Chapter 976: Where Would I Find the Time?

"However..."

Luo Quan said so much, but everything before was nonsense.

"But I don't have the time." Luo Quan counted with her fair and slender fingers, looking at the camera and said: "I have to release a new album, film a new movie, occasionally film advertisements, do planning for new games, and then subtract the rest time. You guys calculate how much time is left?"

As she spoke, she let out a lazy yawn: "Although I film movies quickly, it's not like I can just do it whenever. Especially since sci-fi movies are far more time-consuming in special effects production than ordinary movies, so it's almost impossible for you guys to see me film a good sci-fi movie in a short time."

These words poured a bucket of cold water on the fans who were quite expectant in their hearts.

Although it sounded very uncomfortable, this is the truth.

However, in order not to let the fans be too sad, Luo Quan paused and promised: "But don't be discouraged, everyone. Sci-fi movies are actually a subject I have always wanted to film. I will definitely bring you one next year or the year after.

As for whether it can save Chinese sci-fi movies, that's not for us to know. Maybe other domestic sci-fi movies will emerge during this period, and there will be no need for me to save it at all."

This kind of pie-in-the-sky promise is not the first time for Luo Quan.

But the pie drawn by Luo Quan is somewhat different from others. Others are just empty checks, and there are not many that are really fulfilled.

And Luo Quan doesn't make promises easily, but as long as she says it, she will definitely fulfill it.

For example, she joked before that if the fans crowdfunded 100 million US dollars for her, she would film a swimsuit photo album for everyone.

Originally, she didn't dream of achieving this kind of flag that was hard to reach, but the netizens really gathered enough for her, so she didn't break her promise and immediately ran to the Maldives to film a swimsuit photo album that could make people have nosebleeds for everyone.

In fact, at that time, she had just debuted, and the public opinion on the internet was not as good as it is now. Many people were staring at her, waiting for her to make a mistake and then defeat her in one fell swoop.

The act of filming a swimsuit photo album is actually very dangerous. If not handled well, she would be labeled as improper, causing a huge blow to her reputation.

However, Luo Quan didn't think that much at the time, just feeling that one should keep one's word, so even though she knew that filming this would cause controversy, she still filmed it.

And not only did she film it, but she filmed it very well, which satisfied the fans' requirements.

Since then, she has also understood a truth, and that is not to casually set flags or make promises.

Since she has agreed with the fans this time, she naturally won't go back on her word, so everyone just needs to wait patiently.

At most two years, which is the normal production cycle for a sci-fi masterpiece.

"By the way, I heard you mention a new game just now?"

Soon, some fans noticed this detail. When Luo Quan was talking about what unfinished plans she had during this period, she mentioned that there was a game in production.

Since the launch of *Overwatch* and *Resident Evil*, Blizzard Studio has had no movement.

Although the two online games have been kept updated, for many people suffering from video game impotence, playing one game for a long time is very easy to feel bored.

And once this symptom appears, they will quickly lose interest in other games as well.

The most direct manifestation is that when you buy a new game, you are always full of excitement and anticipation when downloading and installing it.

But when you open it and enter the tutorial, all interest will instantly fade away, leaving only emptiness and boredom.

Looking at the characters on the screen, looking at the keyboard and mouse outside the screen, you will think about what the meaning of playing is, and where the motivation is.

Finally, you close it and start looking for the next game that can make you interested, and then repeat this process.

Many people have had this kind of electronic impotence, but because there are many games on the market, it usually doesn't last too long.

However, Blizzard's game fans have now had their appetites spoiled. Ordinary games can no longer enter their eyes. Theoretically, it is easier to suffer from this disease.

And now hearing Luo Quan say that she is going to release a new game, they are naturally exceptionally excited, asking one after another what type it will be and how big it is.

Luo Quan thought about the information that could be revealed now and said: "It is a multi-platform game that can be logged in on PC, PS, and mobile phones. As for the art style, it leans towards two-dimensional, focusing on an open world and gacha mechanics."

