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Imagine the feeling of someone who has been hiking alone in the desert for a month and suddenly sees an oasis, and more importantly, there are other people in the oasis. The mood when you find someone to talk to. So, this is Hugo's mood at this time.

I once ran away from home because of my dream of music, and I left for ten years; I used to go around and perform in order to persist in my dream, and I suffered for ten years; I once worked hard to enrich myself in order to fight for my dream, and fought for ten years... Ten years of time, in Hugo is currently only twenty-five years old, occupying most of his life. Before crossing the road, they fought to the death for ten years and finally won the stage of the Midi Rock Music Festival and won the nomination for the best rock live band of the year. This is their glorious moment, no matter whether they can win the award. , which was a turning point for the band.

But at this turning point, Hugo crossed over and became "Hugo Lancaster," an actor standing on the podium of the Golden Raspberry Awards. Think back to Hugo's tears when he received the Golden Raspberry Award, because Hugo mistakenly thought it was the award for Best Rock Live Band of the Year, but unfortunately he made an oolong.

And now, Hugo has finally been recognized, from "Rolling Stone" and "Rotation". They recognized Hugo's creative ability and also recognized Hugo's performance ability. This gratitude is in Hugo His chest slammed violently, making his nose sore and his eyes red. He was so excited that he couldn't say a word. He could only keep flipping through the newspapers and magazines in front of him, using such actions to cover up his panic. The black type gradually blurred in his sight, and the original appearance was blocked by the water mist, but Hugo was still reluctant to stop, and flipped through the newspapers and magazines in front of him one by one.

The LA Times review was not from Nicholas McKellen, because it was a music review, written by another professional journalist, "Perfect melody, perfect lyrics, perfect interpretation, Hugo Lancaster He put on a perfect performance on 'The Oprah Show' and made people see his incredible talent beyond his acting skills."

"Los Angeles Times" is the most favorite, because after the exclusive interview with Hugo, Nicholas carried out a large-scale report on Hugo's musical talent. However, the theme of public opinion at the time was still hesitant. After all, talents like Barbra Streisand did not appear often, not to mention Hugo was not a good actor, let alone music.

But now, Hugo has given such a wonderful performance on "The Oprah Show", giving back to all hesitations in the most direct way, so that people can clearly see Hugo's dazzling talent in music, and even Even brighter than acting.

A review of the professional music magazine Billboard focused on another focus, "God, Jesus Christ, God, my Lord... Hugo Lancaster gave A performance that makes people speechless, and what is even more terrifying is that in seven steps, Lancaster composed this amazing 'Sunburn' in only seven steps, Do you know what seven steps mean? Means it's just the distance from the McDonald's door to the counter to order food! And Lancaster wrote a song, a song that is unparalleled! It's horrible! horrible!"

And the "New York Times" lamented, "Hugo Lancaster, who relied on 'Scent to Know a Woman' and 'Righteous Sea Heroes', has shown his secret weapon to everyone again this time-- Incredible creative talent, when a handsome and handsome man meets a guitar and composes a song on the spot, let alone Oprah Winfrey, I believe no woman can resist his charm. Hurt's humming broke the hearts of 11.5 million women."

In addition to these authoritative magazines, the two most professional publications in the Hollywood industry, "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter," are also comprehensive magazines. Naturally, you will not miss this jaw-dropping hot spot.

Variety's report continued its usual serious style, "Hugo Lancaster used seven steps to compose a miracle on five guitar strings. The song called 'Sunburn' is fresh, sad, Clear, melodious, and moving, enough to raise eyebrows. In addition to the progress in acting, Lancaster seems to be tirelessly continuing to move forward."

The "Hollywood Reporter" commented with some joking elements, "The record company owners, music managers, the opportunity to make money, the opportunity to win awards, Hugo Lancaster is waiting for his The first record deal and how many of the 23 million viewers waiting to buy this single called 'Sunburn' should count me as one."

