luo Quan's words.

An interview lasted for an hour, and the final number of viewers exceeded ten million, directly breaking the record.