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Alex tapped Rudy with his finger and replied: "As long as it is related to talent and the audience is interested, we can use this method to conduct competitions. [; first release] For example, singing, dancing, magic, Cooking skills, etc. But to open things up, we can start with singing.”

If you think about it carefully, it turns out that this is indeed the case. This competition process is suitable for many types of talent shows. It can even be used to cover anything that the audience is interested in. As long as people are interested, you can film this type of competition show.

"Of course, this process can be adjusted according to different audition types, but it is generally the same. For example, in singing talent shows, we can have the judges sit on a rotating chair. At the beginning, the judges have their backs to the singers , in front of the audience. After the judges recognize the singer's ability, they can press the button on the chair and turn around to watch the participating singers."

Alex continued to describe the features of this talent show that he knew, such as the number of "likes" the judges can give to the participating singers, the audience can support their favorite singers by calling, and the participation Interview footage of the singer before going on stage and more.

After listing these key points one by one, the people in the conference room suddenly became excited and came up with various things that fit the characteristics of this era. After they made improvements and put forward various suggestions, the program gradually became basically finalized.

"It's really great. This show will definitely become popular very soon!"

"Yes, I also think this is very exciting!"

"And it can also help the record company find some potential singers!"

Indeed it can. The signature of this show is to find powerful folk singers who can not only attract the audience's attention, but also make the audience empathize with singers who are from civilian backgrounds. It would be best if the life experiences of these civilian singers were miserable, so that the program could make it extremely tragic and bring tears to the eyes of the audience sitting in front of the TV.

"Bah bang bang!"

Alex clapped his hands to attract people's attention and then said: "This matter is settled like this. You two will send some people to cooperate and get this matter started quickly. This program is the top priority. , you should keep an eye on it and don’t make any mistakes.”

Wait until everyone responds yes. Alex nodded with satisfaction. He said: "I have a lot to deal with now, and I can't follow this show myself."

After hearing this, Rudy said anxiously: "Alex, it's okay for you not to participate in this program, but you can't ignore the record company's affairs."

"What's wrong? The record company didn't suffer much losses. And haven't I already replaced the people who left?" Alex looked at Rudy feeling a little strange. Asked: "Is there anything else?"

"It's like this. It seems that Ra Company and BBS Record Company can't get our big-name singers to come over, so they set their sights on those small and multi-fishing methods. They lured a large group of famous people over."

Rudy's words made everyone present feel disapproving. If it was before this, they might still be a little worried, but when this talent show comes out, it will definitely bring many lower-level singers to the record company to join them very quickly.

With this coming and going, it is estimated that there will not be as many young singers leaving as there are new singers coming in. As long as Carpenter Records spends time cultivating them, these newcomers will soon be able to grow up, even if they cannot become great stars. But Xiao Shen shouldn’t have to worry about anything.

"It's just that some young singers ran away, it's not that serious!" someone said.

Dill, the boss of the brokerage company, quickly waved his hand and spoke for Rudy: "Don't think like this. We are able to occupy a large share of the music industry just because there are many less famous singers under our banner. . They may not sell many records per record, but together they account for more than half of the record company's sales."

Today's Carpenter Records is no longer in the same situation as it was in the early days. When the Carpenter Brothers debuted, the record company was indeed only supported by their popular groups. Nowadays, record companies are getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more people under them. They have long abandoned this model of relying on a certain singer for life and death.

After all, the record market is fickle and fans' interests are unpredictable. A company that relies on only one or two people may be brilliant for a while, but it will never last for a long time.

Dill and Rudy have realized this a long time ago, so they spent a lot of effort to cultivate reserve singers. The last time Alex returned to New York, when he met Brigitte, he saw Rudy and the others in Looking for potential folk singers.

When Alex mentioned this American Idol talent show, they immediately thought of the singing competition they held in the record industry. This talent show is very consistent with their competition activities. As long as the staffing is slightly adjusted, it can be used directly without making many modifications. In other words, the judges need to find some big names to serve as judges.

All in all, those singers who are not very famous or not are the foundation of the record company. Now if the enemy comes to take a blow, there may not be any effect at first, but over time, big problems will arise.

Rudy also said quickly: "Not only that, they also increased the number of records on the market, used money to clear the way, and occupied most of the sales channels."

"Yes, after they poached our singers, they released records for them at all costs. They may not make much money, but in comparison, our losses may be greater. Because the records released by our singers are in If channels cannot be expanded, sales will be greatly suppressed. Over time, big-name singers will be affected by this and may want to change jobs."

The more Dill talked, the more worried he became. He didn't think it was such a big problem at first, but after he said it himself, he felt that the problem was very serious.

There are many popular singers at Carpenter Records, although Alex doesn't care much about things here. But he would still ask people to recruit famous singers from history.

