Somewhere in the jungle on the outskirts of the city.

Alex is personally leading the team, and he wants to shoot the MV of "If I Die Young" in the shortest possible time.

When they were filmed carrying the boat to the lake, there was a little trouble, and Karen's physique was particularly mosquito-provoking.

Even if you spray insect repellent potion, there is no way to stop those mosquitoes from attacking.

She doesn't have to carry the boat, but she still needs to hold the flowers in both hands, and when she is bitten by mosquitoes, she can't help but reach out and pat them.

"Smack!"

"Cards! Reshoot! ”

"Smack!"

"Cards! One more time. ”

"Smack!"

"Card ...... Alas, who has a way to get rid of these mosquitoes? ”

Alex had no choice but to dispose of all the mosquitoes in the attachment first, and then go to shoot this MV.

He was a little worried, because there was a camera behind him that wanted Karen to lie on the boat, motionless and pretending to be a corpse, and if there were mosquitoes to harass him, it would be difficult to shoot this MV.

However, there are not only grassy forests but also a large lake near the shooting location, which breeds many mosquitoes.

In the end, Alex remembered that there was something that could restrain mosquito bites, so he asked people to buy some "cool oil" and come back.

"Cool oil? What's that? "The crew is very unfamiliar with this drug, and they have never heard of it at all.

"Well, it's a kind of plaster commonly used by Chinese people, which can have a deworming effect."

Alex's explanation made them feel strange and thought to themselves. We have never heard of this kind of plaster, and he seems to know everything for what he does.

This drug is rare in the United States, and it may not have been approved by the Drug Regulatory Agency. If you go to a normal pharmacy and buy it, you won't find it. Luckily, they found a Chinese man and asked where the plaster was available, and they soon returned with a large box.

Alex asked the crew to apply this plaster, especially to the areas bitten by mosquitoes and itchy skin, and applied the cool oil to the affected area, which can immediately promote blood circulation and reduce swelling, relieve pain and itching.

"Oh, this plaster is amazing! The place where I was bitten by the mosquito just now immediately got a lot better. ”

"Well, there's a cool feeling. Very comfortable. ”

"It seems that mosquitoes don't dare bite us anymore."

……

Alex and the others applied the plaster. He looked at Karen's hands and feet again, and found that the redness and swelling caused by the bite had become so faint that it was almost impossible to see.

"That's it! Don't discuss, get ready to shoot! Alex interrupted the others. Allow filming to continue.

At this time. Cullen looked at Alex. I found a strange question: "Brother, why don't you also apply some cooling oil?" ”

Alex shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I haven't been bitten by mosquitoes, so I don't need to apply plaster." ”

"For what? Do these mosquitoes know how to pick people when they bite people? Richard and I were both bitten. Others have also been bitten by the most. It's really unfair that you didn't get asked by mosquitoes, Brother Alex. ”

Karen's words caused Alex to be slightly stunned, it seems that this is really the case, can mosquitoes also know how to choose people to bite? But if you think about it, maybe because Alex has practiced kung fu, his pores are now tightly closed, and he can barely sweat a bit, let alone provoke mosquitoes.

But this is only a physiological factor, as if there are invisible electromagnetic waves around him, so that those mosquitoes dare not approach.

Alex didn't put a lot of effort into studying this phenomenon. He kept the crew busy, and soon finished filming the clips of carrying the boat through the grass and roaming in the lake.

In fact, this MV is the simplest, almost no effect is needed, just one or two beautiful shots are enough.

After filming the MV, Karen was still lying on the boat a little reluctantly, refusing to get up: "It's going to be filmed so soon?" People still want to shoot for a while, doesn't this kind of scene have to be beautiful? Just shoot a few more times! ”

Hearing this kind of remarks, everyone couldn't help but sweat profusely.

"Okay, let's take a few more shots!" Alex couldn't resist his sister, so he had to let people take action again.

The people in the crew thought they would be able to get off work, but who knew that this would happen to Lu Dao, but they didn't have a choice, Alex's words were orders, and they had to obey.

So he tossed here for more than an hour before he fulfilled the wish of the little princess Karen.

During this process, Cullen didn't have to do anything, just lie motionless on the boat.

She was dressed in a white dress, holding flowers in her hands, her eyes closed, and she lay flat. I saw her floating on the lake with the boat, shrouded in the afterglow of the sunset, she was like a fairy in the lake, which made people feel indescribable.

"Quick, get this shot." Alex reminded in a whisper.

As a result, the last set of shots became the most meaningful part of this MV, and after it was broadcast on ABC TV, those viewers were infected by the atmosphere, and their understanding of this song was deepened.

In the midst of all the anticipation, this record by the Carpenter siblings was released. At the same time, ABC TV's MV also began to be broadcast in turn, and the first song "50 Ways to Break Up" was played.

Alex was seen in the supermarket, picking out tomatoes. He was wearing a plain shirt and looked like the boy next door.

Just then, Elvis Presley appeared.

Elvis greeted and asked, "Hi! Alex. ”

Alex replied weakly, "Hey! ”

The audience saw that there were already two superstars at this time, and their interest in the upcoming MV plot was turned up to the highest, and they were very eager to see something interesting.