Amid the applause, Hugo's vision blurred, but he didn't want to let the tears ruin the happiness at this moment, so the smile on the corner of his mouth finally fully bloomed, expressing in this most direct way The joy in my heart, the tears in my eyes slipped down silently, and fell into my heart along my cheeks.

Although Hugo has not really released a record, let alone joined the fierce competition for record sales, it is a life and death battlefield that is not inferior to the North American film market, but even so, Hugo still feels warm in his heart. fill up. Because of these praises, it proves that Hugo's persistence is not wrong, and it proves that the ten years of glory to death is not a waste of time. Guo's musical ability has been recognized, which is the greatest comfort to Hugo.

"So, when are you going to release the album?" Troy, who was standing beside him, said with a smile. He tried hard to ignore the tears in Hugo's eyes and didn't ask, because he knew that this might be in the depths of Hugo's heart. It's a private matter, and I don't want others to know about it.

Hugo's smile fully bloomed, and he put down the "Hollywood Reporter" in his hand, "No plans. It's not that simple to release an album." Hugo has experienced underground rock for ten years, so he knows , In fact, many people with musical talents in the underground rock circle may not have a bright future in their lives, and even if they release an album smoothly, they may not be able to achieve success.

Musical talent is one thing, and the record market is another.

To be successful in the record market, musical talent is one of the elements, but not an absolute one. The selling point is. Of course, a singer with outstanding talent, with the right marketing tools, is the ideal state to reach the top of the world, such as the Beatles, such as Michael Jackson, in them, the brilliance of talent overshadows other All market means make people focus on their own talents.

This was especially evident in the 1990s. Talent was an essential selling point. Singing queens like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston had unimaginable sales force in the 1990s. They were outstanding. The singing ability has become the biggest highlight of the album.

But after entering the 21st century, it is not such a blueprint. The singer who sings the queen gradually disappears, and the sales point that caters to the market gradually occupies the mainstream. The success of Lady Gaga is one of the representatives. It's not that Miss Gaga doesn't have talent, it's just that the selling point conceals her own talent and becomes the focus of attention.

Of course, in the era when a hundred flowers contended in the music market in the 1990s, there were countless talented people, but there were only a handful of people who could really break into the world. Talent does not equal sales. This is the reality.

For this, Hugo has a very clear understanding. He's not going to daydream about selling tens of millions of albums overnight, and his ten-year underground rock career has made him realize the reality. Having a dream is one thing, daydreaming is another.

"Oh, please, at least you should make 'Sunburn' a single, I really want to have it." Troy was surprised, he thought Hugo had already planned to release an album, "O "Pula's Talk Show" was just one of the tentative shows. "It's not just me, but many of my friends who have expressed their willingness to buy your single, it's true."

Hugo was amused by Troy's emphasis, "Of course, of course, if there is a chance to release an album, of course, I would like it, this is my dream." Someone mentioned the album to Hugo a few times before, Hugo seemed to lack confidence, but today, these words actually blurted out, you can feel that in the continuous practice and performance, Hugo gradually accumulated confidence, "But you know, the record market is not that simple, the record market is not that simple. Companies also don’t have that much money to squander.”

"Trust me, if they miss you, that's the record company's loss," Troy affirmed, "I think you should ask Joseph, maybe the call to ask if you'd like to put out an album is already over the phone. The line is burnt out." Troy looked at Hugo's unbelievable smile, and then added, "If you don't believe me, watch TV, this show has been replayed many times, and it's still on the air every time, it must be because of the feedback from the audience. warm."

The tears on Hugo's face had already turned into a smile, "It's better, that's even better, I'm waiting for the day I enter the studio."

At this time, Hugo realized that his thoughts had changed. If there was a record company willing to release an album for him at this time, he would really nod his head in agreement. Not only for his own music dream, but also for fulfilling the dream of glory to death that has not yet begun. Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help but mutter: It would be great if all the team members who had been honored to death were here now.

Unfortunately, this is a hopeless dream.