Mediterranean Hegemony Road

After dealing with Portugal's problems, Ferdinand was quickly attracted by the news that a movie with sound was born!

There is no way that there are too few entertainment activities in this era. Whether it is aristocratic banquets or stage plays, music, and art, they are not Ferdinand's hobbies.

In addition to the influence of the previous life, the bigger reason is that he has no time to cultivate his hobbies, which Ferdinand probably didn't realize himself.

The kings of this era are not as leisurely as later generations. In the era of great ideological chaos, Manuel II is an example once he gives up his rights. He hopes for the integrity of the politicians and waits for exile!

Oh, if you are unlucky and meet a ruthless character, it is not impossible to walk on the guillotine!

There is also the pressure of the world war, under the pressure of survival, forcing Ferdinand to work hard to strengthen Bulgaria's national strength in order to control his own destiny.

... (the above is pure nonsense)

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

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

Films made their way to Bulgaria as early as 1896, when they were a hit in Sofia.

Since then, the film has taken root in Bulgaria, and Ferdinand has also established a special film company. Now dozens of films are born from here every year, and then they are promoted to the world.

However, since there are only images and no sound, the plot has to be greatly restricted. Too complicated things cannot be expressed through body language! At the same time, it also restricted Ferdinand from carrying private goods and restricted the cultural export of Bulgaria.

Oh, it's not that Ferdinand is not ready to climb the technology tree, after all, this thing has a very low technical content. Early sound films added a gramophone to link sound and image together.

However, due to the outbreak of the first Balkan war, it was quickly forgotten by Ferdinand, and it is only now that he accidentally thinks about it.

The movies of this era have not yet attracted people's attention, but they are only used as an entertainment tool, and Ferdinand is not ready to make too much noise.

Little Karl, tell the film company to shoot more films about Bulgarian history. Those that have already been filmed can also be artistically processed, added with sound, and distributed to Eastern Europe again! Ferdinand ordered.

Okay, Your Majesty! I'll do it right away. After saying that, little Carl saluted Ferdinand, turned and left.

Little Carl is actually not young at all, he is even older than Ferdinand, but in order to distinguish old Carl, Ferdinand still calls it that.

That's right, he is the son of the old Carl, who took over after the old Carl retired three years ago. Oh, according to Ferdinand, in the generation of little Carl, this has already been the eighth-generation housekeeper for their family.

Under normal circumstances, it will continue. When little Carl gets older, his son will still come to take over. As for whether the position is a housekeeper or not, it depends on Ferdinand's arrangements at that time.

This is also a tradition. The education they received since childhood was to be loyal to the Kohari family and learn how to be a good housekeeper and serve the Kohari family.

Whether it is loyalty or ability, Ferdinand is more reassuring than others, and he certainly has no plans to change this tradition!

Cultural export, Ferdinand also divided the focus, first of all, the Balkans, followed by Eastern Europe, then the European continent, and finally the Americas and Asia. As for other areas, it is naturally ignored.

Africa in this era is a colony, and there is nothing to spread; Oceania has not yet been developed, and there are not many people at all, which is not economical; Antarctica only has penguins, and the great mission of teaching penguins to learn culture, Ferdinand decided to stay. Good for others!

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

Oh, and on the whole, film output is still a money-losing business! In many places, film companies have had to organize their staff to broadcast films to locals for free.

The main reason is that the people are too poor. Even if the movie is played in the open air, the ticket price is very low, and they still look down on it. This situation is especially serious in Eastern Europe.

But it doesn't matter. Originally, Ferdinand was all about exporting cultural values. It didn't matter if he made money or not.

...

The above sentence, the following will break the leg!

Andreev is a professional film projectionist in Delphi, but instead of working in a movie theater in the city, he has to travel to the countryside to show movies to people.

Originally, the film company went to the countryside to promote the film. More than ten years have passed, and now people have become accustomed to this kind of entertainment, and rich people in the countryside are also used to putting on a movie when they celebrate.

Playing a movie now is also a symbol of rich people's status. After all, in this era, showing movies is also a very troublesome thing. All Andreev's belongings add up to a big carriage!

The price is naturally not cheap. Basically, the cost of putting on a movie is all the income of ordinary workers in Delphi who do not eat or drink for more than half a year. For ordinary people, this is still a very luxurious thing.

Therefore, Andreyev's business is not good. When there is no business, he will also show on the square in the city. Every time hundreds of people watch it, the show can earn hundreds of levs in one night, and he can barely do it. to break even.

He used to worry about whether the film company would lay off staff and let him get out if the benefits were not good, but after more than ten years, none of this happened, and Andreev also gradually felt relieved.

After all, compared to before, it is now profitable. In Andreev's view, the big figures in the film company are all visionary and can spend more than ten years to cultivate the market!

It is said that in the movie theaters in the city, there are hundreds of levs in income for each movie, and thousands of levs are recorded every day, which makes Andreyev envious.

I often dream that when he shows a movie, he can also earn such a high income, and at that time, the commission for each movie can also make him rich!

But things are different now, and Andreev, like many Greeks, is worried about the situation in Greece.

Since the failure of the Greek-Turkish war more than ten years ago, the life of the Greek people has been difficult. After the failure of the second Balkan war, it is really going to be difficult!

