Beiyan bowed to Li Yuwei, "I am Harmsworth, the founder of the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph."
Li Yu also shook hands with him and said, "Nice to meet you!"
Beiyan smiled at Editor-in-Chief Bakker of The Times: "I believe you have not obtained the exclusive right to report Mr. Li Yu's discovery."
Backer shrugged and said, "Of course not."
In fact, he really wanted to grab a starting position, but he never expected that Beiyan was so well-informed and could arrive in Greenwich so quickly. Ordinarily, Lord Kelvin went directly to the newspaper office to find him, and there was no time to notify other newspapers unless someone in his own newspaper office
There is an informant from Beiyan.
He really guessed it right!
Northern Rock even bought The Times six years later in 1908...
Otherwise, he is as ruthless as Shi Liangcai. If I think you are not doing well, I will buy it and do it myself! Look how you continue to make irresponsible remarks to me!
Beiyan smiled and said, "That's good."
Buckle didn't panic, because he still had a trump card in his hand. After all, he had the powerful "The Times" behind him.
So after negotiation, both newspapers got the right to report the discovery of the new planet for the first time. They didn't have time to ask Li Yu too many questions in detail, so they jotted down notes, took the negatives, and went back to the newspaper offices to rush to print the newspaper!
British people of the day will find that today's newspapers arrive later than usual.
——Because the two major newspapers are working hard to rush the manuscript and modify the printed front page!
When the freshly-baked newspaper spread, everyone realized why it came late: because it came like a snowstorm!
Everyone is watching this news together that they all understand:
"Shocking! Incredible new planet!"
"The ninth planet in the solar system has been discovered! Another mysterious power from the east!"
Yes, Li Yu is on the headlines again!
Why do you say again!
And this time, it made the headlines of three newspapers at once, which really caused a big scene.
The newspaper's introduction to Li Yu was also much more objective, and the words "sick man of East Asia" did not appear.
It seems that respect is earned by oneself!
The newspaper spread quickly throughout the British Isles, and the envoy's eyes almost popped out when they read the report.
"Oh my god! No way!"
"We were on the front page just two days ago, why is Li Yu on the front page again!"
Zai Zhen was a little confused: "Is this something very important? Isn't it just about finding a new star? There are so many in the sky, so you can easily find one."
Huang Kaijia knew the pros and cons, so he told him about the composition of the solar system, "In short, the new planet is the brother planet of the earth under our feet. Can you not be happy to find a brother?"
When he explained this, Zai Zhen suddenly understood: "It is indeed worthy of happiness, but it must not be an illegitimate child!"
Huang Kaijia fainted immediately!
In addition to the United Kingdom, continental Europe also received the news that day, and many media outlets quickly published the news at the same time.
The person who did this was Buckle, the editor-in-chief of The Times!
The Times has a lot of money. It just bought long-distance wireless communication equipment not long ago, which can quickly distribute news over long distances. This is such a new technology, and it cost the newspaper a lot of money.
Not only that, they also established radio receiving stations as far away as the United States. In other words, The Times has received many reprint fees outside the United Kingdom and made a lot of money.
Backer was content in his office with his pipe in his mouth, and the reports that are being read all over Europe and the United States were all written by him.
So it didn’t take long for Europe and the United States to already know about the discovery of the new planet! The people were naturally overjoyed, and observatories all over the country quickly started sky surveys.
The most excited person may be Lowell from the United States, who has been searching hard for eight years.
When he saw Pluto according to Li Yu's direction, he burst into tears with excitement, "Eight years, I've been looking for you for eight years! Do you know how I spent these eight years!"
Without Li Yu, he would not have been able to see the discovery of Pluto with his own eyes until his death in 1916, and his relatives might have been able to inform him in heaven through church services.
But now it's better, can you be happy to see Pluto while you're still alive?
Many years later, people even saw the words Rowell wrote in excitement in his diary: A legendary Chinese allowed me to fulfill my wish in my lifetime. Perhaps besides my wife, I am the most grateful person in my life.
It’s him, I will always remember his name: Li Yu!
People in France are also excited, but France has always competed with Britain for the top spot. Seeing that they have been in the limelight recently, I feel a little mixed.
In the Qing Embassy in France, Minister Yu Geng and his family were also reading newspapers.
"Have a look! Li Yu, who was on the front page just a few days ago, is on the front page again today!"
Yudeling took the newspaper, read it for a while and said: "In just a few days, he has become the most famous Chinese in Europe."
The Yu family has lived overseas all year round and understands the significance of this discovery. Moreover, looking at the name, it is obvious that Li Yu is a Han Chinese like them.
Minister Yu Geng said: "A few days ago, I received a letter from the court, mentioning that the Queen Mother wanted to look for some new Western gadgets. She also specifically mentioned telescopes. It seems that she was influenced by Li Yu."
Brother Yu Xunling said: "It turns out he is so powerful, even the Queen Mother knows about him."
Yu Geng said: "More than that, I have seen it now. He is really a blockbuster, and he shocked the whole Western world at once."
As a special envoy, Yu Geng had met many foreign students, but he was the first to excel like this. After all, European science at that time was really too strong.
"I really want to meet this 'Oriental proud man'."
The youngest Yu Rongling looked at the newspaper and said: "It also says that this new star is extremely cold and is floating so far away, as if it is on a lonely seabed."
Because of Yu Rongling's love for art, her mind is also more emotional.
Sister De Ling smiled and said: "Li Yu also invited a name contest later on, why don't you try to pick a name too?"
Yu Rongling thought for a while and said: "It is so far away, so cold, and it takes us more than 240 years a year. It is like the underworld. I think we will call it Pluto!"
In fact, she misunderstood the meaning of year. She only knew that it takes one year for the earth to orbit the sun once. When she saw in the newspaper that the planet takes more than 240 years to orbit, she mistakenly thought that its year is faster than that of the earth. The so-called year in the sky is
It’s almost the same year on the sun and on the earth.
However, it can be considered a mistake... Historically, Pluto was actually named by a ten-year-old British girl.
De Ling said: "It fits the artistic conception, but since it is in Europe, we still need to give it an English name."
Roong Ling thought for a while: "In the underworld, let's use Pluto, the god of the underworld."
De Ling nodded: "Write a letter quickly and leave Li Yu's mailing address on it."