Chapter 8 Outside the Robbery
When the sky was dark, Chen Qiang trotted all the way to Chen Ruji in Anli.
Although the welfare of the traverser is useless, Chen Qiang still honestly received a 10,000-meter task, anyway, he has to run when he sells newspapers, so it is better to take advantage of this task to earn points.
In the afternoon, Chen Qiang's newspaper was almost sold out, and at this time he learned from a newsstand that a batch of extra numbers had been printed, and it should have been sent to the major newspaper offices by now.
Extra, refers to the newsprint temporarily printed by the newspaper in the event of an emergency, because it will not be included in the original newspaper number, so it is called "extra".
During the Republic of China, information transmission was not as developed as it is now, now there is television, there is the Internet, what happens to send a circle of friends, a Weibo, others can soon know. But in 1929, none of these were available, and even radio was a rarity.
At that time, the Central Radio Station of the Republic of China, which had been established for less than a year, only broadcast 8 times a day, and the broadcast time was less than 5 hours a day. Thinking about the radio is like having a meeting and listening to the leader's speech, absolutely hypnotic. So if you have trouble sleeping at night, turn on the radio, listen to the radio, and soon fall asleep.
It's different now, I can't sleep at night, I turn on the radio, the radio is full of programs like "XX Night Talk", "XX Emotion", either this person is out of love or that person is looking for a mistress, and there are often medical advertisements to supplement the waist, what an exciting thing! The more I listened, the more I couldn't sleep.
In old Shanghai, most of the radio stations run by the Americans, such as XRO Radio, Xinfu Yangxing Radio, Cairo Radio, Merington Radio, West Huamei Radio, etc.
The reason why American businessmen are so keen to open radio stations is not to dedicate themselves to broadcasting, but mainly to sell American-made radios.
Americans have always asked for money to sell things, especially if you can't make them yourself, and they must sell them to you at a sky-high price. Radios were very expensive at that time, and in 1929, ordinary wage earners could not afford to buy a radio, and even wealthy families had to grit their teeth and be ruthless when buying a radio, so "extra" was still the most important means of disseminating breaking news.
The number of those times is roughly equivalent to the live broadcast of today.
For Chen Qiang, a newsboy, the extra number of each issue means that he can earn a day's food money.
The content outside the issue is less than the content of ordinary newspapers, but the price is not cheap.
For example, in "Declaration", a newspaper has six large sheets and costs 4 cents, while a newspaper often has only one large sheet and costs 3 cents. Sometimes the number is not 4 open of large paper, but 8 open of small paper, and the price is still 3 cents. A few unconscionable tabloids, in addition to the 16-carat paper print number, have to sell them at the same price as the original magazine.
If there is less paper, or if the paper is small, the printing cost will be reduced, but the selling price will be the same, which means that the profit will be higher. This is true for newspapers, for newspaper sellers, and even more so for newsboys. As a newsboy, if he can sell twenty copies of the issue, he will earn more before the meal of the day, which is more than selling the main issue of the newspaper.
So after learning the news of Youhao, Chen Qiang immediately ran to Chen Ruji.
When Chen Qiang arrived at Chen Ruji, there were already a lot of newsboys standing at the door of Chen Ruji's big warehouse, and they were all here to grab the number.
The reason why "robbing" is used is mainly because wolves have more meat and less meat.
The circulation of the extras is certainly not comparable to that of the newspaper. For example, the circulation of the main issue of "Declaration" in Shanghai is about 50,000 copies, so it is a lot to be able to print 5,000 copies, but if it is printed too much, it will not be sold.
Another example is that there is breaking news in the morning, and the newspaper prints an extra number, if it can't be sold out in the evening, the evening newspaper will publish the same content, and the evening newspaper has more content and the price is cheaper, who will buy the extra number at that time.
In addition to the 5,000 copies, they were distributed to more than 30 newspaper stations in old Shanghai, and the average was less than 200 copies per newspaper station.
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In Chen Ruji's sorting warehouse, the workers have already divided the number, ten sheets and a stack, and the newsboy will come in and pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other.
Chen Qiang is also mixed in with many newsboys, looking forward to it.
Suddenly, there was a stabbing sound, the door opened, and the newsboys rushed in like a flood from a burst embankment, and then into the sorting warehouse. This formation startled Chen Qiang.
"I want a bunch!"
"Give me two!"
"The money is here, give it to me!"
In the blink of an eye, the dozens of numbers that had been divided were completely divided. When Chen Qiang squeezed to the front, he found that it was empty in front of him.
It's late, it's not sold, and Chen Qiang didn't grab this batch of numbers!
"Two cents less!" Chen Qiang patted his head in annoyance. If he could rush faster just now, he would definitely be able to grab two more numbers, and it would be no problem to earn an extra two cents when the time comes.
