Chapter 538

George strand is ready to give up. It's not going to slow down, it's going to be.

When preparing for the album Don Quixote, George knew clearly the difficulties they would face. Don't find rap and distribution hard. Even if Shun Shun Li goes on the market, he is likely to be submerged in the flood of the market. Even so, he decided to make this album with all his heart and soul, hoping to make music returning to its essence.

George had expected Abraham's attitude for a long time, and he would not and could not blame him. However, in the process of making this album, I was more and more surprised, more and more looking forward to it. The excited and excited mood awakened the memories of 20 years ago. The music at that time was pure, simple, simple, but profound, rich and connotative.

It's like the song "my hands" just now is even simpler than the original song "old pine tree". Except for a folk guitar, there are no musical instruments. However, the light sadness and warmth in the lyrics are outlined. It is like a cup of coffee in a rainstorm and the world is rough and noisy, The room is quiet and comfortable. The rich aroma of coffee is passing through the damp water vapor. It is lonely and bitter, but it is happy and beautiful.

Involuntarily, uncontrollably, George became greedy.

He knew that he was greedy. He hoped that more people would hear such pure music. He hoped that more people could regain their pure happiness. He hoped that more people could appreciate the emotion in the musical notation. He hoped that... Abraham could summon up courage and courage to give the album Don Quixote a chance. But, after all, he was delusional.

Songs like "my hands" are doomed to be ignored. Even if it is released, no one will like it.

No one will be quiet and listen to the melody on a rainy afternoon; It's like no one will slow down, calm down and read a book carefully, and feel the charm and precipitation of the words between the lines. Those seemingly ordinary words and musical symbols are about time, emotion and life. In the era of fast food, they will be submerged in a vast ocean, and then disappear without a trace, no one knows.

Dream? Art? Freedom?

Now it has become a slogan of nothingness, wrapped in the coat of money first and entertainment to death. It has become a means for people to amuse themselves and enterprises to drive sales. Those cries from the heart and soul are withering away.

George knew Abraham's worries better than anyone else. Now he is seriously thinking about whether to give up the physical distribution channel and choose to upload and release the whole album in the form of digital sound source, just like the two singles before lenley. However, those real music lovers, those senior folk music lovers, and those Don Quixote's target audience are just outside the main consumer groups of digital audio sources. They are all complete fans of physical albums, and even fans of vinyl albums.

It's like a paradox, a paradox destined to fail.

Listening to Roy's arguments and lengthy speeches, George's eyes are red. He tries to change, and is changing, but it's really too difficult. Looking at Roy in front of him, and then at Lan Li who is recording, there are bursts of bitterness on the tip of his tongue. Maybe, they are a group of outsiders who are destined to be marginalized by society.

"I think it's a very interesting album, but I don't know if Langley is interested in giving it to our studio to release?"

George was stunned by the sound coming from his ear. He turned his head and looked over. Then he saw the man with a simple and honest face and said seriously, "of course, we are just a small studio with limited publicity resources and distribution channels. Similarly, we can't have too much budget."

George was so surprised and surprised that he couldn't speak for a moment. Instead, Abraham opened his mouth and said, "Teddy, are you serious?"

Teddy bell, CEO of studio eleven. This studio was founded and developed by the two brothers of the bell family. As Teddy said, it is a very small independent studio, not even a "company". They have been committed to the production and distribution of independent music. Jason mayez's two albums, as well as Bruno Mars' first album before going to Atlantic Records, were all released by studio 11.

However, the workload of studio 11 is very small, and it has always been locked in the field of independent music. In the past three years, only five albums have been produced and released, not to mention being comparable to those top companies, even most independent record companies can't. The essence of "essence" has been brought to the extreme.

Small as the sparrow is, it has all the internal organs. Studio 11 has a very good reputation in the industry, and has maintained a good cooperative relationship with Warner and Sony, which are among the five major record companies. Bruno Mars went to Atlantic Records, and Teddy personally got in touch with him and persuaded Abraham to sign the contract.

Before that, George had never considered studio 11, because he had never dealt with studio 11, and his contacts could not extend to this studio. If even Abraham, who knew everything, lacked confidence in Don Quixote, George had no confidence in persuading Teddy.

As for renting a recording studio, it's just renting. After all, in New York, there are not many options to find a studio with the right price and high-end equipment.

Today, Abraham came to studio 11 as a guest, and Teddy, as the host, came to the studio to have a chat. In short, Teddy's just company. So when Abraham and George discussed the possibility of cooperation, Teddy didn't intervene; But seeing that Abraham was not interested, he took the initiative to stand up.

"Of course." Teddy said with a smile that he was sure that his younger brother would like "Don Quixote" very much. Now in his mind, you can imagine that he can't put it down. "We have a lot of disadvantages. It's not the best choice, but we also have the advantages that Atlantic can't match."

The simple and unadorned speech revealed a sense of self-confidence. "We are willing to keep all the styles of this album and respect the wishes of the creator. I think this is the essence of the album. Then, in terms of royalties, we are willing to give up one or two percentage points. In exchange, the budget for the production of the album must be controlled within 100000 US dollars. We can discuss the specific figures slowly. "

Thousands of butterflies are flying in George's chest, and the whole person is immersed in uncontrollable excitement.

Is studio eleven the best choice? Of course not! Their scale is too small, the distribution channel is too narrow, the publicity resources are too few, even the production budget is limited. According to Teddy's conditions, in order to complete the album, George will have to paste it upside down. Moreover, based on the scale of studio 11 and the style of Don Quixote, it is estimated that the album will hit the streets.

But is studio eleven the best choice? Must be! They are willing to respect the creative concept of Don Quixote, and they are willing to promise 15% of the royalty, or even one or two percentage points. Most importantly, their attention to independent music will become a positive factor in the process of production and promotion.

"If..." George found his voice trembling slightly. "I mean, if the whole album has more than 15 tracks?" This is also the biggest problem for George and Herbert - it's hard to choose. They all know that this is a multiple-choice question that must be made, but what if they can choose not to?

"Fifteen?" Teddy pondered for a moment, "if that's the case, 15% of the royalty may be our limit, but as I said just now, it's just an intention exchange. We can sit down and talk about the specific details slowly. I believe that we will reach a consensus for this album."

"No problem, of course." In more than two months, George has been frustrated. Abraham is his last straw. If not, then digital audio source is their only choice. All of a sudden, a window opened behind him. The joy, the joy, the happiness made George overjoyed and even lost his attitude.

Looking at George dancing, Abraham was dumbfounded. He looked at Teddy. "But why?"

Any rational person can make a judgment, "Don Quixote" is a project that is bound to fail, a project that is doomed to lose money, and a project that has no future. Only an idealist like George would put all his eggs in one basket, even if he lost his property.

Teddy smiles honestly and looks at Roy, who is sitting diagonally opposite him. "He's right. Everyone is eager to make achievements in business, so who should be responsible for artistic creation? I can't imagine that one day, all cinemas will only show movies like transformers. There is nothing I can do about artistic creation, but at least I can support such creation within my ability. "

Roy's eyes fell on Teddy, and then he saw that Teddy said lightly, "that's what dreams are. Sometimes all they need is a little bit of irrationality and a little bit of madness." Such a simple sentence, but let Roy blood boiling.

Over the years, as a public agent, he has witnessed the disillusionment of one dream after another. Even he thinks that he has given up dreaming, fighting and resisting. But now, at this moment, in Teddy, in George, and in lenley, he felt the light of his heart again.

"What do you think?" Teddy said with a smile, and Roy knew it was meant for him, so he nodded, "maybe that's the source of the album's name."

Don Quixote, the fool against the giant windmill.