Chapter 113: Take a gamble
When he returned from filming, Richard immediately threw himself into recording a new record. Alex is also recording, but he's recording music from the movie. Rehearsals, arrangement, sound effects, dubbing, and so on have already been done, just go into the studio and record.
To be honest, these songs are very different from the songs of this era, but they make people feel unforgettable after listening to them. During the recording, Mark and other musicians came to watch, and as long as Alex released new music, they were as excited as if they had discovered a new continent.
"It's really Alex's song, and every time I write a song, I feel like there's something new in it."
"Yes, whether it's the lyrics or the arrangement, there's an indescribable feeling."
"There are some songs that I still don't know how they were recorded, how those strange sounds were made."
"Oh, that's electronica. I remember someone in Germany who had done it, but not as skilled and good as Alex. ”
The songs "Love You in My Heart", "Salzburg", and "HEY, SOULSISTER" have already been recorded and recorded in the process of film editing. After the release, the reaction was fierce among fans, and these songs have been ranked in the top 10 of the weekly chart.
Originally, this time he was going to record other music from the movie, such as songs like "Edelweiss". After the recording, I felt that I couldn't get enough of it, so I added the above songs to the previous Carpenter brothers' songs, and then rearranged the songs to record a high-quality version.
The previous version was a bit rushed in production for the sake of time, but now that I have time, I put some effort into it. After it was republished, it was still a big hit, and there was a momentum that a song went all over the world. In the face of such a crazy and ferocious Alex, many music critics find it incredible.
Whenever something new comes out, there is always resistance of one kind or another, and Alex's electronic music is no exception. Traditional musicians can't accept this strange music, and they have published articles and comments. Contrary to the reaction of critics, the market was very fond of this new type of music.
"Alex Jiang Lang is exhausted, and the genius of the past is powerless!"
"Alex's old songs are newly arranged, and the market reaction is crazy!"
"Strange, loud music, new songs that sound too cold!"
"Electronic music? This must be electronic noise! ”
They are very unaccustomed to Alex's method of scamming money, but they can't help it, and fans like to listen to his songs. No matter what they say, Alex's records are platinum discs that sell one after another.
Alex never reads critics, he thinks they're just talking.
It's just that after he put the previous tunes, he found that he still had a lot of free time. Originally, he had planned to stay at home and write books, but he found it too boring. I want to go out, but I'm afraid of running into crazy fans or something. He thought about it and came to the record company anyway.
Here he meets little Richard and Jerry and finds the two of them planning to record piano music. It is a slow-moving record with an ancient yellow dense pattern, which is specially recorded for those who love classical music.
"Why don't you record rock 'n' roll?" Alex was a little curious and wanted to ask what they were doing.
"Now we're going to play something else, Alex, are you going to come along?" Jerry said with a grin.
Alex turned his gaze to little Richard, knowing that he couldn't get the right answer from Jerry.
"We're recording classical music, some piano music." Little Richard replied honestly.
Piano! It seems to be a lot of fun. After Alex heard this, he immediately became interested. A few of them got together to study what piano music they were going to record to sell.
"Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, of course! If we record this, we will definitely be able to sell the most. Jerry said loudly as he played on the piano.
Little Richard shook his head slightly, and he said, "I don't think so, I want to record Chopin's "Fantasy Improvisation." I don't know if this one is the most sold, but I like this one the most. ”
After hearing this, Alex felt that these two guys were not very reliable, so he said, "It's a waste of the company's resources for you to do this." If you can't sell it, won't you lose money? ”
"Phew! We've made so much money for the company, and we can't lose a little. Jerry immediately said something weird.
He was about to say something nasty again, but when he saw that Alex's face had sunk, he immediately changed his tone and said, "Well, it's not a way to record like this." Let's make a bet. ”
As soon as they heard about the bet, everyone else gathered around. Someone eagerly asked, "What is the gambling method?" Can we also participate? ”
"yes, yes. You record the record, and we'll bet on it. ”
"But I still don't know how to gamble."
Everyone was gossiping, and one by one they were excited, as if the sailors on the ship were gathering to gamble.
