252 Summer is Sunshine, Beaches, and Beautiful Girls! 3
The world's attention has once again been focused on the Balkans, and the latest developments in this powder keg have become one of the topics that idle people around the world talk about after dinner.
In this era, the main way for the public to obtain information is still newspapers, but new media are quietly emerging.
In order to cooperate with the sales of radios, Lin Ji established the Lin Broadcasting Group in the United States in 1907. Now the group has more than 300 high-power land-based transmitting stations and 12 program production centers in the United States. It broadcasts more than one broadcast every day on multiple frequency bands across the United States.
Hundreds of hours of programming.
Radio and listening to radio are becoming an important part of American life. The small radios produced by Linji are becoming the most popular fashionable entertainment products for the middle and lower classes in the United States. People dressed as workers can often be seen gathering in groups while walking on the streets of the United States.
The group moved towards the factory together - no need to ask, there must be a guy with a radio in the middle.
At first, many large financial groups in the United States laughed at Lin Ji, thinking that in order to obtain profits from radio sales, Lin Ji had to spend money to maintain such a huge program provider, which was a stupid act. Even those who have extensive cooperation with Lin Ji
The American consortium also thinks this is stupid. They can understand the action of setting up a tape recording company in order to sell tape recorders. After all, the tapes can be sold for money, but in their opinion, something like broadcasting is completely free.
It's meaningless.
Some people tried to use the employee welfare system implemented by Lin Ji to explain Lin Youde's behavior. This explanation was supported by trade union leaders across the United States. This support was regarded by anti-Lin Youde American politicians and capitalists as proof that Lin Youde was a socialist.
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However, at this time, the United States was a rapidly rising big country. This kind of rising big country generally has a characteristic, that is, there is no shortage of smart people.
Frankie Roosevelt was pushed by the president's secretary into the office of her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt.
"Oh, Lily, good morning." Roosevelt gave his niece a kind smile. After receiving Frankly's appointment the day before yesterday, he was waiting to meet his niece. He called Frankly's nickname enthusiastically, and at the same time
He walked behind the wheelchair and took over as the secretary to push the girl to his desk. Then he made tea for her himself.
"Uncle." Frankly did not take the tea cup, but put the things she had been holding in her arms on the table and turned on the power directly.
After a brief period of static noise, a standard English announcement came from the radio speaker: "Welcome to the Voice of China program. This morning, the Minister of the Navy of the Chinese Federation once again addressed the Balkans issue, emphasizing that all nations in the world should respect each other.
, seek common ground while reserving differences and coexist peacefully..."
"Uncle," Frankly said to Roosevelt, "with all the staff you have, no one has ever mentioned to you that this thing broadcasts a lot of content like this every week? Lin Youde has a saying called 'occupying the propaganda position.'
, this is a living practice.”
Theodore Roosevelt looked surprised: "Lily, can you speak Chinese? It seems that you have learned a lot working for the Chinese."
"In your opinion, the fact that the Chinese are using a new way to control public opinion is not as shocking as the fact that I speak a word in Chinese?" Frankly sighed, "And uncle, don't call me by my nickname.
I've been an adult for a long time."
Theodore Roosevelt shrugged.
"Frankly." He picked up the radio that was still playing the news. "This is indeed an interesting idea, but it is meaningless because Lin Youde cannot run for president of the United States. Even if he allows more American citizens to hear his speech
, it is still the gentlemen who decide the policy of the United States. And the gentlemen like to listen to the speeches of well-dressed and elegant gentlemen at political fund-raising receptions, rather than listening to an unknown speaker from such a simple small square box.
People read the manuscript."
Theodore Roosevelt put down the machine and threw his hands at Frankly: "This machine can't even express the speaker's expressions and movements. It has no appeal at all."
"Uncle," Frankly pushed the wheels of the wheelchair forward by herself. "The grassroots citizens of the United States are accepting Lin Youde's ideas and accepting Chinese culture. Even if it does not show up at the beginning, this cultural influence will eventually
Show it! You should really listen to the radio drama they aired in the evening. Although it was a radio drama describing the Battle of Gettysburg, it conveyed all the Chinese ideas. Robert E. Lee was described as Xiang Yu
Such a tragic hero, and Lincoln's speech has been interpreted as the hope of the Chinese people."
"Oh, this is really interesting." Theodore Roosevelt's expression became a little more serious, and he picked up the radio that was still playing the news again, "I will listen to that radio drama."
"Uncle," Frankly said, looking unsatisfied, "In China, Lin Youde has won the hearts of most of the middle- and lower-class people by relying on the plays he personally created. In addition to being a strategist and a big badass, he is also an outstanding artist.
