The Best Director

"A rising star of Chinese American director was once expelled from university for racial discrimination!"

Seeing this Yahoo news, it was like watching "Spiritual-Ghost Records" again, and everyone was shocked. According to the news, Wang Yang, a rising Chinese director who recently set off a "ghost craze" across the United States and created a miracle at the box office, was a freshman at the USC School of Film and Television more than four months ago, but because of racial discrimination And was expelled from the school. The reporter interviewed James Grant, the official spokesperson of USC, who confirmed the news.

This news, like a depth charge explosion, immediately stirred up the calm sea.

On Internet forums, movie fans expressed their doubts one after another, and black movie fans declared indignantly that if this incident was true, they would not go to the cinema to watch any movies about Wang Yang or Lionsgate. .

The news also made it to NBC's evening news, and although it was only mentioned briefly, families who were watching the show all over America knew about it.

"Jessica, is that true?" On the fabric sofa, Mark Alba frowned when he saw the news, his majestic face sank, looked at Jessica next to him, and asked Said: "Is that kid a racist? He discriminates against black people?!"

Jessica, who was sitting in the middle of the sofa, stared blankly at the TV screen, oh my god! What she has been worrying about lately still came out. damn it! While Yang was enjoying success, did this unjust case come out again to sabotage it? She frowned and thought about it, and was lost in thought for a moment.

"Jessica, Jessica!" Mark Alba yelled a few times, but Jessica didn't respond, and his expression became more and more serious. Could it be that Jessica was also kept in the dark? Cathy, who was sitting on the far left, shook her daughter, and Jessica woke up. She looked around and asked, "Oh! What did you say?" Mark Alba asked again in a serious tone : "Jessica, is that true? Jan is a racist? Didn't you know that before?"

Jessica leaned weakly on the sofa, shook her head and said, "No, Dad, I knew it before. But..."

"What!?" Mark Alba was stunned, Jessica knew it before? ! He reacted and couldn't help but angrily said: "You know, you're still with him!? Jessica, what the hell are you doing!?"

His anger has also accumulated for several days. Recently, Jessica often goes out to play and watch movies with that Yang, and only comes home in the middle of the night; he is a Catholic, so he is naturally angry about this, but he also wants his daughter to grow up. , It's normal to start dating, so I don't care too much, just say be careful on the road.

But now, her daughter is actually dating someone with poor moral character? He couldn't help his dissatisfaction. He has always hoped that his children can grow up healthily and happily, and have a career in the future; in order to provide the best environment and education for Jessica and his siblings, he retired from the military, switched to business, and worked hard to bring his family into the upper class. Social class, no matter how hard or tiring the work is, it doesn't matter.

And Jessica has been very sensible since she was a child, which made him feel at ease, but in the end, his daughter was actually with a person who called "Mexicans are dirty cleaners"? Can he not be angry?

"No, no! Dad, listen to me..." Jessica yelled helplessly, and her mood was in a mess. She was already worried about Yang's matter to death, and now her father came to add to the chaos. She couldn't help but covered her forehead, closed her eyes, and looked speechless.

"Mark, calm down." Cathy persuaded her husband, looked at her troubled daughter, and asked softly, "Jessica, tell mom, what's going on?"

Jessica took a long breath, shook her head and said, "Jan was not racist, he was wronged." Then she explained the whole thing clearly. She looked at Mark Alba, and said angrily: "Dad, Mom,

Jan helped me a lot when I was a kid. And at my birthday party that day, you met Jan, you know who he is. She laughed, "Does he look like someone who says 'nigger, nigger'?" He is not such an idiot! "

Cathy sighed sympathetically, "Oh, Lord! That kid is so poor, he shouldn't have to suffer." Jessica gave her mother a grateful look, nodded, and said, "Well, but Jan survived, he is now It was a huge success. However, this thing popped up again..."

Mark Alba did not choose to believe in Wang Yang so easily as his wife did. He thought for a while in silence and said, "Yes, Yang is a very mature person, but mature people tend to be more able to hide themselves and talk more sweetly." A person who can earn tens of millions in a few months is not that simple." He looked at Jessica and said in a fatherly tone: "In short, before this matter is clarified, Jessica , you don’t want to be with Yang anymore.”

