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Chapter 151 "Zombie Survival Manual"

"Kate, you are 17 years old."

The voice of his father Bruce came from the phone.

"Yes, Dad, but what does that have to do with anything?"

"Uh..." Bruce originally wanted to educate his daughter, but suddenly found that he didn't know what to say: "I mean, many times, you have to rely on yourself, not me."

"Maybe, but now, I need someone who can help me deal with things."

"I think you probably need a professional agent, but this person must have fresh thinking and not be like some stubborn old man."

Listening to Bruce's voice, there seems to be a sense of deep understanding. It seems that Bruce was indeed deeply affected by his dealings with certain people when he was at the Umbrella.

"That's right." Catherine replied.

"Okay, tell me who you have in mind. Maybe I can give you some advice in this regard."

"Vicente Fox Quesada." Catherine said the name.

Vicente will work for Coca-Cola in the future. He can be said to be a very dedicated professional agent, so there is probably no problem in letting him come over to maintain the company for more than ten years.

"He is currently studying at Harvard." Catherine added.

The other party will become the president of Mexico in the future, but now he is still a young man. There is probably no problem in inviting him over. And even if he doesn't want him, Coca-Cola will be happy to accept him. Since he knows such a talent, of course he will.

Put it under yourself

"Let me check this person's information for you."

"Thank you dad~"

That was it, and Catherine was relieved of her worries.

Next, Catherine only needs to wait for the results to come out and "Flags of Our Fathers" to be released.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Catherine came to the big villa in New York State again and began to relax temporarily.

In fact, Catherine hopes she can live on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Her father Bruce bought some land there. Wouldn't it be great if she could live there?

Of course, Catherine has not yet decided whether the land there is for sale or for building a house, so living in Manhattan is just an idea for the time being.

Since all the former companions have gone to college, there are only Catherine and Elsa here for the time being.

But Catherine hadn't relaxed yet, and news came one after another, but among them, many of them were profit news, so when Catherine looked at these news and the income and expenditure statements one after another, she

It actually feels pretty good.

"What? Millions of copies sold?"

Catherine suddenly discovered an inconspicuous book published by Angel Publishing, with extremely high sales. The name of the book was "The Nuclear Survival Manual".

This book is a product released by Catherine in conjunction with the Wasteland War chess series, and its initial sales have been good.

But at first Catherine just thought it was fun and interesting.

She had no idea that after such a long time, the sales volume of this book would be so good, even surpassing the sales volume of Wasteland War Game.

In fact, Catherine did this entirely because there was a "Zombie Warning Guide" in history, and it was the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that released the news.

With the intention of teasing her, Catherine created this rather parody "Nuclear Survival Manual".

"The sales volume is actually so high..."

It's right to think about it. In this era, almost all Americans believe that World War III will break out. It's just a matter of sooner or later. And once the war breaks out, nuclear war will be inevitable.

It is precisely because of the success of "Nuclear Survival Manual" that Catherine was reminded of the "Zombie Warning Guide" again.

The "Zombie Warning Guide" is a web log published by the US government on the Internet at the end of May 2011, with the purpose of guiding the public to deal with the zombie apocalypse.

Hey, wouldn't it be interesting if you published a book like this yourself?

Although it was just a spoof before, now, Catherine is really ready to publish such a book. However, Catherine is not just thinking of such a guide, but the "Zombie Survival Manual" which was very popular later.

Maybe you can publish such a book yourself?

But does anyone now really know what the zombies Catherine herself describes are?

For this purpose, Catherine also found current people's descriptions of zombies, but the results were not very satisfactory.

Because at this time, the word "zombie" only existed in fantasy and horror works, and there were few science fiction works that related to the real world.

So if you really are like this and sell it hastily, I'm afraid there won't be any repercussions. After all, this thing is a little different from the "Nuclear Survival Manual".

In order to produce such a manual, the audience must agree with the concept of "zombie".

By the way, when did zombies begin to appear in people’s sight?

"Night of the Living Dead?"

Catherine had an idea for a movie.

Whether it's Resident Evil or a series of other zombie movies, basically you can't get rid of the concept of "zombie" in this movie.

