Rebirth in America

After Alex sent the novel out, he waited almost a month for a reply.

"What! This is a rejection letter!" What was shocking was that Alex's ambitious novel project was rejected before it even started.

The letter said that the novel was very beautifully written and the author's imagination was also outstanding. It was hard to believe that the author was only seven years old. It’s just that this type of novel doesn’t seem to meet the market’s needs. If there is a novel like "The Lord of the Rings", I hope it can continue to be submitted to publishing houses.

After reading the entire letter, Alex almost tore it into pieces. He really didn't expect that editors in this era would be so conservative and willing to take even a little risk. They are only willing to publish novel types that are already on the market, and they dare not touch works like Alex's that completely subvert the existing novel system.

No wonder the editor would do this. Not to mention Alex’s novel from online literature, even the novel written by Aunt Rowling was inevitably rejected. Even more than once, my manuscript was rejected by many publishers.

In 1996, Aunt Rowling's first "Harry Potter" series suffered rejections from 12 publishers. Finally, Bloomsbury agreed to publish it. But the advance royalties are only £1,500.

This is not over yet. After becoming famous, Aunt Rowling wrote another novel. This is a 450-year-long detective novel called "The Cuckoo is Calling." This time she submitted the article under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, but unfortunately, it was rejected again.

Alex didn't know about Rowling's dark history. He still thought that the book he wrote was very interesting, but the editor was too stupid to understand it. He continued to send the novel to other publishing houses, but he did not believe that he could not find a discerning Bole.

While Alex was busy publishing the novel, the Carpenters got another good news!

Angel has it again, Alex and Richard will soon have a little brother or sister! This made Bart overjoyed. He had been thinking about having children for the past few years. The Carpenter brothers performed very well. If they had one more child, their band would not need outsiders to join them.

In Bart's anticipation, Angel's belly is getting bigger day by day. On March 2, 1950, Richard and Alex’s sister was born!

A month later, Bart named the newborn daughter Karen Carpenter!

At this time, in addition to being busy revising novels, Alex also had to study music and perform everywhere, and he had no extra energy to pay attention to his little sister Karen.

Only after he sent out the first novel in the "Harry Potter" series again did he have the energy to pay attention to his new sister!

"Karen! I'm here!" Alex leaned down to tease his sister in the cradle, and then quickly left her sight. "I'm missing, haha!"

When Karen was confused, Alex quickly appeared in front of her.

"I'm out again! Haha! Isn't it fun!"

Alex was laughing and playing with his sister Karen. He was in a very good mood now. The manuscript had been sent out, and now he just needed to wait patiently.

"It should be okay this time. I have revised the novel again, and it is much better than the first version." Alex teased his sister Karen over and over again while thinking about the novel's problems.

"Wait a minute! My brother's name is Richard Carpenter, and my sister's name is Karen Carpenter? They sound familiar!"

Suddenly, Alex felt a strange feeling in his heart! He quickly searched his memory bank and quickly found the relevant information.

Karen Carpenter and her brother Richard Carpenter formed the famous Carpenters Band. Karen Carpenter was born in Connecticut, USA in 1950. She learned musical instruments under the influence of her brother since she was a child and became a Her brother Richard, who is three years older than her, is a very talented young man who serves as a piano accompanist and producer and has composed a large number of songs.

Later, with the help of the famous manager De Nuwen, he entered the American pop music scene. In 1970, the song "Close To You" topped the charts, making the Carpenter brothers and sisters an instant hit. In the 1970s, they continued to release masterpieces and became the idols of countless American youths. President Nixon called the Carpenter brothers and sisters the best. American youth.

"No wonder! I always thought Richard Carpenter's name sounded familiar. It turns out he is Karen Carpenter's eldest brother!"

Alex suddenly realized that ever since he was born, he had always felt that the surname Carpenter was very strange. Because Carpenter's translation into Chinese means "carpenter"!

"Why is there no information about Alex Carpenter at all! Am I a non-existent person in history?" Alex was a little confused about his identity. He searched over and over, but found no trace of his existence. However, maybe the historical Alex did die in 1942, and it is logical that he has no relevant information in his mind.

What impressed Alex the most was the song "Yesterday Comes Again" sung by his sister Karen! This song was a must-play for his English teacher when he was taking English pronunciation classes in college. Listening to that song can touch the deepest memory in human heart.

