The progress of "&"" far exceeded expectations, and after meeting and meeting, they talked very happily, which also made the film quickly skip the negotiation stage and officially enter the preliminary preparation stage.

The happiest is naturally Carl Earle, because Charlize has finally found his first official job, and she is also the heroine, which is definitely the best result; But for Rick Rosen, it's not so wonderful.

Now almost the whole of Hollywood is looking forward to Hugo's next work to continue to create a miracle, with offers of 15 million US dollars everywhere, major film companies are doing their best to reach cooperation with Hugo, and the film industry has even rolled up its sleeves in a hurry, but now, Hugo actually chose a petty bourgeoisie, only investing 2.5 million US dollars.

Two and a half million dollars, two and a half million dollars of shit, not even a fraction of Hugo's salary offer!

There is no doubt that Rick will definitely be overwhelmed by this news.

The ridicule and ridicule of the media is not the point, because they are certainly not as stupid as they were a year ago, when they ridiculed Hugo for taking "and" after "Schindler's List", only to have now slapped themselves in the face; Therefore, even if they are not optimistic about "" this time, they are bound to be relatively conservative, at least they will not be stupid enough to say "this time will definitely fail again"

What's more, this script was created by Hugo himself, so every situation can be explained. The media can fully believe that this is Hugo's hope to make a new attempt outside the position of an actor, and Hugo's refusal to join his work with a high salary has a reasonable explanation.

In addition, Rick's connections are functioning, so the media will not continue to sing about Hugo like in previous works, at most it is a concern, nothing more.

Rick's troublesome part should be the maneuvering between the major production companies, especially the ambitious film industry and, because Hugo decided to star in "", which means that Hugo will have no schedule for at least two or three months, and his cooperation with other film companies can only be postponed.

Mark Canton of the film industry has already called Rick twice to express his dissatisfaction and complaints.

So, Rick has been really busy lately.

In fact, from Rick's point of view, the timing of Hugo's choice of "" is not appropriate, and if it is postponed for another three months, then there will be no problem. At this point in time - "Mr. 400 Million" is gaining momentum, Endeavor Elite Agency has just gained a foothold, if Hugo can take over the filming of a big production, it will be of great help to Hugo's actor career, for the future development of the company, and for the further expansion of his network. But Hugo gave up on these and chose a production with an investment of two and a half million dollars, a small cost of small costs, which really made Rick's job very difficult.

To this end, Rick and Joseph had a serious communication, as Joseph had experienced a similar situation late last year. After that, Rick had a serious talk with Hugo again, and the two sides carefully communicated each other's ideas, and Rick expressed his support for Hugo, and then let go of his work.

At the same time, the promotion of the album "Bathing in the Morning Light" has also come to an end.

Originally, EMI Records arranged a three-week promotional itinerary for the band, which was not short, but not too long, but after the album was released, it achieved unexpected brilliance, and as a last resort, the band's promotional itinerary was extended by another five days.

After the promotion period is over, the band will enter a temporary adjustment period, and then a new round of busyness will enter at the end of the year.

Hugo knew that he had to talk to the band members about the new contract, EMI Records had been putting pressure on Henry, and if it was delayed any longer, even if Hugo and Henry didn't talk about it, even if EMI Records didn't say it, the band members would notice the abnormality.

Hugo thought about it carefully, this matter should be a good thing, now Henry still has the upper hand and can get more signing money for the band, and it is not that Henry wants to sacrifice a high signing fee in exchange for the initiative of the band, so he thinks too much. Besides, even if the band members really have higher requirements for the signing fee, his concealment and hesitation will not change anything, and they will have to spread out and communicate in order to come to a conclusion.

So, Hugo didn't hesitate any longer, and when he saw a suitable opportunity, he directly told the situation, without concealing or explaining, just said the new contract conditions offered by EMI Records, but before Hugo could explain the situation clearly, the reaction of the band members made Hugo happy.

The other four members of the Glory to Death were all stunned in place, including Fukin.

Fujin also frowned slightly at this time, his mouth was slightly open, and he looked puzzled, as if he did not understand the meaning of Hugo's words. Pedro's eyes widened even more, as if Hugo had just said something shocking.

In fact, it's really shocking.