Seeing this situation, Alex couldn't help but pout, thinking: "It's not just Chinese who are good at gambling, as soon as they heard that there was gambling, these guys also began to go crazy." ”
In order to control the situation, Alex felt that Jerry couldn't mess around at this time, and he said, "Since we're going to bet, let's bet on whose record will sell platinum first." ”
If the U.S. side wants to sell platinum records, that's 1 million copies. That's not a small amount, and maybe some people won't be able to buy that amount of records in their lifetime.
As soon as Jerry heard Alex's bet, he wanted to slip away, and at this time, his best result was still a record with the other three. As for the single albums, he has yet to sell platinum, let alone piano music.
Little Richard was different, he was very interested in this type of betting, and he asked, "What about the bets?" ”
"yes, what about the bets!"
"The loser stripped naked and circled the company three times!"
"Shit, what's in it for the one who wins!"
"Why don't we bet, who will sit in the bank?"
"Alex is talking about the bet of the three of them, and it's not our turn yet."
Everyone began to commotion, and the scene was chaotic until Alex spoke.
"The bet is that for every one more platinum record, the loser will give the winner $1! The upper limit is that you can't lose up to $1 million. ”
Alex's gambling method is very novel, at least no one else has ever heard of it, but it is very exciting. It doesn't sound like a lot of money for a record, but the stakes are huge. If it is sold to the level of double platinum, it will not give $1 million to the winner.
"That's not going to work, there's no time set. If that record had been sold for 10 years, wouldn't it have to lose money for 10 years? ”
Jerry immediately stood up and said that what he pointed out was not unreasonable, and that a time had to be set.
"Then tentatively set aside for 1 year, how about it?" Alex said immediately.
"No, 1 year is too long!" Jerry retorted.
When you hear it, one year seems to be too long, and it is not clear if anyone will remember it by then.
"Then how long do you say it will take!" Alex threw the question at Jerry.
When Jerry listened, he couldn't speak for a while. He really didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing. He knew that he was doomed, but it seemed that it had started him.
"yes, Jerry, how long did you say it would take!"
"yes, Jerry, tell me how long it will take."
"Cut, I think he's stupid enough to bet on Alex. Aren't you afraid of losing in leggings? ”
"That is, who is Alex? The fame is there, just record a song casually, and you can buy a platinum record. ”
"This fool! Let's not go crazy this time. ”
Others kept urging him to give an answer quickly. Some of these people have long looked at Jerry unpleasantly and want to see him make a fool of himself. There are also people who just watch the excitement and make a fuss.
Everyone's ridicule and laughter made Jerry sweat profusely, but fortunately, little Richard helped him out.
"I think it's just a month, and if no one reaches the platinum record by then, then everyone will win or lose." Lower Richard said.
"Yes, yes, yes! A month, and you can't use your real name, let's choose a name together, so as not to be interfered with by other factors. ”
Jerry woke up from a dream and immediately reacted, constantly adding restrictions to the top.
As soon as you hear it, who else can pat their chests and say that their records can sell a million copies a month. So they all felt that it was not interesting, and they all said, "This will definitely not make it to the platinum record." It's not fun at all. ”
Alex also felt that no one would be able to win in this way, but he didn't want to give up halfway: "Then let's make a deadline of one month." However, it is best to have three chances per person, which means that you can record three records. As long as one of them reaches platinum first, it's a win. ”
At this time, Richard also knew about this matter, and he said excitedly: "Then how about I come too?" I'm also going to record piano music. ”
"Okay, Richard, if you want to join, then come on."
Alex didn't care about one more, let alone his brother. Richard's piano playing is also good, and it is not inferior to the likes of Richard Jr., Jerry and Chuck.
They said they would do it, and immediately split up to prepare for the recording work.
The most important thing is what you choose to record, and although they are going to record piano music, they also have to add other instruments or sound effects. The piano playing part is just the main part of the piece, and the other instruments must be there, otherwise it will be too monotonous.
They were all going to add some electronic sound effects to it, which was influenced by Alex's music. Now, apart from Alex, no one can make a full electronica. The people around him have more contact, and they slowly accept this new arrangement.
In the music world, a genre of electronic music has slowly emerged, and people know that Alex started it first. It's just that there are no other specialized synthesizers, after all, computers are high-tech products, and few people can touch them. There are relatively few people who play electronic music, but it has been able to make some people with a keen sense of smell feel the promise of this path.