Marvel Salted Fish Kryptonian

"I think she wants you to play a role in my acting career, but she doesn't want your relationship with me to be a drag on it. Wouldn't that be a bad idea?"

Henry comforted her, "What's wrong with that?" From her agent's perspective, if she didn't have such thoughts, I would actually question her professionalism.

"But don't worry, dear. We have plenty of time to spend together, but success must come early. You work hard wherever you feel the need, and I will only support you."

"Thank you, baby. I love you." Charlize Theron said sweetly.

"Love you, darling." Feelings need to be reciprocated. Since the other party had expressed his thoughts, Henry certainly did not use the word cautiously as he had done before crossing over.

Moreover, after living in the Western world for four or five years, I had to rely on my acting skills at the beginning to pretend to integrate into this world.

Now, I no longer have the same style as before the time travel, and I am more accustomed to the Western way of doing things. I can only say that the environment really affects people. No wonder Meng Mu moved three times.

But some things still slipped out of my mouth out of habit, just like when Henry asked, "Are you coming back for dinner?"

Charlize Theron said on the phone: "We have another audition this afternoon, and I don't know how late it will last. I won't miss the acting training tonight, but I should eat out with Jen before going home."

"Okay, I'll feed Katie first and let her lie down to digest her food. You know, that kitten is always very energetic when she's hungry."

"Is that energetic? Several times I thought Katie was drooling at me. Never mind. I have to get busy here too. See you tonight."

"See you tonight." After hanging up the phone, Henry turned around. A group of people were installing a special large computer in a large room.

This is the West Coast supercomputer promised by Tony Stark and built by Stark Industries' computer division.

Its theoretical computing power is the highest of any supercomputer in the world today, despite being the newest. However, the gap with the second-place supercomputer is not very large. This is because its focus is not on computing, but on image processing.

While many parts were custom-made, they were still within the manufacturing capabilities of Stark Industries. If something exceeded specifications, Tony Stark, back on the East Coast, would personally research solutions.

And this is Tony Stark's greatest value in Stark Industries now. He specializes in leading the research team to overcome manufacturing difficulties.

Whether it was substandard materials or substandard performance, Tony's genius brain seemed to have an answer for every problem. With just a little guidance, he could enable the team to produce a qualified product.

In a sense, the challenges others saw as daunting were no challenge to Tony Stark at all. The only project he'd spent any time on recently was Henry's proposed supercomputer design.

There weren't many things Tony Stark could find fault with. Some of the difficulties seemed more like the person who wrote the design was challenging Stark Industries' manufacturing capabilities.

So Tony Stark had only two options. One was to change the design, which might reduce performance, but at least it could be built. The other option was to find a way to upgrade Stark Industries and build what was on the blueprint.

Henry certainly wasn't just trying to be difficult. His designs were all within reasonable bounds, either inspired by concepts from a paper or fleshed out in concrete design ideas. They weren't some out-of-this-world black technology.

He wasn't sitting idle on the West Coast after handing over the blueprints. Some of the newly recruited programmers were assigned to upgrade the digital code.

They first need to fully understand the 1080P encoder and decoder provided by Henry, and then move on to 2K, 4K, and even 8K.

Some people will develop post-production software, which includes editing, color grading, sound adjustment, mixing, and special effects. The special effects here do not refer to computer animation effects, but rather functions such as adding subtitles in the later stage.

During the editing phase, Stark Industries provided the most advanced computers available. Tony Stark even specifically instructed that the i486 be consigned to a museum and not used any further. He couldn't afford to lose face.

In addition to the software, Henry also oversees the assembly of supercomputer parts shipped from the East Coast.

Naturally, engineers from Stark Industries and newly recruited hardware engineers from Stark Pictures were involved in the assembly, but the overall responsibility lay with Henry Brown, one of the designers.

Tony Stark shipped the tested parts to the West Coast. If there were any problems with the assembly work in Los Angeles, you could imagine the ridicule Henry would face.

In short, it's like two genius brains are making things difficult for each other.

