October 3, 1950, was a very ordinary day.

For Alex, as usual, he gets up for breakfast, then goes to school, and goes out to perform on stage in the evenings. It's just that when he came home from school, he found that his parents had excited expressions on their faces.

"Alex, I've canceled your show tonight." Bart said with a smile.

Alex looked at Richard and found that the other party's expression had not changed, which meant that the younger brother had already known the truth.

Bart slapped Alex on the shoulder and said happily, "Do you know how many of our records we've sold?" 150,000! 150,000 records have been sold, and that number is still rising. It is said that it is expected to exceed 300,000 copies! ”

Before the weekly sales of records were tally, Rudy couldn't stop laughing at some of the stats. In ecstasy, Rudy calls Bart and tells him about the sale.

"So many!" Alex was prepared, but he was still shocked.

Angel hugged her daughter Karen and said, "I already knew that you would succeed!" I just didn't expect it to come so quickly! ”

"Alex, when are you going to start planning for a second record?" Bart said excitedly. He thought to himself that if they could produce 10 records a year, each of which would sell so well, they would soon become millionaires.

Richard was also jubilant: "Let's start recording a second record right away!" ”

Alex shook his head and said calmly, "It's not time yet, we should talk to Rudy about the record company." ”

Bart's heart suddenly sank, and he said with some doubts, "You still want to take over Rudy's company?" ”

Alex nodded, he had already decided to do this when he learned that his record was selling so well.

Angel didn't think much of it, and she said encouragingly, "Alex, do what you want to do." We will always have your back. ”

Bart looked at his eldest son, Alex, and then at his second son, Richard, who was full of hope, and suddenly felt that his pace was a little unable to keep up. He thought about it and felt that the biggest problem was whether the next record would sell so many copies.

"Alex, do you have a plan for your new record?" Bart looked Alex in the eye and asked seriously.

Alex said confidently: "Don't worry, I've already thought about it!" It's definitely going to be a lot better than the first one. ”

Richard also chimed in, "Yes, Daddy! We were ready for a long time. ”

Looking at the confident eyes of his sons, Bart's heart suddenly warmed. He remembered that he had had such confidence and such eyes in the past.

"That's good! Let's go to New York to find Rudy right away! Bart finally clapped his head. This is the most important decision in his life, and it is also the most critical decision. Years later, he is still rejoicing at the decision he made that it would have taken them another decade to break free from the exploitation of the record company.

Angel had to stay at home with the children, and she couldn't go along. After Bart gave Rudy a phone call, the father and son hurriedly found a car and rushed to New York.

On his second visit to New York, Alex found that the city's buildings had become more numerous and taller. New York seems to have more people and its streets are more crowded. Only the air still smelled so bad that Richard still couldn't get used to it.

The place where the company is located is an industrial area, the place is dilapidated, the streets are very bad, and there are homeless people everywhere.

Alex wondered if the rest of New York was the same as here, and if he had been allowed to come to New York, he would definitely not have moved to this area.

When they saw Rudy, they found that the other person's hair had been neatly groomed, he was wearing a gray suit, his chin was bare, obviously he had just shaved, and he had become much more energetic. They almost didn't recognize it, and they thought they had found the wrong person.

"Hey! My friends, welcome to my company! Rudy opened his arms and tried to hug them.

Both Bart and Richard seemed to be stunned by Rudy's momentum. They had expected that when they arrived in New York, Rudy would cry and shout that he would transfer the company to the Carpenters. Unexpectedly, the other party became so energetic and confident.

Alex has never eaten pork, but he's seen pigs run away. He understands that Rudy is creating an atmosphere in his favor so that he can have an advantage in the next negotiations.

As expected, Rudy's terms have been raised, and he has asked to keep 60% of the company's shares and use 40% of the shares in exchange for the Carpenter brothers' 10-record contract. At the same time, the record share was changed to 64, the company took 60%, and the Carpenter brothers took 40%. He no longer insisted that the Carpenter brothers sign to his company, as long as he could sign a record deal.

Bart was furious at this approach of sitting on the ground, and he felt cheated. So I didn't plan to talk about it, and I wanted to go home.

