Rise of Australia

Chapter 305 The Dream of Australasia

As time moved into December 1911, summer in Australasia finally arrived.

However, the temperature in Sydney is not so hot, perhaps because it has just entered summer. The average temperature in Sydney is about 20 to 25 degrees, which is just right.

Of course, the real reason for Arthur to come out was that the Royal Film Studio's first sound film was about to be finished, and Arthur was invited to inspect it, and at the same time, he was also filming Arthur's scene.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the first sound film in Australasia.

This is a film invested by the royal family, and it is also destined to be the first sound film to be full of political overtones.

The movie is named Dream of Australasia, which can be divided into 4 short stories, emphasizing the national origin of Australia and New Zealand, the poor conditions of the people of Australasia during the colonial period, the previous disasters and events in Australasia The unity of nations, and finally the story of Arthur becoming Duke of Australia, Duke of New Zealand and King of Australasia.

Arthur is the protagonist in the last two stories, which also means that Arthur will definitely appear in the movie.

But this is actually difficult for the Royal Film Studio. After all, if an actor is found to play Arthur, if the majesty and fame of Arthur cannot be played, the angry Australasian people will be enough to cause the Royal Film Studio to close down immediately.

But the story of the movie cannot be without Arthur, because the current unity of Australasia is mostly due to Arthur's great reputation between the two regions of Australia and New Zealand.

Therefore, the person in charge of the Royal Film Studios thought for a long time, and finally decided to ask Kent Butler for instructions.

After Kent's butler asked Arthur's opinion, he decided to let Arthur play himself and complete the final filming of the movie.

The film is expected to be released on National Day on January 1, and will be screened simultaneously in all cities in Australasia with a population of more than 10.

It will be an all-Australasian feast, with the film played every day of the seven-day Australasian National Day week.

This is a film with too much political color, and it is unlikely that it will land in Europe on a large scale.

After this film, if the sound film is successful, the three major film studios will continue to shoot more sound films to satisfy the leisure life of Europeans and at the same time earn a lot of profits from them.

Anyway, Europe and the Americans are the richest in this era, and making money from them is equivalent to robbing the rich and giving to the poor.

Royal Film Factory.

Arthur's arrival attracted the attention of many people, and even made the filming of the movie stalled for a while.

No way, considering Arthur's current popularity in Australasia, those who can see Arthur up close and not be excited, except for those who can't recognize him, maybe only those who don't have a high sense of national identity.

For ordinary people, even if they have an average opinion of the monarch of the country, when the monarch stands in front of them, they will definitely feel nervous and flustered.

Spending a two-day shooting trip at the Royal Film Factory also made Arthur feel the feeling of shooting a movie 100 years in advance.

Of course, the current film shooting technology is not as advanced as that of later generations, and the method and technology of filming are also very different from later generations.

Under Arthur's inquiry, the Royal Film Studio stated that the final filming of the film only takes about a week, and it can be completed before January.

In fact, Dream of Australasia was jointly filmed by the three major film studios, and it will be screened nationwide in the future with the cooperation of the three major film studios.

This also shortened the filming time of the film a bit, which is also the fundamental reason why the film can be screened nationwide.

After all, although the Royal Film Factory is the largest film studio in Australasia, it is not easy to broadcast movies in all cities with a population of more than [-] in Australasia.

Arthur is still very satisfied with what the movie has shot so far.

I have to praise those things conceived by writers, writers, historians and novelists. The ratio of six truths and four falsehoods makes the whole movie look like the chronicle of Australasia, recording the history of Australasia. The history of the rise and fall of the West Asian nation from hundreds of years ago to the present.

If you want to say the climax of the whole movie, it must be the period after Arthur's arrival.Although this is only one of the four short stories, it takes up one-third of the whole movie, about 50 minutes or so.

This length was determined after various researches. A little more or a little less will not be so effective. One-third is exactly the golden ratio.

It is worth mentioning that the opening chapter of this movie is Arthur's speech when he announced the establishment of the Kingdom of Australasia, which happens to be the theme of the movie, that is, the dream of the rise of Australasia.

At the end of the movie, the national anthem of Australasia, "Australasia, Go Ahead!" ".

