Meng Xiaozhi Sugar Core

Chapter 84: Pretending to be cool

"Well, you really shouldn't come in casually." Lu concluded with a sigh, "But considering that you're here to cosplay our protagonist, and you're so pretty, I don't think it's a big problem."

Xiaoyu's face was full of question marks: "Director Lu, is this really okay?"

"Well, I think so."

"What do you mean by 'should'?" Xiaoyu was almost beaten to a pulp, but she quickly adjusted herself and asked hurriedly, "Wait, this is not the point. The point is Director Lu, please help me take a look. I think there is something wrong here."

"Hmm? What's the problem?" Director Lu put his face close to Xiaoyu's computer screen, "Hmm? It's a problem with the weight of the white fox's muscle system..."

"Really? It seems like the restraint is not right." Xiaoyu scratched his head in distress.

"Let me see..." Director Lu also sat down and started to study Xiaoyu's node network, completely ignoring me.

I saw that it was ChinglingfooFX from OutFX. If nothing else, I was a little confident. And it seems that I am still using the 15.5 version which is relatively early for me.

"This is a simple problem. It's because your graphics card doesn't have enough computing units that OpenCL reports an error." I looked at it and said, "There should be no problem with the production method."

As soon as I finished speaking, my colleagues who were watching our show fell silent and turned to look at me, including Director Lu and Xiaoyu.

"Um, do you mean just changing the graphics card will do?" Director Lu's face was full of disbelief, but he was also very surprised by what I said.

"Yeah, it's true. The early Parchment Solver nodes were not well optimized for video memory and their stability was not very high." I nodded.

"Xiao Yu, go to my computer and open the engineering test to have a look." Director Lu immediately asked Xiao Yu to take action.

Two minutes later, Xiaoyu screamed, "Sister Lu, it's OK. No problem."

Now everyone turned their eyes to me again, and Director Lu widened his eyes and said, "Excuse me, young lady, what is your name, how old are you, and where do you work?"

"Uh... don't be like that." I was a little uncomfortable. After all, I just solved a small problem. I waved my hands and said, "My name is Li Xiaomeng. I'm 18 years old and a freshman."

"College student?!" Director Lu looked incredulous. "From the way you spotted the problem just now, you have been using this software for at least five years."

"It's just my hobby!" I lied, but I couldn't hide my panic.

"Is it really a hobby?" Director Lu looked at me and said, "I've always thought it was a bit strange, but now I finally found the problem."

“W…what…” I felt sweat on my forehead.

"You look like the protagonist! You're not a cosplayer, right? You're a time traveler from another world!"

After saying that, Xiaoyu almost fell to the ground, and I could even hear the sound of the employees next to them falling on their chairs.

"Director Lu! Can you be more normal?" Xiaoyu complained, looking at Director Lu with resentment.

Director Lu stuck out her tongue playfully, which was unexpectedly inconsistent with her image, but also very cute in contrast: "Hehe, I can't help myself when I see a beautiful woman!"

"Really!" Xiaoyu scratched her head and frowned helplessly.

"Well, Li Xiaomeng, right? Let's add each other on WeChat. We can exchange technical ideas then." Director Lu took out his mobile phone and clicked on the QR code.

"Okay!" Director Lu was very enthusiastic, and I couldn't find any reason to refuse.

After adding friends, Xiaoyu and Director Lu returned to their seats. Director Lu asked me, "Do you have any filming business this afternoon?"

"No, but I'm going to change my clothes first. This one is uncomfortable." I shook my head.

"Will you come over later?" Xiaoyu asked reluctantly.

"Come over here. They're in a meeting so it won't be that fast anyway."

……

Ten minutes later, I went to the locker room, changed into my original clothes, and moved a swivel chair to sit next to them. As if they were afraid that I would be idle, they each gave me a bag of Lays potato chips and a bottle of fat otaku happy water. They seemed to be quite happy watching me eat, which made me feel like they were feeding snacks to a pet.

But eating potato chips, drinking Coke and watching others work is so tempting that no one would refuse it.

