On August 30, 1951, the United Nations forces in Korea advanced 2 to 8 kilometers to the Eastern Front in just over ten days, marking the official outbreak of the summer and autumn campaigns of the Korean War.

The war did not affect the lives of the American people, who knew little about the war and did not know much about it as much as later generations knew about the Vietnam War.

In fact, this was a war that could have been avoided, and for the United States, the Korean War was not worth fighting. If the U.S. government had believed that ZG would intervene in the war, they would certainly not have crossed the 38th parallel.

As early as the summer of a year ago, the NSA (National Security Agency), still known as the "Security Service of the Ministry of Armed Forces", had already collected "conclusive" evidence. Intelligence proved that the ZG army was massing north of the Yalu River, but when Director Stone handed over this information, General MacArthur was dismissive. He vowed to reassure the president and policymakers: "I think it's very unlikely that China will intervene." ”

This misjudgment forced MacArthur to bow his head and say, "This is an unusually wrong war at the wrong time, in the wrong place." ”

Alex's rebirth has not changed much about this war, and his current influence is limited to the world of music and publishing. Perhaps he also has a relatively large influence on electronic products.

The Carpenter Brothers' third record was still under intense recording, and CBS sent someone to them again, saying that they must produce an episode of "The Carpenter Brothers" with them. The man who came this time was the head of the television division of CBS and his henchmen to show how much they valued the Carpenter brothers.

However, they arrived unfortunately, and neither of the Carpenter brothers was available. The person who received it was Angel, as the mother of the Carpenter brothers, and the agent of the "Carpenter brothers", and it was enough for her to come forward.

"You mean, can you get us involved in the production?" Angel said to the people who came.

The head of CBS's television division is a balding middle-aged man with a very festive face who often makes gestures when he speaks.

As for the attendant, he was a tall and thin young man, with a strong country accent, probably just after entering the city, and he hadn't changed yet.

"Yes, we desperately want the Carpenter family to be on our TV show. For the specific program arrangement, you can get your consent before filming. You can also come up with a plan, and we will discuss and shoot after it is passed. The bald supervisor said earnestly.

Angel lowered her eyes, thought about it carefully, and said, "We are not familiar with this kind of program, let's see what your arrangement is like first." ”

The bald supervisor was overjoyed, he slapped his thigh sharply, and said, "Then it's decided." We've already prepared a plan, and we didn't invite you last time, so we've brought it this time. ”

As he spoke, the tall and thin young man hurriedly took out a document from his bag, which was a program plan for interviewing the Carpenter brothers. He respectfully handed the document to Angel, a flattering smile on his face.

Angel took the file and set it aside to look at it later. When the two saw that their goal had been achieved, they stopped staying longer and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

In the studio, Richard was singing and singing. This morning we will record "MamaSaid", and in the afternoon it will be Alex's turn to record "AnAngel"!

As is customary, Alex was supposed to be outside the studio, but the guy slipped out of the studio under the pretext that something was wrong.

In his attitude towards music, Richard is many times better than Alex.

However, Alex's "talent" allows him to stand out when compared to Richard, and at least in terms of composition, Alex's talent has been recognized by everyone.

After spending some time with their brothers, it is quickly discovered that Alex is lazy and casual about music, and Richard is fanatical and rigorous about music.

A lazy person is a lazy person, and after being positive for a while, Alex returned to his previous attitude. He was now bored with spending all day in the studio and wanted to go on tour, but the Carpenter wouldn't agree.

"If only Alex and Richard were reversed, then we would be able to record much faster!" So said Mark, the producer who accompanied them on the record.

Richard is a perfectionist by nature, and he will never allow the slightest mistake in his music, everything will be as perfect as he imagined.

He may have been influenced by his mother Angel, or maybe he was born like this, who knows.

That's why Richard has grown into a world-famous musician.

Every time Alex recorded, he would complain that the recording was too cumbersome and wanted to be lazy. Every time, he felt that the part he sang was the most perfect and did not need to be re-recorded. It's just that the recording technology of this era is still very backward, and although tape has been used as a master tape, it has not yet developed the recording technology of multi-track.

So, Alex used the excuse that others needed to practice, and he sneaked out of the city.

Just as Richard finished recording and took a break, Angel came over and told him that New York TV was going to interview the family!

At this time, New York TV was still a local television broadcast, and it did not cover the whole country. However, New York was the entertainment center of the United States in the fifties and sixties, and almost all the American record companies had their headquarters in this city.

