The programmer and his woman

When I returned to the office, I was surprised to find that the changes here were really earth-shaking. Large posters were hung prominently on the wall, and roll-up banners were neatly arranged. The entire space was arranged professionally and vibrantly. Even the door was posted with an eye-catching logo, highlighting the school's brand image.

Not only that, but the consultation calls have been coming in one after another since I stepped into the office. This has made me deeply feel that the school's recent development momentum is very strong and the business volume is also increasing.

As soon as Sun Lingling saw me coming back, she shouted excitedly, "Oh, Teacher Wang, you're back! I've been so busy these past few days that my voice is hoarse. Teacher Wang, how come you've become so thin? You must be tired from the business trip. Tell me how they bullied you. Pick out a few of your worst experiences and tell me about them. That will make me happy."

I smiled and drove her away: "Go away, go away, we haven't seen each other for so many days, why don't you have anything nice to say when we meet?"

She smiled slyly: "Then you can answer the phone for me for a while. If you answer the phone for me, I will say good things. Besides, I will treat you to lunch at noon. How about that?"

I teased her deliberately: "You're still eating sesame cakes and potatoes?"

She waved her hands quickly: "No, no, no, let's try something else this time. How about this, if there's a question I can't answer, I'll call you and you answer it for me, is that okay?"

I smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, I fully support your work. The more students you recruit, the more salary I will get."

Before she finished speaking, the phone rang again. Sun Lingling quickly picked up the phone: "Um, um, um, please wait. Teacher Wang is busy now, so I can't answer this."

I asked angrily, "Sun Lingling, did you do this on purpose?"

She defended herself, "Oh really, Mr. Wang, I really can't answer this."

I picked up the phone and heard the other end ask, "Hello, teacher. I'd like to ask, what language do you need to learn for online games?"

I answered: "Learn C++."

The other party continued to ask: "How is it different from the C++ we learned in college?"

I explained: "This is a course for game programming. The language is just a foundation. The important thing is to learn how to make games. For example, when you draw something with a program, you may use Windows GDI, but in game development, we will use the DirectX programming interface provided by Microsoft, which can not only improve efficiency, but also realize more functions."

The other party seemed a little confused: "Oh, I haven't heard of the two you mentioned. Our school only taught us the basic syntax of C++, and all we can do is calculate some math problems and output the results."

I comforted him: "You already know the basic grammar, so it will be easier to learn later."

The other party seemed very interested: "I want to go to the school and learn more in person."

I responded enthusiastically: "Come on, you're welcome to come over."

I put down the phone, and Sun Lingling suddenly sighed: "Oh, I was wondering why my eyelids kept twitching these days, it turns out that good things are going to happen! Teacher Wang, do you know? I get a headache every time I answer this kind of call, and other teachers can't answer them, but I can't understand what they are saying, let alone answer. It's great that you're back, I'll treat you to lunch, this time we won't eat sesame seed cakes with potatoes, I'll treat you to a meal in the restaurant."

I smiled and responded, "That's more like it. It's a deal. I'll wait for you to treat me to lunch at noon."

Sun Lingling turned to Xiao Zhang next to her and said, "Xiao Zhang, come on, let's go and stick to the waistline with me."

Xiao Zhang asked in confusion: "What waistline?"

Sun Lingling explained: "We will continue to decorate the school with the logo sent by the headquarters."

Xiao Zhang nodded: "Don't mention it, after all this trouble it does feel a bit like an animation factory."

I asked Sun Lingling curiously: "By the way, Lingling, what kind of advertisement did we put up? Why are there so many hotlines for consultation after we put it up?"

Sun Lingling pointed to the newspaper in her hand and said, "This was designed by the headquarters. Take a look."

I took the newspaper and saw that half of the page was printed with large photos of game characters, which were designed to be very eye-catching. I sighed and said, "It's so eye-catching, no wonder so many people are asking for advice. I guess those who like to play games can't help but call to ask."

Sun Lingling nodded: "Yes, I was also tempted after seeing it. However, Teacher Wang, you are right. If we do this, the people who come to consult may not have a good foundation. We may not be able to teach them in such a short time."

I thought about it and said, "Well, this is also a problem. But let's do the current work well first, and then slowly find ways to improve the quality and efficiency of teaching."

Sun Lingling waved her hand and said, "Hey, don't think too much about it. Wait until I finish this job and then we can go eat!"