Echoing back and forth, in this era of vacancy in entertainment culture, the impact on people is not insignificant.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that this is the world's first patriotic sound film, and the changes it brought to Australasia are definitely very meaningful.

Naturally, the more films like this the better, no matter what, Arthur is very willing to see patriotic films like Australasian Dream blooming everywhere in the Australasian film market.

But it will be hard for those writers. After all, it is not easy to create such a classic movie. Even if hundreds of writers work together, the time spent is calculated in half a year.

In fact, if this movie is changed to charge, there should be many people watching this movie in Australasia.

After all, in the era when sound films had not yet become popular, such a classic sound film was definitely epoch-making, and its influence was much higher than that of silent films.

However, after careful consideration, Arthur still felt that it was not necessary.After all, it might be possible to make some money by switching to fees, but Arthur is obviously not short of this money.

It's better to make it free, let more Australasians see it, let more Australasians be affected by this movie, become more patriotic, and love this nation even more.

After all, the political significance of this movie is definitely far greater than the actual interests, so it is clear how to choose Arthur.

As the year approaches, there is another piece of good news, that is, the Northern Railway will be completed soon.

Construction on the Northern Railway began at the Annual Summary Report Conference in 1906 and construction officially began in January 1907.

Originally, the construction of the northern railway was expected to take about eight years, which means that it should be completed around 1915.

However, because the government paid more attention to it and paid more funds and manpower, the construction period of the Northern Railway was finally shortened to five years, and it was expected to be completed in January 1912.

The Northern Railway is as important to Australasia as the Southern Industrial Railway.

More importantly, the northern railway and the industrial railway are connected to completely connect Australia, the core area of ​​Australasia, and become Australia's veritable ring-island railway.

This will greatly facilitate the domestic transportation of Australasia, and closely connect the relatively sparsely populated northern Australia. It can not only effectively control northern Australia, but also spread its influence to Southeast Asia north of Australasia.

It is no exaggeration to say that this even eased the military pressure on Australasia.

Even now, there are still only more than 20 troops stationed in the vast territory of Australasia, and they are scattered in various colonies and territories.

The smooth flow of the northern railway allows the Australasian army to reach every corner of the core area of ​​Australia at any time, which greatly increases the radiation of the army to Australia.

At the same time, the efficiency of the army going to Southeast Asia has also been greatly improved.Before going to Southeast Asia, it took much longer to travel by land than by sea.

However, the transport ships in Australasia can only carry two divisions at most, and it is impossible to dispatch a large force to reach Southeast Asia quickly.

But when the northern railway is opened to traffic in the future, the army can first take the railway to the northern seaport of Australasia, and then take a boat there, which greatly saves time.

If the construction goes well, the official completion of the Northern Railway can even be announced before the National Day, which will make all Australasians happy.

Arthur should attend the completion ceremony of the Northern Railway, but he has no plans to personally experience the Northern Railway.

When the industrial railway was built before, Arthur, out of curiosity and also paying attention to the first railway with a height of more than 2000 kilometers, took a train experience.

But the speed of trains in this era is not fast, and there are not many entertainment facilities, so taking a train is even more tormented than later generations.

What's more, Arthur could only sit on the train and put on a show for the majesty of the monarch on the train, but he was already thinking about when he would stand up and stretch himself.

After a while, during the completion ceremony of the Northern Railway, Arthur no longer experienced anything.

Facts have proved that it is better to not take the train in this era.

Even Arthur is already looking forward to the large-scale commercial use of the aircraft. In the final analysis, the aircraft is comfortable and convenient, and he has already arrived at the destination after a short nap.

Speaking of aircraft, the current military aircraft in Australasia is large enough, and the total number has reached more than 600.

However, at present, the aircraft in Australasia are classified as military secrets, and the training is conducted quietly in the interior, and there is no reported news.

There is no way to do this, although European countries generally pay more attention to airships than aircraft because of the previous achievements of airships.

However, if the news of more advanced aircraft is exposed, I am afraid that the major European powers will invest a large sum of money in the research of aircraft. By then, the replacement speed of aircraft will be absolutely fast. For Australasia, it may take a few years to develop will be in vain.

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