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As a single mother living alone in New York City, she was grateful for the opportunity Xu Fu offered her, and Louise Walton was happy to respond to Xu Fu's request for a job because he had saved her daughter in a sandstorm before.
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“We’ve arrived, sir.”
In Brooklyn, near the new factory in front of the Messenger Machinery Plant, the driver stopped the car and gave Xu Fu a reminder from the back seat.
[Faith (91505/100000)].
I opened my eyes and looked at the [Faith] column that had appeared on the text.
For a time, his media battle with American radio attracted a lot of attention from New Yorkers, which indirectly boosted the sales of The Messenger and brought him a considerable amount of faith.
"Messenger Television Factory".
Stepping out of the car, Xu Fu glanced at the factory's sign.
No one doubted that since his return from San Francisco, he had instructed his staff to begin preparations for the new factory ahead of schedule so that television production could begin as soon as possible.
“You are here, Xu Fu.”
After leaving the factory, Ferro Farnsworth greeted Xu Fu with a smile.
Because the construction of the television factory required the help of the patent inventor, Ferro Farnsworth, Xu Fu, despite his considerable abilities, entrusted the task to Ferro Farnsworth due to the time required.
In addition, a patent lawsuit filed by American Radio Corporation of America (ARPA) requires Ferro Farnsworth to travel to New York.
How's the TV production going?
After shaking hands and exchanging greetings with Ferro Farnsworth, Xu Fu turned the conversation to television production.
"Television production is key to the next lawsuit."
"It's actually already done."
As the actual owner of the television patent, Ferro Farnsworth could not possibly have allowed American Radio Corporation to spend three years replicating its work.
With the prototype in hand, Fello-Farnsworth assembled the television Xu Fu needed in just six months.
"I'm currently fine-tuning the image and trying to make the picture quality of my new TV much sharper..."
However, Fellowes Farnsworth was very pleased to accept Xu Fu's suggestion and collaborate on the television production.
If only it had been him and maybe a few other investors at the time.
Faced with overwhelming media coverage and lawsuits from American radio stations, the idea of resistance may have long since vanished.
Even if you win the case in the end, it will still be an ordeal.
Where would you like to discuss adjustments to television products now?
In the laboratory prepared for Ferro Farnsworth at the factory, Xu Fu saw a television that the other party had just manufactured.
Compared to the prototype they saw in San Francisco, this television was closer to what Xu Fu considered an old-fashioned television, and they could already see clearer black and white images on the screen.
Louise Walton stood to one side, watching what was playing on the television. This wasn't the first time she'd looked at the images on TV, but every time she did, Louise Walton would let out a genuine sigh.
Who would have thought that this little machine could make things that look like movies?
In the future, when television becomes ubiquitous, will it mean that ordinary people will be able to experience the same things at home as they would in a movie theater?
In addition to television, Xu Fu also saw a new electronic camera, perfected by Ferro Farnsworth.
This machine was quite large, at least three or four times larger than the camera Xu Fu remembered. The lens had a focal length of 1.6 meters, weighed 45 kilograms, and was 2.2 meters long.
Such a large camera was obviously not something an operator could move by themselves; in fact, early electronic cameras had special wheels for movement.
During the production of the Ferro-Farnsworth television, Xu Fu did not abandon his focus on cameras.
After all, he knew very well that if television became widespread, the accompanying cameras would be just as important.
The convenience of cameras made it easier to film and transmit television programs, which helped radio production.
Therefore, in the laboratory, Xu Fu spoke with Fellowes Farnsworth, revealing his ideas about reducing the size of the camera and consciously or unconsciously bringing up some developmental concepts.
Xu Fu’s suggestions greatly inspired Fello-Farnsworth’s inventions and provided him with more ideas for improving the camera.
"...I always thought of cameras as just electronic tools for taking pictures, initially designed to work with televisions. But I never imagined, Xu Fu, that your ideas in this area would prove to be far more innovative. If we design according to your ideas, perhaps in the future, cameras will replace film!"
"I heard that American radio stations have been putting a lot of effort into public relations lately?"
Inside the Courier television factory lab in Brooklyn.
Fello-Fasworth vaguely expressed his unsettling thoughts, and even Fello felt the pressure from the media as the media offensive between Xu Fu's Messenger and American radio intensified.
