My absurd experiences in North America over the years

Fang Li remained silent for a while on the other end of the phone, as if giving Li Fu time to recall what happened last year and remember Chen Long.

About half a minute later, he continued, "Before Chen Long left, he handed over all his contacts in New York to a young man named Qin Ming. He grew up in New York's Chinatown and is familiar with the rules of the street from a young age. He's a perfect fit..."

Qin Ming had already visited Fang Li, and Fang Li had learned about this young man from Chen Long.

Chen Long once told Fang Li that Qin Ming was the most suitable person he had ever met for this job. In the past two years, Qin Ming had helped him handle several tricky matters, and each time he had handled them cleanly and efficiently without leaving any loose ends.

Fang Li had also conducted a private investigation and found that Qin Ming had been a street urchin since childhood. Despite his life of danger, he still believed in the ideals of the older generation of Chinese communities: loyalty, unity, and mutual assistance.

Such people are becoming increasingly rare these days.

"Why would he be willing to do this?" Li Fu still had doubts after Fang Li gave a detailed introduction to Qin Ming.

"Because Chen Long returned home in glory when he left, while Qin Ming's father died in poverty and destitution in a foreign land, the kind of person who didn't even want to or dare to go home. If you can help him return to his hometown in glory and see his family's ancestral hall in the future, he will be willing to go through fire and water for you."

Having witnessed too much of the fickleness of human nature, Fang Li felt confident that he wouldn't misjudge the situation this time, otherwise he wouldn't have recommended Li Fu.

Li Fu did not respond immediately.

He knew that Fang Li's suggestion was not wrong in itself, but he had a hurdle in his mind: he was afraid that the Chinese gangsters would be hard to trust.

Or rather, you can't completely trust any gang.

While many in this industry are driven by poverty, especially those from slums, and are simply trying to survive, there are also far too many people among them who have no moral compass.

Another point is that he may not need the black glove for the time being, as he can handle most things openly right now.

"I'll think about it. When I go to New York sometime, we can arrange to meet," Li Fu said, neither agreeing nor refusing.

"OK," Fang Li respected his decision.

This matter is temporarily closed.

By the end of March, Li Fu was in MGM's office signing documents to continue production on the James Bond sequels and The Hobbit.

In the afternoon, he saw a news report that Mark, the eldest son of former Nasdaq chairman Madoff, had committed suicide because he could not bear the immense pressure, public shame, and legal entanglements brought about by his father's crimes.

Madoff's case is also attached below.

Li Fu took a closer look and was shocked to discover that it was the world's largest Ponzi scheme that had been exposed during the financial crisis two years prior.

He had heard about it before, but he was too busy with various investments to pay attention. Now that he has looked at some of the details of the case carefully, he can't help but sigh that the Jews who like to get involved in finance and loan sharking really like to play this game.

Nasdaq has a great reputation in China. Many people may not have even heard of the New York Stock Exchange, but they have all heard of Nasdaq.

Its great reputation does not stem from being the world's first electronic stock exchange, or the world's second largest stock exchange after the New York Stock Exchange.

Rather, it's because it's always the preferred listing location for tech companies. Giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Google all went public here, starting their wealth stories.

Chinese companies that go public in the US, such as giants like Alibaba, also choose to list on Nasdaq.

The immense prestige of the Nasdaq Chairman of the Board is self-evident.

Madoff successfully used his identity to gain the trust of many investors. His operation was essentially a classic Ponzi scheme, which involved using money from new investors to pay high returns to older investors, creating the illusion of stable profits.

Ultimately, after decades of operation, his fraud amounted to $650 billion, with victims in 136 countries around the world, totaling as many as 3.7 people.

The reason for his downfall was not due to the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation. In fact, their numerous investigations all came to nothing, and the reasons for this are self-evident.

It wasn't until the full-blown financial crisis triggered a massive redemption of over $120 billion in investments from his clients that Madoff's carefully constructed financial chain was finally severed.

Sadly, such Ponzi schemes are not isolated cases; there are far too many Jews like Madoff in America.

When they get ruthless, they sometimes don't even spare their own fellow ethnic groups in their own communities. In the past two years alone, there have been at least six cases involving more than 20 million US dollars.

The other smaller number is completely difficult to count, as there were more than 200 cases across the United States during that period.

After reading the report, Li Fu couldn't help but recall how the Jews had driven up inflation in Germany, causing bread prices to skyrocket, rendering the Mark worthless, and ultimately leading to the Holocaust.

It's really hard to judge right and wrong, cause and effect.

The key point is that in these cases you can't even criticize these parasites who don't produce anything but suck blood from the capitalists.

Criticism will trigger political correctness and subject the individual to enormous public pressure.

Even Li Fu had to be careful with his words and actions in this matter.

"What a load of bull! Political correctness!" he muttered, throwing down his newspaper and pondering how to break this increasingly absurd political correctness.

Then, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and realized that political correctness wasn't entirely without its benefits.

