The progress of "before sunrise" far exceeded expectations. David Geffen, Richard Linklater, and Charlize Theron met and had a good conversation, which also made the film quickly skip the negotiation stage and officially enter the preliminary preparation stage.

The happiest thing was naturally Carl Earl, because Charlize finally found his first official job and was the heroine, which was definitely the best result; but it was not that wonderful for Rick Rosen.

The hit screening of "Speed ​​of Life and Death" directly gave birth to the title of "Mr. 400 million". Now almost the whole Hollywood is looking forward to Hugo's next work continuing to create miracles. A quote of 15 million US dollars is everywhere. Major film companies are trying their best to reach a cooperation with Hugo. Columbia Pictures has even rolled up their sleeves in a hurry. But now, Hugo actually chose a petty-bourgeois independent film with only investing 2.5 million US dollars.

Two million dollars, two million dollars of shit, not even a fraction of the Hugo pay price!

There is no doubt that after this news appears, Rick will definitely be in a state of anxiety.

The media's ridicule and ridicule are not the point, because they will definitely not be as stupid as they were a year ago. At that time, they ridiculed Hugo for taking "pulp novels" and "life and death speed" after "Schindler's list", but now they slapped on their own faces; so, this time, even if they are not optimistic about "before sunrise", they will definitely be relatively conservative, at least they will not say stupidly, "This time, it will definitely fail again."

More importantly, the script was created by Hugo himself, so all situations can be explained. The media can completely believe that this is Hugo's hope to make new attempts outside the position of actors. Hugo refused to join his work with high pay, which was reasonably explained.

In addition, Rick's connections are working, so the media will not continue to sing Hugo like the previous works, which is at most a worry, and that's all.

The part of Rick's worries should be the dealings between major production companies, especially Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures, which are determined to win. Since Hugo decided to star in "Before Sunrise", this means that Hugo will not have a schedule within at least two or three months, and his cooperation with other film companies can only continue to push back.

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

So, Rick has been busy lately.

In fact, from Rick's standpoint, it is not appropriate for Hugo to choose "before sunrise". If it is delayed for another three months, then there is no problem. At the current time point, "Mr. 400 million" is in full swing, and the elite agency has just gained a foothold. If Hugo can take on a big production, it will be of great help to Hugo's acting career, the company's future development, and the further expansion of connections. But Hugo gave up these and chose a production with an investment of $2.5 million. The small cost of the small cost is really difficult to do.

For this reason, Rick and Joseph communicated seriously, because Joseph also experienced similar situations at the end of last year. After that, Rick talked to Hugo again seriously, and the two sides carefully communicated each other's ideas. Only then did Rick express his support for Hugo and then let go and start his work.

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

Originally, EDA Records arranged a three-week promotional itinerary for the band, which was not short, but not long. However, after the album was released, it achieved unexpected glory. As a last resort, the band's promotional itinerary was extended by another five days.

After the publicity period ends, the band will enter a temporary adjustment period, and then enter a new round of busyness at the end of the year.

Hugo knew that he had to talk to the band members about the new contract. Eddie Records has been putting pressure on Henry. If it continues to delay, even if Hugo and Henry don’t talk, even if Eddie Records doesn’t talk, the band members will notice the abnormality.

Hugo thought about it carefully and said that this should be a good thing. Now Henry still has the upper hand and can win more signing fees for the band. It is not that Henry wants to sacrifice the high signing fees in exchange for the band's initiative, so he is thinking too much. Besides, even if the band members really have higher requirements for the signing fees, his concealment and hesitation will not change anything. They still have to spread out and communicate to draw a conclusion.

So Hugo did not hesitate anymore. Seeing a suitable opportunity, he directly told the situation, without hiding or explaining it. He just told the new contract conditions issued by EMI Records. However, before Hugo could explain the subsequent situation clearly, the reactions of the band members made Hugo happy.

The other four members who were honored to death were stunned, including Fujin.

Fujin also frowned slightly at this time, his mouth slightly opened, and his face was puzzled, as if he didn't understand what Hugo said. Pedro even widened his eyes, as if Hugo had just said something shocking news.