Being on TV means that they will be known by more people, and their popularity will skyrocket.

In fact, there have been a few TV interviews with them before, but Alex and Richard were busy recording records at the time, and the Bartes were also a little hesitant about the impact of this sudden fame, and the time was too short, so they pushed it off.

Now's a good time. Before the third album was released, it was a good way to promote it on TV.

By the time Alex learned the news, it was already afternoon.

At first, he was also a little excited. When the excitement is over, start thinking about how to prepare.

Radio New York was very efficient, and a few days later, the interview was recorded. Today's TV shows are basically pre-recorded, and their interview is no exception.

They were interviewed by a man in his mid-thirties, with bright eyes and a very friendly attitude, and he said his name was Jane Murray!

The TV interviews were soon underway, barely giving them much time to prepare. The radio station staff are very diligent and seem to be in a hurry.

The Carpenter brothers and their parents, as well as their little sister Karen, arrived. Alex was 9 years old, Richard was 6 years old, and Cullen was 2 years old.

"Today, our guests on the show are the Carpenter brothers, who everyone has been talking about lately, and their families." The host talked to the camera, and he said with a serious expression: "Now, we have the opportunity to see them with our own eyes." Let's see if they're what the legend says. Carpenter family invited! ”

In the applause, Richard was the first to come up, Alex followed closely behind him, followed by Angel, the mother who was holding Karen, and the father Bart who was the last.

They are all dressed in suits and leather shoes, and even the little sister Karen is wearing a pink suit. Bart is the tallest, wearing a pure white suit and trousers, and white leather shoes. On the contrary, Angel wears a plain black suit and trousers, and black leather shoes.

In contrast to his parents, Alex is white and Richard is black. Originally, Bart and the others planned to wear some common clothes, but Alex strongly objected. Eventually, they came out wearing this outfit. Compared with the ordinary people of this era, it looks very distinctive.

When the whole family stood in front of the camera, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. People have never seen such a cool family, as if the whole family is not ordinary.

"Wow! Wow! The host was also shocked by the appearance of the Carpenters, and he also did not know these details in advance.

"It's so dazzling, it's like a god descending from heaven!" The host exaggeratedly.

He added, "Where did you order your clothes, and I will buy a set for my whole family when I go back." On weekends, wearing a walk is sure to surprise people's eyes. ”

Everyone laughed loudly when they heard this, and after laughing, Bart deliberately said, "Then you will be disappointed, this suit is made by my wife." You can't afford her charges, really, brother, you can't afford to. ”

The host opened his mouth wide and said, "Huh? So did you make your own shoes? ”

Bathara laughed, "Oh, that's not it. I dyed them with paint, and they weren't that color. ”

"Ha Lu Ha!" The audience laughed again.

The host laughed too, and after everyone had laughed, he said to the Carpenter brothers: "I heard that you wanted to give a special gift to your mother, why did you think of burning a record for her?" ”

Alex shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be lighthearted, "That's because it costs the least amount of money to send a record!" ”

"Huh? Is that really the case? The host shouted in surprise.

Angel covered his mouth and smiled: "Of course not, it took them two days with Bart to burn this record, it seems to have cost more than 200 dollars." ”

Bart nodded in confirmation, "Yes, it took us so much time and money to record the song." A total of two songs were recorded, one of which was written by Alex. The other is a cover. ”

"That's amazing, Alex was only 8 years old at the time! In this way, he is a musical genius. The host said in amazement, and he turned to Alex and said, "Can you put on a show?" Sing a song. ”

Alex smiled and said, "Can you sing anything?" ”

"Any song will do!" The moderator affirmed.

"And what about I sing a new song? I'm going to accompani! Alex said deliberately embarrassed.

When the host heard it, he wanted to sing a new song, which was really good. He hurriedly motioned for the staff to get ready, and at the same time said to Alex, "No problem, we have the best backing band here!" ”

Alex shrugged his shoulders and explained, "I'm bringing my own band, so it's better to work with them. ”

The host immediately said, "That's fine, you can use your own band." ”

So, Alex got his band up. When this band appeared on stage, it caused a commotion!

It turned out that Alex's band was mostly black, and only one or two were white. This was an intolerable thing for the white society at the time. The apartheid policy has not been lifted, blacks will be driven out of public places by whites, buses, schools, living quarters, there are segregated areas.

In this day and age, even the radio does not dare to show black songs, let alone appear on TV shows. If these blacks hadn't followed the Carpenters, they might not have even been able to get through the door of the television building.