:18:02
-Is that enough to live on?
-Notat first,
:18:05
but I think you'Il be fine
in no time.
:18:08
Just watch your expenses.
:18:11
Let's continue.
No royaIties wilI be paid
:18:13
until recording and marketing
expenses are covered.
:18:16
-So we pay for the recording?
-Of course.
:18:19
We front you the money.
:18:20
It's our investment,
:18:21
we're taking the risk.
:18:23
Who decides when
expenses are covered?
:18:26
The company, obviousIy.
But you can solicit information.
:18:30
And finaIly, during these
three years of contract,
:18:33
50 percent of
the editoriaI rights
:18:37
-go to the company.
-What's left for us?
:18:40
You expect us to spend three years
living for your company?
:18:43
We've aIways been poor, man.
It's no big deaI.
:18:46
Nobody gets rich off my work.
:18:47
Whoeverdoesn't want
:18:49
to be exploited
can just not sign.
:18:51
Okay, Iet's stay calm.
:18:54
My company wants to invest in you.
They'II guarantee a record a year
:18:58
foreach group and a single
:19:00
based on each group's
performance.
:19:02
We can'teven negotiate editorial
rights? 50 percent is pretty high.
:19:07
You'd complain if you
:19:09
got screwed with vaseline.
:19:11
You want it to hurt.
:19:14
Guys,
:19:15
listen up. My advice is
don't dweIl on
:19:19
the contract detaiIs.
Considerthe possibiIities
:19:21
it opens up to you. AlI musicians
have to start somewhere.
:19:25
They're out there waiting,
dreaming of being discovered
:19:29
by someone who'lI produce them.
:19:31
That's what this company
is offering you.
:19:33
So we should be grateful
on top of it.
:19:37
Why not?
To a certain extent, yes.
:19:39
Frankly, we depend on them
:19:41
-and they don't depend on us.
-Not quite.
:19:43
They take advantage
of oursituation.
:19:46
-You don't know what you're saying.
-And you do?
:19:48
Maybe you guys have
a juicier contract
:19:51
-than we do.
-Man, don't go there.
:19:54
Easy, feIlas. You can say
:19:55
whatever you want,
but don't get nervous.
:19:58
Any more comments?