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Chapter 177 Preparations before launch

Since Hughes was injured in the second crash, his temperament has changed drastically, from a playboy who is mingling in Hollywood to a neurotic billionaire.

Oh! He was already a billionaire before this!

Howard Hughes is the first billionaire in the United States. His ideal since childhood is to drive the fastest plane, sleep the most beautiful girl, or to have the most mistresses?

Alex could not know it, and could only make secret guesses based on the other party's behavior.

There was once a report saying that Hodward Hughes had more than 100 mistresses in New York City at the same time!

Think about it, more than a hundred women are waiting for Hughes to come. Even if they go one place every day, it will take three or four months to take turns.

Even with so many women, Hodward Hughes did not leave a single descendant and had no children until his death.

This has to be said, very strange. For ordinary people, even in their seventies or eighties, they will try their best to give birth to offspring, at least someone will inherit their own inheritance after their death.

When Alex laughed and scolded Hughes, implying that he was awesome, he felt a little upset, for fear that he would be too much.

This kind of words are extremely lethal. People from the east, west, south, north, north, north, north, north, present, and home and abroad do not want to be said to have no descendants.

But this is just Alex's negotiation strategy, hoping to make the other party lose their minds, and hope that the other party will not overreact.

If it were another person, if he was touched by Alex's mercilessly, he would have turned against him long ago. Hodward Hughes is not an ordinary person. He is a weird person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Not only does he behave strangely, but his thinking is also strange.

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

Alex also knew that his requirements might be too much, so he finally accepted 49% of the shares. Although he could not control the company, he had to invest nearly $300 million to get such a high stake.

Fortunately, the Carpenter family's companies have been very profitable recently. Especially after concentrating the whole family's shares in the investment company, the tax payment has been reduced a lot. It is a big deal to pay out $300 million at once, because I am afraid that the capital will not be able to turn over.

However, there is something in this world called a bank. Alex can find someone to borrow from the bank. In addition, Hughes' aerospace company will not use so much money immediately. He can slow down and give a part of it first and add the remaining ones slowly.

After completing this big investment, Alex was secretly proud of himself. He knew that the investment only made no losses, and took away 49% of the profits from Hughes, which was not something that ordinary people could do.

For Hughes, he was not at a loss. As long as he could ensure his control over the company and pay more, he could also reduce some burden. Now Hughes's goal is not to make money, but to achieve his ambitious goal. His goal has not changed, 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, they naturally cannot speak out, just think about it in their hearts.

If you make the world's highest and fastest aircraft, then the rocket will obviously meet his requirements. Hughes wants to see humans land on the moon in his lifetime. He really thinks this way. As for whether he lands on the moon or not, it doesn't matter.

Alex called von Bryan to find out the rocket's launch preparations and learned from the opponent that it was almost done.

"Well, then I'm going to make some music here!" Alex got up, put on his coat, and prepared to go to the record company.

"Or might as well re-record some songs?" he thought to himself.

Take a few bodyguards and drive to the record company to find Rudy, the head of the company.

"Is the company going to have a new song now?" Alex asked.

Rudy felt a little strange, and he replied, "Of course there is! What do you want to listen to this?

Alex shook his head and said, "I want people all over the world to listen to it! Well, it shouldn't cover the whole world. At least one-third of the areas can be heard!"

The more Rudy listened, the more confused he became. He even doubted whether Alex had a fever in his brain and was talking nonsense. Seeing his appearance, Alex knew that the other party didn't understand what he was talking about, so he explained.

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

In order to ensure that the signal can be received directly by ordinary radios and TVs, he could only transmit audio signals like the Soviet Union. If the video signal is transmitted, it is estimated that few people can receive it.

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

Alex shrugged and said, "It's theoretically! But I guess it's almost done to let people all over the United States hear it at most!"

"That's OK! This is a wonderful promotional opportunity! Think about it, our music was transmitted back in space through satellites! It's so shocking!" Rudy was very excited. He grabbed Alex's shoulder and said, "Or let all the music in our company spread over it!"

Alex felt a headache, and he said helplessly: "How is that possible! At most, you can only need a few albums to play! Just treat it as a pre-listing promotion!"

Rudy immediately reacted. He thought for a while and said, "Then it's better to concentrate on promoting the songs of your Carpenter brothers and sisters! Now, in addition to you, Richard and Karen have recorded new songs!"

"Are you a new song?"

Alex was thinking, and he also felt that he should record a song to express his thoughts now. He thought of it and acted immediately and asked the accompaniment person.

"I want to record a new song today, and the name of this song is called "Yesterday"!"

As soon as the news that Alex was about to record a new song came out, it immediately attracted a lot of people to watch, and the number of people was so large that many people were squeezed outside the recording studio.

"Look, Alex is about to release a new song!"

"Don't make a noise! ​​Don't make a noise! ​​Everyone, calm down and listen to what he is singing!"

"You are not from this floor, so why don't you go back to work?"

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

"This song has no complicated melody, listen to it!" Alex held the guitar in his arms and gently played this classic song.

It is simple and exquisite, and the chord progression pattern is classic. Without complicated tricks, even guitar lovers who are just starting out can play and sing this song.

