American comics: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

"I just want to understand a little bit about the current stock market trends."

Colin has no intention of revealing his thoughts.

In fact, even if he told Hughes what he was thinking, he wouldn't believe it.

After all, affected by the Great Depression, the New York stock market was in dire straits, and the corpses of the securities managers who had suffered the most serious losses had already covered the buildings of securities companies.

Most of the investors and businessmen who survived had already been frightened by the collapse of the stock market during the Great Depression, and the severe decline in stock prices also made them lose confidence in the market.

Today, the entire New York stock market is still active with either ambitious speculators or outright lunatics.

As for fools, they were jumping off buildings as early as the Great Depression.

"I know a guy."

After taking a puff from the cigar in his hand, Hughes glanced at Colin in front of him.

He could feel that the other party was not telling the truth to him, but so what.

Hughes himself is not a person who cares too much about what others think. He only cares about what he cares about.

Such as movies, such as women, such as airplanes, and of course now there is another ocean.

"Roll Stone, he once worked for me on the acquisition of shares of Hughes Tool Company. In addition, he did not become a homeless man during the Great Depression, so he should be a good securities manager."

…

The popularity of the radio drama "The Adventures of Superman" was quickly reflected in the next day's "The Courier".

According to the description of Jimmy the newspaper boy, the sales speed of this issue of the newspaper was much faster than any before.

Some readers who originally seemed not to buy the Courier would also ask him about the newspaper. When they heard that this was the newspaper in which "Superman" was serialized, they immediately paid for it. .

Apparently, this was the final commercial for The Adventures of Superman that did the trick.

On the other hand, after realizing the success of the radio drama, CBS also quickly made adjustments.

CBS not only moved the "Adventures of Superman" radio series to prime time on the radio, but also later informed listeners on the radio that it would rebroadcast "Adventures of Superman" every Monday at 11 p.m. .

It is obviously quite rare for a radio drama to be re-aired after just one episode.

In fact, this is the first time in the entire short history of radio dramas.

From this we can see how popular "The Adventures of Superman" is.

Here, Superman's radio drama is in full swing, but on the other hand, Colin has already focused his attention elsewhere.

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"Hello, Mr. Colin Looper."

On Wall Street, in front of the New York Stock Exchange, Colin met the good securities manager Hughes mentioned.

Luo Stone is a middle-aged man who looks quite professional. He is wearing a suit and the sparse hair on his head seems to have witnessed his fighting in the stock market.

However, with [super vision], Colin could clearly see the embarrassing reality behind this securities manager's glamorous appearance.

Although efforts have been made to protect the suit on his body, it can still be seen from the wear and tear on the cuffs that the other party is not financially wealthy. In fact, the suit worn by Luo Stone may be the only thing he can wear.

This is a fact and the most common phenomenon during the Great Depression. A large number of unemployed men lost everything during the economic crisis. They lost their cars, houses, and only the suits on their bodies. They could barely maintain their dignity in society. Once they lost their jobs, When there are no clothes on the body, then the only way to go is to be a homeless person.

Although Luo Stone's situation is embarrassing, at least he still has work to do. Although the job of a securities manager is not a very good industry in the increasingly depressed stock market.

But at least, he can fill his stomach and feed his family.

Instead of becoming a corpse in front of a securities company or a poor man in Hoover Village like his other colleagues.

"Hello, Mr. Rowe Stone."

Withdrawing his gaze, Colin reached out and shook hands with Luo Stone in front of him.

"Mr. Howard Hughes, you have told me your purpose."

Unaware of it, Luo Stone tried hard to show the professional attitude of a securities manager, having exposed the fact that his life was difficult.

"At present, the trend of the market is not optimistic. It has been in a downturn since the Great Depression. However, there are still a few stocks that still maintain good momentum and are not affected by the market, such as precious metals..."

During the Great Depression, when the economy was sluggish, Luo Stone's customers had dropped by more than 90% compared to the peak period.

Therefore, he urgently needs new customers. Otherwise, he will not be able to hold on for too long in his current working situation and will become a member of the homeless army.

Of course, he can also choose to follow the tradition of his predecessors and perform a high-altitude fall.

However, due to the influence of the suicide trend, the front desk staff of most high-rise hotels in New York will now remind guests entering to ensure that the guest's purpose is not to jump off the building.

At the same time, Luo Stone's family and children need his care, and he is unwilling to make such a selfish decision.

Of course, the most important thing is that Luo Stone's faith does not allow him to commit suicide.

Although his colleagues who once believed in the same thing as him eventually went against all this, at least Luo Stone did not allow himself to do so.

"If, Mr. Colin Luper, you intend to participate in the stock market, I suggest buying precious metals, especially gold and other hedging stocks. Although they cannot guarantee that you will make a lot of money, at least they will not cause you too much loss."

The long-term decline in the stock market has extinguished the confidence of Luo Stone and other stock market participants.

In the radio analysis, a large number of experts have long-term weak outlooks on the New York Stock Exchange, and no one can analyze when the market will rise again.

Colin knows one or two about this.

Twenty-five years, the stock market crash of the Great Depression fell for 25 years before it recovered to the high point before the Great Depression in 1954.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this is a very long time.

Luo Stone in front of him, or the vast majority of investors at this time, obviously would not know this.

"How is the current trading volume of oil company stocks?"

Suppressing his concerns about the future development of the New York Stock Exchange, Colin looked at Luo Stone in front of him and asked casually.