She was still relatively honest, directly putting the gacha element on the table.

And the fans had a big reaction when they heard this element:

"Gacha? Luo Bao, you've changed. You're no longer the conscientious planner I know."

"Don't do this. What's the difference between you doing this and those unscrupulous game manufacturers in the country?"

"Sure enough, the dragon-slaying warrior will eventually turn into a dragon. Gacha mobile games are the true destination."

"I instantly don't want to play anymore."

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Because they have been harmed by domestic gacha online games, it is understandable that fans would be so resistant.

After all, these domestic online games and mobile games basically uphold the operation strategy that you can become stronger by spending money, crazily squeezing the players' savings, while feeding players one pile of shit after another.

Doing it this way, how can everyone not be disgusted?

So when they heard that Luo Quan was also going to make a gacha mobile game, their first reaction was that she had fallen, and then they immediately protested, hoping that she would not go astray.

Luo Quan knew what the fans were thinking and could only explain: "This new game of mine actually has no PvP and social content. Most of the time, it's similar to a single-player game, playing by yourself.

And the gacha content is all about obtaining game characters and weapons. Having these can improve your gaming experience and satisfy your XP, but not having them doesn't affect you killing everyone in the game.

In addition, the most important point is that the resources for drawing characters can not only be obtained through spending money, but you also have quite a lot of ways to get them for free during the gameplay.

So as long as you plan the use of resources well, plus a little luck, even zero-spenders can have many characters.

Finally, this game doesn't sell stats and has no leaderboard, so you don't need to recharge for the sake of involution at all.

It means that as long as you are willing, this game is completely free."

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Saying a lot in one breath, Luo Quan actually wanted to express to the fans that this new game is different from traditional gacha online games, which is that you can play without spending money, and you can also clear the game.

And fans rarely hear about such free games, so their indignant mood calmed down a little.

However, as everyone knows, free things are often the most expensive.

So this game is said to be free, but it is estimated that it may not be cheap to spend money on it when the time comes. How it will be specifically will have to wait until the Alpha test.

"The game is still in intense production, so everyone will probably have to wait a while if you want to play."

Luo Quan drank some hot water to moisten her throat and said: "The Alpha test hasn't even started yet. After that, there will be Beta tests and Gamma tests. It will be next year at the earliest before it meets everyone. During this time, everyone should play *World of Warcraft* and *Overwatch*."

Another pie was drawn, but this pie was originally hidden, it was just that Luo Quan accidentally let it slip.

The craze of torturing *Shanghai Fortress* on the internet is still continuing. Netizens are determined to nail it to the pillar of shame to prevent similar rotten movies from appearing on the big screen again.

Now, whoever dares to come out and speak for *Shanghai Fortress* will be directly labeled as a paid poster or a die-hard fan, and then will be attacked by netizens.

Although this kind of expansion is a bit extreme, sometimes an extreme environment will have better results.

Just like insulting China, many Chinese people feel that a gesture, an expression, or a look is no big deal, and there is no need to make a big fuss, and it makes Chinese people appear too sensitive and narrow-minded.

But Luo Quan feels that if they know we are sensitive and they still want to touch it, isn't that just being bitchy?

And it is precisely because we are sensitive and narrow-minded that the whole world can know where the bottom line of Chinese people is.

Just like black people, look at those celebrities and big manufacturers, who dares to let black people perform eating watermelon, picking cotton, or eating fried chicken?

It is because these things are absolute taboos for black people, the kind that will lead to street protests once touched, so no one dares to touch them.

And now some people actually think that Chinese people making the same reaction is being sensitive and narrow-minded, which is truly double standards.

If every Chinese person were so broad-minded, then foreigners would only become more and more daring in insulting China.

Therefore, it is very necessary to expand the scope.

The same is true in the film market. Let those investors know what the audience's taboos are. If you dare to touch them, then everyone will dare to make you lose money.

*Shanghai Fortress* and *See You Tomorrow* are the best examples. The loss of each is over 500 million. In the future, if such things appear again, they will receive the same treatment.

