In the café, Alex was leisurely drinking coffee while silently modeling in his mind. Yes, he's modeling Chuck. Chuck's two buddies were also quietly waiting, and they wanted to see what Chuck would say.

Chuck stared at a pair of black eyes, looked at the expressionless Alex and said, "I don't have confidence in you, but I have confidence in my own vision." Don't think I'm illiterate, I know about you. Singing, writing books, going on TV and making movies, these things are taken out and put on any one person, which is a great thing. ”

He said in an accentuated tone: "Not to mention that you have all of them, which already shows your ability." I don't look at age, but at the essence of oneself. If you discriminate against us, no matter how bad you are, I won't follow you. ”

"Hmmm! It seems that you do have a lot of ideas, but why should I trust you? You must know that in this society, you deceive me. If you take advantage of me, but don't help me, will I not lose a lot? Alex smiled and said slowly.

Chuck said in an unquestionable tone: "Trust is two-sided, and it is only in the process of contact that trust slowly accumulates." The key is who takes the first step, I think I've taken my first step, and the rest is up to you. ”

Alex couldn't hold back any longer, and clapped softly and said, "Chuck, you're really amazing, I've been persuaded by you." So I'm going to take my first step now. ”

As he spoke, Alex pulled out a few dollars from his pocket and put them in front of Chuck, saying, "It's $100, you guys take it first." Find a nice hotel to stay in. As for writing songs, you should first think about what style you are suitable for, or what you can do at hand. I'll go over to you tomorrow, and we'll start again. ”

Drummer Bee and pianist Johnson looked at the bills on the table with an unbelievable look, and only Chuck's eyes looked at Alex without blinking.

Under Chuck's gaze, Alex smiled and hugged them one by one goodbye, and then left the café like that. He felt very happy in his heart, and finally had one or two younger brothers. After people cross, they only need a shock from the tiger's body, and someone will immediately bow their heads. Now it's finally someone's turn to worship him, and it's a really cool feeling.

However, before that, he still has to take a look at this little brother who has taken refuge. If the character is good, just accept it, and forget it if it's not good. He has copied Chuck's soul information, and through the doll, he can look up Chuck's past experiences. In front of him, Chuck's past has no secrets to speak of.

"Chuck, you're so good, you can get $100 with just a few words." The drummer said with a saliva in his eyes.

Chuck shook his head and said, "I didn't lie to him, I sincerely took refuge in him." If he doesn't ask what he is doing, or if he pushes back and finds a reason, I will take the money and flash people. Didn't you see that he still didn't change his face under my gaze? ”

The pianist Johnson nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes, there are very few people who can still be so calm under your gaze." ”

"Look at people, watch more attention. I noticed him back in the studio. I didn't expect him to be that magic boy Alex, he is not a simple person, with him in his cover, we don't have to work so hard. Chuck said to his two brothers with good intentions.

The drummer shook his head and said, "He's so small that he can cover us?" ”

Chuck shook his head and said, "You still have to read the newspaper and watch the news." ”

"Isn't everything written in the newspapers exaggerated, and whoever believes it is a fool." Drummer Bi said.

Johnson said with some disagreement: "It also depends on what kind of news, and some news is still more credible." ”

Chuck nodded slightly and said: "I didn't believe it originally, when I knew that there was such a person, I thought it was those reporters who were talking nonsense, and when I actually met him, I realized that those newspapers still hadn't written all of them." You know, he gave me the feeling of being facing my former boss, with an unfathomable look. ”

The drummer was even more incredulous: "It's not that exaggerated, Chuck! You're talking nonsense. It's just a child, and it can't fly to the sky. ”

Even the pianist Johnson looked a little unconvinced, but he didn't say it.

Chuck hesitated, but he still told his secret: "I was born with a sense of being above the average person, and this feeling sometimes makes me crazy, but sometimes it makes me see through the essence of others. I don't know if you believe it or not, but when I saw Alex, I felt like I was facing a tiger. This feeling has only been encountered in my previous boss, and it is the feeling of a lion. ”

These words made both drummer Bi and pianist Johnson suspicious, but seeing Chuck say it so seriously, he couldn't help but believe it.

"And how do you feel about the two of us?" Drummer Bi asked.

Chuck Haruha smiled and said, "The first time I saw you, it felt like you were a monkey and Johnson was an orangutan. ”

"Wow! You're calling us monkeys and orangutans! The drummer is certainly not satisfied with this statement.

Chuck stopped dwelling on the matter, shrugged and said, "Believe it or not, that's what I think anyway." ”

On the other side, Alex left the café and returned home. Soon after, he received a call from Chuck and they had changed to a hotel, not far from Carpenter's house.

When he enters the mental space at night, Alex sees a doll that looks exactly like Chuck. He reached out his finger and tapped it to the puppet's forehead so that he could flip through Chuck's memories at will.

