After dealing with Portugal's problems, Ferdinand was quickly drawn to the news that sound films were born!

There was no way that there were too few entertainment activities in this era, whether it was aristocratic banquets, stage plays, music, and art, it was not Ferdinand's hobby.

In addition to the influence of his previous life, the bigger reason is that he has no time to develop hobbies, which Ferdinand probably did not find out himself.

The kings of this era were not as leisurely as later generations, and in the era of great confusion of ideas, once the right was renounced, Manuel II was an example, pinning his hopes on the discipline of politicians, waiting for exile!

Oh, if you're unlucky and meet a ruthless character, it's not impossible to go through the guillotine!

Then there was the pressure of the world war, the pressure of survival, forcing Ferdinand to work hard to strengthen Bulgaria in order to take control of his own destiny.

…… (The above is pure nonsense)

The birth of sound films marked the beginning of an era of great development of the film industry, and Ferdinand knew that it was time to develop the film industry in Bulgaria.

After all, cultural export, or movies come quickly! Traditional books, music, art, these can only affect a small number of people, but movies can affect the whole world!

Already in 1896, the film made its way to Bulgaria, where it was also causing a sensation in Sofia.

Since then, films have taken root in Bulgaria, and Ferdinand has also established a special film company, from which dozens of films are now produced every year and then promoted all over the world.

However, because there are only images and no sounds, the plot has to be greatly restricted, and things that are too complex cannot be expressed through body language! At the same time, it also restricted Ferdinand's entrainment of smuggled goods and restricted Bulgaria's cultural export.

Oh, and Ferdinand wasn't prepared to climb the tech tree, after all, this thing is very low-tech. Early sound films, that is, the addition of a gramophone, connected sound and image.

However, due to the outbreak of the First Balkan War, it was quickly forgotten by Ferdinand, and only now did he inadvertently think about it.

The cinema of this era has not attracted people's attention, but only uses it as a tool of entertainment, and Ferdinand is not ready to make much movement.

"Little Karl, tell the film company to shoot more films on Bulgarian history, and those that have already been filmed can also be artistically processed, accompanied by sound, and distributed to Eastern Europe again!" Ferdinand commanded

"Yes, Your Majesty! I'll do it right away. With that, little Karl saluted Ferdinand and turned to leave.

Carl Jr. is actually not young at all, he is even older than Ferdinand, but in order to distinguish Karl Sr., Ferdinand still calls him that.

That's right, he is the son of Carl Sr., who took over after Carl Sr. retired three years ago. Oh, according to Ferdinand, by the time Carl Jr. came to his generation, this was already the eighth generation of housekeepers for their family.

Under normal circumstances, it will continue forever, and when Carl Jr. is older, his son will still come to take over, as for whether the position is a housekeeper, it depends on Ferdinand's arrangement at that time.

This is also a tradition, and the education they received from childhood is to be loyal to the Kohali family, to learn how to be a good steward and serve the Kokhali family.

Neither loyalty nor ability reassured Ferdinand more than anyone else, and he certainly had no intention of changing this tradition!

Ferdinand also focused on cultural exports, first the Balkans, then Eastern Europe, then continental Europe, and finally the Americas and Asia. As for the rest of the region, it is naturally overlooked.

Africa in this era was all colonies, and there was nothing to spread; Oceania has not yet been developed, there are few people at all, and it is not economically cost-effective; There are only penguins in Antarctica, and with the great mission of teaching penguins culture, Ferdinand decided to leave it to others!

Anyway, there are no restrictions on the movies of this era, as long as they do not promote revolutionary ideas, they can be circulated all over the world.

Oh, and in general, film output is still a loss-making business at the moment! In many places, film companies have had to organize staff to show movies to locals for free.

The main reason is that the people are so poor, even if they are shown in the open air, the ticket prices are very low, and they still look down on it, especially in Eastern Europe.

But it doesn't matter, Ferdinand was originally for the export of cultural values, and it didn't matter if he made money or not.

……

One sentence above, the following will break your leg!

Andreyev was a professional projectionist in Delphi, but instead of working in a movie theater in the city, he had to travel from house to house and show movies in the countryside.

