The Best Director

"Mr. Wang, may I ask you on August 23, 1999, Pallek Private Hospital. (Reading the novel) Did you beat my client, Mr. Cole-Langston first?" Litigator Billy McCrow stared at Sitting on the chair, Wang Yang asked in a deep voice: "You just need to answer me, is there any?" Wang Yang nodded calmly, "Yes, I have...,

Billy McClure snapped his fingers immediately, looked at the white-haired judge above, and then at the jury members next to him, and said as he walked over to Jiang Ye, "Gentlemen and ladies, this is a very serious matter. For a crime he went on a rampage against an innocent man, punching him in the face, kneeling him in the stomach, kicking his knuckles - he nearly killed my client!" Cole over there With a pitiful look on his face, he sighed softly, as if he still had lingering fears.

"Look at their comparison!" Billy McCrow pointed at Wang Yang, and the jury members all looked over Jiang Ye, and he said, "This guy weighs less than 10 pounds, and more importantly, there is sufficient evidence It shows that Wang Yang has practiced some kind of boxing since he was a child, and my client is just an ordinary person! If this is a boxing match, it is absolutely unfair, this is lightweight and heavyweight!"

Many people in the auditorium behind laughed lightly. Of course, Wang Yang's assistant team and Jessica who came with him kept calm. The white-haired judge knocked the wooden hammer, and the court immediately fell silent. Billy-McCrow held up a finger and continued: "What I want to say is not fairness or unfairness, but Wang Yang's cruelty and viciousness. My client didn't want to fight. He almost begged and said, "Don't fight! stop fighting! "But Wang Yang didn't stop until the security came and stopped him, but we can see from the video that Wang Yang still wanted to rush over to Jiang Ye and continue beating my client. He just wanted to beat someone, he was a devil ! This is definitely a very serious act of intentional injury!"

Wang Yang glanced at Cole on the left, only to see that guy kept nodding his head regretfully. The members of the jury all looked at each other in dismay, each with different expressions, some were frowning in thought, and some looked indifferent as if they had made a decision long ago.

As soon as Billy McCrow sat back in his seat, defense lawyer Vincent Grant stood up. He looked at the jury and spread his hands, "Does anyone have children?"

The jury members were startled, Vincent Grant patted Wang Yang on the shoulder and said, "My client, he saved a child, he saved a child's life!" The rescued little girl, Briana, was sitting in the arms of her mother, Ms. Carmen. They all came to defend Wang Yang. Vincent Grant said again: "Think about it, if it was your child, in that situation You are trying to save her life, but there is someone blocking you and wasting your time, what will happen to you?"

"My client is not a devil, he is a superhero. In fact, all Americans like such heroes!" Vincent Grant took two steps, glanced at the judge, pointed outside and said: "Superheroes always beat bad guys , we love this, we love this to death! Believe it or not, go out and look at any movie theater and you can always find a blockbuster movie or two that is playing,

The story in front of it is such a story, and the whole cinema is cheering for it, why! ? "

Vincent Grant paused for a moment before answering himself: "Because this is human nature! This is good human nature! The laws of this country always set standards to suit the human nature of society. I said that Mr. Langston is a bad guy, and McCrow Mister said he was an innocent person, but in fact?" He looked at Cole and said in a deep voice, "In order to take a few photos to make money, this guy didn't lend a helping hand to a human life, but instead wrecked it. , his behavior is intentional injury, intentional murder!" "My client, he was furious, he did shoot first in the hospital. But gentlemen and ladies, this is a complete incident, from the street to the hospital is a continuous Yes, it should not be said separately, first and second must start from the beginning of the incident, my client was obstructed and provoked by Mr. Langston many times on the street, so my client was the one who hit the person first, but he did it first It's Mr. Langston!" After Vincent-Grant said, the jury members looked at each other again, their expressions changed and different.

"This is slander! This is a lie without evidence!" Billy McComa stood up immediately and said, "Mr. What can be done? There is only one Briana, all he can do is to follow. And I hope everyone can distinguish clearly, Wang Yang is beating my client at the beginning, he has already saved people, as an entertainment reporter, My client has always been the enemy in Mr. Wang's eyes, did he want to vent his previous personal anger when he hit my client?"

Wang Yang leaned back in his chair, and the voices in the courtroom gradually became very small. If possible, he wanted to beat Cole again to vent his personal anger; A life would be lost in five minutes, and he thought he would never regret it. Well, at this point, Wang Yang turned his head to look at the auditorium. The little girl Briana noticed him looking, and immediately showed a bright smile, and shook her hand at him. Wang Yang smiled slightly, and then looked back calmly. The old judge with white eyebrows frowning in front of him.

