Subtitle of this chapter: I really only used one sentence, but I wrote 4,000 words

Commercial radio was born in the United States in November 1920, but the first commercial radio station to broadcast was not NYPR in New York, but KDKA in Pittsburgh. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

For the United States in the twenties of the twentieth century, radio broadcasting was a revolutionary form of entertainment, truly comparable to the Internet of later generations. In fact, television is just an upgraded version of broadcasting with images.

However, in the original timeline, it was not until 1922 that radio broadcasting really drove the people crazy, so it was called "1922 fanaticism". People are amazed at this new phenomenon of "pulling back the sound from the air". For Americans at that time, radio was more peculiar and magical than the first regular television broadcasts of the late forties. Radio broadcasting is worshipped as a triumphant song of science.

Interestingly, some Americans at the time blamed radio waves for harming birds, causing floods and droughts, causing mattress springs to vibrate, cracking floors, causing children to vomit, and calling ghosts...... It's like a hundred years later, some people in a large country in the East think that cell phone towers cause cancer.

By 1930, the average American urban household owned a radio, compared with an average of five households. Yes, just as the whole village of a large country in the East gathered to watch TV at a home with a television, the American people flocked to the homes of neighbors who had radios to enjoy this "modern technology". This is known as a "radio party".

America's modern middle class is shaped by the combination of automobiles, telephones, home electrification, and, of course, commercial radio. Radio broadcasts, in particular, have profoundly changed Americans' perceptions of sexuality, gender roles, and the way children are raised. Its importance cannot be overstated.

IRONICALLY, INSTEAD OF PROMOTING WOMEN'S FREEDOM, RADIO CAST WOMEN INTO FLAPPERS AND HOUSEWIVES IN RESPONSE TO MARKET DEMAND IN THE MID-TWENTIES. THE IMAGE OF THESE TWO REPLACED THE SUFFRAGIST OF THE EARLY TWENTIES AS THE STANDARD TEMPLATE FOR THE "MODERN WOMAN."

Television that followed further deepened this portrayal of women, making these two images of "modern women" continue to be used until the seventies. It wasn't until the rise of the hippie movement and the feminist movement that the stereotype of American women was finally broken, but only "broken".

Another point that has to be mentioned is the impact of radio on American children. Radio over-the-air replaced parents as the first teachers of preschoolers. This "teacher" also wanted to make money, so the children who grew up in the 1920s became the first real "consumerists".

In addition to this, radio broadcasting has caused some subtle changes in American society.

Black jazz was brought to homes through the radio. American whiteskins don't like to see blacks, but they can still barely listen to the songs and music played by blacks. The brisk jazz music immediately conquered the ears of die-hard Americans, so the period from World War I to the Great Depression is also known as the "Jazz Age."

And just as "free" music downloads from the Internet hit the 21st century record industry a hundred years later, radio also caused a significant drop in sales of all kinds of records in the United States at that time. However, because of the low economic status of black Americans, they could not afford to buy radios and had to continue to buy records, which forced some record companies to turn to making music that black people loved.

These two factors, big and small, have made the American music industry dominated by black people.

In short, radio broadcasting played a role in moving the United States from the era of "progressivism" to the era of "hedonism".

Author's note: The above dry goods are not from the Internet, but the author excerpted and rewritten from the book "The Making of American Audiences" by Richard Butsch, a professor of sociology at Liddle University in New Jersey.

"I've always said this to the public, and now I'll say it again: although I am the chairman of NYPR (New York Public Radio) and later APR (National Public Radio), without my friend Yanqian Yuan, there would be no radio station that has been the most listened to for many years......"

"The formation of the APR is truly legendary, and I am one of the people involved and the witnesses. My friend Yuan Yanqian said that he could convince my grandfather in one sentence to help him set up a national radio station. I swore to my grandfather's grave that I really believed he could do it. No way, the longer you are in contact with Neo, the more you will believe that any miracle can happen to him......"

