Chapter 243 New Newspaper (1/2)

"The San Jose Mercury News?"

In front of the newspaper office, John Daly looked at the sign of the San Jose Mercury News with a puzzled expression on his face.

He never imagined that the client would choose this place to meet the next day.

If Colin hadn't left a note at the hotel front desk, John Daly might not even be able to find him.

"...It belongs to you now, Mr. Colin Looper!"

Arriving at the door of the newspaper office, the first thing John Daley heard was a slightly excited voice coming from inside.

When he opened the door, he saw a man with gray hair on his temples smiling and shaking hands with Colin. Around him were several employees with forced smiles on their faces and anxious expressions.

Hearing the noise coming from the door, the voice inside the newspaper office became a little quieter.

The man turned his head and glanced at John Daly who appeared at the door, then looked back at Colin in front of him, who then said to John Daly.

"Sorry, John Daly, I might need a little more time to sort out the newspaper stuff."

"No problem, Mr. Colin Looper, the car is right outside."

Hearing this, John Daly nodded, glanced at everyone in the newspaper office, and then turned back to the car to wait.

The acquisition of the San Jose Mercury News went more smoothly than imagined.

Perhaps it was because the newspaper owner already had the idea of ​​selling it, so after a period of bargaining, Colin finally bought the newspaper's operating rights for US$35,600.

At this point, the "San Jose Mercury News" became Colin's second newspaper published in San Francisco.

Naturally, the original employees of the San Jose Mercury News, as a local tabloid, bear the brunt of the change in newspaper bosses. There are not many people at the San Jose Mercury News, but there are three workers. In addition to the typesetting workers, there are also a reporter and an editor.

The general structure is similar to Colin's original Courier newspaper.

Just now, they witnessed the entire process of the newspaper changing hands, and this was a time of great anxiety.

After successfully changing hands with the newspaper, the man left the newspaper office without looking back.

With more than thirty thousand dollars, he could live comfortably during the Great Depression and no longer need to worry about the subsequent business problems of the San Jose Mercury News.

Watching the man leave, Colin turned his head and glanced at the remaining workers in the newspaper office.

"So, who wants to leave together?"

Hearing what Colin said, the three people in the newspaper office looked at each other, but tacitly agreed not to make any reaction.

"very good."

Looking at the three people who wanted to stay in the newspaper, Colin nodded: "Since you are willing to stay, it means that you still want to continue this job, and the purpose of buying the newspaper is also the same. Continue to publish newspapers."

In the newspaper office, the three of them couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Colin's assurance.

"but……"

However, the next second, Colin's words made them feel relieved again.

Looking at the three people who looked anxious in front of him, Colin continued: "Before this, the name of the "San Jose Mercury News" needs to be changed. Let's call it "The San Jose Courier." In addition, the name of the newspaper will be published next. The content also needs to be significantly revised. In addition to the original report, some comic pages also need to be added.”…

"Comic page?"

Upon hearing Colin's request for revision, the workers in the newspaper office looked at each other, and finally the editor spoke up and asked cautiously: "I don't know, what cartoon are you referring to?"

"Superman!"

…

Simply explain the problem of the San Jose Mercury Newspaper or the San Jose Courier Newspaper, and Colin will leave from the newspaper first.

He knew very well that whether it was the revision of the newspaper or the subsequent management, it could not be handled in a few words.

For now, Collin is just sending the San Jose Courier

The general direction of future development has been determined, and the next specific operations still need to be controlled by someone.

Regarding the candidate for control, Colin already had a rough outline in mind.

At present, most of Colin's focus still remains in New York, so it is impossible for him to stay in San Francisco to run a newspaper for a long time.

Therefore, a trustworthy employee has become the focus of Colin's consideration.

Old John is a good candidate. As a veteran employee of the Courier Newspaper, he not only knows the basics, but also experienced the development process of the Courier Daily from a local tabloid to one of the top newspapers in New York. He has rich newspaper experience. .

Arranging him to San Francisco to take charge of the operation of the "San Jose Courier" obviously met Colin's expectations.

However, the only thing that needs to be considered is how to convince Old John himself to move from New York to San Francisco.

Colin was not too worried about this.

After all, in this era of high unemployment, it’s hard to find a stable job.

I believe that Old John himself will fully understand this.

…

"Mr. Colin, please allow me to introduce you. This is my investor, and he has been supporting me since the invention of the television..."

That afternoon, in Philo Farnsworth's laboratory.

Colin met Ferro and the investors in his invention.

These investors, who were willing to provide funds to Philo Farnsworth, naturally valued the prospects of his television.

Therefore, after learning that there might be problems with the television patent, he hurried over.

"Sorry, Mr. Colin Luper, it's not that I don't believe what you said, but it's all a bit too sensational. If this is true, then doesn't it mean that all the money we invested in Ferro Laboratory in the past has gone to waste?"

Of course, not all investors believe what Colin said.

Some of them also think that this is just Colin's business method, the purpose is to lower the price to get the television patent license from Ferro.

"If, everyone is reading the news, you will know that the American Radio Corporation's promotion of television has been going on for a long time, and the recent related reports have become more frequent, and it is obvious that some results have been achieved..."

Colin did not think that his few words could persuade Ferro Farnsworth and others to hand over the television patent to him.

