"You're the boss, you have the final say."

Theodore shuddered and sat down on a stool, facing the photographic disc.

"Zeus Lab TV set-up shoots for the first time, start!"

Li Kangping shouted loudly, and the next second, he activated the TV device.

Woooooooo

The various discs rotate synchronously and they work properly!

The spotlight emitted an intense, blinding glow that approached Theodore's plain face.

"Oh, Lord, I'm blind!"

Theodore howled in pain, and instinctively closed his eyes and twisted his neck to keep his face out of the spotlight.

"Dr. Lee, did you see, I'm blind! I'm blind! Please hurry up and turn off the power! ”

"Theodore, hold on for a while! We succeeded, we got the image! You can close your eyes, yes, you close your eyes! ”

"Anyway, Doctor, please hurry!"

"Okay, right away!"

Twenty yards away, Li Kangping turned his back to Theodore, and he was so excited that he saw the image on the television receiver.

The TV receiver is a rectangular metal box, 3 feet long and 2 feet wide and 2 feet high.

A disc is embedded in the middle of the TV receiver, and the receiver is connected to the camera device by a telephone line.

In the fall of 1922, the world's first television photography live-action was born at Zeus Laboratory in Queens, New York.

The world's first live TV broadcast is not beautiful and cute, but it is a wail of pain.

Theodore's tormented closed-eyed face appears in the television receiver's screening area, which is about the size of Li Kangping's palm.

Obviously, Theodore's acting is not a comedy, but more like a horror drama.

"The picture is a little blurry, but I can see that this is a man."

Li Kangping said to himself, he was nine points satisfied, and the remaining one point was the follow-up improvement idea.

"Dr. Lee, is it over? I really can't stand it! Theodore yelled.

Li Kangping looked back and said, "Theodore, twist your neck, stick out your tongue, and raise your hands above your head. ”

"I don't think I'm cut out to be an actor!"

Theodore twisted his neck, stuck out his tongue, and raised his arms at Li Kangping's request.

Theodore's facial expressions and body movements were recorded on the camera end of the television setup, and the projection side recreated the image on a receiver twenty yards away.

"Yes, that's live TV, and we did it!"

Li Kangping clapped his palms and said, "Theodore, you can go out of the camera range." ”

The television setup was still running, and Theodore closed his eyes and groped his way out of the photo area, and after a while, he opened his eyes, and he was not blind.

"Theodore, what was it like to be the first TV actor in the world?"

"As you can see, it's a little painful, but it's good to get used to it. Did we really do it? Dr. Lee, now it's my turn to enjoy your performance, right? ”

"No problem, I'll show you." Li Kangping took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on.

Theodore was annoyed and said, "Oh! Sunglasses! I should have thought of sunglasses a long time ago! ”

"Theodore, you have to understand that wearing sunglasses is only a temporary measure, for example, movie actors, do they wear sunglasses for every scene?"

Li Kangping walked to the photography area, sat on a stool, and faced the photographic disc.

"The light is really dazzling, and I can feel its aggressive light even when I wear sunglasses. Perhaps, we should adjust the brightness – to be more precise, the entire TV set, so that the picture quality is guaranteed without hurting the eyes of the cameraman. Li Kangping said.

"Dr. Lee, I see you! Your image has appeared on the receiver! ”

Theodore shouted excitedly.

"Am I handsome?"

Li Kang turned his head slowly.

"All I can say is that this is a man in sunglasses and this man's head is turning! It's great, it's wonderful, we get live action graphics, real people in real time! That's right, we succeeded, we did it! Hahaha, we are number one in the world! We are the world's number one inventor of television! ”

Theodore danced merrily, and he understood the value of their television installations.

Li Kangping left the photography area, took off his sunglasses and handed them to Theodore: "Don't be too happy, there are still many things that need to be improved in this TV setup." My first scene is over, and now, Theodore, please start your second scene. ”

When Theodore was a model, Li Kangping constantly adjusted the device and observed the images, trying to find the best technical parameters.

"The first thing to solve is the lighting problem, which is not simply to reduce the brightness of the illuminator, but also to adjust the camera and projection devices, photocells or other things, or to add new parts. In addition, the resolution of the 30 lines is too low, and it is not enough for the people watching TV to tell that this is a man, we need to let them clearly distinguish whether this man is Theodore Wallace or KP Lee. All in all, there's a lot of work ahead. ”

Li Kangping pondered and wrote and drew on the design drawing.

Turning off the power, the two delved into the details of the technical transformation of this TV set.

Creating something from nothing is a difficult process of exploration, and going from being to perfection is no less difficult than starting from nothing.

The trial operation of the TV installation was initially successful, and Zeus Lab needed more technical personnel to make technical improvements.

It was late at night, and Li Kangping, who had worked all day, felt hungry, and said, "Let's stop here today, now, Theodore, let's go eat something together." ”

Theodore drove Li Kangping out of the laboratory, and under the clear black and blue sky, the streets near Zeus's laboratory were deserted, the shops were closed, and the night wind was blowing in the clear dark night, and the leaves rustled and swayed.

The car crossed the bridge and drove to Manhattan, and the scene was suddenly bustling, with families coming and going from restaurants all night long, and a beam of fire roaring through the station on the top of Sixth Avenue.

The car continued to drive forward, Li Kangping looked out the car window, the White Brothers mahjong franchise store was still open, and there were customers entering the store so late, indicating that their store was doing well.

Theodore parked his car outside a restaurant opposite the White Brothers' mahjong franchise, and the two got out of the car, entered the restaurant, and took a window seat.

"Steak, chicken wings, sandwiches, pumpkin soup, dessert I want sundae ice cream." Li Kangping said to the waiter.

"I'm just like him." Theodore said.

"It's a lot of work in the coming days, and the two of us won't be enough. I asked Tim to hire a new engineer, which is said to be in place, and I hope this new person is as good as you. Li Kangping was dual-minded, talking to Theodore while observing the White Brothers mahjong franchise across the street.

"yes, you've hired new colleagues."

"Given the current situation, I think I'm underrecruiting, I should recruit two more."

"Boss, you have the final say."

"Theodore, you know, our company also has a business called mahjong--- which is the company's current source of income, but you never seem to have asked me why I started a mahjong business."

"Boss, as you just said, Zeus Lab relies on the mahjong factory for its livelihood, so I just need to do my job, do you say?"

"Very well, Theodore, I like your attitude. Do your eyes still hurt? ”

"It's okay."

When the dish was served, Theodore said, "Dr. Li, even if we have not completed the technical improvement of the TV installation, we have achieved the world's first real-time broadcast of live images. In fact, we can start drafting a patent application for a television device that broadcasts live on live screen. ”

Li Kangping agreed with this proposal: "Of course, we have to apply for a patent, which belongs to the company. ”