Chapter 423 423 EMI Records
From Washington Square Park (Washington. Square. Park) in the south to Fifth Avenue at 138th Street in the north, Manhattan is clearly divided into two parts, east and west. This is not only the center of Manhattan, but also the most famous in the world. commercial street. The street is full of high-rise buildings, interspersed with men in suits and leather shoes, well-dressed women and business-like leather bags, presenting an elegant and fashionable picture of modern American life.
Few streets hold as many well-stocked and beloved stores as Fifth Avenue. Many of these stores have multiple branches and are world-renowned. Almost every conceivable famous store can be found on this street, and almost every conceivable product can be found here. Abundant products, complete brands, high-end and high quality have become the characteristics of Fifth Avenue, and the operation of the brand has become the signboard of Fifth Avenue. During the discount season, even the Queen of England will take a special plane to shop on Fifth Avenue. To be precise, it should be said, shopping!
When you come to New York, whether you like shopping or not, Fifth Avenue is worth a visit. Even if it is not for shopping, just standing on the street has a unique flavor. You can clearly see the condensed scene of New York, an international metropolis, as if from this From the streets, you can glimpse the prosperity, tension, speed and chaos of the whole city.
But today the members of Glory to the Dead came to Fifth Avenue, not for sightseeing or shopping, but to follow in Henry's footsteps to the place where Fifth Avenue and Twentieth Street meet, right on the 1st Turn 5th Avenue to the west of 20th Street. It is only less than 20 yards away. You can see this tall building with glass exterior walls. There is a huge brand logo hanging at the door. It says "EMI", and this is where EMI's New York branch is located.
The building is in the Victorian architectural style, with the dark red exterior wall inlaid with the long and narrow rectangular windows, but the eight-storey building creates a towering illusion.
Standing at the entrance of the building, there are no obvious signs and no lobby, just like an ordinary office building. Alfonso grabbed the curious Pedro, and Neil stood beside Fukin. He opened his mouth and said, "Henry, are you sure? Let's just go in and find someone like this?"
"It's not just anyone, it's Roger Faxon, the deputy manager of the record department. I mentioned your band to them before, so today's meeting is not abrupt." Henry was very calm, He looked quite content. Today, he tidied up his hair, cleaned his beard, and specially changed a neat and tidy shirt. His whole body was completely refreshed, and he obviously looked like a successful person, but the expression on his face was still the same. Lazy.
Although Hugo has confirmed with them, Henry is indeed a good music manager, and Mariah Carey is indeed brought out by him, and they are standing at the door of EMI records now, everything is so real; but Seeing Henry's lazy appearance, it is still difficult for people to have a sense of trust.
"Henry, you know that's not what I'm referring to." Neil looked at Hugo who was standing beside him, and found that Hugo was looking at the surrounding buildings, looking very comfortable, which made Neil a little relieved a little.
Henry looked at Neil seriously for a while, as if he thought about it before he could react, "Oh, you mean our partnership, no hurry, really no hurry, we can meet Roger and then take it slow. Talk, you can look at my ability, and I will look at your potential." If Glory died and Roger Fazon met, he abandoned his unsigned agent and chose another agent or EMI If he signed the brokerage contract directly, then Henry wouldn't care. He had already seen the white-eyed wolf, and he didn't care about one more.
Yesterday, Glory to Death took the initiative to contact Henry. After all, they were persuaded by Henry and felt that the brokerage contract was negotiable, but they still had doubts about Henry's conditions. Whether it is ten years of signing or the initiative to terminate the contract, this is not in line with industry rules, and the band still hopes to meet and discuss in detail.
No, after the band put forward their ideas, Henry thought for a while, but changed the subject, saying that they could put aside their previous contract and cooperation for a while, and he could take the band to see the top management of EMI Records first, and have a look Whether EMI is willing to release a record for Glory To Death, let EMI measure the development prospects of Glory To Death, and discuss in detail after the meeting.
Henry's unexpected move caught Glory to Death by surprise, but meeting directly with the top management of EMI Records was not harmful to Glory to Death, but it allowed Glory to Death to take the initiative. So, after thinking about it, the band agreed to the request. So the group of them appeared in front of the door of the New York branch of EMI Records.
