Superstar

"&　　" If the signing fee is the lowest... Does Henry have an estimate? "It was Alfonso who spoke. His expression was a bit complicated. The surprise and ecstasy that had just risen had not had time to dissipate, and now they have been replaced by entanglement and confusion.

This cannot be blamed on Alfonso. Anyone who hears "20 million dollars" can hardly say "I don't care". If it is a signing bonus of 20 million US dollars, this means that everyone can get 4 million US dollars to the death of glory-of course, tax and Henry’s rake, but even so, it is a generous sum. His income is extremely important to everyone who is glorious to death.

Hugo shrugged and said helplessly, "No, this is more difficult, because our conditions seem to be too harsh."

Give an absolute freedom, which is incomparable for any record company, including those, because it means that they need to surrender most of the control, and there is no way to control the situation in their own hands, which naturally means Unable to make a profit. Even if it is an independent record company, after they produce an album, they still hope to be able to market it, not only to promote the music, but also to achieve profitability and allow the company to continue.

Not to mention the overlord of EMI Records.

EMI needs glory to die to open up the American market, and facts have proved the correct decision; but EMI is a well-deserved leader in the global market, how can they allow glory to die to do whatever they want? It's like this time the release of "Bath in the Morning Light", although Henry has repeatedly insisted, the final "Bath in the Morning Light" is released before the end of August, which is also in accordance with the expected trajectory of EMI Records.

On the other hand, if Glory To Death wants to continue to create brilliance, they need not only the support of EMI, but also the resources of EMI, so that they can leave the US market and enter the world stage.

Therefore, EMI is definitely hard to compromise easily. All record companies have a bottom line, and EMI Records has a relatively high bottom line.

This is why Hugo is worried. He is eager to enjoy more freedom, but he is not sure what choices his teammates will make. For a simple example, two albums with ten million gold signings guarantee absolute freedom for the band. This is a condition that Hugo can accept, but what about the other members who are glorious to death? After they learn about the possibility of 20 million dollars-even 30 million dollars, are they willing to make such a deal?

"But I discussed with Joe and asked David. They said that ten million should be absolutely no problem." Hugo can only tell all the information he knows. In fact, ten million is only the bottom line in the bottom line. By the way, if Glory To Death is willing to agree to this price, it is estimated that all major record companies will fight, so there will be at least 15 million US dollars in signing gold. However, Hugo did not say these things, just said the lowest bottom line.

The light in Alfonso's eyes dimmed, and Hugo could see that he was struggling. It fell directly from 20 million to 10 million. Such a huge gap is just for a vague "initiative". Is this really cost-effective?

Pedro was also very shocked, "What? Only 50% left at this time? Why?" Pedro didn't know much about these situations, so he didn't quite understand, "We and EMI Isn’t the record cooperation very pleasant? They did not interfere with our album, nor did they force us to do the work of selling laughter. Isn’t all this good? Why do we sacrifice 50% of the signing money to get more Take the initiative?"

Pedro's words are actually the contradictory core of the whole thing.

Because of Henry's excellent work, the contradiction between Glory To Death and EMI Records is within the controllable range and did not really break out. In many people's eyes, their cooperation is a perfect match made in heaven. However, Hugo clearly knows that this time signing is a collaboration of at least two albums, and the time is bound to be more than three years. This is a long-term collaboration. Then the conflicts will continue to accumulate in the future, and sooner or later they will break out. And if it really broke out this time, Glory to death would have no ability to resist-so Henry would put forward more excessive demands on the contract terms.

Hugo understands this, Henry and Joseph understand this, so can the other members of the glory to the death understand this? Or to be more precise, they understand this, are they willing to answer the transaction of using the signing bonus in exchange for the initiative? Do they understand the importance of this deal for the band in the next three to five years?

Listening to Pedro’s question, Hugo sighed for a long time. He didn’t know how to explain to Pedro, because these questions were actually similar to each other. They have been there since the beginning of the band. Faced with such a problem: the contradiction between money interests and band music-this is almost all musicians need to face the problem. For a long time, Glory has unswervingly chosen music until his death. Today, in the face of greater financial benefits, can they continue to insist?

