Chapter 703

The interview ended, and the three of them—Luo Quan, Luo Si, and Lika—left the studio under the escort of a group of bodyguards and got into the car.

The news of coming here for a live stream today had spread very early. When they arrived, they encountered quite a few fans, and after the interview, even more fans gathered outside.

The fanatical fans almost blocked the main entrance completely. Fortunately, *Time* magazine had already handled many similar situations, and there was a hidden side door available for them to leave.

After the screening of *Forrest Gump*, the fame of the three had reached a new peak.

Many media outlets even called them the "Golden Triangle of the New Era."

If you count *Titanic*, this was already the third movie the three had collaborated on.

And whether it was *Titanic* or *The Silence of the Lambs*, those were classics among classics.

As for *Forrest Gump*, that was even more outrageous; it was directly recognized as the number one American movie of the new century.

And in the short term, it is estimated that there won't be any changes.

Because people's emotions are simply too high, and they can no longer use rational thinking to evaluate it.

However, even if *Forrest Gump* isn't number one, it is definitely in the ranks of the best.

So such an evaluation isn't particularly outrageous.

Just like after previous movie hits, *Forrest Gump* grossed 560 million dollars at the global box office in two days of release, immediately causing countless movie companies to plan to follow the trend and ride the wave of popularity.

The definition of the American Dream has already come out, and everyone can use the materials from history at will. It wouldn't be surprising if movies like *Cat Gump* or *Ball Gump* appear next.

After all, this isn't a patent, and the current social situation is also very suitable for such inspirational and healing movies to boost morale.

It feels like as long as you put in a little effort and it aligns with American values, it probably won't lose money.

Of course, one thing shouldn't bother two masters.

What everyone wants most is definitely to have Luo Quan direct the movie, whether it's a sequel to *Forrest Gump* or a new movie, it doesn't matter.

As long as it's directed by her, they'll listen.

Now movie companies have identified Luo Quan as a cash cow. Currently, the movies she directs have profit margins of several times or even more than ten times, and she can almost be called the most profitable director in Hollywood history.

In order to attract her, many companies even offered higher prices than Universal, including using their own well-known IPs to attract her.

Just like Warner Bros. before, they successfully piqued Luo Quan's interest by using DC's most popular villain, Joker, making her decide to direct a related movie.

And Disney wasn't to be outdone; they previously said directly that she could choose any superhero, and the script could be changed at will, as long as it wasn't too outrageous.

Unfortunately, Luo Quan didn't agree at the time, which made the Disney executives who had already finished the third phase of the Marvel Universe quite regretful.

After *Avengers 4* ended, a new chapter belonging to Marvel had already begun.

If Luo Quan could participate, perhaps she could continue the glory, but since Luo Quan wouldn't come, there was nothing to be done.

However, among the many director candidates, Marvel took a fancy to a Chinese-American female director who had previously won an Oscar.

Although it was only an Oscar for Best Documentary, she definitely had the strength. Disney executives were also quite reassured and handed both *Eternals* and *Shang-Chi* to her.

As for Luo Quan, many people felt that she missed an opportunity to make a lot of money.

With her fame, she could actually ask Disney for a share; the more box office, the more she would earn.

And for Disney, which has a huge and loyal fan base, Marvel Universe movies seem to have never lost money since *The Avengers*.

No matter how bad they are filmed, they can still have a box office of 500 or 600 million dollars; if the quality is slightly better, they can easily reach one billion.

So in the eyes of many directors, directing a movie for Marvel is a lucrative job.

But such a lucrative job was rejected by Luo Quan, and twice at that.

There's no way around it; it's just her nature. She can guarantee hard work in the short term, but long-term dedication just won't work.

At the age of twenty-something, she does indeed have a more playful heart, so even if it's a good project, she doesn't have any thoughts about it.

Of course, this time it wasn't because of laziness.

It was mainly because the scripts for these two movies were disgusting. She looked at them for a few seconds and didn't even have the thought of flipping through them again. Whoever wants to film them can film them; she, in any case, won't wade into this muddy water.

On the other hand, the actor rating in June is about to start, and the next half month or so is estimated to be quite busy.

