(This is a reward thanks to the scorpion brother, and today I will add a new chapter!) But I can't add more next week, this book is finally in the top ten of the new book list, and I have to stay on it for a few days! ）

The victory of the Second World War brought great benefits to the United States, and also brought about profound changes in the domestic economy and culture.

In the fifties of the twentieth century, more people attended concerts than baseball games. Coupled with the proliferation of weekly music programs on radio stations, the boom in the record industry, and the surge in music listeners, it is necessary to have fresh music from time to time to attract a wide range of music listeners.

In addition, the development of industry has attracted a large number of rural dwellers to the cities, especially the poor whites and blacks in the rural south, who have come to the big cities in search of work in search of a better life. These strangers not only led to a rapid increase in the city's population, but also brought the culture and musical interest of the foreign land to the big cities.

This reality has had a profound impact on popular music in the city. In fact, in the early fifties, in addition to the traditional Ding Bang Alley style songs and jazz music, new country music, pure folk songs, and white songs with a strong black singing style were already popular in major cities.

Alex's "That's AllRight" came out just right, and there was no such thing as rock 'n' roll at this time, but there were already people trying to create something about it, but none of them went as far as Alex.

Alex, who is from the 21st century, when he covered this song, although he used Elvis's singing style, he unconsciously used a more mature rock style and rhythm in many details, which made the song more perfect.

The impact of Alex's version of "That's AllRight" was huge, and soon other radio stations picked up the record of the song and aired it in prime time. One show even ran seven times in a row!

Shortly after the broadcast, the front desk of the radio station began to ring non-stop. People are desperate to find someone to sing this song and want to hear more songs of this genre.

Many radio stations play "That's AllRight" with another "Song for Mom" sung by the Carpenter brothers. Although this song is also from later generations, it is country music in itself, and after being modified and adjusted by the Carpenter brothers, it highlights its country atmosphere even more.

Country music of this era is booming and has many listeners. Most of these listeners are adults over the age of 30, and they especially like the song, but they are not as crazy about it as the younger ones, but they will definitely pay for the record.

Neither Alex nor Richard knew about these things, but one day they had just arrived at the tavern to perform when they were interrupted by Bart and Angel, who arrived in a hurry.

"Alex! Richard! Angel pulled the two brothers off the stage. Bart stood beside her with a smile on his face.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Richard looked at Angel in bewilderment.

Bart hurriedly explained: "Today, the phone rang at home countless times, and a total of 47 people indicated that they were looking for you! ”

Richard looked at his father in some surprise and said in disbelief, "Looking for us? ”

Alex, who was standing on the side, bit his lip thoughtfully, and thought to himself, is it finally here.

"Yes, they're going to interview you!" Angel said excitedly that she now has a sense of accomplishment and wants to shout to everyone: "This is my son, my son!" ”

Bart couldn't help but say, "Live interview by phone, now, right away!" ”

Angel added: "He said to call your sons over and start the interview now!" ”

"Wow!" Richard jumped for joy!

Alex couldn't help but clench his fists: "It's successful!" Finally it worked! ”

There are many radio stations that want to interview them, so I can only come one by one. Two brothers who are less than ten years old, a record shocks the world! What a big piece of news that all American journalists want to interview them!

In this era, the television penetration rate was still relatively low, and it should have been after the end of the 50s of the 20 th century. One of the ways people receive news is by reading newspapers and by radio.

Information about the Carpenter brothers soon spread throughout the United States, and almost everyone who listened to the radio knew about them. A pair of two brothers from a blue-collar family, the eldest brother Alex, who is 8 years old this year, and the younger brother Richard, who is 5 years old this year, already have more than a year of acting experience and can compose and write songs by himself!

"Hey! This is WJZ New York Radio, and I'm Nighthawk! Who's over there now? A deep voice came from the phone, he was Jim, a famous host of New York Radio Station, and because he often hosted late-night programs, he was nicknamed "Nighthawk"!

"You, hello! Mr. Nighthawk, I'm Richard! ”

"Wow! Wow! Did you hear that? It turned out to be Richard, the younger brother among the genius brothers! Where's your eldest brother Alex? Is he around? ”

Richard hurriedly handed the microphone to Alex! Bart and Angel had already turned on the radio and were listening to the station.

"Hey! Hello Nighthawk! Alex's performance was much more natural, he had already prepared for it!

"These days, you're singing "That's AllRight" and "Song for Mom"! It is said that "Song for Mom" was written by the two of you yourself, is this true? ”

"Of course it's true!" Richard put his ear close to Alex's ear, and when he heard Nighthawk's question, he immediately replied loudly.

"Yes, we wrote this song specifically for my mom as a birthday present." Alex said unhurriedly.

"Oh my God! Listen, what a pair of genius brothers they are! Nighthawk exclaimed again on the microphone, and without waiting for the Carpenter brothers to reply, he continued: "It reminds me of Mozart!" You're all so smart, so talented! ”

The interview lasted half an hour, and the interview was a success! The telephone interview was broadcast directly over the radio, and thousands of people listened to the program on the radio.

