Chapter 387 Bicycle ads tied to the election(1/2)
CBS TV station headquartered in New York has the highest coverage in the United States.
Before Fox TV entered the United States, this grandson looked almost carefree.
At this time, not only New York's Chinatown, but San Francisco's Chinatown also saw the food advertisement for "Amazing Nights in the Forbidden City" on TV.
It was just after 7 pm, and the food street that used to be bustling was still a bland scene lacking in oil and salt.
Along with it, the bookstores and video stores on the same street... all stopped with it.
The less business there is, the more reluctant the lights in each shop are to be lit.
Looking at it from a distance, the dim appearance is comparable to Chinatown in later generations during the conservative treatment of COVID-19.
Outside the door of Cuixiangge Tea Restaurant, several chefs were accompanying their boss Fang, standing in front of the door of their restaurant.
Looking at the words "Our dishes do not contain MSG" written in black and white on the glass door, several people's brows never relaxed.
"What should I say? Do you want to tear this paper?"
"How about... take a look at what happens in the next few days?"
"I also think we should watch it first before talking about it. Although the advertisement looks really exciting, no one can guarantee that it will be effective."
In the phone calls they received in advance, colleagues in New York's Chinatown repeatedly persuaded them to remove the signs.
Although the food commercial on TV just now made everyone excited.
But when it was time to take action, he started to grind again.
At this moment, the sound of a car engine approaching from afar at the street intersection made them all look over.
More than ten seconds later, several more cars drove over.
Just like that, while several cooks and Boss Fang were still in a daze.
San Francisco citizens in twos and threes have already excitedly opened the door and entered Cuixiang Pavilion.
Looking at his own restaurant, it suddenly became busy under his nose.
It wasn't until the proprietress excitedly came out to greet the chef that Boss Fang, who was full of surprise, quickly followed in with small steps.
The moment I passed by the store, I pulled down the "No MSG" sign with a hiss.
Sha, Si, Cha...
At the same time, in Chinatowns in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc., notices saying "no MSG" were being removed using various techniques.
I don’t know whether it’s because the food advertisements are too tempting, or because Americans who already love Chinese food have been holding back for too long.
Anyway, at this moment, Chinese restaurants of all sizes are experiencing a wave of retaliatory consumption.
At this time, Chen Zichao and Boss Fang did not realize that with the continuous broadcast of two commercials for "MSG Popular Science Animation" and "Wonderful Night in the Forbidden City".
Chinese restaurants in foreign countries will quickly enter a heyday.
The series of expansions that followed not only made them feel the new direction of getting rich by integrating inside and outside.
It will also allow domestic business bureaus to fully see the disruptive potential of a group of advertising campaigns.
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But at this moment, several people gathered in the small hotel were talking to the TV media of other countries.
"No one is taking charge of this American TV station,"
As soon as he finished watching the advertisement he starred in, Huang Yongyu started to make irresponsible remarks to the TV:
"It's so easy to wait for a movie, but why do several commercials pop up soon after? It's really outrageous."
As soon as this was said, no one responded.
At this moment, except for two old comrades, the others in the guest room were either from TV stations or advertising companies.
When I look at the commercials on the left and right on the TV, I can’t help but envy them, who would open their mouths to criticize them?
That is to say, Wang Shixiang still feels sorry for his old friend: "You can't understand what it broadcasts anyway, so you might as well watch the advertisements and understand the four modernizations of American imperialism!"
After giving the other party a roll of his eyes, Huang Yongyu looked at the TV and began to stop talking.
Maybelline's fragrant red lips, Lux soap rubbing her calves, Brooke Shields' stockings, Apple computers saying "We are 100 times better than IBM"...
Looking around, cars have the most advertisements.
But at this moment, Jiang Shan was looking at Michael Jackson riding a Suzuki scooter on the TV with a smile on his face.
"Are American TV stations bought by the government?"
