Chapter 152: Student Life (Update 1)

The more Su Yun spent time with He Pingsi, the more she felt that she was a really good roommate.

Quiet, not a troublemaker, good character, when you want to talk to her she can always talk to you about the topics she likes, everything from the world to the fireworks; when not talking, she will also quietly do her own things, not noisy but always make people feel that she is by their side, inexplicably giving people a sense of security - people who can stand out from the competition for affection among many brothers and sisters definitely do not rely solely on good luck, but are truly kind-hearted, making people feel as comfortable as a spring breeze when they are with them.

She completely suppresses her own desires in order to create a perfect and comprehensive personality and behavior. I don't know whether I should feel sorry for her or admire her.

However, I don’t know if it’s my good luck or the school’s special treatment that I met such a knowledgeable and interesting roommate when I was alone in a foreign country.

Compared to Su Yun's satisfaction with He Pingsi, He Pingsi actually has a good impression of Su Yun.

She was used to being the eldest sister at home. In addition to deliberately creating a perfect image for herself, she also had to help her competitive mother manage her brothers and sisters. The pressure and burden were not small.

Although I didn't study art as I wanted and ended up studying business instead, I can still attend related courses. My roommate is independent and easy to get along with. I don't have to attend any social events anymore. Overall, I feel freer and more comfortable than at home.

"There will be a performance course lecture here next week." Seeing Su Yun pushing the door in, He Pingsi handed her the brochure in her hand.

"Thank you, Pingsi." Su Yun took it and then took out the lunch box she brought back, "I brought you your favorite dishes."

Compared to He Pingsi who focused on her studies at school, Su Yun often had to go out of school for work.

Therefore, the two began a "division of labor, cooperation and mutual benefit" model: He Pingsi, who focused on the school and was well-versed in social relationships, was responsible for helping to pay attention to relevant course information in the school, while Su Yun often brought her food and small items from outside as gifts in return.

He Pingsi doesn't usually like to laugh, and when she does smile in public, her smile is usually subtle and reserved. But perhaps because Su Yun is the same age as her second sister, she, as the eldest sister, subconsciously has a sense of empathy and care.

In the dormitory where they were alone, she would occasionally smile an indulgent smile that was a bit gratified and helpless. She was so cute and adorable that Su Yun couldn't help wanting to get closer to her.

If people want to get closer to each other, under the condition of living in the same room, as long as they don't dislike each other, the relationship between two people will usually become closer as the time they live together increases.

However, compared to Su Yun, who was busy running around outside and had only roommates as friends to talk to, and thus lived a campus life that was almost like a lone wolf, He Pingsi had friends all over the campus and was surrounded by a lot of hustle and bustle.

Sometimes, when Su Yun saw her returning to the dormitory, she actually looked quite tired.

But when she was outside, He Pingsi never showed any impatience, and her facial expression management was perfect - Su Yun knew that she was building her network, but it was indeed tiring to socialize after finally leaving home.

This is probably why the second generation of wealthy families, while enjoying the good life brought by their wealthy family, also have to pay a certain price to maintain such a life.

Not only am I busy during the day, but I also have to be invited to various gatherings and parties at night.

For example, tonight is a welcome party arranged by seniors from several nearby schools, so not only He Pingsi must attend, but even Su Yun, who usually doesn't like such occasions, should give her face and attend, so as to show her face in front of her seniors and classmates and get to know them.

Originally, Su Yun wanted to go out with He Pingsi, but unfortunately, a phone call came in at the last minute. It was Wozniak who called to ask about technical issues when he was "desperate". Su Yun had no choice but to make a gesture to He Pingsi, saying that he had something to do and would go later, and let her go out first.

Seeing that Su Yun couldn't solve the problem in a short time, He Pingsi nodded slightly, picked up her bag, and left.

Su Yun, who stayed in the room, took a pen and paper to write down what Wozniak said on the phone about the current situation, and began to think about a solution: a technical master like Wozniak, even in the rookie period, already had strength that should not be underestimated. Every time she checked the situation at Apple, she couldn't help but admire the brains of these epoch-making geniuses in her heart.

If all goes well, Apple Ⅱ sales should rise to more than 10,000 units per month by the end of this year, and with some accumulation, it could be officially listed on the stock exchange.

Jobs' current work focus is more on sales, so the research and development is handed over to the hardworking technical man Wozniak. This time Wozniak called to talk about Su Yun's previous plan to port the first and second games of "Resident Evil" to the PC platform. The functions of personal computers are not perfect now. In addition to business purposes and technology enthusiasts pursuing the latest version, many people buy them to use as large game consoles with more comprehensive functions and higher-definition images than handheld game consoles...

Relying on gaming applications to increase sales was one of Apple Ⅱ's sales strategies, and the outcome was clear: this entertainment-focused strategy was quite successful.

After all, it was with the masterpiece game "Snake" that Nokia's new mobile phones defeated Motorola's popular mobile phones with a powerful attitude. While making the concept of "mobile phones can be used not only as communication tools, but also as entertainment tools" deeply rooted in people's hearts, it also became the market leader of an era.

For products targeting the general public, the first and foremost thing to do is to provide users with simpler and easier-to-use services and to make all high-tech technologies popular enough for people to understand right away.

Once you have captured a decent share of the market, you can start improving your quality and launching a new generation of more refined products.

