Chapter 401： Slow down

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Hugo's refusal surprised Henry, but he was still not in a hurry. It seemed that his personality was so lazy, but he looked up and down Hugo in wonder, just when they thought Henry recognized Hugo. At the time, Henry gave them another surprise, "You don’t want to believe me? I’m a real music agent, not a liar. I used to be Mariah Carey’s agent. She was brought out by me. .

Mariah Carey released her first official album in 1990. In just two years, she became the most shining new star in the music industry. Her rise is full of legendary colors. People’s musical talent has been praised by the media as the greatest voice, and has become the hottest female singer in the pop music field. She and Whitney Houston also set off the female singer’s pursuit of high notes in the 1990s. The'trend' of wide-range and difficult singing skills has become a generation's queen.

After Henry finished speaking, looking at the obvious disbelief on Pedro’s face, he was still not in a hurry. Instead, he laughed bitterly to himself, "If someone says to me like this, I don’t believe it either. It seems I’m doing it. It's a coincidence." Then he whispered something like "It's been too long to sign a newcomer...unfamiliar..." and so on, then raised his head and looked at the young people in front of him again, hesitating left and right. After a while, he finally stopped his eyes on Hugo, "Young man, believe me, I have no need to lie. If you are still interested in releasing an album, you can call me."

Then Henry took a leisurely pace, turned away neatly, and did not forget to wave his hands to the three people sitting not far away, the Caswell brothers and Liam. It didn't look like he was rejected at all. It looked like he had received good news to spread home.

Looking at Henry's cozy back view of the idle clouds and wild cranes, the five glorious people looked at each other. If Henry is a liar, this liar is different.

Hugo retracted his gaze, and then explained to his teammates, "He and Joe belong to the same agency, but they don't know me. It's so strange." Everyone in the glory to death knew Joseph. After the rain In response to this reminder, they also noticed that Henry’s business card was indeed an international innovation company, so it would be excusable that Hugo would refuse to come. “Actually, I want to say that if you can find a suitable broker, Of course it couldn’t be better, but a good agent is too important to the band."

This is Hugo's personal experience. Looking at the cooperation between Lang Meyer and Hugo before, the agent's excellence is actually divided into two parts, one is the business ability and the other is getting along with the artists. Lang's professional ability is very ‘colorful’, but his notion of the supremacy of interests is clearly incompatible with Hugo. Not only do the agents need to be good, but the harmonious cooperation with the artists is also crucial, otherwise the cooperative relationship between the two parties will only be messed up.

For any artist, the agency contract is generally divided into two forms, one is like Hugo and Joseph, the artist signs a contract with a brokerage company, and the brokerage company has full authority to contact the business; the other is the artist and film company, record The company signs a contract and becomes an artist under the company. In general, the artist can only perform in the company's works, and all the recording business can only be undertaken by the company. If you want to cooperate with other company artists, you must get the company's consent , Otherwise it cannot be done.

At present, most of the actors’ brokerage contracts are the former. This is also a system formed after the film industry has matured. After film companies have been restrained by antitrust laws, they gradually no longer have their own ‘door’ of the artist department.

But singers are more special. At present, both forms of singer’s agency contracts exist. Generally speaking, big-name singers will choose the former because the freedom of peripheral activities such as concerts and promotional schedules will be greater, and Singers will also win more space for their own style positioning; relatively speaking, newcomer singers choose the latter more, because the record company will have its own training system for singers to carry out a full range of packaging and positioning, albums The positioning and production are basically determined by the record company, and the singer's style will be restricted to a large extent.

Of course, there are no absolutes. There are also big-name singers who bind contracts with record companies, and there are many cases where music agents are willing to sign new people; and record companies are also divided into large record companies and independent labels, and the management style and positioning of each company They are all different, and the situation is naturally different.

When the momentum of "Yihai Xiongfeng" rose at the beginning of the year, there was actually a record company that wanted to sign Hugo's record contract, but unfortunately it was not possible. Now, Henry is obviously the representative of the brokerage company, interested in glory to death.

"It's a good thing for us to be able to release an album, but I don't think we need to be too anxious. First, our tour has not ended, and our running-in is still in progress; second, the band has signed a record company. After that, it is easy to be **** by the company. A good agent is very important to us. He must be able to understand our insistence on music, stand firmly on our side, and be tough at the same time. The means by which record companies can yield is at least short-lived, and they are willing to give us trust."