Looking at the scrolling election subtitles at the top and bottom of the screen, Wang Shixiang was completely convinced: "Why are you doing propaganda 24 hours a day?"
After Jiangshan and his party came to New York, they coincided with the 1980 U.S. election.
Comrades were dazzled by the overwhelming advertisements.
"That's right," Huang Hua said with a smile: "If we charge money, who can afford it?"
Wang Fulin also feels that these candidates who are everywhere are exaggerating to no end: "Don't let the president not be elected by then, and the family fortune will be lost first."
"Don't worry," Yu Sigui said at this time: "These candidates don't have to pay their own money, right Jiangshan?"
"Well," Jiang Shan nodded: "Someone will help them pay."
"Who?" Zhang Lu asked curiously: "Which scapegoat would do this?"
"I'm not being taken advantage of,"
Jiang Shan's eyes finally left the TV: "As for the old master of Anliang Hall that we heard about in Chinatown today, he brought a lot of sponsorship to Roseforia back then."
Wang Fulin: "The one who carried him to Tiananmen Square?"
"That's him," Jiang Shan said. "After his lawyer Roosevelt took the position of president, he immediately started the cancellation of the Chinese Exclusion Act."
"Why does this sound like a deal?" Wang Fulin asked, "Did they agree in advance?"
Jiang Shan affirmed: "Isn't it just a transaction?"
"Then President Luo's courage is really extraordinary!"
"He's not even brave," Jiang Shan said, "There are others who are even more outrageous than him."
Wang Fulin: "Who?"
"Nixon," Jiang Shan said, "Speaking of which, the key figure who helped him ascend to the throne was a female comrade in our country."
"who?"
Now not only Wang Fulin, but also Huang Yongyu and Wang Shixiang began to wonder: "Which woman in our country has this ability?"
Can you actually reach out to the United States?
"Have you all heard of Chennault?" Jiang Shan looked at everyone.
Huang Yongyu: "Who doesn't know him yet?"
Wang Shixiang: "Flying Tigers!"
"Although this man formed the Flying Tigers back then," Wang Fulin said, "our country doesn't have a good word to say about him."
In the eyes of Wang Fulin's generation, Chennault's political outlook has never been better.
In 1950, not long after the founding of New China, a 40-page comic book "Chennault the Snitch" was released.
The next year, Shanghai Film Studio shot another movie called "Chennault the Snitch."
Until the new edition of "Cihai" was released in 1979, you can still clearly see this description of him:
Smuggling and selling drugs, hunting for huge profits, reconnaissance and bombing of liberated areas...
However, Jiangshan knows that with the deepening of reform and opening up, Chennault's image will be re-evaluated next year.
"Chennault did two very awesome things back then," Jiang Shan continued: "One was to take the lead in forming the Flying Tigers, and the other was to marry a Chinese wife."
Several people who also married Chinese wives looked at the country together silently.
"The Chinese woman that Old Chen married is not a fuel-efficient lamp," Jiang Shan:
"Although she became a widow at a young age, she was no less successful in the United States than Lao Chen."
"Is the name of the person you are talking about called Chen Xiangmei?" Huang Yongyu has heard some of her stories: "Isn't she a guest of the old Jiang family?"
"Yes," Jiang Shan nodded: "That's her..."
As the first Chinese to enter the White House, Chen Xiangmei took every step very accurately.
In 1968, the United States, which was mired in the Vietnam War, held anti-war demonstrations almost every day.
This is not bad, seeing that people who work and go to school in their own country have no intention of doing it anymore.
Those who wanted to fuck the president immediately realized a decisive move: the armistice must be completed by themselves!
In order to prevent Johnson, who was seeking re-election, from succeeding in the "Vietnam War Peace Negotiations".
Candidate Nicolson appointed Chen Xiangmei, who had just joined the campaign team, as a special envoy.
Send a message to the South Vietnamese Embassy in Washington: As long as they boycott the peace talks, they can get Nixon's support in the future.
To be continued...