But no one backed down from such a challenge.

They also disdain to deliberately create difficulties for the other party or set traps. However, if someone can't keep up with the other party's thinking, they have to obediently dial for help and enjoy the treatment of being washed first and then taught a lesson.

However, in this silent battle between the East and West Coasts, Henry still had some advantages. He was only responsible for monitoring the assembly progress and caring about the progress of the codec and software.

After all, he was the one who came up with the design, so it wouldn't be a big deal to take advantage of it later.

So, even before the end of the day, the CEO slipped away. This was the fulfillment of a dream from his working days. He had other things to do in the evening.

Chapter 332 Today's Evening Class

"Ding Dong." The doorbell rang. Henry, who was adjusting the camera, put down his work and went to open the door.

Charlize Theron was standing at the door. Although she looked a little tired, she also had a hint of anticipation. Henry called out, "Come in, dear."

The girl excitedly rushed over and gave him a kiss. They were gone in a split second, not spending too much time being affectionate. The reason, of course, was that there was a guest still in the hallway. "Jane, come in."

Seeing JJ Harris, Henry of course didn't forget to say hello. "Ms. Harris, it's been a while."

"Good day, Mr. Brown. Sorry to bother you." Although the entrance was cleared, JJ Harris still looked inside the house worriedly and did not dare to rush in.

Henry knew what she was worried about. He smiled and said, "Worried about Katie? Don't worry, she's full and resting. She won't bother us."

Pointing casually at a high steel cat climbing frame, I saw a large tiger lying on its side. Its tail flicked casually, confirming that this creature was alive, not just a decorative carpet.

"You really raised a tiger!" JJ Harris was surprised.

"What tiger? It's a tabby cat. It just got fatter because it eats a lot." Henry still insisted on lying with his eyes open.

"Okay, tabby cat Katie. Does it really not bite people?" JJ Harris asked anxiously as he watched the tiger's head lift up and the whole person lean back slightly in fear.

"Don't worry, Jen, Katie really doesn't bite." Charlize stood inside the house, having already put her bag on the shelf by the door. "As long as you don't put your hand in her mouth."

"Charlize, this is not funny!"

"Okay, I apologize. Don't worry, Katie's habits are like a cat's. She won't have to come up to you and sniff around like a dog."

"OK, that's better." JJ Harris held onto the door frame and carefully entered the house.

The first thing you see is, of course, the strange layout of the house and the high and low, large and small steel cat climbing frames along the wall.

This shows that if you see a tiger, don't think you can survive by climbing up. They are much better at climbing higher than modern people.

However, the projection screen and camera Charlize mentioned immediately caught JJ Harris's attention.

Henry had taken the old digital camera to the equipment department of Stark Films and had it disassembled by a group of engineers as a prototype.

The camera we're using at home is a second-generation handmade digital camera. It has some improvements over the previous generation, and its performance has also been slightly improved.

You can't give new things to others and use the broken ones yourself. This is not called frugality, this is called self-abuse.

As a professional agent and producer, JJ Harris was no stranger to photographic equipment. She stepped forward to examine it for a moment, then turned to Henry and asked, "Can I touch it?"

"Go ahead." Henry was preparing to play the videotape.

这个时代虽然已经有VCD，但是影片分辨率只有320x240。要用数字解析度来对比，就是比240p的426x240还要差。

Moreover, a movie usually requires two discs to play, and if the movie is longer, three discs are needed.

VHS的正版录像带只要影片来源足够高，且不是经过反复录制的拷贝片，分辨率最高可达720x480。这已经是接近480p的854x480水平了。

So considering the picture quality, videotapes are better than VCDs.

Although Henry's videotapes were rented, they were genuine ones rented from Blockbuster, so the picture quality was still guaranteed.

At the same time, JJ Harris looked at the digital camera and said curiously, "This is the secret weapon of Stark Pictures that's been circulating.

"Everyone thinks it was Tony Stark's idea. If I hadn't heard from Charlize, I wouldn't have believed you were the first to come up with it. Has no one approached you about collaborating, Henry?"