Sure enough, Elvis Presley, intentionally or unintentionally, asked, "What about Brigitte?" I haven't seen her with you lately. ”

The people in front of the TV immediately pricked up their ears, hoping to confirm something from Alex's mouth.

"Uh......" Alex opened his mouth wide, unable to answer the question for a moment.

At this point, the music plays. The sound of the trumpet. As soon as the camera turned, I saw three guys dressed as Mexicans appear, they were MV backing bands, standing in the middle of the supermarket cargo racks.

This melody sounds a little familiar, but there is an indescribable aura in it, and older people quickly know what this prelude is. This is a resoundtrack from the classic film "Phantom of the Opera", which not only follows the melody of the original song, but also adds refreshing lyrics and bright flamenco elements.

The song uses a trumpet voice, full of playful expressions and farewell to old lovers, and uses humor to interpret the heaviness that originally belonged to the breakup.

Accompanied by singing. The audience saw Brigitte's various ways of dying.

Plane crashes, sunbathing in the sun is scorched, crashing into a cement mixer filled with mud, running into a shark in the water, burying in a mudslide, swallowed by a lion, being hit by a broken purple Seine car, getting lost in the desert, dying of heart failure by jumping into an East End nightclub, drowning in a hot bath......

"Impossible! （no_way）”

"Alex really broke up with Brigitte!"

Viewers in front of the TV. When I watched this music video, all kinds of strange feelings and thoughts surged in my heart.

More people were made to laugh by this funny MV, and many people laughed so much that they burst into tears. Especially those men who have been dumped by their girlfriends, they resonate with this song. I can't help but sing along with the MV.

God's turn is after the singing. Elvis Elvis put his hands on Alex's shoulders: "It's so miserable. It's so miserable. What happened to you is so miserable! ”

At this time, Brigitte carried a basket of vegetables in her hand, walked up to them and said, "Hi. Alex! ”

"Hi ......"

The two men looked at Brigitte in embarrassment, and Elvis looked at her dumbfounded, not knowing what was going on. The audience in front of the TV had grown their mouths so long that they could barely close them, and their brains were also frozen at this time.

"Please give way!"

Brigitte pushed the two of them aside and shoehorned in to pick vegetables. At this time, Elvis looked at Alex, only to see Alex shrug his shoulders and say nothing. Then Alex went grocery shopping with Brigitte.

That's the end of the MV, but it's not over with the audience: "What the hell is going on ....... this?" Did Alex break up with Brigitte? Judging from the lyrics, it should be divided, right? So what's going on with the last thing to come out? ”

As soon as the song came out, the focus of the news media discussion immediately shifted to Alex's relationship with Brigit, and people wanted to know whether the two of them were separated or not. As for those photos of Brigitte, who still remembers them.

Obviously, Alex's plan worked, and people's gossip psychology is like a dog chasing bones, if you want to change the direction of their chase, you just need to throw another big bone.

"50 Ways to Break Up" quickly reached the top of the Billboard, and it sparked a huge amount of gossip, which was reflected in the number of times it was broadcast on demand and the number of sales.

In addition to the song "50 Ways to Break Up", the song "If I Die Young" sung by Cullen is also very popular in the market. Especially after the MV was broadcast, people were immediately attracted by the beautiful and romantic picture, and they went to the record company to buy a copy and listen to it.

This era is a turbulent era.

The threat of the Soviet Union and the outbreak of the Vietnam War made the young people of this era feel precarious. The song that Cullen sang just sang the hearts of the people of this era, especially those young people who empathized with this song.

Soon in some of the gatherings, the young people sang the song "If I Die" in unison. The scene of thousands of people gathering together to sing a song really changed the color of heaven and earth.

"If I die young, bury me in silk, and let me lie on a bed covered with roses. Sink me into the river at dawn and see me off with the words of a love song. Lord, please make me a rainbow, and I want to shine on my Mother. ”

"When she stands under my colors, she will know that I am so safe with you. Life wasn't always as bleak as you might expect, even though she buried her children. The sharp blade of life! I've lived long enough......"

"If I die young, bury me in silk. Let me lie on a bed covered with roses, sink me into the river at dawn, and see me off with the words of a love song. The sharp blade of life! I have lived long enough that I will walk into your kingdom in pure white clothes, as green as a ring on my cold fingers......"

This song is a success, and the young people who are full of emotions are touched by it, especially those young girls, who love it so much that they can't wait to become the MV heroine and lie on the boat. Then roam the lake.

At some anti-war rally. People even sang this song to express their resistance to war, not wanting themselves, their friends and family to travel thousands of miles away to Vietnam for an illusory reason, and then die in battle.

Soon. The song that Cullen sang became the anti-war song of this era. An anti-war current was formed. As long as there are such rallies or marches. You can always hear people singing "If I Die" in unison.

It became a phenomenon of a particular era.

Alex didn't expect it to develop like this, he thought it was just a good song, but he really didn't expect it to have such a big impact. Various experts have analyzed this phenomenon. From the psychology of the people, the background of the times, and the environment in which the clouds of war are shrouded, etc., it is clear from the truth.