In fact, it is indeed shocking.

Neil couldn't help swallowing, "You mean, 20 million dollars in three albums, five years?"

Hugo was inexplicably happy when he saw Neil, who was usually calm, looked so calm. Although this was the third time that Neil had confirmed to him, he still did not have any impatience and nodded seriously, "Yes, this is true."

"Twenty million!" Pedro also screamed in surprise, but Alfonso, who was sitting next to him, roared. It turned out that Pedro was too excited and hit Alfonso's thigh with a punch, but Alfonso had no time to scold Pedro. He also looked at Hugo with surprise, "Twenty million?"

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

As a result, Neil calmed down first, but he still looked at Fujin with some palpitations. They couldn't believe that EDA Records would be so big, "But you mean, Henry wants to continue to raise the price?"

Hugo knew the highlight was coming, so he nodded, "Yes, this is just Roger's low price. You know, negotiations are like this. They showed their trump card and we will raise the price again. Henry thinks 25 million to 30 million are relatively accurate numbers." Hugo did not hide it, and directly revealed all the facts.

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

"However, Henry felt that the final offer would not be that high. He hoped to gain more initiative for us by reducing the signing fee so that we could enjoy more initiative in the process of making the album." Hugo continued to explain, he looked at his teammates, but obviously everyone's heads were slower at this moment.

Twenty million US dollars, this number is really too scary, especially for bands that are mingling in the underground rock circle, which is almost an out of reach, but it took only a year for Glory to die to get here, which is really too horrible. Even Hugo himself, when he thinks about it again, still finds it incredible.

Fujin wanted to speak, but found that his throat was too dry, so he said, "You mean..." and found that his throat was hoarse and scary. He had to take a sip of water before continuing, "Are you saying to avoid the situation during the production of this album? Or are the unpleasant things during the promotion period?"

In fact, the production process of "Bathing in the morning light" was very pleasant. The cooperation between the band and Sheeran Lekunen went smoothly, but the problem was that EDA Records had been urging the band to catch up with the progress. Although Henry had blocked most of the head-on conflicts, there were still two unpleasant conversations.

EDA Records focuses on timing, they want to seize the opportunity of Hugo's strong rise to make the album sell well; but the band focuses on the album, and they want to continue the high quality of the first album. But the problem is that when signing the contract, EDA Records guaranteed that the band would not interfere with the band's initiative in the production of the album. Therefore, this contradictory idea made both sides unhappy.

In addition, Honor has had several conflicts with Eddie Records during the publicity process. The most important thing is that Eddie Records requires the band to increase their promotional schedule, or hopes that the band can cooperate with the program to say some specific lines, which is very disgusting to the band.

In fact, Honor was lucky to die. They had an excellent agent, and Henry stopped almost all the conflicts. At present, the band and EDA Records had only some friction at most, far from the level of conflict. Everyone talked and laughed and revealed it, and they didn't care too much.

But now it involves whether the band needs to continue signing contracts with EDA Records. These situations must be taken into account, because in the future, this kind of friction will only increase. Although Henry is excellent, he is only alone after all, and it is difficult to solve all the problems alone.

Fujin is a hot temper. He was the one who was the most impatient in several conflicts. Although he was not as impulsive as Pedro and wanted to rush forward with fists, he was also outspoken about EDA Records' "untrustworthiness" and his language popularity often further stimulates contradictions. Therefore, Fujin was the most sensitive to Hugo's words and reacted immediately.

Hugo nodded, "That's what he meant. Henry felt that the signing fee could be lower, but we must obtain more initiative. This time it is no longer a verbal agreement, but 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, "European Records no longer urges Glory to accelerate the production of albums until death", which is simply unachievable, because on the one hand, European Records requires the band to release three albums within five years, which has a time limit; but on the other hand, European Records does not allow European Records to interfere with the band's production progress, and European Records is not allowed to interfere with the band's production philosophy. This is not only a contradictory rule, but also an insult to European Records.

But Henry made such excessive demands, which shows his firmness and determination, but at the same time, it can be imagined what the band needs to pay for such absolute freedom. Eidiary Records is not a charity enterprise.
Chapter completed!