Chapter 133: A Visitor from the Far East
The Moravian cinema, which is undoubtedly a new thing for Moravian citizens, gathered at the door on the opening day to watch the excitement of the crowd, quarrels, noise and chaos the scene. The wealthy ticket buyer walked in triumphantly, and the ordinary citizen had a hint of envy in his eyes full of disdain......
A black Mercedes sedan suddenly stopped at the door, and the open top made it clear to the citizens gathered in front of the Moravian cinema that Ernst and Maria were in the car, and the crowd saluted and moved out of the way. Five or six guards stepped forward to protect Ernst and Maria, trying not to crowd the Assassins and the crowd to slander their master and future mistress.
If one were to look at the happiness and loyalty of Moravian citizens at this time, one hundred percent would not dare to say it, but it must have exceeded ninety percent, which stemmed from the fairness and affluence of the Moravian administration.
Almost all of the land in Moravia was bought by Ernst, and although the citizens did not have land of their own, Ernst paid no less or more than they did for their own cultivation. What is the purpose of needing land, not yet to support a family? Now that the goal has been achieved, they naturally have no dissatisfaction.
At the same time, education in Moravia is compulsory, and citizens living in Moravia can only be said to be very happy, so the happiness index and loyalty index will naturally increase.
The wages of the workers were often higher than those of the peasants, and now that Ernst had converted a large number of peasants into "workers", they had more or less some of their savings, and their living conditions began to increase, and the Moravian economy was completely revitalized in this situation.
For example, the newly opened Moravian cinema would have bought no more than 30 people at the price a few years ago, because such a price was undoubtedly a pressure for them, but now it ......
When he entered the theater and looked at the crowded venue at the 300 position, Ernst couldn't help but smile, and it was a kind of happiness to live here and watch his territory slowly develop.
Since the time of travel, Ernst has never been as dreamy as he is now, and a few years later Europe is as stable as it is now, and the contradictions between Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire, and between Germany and France and Britain can be resolved peacefully. But one needs to face the reality that everything in front of us proves that things can no longer be resolved peacefully.
Sit down in the private rooms, next to which are Moravian nobles, and as their influence in Moravia decreases, these guys pose little threat to Ernst.
If there is anyone else in Moravia's aristocracy who has considerable influence, then perhaps only the Gross family, but with the transfer of Stannis Gross and the graduation of the university students, the influence of the Gross family has also been greatly affected, and a large number of university officials have begun to gradually squeeze the members of the Gross family out of the government.
As soon as the light dimmed, Ernst, who was distracted, suddenly found that his hand was tightly gripped, and at this moment only Maria beside him could do so, and women seemed to be born with some fear of darkness.
The darkness is gradually peeled away, and the words DreamWorks begin to appear on the big screen, which is the production company of the film, and a fishing boy leans on the crescent moon in the blue clouds, which is the logo of DreamWorks.
Plagiarism is also accidental, when Massena, who is responsible for the formation of the film and television company, reported the progress of the matter, he brought up the issue of naming by the way, and Ernst, who was dissatisfied with several consecutive dissatisfactions, recalled a scene from his previous life, and directly decided on the name of DreamWorks, a film and television company, and the logo of a fishing boy.
This is the first film of DreamWorks, the film mainly introduces the love story of a Moravian teenager who joins the army, he gives up his love, family affection, and family to go to the front line to fight the Russian army, but he is glorious, because he not only obtained the rank of captain but also kept Moravia's stability......
It was only then that Ernst remembered that the film was not suitable for Maria to watch, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw her admiration with great interest.
This can be regarded as the first way for the citizens of Moravia to adapt to the war, and at the same time, when the future Russian-Austrian war really comes, the young people of Moravia can enthusiastically join the army, and the nobles and wealthy merchants can contribute their own strength.
"This, will this ......"
In the movie, there was a sudden scene of the Russian army breaking through the front line positions in Moravia and killing in Moravia, which made the nobles and rich people uneasy and at the same time made Maria look at Ernst very worriedly.
