Spy Shadow.

Chapter 1053 Fish and Bait
After watching Hart leave, Chloe immediately got up and returned to the room.

She understood that her mission in Hawaii had been accomplished, and Loach left with satisfaction. Next, Hart would have his wonderful romance, but behind the romance was poison.

Beautiful women are the most deceptive. What the team leader said is so true.

Chloe is doing great.

Two days later, Chloe returned to San Francisco, packed her bags, and prepared to go to Washington to take up her post.

The salary of the new job is not high, far less than the previous one, which is in line with her current status and ability, but the secret salary is not low.

The money given to her secretly will be used to pay off her debt first, and if she completes the task well, the money will be given to her later.

Chloe had no choice but to obey.

In early March, Chloe arrived in Washington and officially joined the new company.

In an office far away, Hart was carefully looking at the survey results in front of him.

He returned to Washington a day earlier than Chloe. When they were chatting that day, he noticed that Chloe had encountered some problems and was in a very low mood. No wonder so many people who tried to chat with her were all scolded away by her.

The reason why he could talk to her was, firstly, that they had known each other for a long time, and secondly, that she was very smart and did not say anything reckless. They were just chatting and greeting each other as acquaintances.

In this case, Chloe really had no reason to be angry.

Hart was very satisfied with his performance and immediately began to investigate Chloe's situation after returning.

Do not check, I don’t know, I’m scared.

Something really happened to Chloe, and it was a big one. She was targeted by her boss and lost her job because of it. Everything she said at the time was true. Hart sent his confidants to San Francisco and New York. Chloe has indeed not had a good time recently.

The most important point is that she owed her uncle a lot of money in order to pay off the debt, so she found a new job.

The new job paid only one-tenth of her previous salary.

Chloe no longer has a high-paying job.

This is what excites Hart the most. Chloe is still so rich, and he may not dare to approach her. After all, rich women will make him instinctively feel inferior. His current salary is much better than before, and he has the opportunity to earn extra money, but it can't be compared with Chloe before.

Now, he is much stronger than Chloe.

The change in income helped him regain his confidence as a man.

He even fantasized about the chance to have sex with her.

Chu Lingyun really has a strong grasp on people's hearts. Even when they are abroad, he can still control Hart's psychology. Facing the woman he first liked, Hart could not bear such temptation, even though he was already an agent.

Agents are men too.

If Chloe had another identity, he might not dare to think so much. Chloe has always been a naive and innocent person. However, Chu Lingyun's identity made him a little worried.

It is true that Chu Lingyun is Chinese, but he is a capitalist who came to the United States very early.

He has a very good relationship with the top management.

Chu Lingyun is also a Chinese agent. He is said to be a very good agent, arguably the best.

Hart scoffed at this.

In a place like China, what can the strongest agent do? He can't compare to their ordinary agents.

And he is the most powerful agent of the most powerful country in the world.

In terms of professional ability, Chu Lingyun is far inferior to him.

This is Hart's confidence. Proud people are very confident.

Chu Lingyun overestimated Hart a little. Hart was wary of Chu Lingyun purely because of his money and his relationship with Katemen.

He didn't care much about his previous identity as an agent.

After learning the situation, Hart was very happy. He wrote down the address of Chloe's new job and began to plan how he would meet Chloe again. Also, because of his job, he could not tell Chloe the truth.

He was in the newspapers many times, but there were no photos of him.

After all, he is an agent and needs to hide.

There was only his name in the newspaper, and just the two words "Hart". There are many people with these two words as their names, and Chloe would not associate it with him.

It was easy for him to create a fake identity, and this time he wanted to create an identity of a successful person so that Chloe would look at him differently.

Try to win her heart.

So what if you're married? Aren't there many married people these days who have other people outside?
Hart was in the intelligence service, he had seen a lot.

Besides, he would not let Chloe know his married status, and his wife would also keep it a secret.

He was just trying to fulfill a wish from the past, it wasn't a betrayal.

Hart was not in a hurry and slowly made his own plan. Chloe had just arrived and it would not be a good idea to meet her right away, so he would talk about it later.