Originally, it was the film company that went to the countryside to promote the film in order to promote it. More than ten years have passed, and now people have become accustomed to this form of entertainment, and the rich people in the countryside are also accustomed to showing a movie when celebrating.

Putting on a movie now is also a symbol of the status of a rich person. After all, in this era, it is also very troublesome to show movies, and all of Andreyev's belongings add up to a big carriage!

The price is naturally not cheap, basically the expenditure of a movie is the entire income of ordinary workers in Delphi who do not eat or drink for most of the year, which is still a very luxurious thing for ordinary people.

So Andreyev's business was not good, and when there was no business, he would also show in the square of the city, with hundreds of people watching each time, and the screening could earn hundreds of leva a night, barely making ends meet.

He used to worry that if the benefits were not good, the film company would lay off employees and let him go, but after more than ten years, none of this happened, and Andreev slowly relieved himself.

After all, compared to before, it is now profitable. In Andreyev's opinion, the bigwigs in the film company are visionary and can spend more than ten years cultivating the market!

It is said that in the cinemas of the city, there are hundreds of leva for every movie shown, and thousands of leva are recorded every day, which makes Andreyev envious.

I often dream that when he screens a movie, he can have such a high income, and when the commission for each movie alone can make him a rich man!

But now it is different, and Andreyev, like many Greeks, is worried about the situation in Greece.

Since the defeat of the Greco-Turkish War more than ten years ago, the life of the Greek people has not been easy, and after the defeat of the second Balkan War, it is really about to be unbearable!

The government's taxes are getting heavier and heavier, and now Andreev has a lot fewer opportunities to go out to show movies, and he doesn't dare to go to a farther place at all, because he has to pay several tolls, and he can't make money at all!

These are the after-effects of the tax system, and as a result, it can be said that Greek industry and commerce have been wiped out, and a few factories have had to close their doors.

As the number of unemployed people grew, prices began to skyrocket, the cities became depressed, and film companies were about to close their doors, Andreev feared that he would lose his job.

He really loves this job, although he has to go out and run around a lot, which is a little hard, but the film company treats him really well, and he has never deducted a penny of his salary, and he can get his salary in full every month.

At that time, this was already very rare, and Andreev cherished this job very much, and he was ready to continue to do it.

But the current situation makes him very worried, there are fewer and fewer people watching movies, even if his ticket price is already very cheap, it is still unbearable for the unemployed!

Loss! From the end of the Second Balkan War, Andreyev knew that the film company was losing money, and the sign was that the movie theaters in the city were no longer open every day!

Not to mention him who goes to the countryside to visit households, he has talked about this problem with several colleagues, and everyone's life is about the same, and they haven't received any business recently.

A month ago, they didn't have to show movies at the screening booth in the open square, because the box office was not enough for electricity!

It was Sunday, and the film company informed him of the meeting, and Andreev got up early and went outside the office with great trepidation to wait for the door to open.

"Andreyev, you came here so early?"

It was Andreyev's friend and colleague Ilyif Peter who greeted him, and it was clear that he had just arrived.

"Aren't you here too? The situation is difficult now, I'm afraid we will be unemployed this time, can we not come sooner? Andreyev said with a wry smile

He said this a bit of a mess, unemployment and early coming, it seems that there is no necessary connection!

But Irif Peter nodded, and said with an expression that was more ugly than crying: "I hope Syria also needs projectionists, otherwise we will say goodbye to this job!" ”

It can be seen that Irif Peter loves this job very much, and even if he knows that he may be unemployed, he is not prepared to make a big noise in the film company.

In this era, film companies are already conscientious enterprises, and they are still very good to them!

Although the salary is not very high, they all have a commission for going out to show movies, and their usual income is still good, much higher than that of ordinary workers.

Therefore, they still have some family background, and in the face of soaring prices, they can still support it for the time being.

"If prices are so high and we lose our jobs, I really don't know where to go except Syria?" Andreyev said with a wry smile

Their net worth is limited, in addition to being able to go to Syria, they can only immigrate to the Ottoman Empire or the Kingdom of Montenegro, or go to Bulgaria or Italy to work, and then they can't make up enough money for the journey!

