Chapter 236 Batman Returns (1/2)

"Perhaps, the other party's appointment to meet at Club 21 is a hint in itself."

Royin Howard looked at Colin, who looked calm in front of him, and couldn't help but think to himself.

Although Roosevelt has not officially taken office yet, and most of the outside world's evaluations of him are cowardly, believing that he will be the weakest among all previous U.S. presidents.

However, judging from Roosevelt's experience as governor of New York, Roy Howard did not think that the other party was a coward.

During his tenure as governor of New York, one of Roosevelt's most important tasks was to target monopolies in the United States. This was one of the reasons why capitalist groups disliked him.

During the election, these capitalist groups had been inciting the media to create rumors that Roosevelt would destroy the American economy.

However, as his opponent, Hoover failed to live up to expectations and gave up the presidential throne to his opponent.

Newspapers owned by the Scripps-Howard newspaper group also participated in the media war during the presidential election.

The existence of newspaper groups is itself a symbol of monopoly.

It breaks the one-city-one-newspaper situation and enables it to own media in two or more cities.

For example, the Scripps-Howard newspaper group controls newspapers all over the country. Although most newspapers and periodicals are second-rate, they also firmly control the direction of the media, especially among the middle and lower classes. Scripps The newspapers published by Puth-Howard Newspaper Group have great influence.

During the election period, most of the Scripps-Howard newspapers were dominated by Hoover's political views.

Although a few two or three companies expressed support for Roosevelt, they were only out of balance considerations.

The results of the election came in, and Hoover was defeated.

The Scripps-Howard newspaper group is also undoubtedly affected. They need to have a channel to speak to the new president to avoid becoming a victim of political struggle.

This is also the reason why Royce Howard came as requested.

He needed to express some positions through the relationship between Colin and Roosevelt.

Compared with the survival of the Scripps-Howard newspaper group, whether or not the "***" is acquired is not that important.

Even without the "***", the Scripps-Howard newspaper group still has major newspapers such as "The Forward" and "The Post."

"I have always admired Mr. Pulitzer who devoted his whole life to the newspaper business. This is why the Scripps-Howard newspaper group was willing to acquire the *** from Herbert. The main reason is that we don’t want the newspaper, the newspaper founded by Mr. Pulitzer’s lifelong efforts, to disappear in the wave of the Great Depression..."

If it were anyone else, Colin might still believe this.

Just Roy Howard.

If he remembered correctly, during the period when the Scripps-Howard newspaper group was expanding, no less than 15 newspapers went bankrupt due to its acquisitions. Even the "News" finally declared bankruptcy in their hands. Even the newspaper building that Pulitzer left behind during his lifetime, the New Pulitzer Building, was demolished. ….

"I personally hold the same thought."

Although in his heart he didn't care about what Royin Howard said, on the surface Colin still made a sympathetic expression and echoed.

"It seems that Mr. Colin Looper is also a newspaper man with ideals and ambitions."

Colin was unimpressed by what he said about ***, and so was Roy Howard.

The "News" has published editorials more than once, arguing that the "Daily Courier" cannot be called a newspaper at all, and Roy Howard's instructions were included in this.

Deep down, neither of them agreed with each other's words.

But on the surface, they always maintained smiling expressions and chatted with each other.

"I believe that if Mr. Pulitzer knew that he founded "

***" will definitely be gratified to be taken over by a newspaper man like Mr. Colin Looper. "

In a few sentences, Royce Howard seems to have revealed his willingness to sell "***".

"If there is a chance, I naturally hope that "***" can continue to exist."

Colin didn't think Pulitzer would be very pleased to know this news. After all, his last will and testament clearly stated that Le Monde could never be sold.

The positions of both parties were stated and the acquisition of "***" was confirmed.

Within the 21 Club, neither of them discussed this issue further.

The remaining matters will have to be discussed after the Scripps-Howard newspaper group contacts the Courier Newspaper. Although the current operating conditions of "***" are not ideal, it is still a major newspaper in New York City. Subsequent acquisitions It takes some time to prepare.

"The Scripps-Howard Newspaper Group has always strived to speak for the lower class. As Mr. Scripps, the founder of the newspaper group, said: My important principle is to support the interests of the majority of poor people throughout my life. They have little knowledge and poor food and clothing. In order for them to have equal status and receive the treatment they deserve as human beings, they must be led to fight against the rich and advanced intellectual classes.”

"The Scripps-Howard Newspaper Group has always followed this philosophy and fought for their rights and treatment."

Looking at Royne Howard, who was dressed in a suit and dressed in a high-class manner, Colin smiled noncommittally.

Perhaps, this was indeed the ideal of the Scripps-Howard newspaper group when it was first founded, but as time went by, the newspaper group had already become another group of rich people and high-level intellectuals in his mouth.

At the same time, Colin was also very clear that Royne Howard said these words to him not to promote the concept of the Scripps-Howard newspaper group, but to tell himself or Roosevelt behind him that the influence of the newspaper group should not be underestimated, and they were on Roosevelt's side.

Maybe they didn't stand here before, but at least now.

"I have always believed that newspapers like the Scripps-Howard newspaper group, which strive to speak for the lower class, have always been an indispensable and important force in New York City."

After understanding this, Colin also gave the other party a positive answer. ….

Hearing Colin's answer, Royne Howard's face, which had been stern, finally showed a smile.

Holding up the cocktail in his hand, he blessed Colin in front of him: "I believe that in the future, "The ***" will play a greater role in the hands of Mr. Colin Luper."