After the episode, the office area gradually became quiet. Everyone returned to their normal work state. In the studio full of people, no other sounds could be heard except the sound of mouse and keyboard. This familiar environment also brought back some memories of me. Once upon a time, I also worked in the office from nine to five day after day like them.

"Will it be too tiring for a girl to work in this field?" I asked Director Lu quietly, "How many years has Director Lu been working here?"

"Tired?" She stopped what she was doing and looked at me with a smile.

"Yes, 996, overtime from time to time, and sometimes even all night. Girls also have their periods, what should they do if they feel unwell?" Looking at her appearance reminded me of my aunt. I don't even dare to think about how hard my aunt had it in my previous life.

"It would be a lie to say I'm not tired." She nodded. "I'm 30 years old and have been working in this industry for eight years. My mother wants me to go back home early to get married and have children, but I don't want to live a dull life like this. I think we should always have dreams in life."

"What if it happens?" I added.

"No. I don't agree with this statement." She shook her head and continued, "I think the realization of dreams must be a process of accumulation. No one can succeed easily. Behind every dream that comes true, there must be a lot of invisible dedication and hard work."

"That's amazing." I praised.

"Besides, I like animation very much. I think animation is a medicine that can heal people's souls. Being able to participate in an animation, even if it's just a little bit, will make me feel a sense of accomplishment and joy, and that's enough. I think most people waiting here think so. Right, Xiaoyu."

Xiaoyu turned around in her swivel chair and nodded seriously: "Yes, Sister Lu is absolutely right."

"What about you, Li Xiaomeng, do you have any dreams?" Director Lu looked at me and asked.

I was stunned for a moment. I really don't have any dreams. My dream in this life is to be with Tang Xin, but this seems a bit too sentimental. But I seem to be just such a mortal.

Seeing that I didn't answer, Sister Lu smiled and said, "It's normal not to know. You're a college student. I was just as confused as you back then. I still didn't know what to do when I was a senior. Maybe at some point you'll find your own way."

Looking at the smiling Xiaoyu and Director Lu, I felt a little ashamed.

Chapter 85: The Hongmen Banquet

I stuffed the last potato chip into my mouth and drank the last sip of happy water. I happily sat on the swivel chair, swinging my legs, slacking off in the office, and felt a special kind of happiness.

"Ah, found it!" Xiaoling appeared in front of me at this time, with her hands on her hips and an angry look on her face.

"Eh?" I tilted my head and looked at her who suddenly appeared, a little confused, "What's wrong?"

"Sister, why are you running around again? We couldn't find you in the lounge, you know how anxious we were!" Xiaoling pouted, looking cute.

Tang Xin also hurried over at this time and said in a somewhat reproachful manner, "Xiao Meng, you are here and you didn't even tell us."

"Ah, that's too boring... Oh, by the way, Director Lu is so nice, he even gave me potato chips and Coke." I quickly changed the subject and directed the conversation to Director Lu who was standing next to me with a curious look on his face.

"Who are these people?" Director Lu was probably confused by the sudden appearance of these people.

"Ha... you found it, right? I told you, he will definitely stay in the company and won't go out." Producer Bai also walked over breathlessly at this time.

"Producer Bai?" Director Lu became even more curious.

"Oh, you are here with Boss Lu. Let me introduce you. The person on my left is Li Xiaoling, the original author of our "Fox Demon" animation comic, and the person next to you is her sister Li Xiaomeng." Producer Bai introduced.

Xiaoyu at the side couldn't help but exclaimed: "Ah, no wonder the cosplay is so similar! It turns out to be the author!"

Director Lu was also amazed: "She's so young!"

"Wow, give me an autograph!" Upon hearing this, the colleagues around him couldn't wait any longer and stood up and surrounded him.

"Let's take a photo together!"

Half an hour later, we finally found our way to the production department. It was said that many of the production staff here were fans of Xiaoling. Xiaoling's WeChat was flooded with additions.

"It's getting late, why don't we have dinner together outside?" Producer Bai suggested.

"Okay." I nodded happily, but it seemed that I had eaten too many snacks just now. If I eat well later, I might not be able to eat much.

