Chapter Seventeen Autograph Session

  As soon as she got back to school, Catherine decided to tell Lily about what had happened.

  After all, she wrote this script for Lily.

  Such a script could have been written and shot by a few college students, it doesn't make sense that they couldn't finish it, after all, Catherine's mental age is almost the same as an adult.

  "Lily, do you want to make a movie?"

  This was Catherine's first sentence after meeting Lily.

  "Making a movie? What?"

  Catherine then roughly told the story.

  "I'm thinking of a plot, Ada has already decided to act and I'll go too. But the male lead doesn't know who to find..."

  It's indeed a problem.

  "No boys needed! I can handle it myself!"

  Lily said with a smile.

  "Look, the photographer is also the lead actor, isn't this a very interesting thing?"

  "Uh..."

  But it seems like in the original work, he was a boy?

  Should I change it myself?

  Catherine thought for a moment and felt it didn't matter much either.

  Although the main plot may need to be slightly modified, it doesn't matter much. After all, in this movie, the protagonist only serves as a link to advance the plot. The acting skills are useful and very useful, but what really makes this film popular is hype.

  Of course, it's not that acting has no effect at all. In fact, if the actor can't bring out that terrifying atmosphere, there's no point.

  "Although I prefer taking pictures, using a camera is no problem at all, you know, my father was a photographer. Maybe I can also ask the photography club people to come and help out, what do you think?"

  Lily said excitedly.

  The plot is still in contemplation and has not officially started writing yet.

  In fact, this matter did not cause a big reaction. Many people were shooting student films, and at that time, with costs of only a few thousand dollars, countless films emerged, but those that became famous... probably only one in ten thousand. More often, they were shown in school image rooms for their own viewing or kept as reference films.

  Time has entered December.

  The script for "Blair Witch" is still unfinished.

  After all, this is a script, and it needs to be handled with care. The original plot has also been modified, and Catherine herself is actually psychologically unstable.

  Moreover, what's more important is not this, but the proposal of Papier-Maché Book Publishers.

  "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" will go on sale starting December 10th, and they have invited Catherine to sign in person.

  This is probably also a publicity stunt, after all, Catherine is only a 12-year-old girl. A girl of this age writes such a bestseller, ordinary people may not read the book, but they will likely be interested in it anyway?

  When it comes to "Harry Potter", Catherine is also modified, which is more in line with the American taste - after all, she has been an American for 12 years and naturally knows what people like nowadays. This kind of fantasy combined with reality not only makes children love it, but adults will also like it.

  It's just in time, these days are already close to the holiday.

  The winter break in the United States is combined with Christmas and New Year's, compared to their three-month summer break, their winter break can be said to be very short.

  December 10th, this day has finally arrived.

  "Harry Potter was originally written by Kate, oh God... I didn't even ask her for an autograph!" Lily complained beside him.

  "Maybe we should let her treat us to a good meal or throw a party?" Lisa said with a smile.

  Everything was ready, but Catherine had not expected her classmates to come over at this time.

  What she didn't expect was that they were all fans of Harry Potter.

  When have you ever seen them reading their own books?

  "I thought it was just a namesake at first, but I didn't expect it to be our Kate~"

  Western names have a lot of repetition, with fewer basic surnames than China. Although they also have many creative names, the situation is still more about seeking novelty and attention.

  Fortunately, perhaps thinking that today's date was more important to Catherine, they just smiled and handed the book to Catherine without saying a word.

  However, they didn't bother Catherine, but other bookworms couldn't help their curiosity.

  "I didn't expect you to be so young...... Oh, my grandson loves your book......" "Thank you."

  This is an old granny who patted her hand.

  "Want to go on a date with me? Sister~""No way."

  This is a little kid about nine years old.

  "What a lovely girl... Oh, forgive me. Your book is so good-looking that I was completely absorbed in it." "Sir, don't forget the real world."

  This is a middle-aged man in his forties, probably a World War II survivor, and also likely to be a mediocre person who escapes reality.

  All in all, the book signing event was a success. Although her hand felt sore, Catherine finally let out a sigh of relief.

  After all, even Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" was criticized as "escapism", which triggered a huge controversy. It has been 15 years since the end of World War II, and the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union is escalating, with no one knowing if a third world war might break out. However, in the face of negative emotions towards war, the mainstream view is still critical.

  Even if criticized, the fact that trends won't change, but Catherine still hopes to leave a good impression on the media. The media may not affect anything, but they will make people annoyed.

  It wasn't until everything was over that Lily and the others came surrounding her.

  It was then that Lily and the others noticed, perhaps Catherine's script for "The Blair Witch" wasn't so bad after all, but their minds were elsewhere at this time.

  They were like Columbus discovering the New World, excitedly fiddling with their classmates for half a year, while Catherine's parents tactfully drove away - after all, Catherine was only 12 years old and needed a guardian to attend such an event, otherwise American law would be very embarrassing - anyway, there were her classmates, so she wasn't afraid of any problems.

  "My god, Kate, you're the one who wrote Harry Potter! I've always wondered who the author was!"

  Lily had a $15 hardcover and a $50 collector's edition, the latter of which was full-color and included countless illustrations.

  Those illustrations were also painted by Catherine herself. Catherine had never learned to paint before, she was directly learning digital painting, and even the line draft was painted with a computer, which was actually a hobby after work. At this time, however, she picked it up again, although not too good, but still considered mid-to-high level.

  It's strange to say, but since Catherine was reborn, she found that she learned everything quickly, and sometimes it came easily to her hand, which was really convenient.

  However, she has only illustrated the first three books, and as for the last four, she simply doesn't have the energy now.

  "Maybe we should celebrate this Christmas," Lisa said with a smile.

  "That... might not work."

  Catherine suddenly said.

  "On Christmas, my dad is going to take us on a trip to Seattle... My mom has always wanted to go there and have a look."