&"Bathing in the morning light" On the bulletin board, the publicity work of glory to death has always been carried out in an orderly manner, not increasing the itinerary because of the excellent performance of the album, but also not reducing the itinerary because of frequent publicity, everything is according to the original plan.

The ups and downs in the music market certainly overjoyed the members who were glorious to death, but objectively speaking, the madness of the previous "" tour was more tangible than the sales, so the band members didn't have any special feelings, let alone the absurdity of their own history.

Of course, there are more and more news reports, radio interviews are getting more and more enthusiastic, there are more and more fans waiting outside the studio, and the pursuit in the publicity process is becoming more and more enthusiastic and crazy...... These details still made the members of Glory to Death feel the changes after the release of "Bathing in the Morning Light".

It's not just glory to death, even Joseph felt it, and now when he walks on the street, people can recognize him, including Henry Bloom and Rick Rosen, which also shows that more and more people are beginning to know Hugo better, and even the people around Hugo are beginning to become familiar.

Joseph remembered the enthusiastic fans he met in the restaurant tonight, and he thought it was really a bit incredible, even he, an outsider, felt that if the band members appeared, he was afraid that the restaurant would be crowded tonight. Fortunately, the band members did not attend the banquet.

"Today, it's still smooth, right?" After returning home, Joseph first went to the second floor, walked into the hall, saw Hugo nestled on the sofa at a glance, and asked.

Hugo didn't look up, holding a thick stack of paper and flipping through it, "Well, nothing special. Radio shows, you know. ”

Joseph went to the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee, and then walked over, looked at the script in Hugo's hand, recently Hugo will study the script he created whenever he has time, he also discussed with Ernst three or four times, during this period of time, you can clearly feel that Ernst's whole person is full of vitality, it is really amazing.

"You're not curious about today's dinner?" Joseph saw that Hugo had no intention of opening his mouth at all, so he could only take the initiative to lift it. Today Glory to Death was broadcast on the radio, but he went to a banquet with Henry Bloom because of other things, and Samora took Glory to Death to participate in the recording of the radio program.

Hugo nodded his chin absentmindedly, "Well, well......" and then was silent for a while, and found that Joseph's voice did not sound, and then he looked up at Joseph, "Oh, yes, dinner, so, any news?" ”

Today, Roger Farson, EMI Records' assistant manager of the recording department, came to Los Angeles in person and invited Henry and Joseph to dinner.

This is not surprising, after the release of "Bathing in the Morning Light", the sales came out in the first week, and some media began to care about the contract issues of Glory to Death and EMI Records. As people know, EMI Records signed a contract for two albums within three years of glory for $5 million - five million is the claimed figure, but it is actually one million dollars. Now, Honor to Death has completed two records in less than a year, which means that the contract between Honor to Death and EMI Records has lost its legal effect, and today's most popular band has returned to freedom.

In the past two weeks, Henry seems to have become the hottest music agent in the circle, and the major record companies have befriended Henry on various occasions, although they have not said anything, but everyone knows that the major record companies are now coveting the glorious record contract.

Faced with such a situation, EMI Records' mood is really complicated.

On the one hand, EMI Records is happy, at the beginning Roger signed Glory to Death, and the most important thing is that Roger gave Glory to Death absolute creative freedom, so this is the rise of new metal rock, and now is the time for EMI Records to harvest, the excellent results of "almost famous" have made EMI Records overjoyed, and now "Bathing in the Morning Light" has been released for only two weeks and has shown a momentum of momentum, which makes EMI Records overjoyed.

But on the other hand, EMI Records struggled again, because Glory to Death had repeatedly stated that the release of the second album needed to be postponed, but EMI Records repeatedly put pressure on Henry, which caused some unhappiness between Roger and Henry. Now, the results of "Bathing in the Morning Light" are so outstanding, and EMI Records' position is a little embarrassing now, especially the better the subsequent sales of this album, the more difficult it will be for EMI Records to renew its contract. Therefore, they should be fast rather than slow, in this negotiation they have lost the initiative and can only be forced to take the initiative.

When Roger signed Glory to Death, it was of strategic significance, and EMI Records, which was born in the UK, needed to open up the US market, but it was always lacking a new force, and it was difficult for them to compete with the four major local record companies, which also made EMI Records' music market share in the United States always at a disadvantage.

Therefore, EMI Records hopes to sign a vibrant and energetic rock band like Glory to Death to hit the American music market.