"Pepe," it was Neil who spoke. His expression has calmed down at this time. He deserves to be the captain of the glory to death. He has always kept calm enough. "Think about it, Roger and the others have been urging'bath.' We quarreled with him several times about the production of Chenguang's. Last time Fujin got angry in the recording studio. Did you forget? This is still under the circumstances that Henry tried his best to block it."

"But, didn't the matter have been resolved smoothly?" Pedro asked puzzledly. In fact, Pedro was merely raising questions. He was not a person who likes to complicate things. But Hugo found out that Alfonso, who was sitting next to him, hesitated to speak, and the struggle in his expression was very clear. Hugo sighed lightly.

Neil shook his head, "This time it can be resolved because we compromised. We still released the album according to their plan. Although it was delayed by one month. But you see, the promotion period we say is only three weeks away. Now One more week has been added. This is not unacceptable. After all, it’s just to promote the itinerary, but after that? Later, they may ask us to go on a talk show to cooperate with the host to tell some jokes, except for Hugo and Alfonso. Besides, no one else is eloquent, are you willing?"

"After that, they will interfere more and more, and eventually directly intervene in our music, hoping that we can make more commercial and popular music, then what should we do?" Neil can see clearly, his thoughts have been It’s very clear. This is the reason why he and Hugo have always cooperated with each other. If Hugo is the soul of glory to death, then Neil is the eye of glory to death, the eye that recognizes the direction of the band, and the glory of death can be reached. Today, the communion between the two of them is a necessary factor.

For Hugo, such a remark is actually not very convincing, because Hugo doesn’t care about money, he earns enough as an actor, and Hugo is dedicated to music. Now It is also the most watched core in the band, so for him, it is like standing and talking.

But Neal is different, not only because Neil and the other players are in similar situations, but also because he is the captain. "Pepe, in the future, there will only be more and more things like this. No matter how good EMI says it, they are all A record company, they need profit, they want to squeeze more surplus value from us. That’s why Henry thought, sacrificing a bit of signing money in exchange for more initiative. Signing money is a small profit at hand , And initiative is the long-term plan that our band supports."

After Neal finished speaking, all five members of the band fell silent.

Hugo glanced at Neil and expressed his gratitude. After all, the band is a matter of five people. It is impossible for all things to develop according to Hugo's wishes alone. He is not alone. Cut. Also, as the captain, Neal can have the same ideas as Hugo, which is too important for Hugo.

Neil noticed the look in Hugo's eyes, lightly outlined the corners of his mouth, and a smile flashed under his eyes. The tacit understanding between two people does not require much words.

Then Hugo looked at Alfonso. Hugo knew that the situation at Alfonso’s house was not very good, but he didn’t know the specifics, but he could perceive Alfonso’s struggle. Alfonso gave up the car. The sales work entered the glory to death. In the first half of the year, they had no income at all. After "almost fame" achieved good results, their first payment did not come in until March. It can be said that Alfonso almost After a year of hard work, I waited until the current success.

Therefore, although Hugo hopes that Alfonso can communicate with him, he cannot force it.

Alfonso raised his head and saw Hugo’s peaceful eyes. There was no eagerness. There was no compulsion or irritability, just a warm smile, which made Alfonso spit out a little. In a tone, he won't lie: his heart is moved, and the signing of 20 million is really important for him. But Alfonso knew that Neil was right. He couldn't give up long-term development just because of the small profits in front of him.

Most importantly, Alfonso suddenly thought of Joseph just now. Alfonso knows that Hugo is a trustworthy object, and Alfonso also knows that Glory to Death is the band he loves.

So, Alfonso smiled at Hugo, then patted Pedro on the shoulder, "We should trust Henry, shouldn’t we? He is doing his best to fight for us. You know, the loss of the signing money will affect him. The blow was even greater, but he is still working hard for us, so we should support him even more."

Alfonso put forward another important point. Henry's efforts actually sacrificed his own interests.

Pedro suddenly realized, and said with a simple smile on his face triumphantly, "Yes, then do what Henry said, we should believe Henry, shouldn't we?" As if he was the first person to see through the truth.

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