hollywood melon man

Chapter 445 Some Strange Stories
Two Toms sitting on stage and working together on a movie is a Hollywood spectacle.

But when the reporters saw Gilbert Jr., they didn't think it was strange. Only a director like Gilbert Jr. could bring together the two Toms to act together.

You know what, even though they don’t know what the movie will be about, reporters are already looking forward to the performance of the two Toms in the movie.

With the addition of new film queen Charlize Theron, the participation of Dustin Hoffman, and Matt Damon's cameo, the film's lineup is so strong.

The reporters were first concerned about the two Toms and asked them why they were able to cooperate this time.

You know, there has always been a rumor in Hollywood that the two Toms will never meet in the same movie, because this is related to the competition for the top spot in Hollywood in the 1990s.

Even now, with the rise of male stars such as Brad Pitt, Leo Dicaprio, and Matt Damon, the choice of the top star in Hollywood is still between the two Toms.

Tom Hanks was the first to answer the question: "I worked with Director Gilbert Jr. on Saving Private Ryan, and that was a very fond memory.

So when Gilbert Jr. invited me and heard that there was an opportunity to work with another Tom, I readily agreed."

Tom Cruise said: "Little Gilbert was very mysterious, he brought the script to my house and even Mary was not allowed to read it.

After I finished reading the script, he took it back, which was very mysterious.”

"Can you tell us what the story of the script is about?" a reporter asked.

"I signed a nondisclosure agreement," Tom Cruise said with a laugh, "but the story I know is that I will help Hanks solve a huge case."

In fact, the script was officially given to the actors after they signed the actor contract. However, what the main actors didn't understand was who this painter was?
Is it Charlie Decker played by Tom Cruise, Iddo Dash played by Tom Hanks, or Mary Cassatt played by Charlize Theron.

Tom Cruise was even more confused, did his character actually exist? Was he made up by Ido Dash?

In short, this movie had already confused the main actors' brains during the script stage, and this was the effect that Gilbert Jr. wanted.

A simple story doesn't require much thought, it's enough for the audience to enjoy it.

But there are already enough movies like this on the market, so give the audience something different to stimulate their brains.

Facts have proved that audiences are not unwilling to rack their brains, provided that the film is good enough for the audience to immerse themselves in it and follow the rhythm of the film.

Charlize Theron later discussed the idea of ​​working with Gilbert again: "I've wanted to do this again since The Matrix.

Little Gilbert told me the general story a long time ago. I was very interested after listening to it, so I strongly requested to participate in it.

This role is well positioned this time, I like it very much. "

Dustin Hoffman said: "I have never worked with director Gilbert before, and Cruise recommended me to act this time, and I was very happy to agree.

I think every actor wants to work with a director like Gilbert Jr...."

The press conference is a place where people brag to each other and tell the public: we are going to shoot this project and here is what it is about.

As expected, the news of the two Toms' collaboration instantly set off a Hollywood sensation. It was another Gilbert Jr. project, so the heat was very high.

“This is the first collaboration between two Hollywood superstars since the 1990s, and it is highly anticipated.”

"This is the first time Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks have worked together. What kind of sparks will they create?"

"In addition to the two Toms, the film will also star Charlize Theron and Dustin Hoffman, and it is reported that Matt Damon will also guest star in a mysterious role."

"Little Gilbert strikes again, bringing together three superstars. It is reported that this time Little Gilbert will tell a crime story about making counterfeit money. I am looking forward to how he will present this story."

It is indeed a story about counterfeit money crime. There are various short stories about counterfeit money crimes on the Internet. At the end, a URL is posted to guide people to the webpage of the movie "Wushuang".

This page introduces some more bizarre counterfeit money cases, such as the Mr. 880 counterfeit money case.

The owner of this case is a gray-haired, skinny, unemployed old man named Emmerich Huettner, who made a living by picking up scraps after losing his job during the Great Depression.

One day, he had an idea to make counterfeit money, and it was a one-dollar bill with a smaller face value.

Strangely enough, Emmerich Huettner's method of making counterfeit money was crude, but it was always effective. The FBI tracked him down for ten years, and it was finally exposed because of a fire in Emmerich Huettner's warehouse.

After reading this story, I don’t know whether to sigh that Emmerich Huttner was lucky or that the FBI was incompetent. It also reminds us to pay attention to fire prevention.

Another story also took place in the last century and is similar to the story of "Wushuang".

This story happened in Hong Kong Island in the last century. The six brothers of the Tan family in Xinhui, Guangdong Province were involved. The eldest brother liked painting since he was a child and studied under the Nanhai painter Cui Meizhou in his early years. Cui Meizhou was a famous folk painter in the Pearl River Delta in the early Republic of China. He was good at calligraphy and painting, especially good at imitating famous paintings. He once imitated the painting of stocks and securities on the spot, which made people unable to distinguish the real from the fake.