He is using his artistic quality to transform China's rich cultural heritage into invisible artillery shells to conquer cities and territories on our side."
As she spoke, Frankly leaned forward miraculously, pulled her clothes with her hands and continued to say to Roosevelt: "Have you seen this clothes? This is Chinese embroidery. Lin Youde blended it with our Western clothing style, and
I like this dress very much. In addition, you should learn about the lives of your grandchildren and see what they play in their spare time. The card game called Three Kingdoms is much more popular among young people than Texas Hold'em. Again
In a few years our children may not know how many generals Washington has under his command, but they will be familiar with Chinese generals from thousands of years ago!"
Just then, the news on the radio ended and was replaced by music that Theodore Roosevelt had never heard of.
That was "vida" which was rearranged to suit the current technical level of instrumental music.
Roosevelt reached out to turn off the radio, but was stopped by his niece.
"Just right, please finish listening to this song."
At this time, the unknown singer began to sing the lyrics that Lin Youde copied in a magnetic voice.
"Oh," Old Roosevelt was well-educated and was naturally proficient in English literature. "His lyrics are pretty good. That Lin Youde is indeed good at this..."
Roosevelt's voice gradually dropped.
In the end, only the singing was echoing in the entire office.
After the song ended, Roosevelt frowned, glanced at Frankly, and said nothing.
"Keep listening," his niece said, "according to experience, the next song is usually "The Bell of Zi You", which is very popular among black people."
Sure enough, the melody of "Zi You Zhi Zhi", which became popular all over China because of the "Internet Addiction War" in the last time and space, came from the radio speaker, and then a hoarse voice full of vicissitudes of life began to sing: i'
lone…
The voice was sad but full of power. Even a pure white man like Theodore Roosevelt could hear the strong emotions contained in it.
Roosevelt put down the radio, turned and walked to the window, overlooking the extremely neatly manicured lawn of the White House. He did not speak for a long time, just letting the singer on the radio roar behind him.
The lyrics of this song are not as "favorable" as the previous one, because Lin Youde made a few changes to the lyrics for publicity, and English is not his native language after all, so the level of the lyrics has dropped slightly, but the targeting is more obvious.
After the song ended, Roosevelt slowly shook his head.
"Lin Youde is a terrible opponent, almost impossible to guard against." He turned around, looked at Frankly, and for the first time sincerely asked for his niece's opinion, "What do you think should be done? Branch Lin Youde's... that...
?”
"Broadcasting Company."
"Yes, the ward broadcasting company will stop playing this song immediately."
"It's useless," Frankly's tone revealed a hint of sarcasm. "The church burned Copernicus, but it made more people know about the theory of ruthlessness. It wasn't the actions of the Inquisition. Many anti-church people even
None of them know this doctrine, or realize how fatal it is to the church."
"Then let this song be allowed to spread among black people?"
"That's the most terrifying thing about this strategy," Frankly said, turning her attention to the radio that started playing a love song she characterized as "nutritious." "Once it spreads, there's no way to stop it from spreading.
Those who seize the opportunity will always have an advantage. It is precisely because of this that Lin Youde proposed the concept of "seizing the cultural propaganda position". This is completely different from the natural spread of music and art in the past.
Artificially driven cultural expansion.”
Frankly looked at her uncle again and expressed her evaluation of Lin Youde's strategy in straightforward terms: "He is at least fifty years ahead of us. It won't be long before Helang Yabo will become the young man of the world."
The aspirational fashion city and cultural city.”
"Then we can only stare and watch?" Old Roosevelt turned around and took two steps, "No, we can't. We also have our own strengths. We have the most cinemas in the world and an emerging film culture. Things with images must
It will be remembered better than something with only sound, which is our advantage. We will set up a committee to focus on supporting the development of the film industry."
Frankly smiled.
"You are indeed my respected uncle." There is no false flattery in this sentence. Theodore Roosevelt is also a famous president in the history of the United States and is called "Old Lion" by those close to him.
"However," Frankly continued, "the top priority is to establish our own broadcasting company to counter Lin Youde's propaganda. We may have noticed it a little late, but there is an old saying in China that 'it is not too late to remedy the situation before it is too late.'"
"Old Chinese sayings..." Perhaps because the matter to be discussed was finished, the expression on Roosevelt's face softened, and he put on a joking tone and said, "Lily, you are also deeply influenced by Chinese culture.
."
"Well," Frankly nodded and admitted unexpectedly, "I plan to go to Langgabo when I have time to visit Mr. Lin Youdelin. To be honest, I kind of admire him." (To be continued...)