Chapter 330 The Carpenters

Wang Yuanchao was quite proficient in musical instruments and could play the electric guitar, so he was able to go directly to Elektra Records with Debbie to record a demo.

Wish I could shut my playboy mouth, oh oh oh-oh
[I wish I could shut my slutty mouth, oh-oh-oh-oh]

Slutty mouth?

Foul-mouthed indeed.

If rock music doesn’t use swear words, can it still be called rock music?
They all drew circles with their birds! Swearing is the lowest level!

How'd I turn my shirt inside out? Inside outright
[My underwear is exposed outside. Exposed outside.]

Underwear showing?

Nightclub, that's normal.

Some people don’t even wear them!
Control your poison babe, roses have thorns they say
[Hold your venom baby, they say roses have thorns]

There's also venom? Are you sure it's not rice liquid?

……

Debbie was numb.

I feel like it's about her situation at the Playboy Club!
Every day she drinks, smokes, dances, and lives a life of drunkenness and dreams...if she wasn't just working part-time.

And this sense of rhythm! It was so exciting that she couldn't help twisting her body while singing, as if her body was out of control!
Although she is just a part-time lead singer of a fake band, she is also an insider in the industry!

She can't control herself!

She suddenly felt an immense admiration for her boss's talent.

I’m afraid that after that night with the boss, this piece of work has been in his mind?

So she couldn't help but have confidence in her future.

Bruce had already completed the copyright registration, so Wang Yuanchao gave the demo to Holzman to listen to, and Holzman provided the venue and equipment at a friendly price.

After listening to it, Holzman felt unsatisfied, so he listened to it twice more and said:

“It really suits everyone’s appetite right now. Don’t think too much, don’t worry too much, just dance.

But it has a bit of a psychedelic rock vibe to it, like the San Francisco band Jefferson Airplane.”

"Psychedelic rock?" Wang Yuanchao didn't expect there was such a genre.

"Hey, I was on drugs, psychedelic, you know, haha.

You can listen to their "White Rabbit", but your song has much more powerful rhythm than theirs.

That's all I could think of, and I felt my heart beat to the rhythm.

I feel like I'm going to burst into flames!" Holtzman explained.

"Do you have this?" Wang Yuanchao asked directly. He needed to know what kind of work it was.

Holtzman sent for the record.

The first three sentences:

“One pill makes you larger
And one pill makes you small
And the ones that mother gives you…”

The little pill gets bigger and smaller. It's like taking drugs and sex. I associate it with that...

But, this rhythm is so slow, can this be called rock?

It's boring, it feels more like a folk song!

No wonder Holzman said "Just Dance" has a strong sense of rhythm.

If folk songs can be considered rock, then Wang Yuanchao has more suitable songs in his music library!

[Wang Yuanchao's understanding of rock is heavy metal rock. In fact, rock has many subdivisions, but he is not a professional.]

The current "Just Dance" is just a demo. It has not been arranged yet, and many other instruments have not been added, especially the drums. It is bland and does have a similar style to "white rabbit", which makes people can't help but associate it.

Debbie's previous band, Liu Jian Feng, also tried, but their style and level were completely unable to meet Wang Yuanchao's expectations, and they were still obsessed with their long team name.

So Wang Yuanchao arranged for Thomas to go to various nightclubs and clubs to improve the Joker band.

Yes, the name of the band is "Jokers".

Who told Wang Yuanchao to think of Harley Quinn when he heard the name Debbie Harry?
In those days, band formation was still popular, so you still had to arrange a guitar, a bass, a drummer and a keyboard.

Otherwise, how can we go on road shows? How can we promote in bars and nightclubs? How can we hold concerts?
The requirement is to refer to Debbie's contract. The term can be negotiated, but once she leaves the team, she is not allowed to perform the company's works in commercial occasions.

We are recruiting people to be tools, but the company provides you with a stage to show your talents.

There are so many frustrated musicians.

It can be said that the band is built around the lead singer.

The creations are all by Wang Yuanchao, and the others are just tools. If someone else plays the guitar and drums, will the band change? As long as the lead singer is stable enough, how many people can tell the difference?
To put it another way, even if the lead singer is changed, the band can still be inherited.

There was no way to record an album until the band was formed.

Wang Yuanchao didn't roll out all of his songs at once. He first tried a song to test the waters. If it didn't work, he would try a different style. Anyway, there were plenty of songs in his music library.

The work was already there, and the original owner Holzman had given it good reviews, so all that was missing was the band, so Thomas, Bruce, and Debbie were all busy arranging the band.

……

After half a month of internal preparation, Hasbro finally decided to make animation.

This new advertising model requires huge investment.

