hollywood melon man

Chapter 443 Big Tsunami

In fact, when it comes to the various problems within the circle, Hollywood is not much better than the Chinese entertainment industry.

Just like a movie is never determined by the movie itself, the state of the Chinese entertainment and film and television circles is not actually determined by themselves.

But most of the time we just ignore it, and if we don’t pay attention to it, it will breed a lot of problems, just like this time.

As an industry that is naturally in the spotlight, an industry scandal here can immediately cause a sensation and then trigger systemic social criticism.

Take PC, drug abuse, tax evasion, for example. Are there no other industries with this phenomenon? Of course there are, but no one cares about it.

In terms of attention, who is more popular than these star directors who live in the spotlight and are loved by thousands of fans and moviegoers?

In comparison, things like the unspoken rule of sleeping with actresses are basically tacitly understood and open secrets that the public has already tacitly accepted.

This incident of fake students would probably have gone unresolved if foreign friends had not been involved.

But what is different now is that not only did the top executives of Disney and Warner Bros. jointly submit a letter of protest to the Los Angeles Consulate, but the ambassador on the other side of the strait also urgently met with the head of the diplomatic department to lodge a serious protest.

Although those gentlemen in Washington do not do their work all day long and just quarrel, they are still in agreement on this matter.

Major Hollywood companies also expressed their support, saying that Gilbert Jr. is the face of Hollywood, and no matter how they fight among themselves, it is their own business.

You're slapping Gilbert in the face, which is equivalent to slapping Hollywood in the face.

This matter could not be concealed not only in Hollywood, but also in the Los Angeles Times, ABC, CNN and other media outlets which all reported it the next day.

Even The Washington Post, which has always disliked Gilbert Jr., supports him and must regain its lost face.

The Internet, regardless of whether they support Gilbert Jr. or not, North American netizens are going wild.

North American netizens even launched a petition asking Washington to question Beijing on the other side of the strait.

Why? Our great son of God, Director Gilbert Jr., allowed you to come to the great Hollywood crew to learn in the spirit of friendship between our two countries, and yet you still did this?
The situation was developing in an uncontrollable direction, and little Gilbert did not expect that Washington would also intervene.

But it's normal to think about it. This is North America, the arrogant North America. Now it has been stimulated by the September 11th incident and the Iraq War, so it is a bit sensitive.

As news of the fake list spread through North American media and the Internet, it quickly spread to the entire Western world.

In today's world, the Western world means the whole world. Media from Britain, France, and even the neighboring island nation of South Korea have followed up on this incident.

For a time, the issue of fake lists became a global hot topic.

Many people originally thought that it would not be serious, but who knew that it has now evolved into a large-scale public opinion event that caught people off guard.

As the consulate received the letter of protest and the ambassador formally issued a diplomatic note, the matter became a big deal.

While Lao Tian and his colleagues were still in a meeting, discussing how to resolve the issue, a joint investigation team had already been sent to look into the cause and consequences of the incident.

It involves an international incident and now various major international media are hyping it up, and those southern media are also not quiet.

Although a ban order was quickly issued in China, other newspapers and media were strictly prohibited from reporting or discussing the matter except for official media channels, which made the fake list less popular than it was abroad.

However, if this matter is not handled properly, China will lose points internationally, which will be a fatal blow to China, which is actively integrating into the world.

Just like in society, face is very important.

You can't blame little Gilbert. After all, it was you who made the mistake first, and he was in the right.

As the old saying goes, if you are right, you can go anywhere, but if you are wrong, you can't go anywhere. Although this saying doesn't work in many cases, after all, reason doesn't work everywhere.

But this is an international incident, and our side was in the wrong and cannot protect our own people at all.

What's worse is that this matter was hyped up by Disney, Warner, and those guys in Washington, and it became a worldwide sensation, and it couldn't be suppressed.

When people see that you who advocate world peace and friendship are actually telling lies and have no integrity, who would dare to cooperate with you?
So in the current situation, if we don’t take strong measures to give the international community an explanation, all kinds of accusations will be put on us immediately, and it will be very ugly then.

During the investigation, the team received constant calls for gifts and requests for leniency, but all those involved in the matter dared not even touch them and kept their mouths shut.