"If I can make an extra two cents today, I will at least be willing to eat a meat bun for dinner!" Chen Qiang sighed silently in his heart.
Thinking of the meat buns, Chen Qiang suddenly felt a little greedy.
In the past, the well-known professor of the sports university was tired of eating meat for a long time, and he wanted to be a vegetarian in a different way.
Now that he has not seen meat for three days, Chen Qiang can't stand it anymore.
On the way home, Chen Qiang kept thinking about how to get out of the number.
"Now is an eventful season, and in the days to come, the outside will definitely be indispensable, and we must find a way to grab the outside."
"The reason why I didn't grab it today is mainly because I ran a little slower, from the door to the inside of the warehouse, but the distance of sixty or seventy meters, if I rushed over at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, I would definitely be able to run at the front, but I would be able to grab the number."
"100-meter sprint? By the way, there is a way, don't I have a training space in it, I can practice in it, and I will practice the 100-meter dash tonight! ”
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Before the sun set, Chen Qiang began to sleep, and he had to sleep for ten hours, that is, he had to practice 100 hours of 100-meter dash.
During the day, Chen Qiang completed two more 1000-meter tasks and scored 200 points. This is enough for Chen Qiang to rent the track and field in the training space.
When Chen Qiang entered the training space, he saw a new text appear above his head:
Complete a total of 42.195 kilometers of runs to unlock new missions.
New mission, complete a full marathon, task duration, 24 hours, task reward, 500 points.
Chen Qiang showed such an expression.
"You can also unlock new missions! The length of the full marathon is indeed 42.195 kilometers, and it seems that I have completed the 42.195 kilometers in the past two days, so I have unlocked the task of this full marathon. This time, there is a time limit for completing a full marathon in 24 hours, which is not difficult. ”
"The reward points for this task are 500, which is higher than the previous 10,000-meter task. If you take the 10,000-meter task, you need to run 50 kilometers, that is, run 50 kilometers to get 500 points, and if you take this marathon task, you can get 500 points if you run 8 kilometers less. ”
"It's just that this marathon task is also more physically demanding, and there are 24 hours to show that the task is also more difficult, and it seems that the more difficult the task, the more points will be awarded."
Chen Qiang thought about it carefully, and he felt that there was no need to take on this task now, because he couldn't run a distance of 42 kilometers in a day.
"I run more than 20 kilometers a day to sell out the newspapers, and even if I go to grab the number, at most I run 30 kilometers, which is far from a 42-kilometer marathon. In this case, it is better to get three tasks of 10,000 meters and 100 points. ”
Chen Qiang then walked to the track and field.
Chen Qiang practiced sprinting when he was young. In fact, many athletes in China started from sprinting, after all, this is an entry-level sport.
Chen Qiang first hired a junior track and field coach for an hour, and according to his professional judgment, the level of this junior track and field coach is similar to that of a high school physical education teacher, who can train ordinary high school students into amateur athletes.
Subsequently, Chen Qiang hired an intermediate track and field coach.
This intermediate track and field coach has reached the level of training professional athletes. Chen Qiang feels that his training attainments in sprinting events should be no less than that of this intermediate track and field coach, and in terms of theoretical knowledge, Chen Qiang is even better.
After Chen Qiang became a professor at the University of Physical Education, he has been focusing on the research of sports theory, whether it is training or competition, Chen Qiang is the kind of person who is partial to theory, plus he has not worked in the front-line training position for many years, so his actual training level has been degraded, but the perennial theoretical work has made him have a deep knowledge reserve in sports theory.
Chen Qiang hired a senior track and field coach for another hour.
The theoretical knowledge of senior track and field coaches is worse than Chen Qiang, and in terms of actual training, senior track and field coaches are much more powerful than Chen Qiang.
According to Chen Qiang's judgment, the ability of this senior track and field coach is enough to train those high-level track and field athletes.
Senior track and field coaches consume 5 points an hour, Chen Qiang does not have many points in his hand, he does not dare to hire a coach for a long time, and with Chen Qiang's current body, the 100-meter sprint does not even reach the standard of amateur level, and it is better to ask a junior track and field coach to train, it is better for Chen Qiang, a professor of sports university, to train himself.
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Chen Qiang has always been immersed in the training space.
Nothing was said all night.
The next day, when Chen Qiang woke up again, he had completed 100 hours of 100-meter sprint practice.
"After 100 hours of sprinting, I don't believe I won't be able to grab the number today!"
Chen Qiang rushed to Chen Ruji with confidence.
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Gently you came, just as you walked gently, you waved your sleeves, and the recommendation ticket was pointed out ^-^