26 Chapter 26- A Meeting of Minds (2/2)
And with that, Hao Mei's objections melted away. No one, apart from Xiao Nai, knew better than Hao Mei just how much work KO was doing after hours once the office was empty. No on else knew that the reason he never stayed over at Mei's, was because he would go home and work for a few more hours before going to bed. Whatever demons were driving the hacker, throwing himself into work seemed to placate them. But there was throwing oneself into work... and drowning in it.
”Alright, I'll do it. You've got your job to do, right?” Mei sighed and shook his head at KO. ”Laosan, but if our games are designed for everyone, would low-grade display cards be able to support it?”
”That's why I'd like to enhance its resolution and try to produce the same graphic quality by compressing its model surfaces and dynamic resolution.” (A/N: I have NO clue what I just wrote. I pulled it straight from the series and my husband says it makes sense so... I'll be running all the IT stuff past him. He knows just enough to tell me if it sounds legit. So if you're in to IT and something sounds legit but isn't... please feel free to pm me with what it should say. Ta.)
The table fell silent as the other three considered Xiao Nai's suggestion. Mei clapped, slowly. ”Laosan, why are you torturing yourself like this? Are you going to work on it alone?”
Xiao Nai nodded, however KO spoke up. ”Theoretically, it's not that hard. But it'll be very difficult to execute. We don't have a lot of time. I'll work on it at home.”
What? Mei stared at KO from across the table. Work on it at home? But then when would they see each other? The time was already being eaten away with work as they got closer to the launch date.
”One month is actually quite a lot of time.” Xiao Nai dismissed them. ”That's all for today.”
The three programmers relaxed before Xiao Nai appeared to remember something. ”A Shuang, I'd like your opinion on something.”
Stuck like a hare before a hungry tiger, A Shuang froze.
”I'm running a bit short of staff lately. I'd like to borrow some people from your team.”
Hao Mei choked on his apple juice.
As Mei and KO left the meeting room, the hacker thumped the coughing Mei on the back.
”Laosan is a sneaky man. Never turn your back on him.”
”Laoda and I understand each other. Do not worry.”
”Pah. Who's worried?” Mei pushed KO away as they reached their desks. ”You'll never be at loggerheads.”
”Why?”
”Because laosan and you are the same; neither will do anything to hurt me. So you can't oppose each other because that would hurt me and neither of you would allow it.”
”We are not the same.”
”Yes you are.” Mei looked at KO pityingly. Had he not realised it yet? ”You just love me in different ways.”
KO smiled. ”So, you do know.”
”Know what? Don't look at me like that. We're at work.”
”My beauty.”
”Shut up.”
And so, Mei's flushed cheeks once more raised the concerned teasing of his friends.