"Any time we cooperate, it's best if you love me and I will. Things that are forced will never have good results. It's like hooking up with a chick, but she doesn't want to cooperate. I've never liked the matter of 'using force'." Henry stood there and said calmly, but his expression was still a bit of laziness with a bit of ridicule. It's like talking about official business, and the team members who have been honored to death can't help but smile.
Henry raised his eyebrows, looked around, and then said regretfully, "There are so many pedestrians around, but no one recognizes Hugo, which is really disappointing. Originally, I wanted Roger to see how vigorous you are. Popular. However, we have to move forward." Henry said, without looking at Hugo's expression, Shi Shiran walked up the steps with his lazy steps.
Hugo stood beside him with an innocent look on his face, he was definitely lying on the gun inexplicably. However, being teased by Henry, the tense atmosphere of the band was relieved a lot. Seeing Hugo, he couldn't help laughing. Alfonso even patted Hugo on the shoulder, as if to comfort him "No one knows Don't get discouraged when you come out." This made Hugo very stunned. With the first one, Pedro followed suit, then Neil, and finally, even Fokin to join in the fun.
After the four teammates patted Hugo on the shoulder respectively to express their condolences, Hugo was left standing on the street with black lines all over his head. Is it too exaggerated to describe such a situation as "flying and calamity", but Hugo always I felt like I was hit by a bunch of arrows in my knee.
Hugo also laughed, then quickly followed, and walked into the building at hand. There was no special place on the first floor, as if it was a staff passage, and even the lights were not too bright. Hugo walked into the elevator quickly, and then the elevator stopped on the second floor. After walking out, this is another world.
Since the first floor is the storefront on Fifth Avenue, there is a store directly in front of it. The space on the first floor looks inconspicuous like a warehouse or a storage room, but after entering the second floor, the entire space is on the west side of 20th Street. The direction extends infinitely, and the huge office buildings are spread out in the soft fluorescent light. There is a special information desk within five yards of the elevator, with a huge "EMI Records" sign hanging behind the counter.
Henry's footsteps were still unhurried, so he fell behind a few young people. The receptionist at the counter stood up with a smile and asked, "Good afternoon, can I help you?" The English accent came to me, and the full pronunciation made people travel from New York to London in a trance.
Neil, Hugo and the others did not speak in a hurry, but waited for Henry to step forward. Henry smiled and nodded, "Good afternoon, the weather in New York today finally sees some sun, doesn't it?"
"I heard it's raining in London." The topic of the weather made the receptionist pick up the subject lightly, and the professional smile on his face became more sincere.
"Thank God, it's not the worst thing to travel with an umbrella. The strong wind makes people helpless, and it's terrible." Henry is still his usual style, speaking in a leisurely and casual manner, and the content of his speech is also very It's hard to find the point, and then you can see the edge inadvertently. Looking at the receptionist's expression of approval, Henry seemed to realize that there were five other people standing beside him, "Oh, by the way, I'm Henry Bloom, and I made an appointment to meet Roger Fason."
The receptionist didn't lower his head to inquire at all, and immediately showed a surprised expression, "Mr. Bloom, Mr. Fazon has been waiting for you for a while." The receptionist's words made the members of Glory to the Dead black lines on their foreheads. This is not polite but true, it would be too funny, the person who came to the interview was still late, and Henry was still not nervous at all, this is really...
"New York traffic, you can never predict what will happen in the next second." Henry was not nervous at all, and said helplessly. This sentence immediately made the receptionist's eyes full of approval, and now he bought into Henry's excuse.
The members of Glory to Death couldn't be bothered to roll their eyes - they came here by subway, and there was no hurry or delay along the way, Henry was just talking nonsense.
"Mr. Fazon is waiting for you in the office on the fifth floor. You can find his secretary after you take the elevator here." The receptionist introduced with a smile, and you can see it in the direction of his right hand. There is another elevator, which is the shortcut to the upper floor.
"In order not to let Roger continue to wait, the boys are also in a hurry, so I think we can talk after we come back." Henry continued to talk nonsense with a smile, but the receptionist laughed. Then Henry walked forward and greeted without looking back, "Let's go upstairs, guys, you need to move faster, it's not a problem that you're slower than me. good thing..."