Sun Lingling led the way and we walked along the small paths and alleys. It felt a bit like I was looking for a dog food restaurant. Sure enough, we found a dog food restaurant, and the sanitary conditions looked extremely poor.

"Sun Lingling, is there a big difference between what you're asking me to eat and sandwiched potatoes?" I asked puzzledly.

"Hey, we can eat this indoors! Just listen to me, I've been eating here for several days and it's really delicious. Do you want fried rice or beef noodles?" she recommended enthusiastically.

"Then I'll have some fried rice."

"Hey, I also like the fried rice here. Boss, give me two bowls of fried rice!" she shouted loudly.

The boss responded, and we went inside and sat down. I whispered to Sun Lingling, "Did you see that? The fried rice boss is sweating profusely. The weather isn't hot, so why is he sweating so much?"

"You'll know if you try frying rice over a big stove," she replied with a smile.

"No, that's not what I'm talking about. The point is the sweat. What if it drips into the pot?"

"Oh, don't be so picky. Out of sight, out of mind. The kitchens in big hotels may not be clean either, you just can't see it. Look how good it is when it's cooked outside, at least you can see it. Unlike the kitchens in those big hotels, if you make the chef unhappy, he may spit in the dish and you won't even know it." She joked.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. I'm about to vomit." I interrupted her with a dry heave.

"You brought it up first," she retorted with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." I surrendered helplessly.

When the fried rice was served, I looked at the golden color and fragrant fried rice and couldn't help but take a bite.

"Hmm, it's delicious!" I said in surprise.

"Really? I told you it's delicious!" Sun Lingling said proudly.

"Teacher Wang, is the food in City A particularly bad? How come you lost so much weight after just a few days there?" she asked curiously.

"You'll know when you get there." I answered vaguely, still chewing my food.

"Teacher Wang, is this fried rice enough for you?" she asked again.

"Oh, it's enough to eat," I replied.

"I can never finish my meal, so there's always a lot left. Let me give it to you." As she said that, she picked up her plate and was about to put some rice into my bowl.

"Oh, no, no, that's not nice." I waved my hands to refuse.

To be honest, if it was a male colleague, I might not think so much, but because it is a female colleague, I can't help but think too much. However, I remember Xiao Zhang said that Sun Lingling has a boyfriend? Maybe she is just this kind of carefree personality, I thought.

"Teacher Wang, are you thirsty after eating so much fried rice?" Sun Lingling asked with concern.

"Well, a little bit," I answered honestly.

"There's soda here, do you want some?" she asked me, pointing at the soda on the table.

"Hey, are you going to buy me a soda again?" I said jokingly.

"Hey, you're so beautiful!" She responded with a smile, "It's impolite not to reciprocate, do you understand? Look, I treated you to such delicious fried rice, shouldn't you thank me in return?"

I smiled and shook my head. "Hey, you never suffer any loss. Okay, I'll buy you a soda."

In the afternoon, I helped Sun Lingling answer some consultation calls. Time passed quickly and it was time to get off work in a blink of an eye.

I went to pick up Yingying as usual, and we walked out of the school together. On the way home, I suddenly remembered the text message I sent to Yingying before, so I asked, "By the way, Yingying, did you receive the text message I sent you a few days ago?"

"Oh, got it." She replied softly.

"Then why didn't you reply to me?" I asked curiously.

"I was taking a shower at the time and didn't see it. By the time I saw it, it was already very late, so I didn't reply," she explained.

I noticed that Yingying was in a low mood and thought that she must be worried, so I didn't ask any more questions. After a while, she suddenly asked me, "Teacher Wang, let me ask you, do your men think about those things all day long?"

I was stunned for a moment and asked, "Ah? What are those things?"

"I have a good friend who has been trying to commit suicide these days." She said with worry in her tone, "She was abandoned by her boyfriend. They were college classmates and had been together since school. They had been dating for several years. The boyfriend had always wanted to have sex with her. She originally disagreed, but she couldn't persuade her boyfriend. She thought that since they had such a good relationship, it was only a matter of time before she gave herself to him, so she agreed that day. However, not long after, the boyfriend broke up with her."

She sighed and continued, "Are all you men like this? You kick the woman aside after you're done? She's really sad right now. It makes me so sad to see her like that."

I quickly clarified: "Ah! No, why are you telling me this all of a sudden? Oh, by the way, I did mention this kind of thing in my text message that day, but I didn't mean it like that. Yingying, don't think too much about it.

She shook her head and said, "Teacher Wang, you don't have to explain anything to me. We are not in that kind of relationship."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the two people continued on their way home, each immersed in their own thoughts.