In fact, it was a gamble, with Roger betting on a million-dollar contract to fight for the faint hope of less than one percent. As a result, Roger won the bet.

If it was just a gamble at the beginning, then now the strategic significance of glory to death for EMI Records has risen to a decisive key position, even if they lose the initiative, they must be the first to strike, there is no room for hesitation or hesitation.

So, Roger himself appeared in Los Angeles.

Joseph didn't sell it either, and simply said, "Three records for 20 million dollars, five years." ”

Hugo's eyes widened unexpectedly, pursed his lips and nodded his chin, and said meaningfully, "Shocked......" Joseph shrugged his shoulders and expressed his fright, but Hugo then said, "I thought that Roger was just polite to you today, and he would not talk about terms until the next meeting." You know, he and Henry didn't have a good time. ”

Generally speaking, this kind of social situation requires a lot of humility and grievances. Roger and Henry had quarreled several times over the album "Bathing in the Morning Light", and Henry rarely mentioned it to the band members, but as far as Hugo knew, there were at least three times, so according to common sense, Roger should repair the relationship with Henry first, and then mention the transaction, so that the chances of success will be greater.

But today, Roger couldn't wait to take the lead in bringing it up, which seemed too urgent, and it was not conducive to negotiations, which was equivalent to showing his hole cards early, and all the initiative was on Henry. That's why Hugo was so surprised.

Joseph thought that Hugo was an unexpected price, but it turned out to be not, he was stunned, and then laughed as well, "Henry inquired about the news, and I heard that you still got the gold record for this week's sales." This week is the third week of the release of "Bathing in the Morning Light", and Henry went to inquire about the news before receiving Roger's invitation, and got an answer, the sales of "Bathing in the Morning Light" this week are still at the level of 500,000, and the sales have exceeded 500,000 for three consecutive weeks, so it is no wonder that EMI Records will not be able to sit still.

As long as "Bathing in the Morning Light" continues to set a record, EMI Records will only become more and more unfavorable, so instead of struggling, it is better to show weakness to the enemy and take the lead in showing the hole cards, but it is a sincere move. What's more, EMI Records and the two albums before Glory to Death collaborated quite happily, especially since they never interfered in the creative style of Glory to Death, which is something that several other major record companies will never do.

"Gold Record? Are you serious? Hugo raised his eyebrows in surprise, when "almost famous" achieved good sales, Hugo thought he was surprised enough, but this time the market feedback from "bathing in the morning light" still surprised him repeatedly, which is really incredible.

"The point of your surprise doesn't seem right." Joseph looked at the expression on Hugo's face and said with a helpless smile. Then seeing the confusion on Hugo's face, Joseph had to speak again, "Three records? Million? ”

"Oh...... Right! Only then did Hugo remember this, and only then did he react, and his eyes widened directly, "Are you serious?" Two million for three records? Is Roger crazy? ”

Compared with the praise and pursuit of all the media, compared to the madness and enthusiasm of countless fans, in fact, the new contract conditions of EMI Records are the most direct and vivid proof of the rise of glory to death, because the record company is profit-oriented, and if they can make such a price, they know that they believe that glory to death can bring the company corresponding profits, so they are willing to be so generous. What's more, this is only Roger's first negotiation, and it can be seen that there is still room for upside after that, which is really too scary.

Joseph saw Hugo's reaction that was three beats slower, and couldn't help but smile and nodded in affirmation, "Henry and I both think that we don't need to rush for the time being, Roger is far from showing the real hole cards." ”

Hugo's mouth was wide open, unresponsive, as if he was still digesting the shock of the contract, and after a while, he said, "I remember our first contract was a million two records, right?" How many times has this really been multiplied? ”

In just one year, the record contract of Glory to Death soared from 1 million two records to 20 million three records, more than 13 times. It's no wonder that countless media outlets have compared Glory to Death to Nirvana, and this paper contract shows the turmoil that Glory to Death has brought to the entire music market.

From unknown to the top of the United States, it took thirteen months to die of glory; From thoughtful to impatient, EMI Records spent nine months, and in the blink of an eye, the offensive and defensive positions of Glory to Death and EMI Records were reversed, because EMI Records believed that renewing the contract for Glory to Death could allow them to complete the offensive and defensive conversion of their position in the US market!

It's just that this time the negotiations don't seem to be that simple.