Hugo rejected Henry just now. He had his own calculations, but he didn't necessarily agree with the band. So he took the initiative to express his ideas and asked everyone for their opinions, "So I think we should slow down. Even if we sign , We should first'find out' Henry Bloom's background, and we should also talk about it again to see his sincerity and his thoughts. I didn't have any hesitation just now, and I just rejected it. "

Hugo's words calmed down Pedro and Alfonso, who were originally a little expectant, and Neil and Fogin were both lost in thought.

After today’s performance, the reputation of “Tour Across the Streets of the United States” has been vaguely spread among the masses, and the previous performances in various cities have also cultivated a small number of loyal fans for the band, the Caswell brothers. The active on the streets of the three'fans' with Liam Pinkman has become a beautiful landscape, and it has also become the band's biggest contributor to attracting fans along the way.

But in all fairness, there is still room for Glory to Die. They still need more performances to grow into it. Moreover, the goal of Glory to Die has never been to become an idol band. If the band's album is produced by a record company If a person has grasped and lost his own style, then there is no need for glory to death. What's more, in the fierce competition in the entertainment industry, the release of an album is only the first step. How many singers disappear into the long river after releasing an album, and how many singers only hit one song. Disappearing like a meteor, if you want to really stay in the big waves of the entertainment circle, being yourself is the most important thing.

Neal looked at Hugo seriously, and quickly reacted, and nodded vigorously, "The music we are producing is not acceptable to any record company. The agent must choose carefully. Besides, as long as we Enough of'color', what should come will never escape." Neal's thoughts have always been clear, so Hugo just said a few words and he understood.

The glorious and deadly band style can be said to be quite different from the metal ‘wave’ and ‘wave’ led by Nirvana, which is very difficult for mainstream record companies. If the agent chooses the wrong one, then the essence of glory to death will no longer exist. What's the point even if the album is released?

Fujin did not speak, but nodded firmly. In fact, Fujin was also'excited' for a moment just now. If Henry is really a music manager, this would be a major improvement for the band, but Hugo still allowed him to regain his sanity. For the road tour that was not completed on a new day, Glory To Death will not repeat their mistakes, because the blood in the bones of the band from the beginning of the establishment of Glory To Death is different. They have seen popular actors like Hugo. , They have also seen many powerful bands' "fine" performances. They know what they want, so they will not be easily shaken. This is the core idea of ​​the establishment of the band.

Fujin looked at Hugo and showed a positive look. Although he had never regretted joining Glory to death, at this time Fujin had a thought. Maybe he belonged to Glory to death from the beginning. , Because his resonance with this band is so real.

Alfonso scratched his head, "Sorry for the'induction' just now. The'confusion' is too big, I am a bit blurred, my fault." In fact, Alfonso didn't say anything just now, but he took the initiative to say it. Coming out, I pierced this layer of window paper, making the band members blush, "Don't worry about the agent for the time being, we still have to pay attention to the music, but today’s showdown performance is a lot, and we are practicing in the evening. Practice, I think you still need to find a sense of cooperation with Pepe."

Since Neal and Fogin are not the kind of people who are rich in speech, Pedro is too "sex" and too lively, so Alfonso, who is mature, well-mannered and experienced, will often become the center of the band's dialogue. , Able to integrate the entire band together. This was the case at this time. After Alfonso took the initiative to find out, everyone was obviously relieved, and Pedro ‘showed’ a smile again.

"Practice again at night? No, I'm already perfect today." Pedro wailed depressedly, his movements were exaggerated, reminding Hugo of Fujin's ridicule just now, and then he laughed again. .

"I will ask Joe about this Henry. As for the specific situation, let's wait for the change." Hugo said in a summary of sex. This also got everyone's nodding agreement, but at this time everyone No one’s attention was on this matter anymore so no one responded, but was more interested in Alfonso’s topic just now.

"Pepe, your performance was perfect today? What about tomorrow? You can never surpass today?" Neil joked with a smile.

"Uh..." Pedro was also choked by this sentence. He is still in a rising period of continuous improvement. If he reaches the peak today, the future will be terrible.

Seeing Pedro’s embarrassment, Alfonso laughed, "So you should go back and practice. Have you seen the performance of the Radio Commander today? Their use of keyboards, guitars and bass, It's really special..."

When mentioning this kind of professional stuff, everyone immediately became interested, and even Fujin did not hesitate to talk about it. In fact, this is also one of the charms of road tours. There will always be opportunities to make one's progress. As for whether you can seize it, it depends on hard work in addition to talent. Glory to death, is a band willing to work hard.

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