As the clock ticked into December 1911, summer in Australasia finally arrived.

However, the temperature in Sydney is not so hot, perhaps because it is just 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 is that the first sound film from the Royal Film Studio is about to be filmed, and Arthur is invited to inspect it, and it is also the filming of Arthur's scene.

Speaking of which, we have to mention Australasia's first sound film.

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

The film is titled The Australasian Dream and can be divided into 4 short stories, focusing on the national origins of Australia and New Zealand, the poverty of the Australasian people during the colonial period, the disasters of Australasia and the unity of the nation, and finally the story of Arthur becoming the Duke of Australia, the Duke of New Zealand and the King of Australasia.

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

But this is actually difficult for the Royal Film Factory, after all, if you find an actor to play Arthur, if you can't play Arthur's majesty and fame, then the angry Australasian people are enough to make the Royal Film Studio collapse in an instant.

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

Therefore, the head of the Royal Film Studio thought for a long time and finally decided to consult the Kent butler.

After the Kent butler asked Arthur's opinion, it was decided that Arthur would play himself and complete the final shooting of the film.

The film is expected to be released on January 10, National Day, and will be screened simultaneously in all cities with a population of more than 100,000 in Australasia.

It will be an all-Australasian feast, and the film will be shown once a day during the seven-day Australasian National Day Week.

It's a film with too much political overtones, and it's unlikely that it will land in Europe on a large scale.

After this film, if the sound film is successful, then the three major studios will continue to shoot more sound films, satisfying the leisure life of Europeans and making a lot of profit from them.

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

Royal Film Studios.

Arthur's arrival attracted a lot of attention, and even brought the filming of the film to a standstill for a time.

No way, in terms of Arthur's current popularity in Australasia, those who are not excited to see Arthur up close may only have a low sense of national identity, except for those who can't recognize it.

For ordinary people, even if they have a good impression of the monarch of the country, when the monarch stands in front of him, there will definitely be tension and panic.

Spending two days at the Royal Film Theatres also gave Arthur a sense of what it was like to shoot a film a hundred years in advance.

Of course, the current filmmaking technology is not as advanced as that of later generations, and the methods and techniques of shooting movies are also very different from later generations.

At Arthur's inquiry, the Royal Film Studios said that the final shooting of the film would only take about a week, and it would be possible to complete the production by January.

In fact, this Australasian dream was jointly filmed by the three major film studios, and it will be screened nationwide in the future, and it will also be cooperated by the three major film studios.

This also shortened the filming time of the film, which is the fundamental reason why the film was able to be screened nationwide.

After all, although the Royal Film Studio is the largest film studio in Australasia, it is not easy to show movies in Australasia, in all cities with a population of more than 100,000.

Arthur is still very satisfied with what has been filmed in the film so far.

I have to praise those things that were conceived by writers, writers, historians and families, the ratio of six true and four false, making the whole film seem as if it is a chronicle of Australasia, recording the rise and fall of the Australasian 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 four short stories, it takes up a third of the entire movie, about 50 minutes or so.

This length was also decided after all kinds of research, a little more, a little less is not so good, one-third is exactly the golden ratio.

It is worth mentioning that the beginning of this movie is Arthur's speech when he announced the establishment of the Kingdom of Australasia, which is exactly 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 is played, "Australasia, Forward!" 》。

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

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the world's first patriotic sound film, and the changes it has brought to Australasia are absolutely meaningful.

Naturally, the more such films, the better, and in any case, Arthur is very willing to see patriotic films like The Australasian Dream blossom in the Australasian film market.

But this will have to work 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 half a year.

In fact, if this movie is changed to a fee, there should be a lot of people watching this movie in Australasia.

After all, in an era when sound movies have not yet become popular, such a classic sound movie is definitely epoch-making, and its influence is much higher than that of silent movies.

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

It is better to make it free and let more Australasian people see it, so that more Australasian people can be influenced by this movie, become more patriotic and love this nation more.

After all, the political significance of this movie is definitely far greater than the actual benefits, and Arthur still understands how to choose.

Approaching the end of the year, there is also good news, that is, the northern railway is about to be completed.

Construction of the Northern Railroad began in 1906 at the annual summary report meeting, and construction began in earnest in January 1907.

Originally, the construction of the Northern Railway was expected to take about eight years, which means that it should have been completed around 1915.

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

The Northern Railway is as important to Australasia as the industrial railway in the South.

What's more, the Northern Railway and the Industrial Railway are connected, completely connecting Australia, the most central area of Australasia, and becoming a veritable island railway in Australia.

This will greatly facilitate the domestic transportation of Australasia, and closely connect the relatively sparsely populated northern Australia, which 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, Australasia's vast territory is still garrisoned by more than 200,000 troops, and it is scattered in various colonies and territories.

The smooth operation of the northern railway allows the Australasian army to reach all corners of the core area of Australia at any time, which greatly increases the army's radiation to Australia.

At the same time, the efficiency of the army's travel to Southeast Asia has also been greatly improved. In the past, if you wanted to travel to Southeast Asia, it took much longer to travel by land than by sea.

However, Australasian transport ships can only carry a maximum of two divisions, and it is impossible to quickly dispatch a large force to Southeast Asia.

But when the Northern Railway opens in the future, the army will be able to take the rail to Australasia's northern seaport, where they will be able to take a boat, saving a lot of time.

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

Arthur should have attended the ceremony of the completion of the Northern Railway, but he had no intention of experiencing the Northern Railway in person.

When the industrial railway was built before, Arthur took a train experience out of curiosity and also attached great importance to the first railway with a length of more than 2,000 kilometers.

But the speed of trains in this era was not fast, and there were not many entertainment facilities, so taking the train was even more painful than later generations.

What's more, for the sake of the monarch's majesty on the train, Arthur could only sit on the train and pretend to have an experience, but he was already thinking about when to stand up and stretch.

After a while, the ceremony of the completion of the Northern Railway, Arthur said that he would no longer experience anything.

It turns out that it is better not to sit on the train of this era.

Even Arthur is already looking forward to the large-scale commercial use of the aircraft, in the final analysis, it is the comfort and convenience of the aircraft, and the destination has already been reached after a little nap.

Speaking of aircraft, Australasia's current military aircraft are large enough, with a total of more than 600 units.

However, at present, the Australasian aircraft is a military secret, and the training is also quietly trained in the interior, and there is no news reported.

This is also a matter of no choice, although because of the previous success of airships, European countries generally pay more attention to airships than airplanes.

But if the news of more advanced aircraft is exposed, I am afraid that the major European powers will invest a lot of money in the research of aircraft, and then the speed of aircraft replacement will definitely be fast, which may be in vain for Australasia.

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