Chapter 485 Movie Release

"Henry! Can you please hurry up? The movie is about to start. Can we still get a seat if you are like this?" A teenager was anxiously shouting to the house in a private house in Sydney.

"Got it, Kaili!" A response came from the house, and not long after, a teenager rushed out in a hurry.

"Gogogo!"

The two looked at each other, and without any hesitation, they rushed to the place with the most taxis nearby.

As the capital of Australasia, Sydney's taxi industry has also developed very rapidly.

At present, Sydney has a population of more than 2 million, with at least thousands of taxis, and more than 5,000 private cars.

The two were lucky. After a while, an empty taxi came. The two hurriedly waved and got in the car.

"Are you going to the Palace Square?" Before the two of them spoke first, the taxi driver asked with a face that had already been expected.

"Yes, please hurry up, sir, we still want to grab a good seat." Henry nodded and asked.

"Don't worry, my driving skills are famous among all taxis in Sydney, and I guarantee that you can grab a good seat." The taxi driver did not hesitate at all and immediately started the car and rushed to the Royal Palace Square.

It is about 20 kilometers to the Royal Palace Square. According to the usual speed, it takes at most an hour to arrive.

But today is really a bit weird. More than half an hour has passed, but the journey is less than halfway, which makes the driver who just boasted a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, there is no good or bad review system for taxis now. Otherwise, the two anxious teenagers might have to give the taxi driver a bad review.

It took an hour and a half, and the taxi finally stopped near the Royal Palace Square. After the two teenagers paid the fare, they hurried to the movie screening point in the Royal Palace Square.

It's no wonder that the two teenagers are so anxious. There are many young people like them in the palace square, rushing to the movie screening point, trying to occupy their favorite seats.

Today is March 17, 1919, a day that is not special in theory.

But for the whole of Australasia, today is actually quite special.

As early as the beginning of this year, the three major film studios jointly announced that the movie "Hero" produced by the three major film studios will be played for free at major movie screening points across the country.

Starting from March 17, there will be at least two movie screenings every week for two months.

Today is the first screening of this movie. Not only are these teenagers looking forward to the movie, but even the media in Australasia are anxiously waiting for the news.

Speaking of this, we have to praise the cultural propaganda efforts of Australasia.

Arthur attaches great importance to the film industry. This is not only an industry that can earn a lot of income, but also can rely on film and television and related peripheral cultural works to carry out cultural output.

Let's not talk about the output. These movies can better carry out political propaganda for the people and subtly teach them the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

In this era when entertainment facilities are not well developed, movies are definitely a novelty that can attract the attention of everyone from the elderly to children.

All movies that promote patriotism and loyalty to the emperor are shown for free at movie screenings, which is also Arthur's propaganda method.

Imagine a teenager who has been educated by movies about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. His loyalty to the country and the royal family is definitely much higher than other normal teenagers.

The influence of words on a person is limited, but the influence of movies with a sense of picture on a person is unlimited.

The teenagers who are influenced by the pictures of the movies can also influence their families and expand the influence of cultural propaganda.

After a period of preparation, the movie Hero officially began to be screened.

As the name suggests, this is a story that praises heroes who have made contributions to the country.

The beginning of the movie is the scene of the Australasian coronation ceremony. It was also at that moment that the aristocratic class of nearly 200 knights and more than ten barons was born in Australasia.

The movie is very long, even reaching more than two hours. But the movie is also very short, and the length of each of the three stories does not even exceed 40 minutes.

The three stories are about soldiers, scientific researchers and ordinary people, telling the stories of their contributions to the country in battlefield research rooms and daily life.

The story is absolutely passionate. After all, it has gone through the efforts of a large number of professors and experts in the Australasian literary industry, as well as the efforts of some novelists, and the adaptation of real events.

At the end of the story, the real protagonist of the event will stand up and tell the story of the event. The main theme is reality, which also allows people who watch the movie to see hope, to see the hope of contributing to the country, obtaining titles, and being admired by the whole people.

There is no doubt that these three people in the story are heroes of the country, and they are all people who are worthy of being on the National Heroes Monument.

