Chapter 342 Animation Broadcast (1/2)

Da Da, Da—The sound of rapid footsteps continued to sound. In the consciousness wrapped by the fragment of the Time Gem, the footsteps echoed far away in the silence. Countless vague conversations seemed to come, but even Colin, who had [Super Hearing], still couldn't understand the content of these conversations.

As the consciousness continued to fall, the footsteps and conversations gradually faded away, and silence followed.

In this way, in the silent silence, I don't know how long it took, the familiar green light pulled his consciousness back into the positive world.

"So, what exactly caused all this?" Opening his eyes, Colin frowned, thinking about the situation he encountered during the fall of consciousness.

The truth behind Stark City seems to be more complicated than it seems on the surface. Even Colin, who has a fragment of the Time Gem, can't confirm the situation of the fragment at the first time.

However, one thing is certain, that the fragment must be in the hands of Tony Stark. After all, Tony on the street is obviously not normal.

However, even Colin couldn't be sure which Tony Stark it was. The fragments provided by Stark City were extremely vague. Apart from the footsteps and conversations, there was only a dead silence, which was in sharp contrast to the prosperous scene he had seen in Stark City before.

"Why is there such a contrast?" In theory, the images Colin saw from the time fragments were largely messages representing the holders of the gem fragments, whether it was the Red Skull of the anti-world or the Apocalypse of the mutant world, and even Thanos had appeared in his broken images.

However, Stark City was 100% sure that the time gem fragment was in the hands of Tony Stark in this world.

But the images presented in Colin's consciousness did not have any images related to him. This was obviously not a normal situation. I just didn't know whether this abnormality came from the ability of this time gem fragment or Tony Stark of Stark City himself.

...

"Welcome, Roy." Later that day, at New York Central Station. Colin saw Roy Disney, who had traveled a long way outside the train station.

The other party was holding a suitcase and walked through the surging crowd. He was a little surprised to see Colin waiting outside the station, and then he quickly smiled and greeted him.

"Thank you for your hard work." Looking at the tired Roy Disney, Colin took the initiative to hug him and said.

"Nothing, this is what I should do." Shaking his head, Roy knew more about the current situation of Disney Studios than Walt, who was focused on animation production. If it weren't for Colin's financial support, the studio might have been forced to stop production due to a funding chain break. That's why Roy Disney attached great importance to this trip to New York and personally escorted the celluloid film of "Superman" animation.

"This is the animation film of the first episode of "Superman". The ending has been modified according to the drawings you left." Roy Disney handed the suitcase with celluloid film in his hand to Colin in front of him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

For Disney at present, what is in this suitcase is not only the animated film of "Superman", but also the future of Disney.

"As for the second episode of the animation, we are also working hard to speed up the production, including the content of the first minute of the opening, which has been basically completed. According to the current progress, it may only take two weeks to complete the creation of the second episode of "Superman." While feeling relieved, Roy Disney did not forget to tell Colin about the current production progress of the second episode of "Superman" TV animation.

The purpose is naturally to tell Colin that Disney has not neglected the animation production of "Superman" because of "Snow White" and to prevent Colin from having ideas that will affect Disney's subsequent funds.

"Really? I look forward to the finished product of the second episode." Considering that the entire Disney is currently invested in the production of "Snow White", Colin does not expect the progress of the "Superman" animation.

"By the way..." After a brief chat about the animation production of Disney, Roy Disney suddenly thought of what Colin had told him at the beginning, and said hurriedly.

"Soon after you returned to New York from Los Angeles, William Fox contacted Disney through his connections and wanted to meet you again. I specifically investigated the current operating conditions of Fox Film Corporation in Hollywood. The antitrust investigation against Fox seems to have no signs of ending." Of course, it is impossible to end unless Fox goes bankrupt completely.

Colin knew the truth about this antitrust clearly. Although MGM's antitrust investigation against Fox Film Corporation was a revenge, it was also a business means.

After all, there are many practices like Fox Film Corporation in Hollywood, and even MGM itself is also a beneficiary of the monopoly industry.

The reason why Fox Film Corporation is under such great pressure is that its own political power is not strong enough.

You know, the reorganized Paramount dragged on for nearly 30 years in the entire antitrust prosecution, and finally had to agree to separate the theaters under pressure.

Of course, the main reason why Paramount was willing to make concessions was that Howard Hughes's people bought RKO at that time and took the initiative to sign the consent judgment, which became a breakthrough for Hollywood studios.

It was also because of the rise of the television industry that movies were no longer the main viewing channel. Paramount agreed to sign the judgment because it saw the future of the television industry.

Because of the monopoly lawsuit, Paramount was deprived of the right to operate television. In the later development, Paramount valued the future prospects of the television industry and made concessions, but the situation is very different now. As the absolute market owner of the current television market, Colin plans to enter the film market through William Fox.

The passage of the 21st Amendment has brought unprecedented liberation to the alcohol market that has been blocked for nearly fourteen years, and Colin's Scottish whiskey and gin imported from London, relying on the advantage of foresight, seized a large vacant market at the first time.