If she doesn't do well in her new job, I can come forward to comfort her or even help her. I guess my dream will really come true.

On March 5, a reinforced battalion of soldiers set out for Hainan Island and forcibly landed on Baimajing Beach on the afternoon of the 6th.

Although the main force was concentrated in Taiwan, there were still many Guo party garrisons left in Hainan. The total number of troops was nearly 100,000, and the commander-in-chief was General Xue.

There were only about 800 soldiers in the first batch to land on the island. You can imagine the pressure they were under.

This mission can be said to be extremely dangerous, but none of the soldiers who landed on the island refused, and none of them were afraid. They were ready to die, and they drove their artificial wooden sailboats bravely towards the island.

After a fierce battle, they defeated two companies of defenders and successfully landed on the island with the help of local comrades.

In this battle, most of our ships were destroyed by the defenders and dozens of soldiers died. However, the sacrifice of their comrades did not scare them, but instead they fought more fiercely.

They successfully joined up with local comrades and set foot on the land of Hainan.

On the same day, the soldiers landed on Weizhou Island, wiped out the Kuomintang defenders on the island, and seized more than 300 ships of various types, marking the beginning of the liberation of Hainan.

The organization used facts to tell the Fruit Party that there was nothing they could not do.

Although the conditions are simple, we will overcome the difficulties. As long as we have strong beliefs, no one can stop us from moving forward.

On the 10th and 11th, our soldiers landed on the island again, and the days of Hainan's fruit party have entered the countdown.

Chu Yuan was standing in front of Chu Lingyun, reporting this happy event.

They were all sent by Zheng Guangtao. The Inspection Office has people stationed in Hainan, and the movements in Hainan cannot be hidden from them. Zheng Guangtao now sends messages to inquire about every detail, and at the same time asks vaguely when Chu Lingyun will return.

The Guo Party blocked the news from Hainan.

However, the top leaders all knew that many people were in panic at this time. They knew very well that once the Red Party landed on the island, Hainan would not be able to be defended.

Even if General Xue was there.

Over the past three years, almost all Kuomintang officers have lost their confidence. In their hearts, they even feel that the Red Party is invincible, which is even more desperate than when they faced the Japanese during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.

Obviously, the opponent's weapons and equipment were inferior to theirs, and their numbers were inferior to theirs, but when the real fight broke out, they were like heavenly soldiers, all of them fearless and brave, and would not retreat even until their last man was left.

Coupled with the opponent's excellent tactics, they even thought their failure was inevitable.

Everyone, including the old man himself, was also hit hard.

Lien Chan suffered a series of defeats, which left him with a psychological trauma. Under such circumstances, he was very afraid that the Red Party would appear in Taiwan.

At this time, Chu Lingyun's role was highlighted again, and the old man regretted punishing Loach.

The eldest son was very good at seizing opportunities and took the opportunity to speak ill of Qi Liming again. Unfortunately, the old man's indecisive nature came back. He still trusted Qi Liming. Besides, the Bureau of Secrets had indeed done a lot of things during this period and left a lot of people in the rear.

These people played a big role in his counterattack, but he still had illusions in his heart.

"Call them back. Don't worry. Trust General Xue."

Chu Lingyun replied with a smile, and Chu Yuan also smiled. He understood what the team leader meant.

The organization has landed in Hainan, and now is the time when intelligence is needed. Yu Huaqiang is still in the inspection room. As long as the people in Hainan in the inspection room send back the news, Yu Huaqiang can report it to the organization as soon as possible.

Now is not the time to retreat.

"Yes."

Chu Yuan was ordered to reply. Zheng Guangtao received the telegram and was helpless to see that Chu Lingyun was still unwilling to come back.

The director is not here, so he has to hold on.

On the 15th, Chu Lingyun appeared in New York.

The TV station's networking test has been completed, and the national channel will be officially launched today at 12 noon. The first program will be a congratulations on the launch of the national channel. They have recorded many blessings from celebrities in advance.

Then came the national news.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the TV series will be broadcast. The first one to be broadcast is "Family Troubles", which is a four-episode broadcast.

Next are new children's programs, general news, financial news and more.