When Wang Yang, Jessica and others walked out of the gate of the court, the paparazzi who had waited for a long time and waited for an opportunity immediately surrounded them with various cameras, clicking the shutter frantically, and the hired bodyguards also came back. Immediately stopped the paparazzi and let Wang Yang and others walk to the car smoothly. The paparazzi patted and shouted: "Yang, the trial result has postponed the verdict again. Are you happy or anxious? Little "Jan, are you afraid of going to jail? What do you think would happen if you were to go to jail? ’, ‘Jessica, would you mind if Jan went to jail? "

The car door was closed with a "bang", and as the car started to drive away, the voices of the paparazzi soon disappeared. Wang Yang closed his eyes and let out a breath, and Jessica who was sitting next to him dragged him hand, and said softly: "Yang, are you tired? Go to sleep for a while." Wang Yang nodded, "Well, then opened his eyes and looked at her again, and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of going to jail, but I can't now. Sit down, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is about to be released in two or a few months. There is still a bit of post-production left, and I will be promoting it soon. If I were in any prison, I think there should be no editing room or soundtrack room in the prison. ,Ha ha! "

Jessica looked affectionate and said comfortingly: "Yang, you won't go to jail, you will be fine.", Wang Yang frowned and smiled: "If I really go to jail, do you mind? Jessica rolled her eyes, looked at him seriously and said, "Why?" I can sit with you." Wang Yang couldn't help laughing and said: "No! Thanks... Ha, I don't think there is such a couple's prison, right? "

The car drove directly to Kennedy International Airport, and Wang Yang and Jessica boarded the flight back to Los Angeles. I don’t know if the stewardess in the first-class cabin is particularly beautiful. Wang Yang glanced at it for a while but didn’t look at it carefully, and then quietly looked at Jessica next to her, only to see that she closed her eyes and opened her mouth slightly, and she was already asleep. , he couldn't help smiling, she started to worry about the result of the ruling a few days ago, she was really tired.

Picking up a blanket and gently covering her body, Wang Yang half-lyed on the comfortable seat, took a grape from the food plate on the small table next to him and put it into his mouth, took a book and read it, this book The cover of the book is a child holding the hand of his father holding a briefcase. There is a circle in the lower right corner, which is a real photo of a black man with a big smile. On the cover, it says "How to become a millionaire from a pauper Your own happiness?"

This book is the first episode of Chris Gardner's autobiography "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". From the beginning of the month, when Flame Movie, the bookseller, and the author have reached an agreement, the promotional activities will officially begin. Chris Gardner Gardner frequently accepts various media interviews, frequently appears on various radio stations, and has several TV talk shows, promoting his own story and this autobiography, and sharing his successful experience.

Some of these exposures do not require money, and some need money to contact and purchase, and the cost of these publicity is basically paid by the bookseller Bantam Publishing Company, but if Flame Movie wants to take a ride, sponsor 1 million , and pay half of the printing cost for the promotional part of the film. Why half? Because the relationship between movies and books is mutual influence, when the movie is successful, the book will sell more and better.

The publicity plan is not just interviews and programs. Starting this month, it is also the launch of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door". Chris Gardner will also start touring North America to give speeches and promotions, and will also attend various books. Business association activities and book fairs, a new round of publicity for a period of one month, and then meet with the film crew to make a final publicity before the release.

Bantam Publishing Company has successfully packaged countless new authors and released countless best-selling books. They saw the great potential of "When Happiness Knocks at the Door" at a glance, and their sophisticated publicity made this autobiography elegant on the market. , sold very well, and Bantam estimated that with the tour, it had a chance to reach the top of the bestseller list. This is not surprising, not about the book, the author's packaging, but only about the content of the book. As a typical "American Dream", the successful man, the legendary story of Chris Gardner is very eye-catching. With the release of "Happiness Comes Knocking", he has become a new idol in the hearts of many blacks and many Americans. Just like a snowball, his fame has become bigger and bigger, and the fame of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is also getting bigger and bigger.

He happily told Wang Yang on the phone, "I have received many letters from readers, and they all said that they were moved by my stories. Yang, I had a history problem when I was a child. I thought I would be a historian. I never thought about it." I will become a writer myself, and there are so many readers who like me!" Wang Yang is also very happy that Chris's story can give people the power to pursue happiness, and it can also give the power of movie promotion.

Chris Gardner met the man who drove a Ferrari sports car, and he decided to change his career as a stock broker, so what happened next? When Wang Yang turned another page, he saw the movie poster of Will Smith and Terry, with a big "November 20th, it will be released in North America!" If you have a dream, you have to work hard to realize it.", "I have nothing, but at least I still have a dream. Many people dare not have this, they are afraid..."

