Chapter 774: Laying Out the Plan, Please Fall Into the Trap
It is no exaggeration to say that the weekly production of 10,000 units is only Arthur's initial plan.
According to the current per capita income and economic situation in Australasia, the people still have a lot of disposable income.
Because the government is working hard to balance housing prices, there are also various subsidies and exemptions for education and medical expenses, resulting in low living expenses and burdens for the people.
Although this has caused the government to bear a large amount of expenditure, it is also beneficial at the national level. The people have more money to spend, which also stimulates the country's economic growth.
At present, the number of cars in Australasia is not low. On average, one car is owned by every five people, and the total number of cars is as high as more than 7 million, which is enough to prove the income and living standards of the people.
Hearing Arthur say this, Baird was serious at first, and then he was excited with a happy face.
No scientist does not like the feeling that his scientific research results are valued, and Baird is the same.
In the case of fame and fortune, Baird's biggest hope at present is actually that the TV he developed can sell well all over the world.
According to Arthur's instructions and plans, Baird's expectations will be realized within a few years, which makes Baird very excited and full of gratitude to Arthur.
If it weren't for Arthur's attention to him, his talent and dream in television would not be realized so smoothly.
There are many scientists in Europe and the United States who are not appreciated for their talents, and some people can't even realize their dreams in their entire lives.
Being supported by a person of such high status as Arthur, and with great support, Baird has a feeling of dying for his confidant.
Of course, it is definitely not to the extent of death at present. But this also makes Baird firm in his determination. For the development and improvement of the next TV, he will spend his life's efforts.
Whether it is for his own dream or to repay Arthur's kindness, Baird will insist on the road of TV development and go a long way.
After watching the test of the latest version of the TV in person, Arthur is still in a very good mood.
Whether it is the ordinary version of the TV or the large-screen version, both TVs can achieve stable reception of radio wave signals and playback of pictures, which also means that they have the ability to be put on the market.
The manufacturing cost will not be too high, at least most Australasians can still afford it.
This not only gives people an extra entertainment in their normal lives, but also gives Arthur an extra way to publicize public opinion, which can be said to be a win-win situation.
However, before the TV is officially sold to the market, the construction of TV programs and channels also needs to be planned in advance.
You know, it is useless to have a TV. First of all, you have to have some TV programs, including TV series that tell stories, news programs that broadcast news, and various other works.
Then, through radio waves, these TV programs are transmitted to each TV through various base stations, and these programs are broadcast smoothly.
In the middle, not only film and television companies that shoot TV series and songs are needed, but also TV channels that broadcast programs, that is, those TV stations.
This is a huge commercial market structure, which is impossible to complete by the royal consortium alone.
Moreover, only with the participation of a large amount of capital can the market behind TV become larger.
At this point, in addition to relying on the layout of the royal consortium, it is also necessary to rely on a large amount of capital at home and abroad to let them take the initiative to shoot TV works and establish TV channels.
In fact, it is easy to attract capital to enter the market. Capital seeking profit is an eternal topic.
This feature can also be used to attract domestic and foreign capital to actively enter the market by showing the huge market potential brought by televisions.
To put it simply, as long as domestic and foreign capital finds that investing in the television market can make money. Then, without Arthur saying much, a large amount of capital will begin to enter the television market.
Vice versa. If the television market cannot make money, no matter how much Arthur calls, capital is unwilling to come in.
So the question is, how to show the huge profits and potential brought by the market behind television?
The first thing to do is, of course, to show the stability shown by the current television.
After all, televisions are the carriers of the television industry. If the technology of televisions cannot be put into commercialization, then any development of the television industry is a castle in the air.
In order to expand the market for televisions and televisions, Arthur decided to hold a television expo in Sydney, inviting capital from all over the world to participate in the expo, and publicly sell televisions on the day of the expo.
In order to attract people's attention, the expo about televisions must broadcast programs on the day.
How to choose the programs to be broadcast? Of course, it is a well-known movie in the world, and it can also use the popularity of the movie itself as publicity.
After thinking about it, Arthur decided to play the Australasian Dream on the day of the Expo.
This movie is very special to Australasia, and it has a special feeling for Australasians and Arthur.
Although it is a free movie, it does not mean that the investment cost of this movie is not high and the production is not sophisticated.
On the contrary. As the first and free movie, this movie is almost irreplaceable in the hearts of the people. It is played for free several times every year, and free movie tickets are even hard to get.
In order to facilitate the arrival of domestic and foreign capital in Sydney, the TV Expo was scheduled to be held more than two months later, that is, in mid-April 1931.
During the nearly two and a half months of preparation time, Baird Television Company had to produce a sufficient number of finished TV sets for exhibition, and ensure that the quality of these TV sets was the same as that of the test products, and that they could stably receive radio signals and play the pictures.
At the same time, the film company also had to make the film "Australasian Dream" into the form of radio waves, and then test the stability of radio wave output.
In addition, a relatively stable output platform should be built at the Expo site to ensure that radio wave signals can be stably output and received.
Only by doing this can the TV Expo two and a half months later be successfully held. It is precisely because of this that Arthur attaches great importance to these preparatory work and orders the participating companies to work steadily and seriously in these two and a half months and conduct careful and proper inspections.