At eight o'clock in the evening, it was "Henry the Detective" shot by Loach.

After the national television station was established, a new company was set up. The director was Boggs, the previous director of the New York TV station. He did a good job and became the director of the national television station as he wished.

Boggs is now full of energy and looks forward to doing well in his new position and truly ascending to a higher level.

Ratings cannot be counted in real time, they can only be inferred based on hotline calls.

This time, a national hotline was opened, and they had specially prepared thirty operators in advance. If the number of calls was high, the number of staff could be increased to fifty.

In the conference room, Chu Lingyun sat in the main seat with a TV in front of him.

Boggs and others were sitting on both sides, and Loach was there too. His TV series was going to be released today, and he was very much looking forward to the result.

They had advertised before, and many people know that their TV station will be broadcast nationwide today.

It was not yet noon, and there was only a specific signal on TV, but no programs.

As soon as twelve o'clock arrived, the technical side immediately started the signal transmission, and a tall and sexy host appeared and announced to everyone the start of their national program, followed by blessings from others, including Smith and others.

Finally, there is Katemen.

It was all words of blessing, and the time didn't last long, with Boggs going out from time to time to inquire about the results of the hotline.

“Boss, only three people called to express their blessings just now, but they are all advertisers who want to establish a cooperative relationship with us.”

Boggs was a little nervous. This was not a good start. Although blessings were not part of the content, the fact that there were no real audience calls always made him feel guilty.

"See if they can accept our terms and offer."

Chu Lingyun smiled and nodded. In fact, it was a good thing that advertisers called at this time. These businessmen were very smart. They were optimistic about the new program, otherwise they would not be so anxious.

Chu Lingyun would not accept an advertiser without strength.

"Good boss."

Boggs sat down again, and the news soon began. The hotline content became more abundant, mostly asking about the next program.

Chu Lingyun's heart moved slightly, and he instructed: "From now on, arrange the daily broadcast program list in advance and hand it over to the newspaper, and they will publish the TV program list for the next day."

Program preview? Since the audience cares, give it to them.

This can not only create a sense of anticipation among the audience, but also increase newspaper sales.

Chu Lingyun has not only TV stations, but also many newspapers.

"Yes, boss."

Boggs responded again, and everyone watched the show intently until the family troubles were broadcast and the phone finally started ringing.

Even if all fifty people were on board, it wouldn't be enough.

Boggs felt relieved.

This TV series was a huge success. Although it had been broadcasted by many local TV stations, it had not yet been broadcasted by national TV stations. Moreover, many places did not have their TV stations before.

Another thing is that even if it is a rebroadcast, many people still like it very much.

Their previous reruns had high ratings.

Four episodes will be broadcast simultaneously with commercials in between.

Especially during the commercial breaks, many people called in, some to praise them, some to protest, and even worse, a lawyer wanted to sue them, saying that inserting commercials during the TV series violated their right to choose.

Chu Lingyun ignored them all.

The TV station has its own legal department. If you want to sue them, you can come anytime and then we will drag him to death and make him pay a lot of money.

Family troubles are so hot-tempered, and it’s not like someone hasn’t had evil thoughts before.

An illegal private TV station targeted them and stole and broadcast their programs, which greatly increased the ratings.

However, after being discovered, he was quickly invited by the police for tea.

Now the entire company no longer exists, and the boss is still in there repenting for what he has done.

Chu Lingyun did not stay in the conference room all the time. He left at around four o'clock. But Niu Qiu was waiting there for his TV series to start.

Loach was even more nervous.

The reruns are so popular, if his new TV series can't compare to the reruns, it would be a failure.

The time finally arrived at eight o'clock in the evening.

Loach simply went to the service department, where the person was answering the phone. He had watched TV several times and there was nothing interesting to watch, so he wanted to see the audience's reaction.

The theme song of Inspector Henry sounded, a brand new TV series about the story of police detective.

After the TV started, the phone started ringing again.

Seeing the busy operator, Loach breathed a sigh of relief. The feedback seems to be good so far, but he doesn't know what the actual ratings will be in the end.

Chu Lingyun returned to his residence and put the TV station aside. He was thinking about the country.

