Reborn in America

Chapter 36: The "Carpenter" Frenzy

The Carpenter Brothers’ first album sold well, selling 150,000 copies in the first week. Within a month, 500,000 copies were sold. This is because the sales channels of "Teana" record companies are not as good as those of large companies, otherwise the data would be even more amazing.

"Brother Carpenter is a blockbuster!"-said the New York Times.

Under Rudy's public relations, the newspaper immediately made a special report for the Carpenters. In fact, they also think this news is very newsworthy, and did not deliberately exaggerate to cater to the Carpenters.

To add fuel to this news, Bantan Book Publishing Company announced that they are about to release a fantasy novel written by Alex Capone-"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"!

At this time, Alex's reputation rose to the top, composing and singing, and writing and publishing! This kid is amazing!

It would be amazing to put such a thing on an adult, once it was put on a child as young as eight years old, it is no longer a genius to describe it. What a monster this is!

The American music industry is boiling, the American publishing industry is boiling, and the American people are boiling!

People have inquired about the Carpenter brothers and looked for the Carpenter brothers' records, especially the books of Alex. Someone had planned to buy a copy for a look.

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has been well-known before it was released, which saved Bantan Book Publishing House a lot of publicity costs. This is exactly what the editor-in-chief Wright expects to see.

White laughed and boasted to his editor: "Haha, let me just say, with the reputation of the Carpenters brothers, are you afraid that his books won't be sold?"

The editors complimented a few words one after another, and some editors also said that they were going to buy a copy and show it to their children. Especially Carl, he smiled happily. As for Andrew, the editor who first discovered the manuscript of this novel had everything in his heart. No one remembers his work now.

The book is still being printed, and it has already been ordered by book dealers and retailers everywhere. The number of prints rose again and again, and in the end one million copies were printed! This is the first printing, and it hasn't sold a copy yet.

Such a huge amount of printing almost frightened the people of Bantan Book Publishing Company. Their original self-confidence mood changed because of this, for fear that this new type of novel would be hated by readers and abandoned. It is not just a novel that will be abandoned at that time, and even Bantan Book Company will be abandoned tragically.

As a result, they were ecstatic. This batch of novels was bought by readers as soon as they went on the market. There are also many dealers calling to urge the goods, they want to buy more "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"!

Under the attention of senior managers of companies such as White, the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was continuously produced from printing houses and then purchased by American readers.

Even Alex did not expect this kind of crazy situation. He thought at first that this rewritten magic novel would not succeed. After all, the original version of Aunt Rowling's writing was slowly gaining popularity, and he didn't dare to compare himself with his aunt.

In fact, it is reasonable for Alex's book to be popular. In the 1950s, when talent shows were not yet popular in the world, children like Alex and Richard, who had been extremely talented since childhood, were able to attract people's attention.

This era is the baby boom in American history. Parents who are new parents are very concerned about everything about their children. A thin parenting experience compiled by an unknown doctor, without any publicity, can sell up to tens of millions of copies. It can be seen that people had an urgent desire for this knowledge at that time.

If only Alex is alone, maybe Americans don't think there is anything, but Richard, who is only six years old, is also so smart, which makes people curious.

Everyone wants to know about the Carpenters. They want to know what the Carpenters are eating, using, wearing, and doing. They even wanted to know how the Carpenters raised such a genius son.

The appearance of this novel just gives these people a chance, a chance to understand the Carpenter brothers.

Parents bought this book to see what book the eight-year-old gifted child wrote.

The children begged their parents to buy the book, because the students in the school were talking about the story of the book.

Fiction critics have paid for a novel to see what is so wonderful about this book written by an eight-year-old kid.

The writers of the novel couldn't bear it either, and they all bought a copy to study. I want to know why this novel is so popular in the market.

Alex discovered that he could no longer go to school, because once he entered the campus, he would be surrounded by other student groups.

"Alex, tell me if Hermione and Harry ended up pulling together. They were a couple, right?" Someone asked after Alex.

Someone immediately retorted: "Nonsense, Hermione is so ugly and staid, how could she be Harry's girlfriend!"

"How is Voldemort now! Will he be resurrected and come back to trouble Harry?" someone asked.

Some people are more concerned about the magic level inside: "When will Harry be able to upgrade to level 2 and become a junior magician!"

"The first-level magic apprentice is already very good, good luck!" Someone quarreled with others on the spot: "You must at least graduate from school to become a junior magician!"

