Chapter 279: Searching for Someone
If it weren't for the fact that he had to report to the military headquarters this morning and wait for the assignment of work, he might really be tempted to eat Miyuki's little girl, but now time really doesn't allow it, so he has to urge Miyuki to get up and serve him and get dressed.
After tidying up, Tang Ning came to the restaurant, but he found that everyone's eyes were a little strange, especially the little girl Miyuki Yokoyama, after taking a look at herself, she actually sat down on the chair next to him with a red face, while the other servants were standing next to her.
Although Tang Ning felt that this picture was a little weird, due to the limited time, he didn't have time to study it, and it wasn't until later that he learned that only the maid who had slept with the master was qualified to eat with the master, and the identity of the maid at this time was equivalent to the master's An Li.
An Li, like Pan Pan, is a unique word that only appeared after the US military entered Japan, in fact, it is the Japanese pronunciation of English ONLY, which refers to a Japanese woman who specializes in serving an American soldier, which is basically equivalent to the little three who are raised. An Li's identity is much higher than Pan Pan's, and ordinary Japanese police and officials will not offend An Li at will, but in fact, after the withdrawal of the American troops who supported An Li, few took An Li, so their fate was also very miserable. (See the famous Japanese movie "Human Witness")
Tang Ning came back drunk last night, and the smart Yokoyama Miyuki relied on the fact that Tang Ning had named her to serve her personally yesterday, drove the Photon sisters away, and got into Tang Ning's bed, although nothing substantial happened, but she could also use this to declare her identity as An Li, so she had the power and confidence to eat at the table. After Tang Ning figured out these things, he didn't pay much attention to them, after all, it was just a trivial matter for him.
The most important thing today is the assignment of work, Downing's identity is the army's operational staff officer, but because he has no background, the work assigned to him is not so important, he was assigned to the Propaganda Department, responsible for the review and management of Japanese radio programs, this work sounds very powerful, you must know that there was no television at that time, the main propaganda channels are movies, radio and newspapers, so speaking of which, Downing has almost half of the **** power, and any program that he thinks affects the friendship between the United States and Japan can be cut directly, It is even possible to dispatch the US military to directly arrest the program producers and relevant persons who make such reactionary remarks.
This job is easy to do, first, it is relatively easy to review, and second, few people have the courage to slander the US military. Downing was responsible for supervising the production of some radio programs to bring the United States and Japan closer together, so that the Japanese people could fully feel the goodwill of the US military and pave the way for General MacArthur's next step in the "top-down promotion of democracy."
You must know that although the US military says nothing in Japan, in fact the Japanese people have a very bad impression of the US military, because the military discipline of the US military is really too bad, and although the occupation forces of any country are not much better, it is really difficult to change the impression of the people.
Therefore, this is actually a position without much oil and water, and it belongs to the kind of work that is difficult to make a color, but it will not be criticized much if it is not done well, which is suitable for a civilian officer like him with no background.
But Tang Ning was not reconciled to this, with the mentality of making extraordinary achievements in an ordinary position, Tang Ning started to work very seriously, and the hard work paid off, when he reviewed all the current programs of Japanese radio, he found that there was a program with a very high listening rate. It is said that in Japan today, except for those high-ranking officials and black market businessmen, ordinary people can't even eat enough, so where do they get the spirit to listen to the radio?
A closer look at the show reveals the reason for its high listeners. This is a radio program called "Information on Demobilized Persons", which was launched this year, in January 1946, and is broadcast once a day, providing various information such as the names of those who are about to be repatriated, shipping schedules, and landing ports.
It is the common wish of all people to reunite with their loved ones at any time, regardless of race or generation, so although the content of this show is simple and not well-produced, it is extremely popular because it provides the most urgent information for the general public.
Downing then came to mind the temporary billboards that now populate the city of Tokyo, plastered with handwritten revelations to find separated family members or provide information about the posters themselves.
This situation arose because a large number of Japanese returning from abroad (China, North Korea, Vietnam) found that their homes were nowhere to be found, entire neighborhoods in cities had been razed to the ground, and their parents and wives had been killed in air raids or evacuated to the countryside, so that it had become almost a luxury to find their families.
Therefore, Downing decided to make a special search program, broadcast on the radio the revelation of finding the family, this effect is always a hundred times stronger than the temporary bulletin board on the street, and as long as there are families whose families cannot be contacted or people who want to reunite with their families, they will definitely pay attention to this program, not only to ensure the listening rate, but also to achieve the goal of improving US-Japan relations.
As soon as Downing's application for the production of this search show was submitted, it was approved by his immediate boss, Lieutenant Colonel Tom, and he praised Downing's creativity, was extremely optimistic about his prospects for producing this show, and gave him strong support.
Although Downing was confident in the show, he was shocked by the enthusiasm of the audience after the show was launched. At first, Tang Ning only selected two producers and a sweet-sounding announcer from other columns, but as soon as the broadcast notice of the "Looking for People" program and the collection of missing person information were released, the entire column group was immediately overwhelmed by four or five hundred letters from readers and hundreds of phone calls every day. A few people in the program team don't have to do anything else every day, and they can't just deal with these things.
For this reason, Tang Ning had to start recruiting, but fortunately, what Japan lacks most now is work, and the least shortage is people. In particular, the U.S. military recruits temporary workers, and there are many applicants.
After recruiting more than a dozen people to solve the dilemma of the show, Tangning calculated the time, and there were only a few days left before Chinese New Year's Eve, so Tangning asked Lieutenant Colonel Tom for a leave of absence, and came to the Hokkai-tei in Sapporo by car alone, planning to "meet" the mother and son at the noodle restaurant on Chinese New Year's Eve, although they were in trouble but still living strongly.