The waiter left.

Wardhouse looked at his back and wondered, "How did this Mr. Pulitzer know we were coming to New York?" ”

At the beginning of the 20th century, sea voyages could never predict specific times,

Pulitzer should have gotten the news after they landed.

Lu Shi said: "Sir, you should make up for the lessons." Mr. Pulitzer is an iconic figure in the American popular press, and when we talked about the Jane Eyre comics, we talked about "The Yellow Child," which was Mr. Pulitzer's masterpiece. ”

Wardhouse suddenly,

"Is that the yellow press?"

It sounds strange,

Pulitzer's yellow is not yellow in that sense, but real yellow.

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"Anyone in journalism has its own sources, and even we have informants inside the Palace of Westminster. Mr. Pulitzer must have inquired about something, too. ”

Waldhouse heart said,

Isn't the inside informant himself?

He didn't bother to complain, and ate it with the sauce on the fries.

On the other side, Goodman said, "Professor Lu, if you have any questions, you can consult me. ”

This guy is really attentive enough.

Lu Shi chuckled,

"I don't think Mr. Pulitzer should have any ill intentions."

The three of them waited silently.

A short time later, there was a knock on the door.

Goodman went over to open the door and ushered in two white males.

Both of them are about fifty,

The man who walked in front wore glasses with a chain of pure gold on the temples that extended to the pocket of his chest,

He also has a mustache,

Lu Shi looked at it from afar, thinking that it was the German art student who failed the list for the second time;

Those who walked behind had a bare forehead and a shiny head that looked as if they were of British descent.

The man in front stepped forward,

"Professor Lu!"

He ran for Goodman.

Lu Shi is embarrassed,

"Mr. Pulitzer, I'm here."

He knew that Pulitzer had severe vision loss from the age of 40 and even became blind for a time.

Moreover, Pulitzer, because of his nervous breakdown, could not even accept any noise, had to live on a top-of-the-line soundproof yacht, floating around the sea.

Pulitzer coughed lightly,

"I'm sorry."

He warmly shook hands with Lu Shi and introduced: "Contemptible Joseph Pulitzer, this is Nicholas Murray Butler with me, who is currently serving at Columbia University and is about to become the president of Columbia University. ”

Pulitzer's accent is a bit strange, pronouncing the "r" as a small or large tongue sound, and some words ending with a "d" as a "t".

It's very much like German or Eastern European immigrants.

Butler next to him frowned,

"Just the surrogate, the acting principal."

Afterwards, he also stretched out his hand to shake Lu Shi's hand, and said apologetically: "Ms. Teixeira, the provost of the school, has caused trouble to His Majesty the King and you. ”

This is a reference to Columbia's rejection of global university rankings.

Lu Shi chuckled,

"Yes, Ms. Shetra rejected us, but she refused quite ruthlessly~"

Pulitzer and Butler were stunned,

Immediately afterward, they burst into laughter.

Both obviously did not expect that Lu Shi, a Chinese, would be so humorous, and the relationship between the two sides was instantly brought closer a lot.

Lu Shi said, "Please take a seat." ”

The crowd took their seats one by one.

Lu Shi's reputation for the two Americans was like thunder,

Needless to say, Pulitzer has been the highest honor for later generations of news media practitioners;

Butler became the acting president of Columbia University in 1901 and was appointed in 1902, a full 43 years, the longest tenure in the history of Columbia.

He made a major expansion of the campus, adding many new colleges and departments.

Lu Shi also introduced Waldhouse and Goodman.

Butler joked, "Professor Lu, Sir Lu, you really follow the local customs, and the first thing you do when you come to New York is to hire a lawyer." If you go further north to Harvard in Massachusetts, do you want to hire five strong bodyguards? ”

Massachusetts has a high crime rate, and even "Monopoly" has a prison setting,

That's why Butler is joking.

Lu Shi chuckled,

"Hire bodyguards? Sir and I are planning to do this~"

Butler and Pulitzer laughed again,

They all felt very comfortable socializing with Lu Shi, not at all like the rigidity of the British high society.

Pulitzer spreads hands,

"Nicholas, don't look down on lawyers so much. You know, I was a lawyer, too. It's a pity that I didn't have the money to set up a law firm at that time, and because I was young and spoke English, there were very few people who came to me to litigate, and my business never improved. ”

As he spoke, a smile curled up at the corner of Pulitzer's mouth,

"A lawyer has to be able to speak well, right?"

The tone was full of ridicule.

Lu Shi nodded,

"Indeed, I would not put freedom on a person who pronounces 'good' as 'goot'."

