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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

High and Low

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Some tales from the Cabinet reveal the true importance of people, while others hint at a true story we may never be able to reveal. Today we'll enjoy one of each.

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0:00.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:07.2

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

0:13.1

just waiting for us to explore.

0:16.2

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:27.8

See in a movie star has its ups and downs.

0:30.7

I assume, anyway, sure you have fame and fortune, but one bad film and it can be lights

0:36.4

out for your career.

0:38.2

As movies get more and more expensive to make, and actors demand more money for the roles

0:42.8

they play, the expectation of success grows exponentially higher.

0:47.7

Studios place a lot of pressure on certain stars to deliver big box office numbers.

0:55.1

It must seem bad enough for an actor to feel responsible for a film's success, but imagine

1:00.0

being an actor and being responsible for an entire economy.

1:04.8

That's Adam Chang's burden to bear.

1:08.0

Chang was the star of a Chinese television drama, a debuted in late 1992.

1:13.0

Titled The Greed of Man, the series focused on two childhood friends and their influence

1:17.8

on the Asian stock exchange once they reached adulthood.

1:21.6

It was a soap opera about power, corruption and family, and even though it only ran for

1:26.8

a short time, it became a huge hit.

1:30.2

Forty episodes aired, and the show can still be watched in reruns today.

1:36.1

Adam Chang played the character of Ting Hai, a man who, spoiler alert, killed the corrupt

1:41.4

leader of the Asian stock exchange over a woman they both loved.

1:45.5

The murder resulted in a catastrophic economic crash, sparking poverty, violence, and even

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