However, fortunately, he was prepared for this.

While talking, Colin took out the news he collected in New York. Since he took the train to San Francisco from a distance of thousands of miles, he was naturally fully prepared. ….

After taking the newspaper from Colin, Fero Farnsworth quickly saw an interview about the American Radio Corporation.

"…American Radio Corporation said that the televisions currently manufactured by the company have made phased progress and will be available soon. The new televisions are different from traditional mechanical televisions and are faster in signal reception, which will change the history of televisions... As the inventor of televisions, Vladimir Sforokhin provided a lot of creativity for the development of televisions by the American Radio Corporation and was also the key to the success of televisions..."

"Vladimir Sforokhin?"

Fero Farnsworth had some impression of this name. It seemed that after he obtained the patent for the invention of televisions, he was one of the several inventors who also claimed to have invented the television device.

"They are stealing and cheating!"

"The television was obviously invented by Ferro!"

"How dare RCA admit that they are the inventor of the television so openly, and they haven't even paid a patent fee..."

In the news, RCA has clearly admitted that the television it produces is an electronic television that is different from the traditional mechanical television.

And the patent for the electronic television is in the hands of Ferro Farnsworth.

Therefore, several investors are naturally very angry. They have been investing in Ferro Farnsworth's invention so that they can wait until the television is industrialized in the future to become the beneficiaries of the invention, but RCA not only intercepted the production of the television, but also refused to pay the patent fee.

This is obviously unacceptable to them, because once the patent of the television belongs to RCA, it is confirmed.

Not only in the future, these investors will not be able to obtain the patent fee for the production of the television, but even the experimental funds previously invested in Ferro Farnsworth will be wasted.

After reading the news in Colin's newspaper, most investors were indignant.

After all, the actions of the American radio company actually affected their interests, but when they thought of the huge power of the American radio company, these investors could not help but hesitate.

Being angry at the American radio company's actions was one thing, but if they really wanted to do more, they were obviously powerless.

After all, with the development of radio, especially the popularity of broadcasting, the American radio company has become the largest radio company in the United States, not to mention that the American radio company has the support of the US government.

This is why Ferro Farnsworth and investors have never been able to cause too much trouble to the American radio company.

Compared with the group, the individual's strength is too weak, especially in a capitalist society like the United States.

The power of capital easily crushed inventors like Ferro Farnsworth.

Upon learning that RCA was involved in the copyright issue of television patents, the expressions on the faces of several investors were obviously shaken. The money they invested in Ferro Farnsworth was not much, and although there would be losses if they withdrew, they could at least barely accept it. ….

However, the remaining few people obviously could not make a decision easily. Some of them had already invested a large amount of money in Ferro Farnsworth's television. There was no possibility of retreat. They could only accompany Ferro to the end. However, some of them also reacted.

Since things have come to this point, Colin was willing to help Ferro Farnsworth cooperate in the production of televisions even though he knew about RCA. Naturally, he had his own confidence.

"Mr. Colin Luper, do you have a way, or are you simply the person in charge of patent negotiations at RCA?"

Looking at Colin, who was calm in front of them, several investors reacted, and some even asked whimsically.

"Unfortunately, I am not."

Shaking his head, Colin denied the investor's absurd idea.

"It is clear that RCA has no intention of paying you for your patents."

Colin's words directly extinguished the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of investors.

"So, what is the reason why you traveled all the way to San Francisco?"

Hearing this, some investors expressed confusion.

At present, there is obviously a big problem with the patent rights of the TV set in Philo Farnsworth's hands. Even investors like them have vague thoughts of withdrawing. Why did Colin come here?

It can't be out of a sense of justice, because I can't stand what RCA is doing.

Even Philo Farnsworth didn't believe it when he said it.

"As for the reason, I have already explained it to Mr. Ferro before. I am optimistic about the prospects of televisions, so I hope to cooperate with him to produce televisions."

From beginning to end, he came to San Francisco for only one purpose, and that was television.

Others, including the acquisition of newspapers, were just accidents in the process.

"Perhaps I didn't introduce it clearly before. Colin Luper, in addition to owning a machinery factory in New York, also runs a newspaper. The Courier Daily is currently the largest circulation newspaper in New York... "

Although, except for the Courier Daily

"In addition, the "New York Times" is also good, but the "New York Times" will soon be a thing of the past, so Colin is not lying when he claims that the newspaper he publishes is the largest in New York.

"The Courier Daily?"

The New York newspapers were obviously still a little unfamiliar with people like Philo Farnsworth who lived in San Francisco, but there were also a few well-informed investors who reacted.

"Is it the newspaper that publishes Superman?"

Because there is one newspaper per city, the coverage of newspapers has its limitations, but comics are obviously not within this scope.

San Francisco also has the "Courier Comics" publication, which Jack was previously responsible for.

Although there is a gap in time between comics in New York and San Francisco due to distance, "Messenger Comics" also has a certain market in San Francisco.

In addition, the radio drama "The Adventures of Superman" also cultivated a loyal audience in San Francisco.

The cold reception of "The Adventures of Superman" is only relative to the radio drama "The Lone Ranger". In fact, apart from "The Lone Ranger", "The Adventures of Superman" is still popular, and its listening rate in San Francisco has always been good. results, occupying the third position in San Francisco radio dramas.

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