Rebirth in America

While Alex was busy with the transistor thing, Rudy was contacting his radio friends everywhere.

After all, the Carpenter Brothers' first record was produced too hastily. If it hadn't been for the novelty of the music, no one would have listened to their record.

However, when making the record, Alex used his abilities to make the quality of the record not too bad, at least it didn't look amateurish. Compared with those professionals, they are not very sophisticated at best.

Rudy quickly called them and said there was no problem at the radio station. At the same time, he also asked questions that he was concerned about, and Bart's answer was that they were still under study.

This turned out to be the case. After Bart got home, he immediately found a lawyer to help him. According to the lawyer's analysis, they knew that the record company named "Tianlai" had been established for 30 years and had changed hands and names several times. It used to be a very famous large company, but in the hands of various bosses, it was poorly managed and heavily in debt.

Since the company has accumulated a lot of high-quality resources in the past and owns a lot of music copyrights, banks have always been willing to lend money. Unexpectedly, the previous boss suffered a loss in business and misappropriated a lot of funds, causing the record company's capital chain to break and causing a loss of personnel. Even if the boss makes up for the misappropriated money later, there is no way to save the situation.

The more money is owed, the more interest is delayed. The miserable Rudy was used to top the tank, and the company's situation became worse and worse. Now Rudy wants to use Bart and others to top the tank again, hoping that he can escape.

"The company's existing copyrights can indeed be sold for $1.2 million, and if the negotiations are better, they can even be sold for $1.5 million. If there is sufficient capital injection, I suggest retaining these copyrights, they are worth more than this a little."

The lawyer said this. He learned about it through several friends in the industry and found that copyright requires a steady stream of water to realize its full value.

"So what is the company's debt maturity?" Alex asked.

"It will be paid off within five years. However, this company has been in arrears with interest for more than a year. If it does not pay off the arrears of interest this month, I am afraid it will be forced to go bankrupt." The lawyer explained.

Bart shook his head and said: "With $100,000 in interest and a debt of two million, who dares to take over!"

The lawyer nodded and said, "Yes, so now many interested companies are waiting for it to go bankrupt, and only then will they take over the assets it left behind."

Alex thought for a moment and said, "You mean, this company isn't worth $2 million?"

The lawyer shook his head and said: "If we just talk about assets that can be liquidated, they are really not worth the price. However, they have long-term cooperative relationships with major sellers and have contractual protections. No one can change this. Sales The condition is very good, and there are still many records for sale. If you count these, I'm afraid you won't be able to own them right away for $10 million."

They all agree very much on this point. Market-related things cannot be achieved by just spending money. Sometimes it takes a lot of time and relationships to work with care.

After hearing this, Bart nodded, but he still didn't say what he wanted to promise. In the end, they still didn’t reply to Rudy, and they didn’t reject it either.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and on Angel's birthday, Bart returned home early.

The table was filled with a sumptuous dinner, a steak for each person, a salad covered in butter, and fragrant bread.

Seeing this made Bart and the others greatly increase their appetite. After praying before meals, they ate up the food in three or two strokes.

Angel cleared away the tableware and the remaining food, and served dessert. The dessert this time was a birthday cake specially ordered by Bart from the pastry shop. It was just prepared and delivered today, and it was very fresh.

As is customary, after Bart and the others sang Happy Birthday, Angel made a wish and blew out the candles.

Angel cut the cake and after each person got a piece, Richard and Alex looked at each other and then stood up.

"Mom, we have prepared a show for you!" Richard said.

"Please enjoy the song we sing to you!" Alex had already calibrated the radio channels and turned the volume to the maximum.

Angel looked at them in surprise and said, "What program have you prepared for me? Don't be so mysterious, tell me quickly."

"Shh! Don't talk, just listen!"

At this time, a voice came from the radio and said: "Good evening everyone, I have a very nice song here. It is said that two children specially recorded a record for their mother. Today is their mother's birthday."

"Ah!" Angel was surprised. She didn't expect that her sons would record songs and play them on the radio. In this way, wouldn't many people be able to hear the songs they sang to themselves?

"This is a beautiful song. I strongly suggest that everyone come over to that chair first, sit down, and enjoy it quietly."

At this point, the announcer paused and then continued: "I really envy their mother for having such smart and sensible children. These two children are Alex and Richard, two brothers, and they are not Until the age of 10! Okay, now please enjoy the song "Song for Mom", dedicated by the Carpenter brothers to their mother Angel!"