It was learned that the Carpenter brothers had been learning the accordion since they were three or four years old, followed by piano, guitar, violin, and so on. Among their teachers were not only old musicians in taverns, but also professors who were teaching music at universities.

They started performing on stage before they were four years old and have been performing ever since. The two songs were recorded in two days, and there are more than one original song, and there are many songs that have already been written but have not yet been burned.

What a genius this is!

People were stunned by such a demonic genius, and there was not just one, but two! It's amazing!

On top of that, the song "That's AllRight" was so good that people called the radio station to ask about buying the record. The feedback was that the record had not yet been released.

As a consequence, the original "That's AllRight" album suddenly exploded. As a result, after listening to the version performed by the Carpenter brothers, everyone was extremely disappointed with the original version of the song, and the mood of wanting to buy the Carpenter brothers version was even stronger.

The major record companies in the United States heard the news and sent many managers and supervisors to Carpenter's house to inquire about the publication of records and the terms of signing contracts with Carpenter brothers.

However, there are also many radio stations that refuse to play their songs. Even if there are a lot of listeners on demand, it can't do it. They refused because they didn't want to be mistaken for a black song on their radio.

It was blatant racism, but it was so legitimate. Yes, blacks and whites are the people of the two worlds. Some reporters even wondered if the Carpenter brothers were singing for blacks, saying, "How can a white man sing such a black song?" We didn't see them recorded, it must have been black singing, and when it was recorded, it was said to be the work of the Carpenter brothers. ”

Some newspapers said that this was a conspiracy of the blacks, and everyone should be careful. They will never allow the songs of blacks to pollute the pure spirit of whites.

More people liked the Carpenter brothers' songs, especially the black people, who were the musical pioneers of their time, and quickly drew nourishment from the song. A wide variety of jazz music was adapted into similar songs. For a time, many musicians' creative passion was released.

While the Carpenter family was so happy that they almost flew up, some seemed to have fallen into the abyss.

"When will you get an answer to me?" Rudy was almost crying, he saw a big gold mine in his hand, but he couldn't dig it. At the same time, the maturity of the bank's debt is approaching day by day, and if he can't raise enough interest money this month, he will go bankrupt.

"What's going on?" When Angel saw this, he asked puzzled.

Barthes then recounted what had happened, emphasizing the content of the huge debt. What he meant was that he didn't want to take this hot potato.

After hearing this, Angel immediately asked, "What does Alex think?" ”

The Carpenter family already understands that Alex is not only the eldest son, but also the lucky star of their family. Their family has been able to come to this level because of Alex. If it weren't for Alex, I'm afraid Bart would still be working hard in the factory.

Alex touched his chin and said, "I think we can talk about it, but we don't talk about signing a contract or about the ownership of the company." Let's just talk about the contract for this record, let's get this record on the market first. ”

Bart they heard, hey! It's kind of interesting. When this was told to Rudy, he was in a hurry.

There are several types of contracts for singers, one is the contract equivalent to a deed of sale, which is equivalent to the singer's property of the record company. There is also a record contract for the singer, which is equivalent to a partnership between the singer and the company.

However, this is usually only the treatment that big-name singers get this kind of. Michael Jackson once signed a record contract with Sony, and Sony paid $100 million for the rights to sell 10 of McJackson's records. The $100 million is not included in the royalty tax, so it can be said that this is a sky-high contract.

Rudy understood what Alex was doing, and he said quickly: "The master disk of the record has already been burned, as long as you agree, you will be able to suppress the record and ship it immediately!" But how much do you want this percentage? I suggest that it is divided into four and six, and I will take forty percent, how about you take sixty percent? ”

He was very anxious, and now his eyebrows were burning, and if he didn't have enough money to pay back the bank, he would have to sleep on the street next month.

Rudy said 60% refers to 60% of the total profit of the record distribution company, which should be about 30% when converted into royalty tax. The so-called royalty tax refers to the remuneration that singers receive after releasing records. It is not calculated in terms of profit, but on the retail price of the record. Usually, the royalty that singers can get is about 10%. For example, if the retail price of a record is $1, then 10% is $0.1. If you sell 100,000 records, you get $10,000.

This is pre-tax income, and a certain amount of tax needs to be paid to the government based on the singer's total income for the year.

30% royalty, which is the value of a top singer. Few people get that high royalties.

Alex suddenly remembered a question: "This record has two songs, and we don't have the publishing rights to 'That's AllRight.'" ”

Rudy smirked: "I was prepared!" As soon as I finished burning the record for you, I found the owner of the song, and I paid for it. ”

When Bart heard this, he couldn't help but admire: "You really dare to take risks!" Is the copyright of this song expensive? ”

"Hey, hey! Anyway, if you can't pay back the money at that time, it's a dead end, and there is no shortage of that money. Rudy avoided Bart's question, estimating that he bought the copyright to the song without spending much.

The Carpenter family discussed it carefully and felt that this condition was already very lucrative, and there was no harm in it. So it was decided to ask Rudy to help them sell the record first and see how it sold.