Chapter 779 Making a Fortune
The shipbuilding plan had the support of Prime Minister Raul, so it was no problem for the cabinet to pass it.
In the end, the shipbuilding plan was submitted to Arthur's desk and was successfully passed by Arthur.
On April 1, 1931, Australasia officially announced its shipbuilding plan, which began in 1932 and lasted for five years.
This shipbuilding plan soon attracted the attention of countries around the world and was considered a direct response to the island country.
There was no way. At present, there were only these two powers on the Pacific coast, and the naval arms competition between the two countries naturally attracted the attention of many countries.
Arthur did not care about the reaction of the island country, because the first TV Expo in Australasia was about to come.
If the TV was well promoted, it would definitely bring a lot of benefits to Australasia.
The TV-related industry and the industry engaged in TV shooting alone could bring hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions of Australian dollars to Australasia.
Moreover, the cultural output ability of TV was what Arthur really valued.
Relying on the large number of TV series shot about the Australasian nation, Arthur is even confident that he can complete the shaping of the Australasian national concept more than ten years in advance.
This plays a vital role in national cohesion and unity, and can also make the comprehensive national strength of Australasia a step further.
The TV Expo is expected to be held in mid-April, which is about half a month later.
In order to hold this Expo well, Australasia also attaches great importance to it.
Not only has it invited large capitals from all over the world, but it has also borrowed the large venue of the National Stadium and urgently built a TV tower that can operate stably.
More importantly, with the help of Baird, several film companies have begun to convert their films into radio wave signals that can be received by TV sets, so as to facilitate smooth broadcasting at future TV Expos.
At present, more than ten movies have been successfully converted, and they are all on different channels. At present, testing has begun, striving to enable domestic and foreign capital to achieve smooth TV channel switching and stable broadcasting at the TV Expo.
Arthur knows that as long as these can be achieved, there will be no worries about the sales of TV sets.
By the way, Australasia can also make more money from the construction of the TV tower and the conversion of radio wave signals.
In addition to inviting domestic and foreign capital, this TV Expo is actually open to the domestic public.
Of course, because the venue cannot accommodate too many people, it can only accommodate 2,000 people at a time.
Of course, in order to sell TVs in the future, the time of this Expo will be extended by one week, specifically to show the use of TVs to the domestic public.
I believe that after this TV Expo, Baird's TV company will be able to receive a large order.
April 13, 1931, Australasia, Sydney.
"Val, have you heard? There will be a TV Expo held in the National Stadium in two days. It is said that it is organized by His Majesty himself!" In a cafe on the street in Sydney, a boy dressed as a worker said to his friends with a mysterious look.
"TV Expo? Organized by His Majesty himself?" Before the boy's friend could answer, a group of people who were chatting at the next table suddenly became quiet, and someone asked impatiently.
"This..." Seeing that the news was accidentally leaked by himself, the boy could only tell the truth: "Yes, the venue is at the National Stadium in the suburbs.
It is said that it is to promote TV series that can play movies. At that time, many domestic and foreign companies and capitalists will participate."
"Since it is held by His Majesty himself, will His Majesty show up at that time?" The crowd asked the question they were most interested in.
"I don't know about that, but if the scale of the expo is relatively large, His Majesty may show up." The boy thought about it and gave an uncertain answer.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the attraction of Arthur's personal participation to the Australasians.
When he heard the topic about Arthur, everyone in the entire cafe surrounded him instantly, and the boy became the protagonist in the cafe for a while.
"When will the expo be held? Is there a specific time?" A middle-aged man in a suit suddenly asked.
"It will be three days later, on the 16th of this month." The boy answered honestly.
In fact, according to reason, the holding of the expo should be public news, and most Sydney people should have received the news.
However, due to the limited space, the government was worried that too many people going to the Expo would cause congestion, so they temporarily delayed the spread of the news.
There were only three days left before the Expo, and the government announced the news of the Expo around the stadium.
Because the time was not long, the boy was one of the first to see the news, which led to the fact that most people in the cafe were blocked from the news.
If two days passed, as the news spread, most Sydney people would know about the Expo.
After getting the specific time and place, the people in the cafe left very satisfied, even abandoning the coffee they had just ordered and had not yet taken a sip.
They were very excited at this time and wanted to pass this important news to their friends and family.
For most Australasians, the activities hosted and participated by Arthur are the most important activities to participate in, and the place with Arthur is the place they want to go.
In the past few decades, their feelings towards Arthur have long changed from recognition to worship, and from love to fanaticism.
Especially because of the subsidies and welfare policies formulated by Arthur, the civilian class has benefited from their love for Arthur, and their enthusiasm for Arthur's rule has reached a peak.
It is precisely with the support of these people that Arthur's throne is extremely stable and cannot be shaken by any individual or force.
For this situation, the European media once sincerely admired: "Other monarchs can command their own armies, but His Majesty Arthur can command the people of the entire country.
When a country is united from the bottom up, the country's war potential is the most terrifying."
In the mouths of media from all over the world, including the Australasian media, Arthur has become recognized as the greatest monarch in the early 20th century, and was selected as the most influential great figure in the world in the thirty years from 1900 to 1930.
It can be said that from the perspective of the public's love and recognition, Arthur's achievements have surpassed those of his contemporaries, such as German Emperor Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II, Austrian Emperor Franz, British King Edward VII and George V.