If the Chinese film market can be changed in this way, then such expansion and sensitization can be considered a meritorious service.

And just when netizens were criticizing *Shanghai Fortress*, Luo Quan was also negotiating a new contract with Chanel.

In 2016, not long after she debuted, she signed a five-year global endorsement with Chanel.

During this period, she brought huge sales and popularity to Chanel through her celebrity effect.

And the price Chanel paid for this was only 10 million US dollars a year and a number of sets of clothing, which was simply too cost-effective.

And now, although Luo Quan's contract still has more than half a year to expire, Chanel has to contact her in advance to discuss the renewal.

The reason for being so anxious is that it is rumored that LV is determined to get Luo Quan. The LV boss even publicly stated that he would offer Luo Quan an irresistible price.

It is necessary to mention the background of the LV boss when he said this.

The global economy is declining, and the stock market is fluctuating unpredictably. Whether it is a financial tycoon or an ordinary small retail investor, limit-ups and margin calls happen overnight.

And just some time ago, the world's richest man, the CEO of Tesla, because of his aggressive remarks during this period, caused the company's stock price to fall and affected his own net worth, retreating from the world's richest man to second place.

The one who rose to first place was the boss of the LV company.

It is worth mentioning that the LV here does not just refer to the luxury brand Louis Vuitton. This brand is actually just one of the brands under the company named LVMH. Also under this company are Dior, Hennessy, Givenchy, etc.

This group has occupied the throne of the world's number one luxury company for a long time, and its boss has always been a regular in the top ten of the world's richest list.

And now that the economy is sluggish, people's consumption of luxury goods has risen instead of falling, and luxury goods sales have repeatedly hit new highs.

Taking advantage of the Tesla boss's net worth plummeting, the LV company boss took the opportunity to become the world's richest man, and by the way, he also did a wave of marketing.

Luo Quan is the marketing prop and also one of the goals.

As the hottest star in the world right now, how much bonus she has brought to Chanel in these four years is seen by both inside and outside the industry.

If LV can sign her, not to mention achieving the same improvement, it will definitely be able to gain a very large bonus.

Such a good human-shaped advertisement, Chanel has monopolized for five years, which is enough. It should be LV's turn, right?

So the LV boss directly expressed his desire to sign Luo Quan through Twitter.

Generally speaking, in commercial behavior, expressing the intention for a certain product too obviously is a very irrational behavior, which easily leads to hoarding and price gouging.

But because Luo Quan's value is truly too high, to the point that LV is extremely eager to take her down.

Plus she is also notoriously bad at checking her email, in case LV's signing invitation is missed, making her choose Chanel or other luxury brands, this is something LV cannot accept at all.

So the LV boss chose to express his company's desire for her early, and used Twitter as a platform to make a big splash, making it easier for her to see.

Now Luo Quan has indeed seen it, but her peers have also seen it.

Chanel, full of crisis, contacted Luo Quan in advance to discuss, preparing to spend a lot of money to sign her.

The two sides have had a pleasant cooperation experience for four years. During this period, Chanel gave Luo Quan countless conveniences, and both sides got what they wanted.

Logically speaking, such a harmonious relationship should have been very smooth.

But for Chanel's annual endorsement fee of 50 million US dollars, Luo Quan felt it was a bit low.

With her influence today, it is very normal for the signing fee to exceed 100 million. She is sure that the offer given by LV will not be lower than 50 million US dollars.

However, Chanel is not as wealthy as LV, so the offer given cannot be so extravagant, and it is normal that it does not meet her expectations.

Therefore, Luo Quan rejected Chanel's offer.

It's not that Chanel lacks sincerity, but that she wants more.

As for earning money from luxury companies, she has no psychological counseling at all. Of course, she wants to earn as much as possible.

When it was 10 million a year before, she didn't slack off, and in the second year, her value had basically far exceeded the advertising fee.

So now she wants to improve her treatment, which is not excessive at all. ===== CHAPTER 977 =====