Jessica rolled her eyes helplessly, she knew that her stubborn father would not trust Wang Yang easily, and Joshua half learned from him. She looked at Cathy, then at Mark, and said earnestly, "I believe in Yang, I won't break up with him just because of this damn thing." She finally reunited with Yang and got to know each other again , Now the relationship is getting better and better, break up? What a joke!

Looking at the stubborn father whose eyes were getting bigger and bigger, she simply finished speaking in one breath: "Moreover, Yang and I are not in a romantic relationship; besides, it is my freedom to be with anyone."

Mark Alba laughed angrily a few times, and said: "Freedom? Yes, you have your freedom." He snorted again, and said righteously: "But you are not yet an adult, legally, I have your freedom." I have the right to guard my daughter; in terms of family relationship, I can't let my daughter stay with some bastards. I can still control you. "

"Mark, please talk carefully." Cathy reconciled the conflict between the father and daughter, and said softly to her daughter: "Jessica, don't argue with your father, you know, we all love you."

"I know, of course I know." Jessica sighed a few times, thinking that Dad was doing it for her own good, and she didn't want to quarrel, she apologized to Mark: "My fault, Dad, I shouldn't be so harsh But I really believe in Jan, he is a good man." She stood up from the sofa: "I'm going up." After that, she walked over to the stairs.

Watching her walk up to the second floor with a "thump, thud, thud," Mark Alba and Cathy looked at each other with a little helplessness on their faces. Mark Alba spread his hands mockingly, and said: "It seems that someone has grown up and is going to throw me, an old guy, into the trash can." Cathy patted his hand with a smile and said comfortingly: "Mark , Jessica is a worry-free child, she has her own judgment, so you don't have to worry so much."

"Beep-beep-the number you dialed is currently on the phone..." In the room, Jessica put down her phone with a frown. Discussing the matter, seeing those scolding and cursing voices for Wang Yang, she felt very uncomfortable, and couldn't stand it any longer. She picked up her mobile phone and dialed Wang Yang's number again, but she was still on the call...

Wang Yang's mobile phone has been busy all night. After receiving calls from Zachary, several high school classmates and others, he received a call from his parents. He was pacing in the hall with his cell phone ringing, looking utterly devastated, he gritted his teeth, pressed the connect button, and said calmly: "Hi, this is Wang Yang, he can't answer your call for the time being, please stay tuned if you have anything to do." Down your message."

"Xiao Yang, such a big thing has happened! When are you going to tell me?!" Dad Wang's voice was very angry, and he sighed: "You have let Dad and Mom down so much. We got this news from On TV! My son made a movie? My son was expelled from college? What are these things! I know you're here, tell us quickly, what's going on, your mother and I are in a panic." At this time, Mama Wang's voice also came over, and said anxiously: "Xiao Yang, how are you doing now? You are really worried about your mother."

"Dad, Mom... I'm doing well, don't worry about me." Wang Yang heard their anxious tone, and he didn't have the mood to joke immediately. He comforted them with a smile, and then explained the cause and effect of the matter in detail. He said it again, and said: "Then, I took the money returned by the school, the living expenses you gave me, the return fee, and the money I earned from part-time jobs to make a DV movie, and the movie was lucky enough to be released by Lionsgate. The company took a fancy to it... Then, the fact that I was expelled from USC was exposed today."

He talked about these things very lightly, and didn't mention any difficulties or setbacks at all. Those things are in the past, so there's no need to tell them to make parents feel bad, they just need to share the joy of the present.

There was silence on the phone for a while, and Mother Wang lovingly praised: "Xiao Yang, you are very strong, and both mother and father are very proud of you." She blamed and said: "But it is wrong for you to hide these things from us. Yes, if there is any difficulty, the family discusses it and solves it as a family."

Wang Yang didn't say anything, he knew his parents' love for him, but he felt that he was an adult and should be independent, and he couldn't rely on his parents for everything; besides, some difficulties had to be overcome by himself, that was his business, he came solve. He smiled and said, "I'm afraid that you will kidnap me and go back to San Francisco. I don't want to inherit the restaurant."