This phenomenon soon spread abroad, and in the United Kingdom, Australia, European countries, etc., there were also rallies singing "If I Die".

The British media The Times reported on this in great detail, saying a lot about it from its birth to the development of a song that most people love. It said, "Karen? Carpenter is only 11 years old this year, but when it comes to singing, he is already much more mature than other singers. Even Alex, who is extremely talented, is inferior to his little sister Cullen in some ways. Judging from the popularity of this song "If I Die Young", in addition to the success of the song's melody and lyrics, Cullen's singing skills and emotional investment are also an important factor. ”

The World Circle News reported: "The combination of the Carpenter siblings is the first in the world, and when the three siblings appear together, their light will overshadow all the singers in the world." This album is another milestone in their singer's career, and sales are bound to break any record. ”

The Los Angeles Times, known as the third largest newspaper in the United States, reported: "If I Die Young" will surely become the deepest memory of this era, and in the context of the ever-expanding Vietnam War, young Americans feel that life is too short and fleeting." Karen sings the hearts of the people! ”

The New York Times also reported: "Every collaboration between the three Carpenter siblings is able to surprise people." Although Karen is young, her position in the music industry is higher than that of her two brothers. There are various reasons for this situation, the eldest brother Alex is busy with the family business and is unable to take care of all aspects, and this time people can enjoy such a beautiful and beautiful song, which can be regarded as a blessing to the French beauty Brigitte. The second brother, Richard, gradually leaned towards composing, and besides, he was under the pressure of his eldest brother and his younger sister Cullen under him, and he was perhaps the most stressed of the three. ”

With so many newspapers promoting the record for the Carpenter siblings, and ABC TV constantly airing music videos, the record soon sold out, and various sales channels were urging the record companies to buy more.

In the face of such a hot scene, not only Rudy, Mark and others did not expect it, but even Alex himself did not expect it.

He has already made the record company's production line full of shipments and arranged the production plan to the full, but he still can't meet the market demand.

There is a reason for this, not only people in the United States want to buy records, but also merchants from other countries are buying them in large quantities, and they are all selling out all at once.

And that's not all, when the audience heard the last song of the album, they were immediately attracted to the song "Hi, Bier". Among the previous songs, "50 Ways to Break Up" and "If I Die Young" are both songs that have been promoted, but this "Hi, Bier" does not mention half a sentence at all, and it is very deeply hidden.

At first, the first on the billboard was the funny song "50 Ways to Break Up", and people's voyeurism about gossip news was so strong that many people wanted to understand what Alex wanted to express from this song.

In addition, the quality of the song itself is also good, and it can resonate with many frustrated men, and it has been ranked first for the first week. After "If I Die" was sung, it took turns ranking first and second with this song.

After three or four weeks like this, another song from the album started to take off.

This song is "Hi, Bier".

With no publicity at all and no notice, its ranking soared, and the last one joined the competition for the first place.

Faced with this situation, other record companies and singers couldn't help but wail again and again: "The first three places were snatched by the Carpenter brothers and sisters, and this is still not alive!" ”

Yes, since the release of this album, the top three spots on Billboard have been exclusive to the Carpenter siblings. There was no exception, and it took months at a time.

Since there is no one else's share in the top three positions, everyone will specifically analyze who can occupy the first place for the longest time in these three songs. The first to lose was "50 Ways to Break Up", which had quickly depleted and overdrawn people's psychology of chasing gossip, and soon people stopped paying attention to the news about the Brigitte scandal, and she got out of it.

Many people think that the song that will finally be able to stay at No. 1 on the Billboard for a long time must be the song "If I Die" sung by Karen. After all, this song is not only in line with the characteristics of the times, but also sung by Cullen, which raises the level of this song a lot.

But the results were very unexpected.

It's just that the song "Hi, Bi'er" won the most decisive victory, it is full of stamina, and it has been unswervingly sprinting forward. Maybe "If I Die" was too popular at the beginning, and there were hardly any places during that time when the song was not heard.

When you enter the restaurant, you can hear the song playing in the restaurant. When you go to the supermarket, you can hear it too. Even on the streets, you can hear people singing "If I Die". When I got home, I turned on the TV and I was able to see the music video for this song.

For the first month or so, the song "If I Die Young" crushed the other two songs. But after people became aesthetically tired of it, the other two songs began to catch up. The song "Hi, Brigitte," in particular, quickly climbed to the top of the Billboard, and not only in the United States, but also in other countries.

The song was over 7 minutes long, making it the longest single ever to reach the top of the UK charts at the time.

It also stayed at No. 1 in the U.S. charts for nine weeks, the longest of any number one song, and tied the record for the longest number one occupation of the charts until 1977, when it was occupied by Debbie? Boone's "YouLightUpMyLife" breaks.

In less than half a year, the song has sold nearly eight million copies and regularly appears in professional music critics' lists of the greatest songs of all time. (To be continued......)

PS: The outbreak last month was too violent, and it was updated 10,000 to 12,000 a day. This month has to take a slow, maybe only 5K to 6K a day, today there is only one chapter of 5K words. In addition, I wish you all a happy Children's Day!