Comeback 420 all hole cards.

Henry was just talking about the "road tour", and the next second he started to digress again, "You read yesterday's 'Los Angeles Times, didn't you?'" They have covered your band's tour across the United States, which has been a hot topic lately, and I guess I won't miss it in tomorrow's New York Times. ”

In desperation, Neil and Alfonso looked at each other for a moment, and then Alfonso took the initiative to speak, "Now that you understand, do you still think we can bring benefits?" ”

"Oh no, it's not." Henry's contradictory answer made Pedro, who was standing next to him, say "what" in surprise, Henry lazily waved his right hand, responded to Pedro's surprise, and paused for a while before he continued, "This is just my personal thought, I think your band can carve out a world of its own, which makes me feel very interesting," funny, the use of this adjective makes people have three black lines on their foreheads, "I'm curious about what kind of impact you can make in the music industry, and, I'm looking forward to seeing an outlier emerge from the rock 'tide' that has now become a fixed pattern. It's like your song that kills the hero in you. ”

At the end of the sentence, Henry winked at the band with a smile as if he had a triumphant expression when he had succeeded in his prank, which made it strange to look at it.

But Hugo vaguely understood Henry's true intentions, provided that his previous intuition was correct, then the biggest reason why Henry now wants to sign Glory to Death is actually to prove his ability. When Mariah Kelly was born, there was actually a momentum to break the general impression of existing "female" singers, and Maria also achieved success, and now people's first impression of "female" singers is "iron voice", and being able to soar high notes, convert true and false tones, and cross the large vocal range seems to have become synonymous with "female" singers' singing skills. Although professionals know that this is not the right idea, and that treble and vocal range are definitely not the only highlights of singing skills, it has indeed become a 'tidal' current.

So now if Henry wants to prove his ability again, he is bound to break through himself again, and the unconventional style of glory to death is undoubtedly the best choice.

On the other hand, Henry is an agent who has seen the world, and he knows that commercial success is a necessary criterion to measure a singer's career, but commercial success alone cannot achieve classics, and singers of the level of The Beatles and Michael Jackson are not only commercial success in their resumes, but also a cultural symbol that has influenced the direction of music for a long time to come.

Hugo saw in Henry his ambition, and more importantly, this ambition was pinned on the glory to death. Of course, the premise is that Hugo's previous guesses are correct.

So if Hugo's idea is correct, Henry is indeed very suitable for glory to death, first, he will not limit the style of the band, on the contrary, he will stand firmly by the band's side, and fight for more freedom and power for the band; Second, he will not be 'spent' and 'spent' by short-term business interests, he should be an agent with long-term planning.

The latter point reminded Hugo of Joseph, which made his mind uncontrollable for a while, and he could only take a deep breath to draw his attention back again.

Neil seemed to have spoken again, and now Henry was speaking, "I know the conditions under which your band wants to sign are, first, to give you absolute creative freedom; Second, you will not give in to the record company and try to change or even erase your style; Third, plan your development reasonably, and it is best to be considerate of Hugo's identity as an actor. Of course, in my opinion, the first point is the most important. ”

Henry's words all confirm Hugo's thoughts, and at this moment, Henry finally 'revealed' his edge, although he still spoke unhurriedly, but his eyes that were always lazy bloomed with a sharp light, and all the preparations he had prepared finally 'revealed' the whole picture at this time.

"As an agent, it's hard for me to promise you anything, because it's all too fake, but one thing I can guarantee is that I will always be on your side, always." When Henry said this, he showed a firmness and strength that he did not have in several previous contacts, in fact, this sentence is explained to mean that in the process of confrontation with the record company, he will never compromise like the record company for commercial interests, as long as the glory insists to death, he will stick to it as an agent to the end.

This approach is actually basic for brokers, because protecting the interests of their clients is what they need to do, but in practice, agents will take their own interests into account, so they will side with the record company and turn around and convince the client.

In particular, the situation in the music field is the most common, for example, the record company wants the singer's music to cater to the pop, and the singer is unwilling, but the agent takes the side of the record company and persuades the singer to obey the opinion of the record company's selection system. This will put the singer in an isolated position, and eventually have no choice but to compromise because he has signed a record contract.

