walk with jimmy

A silence.

Until the producer who claimed to be responsible for polishing shit finally realized something and looked up: "Uh, sorry, did I offend you?"

Only then did James answer him with a forced smile: "No! It's just a trouble... Please give it a wax after polishing!"

In the blank sight of the producer, he turned around without stopping for a moment, and left the recording studio.

Theo suppressed a smile and glanced at the producer, and hurried to catch up: "Dude, don't mind, he was probably just joking."

"I don't mind, I have to thank him for willing to help polish my shit. Fuck it, it's an honor," James replied.

Baldwin blushed all of a sudden.

But Lance didn't smile much. Instead, he walked over calmly and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

James, who was not very happy, turned his head reflexively.

But the moment he met Lance's eyes, he immediately realized: "He understands me." '

There is no right or wrong in this matter.

Just a little bit of a bruised ego, after all, 'I'm free to say I sing like shit because that's humility.But if others follow suit, even a sage would probably want to roll up his sleeves and rush to the battle, wouldn't he? '

Fortunately, James has always been open-minded, optimistic and never holds grudges. His temper comes and goes quickly.

He quickly turned his attention to other things.

In this Mixer record company, there is a showcase for daily decoration. There are many peripherals and souvenirs of famous musicians in the cabinet, such as the wallet signed by Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, and the signature of all the Beatles. Albums, T-shirts with the big picture of an unknown pianist, and a series of things.

"I want that signed Beatles album, and if someone can send me this, I'll do anything."

Every time James passed by, he couldn't help picking up the cabinets, eager to talk.

Lance, who is also a Beatles fan, will also go over to have a look.

But he would say very calmly: "I want it too, but I want more that one day in the future, people will put my autographed album in it for exhibition."

Look at this thought awareness...

There is a huge gap between a top student and a scumbag.

After the recording that day ended, nothing happened for the time being.

Davis originally helped them make appointments with several famous clubs and bars in London, intending to let them perform a few more shows to expand the band's popularity, but James' underage is always a problem, and it doesn't matter if no one reports it. There will be more incidents.

Now that you've signed a record deal, there's no need to take such unnecessary risks.

After weighing the pros and cons, he simply rejected all the performances and asked everyone if they wanted to go home while there was still time.

After all, they really have been away from home for a long time.

Coincidentally, Abel also planned to go to Liverpool with them.

Because strictly speaking, because James is a minor, the contract he signed is not considered a legal contract, and the guardian must give another signature.In fact, if you are afraid of trouble, you can just wait a few months and sign another one when he becomes an adult.

But Abel doesn't have any other artists besides the planetary band at present.

He just wanted to take a trip with the band, see where they were born, and learn about the family background of each member, so as to facilitate future publicity and promotion work.

Unlike the stop-and-go and stop-and-go performances when you come here, the return journey is much simpler.

The distance between Liverpool and London was not too far, and they returned home quickly and smoothly

Things went well after that.

After the car drove to Liverpool, everyone went back to their respective homes.

For the sake of the contract, Abel went to Lemon's house with the two brothers James and Linde.

Then, he saw an interesting scene...

Before entering the house, the two brothers of the Lemon family stopped at the same time, looked at each other, and helped each other tidy up.

They try their best to make themselves look good and glamorous, as if they are just traveling together, eat well, drink well, and sleep in a big bed along the way, instead of going out to sing, lack food and drink, have no fixed place to live, and struggle to find career development opportunity.

Then, they pushed open the door.

Old John welcomed the return of his two sons almost in surprise.

He ran over directly, threw his hat aside, showed a big smile, and hugged his two sons side by side: "Just come back, just come back."

But such a hug...

All the preparations the two brothers had made before were in vain.

Old John's expression paused, but his pride in taking care of the two children didn't say anything.

It was not until a long time later that he mentioned in an accidental reporter interview: "They didn't look good at all at the time. What's the use of dressing well? I knew it as soon as I hugged them. Linde has lost a lot of weight. Circle, my little Jimmy, his arms and legs are turning into sticks."