Neil couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, "You mean, two million dollars for three albums, five years?" ”

Hugo looked at Neil, who was usually calm, with such an expression, and his mood became inexplicably cheerful, although this was the third time Neil confirmed it to him, he still didn't have any impatience, and nodded seriously, "Yes, it's true." ”

"Twenty million!" Pedro also screamed in surprise, but Alfonso, who was sitting next to him, roared, it turned out that Pedro was too excited, and a fist smashed Alfonso's thigh, but Alfonso didn't have time to reprimand Pedro, he also looked at Hugo with a surprised face, "Twenty million? ”

Hugo laughed, "Yes, I think what I just said in English is not wrong, you repeat it a few more times, and the numbers will not become more or less." ”

As a result, Neil was the first to calm down, but he still glanced at Forkine with some palpitations, and they couldn't believe that EMI Records would be so lavish, "But you're saying that Henry still wants to continue to raise prices?" ”

Hugo knew that the main event was coming, and he nodded, "Yes, it's just Roger's low price, you know, negotiation is such a thing, they show their cards, and we raise the price." Henry felt that 25 million to 30 million was a more accurate number. Hugo didn't hide it, and directly confided all the facts.

"Hell, they're all fucking crazy!" That was Pedro's only reaction.

However, Henry feels that the final offer will not be so high, and he hopes that the way Guò lowers the signing fee will give us more initiative so that we can enjoy more initiative in the process of making the album. Hugo went on to explain that he looked at his teammates, but apparently everyone's heads were a little slower at the moment.

$20 million is a staggering figure, especially for a band that mingles in underground rock circles, it's almost an unattainable height, but it's terrifying that it took only a year to get here. Even Hugo himself, when he thinks about it again, still finds it incredible.

Fokine wanted to speak, but found that his throat was also dry, so he opened his mouth to say, "You mean ......", and found that his voice was hoarse and scary, and he had to take a sip of water before he continued, "You mean, to avoid the situation in the production of this album?" Or are they the unpleasant things during the publicity period? ”

In fact, the production process of "Bathing in the Morning Light" was very pleasant, and the band's cooperation with Hieran Raikunen was very smooth, but the problem was that EMI Records had been urging the band to catch up, and although Henry had blocked most of the head-on conflicts, there were still two unpleasant conversations before and after.

EMI Records focuses on timing, and they want to seize the opportunity of Hugo's strong rise to make the album a big hit; But the band focused on the album, and they wanted to continue the high quality of the first album. But the problem is that when signing the contract, EMI Records promised not to interfere with the band's initiative in the production of the album. So this kind of contradictory thinking makes the two sides unhappy.

In addition, Glory to Death also had several conflicts with EMI Records during the promotion process, the most important of which was that EMI Records asked the band to increase the promotional itinerary, or hoped that the band could say some specific lines with the show, which was very disgusting to the band.

In fact, they are already very lucky to be glorious to death, they have an excellent agent, Henry has almost stopped all the contradictions, and the current cooperation between the band and EMI Records is only some friction at most, far from the conflict. Everyone talked and laughed and revealed, and they didn't care too much.

But now it involves whether the band needs to continue to sign with EMI Records, and these situations must be taken into account, because in the future, this friction will only increase, and although Henry is excellent, he is only one person after all, and it is difficult to solve all the problems alone.

Fokine is a fiery temper, he is the most impatient one in several conflicts, although he is not as impulsive as Pedro, he wants to wave his fist and rush forward for anything, but he is also outspoken about the "untrustworthy" of EMI Records, and the verbal fiery often further stimulates the conflict. Therefore, Fokine was also the most sensitive to Hugo's words, and reacted immediately.

Hugo nodded, "That's what it means, Henry thinks that the signing fee can be lower, but we must get more initiative, this time it is no longer a verbal agreement, it needs to be written into the contract." ”

In fact, many things are conventional, and there is no way to write them into the contract, such as "EMI Records no longer urges Glory to Death to accelerate the production of zuò albums", which is simply unachievable, because on the one hand, EMI Records requires the band to release three albums within five years, which is time-limited; But on the other hand, EMI Records is not allowed to interfere with the progress of the band's album production, and at the same time, EMI Records is not allowed to interfere with the band's production concept, which is not only a contradictory rule, but also an insult to EMI Records.

But Henry's determination and determination can be seen in making such excessive demands, but at the same time it is also possible to imagine what the band will have to pay for such absolute freedom - EMI Records is not a charitable enterprise. Offer. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it, and vote for the work, and vote for the monthly pass. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue creating! ).