"Xiao Yang, if you want to inherit it, I won't give it to you. This restaurant belongs to me. If I gave it to you, what should I do?" Father Wang said with a smile, Wang Yang couldn't help but smile, and then he heard his father sigh He said: "Do you think we don't know what you want to do? You want to make a movie, that is your ideal, your mother and I both know, will we hinder you? How much money do you need to make a movie? Even if Dad sold the restaurant, he would let you make a movie; but you didn't, you kept it from us, I know you must have suffered a lot even though you said it easily. Why didn't you tell us? You are our son !"

Wang Yang's eyes became slightly moist, and his heart was warm. It turned out that he had misunderstood his parents all along. There was no war, no irritability, only warm family affection. He couldn't help saying: "Dad, Mom, thank you!" Wang's father and Wang's mother both laughed, and said: "The family is still saying thank you." Wang Yang wiped his nose with a smile, and deliberately said: " You really don’t have to worry, I’m fine now, and I’ll get a lot of money right away, become a multi-millionaire, whatever you want to buy, I’ll buy it for you.”

"Come on, we are living a good life, and you don't need to buy anything." Father Wang said angrily, and then said angrily: "However, I can't watch my son being wronged and enduring these undeserved infamy !" Mother Wang also said: "Yes, Xiao Yang, what are you going to do now?"

"It's no big deal, just clarify it." Wang Yang continued to say in a relaxed manner, "Just interview my former teachers and classmates, and everyone will know who I am." Of course, this requires others to believe .

But Father Wang knew that things were far from that simple. He asked heavily, "Xiao Yang, why don't we just file a lawsuit?"

Wang Yang shook his head and said, "No, there is no such need for the time being." Although with the financial resources he will soon have, it is very hopeful to hire a good lawyer and win the lawsuit. But doing so will still not be able to wash away those controversies, and maybe it will have the opposite effect. What he hopes most now is that the private investigator hired by Lions Gate can investigate some new evidence.

After chatting with his parents for a long time, Wang Yang finally dispelled most of their worries before ending the call. This side just hung up, but before he went to pour a glass of water, someone called from the phone again.

Wang Yang looked at the caller ID on the screen, connected the phone, and said with a smile, "Hi, Rachel? If you're calling because of the news, then I'll say 'I'm fine, don't worry about me', and then Hang up; if not, let's keep talking, and it will save me from a lot of those calls." Rachel smiled crisply: "No, I just called to say 'good evening'."

"OK! You know what? I just finished talking to my parents. Wow, I didn't expect it. I thought it would be a mess, but I was wrong. They love me so much..." Wang Yang sighed, holding The water cup walked back to the sofa and sat down. Rachel said softly, "Every parent loves their children, Yang." Wang Yang took a sip of water, smiled and said, "I know, I just thought they didn't understand my pursuit. But, in fact, they are very I understand, they have been silently encouraging and supporting me. When I was young, my mother knew that I liked watching movies, so she took me to the cinema every day..."

"Beep-beep-the number you dialed is on the way..." Jessica smashed her phone on the mattress angrily. She has been calling for more than an hour, calling every once in a while, every once in a while Just call, but still can't get through Wang Yang's cell phone. She frowns and walks around the room, she suddenly walks to the bed and puts her mobile phone away, then picks up a bunch of keys on the table, and goes downstairs.

Dong dong dong, seeing Jessica walking downstairs quickly, Cathy, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, turned her head to look at her, saw that she was holding the key in her hand, and asked, "Jessica, Do you want to go out?" Jessica nodded and walked towards the door: "Yes, Mom, I will go to Jan's and I will be back soon." At this time, Danny the Labrador Wrapped around her feet, she smiled and said, "Danny, go away, I don't have time to play with you now."

Mark Alba on the sofa had a sullen face and said dissatisfiedly: "What time is it? After nine o'clock!" He frowned, as if asking himself: "What's the matter? My daughter is going out again, and My son hasn't come home yet."

