227 Hot Focus
Imagine the feeling of a person who has been hiking alone in the desert for a month and suddenly sees the oasis, and more importantly, there are other people in the oasis, and after a month of loneliness, in addition to muttering to themselves, the feeling of finally finding the person to talk to. Well, this is Hugo's mood at this time.
once ran away from home for his music dream, and he was separated for ten years; In order to stick to his dreams, he went around to perform in the 'hole' and worked hard for ten years, and he used to strive for his dreams and constantly strive to enrich himself, and he worked hard for ten years...... Ten years of time and 'shade' occupy most of Hugo's life at the age of only twenty-five. Before the crossing, glory fought to the death for ten years to finally win the stage of the 'Midi' Rock Festival, and won the nomination for the best rock live band of the year, this is their moment of glory, whether they can win the award in the end, this is a turning point for the band.
But at this turning point, Hugo crossed over and became an actor standing on the podium of the Golden Raspberry Award in "Hugo Lancaster". Just recall that Hugo cried bitterly when he received the Golden Raspberry Award, because Hugo mistakenly thought it was the award for the best rock live band of the year, but unfortunately it was an oolong.
And now, Hugo has finally been recognized, from the "Rolling Stone", from the "rotation" recognition, they recognized Hugo's creative ability, but also recognized Hugo's performance ability, this feeling of "excitement" in Hugo's "chest" cavity violently, making his nose sour, his eyes red, "excited" so that he couldn't say a word, he could only keep flipping through the newspapers and magazines in front of him, using such actions to hide his panic. The black 'colored' lead characters gradually blurred in his vision, obscured by the mist, but Hugo still refused to stop, flipping through the newspapers and magazines in front of him one by one.
The Los Angeles Times review didn't come from Nicholas McClan because it was a music review, written by another professional journalist, "The perfect melody, the perfect lyrics, the perfect interpretation, Hugo Lancaster gave a perfect performance on 'Oprah Talk Show,' and let people see his talent beyond acting." ”
The Los Angeles Times was the most pleasing to hear about this, because Nicholas had a large report on Hugo's musical talent after his interview with him. However, the theme of public opinion at that time was still hesitant, after all, geniuses like Barbra Streisand do not often appear, not to mention that Hugo is not a 'good' actor, let alone music
But now, Hugo has dedicated such a 'fine' performance on the "Oprah talk show", giving all hesitation a riposte in the most direct way, so that people can clearly see Hugo's dazzling talent in music, even more dazzling than acting.
A review of the professional music magazine "Billboard" focused on another focus, "God, Jesus Christ, oh God, my Lord...... Hugo Lancaster gave a surprising performance on the 'Oprah Talk Show', and what is even more terrifying is that Lancaster only created this amazing 'sunburn) song in just seven steps, do you know what it means to have seven steps? Meaning it's just the distance from the McDonald's 'door' to the counter to order! And Lancaster has written a song, a song that is unbeatably 'fine'! It's horrible! Terrible!"
The "New York Times" lamented, "Hugo Lancaster, who relied on the strong recovery of 'smelling the fragrance' of the female 'person' and the 'righteous sea of heroes', this time showed everyone his secret weapon - incredible creative talent, when a handsome man meets the guitar, and is also on the scene to compose a song, not to mention Oprah Winfrey, I believe that no 'female' 'sex' can resist his charm." The humming of a song of 'sunburn' broke the hearts of 11.5 million 'women' and 'sex'. ”
In addition to these authoritative magazines, "Variety" and "Hollywood Reporter", the two most professional publications in the Hollywood industry, are also comprehensive "sex" magazines, so naturally they will not miss this jaw-dropping hot focus.
The report of "Variety" continued the usual strict style, "Hugo Lancaster used seven steps to compose a miracle on five guitar strings, and this song called 'Sunburn' is fresh, sad, clear, pleasant, and moving, which is enough to make people look sideways." In addition to the advancement in acting, Lancaster seems to be tirelessly moving on. ”
The Hollywood Reporter commented with some jokingness, "The owners of record companies, music agents, the opportunity to make money, the opportunity to win awards has appeared again, Hugo Lancaster is waiting for his first record contract, and how many of the 23 million viewers are waiting to buy this single called 'Sunburn', should be counted as the author." ”
In this applause, Hugo's vision blurred, but he was unwilling to let tears ruin the happiness of this moment, so the smile on the corner of his mouth finally completely bloomed, expressing the joy in his heart in the most direct way, and the tears in his eyes slipped down silently and fell down his cheeks into his heart.