"Poof!" ×2

The two Americans burst out laughing.

Pulitzer said: "I didn't expect to communicate with Professor Lu so easily, and it seems that we will have a good chat later." ”

It's a signal to get down to business.

Lu Shi also got up seriously, sat upright, and entered the working state.

Pulitzer said, "Professor Lu, I've been trying to find a way to subscribe to the Mirror, and I know it's a great newspaper. ”

He took out a stack of newspapers from his briefcase,

"Tabloid newspaper, the first time I heard this concept, I couldn't help but be amazed."

Whoa—

The newspaper was turned page by page.

Lu Shi looked over,

I saw that the other party had collected all the front pages of the Mirror, and the last issue was two weeks ago, and each one was well preserved, and there was hardly any trace of the corners.

Considering the distance between the two countries by ocean, Pulitzer's fondness for the Mirror is evident.

Lu Shi asked, "Which article do you like the most?" ”

This question stopped Pulitzer,

He bowed his head and pondered,

"There are too many epoch-making pages. Comics, interviews, gender, people's livelihood...... Frankly, if I were younger, my favorite would have been the Jane Eyre comic book, and as for why, you know for sure. ”

Pulitzer became a newspaper tycoon, relying on "Yellow Kid",

He is optimistic about "Jane Eyre", probably because he saw his younger self.

Lu Shi was curious,

"What about you now?"

Without hesitation, Pulitzer replied, "Two." The first is an obituary for Her Majesty the Queen on the day the Mirror was first published, and the second is "The 20 Greatest Britons". ”

He glanced at Wardhouse and added, "I like the obituary, just because I like that article, don't get me wrong, sir." ”

Wardhouse nodded,

"Understood."

Lu Shi asked, "Why did Mr. Pulitzer like those two articles the most?" ”

Pulitzer sighed,

"Maybe it's because I'm old, but I like the cohesion that the article shows."

If you don't say that the United States in the early 20th century was a beacon,

Pulitzer was a Hungarian-American who was smuggled into the United States at the age of seventeen.

And this young smuggler was able to make a name for himself in the United States and become a wealthy man and the founder of journalism.

This land is full of opportunities and vitality, as long as you have a dream, who can't do it?

Of course

Swallowed by the icy waters outside Boston Harbor,

Buried in the scorching sand of the west,

Killed by a bullet from the Coast Guard,

……

These are the awakening moments of the vast majority of the American Dream.

Lu Shi was silent and did not open his mouth.

Pulitzer continued: "Professor Lu, I would even like to do a "20 Greatest Americans" in Le Monde, but ...... At the moment, it's not quite right. ”

The history of the United States is still short,

Isn't it reverse cohesion to expel 20 people and be brutally killed by a British Sir Newton?

It's a big head to think about.

Lu Shi and Wardhouse couldn't help but glance at each other, and they both wanted to laugh.

Pulitzer said: "I want to ...... Alas...... I'm already tired of the competition and I'm ready to take away the most attacked yellow part of Le Monde. ”

His eyesight decayed, and he reduced his control over Le Monde.

This caused the newspaper to change from true yellow to true yellow.

Of course, he himself is not a decent man, and is called "Pulitzer who makes money by attacking others",

The people who were attacked were all celebrities and the upper class, but Pulitzer believed that "the more enemies, the better", and even expressed the position that "the most successful and valuable newspaper should usually be the most enemy".

Lu Shi muttered in his heart,

Now know that tired of competition?

What did you do in the morning......

He said: "Ready to remove the most attacked yellow part of Le Monde? Did you make this decision because of your age? ”

Pulitzer did not deny it, nor did he admit it,

He sighed,

"Is there a word in China, what is it called, to know the destiny of heaven?"

Lu Shi corrected: "'Know the destiny of heaven'." ”

These three words are pronounced in Chinese,

Subsequently, he translated: "This is the description of the ancient Chinese, when people reach the age of 50, they know the difficulty of realizing their ideals, so they no longer pursue the results of doing things, the so-called 'people make things happen, and things are achieved in heaven'." But it's not resigned to fate and inaction. ”

Pulitzer closed his eyes and let the body trap in the armchair,

"What a word."

He seemed to be quite emotional.

Butler, who was on the side, sighed and said, "Professor Lu, Joseph has always wanted to donate money to Columbia University to establish a journalism school, but he was politely rejected by Mr. President. ”

Lu Shi asked, "When is it?" ”

Butler replied, "1892, the first time should be 1892." ”

The implication is that Pulitzer has raised it many times.

