bloom america

Chapter 189 Plans for the next movie

Gregory is very depressed today.

First, his cousin Ivan from Australia called and said he wanted Catherine Edson's autograph, and then they chatted on the phone for a long time. Finally, Gregory realized that he had paid for the call himself.

However, by this time, the international long-distance call had already been connected for half an hour...

On the other hand, Gregory was discussing the issue of American railways with people on the Internet, but was labeled as a "**".

Hey, why are the McCarthyists so arrogant again recently?

But it happened that Gregory was not good at scolding, and in the end he was scolded bloody and depressed.

Back in the dormitory, "Street Fighter" was playing on the TV set, and my roommate was playing it with relish.

Seeing Gregory come back, his roommate handed over another handle.

"Hey, let's play together."

Gregory smiled and took the handle.

The character chosen by Gregory is Chun-Li.

"The Legend of Chun-Li" is one of Gregory's favorite comic books. It was because of this comic that Gregory fell in love with the game Street Fighter.

The only character that Gregory likes to play with is Chun-Li.

In fact, the game "Street Fighter" would be more fun in the city's billiards rooms and arcades in bars, but Gregory's level is so bad that it can only be played on home machines.

"It would be great if the picture could be as good as TV."

The roommate sighed.

"Maybe. I heard that Intel is developing a 16-bit CPU. At that time, the computer performance may be better."

"I'm looking forward to a 32-bit CPU..."

The two chatted blindly, and Gregory's bad mood gradually calmed down.

I have to say that video games are really a magical thing that can make people forget all kinds of problems in reality.

But Gregory did not forget about business.

After dinner, Gregory opened the computer sent by "Angela".

It has to be said that 8cpu computers do have very powerful performance, but the phoenix system is not specially optimized for eight cores, so it can only exert the performance of dual cores at most. For this reason, Gregory is working hard to rewrite the core of phoenix

.

The phoenix system is not complicated, but it is a bit difficult to rewrite its program. After all, a multi-CPU processing system is really complex.

By the time he finished the entire procedure, a day had passed.

Gregory breathed a sigh of relief, at least the work that needed to be done was done.

He then took out another setting book.

This is the rule book for the professional version of "Magic War Chess". Gregory wondered if he could get inspiration from it.

Magical war chess has now spawned many worlds, such as "Faerûn" and "Knight's Sword", which are completely different from "Harry Potter". The rules are also different, but the core rules are

In this rule book.

As long as you understand this rule book, you don't have to be afraid no matter what kind of model you encounter.

In addition to magic war chess, there is also wasteland war chess. In fact, wasteland war chess is now the mainstream.

There is a tabletop game research club in school, which Gregory also joins. However, in there, the students who play Wasteland War Chess look down upon the students who play Magic War Chess. They always treat the students who play Magic War Chess

He was sarcastic and called Magic War Chess a product of rampant escapism.

In addition to the post on the forum, this is also a very important point for Gregory to make games.

"Now, let's determine a place to start..."

Gregory began to design his own "Magic World"...

…

At this time, Catherine, who was far across the ocean, had just returned to Sydney from Ayers Rock.

Afterwards, she began preparations for a trip to the Great Barrier Reef.

Catherine is going to rent an island in the South Pacific to play. There are many ready-made islands, so Catherine has many choices.

The Great Barrier Reef is in the northeastern part of Australia, so Catherine decided to take a ship there instead of going overland.

Compared with cars, ships always give people a very leisurely feeling. This leisurely feeling is the most wonderful.

"Thursday Massacre Revealed"

Sitting on the ship, Catherine picked up another newspaper, and then she immediately saw a gimmicky headline.

“On July 28, 1932 (Thursday), the veterans who went to Washington to petition never imagined that their blood would be spilled on the soil of their own capital. They never imagined that they would fall under the gunpoint of their own military police instead of being in a foreign land...

"

"It seems interesting."

It's really strange that I haven't seen such a gimmicky newspaper before.

"...At 11:15 p.m., Major Patton of the Army Cavalry Regiment led the cavalry to launch a final general attack on the veterans. Veteran Joseph D. Angelino met an old friend of his at this time, who was in Argonne, France in 1918.

During the Battle of the Forest, Joseph Din Angeli was awarded the Distinguished Cross for his meritorious service in rescuing his comrades. The comrade he rescued, Major Patton, is now leading the cavalry to attack him and the veterans with sabers..."

