A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 175

The elevator riding experience in the early years can only be said to be sincere, but it is definitely a very advanced product of this era.

The basement of the Pulitzer Building is the printing factory of Pulitzer's "Le Monde".

Pulitzer also built a special bedroom on the tenth floor for the editors who couldn't go home. At this time, the treatment of "Le Monde" is really nothing to say.

As for Pulitzer's office, of course it was on the top floor, even with a gilded cupola.

Today, the sales volume of "Le Monde" has exceeded 30 copies, which was a truly terrifying figure more than 100 years ago.

Now Pulitzer basically retreats behind the scenes, because his eyesight is already very poor, but he can be considered to have achieved financial freedom, just do some management work every day.

So I have a lot of time to meet people from all walks of life.

As the king of the newspaper industry, Pulitzer naturally knew about Li Yu, so Li Yu and the others did not wait too long and came to the office on the top floor.

"Mr. Pulitzer, it's an honor to meet you." Li Yu greeted first.

Wearing thick glasses, Pulitzer got up and said, "I am also very honored! So you are the great scientist who is widely rumored in Europe! But what I want to ask is, why don't you have braids? When I went to China, I saw All with a long braid."

Li Yu said with a smile: "The times are about to change."

Ten years ago, after Pulitzer's eyesight began to seriously decline, he and his wife traveled around the world, visiting India, China, Japan and so on.

"Are you going to renounce your nationality?" Pulitzer asked in surprise.

Li Yu said: "Of course not. It can only be said that culture must extract its essence and discard its dross. China in the future will be no different from Western countries."

Pulitzer said: "I like Chinese proverbs, which can always summarize important ideas in a concise way."

It's just that Pulitzer will not live to the day when the Qing Dynasty perishes.

However, some Chinese who came to the United States to seek gold in the early days have been in the United States for many years, and they have already cut off their big braids and restored their original appearance.

Sierra took out the manuscript: "Mr. Pulitzer, we're here today to advertise in the World Cup and pave the way for Star Wars."

Sierra's thinking is quite advanced, and the early announcement is indeed a very good method in the advertising industry.

Now Pulitzer's "Le Monde" has too much influence, and the newspaper advertisements are very effective.

The layout of "Le Monde" has reached 12-14 pages every day, and will increase to 36-44 pages on Sundays, but the price is still only 2 cents, and the market share is quite high.

"Star Wars?" Pulitzer asked. "What's that?"

"It's a science fiction novel written by Mr. Li Yu," Sierra said.

Pulitzer was also very surprised, "You can also write science fiction!"

Li Yu smiled and said, "Yes, it's just science promotion."

"It's interesting," Pulitzer thought for a while, "Nowadays, excellent science fiction novels are published in countries such as Britain and France, and I have already seen its potential. Mr. Erner's "Around the World in Eighty Days" and other works are simply wonderful adventure novels."

"It can indeed be regarded as a kind of adventure novel, after all, it is a new world." Li Yu said.

"Very good! It's very relevant to today's readers," Pulitzer said. "When will the novel be released?"

Sierra said: "Harper Collins Press is proofreading and publishing, and it will take about a week."

Pulitzer is a professional newspaperman, and said: "There is still a lot of time. Mr. Li Yu can write a few manuscripts for "Le Monde" to warm up, and then we will reduce advertising expenses accordingly."

This is a reasonable win-win deal, and Li Yu of course agreed: "I will finish it as soon as possible."

Pulitzer said: "It's a pity that my eyes are not good, otherwise I really want you to teach me how to see that distant Pluto."

It seems that among Li Yu's achievements, the most famous in the United States is the discovery of Pluto.

"Besides," Pulitzer said, "give me a copy as soon as it's printed. I'm very curious about what kind of science fiction a top scientist will write."

Li Yu said, "Of course."

After leaving the Pulitzer Building, Sierra had to return to Boston, while Li Yu stayed in New York.

Li Yu inquired about the residence of the psychologist Cartel, who was the first academician of psychology in the American Academy of Sciences, but Li Yu didn't understand psychology, so of course he didn't come to him to discuss psychology.