Estimate the land time,

At that point in time, it should have been the time when Pulitzer's vision was drastically reduced, or even lost.

Once people fall into darkness, they will think about something that they don't have, and a journalist like Pulitzer will inevitably feel uneasy and want to leave something behind.

Lu Shi asked again: "...... reason for your refusal?"

Butler coughed lightly,

"Professor Lu, I was not at Columbia University at that time. That was when I was a lecturer at Johnhouse Popkins University in Baltimore, and after that, I went to serve on the New Jersey Board of Education and helped form the College Entrance Examination Board. ”

Lu Shi glanced at the other party in surprise,

In such a hurry to clear up the relationship, could it be that Butler was supportive of the establishment of a journalism school?

In fact, Columbia's School of Journalism was established during Butler's tenure and created the Pulitzer Prize, which enjoys high prestige in journalism and the industry.

However, Pulitzer himself did not witness the founding of Columbia University's School of Journalism.

It was done a year after his death.

Lu Shi continued: "Okay~Okay~ What was the reason for the refusal at that time? ”

Butler said: "There has been a discussion within Columbia about whether journalism is a study or a family-raising art. In this matter, the sound is very unified, so the resistance is very strong. ”

I'm afraid it's not that simple,

Lu Shi glanced at Pulitzer again, and his heart was like a mirror,

The reason for Columbia's refusal, I'm afraid there is another point, that is, the reputation of Pulitzer and yellow newspapers stinks in American high society,

Receiving Pulitzer's "dirty money" may evolve into "self-isolation from heaven and earth."

It is also for this reason that Butler completed the School of Journalism after Pulitzer's death.

Did Pulitzer know about this?

Lu Shi looked sideways.

Pulitzer's eyes were blank, and there was hardly any negative emotion,

"Not only within universities, but also many newspaper editors laughed at my idea, saying that it was a fool's dream to elevate journalism to the level of an academic profession," he said. ”

Lu Shi thought for a while and asked the other party: "To open an academy, you must have courses and teachers." How is the course preparation set up? ”

Pulitzer had long thought about it,

"Emphasis is placed on courses in the social sciences and humanities, complemented by journalistic skills."

It's pretty much the same as modern times.

Lu Shi asked: "What kind of talents are you going to cultivate?" ”

Pulitzer replied: "Of course, better reporters and editors who run better newspapers that better serve the public." ”

Lu Shi pinched his chin lightly and fell into deep thought.

There was silence in the room,

“……”

“……”

“……”

Silence.

I don't know how long it took, Pulitzer couldn't help but ask, "Professor Lu, is there any problem?" ”

Lu Shi said: "I'm just thinking, is news equal to newspaper? ”

These words stopped everyone present.

Butler said curiously, "Professor Lu has a new point of view?" ”

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"It's not my new perspective. In 1899, the Italian Marconi succeeded in sending the first telegram. After that, didn't you researchers in the United States experiment with using radio waves to transmit sound to audiences in a certain area? ”

This is the radio station.

In an instant, Pulitzer was awakened,

What does Professor Lu mean is that radio waves can not only be used to shoot telegrams, but also to be used as a means of transmission? Right...... That's right! This is better than a newspaper! ”

For example, Lu Shi said: "For example, the interview version of the Mirror relies on radio waves to transmit the content of the interview in real time, which is far more credible than text. Therefore, the logic of these two as news media is completely different. ”

Pulitzer agreed with it,

In his vision, since journalism schools are going to teach courses, they must not only focus on the present, but also look at the future.

He said excitedly: "I knew it was right to find Professor Lu!" You understand both practice, theory, and even new technologies! Can we work together? ”

Lu Shi understood the other party's purpose for finding himself, and couldn't help laughing,

"What? Do you want me to speak to the Vice President? ”

Pulitzer embarrassment,

"This ...... Nothing. ”

Butler, who was on the side, couldn't help laughing and said, "Professor Lu, the United States is not a feudal centralized (?) Not to mention the vice president, even the president, he can't care what colleges and universities open. ”

Lu Shi said "oh~",

"I see. Mr. Pulitzer, you want me to advocate for the establishment of a journalism school in my capacity as editor-in-chief of the Mirror and visiting professor of economics in London. So, is it Harvard or Columbia? ”

Pulitzer looked up,

He stared at the landing with empty eyes,

"What does Professor Lu think? Do you feel the need to establish a journalism school? ”

Lu Shi said: "Mr. Pulitzer, is journalism science or not? ”

(End of chapter)