Hainan is about to be liberated, and Yu Huaqiang is providing intelligence to the Inspection Office, which can at least reduce some of the organization's casualties.

They are all the best and cutest people, and the longer they survive, the better.

Chu Lingyun had no worries about the liberation of Hainan. What he was thinking about now was the new mission.

During the liberation of Hainan, the organization did suffer a lot due to the lack of a strong navy. Relying on our faith, we were able to land with wooden sailboats, even if many of them required manpower, we could do it, but after all, the casualties were too great.

Building a navy does not happen overnight; it takes time.

Building a navy is much more difficult than building an army and an air force. We do not lack a strong army in terms of organization, but as for the air force, we do not have suitable aircraft. However, training pilots is relatively easier than training naval soldiers.

The easy part is not the cost, but the time.

Naval training is far more complicated than that of the army and air force. An organization without a navy can now only use some simple modified ships or gunboats for training, but this specification is far from enough.

Besides, the situations in Taiwan and Hainan are different.

There are more defenders over there, and it is the Guo party's last retreat, so they will definitely fight to the death.

After the war, each country had a number of old warships that needed to be eliminated.

The organization wants these warships.

We don't need too much, just enough to support us in crossing the strait and sending soldiers to land for combat. The organization can contact these countries directly, but they may not necessarily sell to them, so a transit point is needed.

Hong Kong becomes the most suitable transit point.

This is Chu Lingyun’s new mission.

This task is not easy. He cannot reveal his identity now and cannot purchase under his own name. He needs an agent to do it. Chu Lingyun is thinking about this agent now.

It is actually not difficult to find an agent. Chu Lingyun understands the situation in Hong Kong and can find an agent to help them purchase.

The key is how to deliver it.

After all, the war will begin soon, and it will be impossible for those countries to send warships after the war starts.

No matter what the result was, Chu Lingyun had no intention of giving up. The time agreed with the eldest son was approaching, and it was just right that he was going to return to Taiwan to try to do this.

The next morning, Loach ran to the TV station.

After his TV series was broadcast yesterday, the hotline received a lot of calls, but after all, there was no actual data. If he wanted to know the actual results, he had to wait for the statistics from the technical department.

It's not easy to calculate national ratings.

Each place needs to compile statistics for its own situation, summarize it, and finally report it to the headquarters, which will calculate and come up with the final ratings.

This process takes time and it is estimated that all statistics will not be completed until noon.

Each department sends data via radio. Some places without radio have to make long-distance calls and report bit by bit.

The statistics took more time than Loach imagined.

It was not until five o'clock in the afternoon that all the audience ratings were counted.

Because it is the first day, all places need to verify it at least three times and only send it after confirmation. The message must be sent twice to avoid errors.

After getting the data, the people here immediately do statistics. The ratings in each place are different, so multiple tables need to be prepared.

Today's computer technology is still immature. Although it exists, it is very large and extremely expensive.

It is basically used by the military or large conglomerates, and not many people in the private sector use it.

After all the ratings were counted, Loach took it to watch immediately.

What he cares most about is the ratings of his TV series.

Seeing the final numerical ratio, Loach was stunned.

Not too high, but too low.

A total of more than 3.3 million television sets across the United States watched their program yesterday, and the final ratings were around 35 percent.

The American television industry has developed rapidly in the past two years.

Currently, about 25 percent of households in the United States own a television, with a total of more than 9.5 million sets, or nearly 10 million.

Many people optimistically estimate that the number will definitely exceed 10 million this year.

New York has the largest number of television sets, which previously numbered around 300,000 and is now approaching 400,000.

The city with the highest Loach TV ratings is New York.

This was the most developed place before, and their TV station had the highest ratings. This time, more than 300,000 TVs in New York watched their programs, and the ratings exceeded 80 percent.

However, the overall ratings are still too low.

Loach was very disappointed after seeing the data. In his imagination, let alone as high as New York, the overall ratings must reach more than 50%, so that he could give an explanation to the team leader.

Thirty-five percent, a complete failure.

Boggs saw those numbers, too.

He is a professional who knows more than Loach. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the total viewership rate of 35%.

This data is very high.

