Hollywood Road - Chapter 696

Throughout the Oscar voting period, the hype report about Leonardo DiCaprio’s involvement in money laundering has not been interrupted. Although there is no evidence that Leonardo DiCaprio participated in money laundering, each article is elaborate. The concocted articles, coupled with the testimony of people familiar with the matter, seem to be part of the media determined to convict Leonardo DiCaprio.

Soon after the New Year, this incident also alarmed the FBI. After a brief investigation, the FBI officially announced the case to the public, which exceeded everyone’s expectations.

At this time, Leonardo DiCaprio’s involvement in international money laundering scandals seems to have evolved into reality.

Although the matter did not involve Leonardo DiCaprio himself, the person who managed the agency of the charity foundation for him was temporarily controlled by the FBI.

The actions of the FBI have nothing to do with Murphy. His original intention was based on some things in his memory. He wanted to black out Leonardo DiCaprio at the critical moment of the awards season. He did not expect the FBI to do so. Sensitive, actually intervened in this incident based on some media reports.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the FBI has noticed the international money laundering case of Liu Zuote and 1MDB, which was originally under investigation, and was suddenly disturbed by the continuous hype and reports of the media. Clear place.

As the FBI initially announced the case, the media hype about Leonardo DiCaprio’s money laundering reached a peak.

“Shock! Leonardo DiCaprio is involved in a shocking international money laundering case of up to 3 billion US dollars!”

“In “The Great Gatsby”, an investment of up to 33 million U.S. dollars is illegal!”

“The Leonardo DiCaprio Charitable Foundation has tens of millions of dollars in donations from suspicious sources!”

“Leonardo DiCaprio is suspected of being involved in a money laundering case, and responded that he cooperated with the investigation…”

All kinds of true and false news spread all over the Internet and entertainment media. Once a star at the level of Leonardo DiCaprio has a scandal, the media will inevitably rush to report it.

“Leonardo DiCaprio is involved in a money laundering case? The film “The Great Gatsby” may be prosecuted!”

There is even a so-called analysis of Leonardo DiCaprio’s money laundering scandal in the media.

“Secret: How Leonardo DiCaprio was involved in a huge money laundering case step by step!”

The influence of public opinion is very powerful, regardless of whether it is accepted or not, it will be there, and it will not disappear.

For a time, Leonardo DiCaprio was under tremendous pressure. Some of it was like the attack on Murphy after the Hollywood Chinese Theater shooting, but unlike Murphy, he can Distinguish from himself legally, but there is no way for his reputation.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s previous good reputation has been severely affected. Even the highly praised environmental protection and philanthropy projects have been questioned because of the possibility of using illegal money laundering funds.

Although money laundering is not uncommon in Hollywood, there has never been a famous person like Leonardo DiCaprio before.

This matter is highly credible among the public and the media. After all, film money laundering is a relatively easy method.

As we all know, in the process of investing in movies, there will be a lot of cash expenditures and some costs that are difficult to quantify and compare, such as props, scenery, and special effects. In the process of shooting, many of these props were consumed or damaged, which is normal. If the movie releases a good box office income, these are normal operating incomes brought by investment.

“Being negatively affected by the money laundering scandal…”

In the office of the Venice warehouse studio, Gal Gadot told Murphy about the latest developments in the incident, “Leonardo DiCaprio was forced to cancel the annual personal charity auction dinner, which was only the paid tickets. The cost, if not to mention, is several million dollars.”

Murphy put down his tea cup, smiled and shook his head, “This little money is nothing to Leonardo DiCaprio.”

After becoming a Hollywood superstar, at the beginning of every new year, Leonardo DiCaprio will hold charity auction dinners in Los Angeles or New York and other international metropolises. In addition to the guests he invited, he also sells tickets. The price of each ticket is more than $10,000, and the money will then be donated in the name of charity.

As for whether the donation was actually made, no one knows. After all, the accounts of Leonardo DiCaprio’s charitable funds have never been made public.

“We and Leonardo DiCaprio were also friends originally.” Gal Gadot was quite emotional, “I didn’t expect to get to this point.”

She remembers very clearly that Murphy and other Stanton party members were on a yacht vacation with Leonardo DiCaprio. She and Gisele Bonchen, Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex-girlfriend It’s also more talkative.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, Gisele Bunchen not only broke up with Leonardo DiCaprio and married Tom Brady, the top quarterback of the NFL, she and Murphy , And Leonardo DiCaprio has become an enemy.