As mentioned above, this matter will be dealt with seriously and with no leniency. Everyone involved in this matter must be dealt with.

The foreigners are in the right and you can't do anything to them, but you insects can easily do something to you.

The results of the handling came out quickly. Except for Guo Fan and five others, the other 24 people first publicly apologized to the crew and then were sent back to their country.

Gilbert Jr. also accepted an interview with CNN and summarized the incident:

"I know that there are so-called unspoken rules in every circle, including Hollywood. I just didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen in my crew."

He is the producer of "Mystery of the Talisman", so it is not wrong to say that it is his crew.

“I often tell my Chinese friends about a saying by their great philosopher Confucius: When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. We should all communicate with each other and learn from each other’s strengths and advantages.

But if our Chinese friends’ attitude towards learning is so bad, then I think there is no need for us to learn any more.

Fortunately, there were still five people among the twenty-nine who were able to stick to their original intentions. Even if they couldn't stop such things from happening, at least they could stay out of it and not get involved, which was a bit comforting. "

Little Gilbert's words were from the bottom of his heart. Afterwards, the consul of the consulate made a special trip to Cantaloupe Manor to visit Little Gilbert and presented him with a letter of apology.

"We have sent those fake students back to their country. Once again, we sincerely apologize to you." Consul He Qingliu was sweating profusely. He bowed, spoke nicely, and put on a smile.

He simply hated those people in the so-called film and television circles or the cultural circles in China. He had been feeling very uneasy, like a thorn in his back, and had a lump in his throat for more than a week.

In his opinion, these people should all be fed to the fish.

Although this matter has little to do with him, who knows if it will implicate himself?
Little Gilbert didn't care what He Qingliu thought. It had been several days since the incident happened, and he wasn't as angry as he was at the beginning. He just asked:
"Mr. He, what are you going to do with these people?"

"After returning home, we will raise serious criticisms. How to deal with it specifically depends on what the Chinese side says."

"Just a serious criticism? You are so bold. In my opinion, they are not suitable for making movies. I know what you Chinese think.

They just think that they can just come out to make a living, gild themselves, and then go back to rely on their family background to continue to enjoy power and become the so-called bully of the entertainment industry.

Then life goes on like this, beautiful actresses continue to sleep with their husbands, and talented people continue to be suppressed. Is this the result you want? Is your film industry like this?"

He Qingliu blushed. Although what little Gilbert said was the truth, he still felt ashamed to say it so bluntly.

But you can’t blame little Gilbert for speaking directly, can you?

It's the same bunch of bastards. Why did you change the list? Why don't you go abroad to gild your skills any other time? Why did you have to choose this time?
Now it’s difficult for everyone to do anything. What should we do?
He Qingliu could only apologize again with a smile and promise to deal with the matter seriously.

Afterwards, the ambassador to Washington also called Gilbert Jr. and promised to inform him as soon as the results of the case came out.

This vicious diplomatic incident caused by fake students has annoyed the other side and also caused loss of points internationally.

Since ancient times, Chinese people have always paid attention to the issue of face when doing things. There are very few shameless people and things. This time it is something that has completely lost face.

Therefore, after these fake students returned to China, they were immediately placed under solitary confinement and then questioned separately by the investigation team.

The questions included how to use the back door, whose back door to use, what details were used to make the transaction, how to replace the student list, etc.

The students originally thought it was just a simple gilding trip, but they didn't expect things to turn out like this.

They panicked in Los Angeles, and the hotel they were staying in was surrounded and protested by angry fans. Fortunately, the Los Angeles City Government did not want to see these foreigners get into trouble, so they arranged for good police protection.

I originally thought that I would be safe once I returned to China. Who among you here doesn’t have some connections? At most, I can just use some connections.

But after they came back, they found that things were different. They were locked in designated hotel rooms and were not allowed to go out, see their families, or contact the outside world.

I was not allowed to watch any news, newspapers or television media. Apart from eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, I was interrogated every day. I was tortured like this for two weeks.

Their families were not allowed to visit until the investigation report came out.

Zhang Chuan's interrogation career finally ended, and his family could finally come to see him.

