Chapter 481: Technological Suppression
Wu Feng said with a smile: "I want to sell TVs and cassette recorders, but this still needs the support of the young master." ”
Fang Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Indeed, if you want to transmit TV signals, you need to strengthen the power of transmitting signals, go back and renovate the towers of each city first, after all, there is only one synchronous communication satellite, it is not enough to cover the Chinese Empire, wait for more satellites and then use satellites to transmit signals, in addition, I will consider establishing a TV station." ”
Wu Feng said: "And our record company doesn't always produce those thick wooden turntables, let's all out of cassette tapes this time, cassette recorders must be very popular." ”
Fang Xiaoyu nodded: "Okay, you go and organize, let those Bostonians take a look, follow our ass to make sure they can't even drink the soup." After Fang Xiaoyu finished speaking, the two laughed heartily.
Shortly after the Boston Empire's radios went on the market, the Chung Hwa Consortium launched their latest cassette recorders around the world, and announced that in the future, the music and songs of the major entertainment companies under the Chung Hwa Consortium would be filled with cassette tapes instead of making turntables. Due to the high global popularity of the major entertainment companies of the Chinese Empire, this news directly led to the unsalable of old-fashioned phonographs in various countries.
The products of the Chung Hwa Consortium have long been synonymous with novelty and practicality in the whole world, so the cassette recorder was sold well without much promotion, and people found its benefits after using it.
Cassette recorders can be powered by power or batteries, and they are much smaller than gramophones, and their sound is so clear that they are loved by young people all over the world. What's more, the China Foundation has simultaneously launched a large number of genuine music song cassettes and empty cassettes, people can not only listen to the beautiful music of the genuine cassette, but also record the music by themselves, or rip the music of the gramophone, which is very convenient to use, and what is more exciting is that the cassette can be reused, unlike the content of the record disc that cannot be changed.
The hot sale of cassette recorders completely submerged the radios sold by the Boston Empire, and the cassette recorders of the Chinese consortium came with semiconductors, which were not only smaller in size, more energy-efficient, and the price was not much higher, which made the sales of the Chinese consortium's own radios much less, and Boston's products were naturally more difficult to sell, and at the same time, the Chinese consortium greatly reduced the price of radios and sold them at very small profits.
The Boston Empire's radios had just begun to be produced, their technology and craftsmanship were not very mature, and with the high research funding, the cost of the Boston Empire's radios was twice as high as that of the Chinese consortium. At the same price, the Chinese consortium will make small profits but quick turnover, and the Boston Empire will lose enough to be used as panties. The radio, which had been pinned on by the Boston Empire, was completely hit the streets.
In the territory of the Chinese Empire, the renewal of electrical products was more intensive, and the black-and-white television sets of nine and twelve inch sizes of picture tubes began to be sold on the market, and at the same time, the Imperial Television Station was formed on the basis of the Imperial Radio Station and began trial broadcasting. For the first time, people were surprised to see clear movie-like images at home, which made everyone very novel, and the TV series quickly caused a sensation across the country, and the TV sets sold by the Chinese consortium were in short supply, and they were often out of stock.
In order to increase the ratings, at Fang Xiaoyu's suggestion, the major entertainment companies under the China Consortium have selected elite soldiers and started to test shoot their own TV series. Fang Xiaoyu's purpose is that all commercial activities should be for profit, and the TV series shot by the entertainment company will naturally be sold to the TV station.
Television stations cannot buy TV dramas for broadcasting completely free of charge, otherwise the deficit of TV stations will be too great, so the China Consortium first recorded advertisements for some of its products, and the branch that produced these products paid for them to be broadcast on TV stations.
As soon as the TV commercial came out, the audience was amazed, and many businesses saw the business opportunity, they asked to broadcast their own advertisements to increase the popularity of their products, and after the demand, a number of advertising production companies also sprung up.
After the entertainment companies of the China Consortium began to sell TV dramas, many small film and television companies that saw business opportunities and had no money to shoot big-budget movies turned to shoot their own TV dramas, and some businesses also purchased equipment from the China Consortium to set up some local TV stations.
Fang Xiaoyu is quite clear about the possible drawbacks of these industries, and he immediately convened a large number of legal experts to scrutinize the legal provisions together, and with his forward-looking vision, the new "Advertising Law" and "Regulations on the Classification and Management of Film and Television Production" were soon promulgated, which regulated this emerging industry before problems appeared.
