Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 127 21 Club

In the Messenger newspaper office, Colin digested the information he got from the newspaper.

Obviously, everyone is not optimistic about Roosevelt's candidacy at the moment.

Even, perhaps even Roosevelt himself, was not optimistic about his ability to win the nomination within the Democratic Party.

So, this might be an opportunity.

Since the "Sherman Anti-Monopoly Act" was promulgated in 1890, it has been brewing for more than 40 years. In this anti-monopoly environment, American newspapers have formed a strong regionalism, forming a situation of one newspaper for each city.When unable to occupy the national market, the newspaper industry began to compete with cities as the center.

Among them, although they are called local newspapers, many newspapers, especially those with a large circulation, such as "World Journal" and the like, prefer to be called major newspapers, that is, mainstream newspapers.

And there is always a gap between cities.

For example, New York and Detroit have very different volumes of newspapers.

Not to mention, although the mainstream newspapers regard the city as their home, the radiation of influence is not limited to the city.Especially in the face of major events, such as the Civil War or the presidential election, the power of newspapers or the media can completely influence changes in wars and elections.

Especially in a capitalist society like the United States, economics is always associated with politics.

If Colin wants to develop his own "Courier" to expand its influence and no longer be limited to the city of New York City, then sooner or later he will have contact with Washington.

That being the case, why not prepare early.

While silently thinking about the feasibility of the plan in his heart, Colin also knew that politics was a double-edged sword.

No one knows what the future holds.

Once the object you support loses, then the team will have to face an extremely difficult situation next.

Fortunately, however.

For others, this choice may have uncertain risks. If you are not careful, you may fall into the abyss, even if you don't die, you will lose half your life.But for Ke Lin, it is undoubtedly an open-book exam, and the result of the answer is already clear.

……

"Old John, I'll leave the rest to you. I'm going out for a while."

Reining in his thoughts, Colin took out his pocket watch from his pocket and checked the time.

Then he said something to Old John.

"Leave it to me, boss."

Hearing this, Old John, who was in front of the typesetting machine, raised his head, scanned the situation in the newspaper office, and then nodded in response.

Coming out of the newspaper office, Colin took the tram to the agreed place.

Although the tram has gradually declined since the Great Depression, the tram was still an important means of transportation in the city during this period.

From 1888, after Edison's technician Frank Sprague invented the electric drive locomotive, trams quickly became popular across the United States, ending the "horse-drawn street car era".

Since the 90s, trams have become an important transportation hub in the city, and the era of trams has begun.

However, just as the age of the tram ended the age of the horse-drawn streetcar.

The rise of the bus, which eventually replaced the tram.

However, in the early days of the decline of trams, trolleybuses were the main alternative vehicles. Passengers did not accept buses very well. Many passengers thought that the exhaust fumes emitted by buses were very foul, and they were not as fast as trams. .

It's just that in many cases, the market is not dominated by the ideas of passengers.

It is normal for bad money to drive out good money.

After paying 5 cents for the ticket and getting off the tram, Colin followed the address to the destination of the trip.

52 West 2nd Street, New York, in front of an old brownstone house, the brownstone walls prove the long history of the building, the restaurant erects iron railings on both sides, the equestrian statue in colorful costumes and lit red lanterns at the door, A brand new American flag hangs in front of the door.

The whole restaurant doesn't look like anything special.

However, Ke Lin's [Super Hearing] could vaguely hear the hustle and bustle of the restaurant and the fierce clash of cups and bowls.

"It should be here."

Looking up, he glanced at the name "Jack and Charlie" on the restaurant, and Colin was about to walk in.

"Sir, do you have an appointment?"

"This is a private restaurant, and only guests with reservations are accepted."

At the entrance of the restaurant, a man in a white shirt reached out and pulled Colin down, asking.

"Mr. Howard Hughes invited me to come, and told him that Colin Luper was here."

Without showing too much surprise, Colin answered calmly.

Hearing the name that Colin said, the man gestured to his companion, who nodded and then turned around and got into the restaurant behind him.

A few minutes later, the other party came out of the restaurant with the waiter and nodded to the man.

"Sorry sir, Mr. Howard Hughes is waiting for you inside. The internal structure of No. 21 is complicated. We have arranged a special waiter to guide you."

Seeing this, the man in the white shirt moved away from his body and pointed to Colin.

21 number.

Nodding his head, passing by the man in the white shirt, Colin silently recited the man's name while walking.

"Mr. Colin Luper, welcome to Jack and Charlie's 21, please follow me."

In the restaurant, the waiter introduced to Colin with a smile on his face: "Mr. Howard Hughes's dining place is a bit special, so you need to walk patiently for a while."

As he said that, the waiter led Colin into the restaurant, where he could see the guests enjoying the food.

However, the footsteps of the waiter did not stop because of this. He led Colin through the dining room into the busy kitchen, carefully reminded Colin to go down a steep staircase, and then entered a closed dome Structure basement interior.

At this moment, the noise in Colin's ears became a little clearer.

In the basement of the restaurant, the waiter led Colin around several times. If it were other customers who entered the restaurant for the first time, they might have already been dizzy.

After walking silently for a minute or two, the waiter stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary brick wall.

"Here we are, sir."

Turning around and saying something to Colin, the waiter took out a slender wire from his arms, inserted it into a pin-sized keyhole in the plaster under his gaze, and then leaned his shoulders against the wall hard a push.

In the next second, with the sound of heavy movement, a camouflaged door was slowly pushed on the tightly-fitting wall.

All kinds of noise, accompanied by the strong smell of tobacco and alcohol, rushed out, instantly enveloping Ke Lin outside the door.

(End of this chapter)