Chapter 435 Shalala

“‘The Lord of the Rings’ unexpectedly failed to win, and ‘White Paper’ unexpectedly won the Oscar for Best Picture!”

The headlines on major apps the next day must be this news.

No melon-eating public could have imagined that a masterpiece that took three years to create would suffer a waterloo at the Oscars.

Although it won five Oscars, it is not very appropriate to describe it as a waterloo. After all, so many movies were not even nominated, but "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was able to win so many Oscars, even if it did not win the most prestigious award. Those few awards are significant, but they are enough to leave a name in film history.

But others were satisfied, but Director Ford was not satisfied at all.

His slogan has always been to go for the Academy Awards, but in the end he only won a few statuettes.

Although commercially "The Lord of the Rings" has achieved a shocking box office of nearly 900 million US dollars, far exceeding the expectations of investors, its results in artistic awards are really unsatisfactory.

Before the Oscars, various media outlets almost hyped "The Lord of the Rings" to the sky, saying that it was a sure winner for the Oscars, but it ended up being overshadowed by a small-budget film with an investment of less than 50 million US dollars. It's really ridiculous.

However, someone soon came out to explain, saying that the "White Paper" tells the story of black people suffering from QS. The subject matter hits the pain points of American society, and it happens to be a hot topic that is currently being discussed fiercely.

In addition, literary and artistic films that satirize social phenomena happen to be the favorites of academic judges, so the award for "White Paper" has long been foreshadowed.

It's just that because the box office was not ideal, there was less media coverage. In fact, "White Paper" has achieved quite good results at other film festivals. It can only be said that it won the Oscar for Best Picture. It can only be said that it is a natural success and even an upset. Not to mention.

In fact, the production of "The Lord of the Rings" is really excellent, and its content is far beyond ordinary commercial movies. The actors' acting skills are also online, and the director's shooting art is also quite superb. It would have been perfect in any of the previous years. 's best film.

But who can let it be unlucky to encounter an extremely politically correct movie like "White Paper", which has won several award-winning movies in the past years, except for "Forrest Gump" (ps. This movie also defeated the highest-rated movie on Douban that year - - "The Shawshank Redemption") This kind of great movie that represents the American dream, really no one can touch it.

Because in general, if a movie fails to win an award, even if there is controversy, it will only end with netizens quarreling and the crew making some complaints.

But "White Paper" can't do that. This one will be labeled as not being able to deal with racial issues, and the Oscar ceremony will suffer when the time comes.

But precisely because of this fucking reason, Director Ford couldn't accept it even more.

In fact, "Lord of the Rings" has been criticized by some black critics from the time it was filmed to its release, because there are no black people in the film.

Nowadays, abroad, especially in the United States, there is a consensus when filming movies, that is, black people must appear on the screen, otherwise you are QS and politically incorrect.

But the original author of "The Lord of the Rings" did not assign any role to black people in the book at all. Humans, elves, dwarves, and hobbits, some are tall and some are short, but they are all white people.

As for the orcs, black people can play them. After all, it is more in line with the image of orcs with strong bodies, but in that case, it is simply handing a knife to the anti-discrimination association.

Simply, Director Ford simply gave up hiring extras in the United States and went to the UK for casting.

Unexpectedly, he dodged around and finally fell on the black man. I can only say that this is what fate is.

Fortunately, Director Ford is not a person who likes to feel sorry for himself, and it didn't take long to readily accept this fact.

After the Oscar ceremony, he calmly accepted an interview with reporters. When asked about his evaluation of the movie "White Paper," Director Ford said: "Congratulations to the director and other staff of "White Paper," they made a very good film. The movie is indeed better than "Lord of the Rings". I will work harder on the second "Two Towers" and continue to chase Oscars. I just hope that "White Paper 2" will not compete with me by then. "

Director Ford humorously made a joke to everyone. Only Luo Quan, who was standing by, thought it was about "White Paper".

