Chapter 1039 Hard Bones and Courage
If you ask Nelson about the luckiest moment in his life, he will definitely tell you now that it was one day in May 2006...
That day, a country-like young man walked into his office covered in blood and carrying a little boy who was shot and killed by the boss for robbing a pizza shop. He said that he would take over the place from today...
Nelson still remembered that he resisted that day, and then gave in after Alvin broke one of his fingers.
He still remembers Alvin, angry and helpless, driving a van around Hell's Kitchen and kidnapping named gangsters into the school conference room.
When Nelson watched New York's largest gang leader King and his subordinate "Bullseye" being helpless as Alvin pinned him down on the conference table and used a cigarette lighter to burn a big scar on his forehead, he knew there was someone here. New owners.
Nelson thought his later life would be a mess, but now...
Listening to the applause from the audience, this 60-year-old slippery man covered his eyes and burst into tears with excitement.
Who would have thought that the principal of one of the worst public schools in America would have such a day?
The President of the United States and the Mayor of New York applauded and cheered for themselves in the audience...
Manhattan Tomahawk and Iron Man pay homage to their own breasts…
An alien prince led a large group of teachers in the audience, booing in good faith and strongly demanding increased benefits...
Nelson doesn't know how others define a person's lifetime achievement, but he feels that he has received his own "lifetime achievement award"...
When he was driven to the small vice-principal's office by Alvin, he never imagined that he would have such a day.
Now in Nelson's heart, this school is the best school in the world, and he is now a member of this school!
Nelson had always been puzzled by Alvin's approach in the past. In his realist heart, Alvin's approach failed to live up to his power.
He can obviously do more things, and he can obviously make everyone regard him as God, but he just guards a small restaurant and a small school in Hell's Kitchen.
Until one day Alvin told him, "I am not God, God is not perfect, and no one can help everyone.
The so-called perfection is just 'what you think', no one can win everyone's approval!
Anyone who thinks they can save the world is a liar.
The world is always balanced. It has good and bad, good and evil. Anyone who thinks he is a savior is crazy. "
It wasn't until that moment that Nelson thought he had truly understood Alvin...
He is really not the reckless and impulsive battle ax that people see. In fact, he has matured to the point where he has almost lost his drive in certain things...
Everyone understands that the reason for the formation of Hell's Kitchen lies in the system, but the reason why a mature system can be formed and run is that it serves the most people and can benefit the most people.
Alvin is obviously sober. He will not do anything like fighting the system, which means he has to fight against most people.
To help a small group of people against the vast majority? This was obviously not part of Alvin's plan.
So you can see that Alvin has been targeting those within the system, not the system itself...
As a witness to Alvin's rise, Nelson saw the entire process of Hell's Kitchen's changes.
He saw how Alvin used his influence to let the residents of Hell's Kitchen find a glimmer of hope from the cracks of the system.
The best thing is that this influence is subtle, and people's living conditions are changing slowly, but most of them don't understand what is going on.
People here admire Alvin, but if you ask them to talk about what Alvin did, many people may only answer "Tomahawk", "school", "racing car", "dining truck"...
They couldn't figure out what Alvin had done...
"Safety," "jobs," and "life-changing opportunities" are the most meaningful things Alvin does for Hell's Kitchen.
Without these, Hell's Kitchen will still be Hell's Kitchen, because people will always be those people...
This is the great thing about Alvin!
Nelson asked himself whether he understood Alvin. He was glad for his choice and felt extremely proud of it...
Instead of acting like an English gentleman in the past, Nelson enjoyed his glory "vigorously"...
A few minutes later, when the applause subsided, Nelson tidied the hair piece on his head in a somewhat embarrassed manner.
He wiped the tears on his face, laughed and waved to the audience, then hugged Alvin and completely handed the rostrum to Alvin.
Alvin looked at Nelson's somewhat embarrassed back as he walked down the podium. He didn't know the complicated inner activities of the vice-principal just now.
If he knew, he might record those contents and write a memoir or something in the future just to "pretend"!
