In the Carpenter studio, Rudy, Mark, Bill and others watched in amazement as Alex sang "Day and Night Rock".

It's not unheard of this kind of rhythm that is strongly integrated with country music, and it was included in the songs that the Carpenter brothers recorded in the first few songs. It's just that the music has never been as exciting as Alex's now, especially the rhythm and movement, which all make people want to writhe their bodies together.

Bill felt it even more, he felt that the song that Alex is singing now is simply the song he has always dreamed of. He thought about it day and night, and he always wanted to find a way to combine the style of country music with the rhythm and blues singing style, but what he didn't expect was to find it here.

Richard also couldn't take his eyes off it, he also thought about going in this direction, but he didn't expect his brother to go much further than him.

Alex's singing shook them at once, and some of them vaguely felt the birth of a new type of music.

When the song was finished, everyone was so excited that they could barely speak. It took a long time before someone asked, "What does ROCK mean?" ”

Alex was speechless for a while, he knew that "ROCK" meant rock, but how to explain it to others?

When Mark helped him out, he said, "That's from Alan Fried." I remember he once said 'rock 'n' roll' or something on the radio. ”

Bill and Rudy suddenly realized, and at the same time remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

Alan Freed, a Cleveland radio record presenter, coined the term "Rockn'Roll" from a rhythm-blues song, "We're going to Rock, We're going to roll."

"Alex, you're amazing! actually wrote such a good song, why didn't you take it out earlier? Rudy asked, a little reproachful, unable to understand what Alex was hiding the good song for.

"Haluha, Uncle Rudy, do you think Richard and I are fit to sing this kind of song?" Alex asked rhetorically.

Rudy was speechless, he had almost forgotten the age of the Carpenter brothers, and a song like this seemed a little inappropriate for two children to sing. After all, the selling point of the Carpenter brothers now is the "cuteness" that makes people feel like they are sent to their hearts, and it may be difficult for people to accept this kind of rock song.

After listening to this song, Bill felt inspired. He took his guitar from Alex and sang the song again.

After Bill's performance, everyone felt that the song had a stronger sense of rhythm. Bill's body movements are more exaggerated than Alex's, and his ridiculous hairstyle makes people feel happy from the heart.

"Come on! Let's swing together! "Bill's Typhoon is really much better than Alex, more than a star and a half. He was very good at mobilizing the atmosphere of the audience, and under his leadership, everyone swayed to the rhythm of the music.

The "Horse Riders" worked more seamlessly with Bill, playing and swaying to the rhythm with their instruments. They swayed so hard that the vibrations could be felt throughout the studio, and even the entire building.

Eventually, after they finished playing. When it came to the signing session, Rudy beckoned Mark and Alex and the others into another room, which was a conference room.

"What do you think of them?" Dill spoke first, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Shall we sign with them?" ”

Rudy thought for a moment, and he asked Mark, "What do you think?" ”

Mark nodded and said, "If they can have a lot of songs like Alex, it should be popular." ”

Alex laughed, he didn't expect the song "Day and Night Rock" he took with him to be regarded as his own work. But he is also the king of copycats, and he doesn't care about this little thing, so he doesn't take it to heart at all. In fact, what he wanted to take out more was the "horse riding dance", and it was much more interesting to think about the "horse riding man" dancing the "horse riding dance".

However, he considered that songs such as "Horse Riding Dance" had been separated by half a century, and that they were sung by Koreans, so they might be too fashionable to be accepted by people today. So I took this song "Day and Night Rock", after all, this song was born in this era, and there should be no problem.

Both Mark and Alex feel that Bill has a talent for acting, and although the image is a little worse, it is worth a try.

"Oh well! We can try out a few record contracts with them, and if the sales are good, we can sign them for a long time. Rudy said after listening to everyone's words.

Alex frowned, and he persuaded, "It's better to sign a long-term contract with them, at least for more than ten years." ”

When a record company signs a contract with an artist, it usually has two options, one is to sign a record contract, that is, to stipulate that several records will be released within a certain period of time. This kind of contract is not very restrictive for both the company and the artist, it is relatively loose and does not have much binding force.

As for the other is a long-term contract, which is equivalent to the artist completely selling himself to a record company, and the same record company is also responsible for the future of its artist. Usually artists who have just debuted will sign a contract of about five years, and as for a ten-year contract, the record company will have to spend a lot of money and take a bigger risk for the artist to sign for that long.