It seems that no matter how grand a director is, he will still hold grudges, but because of his status, he certainly can't just scold him in the street like a common man in the city. That would be too demeaning.

However, Luo Quan feels that given the current social environment in the United States, there will be no shortage of similar movies in the future. After "White Paper" is finished, there may be "Blue Book", "Green Book", and "Lord of the Rings 2" that will win Oscars. The journey will probably not be any flatter than the first one.

Although director Ford failed this time, for Luo Quan, it was a great success.

People have different expectations, and their mood after getting the results will also be different.

After it was confirmed that Luo Quan won the Golden Melody Award, the news in China was even greater than the news of the failure of "Lord of the Rings".

This is a milestone for Chinese musicians. Even looking at the whole of Asia, Luo Quan's move can be regarded as completing a feat that few others can achieve.

What's even more exciting is that it won't be long before the Grammy Awards.

You’ve already won an Oscar, but can a Grammy be far behind?

Taking advantage of his good mood, Luo Quan also set a flag and posted on both Twitter and Station B: This time I will sweep the Grammys!

At this moment, it is exactly like the heroic words that Director Ford made when facing reporters when "The Lord of the Rings" was released.

A year ago, people might have thought that this newcomer was a bit crazy, and that he was a bit arrogant as soon as he achieved some results.

But now, everyone will doubt these words and will only think that this is the fact that it is bound to happen.

Regardless of whether the Grammy judges are academics or not, these English songs by Luo Quan are a level above the songs of the same year in terms of business, art and production.

If you still can't win the award, it can only be understood that these judges are biased, and there is no second reason.

In the past, Luo Quan would often get slapped in the face when he raised the flag.

But only this time, there is no possibility of overturning.

She may be a newcomer in the film industry, but in the music industry, her current status is completely inversely proportional to her age.

"The Rock" magazine has ranked her among the top ten musicians of the new century, which shows how much she is loved and respected.

Of course, no matter how high the Grammys are, it will be a month later, and now she has to do a good job at the job at hand.

South Korea's development path will continue. After winning the Golden Melody Award, Luo Quan flew back to South Korea the next night.

Immediately after getting off the plane, the new Korean single "Destiny" was released.

This song is the op of the famous Korean drama "Full House", and Luo Quan sang the girl version.

This world does not have that popular drama in Asia, but it does not affect the excellence of this song. It topped the major charts after it was released, and finally ended its multi-day relationship with "Girls' Generation" The battle for the top spot.

If the two sides weren't evenly matched before, the appearance of this song won't have much suspense.

But this was just the first song of Luo Quan's new song. The next day, she quickly released her second song "Marriage" (ps. original singer Li Xianji).

If the previously released songs are all brainwashing love songs, which are nice to listen to but cannot reflect her singing ability, the song "Marriage" directly made all Korean music fans fall into admiration.

First of all, this song uses some ancient instruments as accompaniment, and the arrangement style is quite novel.

Secondly, there are an absurd number of high-pitched vocals, and the continuous resonance of the chest and head at the end makes music fans enjoy it.

In fact, most Korean pop singers are used to covering up the high notes and not releasing them completely. Although they have a unique charm, they just feel like they are lacking something.

However, this kind of Ford singing method is indeed very popular in South Korea. Er Luoquan actually used this singing method in the new song, which surprised local fans the most.

This feeling is like a well-known foreign musician who came to China to perform and specially composed a Chinese-style song using Chinese instruments.

It makes people feel full of sincerity and respect.

This makes the Korean people, who have always lacked a sense of international identity, very proud and moved.

In such a mood, even a bad song will be canonized, not to mention the song "Marriage" itself is of explosive quality.

Whether it is music or lyrics, the level is higher than all current Korean pop music.

Not to mention Luo Quan's singing, it is top-notch. The long note at the end is almost breaking through the sky. It can be said that it lasted for three days, with endless reverberation.

Because of this, "Marriage" was directly called the Korean national divine song by netizens.

