Chapter 971

The progress of "Before Sunrise" far exceeded expectations. After David Geffen met with Richard Linklater and Charlize Theron, they had a good conversation, which also made the film quickly skip the negotiation stage. , officially entered the preparatory stage.

The happiest is of course Karl Earl, because Charlize finally found her first official job, and she is still the heroine, which is absolutely the best result; but not so wonderful for Rick Rosen .

The popularity of "Speed ​​of Life" directly gave birth to the title of "Mr. 400 Million". Now almost the whole of Hollywood is looking forward to Hugo's next work to continue to create miracles. The quotations of 15 million US dollars are everywhere. The big film companies are trying their best to reach a cooperation with Hugo. Columbia Pictures has even rolled up its sleeves in a hurry, but now, Hugo actually chose a petty independent film and only invested 2.5 million US dollars. .

$2.5 million, $2.5 million of ****, not even a fraction of Hugo's salary offer!

There is no doubt that Rick will be devastated after this news comes out.

The ridicule and ridicule of the media is not the point, because they are definitely not as stupid as a year ago, when they ridiculed Hugo for "Pulp Fiction" and "Life and Death" after "Schindler's List". As a result, they slapped themselves in the face now; so, even if they are not optimistic about "Before Sunrise" this time, they are bound to be relatively conservative, at least not stupidly saying "This time it will definitely fail again"

More importantly, this script was written by Hugo himself, so everything can be explained. The media can fully believe that this is Hugo's desire to make a new attempt outside the actor's position, and Hugo's refusal to join his own works with high paychecks has a reasonable explanation.

In addition, Rick's network is running, so the media will not continue to sing Hugo like the previous works, at most it is to express concern, that's all.

The troubled part of Rick should be the dealings between the major production companies, especially Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures, who are determined to win. Since Hugo decided to play "Before the Sunrise", this means that at least two, There is no schedule for Hugo within three months, and his cooperation with other film companies can only be pushed back.

Mark Canton of Columbia Pictures has called Rick twice to express his dissatisfaction and complaints.

So, Rick has been really busy lately.

In fact, from Rick's standpoint, Hugo's choice of "before sunrise" was inappropriate. If it was delayed by another three months, then there would be no problem. At this point in time - "Mr. 400 million" is gaining momentum, and the Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company has just established a firm foothold. If Hugo can take on a big production, it will be very important for Hugo's actor career, the future development of the company, and the network of people. Further expansion is of great help. But Hugo gave up on that, opting for a $2.5 million production, a small cost within a small budget, which really made Rick's job very difficult to do.

To this end, Rick and Joseph had serious communication, because Joseph also experienced a similar situation late last year. After that, Rick had a serious talk with Hugo again. The two sides carefully communicated with each other. Rick expressed his support for Hugo and then let go and started his own work.

At the same time, the promotion of the album "Bath in the Morning Light" has also come to an end.

Originally, EMI arranged a three-week promotional schedule for the band, which was not short, but not too long. However, after the album was released, it achieved unexpected success. As a last resort, the band's promotional schedule was extended by five more. sky.

After the promotion period, the band will enter a temporary adjustment period, and then will enter a new round of busy at the end of the year.

Hugo knew that he had to talk to the band members about a new contract. EMI Records had been pressuring Henry. If it was delayed, even if Hugo and Henry didn't talk about it, even if EMI Records didn't talk about it, the band Members will also be aware of the abnormality.

Hugo thought about it carefully. This should be a good thing. Now Henry still has the upper hand and can get more signing money for the band. It's not that Henry wants to sacrifice high signing money in exchange for the band's initiative. So instead he thinks too much. Besides, even if the band members really have higher requirements for the signing money, his cover-up and hesitation will not change anything. They have to spread out and communicate before they can come to a conclusion.

As a result, Hugo did not hesitate any more, and when he saw a suitable time, he told the situation directly, without concealment or explanation, he just told the new contract terms issued by EMI, but he did not wait. Hugo explained the following situation clearly, and the reaction of the band members made Hugo happy.

The other four members of Glory to Death were dumbfounded, including Fu Jin.

Fu Jin was also frowning slightly at this time, his mouth was slightly open, and he looked puzzled, as if he did not understand the meaning of Hugo's words. Pedro's eyes widened even more, as if Hugo had just said some shocking news.

In fact, it is really shocking.