Wang Yuanchao had to fly to Los Angeles with DePriest to inspect the Femison Animation Production Company. DePriest used Wang Yuanchao as a consultant and think tank.

Wang Yuanchao is the second party, and he relies on others for orders, so he naturally has to help with all his heart. The bigger Hasbro becomes, the more his OEM fee will be.

Only in this way can Muse Music Studio withstand the turmoil.

It was a long flight and I couldn't sleep all the time. DePriest said:

"Philip told me that you founded a band in New York?"

Wang Yuanchao did not hide:
"Yes, in the United States, I found that there is really not much I can do, except music. The investment is small, but the rewards are huge."

DePriest laughed:
“Everybody needs music, good music.

Remember to help us create some works when the time comes, hahahaha.

If it’s good, I can give you a little more advertising production fee!”

Wang Yuanchao also laughed and said:

"My band hasn't even been formed yet, and you think I can succeed?"

DePriest said:

"intuition.

I think you can succeed.

Just like how you first started working with us."

The two of them were chatting like this, and suddenly someone beside them interrupted and said:
"Excuse me, sir, you want to start a band?"

DePriest was a little unhappy. How could he eavesdrop on other people's conversations? Fortunately, they didn't talk about Hasbro. He had a good sense of confidentiality and didn't talk nonsense in public. They only talked about Wang Yuanchao's affairs.

It happened that he was busy promoting the animation publicity within the company, and he hardly paid any attention to this partner afterwards.

Wang Yuanchao was not happy about it. No one would be happy if their conversation was overheard. But the noise from airplane engines was very loud these days. If they wanted to chat, they had to whisper louder.

If the volume is louder, it won't block the ears of the people around you.

But he was still polite and said:

"That's what happened."

The young man next to him said quickly:
"Allow me to introduce myself, sir.

My name is Richard Carpenter, I play keyboards, and I have a three-person band, which includes my sister Karen Carpenter, who plays drums, and my friend Wes Jacobs, who plays bass and tuba. I wonder if there is a chance I can show you some of them, sir? "

DePriest leaned back in his chair. People were there to hear Adam Wang's band, so he might as well close his eyes and rest.

"Carpenter?"

Wang Yuanchao didn't feel anything at first, but when he heard that he and his sister were both Carpenters, he immediately thought of a famous group called "The Carpenters".

It’s nothing, it’s “Yesterday Once More”, this song is too famous.

Moreover, he had just listened to those classic songs day and night in New York a few days ago, and the impression was even more profound.

"Yes," Richard said excitedly, "It's the Carpenters. Sir, have you heard of us? We covered the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" before."

In 67, they covered this song and became a little famous, and then signed with RCA Records in 68.

Due to the reduction in music production, RCA did not release their songs and abandoned the trio, so Richard ran from record company to record company, hoping to find one that would take them in.

He had just returned from a promotion in New York, but to no avail, because his friend Wes Jacob informed him that A&M Records had listened to their demo and wanted to interview them, and there was a good chance they would be signed.

Unexpectedly, the two people next to me were talking about the band, which was still in the process of being formed, so their experience became more advantageous.

So he couldn't help but interrupt, not caring whether it was polite or not.

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:

“I can listen to your work when I get to Los Angeles.”

Richard calmed his inner excitement and said:
"Okay, I won't bother you sir."
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After arriving in Los Angeles, local Hasbro staff were waiting at the airport early. How could they not accompany the group's vice president when he came?
Flying from the east to the west of the United States takes half a day. The noise is so loud that you will not be able to sleep well unless you are extremely sleepy. No one can stand it.

Everyone needs to go to the hotel to adjust their condition.

Only Wang Yuanchao is in high spirits, and Richard is also in good spirits, so there is hope.

Richard was picked up by his friend Wes and his sister Karen.

Because he was interested in interviewing with the band, Wang Yuanchao went with Richard and would not meet up with DePriest until tomorrow.

Looking at the luxury convoy coming out of the airport to pick up DePriest, Weiss sighed:
"When will we be able to have a convoy like this to go to the airport to pick up Richard?"

Karen said firmly:
"Will do.

As long as A&M Records signs us, we will definitely become famous and make money!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the convoy stopped not far in front of the two people's small old car, and then he saw Richard getting out of the car.

Richard!
Wes and Karen looked at each other, their eyes almost popping out of their heads.

What did they both say just now?

Did God hear it?
Weiss pinched his thigh and said with a grin:

"Pinch me again and see if I'm hallucinating!"

Karen said:
"Probably not. I saw Richard waving goodbye to someone. Oh, there's another person getting out of the car. A yellow man!"

Weiss exclaimed:
"Could it be the help of your father's mysterious friend in the East?"

(End of this chapter)