The whistle of the steam car wakes up the sleeping Brittus, and the first rays of the morning sun shine on the ground, dispelling the cold darkness.

On a tall plane tree near the police station, a young man stood on a branch, patted the dirt off his body, and jumped down.

On the second floor of an office building on the edge of the central block, the atmosphere in the new editorial office is gloomy, and several editors are sitting idly at their desks spinning their pens, and only the reporters who are out are still trying to cheer up, carrying their cameras around.

The familiar smell of ink wafted down the crack in the door into the hallway, no one spoke in the lifeless office, and the sound of a spring door opening sounded at the door, but no one looked up.

Hansen Baker, the editor-in-charge, was also sitting at his desk, but he was trying to figure out how to get the newspaper staff through the difficult time, and he was compiling a list of companies large and small in Britts, and he was going out to find a client in a moment.

Suddenly, a figure blocked the yellowing sunlight, and Hansen unconsciously frowned and raised his eyes......

"Bill!"

Getting up in an instant, Hansen looked at the young man in front of him in surprise, after many days, he seemed to have grown taller, and he looked more handsome and strong, no longer the sloppy little ghost who didn't know how to take care of himself at all.

And before relief occupies his thoughts, the first thing that blurts out is the exclamation of the question.

"Bill, why did you come to the newspaper?"

"Yesterday I heard that the new editorial agency was in trouble, so I came to take a look. ”

Handing the camera to Hansen, Bill said indifferently, and when he entered the door, he saw that the door of Thomas's editor-in-chief's office was closed, indicating that Thomas still had not been to the newspaper office today.

"Tell me what you're in trouble with. ”

Before Hansen could recover from his surprise, Bill had moved a chair to sit across from him, his hands resting on his desk, clearly not wanting to waste time.

Taking the old-fashioned camera, Hansen suddenly felt overwhelmed by the momentum of the young man, and although he didn't say much, his eyes seemed to be full of confidence that he could solve all problems.

"Actually, starting this month, the number of subscriptions to our new newspaper began to plummet, and the companies and factories that originally supported our newspaper suddenly chose other newspapers, causing the financial chain to break without warning. ”

"To put it simply, it's a decrease in sales, and a big loss this month?"

"Well, yes, I tried to communicate with those companies during this time, but they were very adamant and changed the order without even any reason, which made it very difficult for me. ”

Hansen said with some embarrassment, the editor-in-chief Thomas is not there, he is the backbone of the new editorship, but the editor-in-chief Thomas is responsible for all these things, and he has never run business outside.

And the occurrence of this situation also made Hansen have to admit the fact that it is really difficult for the new editorial agency to survive without Thomas's editor-in-chief.

Seeing Hansen's embarrassment in his eyes, thinking about it for a moment, and thinking about what he saw at Thomas's editor-in-chief's house that day, Bill understood the sudden predicament of the new editor.

"Stop hoping for the old orders, after the revolution the capitalists no longer need so many newspapers to control public opinion, so they will naturally abandon the new editors that are not in their hands in the first place. ”

"Your sales strategy needs to be adjusted, and your target group needs to be changed, otherwise you will soon be eliminated by the fast-growing society, even if you can get two or three hot news that other newspapers can't get. ”

Quickly helped the new editorial staff analyze the current situation, and the employees present gradually gathered behind Bill, and Hansen also stared at the eyeballs and stumbled in response.

"Bill, you...... You can say so many words in one sentence!"

“......”

Ignoring the fuss, Bill picked up the latest issue of The Weekly News and read it.

"So you're still at the level of gossip about discovering celebrities and aristocrats, and there are no articles on current affairs that praise the new government?"

"If I were a government official, the new editorial office would be closed tomorrow. ”

Sweeping his gaze over the new editorial staff, looking at the faces that had stood up in front of him, Bill sighed, took out a calfskin money bag from his waist and placed it in front of Hansen.

"If you want to be like you were in the past, you have to put away your arrogance, praise the new government and the new era, and grovel and write beautiful words, which I believe will be easy for you. ”

"If you don't want to glorify a society dominated by capitalists against your will, don't be tough and openly criticize, target the middle class, add fashion content and hedonistic rhetoric, and look for luxury brands to sponsor ads. ”

In addition, I also suggest that the new editorial press should not publish only one kind of publication, but also that entertainment fashion magazines and mechanical science magazines can be issued as supplements to the main publications, looking for styles that adapt to market trends from multiple angles, covering all levels of society. ”

"There's 1,000 gold pounds in it, and I think it's enough for the new editor to survive this most difficult period, but you have to discuss for yourself which direction the newspaper should develop next, after all, I'm just an outsider now. ”

"So be it, I still have something to do, go first. ”

Nodding slightly to Hansen and the new editorial staff, Bill quickly left the newspaper office without any nostalgia.

When Bill's footsteps completely disappeared at the end of the hallway, Hansen had not yet recovered from the shock and disbelief, and all the new editorial staff, including him, stared at the bulging brown leather bag on the desk, unable to believe that it was full of gold pounds.

It wasn't until an out-of-town reporter returned to the new editorial office that he curiously asked what was going on, and Hansen ran out of the office building with his leather bag in his hand, but he couldn't see Bill anymore......

On the way out of the new editor's office, Bill tore up the photos of the shredding scene and threw them in the trash, rotting them in a damp and rotting iron box.

......

The crisis of the new editorial agency has been temporarily resolved with Bill's help, although the subsequent development depends on the understanding and ability of Hansen and the new editorial staff, but at least it will not have to worry about financial problems for a long time.

But under the same central block, the crisis in Savoy continues, even worse than yesterday.

He was standing in the chief's office at the moment, with a front-page news in front of a newspaper with a full photograph of the body, reprimanded by the new police chief, who had long since lost his mind.

"Shawei, look at the good things you have done!"

"I told you yesterday that you must not allow the impact of the corpse shredding case to continue to expand, and you can even let the reporter get photos of the scene of the corpse shredding case!"

"And I clearly remember that according to the regulations, all cases related to strange events must be reported to the Holy See of Ode, asking them to judge whether it is related to witches before continuing to handle the case, you, do you not take me as the director of the bureau in your eyes at all!"

"Now this case is in charge of me personally, you now give me home to reflect and wait for punishment!!"