Neil swallowed hard, "You mean, $20 million, three albums, five years?"

Hugo looked at the usually calm Neil with such an expression, and his mood was inexplicably cheerful. Although this was the third time Neil had confirmed to him, he still had no impatience and nodded seriously, "Yes. ,This is real."

"Twenty million!" Pedro also exclaimed in surprise. As a result, Alfonso, who was sitting next to him, roared. It turned out that Pedro was too excited and smashed his fist into Alfonso's thigh. Alfonso didn't have time to reprimand Pedro. He also looked at Hugo with a look of surprise, "Twenty million?"

Hugo chuckled, "Yes, I think the English I just said is correct. If you repeat it a few more times, the numbers will not increase or decrease."

In the end, it was Neil who calmed down first, but he still gave Fujin a heart-pounding look. They couldn't believe that EMI would be so generous. "But you mean, Henry still wants to keep raising the price?"

Hugo knew that the main event was coming, he nodded, "Yes, this is just Roger's low price, you know, negotiation is like this, they show their cards, we will raise the price. Henry thinks two thousand five One million to thirty million is a more accurate figure." Hugo didn't hide it, he just revealed all the facts.

"Damn ****, they're all fucking crazy!" was Pedro's only reaction.

"However, Henry feels that the final offer will not be so high. He hopes to gain more initiative for us by reducing the signing fee, so that we can enjoy more initiative in the process of making the album." Hugo continued to explain, He looked at his teammates, but it was clear that everyone's brains were a few beats slower at the moment.

Twenty million dollars is a really scary figure, especially for a band that is in the underground rock circle. , this is too creepy. Even Hugo himself, thinking about it now, still feels incredible.

Fu Jin wanted to speak, but found that his throat was too dry, so he opened his mouth and said, "You mean..." and found that his throat was so hoarse that he had to take a sip of water, and then continued, "You mean, to avoid the situation that happened during the making of this album? Or the unpleasantness of the promotional period?"

In fact, the production process of "Bath in the Morning Light" was very pleasant. The cooperation between the band and Sheeran Raikkonen went smoothly, but the problem is that EMI has been urging the band to hurry up. Although Henry has blocked most of the head-on conflicts, it still happened before and after. Two unpleasant conversations.

EMI focused on timing, and they wanted to seize the moment when Hugo was on the rise to make the album a big hit; but the band focused on the album, and they wanted to continue the high quality of the first album. The problem is that when the contract was signed, EMI guaranteed not to interfere with the band's initiative in the production of the album. So this kind of contradictory thinking makes the two sides unhappy.

In addition, Glory to Death also had several conflicts with EMI Records during the promotion process. The most important thing was that EMI Records asked the band to increase the promotion schedule, or hoped that the band could say some specific lines in line with the program. Quite disgusting.

In fact, they are very lucky to die with glory. They have an excellent manager. Henry has stopped almost all conflicts. The current cooperation between the band and EMI records is just some friction at most, far from conflict. degree. Everyone talked and laughed, and it was revealed, and they didn't care too much.

But now it involves whether the band needs to continue to sign with EMI Records. These situations must be taken into account, because if we continue to cooperate in the future, this friction will only increase. Although Henry is excellent, he is only a It is difficult for people to solve all problems alone.

Fujin is a fiery temper, and he is the most impatient one in several conflicts. Although he is not as impulsive as Pedro, he will wave his fist and rush forward when he thinks about anything. "Keep your word" is also outspoken, and the hotness of the language often further stimulates contradictions. Therefore, Fu Jin was also the most sensitive to Hugo's words, and he reacted immediately.

Hugo nodded, "That's what I mean, Henry feels that the signing fee can be lower, but we must gain more initiative. This time it is no longer a verbal agreement, it needs to be written into the contract."

In fact, many things are conventional things, and there is no way to write them into the contract. For example, "EMI Records will no longer urge Glory to die to speed up the production of albums." This is simply impossible to achieve, because on the one hand, EMI Records requires the band There is a time limit to release three albums within a year; on the other hand, EMI is not allowed to interfere with the band's album production progress, and at the same time, EMI is not allowed to interfere with the band's production philosophy. This is not only a contradictory regulation, And it's still an insult to EMI.

But Henry made such excessive demands, which shows his firmness and determination, but at the same time it can be imagined what price the band needs to pay for such absolute freedom - EMI is not a charitable enterprise .