In addition to Little Richard, Elvis, Chuck, Buddy, Jerry, Harry and others he personally found in the early days, he also asked the agency to send secrets to Hendrix, Smith Tiffany Wonder, Barbara Eden, Bob Dylan and many other powerful singers are back.

Even the Beatles who were still studying were recruited. The teenagers who had not yet formed the Beatles were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

Alex asked someone to abduct them from England to the United States. When these four sixteen or seventeen-year-old boys looked at the incoming people in stunned silence and couldn't believe their ears, they already agreed to any request in a daze.

Someone sent by the record company said to them: "Carpenter Records thinks you have great potential and hopes to sign a contract with you..."

Then they beat the parents of these teenagers with money and brought them to New York, USA, in the name of cultivating new singers. After a period of professional guidance, these musically gifted teenagers have grown rapidly. The record was welcomed by many fans as soon as it was released.

Especially a few songs that Alex wrote for them. Most of them are inspirational songs that encourage people to work hard, such as etc. Some of the songs made Richard feel very good, and he complained to Alex privately: "This song should be sung by us..."

Hear something like this. Alex couldn't help but smile bitterly. He just took out a few of the later Beatles songs. So that this legendary combination can get off to a smoother start. But I didn't expect that Richard would also feel jealous of the Beatles. Maybe this group performed so well that even a proud man like Richard felt a little threatened.

"Don't worry. I still have a lot of good songs that I haven't released yet. I'll record a record with you and my sister when I get the chance!" Alex promised at the time, but he didn't expect that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes and it took a long time. They have never released a new album.

Because of this, when he heard what Rudy and Dill said, he suddenly thought of a solution: "Since the other party is trying to win with quantity, then we will win with quality. I think the Carpenter brothers and sisters should have more Let’s make a record and see whose songs the market likes!”

"Also, we can appropriately increase the records of big-name singers under the record company, and let them release as many songs as possible. It doesn't matter if the quality is a little lower, as long as they can withstand this period."

Rudy and the others were overjoyed after hearing this, and they all nodded in agreement.

Alex's approach may put a lot of pressure on singers like Elvis Presley. If the quality of the records released becomes lower, it may lead to a loss of popularity. But after all, their popularity is already very high, so even if they lose some, it doesn't matter. The record companies and singers will still make much better money than what RA companies can do.

After the meeting, Alex wrote out some classic songs in his memory and gave them to his younger brothers and sisters to practice and prepare for recording records and so on.

It's just that the record was recorded, but it couldn't be carried out immediately. Alex was now burdened with a heavy responsibility, and these specific tasks should not have been done too much in the first place. He also has to rush to deal with other companies' affairs. Generally speaking, he only needs to grasp the general direction, and leave the rest to the people below.

This is what the superiors need to do, but if Alex does not appear in the album of the Carpenter brother and sister group, the popularity of the album will be much less, and the effect will not be as good as imagined. In order to make the record more popular, Alex could only let Richard and the others practice first, and then rush over to record the record himself.

After dealing with these things, Alex dragged his exhausted body back to his residence in New York. This is where he lives alone, having purchased a residence outside since he came of age.

American families value independence. Children like Alex can have their own residence outside when they reach adulthood. The Carpenters did not have to live with their grown-up children like Chinese parents. They paid great attention to personal security issues.

In fact, he has not used this residence many times since he bought it, and it is usually empty. Occasionally I come here to stay for a few days, especially when I need to transform into a "Wang Long". Alex would come here and do his makeup.

Before he lay down on the sofa, a fragrant breeze hit him from behind, and then he was hugged tightly from behind. Judging from the physical contact between the two, the person holding him was a woman with an excellent figure. Alex could even feel the other person's round breasts, which were so comfortable on his back.

"Are you thinking about me? Hee hee!" A voice with a nice French accent sounded, and a beautiful figure immediately appeared in Alex's mind. He could even feel the way the other person pursed his lips when he spoke.

"Of course I miss you," Alex turned around and held the other person in his arms: "I miss you all the time!"

Sure enough, he immediately saw Brigitte pouting her little mouth. He said angrily: "Liar. You haven't called me once in these days! You big liar!"

Hearing such words, Alex secretly groaned in his heart, he was already dizzy. He actually forgot that there was a pretty girl waiting for him in New York. Although he has good reasons. However, Brigitte did not know that the Carpenter family was blocked.

After all, this kind of business war is conducted in secret. At most, newspapers can only report that a certain company has joined hands with a certain company, or that a certain company has taken a stake in a certain company, etc. When ordinary people see these news, they can at best brush it off. Only insiders or people in the industry know what the information contained in it represents.

Naturally, Brigitte didn't know what was going on, and Alex never mentioned it to her, at least he wouldn't tell her until the matter calmed down.

