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In the industrial age, goods were produced at a speed unimaginable to the ancients, especially some very time-sensitive products, such as news and newspapers, which had already adapted to the brutal market competition.
From copywriting, typesetting, printing, distribution and sales... this industry chain has already been quite mature. If you want to ask why it has matured so quickly, the reason is very simple. It is simply because huge profits are included in it.
At the end of the 19th century, the status of newspapers was almost equivalent to that of the world's top portals and search engines in the 21st century. In this era, newspapers had controlled the channels through which people received information, and even affected people's judgments.
Can such an industry not make money? Almost all newspaper giants in this era are famous figures on the global wealth rankings!
Such a hugely profitable industry will naturally make investors invest heavily, and more investment in capital and manpower will naturally make this industry more efficient.
Just an hour and a half after the Duke of Newcastle's telegram arrived at the Imperial Foreign Office and the Prime Minister's residence, a large number of callers were already pouring out of the streets of London.
The newsboys who had received a double salary were running wildly on the street one by one, the extra numbers in their hands waving like battle flags!
"Extra number! Extra number! Important extra number!"
"A great sea battle broke out between the French combined fleet and Chinese and Prussian warships in the East Frisian Islands... The naval battle lasted for twelve hours... The battle was fierce..."
These newsboys obviously understand marketing psychology. They shouted for a long time but did not shout out the results. Moreover, the sales of this kind of number are different from the usual newspaper sales.
On weekdays when newspapers are being sold, they have to carefully observe the gentlemen on the street and try their best to deliver them to them and beg them to buy them.
But the account number is different. What is released here is shocking news that attracts people's hearts. At this time, it is time to change the previous sales strategy and make a big reversal.
The newsboy is running back and forth on the street, shouting back and forth but never stopping. If you are impatient, just catch up and buy it.
Not to mention, the more the sales were like this, the meaner the usually arrogant gentlemen became. When they saw the newsboy running past, they put down their posture and ran after him.
"Wait a minute... give me one... how much, how much..."
"Mr. Penny... don't think it's too expensive. What you bought is a first-hand number. You will know the results of the battle earlier than others!"
"Here you are..." A shiny coin flew into the newsboy's hand, and the ink before it dried fell into the reader's hand.
"The Great Battle of East Frisia... the Reach fought alone... pierced the battle formation of the French Combined Fleet... bombarded the French Army on Speke Island?"
"Oh my God! Are there any pictures here?"
The royal illustrator of The Times completed the drawing of the naval battle with only his imagination, which of course included a lot of his own imagination.
On the black ink print, the golden dragon on the bow of the Zhiyuan was enlarged several times, and the entire ironclad ship pierced through the waves and rushed over like a giant beast in the deep sea.
The French warship was obviously smaller, and the deck was full of ugly and frightened expressions of French sailors!
The artillery was bombing, and the French army was in a mess!
From a simple illustration, it can be seen that the British and French people are indeed not able to deal with each other. For hundreds of years, Britain and France have been direct competitors, and the two countries have been at war with each other in many aspects.
Because there is direct competition, there is serious mutual rejection, ridicule and even hostility among the people!
I am afraid that if the civil relations between Britain and France want to become friendly, they will have to wait for the rise of the Second German Empire! Only after another group that threatens Britain appears, the image of the French may improve a lot.
In addition, Xiao Letian's continuous cultural promotion also played a big role. The Oriental series of reports that lasted for more than a year, coupled with the good deeds and charity of Xiao Letian's Angel Festival group in London, have greatly improved the reputation of the Chinese people. Very good in London.
As a result, the public opinion circles in London are somewhat biased towards the Chinese.
It can be seen from the headlines that the editors and illustrators still support the Chinese in their hearts, and there is a lot of bias in this report.
How can we not go astray? These media people took a lot of Xiao Letian's travel expenses. Almost every time they came to interview the Chinese, they ended up reimbursing a large sum of travel expenses.
Eating others' shortest is a common problem among all human beings!
"The Zhiyuan sank one ship and seriously damaged three others? Darling, is this an April Fool's Day joke?"
"The Zhiyuan was hit by more than a hundred bullets, but it was unscathed? Not even a hole was blown out of the main armor?"
"The naval battle lasted for twelve hours. The main structure of the Zhiyuan was not damaged at all, but only the auxiliary armor and deck structures were damaged?"
"In the end, the 210-caliber cannon lost its combat effectiveness because it exploded on its own?"
"No way, this is impossible! It must be an April Fool's Day joke!"
Many people who bought the extra ones couldn't believe their eyes, shaking their heads and shouting.
"Look below... The battle lasted until this morning, and suddenly the entire Prussian navy was dispatched. Under the leadership of the sister ship Zhiyuan, it completely defeated Hof's combined fleet..."
"The Zhiyuan actually has a sister ship? The Prussians actually secretly copied one..."
"Why don't we know anything about the intelligence? How did the Prussians hide it from us? What are the people in the navy doing?"
"All 30,000 French troops surrendered! They were thrown into a prisoner-of-war camp in front of the Duke of Newcastle! At this moment, Speke Island has become a Prussian prisoner-of-war camp!"
"Fake news! This must be fake news!"
As more and more account positions are sold, more and more people have reversed their sentiments. Those investors who were drinking wine just now to celebrate their escape from the top suddenly felt their hearts drop from the sky. In hell.
"Fake...these newspapers talk nonsense every day..." The drunken investor angrily tore the account into pieces.
But while some people cried, others laughed. Those investors who did not succeed in escaping from the top today were so excited that their jaws dropped with laughter!
"Haha... Hahaha... Miracle! Miracle! The French United Fleet lost... and they lost wildly!"
"We are saved, we are saved! Hahaha...double it. I will make twice as much money tomorrow. God loves me! Praise you God!"
"Stop dreaming, this is fake news! That is France's entire combined fleet! How could it be defeated by a single battleship?"
"You guys know nothing! The message on the ship made it very clear. The Zhiyuan is a warship that transcends the ages. Its design theory completely surpasses this era..."
"From today on, the design style of the Zhiyuan will become the benchmark for global warships! In the future, all warships must be designed and produced according to this general principle!"
"High protection, high firepower, high tonnage!"
"Caliber is justice, do you understand? Xiao Letian, the head of state of the Chinese nation, has long said in interviews that caliber is justice!"
"Justice is only within the range of the cannon! Do you understand?"
"You fart!" The frustrated investor punched him. "Xiao Letian is a liar! This guy is also a liar! It's impossible for them to win, it's impossible..."
In the face of money, people will quickly turn into beasts. Just now they were toasting like gentlemen at the tavern table, but in the blink of an eye, when they found that their dreams were shattered, they became hysterical and began to refuse to face reality.
Investors from both sides got into a fight when they disagreed, and soon the streets were filled with the sound of sirens!