George A. Romero, the horror master, would raise enough money in 1968 to film Night of the Living Dead.

If that's the case, why don't you pull him over?

However, Catherine's plan was soon interrupted again, because "Flags of Our Fathers" was finally released.

Catherine even rushed to the premiere.

At the premiere, Catherine found many parents, all bringing their children. The studio did not have that noisy feeling, and the atmosphere seemed a bit depressing.

Catherine's "Flags of Our Fathers" is a little different from history. The whole film reflects the tragedy of soldiers on the battlefield, as well as the lack of humanity in society.

Compared with the original flags that were criticized by her fathers, Catherine made modifications.

Coincidentally, this year marks the 20th anniversary of World War II, and Catherine's film echoes this theme quite well.

Because most people in this era have come from World War II, and the shadow of the Soviet Union has always been lingering, that's why the premiere of Catherine's movie was so popular.

The movie started soon, but Catherine couldn't stand the slightly depressing atmosphere and chose to leave early.

But Catherine also discovered that films about World War II are quite popular nowadays.

Unconsciously, Catherine thought of a more famous film - "Schindler's List".

Catherine also has Jewish ancestry. Speaking of which, it seems that filming this movie would be good too?

"Schindler's List" is much more realistic than "Night of the Living Dead"

The cost of "Flags of Our Fathers" is US$15 million, and the estimated profit is about US$30 million.

Compared with historical losses, "Flags of Our Fathers" that I shot was really good.

However, the box office potential of "Flags of Our Fathers" is indeed inferior to Catherine's previous films "Red Alert" and "Wasteland".

Catherine feels that she still has a bright future in making science fiction films. As for other films, she can just leave them to other talented directors.

However, this kind of film, in terms of reputation, is the best among the films made by Catherine.

We have no doubt about the justice of all movements related to the creation of heroes in the war. As said in the movie, it was a behind-the-scenes war that must be carried out in order to win the war. However, we must eventually face the truth of history and the true feelings in our hearts.

The Self - The New York Times.

If you want to watch a war movie, you will be very disappointed after watching this movie.

Some people say that the film is fragmented, and the war scenes are all washed away by various memories. This is nonsense. The film originally focused on the experiences and complex psychological states of several flag-raising "heroes", and the clues of the entire film are

It is their memories, especially those of the medics, from waking up in a nightmare at the beginning, to flashing back to finding his closest comrade "Iggy" during the performance in the square, to getting married and having children after the war, buying...

Under the crematorium, until he died, he called out "wher!". This line and the three lines of the war and post-war propaganda went hand in hand, completely showing the image of the fathers and the director's thinking. This is not a war movie, this is

In fact, it is a humanistic film disguised as war - "The Washington Post"

Mainstream society is generally optimistic about Catherine's film. At least at this point, Catherine feels that filming this film is worthwhile.

Then, time has gradually come to December...

Peter Drascente once worked as an expert at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but he has now retired. However, at this time, he was hired by DreamWorks with a large sum of money, and then he got together with a group of his former colleagues.

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They will analyze and discuss how to prevent and control a disease, although they are told that the virus does not exist.

"t".

This is the only thing they know about this so-called virus.

"The T-virus... is really scary."

After getting the information, Peter discovered that it was a terrifying thing.

Is it necessary for filming a movie?

According to the requirements, Pete and the others need to designate a perfect prevention plan based on the characteristics of the T-virus.

Then, they were told that the plan was likely to be published and that they could get a good royalties.

How could such an incredible prevention plan be published? Peter found it a bit incredible.

The strange thing is still behind, they were asked to sign a confidentiality contract, which makes people even more confused.

——The reason for all this lies in the "Zombie Survival Manual" that Catherine needs to write.

Of course, she couldn't just sell the manual. She also had to polish the content of the article to make it appear more real and readable, rather than a report or a guide.

Time gradually moved towards Christmas, and finally Catherine had no choice but to stop what she was doing. On this Christmas, Catherine had one more important thing to do - Elsa's birthday.

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December 24th, Christmas Eve, is also Elsa’s birthday.