American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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They had just witnessed the entire process of the newspaper changing hands and were very excited at that moment.

After successfully exchanging his hand for a newspaper, the man left without looking back.

With this $30,000, he could survive the Great Depression without worrying about what to do with the San Jose Mercury News next.

Watching the man's departing figure, Xu Fu turned around and glanced at the workers left behind at the newspaper office.

"So, does anyone want to leave together?"

Upon hearing Xu Fu's words, the three people in the newspaper exchanged glances for a while, but remained silent and made no response.

"very good."

Looking at the three people who wanted to stay at the newspaper, Xu Fu nodded: "Since you want to stay, it means you still want to keep this job, just like the reason I bought this newspaper, I want to continue publishing it."

Upon arriving at the newspaper office, the three of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at Xu Fu's assurance.

"but...."

However, in the next second, Xu Fu's words lifted their spirits again.

Xu Fu continued, "Before that, the name of the *San Jose Mercury News* needs to be changed to the *San Jose Messenger News*. Furthermore, the next issue needs a major redesign, adding a cartoon section in addition to the existing news coverage."... A cartoon section?

Upon hearing Xu Fu's new requirements, the newspaper staff exchanged bewildered glances. Only the editor finally spoke, cautiously asking, "I don't know what you mean by 'cartoon'?"

"Superman!"

...

After briefly outlining the issue in a letter to either the San Jose Mercury News or the San Jose Messenger, Xu Fu was the first to leave the newspaper office.

He knew very well that neither the newspaper's brand reshaping nor its subsequent operations could be summarized in just a few words.

At this point, Xu Fu has only set the general direction for the future of the San Jose Messenger; other business operations must be controlled by others.

Xu Fu already had a general idea of ​​who the prisoner might be.

Currently, Xu Fu's attention is mostly focused on New York, so it is unlikely that he will stay in San Francisco long enough to run the newspaper.

Therefore, a reliable employee became a key factor for Xu Fu.

Old John was an excellent candidate because, as a long-time employee of the Messenger, he not only knew the newspaper inside and out but also had extensive experience in running a newspaper. He had witnessed the Messenger grow from a small local newspaper into one of the largest newspapers in New York.

His appointment as head of the San Jose Mercury News in San Francisco clearly met Xu Fu's expectations.

However, the only thing to consider is how to persuade John Sr. himself to move from New York to San Francisco.

Xu Fu was not too worried about this.

After all, in this era of high unemployment, finding a long-term job is not easy.

I am certain that Elder John himself fully understood this.

...

"Mr. Xu Fu, let me introduce you. These are my investors and supporters. Since the invention of television..."

In the afternoon at the Ferro-Farnsworth laboratory.

Xu Fu met with Ferro and the investors of his invention.

These investors, willing to give Fellowes money, naturally appreciated his television prospects.

Therefore, when they heard that there might be a problem with the television patent, they rushed over as well.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Xu Fu, it’s not that I don’t believe what you’re saying, it’s just that all of this is too sensational. If it’s true, doesn’t that mean all the money we’ve invested in the Ferro experiment has been wiped out?”

Of course, not all investors believed Xu Fu's words.

Some of them also believed that this was just a business strategy by Xu Fu to get the TV license 200 into Ferro's hands at a low price.

"If you follow the news, you'll know that the activities of the American radio station have been broadcast on television for a long time, and recently there has been more and more coverage of it, which has obviously yielded some results..."

Xu Fu did not believe that his three words could convince Ferro Farnsworth to grant him a television patent.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

As they spoke, Xu Fu produced the news articles he had collected in New York. Having traveled all the way to San Francisco by train, he had naturally come prepared. ... Taking the newspaper from Xu Fu, Ferro Farnsworth quickly read an interview about Radio America.

"...American Radio Corporation stated that its television sets have reached a new stage of advancement, and they believe the interview will not be long. The new television sets differ from traditional mechanical televisions, offering faster signal reception and changing the history of television... Ferratimir Sfrokhin, the inventor of the television, provided many ideas for American Radio Corporation's television development and was key to its success..."

"Ferratimir Sforogin?"

The name Ferro Farnsworth is somewhat familiar; he appears to be one of several inventors who also claimed to have invented a television device, which emerged after he obtained a patent.

Chapter 766 Feeling Angry

"They steal, they cheat!"

"Television was obviously invented by Ferro!"

"The American RCA dares to so solemnly claim that they are the inventors of television, even though they haven't paid a single royalty..."