"In addition to me, Mr. Thomas Edison and his youngest son, Mr. Theodore Edison, were present. Unlike me, instead of believing that Neo could do such a thing, they suspected that he wanted to become a lifelong employee of the First National Bank of New York. From what I know about my grandfather, he should wish that Mr. Yuan Yanqian would really work for him for the rest of his life......"

"But I have to be honest and admit that I was expecting Neo to be as eloquent as he usually is, and according to him, it is to make people "not quite understand what he is talking about, but always feel like he is very good." "As for 'a sentence' or something, it's either a rhetorical device or a chic joke......"

"However, to my surprise, he really only said one sentence, and there were only three words in this sentence, and that was ......"

- Excerpt from Louis Baker's memoir, "The Miracle of the Miracle Family"

"I met Mr. Yuan Yanqian in New Jersey on November 21, 1920. Why do I remember so clearly? Because it's a very important day for me. Frankly, although I studied physics at Columbia University, I was more interested in literature and art. Unfortunately, I lacked the talent to do so, and I was pressured by my father, so I chose a major that I didn't really like. But on that day, Mr. Yuan pointed me in the direction of my career......"

"The world said that my father, Mr. Thomas Edison, was a peerless genius. But in the eyes of my son, he was just a more industrious and stubborn old man than the average man. When it comes to the geniuses of the twentieth century in my mind, the sciences are naturally the two great physicists, Albert Einstein and Max Planck. And the genius of liberal arts, I think there is only Mr. Yuan Yanqian alone. The first two open the door to the quantum world for us, while the latter holds the key to the door to our hearts......"

"I realized this when I first met Mr. Yuan Yanqi. Because in just three words, he persuaded Mr. George Baker to fund a grand plan he had conceived. Of course, this sentence also convinced me, and even my stubborn father had to admit that this Chinese was very 'observant'. And that phrase is ......"

-- Excerpt from an interview conducted by Mr. Theodore Edison in the thirties.

“Panem et circuses。”

Yuan Yanqian spewed out a cloud of smoke from his mouth, but as the curling green smoke spread, it was a Latin sentence.

In Europe and the United States, anyone who can be called an "intellectual" can come to a few words of Latin. It's like in China where anyone who can be called an "intellectual" can say a few words...... Classical Chinese.

That's right, Latin is the classical Chinese of the white skins of Europe.

Until a hundred years later, Latin was one of the compulsory subjects in both the disciplines of law and medicine. Judges in the U.S. can really write verdicts in all Latin, and doctors in the U.S. can actually write medical records in Latin. And the general public, who could not read it at all, had to go to a lawyer who understood Latin and another doctor in the face of such trial books and medical records.

In other words, Latin, like classical Chinese, is an "aristocratic language" used to distinguish between superior and inferior people.

It is somewhat ironic that in order to welcome the "Mr. De" and "Mr. Sai" brought by the Western countries, a large country in the East broke the barriers of classical Chinese, which is the vernacular literary movement that is currently in full swing...... Don't worry, our Master Yuan will definitely go and intervene.

Latin is so high that the best of the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in Europe and the United States are awarded Latin degrees.

Just as Philosophiae Doctor does not refer to a PhD who specializes in philosophy, Summa Laude does not refer to a student who reads Latin, but rather to a top graduate. (Interested patients can Baidu "Latin Literature Degree Honors")

So the old Baker and the old Edison from poor backgrounds couldn't understand this sentence, but the little Baker and little Edison of the rich second generation blurted out: "Bread and circus? ”

It's good, with these two human flesh translators, you won't pretend to be stupid if you pretend to be stupid.

"That's right, gentlemen. It's what the ancient Romans called bread and circus! ”

Standing proudly upright, Yuan Yanqi held a cigar in her hand, looked around the four people around her with burning eyes, and finally focused her eyes on George F. Baker.

The octogenarian frowned at first, but he immediately relaxed his brows, and raised his eyebrows and mouthed a happy expression.

"Uh-huh...... Hehehe...... Hahaha......"

He couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the laughter grew louder and louder.