Rudy and they are a little puzzled, when the record company is not very sure, it will not sign such a long contract with an artist.

"Alex, are you optimistic about them? You can find this band in any nightclub in New York, so why are you so optimistic about them? Rudy asked.

Alex shook his head and said, "I'm not bullish on the 'Horse Rider', I'm bullish on Bill." Don't you think he understands this kind of rock music very well? Just by watching my demonstration once, I was able to add my own things out of the blue, and it was able to drive the atmosphere of the scene. To know that singers must not only be able to produce good records, but also have good live performance skills. ”

Rudy and the others looked at Alex thoughtfully, and even Richard was lost in thought.

"Brother, are you trying to say that our Carpenter brothers can't beat them in terms of live performances?" Richard asked suddenly.

Alex nodded and said, "Yes, we really can't beat them. However, don't be too frustrated, after all, we are young and have little experience. The most important thing is that we haven't toured, so when we grow up, let's do a world tour. ”

Richard nodded, no longer dwelling on this.

"How? Uncle Rudy, don't you think Bill is a talented man? I think he's going to be able to make a big hit. Alex continued to persuade Rudy to get Bill down quickly.

Rudy rubbed his face with his hand and said, "Since you said so, of course I have confidence in him." However, I only signed a ten-year contract with Bill, and as for the rest, the agency will handle it. ”

Seeing that Rudy was about to pick peaches, Dill hurriedly stopped him and said, "Hehe! Rudy, don't break the company's rules. I'm a Carpenter agent, and you can sign for 10 years if you want, but you have to negotiate terms with me first. ”

Eventually, they signed different contracts with the members of the band "Horse Riders". Dill signed an agent contract with Bill and others, and Rudy signed a long-term cooperation contract.

In the future, the copyright of Bill's song records will be owned by Carpenter Records, and as for copyright taxes and the like, there will be agents to negotiate for them. The most important thing for Bill was to write songs like "Day and Night," and when they had the songs, the record company would help them out with the records. As for arrangements such as touring, there are agency companies that come forward to do it.

After this incident, Rudy realizes that his influence on Carpenter Records is decreasing. With Dill and Angel and others sharing his power, he has fewer things to do and much less responsibility. In the face of this change, he was not comfortable at first, but gradually he felt that it was not bad. The job responsibilities are clear, there are fewer things to worry about, and the company's development is good.

Carpenter Records has been established for more than a year, and Rudy was reluctant to continue to inject capital into the Carpenter family, but he is a minority shareholder after all, and even if he can't stop it. Now that the record company is stable, Angel revealed the idea of capital injection to Rudy, and Rudy thought about it and agreed.

As a result, the Carpenters' stake in the record company rose to 97 percent, and Rudy only accounted for 3 percent. However, the Carpenter family immediately took out 20% of the dividends and distributed them to the company's old employees as dry shares. Rudy alone accounted for 10%, and with his own 3%, he had a 13% dividend. His year-end dividend can be said to have increased instead of falling, which can be regarded as Bart's compensation for Rudy.

Bill Harry is indeed worthy of the title of "Father of Rock and Roll", and he quickly came up with more than a dozen rock songs. Each song was so good that Mark and the others didn't know what to choose. Eventually, they plan to make all of these songs into album songs. It's a six-disc album called Day & Night.

Alex made it clear that the song was written for Bill and that the Carpenter brothers were not suitable for this kind of song. Bill loved the song, and every time he wrote a song, he would listen to it first and try to figure out the essence of rock 'n' roll.

As soon as the album hit the market, it caused a sensation among teenagers. Many of the songs on the album have stayed on the weekly chart, and the album's eponymous song "Day and Night Rock" has topped the weekly chart for 8 consecutive weeks. This is something that neither the Carpenter brothers could do, but he did it.

Bill's "Horse Riders" were different from the Carpenter brothers in that they were all about rock and roll, touring and reinventing people's musical perspectives everywhere they went. In the face of such rock music, even some parents will listen to it so intoxicated.

When this song was used as the theme song of the movie, Bill's popularity rose to a terrifying level. Teenagers adore Bill Harry and call him the "Father of Rock and Roll"! Under the influence of Alex, the little butterfly, the rock era officially began a few years earlier.