Although Hugo has not actually released a record, let alone joined the fierce competition for record sales, it is completely a life-and-death battlefield that is not inferior to the North American film market, but even so, Hugo still feels that his heart is filled with warmth. Because this praise proves that Hugo's persistence is not wrong, and proves that the ten years of glory to death are not wasted time, regardless of whether Hugo has the opportunity to release records in the future, and regardless of whether Hugo's records can sell well in the future, but Hugo's musical ability has been recognized, which is the greatest comfort to Hugo.
"So, when are you going to release an album?" Troy, who was standing next to him, said with a smile, trying to ignore the tears in Hugo's eyes and not asking, because he knew that this might be a 'private' matter in Hugo's heart, and he didn't want others to know.
Hugo's smile bloomed completely, and he put down the "Hollywood Report" in his hand, "There is no plan." It's not that easy to put out an album. Hugo had been in underground rock for ten years, so he knew that many people with musical talent in the underground rock scene might never make it out in their lifetimes, and even if they did release an album, they wouldn't necessarily be successful.
Musical talent is one thing, and the record market is another.
If you want to succeed in the record market, musical talent is one of the elements, but it is not one of the absolute elements, but the selling point is. Of course, it is ideal for a singer with outstanding talent, paired with the right marketing tools, to reach the top of the world, such as the Beatles, such as Michael Jackson, in whom the brilliance of talent overshadows other marketing methods, and makes people stay on their own talents.
This is also especially evident in the 90s, talent is an indispensable selling point, singing divas like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston have unimaginable sales momentum in the 90s, and their 'colorful' singing skills have become the biggest highlight of the album.
But after entering the 21st century, it is not such a blueprint, the singer who sings the diva type gradually disappears, and the sales selling point that caters to the market gradually occupies the mainstream. GAGA) is a testament to this. It's not that Miss Ga Ga is not talented, it's just that the sales selling point overshadows her own talent and becomes the center of attention.
Of course, in the era of hundreds of 'flowers' in the music market in the 90s, there were countless talented people, but there were only a handful of people who could really break out of the world, and being talented did not mean having sales, this is the reality.
Hugo had a clear understanding of this. He doesn't have the kind of daydream that he will sell tens of millions of albums overnight, and ten years of underground rock have made him realize the reality. It's one thing to have dreams, it's another thing to daydream.
"Oh, please, at least you should make the song 'Sunburn' out of the single, I really want to have it." Troy seemed very surprised, he originally thought that Hugo had already planned to release an album, and "Oprah talk show" was just one of the performances to test 'sex', "Not only me, but many friends I know have expressed their willingness to buy your single, and that's true." ”
Hugo was amused by Troy's emphasis, "Of course, of course, if there is a chance to release an album, I am naturally willing, this is my dream." The few times before someone mentioned the album to Hugo, Hugo seemed to be less confident, but today, these words actually blurted out, you can feel that in the continuous practice and continuous performance, Hugo gradually accumulated self-confidence, "But you know, the record market is not so simple, and the record company does not have so much money to squander at will." ”
"Trust me, if they miss you, that's a loss for the record company." Troy affirmed, "I think you should ask Joseph, maybe the phone call asking if you'd like to release an album at this point is going to burn out the phone wire." Troy looked at Hugo's smile of disbelief, and then added, "I don't believe you watch TV, how many times has this show been replayed, and every time it still insists on broadcasting, it must be because of the enthusiastic feedback from the audience." ”
The tears on Hugo's face had turned into a smile, "It would be better if it was so, it would be better, I am waiting for the day when I will enter the studio." ”
At this time, Hugo realized that his mind had changed, and if a record company was willing to release an album for him at this time, he would really nod his head and agree. Not only for his own musical dreams, but also for the fulfillment of dreams that glory has not yet begun until death. Well, at this point, Hugo couldn't help but mutter: It would be nice if the glorious and dying team members were all there now.
Unfortunately, this is a hopeless dream.