Alex sang while playing: "Yesterday. All my worries seem so far away. And now, they seem to be right in front of you! Oh, I would rather believe yesterday. In a moment, I am no longer the me of the past, and the shadows are covering me! Oh. Yesterday came suddenly. Why did she leave without saying goodbye? I don't know, and she never said that it must be that I said something wrong. How long do I long for yesterday now..."

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

It felt like moving out of a place where I had lived for a long time. Then I kept thinking a little bit. It seemed that there was something I had forgotten in my hometown, and many precious things could not be taken away. It was a house full of memories. You could hear the sound of memories peeling when you close your eyes.

One of the reasons Alex chose this song was because he liked it, and the other was because he felt that the song didn’t have so many complicated things in it, and even a guitar accompaniment could 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 sad voice was left, floating in the air.

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

After Alex finished singing this song, everyone was still immersed in the emotions created by the song. After more than ten seconds, people slowly reacted. They applauded and praised Alex for writing another classic song.

Rudy shouted loudly: "Alex, why don't you take out such a good song earlier!"

Alex shrugged and said, "There is no time, you know I'm very busy lately. The key is that I haven't sang such a song before, so I didn't come to record it!"

Richard felt a little strange when he heard this, and asked, "Why did you suddenly come over to record the song today?"

"A lot of things have happened these days, which touched me deeply, so I want to express my emotions through singing. It's hard to describe it." Alex squinted his eyes, as if he was recalling things, and as if he was thinking about how to word it.

Karen was also very happy, and she applauded: "You should sing more such a good song, brother!"

"Haha, let's talk about it if you have time!" Alex touched his head and said to his younger brother and sister: "I'm here to choose some songs this time. The Rocket will be launched later. Then I want the satellite to play our new song!"

Rudy, who was standing by, also explained to them what effect the satellite radio songs would have, how many people would receive satellite signals, etc.

"Wow! Wow, that wouldn't that make one-third of the world hear our songs?" Richard's eyes lit up, and he was very excited about this.

Karen jumped in excitement and shouted loudly: "My songs must be broadcasted on satellites too! Mine must be!"

Afterwards, they carefully selected several albums of Carpenter brothers and sisters, plus the song newly released by Alex. Since a lot of things happened to Alex during this period, he was kidnapped and engaged in Rocket Satellites, except for this song "Yesterday", which is a new song, all other songs have been released and launched.

Alex has gradually shifted his focus, from entertainment career to family career management, and he may have little time to record songs in the future.

After getting what he wanted, he said goodbye to his younger brother and sister, and then rushed to Houston with his bodyguards. He also sent some information to the Rocket Launch Base. At this time, the base was surrounded by security personnel, which was specially sent by Hughes, and he was worried that someone would come to cause damage.

There is a large lake near the Rocket Base in Houston, where people used to visit.

Since this place became a rocket base, the lake has become a penalty area, and only those who are allowed can enter. Or on the day of the rocket launch, if the base decides to open to the outside, locals or passengers from other places will rush to watch the rocket take off.

The convoy kept driving forward, occasionally encountering wild elks on the road or seeing frightened birds. The ecological environment here has always been well protected, and it still looks so vibrant even in later generations.

Because it is related to high-tech secrets such as rocket technology, the US government attaches great importance to this, especially the reports claim that the Soviet Union has sent many spies to it, and when strangers appear in such places, they will be immediately investigated by the army.

In addition to the US military, SCC also arranges security teams, and many people who look very powerful are found by Hughes. Even if Alex himself is half the boss of SCC, he must abide by the regulations and undergo inspections along the way.

After passing through layers of levels, they finally saw a huge rocket standing in the launch frame. The staff below were busy doing their final preparations.

As soon as Alex arrived at the scene, he immediately attracted von Bryan's attention. He walked over with several assistants in white coats. von Bryan was still dressed up, wearing his white researcher uniform all day long, but he seemed to be very energetic and looked radiant on his face.

"Hi! Alex!" Von Brian raised his hand and greeted him. His movements seemed to scare the soldiers beside him, and he looked at Von Brian in surprise, thinking in his heart whether the action just now was too "Nazi"!

"How are the Rockets' preparations now? Have you started the final test?"

Alex looked up at the towering rocket, modeling in his own space, and reached out to hold von Bryan's hand. After copying a von Bryan doll, he immediately began to use both things, and while talking, analyzing the rocket in front of him in the spiritual space.

He thought about it and copied one of Von Brian's assistants in. The pressure of turning on the two dolls at the same time was really great. He could feel that all his energy was being consumed rapidly. After only a short while of opening, he felt a little dizzy, so he quickly reorganized the assistant doll, leaving only Von Brian's doll inside.

PS: Yes, today it's more than 10,000 yuan! On May Day, I went hiking with my friend, but my friend picked three Ganoderma lucidum on the mountain. The largest one was as big as a teacup. I was so lucky! But the home cat was a little strange, because it seems that this kind of thing has happened a lot recently, and some people caught fish weighing more than 50 kilograms in the reservoir. As well as other things that have never been heard of, or things that have rarely happened before, now they often appear. Is it because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth beginning to increase?
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