Marvel Salted Fish Kryptonian

It's true that there are many female-led film projects that promote leading ladies. It seems that Charlize Theron's presence is quite eye-catching.

Henry didn't deliberately hide their relationship. Ultimately, he took this job today to pave the way for the future actress. Her agent should know how to make good use of such resources.

However, the projects submitted by the production department of Stark Films were not something I had ever heard of before my memories of traveling through time. Some of them even lacked scripts. They wanted to establish a project and ask for funding based on just a few storyboards.

I won't mention the projects that are obviously rigged. There are also scripts that Henry knows have already been approved by film companies and are currently being filmed. The faster ones are even entering post-production.

The recruitment information for those crews has been sent to the Screen Actors Guild. Given Henry's memory, the possibility of him making a mistake is almost non-existent.

Simply put, most of the things sent by the production department are garbage that are just to make up the numbers, or they will lead to big lawsuits.

He wanted to find some good scripts, to see if there were any hits he knew about before his time travel. After searching through them, Henry was convinced he was just daydreaming. There weren't that many good scripts waiting to be picked up for free.

As for Stark Films' most important source of revenue today, the various requests and documents submitted by the equipment department are mostly feedback from users of cameras or other equipment.

There are requests for improvements, defects discovered during use, and simple complaints about price.

The funny thing is, Stark Films already has equipment manufacturing and R&D departments. Most of these issues should have been resolved internally, but instead they landed on the CEO's desk. Their intentions were clear: to cause trouble.

Looking at these documents that were similar to the users' thoughts and experiences, Henry did not make any comments.

After all, he hadn't seen the condition of the equipment being complained about, so even if he wanted to help with the design, he couldn't. So he just categorized the files and grouped those with similar problems together.

After finishing all this, Henry looked at the empty office. The small office outside, where the secretary or administrative assistant should be, was also empty.

Henry, now a senior employee, had no choice but to carry a stack of documents, almost to his chin, so that he could see the way, and then walked alone to the meeting room.

I don't know if it's because the road from the CEO's office to the meeting rooms on different floors is too remote or for some other reason, but there's not a single person in sight along the way who could be called in to help.

What's office culture like in the US? Can a boss just ask someone to do chores? Or will they be rebuffed with "That's not my job description"?

As a Kryptonian who has never worked in the American workplace, I feel a little panicked now...

Even before crossing over, he was just a working ox, never a supervisor, let alone a boss. All of this was a brand new experience for Henry.

After finally reaching the conference room, where a group of administrative staff were preparing, Henry saw the conspicuous black fat girl again.

It seems that he doesn't have much experience in the administrative department, which is why she is the one who causes all the trouble.

But this is the department that Henry has established his authority after all, and it is not like other places that pretend to be dead and blind.

As soon as they saw Henry enter the meeting room with a stack of documents, everyone stopped what they were doing and greeted him in unison, "Mr. Brown." A young man with nimble hands and feet hurried forward and took the documents.

After finally handing over the documents in his hand, Henry clapped his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 324 The First Meeting of the Film Industry CEOs

But the stack of documents in his hand was not all. Henry said to the young man, "Thank you. I still have a lot of documents in my office. Please move them all over here.

"We'll need them for the meeting later, so you can use a trailer to move them. Different piles of information have different uses, so remember to separate them and don't mix them up."

"Okay, Mr. Brown." The young man then called his colleagues, including Julian, to move things together.

Henry rubbed his fair chin, wondering whether he should learn from Tony Stark and grow a beard.

Without considering how long the space capsule containing the baby drifted before he traveled through time, he had been on Earth for about 70 years.

It's 1995, which means this body has spent about 25 years on Earth. Let's just say I'm 25.

I call others young, but I'm not that old myself. According to a typical educational history, at 25, I'd only just graduated from university and only been working for two or three years.

If I had gone to graduate school again, I might still be worrying about my thesis now.

There's a saying back home: "A man without a beard cannot hold his ground." Tony Stark has grown a meticulously groomed beard, most likely to take on the veterans of Stark Industries.