This is a typical American detached house with two floors and a yard in front.

After Li Yu declared his identity, Cartel immediately invited him into the room.

After exchanging pleasantries, Carter asked, "Dear Mr. Li Yu, are you here to take a psychological test?"

Li Yu said with a smile: "I feel that my psychology is still fine."

Cartel added: "So it's a stress test?"

Well, it really is psychology, every word is in the category of psychology.

Li Yu had no choice but to explain his intention: "I heard that Mr. has a magazine called "Science" in his hand."

"It was for that," said Cuttle. "It did. I bought it from Mr. Scudder, an entomologist, eight or nine years ago, but the magazine is not doing well."

Li Yu asked: "How much money did you spend to buy it?"

Cartel said: "It cost us $500 at the beginning. I was also surprised at the price. It was too cheap. After all, Mr. Edison invested $1 in it in the early years. But it was discontinued 20 years ago due to poor management. Later, Scudder Mr. bought it and spent a lot of effort, but it was still difficult to get rid of the financial crisis, so he sold it to me."

When Li Yu heard it, Nima, $500 is like a free gift, okay?

Li Yu said: "If possible, I can buy it, the price is up to you."

"It didn't seem like a smart choice," Cartel said. "This magazine isn't going to make a lot of money."

Li Yu said: "It's not about money, it's not for that, I'm for science."

However, Cartel seems to have feelings: "Although this magazine is not well distributed, to be honest, I really don't want to part with it."

Li Yu also saw Cartel's thoughts, so he had to say instead: "Then why don't I also invest in this magazine, and I can find a way to increase its circulation and influence."

The brains for studying psychology are not bad, and Cattell feels that if he borrows Li Yu's fame, there is indeed something to be done. Li Yu is definitely a "traffic star" in the scientific world now.

"How much do you want to invest in?" Cartel asked.

Li Yu stretched out five fingers.

Cartel said: "It's also five hundred dollars, half of the equity for each of us?"

Li Yu shook his head and said, "Five thousand dollars."

Cartel laughed and said, "Isn't that equivalent to buying it?"

Li Yu said: "It's not. After investing 51 US dollars, I will own 49% of the shares, and you will own [-]%. And I will also pay for the follow-up expenses, how about it?"

The U.S. stock market has long been developed, especially in New York, where almost everyone understands concepts such as stocks and equity. Cartel felt that Li Yu was making money at a loss, and asked in surprise, "You like this magazine so much?"

Li Yu said: "Whoever calls it a good name, if you want to do it again, you can't use this name."

The United States still attaches great importance to patents, and Li Yu's rhetoric can completely persuade the cartel.

Cartel really believed it, even if he wasn't the founder, after all, he is also the owner of the current "Science" magazine, and it has not been in vain to operate it for so many years.

Li Yu added: "I can submit a few high-quality manuscripts for it and quickly improve its status."

Carter was completely persuaded at this moment: "You have done too much!"

In this way, Li Yu is not only investing in capital, but also in technology. Only 51% of the shares are really not much, and even Cartel feels that the amount of shares in his hand is a bit hot.

"Moreover, the daily operation rights will also be in your hands." Li Yu said.

"So you're like the chairman and the investor behind the scenes?" Cartel asked.

Li Yu smiled and said, "I still want to be the writer below."

It was the first time for Cartel to see a magazine run like this, but "Science" magazine is indeed running poorly now. If Li Yu comes in, it will be really exciting.

It didn't take long for Cartel to agree: "I accept your proposal!"

Now Europe and the United States are all engaged in contracts. As long as property and money are involved, a contract must be signed.It's just that Cartel definitely didn't have a contract template here, so the two had to write it down by hand, and it would work anyway.

Cartel asked: "The circulation of the journal is terrible. In your capacity, do you really want to publish papers in it?"

Li Yu said: "Don't worry, in order to make it better, there are still some things to do in advance."

Cartel laughed: "It feels like you are also an operator."

Li Yu said: "I can't stay in the United States now, and the follow-up operations still depend on you."

"So what are you going to do?" Carter asked.

