Chapter 57: Audition

"Henry Brown!"

The female assistant, bustling back and forth, shouted out several names as Henry followed a group into the interior of the film set.

The area with no current filming schedule had a few tables arranged to become a simple audition venue. Nearby hung rows of sailor and ordinary soldier uniforms.

No one was asked to change into the uniforms for the audition; they were simply guided to sit in a row before the audition table.

Actor resumes with verified names were placed on the casting director's desk. Whenever the casting director saw someone's file, he would call the person up to turn in a circle before him.

If he liked what he saw, he would ask a few more questions, or have them change into a sailor or soldier uniform and turn in a circle again.

When it was Henry's turn, the other party raised an eyebrow and asked, "Your photocopied resume has a handwritten addition regarding stunt performance experience?"

"Yes, Mr. Because that experience was only completed recently, I haven't had time to update my resume yet."

"When was it completed?"

"This morning, Mr."

"Oh. Can you roughly describe the action? Of course, within the limits of the confidentiality clause."

Henry had personally signed those contracts, so he knew the terms inside out. Besides, the B-movie from that morning didn't have many confidentiality clauses anyway.

So, without revealing plot details, Henry focused on the actions, specifically listing the things he had done.

Everyone there was a person in the film industry, naturally knowing all the ins and outs. Just hearing a rough description, they could imagine what kind of scene it was.

The casting director asked again, "Which stunt team are you with?"

"Qian Ning. Qian Ning Williams."

"Oh, that old guy. Then why haven't you signed with him? You are... only registered with the Actors' Guild."

"Mr., I still want to be an on-screen actor, not a behind-the-scenes stuntman."

That reason was more than sufficient; no one could find fault with it. Given the chance to be in front of the camera, who would willingly stay behind the scenes?

So the casting director didn't continue that topic, but turned to ask, "Do you get seasick?"

Henry replied, "No, Mr."

"Oh, so confident. Do you have a boat at home?" the casting director said with a cold sneer.

"Last October and November, I was on a crab fishing boat in Alaska, catching king crab in the Bai Linghai. I went out on four trips in total, with no record of seasickness."

"Motherfucker!" The Actors' Guild representative sitting beside the casting director, Luigi, shouted in surprise, "You can get on a crab boat, you're a tough guy. It must be hard on the boat." As he spoke, he also leaned his head to look at the actor's file in the casting director's hand.

"It is hard on the boat, but the return is also quite good," Henry said honestly.

"But your resume doesn't mention it...?"

"Hmm, because that doesn't belong to an actor's qualifications, so I didn't write it there," Henry said honestly again.

"You can write about other work experience on it too. Sometimes what you have done is more valuable for reference than what you have acted in," Luigi reminded.

"Understood, Mr."

Usually, the presence of an Actors' Guild representative at such an event was to supervise whether the audition process was open and fair. But sensible production crews would give the guild representative some benefits so he wouldn't interfere with others' decisions.

Henry Brown's experience made him speak a few extra words, but it was mostly idle chat out of curiosity. Ending the conversation at the right time showed no intention of special treatment and wouldn't provoke the casting director's resentment.

After all, the fact that he could get on a crab boat was indeed an experience worth talking about, and everyone was somewhat curious.

But the casting director still followed the rules and didn't state the conclusion directly. Instead, he said politely, "Then Mr. Brown, please return to your seat. We will notify you of the results separately."

There was no request for a costume fitting, which looked like slim chances. However, Henry didn't take the gain or loss to heart and straightforwardly retreated to his seat.

In fact, the casting director had already made a mark for Henry. As long as no more suitable candidate appeared, he would be hired as one of the background actors.

Because their lead actor often broke people, whether intentionally or unintentionally, many stuntmen who knew the inside story were actually not very willing to cooperate with this big-name action star.

For this, they had to pay the stunt team higher fees to make them willing to cooperate with the performance work.

Also, to ensure the filming schedule and avoid having to find people at the last minute when necessary, the casting director had to find some extra talent who could step in temporarily.

Henry's experience performing stunts with a stunt team meant he wouldn't resist being temporarily assigned to similar work. This was his greatest value.

Afterwards, two more people got the chance to change clothes. While they were changing, the others who didn't get the chance left first.

After finishing an audition no different from usual, Henry left the Warner Bros. film set, with no intention of returning to the library to keep reading books.

He was preparing to go to a hardware store with electronic parts to buy some useful components to bring back.

Although loose computer parts are hard to buy, electronic components are very easy to buy. Think of those people who started in garages; didn't they all hand-craft finished products before considering commercial production?

Henry never thought of using his foreknowledge and manual skills to make himself a millionaire. Because the black technology in this world is unimaginable to ordinary people, even though Henry is unsure if those things really exist.

For instance, in the MCU movies, Dr. Zola of Hydra, who turned himself into artificial intelligence in the seventies due to a terminal illness; Hank Pym's Ant-Man suit and Pym Particles; and the research achievements of organizations like Hydra and S. H. I. E. L. D.

If he really made something, would these people or organizations try to recruit him? Or would they let him grow?

Not to mention being in the United States, if one wants commercial success in emerging IT industries like electronics or the internet, one must introduce Wall Street money and play financial games with capital dominated by Jews.

Henry's greatest guarantee and reliance is still the Kryptonian abilities. As long as the money is enough, there is no need to tie one's own hands, create a bunch of weaknesses, and only be able to work according to other people's rules.

So the purpose of buying electronic components was just to hand-craft some things he would use to make his life a bit more convenient or improve his quality of life.

At this stage, Henry wants to do two things. One is to improve computer performance. At least build himself a workstation-level computer, and then lay a foreshadowing in this burgeoning internet.

The other is to get himself a set of speakers comparable to theater level, and add soundproofing facilities to the house.

Music and movies can be considered the only redemption he can possess in this era. If he doesn't treat his ears well, he will really be annoyed to death by all the noise from the outside world.

New book has been signed, seeking continued reading, favorites, and recommendations, thank you~~

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(End of this chapter)