When the song sounded on the radio, Angel was just stunned at first, but when she understood what was going on, her heart felt warm. She held her two sons tightly in her arms and whispered: "Thank you, thank you!"

Alex was also stunned for a moment. He originally thought that the song "That's All Right" would be played, but unexpectedly the radio DJ played the song "Song for Mom" ​​instead. But that’s okay, after all, it’s a birthday gift for my mother, and this song is more appropriate. If it were another song, Angel might not be happy after listening to it.

Angel is a conservative person. She has high expectations for her children, so she is usually very strict with them. In the Carpenter family, it is good to follow the rules, and everything must be obeyed by the parents.

Just think of the historical Karen Carpenter, who never drank anything stronger than iced tea in her life. Except when she was doing embroidery, she never touched any needles, let alone the syringes used for injecting drugs.

This was something incredible in the 1960s and 1970s, when young people pursued spiritual and physical liberation and liked to do many crazy things. This era is the craziest era, and it is also the most open era.

Everyone was deeply moved by the chorus of the Carpenter brothers. Even Alex, who had lived two lives, was so moved that he forgot where he was. At this moment, he had truly integrated into this family, this country, and this era.

Even the little sister Karen, who was sitting in the cradle, was shouting "baaaaaah" with joy. Maybe singing along to the music on the radio.

"Okay! This is a birthday gift from the Carpenter brothers to their mother. Here, I also wish this happy mother: Happy birthday!" the radio DJ said after the song ended, and he continued without stopping. : "The Carpenters also recorded another song, a cover, please enjoy 'That'sAllRight'!"

"Bah!" Upon hearing this, Alex quickly turned off the radio.

"Hey, happy birthday to you, mom!" Alex shouted to Angel.

"Wait, isn't there another song?" Bart was a little confused and turned on the radio.

Alex's voice singing "That's All Right" came from the radio. He performed the original song in different styles. It was refreshing after listening to it. It was very rough and sexy, with a strong sense of rhythm.

"What...what song is this!" When Angel heard this song that sounded like black jazz, a shadow passed over his face.

Angel is not a racist, and some of her friends are also people of color, especially among Bart's colleagues, a large majority are black. However, the United States in this era is pursuing a policy of racial segregation, and whites and blacks cannot mix. Otherwise, you will be discriminated against by other white people, and it may even reach the level of hostility.

"This is a song I sang, it sounds good!" Alex said proudly.

After all, Alex is from the future and doesn't know much about this situation. He does not yet realize that society will tear him to pieces if he dares challenge the social order. This is a white society, and the order is customized by white people. There is no hope of changing this situation until after the 1960s.

Angel listened carefully for a while, and couldn't help being moved by the singing. Most of the songs of this era were jazz or country music. They were songs belonging to black people and white people respectively, and few people heard both.

She thought about it and reminded her: "Alex, you have to sing more children's songs in the future. You can only sing these kinds of songs when you grow up!"

Alex nodded indifferently. He really didn't want to develop into rock music now. In contrast, the musical geniuses of this era are eager for change and want to find a new kind of music to express their views on the world.

Elvis Presley was indeed a musical genius. He was very keenly aware of the new direction of music development in the era when the blues era was gradually declining. The most important thing is that he is good at taking other people's songs and reinterpreting them in his own style. In this way, he opened a new chapter in music history and brought people into the rock and roll era.

Now, the song that started this era has been preempted by Alex. His and Richard's singing voices are no worse than Elvis Presley's, and more importantly, they have the age advantage. If they also embarked on the road of rock and roll, they might even be able to steal Elvis's limelight.

As for whether Elvis in this time and space can eventually become a rock star, that is not something Alex needs to consider. UU Reading ｗww.uukanshu.net As the saying goes, follow the path of others and leave others with no way to go!

On this night, Alex and Richard's songs were sent to thousands of homes, and many people listened to their songs. Suddenly, they became the talk of the town. They seemed to have ignited the gunpowder buried in the ground, and suddenly detonated people's enthusiasm.

Many radio stations managed to get the record to play, which was beyond Rudy's expectation. At first, he only sent the record to a radio station near Chicago. As for other radio stations, he did not say hello.

Well, that’s all right now Mama

That’s all right for you

That’s all right nowMama

Justanywayyoudo

Well, That’s all right (That’s all right

That’sallright(That’sallright)

Well, that’s all right now Mama

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Alex sang “That’s All Right” on the radio, and people who had never heard this type of song were fascinated. They stopped what they were doing and listened. To Bart and Angel's surprise, many listeners particularly liked this particular song, especially young people, who were crazy about it.