Chapter 250 Seeking Cooperation (1/2)

New York, Grand Central Station.

Because of the "train hijacking", the train was delayed for several hours before it was able to open.

By the time the train arrived in New York, it was already evening.

Saying goodbye to the man who had thanked him so much, Colin took a bus to the Courier Newspaper Office.

In recent times, buses in New York City have begun to become more popular. The double-decker buses developed by General Motors can be found all over New York City. With cheap fares and a more convenient way to ride than trams, they occupy a large number of places in New York City. Part of the transportation market.

At the same time, General Motors, the company behind buses, was also looking for ways to acquire streetcar lines in New York City and transform them into bus routes to promote its bus business.

In fact, this is also an obvious business method.

As time goes by, more and more car companies join in the acquisition of trams, cannibalizing the tram lines and converting them into bus routes, eventually replacing the tram transportation business. .

At the same time, rumors about the impact of streetcars on urban traffic also began to circulate through newspapers.

Behind this, there are obviously promoters from the bus company.

It was a half-hour journey on the bus. By the time Colin got off the bus, it was completely dark in New York City and the street lights on both sides of the road were on.

After the long journey, even Colin's current physical condition could not help but feel a little tired.

Carrying the suitcase to the street where the newspaper office is located, you can see the lights in the newspaper office from a distance

Clang——

When he opened the door, the first thing he heard was Old John's slightly surprised voice.

"The boss is back. When did you arrive?"

After walking into the newspaper office and taking off his hat, Colin breathed a sigh of relief and replied immediately.

"I came here right after I got off the train."

His eyes lingered on Colin's tired face for a moment, and Old John pushed up the brass reading glasses hanging on the bridge of his nose and advised: "In that case, why don't you take an extra day of rest? It's not less than one night anyway."

"No, for journalism, time is efficiency."

Shaking his head and rejecting Old John's proposal, Colin looked at the people in the newspaper office: "Type the layout immediately, 8:45, Overland Limited's 'Train Robbery'!"

"Train robber?"

After hearing what Colin said, Old John looked at Colin in front of him. The expression on his face was puzzled at first and then he quickly reacted.

The Overland Premium Express was the train that Colin took, so the 'train robber' he spoke of was obviously...

Before he had time to think about it, Old John had already turned around and came to the typesetting machine. He took off most of the completed layouts on the machine and started making a new front page again.

…

"Extra number, extra number!"

"The Courier Daily reports exclusively - 'Train Robbery'!"

The next day, early morning.

Newsboys ran through the streets and squares waving newspapers.

"Train robber?!"

Due to the factors of the times, the time of the robbery on the Overland Express was not spread immediately.

Therefore, Colin, who has personally experienced the entire incident, became the first-hand channel for this report.

That day, the entire New York City was abuzz with the news about the 'train robbery', not only because of the robbers' brutal methods, but also because of the oolong ending of the entire incident.

Regarding the outcome of the 'train robbery', the people were also divided into two groups.

Some people believe that this was a premeditated extermination operation, and the original purpose of these robbers was to kill 'Nash'.

Some people believe that this was just a mistake and that 'Nash' apparently died due to an accident.

Of course, no matter which outcome it is, it is an extremely frustrating outcome for 'Nash' as ​​the rescued party.

Especially in the report, Colin has focused on Nash's exclamation before his death and the regretful words of the robbers after seeing his body afterwards. Therefore, more people still regarded this incident as an accident. It also made the entire brutal shooting incident even more dramatic.

It is worth mentioning that what was heard on the train was verified by Colin afterwards.

One of the robbers involved in the train robberies has been identified as Charles Arthur Freund, later known as "Beautiful Boy."

He was also a famous bank robber later, and even had an encounter with the male and female robbers-Bonnie and Clyde.

There are rumors that Freud once rejected Bonnie and Clyde and mocked them as: "Little brats who steal money from the grocery store."

All we can say is that no matter what industry you are in, occupational discrimination is common.

Even robbers are not immune.

…

Of course, in addition to the front-page report on "The Train Robbery", the "Courier Daily" also continued its own tradition of comic strips.

Following this dramatic incident is a "Superman" short story that closely follows current events.

The content of the story, based on Colin's real experience, tells the story of Clark getting on the train because of work.

On the train, I also encountered the scene of robbery by robbers.

The vicious robbers are planning to put bombs on the train and threaten all passengers to hand over their valuables, otherwise they will detonate the bomb and blow up the train.

And all this was heard by Clark who was also on the train. In order to protect the safety of the passengers on the train and to prevent his interview work from being affected, Clark transformed into Superman and found the bomb hidden by the robbers on the train in the blink of an eye. And threw it into the air and exploded it in front of the robbers.

At the same time, he easily subdued the robbers and successfully rescued the passengers on the train while ensuring that his interview work continued smoothly.

In the comics, Colin also deliberately used one of the robbers to convey the words "Nash" said before his death, "Be careful, don't beat me to death too!" ’ said in exclamation.

Indirectly making fun of the news on the front page of the newspaper.

…

The Courier Daily's report on the "Train Robbery" instantly made the whole case the focus of national attention.

That night, CBS invited Colin to broadcast a detailed report on the entire incident.

"...So, Mr. Colin Looper, do you think this is a conspiracy?"

During the broadcast, a radio reporter asked Colin a question.

"Many people believe that the entire train robbery was a premeditated extermination operation. As an actual person who experienced the entire incident, what do you think?"

"First of all, I don't think this is silence."

