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Chapter 64: Transfor News! Breaking News! the Hope’s self-designedsuccess So discovery…"
"Breaking News! Breaking News! The firstexpedition ca nu airships, the yield is predicted to increase toNews! Breaking News…"
Early in the , the Hope’s lowest three floors, which also housed the civilian tene "Hope Weekly" These were newsboys hired by the Hope News Agency to peddle their publication They were strategically placed at public places like spots where people tagged in their ID cards to increase sales coverage
The price of Hope Weekly had increased from its initial 02 H-coins to 05 H-coins With only four issues each month, the expenditure added up to a measly monthly payment of 2 H-coins Even for the lowest income citizens, the militia reserve with their monthly allowance of 120 H-coins, it was still pretty affordable
For only 2 H-coins per month, people had access to as basically the Hope’s sole source of affordable entertainment and current news
In a roadside stall sat Xiao Niao, Qiu Qiu, and Dan Dan The leisurely way the three men enjoyed their breakfast was a heavy contrast to the strea by
It was Qiu Qiu who started the conversation "Nice, it looks like we’re going to break 40000 sales this week And to think I was afraid the price hike would affect Hope Weekly’s sales, now it seeht decision handing over the agency’s operation to the govern the stock dividends"
With his reely "It was not only the right decision, it was our only possible decision You have to understand how much the power the Hope Weekly holds as the Hope’s only body of , so there is no way our seovernment would let us hold on to the ownership of the Hope Weekly Thanks to that leverage, ere given a monthly collection of ten percent stock dividend, and that is indeed a good deal Also, with the inevitable increase in population and thus sale, the amount ill receive will only increase"
His two friends nodded silently After taking a few bites of his fritters, Xiao Niao suddenly laughed, a booh that attracted a few raised eyebrows Undeterred, he said, "Bros, quickly finish your breakfast After this, we’re going to hit the internet café Star Wars 3 and World of Warcraft 4, we’re gonna sit there until they throw us out!"
As people rushed to work, alle one of them held a copy of Hope Weekly in their hands Most zoned in on the return of 50 tons of ores, but few paid notice to theairship, and deep impression were left on those who did
Si overti airships The place was understandably hectic
"Are we that short on staff?" Yao Yuan asked as he looked through the daily reports,the recruiteneral workers were recruited, but since both construction ofcrafts and distillation of ores required specialized knowledge, the lack of specialized staff was a serious issue
However, this could be handily resolved byschemes
Therefore, Yao Yuan was not seriously worried Au contraire, he was rather relieved at their general progress In fact, his relief was shared by many ere in the know