At this moment, there was a sound of unlocking the door, and Danny ran over quickly, and saw Joshua, who had been playing at a classmate's house all night, opened the door and walked in. He looked at the hall and turned his hands Holding the key, he said with a smile, "Hey, everyone!" He looked at Jessica again, and said excitedly, "Jessica, I told Ronnie and the others just now, 'Guys, I know the director of Ghost Story'. They were all scared, haha, how cool! By the way, they want to meet with Yang, I have to ask Yang if he agrees, but his mobile phone can't get through, I don't know what's going on." He looked at Jessica who came over asked, "You know what?"

"You can find out by looking online." Jessica hurriedly put on her shoes, opened the door and went out.

Joshua scratched his head in doubt: "What's the matter?" At this time, Mark Alba asked him loudly: "Joshua, where have you been all night!?" Joshua was stunned Dazed, not understanding why his father was so angry, he said, "My classmate..."

Of course, Wang Yang couldn't receive calls from Jessica or Joshua. After chatting with Rachel, he received calls from several friends, and then Jon Philtimer called again. He said that he contacted a media that has a good relationship with Lionsgate, and first conducted a telephone interview to clarify the facts. Jon has almost become Wang Yang's agent now. So, Wang Yang accepted an interview with the "Los Angeles News Daily" on his mobile phone, explained the truth of the matter, and answered some reporters' questions.

After finishing the interview, Wang Yang leaned on the tattered sofa for a while and rubbed his temples. Dealing with these matters was more tiring than standing on the street at noon to hand out leaflets. But in the past, compared with the racial discrimination case, he was more worried about how to appease his parents, but now, with the support and understanding of his family, most of the worries in his heart have disappeared, and the rest seem to be small problems instead. .

Just as he was half lying on the sofa and was about to fall asleep in a daze, the doorbell rang suddenly.

Who is it so late? Wang Yang rubbed his eyes and stood up. When he came to the door and looked out of the cat's eyes, he was startled, and it turned out to be Jessica. She was dressed in pretty white clothes, her brown hair fell down her shoulders, her big eyes were looking into the cat's eyes, and her brown eyes were full of slight anxiety.

Jessica... Wang Yang's heart skipped a beat and he was very moved. He knew that Jessica must have seen the news and was worried about him, so he ran over. Wang Yang opened the door, looked at her and smiled, "Hi, Jessica."

"Hi..." Seeing him standing there, Jessica quietly let go of her hanging heart, and smiled sweetly on her face. She pulled her hair, looked at Wang Yang, and explained: "I can't get through to your mobile phone, it always says 'calling, calling', and then I came over."

Wang Yang patted his head and said with a smile: "Oh, it was so continuous just now, I didn't expect that I have so many friends." Both he and Jessica smiled, and he watched Jessica standing pretty Outside the door, neither coming in nor intending to leave, he asked with a smile, "Come in?"

"Yeah." Jessica nodded and walked in.

The next day, the "Los Angeles News Daily" published Wang Yang's interview, and then Yahoo reposted it on the Internet. Regarding Wang Yang's "being wronged", some people believed it, but most people did not believe it. That common idea, USC is a prestigious school, how could it be possible to wrong you casually? Therefore, on online forums, the attitude of movie fans towards Wang Yang has not changed, or even worsened, because many people think that Wang Yang is not admitting his mistakes, and others will not give you a chance to repent.

Jon Filtimer was naturally not reconciled to the end of the incident. Lionsgate immediately contacted the media in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed several teachers from Wang Yang's high school "Lincoln Middle School" Now my high school classmates who are studying in college in San Francisco, they are all saying good things about Wang Yang.

Wang Yang's physical education teacher said: "He plays basketball very well. He is a very smart point guard. He has good physical fitness and knows how to play with his IQ. If he is willing to join the school basketball team, he even has the opportunity to play in North Carolina, Duke, I've always thought so. Racism? No, he's very outgoing, you know, he's the kind of student who likes to be active, likes to help people, and his relationships with his classmates are amazing. pretty good."

And John Jones, who is now in college, is a black man. He said: "Man, I tell you, Young is a very good person. He can't be racist. I guarantee it by the color of my skin."

