Chapter 62

In the film, there is an organization called the "Brotherhood," divided into the Eastern Brotherhood and the Western Brotherhood. Within the Brotherhood, there is an elite warrior class known as the Paladins. If one were to evaluate them, the Eastern Brotherhood is a kind and righteous organization, while the Western Brotherhood is highly organized and lacks the ideals of the Eastern Brotherhood. In the novel, the "Brotherhood" also appears, with the Western Brotherhood being very wealthy, each member equipped with a "power armor," whereas the Eastern Brotherhood has very few, and they are all old models, only available to the elite of the elite.

Bruce Lee plays a Paladin from the Eastern Brotherhood, who, upon arriving in the American West, faces discrimination due to the differing ideologies of the two Brotherhoods. This indirectly reflects racialism.

At this time, Bruce Lee had just met Takeshi Mifune and moved his dojo to the back of Mifune's store.

Just then, he suddenly received a call from New York.

The caller was none other than Catherine.

However, after receiving the call, Bruce Lee was a bit puzzled, but he quickly realized something.

In fact, Bruce Lee had not seen "The Blair Witch Project," but he had heard of Catherine's name. However, he had not yet met "Catherine," so he only thought that the Catherine he knew was a namesake.

But now, with this call, Bruce Lee realized: the Catherine he had saved before was indeed the director of "The Blair Witch Project"!

"The Blair Witch Project" grossed millions of dollars, which is unimaginable for a B-movie, but Catherine managed to achieve it.

And now, she had found him!

She wanted him to act in a movie? As the lead?

Bruce Lee thought about it and decided to agree.

Perhaps this was an opportunity for his development?

After all, while in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee had starred in many films, but he had not yet tried it in America.

Thus, the three main characters, representing white, yellow, and black, were set. Considering the audience, only Sean Connery was the true protagonist.

After the characters were finalized, the next step was to set up the scenes.

Catherine chose the location in the outskirts of New Mexico, where the desert made it very convenient to shoot exterior scenes.

The main sets to be built were the wasteland village and the underground shelter, which would take several months, so Su Li decided to start with the exterior scenes. Even for the exterior scenes, the setup would take nearly a month, but the location was finally being prepared.

For the exterior scenes, Catherine aimed to reflect a futuristic style, perhaps not functional, but definitely futuristic.

For this, Catherine designed a "Microsoft 3000" computer specifically for the film.

Of course, this computer was just a shell, as the current technology could not keep up. However, the large "Microsoft" on the screen was Catherine's own advertisement.

—Catherine's personal computer was named "Microsoft Computer," a bit of a quirky choice.

Speaking of which, Mr. Bill Gates was probably still a young boy at the time. Who knows if he would eventually start his own company?

By this time, it was gradually entering September.

On August 31, the United States saw from aerial photographs taken by reconnaissance planes that Cuba had begun installing Soviet anti-aircraft missiles and saw Soviet ships carrying ground-to-ground missiles heading to Cuba.

On September 4, the White House issued a statement confirming the newspaper reports about Soviet military aid to Cuba, including the installation of missiles and about 3,500 Soviet personnel providing technical services on the island.

On October 14, the Americans obtained evidence from U-2 reconnaissance planes that the Soviets were building six medium-range missile bases in Cuba.

As the situation progressed, the American public began to feel panic as nuclear missiles approached their homeland.

At this time, the world was on the brink of nuclear war...

At this time, the novel "Fallout" began to sell well.

Or rather, sales began to increase exponentially from the original base.

Meanwhile, the announcement of the start of filming for "Wasteland" by Catherine also drew people's attention.

People realized that the talented young girl who had directed "The Blair Witch Project" had already started filming her second movie!

Amidst the missile crisis, the American public, feeling threatened, suddenly heard this news and began to pay close attention.

With no internet and television still being popularized, a piece of news could last for a long time, which was advantageous for Catherine.

Although Catherine's DreamWorks was established quietly,

When the film was about to start shooting, Catherine suddenly became high-profile.

Then, Catherine announced a piece of news.

—She would invest 20 million dollars in "Wasteland"!

Hollywood was shocked by Catherine.

Half of America was stunned by the 20 million dollars.

This was 20 million dollars.

Exactly 20 million dollars!

What was the concept?

Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" had a production cost of only 500,000 dollars.

Even the film with the highest production cost, "Spartacus," only cost 12 million dollars!

They were all terrified by her.

The electronics industry was Catherine's main focus, and the film industry was her other cash cow.

Both hands had to be strong.

Moreover, the two could interact with each other. Why not do it?

Taking this opportunity, Catherine launched the "Wasteland" series of board games, using a different set of rules from the "Magic: The Gathering" series. Although different, Catherine had seen this part before, so she made some adjustments based on the current situation, and it was done.

Perhaps because of the 20 million dollars that made a big splash, many people were now talking about Catherine's "Wasteland" movie, and they were very much looking forward to it. As a result, the "Wasteland Chess: Fallout" that was released also became popular, even further boosting the sales of Catherine's "Fallout" books.

Although she spent 20 million dollars, she actually invested around 10 million. Now, before the film even started shooting, Catherine had already recouped 1 million dollars, a good start.

At this time, a headline in "The New York Times" — "The Generous Miss" — instantly made Catherine a celebrity.

The article briefly recounted Catherine's rise to fame and included a photo authorized by Catherine.

The name Catherine Edison quickly became a household name...