The Best Director

Chapter 117 You must go to jail!

August 23, 1999, New York, Palake Private Hospital. (Reading novels)

"You want me to hit you?" Wang Yang's voice was cold, panting slightly, his eyes filled with unprecedented anger. Cole on the opposite side shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Come on." Wang Yang sneered, and suddenly stepped forward and snatched the telephoto camera from Cole's hand, smashed it to the ground with all his strength, and then punched it furiously. Waving Jiang Ye: "***, you go to die"

With a bang, his fist slammed hard on Cole's cheek, and a tooth fell out of Cole's twisted mouth and flew out.

March 31, 2001, New York State Supreme Court.

The small courtroom was full of seats, and there were many journalists without cameras sitting in the auditorium, as well as movie fans who came to support them. If it weren't for the limited seats in the courtroom and the strict regulations, the place would have been full of people. Between the positions of bodyguards, assistants, etc., Jessica, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, was full of piety, holding her hands and silently praying for her beloved.

On the judge's bench, the old judge Kent Marano, who was wearing a black suit and combed his white hair meticulously, had a calm expression, making it impossible to see his thoughts. He looked at the case files on the table, from the first hearing to the Now that he was about to make a verdict, he already had a set of judgments in mind. He looked up at Wang Yang, who was silent and natural, and Cole Langston, who adjusted his sitting posture from time to time, and said, "The prosecution and the defense will make the final closing statement."

Billy McCrow, a litigator representing Cole, stood up, twisted his tie, and said as he stepped out, "A year and a half ago, in this city, there was a very ordinary incident of violence. Incident, a man brutally attacked an innocent person. Originally, this case was very simple, just send the man directly to prison. But the identity of the assailant made this case not come to fruition until now."

Billy McCrow walked to the jury, looked at the jurors with different expressions, pointed at Wang Yang, frowned and said in a low voice, "I've heard enough of everyone saying, 'He saved a little boy. Girl' up, yeah, that's true, creditable but then, he hit someone, it's true he saved a little girl, he did the right thing, but that doesn't mean he got a 'free The quota for "doing a bad thing" is legal. We are talking about the part of him doing a bad thing. We can't simply say "correct and make up for mistakes" to save people. Countless doctors beat and killed people, and that doctor will also be punished .”

"Then why can he escape legal sanction?" Billy McGrow was shocked, walked quickly to the judge's bench, looked at the calm Kent Marano, and said quickly: "Because he is an outstanding judge." because he’s a billionaire? because he’s young? so he gets special treatment? gets away with it?”

The members of the jury frowned in thought; Jessica gritted her teeth,

Cursing "he's confusing black and white" in her heart, she followed Billy McCrow to the defense table, and saw him looking at Wang Yang, shaking his head and sighing, "There is no doubt that this young man is He has outstanding achievements in some aspects, but in front of the law and this case, those are nothing. Look at him, what kind of attitude is he now? I don’t see any remorse in him, and he even feels guilty about his violent behavior pride"

Defense lawyer Vincent Grant took a deep breath secretly. This opponent is very smart and knows how to mobilize the emotions of judges and jurors, and he also knows how to make them think "I can't help the powerful". But opponents of the same level and disadvantages of witnesses are not the headaches for him and Wang Yang's lawyers, but Wang Yang's attitude.

At the beginning, he proposed an out-of-court settlement, but his client rejected it without hesitation; during the trial stage, he also suggested, required, and persuaded his client to show a "knowledge of mistakes, You shouldn’t hit people casually” pleading for sympathy. Before today’s court session, he reminded again and again: “Yang, your attitude directly affects the outcome of this case and makes you haggard and regretful. Don’t be so tough.” But he still didn’t cooperate. Now the opponent is still grasping this key point to attack.

Looking at Wang Yang with a silent face next to him, Vincent Grant sighed in his heart, what a stubborn guy. Seeing that Billy McCrow over there had finished speaking, Vincent Grant clicked a button on the desktop to remind him one last time. A piece of paper with "attitude (h)" written on it, he got up and said: "My client is indeed an outstanding young man, but I want to remind everyone that there are not only good 'special treatment', but also bad ones." .”