Although Wang Yang's high school teachers and classmates are speaking for him, their rhetoric is not enough to completely convince the public. Of course, many people have begun to believe that Wang Yang is innocent, but many people still feel that Lionsgate, Wang Yang Young bribed the press and witnesses.

The attitude of Oprah's talk show was very ambiguous. They didn't call or cancel the invitation, as if this incident didn't happen; or, this incident would make their show more topical and more popular. Of course, Wang Yang can also express his thoughts to the audience, and maybe get a lot of support.

And another person, Terrence Ben, also began to accept interviews. He complained to the media: "That day, Wang Yang seemed to go crazy and beat me non-stop. I should sue him for hurting others, but I No, I forgave him, but now he continues to lie." Terrence-Ben's shameless face has successfully deceived some people, and they all went to the official website of "Ghost Story" to leave a message, asking Wang Yang to make it public. Apologies, otherwise there will be a boycott of Lionsgate films and more.

Just when Wang Yang and Lionsgate were helpless, the matter suddenly had a major turning point, which surprised everyone who cared about Wang Yang!

It has been four days since the media exposed the "expulsion incident". Wang Yang and others also canceled their trip to Chicago on Sunday. , "Los Angeles Times" suddenly published a piece of news "China's rising star director is not lying!" And its official website also released a video.

It turned out that a man named "Ian" suddenly contacted the "Los Angeles Times" and said that he had a video recording what happened at the time of the "expulsion incident". He is not a student of USC, he is just a tourist. He went to USC that day and used DV to shoot the campus scenery. He did not expect to encounter a dispute between Wang Yang and Terrence Ben, so he took pictures.

He said: "When this incident happened, I watched it from a distance. I thought it was just an ordinary school fight, and I took it with DV with great interest. Then I saw a teacher pull them away, I I went to other places in USC to film, and then went home. I didn’t know that Wang Yang would be fired. I only learned about this news on TV in the past few days. I vaguely remembered that I had filmed this video, so I rummaged around, and I really found it.”

"From what I've seen, the Chinese-American director wanted to leave, and he didn't say anything; but Terrence-Ben kept provoking him, saying ugly things. Dude, it's not Wang Yang who is racist."

The video on the official website of the "Los Angeles Times" is a bit blurry, but it can still be seen clearly. In the distance, Terrence Ben stopped Wang Yang. Wang Yang ignored him and walked away, but he ran to the front to stop him again. Wang Yang, and began to push and swear, saying racist slurs, the voice was very quiet due to the long distance of the filming; then, Wang Yang suddenly knocked him down with a few hands, and started punching and kicking Terrence.

As soon as this video came out, the truth of this incident became clear, and the fans naturally stopped making trouble. Many people who had scolded Wang Yang before expressed their apologies, and turned to scold Terrence Ben and USC.

The media have also changed their positions and began to question USC's review process, criticizing them for their extremely irresponsible behavior in expulsing a student so hastily. Now, it's USC's turn to make a public apology. The official spokesman, James Grant, told the media seriously that this is a serious mistake they made. He was expelled, and he was welcome to return to USC to study.

In the news report on the TV screen, Wang Yang, who got his innocence, was in a very good mood. He said to the reporter's microphone: "I had a very happy time in USC, but then that unpleasant incident happened. Thing. I don't want to talk about it anymore, I don't want to hold anyone legally responsible, Terence-Ben got his punishment and I got my innocence, enough is enough. This is just a stupid farce, it should end Now." When talking about whether he would return to USC to continue his studies, he said with a smile: "Maybe, but not now, I need to go to Chicago to record "Oprah's Talk Show."

"Haha!" Jessica looked at the TV and smiled proudly at Mark Alba: "Dad, you see what I said, Jan is a good man!"

Marc Alba had no choice but to say nothing, and couldn't say anything.

It was less than a week before and after the turmoil. Although black fans expressed that they would not watch Wang Yang's movies during the period, the box office of "Ghost Story" was not affected much. It received 31.2415 million in the fourth week. The box office continues to occupy the throne of the weekly box office champion.

And Wang Yang, Jon Filtimer and Zachary Levy also set off for Chicago to record "Oprah's Talk Show" on Wednesday of this week.

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