NOVEL NEXT Chapter 24
24 Chapter 23: Playing with the Future_1
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After listening to “A Dull Life,” Harrison Clark rubbed his nose.
It seemed that his previous worries were unnecessary, as talented people really stood out. Although she had quietly stolen a song, she created another one of the same level in return.
No, compared to the frustration and bitterness in “Boring” and the high aspirations it evoked, “A Dull Life” seemed to be in a different realm.
When it was low, it wasn’t that low, but when emotions rose, it was no different.
“A Dull Life” was more optimistic and the emotions inside were more subtle.
If “Boring” was written for those who were depressed and frustrated in real life.
Then “A Dull Life” was written for those who seemed ordinary, but were actually dull, always inadequate and mediocre.
“Boring” could awaken people from despair, while “A Dull Life” could reignite a person’s fighting spirit when they lost their pursuit due to numbness to reality.
Compared to each other, Carrie Thomas’s new song “A Dull Life,” which she had never actually written before, was on an even higher creative level.
It was a pity that Carrie Thomas, the creator of this song, had never sung it in public, nor was there a recorded version of the song with her voice.
There was only Avril Green’s version of “A Dull Life.”
Carrie Thomas was simply so straightforward, as long as she said that she had sold it to someone else, she abandoned the song, regardless of its quality.
It left future generations to regret endlessly, sighing each time they thought of it.
Although Avril Green was not bad, she was still slightly inferior compared to Carrie Thomas.
In art, this so-called slight inferiority would be infinitely magnified over a thousand years, turning from a small regret into an irreparable one.
People just couldn’t turn back time and have her perform it again.
Of course, Harrison Clark didn’t know so much; he knew this only because there was a comment left by another music giant born in the 28th century on this song “A Dull Life.”
This was horrifying.
Although Carrie Thomas was suppressed by Harrison Clark, she became even stronger and produced a truly representative work of her peak artistic prowess, which lasted throughout her life!
Harrison Clark just wanted to say, you girl, your face is beautiful, and chatting with you seems normal, but how come the songs popping out of your mind are so fierce!
Leaving aside the reborn “A Dull Life,” there was something else bothering Harrison Clark.
He found that “Deep in the Night” was still there, and Carrie Thomas was still listed as the composer.
Moreover, the release date of “Deep in the Night” was even earlier than “A Dull Life,” only slightly after “Boring” and less than two months apart.
This meant that in the future of this timeline, Harrison Clark still could not sell “Deep in the Night,” and not long after Carrie Thomas wrote it herself, rendering the complete sheet music in his hand unsellable.
Harrison Clark thought this was utterly unbelievable.
Do you have to be so upset that you’re evolving so fast in your rookie phase?
I just sang “Boring” for you a few years early, and now you’re evolving so quickly that I can’t catch up with your wild rhythm!
But when he carefully recalled the sheet music of “Deep in the Night,” he didn’t feel too surprised.
Unlike “Boring,” which had 12 different instruments as accompaniments, “Deep in the Night” was a rock song that was particularly suited for live performances, with just four instruments.
Electric guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard.
That’s it.
These were all very common instruments, which should fall within the scope of what Carrie Thomas had already mastered. So it made sense that she was quickly inspired by “Boring” and wrote the new rock song “Deep in the Night.” The only surprise was that someone here was unhappy about it.
Harrison Clark immediately made up his mind that after returning, even if the price was discounted, cut in half, or broken apart, he would shamelessly ask Bella Ross and Avril Green for help and sell “Deep in the Night” as soon as possible, then produce the DEMO.
I can’t waste my effort!
Oh, no, I’ll sing it to her first when I get back!
Although Harrison Clark was well aware of his own singing abilities, it didn’t matter. Carrie Thomas hadn’t sung it with him yet, so for now, he’d give her a surprise with this new song!
Keep your inspiration in check, please, and try to come up with something even more fierce next time!