He spread his hands, came to the jury, and asked: "Because he is a celebrity, should he be discriminated against in a particularly severe way? Is it possible to completely obliterate his good side?" The jurors immediately Looking at each other, he continued: "Everyone knows that my client is keen on charity. He has donated 5 million to the Children's Protection Foundation, 10 million to the Youth Protection Foundation, and 10 million to the Women and Children's Help Center."

Vincent Grant walked to the judge's seat, looked at the old judge, and said excitedly: "I said this just to say that he is not a cruel and unreasonable person, on the contrary he is a person with a sense of justice and love." Jessica at the table kept nodding silently, and Vincent Grant said: "He hit Mr. Langston because he was angry; he was angry because he was saving people and doing right and great things. But Mr. Langston went out to wreak havoc, and that's the full story and we've said enough about that."

He breathed out with his hands spread out, calmed down slowly, and concluded: "The law is used to punish bad people. If you beat a bad person who obstructed saving people out of a moment of anger, you are guilty? What is it?" Crime?" He looked at the jurors, looked at the old judge, and said with a confused face: "What kind of crime is this? Is there a wrong crime in justice? Is there a wrong crime in saving people?" After a long time, he nodded and said: " Your honor, everyone, I'm done." After finishing speaking, he walked back to the defense bench.

Kent Marano's expression remained unchanged. He flipped through the case files, made some considerations in his mind, then looked at Wang Yang who was not far ahead, and said, "Young man, in the past year or so, we have met Many times, I am very aware of your case. You are indeed an excellent young man, but each case has its own independence, and it is facing you on August 23, 1999. If you come back Will you hit Mr. Cole Langston on that day?"

"Please, Jan" Vincent Grant yelled in his heart, and kicked Wang Yang's foot lightly with his foot. This answer is very important. You must have regret for your loss of control. Jessica in the auditorium He pursed his lips tightly, hoping that he would do what the lawyer said, but also felt aggrieved and uncomfortable for him; and the fans all thought that Yang could be cool and not give in

Wang Yang stood up slowly, without looking at Cole over there, looked directly at the judge, and said, "Yes, I will."

Vincent Grant closed his eyes helplessly, about to mess it up; Jessica's heart seemed to be stabbed, but she breathed a sigh of relief, Yang, why are you so cool... The fans secretly clenched their fists, and the reporters With expressions of "there's a good show" on their faces, they all took out their pens and prepared to record Miracle Yang's words; Cole and Billy McCrow were secretly a little happy.

"Do you think you are completely right in this matter?" Kent Marano frowned slightly, his voice became serious, and said: "If there was no security guard to pull you away, what would you do? Continue to fight ? Seriously injuring the plaintiff? Or simply taking his life?"

Wang Yang shook his head and said, "No, I wouldn't do that." But Cole would have both arms broken and a cast for several months. He remembered the scene of that day, and Cole's ugly face was vividly remembered. Want to compromise with this kind of scum? Never Never Compromise He looked at the judge and said sincerely: "I didn't say I was completely right, but I don't regret the choice I made. Hitting someone is a bad behavior, but facing some people, some At that time, you have to make a move."

"It's not the law." He shrugged, then looked at Cole over there, and said in disgust: "You need to do that, you must do that or you will be a coward all your life. When you are old, You think 'why didn't I shoot then? Give that bastard a good kick?' But you won't have this chance again, you're going to go to heaven with this regret..."

That's enough, that's enough. Wang Yang took a few deep breaths, let himself swallow the rest of his words, and said, "I'm done."

Kent Marano's old face was expressionless. He picked up a wooden hammer and tapped it, saying: "Adjourn the court and announce the verdict in fifteen minutes." After that, he stood up and walked to the office inside the court. The jury The members also got up and followed.

The courtroom was buzzing with chatting voices. The fans were very excited about Yang's amazing words just now, and the reporters knew they had made money; but Vincent Grant looked at Wang Yang with dissatisfaction and said, "Yang, what are you doing here?" What are you doing? Those words and attitudes you said will have very serious consequences." Wang Yang said calmly, "I'm sorry, I just said what I wanted to say."

Serious consequences? Shouldn't you be in the electric chair? Go to jail? Wang Yang smiled, maybe he was too naive, but it was worth it. But... He looked back to the gallery, and saw Jessica's smile was very far-fetched, full of visible worry. Wang Yang gave a thumbs up in reassurance, feeling very annoyed at once. If he is convicted of the crime, even if he is sentenced to community service, his parents, Jessica, and everyone who cares about him will feel uncomfortable because of it. unwilling to see.

