Chapter 860: Return of the King (Part 2)

On the day The Lord of the Rings 3 was released, Miss Luo Quan gave the entire crew a day off.

It didn't matter if the employees went to watch it or not; she herself wanted to see this movie, and accompanying her were Seeing Wen Xia and Lin Ruoli.

When the three of them entered the screening hall, each of them held popcorn in their left hand and iced cola in their right.

The people next to them thought to themselves that these three girls were really putting on airs; they were already in the screening hall and still wearing sunglasses, as if they were big celebrities.

As the first foreign blockbuster introduced in China this year, there were many movie fans who came to watch "The Return of the King" by reputation, and the screening Miss Luo Quan was in was full.

And the cinema gave a lot of screenings, with sessions from noon until the early hours of the next day.

When the lights in the screening hall went out, the three of them finally took off their sunglasses and masks.

Because her "relatives" were visiting, the cola in Miss Luo Quan's hand was not iced.

Although foreign women drink iced drinks and eat spicy and greasy food when their relatives visit, and they are still healthy and unaffected,

but when the body is uncomfortable, eating less irritating food is always right.

Lowering her head, she took a light sip of cola; the bubbles and sweetness echoed between her lips and teeth, and the movie gradually unfolded...

By the time the movie ended, it was already more than four hours later.

In this fast-paced era, there had never been a movie as grand as "The Return of the King," one equaling three.

However, although the movie was long, it didn't make people feel tired at all; when the Rohan cavalry charged, it made everyone feel hot-blooded.

And at the end of the movie, when the King of Men Aragorn and the Elf Princess Arwen kissed sweetly, it also made many male audience members show surprised expressions.

Because when the actor kissed, he clearly stuck out his tongue; this looked like a proper French romantic wet kiss no matter how you looked at it.

Wasn't it said that they didn't kiss!

After watching the movie, many of Miss Luo Quan's fans felt like they had been cuckolded.

Including Seeing Wen Xia and Lin Ruoli, who were asking Miss Luo Quan if she really kissed after coming out.

Although Miss Luo Quan had said before that it was a fake kiss, it looked no different from the real thing.

"It really was a camera trick, plus a model and some PS technology; my first kiss is still there." Miss Luo Quan found it funny when she explained it again; she didn't know why the two of them were in such a hurry.

After thinking about it, she posted the original words to Weibo and Bilibili, which could be considered a clarification for fans whose mentality might have collapsed a little.

Although she had never liked playing the fan circle game and had never considered herself an idol who needed to explain things like kissing or dating to fans,

but she really hadn't done these things now, so she should explain what needed to be explained; clearing up misunderstandings early was never wrong.

Just like in many romance dramas, the male and female leads have misunderstandings; they could clearly explain it in a few words, but they insist on playing dumb, causing even bigger misunderstandings.

Miss Luo Quan never made such low-level mistakes; she always responded to things the first time.

However, her clarification didn't hit the hot search immediately.

Because at this time, the hot search was already dominated by "The Return of the King."

Not just China, but also major social networking sites abroad, the most frequent keyword was "The Return of the King."

The last time a movie had such explosive popularity was the premiere of "Titanic."

If the theme of "Titanic" was love, then the theme of "The Return of the King" was epic.

As an ancient civilization with five thousand years of brilliant culture, Chinese movies since the new century really haven't seen a similar sense of epic.

For the same type of ancient war movie, the number of people might be able to compete with "The Lord of the Rings," but the momentum and texture are really far apart.

After "The Return of the King" aired, domestic filmmakers lamented:

"When will China be able to film such an epic masterpiece?"

"Actually, there are some, but they are from a long time ago."

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Most people were singing the blues, feeling it was impossible.

But some people felt that the magical Miss Luo Quan might be able to do all this.

It was just that Miss Luo Quan didn't see these comments; otherwise, she would immediately be: I can't, I don't, don't talk nonsense, a triple refusal.

Just kidding, how could an epic masterpiece that surpasses "The Lord of the Rings" be filmed so simply?

Really taking her as an omnipotent Doraemon?