But this time, Harrison Clark didn’t plan to sell “Deep in the Night” to Carrie Thomas again; otherwise, she would just write another song and sell it to someone else, and God knows how things would change.Just like now, Harrison Clark had no idea how Carrie Thomas managed to hook up with Avril Green so quickly. Was it through him?
Somehow, even though he felt guiltless toward everyone, there was still a hint of panic in his heart.
You two are arch-rivals, and now you’re mixed up together so early. What am I supposed to do?
So, yeah, it’s time for another sneaky move to eliminate this phenomenon.
That is, he planned to plagiarize “A Dull Life” and have Carrie Thomas sing it herself.
Harrison Clark was genuinely curious about what kind of changes would happen after he pulled this off.
The biggest regret of that great 28th-century musician’s life was not being able to hear Carrie Thomas’ version of “A Dull Life.”
This regret was first conjured out of thin air by himself, and then quietly disappeared just like that.
That guy is really going to be played to death!
On his first day after time traveling, Harrison Clark seriously listened to ten songs over and over.
They were still all by Carrie Thomas.
This time, he planned to plagiarize four of Carrie Thomas’ songs, including the new one, “A Dull Life.”
It’s always better to rip off someone you know well.
And the fact is that she really can stand being tossed around, and her songs only get better the more they’re messed with.
Harrison Clark also wanted to know if, by grabbing a sheep and shearing it to death, he could squeeze out even more of Carrie Thomas’ potential.
This sheep’s wool is very lush and always regrows.
The key is that plagiarizing her songs is so reliable!
The next morning, Harrison Clark got up early, finished washing up, and hummed “Boring” on his way to the elevator.
As a reservist, he got up at six every morning, started calisthenics at six-thirty, completed an hour of intensive physical training, and then ate a nutritious breakfast.
When the elevator doors opened, Daniel Thompson’s square face came into view.
In the reserve training camp, both the instructors and the new recruits lived in a massive building, although the instructors stayed on relatively higher floors, while the recruits were housed in the middle and lower areas.
“Harrison, good morning,” Daniel Thompson greeted.
Harrison forced a smile. “Good morning, Instructor.”
He didn’t want to talk, but to his surprise, Daniel Thompson seemed to be in a chatty mood. “You were just singing Carrie Thomas’ ‘Boring.’
Harrison paused, “Huh? Master?”
Even though Daniel Thompson’s description of Carrie Thomas was absolutely correct, Harrison couldn’t help but feel his skin crawling.
He imagined a scene in his mind where Carrie Thomas, the “Master,” looked at him with admiration after singing “Boring.”
Have some self-respect, Master!
Seeing Harrison’s reaction, Daniel Thompson wondered, “Is something wrong? Don’t you like her? Then why are you singing her debut work?”
Harrison nodded woodenly, “I like her, I really do.”
Lion was a knowledgeable guy, just from listening to a couple of lines, he not only recognized the singer and the song, but even knew that it was Carrie Thomas’ debut.
A thousand years had passed, and who knew how many dazzling options were available in the music library, and yet Lion was so familiar with Carrie Thomas’ works.
He must be a die-hard fan, no doubt about it.
“You sang quite well, at least you didn’t go off pitch.”
Today was really an unlucky day. Harrison didn’t want to talk, but since there were only two people in the elevator, Daniel Thompson became talkative and couldn’t stop.
“Thank you for the compliment, Instructor.” Since pretending to be mute was useless, Harrison casually asked, “Instructor, what do you think of the lyrics and melody of ‘Boring?’
Daniel Thompson thought for two seconds, “Funny enough, the lyrics and music for this song were written by the same person, and his name is the same as yours. Rumor has it that Harrison Clark was Carrie Thomas’ enlightening mentor, but I don’t think so. If he were really that good, how could he have only written one song? Personally, I think that if it weren’t for Carrie Thomas singing it, this song might not even be that good. That guy just got lucky, happened to write a decent song, and Carrie Thomas happened to like it, that’s all.”
Harrison: Holy shit…
By the way, please stop calling her ‘Master’ and then ‘Master’ again, alright?