Fifteen minutes passed in no time, and a group of jury members and Kent Marano came out in a single file. Kent Marano sat down in front of the judge's seat, and the whole court straightened up nervously. , the old judge calmly announced the final verdict: "This case has its complexity. The defendant is a young man full of vigor and justice. Out of anger, he shot and violently attacked the prosecutor, causing physical injury to the prosecutor. .Considering the provocative behavior of the prosecutor and the fact that the defendant saved lives..."

Jessica didn't blink her eyes and her heart stopped beating. Will Jan be okay? She said silently: "Merciful Lord, please bless us."

Kent Marano said again: "Although the law is not simply one minus one, it cannot make up for mistakes with the right, but it is designed for people. The jury once favored the defendant's innocence. But..." a reporter in the auditorium The fans' eyes widened immediately, and a few of them said "Oh" very impolitely; Jessica was stunned, and her face turned ugly in an instant, Yang is guilty?

"Quiet" Kent Marano knocked on the wooden hammer, looked at the silent Wang Yang, and continued: "The respondent did not show any remorse, he didn't feel anything wrong, and he insisted on the correctness of his beating. , and even contempt of court, this attitude is regrettable. The jury agreed that the defendant Wang Yang was found guilty of 'intentional wounding'."

Hearing this, although they had already guessed it, everyone couldn't help but their hearts jumped. The reporters and movie fans all looked at each other in blank dismay. What kind of punishment would Miraculous Yang receive if he was in trouble? Losing money, apologizing, and aiding punishment? Jessica clutched her forehead sadly; Cole couldn't help smiling; Wang Yang was expressionless; and Vincent Grant next to him was full of helplessness. As long as he repented a little, the result would be completely different, but screwed up now.

"Given the prisoner's bad attitude, I think he needs to be punished enough before he can reflect on himself. Therefore, I make a judgment here..." Kent Maranlo paused, looking at the people with different expressions in the room , announced: "The prisoner Wang Yang needs to compensate the victor Cole Langston for 300,000 U.S. dollars." The following Colton hugged his head in disappointment, why is it only 300,000? Imprisonment for 150 days, probation is not applicable, bail is not applicable, the prisoner needs to go to Riker Island Prison to serve his sentence and execute immediately”

Imprisonment for 5 months without probation, without bail, but immediate execution? Jessica felt dizzy for a while, and the assistant next to her quickly supported her. She stared blankly at Wang Yang's back in front of her, and murmured: "Oh my god, my god, why did this happen?"

The movie fans were also stunned. No one thought that the judge would give such a heavy sentence, and Miracle Yang would go to prison for 5 months? Let alone his director's new work this year, maybe he won't even be able to see "Sweetheart". Hell, although maybe he will be released from prison tomorrow for some reason, or he will be released on parole soon, but the current situation is " The idol is about to go to jail", their mood fell to the bottom.

"Your Honor" Vincent Grant hastily stretched out his hand, stood up and said, "I raise an objection, this punishment is too heavy, my client has a clean record, why does he lose his right to bail?"

Kent Marano said with a serious face: "The objection is invalid, you can appeal, but my referee has been decided." He looked at Wang Yang, and remembered the recent pregnancy of his underage granddaughter who was in junior high school. Some anger suddenly arose in his heart, but he made this referee not because of this matter, but because he felt it was necessary.

"Young man," he said earnestly, "You must go to jail. You need to know what you're doing, and you need to put your 'kung fu' to the right place. I don't want you to find yourself in prison when you're old. Among them, you will have too many regrets."

Wang Yang remained silent. The result of the penalty was beyond his expectation, which meant that he would be detained and imprisoned in Rikers Island Prison, and in theory he would be locked up for 150 days. The original life would suddenly go far away... Although he still has no regrets, he feels unprecedented pain in his heart. How can he make the people who love him still happy?

At this time, two burly court policemen came up with handcuffs, and the black man among them said: "Sir, you can remove the valuables on your body now; or hand them over to Riker Island Prison for safekeeping."

"I will appeal to you." Vincent Grant patted Wang Yang's shoulder encouragingly, and said, "Be patient, you will be able to come out as soon as tomorrow."