"You said it yourself, everyone thinks this was Tony Stark's idea. Who would come to me?" Henry said self-deprecatingly.

JJ Harris said, "You don't know. Sony's Norio Ohga, the Japanese behind Columbia Pictures, is really frantic about this. He's been trying to contact Tony Stark but can't.

"They're the most enthusiastic about setting standards. They're so bloody that they're killing each other over videotapes. I heard they're working with Philips to set a new standard for the next generation of optical discs.

"At this time, Stark Films suddenly jumped out and said it would produce digital cameras for film. They were still gloating about the upcoming TV-level DV, but who knew that they would turn around and see a giant step on their heads."

Henry laughed and said, "Well, the Japanese. The booming economy of the past few years made them think they were on top of the world. I guess some still think the current economic stagnation is just a period of accumulating energy and adjusting. Once they're ready, they can take off again."

JJ Harris was discussing industry gossip. "Haha, those two co-chairmen of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Jon Peters and Peter Guber, have been making a lot of noise lately.

"If they hadn't stood in their way, the Japanese would have stormed Hollywood and taken over Stark Films. So you owe them a huge favor."

"Those two." Henry suddenly lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, "Do those two really have such abilities?"

"Perhaps the two who are best at it are still playing tricks on the Japanese who know nothing."

"Ha." Henry laughed and stopped discussing these gossip topics. Looking at Charlize Theron who was already prepared on the sofa, he said, "It's quite late today, so let's not watch the movie first, but go straight to explaining the interesting parts of the movie.

"The movie we're going to watch today is Annie Hall, a romantic comedy directed by Woody Allen and released in 77. It won the 50th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress.

"The heroine is Diane Keaton. When filming, she was 30 years old and was in a relationship with Woody Allen. So it's not an exaggeration to say that this movie is an autobiography of both of them.

"Although Diane Keaton's performance in the film is mostly playing 'herself', it contains many quirks and self-deprecating humor, which are not unique to the character, but are characteristics of Diane Keaton herself.

"But Woody Allen's writing and directing skills, combined with her own fashion sense, created a truly captivating character. You can think of Annie Hall as the perfect version of herself, as seen through the eyes of both the actress and her lover.

"But this kind of tailor-made good movie is hard to come by. I'm also reluctant to hand you over to that director. Everyone knows the character of that great director. -"

Henry kissed the back of Charlize's hand, making the girl feel embarrassed, while JJ Harris, a middle-aged woman, giggled.

"--Although the actress can be said to be playing her true self, I think there are still many things worth learning from her performance in the film. Otherwise, she wouldn't have won the Oscar for Best Actress."

Chapter 333: Difficult to Promote Acting Courses

JJ Harris's impression of the film is that rather than calling Henry Brown a simple movie fan or a professional film critic, she feels that the analysis of the entire film is like director Woody Allen personally explaining his various clever ideas.

Although he didn't dwell too much on photography techniques, Henry would explain the effect of the picture whenever it was related to character creation.

Then there are every subtle expression and look, like a psychologist, turning this character into a book, clearly laid out before your eyes.

I have to say, having someone explaining the film next to you really impacts the viewing experience! But if you want to understand the film and learn from it, what Henry says is very important for an actor.

When it comes to the imitation performance stage, the two will choose from several highlights of the heroine. They will spend some time letting Charlize memorize the lines, and then stand in front of the digital camera and perform without props.

They didn't change their makeup or costumes. If they needed props, they would just grab something similar and start acting.

The first performance was based on Charlize's own understanding, and then she immediately watched the results captured by the camera.

Henry would then adjust the projection screen so that Charlize's performance played simultaneously with clips from the movie.

The purpose of this is to compare the tension between Charlize Theron's performance and the original actor's performance, not to make the two perform exactly the same time.

From facial expressions to movements and pronunciation of lines, Henry will help Charlize do a comprehensive review.