What about me? Should I also grow a beard to add some dignity to myself?

Standing in front of the French window, Henry looked out at the scenery and pondered. At the same time, he also monitored the situation of the entire Stark Films. It seemed that the effect of the dismissal of the administrative director was fermenting, and the news was spreading to various departments.

Henry thought to himself, "I don't think firing an administrative director would actually affect the company's core business." He wasn't a sales champion or a top executive in the technical department, and he certainly wasn't a relative of the Stark family.

Tony Stark is now a lonely man. No matter how many people with the same surname "Stark" want to claim kinship with him, they can't stop him from digging up three generations of ancestors and telling a story.

If there really was something that the former administrative director who had been fired was holding onto, then... so be it. This wasn't my company, so why would an employee have such a burden?

Even if you do mess up, as long as you don't end up in jail, at most you'll just have to go through a period of pain or adjustment. If you can get through it, things will suddenly become clear; if you can't, at most you can just let go of the irreparable parts and find another way.

As the old saying goes: The Earth will continue to rotate regardless of who is around. Not everyone is like Superman, who can reverse the Earth's rotation and turn time around.

While his thoughts were wandering, the executives of Stark Films arrived at the conference room before the agreed meeting time.

Even Wendy Ingrid, the new administrative director who had just taken office and might not have even sat down in a chair, arrived.

Henry could see that the poor former administrative director, John Snipe, was being escorted by legal and security personnel as he checked off the items he was supposed to hand over.

The list is... a bit long.

If any item is missing, it's an additional item added to the charge of "embezzlement." Embezzlement in the United States falls under the category of theft, with sentencing based on the amount stolen. First-degree theft, the most serious felony, carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

Faced with such accusations, would this John dare to fight back? He would probably end up in prison and spend his retirement years there.

After everyone was seated, Henry turned from the window and walked to the chair. He didn't sit down, but stood and spoke to everyone. "Hello everyone, I'm Henry Brown. The new CEO of Stark Films."

"Some of you may have seen me at yesterday's inauguration banquet, and some may not have. It doesn't matter. From today on, please remember my face. We will be interacting for a while."

Henry waved his hand, and several administrative staff members who had been specially left at the entrance of the conference room came forward. Following Henry's instructions, they moved the documents and materials to the heads of their respective departments.

"These are the documents you brought to my office this morning for your approval. I've processed them all and sorted them for you."

Henry didn't bother looking through the documents. Instead, he pointed to each pile and outlined the key projects within. He spoke at a breakneck pace, like a rapper, yet his words were clear enough to make anyone understand.

For most documents that were deemed "as proposed," Henry would highlight the important ones and then say, "I'm looking forward to the subsequent results. Please remember to report back to me."

As for those unreliable trap documents, Henry didn't point out the tricks inside, but refuted them with reason and evidence. Even the imprecision in the text was pointed out by Henry.

When it came to the production department's turn, Henry didn't even offer basic encouragement. Pointing at the pile of documents, he said, "These projects and plans are unacceptable. Those that need to be returned should be returned, and those that are no longer needed should be destroyed."

"Even if our production department hasn't made a movie in a long time, we shouldn't rush into some unreliable projects. We are a for-profit business, not a charity, and we specialize in helping people realize their daydreams."

Pointing to the short pile of files, Henry continued, "As for these, I know that other film companies have already started producing projects, and some have even entered the post-production stage.

"Why are you here? Are there any legal concerns? Please ask our production colleagues to cooperate with our legal colleagues to investigate. If there are any violations, we will not cover up and will prosecute according to the law."

Henry refused to mention whether someone had come up with this project to frame the decision-makers and cause disputes with other film companies. But since everyone was in the industry, how could they not see the consequences of such a project?

At that time, going to court will be a small matter, but the funds already invested will inevitably be listed as losses. It is not clear who will be held accountable for this.

