Chapter 773 TV Commercial Use

Since Germany's defeat in World War I, under the support of the French, the Allied Powers at that time adopted quite severe restrictions on Germany, including prohibiting the research of any heavy firepower weapons.

The heavy firepower weapons here refer not only to aircraft and tanks, but also to machine guns, large-caliber rifles and small artillery.

To put it simply, except for the fact that the current German army can be equipped with rifles and pistols, other weapons are basically prohibited from research and development.

Historically, the birth of submachine guns was largely due to the restrictions imposed on Germany by the Allied Powers.

After the Germans were unable to research larger-scale weapons, they had to find a new way to invent a brand-new weapon, which was a submachine gun that used pistol ammunition but had a rate of fire comparable to that of a machine gun.

Britain and France did not care about the submachine guns that the Germans were studying. On the one hand, Germany's intelligence work is doing very well, and the data on the latest submachine gun being studied has not been leaked.

On the other hand, Britain and France no longer care about weapons like submachine guns. After all, there is also a certain development in submachine guns in Britain and France.

However, the two countries do not attach as much importance to this relatively limited weapon as imagined.

Submachine guns have powerful firepower, but their killing range and lethality are much smaller, making them unsuitable for large-scale battlefields.

Submachine guns are more suitable for the stage-style lurking and spy warfare of intelligence personnel. This is also the reason why Britain and France gradually relaxed the Germans' research on submachine guns.

Hitler did not know this. In his eyes, this is the fear that Britain and France have for himself and Germany.

Coupled with Italy's great success, Hitler was determined to develop more powerful weapons to increase the combat effectiveness of the German army.

Because he had withdrawn from the World Alliance, Hitler knew that he had to find one or more allies with similar consciousness in order to bear the pressure for him and give him enough time to develop.

Italy was a good choice, but Hitler hesitated. After all, the performance of the Italian army in the war can only be said to be unsatisfactory, but it also has the advantage of similar ideologies.

In the end, Hitler decided to meet and talk with Mussolini in person. It would be a good thing for Germany if it could gain an ally in the Mediterranean.

But we can’t completely count on Italy. Looking at the map of the European situation in his hand, Hitler felt such desire for the Austrian region for the first time.

The current Austrian Empire still has the strength of a great power. If Germany can unify the entire Germany and annex Austria, the strength of the integration will definitely not be weaker than that of the former German Empire.

Compared to cooperating with Austria during World War I, Hitler is currently more interested in directly annexing Austria and letting Germany control the war.

But Austria is not so easy to annex. Especially now that Austria is not as divided as it was historically, with most of Czechoslovakia still under the rule of the Austrian Empire.

Under such circumstances, if Britain and France can still allow Austria to be annexed by Germany, it can only be said that Britain and France have given up hope of victory.

This is actually the reason why Arthur did not support the partition of Austria after World War I. As long as Austria is relatively unified, it will be infinitely more difficult for Germany to annex Austria during World War II.

As long as Germany cannot annex Austria and Czechoslovakia, Germany's industry will not return to its peak level, and it will be impossible to quickly arm a huge army.

Although the current situation in Europe is relatively chaotic, it is still very difficult for a large-scale war to occur.

As the two most powerful countries, although Britain and France are independent and conflict with each other, they are not willing to have more serious conflicts with each other.

Under the influence of Britain and France, all kinds of struggles in Europe basically ended peacefully, and there would be no chaos in Europe in a short period of time.

Under such circumstances, Arthur was happy to focus on Australasia and pay attention to domestic developments.

The biggest good news in China right now is probably about the development of entertainment, that is, the commercialization of televisions.

Televisions have been around for several years, but how to reduce the cost of televisions and enable televisions to stably receive and play images are important factors that affect the full commercialization of televisions.

In this regard, after several years of hard research, Baird has made quite outstanding achievements.

Under Arthur's instructions, Baird established Baird Television Co., Ltd. to develop and manufacture new televisions.

Because of his experience from later generations, Arthur still values ​​​​TV very much. Even if the current TVs are just bulky black-and-white TVs with small screens, they can still bring great changes to people's entertainment lives.

The role of television will be broader than that of radio. In terms of cultural output and external influence, television can do much more than radio.

On February 2, 1931, Arthur came to the Baird Television Company in person to watch the latest TV that Baird said.

This seems to be a private enterprise that has nothing to do with the royal family. In fact, the largest shareholder and controller is the royal family consortium.

According to previous practice, the royal family consortium invested 2 million Australian dollars as the initial capital of the TV company, occupying 98% of the shares of the TV company.

The remaining 2% of the shares were given to Baird as a reward, and also as a motivation to encourage him to develop more new TVs and accelerate the advancement of technology in the TV industry.

The news of Arthur's impending arrival was conveyed to Baird in advance, which made Baird very excited and decided to organize some senior executives and employees of the company to welcome him.

If he hadn't known that Arthur didn't like to stir up trouble, Baird would have even planned to organize the entire company's employees to welcome Arthur.

At noon that day, Arthur's motorcade finally slowly arrived at the gate of Baird Television Company.

This company is located in an industrial area on the outskirts of St. Arthur Castle and occupies a quite good area.

Because the industrial area is relatively large, Baird TV Company not only has a large storage area, but the company's door also looks very high-end and majestic.

This is Arthur's first time coming to this company he owns. The current feeling is pretty good, which proves that Baird still attaches great importance to this TV company.

It's actually normal when you think about it. After all, Baird also owns 2% of the shares, which are currently worth more than 40,000 Australian dollars.

