>"If the signing fee is the lowest...... Does Henry have an estimate? It was Alfonso who spoke, his expression somewhat complicated, the astonishment and ecstasy that had just risen before it had time to dissipate, and now it was replaced by confusion and confusion.

Alfonso can't be blamed for this, it's hard for anyone who hears "two million dollars" to say "I don't care". If it's $20 million, it means $4 million for everyone who dies in glory - of course, with taxes and Henry's commission, but even then, it's a good income, and it's especially important to everyone who dies in glory.

Hugo shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "No, it's more difficult, because our conditions seem to be a little too harsh." ”

Giving a team of absolute freedom, which is incredibly true for any record company, including those, because it means that they have to hand over most of the control, and they can't take the situation into their own hands, which naturally means they can't make a profit. Even for independent record labels, after they produce an album, they still want to be able to market it, not only to promote the music, but also to make a profit and keep the company going.

Not to mention such a hegemon as EMI Records.

EMI Records did need to die of glory to open up the American market, and the facts proved that this decision was correct; But EMI Records is the undisputed leader in the global market, and how could they allow Glory to die to do whatever they wanted? It's like this time the release of "Bathing in the Morning Light", although Henry insisted repeatedly, but in the end "Bathing in the Morning Light" was released before the end of August, which was also carried out according to the expected trajectory of EMI Records.

On the other hand, if Glory to Death wants to continue to create zào glory, they need not only the support of EMI Records, but also the resources of EMI Records, so that it is possible to leave the American market and enter the world stage.

Therefore, it will definitely be difficult for EMI Records to compromise lightly. All record companies have a bottom line, but EMI Records will have a higher bottom line.

This is also the reason for Hugo's concern, he is eager to enjoy more freedom, but he is not sure what choice his team-mate will make. For example, 10 million signing money for two albums guarantees the absolute freedom of the band, which is an acceptable condition for Hugo, but what about the other members who are glorious to death? Are they willing to make such a deal after they learn about the possibility of 20 million dollars, or even 30 million?

"But I discussed it with Joe and asked David, and they said that ten million should be absolutely fine." Hugo could only tell him what he knew. In fact, 10 million is just the bottom line of the bottom line, saying that, if Glory 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 money. However, Hugo did not say these things, only the lowest bottom line.

The light in Alfonso's eyes dimmed, and Hugo could tell that he was struggling. From 20 million to 10 million, such a huge gap is just for an illusory "initiative", is this really cost-effective?

Pedro was also shocked, "What? That's only 50 percent left? Why? Pedro didn't know that much about these situations, so he didn't quite understand either, "Isn't it a pleasure to work with EMI Records?" Isn't it all good that they didn't interfere with our albums, and they didn't force us to do all those laughing jobs? Why do we have to sacrifice 50% of the signing fee to gain more initiative? ”

Pedro's words are actually at the heart of the whole thing.

Thanks to Henry's excellent work, the contradictions between Glory to Death and EMI Records, all within the controllable range and not really erupted, and in the eyes of many, their collaboration was a match made in heaven. But Hugo clearly knows that this signing is at least a collaboration of more than two albums, and the time is bound to be more than three years, which is also a long-term cooperation, so the future contradictions will continue to accumulate and will break out sooner or later. And if it really broke out this time, Glory would have no ability to resist until death - which is why Henry made even more excessive demands on the terms of the contract.

Hugo understands this, Henry and Joseph understand this, so can the rest of the team who are glorious to death understand this? Or, to be more precise, they understand this and are they willing to accept the deal in exchange for the initiative? Do they understand how important this deal is for the band in the next three or five years?

Hugo breathed a sigh of relief at Pedro's question, he didn't know how to explain it to Pedro, because these problems were actually similar in all directions, and they had been faced with the problem of the contradiction between money and the band's music since the band was founded - a problem that almost all musicians need to face. All along, Glory to death has unswervingly chosen music, and to this day, so in the face of greater financial interests, can they continue to persevere?

"Pepe," it was Neil who spoke, his expression had calmed down at this time, he was worthy of being a captain who was glorious to death, and he always maintained enough calm, "Think about it, Roger They have been urging the 'bathing morning light' to make Zuò, we quarreled with him a few times over this matter, last time Fokine was angry in the recording studio, have you forgotten?" This is still the case when Henry is trying to block it. ”

"But, isn't the matter resolved smoothly?" Pedro asked puzzled, in fact, Pedro was just raising the question, he was not someone who liked to complicate things in the first place. But Hugo noticed that Alfonso, who was sitting next to him, stopped talking, and the struggle in his expression was very clear. Hugo sighed lightly.

Neil shook his head, "This time it was resolved because we compromised, and we still released the album according to their plan, albeit with a one-month delay. But you see, we said we would only have a three-week itinerary during the promotion period, and now we have added another week. It's not unacceptable, after all, it's just a promotional trip, but what about after that? Then they might ask us to go on a talk show to tell some jokes with the host, and no one else between us except Hugo and Alfonso is a very eloquent person, would you like that? ”

"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, so what should we do then?" Neil can see it very clearly, his thoughts have always been very clear, which is why he and Hugo have been cooperating tacitly, if Hugo is the soul of glory to death, then Neil is the eye of glory to death, the eye to identify the direction of the band, glory to death can go to this day, the two of them have a necessary element of heart-to-heart.

If Hugo is talking like this, it is actually not convincing enough, because Hugo doesn't care about money, he earns enough as an actor, and Hugo is focused on music wholeheartedly, and now he is the most high-profile core of the band, so for him, it's like standing and talking without backache.

But Neil is different, not only because Neil is in a similar situation to the other players, but also because he is the captain, "Pepe, in the future, there will only be more and more such things, no matter how good EMI Records says, they are all a record company, what they need is profit, they want to squeeze more surplus value out of us." That's why Henry thought about sacrificing a little signing money in exchange for more initiative. The signing fee is a small profit in the moment, and the initiative is the long-term plan for our band to support. ”

After Neil 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, and it is impossible for everything to develop according to Hugo's wishes, he is not alone. Cut out. Neil, as the captain, can have the same idea as Hugo, which is too important for Hugo.

Neil noticed Hugo's eyes, and slightly outlined the corners of his mouth, a smile flashing in his eyes. The tacit understanding between the two people does not need too many words.

Then Hugo looked at Alfonso, Hugo knew that the situation at Alfonso's family was not very good, but he didn't know the specifics, but he could sense Alfonso's struggle, when Alfonso gave up his job in car sales to enter glory to death, in the first half a year they had no income at all, "almost famous" after good results, their first remuneration also waited until March to come in, it can be said that Alfonso almost struggled for a year, and then waited for the current success.

So, while Hugo wanted Alfonso to be in touch with him, he couldn't force it.

Alfonso raised his head and saw Hugo's peaceful eyes, no eagerness, no compulsion, no irritability, just a warm smile, which made Alfonso exhale softly, he would not lie: he was moved, 20 million signing money, which was too important for him. But Alfonso knew that Neil was right, and he couldn't give up on long-term development because of the small profits in the near future.

On top of that, Alfonso suddenly remembered Joseph just now. Alfonso knew that Hugo was a trustworthy object, and Alfonso also knew that glory to death was the band he loved.

So, Alfonso smiled at Hugo, and then patted Pedro on the shoulder, "We should trust Henry, don't we?" He's doing everything he can to fight for us, and the loss of the signing fee hits him harder, but he's still working hard for us, so we should support him. ”

Alfonso said another important point, Henry's efforts were actually sacrificing his own interests.

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

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