It can at least be used to fight against certain enemies whose backbones have been broken, such as right-wing elements in Japan.

Their commotion stems from the belief that American politicians want to maintain the dignity of the US-Japan alliance, and that the public is not so concerned with historical right and wrong.

So how about using Jewish political correctness to counter Japanese right-wing elements?

For example, make a movie about the Taiping Rebellion and have a Jewish protagonist... like Gal Gadot, would the Japanese right wing still dare to attack?

If we attack, wouldn't that trigger political correctness?

Li Fu was so impressed with his idea that he immediately decided to put it into practice.

He asked Thompson to call Cooper to his office.

"I'm planning to invest in a film about the Pacific War. Do you have any suitable directors or scripts you'd recommend?" He got straight to the point.

Cooper frowned upon hearing this. "Our cash is very tight. We can only keep the company running and two projects operational. We have no reserves left."

This was based on Warner Bros. agreeing to co-produce The Hobbit; otherwise, it would have been even more difficult.

"Of course I know. I'll take care of the funding. Forrest Capital can participate in the investment, and we can share in the box office profits after the movie is released. You just need to recommend candidates," Li Fu directly dispelled Cooper's concerns.

Hollywood has made far fewer films about the Pacific War than about the European theater.

The highest-grossing film to date is Pearl Harbor in 2001, with a global box office of $4.49 million.

Midway, produced in 1976, grossed $1 million at the box office, but the film's production cost was only four million dollars, making it a huge profit.

There's little else to report, or at least few highlights.

Cooper was somewhat skeptical about this production direction, saying, "War themes aren't mainstream in the market right now. Are you sure you want to make a film about the Pacific War?"

"Yes, there should be relevant scripts on the market, right? I remember it was called Hacksaw Ridge," Li Fu said, impressed by the movie because he had heard that the protagonists of war movies did not kill, which he found incredible.

This movie seems to be doing very well at the box office; it appears to have grossed over 4 million yuan domestically.

The movie was released in 2016, but movie scripts often predate the movies, which is common in Hollywood. However, Li Fu cannot be certain that this particular script exists.

He only vaguely remembered that the screenwriter had visited the thatched cottage three times, and it took many years before the film could be made.

He started six years ahead of schedule, and there's even a possibility that the script wasn't written at all.

Sure enough, Cooper shook his head. He hadn't heard of any script for this project circulating in the market. "I haven't heard of it yet. If you insist on making it, I can ask someone to inquire. If it exists, we can just buy it."

"Yes, just buy it directly," Li Fu snapped his fingers. It doesn't matter if it doesn't exist; we can find a scriptwriter to create it!

In that instant, he suddenly felt that making movies was a very interesting thing. At least with this good story as a foundation, it was unlikely that he would lose money.

Anyway, he wasn't in it for the money; as long as he could recoup his costs, he would be satisfied.

As for the male and female leads, he won't interfere with the director's casting choices. He just needs to add a second female lead, and she won't have any romantic entanglements with the male lead.

Her role is to provide another perspective on the brutality of the Japanese army, and to cover for the male lead in saving people at a crucial moment.

He would never allow any forced characters to appear out of place. Of course, he could only say that from the perspective of the plot, whether a character appears out of place or not depends on the director's skill.

Cooper was a very responsible manager, and in less than three days, he actually found the script for Hacksaw Ridge.

The screenwriter, Robert Scheinkan, began writing the script as early as 2006 and completed it quickly, but director Mel Gibson repeatedly refused to film it due to a lack of funding.

The screenplay is currently owned by Bill McNick, who has made several unsuccessful attempts to secure investment.

He had approached director Mel Gibson a while ago, but Gibson rejected him again.

MGM's intervention was very easy, and it was a godsend for McNicholm, who immediately expressed his willingness to cooperate.

In fact, the script was eventually made into a film and screened worldwide, achieving great success, not only because McNick was unwilling to give up, but also because of the later involvement of domestic capital.

Producer Han Wei decided to invest in the project after she came across the script through her own company, Hishine Pictures, which ultimately brought the project to fruition.

Otherwise, it is very likely that it will continue to be buried.

Bliss Media ultimately acquired the domestic distribution rights for Hacksaw Ridge, raking in 4.6 million yuan at the box office and making a fortune.

Now, Li Fu's early intervention is tantamount to hijacking the project, but his purpose is different: he wants to expose the brutality of Japanese militarism.

Therefore, the script needs to be fine-tuned first.

He instructed Cooper to inform producer McNichols and screenwriter Robert to discuss the collaboration.

He first had to convince the other party to make minor adjustments to the script, and then he had to contact Gal Gadot to get her to star in it. The former would probably be a bit difficult, as it would involve the issue of laymen directing professionals, which is something that creators usually dislike.

The latter shouldn't be too difficult. Although Gadot has starred in some movies, and Cole has kept his promise and provided her with appropriate support, the effect hasn't been that significant.

She's not really suited for romance movies; she needs more heroic roles.