If Henry is really a veteran agent, it is even more inconceivable that he made such a promise, which is contrary to the form of his work. Just as Joseph's recent handling of the "Shawshank Redemption" is the same, he gave priority to the work of Nicolas Cage and others, and gave priority to his own career choice of social 'friendship', thus neglecting Hugo's work. From the standpoint of a broker, it is difficult to accuse that this is wrong, because this is determined by the 'sexual' nature of the broker's circle and the broker's work; But from the standpoint of an artist, it is difficult to agree.

After Henry's words came out, Pedro, Alfonso and Foquin all looked very surprised, and their expressions were a little moved, but Neil fell into deep thought, he always felt: any 'trade' is equivalent to 'trade', no one wants to bear the loss, when Henry gives a bigger cake, the more 'tempting'. people, perhaps after this the more terrible the hidden traps are.

Hugo has a lot of thoughts in his mind, and he has experienced too many things in the matter of his agent and the choice of interests recently, and he will inevitably always feel a little emotional. This also made Hugo's head very sober, he knew that Henry was so well prepared, either he sincerely wanted to sign a contract for glory to death, or he had a plan, there is no free lunch in the world, now it depends on whether Henry is willing to show his request.

This time, Henry did not disappoint Hugo, only to see that after Henry finished speaking, he was not in a hurry to continue, but carefully observed the expressions of the five band members, but when he noticed Neil's hesitation and Hugo's calmness, the smile on the corner of his mouth was outlined, so that he was a little less lazy than usual, and a little more confident, which made people guess that if he shaved his beard, took care of his hair, and changed his clothes, Henry was probably also a confident and successful person. Maria's story seems to have a little more believability.

"If you're willing to sign with me, I can book auditions for EMI Records, and if something goes well, I can get you into the studio before October to prepare your first album." Henry's hole cards were finally all revealed, but such a large chip made people gasp, "Don't tell me that your tour is not over yet, and don't tell me that your team is too short, I am willing to put forward such a condition, because I am completely sure, and there is also a follow-up solution, if you agree, then we can sit down and talk in detail." Henry didn't say "if you don't agree" then what to do.

Obviously, Henry blocked the reasons for the Band to Die to reject him twice, and the whole plan was conceived, and the entire signing conditions made the band have no room to refuse.

Pedro couldn't help but look at his teammates left and right, looking for a backbone, but both Foquin and Alfonso were lost in thought, and although they couldn't tell what they were thinking, they could see that their minds were surging; Neil kept staring at Henry with a frown, as if trying to see a clue from Henry's completely different face just now, and no one paid attention to Pedro's gaze.

As for Hugo, he was not impatient or thoughtful, but looked at Henry quietly, as if Henry had just said something unsurprising, waiting for Henry to tell him more interesting things

Henry's gaze was lightly on the five members of the band, and finally fell on Neil and Hugo, hesitated for a moment, and finally met Hugo's gaze head-on, all the laziness and decadence disappeared in an instant, and the eyes that had not been clear bloomed with firmness and sharpness that people couldn't look at directly, he and Hugo looked at each other nervously, and no one was willing to back down.

Perhaps, such a Henry is what he is.

Henry stared at Hugo for a long time, at least fifteen seconds, the air was frozen together, but Hugo did not flinch at all, nor did he panic, just like that, he waited for his next step with a smile. Henry couldn't help but admire a little, according to common sense, his hole cards just now are enough to impress any band, even the hardest bone in underground rock is no exception, but Henry doesn't know what Hugo has experienced recently, and he doesn't know the profound impact of the song "Hollywood is not America (hbllyerica)" on the band, but Henry saw the glory that was never visibly shaken in front of him to death.

It also strengthened Henry's inner conviction: this is the band he has been looking for, and it is the band he wants to work in for the next ten or twenty years.

"I have one condition, though." Henry finally spoke, as Hugo expected, Henry's favorable conditions have a 'delivery' exchange condition, and the pie will not fall from the sky out of thin air, "The contract must be signed for ten years, the liquidated damages are ten times, and the initiative to terminate the contract is in my hands." ”

(To be continued, provided.) If you like this work, you are welcome to go to Genesis to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. ）