Rebirth in America

After being injured in the second plane crash, Hughes' personality changed drastically, from a Hollywood playboy to a neurotic billionaire.

oh! He was already a billionaire before that!

Howard Hughes was America's first billionaire. His childhood ideal was to fly the fastest plane, sleep with the most beautiful girls, or have the most escorts?

Alex had no way of knowing, he could only make secret guesses based on the other person's behavior.

There was once a report that Howard Hughes had more than a hundred mistresses in New York City alone at the same time!

Think about it, more than a hundred women were waiting for Hughes to visit him. Even if he went to one place every day, it would take three or four months to go through them all.

Even though there were so many women, Howard Hughes left no descendants and died without any children.

I have to say, this is very strange. For ordinary people, even if they are seventy or eighty years old, they will try their best to give birth to offspring, at least there will be someone to inherit their inheritance after their death.

When Alex laughed and scolded Hughes, implying that he had no children or grandchildren, he felt a little nervous, fearing that he was pushing people too far.

Such words are extremely destructive. No matter whether people from the east, west, south, north, present or present, China or abroad, do not want to be said to have no future.

But this is just Alex's negotiation strategy, hoping to make the other party lose their mind while also hoping that the other party will not overreact.

If it were another person, if Alex stabbed the painful spot mercilessly like this, he would probably fall out. Howard Hughes is not an ordinary person. He is a weirdo with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He not only behaves strangely. The thoughts are also weird.

Hughes was not angry after hearing this. He had already been prepared for this. He thought for a moment and said: "I can only give you 49%! If it doesn't work, forget it!"

Alex also knew that his request might be too much. He ended up accepting 49% of the shares. Although he cannot control the company, he still needs to invest nearly 300 million US dollars to obtain such a high stake.

Fortunately, the Carpenter family's companies have been very profitable recently, especially after concentrating the family's shares into investment companies, and the tax paid has been reduced a lot. Just taking out 300 million U.S. dollars at once is enough, and I'm afraid the capital turnover will be insufficient.

But there is something called a bank in this world, and Alex can find someone to get a loan from the bank. In addition, Hughes's aerospace company will not use so much money immediately. He can wait for a while, give part of it first, and slowly add the rest.

After making this big investment. Alex was secretly proud of himself. He knew that this investment would only make a profit, but he could forcefully take away 49% of the income from Hughes. This was not something ordinary people could do.

For Hughes, he didn't suffer much. As long as he can ensure that he has control over the company and one more person contributes money, he can also reduce some of his burdens. Now Hughes' goal is not to make money, but to achieve his ambitious goals. His goal has never changed, and that is to become the best golfer in the world. The best pilot in the world and the best filmmaker in the world.

As for women, naturally you can't say it openly, you can just think about it in your heart.

To build the highest flying and fastest aircraft in the world, it is obvious that rockets can also meet his requirements. Hughes wanted to see a man on the moon in his lifetime. He meant it sincerely, and it didn't matter whether he landed on the moon or not.

Alex calls Von Bryan. Learn about the preparations for rocket launch and learn from the other party that it is almost done.

"Well. Then we're going to get some music!" Alex stood up and put on his coat. Prepare to go to the record company.

"Or maybe just re-record some songs?" he thought to himself.

He took a few bodyguards with him, drove to the record company, and found the company leader Rudy.

"Is the company planning to release any new songs now?" Alex asked.

Rudy felt a little strange and replied: "Of course! Why do you ask? You want to hear it?"

Alex shook his head and said: "I want people all over the world to listen! Well, it probably won't cover the whole world, at least one-third of the area can hear it!"

Rudy became more and more confused as he listened. He even wondered if Alex had a fever and was talking nonsense. Seeing his appearance, Alex knew that the other party didn't understand what he was talking about at all, so he explained.

It turned out that Alex planned to send audio signals to all radios and televisions after successfully launching the satellite. At the beginning, he thought about transmitting video signals, but after learning about it, he found that satellite signal technology in this era was not as popular as in later generations.

In order to ensure that the signal can be directly received by ordinary radios and televisions, it can only transmit audio signals like the Soviet Union. If it transmits video signals, it is estimated that few people will be able to receive them.

After learning about Alex's plan, Rudy was very excited. He said, "Can one-third of the world's people listen to this music?"

Alex shrugged his shoulders and said: "Theoretically, that's the case! But I guess it's enough that people all over the United States can listen to it!"

"That's okay! This is a wonderful publicity opportunity! Think about it, our music is transmitted back in space through satellites! It's really shocking!" Rudy was very excited, and he grabbed Eric Si's shoulder said: "How about letting all the music from our company spread over there!"

Alex felt a headache, and he said helplessly: "How is that possible! At most, I can only ask for a few albums to be played! Just treat it as pre-launch promotion!"

Rudy also reacted immediately. He thought for a while and said, "Then let's focus on promoting the songs of your Carpenter brothers and sisters! Now besides you, both Richard and Karen have recorded new songs!"

"New song?"

Alex was thinking, and he also felt that now he should record a song to express his thoughts. He thought about it and immediately took action to find an accompanist.

"I want to record a new song today, and the song's name is "Yesterday"!"

As soon as the news came out that Alex was going to record a new song, it immediately attracted a lot of people to watch. There were so many people that many people were pushed outside the studio.

"Look. Alex is releasing a new song!"

"Stop making noise! ​​Stop making noise! ​​Everyone, be quiet and listen to what he is singing!"

"You are not from this floor. Why don't you go back to work?"