The government’s taxes are getting heavier and heavier, and now Andreev has fewer opportunities to go out and show movies, and he doesn’t dare to go to places farther away, because he has to pay tolls several times, and he can’t make any money at all. to the money!

These are the sequelae of the tax-inclusive system. Affected by this, it can be said that Greece's industry and commerce have been devastated, and a few factories have to close their doors.

More and more people were unemployed, prices began to soar, cities became depressed, and film companies were about to close their doors. Andreev was worried that he would lose his job too.

He really loves this job. Although he has to go out and run around a lot, it's a little bit hard, but the film company treats him really well. He has never deducted a penny of his salary, and he can be paid every month. Get paid in full.

At that time, it was very rare, and Andreev also cherished this job very much, and he planned to keep doing it.

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

Loss! Since the end of the Second Balkan War, Andreev has known that the film company is losing money, and the sign is that the cinemas in the city are no longer open every day!

Not to mention a person like him who travels from home to home. He and several colleagues have talked about this issue. Everyone's life is similar, and they have not received any business recently.

A month ago, they didn't have to show movies at the screening booth in the open-air plaza, because the box office didn't have enough electricity bills!

Today is Sunday, and the film company informed him of a meeting. Andreev got up very early and went outside the office with great anxiety to wait for the door to open.

Andreyev, are you here too early?

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

Didn't you come too? The situation is difficult now. I'm afraid we will lose our jobs this time. Could you come earlier? Andreev said with a wry smile.

What he said was a bit messy. Unemployment and coming early, it seems that there is no necessary connection!

But Irif Peter nodded, and said with an expression uglier than crying: I hope Syria needs a projectionist too, or we'll have to 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 lose his job, he is not ready to make a scene at the film company.

In this era, film companies are considered conscientious companies, and they are still very good!

Although the salary is not very high, they all get a commission when they go out to play movies, and their usual income is still quite good, much higher than that of ordinary workers.

Therefore, they are still somewhat wealthy, and in the face of soaring prices, they can still support it for the time being.

If prices keep going so high and we lose our jobs again, I really don't know where to go except in Syria? Andreev said with a wry smile.

Their net worth is limited. In addition to being able to run to Syria, they can only emigrate to the Ottoman Empire or the Kingdom of Montenegro, or to work in Bulgaria or Italy.

There are no restrictions in these places, but the Ottoman Empire and the Montenegrin Kingdom were first excluded by them. It is estimated that the local people's life is not much better than them, and it is difficult to find a job!

Italy is also not a good place to go. Unemployment is still high. Where can they get these migrants?

Bulgaria is the easiest place to find a job. As long as you are willing to go mining, it is really easy to find a job. Most Greeks are reluctant to take that hardship!

Of course, the more important thing is that the war between the two countries has just happened, and most people still have lumps in their hearts.

Oh, the conversation is limited to this, the film company has regulations prohibiting participation in politics, the reason is: art has no borders, if filmmakers participate in politics, it will become not simple, and the essence of art will be hidden!

Although they don't know why there is this rule, they still consciously abide by it. Anyway, they are all petty people and cannot participate in national affairs.

According to Ferdinand's consistent style, of course, it is impossible to bear the accusation of the Greek government's extortionate, and it is obviously to blame.

The most suitable bearers are undoubtedly international capitalists. 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, there is no way to borrow the main money, and it has to be repaid!

The deeper reason is that the blame was passed on to the previous and previous governments. It was all the debts they borrowed indiscriminately, and now we have to pay them back. There is really no way for the government to increase taxes!

Now the domestic public opinion in Greece has been controlled, and the newspapers that dared to talk nonsense have been shut down, and the people involved do not know whether they went to see God or Satan?

Anyway, the opinions of the domestic public opinion in Greece are very consistent. It is because of the debt repayment that the current embarrassing situation is caused!

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

At eight o'clock in the morning, the doors of the film company opened, and shortly after that, Solkov, the manager of Delphi City, walked in and saw his face full of glory. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that the result would not be too bad.

Everyone politely greeted Solkov, and hundreds of pairs of eyes were looking forward to him, hoping that he would bring good news.

Solkov didn't say anything, he said straight to the point: Tell everyone the good news, our jobs are temporarily saved!

The board of directors believes that a qualified company must have a sense of social responsibility. After careful research, it is decided that in view of the current economic situation in Greece, everyone should work together to overcome difficulties, so Wedel Films decided not to lay off staff!

As soon as Solkov finished speaking, there was thunderous applause from below. Obviously, this is undoubtedly good news for everyone!

As for the sense of responsibility of social enterprises, everyone is not unfamiliar. Everyone knows that it comes from neighboring Bulgaria. Although the relationship between the two countries is not good, it does not prevent them from agreeing with this view!

After a while, Solkov said again: In view of the current bad situation in Greece, the company has specially produced an inspiring public welfare film, and our next job is to show this film to the society for free.

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

...

Little did they know that an order from Ferdinand had saved their jobs, Weddell Films had been ready to give up the Delphi market, but now a turn has taken place.

As one of the chess pieces to promote the export of Bulgarian culture to the Greek peninsula, of course, it has to follow the command of the boss.

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

The purpose is very simple, it is to appease people's hearts, 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 as long as a smart person can see the theme of this movie, how can a smart person say it?

After all, for the unemployed, staying in the Greek peninsula is a dead end. Without a source of life, how can they survive?

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

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