Chapter 1024: Hard Bones and Courage
If you ask Nelson about the luckiest moment of his life, he will tell you by now that it was a day in May 2006......
That day, a young man covered in blood walked into his office with a young boy who had been shot dead by the owner for robbing a pizzeria, and said he would take over the place from today......
Nelson remembered resisting that day, then giving in when Alvin broke a finger.
He also remembers an angry and helpless Alvin driving around Hell's Kitchen in a van and kidnapping the gangsters with names and surnames to the school conference room.
When Nelson watched Kim, the biggest mob leader in New York, and was unable to do anything about his man's "bullseye" being pressed against the conference table by Alvin and burning a large scar on his forehead with a cigarette lighter, he knew there was a new owner.
Nelson had expected his later years to be a mess, but now ......
Listening to the applause of the audience, this 60-year-old slippery head covered his eyes and burst into tears of excitement.
Who would have thought that the principal of one of America's worst public schools could have such a day?
The President of the United States and the Mayor of New York City applauded and cheered for themselves from the audience......
The Manhattan Tomahawk and Iron Man pay homage to their chests......
An alien prince led a large group of teachers in the audience, booing good-naturedly and strongly demanding increased benefits......
Nelson didn't know how others would define a person's achievements in life, but he felt that he had received his "Lifetime Achievement Award......
When he was driven by Alvin to the cramped vice-principal's office, he never imagined that he would have such a day.
Now in Nelson's heart, this school is the best in the world, and he is now a member of this school!
Nelson had been very confused about Alvin's approach, which, in his realist mind, had failed to live up to his strength.
He could have done more, he could have made everyone think of him as God, but he was guarding a small dining room in Hell's Kitchen, guarding a small school.
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', and no one can get everyone's approval!
Those who think they can save the world are liars who delude themselves.
The world is always balanced, there are good and bad, good and evil, and the guys who think they are saviors are crazy. ”
It wasn't until then that Nelson thought he had truly read Alvin......
He's really not the reckless and impulsive tomahawk that people see, in fact he matures in some things and almost loses his momentum......
Everyone understands that Hell's Kitchen is made because of the system, but a mature system can be formed and run because it serves the majority of the people, and it benefits the majority of people.
Alvin was obviously sober, and he wouldn't do anything like that to fight the system, which meant he was going to fight against the majority.
To help a small group of people against the majority? This was clearly not in Alvin's plans.
So you can see that Alvin has always been targeting those within the system, not the system itself......
Nelson, who witnessed Alvin's rise, saw the whole process of change in Hell's Kitchen.
He saw how Alvin used his influence to get the residents of Hell's Kitchen to find a glimmer of hope in the cracks of the system.
Best of all, the effect is subtle, and people's lives are slowly changing, but most of them simply don't understand what's going on.
The people here worship Alvin, but if you ask them to tell them what Alvin did, many people will probably only be able to answer "Tomahawk", "School", "Racing Car", "Food Truck......
They couldn't figure out what Alvin was doing......
"Safety", "work", "life-changing opportunities" are the most meaningful things Alvin does for Hell's Kitchen.
Without these, Hell's Kitchen is still Hell's Kitchen, because people are always those people......
That's where Alvin comes in!
Nelson asked himself if he understood Alvin, and he was glad that he had chosen it, and he was immensely proud of it......
Changing the style of the British gentleman in the past, Nelson "worked hard" to enjoy his glory......
A few minutes later, as the applause subsided, Nelson was a little embarrassed and straightened out the stinky pieces of hair on his head.
He wiped the tears from his face, laughed and waved his hand to the audience, then hugged Alvin, and handed the rostrum to Alvin completely.
Alvin looked at Nelson's somewhat embarrassed back as he stepped off the podium, he didn't know the complicated inner activities of the vice-principal just now.
If he knew, he might have written it down and then wrote a memoir or something in the future to "pretend" it!
Alvin himself probably didn't understand what he was doing......