Then came the information of the film, interviews with the crew, etc. Looking at the following film collection, the group photo of him, Will Smith, and Chris Gardner huddled together, Wang Yang couldn't help but smile, just thinking about it from the perspective of film promotion Every time a book is sold, it means that someone knows the story and the movie, and it also means that the person's life network is connected. His family and friends may know about it and become interested in the movie. , The power of viral marketing will also be revealed.

"That's good, that's good... Wang Yang murmured a few words with a smile, and closed the book. At this time, Jessica next to him said in a daze, dreamily: "What... it is good? "Wang Yang glanced at her, obviously she was in a state of half-dream and half-awake, he reached out and stroked her hair, and said softly: "You are fine, go to sleep. "

Back in Los Angeles, Wang Yang continued the remaining post-production of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". The time he spent in the editing room was decreasing, and the time in the soundtrack room was increasing. Melik attaches great importance to this good movie and his first soundtrack work in Hollywood, and his work enthusiasm and inspiration are also very high. Most of the screen shots are composed of natural music almost without brewing, which makes the work progress greatly. faster than expected.

March is not destined to be a quiet time. The NAAA National Championships officially kicked off. 64 universities launched "March Madness" and worked hard for the national championship. As a basketball fan and a member of the NAA, Wang Yang naturally handed over a prediction table for the semi-finals and uploaded it on his blog. He is optimistic about Michigan State University, the University of Florida, Cincinnati, and Michael Jordan's alma mater The University of North Carolina, while his alma mater, Southern California, did not enter the top 64.

His prediction belongs to the opinion of the majority of the public. Only the University of Florida ranks low in the survey, and it belongs to the kind of true semi-finals but little upset. Many fans are puzzled that he did not choose Connecticut University, but Wang Yang believes that the University of Florida's offensive system is clear and smooth, and its morale is fierce. It should definitely not be a team that is underestimated. This response made many fans tell him "wait and see". ggen is very new, it was only launched last month, Wang Yang discovered it by accident on that day, and found it very interesting, so he became a user of the website. He found it interesting because he could post some movie updates on it. , this is a new method for publicity, he analyzed it carefully, and found that ggen's senses are different from the official website, posting here, it seems that he is kissing. Let me tell you that this makes fans and movie fans have a greater impression and excitement; and he can post some news about his life, or his insights on certain things, which is very interesting.

He hasn't found any other "peers" who seem to be the only ones in Hollywood. This also aroused the suspicion of the website. After contacting him, he proved his identity and exclusively released a few behind-the-scenes photos of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", so "Wang Yang became a ggen user" appeared on the homepage of the website " news. However, because the site's users are not many, his blog traffic is not high: but quite high in the site ranking.

Under Wang Yang's influence, Jessica also joined the ranks of bloggers. She didn't need any articles and only posted a few photos of her personal life. The click-through rate of her blog was higher than Wang Yang's, which made her quite proud. In order to catch up, Wang Yang participated in more topics and predictions, but there was one thing he did not predict, and that was another big event to be held in March, the Academy Awards.

The Golden Raspberry Awards, which are always announced before the Oscars, continue to announce all the awards earlier this year. The hit movie "Wild Wild" can be said to "live up to expectations" and won the worst film, worst director, worst actor, etc. On the verge of awards, Will Smith won three awards for worst actor, worst screen partner, and worst movie song, becoming the "stinkiest" person this year.

"Will, it's nothing. You were just affected by a bad movie. Your performance in "When Happiness Comes Knocking", I dare say it is at the level of Oscar for Best Actor." On the phone, Wang Yang The words are serious and comforting. When the movie screen is accompanied by music, Will's interpretation left him speechless, and it also made him so prosperous that he finally found "that little thing". Will Smith over there laughed heartily and said, "Man, I'm fine. I'm going to win the Oscar for Worst Actor next year. Hey, what can I do?" Wang Yang laughed and said, "Will , the golden raspberry and the Oscar trophy together, it must be very interesting.

After the Golden Raspberry Awards were presented, the 72nd Oscars arrived as scheduled. When Wang Yang in a black suit and Jessica in a white evening dress stepped out of the extended Lincoln car, flashing lights lit up from all directions, and Jessica Ka held a handbag in one hand and Wang Yang's in the other. With smiles on their faces, they both stepped onto the red carpet and walked towards the Kodak Theater in front.

"Jan, hey, look this way! Jessica, this way, this way!" The reporters on both sides of the railing kept pressing the shutters of their cameras, clicking and yelling.

Wang Yang and Jessica posed in poses, taking pictures with them, looking at the telephoto cameras of the reporters around, and the star-studded red carpet, Wang Yang suddenly remembered that he seemed to have had such a dream, When did you do it?