Are there any good novels about rebirth in Hollywood?

Best Director

Text Chapter 1: The student who was expelled from the University of Southern California

"Don't worry, I'm doing well. Please, Mom, are you doing it again?" I don't know. The weather in Los Angeles is similar to that in San Francisco. How can I be cold?" Wang Yang held the microphone and leaned against the phone booth, looking at the scenery of the campus outside, while pretending to smile excitedly: "A few days ago, I I saw Robert Zemeckis. Yes! He is the director of "Forrest Gump". He is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California. He was invited by our president to give a lecture. I had a long chat with him that day. Very easygoing and a nice guy..."

It's April, the weather in Los Angeles is warm and pleasant, and we are gradually saying goodbye to the cold winter rain and heading towards the hot summer. The lawn of the USC School of Film and Television is lush and green. Young students are scattered on the green grass, reading, chatting, and playing with DV cameras. It is a lively scene.

"Well, I have to go to a film crew later to help... Hey, I came as soon as I said it, and my classmate called me to set off, so hang up, bye!"

< p> As soon as he put down the phone, Wang Yang took a long breath, and his face immediately changed from elation to decadence. Looking at the students relaxing on the lawn, he couldn't help but scratch his hair in annoyance, and cursed in frustration: "Fuck!"

He tightened his windbreaker, picked up a cardboard box full of sundries on the ground, and walked outside the school step by step, looking at the beautiful scenery around him with nostalgia from time to time. , the School of Film and Television at the University of Southern California, was originally the place where his dream started, but now, everything is ruined.

Wang Yang is a Chinese who immigrated to the United States since his grandfather's generation. His grandfather ran a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown, and then his father took over, and the restaurant continues to be open today. However, after two generations of hard work, this "family business" not only failed to grow in size, but instead became increasingly dilapidated. The business was run by neighborhood acquaintances and was on the verge of closing down for many years.

Although Wang Yang grew up in a restaurant, he had little interest in cooking, but was extremely passionate about movies. When he was 9 years old, after watching "Cinema Paradiso", he strengthened his determination to become a director! Well, at that time he thought that a movie projectionist like old man Alfredo was the director.

Anyway, from then on, he has been moving towards this goal, and he did it. At the age of 18, he entered the School of Film and Television of the University of Southern California, majoring in film and television production. Everything is developing in a good direction. , if that hadn't happened.

That happened a week ago, and then he was expelled. In the second semester of his freshman year, he was expelled.

Thinking of the cause and effect, Wang Yang sighed helplessly, his head aching with irritation. Originally, after finishing his bachelor's degree at the University of Southern California, he could continue to study for a master's degree, or he could find some work as an assistant director to accumulate experience and wait. Opportunity to become a director. But as he was expelled from school, his dream of directing became further and further away from him.

"Hey, isn't that our Chink? Where are you going?" Several young people walked over on the lawn, four men and two women, except for one man. Black, everyone else is white. The blond white man at the head had a grin on his face, pretending to be a monkey dancing with his hands, and making strange noises: "Ping-pang, Ping-pang? Ching-chong, Ching-chong?"

As His strange noise made several other men and women laugh. Their faces were full of ridicule and contempt, and they looked at Wang Yang with disdain.

Although Wang Yang is an American, he doesn’t know how many times he has heard these words since he was a child. He likes his yellow skin and dark eyes, he likes Chinese characters, likes Chinese food, and likes Chinese culture; He has never discriminated against others. He hates racial discrimination deeply, but the reason why he was expelled was precisely racial discrimination.

It was an unjust case. That day, he encountered a situation like now. He was verbally abused and provoked by a black classmate. Even his mother scolded him. He couldn't bear it. He couldn't control his emotions and became furious. Hit someone.

The black classmate is called Terrence Ben, and he is very muscular. However, Wang Yang has been learning Bajiquan from a master in Chinatown since he was a child. However, Terence didn't care. While beating Terence down, Wang Yang cursed: "Is this what you want? Fuck!"

Unfortunately, this sentence "Fuck-" "You!" was heard by a teacher who heard about it, and that teacher was a black man, Gary Martin.

Afterwards, Terrence, the villain, complained first and turned the story upside down. He insisted that Wang Yang had verbally abused him and then punched him. Although Wang Yang tried his best to explain, there was no one else on the lawn at the time, and no one could testify for him. However, Terrence Ben had a black teacher, Gary Martin, to make the decision for him, so the school believed Terrence Ben, and Wang Yang was Expelled from school.

What is ridiculous is that he is now surrounded by people who are "racist", but no one is giving him justice.

"Bruce-Lee, what do you want, a banana? Oh, come and eat it!" The blond white man named Matthew smiled and made a few crotch thrusting movements, and said with a smile : "Come on, I know you like it!"

The other five young people also laughed. They all knew about Wang Yang's expulsion, so they came to ridicule him. It's not that Wang Yang has offended them, it's just that his Asian identity has become the object of fun for these boring people.