Boss Tan was diligent and well-behaved, and was quite favored by his teacher. Gradually, he mastered the brushwork techniques of his master in imitating famous paintings, and was able to master them by the time he graduated.

After that, he left Xinhui and went to Shanghai alone.

At first, he opened a studio with others to make a living, but soon he went astray. Relying on his skills in imitating paintings, he secretly forged a batch of 10-dollar Hong Kong dollars from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and sold them successfully.

Boss Tan was very proud of himself for having tasted the sweetness of success. He had made a profit of more than 100,000 yuan in just a few years. This was a considerable fortune at that time. You have to know that the monthly salary of an ordinary employee or teacher was about 20 yuan.

So he used the ill-gotten gains to buy several houses near Zhabei on North Sichuan Road.

But later, Zhabei Road became a battlefield and the situation became unstable, so Boss Tan had to return to Guangzhou.

After returning to Guangzhou, Boss Tan joined forces with several of his brothers to repeat the old tricks. Under his personal training, they mastered the techniques of making paper electronic plates, mixing inks and printing banknotes.

Several people formed a group, using family ties as a bond, and took care of everything without any help from the outside world. Therefore, the fraud was always airtight. Only occasionally did they need a cousin of his to do some field work.

It was because his cousin spent too much on social engagements and often felt short of money, but Boss Tan failed to help him in time, so he vented his anger and reported to the Guangzhou Gendarmerie Headquarters.

When the first batch of more than 1,000 hundred-dollar bills were completed and they were preparing to contact the next buyer, the six Tan brothers were arrested.

After the case was solved, more than a hundred printing plates of various sizes were seized in his hideout. It was discovered that his analysis of colors and patterns was extremely precise, and that he had undergone dozens of experiments and improvements.

Therefore, the printed banknotes are quite delicate and lifelike, and it is difficult to find obvious defects whether by testing the paper quality or magnifying its color and pattern.

At that time, before every 100 Hong Kong dollars was put into circulation, the bank manager had to sign in person on the coin to be valid.

But the youngest of the Tan brothers graduated from the Great Wall English College in Guangzhou, and he imitated the English signature of a bank manager so vividly that it was difficult to tell the real thing from the fake.

After the Tam brothers were detained, the authorities informed the British Consulate in Guangzhou in Shamian because the Hong Kong dollar was involved, and asked them to hand over one of the counterfeit banknotes they had seized to the Hong Kong HSBC Bank for identification.

After a thorough investigation, the bank was unable to find any loopholes in the counterfeit currency.

The six brothers of the Tan family were imprisoned and tried to escape, but ultimately failed.

This story became a sensational case at the time, but later, during the Anti-Japanese War, when Guangzhou was conquered by the Japanese, the six brothers of the Tan family disappeared from prison and their whereabouts have been unknown since then.

Little Gilbert heard this story from Tsui Hark, the director of "The Mystery of the Spell", when he was chatting with him.
When Tsui Hark heard that he was planning to film a story about making counterfeit money, he told him this story.

Little Gilbert thought this story was very interesting, so he put it on the official website of "Wushuang" and let netizens browse it as a short story.

It’s no wonder that, although the story takes place in the far east in the last century, the six brothers of the Tan family in the story are still liked by many netizens.

When chatting with Tsui Hark, Gilbert Jr. also said: "I think it would be great if this story could be made into a movie.

Maybe you should find an opportunity to bring this story to the big screen."

Tsui Hark also said: "I did have this idea, but it was abandoned later for various reasons, and the story is not so just.

A purely villain movie would not be popular in our area. If the adaptation is too big, the audience would not accept it either.”

"I think," Gilbert Jr. said, "the real reason is that the local market in Hong Kong Island can no longer support a few films. Hong Kong films need to go north to find a way out."

Xu Ke shook his head helplessly and said, "Things are not that simple. The mainland has been in turmoil recently, and everyone is on the alert."

Little Gilbert shrugged. He was not surprised at all. After all, this matter had a lot to do with him. If it weren't for the fake student, there wouldn't be so many chain reactions.

According to someone in the entertainment industry, Little Gilbert is the culprit who destroyed the Chinese film and television industry, and then they put the blame on Little Gilbert.

But let Gilbert say that when you use hidden rules to sleep with women, set up all kinds of barriers, and stifle talented people, you are in itself destroying your so-called film and television industry.

Little Gilbert merely accelerated the process, burst the abscess, and administered a strong dose of medicine.

Besides, even if there is no Gilbert Jr., the rise of Internet capital in more than a decade will marginalize you sooner or later. It’s just that Internet capital itself is a more poisonous drug to the film and entertainment industry.

Besides, if I didn't pretend to be a student and was discovered by little Gilbert, who would be willing to meddle in other people's business?

I'm busy at work all day, okay? I'm exhausted.

(End of this chapter)