Rise of Australia

Chapter 485 The Movie Is Released
"Henry! Please hurry up, please? The movie is about to start. Can we still get seats with you like this?" In a private house in Sydney, a teenager was shouting anxiously into the room.

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

"gogogo!"

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

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

At present, with a population of more than 200 million in Sydney, there are at least a thousand taxis, and more than 5000 private vehicles.

The luck of the two of them was good, and an empty taxi arrived after a while, and the two hurriedly waved their hands and got into the car in a hurry.

"Are you going to the Palace Square, right?" Before the two of them could speak first, the taxi driver asked with a look of anticipation.

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

"Don't worry, my driving skills are well-known among all the taxis in Sydney. I guarantee you can get a good seat." The taxi driver didn't hesitate at all, and immediately started the car and rushed towards the Palace Square.

The distance to the Palace Square is about 20 kilometers. According to the usual speed, it will take up to an hour to arrive.

But today's truth is a bit weird. More than half an hour has passed, but the distance is less than half, which makes the driver who just boasted about Haikou blush a little.

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

After spending an hour and a half, the taxi finally stopped near the Palace Square.After paying the fare, the two teenagers hurried to the movie screening spot in the palace square.

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

Today is March 1919, 3, a date that is not particularly special in theory.

But for Australasia as a whole, today is actually quite special.

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

The time will start on March 3 and last for two months, and there will be at least two movies every week.

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

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

Arthur attaches great importance to the film industry. Not only is it an industry that can generate a lot of income, but it can also provide cultural output through film and television and related peripheral cultural works.

Leaving aside the output, these films can better carry out political propaganda to the people and subtly teach them the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

In this era of underdeveloped entertainment facilities, movies are definitely a novelty, which can attract the attention of the elderly and children.

Movies about promoting patriotism and loyalty to the monarch are all shown free of charge at movie screening points, which is also Arthur's propaganda method.

Just imagine, a teenager who has been educated in movies about loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, his loyalty to the country and the royal family is definitely far higher than other normal teenagers.

Text has limited influence on a person, but a movie with a sense of image has unlimited influence on a person.

Teenagers who are influenced by movie scenes can also influence their families and expand the influence of cultural propaganda.

After a period of preparation, the screening of the movie Heroes officially began.

As can be seen from the name, this is a story that praises heroes who have contributed to the country.

The beginning of the movie is the scene of Australasia's investiture ceremony. It was also at that moment that Australasia gave birth to a noble class of nearly two hundred knights and more than ten barons.

The movie is very long, even reaching two hours.But the time of the movie is very short, and each of the three stories does not even exceed 10 minutes.

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

The story is absolutely passionate. After all, it is a story completed after the efforts of a large number of professors and experts in the Australasian literature industry, as well as some novel workers, and the adaptation of real events.

At the end of the story, the real protagonist of the incident will stand up and tell the story of the incident. The main focus is a truth, which also allows people who watch the movie to see hope, to see the hope of making contributions to the country, obtaining titles, and being admired by the whole people. .

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

The battlefield full of bravery and blood is the scene that teenagers look forward to, and the result of obtaining military exploits and receiving a lot of rewards is the future that these teenagers dream of.It can be seen from the faces of people watching the movie that the strategy of subtly influencing the people through movies is still very successful.

Many media even interviewed students and teenagers in Australasia, asking them what they want to be most and what industry they want to work in in the future.

Most of the results obtained show that they all want to be soldiers or scientific researchers, and only a small number of people want to be big bosses or engage in other jobs.

This result is definitely the most satisfying to Arthur.Military personnel can maintain national stability and ensure the country's independence and sovereignty.

Scientific research workers are an important guarantee for the development of the country in all aspects, and also play a role in ensuring the strength of the country.

It is far better to make students want to be soldiers or scientists than to make them useless entertainers.

Arthur's support for scientists is definitely not just superficial.

According to a survey by Victoria Newspaper, throughout 1918, the average income of Australasian scientific researchers was four times the per capita annual income, and the average income of famous scientists was more than 15 times the per capita annual income.

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

It's not even just the scientific research industry, it's true of all walks of life in Australasia.

Arthur also emphasized more than once at the cabinet meeting that hard work is greater than empty talk, and only hard work can make the country strong.

No matter how much money he has, Arthur will always only want to subsidize agriculture, 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 family consortium, and it is very simple for Arthur to control the housing prices of the entire Australasia.

Taking the Sydney area as an example, the cost of building a residential building in the suburbs of Sydney is about A$8000 to A$12000, which is apportioned to each room, and the cost is about A$200 to A$300.

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

People can choose two ways to buy a house, one is full payment, and you can get the ownership of a house with a minimum of 210 Australian dollars.

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

It can be seen that housing loans in Australasia are still very low. After all, the government wants to ensure that people have enough housing.

Australasian citizens and migrants have an alternative to buying a home and that is renting cheap apartments.

Generally, in the outskirts of the city or near the factory, the government will take the lead, and the low-cost apartments built by other construction companies can be rented out to citizens or immigrants.

The cost of such an apartment will not exceed 120 Australian dollars, and the cost of renting will not even exceed 10 Australian dollars per year. The main thing is two words, cheap.

Of course, compared with ordinary residential buildings, such a house has a lot of disadvantages.

In addition to saving money, such a house has almost all disadvantages.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 the number of people who can live there will naturally be much smaller.

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

However, this kind of low-rent housing has another advantage, that is, some factories and enterprises will reward their outstanding employees for free.

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

Some companies like the Royal Consortium, including the Royal Machinery Factory, provide a batch of low-rent houses every year to reward outstanding employees and let them live for free for one year.

Whether it is low-rent housing or residential buildings, all supply 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 urban areas, and some low-rent buildings in the suburbs still have no electricity, or the power supply is unstable.

But in any case, being able to connect all important urban areas to electricity is definitely an important achievement of the Australasian government in this era.

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