Fox of France

To be honest, the British are not unaware of the activities of the French media and the political conspiracies behind these activities. After all, when it comes to conspiracy, in the entire world, if the British consider themselves the second child, no one would dare to call themselves the boss. In this regard, whether it is a natural lower limit or the skills accumulated over the years, the British are the world leader in conspiracy.

So when the French come to the UK to run the media, the British will naturally also go to France to run the media. Some British newspapers also founded various French newspapers in Paris. However, the circulation of these newspapers in France is far less than the circulation of French newspapers and periodicals in the UK, or even a fraction. Not even to say that in France, even in the UK, they were beaten down by the French press.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that the cost of these British newspapers has never been reduced.

The French newspapers and periodicals, apart from "nature" and other "pure academic" things, their main source of income is not selling prices, but advertising revenue. (Of course, "Nature" or something, they are a "non-profit social group", they are originally "not making money".)

For a newspaper, the larger the circulation, the more valuable and valuable the advertisements it publishes, the higher the revenue it can obtain from the advertisements, and the more capable it is to set the price of its own newspaper. Much lower. On the premise of ensuring the quality, the cheaper a single newspaper is, the easier it is to increase its circulation.

Under the leadership of Lucien and with the support of the military-industrial complex, when French newspapers landed in the UK, they brought along an entire advertising support team in addition to reporters and editors. Therefore, the French can also reduce the price of newspapers by a large amount without thinking about making money for the time being.

But on the British side, they did not have a monopoly, like a monster like the "Military-Industrial Complex", and naturally did not have the support of the "Advertising Support Group", so a cycle of headaches for newcomers appeared in the British newspapers. In front of.

After those British newspapers were published in France, the first problem they faced was the price of newspapers. In France, low-priced newspapers have gradually become the norm. The selling price of each newspaper is often just the same as its material cost, that is, the cost of paper plus the cost of printing. The money depends on advertising. But the new British newspapers cannot do this, which makes them still need to rely on the price of the newspaper to make money. This led to a consequence: their newspapers are more expensive than French newspapers.

This is a terrible consequence, and it brings a series of follow-up questions.

Because the selling price is expensive, no one buys; because no one buys, no one wants to advertise; because no one wants to advertise, the price must be expensive...Although these newspapers have struggled for a while, they also tried to eat. The strength of milk pulls advertisements everywhere. However, even British businessmen are unwilling to advertise with them. Who can’t sell them? They would rather spend a lot of money to advertise in those local newspapers in France than give these British fellows a copper.

As for French businessmen, of course it is the same. They are also as picky as the British. Therefore, what these British newspapers can get are advertisements with very low total prices such as "missing people notice" and "dog hunting notice". Even entertainment companies such as the Moulin Rouge in Paris disdain to be in the British. "The circulation is small and the total price is very low. On average, the average price of each newspaper sold is high. Advertise in the "unworthy tabloid". And in the French festivities, a satire for those incompetent entertainment companies, as well as the little yellow hair girls who are not popular or the expired old beauties: "You can only advertise in the British newspapers."

Therefore, although Lucien seemed to stand up irrationally, for the moment, the chances of putting him in a cannon and shooting toward the sun are indeed not very high. Unlike someone, it is enough to go to the sun for a week.

In fact, even in London, local British newspapers feel the pressure of cheap newspapers from France. Two copies of seven pence are quoted at this price. If advertising revenue is not included, it is completely at a loss. Even considering advertising revenue, these two newspapers are basically not very profitable.

However, behind these two newspapers are French "Science Pravda" and "French Kommersant". It is said that Mr. Nucingen, the director of the French Kommersant, said on the board of directors:

"The United Kingdom is a brand new market. Here, the most important thing for our newspapers is not to make profits, but to grab share as much as possible. Gentlemen, if we can make money temporarily, or even temporarily not make money, Small losses are used to force our competitors to lose a lot or even go bankrupt. Then these losses are all worthwhile and should be regarded as successful investments.

Gentlemen, once the traditional British newspapers and periodicals went bankrupt under our blow, they eventually retreated from the market. At that time, you still have to worry, can't we make money? At that time, all advertisements can only be published here in order to be widely known. All MPs, whether they are from the Whig Party or the Tory Party, must pass through us so that their voices can be heard widely. . At that time, should we still worry about not making money? "

The British certainly know the danger of this situation continuing. But the UK did not form a large-scale press trust at this time. More specifically, it is the UK, which is still in the most classic period of liberal capitalism. The stars have not yet reached the right position, and the monopoly organizations are overgrown. The indescribable thing with pervasive tentacles has not had time to form. Then suddenly encountered an invasion by foreign gods.

Only nuclear weapons can fight nuclear weapons, only retreat furnaces can fight retreat furnaces, only the old dominators can fight against the old dominators, and only trusts can fight against trusts.

Only relying on the British newspapers to fight alone, none of them will be opponents of the French media trusts. Therefore, on the day Fagin left Paris, in London, a group of British newspapers gathered together, held a successful and victorious conference, and announced the establishment of an organization called the "England Press Union". On the same day, the "England News Union" announced that its assets will undergo an optimized combination, and many poorly managed newspapers will be shut down one after another. Some incompetent personnel will be removed, and their forces will be concentrated to create somewhat brand-new newspapers "The Times Review" and "England Economic Observer".

Obviously, these two newspapers are directed at the two newspapers of the "Seven Pence League."

In addition to the original bosses of several newspapers, some gentlemen who were originally engaged in other industries have also joined the alliance and invested in it. The highest-ranking investor in the alliance is the former British Prime Minister Peter Jr.

One well-known thing is that Pete has no money. Because of previous investment failures, Pete is a famous negative. So many people speculate that most of the money Little Pete invested was lent to him by the king.

Because of the joining of Peter Pete, this alliance is naturally full of Tory colors.

The emergence of such a newspaper alliance full of Tory colors firstly made the Whigs vigilant. Although this "English Press League" seems to be aimed at the "Seven Pence League" of the French, their threat to the French is not deadly enough, but their threat to the Whig Party is much more deadly.

Obviously, just as the fragmented British media could not beat the "Seven Pence Alliance" before, once the media on the Tory party's side has formed a major alliance, they can easily defeat the French even if they cannot beat the French temporarily. Crush the rest and lean towards the small newspapers of the Whig Party.

So a few days later, another newspaper alliance, the "Free Press Alliance of England" was also announced in London. Perhaps because of the hurried establishment, its various organizational regulations and measures are almost all copied from the "English Press Union".

Its main convener is the leader of the Whig Party, Charles James Fox~www.readwn.com~ Of course, there are many rich people behind him.

So the news battlefield in England suddenly appeared in a three-legged state.

"Mr. Fox is a very interesting person. In terms of philosophy, he is closer to the French, even closer to Jacobin. When he was independent in North America, he openly praised the North American people's resistance to the tyrant. When Louis XVI’s head was in the parliament, he openly said in the parliament that it was Louis XVI’s own fault. This extreme attitude made him lose many friends, and it also allowed the Tories to have the upper hand in the parliament, even, Many members of the Tory Party, who used to be Whigs, became the Tory Party because of their contradictions in ideas.

Well, this guy is a good speaker and debater. In parliamentary debates, he has never been inferior. Anyone who confronts him will be stunned by him, but when voting, he has hardly succeeded.

Because of his pro-law stance, this time, there are also textile merchants and steam engine merchants behind his alliance. However, on the whole, his alliance is far inferior to the'English Press League'. Well, Joseph, Napoleon, I think we can give them a little support. Let's design a conspiracy against the ‘English News League’, using the undisclosed discovery of your new Joseph. "