She still has to film *Joker* in the second half of the year. Taking on more movies would become as tiring as last year, which is something Luo Quan absolutely doesn't want to experience again. So, from any perspective, she doesn't intend to find more work for herself.

Not just Disney, but also the requests from Universal and Sony for her to direct movies were all rejected by her.

By comparison, she still prefers doing live streams.

This is probably the simplest and easiest job: staying in the room, turning on the camera, saying nothing, or even just sleeping can have program effects.

In the spare time after attending the interview, Luo Quan started high-intensity live streaming again.

To celebrate *Forrest Gump* breaking 500 million RMB at the box office in China, Luo Quan paid out of her own pocket to buy 100 movie tickets, planning to give them to lucky viewers.

As a result, after the lottery was finished, the fans all said she lost too much and wanted to send her gifts.

Luo Quan also hurriedly advised: "Thank you all for the gifts, but I suggest that if you have extra money, it's better to spend it on yourself or your family. If it's really too much, just donate it directly. Bilibili takes a cut when you send gifts."

"If you talk like that, Uncle, I'm really going to be angry."

"Luo Bao is still straightforward. Live streaming on Bilibili and directly saying Bilibili takes a cut—she's really not afraid of being banned."

"Even if Uncle had two guts, he wouldn't dare. Besides, Luo Quan alone has brought so much traffic to Bilibili that Uncle is too busy protecting her to do anything else."

"Indeed, with the scale of Luo Bao's live streams, any other streamer would have been banned long ago, but until now, the super-moderator hasn't even given a single warning."

"Is Luo Bao's scale very large? Or are there any late-night programs I missed?"

"Luo Quan's scale is already very large just by sitting there. If it were summer, it would simply be 18+."

"Good guy, hearing you all say that, it seems like that's really the case!"

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"You guys shouldn't talk nonsense, okay." Luo Quan looked a bit angry: "This is a green and healthy live stream room. My attire as a streamer is also generous and appropriate. Where is there any violating content?"

"It's not like I can wear a down jacket to live stream in the middle of summer, right?"

"From the perspective of doing content, it's not impossible."

"Forget it, I just like you wearing that Chanel logo T-shirt. I don't even like it when you wear other clothes."

"Indeed, I just like looking at the curve of that C and L. It's truly too beautiful."

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"Ahem, that's enough. If we keep talking, the live stream room will really be banned."

Luo Quan saw that everyone seemed to be quite excited, so she hurriedly stopped everyone's divergent thinking and changed the topic: "Speaking of which, *Forrest Gump* has been out for a while. How many friends have seen it?"

"Haven't seen it, want to wait for *Joker*."

"Saw it, but I feel those 'High-Hua' reviews are even more exciting than the movie."

"What is 'High-Hua'?"

"Refined egoists among Chinese-Americans. In layman's terms, it's a 'banana man'."

"These people are very conflicted. On one hand, they want to lick the United States, but on the other hand, they feel this was filmed by a Chinese person, so it's hard to criticize."

"Bitches are just hypocritical. Whether it's ability or class, Luo Quan is far above them. Do they really think they're superior just because they've drunk foreign ink for a few years?"

"What does Luo Bao think?"

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"What do I think of this group of people?"

Luo Quan thought for a moment and said: "Perhaps what they hate most is actually us."

"They can't stand to see us doing well, so whenever we achieve some success, they will be sarcastic."

"But just ignore them. After all, the world is so big, there will always be some pests using shrill cries to attract everyone's attention."

"As long as you ignore them, the meaning of their existence will disappear by more than half."

"Correct answer."

"Luo Quan still sees things clearly."

"That group of people is probably going to start making things up about Luo Quan again."

"Even if you gave them two guts, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble for Luo Bao at this time."

"Indeed."

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It was originally about chatting about the movie, but somehow it turned into the issue of banana men.

Compared to Weibo, Bilibili netizens are still relatively upright in terms of stance.

However, now that there are more people, the situation is gradually becoming complicated.

But at least here, there haven't been any people trying to stir up trouble yet, or rather, these people don't dare to come here to stir up trouble.