Alvin himself may not even understand what he did...
He just wanted to keep a trace of kindness in his heart, and then stumbled to where he is today.
He was lost, sad, and angry, and then he came over calmly under the warmth of his family and friends...
Alvin never felt that he had anything to do with "greatness". He clearly knew that he had developed more bad habits in his two lives than the average person.
This is Hell's Kitchen, a place where there are more assholes than good people...
But things are always like this, most people are always willing to think of their idols as perfect...
Looking at the playful students and the smiling guests in the audience, Alvin patted the microphone happily, and then said with a smile: "Hey, look at me, the principal of a private school is talking to you now. .
This is my territory, respect me..."
The audience burst into laughter again. No one was afraid of Alvin in this state...
Alvin smiled and spread his hands, pretending to be helpless and said: "I should ask Olivia to give me a written speech, because I suddenly forgot what I should say...
There are so many good things happening in school that I don’t even know what to say. You have made me worry about happiness. "
As Alvin looked at the phalanx of graduates composed of 72 students, he smiled and said, "Hey, how does it feel to be admitted to college?"
Seeing the students in the phalanx loudly saying things like, "Great" and "Unbelievable", Alvin took out a card from his pocket and said with a smile. : "The president of Harvard called me. What happened to your senior sister Julie won you two places at Harvard..."
As he spoke, Alvin raised his head and looked at the phalanx of graduates with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice: "None of you actually want to go to Harvard?"
Alvin's words caused a commotion among the graduates in the audience. The team's former captain "Landlord" walked out of the team, waved his fist in displeasure and shouted at Alvin on the stage: "Those guys look down on it." us!
Why would we go to a place that looks down upon us?
Mr. Robert prepared an admissions guide for me that was thicker than a phone book. We had so many choices..."
After saying this, the "landlord" turned around and looked at his brothers and sisters domineeringly. He spread his hands and shouted: "Why Harvard?
To hell with those sons of bitches..."
As the former captain of the team, "Landlord" is still very appealing. As he spoke out, a large group of boys and girls cheered wildly and shouted loudly: "To hell with Harvard..."
The rich people who send their children to school are a little suspicious of the "arrogance" of those graduates. You must know that those rich people do not dare to refuse the invitation from Harvard casually due to their family status.
But this reminds those people that this school has admission tickets to Harvard...
Alvin looked at the excited graduates with amusement. He took the microphone and coughed lightly, then took out two envelopes with Harvard written on them from his suit pocket and shook them in his hand...
"This was obtained through negotiation with my neighbor Raymond Ledington, and it embodies the suffering of your senior sister Julie..."
I thought this would help you, but...
You are so stupid...
But very classy!
I should have advised you, 'Take it, it will give you a bright future...'"
Alvin said and put the envelope back into his pocket, and then he smiled and said: "But I can't lie to myself, that's not our style...
We lack a lot of things, no money, no big house, no good car, no girlfriend like Barbie doll, no boyfriend like George Clooney...
Fortunately, you let me know that your bones are strong and you still have courage!
I'm proud of you..."
Alvin's gentle words "I'm proud of you" completely ignited the atmosphere of the playground...
Yes, we have nothing, but we still have courage and hard bones. You can despise us, but one day we will make you regret it with our achievements.
We will loudly tell everyone on our successful day that Harvard is nothing to Hell's Kitchen...
Looking at the extremely frenzied atmosphere in the playground, President Ellis stood up straight, applauded, and said to Benny, the bodyguard beside him: "Remember to remind me to cancel all future trips to Harvard when I go back..."
Benny was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "I thought you would cause some trouble for Harvard..."
President Ellis smiled and shook his head and said: "How is this possible?
Alvin didn’t really regard Harvard as his enemy, otherwise the president of Harvard would have hanged himself long ago..."
As President Ellis looked at the excited and dancing children, he shook his head and smiled and said: "It's just that those children need a visible 'enemy', and they need a little motivation to move forward.
I just expressed a friend’s position clearly..."