Chapter 1724: Voice of the Far East
Roland nodded and smiled, approving Nikita's analysis, and then continued:
"In addition to the factors you just mentioned, we can also take a more long-term view, the strategy of exchanging the magic radio for treasury bonds, the purpose is not only to save that little bit of debt interest, but more importantly, to encourage those who do not have bonds in their hands and want to get the radio as soon as possible to go to the market to buy Far Eastern government bonds, as the so-called 'scarce is expensive', the more people buy Far Eastern bonds, the more the bonds circulating in the market will appreciate, and when we issue a new treasury bond in the future, the bond interest can be lowered. You see, after such calculations, isn't a small magic radio factory still able to make a huge contribution to the interests of the country? ”
Hearing his words, Nikita was silent. After a long while, he sighed in a tone mixed with admiration and mockery:
"Your treachery, I have to obey!"
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For the next three months, Roland's main focus was on all aspects of preparing for the "Magic Broadcasting Network". During this period, Nikita's radio factory was expanded, the production plan was realized in a step-by-step manner, and the plan to exchange the treasury bonds for radios was also successfully implemented, and the repurchase of bonds brought two benefits to the Kolas government: first, it naturally saved part of the debt interest expenses, and secondly, the debt repayment pressure that was originally concentrated on the maturity date was smoothly dispersed into different time periods, which greatly reduced the financial pressure.
At the same time, Roland also co-founded the world's first broadcaster, Far East International Broadcasting Corporation, with the assistance of John Plitt. The company is invested and controlled by the Colas Family Fund, and the member states of the "Far Eastern Royal Court" also have stakes in the operation of the Magic Broadcasting Network.
The first business of the broadcaster was to create an all-weather radio station, which Roland named "Voice of the Far East" because of the bad taste of the travelers.
At present, the "Voice of the Far East" has prepared a total of 10 columns, covering news and political discussions, law popularization and education, knowledge and miscellaneous talks, entertainment gossip, marriage and love, home economics lectures, literary recitations, art appreciation and other all-round content.
On 1 May, the "Voice of the Far East" radio station was broadcast on a trial basis for the first time. At eight o'clock in the evening, countless towns and villages in the Far East were brightly lit, and crowds of people spontaneously gathered like a tide in town squares, village office compounds, and all other places with public announcements.
The big horn connected to the black tin box can really make a sound? Is it really possible to listen to the sound from Krasbourg?
In the face of new things, people are inevitably suspicious.
When the clock pointed to eight o'clock, a sudden screeching noise came from the radio speakers, and the crowd exclaimed and became more excited.
The ensuing scene lived up to the long-awaited expectations, and after a short tuning, the radio horns unleashed an impassioned tune. The people immediately realized that the national anthem of the Kingdom of Kolas was being played, and they all stood in awe, singing the national anthem to the beat of the radio.
The melody of the national anthem slowly faded out, and the next thing people heard was the voice of a middle-aged man, greeting the people of the whole country in a calm and powerful tone. It was only then that people realized that the voice that came over the radio belonged to their Majesty the King.
On the first day of the trial broadcast of "Voice of the Far East", Rudolf I accepted Roland's suggestion and attended a current affairs talk show broadcast at 8 o'clock that night as a special guest, and for the first time he voiced his voice to the people of the whole country, announcing the arrival of the radio era!
That very night, nearly 10 million people in the Far East, as well as countless foreign listeners, heard the voice of Rudolf I for the first time and got to know the Far Eastern king more realistically. Through the radio, His Majesty the King has become closer to the common people, and he is no longer an illusory idol from above.
It was also on this evening that countless people remembered the radio program that His Majesty had attended. The name of the column is also set by Roland, which is called "Fireside Chat", which gives people a feeling of being close to the people.
"Fireside Chat" is one of Roland's most important radio programs, and the host is also his old friend, Mr. Rogge from Big Rabbit's Nest, a witty and erudite dwarf poet.
Roland is committed to making "Fireside Chat" the most influential political column in the world, focusing on current affairs, news and livelihood topics at home and abroad. The program process is divided into two parts, the first half is a dialogue between the host and special guests, discussing current affairs and news, and for those major social topics that the public pays attention to, the column group will also invite a number of experts with different views to conduct heated debates; In the second half of the program, the host or guest publicly replies to a number of letters from the audience in the studio, and the choice of letterhead is of course representative.
The biggest feature of this column is that celebrities from all walks of life in the Far East will be invited as guests every night, which to a certain extent meets the people's demand for "chasing stars". At the end of each episode, the host has to give a preview of the theme of the next episode, focusing on announcing the special guests of the next episode in advance.
The content of this "Fireside Chat" on May 1 is nothing new, nothing more than a celebration of the launch of the Magic Guide Radio Network and the self-introduction of the hosts of various columns of the "Voice of the Far East...... After the broadcast, it caused a huge response and sparked a heated discussion among the people of the whole country, first of course, thanks to the presence of His Majesty the King, and secondly, to the announcement made by the host Mr. Rogge at the end of the current episode:
"Listeners, please remember to turn on the radio at the same time tomorrow night, the 'Fireside Chat' will delve into the most talked about topic of 'cloud network' in recent times, and we will also have the honor of inviting a mysterious guest to the broadcast studio to remind you who this guest is recognized as the most handsome man in the Far East, guess who he is?"
Is this still a guess?
Almost all the Far Easterners who listened to the radio immediately came to the same answer, who else in the world deserved such praise but their Royal Highness, the Prince?
At 8 o'clock on the night of May 2, people gathered around the radio again, waiting with bated breath for the answer to be revealed.
The results did not disappoint, and after his usual opening remarks, Rogge introduced the special guests of the evening to the audience:
"I am honored to have the 'most handsome man in the Far East' to the studio tonight, and please join me in applauding and welcoming His Royal Highness the Prince!"