But the atmosphere of the father-son reunion was still good.

James also proudly introduced Abel to his father in the tone usually reserved for the most favored youngest son in the family, and also ostentatiously mentioned the record contract.

Old John was surprised.

In fact, he has already made the whole plan of 'the son returns from failure, and after comforting him, he will help find a reliable job', but he didn't expect that James could actually make a way out of singing on his own.

He was both proud and happy about it.

But when Abel asked him to sign, he did not lose his mind. Instead, he showed an overly cautious and shrewd attitude, and said neither humble nor humble: "I'm sorry, I don't understand this, so I will show it to someone who understands." People should go and have a look, and then decide whether to sign after the research is clear."

Abel has no comment.

On the contrary, he appreciates that Jimmy has such a clear-headed family.

Some artists have good conditions themselves, but their family members are all mercenary.

If the artist is an adult, it is okay, although it will hinder his reputation, he can sever the relationship ruthlessly; but if he is a minor, he will often be forced to become a money-making machine, and it is not uncommon for him to be dragged down by his family.

However, his relaxed and happy mood soon couldn't be maintained.

Because old John wasn't lying at all.

He said it was research, so he really took the contract and studied it carefully.

Moreover, it was the kind of word-for-word study for three full days.

In addition, he also spent a special sum of money to find a good lawyer. Finally, he made all the terms and conditions clear, and negotiated with Abel for a whole afternoon before officially signing his contract. name.

Not to mention James was stunned.

Even Linde was shocked by his father's operation.

The most responsible eldest son of the Lemon family admired him, but secretly regretted that he was not responsible enough as a brother. When his younger brother signed the contract, he never considered these things. He felt that he had learned from his own father to 'protect his younger brother' new trick.

Abel's original plan was to return to London after signing the contract and continue to pursue the single release.

As a result, it was delayed for almost a week by Old John.

After he finally dealt with the contract, he didn't have time to do other things, and hurried back to London to solve the work that had accumulated these days.

Fortunately, the publicity team of Mixer Records has always been reliable, and nothing happened because of his absence.

Everything is running smoothly and moving forward.

The radio department was the first to make a contribution. They successfully got the BBC radio station to agree to broadcast "Rotten Strawberries" at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

The other teammates didn't know what to do.

Anyway, after James heard the news, he got up excitedly at two or three in the morning, holding a large cup of hot tea, and happily stood beside the radio waiting to listen to his own song.

Time passed too slowly.

He waited until it was more than ten minutes before six o'clock. He originally wanted to call his father and brother to wait together, but when things came to an end, he became nervous again, worried that something might happen, and the radio station would stop playing his songs, and he would be disappointed at that time Wouldn't the whole family be disappointed?

So, when he was worrying about gains and losses and thinking wildly...

The familiar guitar melody sounded, and it was six o'clock!

It was too indescribable to describe that feeling, the joy of success swept my heart in an instant!

James jumped up on the spot. He turned the radio to the maximum volume and began to run wildly all over the room: "Dad, brother, get up and listen! It's my song! My song! I'm on the radio! I'm on the radio Alright!! Don't sleep! Get up high! Get up high!"

Linde and Old John were soon quarreled by him.

Both his father and brother pampered him with a good temper: "Okay, okay, Jimmy is too good!" "Quick, come here and let us listen."

James hurriedly motioned for them to listen to the radio.

Then, in the silence, a pure and sweet voice came from the radio: "Clean, clean, clean, wash your clothes carefully, clean the world..."

Linde stared blankly at the ceiling, silent without saying anything.

Old John glanced at his younger son, then at his younger son, and then at his younger son, before he coughed dryly and struggled to say, "Uh, this song is crisp, but it still sounds good..."

"Dad! What are you thinking?"

James interrupted him helplessly and aggrievedly: "That's an advertisement for a dry cleaner, my song has already been played."

"It scared me to death! I said why is it a female voice."

Old John rubbed his chest and sat down on the sofa with a sigh of relief.