Whether it is the TV industry or the huge market represented by TV, it is enough for Arthur to take this Expo very seriously.
Of course, I am still very confident about Baird's achievements in television and the leading position that Australasia has achieved worldwide.
First of all, in the research of television, Australasia has taken fewer detours and is one step ahead.
There are two different paths in the current research and development of television. The principle is actually similar to that of radio. Television also has two different ideas about mechanical television and electronic television.
But the problem is that people's requirements for television are not limited to radio.
What else can radio require? In addition to receiving various sound programs more stably, the sound quality can be clearer.
These requirements can be easily achieved by any kind of radio. In this case, the radio with a lower cost is definitely more popular with the public.
But television is different. In addition to making sounds, televisions can also convey pictures to viewers in real time.
This kind of thing that can be seen with the eyes, different presentation methods bring people completely different effects.
The clarity, smoothness and brightness of the picture are very important, and they are also important factors that affect the impression that television brings to the public.
Under these requirements, mechanical TV sets are doomed to be eliminated, and this may happen in a short time.
If Arthur had not interfered, not only foreign TV developers, but also Baird, would have developed TV sets based on mechanical principles at the beginning.
Mechanical TV sets not only have small screens for displaying images, but also have few directions for improvement, and are too bulky to be transported and moved.
But electronic TV sets are different. Although the current screens are not very large, they are much larger than those of mechanical TV sets.
More importantly, although electronic TV sets look very bulky, two people can move the TV set, which is impossible for mechanical TV sets.
This is also the real reason why Arthur made Australasia's TV development take fewer detours. While most of the research and development directions of other countries are focused on mechanical TV sets, Australasia's leading position in the TV industry can really be maintained for several years.
The TV Expo was left to a few companies, and Arthur did not have time to be responsible for the preparation of this Expo.
Moreover, it is not reasonable for the king of this country to prepare an event personally, and it does not match Arthur's status.
Although most of the things have been handed over to William, there are still some political affairs that William cannot decide, which need to be handed over to Arthur for decision.
At present, Arthur is more concerned about the situation abroad. In addition to the increasingly tense situation in Europe, the ongoing war in Russia is also the focus of Arthur's attention.
Especially when Arthur decided to obtain the imperial legal system by inheriting the Russian legal system, the war in Russia became very important to Arthur.
In other words, if Nicholas II won the war, then Arthur's legal preparations for establishing the empire might have been in vain.
Of course, this possibility is very weak. According to the current situation, the failure of Nicholas II's rule is an inevitable outcome.
But this is not the fault of Nicholas II, but the fault of the Russian Empire, which has persisted for hundreds of years, and the result of the accumulation of wrong choices made by successive tsars.
It can only be said that the country is too corrupt and is destined to be eliminated in the face of the times. The Romanov family has ruled Russia for hundreds of years, and now it is time to return power to the Russian people.
Of course, this does not mean that the rule of another Russia will be stable. First of all, from the perspective of the political system, Europe certainly does not want to see this Russia rise.
After all, this not only represents a conflict in the political system, but also represents the rise of a new uncontrollable superpower.
People definitely hate uncontrollable factors. Compared with the controllable Nicholas II and Tsarist Russia, this uncontrollable and threatening country will be feared by other countries for a long time in the future.
Especially when this country has enough potential, it may face the hostility of all European countries.
It is not even an exaggeration to say that if Russia really shows the potential it did in history, Arthur and Australasia will become enemies of this Russia.
Interests determine everything. For Arthur, his own interests and the interests of the country are above everything else.
There is no eternal friend, and no eternal enemy. If that day really comes, in order to eliminate this potential threat, Arthur may ally with any country, including Britain, which has become a potential enemy of Australasia.
Of course, it is still a long way from that day. Australasia has benefited from the economic crisis, which also means that if another Russia wants to recover quickly, it will take longer and more manpower and material resources.
Even when World War II breaks out in the future, it is a question whether Russia can recover from World War I and the civil war.
This is also a point of concern for Arthur. Although Germany is now weaker than in history, Germany's enemies are also weaker than in history.
The United States has disappeared, and Australasia, which has a certain gap with the United States, has replaced it.
In World War II, Australasia's biggest enemy was the island country, which also meant that Britain and France had to resist Germany's attack on the European battlefield.
Looking at Britain and France's allies, there are almost no reliable countries. Although Britain is stronger than in history, whether Britain can resist the German attack by its own efforts is still an unknown that Arthur is more worried about.
However, this is indeed an opportunity for Australasia to rise. The future World War II is destined to be a war between Britain, France and Germany, and other countries can only serve as foils.
If Germany can consume most of Britain and France's strength, Australasia will naturally become the new world hegemon.
By then, through some exchanges of interests, some areas that Arthur is more interested in can be exchanged, such as the Persian Gulf and the Straits Settlements.
After the strength of Britain and France has been greatly reduced, the country that China poses a threat to Australasia may only be Russia, which is still at war.
However, with his long-term research in military technology and research on nuclear weapons, Arthur believes that he will not lose in the struggle for hegemony.
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