He didn't say what was the difference between Charlize and the original actor, but rather compared the differences between the two, how they made the audience feel, and which performance was more suitable for the movie.

The emphasis is on how to behave in front of the camera, not just perform. It's about understanding the director's camera techniques and then showing your best or most suitable side. This is what's called camera sense.

After reviewing, the two would re-perform and film the same scene, and then review it a second time.

Sometimes they would review it a third time, sometimes they wouldn't and just move on to the next scene. Other times, Henry would treat it like an exam, hoping Charlize would perform different feelings in the same scene.

At this time, Charlize has to think for herself how to use different accents and different actions to create a different personality and give the audience different sensory stimulation.

During this process, JJ Harris, observing from the sidelines, saw the full range of possibilities in Charlize Theron's acting. While her performance was a bit awkward due to some of the settings, with careful polish, she could achieve perfection.

But as Henry said, he wasn't trying to train Charlize to act like Diane Keaton or her Annie Hall performance. He was just learning and honing the skills involved.

Including watching the movie, the entire performance training will be completed within three or four hours, preferably no later than midnight.

The whole process was quite intensive, and Charlize could only take a break to drink water or sit down while Henry operated the machine and played the film. The two of them often discussed the pros and cons of a certain performance segment in front of the projected screen.

It's just that Charlize Theron and JJ Harris have been out all day for auditions. With guests around, Henry didn't insist on teaching until eleven or twelve. Feeling the heat was about right, he called it a day.

Henry brought a glass of vegetable juice just in time. Unlike other vegetable juices with a unique flavor, Henry had specially researched the recipe to come up with this thirst-quenching drink that was both tasty and nutritious.

Because JJ Harris would be driving home later, Henry didn't offer her an alcoholic drink. Instead, after asking, he also offered her a glass of the same vegetable juice.

JJ Harris, however, didn't bother to praise the taste of the juice, but instead asked, "Henry, are you interested in taking more students?"

Henry, who was drinking the same juice, was stunned for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Then how much tuition do you think I should charge?"

JJ Harris, taken aback by the question, only then remembered the other party's identity as the CEO of Stark Films. His annual salary was at least a million, and even compared to the Big Eight film studios, a salary of ten million was not a problem. It all depended on Tony Stark's willingness to pay.

It's not tax time yet, so no one can find out this number unless you tell them.

We need people like this to teach ordinary actors how to act, using the same equipment, the same methods, and spending the same amount of time...

To be honest, if Charlize Theron was not his girlfriend today, it is hard to say whether he would be treated like this.

"No wonder Charlize said that she doesn't need to go to any acting school, she can just practice with you. But not many acting schools will let students see their performance in front of the camera." JJ Harris sighed.

Henry laughed and said, "Actually, if they wanted to, they could just get a V8 and a TV. But if there are too many students, they might not be able to finish a full class in a two-hour class. So you can't really blame them for not wanting to do this."

At this time, Charlize suddenly asked, "Henry, I have a question. Sometimes you let me practice my acting skills as an actor, and I have no objection to that. But it seems that you have never chosen an action movie for me to practice?"

"You're talking about an action movie." Henry was packing up the tapes. He picked up the box and shook it at Charlize. "If you want to make an action movie, you only need to put in one-tenth the acting you would in a feature film.

"The rest is just about pulling off beautiful moves that make you look cool and awesome. Then, if the director wants to create some big explosions, you can do it yourself. If you can shoot most of the scenes, nine out of ten times, you'll be fine.

"Compared to acting skills, action films require more physical strength, and your body needs to be systematically shaped and trained so that you can perform more and better movements. Expressions and acting skills are not the key points, as long as they are not too bad.

"Of course, it's also very important to know how to protect yourself. Being able to perform most of the performances is certainly a good thing. But if you get injured and slow down the overall filming progress, it's not worth it.

"As for the tricks and how to do it, it's hard for me to explain it to you unless I'm there. There are many things you won't understand if you haven't experienced them or seen them. Basically, you just need to build up your physical fitness first."