Obviously, with the powerful combination with Microsoft in recent years, Apple series computers have opened up a market in North America by relying on their cheaper prices than commercial mainframes, smaller size, complete common functions, pre-installed and subsequent installation of unique gaming functions, and easy-to-understand operating systems.

Then, it is time to improve quality and technological innovation.

It was for this reason that Su Yun negotiated with her old partner Nintendo again and again, and finally negotiated a contract for simultaneous platform porting and updates.

However, pixel games like Tetris and Tank Battle were fine as they did not require high technical skills. But when the Resident Evil series directed by Su Yun came out, both sides were embarrassed: the hardware requirements for the design and prototype given by Su Yun were too high, and currently neither Nintendo's Famicom nor Apple's Apple Ⅱ could support it.

After all, Su Yun has been baptized by the 3A masterpieces of later generations over and over again. Since he wants to do it, he will naturally rush towards the highest configuration and the best effect.

What should I do if my current personal computer cannot support it?

While keeping the gameplay unchanged, retain the original CG animations, and then start to drastically cut the game's graphics quality in order to improve smoothness.

After the game graphics are improved, we will compress the CG animation quality, make hardcover and affordable versions, and then share the profits with everyone, whether they have money or not!

This method of re-cutting the game over and over again just to optimize it to the point where it can be successfully installed and used on low-spec carriers is a typical process for a game to go from various levels of testing to its official launch. Therefore, when Su Yun submitted a portion of the prototype complete game design as application material, she was able to "amaze" all the professors.

So, when you play a game, don’t rush to criticize it for poor graphics and poor optimization. The biggest problem may not be that the game itself is bad, but that your own computer/mobile phone is too poorly configured and can only support this level of performance at its best…

In order to reap the benefits of the middle and lower classes, Su Yun could only follow the path of the early generations and let Wozniak's team work hard: she has come a long way on the right path built on the shoulders of her predecessors, and even if she looks back now, the old path will become blurred for various reasons.

This further proves the importance of the team and the superiority of capitalists - as a boss, Su Yun can come up with a main design plan of the correct route and throw it into the team, and then she can concentrate on making salted fish, letting the high-spirited workers in the team cross the river by feeling the stones of the correct route, without her having to work so hard.

At most, it will just cost you a little more time and money... Compared to not having to reverse engineer old technology content yourself, being able to free up more time, and being able to train a team, it is absolutely worth it.

It was this kind of open-minded approach of pointing out a general direction and letting his subordinates figure it out on their own that enabled Su Yun to work several jobs and still get a college diploma.

Not only did she get her diploma, but with the help of the system's small black room, she was also able to make up for the time she had cut back on practice in order to quickly skip a grade, and she was able to study, work, and practice kung fu all at the same time.

Now he is no longer in his own heavily guarded home, but needs to be alone in a foreign country for a long time. For the sake of safety, Su Yun almost wants to train himself to be the second Lu Shaolong.

After giving Wozniak some general advice on a temporary solution and agreeing to go out and check the scene over the weekend, Su Yun, who had been late for a long time, was finally able to hang up the phone, quickly pack up and rush to the bar where the party was going to take place.

Su Yun is still a minor, and even after proving at the door of the bar that she is a freshman, she still had to wear a wristband: the management here in the United States is very strict, and even if minors can enter the bar to play, they are not allowed to drink.

It is considered lenient in places like Su Yun where you have to wear a wristband indicating you are a minor and be subject to inspection at any time upon entering the bar. In some areas with stricter management, minors are not allowed to enter the bar at all.

This time, because some of the freshmen were still a few months away from becoming adults, the seniors who organized the party negotiated with the bar and arranged special wristbands for them.

With the training she had gained during this period, Su Yun was able to move flexibly among the crowd, but after walking for a long time, she still couldn't find He Pingsi.

Very strange.

After carefully looking at the situation on the field, Su Yun finally realized that something was wrong.

Where are all the freshmen who were promised a welcome party?

Although foreigners look like they are in their thirties when they are almost ten years older, there shouldn’t be no one with a younger face, right? !

Su Yun inadvertently looked up and finally saw the "exhibits" in a large glass display case in front of her, and her face changed instantly.

It turns out that those people standing inside the glass display case were not performing any special show, but were locked inside!

Not only was he locked up, but his hands were also tied behind his back, and he was being watched like a monkey by the senior students outside for their amusement!

Then she looked at the details around her that she had not noticed before: some people with heavy makeup but with a more youthful look and movements, and they must be surrounded by a bunch of people who were tormenting them...

This is the most notorious and difficult-to-resist-resistance “freshman bullying” activity in foreign universities!

Seeing He Pingsi standing in the glass display case with her head down and not saying a word, Su Yun's heart was filled with an inexplicable evil fire. He rushed to the small stage next to him in a few steps, grabbed an unused microphone stand next to him, and rushed into the circle of the glass display case with an attitude of a murderous god who was ready to kill anyone he could.

Being pushed aside by the threatening microphone stand, when the people around were about to start cursing in English with various accents, Su Yun suddenly raised the microphone stand in her hand, mouthed "step back" to the person inside, and then slammed the microphone stand into the gap between the two people!

The crisp sound of glass breaking stopped the screaming dance music in the venue. In the terrified eyes of the people around her, Su Yun put the microphone aside and opened her arms upwards.

"Pingsi, don't be afraid, jump down!"

"I will definitely catch you!"