In the end, it was Rudy who personally came forward to maintain order, otherwise it would be really difficult for these staff to settle down. However, he was also very interested in Alex's songs, so he simply brought a chair and stayed in the recording studio.

"This song doesn't have a very complicated melody. Listen carefully!" Alex held the guitar in his arms and played this classic song gently.

It is simple and exquisite, and the chord progression pattern is even more classic. There are no complicated tricks. Even guitar enthusiasts who are just getting started can play and sing this song.

Alex sang as he played: "Yesterday. All my worries seemed so far away. But now, they seem right in front of me! Oh, I would rather believe that yesterday, in just an instant, I was no longer the same person I used to be. , a shadow shrouded me! Oh, yesterday came so suddenly. Why she left without saying goodbye, I don’t know, and she never mentioned it. I must have said something wrong, now how much I long for yesterday..."

This is a very lyrical song, a little sad, but not painful.

It feels like moving away from a place where you have lived for a long time. Then there was always a little concern in my heart. It seems that something has been forgotten in my old home, and many precious things cannot be taken away. It is a house full of memories. Close your eyes and you can hear the sound of memories peeling off.

One of the reasons Alex chose this song was because he liked it. The other is that he feels that there are not so many complicated things in this song, and even a guitar accompaniment can express the connotation of the music well.

He just sang like this. Sing! Once, twice, three times!

In the recording studio, only Alex's faint and sad voice was left floating in the air.

At this time, Richard, Karen and others had arrived, and they also listened silently without disturbing.

After Alex finished singing the song, everyone was still immersed in the emotion created by the singing. It took more than ten seconds for people to slowly react. They all applauded and praised Alex for writing another classic song.

Rudy shouted loudly: "Alex, you have such a good song, why didn't you come up with it earlier!"

Alex shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't have time. You also know that I'm very busy recently. The most important thing is that I haven't been in the mood to sing such a song before, so I didn't come over to record!"

Richard felt a little strange after hearing this, and asked: "Then why did you suddenly come over to record songs today?"

"A lot of things have happened in the past few days, which made me feel deeply, so I want to express my emotions through singing. It's hard to put it into words." Alex squinted his eyes, as if he was recalling things, and he seemed to be thinking about how to word his words.

Karen was also very happy. She clapped her hands and applauded: "Such a beautiful song, brother, you should sing more!"

"Haha, let's talk about it when we have time!" Alex touched his head and said to his younger siblings: "I came here to choose some songs. The rocket will be launched in a while, and then I want the satellite to play us new song!”

Rudy on the side also explained to them what effect satellite radio songs would have, how many people would receive satellite signals, etc.

"Wow! Wouldn't it be possible for one-third of the world's people to hear our songs?" Richard's eyes lit up and he was very excited about this matter.

Karen was jumping up and down with excitement and shouted loudly: "My songs want to be broadcast by satellite too! Mine too!"

Afterwards, they carefully selected several albums of songs by the Carpenters, plus this song freshly released by Alex. Since a lot of things happened to Alex during this period, including kidnapping and building rockets and satellites, except for this new song "Yesterday", all his other songs have been released.

Alex has gradually shifted his focus from entertainment career to family business management. He may have less time to record songs in the future.

After getting what he wanted, he said goodbye to his brothers and sisters, and rushed to Houston with his bodyguards. He also had to send some information to the rocket launch base. At this time, the base was surrounded by security personnel, specially sent by Hughes. He was worried that someone would come to cause damage.

There is a large lake near the Rocket Base in Houston, and people used to play here.

Since this place became a rocket base, the area near the lake has become a restricted area, and only those with permission can enter. Or on the day of the rocket launch, if the base decides to open to the outside world, locals or tourists from other places will rush here to watch the rocket take off.

The convoy kept moving forward, occasionally encountering wild elk on the road, or seeing a flock of frightened birds. The ecological environment here has always been well protected, and it is still so vibrant even in later generations.

Because it involves high-tech secrets such as rocket technology, the U.S. government attaches great importance to this, especially when there is news that the Soviet Union has sent many spies over. When strangers appear in such a place, they will immediately be interrogated by the army.

In addition to the U.S. military, the company also has a security team. There are many people who look very powerful, and they were all hired by Hughes. Even though Alex himself is half the owner of the company, he still has to follow the rules and be inspected along the way.

After a group of them passed through the levels, they finally saw the huge rocket standing in the launcher. The staff below are busy making final preparations.

As soon as Alex arrived at the scene, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net immediately attracted Feng Brian's attention, and he came over with several assistants in white coats. Von Brian was still dressed as before, wearing his white researcher uniform all day long, but he seemed to be in good spirits, and his whole face looked radiant.

"Hi! Alex!" Von Bryan raised his hand to greet him. His action seemed to startle the soldiers next to him. They looked at Feng Brian with some surprise, thinking about whether the action just now was too "Nazi"!

"How are the preparations for the rocket going now? Have you started the final inspection?"

Alex looked up at the towering rocket, modeling it in his own space, and reached out to hold Von Brian's hand. After replicating a Von Bryan doll, he immediately began to do two things, talking and analyzing the rocket in front of him in his mental space.

He thought for a while and copied one of Fon Brian's assistants. The pressure to activate two puppets at the same time was indeed great. He could feel that all the energy in his body was being consumed rapidly, and he felt a little dizzy after driving for only a short while, so he quickly reorganized the assistant doll, leaving only the Von Brian doll inside. (To be continued...)