Subtitle of this chapter: Yes, Prime Minister!

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8:30 pm Eastern Time.

New York, editorial department of the New York Times.

Carl Van Anda, a legend in the American newspaper industry, can even be said to be a name that cannot be avoided. Because it is he who sets the example of American business news newspapers.

This man can be said to be a genius born to be a genius.

In 1870, when Van Anda was a 6-year-old farmer in Ohio, he began to paste newspaper clippings on paper and sold them for 10 cents. At the age of 10, Van Anda made a printing machine with wooden frames, wrapped the broom handle in cloth as an ink roller, and printed it in lead type discarded by the village newspaper.

He became editorial director of the New York Times in 1904 and will have spent 25 years here since then.

Even though he was already the chief editor, he never gave up his duty as a night shift editor.

During such a long term, his daily routine at The New York Times never changed. He appeared in the newsroom at 1 p.m., went home for dinner and rest at 6 p.m., and returned to the editorial room at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next day, when others got off work. Usually he was the last person to leave.

It is said that he has only had three exceptions in these years.

On the night of July 23, 1921, he made an exception and came to the editorial room at 8 o'clock to have a meeting with the editors.

"What do you say in London?"

"Mr. Van Anda, the London telegram confirmed the news that the princes of Britain and Japan were really kidnapped, and it was kidnapped by the Chinese."

"Damn it!"

"Mr. Fan Anda, those Chinese really deserve to die..."

"No, I'm not talking about Chinese people, I'm saying that this time I've made Le Monde one step faster!"

"Oh, Mr. Van Anda, there's no way. Who made Herbert Pulitzer's daughter be there?"

"I know, but I just don't want to..."

"Du, dumb, dumb."

At this time, someone knocked on the door of the conference room.

"Come in."

The visitor held a newspaper and said, "Editor-in-Chief, Le Monde has issued another issue."

"Come on me and take a look!"

The editor-in-chief of the New York Times took it and saw that there were two articles on it this time.

One article tells the story of the Hibiscus Legion successfully blocking the British police's attack by scattering leaflets.

Another article records in detail the touching acts of our Master Yuan’s heroic but failed.

"Mr. Van Anda, are we going to issue a number too? Now, in addition to Le Monde, other newspapers are also publishing a number too."

"What's the use?"

Van Anda looked at the speaker with his famous "Van Anda Death Ray".

He waved the newspaper in his hand and said coldly: "We tell our readers by making an extra-issue number that the daughter of the editor-in-chief of Le Monde is on the scene. Can she get first-hand news? Then tomorrow they all go to buy Le Monde!"

"this……"

The editors present looked at each other and couldn't speak.

Just as the editor said, now out of the box is like advertising Le Monde.

The legendary editor of the New York Times was very upset at this moment because he vaguely felt that he and the New York Times had missed something.

What have you missed?

If our Master Yuan is here, then he, the time traveler, can tell Carl Van Anda what he missed.

Today, the three major newspapers in Britain are the Times, the Daily Mail and the Guardian.

The four major newspapers in the United States in the future are the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Have you noticed the difference between the big newspapers in the UK and the US?

BINGO!

British newspapers do not have place names prefixes. Although the Thames River is a place name, it does not only flow through London.

The names of American newspapers are all prefixed with place names, which means that they were all local newspapers before.

Simply put, this difference is determined by three major conditions.

First, in terms of land area, the area of ​​the British Isles cannot be compared with that of the United States. The former is only more than 200,000 square kilometers, while the United States alone costs more than 110,000 square kilometers.

Obviously, small countries do not need too many local newspapers.

Second, as the world's first industrialized country, Britain had Royal Mail as early as the 16th century. By the end of the 19th century, the British railway network had basically connected the entire country.

It is also obvious that convenient transportation and a complete postal system are conducive to the distribution of national newspapers.

Third, the British are more concerned about national affairs than the Americans. Because Britain has long become a nation-state, and the United States is still in the period of formation of a nation-state, and the American nation has not really taken shape.

Even a hundred years later, Yankees are not very concerned about international news and national affairs, especially those farmers' eyes that they are basically only one acre and three cents... that 1,300 acres of land.

However, the American nation will eventually take shape, and the American people will eventually need some national newspapers.

Located in the largest city in the United States, newspapers in New York have unique advantages. So in the future, two of the four major newspapers were from New York, and the Washington Post was also on the East Coast.

Carl Van Anda has vaguely realized this matter, and Le Monde, which has stolen the limelight this time, is likely...wrong, it will definitely become the biggest enemy of The New York Times.

At this time, another staff member hurried into the conference room and asked, "Gentlemen, have you listened to the radio?"

"broadcast?"

"Yes, broadcast." The staff member turned on the radio in the conference room.

"Listen, this is NYPR. Next, we will insert the latest news from Ms. Emma Pulitzer, a reporter from Le Monde…"

Since Le Monde is in the limelight, New York Public Radio naturally wants to take advantage of the popularity.

Don't forget that these two companies are now working in the same building.

After hearing the radio, the faces of the American newspaper legend became a little ugly again.

He has confirmed at this time that just as the sinking of the Titanic created the rise of the New York Times, the "723 Events" will bring Le Monde and NYPR to the fore.

"hair!"

"Mr. Van Anda, what did you say?"

"I said we're going to send out the numbers too!"

However, he is worthy of being a natural journalist, and immediately came up with a new idea: "We must first send reporters to interview the Chinese and Japanese and ask them what they think. By the way, we must also popularize the origin of the Shandong issue..."

Almost at the same time. Washington, the White House.

"Walala...Walala..."

"Mahjong is really fun, it's a little troublesome to shuffle."

"Mr. President, I heard that Mr. Tesla has invented a Tesla mahjong machine that can automatically shuffle. Why not install one in the White House?"

"This idea is very good..."

This idea is really good!

Maybe this can become a symbol of friendship between China and the United States, just like the original table tennis ball on the timeline.

I just don’t know what expressions they will look like on this timeline when the Cyris who visited the White House will see an automatic mahjong machine in the future.

Is it Saturday night now? What else can President Warren Harding play mahjong without playing mahjong with the "Mahjong Cabinet"? Oh, it seems that he can play...

Just as they were fighting hard, a White House staff member came in and told me: "Mr. President, Mr. Hughes, Secretary of State, asked for a meeting."

"What did he do so late?" President Harding stood up reluctantly and said, "Okay, I'll go see him."

"Charles, is there anything urgent?"

The American Secretary of State, with a strange expression, handed a telegram and said: "Mr. President, the news just sent from London."

"Oh, London? What urgent news will be there in London..."

President Harding took it and said laughably: "Well, is it true? Are the British people eating a good meal? This is actually happening!"

After reading a few words, he frowned and said, "Ah, our minister and several American citizens were also injured by... Neo. This is true, this is true, this is true..."

"...This is really!" He didn't know how to express his feelings in the end, so he asked, "Charles, then what should we do?"

Charles Evans Hughes had a vague case long ago and immediately replied: "Mr. President, I think we will issue a statement at this stage to express our serious concern."

President Harding is just a soft-hearted person and is not a pure political idiot.

He reminded: "I also want to say something to the British, and I must ensure that we American citizens... By the way, Neo Yuan's personal safety."

“STOP!”

The director of the London Police Department looked back and saw an acquaintance.

"Sir Epby, why are you here?"
To be continued...