Chapter 1093 1093 Criminal Alliance

Hugo's idea was easy to say, but not so easy to implement because this was a Grammy, not a roadside pop.

In a large-scale awards ceremony like the Grammys, the order of performances, the time of the performances, and the arrangement of the performances are all very particular. It's like if the Grammys planned the project in memory of Kurt Cobain, the participating bands such as Glory to Death had to rehearse in advance; and after the project was canceled, the Grammys had to re-arrange the content of the performance in advance, such as distribution. The performance time for Glory to Death is eight minutes. If it is a special program like the countdown to the New Year, it needs to be accurate to the second.

Therefore, it is not so easy for Glory to Die to steal the sky during the performance.

If it is a singer who uses the mastering of the soundtrack, Hugo's plan cannot be implemented at all, because they must submit the soundtrack to the organizing committee in advance, and the staff will confirm it again and again to ensure that the wrong soundtrack will not be played during the performance. Come. Fortunately, To Death to Glory is a band-although some bands also choose soundtracks in order to avoid mistakes in live performances, but To Death To Glory chooses to perform live, which also makes Hugo's plan feasible.

But things are still not simple, because this is a live performance, not only Hugo, the lead singer, needs to sing a microphone, but the instruments that the members play also need to be connected to the speakers. When the Glory to the Dead singing goes off track, the director in charge of the program only needs to order the sound engineer to turn off the sound or cut off the microphone to control the situation - of course, then the Grammys will need to face a live broadcast blank. It's an absolute live broadcast accident.

Although it is a good choice to make the Grammys face a live broadcast accident, the goal of Hugo's plan is obviously more than that. If the "Youth Spirit" of the version of glory to death cannot be enjoyed by the audience, then this plan is meaningless. .

So, Glory to Death requires a criminal alliance.

When Henry finished listening to Neil's explanation, his lazy and casual expression paused for a moment, and then raised his eyebrows slightly, "So...you mean, you want to make the Grammys in the United States When broadcasting, lose face once."

"Uh... let's put it this way, we want to express our dissatisfaction and persistence in this way, to express the rock and roll we love... Of course, we have always admired Nirvana, and we can have such an opportunity to show us. The understanding of their music is very rare." Henry's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations, Neil looked at the teammates standing around him in a panic, and said intermittently, "Playing the Grammys can only be regarded as Additional harvest."

"Additional?" Henry's lazy mouth pursed slightly, revealing his inner disapproval.

"Henry, aren't you surprised?" Pedro was very puzzled by Henry's reaction, and at the same time a little curious, "Don't you want to stop us? Isn't that what an agent should do?"

The task of the manager is to maximize the benefits of the artist and minimize the losses. This is the simplest summary.

Henry pondered for a while, then dragged the end, "Should I be surprised?" Henry's eyes fell on Hugo, squinting slightly, as if he wanted to see through Hugo. Hugo met Henry's gaze calmly and calmly, not guilty at all, which made Henry's mouth twitch slightly, "I don't think so, this is you, isn't it?"

What Henry didn't say is that before working with Glory to Death, he observed the band for a long time, and now that the two sides have collaborated on two more albums, he knows enough about the band, which is a very good team. Pure rock band - at least so far. So Glory to the Dead rejected the Grammys last year, so Henry would stick to his own opinions when negotiating a contract renewal with EMI Records. Naturally, after hearing the band's plan today and a small accident, Henry accepted it calmly.

This is the glory that he knew unto death.

"Is this something I can stop?" Henry stared at Hugo's eyes and said this sentence, which made Hugo smile.

Henry does know the band very well. In this band, Hugo, Fokine, and Neil are all hard bones. After making a decision, it is easy and difficult to change. Although Pedro and Alfonso are easy to shake, they hesitate. Afterwards, they often make the same decisions as the other three, which brings the five together. This is especially true when it comes to the spirit of the band's soul.

That's it this time.

The original members of the team thought that it would take a lot of effort to convince Henry to become their criminal ally. After all, from the standpoint of the agent, the behavior of Glory to Death was not only rebellious, but also playing with fire. To directly provoke the authority of the Grammys in the performance, it is better to choose to quit, at least not to put everything on the table, everything has the possibility of redemption.