"Don't let me go the day we meet again after a long journey~~~"

In the hotel, Wen Xia started to show off her singing voice.

As the captain of two popular girl groups, Wen Xia is not only extremely talented in dancing, but also equally talented in singing, and can hit the high notes easily.

It's a pity that I haven't received more professional training, so I am lacking in skills.

The height is high and there is no thickness, which is the so-called white throat.

"How was it? I sang it?" After finishing her high note, Wen Xia looked at Luo Quan proudly.

She really likes this song "Marriage", it's so nice, and the lyrics are so beautiful that it makes you want to cry.

The story in these lyrics would be a tear-jerking drama in Korean costumes.

"The pitch and volume are enough, but unfortunately the pronunciation position is wrong." Luo Quan put his hand on his head and lifted it up, "You have to push to this part, keep going up, and you have to sing to make the skull vibrate. Only then will it be considered a success."

Wen Xia pursed her lips: "If I could sing at this level, I wouldn't have joined a girl group in the first place and would have made my solo debut long ago."

Luo Quan smiled and said: "You can practice it. You are so talented. If you hire a professional teacher, you will be able to get started in a short time.

Nowadays, idols are demanding diversified development. Just having a pretty face and being able to dance is not enough. "

But Wen Xia shook his head: "I want to act more than sing."

If an idol joins the entertainment industry, whether it is singing or dancing, he will definitely end up as an actor.

The status of actors, especially movie actors, is definitely the highest among stars.

This is also the reason why she applied for the acting department at university.

It's impossible to be an idol for a lifetime. If you learn to perform well now, when you can't sing or dance anymore, you can quickly transform.

"By the way, the announcement from Running Man has come down. It seems to be outdoors. The program team has specially set up a scene for us. It will be filmed for two episodes and will be broadcast as a special edition." Wen Xia showed the message on her phone to Luo Quan. It’s about the upcoming variety show shooting arrangements.

As a national variety show in South Korea, RM has an irreplaceable status throughout Asia. Not only Koreans like to watch it, but every time a new episode is aired, it is also a hot topic in China.

Even if you are not a fan of Korean food circles, you will be very interested simply because of its excellent quality.

In terms of editing, subtitles and commentary, RM is the originator of variety shows. Many popular variety shows in China now draw lessons from it.

Even the game sessions in many programs cannot be said to have been borrowed from them. They just copied them without listening to them.

Luo Quan himself has actually watched many issues of RM, and it is true that it often makes people laugh.

The regular guests on the show are also very kind and will not embarrass the flying guests.

But what Luo Quan is worried about is whether he has a sense of variety show.

When she was filming Girls' Generation and I'm a Singer, she was criticized for not speaking much. She was crying most of the time and couldn't create much laughter.

As for a comedy variety show, the most important thing is the sense of variety show, which means it must be able to create laughter.

If the show starts recording and she doesn't say a word like a robot, you can imagine what the effect will be.

This is what Luo Quan is most worried about.

Although she usually likes to tell jokes to her fans, for some reason, she becomes serious unknowingly when facing filming.

I don’t know what the reason is, which is why she almost doesn’t accept variety shows.

Nowadays, the prices offered by various domestic channels for her are upwards of tens of millions. If you wanted to make such quick money, you would have made it long ago.

But the problem now is that when everyone watches variety shows, they want to relax and laugh. Who would like to see a bitter face appear on the screen?

Even if you are the most beautiful in the world, having a concave character is not good.

Out of a sense of responsibility to the program team, and also wanting to avoid being criticized less, she has never accepted these variety shows.

This time when I came to Korea, RM was unable to avoid the status ring. If you want to increase your fame quickly, RM is the best choice.

So Luo Quan still had to go ahead no matter how unsure he was.

"According to senior Ryu Jae-shi, this show will subvert our usual image and prepare us." Wen Xia said while looking at the message on her phone.

"Subvert the image?" Luo Quan looked puzzled. Will there be something different in this shooting? That would be interesting.

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