Colin also raised his glass to indicate, and smiled and responded: "Thank you."

...

The entire acquisition process of "The ***" was smoother than expected.

This was obviously related to Roosevelt to a great extent.

However, Colin did not think there was anything wrong with this. The reason why he established a relationship with Roosevelt was not for this.

After finalizing the acquisition of "The ***", the next work was handed over to other people in the newspaper.

When the "Daily Courier" was revised before, Colin recruited a group of employees to deal with these issues.

Some of them were senior executives of banks or companies before they lost their jobs, and several of them even sat in the position of manager for a time. Acquisition is exactly what they are good at.

After handing over the work of "The ***" to the people of the newspaper, Colin quickly put his focus back on the serialization of "Superman".

Due to the influence of the sandstorm, the train to San Francisco was delayed.

Hughes was also busy in Los Angeles due to the filming of the movie, so Colin could only create comics in New York while waiting for the opening of the railway.

In the serialized short story, he made preparations in advance for the upcoming Christmas.

In the story, Santa Claus's elk was captured by Luthor, who planned to use this method to pretend to be Santa Claus to send bombs to families all over the world

To threaten Superman and rule the world.

Without the flying elk, Santa Claus could not deliver gifts for the children. In order to prevent Luthor's evil plan from succeeding and to ensure the smooth completion of Christmas, Santa Claus found Superman and told him about his experience. Hearing all this, Superman stood up to help Santa Claus without hesitation.

In the end, Luthor's evil plan failed again, and because of the delay in time, Santa Claus asked Superman to help him complete the Christmas gift delivery.

It is for this reason that the cover of this short comic is the image of Superman carrying a gift bag and wearing a Christmas hat on his head, saying Merry Christmas.

This short comic about Christmas was serialized two weeks later on December 25, which is Christmas Day.

Before that, the usual serialization order continued.

With the continuous serialization of "Superman", most of the abilities have been unlocked, and Superman's omnipotent image has basically become the most basic influence in the minds of readers. Therefore, many times, Colin's design of Superman stories often uses a sudden idea as a creative idea.

For example, in the story serialized in the "Daily Courier" today, he arranged a story in which Lois dreamed that she was injected with super blood and gained superman's power.

In the dream, Lois protected Metropolis with Superman's power, and Superman replaced Lois's identity in the dream, encountered danger in the image of Clark, and was finally saved by Lois. ….

The content of this story is unrestrained and even has no source at all.

But readers like it very much, and many readers' letters show their yearning for super blood.

The early "Superman" stories did not have a fixed main plot, and with the framework of newspaper four-frame comics, they were mostly serialized in the form of unit dramas.

Such a design certainly gives people a loose feeling, but it also greatly improves the readability of the comics.

After all, readers who read the serialized comics in the Daily Courier may not be able to read every issue of the comics. If a main line is designed in the story, although it can make the plot of the entire comic more full, it will also cause trouble for readers who read the comics later.

Such a loose serialized story can greatly facilitate readers and prevent them from being confused.

At the same time, in addition to integrating social issues into the comic plot as a creative concept, readers' letters are also an important source of inspiration for Colin.

For example, Bruce Wayne, a wealthy man in Gotham City who appeared before.

Readers have shown great curiosity about Batman, who is different from Superman, and there are often letters asking about stories related to him since the serialization.

Even in the Courier newspaper, Little John would occasionally mention the issue of Batman.

Sensing the enthusiasm of readers, Colin naturally arranged for his appearance in subsequent serials of The Courier Daily.

Therefore, readers have been eagerly awaiting Batman's second appearance in the "Superman" serial.

After that, the story was even interpreted several times and became a classic scene where Batman and Superman meet.

…

"This is the last wanted criminal. It's time for you to get some rest, Batman."

The story begins in Gotham City.

Batman, played by Bruce Wayne, handed the prisoner to Police Commissioner James Gordon, who told him that he was the last wanted man in Gotham City.

After finishing his work of fighting criminals, he returned to the Wayne family's castle. The butler persuaded Batman to do something. The latter told him that he had plans, and then asked him to book a voyage ticket for himself, planning to go Vacation.

On the other side, in the metropolis.

After Superman delivered an excavated dinosaur skeleton to the exhibition hall, he immediately changed his clothes and went on a date with Lois. During the date, Superman also told Lois that he was going on a voyage and vacation. Lois said that he would meet tomorrow. Go and see him off.

The next day, Clark and Louise came to the ship and looked at the crowded ship. Clark

I'm glad I've already reserved a cabin.

However, due to the large number of people, the steward moved Clark and Bruce Wayne into a room. Although Clark was reluctant, he agreed.

Purser: "This is the room. I hope you two, Mr. Clark and Mr. Wayne, can get along well and spend this voyage together."

After taking the two to the room, the flight attendant gave an explanation.

Clark: "Okay."

Bruce Wayne: "No problem."

The two agreed verbally, but in their hearts they were worried that the other party would discover their identities.

Although this was not the first time the two met, neither Clark as Superman nor Bruce Wayne as Batman found that the other person was the partner who had fought crime with them.

At the same time, outside the ship on the other side, Louise saw someone on the deck detonating an oil tanker, and the man actually wore fireproof cotton and took advantage of the fire to grab diamonds.

The reporter's keenness made Louise want to find out what happened, so she got off the boat to find out the situation, but was trapped by the fire.

Louise: "Help!"

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