Zhang Chuan's mother cried out in distress as she saw her son becoming increasingly thinner, "Son, what have they done to you?"

Zhang Chuan was quite filial, and he quickly comforted his mother, "It's okay, Mom. I just didn't get enough rest. I'll be fine in two days."

He took a quick look and found that his father was not there except for his mother and brother, so he asked curiously, "Where's my dad?"

"Your dad..." Zhang Chuan's mother wiped her tears and choked up, "Your dad was found to have violated the law and was arrested."

"Ah?" Zhang Chuan was completely dumbfounded and looked at his brother: "Is this really the case?"

My brother nodded silently and added, "During the half month you were imprisoned, many people were arrested and imprisoned."

Zhang Chuan suddenly felt as if the sky had fallen, and he kept muttering, "How could this happen? How could this happen? Our family is very rich, and my grandfather is a retired cadre. Didn't he think of a solution?"

At this time, Zhang Chuan found that his brother's leg was also limping, and asked hurriedly: "Brother, your leg?"

"It's okay." Brother Zhang Chuan's face seemed to have a sense of vicissitudes of life, which was completely different from his previous cynical arrogance: "I was beaten by the old man. I will be fine after resting."

The mother and her two children cried and hugged each other. They didn’t understand why they were punished like this when they just did the same thing as usual.
They certainly don’t understand, are the things they take for granted really normal?

The entertainment, film and cultural circles have been in chaos since this group of fake students returned to China, and everyone is in danger.

Many so-called masters have been in trouble. When they encountered this opportunity, all the ugly deeds they did in the past were dug up, and those who should bear legal responsibility must bear legal responsibility.

It was like plowing a yard and sweeping a hole, clearing out all the so-called small circles, leaving a mess on the ground.

The leader also said: "I don't know what the Beijing circle, Shanghai circle, and Northwest circle are. From today on, I only recognize one identity, a Chinese film and television person."

The first to suffer were the Beijing circle composed of the so-called "49 City tough guys".

These stubborn people were called back by their respective ancestors, and were taught a lesson. Those who were found to have problems were even sent to the public security bureau to be punished for the sake of justice.

There is no other way. If we don't do this now, our whole family will be destroyed in the future.

Pigeon Chen was a little confused, he and his wife Hong Chen were attending a film festival abroad. After hearing about the fake list of students on the news, they were severely embarrassed at the film festival and were laughed at by filmmakers from other countries.

That would have been fine, but the key point was that after the two of them rushed back, they found that the Beijing circle they had previously currying favor with had disappeared into thin air, with only two or three kittens left.

Hong Chen was also confused. She often did the work of a brothel owner, introducing some interesting female stars to the gangsters.

As a result, all the gangsters dispersed and she, as the brothel owner, could no longer organize them. What should she do?
The national teacher was also punished. After all, he was more or less involved in similar dirty things, but the circumstances were minor and he only had to pay a fine.

However, this fine is not a small amount.

As for the homes of those fake students, the investigation team drove them crazy, finding all kinds of faults and digging out even the most trivial mistakes, and then settling the accounts with them.

In short, under the high attention from above and the watchful eyes of the international community, the so-called Chinese entertainment industry has undergone a major purge.

During this period, everyone is in danger and dares not to follow any unspoken rules, for fear that they will be discovered in the next second.

Although we still don’t know what the subsequent impact of this sweeping operation, which the entertainment and cultural circles call a tsunami, will be, it is foreseeable that the situation will be clean for a while to come.

As for permanently cleaning it up? Impossible. It would be better to hope for Indian astronauts to go to the moon!

After the results of the handling came out, a press conference was selectively held to introduce the results of the handling of the incident and also informed Gilbert Jr.

Although many people are still dissatisfied, the results have come out after all, and the situation has gradually calmed down.

This incident lasted from early August to mid-September. The world's media was buzzing with it for more than a month, and the public was also eating melons for more than a month.

The final result of the handling allowed the University of Tokyo to restore some of its lost face, but once bad things have been done, they need countless good things to make up for it.

When the investigation report was handed to Gilbert Jr., he had already called a meeting with Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Charlize Theron.

They were going to start making counterfeit money... no, they were going to start making a movie.

(End of this chapter)