Rudy saw that it was not good, and the talks were about to collapse, so he quickly gave in: "Then I must at least keep 40% of the company's shares, and the record share will remain four or six cents, the same as before." It's just that you have to buy $1 million to buy shares, and the money can be deducted from the record share. ”

Of course, Bart still refused, he originally thought that he would be able to pick up a company for nothing. He never intended to spend money on it, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Rudy, we can't accept this condition, you better slowly find a way to pay off your debts." Otherwise, wait for the company to go bankrupt and let the bank take over. ”

Rudy Ha said with a smile: "I have been able to pay off the interest on the debt, as long as the company does not go bankrupt immediately, I still have a chance!" I don't believe that I can't find a good singer, as long as I can record another good record, I can slowly pay off the company's debts! ”

When Bart heard this, he was speechless. He didn't expect that when he hesitated, he actually gave Rudy a chance to turn the tables, and this opportunity was actually given by himself.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to invite a good singer! If it had been that easy, you would have been able to pay off your debts long ago. Alex suddenly interjected.

Rudy's heart was cold, and he knew that Alex was right. When the company was in a good situation, he didn't think of a way, but the slightly famous singers all had contracts, and it was difficult to find good ones among the unknown singers. Not to mention that like the Carpenter brothers, they have an age advantage, strength, and can write their own songs, which is one of the best in any company.

If the Carpenter brothers hadn't cooperated with Rudy, the company would have gone bankrupt long ago. Having been a music producer for so long, Rudy certainly knows how powerful the Carpenter brothers are. Alex, in particular, has never been able to understand the strength of this kid, sometimes showing that he doesn't know much about music, and sometimes he can do things that make people stunned.

"Let's go! Staying here is just a waste of time, there's no point. Alex said, taking Richard's hand and preparing to leave.

When Bart was leaving, he said, "By the way, remember to pay the record to the account." ”

Rudy opened his mouth, unable to say anything.

Bart glanced at Rudy and felt a little sorry in his heart, but things had come to this point, and he couldn't help it. I had to turn around and walk out the door.

Rudy's face changed as he watched the Carpenter family leave. When he could no longer see the other party, he finally made up his mind and ran out.

"Wait! Wait a minute! Rudy chased after them, shouting.

The Carpenter family heard Rudy's shouts and turned to look at each other's faces.

Bart said coldly, "Is there anything else, Mr. Rudy! ”

"Alright! If you win, let's talk about what you want to cooperate! Rudy said breathlessly.

Alex said calmly, "All! We want all the shares, and it won't cost a penny! ”

Rudy was so angry with this sentence that he almost fell: "That's impossible!" I won't give you all the shares, even if I have to risk going bankrupt! ”

At the beginning, Rudy was mired in debt and couldn't extricate himself. At that time, his morale had fallen to a low point, and after so many days, he was full of confidence, how could he still give up all his shares!

Bart said: "Then you will be given a maximum of 5% of the shares, we still don't spend a penny, and the company's debts will be paid by the company." The money that should be given to us by the record is still to be shared! ”

Rudy said quickly: "20% shares!" ”

Alex refused to let go, insisting that "no way, 5% stake at most!" ”

"15%," Rudy shouted.

"5% shares, love or not!" Alex shouted as well.

"10% shares, no matter how little, I won't do it!" The bruises on Rudy's forehead burst out, and he hissed as hard as he could.

Bart suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Then 10% of the shares, we will go to a lawyer to sign the contract immediately!" ”

Rudy was stunned for a moment, reacted immediately, and quickly shook Bart's hand and said, "Okay! We'll get things done today! ”

Everyone found their own lawyers, and after some effort, they finally got everything done at around 10 p.m. They signed a share transfer contract, in which Rudy transferred 90% of the company's shares to Bart, and Bart had to bear some debt liability. However, the contract also stipulates that the company's debts must be repaid with the company's money.

After signing the contract, Alex suddenly said, "Are we going to change the name of the company?" ”

This proposal was immediately echoed by Bart and Richard, and Rudy, who had become a minority shareholder, had no right to speak at all. In the midst of everyone's gossip and controversy, it was decided to change the company's name to "Carpenter Records"! Who called them all Carpenters?

Seeing Rudy's depressed appearance after signing the contract, Bart went up and comforted: "You don't seem to be very happy!" ”

"From the boss to the wage earner all of a sudden, who will feel happy!" Rudy said angrily.

Bart shrugged his shoulders and said, "You can't think like that, you still have 10% of the shares, but you're a shareholder of the company." Besides, you should think of it this way, you paid off the debt of two million and got 10% of the shares. Aren't you happy? ”

Rudy thought about it and felt a little better: "Hearing you say that, it seems like it's really like that." ”

Alex also interjected next to him: "This is not a 10% stake in a normal record company, but a record company stake owned by the Carpenter brothers!" With our brother here, are you still worried that you won't be able to make money? ”

Alex's words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and Rudy put down the burden in his heart as he laughed. The relationship was re-established, and the Carpenter family finally had a company.