"OK, I'm fine." Wang Yang stood up, there was nothing valuable to remove, but...he turned around and looked at the auditorium behind, only the girl named Jessica was in his eyes, and he grinned , Shouted: "Sweetheart, don't worry about me taking care of myself" After that, he kept blowing kisses to her with both hands. Immediately, several female fans in the fan group on the other side screamed "Ah!" Kent Marano hit the hammer with a sullen face, and said, "Silence, police, take the prisoner away."

Jessica tried her best to keep a strong smile, and silently watched Wang Yang over there being handcuffed by the court police, and then he was held hostage and walked towards the prisoner passage. Her heart ached like she was about to lose consciousness. Since she was almost 20 years old , I have never experienced this kind of feeling, like losing him, losing the most important person... Seeing Wang Yang was about to walk into the passage, she couldn't help shouting: "Yang, no matter what, I love you!" Wang Yang, who was held by a court policeman, stopped, turned his head and smiled at her, and shouted, "Me too."

As soon as Wang Yang's figure disappeared into the passage, she covered her face with her hands, and tears poured out of her red eyes uncontrollably. She tried her best to suppress her crying, and faintly rang in her ears. A familiar gentle voice: "Maybe you need this..."

The reporters on the other side got up and left in a hurry. As soon as they walked out of the court, they scrambled to take out their mobile phones that were set to silent and started calling: "Listen, Fantastic Yang is going to jail immediately. I want to take a photo of the prison car", "Post it on the website immediately, and headline prison 1 will get his prisoner photo as soon as possible", "Remember, he said, 'This is not the law, you must do it... '", "Don't forget to write Jessica, she is very sad when she cries..."

Naturally, Wang Yang didn't know the reaction of the outside world. After leaving the court, he was escorted into the prison van taken over by the state police, and then went directly to Riker Island Prison.

Rikers Island Prison is one of New York's major prisons, covering an area of ​​413.17 acres and holding an average of 14,000 inmates every day. After arriving here, after Wang Yang registered, he got his prison number "18394", then handed over his personal belongings, changed into a light blue prison uniform, fingerprinted and took photos of prisoners; After the experience, he took the prison supplies issued by the prison, and under the escort of the prison guards, he came to the Annami-Cross Center (), this cell is responsible for detaining adult male prisoners.

He won't get any special treatment just because he is "the youngest billionaire" and "the youngest nominee for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director", especially when Kent Marano's judgment says "strictly deal with "The prison arranged him as an ordinary prisoner, and he had to live in a two-person cell with another prisoner.

Holding clothes, toothbrushes, mouthwash cups and other items, Wang Yang approached his room step by step. The prisoners on both sides of the cell were shouting: "Best director", "Hollywood boy", "Your girlfriend is so hot!" "

Wang Yang exhaled lightly, telling himself not to get angry. He suddenly remembered that old man Wu's words had come true: "If you are so brave and ruthless, you will go to jail sooner or later. Don't blame the master for not passing on the ultimate move to you. I'm afraid you will be shot." He shook his head and smiled. He said with a smile: "There is no such thing as shooting, at most, he will go to the electric chair."

"This is your room, don't make trouble." Some beer-bellied white prison guards opened the iron door of cell No. 149, and he said mockingly, "But I think you will be able to talk very well." , he knocked on his baton and left, shouting: "Be quiet, you moths!"

With Kakaka's voice, the iron door of the cell was slowly and automatically pulled up. Wang Yang looked at it expressionlessly, and after staying for a while, he smiled at himself and looked back at this little boy who might need to stay for 150 days. Room.

The snow-white and bright room is rectangular, less than 9 square meters in size. There is a bunk bed on the right hand against the wall, which can only accommodate a half body, and a fixed small table and chair in front; beside the door is a silver stainless steel Sink, and a toilet; and a white man with a beard, also wearing a light blue prison uniform, sitting by the bed.

"Hi, Magic Yang..." the man said hoarsely, and stretched out his hand to him. Wang Yang reached out to shake hands with him, and asked, "Hey, what's your name?" He looked at this man, and suddenly found that he looked familiar, and several images flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help asking in doubt: "Little Robert Downey?"

The man laughed amusedly, and said: "I really didn't expect anyone to remember me as a bad person."