There are no restrictions on these places, but the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Montenegro were excluded by them in the first place, and it is estimated that the life of the locals is not much better than them, and it is difficult to find a job!

Italy is not a good place to go, and the unemployment rate is still high, so where will it be their turn to get these outsiders?

Bulgaria is the easiest to find a job, as long as you are willing to mine, it is really easy to find a job, and most Greeks are not willing to suffer that hardship!

Of course, more importantly, there has just been a war between the two countries, and most people still have a pimple in their hearts, and they can't get over this hurdle in their hearts, so when thinking about this problem, they deliberately ignore it!

Oh, that's all there is to the conversation, the film company has a rule prohibiting participation in politics, the reason is: art has no borders, and if filmmakers participate in politics, they will become more than pure, and they will have the essence of art behind them!

Although they don't know why this rule exists, they consciously obey it. Anyway, they are all small people, and they can't participate in national affairs.

According to Ferdinand's usual style, of course, it is impossible to bear the charge of the Greek government's expropriation, and it is obvious that he wants to get rid of it.

The most suitable backstabber is undoubtedly an international capitalist. Now in order to repay international loans, the Greek government has to increase taxes, this is the official explanation!

Even the Greek government has disclosed every financial income and expenditure, just to divert hatred, and there is no way to pay the debt, so it has to be repaid!

The deeper reason is that they have dumped the pot on the former government, they have borrowed debts indiscriminately, and now they have to pay it back, and there is really no way for the government to raise taxes!

Now that public opinion in Greece has been controlled, the newspapers that dare to talk nonsense have been shut down, and the people involved don't know whether they went to see God or Satan?

Anyway, the views of public opinion in Greece are very unanimous now, and it is because of the repayment of debts that the current embarrassing situation has been caused!

With Ferdinand's selfless efforts, if the Greeks had learned their lesson, they would probably have gotten rid of their bad habit of borrowing money indiscriminately, and they don't know if this is good or bad?

At eight o'clock in the morning, the doors of the film company opened, and soon Solkov, the manager of Delphi City, walked in, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him full of glory, and it seemed that the result would not be too bad.

The crowd greeted Solkov politely, and hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at him expectantly, hoping that he would bring good news.

Solkov didn't ramble, and said straight to the point: "Tell you a good news, our job has been saved for the time being!"

The board of directors believes that a qualified company must have a sense of social responsibility, and after careful research, it has decided that in view of the current economic situation in Greece, everyone should work together to tide over the difficulties, so Weddell Film Company has decided not to lay off employees! ”

As soon as Solkov's words were finished, thunderous applause rang out from below, and it was obvious that this was undoubtedly good news for everyone!

As for the sense of responsibility of social enterprises, everyone knows that it comes from neighboring Bulgaria, and although relations between the two countries are not good, it does not prevent them from agreeing with this view!

After a few moments, Solkov added: "In view of the current dire situation in Greece, the company has made a special inspiring public welfare film, and our next job is to show it to the public for free."

It is the responsibility of every filmmaker to let as many Greek people see this film as much as possible, arouse their fighting spirit, and strive for a better life tomorrow! ”

……

Unbeknownst to them, a Ferdinand order saved their jobs, and Weddell was ready to abandon the Delphi market, but now it had taken a turn for the worse.

As one of the pawns to promote the export of Bulgarian culture to the Greek peninsula, of course, it is necessary to listen to the command of the boss.

As for the theme of this public welfare film? Tell the Greeks, of course, that Syria is not so bad, and that there are still large tracts of farmland waiting for them to plant?

The purpose is very simple, that is, to appease the people, let the Greeks take the initiative to go to Syria, so that the current situation on the Greek Peninsula will not get out of control!

As for whether anyone will see it, Ferdinand is sure that anyone who is smart can see the theme of this movie, but how can he say it if he is a smart person?

After all, for the unemployed, staying in the Greek peninsula is already a dead end, and without a source of livelihood, how can they survive?

If you oppose them leaving, you must find a way to feed them, otherwise civil strife will break out sooner or later. For their own interests, even if they know, they can't say it!