In the recording studio of CBS Radio, Colin glanced at the reporter in front of him and replied.

"Why are you so sure?"

Of course because of what I heard.

Although Colin heard Freud's conversation with his own ears on the train, it was obviously not suitable to say it on the radio.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Colin chose a few reasons that he thought he could give.

"On the train at that time, the robbers initially aimed their submachine guns at the policemen around 'Nash', not 'Nash', so at first 'Nash' reminded them not to kill themselves, but later, perhaps because the situation changed There was some confusion, or maybe some of the robbers were a little too 'crazy', and they fired at the police several times. As a result, 'Nash', who was supposed to be the rescued party, also died in a daze. Under their gun..."

"If everything you said, Mr. Colin Looper, is true, then this can be regarded as one of the stupidest 'train robberies' of the year."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Colin Looper."

In the recording studio of CBS Radio, the broadcast report on the news event ended, and the reporter in charge quickly thanked Colin.

The "Courier Daily" has always reported the entire "train robbery" news in New York City as an exclusive.

Without Colin's consent, CBS would not have been able to obtain the broadcast report of this news.

"It's nothing. I'm just a worker in the journalism industry, conveying the facts to the public."

After exchanging a few words with the reporter in charge of news reporting at CBS Radio, Colin learned from the other party that CBS was currently setting up its own broadcast news agency to compete with the newspaper industry.

"Mr. Colin, long time no see."

After coming out of the recording studio, Colin also saw the person in charge of CBS, William Paley, who was outside.

Although it was ostensibly to deliver news, both Colin and CBS knew that the purpose of his trip could not be as simple as appearing in a news broadcast.

In recent times, the cooperation between CBS and The Courier Newspaper has been very pleasant.

The radio drama "Adventures of Superman" has brought a lot of advertising revenue and listeners to CBS Radio. CBS has internally put the plan of "Adventures of Superman" on the agenda, and William Paley is here to talk about it this time.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Nodding, Colin was not too surprised by the appearance of William Paley.

In fact, he had already seen the other party in the recording studio.

"I heard you went to San Francisco?"

"Yeah, if it weren't for my trip to San Francisco, I probably wouldn't have encountered the 'train robbery' incident."

Outside the recording studio, the two exchanged a few tacit polite words.

Then, Colin changed the subject and guided the topic to his experience in San Francisco.

"I wonder if Mr. Paley has ever heard of electronic television."

"Electronics, television?"

After frowning and thinking for a moment, William Paley shook his head and said to Colin: "Sorry, Mr. Colin, although I know about televisions, I don't know much about this industry."

"Electronic TV is a new type of TV based on image capture by electronic devices that is different from the current traditional mechanical scanning devices."

After briefly explaining the prospects of the invention of electronic television to William Paley, Colin inadvertently revealed his optimism for this invention.

And William Paley obviously noticed Colin's attitude towards this invention.

"Mr. Colin seems very optimistic about the prospects of this invention."

"certainly."

Nodding without hesitation, Colin replied in a decisive tone: "In fact, I think that the future TV market is likely to replace newspapers and even radio as people's favorite form of entertainment."

Colin's tone was a bit exaggerated, but William Paley did not deny his point of view.

In fact, there are also related plans within CBS Radio. As early as the middle of last year, CBS had already begun to try to build W2XAB TV station in New York to broadcast TV. However, at that time, the TVs broadcast by CBS were still traditional mechanical scanning TVs. In imaging Not ideal.

But even so, CBS has not let go of its ambitions in radio. According to the news obtained by William Paley, the radio station plans to officially invest in the television broadcast business by the end of next year.

"I don't know. CBS doesn't have any relevant intention?"

Looking at William Paley in front of him, Colin deliberately asked in a casual tone.

"Mr. Colin, what do you mean?"

Sensing the temptation in Colin's words, William Paley had to be cautious.

"The future trend of TV development is inevitable, and I happen to have an important patent for electronic TV production in my hands. I think this is an opportunity. Once CBS can seize the opportunity in the TV market, the entire TV market in the future will be controlled by both of us. In hand..."

The television patent in Philo Farnsworth's hands was just one part of Colin's plan.

His real purpose is to gain more [faith] through the new mass media network after television.

And if you want to do this, relying solely on him or the newspaper in your hand is obviously beyond your capabilities and requires more power to promote it.

Especially when CBS, a broadcasting network that already has mature radio stations, joins in, it will be able to promote the development and popularization of television faster.

A simple television is just a machine or medium. What is really attractive is the various programs played on the screen.

As the head of CBS, William Paley obviously would not cooperate in a hurry just because of Colin's short description.

He still stood more from the standpoint of CBS Radio and raised his doubts.

"Perhaps, Mr. Colin is not clear yet, but in fact CBS has started pilot broadcasting of TV as early as a year ago. We have tried to broadcast various contents on TV, but we have never found the right content."

Jumping from radio to television is obviously no simple matter.

Especially when television was still in its infancy, everyone was figuring out how to use this promising machine.

"There are movies in cinemas and radio dramas on the radio, so naturally TV should also have TV dramas to match them?"

Facing William Paley's confusion, Colin, a latecomer, was well prepared.

"TV drama?"

"That's right, it's not just TV dramas. In fact, any program that can be done on the radio can be put on TV. When you listen to radio dramas and hear news reports, don't you want to see the scenes of the radio drama in front of you? , the live news scene, television is such an existence, it not only allows us to hear, but also allows us to see..."

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