Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Last Days of 1964
October 1, 1964.
Fallout 3 is released.
In the third part of the fallout, Catherine alludes more to the nuclear policy of the Cold War. Of course, in order to prevent herself from being refrigerated by the FBI or CIA slices in Area 51, Catherine was still very careful.
Because of the popularity of TV series and movies, the sales of "Fallout 3" are also quite good.
Along with it, the war chess of "Wasteland" also began to sell well.
However, the Wargame series of the wasteland should be facing the middle class. The vast majority of them are also interested in this. They have plenty of time to learn about the richness of Wasteland and savor the stories one by one.
Catherine has a lot of stories in Wasteland, and often the endings of these stories are open-ended. But there are also some stories that are limited to death, and no matter how the ending develops, they can only be framed. And these stories can also make players feel their own kind of good intentions to do bad things, and the sense of powerlessness that can't change the ending. This kind of thinking and emotion can only be experienced by people who belong to the elite or are close to this class.
Immediately afterward, the Paper Book Company also continued to sell Harry Potter.
With the popularity of Harry Potter, the final release interval was also getting longer and longer to increase the sales of previous products, which was also a sales strategy.
But at this time, Catherine was still struggling on the set of "Red Alert".
The plan for the release of the novel was set at the beginning, but this "Red Alert" was Catherine's temporary idea, and at the same time, she also demanded excellence, so Catherine had to work it. Including the submission, it must be completed by November, so that it can be released before Christmas.
In order to rush for time, Catherine was even promoting the film almost as soon as it began.
Although it was for the Pentagon, Catherine was very concerned about the box office, and if the box office was less than $70 million, she would never do it.
While Catherine was busy filming, Jerry Sanders was concentrating the entire team on single-chip technology.
The technology of Z80 cannot be overcome in a short period of time, even if it is theoretical, the actual production is expensive, but in terms of single-chip microcomputer, it is much simpler.
The so-called single-chip microcomputer is a kind of integrated circuit chip, which is a small and complete computer system composed of a silicon wafer that integrates the central processing unit CPU random memory RAM, read-only memory ROM, a variety of I/O ports and interrupt systems, timers/timers and other functions (which may also include display drive circuits, pulse width modulation circuits, analog multiplexers, A/D converters and other circuits) into a silicon wafer by using ultra-large-scale integrated circuit technology.
In simple terms, this should be an extremely simple computer that has already been set up......
For example, in the future, washing machines and microwave ovens will generally use intelligent operating systems, that is, single-chip microcomputers are used to control them.
Make life simpler and more intelligent, most of which are the credit of the single-chip microcomputer, if there is no single-chip microcomputer, the people of the 21st century may still be in front of the washing machine and microwave oven.
And with a single-chip microcomputer, it means that the remote control of the TV can already be made zuò - this is the core of the remote control!
As the president of AMD, which can compete with Intel, Jerry Sanders attaches great importance to this area.
Historically, AMD has always hit a wall when it comes to seeking investment, because Intel has already approached those venture capitalists before them, but AMD has been too late to get investment. So Sanders' talent can't be fully displayed.
At this time, Catherine finally returned to New York, and then built momentum for "Red Alert".
AB TV began to broadcast Red Alert commercials on a loop, with the ultimate special effects, a wonderful storyline, and overwhelming fighting action.
Of course, you still need to do a little bit of approval.
The voluntary film classification system has not yet been established, but it is almost over, and "Hays Code" has now lost most of its control over films, and at this time there are already many films that have not been approved to be secretly screened, but Catherine does not dare to do this, so it is still necessary to go through the form.
Although Catherine's investment this time is $25 million, everyone is already not very interested in it. After all, the $20 million "Wasteland" is at the top, and the $40 million "Cleopatra" is at the back.
However, Hollywood takes "Red Alert" very seriously. ,
Although Catherine's company probably has nothing to do with Hollywood, those film and television companies also see Catherine's dream factory.
The biggest gap between Catherine's company and Hollywood is that Hollywood and black. The Tao is inextricably linked, and Catherine's company, Black. But he did not dare to come to the door.
Although in Italy, the mafia has reached the point where the prime minister can meet with him, but this is the United States.
In particular, the umbrella company is also a defense supplier to the United States.
Because at the time of "Cleopatra", the 20th Century Fox Company simply lost money, and other Hollywood companies didn't dare to make such a huge investment in the eyes.
They are all looking forward to Catherine's new film and whether it can bring a turnaround to the entire film industry.
Moreover, calls for the abolition of the Hays Code are also growing, and the film industry is moving towards the future.
Catching up with the Christmas schedule, Catherine is finally relieved.
Then, with a little free time before the release, she decided to take Elsa to her and Ada's nest, which was the villa.
"This is the villa I bought with my friends, there is a swimming pool over there, and there is also a swimming pool......"
Catherine introduces Elsa to the house.
"This is an indoor swimming pool, and although it is completely transparent from the inside, from the outside, it is a mirror! If you look at the street across the street, we can see the people, but they can't see it. There is also a water temperature heating system, so you can swim even in winter! ”
"As for over there, there is an outdoor swimming pool, you can sunbathe in the summer, there are sand piles and barbecue equipment next to it, and you can also have a bonfire party at night~"
It's just that Ida doesn't seem to be there, which is a little regrettable.
The busiest among them right now is probably not Catherine, but Lily, who is not sure about the SAT in November, so she is still studying hard......
"By the way, the third floor is our secret base, there are a lot of interesting equipment in it, come, let's go and have a look!"
Catherine pulled Elsa and headed for the third floor, opening the door with the key they had alone.
At this time, it was dark inside, but on the panoramic theater, there was a big picture, just looking at that picture...... Elsa blushed, and Catherine was embarrassed.
"Kate, are you here?"
Lily smiled.
She was fiddling with the player, the books were tossed aside, the notebook was blank, and the cover had a grimace on it. );