Once a woman is angry and unreasonable, it will be very troublesome!

It took Alex a long time to coax this little woman. He had never done such a thing before. After using up his last bit of energy to comfort Brigitte, he didn't even have the energy to do the things he loved to do, so he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

These days, he has been using the ability to clone dolls for several days in a row. This ability consumes a lot of energy. Every time you use it, it's almost like masturbating once. Fortunately, he had deep kung fu and was able to persevere. Otherwise, he would have died long ago.

In his sleep, he vaguely felt someone walking around him, but he was too tired to wake up and see what happened.

The place where he lives is very hidden, and the defense force is also strong. Unless the opponent sends extraordinary forces to attack him, there is no way for ordinary people to get closer.

If there was really such an enemy attack, Alex would naturally have noticed it long ago and immediately woke up and got up.

So when he was relaxed, he didn't think too much and fell into a very deep sleep. So when he got up the next day and found himself lying alone without Brigitte beside him, he didn't feel very surprised.

"Brigit! Brigitte?"

Alex got up and walked around the house, but saw no one, so he thought he was out shopping or going for a beauty treatment. In short, what he was thinking about was not this matter, but the company's situation.

Although everything that needs to be done has been done, it still depends on the follow-up development. If the other party makes a surprise move and catches the Carpenter family by surprise, it will be very embarrassing.

The most effective one is the "American Idol" program jointly organized by AB Radio and Carpenter Records. Once this talent show was announced, it immediately attracted follow-up reports from major media.

Since Rudy and the others have held similar competitions before, this time they just expanded the scale, broadened the original contestants to include all Americans, and then expanded the selection areas to all parts of the United States.

Suddenly, applications to register for the competition came in like a tide. They soon discovered that their estimate was really insufficient. They had tried their best to think in a high direction, but they were still too conservative.

Under the influence of the booming development of electronic products, music in this era has entered thousands of households. If singing was still a skill that only people in certain professions could possess twenty or thirty years ago, now this skill has been used by many people. have.

In particular, the program American Idol has a very low threshold and does not require contestants to have professional skills. As long as the singer can sing one or two songs well and can move the audience.

In other words, the program is for entertainment. Among thousands of people, if there are one or two people with musical talent, it is considered good. As for the rest, they are used to please the audience in front of the television.

Everyone has a desire to perform and has thought about standing in front of a large audience and showing off their talents in order to win praise and applause.

Especially the generation born after the war, they are more radical and open than their conservative parents and want to express their thoughts and emotions.

This generation has been fond of rock music, which is regarded as noise or even the sound of the devil by the older generation. They participated in the civil rights movement, participated in the anti-war movement, participated in the hippie trend, tried all kinds of new things and accepted all kinds of foreign ideas.

The "American Idol" launched by Alex happened to hit the sweet spot of young people in this era. They were originally worried about not having a stage to express themselves, so they spent all day on the streets, and would gather together to parade if something happened.

But that kind of activity is just a collective behavior and cannot express everyone's true thoughts and emotions.

Now it's great, with such a program, I can express myself and show my personal talents in front of thousands of viewers. More importantly, there is almost no threshold for this program. As long as you are an American, no matter you are tall, short, fat, thin, male, female, old or young, or beautiful, ugly, handsome or weird, you can all sign up to participate.

In an instant, the topic of American Idol was all over the streets and alleys, and people were enthusiastic, encouraging those around them to participate, and at the same time encouraging themselves to sign up.

This program has not been recorded yet, and even before it is broadcast, it has already boosted the ratings of AB TV station, because the audience wants to see this program broadcast as soon as possible. They waited in front of the television, waiting for news of the official broadcast.

Regarding this situation, NB and Disney couldn't believe it. They had never thought that there was such a way to attract people's attention easily.

"This program hasn't even been aired yet! How come AB's ratings have increased?" Walt Disney thought angrily, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net He almost yelled: "Are those those we dug up? Are they all idiots? Why aren’t we doing this kind of show?”

But the matter has come to this point, even if they want to imitate it, it is too late. Besides, AB TV and Carpenter Records can successfully launch such a talent show because they have accumulated previous experience and can produce it in such a short time. . If it were another TV station, it would probably take a few months and a half to complete it.

"Do we have to delay it for half a year? No, no, no, this is absolutely not allowed!" Walt Disney turned blue and thought quickly: "It's not just a matter of funding, we can't delay it even for three months. If someone at the top gets angry, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit for us people in two or three months!"

But now he can't come up with a big move to deal with Alex, at least not yet ready. He has urged Disney and NB to speed up the progress. As long as the relevant matters are dealt with, he believes that he can give the Carpenter family a hard blow. A severe impact. If you don't die by then, I will die. (To be continued...)

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