Li Yu said, "I want to go to the American Academy of Sciences."

"Academy of Sciences..." Cattell said, "I went to the Association for the Advancement of Science three years ago and made an agreement with them that Science became one of their journals and published their articles. But I do I would like to talk to the leaders of the American Academy of Sciences and publish their results."

The American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Sciences are the two major scientific organizations in the United States in later generations, but the Academy's status in science is obviously higher.

Moreover, many real scientists are currently in the Academy of Sciences, and the Association for the Advancement of Science is more like an organizational institution.

Li Yu said: "Yes, we are a scientific journal after all, and of course we still need more scientists to submit papers."

Cartel smiled wryly: "It's just that people in the Academy of Sciences now directly submit articles to the UK or Germany. Even me, a psychology academician of the Academy of Sciences, is more willing to submit articles to the UK."

Li Yu was also a little stunned. Europe still holds a high status in the scientific community.

It seems that I still want to be simple, but the American Academy of Sciences has not produced its own journal, so the follow-up can still be fought for.

"So, there is no need for me to go for the time being. Why don't I just ask the Science Promotion Association to increase funds and increase the number of publications."

With popularity in the future, direct facts speak louder than words.

Cartel nodded: "If the manuscript is of high quality, the Association for the Advancement of Science is definitely willing to do so. It just so happens that I have met with the secretary of the Association for the Advancement of Science, Mr. Howard, and we can go to him."

The American Association for the Advancement of Science actually really wants to run its own journals. After all, those scientific journals in Europe are too strong to give themselves a way out. No great scientists will submit papers.

Countries such as Britain, France and Germany are too strong in science. Although the United States has developed its industry, it still cannot compare with them in terms of science.

In addition, the Swedish Academy of Sciences came up with a Nobel Prize, which completely fixed the scientific center in Europe.Even if the Association for the Advancement of Science can attract sponsorship to set up a scientific award with an amount no less than the Nobel Prize, it will not compete with Europe.

Li Yu and Cartel came to Howard's office, and Cartel introduced Li Yu to him. After a few compliments, Howard was also very surprised by Li Yu's purpose: "You mean, you can make our journal run stand up?"

"Science" magazine has now become a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science according to the agreement, and there is nothing wrong with this "we".

In fact, the Association for the Advancement of Science is still betting on many magazines, and I am not sure which one will rise.

But since Li Yu has hand-picked "Science", the Association for the Advancement of Science can certainly focus on it.

Li Yu said: "If you want to cheer it up, you need more than money."

Howard deeply agrees with this: "It was useless for Mr. Edison to put out [-] US dollars. Later, Mr. Bell also provided a lot of funds, but he could only get in and not out, which led to their early withdrawal of funds."

Li Yu said: "That's right, that's why it is necessary to make content, and it is the kind of content that has worldwide influence."

Howard showed embarrassment: "Of course I understand this truth, but now most of the manuscripts are submitted to Europe across the ocean, what can we do?"

It is also unexpected that "Science", one of the three top NSC journals in the future, was in such a situation in its early years.

Li Yu said: "I can provide the manuscript, and I happen to have some good results in hand."

"New results?" Howard asked.

"Of course," Li Yu said, "otherwise it will have some effect."

"Great!" Howard said happily, "With your status, publishing it will definitely attract people."

Li Yu said: "Naturally, you can't just read someone's article. As I said before, it depends on the content."

"That's right! Content!" Howard quickly lifted his spirits, "It's really touching that Mr. can put down his body and vote for a small magazine like ours."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Hedong for 30 years, and Hexi for 30 years. It won't be a small magazine in the future."

"Hedong? Hexi?" Howard was stunned.

Although Li Yu spoke in English, speaking Chinese proverbs in front of them seemed a little difficult to understand, so I had to add: "I mean, sooner or later it will be no less than the top journals in Europe."

Carter also said excitedly: "I also hope to see this day, with Mr.'s capital investment and manuscripts, the hope is too great!"

I really hope that there is no limit to it. I can only say that Li Yu's investment is definitely worth it.

(End of this chapter)