He just wanted to keep a trace of kindness in his heart, and then stumbled to this day.
He was lost, sad, and angry, and then calmly walked over under the warmth of his family and friends......
Alvin never felt that he had anything to do with "greatness", and he clearly knew that he had developed a little more bad problems in his two lives than the average person.
This is Hell's Kitchen, a place where there are more bastards than good people......
But it's always like this, most people are always willing to think of their idols as perfect......
Looking at the frolicking students in the audience and the smiling guests, Alvin patted the microphone happily, and then said with a smile: "Hey, look at me, it's the principal of a private school who is talking to you now."
It's my place, respect me a little ......"
There was another burst of laughter from the audience, and no one was afraid of Alvin in this state......
Alvin smiled and spread his hands, pretending to be helpless, "I should have asked Olivia to give me a copy of the written speech, because I suddenly forgot what I should say......
There are so many good things happening in school, I don't know what to say, you guys have made me happy troubles. ”
As he spoke, Alvin looked at the phalanx of graduates composed of 72 students, and he smiled and said, "Hey, how does it feel to be admitted to college?" ”
Seeing the students in the phalanx babbling loudly and saying things like, "Great" and "Incredible", Alvin took out a card from his pocket a little proudly, and said with a smile: "The president of Harvard called me, and what happened to your senior sister Julie won you two Harvard places......"
Saying that, Alvin raised his head and looked at the phalanx of graduates with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice: "None of you want to go to Harvard?" ”
Alvin's words caused a commotion among the graduates in the audience, and the former captain of the team, "Landlord", came out of the team, waved his fist unhappily and shouted at Alvin on the stage: "Those guys look down on us!"
Why should we go to a place that looks down on us?
Mr. Robert prepared an admissions guide for me that was thicker than a phone book, and we had so many options......"
Saying that, the "landlord" turned to look at his brothers and sisters domineeringly, and he spread his hands and shouted, "All why Harvard?"
To hell with those bitches......"
As the former captain of the team, the "landlord" is still very appealing, and as he spoke, a large group of boys and girls let out a feverish cheer, shouting loudly: "To hell with Harvard......
Those bigwigs who sent their children to school felt a little sideways at the "arrogance" of those graduates, and they didn't dare to say that they would casually refuse an invitation from Harvard with their family status.
But it was a wake-up call to those who had a ticket to Harvard......
Alvin looked at the excited graduates with a bit of amusement, he took the microphone and coughed lightly, then took out two envelopes with the words Harvard written on them from his suit pocket and shook them in his hands......
"This is my neighbor Raymond?? Leddington got it through negotiations, and it condensed the suffering of your senior sister Julie......
I thought this would help you, but it turned out ......
You're stupid......
But it's kind!
I should have advised you, 'Take it and it will give you a bright ......future.'"
Alvin said as he put the envelope back into his pocket, 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, no George?? A boyfriend like Clooney......
I'm glad you let me know that your bones are hard and that you still have the courage!
I'm so proud of you......"
Alvin's soft words "I'm so proud of you" completely ignited the atmosphere in the playground......
Yes, we have nothing, but we still have courage and hard bones, you can despise us, but we will one day make you regret with our achievements.
We'll tell everyone out loud on our own successful day that Harvard is nothing to Hell's Kitchen......
Looking at the frenetic playground, President Ellis stood up straight and applauded as he said to Benny, the bodyguard next to him, "Remember to remind me to cancel all future Harvard trips when I go back......
Benny was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "I thought you were going to make some trouble for Harvard......"
President Ellis shook his head with a smile and said, "How is this possible?"
Alvin didn't really regard Harvard as an enemy, otherwise the president of Harvard would have hanged himself......"
Saying that, President Ellis looked at the excited children dancing with their hands, shook his head and smiled, and said, "It's just that those children need a visible 'enemy', they need a little motivation to move forward."
I'm just making a friend's position clear......"