After all, there were a few guys before who took the lead in charging, and then they were sent to prison.

The remaining banana men who want to cause trouble have to weigh it first.

Once people start resting, they feel that time passes very quickly.

Opening your eyes, playing a few games, chatting with netizens for a while, three meals a day, and then scrolling through your phone for a bit.

After repeating a few fixed routines, the day is over.

And such a cycle often passes time faster than a life full of novelty and the unknown.

In fact, many people will soon feel bored with this lifestyle.

When you have no worries about food and clothing, the threshold for happiness will also gradually increase, and you will feel less and less satisfied.

Just like a playboy who is never short of beautiful women, his ways will become more and more extravagant over time.

And extending from that, it is actually the pursuit of an exciting life.

This is also the reason why many rich second-generation kids like extreme sports.

That feeling of walking between life and death is indeed quite exciting.

Luo Quan had seen many videos of extreme sports on Bilibili before, including skydiving from ten thousand meters, wingsuit flying, deep-sea diving, jungle rafting, and exploration.

Anything can happen, and the scenes are exciting enough.

Even though she was behind the screen, her heart would race.

Although it looks very satisfying, if she were really asked to do it, she would have absolutely no such thought or courage.

Regarding this, she clearly admitted her cowardice to her fans.

Life is fragile, and you only have one, so she is very afraid of death.

Even if she is mocked by fans for being as timid as a mouse, she still says so.

But then again, how many people can truly say they aren't afraid of death?

If necessary, she could actually do it.

But if it's just to seek excitement and court death, that is completely outside her range of acceptance.

No matter how boring her life is, she would absolutely never try this way to relieve boredom.

On Bilibili, there are many cool and handsome videos of extreme sports, but there are also many videos of accidents.

And once an accident happens in these projects, it's mostly a case of not even leaving a corpse behind; there might not even be a chance for self-rescue.

So for the sake of life and health, she doesn't intend to touch these things at all.

By comparison, it's more reliable to lie at home and be a salted fish.

When you're tired of lying on one side, flip over and continue lying; it couldn't be more comfortable.

Although she will be scolded by fans for not being motivated and having no dreams at a young age.

However, who makes this lifestyle the most comfortable?

"Luo Bao, you have to stand up. If you lie down for a while longer, who knows how fat you'll get."

"You must be 140 pounds now, right?"

"Honestly, you're a bit fat. Even at 1.75 meters."

"It's okay, no matter how fat you get, I'll still support you."

"Indeed, once you eat yourself into a little fat hamster, no one will fight me for you."

"I just happen to like this type."

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"Am I fat now?" Luo Quan looked at the barrage's teasing and smiled: "Then you guys must remember what I look like now, because in a while, I'm afraid I'll have to lose dozens of pounds, and by then I'll probably be skin and bones."

"Ah? Why!"

"No need, Luo Bao, everyone is just joking. There's no need to specifically diet for the sake of your figure."

"Yes, with your build, even if you get a little fatter, you'll still be plump, definitely not fat."

"The current build is already very good, it's not necessary."

"That's a morbid aesthetic. How could someone as smart as you be misled?"

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Seeing the barrage change its tune instantly, Luo Quan thought to herself that these people are quite good at changing faces.

However, she wasn't doing this to become thin or beautiful.

"Don't get the wrong idea, everyone. Of course I know what healthy beauty is and what morbid beauty is."

"Although everyone has the right to pursue these things, and it's not a matter of who is right or wrong, I'm losing weight mainly for a movie."

Hearing Luo Quan say this, everyone became curious again:

"What movie, *Joker*?"

"That shouldn't be right. I remember *Joker* shouldn't be a fat image, what does 'thin to skin and bones' mean?"

"Although, but, won't doing this cause harm to your body?"

"Indeed, losing dozens of pounds or something, it sounds unreliable."

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"My Joker... what I mean is, the Joker I play is probably a bit different from the villain you all imagine."

"She is not the slightly plump look in the traditional sense."

"But as for what it looks like, you guys can just watch my performance."

"As for when it will be released, I can only say I don't know, because I'm about to return to the country for actor rating, and how the time will be arranged next depends on the arrangements from above."