Their TV station claims to cover the whole country, but it basically only covers major cities. Some places are not yet covered, so those that are not covered naturally cannot receive their programs.

The uncovered area accounts for about 25 percent of the total number of television sets.

That is to say, out of more than nine million TV sets, only more than seven million can receive their programs.

The Loach show has a 35 percent viewership rate, which equals 50 percent excluding those that are not received.

Secondly, their TV stations in other places are not as famous as New York, especially in newly opened areas. If the boss had not spent a lot of money on advertising and let his own newspaper promote it, I am afraid they would have only a 20% audience rating at most.

Thirty-five is definitely an excellent performance.

In addition, we also need to take into account the people who are not watching TV. Not every TV is turned on, and there will always be people who are out for other things and cannot watch TV.

They are channels that are opened on weekends, so correspondingly there will be more people watching. If 10 percent of people do not turn on the TV, their ratings will rise again, and the total ratings will be about 60 percent.

This data has exceeded their expectations and he can report it to his boss.

The program with the highest ratings yesterday was "Detective Henry" filmed by Loach. Today, many people called to inquire about the next episodes.

This is only the first day, and the first day of their channel's launch. Boggs believes that the ratings of the Loach show will continue to rise in the next few days.

It will definitely exceed 40 percent in the end.

As for the 50% that Loach had in mind, it is not easy. Loach is based on all statistics. There are already many people who cannot watch their program. Add to that the people who don’t turn on TV. If the percentage really reaches Loach’s 50%, his program will become a nationwide phenomenon.

That's impossible.

Other TV stations are also making preparations to compete for the market, and some have already broadcast excellent TV dramas. If it weren't for the lack of leisure activities in this era, they would never have been able to achieve such ratings.

"Mr. Zhao, congratulations. I hope your next drama will be finished soon. We will still broadcast it during prime time."

Boggs smiled and stretched out his hand. Loach's face froze. What did Boggs mean? What was there to congratulate him for this achievement?
"Only 35 percent. I don't even need to congratulate you."

Loach replied gloomily. Boggs was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Loach didn't know the situation of the TV station and thought the ratings were very low.

"Mr. Zhao, it's not what you think..."

Boggs explained everything to Loach. The more he spoke, the wider Loach's eyes widened, and finally became excited.

"You mean, my ratings are not low?"

"Of course, it's very high. Other TV stations will be very envious of you."

Boggs smiled and nodded. Mudfish changed his worry into joy and said with a grin, "That's good. I'll go report to the team leader first."

Loach was about to run back to report the good news. Boggs was stunned and shook his head slightly as he watched Loach's departing back.

Yesterday's result was not bad and they got off to a good start.

The highest rating was the TV series directed by Loach, followed by Family Troubles. This drama was definitely a very popular TV series. Even though many people had watched it and it was broadcast in the afternoon, the ratings were close to 30%.

Now is just the beginning. After their own show is released, Boggs is confident that the ratings can be increased to 40% or even 50%.

If technology could eliminate all unturned TVs, their ratings could increase again.

Once it truly covers the entire country, Boggs is confident that he can achieve even more terrifying ratings.

Loach happily came to Chu Lingyun with the data sheet.

His TV series was a great success on its first day of broadcast yesterday.

Chu Lingyun smiled. The data results were not bad. After all, it was the beginning of the 1950s.

The golden decade of American television industry had just begun.

The current penetration rate of televisions is only about 25%.

That means only one in four households in the United States owns a television.

In just ten years, this figure will rise to 90 percent.

Chu Lingyun had seen this data on the short video platform before, otherwise he would not have intervened in the TV station so early and seized the opportunity.

In an era without computers, mobile phones and the Internet, television was the king.

Most importantly, television controls the direction of public opinion.

This will be extremely beneficial to him.

"Arrange the filming of the next part as soon as possible. We are going back."

Chu Lingyun nodded and said that he would bring Niu Qiu and Shen Hanwen with him this time, while Chu Yuan would continue to stay in the United States.

Loach already knows his true identity, and Loach can do what Chu Yuan can do.

But the password will not be given to him, Chu Lingyun has to translate it himself.

