There is a two-storey building with brown walls on the Garden Route. From the outside, one would mistake it for a factory.
But if you turn to its front, you can see the signboard of the New Testament Evening News headquarters.
Mr. Gordon Bennett renovated the interior of this vacant factory in 1905 and moved the "New Testament Evening News" newspaper founded by his father, Mr. Gordon Bennett Sr., here.
Founded in 1840, the "Evening Post" has gone through eighty years of ups and downs. During the New Zealand Civil War, the "Evening Post", which had great glory for sending "war reporters" to bring first-hand news from the front line, finally failed to keep up with the times and began to experience what seemed to be a crisis. There is no solution to the crisis of a huge decline in sales.
Many outsiders are trying to figure out why the long-established newspaper has fallen out of favor.
Most people believe that this is because its philosophy of running a newspaper, which has not fundamentally changed for decades, has become outdated today and can no longer compete with reformed newspapers such as the New Testament Times...
Many people accuse Mr. Gordon Jr. of failing to inherit his father's pioneering spirit, but what few people know is that Gordon Jr., who did not have much passion for the newspaper industry, was already exhausted from maintaining a newspaper. , his "pioneering spirit" was not used on this father's legacy...
However, unlike Mr. Gordon Jr., most of the employees in this newspaper still hold back their energy.
Many people in the news industry came to the "Evening News" not just to find a job to make a living, but they also valued its past glory.
Today, when the Evening News is in decline, they are helpless and somewhat dissatisfied with the status quo.
Although Mr. Gordon Jr. did not lead them out of the predicament, the old employees still have feelings for the Bennett family.
For them, the fact that the newspaper owner does not have "Bennett" in his name is an uncomfortable thing.
Especially when I heard that this newcomer was an immigrant from Leon, an ambitious second-generation rich man in his twenties.
The title of "second generation rich" makes them particularly worried about the future of the newspaper.
After all, with the stable and reliable Mr. Bennett around, the newspaper's profits were not good, but it could still continue to operate...
God knows what the arrival of this rich second generation of Leon will mean to the newspaper company?
Will he treat the Evening Standard as his new toy, thereby killing the already moribund newspaper?
Regarding the replacement of the president, New Testament Evening News employees generally have a negative attitude.
In the relatively gloomy atmosphere of the office building, there is a person who is in a different state.
The man was wearing a clean striped shirt, the edges of which were neatly tucked into overalls. Although the brown leather shoes are old, they have a dim light.
He has round eyes and soft facial features. His masculine demeanor is only revealed when his cheeks twitch slightly due to contemplation.
John Jackson. The son of former president's office manager Paul Jackson.
John graduated from Princeton University and came to work at the New Testament Evening News right after graduation. Because of his educational background, he was highly valued by Mr. Bennett.
With a passion to save the place where his father once fought, he repeatedly ran into obstacles in reality.
Many of the innovative measures he proposed were opposed by several senior members of the editorial board.
These include editor-in-chief Steve Ryan, Ryan's pony, reporter team leader Vincent, and the editorial writer Lewis who drinks and curses all day long.
A few veterans in the news industry often secretly mocked Little John as a naive boy who didn't know the dangers of the world and forced some idealistic ideas into a newspaper that already had a set of rules.
What they opposed was not only John the person, but also John's idealism that made people's skin ache.
John, who wholeheartedly thought he could revive the newspaper, wanted to rely on Mr. Bennett to solve this dilemma. However, Mr. Bennett only wanted to take care of those "old heroes" and was unwilling to take action on them, even if he came forward to criticize. Not willing.
Knowing that there was no hope for reform, John had no choice but to fall silent. Day after day, he felt more and more discouraged...
Just when he was about to leave the "Evening News" and go to other more vibrant newspapers, he suddenly heard a piece of news.
Mr. Bennett sold the Evening Post to Sean Dickinson.
That Mr. Sean Dickinson.
John, who has been immersed in the journalism industry for three years, had already heard his story.
This somewhat mysterious León journalist once served as an intern editor in the editorial office of the world's first newspaper, "Daily Roar."
I came to New Testament about half a year ago, and as an independent reporter, I contributed to the "Daily News". Every time I caught a news pain point and published a manuscript, it caused a big or small shock in the industry.
In particular, his interview with Mr. Dyson during the patent dispute between Mr. Dyson and the "great inventor" Emerson not only set off a wave of public opinion against Emerson, but was also selected into Columbia University. Journalism textbooks...
In addition, many people believe that the news "The Lost Couple" signed by "Rabe Bogut" was also written by Mr. Dickinson, but this has not been recognized by him.
Unlike many people who are stuck in their own ways and therefore hostile to outstanding people, John believes that Mr. Dickinson is definitely a young talent in journalism.
He already had a certain amount of admiration for Mr. Dickinson, but he didn't expect that his idol would actually buy the newspaper!
As a reformist, he seemed to see a ray of light in the long night.
"Oh, look at our nerd John!" John didn't turn his head, knowing that the annoying voice came from the editor-in-chief's bastard, reporter team leader Vincent, "He dressed up well today. It seems that he hopes Give the new boss a good impression – someone will support him in the future!”
There was a burst of sparse laughter in the office - not everyone was targeting John, quite a few old employees liked this young man, but unfortunately, they did not dare and could not offend the team leader and editor-in-chief.
"Shut up, Vincent." John, who had been staring outside the door through the second-floor window, saw a car parked in the "president-only" parking space outside the door.
He suddenly became nervous, took a deep breath, and quickly walked downstairs towards the door.
Through the door glass, he saw two people getting out of the Remington L-type car from a distance.
The co-pilot got out of the car, a woman wearing a gray suit and skirt. She was holding a briefcase and seemed to be acting as a secretary.
The lady turned her face sideways, making Little John's eyes widen a little - he was sure he had rarely seen such a face.
The man who got out of the cab was wearing a gray coat and a fedora hat of the same color on his head. His expression was calm and his eyes were calm, as deep as the sea. His cheeks and chin were the color of a fresh shave.
He stood at the door of the Evening News headquarters and looked up at the sign.
He didn't seem nervous at all about meeting employees he had never met before.
It seemed that he had known that John was guarding the door. John, who was so nervous that his palms were sweating, saw Mr. Sean Dickinson looking directly into his eyes, with a warm smile on his face, and walked over step by step.
The young man quickly opened the door, his voice slightly tight:
"Welcome to the New Testament Evening News...Dickinson, Mr. President!"