When a general manager hears such a thing, the first reaction should be to stop the persuasion and kill all possible bad situations in their infancy.

But Henry didn't panic - it can be explained that he has a lot of knowledge, and he still looks like "I can help too", which is incomprehensible. Looking at Henry's lazy and casual expression, it's not surprising that the next second he would say something like "you will be more exciting".

As a result, the members who were honored to death couldn't help but look at each other in dismay. However, Hugo looked calm. He also knew enough about Henry. Henry's reaction might be a little unexpected, but it was still reasonable. There's obviously a reason why their collaboration has been smooth sailing for the past year and a half.

"So, what you mean is, I hope to get those eight minutes of performance time without interruption." Henry briefly summed it up, Neil obviously hasn't recovered yet, and it was Hugo who nodded in affirmation.

Henry held his chin and thought about it carefully, "Actually, it's not difficult, you just need to have a beginning. When you sing 'Youth Mind', the first twenty seconds or... I'm not sure, three In ten seconds, if the director fails to stop you, they will recognize the mistake. If I operate well..." Henry dragged his tail, looking like he was calculating others, with that lazy expression, it was really amazing , "We can even make Grammys take the initiative to admit that you sing Nirvana songs, which are all arranged by them."

Hugo knew what Henry meant. If the director of the night did not stop the band at the beginning of "Youth Mind", the director would have two choices: the first is to forcefully terminate the performance, which will lead to a live broadcast accident, and the Grammys will inevitably be after the awards ceremony. If you want to tear your face with glory to death, things will become more and more troubled; the second is to let glory to death continue to perform, Grammy said on the surface that this is the result of their arrangement, and then put the aftermath in private Go: For example, block Glory to the death, so that they can't appear on the Grammys next year.

For Grammys, the choice is actually not difficult. They refused to recognize the historical status of grunge and new metal rock because of their conservativeness. They canceled Kurt Cobain's memorial session because of their conservativeness. Obviously, they also chose to swallow the accident because of their conservativeness and chose to deal with it in private. Otherwise it becomes a scandal and the Grammys themselves will not be comfortable.

So, how do you get the Grammys to hold their breath? Twenty seconds into the beginning of "Youth Heart Qi" is crucial.

If the director team responded in time and cut off any link such as lights, microphones or sound within 20 seconds of glory to death, they could put the blame on the failure of the on-site equipment, and then downplayed it. The performances after Glory to Death were also cut off.

Or cut off the screen as soon as possible, so that the audience in front of the TV can't see the live broadcast, and replace it with a video such as a music video, an advertisement or a Grammy promotional video, and then give the program team plenty of time for on-site processing. .

This is a daunting task, even an impossible one. It is almost impossible to persuade the director to cooperate with Glory to the death. The only way to find a breakthrough is to find a breakthrough point from the person in charge of the specific link, such as persuading the sound engineer not to cut off the sound of the microphone when notified by the director.

Because in such a large-scale party, the directors and managers are only responsible for the control behind the scenes, and the number of people who actually perform the work is very large. If you can find staff who are willing to cooperate, control several main links and get through the beginning. Twenty or thirty seconds, and things are done.

But this is obviously not easy, because these willing workers may face unemployment in the future.

Henry's finger lightly tapped his chin a few times, raised his head and looked in the direction of Pedro and Alfonso, "Are you sure you want to do this, and you know the consequences? Grammys are not so easy to mess with." Pedro and Alfonso are more volatile than Neil, Fokine and Hugo, and they are also the objects of Henry's concern.

But this time, Pedro and Alfonso obviously made up their minds too. After Henry got a positive answer from the two, he was sure that Glory to Death really wanted to do this, so he nodded and put his hands down. Come down, "Okay, I see, leave the matter to me. You are responsible for the rehearsal work. It's better to surprise me with the performance that night, otherwise my work will be in vain."

Seeing Henry warn with that lazy expression, Pedro and Alfonso both laughed lightly, Henry gave Hugo a meaningful look, and said, "You must know, I need to ask Rick's Some help." The subtext is, this is a big project, and you have to know how hard it is and how hard it is.

The smile on Hugo's mouth couldn't help but bloom, "Welcome to join the pirate ship of Glory to Death, I just hope that our destination is not death, but glory!"