Although, there are also a large number of spot bootleg liquor in the hands of the gang. However, those bootleg liquors from underground cellars or small workshops may still be popular during the Prohibition period.

However, with the development of the market, the better quality and more affordable liquors led by Colin have completely returned to the original position of these bootleg liquors in the underground cellars and become unpopular inferior liquors.

After all, who would go to the underground cellar to drink bootleg liquor secretly when they can drink imported Scotch whiskey and gin in a cheap and simple way?

It is said that because of the abolition of Prohibition, there are no less than five or six gangs in New York City alone that have conflicts due to capital turnover problems.

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During the worst period, the New York City Police Department was on duty almost all night. As Colin's "old acquaintance", Charlie Luciano was not as lucky as before this time.

As one of the most important income industries for gangs during the Great Depression, bootlegging was instantly wiped out with the abolition of Prohibition. Charlie Luciano was very troubled during this period. He was trying to find the second profitable business after bootlegging. He wanted to maintain a huge mafia empire, but it was a very expensive business.

Charlie Luciano suffered heavy losses due to the 21st Amendment, but Colin made a lot of money through this bill.

You know, the contract he signed with the London brewer was the only importer, and the brewer at that time did not value the interests of the American market at all.

But now this contract has brought Colin a huge profit. It can be said that during the period when the prohibition was lifted, his wealth was growing at an objective rate every day, and people's demand for imported wine was far from declining. According to Colin's estimation, this false prosperity will last at least a month before it gradually subsides.

With a large amount of funds in hand, Colin naturally has more confidence. Especially during the Great Depression, money is often more valuable than in the past. He continued to invest a small part of the funds in the stock market and let Luo Stone continue to acquire oil stocks.

In addition to the promised investment in Disney and the subsequent second batch of imported wines from brewers, the rest are all prepared to be used for the acquisition of Fox Film Company.

Although the current situation of Fox Film Company is not optimistic, the assets behind it should not be underestimated.

If there is not enough capital, it is not a simple matter to swallow this film company.

Asking Roy Disney to help him deal with the subsequent meeting with William Fox, Colin did not forget to make arrangements for the "Superman" TV animation.

At present, the entire New York TV market has not yet been fully formed, but TVs can already be seen in some shopping malls and taverns and hotels.

Among these TVs, except for a few produced by the American Radio Corporation, most of them came from Colin's Messenger TV Factory in Brooklyn.

Even the American Radio Corporation thought that it was competing with him for the TV market, but in fact, to some extent, it was also to increase Colin's channels for collecting [faith].

After all, the collection of [faith] does not matter whether your TV is from the American Radio Corporation or the Messenger TV Factory.

With the previous experience of the live broadcast of "One Day in New York", CBS was more familiar with the promotion of the "Superman" TV animation this time.

Long before the animation was broadcast, CBS Radio had announced the animation in various broadcasts of the day, especially in the radio drama "Superman Adventures".

"The first TV animation in the history of animation, the latest Superman animation produced by Disney, which produced Steamboat Willie and Superman and Mickey." In this era, animation itself is a relatively new existence, and TV animation is something unprecedented.

After all, from the development of television to Colin's promotion, it has only been less than a year since television appeared in front of people as a physical entity.

Watching TV series on TV is a novel experience that people in this period have never had before, and TV animation is an innovation based on this.

Not to mention, many people have not even watched the animation in reality. Therefore, under the promotion of CBS, those people who missed the live broadcast of the TV series "One Day in New York" before flocked to shopping malls, hotels and even pubs with TVs.

From the photos taken by the reporter of "Messenger World", on the day when the "Superman" animation was broadcast, people could be seen crowded in front of the TV in the streets and alleys of New York. According to those merchants, their customer flow increased by three or four times on the day of the animation broadcast alone.

Not all of the people in front of the TV are readers or fans of Superman. In fact, quite a few of them are attracted by the TV animation.

However, this does not prevent them from providing [faith] to Colin.

“Has it started?”

“Not yet, I heard it will take a few minutes…”

“How long will it take? It’s not a lie, right?”

“If you don’t want to wait, you can give up your seat and let those who want to watch come in.”

“Why? I finally got a seat.”

"Quiet, don't make noise, I can't hear the TV!" In front of the TV, the crowded crowd filled the entire street, and even the nearby traffic was affected to a certain extent. Because of the long traffic jam, the New York Police Department had to arrange personnel to evacuate these people, but there were still a large number of people who were unwilling to leave.

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“At that time, the sensation caused by the TV animation "Superman" was beyond everyone's imagination. It can be said that the whole of New York was caught up in the frenzy called "Superman". Crowds of people gathered in front of shops, hotels and pubs everywhere in the city. They were not here to buy things or stay overnight, but to see the animation "Superman"... The pub was also full of guests. Because of the prohibition of alcohol, pubs at that time were full of guests who came to drink. But only on that night, their eyes were more attracted by the pictures on TV than the wine in the glass..."

“It is said that because the crowds gathered too frequently, the New York Police Department had to send patrol officers to the scene. However, many of these patrol officers later joined the audience. This is the charm of TV and the animation "Superman." - Documentary "Above the Clouds: The Fantasy Story of Superman"

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