"Hey, maybe it would be nice to make a movie about this incident?"

Catherine's "evil smile" - although she could not make the strange smile that the protagonist of the novel often makes.

However, she quickly rejected her view.

Although Catherine had even thought of the title of the script, which was called "Washington," it was obvious that if it were made, this film would 100% be banned.

On July 28, 1932, the then President of the United States, Herbert Clark Hoover, issued an order to suppress veterans across the country who were demanding compensation (known as the "Compensation Expedition" in history). Many women and children were included.

Hundreds of people inside were massacred.

This is true, but the newspaper does seem to have sensationalist remarks.

In fact, this is normal. For example, the famous cult "People's Holy Temple Army" is still multiplying on this land and is still growing vigorously.

In fact, if the United States wanted to suppress these chaotic phenomena, it would be easy for the United States to do so. After all, when dealing with mass gatherings, the United States usually uses bayonets and rifles directly. However, in order to maintain its reputation as a free world, the United States can

It is said that a huge sacrifice has been made.

Catherine doesn't want to discuss the good or bad of the U.S. government.

In the United States in the 1960s, anything could happen, but Catherine firmly believed in this.

However, it was precisely because of this incident that Catherine thought of the movie she was going to film next year.

It seemed like a good idea to just film a scene about the Holocaust.

"Schindler's List", this famous film suddenly came to Catherine's mind.

But Catherine hesitated again. It seems that Schindler is still alive, right? Do we still need to find him to restore the historical truth and then film it?

No, maybe I can play bigger?

Catherine suddenly thought that there was more to the story of Auschwitz than this.

Catherine immediately thought of another movie - "The Gray Zone".

At this time, Catherine suddenly had an idea.

Why not film an Auschwitz trilogy yourself?

It seems interesting.

But what is the third film?

Catherine really didn't know much about World War II, especially the history of the Jewish concentration camps.

However, Catherine soon expanded the scope of this "Auschwitz Trilogy".

Since I have Jewish ancestry anyway, it would be nice to take a photo that is related to the Jews and the Holocaust.

At this time, Catherine suddenly thought of another person - He Fengshan.

"This...it seems like no one has made a movie yet, right?"

"What movie?" At this moment, Elsa walked in with two wetsuits.

"Nothing, I'm just thinking about a script."

"Kate, are you filming again?" Elsa looked obviously interested.

"Yes, I plan to make a film about the Holocaust during World War II. In fact, I plan to write a trilogy, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet."

Catherine shrugged and just filmed the film she was thinking of now. After all, even if it is a trilogy, it cannot be released in the same year. It would be the same to wait two or three years before filming.

And I still have many films that I haven’t shot yet, such as "Halo" and the like.

"Oh, by the way. The wetsuits are already out."

Elsa put the wetsuit on the bed.

"Um."

Originally, there was a service for renting wetsuits in Australia, but wearing clothes worn by strangers... Catherine felt uncomfortable thinking about it.

The ship sailed all night, and by the next morning, it had almost arrived in Queensland.

Along the way, the ship passed countless desert islands and then saw the famous Great Barrier Reef Lighthouse.

As for Kane, he had already gone there first and helped Catherine rent a desert island so that after a tour, Catherine could go to the isolated island to play.

Unlike Hawaii, the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef lies not in the humanities, but in this magnificent natural wonder.

This kind of landscape is different from Ayers Rock. It is refreshing, so choosing an isolated island, staying there, and watching the sunrise and sunset quietly is the best choice.

Of course, before enjoying the trip to the isolated island, Catherine must first enjoy the style of the Great Barrier Reef and try the fun of diving. These are all essential.

The Great Barrier Reef is a diving paradise, and the repertoire of "undersea walking" is indispensable.

In addition, the tropical rainforest near the Great Barrier Reef is also a good place to go.

The ship gradually stopped in Port Douglas, and Catherine and Elsa got off the ship together.

Far away from the port, there is a small island, which is probably the legendary Luo Island.

"Miss."

Kane was waiting at the port at this time, and he greeted Catherine as soon as she came out.

"Is everything done?" Catherine asked.

"Yes, the island was rented for 7 days and cost US$10,000."

Catherine nodded.

In fact, Catherine has been considering buying a private island, but that would cost at least millions of dollars. She can squander it now, but she can't afford such extravagant squandering, so making money is still her first priority.

Therefore, this plan of mine is unlikely until next year's war in the Middle East.