The next day the school's counseling work was even busier. Not only was the phone ringing one after another, but there was also a constant stream of students coming to the school for counseling.

"Ding-ling-ling~" The phone rang again, and then Sun Lingling's voice came from outside the door. Her tone was full of anxiety and helplessness: "Teacher Wang, Teacher Wang, oh, I'm so busy, so busy. Please help me receive the students who come to consult, please, please."

"Hey, don't push me, don't push me, I can walk by myself, what's wrong with you?" I asked.

"There are people calling for consultation and people coming to consult in person. I am overwhelmed. Please, please." Sun Lingling pleaded with me with her hands clasped together.

"Oh~ okay, okay." I shook my head helplessly.

"Thank you, Teacher Wang," he said and ran back to answer the phone.

I pushed open the door and saw a little boy. When he saw that I was wearing a suit and an ID card, he could tell at a glance that I was a teacher here and started talking.

Hello teacher, I called for consultation yesterday and came to visit our school today to learn more about it.

Oh, have the students visited our classroom and computer room?

I have seen them all. I am very satisfied with the teaching environment here.

Well, have you got the course schedule here?

A female teacher gave it to me. I had just looked at it in the room. I have some basic knowledge of programming and am very interested in making games. I want to ask the teacher a few questions.

Oh, okay, then ask.

Teacher, I often find a strange phenomenon when playing games.

Oh, what's the strange phenomenon?

For example, I saw a tree in the distance in the game. There was nothing wrong with it from a distance, and I didn't find any problems when I walked around the tree. But one time I ran under the tree and looked up, I found the problem. When I looked up, the tree was made up of two crossed boards, which was completely different from what I expected.

Oh, classmate, you have a strong observation ability. I wonder if you have ever built a model using 3D software?

No, but I have watched the videos recorded by their 3D modelers and have a rough idea of ​​it.

If you have never built a model yourself, you may not understand what I am going to say next. Let me try to explain it to you. When you were in school, you must have learned that points form lines, lines form surfaces, and surfaces form solids.

I know this.

Then think about how many faces a tree needs to form its body.

Are branches and leaves considered as body or surface? the boy asked.

The leaves are very thin and can be considered as surfaces, then the branches should be considered as volumes. What about a big tree with lush branches and leaves?

Oh, I understand. If an insignificant tree is made so complicated, it will consume a lot of memory, and the game will definitely be very laggy. So in the game, it is just a decoration and it is simplified. Then why are the two faces crossed?

When you look at a two-dimensional surface in three-dimensional space, you will see flaws if you are not facing it directly.

Oh, yes, if it was only made on one side, I wouldn't be able to circle around it, because as long as I walk to its side I can see that it is a single piece of board, so it is made into two cross pieces. Who came up with this idea? It's really amazing.

I nodded. I could tell that this classmate was very smart and loved research. He was a promising person. I liked him very much from the bottom of my heart, so I asked again.

So classmate, do you have any other questions?

Teacher, I have so many questions that I cannot answer them all in such a short time. It seems that I have no choice but to come here to study.

Haha, OK, you are welcome to sign up for the course.

"Hey, Teacher Wang," Sun Lingling ran over at this time.

"That student went to Teacher Qi to apply for admission. You are so good! How did you do it?" Sun Lingling asked curiously.

So I said pretentiously: "Look, as a consultant, your professional level must be solid. After all, only when we can accurately answer students' questions will they have more trust in our school, right?"

Sun Lingling nodded and agreed: "Yes, that's true. Wait a moment, it seems that there is a new work task coming."

As expected, the front desk brought a student in and handed her to Sun Lingling. Then, Sun Lingling led the student into a consultation room. Not long after, she came out.

"Teacher Wang, Teacher Wang, there is something going on over there again, please come over quickly!" Sun Lingling shouted anxiously.

"Oh, you are a professional counselor, why do you always ask me to receive students?" I responded helplessly.

"I really can't answer this question. It requires too much technical skills." Just as he finished speaking, the phone rang again.

"Oh no, another phone call came in. I have to go answer it first. I'd better trouble you, Teacher Wang, to deal with this student." Sun Lingling said while running into the house.

Watching her hurriedly leaving, I could only shake my head helplessly: "Ah, there's really nothing I can do about her. It seems I have to find time to have a good talk with Teacher Qi. The current situation is definitely not feasible. We must send in more people, otherwise we won't be able to handle it!"