The Chinese Empire was a busy development, but not the Boston Empire, and Wiedman was sulking in his office. After a while, Le Cheng walked in, and seeing Wiedman's uncertain face, he hurriedly asked, "Prime Minister, what's wrong with you?" ”
Widman said: "What else can I do, we just successfully tested the radio, and they took out the cassette recorder, I really don't know how your Chinese people's heads grow." ”
Widman sighed and said, "If the Bostonians were half as smart as the Chinese, we wouldn't be so passive. ”
Le Cheng said: "Aren't we very good now? The industrial power of our Boston Empire is so strong, it is a little stronger than the Chinese Empire. ”
Widmann said: "But the strength of industry cannot hide the losses we have suffered in the struggle for the commanding heights of science and technology. If you look at the fact that alternating current and direct current are the patents of other people, how much royalty do we have to pay to the China Foundation for the electricity used by our factories every day? Looking at the battery, radio, cassette recorder, electric fan, electric heater, electric razor, which is not the patent of the Chinese Foundation, we are now very strong, but we are working for others. ”
Wiedman felt a headache when he said that, all the commanding heights of science and technology were occupied by other countries, and he could only honestly pay the patent fees. Thinking of the Chinese Empire's leading position in science and technology, and the achievements of its own scientific and technological personnel, Wiedman was angry.
"Looking at our scientific researchers, what kind of air carrier did they get, they wanted to use a big airship to patrol the sea with four reconnaissance planes, but yesterday one of the airships encountered atmospheric turbulence, and the airship rolled violently, and the plane that broke away because of the broken hook cut through several hydrogen bags with a cross tail, resulting in a big explosion, and four planes, an airship, and the people on it all died." The more Wiedman spoke, the more sad he became.
Walking to the window, Widman looked out the window with his hands behind his back and sighed: "Our Boston Empire's inventions are no less than those of the Chinese Empire, or even more than theirs, but why our inventions are so unsuccessful, and each of the inventions of the Chinese Empire is so practical, I can't understand it." ”
Le Cheng snickered to himself and said, "This is indeed a bit strange, and I don't know how their invention came about." ”
Widman said: "No, I want to find the Intelligence Bureau, I want them to find out what the Chinese Consortium is studying, we can't be so passive, otherwise we will soon be dragged down by them." ”
Wiedman never dreamed that his idea had not yet been put into practice, and it had been transmitted back to the Chinese Empire by his close assistant Le Cheng, Fang Xiaoyu looked at the information and smiled slightly: "This is better, I am worried that there is no way to mislead them, and when they come, I will give them a good lesson." ”
"Lao Liu, these two people are very suspicious, I think they should be the target." Chen Chen was using a high-powered telescope to observe the surroundings of the Academy of Sciences, and he soon spotted two sneaky people.
After receiving Lecheng's early warning, the Intelligence Bureau immediately dispatched a number of agents to monitor scientific research institutes in various places. Liu Xun and Chen Chen are members of the Intelligence Bureau's counterintelligence section, and they are among several groups responsible for monitoring the China Foundation's research institute in Tongjiangfucheng.
The two of them found a vacant room in a building close to the research institute and lurked, they had been monitoring the window facing the research institute for half a month, and they had been eating and drinking in this house for half a month, and they did not dare to leave a single step.
There has been no movement for half a month, and both of them are already a little impatient. The two took turns to monitor, and it was Liu Xun's turn to rest at this time, he was lying on the cushion to make up for sleep, and when he heard Chen Chen's greeting, he got up with a grunt and hurried to operate the camera next to the telescope.
Liu Xun uses a special camera made by the Intelligence Bureau, which has an infrared imaging function, which can be used for forensics day and night, and a camera with a wide-angle lens can also be used as a telescope.
"Those two people are sneaky and suspicious, I'll record them first." Liu Xun adjusted the focus and took a picture of these two people.
"Brother Xiahou, the security here is very high, how can we get in." Of the two people who caught Chen Chen's attention, the shorter man asked his companion next to him.
The other man was Xiahou Huan's youngest son Xiahou Jie, who died in the chaos that year, his mother and brother were also killed, and he was the only one who escaped. Because of what happened to his family, Xiahou Jie has always hated Fang Xiaoyu, so after the establishment of the Chinese Empire, he took refuge in the National Intelligence Department of the Boston Empire and became an agent to collect intelligence.
With the Lanfang Empire ceasing to exist, these diehard factions of the Lanfang Empire also declined, and after the fall of the Zhao family, Zhao Mingyi became a thief. Because he has always been good friends with Xia Houjie, later under his introduction, Zhao Mingyi also joined the Boston National Intelligence Department. This time, Xia Houjie received the task of stealing scientific and technological information, and he first thought of Zhao Mingyi, who was good at stealing, so he brought him over.