"It doesn't matter, although this will make Moravia temporarily unstable, but in the end the benefits will outweigh the disadvantages."
The aristocracy and wealthy merchants had no power in their hands, and even shops and industries mostly had Ernst's shares in them, and neither they would have had a bad influence on Moravia. The nobles and wealthy merchants would be worried, so they let their hearts be worried for a while, and after a while, they found that Ernst did not move and naturally recovered.
Once the war comes, I believe that the nobles and wealthy businessmen can't help but think of the scene they saw today, and they need to say more about fundraising and resource support? Without Ernst, without the Moravian legions, there would be no them and no wealth in their hands.
The movie is only more than 30 minutes long, but this movie makes the nobles and wealthy businessmen very silent, they don't even care about how wonderful the movie is, and their hearts are full of speculation, guessing whether this means what Ernst will do. Ernst naturally ignored the thoughts of these people, and he left directly after the movie, allowing these apprehensive aristocrats and wealthy businessmen to whisper and negotiate.
This is how Moravia's first film came to an end, with a premiere of £500 being half a cost, and the next big release was approaching, and citizens could sit and watch it in the square for a small fee.
The theater shows a total of 3 days, and the population of Moravia is fixed after all, even if you count some of the wealthy people in the adjacent area, 3 days of screening time is enough. The three-day theatrical screening grossed £1,600, and the cost had come back and made a lot of money, but to Ernst and the studio's surprise, the release was also very profitable.
First film: £3,000! -- The New York Times
Let's see a new kind of profiteering industry. -- The London Journal
The Count of Moravia creates a new miracle. -- Vienna Weekly-Zeitung
Media reports have made DreamWorks films also appear in various regions of Europe and the United States, but unfortunately the media industry at this time is not as developed as in the new century, and there are not many people who can afford to buy movie tickets, otherwise the box office will increase more than ten times.
The success of the first film made the participants very happy, but this happiness did not last long before it changed with a new move in the Manchu Empire.
The Manchu government had made compromises with the local government, and a constitutional monarchy was about to emerge in this ancient country, and if nothing else, the Manchu government might still be able to maintain a face-saving situation in the future, but ...... At this time, the Manchu government did a stupid thing.
On May 8, 1911, the Manchu government set up a responsible cabinet and announced the nationalization of the main railway line. This was undoubtedly a provocation for the governor and the great powers, playing them like children, and the angry governor decided to teach the Manchu government a lesson.
On May 14, 1911, 10,000 people in Changsha gathered to set off a road protection movement.
On June 1, 1911, the Qing government won both road funds, and Sichuan Province established the Road Protection Association.
On June 6, 1911, the shareholders of the Guangdong Railway opposed the state-owned railways and fought for commercial operation.
On June 17, 1911, in order to resist the Qing government's sale of the rights of the Guangdong-Hankou and Sichuan-Han railways, the representatives of the shareholders of the Sichuan-Han Railway held a meeting in Chengdu and established the Sichuan Baolu Association.
Because of the railroad and the imperial cabinet, the turmoil of the Manchu Empire set off again, but no one expected that this time the storm was so huge, and the aging Manchu Empire actually fell in this storm and never got up again.
In the same month, a merchant from Shanghai from the Manchu Empire arrived in Moravia and wanted to discuss a film company, and Ernst, the most prosperous city in Asia, received him personally.
Song Qimei: Vice President of Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, President of Suzhou and Hangzhou Silk Business Association, and Member of Zhejiang Council. The fact that this middle-aged businessman, who is already in his 40s, is interested in the film industry and is ready to cooperate with Moravia is something that Ernst did not expect.
To be honest, when Song Qimei got off the train, the moment he saw the Xincheng Railway Station, he had a strong desire to meet the ruler here, and there was no reason.
Luckily, when the head of DreamWorks talked to him, he was introduced to meet with Mayor Massena, and the conversation completely made Massena rediscover the old empire and change his perception of it.
"Originally, I thought that the country was not only ancient, but also that the people living there were very traditional and could not accept new things, but you made me change my mind, Song!" -- These are Masséna's exact words.