Chapter 98 The Last Days of 1964

  October 1, 1964.

  Fallout 3 is released.

  In the third installment of Fallout, Catherine alludes more to Cold War nuclear policy. Of course, in order to avoid being sliced and chilled by the FBI or CIA in Area 51, Catherine is still very careful.

  Thanks to the popularity of TV dramas and movies, "Fallout 3" also sold quite well.

  Along with it, the tactical board game of "Wasteland" also started selling well.

  However, the target audience for the Fallout series should be the middle class. The vast majority of people interested in this are also from this group. They have enough leisure time to understand the rich connotations of Fallout and savor each story within it.

  Catherine has many stories in the Wasteland battle chess, and often these stories have open endings. But there are also some that are set in stone, no matter how the ending develops, it can only be framed. And these stories can also make players feel their own good intentions and the powerlessness of being unable to change the outcome. This kind of thinking and emotion is only experienced by the elite or those close to this class.

  Immediately afterwards, Paper Skin Book Company will continue to sell "Harry Potter".

  As Harry Potter became more popular, the gap between the release of the last book also grew longer to increase sales of previous products, which is also a sales strategy.

  However, at this time, Catherine was still struggling in the scene of "Red Alert".

  The plan for the release was set from the beginning, but this "Red Alert" was a sudden idea of Catherine's, and she also demanded perfection, so Catherine had to put in a lot of effort. Including the audit, it must be completed before November, only then can it be released before Christmas.

  To save time, Catherine was even almost promoting while filming had just begun.

  Although it was for the Pentagon, Catherine was very particular about box office, if the box office was less than 70 million US dollars, she would not do it.

  While Catherine was busy filming, Jerry Sanders concentrated on bringing the whole team together to tackle single-chip technology.

  The technology of Z80 is impossible to be conquered in a short period of time, even if it has been theoretically reached, actual production is also costly, but for single-chip microcomputers, that's much simpler.

  So-called single-chip microcomputer is a kind of integrated circuit chip, which uses ultra-large-scale integrated circuit technology to integrate the central processing unit CPU with data processing capability, random access memory RAM, read-only memory ROM, multiple I/O ports and interrupt systems, timers/counters and other functions (may also include display driver circuits, pulse width modulation circuits, analog multiplexers, A/D converters, etc.) into a small but complete computer system on a single silicon chip.

  To put it simply, this should be a kind of extremely simple computer that has already been set up...

  For example, future washing machines and microwave ovens will widely adopt intelligent operating systems, that is, using single-chip microcomputers to control.

  Making life simpler and smarter, the vast majority of it is the credit of microcontrollers. If there were no microcontrollers, people in the 21st century would probably still be standing in front of washing machines and microwave ovens.

  And with the advent of microcontrollers, it means that TV remote controls can be made - this is the core of remote control!

  As the CEO of AMD, which is capable of competing with Intel in the original world, Jerry Sanders attaches great importance to this aspect.

  In the past, AMD's quest for investment always hit a wall because Intel had already approached those venture capitalists before them, and AMD came too late, so they couldn't get an investment. Therefore, Sanders' talent could not be fully demonstrated.

  At this time, Catherine finally returned to New York and then created momentum for "Red Alert".

  TVB started airing Red Alert's advertisements, with ultimate special effects, magnificent plot and non-stop fighting scenes.

  Of course, approval is still needed.

  A voluntary film rating system had not yet been established, but the Hays Code was already losing its grip on the industry, and many films were being shown without approval, although Catherine couldn't do that, so going through the motions was still necessary.

  Although Catherine's investment this time is $25 million, everyone has already become numb to it. After all, there was the $20 million "Wasteland" before and the $40 million "Egyptian Beauty" after.

  However, Hollywood does take Red Alert seriously.

  Although Catherine's company has nothing to do with Hollywood, those film and television companies also have their eyes on Catherine's Dream Factory.

  The biggest difference between Catherine's company and Hollywood is that Hollywood has a thousand ties with the black path, while the black path does not dare to find Catherine's company.

  Although in Italy, the Mafia has already reached the point where it can meet with the Prime Minister, this is America.

  Especially umbrella companies still US defense contractors.

  Because of "Cleopatra", 20th Century Fox was almost bankrupt, and other Hollywood companies saw it with their own eyes, and didn't dare to make such a huge investment in a work again.

  They are all looking forward to Catherine's new film, whether it can bring a turning point to the entire film industry.

  And the call for the abolition of the Hays Code is also growing louder, as the film industry moves forward into the future.

  Catherine finally breathed a sigh of relief as she made it in time for Christmas.

  Then before the premiere there was a period of leisure time, she decided to bring Elsa to her and Ida's little nest, that is, the villa.

  "This is a villa I bought with my friends, that side has a swimming pool, and that side also has a swimming pool..."

  Catherine was showing Elsa around the house.

  "This side has an indoor swimming pool, although it looks fully transparent from the inside, but from the outside, it's all mirrors! Look at the street across, we can see those people, but they can't see here. And there is also a water temperature heating device, so you can swim in winter!"

  "On the other side, there is an outdoor swimming pool. In summer, you can also sunbathe and have a barbecue next to the sand pile. At night, you can even have a bonfire party!"

  It's just that Aida and the others don't seem to be here, which is a bit of a small regret.

  Now among them, the busiest one is probably not Catherine, but Lily. For the SAT in November, she didn't have any confidence at all, so now she is still studying hard...

  "Right, the third floor is our secret base, there are many interesting devices inside, come on, let's go take a look!"

  Catherine pulled Elsa along as they headed towards the third floor, using a key that only they had to unlock the door.

  At this time, inside was a piece of darkness, but on the IMAX theater screen, it was a huge picture, only looking at that picture... Elsa's face turned red, and Catherine was speechless.

  "Kate, you're here?"

  Lily smiled.

  She was fiddling with the player, the book thrown aside, a blank notebook in front of her with a ghost face drawn on the cover.