Old Mr. Baker laughed for a while before he stopped laughing, he sighed regretfully and shook his head: "Mr. Yuan, it's a pity......

"I don't think you're coming to my First National Bank in New York. But ......"

"I was really convinced by you, so ......"

"You've won!"

Yuan Yanqian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this "Wall Street Miracle" was born poor, so he shouldn't be able to speak Latin. But a big man like him who can climb to such a high position must love to learn, so the history of ancient Rome should always know something.

A big capitalist who has read the history of ancient Rome, is well versed in the economic development of the United States, has been exposed to a variety of industries, and has a smart and flexible brain can definitely understand "Panem et circuses." The meaning of this sentence.

"Thank you!" Our Master Yuan smiled slightly, made a few circles around his chest with his right hand, and turned his back on his buttocks with his left hand, bowing to the old man in a dashing manner like an actor's curtain call.

He straightened up and smiled, "Mr. Baker, you didn't lose either!" ”

"Hmm...... Hahaha! George Baker thought for a moment and nodded with a smile, "Yes, I really didn't lose!" ”

Then, the old and the young looked at each other and smiled, and everything was silent......

However, the other one, two young, and one could not keep up with these two ideas at all......

And he really convinced my grandfather with one sentence. But apart from the two of them, I and Mr. Edison, father and son, did not understand the meaning of his words. At that time, as Neo used to quip, 'I felt like my IQ and self-esteem had taken a heavy hit'......"

"What hurt me even more was that I finally asked......"

- Excerpt from Louis Baker's memoir, "The Miracle of the Miracle Family"

"No, Louie. You didn't understand? ”

"What? Theodore, you understand but can't tell? ”

"And what about Mr. Edison...... You get it, but you don't want to say it? ”

"In that case, I'll explain a little bit."

Our Master Yuan took another beautiful puff of his cigar, and after a cloud of green smoke, he calmly said: "Gentlemen, we and the vast number of American people are living in a beautiful era, although it is not the best......

Of course, this is for you Americans. And it's a full nine years before the Great Depression, you ...... Well, and me, let's enjoy it together.

He nodded at Mr. George Baker and smiled heartily at Mr. Thomas Edison, "The United States of America is prosperous today because of two outstanding men like Mr. Baker and Mr. Edison. The American people are not only far from hunger and war, but also from poverty and hardship......"

However, my motherland and my compatriots will still have to wallow in the quagmire of hunger and war, and only after a hundred years will we see the dawn of a well-off life for all.

He pointed to two other young Americans and said, "Shouldn't we, the juniors, continue along the path they blazed?" They meet the basic material needs of the American people, and we should provide for the spiritual needs......"

However, where this "demand" is going to take the American people, then it is best to let Lao Tzu have the final say!

Yuan Yanqian said this, and the other three "new Roman nobles" who were also smart people finally showed a look of sudden realization.

The ancient Roman aristocracy was obliged to provide free bread to Roman citizens, as well as to allow them to watch the wonderful circus gladiatorial fights.

And they, the nobility of New Rome, were not obliged to provide free bread, but they were obliged to provide wonderful circus gladiatorial fights. What's more, the nobility of the new Rome also had the power to reap huge profits from the unfree bread and the wonderful circus gladiatorial fights!

"Gentlemen, your wine!"

At this time, the waiter brought their after-dinner wine. And Yuan Yanqian pointed out "Bloody Mary".

If this world is destined to be drowned in blood, then I, the traverser, naturally have the obligation and the right to make this blood flow more wonderful, more gorgeous, and more beneficial to my motherland and my compatriots.

Isn't that so?!

Master Yuan, who should have been favored by Hades, raised the transparent wine glass filled with scarlet liquid, but at this moment, he showed an extremely bright smile as if he was possessed by Apollo and said, "Gentlemen......"

“CHEERS！”

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So I won't say anything superfluous, and I'll give you four thousand words.

By the way, the book friend group "Parrot Urges the Change Group" (this unlucky name, shouldn't it be changed to "Parrots are good and awesome flock"?) ) is:

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