This overwhelming media offensive can easily sway the minds of people like Fello-Farnsworth who have never faced such a situation before.
He worried that if the Messenger newspaper lost this battle, he and Xu Fu, representing the television patent party, would be at a great disadvantage.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Ferro Farnsworth.”
0.9 Noticing the anxious expression on Fellowes's face, Xu Fu immediately spoke to him in a reassuring manner.
“We are the ones who have the upper hand. All the American radio stations are doing is trying to win some public opinion before the patent lawsuit officially begins.”
In fact, there was a lot of news in the newspaper, some of which came from Xu Fu's newspaper, "The Messenger".
He had the same goal in a previous interview with reporters.
American Broadcasting Company planned to use the public relations campaign to its advantage, and Xu Fu had the same idea. Even more so, he planned to use this media offensive to expand the popularity of television and pave the way for his own television industry.
After all, under normal circumstances, it often takes years of advertising work to promote an industry.
Even the radio, which is found in almost every household today, actually developed within the ten years following its invention.
Therefore, if Xu Fu wanted to promote the development of the television industry in a short period of time, he would naturally need something special.
Chapter 800 The End of the Radio Drama
And nothing is more fitting than his patent lawsuit against American Radio Corporation.
In this legal battle over the patent, Xu Fu successfully made more than half of New Yorkers aware of the television patent. Despite attacks and defenses from both sides in the media, this number continued to grow. Even if only one-tenth, no, one-hundredth of people were willing to accept the new television set, it was still a significant number.
It was for this reason that Xu Fu agreed to be interviewed by reporters.
Newspapers need news topics, and he needs to continue to publicize and hype the issue so that more people can understand the details of this patent dispute, and more importantly, understand the invention of the television.
In this matter, Xu Fu and the American radio station maintained a tacit understanding and cooperation, although they did not say it explicitly.
In many business competitions, the right competitor is sometimes more important than a partner.
If the two parties have serious disagreements over a television patent, it does not mean that they cannot cooperate on other issues.
After all, both Xu Fu and the American radio station were very optimistic about the future of television.
Perhaps influenced by Xu Fu's composure, Fellowess's initial anxiety lessened somewhat, and he then steered the conversation back to the invention of television.
"Xu Fu, your idea about cathode ray tubes might be feasible, but we need to find the materials..."
"Don't rush things; black and white televisions are the norm in this respect."
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After finishing his conversation with Ferro Farnsworth, he left the factory laboratory.
CBS Radio.
Xu Fu got into the car, and Louise cooperated by telling the driver the destination of the next car.
The dispute between Xu Fu and Radio 11 of the United States has long been in the public eye.
As a result, even CBS radio adopted a more low-key approach.
American Radio Corporation has a huge influence on radio, and the most important part of radio is the station that receives signals.
However, CBS has recently become somewhat worried after learning that NBC has reconnected with Xu Fu. Because the Superman adventure radio show is so popular, the station's listener count has surpassed NBC's. If Xu Fu leaves CBS for NBC, it not only means the departure of Xu Fu alone, but also the demise of the entire Superman adventure radio show.
This is clearly a very unfavorable change for the development of CBS radio.
That's why CBS immediately invited Xu Fu to the meeting after receiving the news.
Xu Fu was not surprised that CBS radio wanted to meet with him.
After all, it was he who arranged for the release of this news.
To help CBS make the right decision as soon as possible, radio is clearly an important part of his plan to promote television in the future.
Of course, Xu Fu wouldn't be worried even if his negotiations with CBS didn't ultimately succeed as expected.
His contact with NBC is not fake news.
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Mr. Xu Fu.
When William Paley returned to CBS radio, his expression was noticeably less relaxed than before.
CBS executives instructed him that he must save Xu Fu.
"I'm sorry to bother you in this situation,..."
The lawsuit between Xu Fu and the radio station was also reported by a news station owned by CBS, so William Paley first expressed his apologies in the opening remarks of the meeting.
"You're welcome. Even if we don't meet, I will arrange for someone to send the script for the new episode of the radio drama to the TV station."
As he spoke, Xu Fu gestured to Louise Walton, who was standing next to him, and she quickly took out the completed script.