What Arthur did not expect was that because of numerous accidents like the cafe, the news of the TV Expo quickly spread throughout Sydney.
What kind of crazy scene was created?
The news of the TV Expo was announced on April 13, and the next day, the National Stadium was surrounded by curious and expectant people.
This directly led to the roads around the stadium being blocked and traffic was directly paralyzed.
There was no way, the Sydney government could only urgently organize a large number of police to maintain order around the stadium and evacuate traffic on the surrounding roads.
At the same time, the Sydney City Government adopted wireless broadcasts and document notifications to try to persuade the public to stay at home and not affect the traffic around the stadium.
After the emergency treatment of the Sydney City Government, before the official opening of the TV Expo on April 16, the roads around the National Stadium finally resumed normal traffic.
It was also on this day that the TV Expo was officially held, and Arthur also attended the ceremony of the day.
Of course, Arthur's appearance was very brief, even only a few minutes.
After welcoming the capital from home and abroad, Arthur hurriedly left the Expo site.
After all, if Arthur stayed at the scene, it would be an interference with the order of the Expo site.
Of course, when leaving, Arthur did not forget to wave to the people surrounding the Expo venue.
Such behavior received a fanatical response from the people, and the cheers from the heart of the people resounded throughout the sky of Sydney.
Under the atmosphere of the people, this TV Expo was held very smoothly.
On the third day, Baird reported the results of the entire TV Expo to Arthur with a smile.
First of all, it was about the technical sales of TVs. It is impossible for Australasia alone to eat up the world's TV market. After all, the world is too big, and governments will definitely favor their own capital.
Instead of waiting for the capital of other countries to develop their TVs, it is better to make a fortune from them before the TV research and development of various countries is completed.
With this in mind, Baird reached cooperation with major powers including Britain and France, as well as European countries.
Television technology was sold in packages, including television manufacturing technology, radio wave conversion and reception technology, and television tower construction technology, etc., for 35 million Australian dollars.
This price is indeed not high. After all, whether it is the sale of televisions or the filming and sales of TV series, the market behind it is far more than 35 million Australian dollars.
Because of this, Baird quickly reached cooperation with more than a dozen European capitals, including a small amount of American capital, and sold a total of 17 television-related technologies and patent rights.
In theory, the price of 17 related technologies should be as high as 595 million Australian dollars.
Although domestic and foreign capital are very powerful, 35 million Australian dollars is not a small number after all.
The currency has depreciated, but it has not depreciated to a rather exaggerated number. The current 35 million Australian dollars is also close to half a year's fiscal revenue for a medium-sized country, and it is also a huge amount of money that is difficult for large capital to come up with.
But there is a solution. If they really can't get 35 million Australian dollars together, they can also convert it into shares of a new TV company.
In other words, these investors mortgage part of their shares to Baird TV Company in exchange for a full set of TV-related technologies.
After making money, they can choose to buy back shares at market prices, or directly let Baird TV Company become one of their shareholders.
Although companies all over the world have been devastated by the economic crisis, these large capitals have not been as badly hurt as imagined.
Their market value is still very high, and it is not a loss to exchange for their shares. Moreover, most of these capitals are headquartered in Europe. If World War II breaks out in the future, they will inevitably be greatly affected.
In other words, this can also be regarded as Arthur's property loss. When the war is over in the future, he can rely on these property losses to demand more benefits.
In the end, the revenue from the sale of television-related technology brought Baird Company about 225 million Australian dollars.
Although it seems a lot, this money is not paid in one go. According to the agreement reached between Baird Company and the other party, in this year, that is, 1931, Baird Company can obtain a maximum of 75 million Australian dollars in funds.
In the next three years, Baird Company will receive 50 million Australian dollars each year until the consortiums pay off their debts.
This is equivalent to the capital temporarily owing Baird Company 150 million Australian dollars. For this large debt, neither Arthur nor Baird is actually too worried.
After all, to put it bluntly, behind Baird Company is Arthur's royal consortium and the entire Australasia, which other consortiums also understand.
If you want to rely on Arthur's account, you have to consider whether your country is an opponent of Australasia, and whether their country will risk going to war with Australasia to keep their company.
The dignity of the royal family and the country cannot be violated. This is a basic principle that a country must abide by if it wants to maintain its external status.
Especially for a powerful country, its own status must be maintained by itself.
If the dignity of a powerful country can be trampled on by a weak country, can this powerful country still be considered a powerful country?
I dare not say anything else. If a country willfully challenges the majesty of Arthur and Australasia, Arthur will make this country understand why this era is an era of the survival of the fittest.
Compared with diplomatic protests without any lethality, Arthur thinks that real wars will make those weak countries understand who is the strongest.
Especially when dealing with some more erratic enemies, only by really hurting them can they understand that the tiger's butt cannot be touched.
According to the actual shares of Baird Company, Arthur can get 220.5 million Australian dollars for the total sales of 225 million Australian dollars.
Baird, the main force in the development of televisions and the actual controller of Baird Company, can also earn up to 4.5 million Australian dollars.
Although it is far less than the 220.5 million Australian dollars obtained by Arthur, it can still earn more than 3 million Australian dollars after tax, which has made Baird very satisfied.
3 million Australian dollars is not a small number. According to the current per capita annual income level, it would take an ordinary Australasian 20,000 years to save up 3 million Australian dollars without eating or drinking.
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