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Sitting in the company's business car, we drove through the congested traffic of people leaving work in Shanghai, and finally arrived at the door of a luxurious-looking hotel.

We entered the box and sat down, the three of us sat together.

At this time, Producer Bai spoke up: "I say, since everyone is out to eat, let's sit separately. This way we can get to know each other faster and there will be less barriers."

"This..." Tang Xin's face suddenly became a little stiff. She definitely wouldn't let me sit out with a stranger between us.

"Forget it. Xiaoling is shy." I shook my head.

Producer Bai was stunned. It was probably the first time for him to encounter such a situation. It was obvious that I was not giving face to the host.

Director Lu, who noticed our awkwardness, sat on the other side of me and tried to smooth things over for me: "I'll sit next to them. They're all girls, and we're familiar with each other. It'll be better."

I looked at her with some gratitude, and she gave me a look that said, "Don't worry." At this moment, I realized that this dinner party was not that simple.

Xiaoling was not very conscious at the moment and was happily chatting with the director about the contents of the script. Only Tang Xin frowned and looked at me with some concern.

I smiled slightly, gently held her hand, and told her not to worry. But I could still see a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

The round table was big enough to seat ten people, but there were only six people present. While I was still wondering what was going on, two middle-aged men with big bellies came in and greeted everyone at the table.

Producer Bai also stood up and introduced us: "Teachers, let me introduce Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang from our branch."

"Oh, hello, hello." Mr. Wang, the leader, seemed to have a higher status and extended his hand to shake our hands enthusiastically. "I have always heard that the author is a student. I didn't expect that he is so young after seeing him."

Xiaoling was a little shy, so she stood up and shook hands, exchanged a few polite words, and then sat back down. When it was Tang Xin and I's turn, we naturally couldn't lose our manners and followed suit and said hello.

When his eyes were focused on me, I felt a little uncomfortable. I felt his eyes scanning my whole body, and he seemed to be a little too strong when shaking hands, and he didn't forget to lightly hook my fingertips with his fingers before letting go.

"Xiaoling, come on, stop chatting and drink some juice." In order to avoid her gaze, I took the apple juice on the table and prepared to fill Xiaoling's glass.

"Hey, wait." Director Huang suddenly stopped me, "Can Teacher Xiaoling drink?"

Tang Xin's face darkened immediately. She must have immediately thought of the other party's plan, but she was too embarrassed to get angry, so she spoke before me: "My sister is only in the first year of high school. Drinking is too harmful to her health."

"Oh, Grade One. That's such a pity." Mr. Zhang said, "Then let's put it this way. Teacher Xiaoling will drink a beverage. You two sisters should drink for her. How can you come all the way here just to drink beverages?"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, we don't drink!" I quickly refused.

"How can this be possible!" President Wang echoed, "You came all the way here and didn't even drink. If this gets out, people will laugh at our company, right?"

Except for Director Lu, everyone else smiled and responded.

"Come on, let's drink beer. Fill up the glasses for the two beauties." With a look from Mr. Zhang, Producer Bai ran over to us and poured beer into our glasses.

"Come on, everyone, go first. I wish our Fox Demon will become very famous!" President Wang stood up and raised the red wine glass which was half filled with red liquid and gave a speech.

Everyone had to follow his rhythm, raise their glasses and take the first sip of wine.

In my previous life, I didn't really like beer. Although I went to many drinking parties, I still tried not to drink it. First, drinking would cause trouble, and second, I couldn't drink it. I would get drunk easily and feel uncomfortable. But in many cases, I had to drink it because I couldn't save face.

This is the case now. After taking a sip, I only taste the bitter astringency on my tongue. Compared to the sweet cola, beer is much more unpalatable because it is mixed with the discomfort of alcohol.

"Are you okay?" Tang Xin pulled my sleeve and asked softly.

"Just one sip, it should be fine." I smiled bitterly. Although I said this, the feeling of heat slowly spreading from my abdomen to my whole body indicated that I seemed to be getting a little drunk.

"Hey, Teacher Xiaomeng, you can't keep fish!" Director Huang pointed at my cup and said, "Look, Teacher Tang has finished her drink, hasn't she?"