American News Radio explicitly stated that the televisions it produces are electronic televisions, not traditional mechanical televisions.

The patent for electronic television is held by Ferro Farnsworth.

As a result, some investors were furious. They had invested in Fellowes Farnsworth's invention in the hope of benefiting when television went into production, but American Radio not only cut television production but also failed to pay royalties.

This was clearly unacceptable to them, because it was determined that the television patent belonged to American Radio Corporation.

These investors will not only lose royalties from future television productions, but their previous investment in Fellowes Farnsworth's experiments will also be wasted.

After reading Xu Fu's newspaper article, the vast majority of investors were outraged.

After all, what the American radio station did was a real infringement on the interests that should rightfully belong to them, but considering the enormous power of the American radio station, these investors couldn't help but hesitate.

It's one thing to be angry at American radio stations, but obviously you can't get them to do anything more.

Ultimately, with the development of radio, especially its widespread adoption, American Radio Corporation became the largest radio company in America, not to mention the American government behind it.

That's why Ferro Farnsworth and the investors never managed to cause much trouble for Beautiful Country Radio.

Compared to the collective, the power of an individual is ultimately too weak, especially in a capitalist society like the United States.

The power of capital easily defeated inventors like Fellowes Farnsworth.

Several investors visibly twitched, realizing that American Broadcasting was embroiled in a television patent copyright dispute. Their investment in Ferro-Farnsworth was modest, but the potential returns were considerable, at least barely acceptable. ... However, others were clearly hesitant to make a decision. Some had already invested heavily in Ferro-Farnsworth's television programming and had no choice but to stick with Ferro through thick and thin. Yet, some of them also reacted.

Now that this situation had already occurred, when Xu Fu was willing to help Ferro Farnsworth with the co-production of television, he naturally had his own backbone, because he knew clearly that American Radio was there.

"Mr. Xu Fu, what are your thoughts? Or are you just someone from the American radio station responsible for patent negotiations?"

Seeing Xu Fu's calm expression, the investors realized what was happening, and some even made outlandish demands.

Unfortunately, that is not the case.

Xu Fu shook his head, rejecting the investor's absurd idea.

"American Radio Corporation clearly has no intention of paying you royalties from start to finish."

Xu Fu's words, with a direct statement, extinguished the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of investors.

"So, what exactly is the purpose of your long journey all the way to San Francisco?"

Upon hearing this news, some investors expressed distrust.

At this point, it was clear that there was a problem with the television patent rights held by Ferro Farnsworth, and even these investors were vaguely thinking of withdrawing from the industry, while Xu Fu changed his mind for some reason.

This couldn't possibly be out of consideration for fairness, because just look at what American radio stations have been doing—it's not a good thing.

Even Farrow-Fasworth couldn't believe it when he said it.

"As for the reason, I explained to Mr. Ferro before that I saw the future of television and therefore hoped to cooperate with him to produce televisions."

From the very beginning, he was in San Francisco for only one reason: television.

Everything else, including buying the newspaper, was just an unexpected part of the process.

"...Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. Besides owning a machine factory in New York City, Xu Fu also owns a newspaper. His 'Messenger Daily' is by far the newspaper with the largest circulation in New York City..."

Although the World Journal was an equally excellent publication besides the Messenger, it would soon be a thing of the past, so Xu Fu was not lying when he claimed to be publishing the largest newspaper in New York.

"The Messenger's Daily?"

For someone like Fello Fassworth, who lives in San Francisco, the New York newspapers were clearly still somewhat unfamiliar, but a few well-informed investors responded.

"Is this the newspaper that published Superman?"

Newspaper reporting has its limitations because of the "one city, one newspaper" approach, but cartoons clearly do not fall into this category.

In addition, the San Francisco-based comic book series "The Messenger" was published, and Jack was in charge of that series.

Although there is a time delay due to the distance from New York to San Francisco, there is also a market for messenger comics in San Francisco.

In addition, the radio drama "The Adventures of Superman" has also found a loyal audience in San Francisco.

The lukewarm reception of "The Adventures of Incredibles" is only relative to the radio drama "The Lone Ranger." In reality, "The Lone Ranger" remains very popular in San Francisco and continues to perform well, ranking third among the most popular radio dramas in San Francisco, second only to "The Lone Ranger."

Chapter 767 Redemption

Inside the Ferro Farnsworth Laboratory.

"Due to the current patent issues, I have prepared two options for you..."