American Scandal King

Chapter 29: The Newspaper Industry Will Decline
The car door opened and Ian got out.

He stood on the street, watching Kit's car leave, his eyes slightly gloomy.

After whistling, he turned around and gave a thumbs-up to the small building in the distance.

Editor Bill waved in the distance and left with the camera.

Ian then walked home.

He strolled along, his eyes moving among the crowd, and confirmed that the madman Git had sent someone to follow him.

The long street was bustling with people, and Ian was calm. Emotionally, he wasn't afraid, but his mind told him to keep his eyes open.

I hope there will be an improvement in military strength.

Back home, Ian took off his coat and hung it on the hanger outside.

When I entered the kitchen, I saw that my mother had already prepared a sumptuous dinner.

"It looks rich, Mom." Ian picked up a piece of fried chicken and put it in his mouth.

Mrs. Carl seemed very happy to see her son come back.

She took off her floral apron, walked over to hug her son, and kissed him on the forehead. Her chubby face was full of smiles: "You've made another good news, son. You saved an innocent girl."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but shed tears again: "It's a pity that you grew up a little late, and your father can't see it."

Ian replied sincerely, "I've always regretted my past behavior, but now I no longer associate with those people. I will devote the rest of my life to revealing the truth to the people and bringing the latest news to the world."

As he spoke, he sat down at the dinner table and while eating, he happily told his mother about today's newspaper sales and the discussions caused by those things on the Internet.

Mrs. Carl obviously didn't think about what her son meant behind all this. The simple old lady was just happy for her son's growth.

She murmured, "Your father's business will flourish in your hands."

Ian laughed and said, "I can't guarantee that, Mom."

Mrs. Karl was surprised: "What did you say?"

Ian replied: "Actually... my future plan is to start an internet news platform."

Mrs. Karl was stunned: "Internet news? Your father is against that. He said it's like selling gold as garbage."

Ian wasn't surprised by this.

After all, Internet news was originally a free news website that only earned traffic but not money, especially now that it has just experienced the bursting of the Internet bubble and is in a trough.

Although Ian can make money by providing news to Internet news websites, most platforms themselves are still losing money - advertising fees are not enough to cover expenses.

Only a few news websites are profitable, but the results are average.

Old Carl shrugged it off.

He believes that the essence of all this is that the Internet has reduced the value of news!

Ian said: "The Internet is the future trend, and it will develop even better in the future."

Although the Internet was already booming during this period, the Internet economy was still in its infancy. Websites like Facebook had not yet appeared, and mobile Internet was even further away.

Even if there are differences in time and space, the general trend will not change easily.

The question is how you seize the opportunity...

Ian's mouth was full of grease as he mumbled, "Print media will decline sooner or later. The Internet will impact everything, not just print media, but also television stations and even movies."

Mrs. Carl was surprised: "You mean there will be no newspapers in the future?"

Ian shook his head. "No, newspapers will always exist, but sales will continue to decline. In fact, many large media groups have already begun to transform. The 20s was the most glorious era for the newspaper industry, with daily circulation reaching 3600 million copies. However, with the continuous emergence of new media, newspaper sales have continued to decline. Now, national newspaper sales are only about million copies a day. Super newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Daily News are lucky to have peak sales of million copies, and that's global sales! It will shrink further in the future. The tabloid industry will have an even harder time, with hundreds of small newspapers closing down every year."

Mrs. Carr sighed, "Well, I don't understand. If you think it's appropriate, then do it. But I have to remind you, child, that the Los Angeles Herald is your father's life's work."

"Don't worry, Mom. Newspapers may decline, but news will always exist. It's just a new medium! Necessary sacrifices will bring greater rewards. The Carl family is engaged in news, and should not be limited to newspapers." Ian replied with a smile.

When doing business, you can't be too emotional.

This feeling not only refers to people, but also to enterprises.

The idea that this is my family business, I can't let it go, I have feelings for it, is unnecessary to Ian. Most Chinese people don't have that concept anyway.

In the old days, the famous BlackRock Group went to China to speculate in stocks, but ultimately failed to outperform Chinese companies.

They said sadly: "I just want to buy their stocks, but the Chinese want to sell their companies to me!"

This is a very sad statement, and it also reflects the huge difference in thinking between the Chinese and Americans in terms of business practices... When Chinese people do business, money is still the core measurement index, but Americans want more than just money, there are other related things, such as political influence, so they will not just aim to make money, the industry itself is still important.

Having money but no property means having no political influence.

Ian combines the strengths of both families. He can sell his own business without restraint, and he can also kill people with his own hands and sell out his conscience for the sake of making money.

Well, this is not a fusion of the strengths of the two families, but a fusion of the weaknesses of the two families!
But who cares?

So he smiled at his mother and said, "I can't guarantee that the Los Angeles Herald will last forever. I may sell it in the future, mother. But I can assure you that even though the Herald may not last forever, the Carl family is destined to become the most prominent family in America."

Mrs. Karl looked at her son excitedly: "You have to have children first before you can have a family."

Before there can be children, there must be a woman.

Kate Beckinsale?

No, she will not be the mother of my child.

Ian smiled: "It will be, Mom, everything will be!"

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After dinner, Ian went out for a walk with his camera.

This has become his daily habit.

After all, night is the most lively time in the United States - a good time for indulgence, robbery, and murder.

If Ian didn't need to improve his martial arts skills, then if he just walked around the gang-infested streets in Los Angeles every night, he would be able to uncover something big every night.

There are countless news reports about gun battles combined with pornographic news.

My skills limit my development!

For this reason, Ian has started to consider fitness - after all, Kate also needs a good body, right?

She thought I wasn't long enough.

As he walked, the neighbors nearby greeted him warmly.

Think about how not long ago Ian Carl was as miserable as a street rat, with debt collectors everywhere. Ian also smiled and responded happily.

Ian was walking casually at this moment, glanced around and let out a light exclamation.

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PS:

Actually, I originally wanted to write about a deviated time and space, where the United States is not called the United States, but the United States of America, Los Angeles is called Los Angeles, and so on.

It is mainly suitable for creating celebrity plots. To be honest, I have always had a headache writing celebrity revelations because it involves some celebrity scandals and may constitute slander.

Later, at the editor's suggestion, I changed it back, but now I think I need to add a clarification: This time and space is a parallel universe, with deviations. For example, CBS was acquired by Viacom long ago in the original universe, but not in this universe. If there are any differences in the future, please understand them as deviations, but I will also try my best to stay consistent with the original universe.

In addition: There will be some celebrity scandals later, some of which are true, but some are purely fictional, so please don’t take them personally (also, for sensitive reasons, this book tries not to write about China, as much as possible... this is the helpless understanding of someone who has suffered losses).

In fact, because I have swum in the shallows of the film and television industry, I do know some celebrity anecdotes, but I really can’t tell you... but I can graft them on.

When it comes to emotions, people don’t even want the truth, let alone fabricated ones?

Finally, this book isn't just about Hollywood. It covers everything: violence, sex, economics, politics! The main storyline is essentially a business development storyline, and the story follows various news stories. Given the protagonist's style, he'll develop many exciting news stories and unbelievable interview methods later on.

So the plot of this book must be exciting.

I hope you like it. Your support is my motivation.

(End of this chapter)