Finally, it was the turn of the equipment department. Henry was even more rude. He looked at those guys who looked more like people than technical people and said,

"I don't understand why a request to research a solution to a problem like a loose screw would be placed on my desk. Or if a customer needs a feature, you don't even have a suggestion. Do you expect me to find a solution one by one?

“If the people in the equipment R&D and manufacturing department can’t solve such a problem, then fire the entire department and replace them with a group of engineers who can solve it.

“If management and product managers don’t know what tasks to assign to whom, then they should fire those unsuitable individuals who are being paid high salaries for nothing, and replace them with qualified individuals who can both get the job done and lead others.

"The equipment department is the most important source of income for Stark Films today. I don't need someone who doesn't understand the situation and drags the company down, causing losses. Do you understand?"

The head of the equipment department was very dissatisfied with Henry's accusation. She said stubbornly, "Mr. Brown, you probably didn't read the documents we submitted carefully.

"It's been a while since companies have had any groundbreaking innovations in their photographic equipment. Whether it's Germany's Arri, Panavision, or Phantom, they've all been using the latest technology in the same field and making impressive progress.

"If Stark Films doesn't come up with better equipment, we will eventually be eliminated from the film industry! This company, founded by Mr. Howard Stark and with such a great history, will not survive into the next century."

Chapter 325 Everyone Wants Tony Stark

What a big hat.

The equipment department manager just needed to tell Tony Stark to come to the company and use his brilliant but unreliable mind to upgrade the company's products.

This is the biggest problem facing Tony Stark these days.

In order to boost the transformed Stark Industries and maintain the confidence and loyalty of investors and consumers, he has indeed achieved results in commercial products in many fields.

I wouldn't say they've led the way for generations, but compared to other products in the same field, the quality of Stark's products is superior to other companies' products, just like Stark Industries' past reputation.

In this respect, Stark Jr. rivals his father, Howard Stark. Both father and son are truly geniuses, and they understand how to achieve both fame and profit in the business world.

The difference is that Howard Stark was interested in almost everything and did everything, while Tony Stark only focused on core military-industrial projects and didn't consider home juicers or automatic pencil sharpeners for students.

Stark Industries' current business scope is not entirely about weapons; some scraps of equipment can be used in civilian areas. However, the weapons project is the most important and profitable.

But it is undeniable that Tony Stark is like a Midas Touch. Not only are the products he handles better in performance and quality than those of other companies of the same type, but his unique design style also attracts inexplicable praise from a group of people.

Especially the gold and red color combination, the flashy red and tycoon gold in its essence, it is not only shining in the Iron Man era, but has existed in this stage.

This is because military weapons must have a certain degree of camouflage effect. Otherwise, Stark Industries would not have released some weapons such as the red and gold Apocalypse Tank or the gold and red Showoff Sniper. They are afraid that the enemy will not see them.

Everyone bullied him because he was young,

It was then that Henry realized, astonished, that his Earth age was the same as Tony Stark's! Both were born in 1970. Fortunately, their registered birthdays were different... otherwise, it would have been so embarrassing if someone had mentioned it.

——Everyone wants to fleece that genius mind and make him work for free.

Of course, Henry wouldn't support such a thing. At least within the film industry, Henry wouldn't actively ask Tony Stark for help. Most importantly, he was too embarrassed to even ask.

They were all veterans left over from Howard Stark's time, and they could bully Tony, their nephew, by taking advantage of their seniority. If he had said something similar, he would have been blasted to pieces by the venomous Tony Stark.

However, it is not impossible to fleece Stark Industries, but it requires skills.

For example, if Stark Industries already has products, there's no need for them to develop their own products in the same field, which would lead to internal conflicts. So, it's only natural for Stark Industries to provide technical support.

Besides, he had to parachute into Stark Films. Putting aside his hidden purpose, he still had to make some achievements on the surface. Otherwise, he would be just a white-collar worker who worked for nothing.

If you really want to think that way, you'd be better off just being a consultant, paying nothing for nothing. There's no need to be a CEO.

