American Peanuts

Chapter 5 Extraordinary Thoughts
Faith sneered, as if she heard some big joke.

"I know you have made a lot of money, but you don't know how to spend it. Invest in entities, buy stocks, you can do anything, even if you buy lottery tickets, it is better than investing your money in these record companies." Faith Hill gave the head start Charlie one stick.

"Why do you say that? The profit margin of the record industry has always been good. There are many young girls like Taylor in Nashville. If the bet is right, the company will make a lot of money." Charlie wondered.

"So what if you are trying to get the best of you? In the end, it will be acquired and merged by several major record companies? Media giants such as Time Warner, Universal, and Columbia have already controlled the upstream and downstream, and you can only compromise. The record industry is very old, and the interests have long been divided up. Yes." As an industry insider, Faith Hill told the truth.

That's not wrong.But Taylor was different from other singers. She rose to fame in an unprecedented way, strong enough to ignore some of the business laws of this industry.

In a previous life, Big Machine, a little-known company that released Taylor's first six albums, proves that Faith's words don't apply.

"Maybe Taylor is different from other singers?" Charlie said.

"It turns out that you have fallen in love with her." Faith suddenly realized, but still warned: "You, an outsider, can't touch the record business."

This woman is really stubborn.

Charlie suddenly had no good way to deal with her.It can only be said that she does it for her own good, but no one will have trouble with money.

Just as Charlie was thinking about whether he should let his mother come forward to discuss the matter.Taylor, who was in the back seat, began to hum quietly. At this time, the vehicle had turned from the spacious interstate into a quiet road.

In the silence, Taylor's elegant voice lingered in the car, a little sweet and very penetrating.

"I see your face in my mind as I drive away, (I drive away, but your voice and smile never go away)
Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way. (Because we never expected it to be such an ending)..."

This is undoubtedly much more real than the one in Wangyiyun, and the sense of presence is unparalleled.

The moment Taylor opened his mouth, Charlie could tell that it was "Breathe" from Taylor's second solo album, a bitter song about lost love.

Obviously, at this point in time, Taylor has not been out of love. Not only does the song lack emotion, but even the lyrics and music have been changed. Obviously, this is not the final version.

After singing a few more words, Taylor closed his mouth angrily.

"Sorry, maybe not very good at this type of song."

"No, you sing great. You know, when I was your age, I didn't know anything." Charlie encouraged.

"Maybe it just needs some small modifications. You can add some nasal humming at the end of the paragraph, like this... And the chorus part needs to be simpler, lengthen the ending, and increase the emotion. Just use What do you think about the keyword "breathing"?" Charlie proposed changes in details.

He knew nothing about music, and he was just trying to get as close as possible to the final version he had heard in his previous life.

"I think...I think it's pretty good." Taylor hummed twice, and the effect was indeed much better than before.

There was a bit of heart-piercing throbbing.

Charlie must have lost his love, the hard kind.

On the other side, Faith Hill suddenly put down her phone, turned to look at Charlie, and examined Charlie.

"You didn't go to a music conservatory for further studies, did you?" She seemed to have seen a ghost.

"It's also possible that he inherited Teacher Danielle's excellent genes." Taylor followed.

The humming at the end of the paragraph is simply a stroke of genius!Why couldn't I have thought of that?
"Just a few words, and in order to make the mood fuller, I suggest adding a lot of harmony." Charlie continued.

The final version of the song had a lot of harmonies, and the singers were actually two people.

"I'll just say it." Faith slapped her thigh suddenly.

Of course she had heard Taylor's demo, and she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put it into words.

And what Charlie said was like opening a door to God.

"You're such a fucking genius. Taylor, just like Charlie said, we can add this song directly to the first album." Faith couldn't help but swear.

"This song can even become a hit." Taylor, a fool, was giggling, excitedly twirling his fingers around his hair, full of daydreams about the future.

This song "Breathe" should have been put on the second album after many revisions.Now because of my own prompts, the production process has been greatly accelerated.

It seems that he has pressed the accelerator button for Taylor's singing career.

This was extremely easy for Charlie, who had listened to a lot of Taylor's songs.

"Faith, do you think I'm still a layman now?" Charlie asked again.

"This country has gained a mercenary financier and lost a talented singer." Faith told the truth.

"Faith, actually I have sold the financial company, and I used the money to buy Mr. Huahua... Don't look at me like that, I'm not kidding."

"The situation of this company is not very good. I am planning to open up some new businesses, including the recording industry. I think Taylor is a good prospect, plus I am a boss who is somewhat talented in music, and PLAYBOY is a publicity platform. , do you think it can break through the monopoly of several major media giants? Can it create a new era?"

Charlie mentioned his grand plan.

"I think... I don't know, just wait a minute." Faith Hill was in shock. The impact was so great that her heart rate was a little abnormal.

She opened her black Givenchy handbag, took out two tablets of "lidocaine" and swallowed them, then she felt a little calmer.

"You contact Taylor's boss and say that you are very optimistic about Taylor's future and want to take over. I don't have to come forward at all, so the price can be kept very low. From now on, you will still be Taylor's teacher and album producer. And I will, too. Offer you a far more reward than you have now."

Charlie's little calculations were ringing in his mind.

Also bring Faith into the fold, don't worry about the high reward.She is also well-connected in the industry, is a singer herself, and can release new records herself.It can be said that it is a sure profit without loss.

In addition, with the help of my mother, I can say that this move is a sure thing.

"But what if my boss doesn't agree?" Taylor said suddenly.

No matter what, PB is still better than the grass-roots team of Big Machine. Teacher Faith is still there. Of course she is willing to join the new company.

"Think about it with your little head, Faith Hill is the album producer and your teacher. With her out, this album can only be scrapped and restarted. It is to continue to invest more and start from scratch, pursuing an unclear goal. In the future, or should I get a reasonable salary and leave now?"

The master and the apprentice looked at each other, with longing, excitement and a little hesitation in their eyes.

"People who graduate from the Department of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania really think different!" Taylor said subconsciously.

This slang term comes from Apple's famous [-] advertisement, which is used to describe geniuses with extraordinary thinking.

Is this something extraordinary?Little girl, don't brag.

(End of this chapter)