Compared to those depressed film critics, the netizens' mood was undoubtedly extremely excited:

"This is definitely the best movie I've seen in recent years!"

"That speech by the King of Rohan before the charge was simply amazing."

"I would like to call that segment the greatest charge in human film history."

"The anthem of humanity is the anthem of courage!"

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It can be seen that these movie fans have been conquered by the most burning part of the movie, and quite a few are already preparing for a second viewing.

The movie's rating also came out: 9.9 on Maoyan, 9.5 on Douban, and 100% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes.

This opening rating is already one of the best performances in the last ten years.

As long as there are no accidents, next year it will definitely be an existence that sweeps the Oscar ceremony; if it accompanies the run again, it would really be intolerable by heaven.

In the evening, Miss Luo Quan started a livestream, and the fans brought up the kiss scene.

To this day, everyone was still roasting:

"Although the movie is very good, it's really uncomfortable to see Luo Bao being kissed by someone else."

"With this bit of endurance, you're still shouting for Luo Bao to appear in large-scale scenes? If she really acted in them, wouldn't you all commit seppuku in minutes?"

"That's different; large-scale styling is a benefit, but this kiss scene is a reward for others."

"Haha, stop pondering; it wasn't a real kiss, just a combination of PS and camera tricks."

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Before, she had even made grand promises, saying that when she became successful, she would also get into real estate, specializing in affordable housing for those who didn't have enough money to buy a home.

Thinking about it now, she was quite naive.

With a net worth of only a little over ten billion, she dared to fantasize about real estate; she really didn't know the height of the sky or the depth of the earth.

Sighing for the current and future house slaves in China, Miss Luo Quan closed this trending search filled with closed-off and sarcastic comments.

Compared to the first one, the second trending search made her a bit happier.

That is, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" is being released in two days, and the film company is also putting all its effort into promoting the final film of this series.

As the female lead, Miss Luo Quan has also been reposting it these past few days, letting everyone go see her first on-screen kiss.

As soon as this was mentioned, the fans were annoyed:

"You unchaste woman, are you trying to learn from Pan Jinlian?"

"NTR is one thing, but you're actually making me go watch an NTR scene; you really are a bad woman."

"Why do I feel even more excited?"

"I am Theseus; I heard there's a Minotaur here?"

"Minotaurs must die!"

"Luo Bao kissing another man, no, don't do it; at least wait another ten years."

"Haha, everyone don't be so excited; actually, it's a camera trick, but it does look quite sweet and moving, wuwuwuwu~~~"

"Who could have imagined that Luo Bao's first on-screen kiss would be given away in this manner?"

"I can't accept it; no matter how good this movie is, I won't go see it."

"Everyone stop discussing it; Luo Bao apologized to me for a long time because of this matter before I forgave her, saying it was for work."

"Good fellow, how many pounds have you drunk?"

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It can be seen that the fans have gradually progressed from their initial refusal, despair, and grief to their current acceptance, resignation, and even secret joy.

To sum it up: just make do with it, it's not like we can divorce, right?

Actually, regarding the kissing scene, she had already told Director Ford when she auditioned for the female lead of Lord of the Rings several years ago that it could only be a camera trick and couldn't be real.

During the first audition, she was rejected for this reason, but later Director Ford really couldn't find a good actress, so he finally decided to let her perform, and also promised to use PS and camera tricks to complete the kissing scene between her and Aragorn.

The kissing scene was completed last year, and at that time, Miss Luo Quan was no longer as shy about these things as she was when she first debuted.

And anyway, it wasn't real, so she didn't act coy and completed the filming very naturally.

The final effect presented was naturally stunning, embodying the emotion of the "Victory Kiss" to the fullest.

And after Lord of the Rings 3 finished filming, the editing, special effects, and soundtrack took quite a long time, not being finished until April of this year.

Then, there was the two-month-long global promotion and warm-up.

When the promotional video was released a while ago, they still asked Miss Luo Quan to write two songs for it.

Come to think of it, this is the only big production Miss Luo Quan has taken on since her debut.

Don't look at how much money the movies she filmed made; whether it was Resident Evil or the others, they were all low-budget.