The battlefield full of bravery and passion is the scene that the young men look forward to, and the result of gaining military merit and receiving a large amount of rewards is the future that these young men dream of.

From the faces of the people watching the movie, it can be seen that the strategy of subtly influencing the people through movies is still very successful.

Even many media have interviewed students and teenagers in Australasia before, asking them what they want to be and what industry they want to work in in the future.

Most of the results obtained are that they want to be soldiers or scientific researchers, and only a few want to be big bosses or do other jobs.

Such results are definitely the most satisfactory to Arthur. Soldiers can maintain national stability and ensure the country's independence and sovereignty.

Scientific researchers are an important guarantee for the development of all aspects of the country, and they also play a role in ensuring the country's strength.

It is much better to let students want to become soldiers or scientists than to let them become useless actors.

Arthur's support for scientists is definitely not just on the surface.

According to a survey by the Victoria newspaper, throughout 1918, the average income of scientific researchers in Australasia was four times the average annual income, and the average income of famous scientists was more than 15 times the average annual income.

Such a situation is healthy for a country. Only when scientific researchers have enough income and can guarantee their lives can they have enough energy to carry out their own research work.

It is not even just the scientific research industry, but all walks of life in Australasia.

Arthur has emphasized more than once in the cabinet meeting that practical work is better than empty talk, and only practical work can make the country strong.

No matter how much money there is, Arthur always wants to subsidize agriculture and animal husbandry, scientific research and other practical industries to ensure the income and living standards of these people.

It is worth mentioning that under Arthur's order, major cities in Australasia have strict restrictions on housing prices.

The largest real estate manufacturer in Australasia is the Royal Consortium, and it is very easy for Arthur to control the housing prices in Australasia.

Take the Sydney area as an example. The cost of building a residential building in the suburbs of Sydney is about 8,000 to 12,000 Australian dollars. The cost price for each room is about 200 to 300 Australian dollars.

The public selling price of a house is about 220 to 330 Australian dollars, and residents of the country can also enjoy certain discounts.

People can choose two ways to buy a house. One is to pay in full, and the minimum 210 Australian dollars can get the ownership of a house.

The other is to choose to borrow from the Royal Bank. As long as you have a job in Australasia, you can qualify for a loan with extremely low interest.

A house worth 210 Australian dollars can be paid in 15 or 20 years if you choose to pay with a loan, and the house price is 220 Australian dollars and 225 Australian dollars respectively.

As you can see, the mortgage in Australasia is still very low. After all, the government wants to ensure that the people have enough housing.

In addition to buying a house, citizens and immigrants in Australasia have another option, which is to rent cheap apartments.

Generally, in the suburbs or near factories, there will be government-led cheap apartments built by other construction companies that can be rented to citizens or immigrants.

The cost of such an apartment will not exceed 120 Australian dollars, and the annual rental cost will not exceed 10 Australian dollars. The main point is two words, cheap.

Of course, such a house has more disadvantages than ordinary residential buildings.

In addition to being able to save money, such a house is almost entirely a disadvantage. First of all, the area is relatively small. This kind of low-rent housing is basically two bedrooms and one living room or one bedroom and one living room, so naturally there will be fewer people who can live there.

Secondly, the sound insulation and warmth of the house are not very good, and it can only be regarded as barely livable, but it is destined not to be a place to live for a long time.

However, there is another advantage of such low-rent housing, which is that some factories and enterprises will reward their excellent employees for free.

After all, the annual rent of such low-rent housing costs at most about ten Australian dollars. It is used as a reward for excellent employees. Not only does it not cost too much, but it can also gain the favor of employees.

Some companies of the royal consortium, including the Royal Machinery Factory, will take out a batch of low-rent housing every year to reward excellent employees and let them live there for free for one year.

Whether it is low-rent housing or residential buildings, all are supplied with water and electricity. This is also the biggest change in the development of Australasia in the past ten years, that is, basically all cities are connected to electricity.

Of course, the city here refers to the urban area, and some low-rent buildings in the suburbs still have no electricity, or the power supply is not stable.

But no matter what, being able to provide electricity to all important urban areas is definitely an important achievement of the Australasia government in this era.

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