If you say "Nigger" to a black man and go to court, it will definitely be racial discrimination; but if you say "Chink" or "Chinaman" to a Chinese, it will rarely be called racial discrimination. discriminate. This is the other side of this highly democratic and egalitarian country.

"OK, you pissed me off." Wang Yang slowly put down the cardboard box and stepped forward to grab the smiling Matthew by the collar: "I'll give you two choices. One, Apologize; two, I'll take you to the hospital."

"Oh, Chinese boy, do you want to hit me?" A trace of panic flashed across Matthew's freckled face, pretending to be calm. He said authentically: "If you want to go to jail, you can do it."

Wang Yang smiled and said calmly: "If you want to be a priest, I can kick your balls out."

Matthew couldn't help but swallowed when he thought of Terrence Ben's quarterback figure being beaten into a pig's head by the Wang Yang in front of him. The three men and two women next to him also became nervous, shouting "Hey, calm down, calm down" one after another, but Wang Yang glanced at them from the corner of his eyes, and they fell silent. Who knows if they would all be beaten?

"Okay, you can concentrate on serving God." Wang Yang's expression changed, and before he finished speaking, he pulled hard with his hand and pretended to lift his right leg.

Matthew was startled and shouted: "Wait, wait!" While struggling hard, he shouted: "I apologize, I apologize! I was wrong, I Wrong! ”

Oh! Along with Matthew's five accomplices, the new onlookers also slapped their foreheads and said "COME-ON" one after another, expressing their dissatisfaction with Matthew's apology.

"Are you an asshole?" Wang Yang's tone was still calm, but the murderous look in his eyes made Matthew unable to resist. Matthew only wanted to end it quickly. Then he nodded and said: "Well, I am, I am..." Wang Yang asked: "What is it?" Matthew said frustratedly: "Asshole..."

There were boos all around, and Matthew's accomplices all Rolling his eyes, several blonde beauties murmured and snickered, which made Matthew feel a little embarrassed for a moment and blushed.

Wang Yang smiled slightly, patted Matthew's face gently with his hand, and said: "Little bitch, do you want to kill me? Bring me a gun!" After that, he With a hard push from his hand, Matthew staggered back.

Amidst the boos, Wang Yang picked up the cardboard box on the ground again and walked out of the school. When he came to the school gate, he couldn't help but stop and look back at the campus that he had longed for for many years, but now he was about to leave sadly. Farewell to the tall and old towering trees; farewell to the green and pleasant soft lawn... He was deeply moved. Taking a deep breath, he strode out of the school gate.

Where to go? Wang Yang was holding a cardboard box and walking aimlessly on the streets of Los Angeles. Cars were passing by, people were moving on the street, and the sound of traffic lights was "ding-ding-ding" from time to time. Wang Yang stood in front of the intersection. A little confused, not knowing where to go.

After a lot of efforts, the news of his expulsion from school is still hidden from his parents, otherwise he will definitely be forced to return to San Francisco, and then take over the "family business" and become the third generation chef of the restaurant.

"Dealing with firewood, rice, oil and salt all day long? I don't want it!" Wang Yang shook his head and shouted in his heart: "My hard work and dream for so many years are to become an outstanding The director made a good movie, and now he wants me to go back and guard a restaurant that is about to close down because I was wronged!"

He thought of his joy when he was admitted to the University of Southern California, and the congratulations from his friends. and envious eyes, recalling the love of parents who were both expecting and caring, wanting to encourage but afraid of pressure, and the words "Son, if you can't survive in Los Angeles, come back to San Francisco. The spoons in the restaurant are waiting for you to take over"...< /p>

Oh my god, when he thought about his parents saying, "Son, I know you can't make movies, you should just stay in the restaurant and cook" when he went back, Wang Yang couldn't help but yell, Then let a car hit me and kill me!

Damn it! Wang Yang smiled self-deprecatingly: "Although I like eating Chinese food, I don't like being a chef!" I don't want to go back in despair, only to be teased by my friends and comforted by my parents in disappointment! I won't give up!

Just as Wang Yang encouraged himself and walked halfway down the road, a woman pushing a BB cart behind him suddenly took off her hand, and the BB cart crashed into his butt out of control with a bang. , Wang Yang, who was in a trance, was caught off guard and was knocked forward and fell forward. The cardboard box in his hand flew up, and debris was scattered all over the floor.

"Oh! God!" Passers-by around him exclaimed with their hands covering their mouths, and saw the baby without a seat belt pop out of the BB car and fly in the air!

With a pop, Wang Yang fell hard to the ground; with another pop, the baby hit him on the head and landed safely.

So dizzy... Wang Yang only felt dizzy for a while, and phantoms appeared in front of his eyes. He didn't even know what car he was hit by. There was only one thought left in his mind, am I going to die?