As long as Baird works hard for the TV company and strives to develop more new TVs, the value of his shares will only get higher and higher.

Moreover, until now, the TV company has not sold any TV sets.

As long as the TV sets released can win the trust of the public, the company's market value and profits will increase dramatically.

"Where's the latest TV set?" Arthur asked Baird impatiently when they first met.

The first TV set left Arthur a little disappointed, but according to Baird's description, the latest TV sets had great improvements in size and screen area, which rekindled Arthur's interest.

"Everything has been prepared in the experimental area, Your Majesty." Baird introduced with a smile: "At present, our latest TV has been able to ensure that the cost is controlled below 150 Australian dollars each, and in our previous tests, all TVs The radio signals received by the machine are very stable and there will be basically no problems during use.”

Arthur nodded, quite satisfied with the cost.

Don't look at the fact that the initial cost of a TV was less than 140 Australian dollars, and the Australian dollar at that time did not experience much depreciation.

Although 150 Australian dollars seems to be a lot now, for most people, it is an affordable expense, which is more than a year's income.

Of course, the actual selling price is definitely not more than 150 Australian dollars. But the price of TV sets in Australasia will definitely not be that exaggerated.

After all, Arthur wants to use televisions to control public opinion and information, and at the same time export cultural works to the outside world, rather than just relying on selling televisions to make money.

"How big is the TV screen now? Will there be stuttering and blurring in the middle of the playback?" Arthur continued to ask.

During the initial experiments, the TV still occasionally experienced freezes and blurs when receiving and playing images.

After all, the television was the original version at that time and was several years ahead of the world. Arthur didn't care and just asked Baird to try to solve these problems.

But now, television is not considered a leading technology in the world.

There is definitely a TV industry in various countries, but the products they manufacture simply fail to meet people's expectations. In other words, the price is too expensive, and the potential audience is not the majority of civilians for the time being.

But for those capitalists and aristocrats who have a lot of money in their hands, televisions are nothing more than a cheap pastime.

"At present, our latest TV screen has been enlarged to 1.5 times the previous one, which is about the size of six apples." Looking at Arthur's dissatisfied look, Baird quickly continued: "But we are also doing this. Improvements have been made. Currently, the latest TVs have two models, namely the normal version and the enlarged version.

The screen of the regular version of the TV is about the size of six apples, and the screen of the enlarged version is about the size of eight apples. It should be the largest TV screen in the world.

The only difference between the regular version and the enlarged version is the screen size, and the cost difference is 10 Australian dollars each.

According to Your Majesty's instructions, the price of the regular version of the TV set will be set at AUD 178 per set, and the price of the enlarged version will be set at AUD 188 per set.

According to our current tests, the two new TVs are very stable in receiving signals and playing pictures, and there will be no lag or blurring. "

Using Apple to describe the size of a TV screen actually started when Arthur first saw the first-generation TV and lamented that the TV screen was only the size of four Apples.

It is precisely because of the aptness of this description that Baird took the initiative to mention the size of several apples when describing the size of the screen, making it easier for Arthur to judge.

In fact, for the current TV industry, eight Apple-sized TV screens are really not small, and it is not an exaggeration to even say it is the largest screen.

Without the intervention and participation of Australasia, the rise of the television industry would have to wait several years, and it has already been advanced by several years.

Soon we came to the actual testing of the TV.

Although it is only a black and white TV, Arthur, who has not seen a TV for a long time, is still looking forward to it.

Although TV series and movies use the same playback screen, there is still a big difference between them.

Although there is no limit to the length of a movie, the current average length of Australasian movies is 2 to 3 hours, and there are basically no movies that are too long or too short.

After all, the highest goal of most movie manufacturers is to make money, and the length of the movie will also affect people's desire to watch the movie.

Because of film copyright and profit issues, most films are certainly difficult to watch on television.

This also creates the biggest difference between movies and TV series. As a home appliance, televisions are bound to enter people’s homes.

For Arthur, the cultural influence and output role that TV series can play is much higher than that of movies to a certain extent.

Moreover, a large number of TV series that film a certain concept that Arthur needs can subtly influence people's thoughts.

To put it bluntly, it is brainwashing. Through this method of brainwashing, people will accept it more easily and willingly.

As soon as television became commercially available and widely accepted, Arthur would immediately begin filming a number of TV series about promoting the Australasian national ideal.

I believe that under the influence and bombardment of a large number of TV dramas, people will become more and more accepting of the Australasian national concept.

Impact on adults and education on children. I believe that within a few years, there will be only one ethnic group left in Australasia, and that is the Australasians.

Arthur can also easily control the public opinion of the entire country by relying on various information output devices, including televisions.

Even if a war breaks out in the future, with the help of public opinion, Arthur can easily mobilize the national sentiment of the entire country and unite the country into a unified force to better respond to the war.

"How is the current production line construction going? When will these TVs be able to enter mass production?" After the final test is completed, Arthur is already looking forward to further controlling public opinion through TVs in the future.

"Currently we have built four production lines and are expected to produce a maximum of 3,500 TVs per week." Baird replied.

"Not enough, Mr. Baird." Arthur shook his head and said with some dissatisfaction: "Our domestic TV market alone is definitely more than tens of thousands of units.

Looking around the world, TV sales can easily exceed hundreds of thousands of units. I hope that in the next period of time, you can focus on establishing a production line and strive to increase the output of TV sets to exceed 10,000 units per week. "

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