But she just sighed, and the other party took the initiative to stand on the opposite side of Murphy, that is, stand on the opposite side of hers.

There is nothing to say about the enemy.

Murphy was busy drawing up a more detailed filming plan. Gal Gadot walked back and forth in his office twice, remembering that Leonardo DiCaprio came up behind him when he was preparing for “The Wolf of Wall Street”. For the series of incidents, I always feel that I can take advantage of this opportunity to teach him a lesson.

However, what should be done to make Leonardo DiCaprio memorable? Or is it painful?

Gal Gadot frowned, walked back and forth two more times in the office, and suddenly got an idea.

She asked Murphy, who was still busy, “Honey, do you remember the last time Bill said Leonardo DiCaprio got paid from “The Great Gatsby”?”

“Huh?” Murphy looked up, thinking about it for a moment. “It’s about 25 million dollars, right.”

Gal Gadot asked again, “Does Leonardo DiCaprio’s charitable foundation accept donations from Zotte Liu and the 1MDB Foundation?”

Murphy didn’t know what she wanted to do, and still said, “I’m not very clear about the details. You have to ask Bill, but there will always be more than ten million dollars.”

“If Leonardo DiCaprio is asked to spit out the money…” Gail Gadot smiled slightly, “Do you think he hurts?”

“Oh?” Murphy became interested immediately, “tell me.”

Gal Gadot said directly, “In the current situation, if Leonardo DiCaprio wants to preserve his reputation, he can only vomit this money if he faces a certain amount of pressure from public opinion!”

Murphy nodded, “That’s right.”

He thought for a moment, “So, Gadot, you contact Bill and Kara and let them help you implement it together.”

Only three days later, there was a sudden explosion in many media and social platforms that was unpredictable.

“If Leonardo DiCaprio knows that the investment source of “The Great Gatsby” is not clean, I hope he can return the proceeds from this movie! If the FBI and the Department of Justice can confirm this The investment of the film involves money laundering, which is equivalent to telling fans all over the world that there is stolen money lying in Leonardo DiCaprio’s account! If the 1MDB Foundation and Liu Zuote are really involved in international money laundering, Leonardo -DiCaprio should return the corresponding donation!”

The demand for Leonardo DiCaprio’s money back is very loud, and the momentum is still wave after wave.

“This is just one of many voices.”

In a seemingly ordinary office, a middle-aged man said to Leonardo DiCaprio, who was sitting on the sofa with a gloomy face, “Public opinion and the situation are very unfavorable to us!”

Leonardo DiCaprio no longer loses his previous calmness, his face has long turned iron blue, and coldly asked, “What do you think we should do?”

The previous public opinion attacks only had an impact on his impact on the best actor Oscar, and it did not cause much drag. Even if the FBI and the Department of Justice confirmed the case, it would not cause too much negative for him as a superstar. Shocking, but now someone wants him to spit out the $25 million in proceeds from “The Great Gatsby” and the tens of millions of dollars in donations from charitable foundations. They are simply cutting his flesh!

This is forty million dollars! Even with his wealth and status, he can’t immediately come up with so much cash!

Leonardo DiCaprio stood up, “What does Murphy Stanton want to do?”

“Leo…” the middle-aged man persuaded, “Chill down, don’t get angry for now, getting angry won’t solve the problem.”

This is Leonardo DiCaprio’s most trusted manager. Persuasion is still more effective. Leonardo DiCaprio suppressed the anger in his heart and asked again, “What do you think? what should we do?”

“The situation is very unfavorable to us. If you want to separate the relationship as much as possible, it is not to have too much negative impact on this Oscar, and not to drag your reputation.” The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, and said firmly, “As soon as possible. Return all the money related to Liu Zuote and 1MDB, at least to the Ministry of Justice.”

“What?” Leonardo DiCaprio’s eyes widened exaggeratedly, just like in the movie. “Return the money? Do you know how much it is? There are forty million dollars! You let me now Where can I find so much cash!”

He felt his heart bleed, “I don’t agree! This amount of money is too big!”

After finally eating the meat in your mouth, how can you spit it out?

The middle-aged man glanced at him and said cautiously, “Leo, without cash, you can go to the bank for a loan. With your ability, this is not difficult! Also, as long as your status and reputation are still there, these 40 million The loss of the dollar will always be paid back in the future.”