"Oil company?"

Luo Stone looked at him with some surprise, but still thought about it and answered: "Oil stocks have almost always been falling, especially the stocks of Seaside United Oil Company, which have already fallen below the price of $2.5 yesterday. Everyone thinks it will continue to fall, and Seaside United Oil Company may go bankrupt as a result."

Luo Stone could see that Colin seemed to be interested in oil stocks.

Although he didn't know the reason, Luo Stone still reminded him implicitly: "At present, the stock market has no optimism about the future development of oil stocks."

No one is optimistic?

Luo Stone's purpose of saying this was to persuade Colin not to have any ideas about oil stocks, which obviously had no future, but his words made Colin more determined in his decision.

"Mr. Luo Stone, from now on, I need you to buy all the shares of oil companies on the market for me, especially the relevant holdings of Seaside United Oil Company."

It is certainly a good thing that Colin is willing to hire himself as a securities manager.

But the first order given by the other party as a boss is somewhat beyond Luo Stone's expectations.

"Excuse me, sir, buying oil stocks at this time is not a very good decision?"

"Mr. Luo Stone, there is one thing you must remember. I hired you to work not to listen to your opinions. I just want you to obey my requirements. If you can't even do this, then I'm sorry, I won't hire you. I believe there should be a large number of managers willing to work for me in the stock exchange."

Colin did not intend to tell Luo Stone his thoughts, because at this time, even if he said his purpose, not many people would believe it.

Therefore, he chose the simplest and most direct means, which is to tell Luo Stone that he should either obey or get out.

"I understand, Mr. Colin Luper."

There is no doubt that Luo Stone chose to obey this path.

In fact, for him who was in a difficult situation, there was only this one choice.

Just as Colin said, there were hundreds of people in the stock exchange eyeing this job, and the only lucky thing for him was that he had met a client.

"I will start the acquisition of oil stocks immediately."

Seeing Luo Stone's attitude change, Colin nodded and did not stay in front of the New York Stock Exchange for long.

The acquisition of oil stocks is not just a matter of words, even if the oil stocks in the market are now in a mess. But without sufficient capital, it is still not easy to swallow them.

Therefore, if Colin wants to buy these stocks, he still needs to prepare sufficient funds.

...

At present, the shares released by Seaside United Oil Company in the market exceed millions of US dollars. Although the actual selling price is less than about 0.4 US dollars, it is not a simple fact to swallow so many shares at once.

According to Luo Stone's inference, if Colin wants to buy the shares of Seaside United Oil Company and become one of the actual controlling shareholders of the ninth largest oil company in the United States, then at least three million US dollars of capital is needed.

Three million is a lot of money in any era, and it was an unimaginable amount of money during the Great Depression.

Although he was prepared for the price of buying oil stocks, when he heard the estimated price of three million from Luo Stone, Colin's heart still beat a few times.

At present, although the sales of the Courier Newspaper continue to grow, the funds he can take out are only about 300,000.

The newspaper industry is a money-burning business. If the Courier wants to maintain the growth of sales, it needs to print newspapers continuously.

Of course, this is only the funds of the Courier.

In fact, in addition to the revenue of the newspaper, the Courier Comics, the recently released Superman quarterly, and the box office of the animated short film Superman and Mickey are all income.

However, the box office revenue of the movie will not reach Colin until the cinema and Disney share the revenue, which takes some time to run.

Therefore, at present, the only industry that can bring him sufficient funds is other industries besides comics and short films.

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Churchville, Fisher-Price Toy Manufacturing Factory.

“At present, the Superman dolls manufactured by Fisher have been produced to the fifth batch, and the sales are still maintaining a strong trend, especially after the broadcast of "Superman Adventures", the radio drama has driven the sales of dolls to rise...”

Herman Fisher's attitude towards Colin is obviously more polite than before.

After all, the most popular toys of Fisher at present come from the Superman dolls authorized by Colin.

For such a big customer, Herman Fisher naturally did his best to meet the other party's requirements.

Nodding, Superman dolls have always been popular in the toy market.

Especially with the serialization of comics, the release of short films and the recent broadcast of radio dramas, each development will be linked to the sales of dolls.

Today, more than one million Superman dolls have been sold in New York, and this number is still growing.

The revenue from dolls alone has brought Colin a share of more than $100,000.

This is just a single product, the Superman doll.

"What about Lego?"

Thinking, Colin casually mentioned another toy product that he asked Fisher to produce.

"This..."

Herman Fisher hesitated for a moment before saying this.

"At present, the market does not seem to like this kind of toy figurines and puzzle toys. Except for the Superman Lego toy that is accepted by the market, the sales of other Lego products are not very high. The market does not seem to like this kind of products."

The setback of Lego products was obviously beyond Colin's expectations.

He originally thought that the launch of Lego blocks would set off a craze, but he obviously overlooked the public's acceptance of toys.

"In that case, let's stop the development of Lego and focus on the development of Superman dolls."

At present, due to the development of technology, the Lego toys made by Fisher are all made of wood. Compared with lightweight plastic, wooden Lego is not only expensive, but also not durable, and the color is easy to fade.

If you want to really mass-produce Lego toys, you just need to wait for the emergence of injection molding machines to change the history of Lego wood.

In history, the time when injection molding machines really developed was in the late World War II.

Obviously, this is not a short time.

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