Countless messages came from the puppet, and Alex seemed to fast-forward at a high speed, watching Chuck's experience. For those who are interested, he will stop and watch carefully, and for those who are not interested, he will quickly skip it. At the same time, from the puppet, he felt that the other party was sincerely taking refuge in him.

Early the next morning, Alex arrived at the hotel according to the address given by Chuck. Before they could go in, they saw Chuck and the others standing in the doorway waiting.

"Let's find a place where we can play." Alex didn't go inside, but immediately took them to a bar.

After giving the bartender a few bills, they get permission to use musical instruments in the bar. It was still early in the morning, and there was not a single customer in the whole bar.

Alex demanded, "Let me hear your most important song first, play it as you please, sing it as you please." Don't be too restrictive about what style or song. You sang to me until you didn't know what to do. ”

The three-man Chuck Berry stood on stage and performed, and at first, they played the same way as a nightclub. Slowly, their playing became more and more casual. Chuck's guitar, in particular, has a wonderful change in the sound of drums and piano in his clattery and clattering sound.

The lead singer of their band was Chuck, and at first, they sang old-fashioned blues songs. At the end of the day, Chuck sang more and more relaxed to the casual sound of the guitar, almost singing in a shouting voice. His lyrics are filled with so many playful puns, as if listening to a conversation among a street youth.

After Chuck and the others stopped, Alex asked with a blank face, "Is it over?" That's all there is to you? ”

Chuck and the others nodded in their hearts, and they didn't know what kind of opinion Alex thought.

"Yes, that's all we have to offer. Never again. Chuck said cautiously.

Alex nodded and said, "Bring a pen and paper!" ”

The drummer Bi and the pianist Johnson on the side immediately found the things and respectfully placed them in front of Alex.

I saw Alex pick up the pen and paper and write with a brush. As he wrote, he recalled the lyrics and melody he had just heard. In fact, after so many years of musical training, he is just as able to write songs as Richard. It's just that he's lazy, and when he has to copy, he won't find a way to be original.

What he's writing now isn't original either, but a rearrangement of what Chuck and others sing. It was once said that music is actually a miracle of mathematics. This is true to a certain extent, but there is also a distinction between easy and difficult mathematics, and his task is to make the reassembled music more approachable.

It's the same with the lyrics, as long as they rhyme and are catchy, who cares what it means after it is combined.

With this point of view and thought, Alex's "creation" is very fast, almost a song in a few minutes. In half an hour, ten songs were written. In fact, he had already written these songs last night. At that time, he linked to Chuck's dolls and used his songwriting skills and Chuck's experience to write these songs in pairs.

Under the stunned gaze of Chuck and the others, Alex pushed the paper in his hand and said, "Take it, this is a song written for you." Now you guys play it and see if there's anything that needs to be changed. ”

Chuck picked up the stack of papers, looked at it carefully, and pondered it carefully. He was surprised to find that the tune and lyrics on it were all played by them just now. It's just that the order has been adjusted, and some choruses have been added to it, which plays the role of the finishing touch.

They played the past one by one according to the song score written by Alex. These songs are almost all tailor-made for them, which is very appropriate.

No! No! No!

These songs originally belonged to them, these melodies, these lyrics, came from their brains and hands. It's just that the ingredients that were originally fresh and inedible have been processed by Alex, the great chef, and have become delicious and delicious meals!

This kind of song is a music that is closely related to teenagers and is full of contemporary music. Only people like them, who have lived on the streets for many years, can write it, and even if Alex is asked to write it, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

"It turns out that this is how to write songs!" Chuck seemed to vaguely feel a path appear in front of him, and it was like groping for a long time in a dark cage and suddenly someone pushed open a door for him.

Alex said to them very coolly, "Do you know how to write songs in the future?" If you don't understand, go to school with Mark for a year and a half. These songs are enough for you to mix for a year or two, if you can't write a song after a year or two. Then I'm not going to help you anymore. ”

This time, Chuck and they are convinced, and in the face of a person like Alex, it is difficult not to feel that his IQ is not enough. With these ten songs in hand, they came to Carpenter Records again, and played them one by one under Mark's surprised eyes.

The three of them signed a contract and released a large number of best-selling records. For nearly a decade, their band's records have been a hit.

Through Alex's words and deeds, Chuck seems to have realized it overnight, and he continues to create songs with strong personalities that blend elements of blues and country music. To a certain extent, it reflects the hearts and needs of the new generation of teenagers in the United States in the 50s. He sings in a shout-out style, but his pronunciation is clearer.

His guitar playing, in particular, has attracted a large following. It can be said that Chuck basically laid the foundation for the guitar playing style of rock music. Since then, he has written one classic song after another, and is even said by later generations that he has written all the classic songs.