"Lord of the Rings" is the biggest investment among the movies she has starred in, especially the third one.

In order to make her resume look better, Miss Luo Quan naturally brought out the promotional songs she felt were the best.

Which are "Starsky" and "Victory."

As common tracks for war-themed video edits in her past life, the characteristic of these two songs is that they are fiery.

The songs are grand and majestic, making people's blood boil, wishing they could immediately step onto the battlefield and fight the enemy for hundreds of rounds.

The movie's own soundtrack for Lord of the Rings was already excellent; it didn't need her to add anything to it.

But if it's the theme song for the promotional video, the effect of using these two would be absolutely explosive.

Also because the songs were too fiery, before the movie was even released, the promotional video became a hit all over the internet first.

Many netizens were asking what movie this was and if there were resources for it.

Then, knowledgeable film fans would answer that this was the promotional video for Lord of the Rings 3, and the movie would be released in a few days.

For this epic masterpiece that took nearly ten years to prepare and film, everyone is looking forward to it having a perfect ending.

From the first part, "The Unexpected Journey," which brought everyone into a fantasy Middle-earth world.

The second part, "The Two Towers," let everyone see how a large-scale war movie should be filmed.

And every character in the movie made countless film fans remember them deeply.

Gandalf with his white horse and long staff, Aragorn the King of Men with explosive masculine charm, Legolas the elf archer who was handsome to the point of exploding, and the elf princess who was so beautiful that even the stars trembled for her.

Now, this magical epic is about to reach its final conclusion.

Mordor has launched its doomsday war, attacking the royal city of Gondor.

And the fellowship escorting the One Ring, after going through all kinds of hardships, has finally arrived at Mount Doom.

How the plot will develop in the end is something film fans have been looking forward to for a year.

Come to think of it, the first two parts of Lord of the Rings also had bad luck.

The costumes, makeup, props, actors, director, and script were all top-tier among the top-tier.

In any other year, they could have been masterpieces that achieved excellent results.

Unfortunately, the year the first part was released, it encountered the politically correct "Green Book," and there was simply no way to compete.

And the second year's "Titanic" was even stronger to the point of making people despair, plus Miss Luo Quan's "The Silence of the Lambs" increased the difficulty of the selection.

Director Ford also forcibly delayed the release date of the second part of Lord of the Rings by several months.

Then, this "The Two Towers," which was pinned with high hopes, encountered Miss Luo Quan's "Forrest Gump" and "Joker."

One can imagine how wonderful Director Ford's inner thoughts were when he saw these two movies.

These two movies, especially "Forrest Gump," would definitely win the Oscar in any year.

In terms of political correctness, even "Green Book" couldn't compare to "Forrest Gump."

This is the ultimate embodiment of the American Dream, the way most Americans hope it to be.

Although "The Two Towers" had a bumper harvest in both box office and word-of-mouth, it ultimately couldn't be compared with the "American Dream."

If the Oscar ceremony wasn't an American award, then it would be another story.

Fortunately, after two years of foreshadowing, Lord of the Rings 3 has finally arrived.

The name of this installment is "The Return of the King," and it's not just about Aragorn's story.

Director Ford feels that this symbolizes that he, like the movie's title, will once again rule Hollywood.

This is the final crystallization of his ten years of hard work; all his talent and all his fatigue have been squeezed dry, finally converging into "The Return of the King."

He has watched the finished film no less than twenty times, and every time he watches it, he feels that there has never been a movie in human film history more shocking than it.

In Director Ford's eyes, this is the best movie.

He is determined to win next year's Oscar.

With "The Return of the King," no matter who the competitors are, or what political correctness the judges want to play, he is not afraid.

Because this movie is simply too awesome, the kind where whoever touches it dies.

It's just that "Forrest Gump" was released early; if it had been released this year, next year it could only obediently be the runner-up to him!

Director Ford sometimes thinks indignantly in his heart in private.

Of course, Miss Luo Quan doesn't know about these things.

However, she really doesn't have any plans to film a movie to compete for an Oscar this year.