So after deciding to take over Stark Films, Henry knew exactly what he wanted to do. It wasn't about making a few small-budget blockbuster movies, or throwing all the resources at Charlize Theron and making her a star.

His real potential lies in his super brain and the future trends he knew before his time travel, namely, advancements in film technology and equipment. The key lies in the development of digital technology.

Film technology has reached its peak. Based on 35cm film, there is already the even more advanced 65cm film technology, commonly known as IMAX technology.

This technology, developed since the 70s by Canada's IMAX Corporation, encompasses filming, conversion, and projection systems. Even cinemas have specific specifications to achieve optimal results.

The main reason why this full-color gamut system with higher resolution, brightness, and greater contrast failed to replace the old 35cm film system was that the cost of replacing it was too high and it could not be widely accepted by the market.

If Henry wanted to develop in this area, he would have to follow behind others. He certainly didn't want to watch others eat meat while he drank soup. Furthermore, IMAX proved that the 35mm film system and market were not easily replaced.

Digital storage media for cameras has actually been around for a long time. Led by Japanese companies, Sony and others have already established significant market share in this area. However, they used magnetic tape.

As a result, many television companies are no longer using traditional film for their productions, opting instead for the more convenient use of magnetic tape. They also have dedicated equipment for the entire production system, from pre-production to post-production. This is also a developed area.

Henry wanted to leverage the digitization process of computer systems and simultaneously raise the image encoding and decoding capabilities to a level approaching that of 35mm film, or even 4K UHD quality.

Their own equipment is already at 1080P HD level. With Stark Films, I expect them to take it to the next level. It shouldn't be difficult.

In fact, this year was only the beginning of 95, and the mainstream CPU for personal computers on the market was Intel CPU code-named Pentium, with a frequency of 75~100MHz.

In this era where CPUs are not divided into basic, ordinary and server-level versions, commercial high-end computers can be equipped with two CPUs to enhance performance.

But honestly, this level of computer performance is still insufficient to support digital filmmaking technology, especially post-production work such as editing and color grading, not to mention computer special effects rendering.

However, if we wait until computer performance reaches a certain level, the development threshold will be lowered, and anyone with aspirations can join in. By the time the so-called "technology matures," the market will likely be saturated...

What use would a Kryptonian like me have to have at that time?

Only when Henry predicts the future, reserves technology, and sets standards before others will he find it interesting to get involved in all this.

It's said that third-rate companies sell products, second-rate companies sell designs, and first-rate companies set standards. This doesn't mean you can claim to be first-rate simply by coming up with something groundbreaking or with some specifications.

The most important thing is to ensure that everyone complies with the standards you set, without any legal disputes, and that everyone who wants to use it pays the price. Only first-class companies have the ability to achieve this.

Henry just wanted to try whether Stark Films, backed by Stark Industries, could do this.

Chapter 326 Homemade Photography Equipment

If Stark Films fails, the technology will be thrown into the gutter at best. If it succeeds, it will be considered as accelerating the development of filmmaking technology and getting a piece of the pie.

The contract between Henry and Tony Stark clearly states that he will enjoy half of the patent rights and profits generated by the technology developed under his leadership.

Although not all, legal issues and promotion require the Stark Films brand and presence, so half of the profits are not unacceptable.

After all, for Henry, all of this was like picking up something for free. He hadn't planned to do this in his life.

Even if Henry wanted to set up his own company and monopolize all of this, he would still have to pay legal and promotion costs, which might even be higher than half of what is given today.

Otherwise, how could one possibly accept such overwhelming wealth while surrounded by wolves and tigers? It's impossible to rely on a Kryptonian iron fist and beat them all down one by one. And if it really comes down to using fists, just go for it. Why bother with patents, technology, or trade?

Besides, there was a big event in the film industry in 95.

Steve Jobs acquired the computer animation department of Lucasfilm in 86, and the Pixar Animation Studios he founded would release the computer animated film "Toy Story" in 95.

This is a project that Pixar Animation Studios and the entertainment giant Disney started in 90.