Alex watched the video of "Yesterday Again" in his mind again. The singing and the feeling made him seem to have traveled through time and space and returned to the past.

"She is indeed my sister! This song is enough to immortalize her through the ages, and even Richard has benefited a lot from it."

Alex admired while searching for information. Fortunately, he liked this song very much in his previous life, so he had searched for relevant information. Otherwise, he might not know that Richard and Karen are the famous "Carpenter Brothers and Sisters" "combination.

The song "Yesterday Comes Again" was co-written by Richard Carpenter and John Beddis. It has been covered by countless singers. This gold-winning single ranked second in both the United States and the United Kingdom. . Now the song has become one of the best-selling singles of all time.

"Wait a minute, I remember Karen died a long time ago. I just took a quick look at it and didn't investigate the cause in depth!"

After thinking of countless possibilities, Alex quickly went down to check the information related to Carpenter.

It is a pity that Karen Carpenter passed away prematurely at the age of only 32 years old. She died of anorexia nervosa. This is due to the serious consequences of her long-term use of laxatives and long-term dieting in order to maintain a slim figure.

She died in the arms of her loving parents on February 4, 1983. Karen Carpenter has a beautiful voice, and her singing is friendly and natural, with a hint of sadness. In addition, they use multi-track recording technology, so their records are very successful both artistically and technically, and are the masterpieces of contemporary pop music.

Seeing this, Alex was shocked. He didn't expect that his little sister Karen would die early because of that damn anorexia!

He looked at the giggling baby girl in the cradle and said to her with determination: "Now that I have become your big brother, I will definitely not let you go down the same path! Don't worry! I will raise you well." Baibai is fat!”

After learning about the status that his sister Karen and brother Richard would have in the American music industry in the future, he wondered if he should give them a push. It is also in his own interest to allow Richard and Karen to debut as soon as possible. After all, if we have money, we all make it together. We are all members of the same family, so how can we be left behind!

It seems easy to make money through music, but it is actually quite difficult. After all, my sister Karen is only a few months old now, I am only over eight years old, and my brother Richard is less than five years old! Even talented people need the right time to succeed!

"You're too young, you don't have freedom to do anything!" Alex couldn't help but sigh. He knows many people who have made a lot of money and become rich at a very young age. For example, the famous American child star Shirley Temple was already famous at home and abroad at the age of six. There is also the superstar Michael Jackson. He performed on stage at the age of three. He had already released an album when he was six years old. When he was eight or nine years old, he released three consecutive albums that were the best-selling albums of the week.

Sometimes, comparing people to each other is really infuriating. Logically speaking, a time traveler like Alex should have already achieved both fame and fortune. Not only does he have superpowers, but his talent is also strong enough, but because he didn't have the proper opportunity, he has been wasting his time until now.

Alex muttered: "Why are these guys who are reborn in time and space so awesome? They can carry guns and shoot cannons at the age of three or four, and they can read books at UU www.uukanshu.net at the age of five or six, and they are very rich at the age of seven or eight. There are countless beauties, invincible in their teens, beating Europe and the United States at the age of twenty, and stepping on Japan and South Korea. No matter how bad we are, we can't be worse than ordinary people like Xiulan or Mike!"

In fact, Alex also knew what his problem was. First of all, he lacks opportunities. Without opportunities, no matter how good he is, he will not be able to fly. Secondly, there is the issue of age. Historically, many people at the age of seven or eight were able to do great things, but that was all due to luck. Thirdly, that is because Alex is lazy. If he really planned it well, he could use the knowledge of later generations to make a name for himself.

This time it was different. He was going to give it a try. As for how to do it, he really had to think carefully about it.

no chance? Then create your own opportunities!

No luck? Well, this luck is really beyond his control. However, being reborn through time travel is already a huge blessing, so what kind of luck does he need!

The rest is to think about how to use your own advantages to become famous in one fell swoop. A year or two ago, Alex thought that achieving fame and fortune was very simple, as long as he relied on "Harry Potter", a great killer and invincible magic weapon to attract money. Even if you can't make hundreds of millions of dollars a year like Aunt Rowling, you can at least make 1.8 million, no problem.

Unexpectedly, his book was not popular at all. I kept sending it out, and it kept getting returned. After more than ten rejections, Alex no longer wanted to rely on this to make a fortune. He plans to make money through music which is safer and more in line with his current situation.

As for how to take the music route, he has already had an idea, but he still needs to find some helpers.