After all, he is not a member of the organization now.

"So fast?"

Loach was stunned. He really didn't want to go back now. He wanted to see the revenue brought by his drama after it became popular.

The price of the next drama will definitely increase, and the team leader will not treat him unfairly, so he has already quoted him a price of $120,000.

His production cost plan is 60,000, which means he can make half of it.

In fact, it is more than that. Although the custom drama does not have copyright, the TV series can make his actors famous, and he can make money from these actors in the future. In other words, the income of Niu Qiu from the two TV series is at least more than 100,000 US dollars.

One hundred thousand US dollars is not a small amount. He worked hard in the country for so many years, raided so many people's homes, and deceived so many traitors, just to save up this much.
He made so much money in the United States in just a few months.

The more films he shoots, the more money he will make.

However, he would only provide the photos he took to the team leader and not to anyone else, in order to avoid creating competitors for the team leader.

Chu Lingyun didn't know what he was thinking. If he knew, he would have advised him and would not have cared about it.

There are always a lot of smart people. If he doesn't sell it, someone else will naturally take it and sell it to other TV stations.

Competition among TV stations depends on market response.

Even if Chu Lingyun had the foresight of later generations, he could not guarantee that his TV station would always dominate the ratings. That was impossible. There would always be smart people who would make hit TV series.

What's more, Chu Lingyun didn't remember all the popular dramas.

There are also various variety shows and so on.

He is not worried about the market being taken away by others. As long as they keep doing a good job, what does it matter if a part of the market is taken away?

Just stay ahead, or even not fall behind.

Washington, Hart has been keeping an eye on Chloe for some time.

He knew Chloe wasn't doing well in her new job.

Chloe has limited abilities and has been scolded several times.

Raising his arm to look at the watch on his arm, Hart stood up with a smile.

Time to get off.

Today he told his family that the bureau had a mission and he couldn't go back.

This situation happens frequently. After all, he is an agent, and it is normal for him not to go home for several days and nights when he encounters a case. Due to the special nature of his job, his wife cannot inquire about his situation.

No one told her even if she asked around, otherwise it would be a violation of discipline and she would be punished.

Hart arrived at a bar early.

Chloe has been here twice, and each time she came here to drink because she was unhappy at work.

She will definitely come after being scolded at the company this time.

Hart had to arrive early so that the encounter would be more romantic, and Hart arranged a show, a very cliché show.

The hero saves the beauty.

Chloe was upset and was rescued by him, so it was easy for her to develop a good impression of him.

He comforted Chloe again. Under the influence of alcohol, they might be able to accomplish something good tonight.

Thinking of this, Hart felt a burning sensation in his heart and lower abdomen.

He has already arranged all the personnel and is just waiting for the show to begin.

Loach is not in Washington. There are other people here who are responsible for keeping an eye on Chloe. As long as Chloe is alive, they will not care about her.

But everything about Chloe needs to be reported.

In order to ensure safety, Ran Wu came here personally to keep an eye on things this time. Ran Wu had been lurking for many years and had learned a lot of skills from Chu Lingyun, including camouflage.

He is loyal to Chu Lingyun and is someone who can definitely be trusted.

After get off work, Chloe walked to the bar. This was not her own choice, but an order given to her by Loach.

How can Hart get close to her if he is not given the opportunity?
Ran Wu arrived at the bar one step ahead and immediately found Hart, who was already there and dressed up carefully.

He smiled and shook his head. Hart had already taken the bait. Who could escape when being targeted by the boss?

Feng Yong, Ran Wu and eight other people are no longer in the country. Two of them stayed in the United States. Now Ran Wu has gone to Brazil with one person, and Feng Yong is in Hong Kong with one person.

There are two more in Taipei.

They are all over the world, and Chu Lingyun can call on them in time if he needs them to do anything.

Ran Wu sat in the corner, watching the show quietly. After a while, Chloe came into the bar.

Hart's position was very particular. Chloe liked to sit here both times. This time he sat next to her in advance, waiting for Chloe to take the bait.

In his world, Chloe is his fish and he is the hunter.

The truth is that Chloe was the bait and he was the fish.

(End of this chapter)