"You're just talking nonsense. Harry has to wait until he graduates from school to reach the second ring. Then how could he kill Voldemort and avenge his parents?"

Some people are also asking questions about music: "Alex, when will your second record come out!"

"Oh! It's Alex!" The girls screamed more and rushed over. They stretched out their white arms and tried to pull Alex down next to them.

Facing the crowded classmates, Alex couldn't even understand the words. He only felt like a small boat in the monstrous waves, which would be torn to pieces if he was not careful.

Fortunately, there were teachers who focused on Alex for a long time. Seeing that the situation was wrong, they immediately protected Alex. Driven by the teacher, the enthusiastic classmates had to disperse one after another. It's just that the teachers can't always stare at Alex, they can help for a while, but they can't help for a lifetime.

In desperation, the principal of the school found the Carpenters. After they discussed, they asked Alex for his opinion, and finally decided to let Alex drop out of school and go home. Bart intends to hire a tutor for this purpose, so that Alex can receive education at home.

This is the best solution. For Alex, going to school is a waste of time. However, he still used this to make various requests to Bart. In addition to learning cultural courses, he also needs to learn music, art, dance and so on.

Bart got the list of plans given by Alex and said in surprise: "Alex, do you still plan to learn Russian, French, Japanese, and Chinese?"

Alex said of course: "Language is a communication tool. When you go to other countries in the future, you don't need to ask for a translation!"

In fact, he didn't need to learn Chinese at all. In order to conceal people, he still wrote it up. In addition to language, he also plans to learn various skills, but none of these things can be learned all at once. With the complete memory ability, as well as the "retrospective" and "simulated memory" abilities derived from it, he can actually explore and learn by himself without asking a teacher.

It's just that it's too horrible to do so, in order to create a reasonable feeling, he must pretend to work hard.

"Then you don't have much time to play. So many things, can you learn it?" Bart said with some concern.

Angel retorted: "Alex has such a high IQ, he will definitely arrange time for study and play."

Alex listened and smiled, and he praised: "It's nice to have a mother on her side. No matter what I do, she will think of a reasonable explanation."

Bart touched his head embarrassedly and said, "I didn't mean that, I was worried that Alex would delay the recording of the record."

"Don't worry, I will give priority to work. If I don't have enough time, I will learn slowly, and I won't devote all my time to learning at once." Alex said soothingly. He knew that the future of the Carpenter family now rests on him and Richard. If they mess up the record, it is probably just the bank debt that can crush the Carpenter family.

But will Alex mess it up? He doesn't think so. He has decades of memory, far more than half a century of massive information in this era. Even if he falls this time, he will be able to get up very quickly.

"By the way, when can the company change its name?" Alex asked instead of discussing it any more.

"It's not that easy to change the name. Because it involves debts, assets, and employee contracts, you must let the lawyers clarify it." Bart said with some distress that he is not suitable for this kind of work. Now the company is still catching Rudy, but this is not a long-term solution.

He paused and continued: "However, I guess it will be done in one or two months."

Alex nodded and turned to Angel and said, "Mom, or you should come out to work. Now the company needs manpower. If you are worried about your family, you can hire a few more nanny."

"Me? Do you want me to come and help?" Angel asked in surprise.

"Yes! In the future, Richard and I will spend a lot of time working in the recording studio, but rarely spend time at home with you." Alex said cleverly.

Angel was moved by Alex's words, but she insisted: "I have your sister Allen with me, so I can't go outside for the time being."

Bart also joined the ranks of persuasion: "Angel, come and help me too. Things are not like being in a factory at all. Many things seem simple, but they are actually quite complicated. I need you, and Alex and they also need you."

Angel shook his head and said, "Alan is so young, I'm not relieved."

"How about you take Allen to the company." Alex suggested.

Angel's eyes widened and asked, "Is this OK? Doesn't it affect your work? What if others object?"

Bart laughed: "This company belongs to us, who dares to say anything! Alex's suggestion is really good. We can find a room in the company to give Alan exclusively."

Angel was finally persuaded by them, and she promised to say: "Okay, if you guys think I can't help, just tell me so that I can go back."

Alex snorted and said in his heart: "You are much better than Bart. If Bart manages the company alone, I am worried that there will be major problems in the future."

Indeed, there are only a few people in the company now, and Bart finds it difficult to manage this way. If according to Alex's idea, this company will become an international record company such as Warner, Universal, bmg, emi, and Columbia in the future, then Bart will definitely have to retire.