American Peanuts

Chapter 30 Today’s Rising Star
Nashville, Memoir Alley, Wheatfield Bar.

"Well, it seems that everyone can't wait anymore. Today's Rising Stars column welcomes a major guest this time. You will never expect..."

There was silence in the bar. About twenty people, including Taylor, Faith and Danielle, gathered around the bar and listened to the radio with their ears raised.

This is not a news broadcast, but the "Sound of Music" broadcast from Nashville. In the 20s, the prototype of country music was born from this station, which was still called "Old Country Sound" at the time.

It was this station that made Nashville the capital of country music, and for every country musician, this channel is a veritable "temple."

"...That's Charlie Rossi!" the host drawled.

"The first signed singer, Taylor Swift, an 18-year-old blond girl from Pennsylvania. Today she brought her first solo album of the same name and is a guest on this show. Taylor, please say hello to everyone."

"Hello, my name is Taylor, and I'm glad to be here at Today's Star."

"Oh, you're so uptight, relax."

There was a burst of laughter from the bar, and Faith Hill quickly made a shut-up gesture to silence everyone.

"It seems you're not used to being a big star." The bartender handed him a glass of Yuengling Traditional Lager, which is the oldest beer brand in the United States.

"Before the show started, I went to the bathroom five times." Taylor said dumbfounded.

According to the program's practice, after a brief interview, the title song from the album began to be played.

"This is a song called Breathe. It talks about the inner pain that a girl experiences after falling out of love. I have a big secret. The country broke the news for the first time. Charlie Rossi provided key input on this song. .”

"That's right, without him, there would be no song," Taylor responded on the show.

"So you wrote this song because he dumped you?"

"We...we haven't started dating yet."

Hearing this, a burst of booing broke out in the bar.

This sentence is ambiguous and can be interpreted as "preparing to fall in love."

"Stop arguing, do you still want to listen to music?" Faith Hill patted the table, and the huge sapphire necklace around her neck dangled twice.

She gets mad every time she hears jokes about Charlie Rossi and Taylor.

Is it a good working relationship between the two of you?Don't talk nonsense.

The music started playing on the radio.

Taylor's clear, magnetic and penetrating tone interprets this song extremely gracefully.It seemed to bring everyone back to their youthful days, that sad night when they lost their lover for the first time.

After singing the song, everyone was silent for a long time.

"Doesn't that sound good?" Taylor turned around and watched everyone's reactions nervously.

"It sounds good. It makes me a little uncomfortable to hear it." The man's eyes were slightly red. He just lost his love last week.

"Although it's just a 'spit song', it has a catchy melody. From a pop music perspective, this is already great. You must know that this is Taylor's first album, and she is also talented. She still has a long future. road. Maybe she can really stand at the pinnacle of this era. Danielle said with a solemn expression.

"If you ask me, that one's name is Charlie Rossi, and he really has two brushes... Hearing what Faith said, he made a judgment in a split second. It's a pity not to become a singer." Faith and Dani were all in the bar. Your acquaintances naturally know more about the inside story than the outside world.

"The hard work for so long was finally not in vain..." Faith also sighed with emotion.

What came to mind at this time was not her beloved disciple Taylor, but Charlie Rossi. She felt that Charlie would be very happy.

"Large ice cubes, a shot glass of vodka, blue cola, lemon juice and a little bitter melon juice combine to form this 'breathing' drink. This concoction will always be on the wine list." The bar suddenly said at this time. .

This is an honor. You must know that only the truly great country music works will have the same name as the wine. "I Walk The Line" in 56, "Jolene" in 74, "Always On My Mind" in 82, the previous one The winner of this honor was "There's Your Trouble" in 98.

Taylor is the first singer in the 21st century to receive a wine of the same name!
"Everyone has a drink, I'll buy it!" Faith pounded the table excitedly.

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The three of them came out of the bar and walked home, with Taylor walking at the front, his steps undoubtedly brisk.

When I turned a corner, I saw a huge poster of Taylor Swift posted at the door of the record store. There were more than a dozen customers standing inside the store, which was packed to the brim.

The three looked at each other and walked in.

"Taylor, you have to know that sometimes getting good reviews does not necessarily mean good sales. You have to be mentally prepared for this." Faith reminded.

There are always many things that are either well-received or not well-received.

"Yes, I want to completely open up the market with my next album." Taylor set a new goal for himself.

But when the three of them walked in, they found that Taylor's album was placed in the most prominent position!Moreover, merchants’ stocks are obviously much larger.

"Are you here to buy Taylor Swift's new album?" Taylor grabbed a customer and asked.

It was a girl, and she nodded immediately: "I used a friend's CD player at school. This new album is pretty good, at least better than the ones in the past few years."

After the other party answered, he seemed to have discovered something. He looked at the album cover and then at Taylor, who was elegantly dressed in front of him. He compared it back and forth N times, and his expression gradually turned into surprise.

It's not that she has bad eyesight. This cover was taken before she met Charlie. It has a strong country atmosphere and is not even the slightest bit different from the current Elf Princess-like Taylor.

"You are Taylor! You are so beautiful." She hugged Taylor and screamed.

The shouts immediately attracted other customers, who surrounded Taylor and asked for autographs.

Taylor smiled and agreed. It was the first time for her to enjoy such star-like treatment.

This small record store has turned into a temporary autograph signing site.

As Faith watched from the sidelines, dozens of albums were sold in just half an hour.

Even if Taylor's on-site blessing is ignored, it should be a certainty to sell ten records an hour, and about a hundred records a day. There are tens of thousands of such record stores across the country... a solid platinum record!

A regular version of the album costs about ten dollars and costs two dollars. All in all, it can bring in tens of millions of dollars a month.

This is just the beginning. There will be platinum editions, commemorative editions, plus radio broadcast revenue, online download revenue, Taylor's appearance on external cameras and possible advertising revenue... It shouldn't be a big problem to attract hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

And Charlie's cost is only $50, and he doesn't have to deal with daily operations at all. We are working hard overtime in Nashville, and you don't even make a call?

Faith had some complaints in her heart, but she also felt helpless. After all, in the final analysis, it was Charlie's good taste.

And soon, she also discovered that among the customers who came to buy, there were actually many young men.

The general outline of Taylor's early creation was the sentence "Girls' feelings are always poetry", with youthful elements and country music. Its positioning and song content destined her target audience to be young women under the age of 20.

Faith naturally understands this.

Now that this result has appeared, it is obvious that Charlie's series of actions have played a role.Appearing on magazine covers, attending press conferences, setting up a Twitter account, and even those tidbits will give Taylor exposure, and the effect will ultimately be reflected in album sales.

Although he never interferes, he plays a role all the time.

(End of this chapter)