Although Liu Shuyao felt disappointed that her plans hadn’t worked out, she didn’t dare waste any time, since she was here on a mission.
“Teacher Wu’s requirements still mainly highlight a refreshing approach.”
Liu Shuyao took out a small notebook and read through the requirements one by one.
“It needs to combine the theme of the 70th anniversary of the school, vibrant and professional.”
“The colors should be bright and grand.”
“...”
“And finally, there’s only one month for the timeline. Is that feasible?”
“Ugh~”
The chubby guy gasped at this, realizing the time pressure was intense; it really didn’t leave them much breathing room!
Xiang Ran, however, remained calm. After all, not much time was left until the anniversary, and once the development was completed, the art department would need time to adjust various exhibits based on the project’s content.
“What about the specific presentation format?”
Liu Shuyao shook her head, feeling confused. They had never done something like this before, and she wasn’t sure what methods were available.
“How about doing a digital display or a CG animation?”
“Hmm?”
Liu Shuyao was somewhat familiar with CG animations, but the digital display was more unfamiliar to her.
Xiang Ran quickly typed a few keys on his computer, opened a folder, and projected it onto the screen. Inside were two simple proposals.
He knew that Liu Shuyao might not have a concrete imagination of what he was suggesting, so he had drawn two prototypes overnight.
“The CG animation can be used to promote the art department’s characteristics and historical achievements in line with the anniversary.”
“It will involve script design, modeling, animation production, lighting rendering, and final editing.”
“What about the technical aspects?”
“You’ll provide a few images and a well-written script, and we’ll handle the rest.”
Liu Shuyao nodded, jotting down the plan, but felt that the CG animation format was somewhat limited.
“If it’s CG animation, doesn’t it feel a lot like a promotional video?” she voiced her concern.
“True, but we can make it visually appealing.”
“So it’ll just loop during the exhibition?”
Xiang Ran nodded.
With CG animations, there really wasn’t much to showcase.
Liu Shuyao nodded again and continued taking notes.
Once she finished, Xiang Ran opened another prototype.
“For the digital display, we need to consider how to combine art with data visualization to showcase relevant information and statistics about the art department.”
“For the artistic aesthetic, you can refer to various directions like abstract, impressionism, modern art, and apply them to the background, colors, and graphic elements of the display.”
“This also refines what we discussed the other day.”
“Wow~”
Liu Shuyao clearly preferred the second proposal, letting out a soft exclamation.
“Awesome, Brother Ran!”
“So yesterday while we were finishing the group project, you were secretly working overtime on the proposal, huh?”
“Did you guys stay up really late last night?”
Liu Shuyao asked softly.
The chubby guy nodded vigorously: “We probably went to bed around two or three! Brother Ran must’ve worked until four or five.”
No wonder his dark circles were so pronounced.
Liu Shuyao felt a pang of sympathy, her eyes glistening as she looked at Xiang Ran.
Xiang Ran felt uncomfortable under her gaze and quietly pushed his chair back a bit. He then shot a glare at the chubby guy, silently reprimanding him for speaking out of turn.
The chubby guy finally understood Xiang Ran’s hint but stubbornly glared back.
“What do you know! I’m helping you!”
“I’m just trying to speak highly of you so Liu Shuyao sees your efforts and changes her impression of you!”
Xiang Ran was utterly dumbfounded.
What did that even mean?
Was there no normal person left in this room?
“Stop it!”
Xiang Ran was completely exasperated by the chubby guy’s wild thoughts and could only give him a threatening look.
With their silent communication over, they turned their attention back to the big screen.
Liu Shuyao, being studious, had noted down everything Xiang Ran mentioned.
As the meeting progressed into the later half, Xiang Ran asked, “Do you have any other thoughts to share?”
“Hmm...”
Liu Shuyao focused her attention on the two proposals.
“I personally lean toward the second one, but if we could add some more innovative visual effects, like a virtual gallery display, wouldn’t that be better?”
She expressed her thoughts.
“Virtual gallery?”
“Yeah, it would break the traditional exhibition layout and arrangement by referencing how artworks are showcased in conventional galleries. We could try new display methods, like a floating experience!”
After hearing about the digital display concept, ideas began to form in her mind.
She quickly found some similar concept images on the computer.
“Wow!”
“This is great! It has that new media art vibe! It feels like it’s moving.”
The chubby guy hadn’t had any strong opinions initially; after all, in the computer science department, such large displays usually followed fixed patterns with little variation. Although Brother Ran had added some graphic elements, it still felt lacking.
“Brother Ran’s proposal was all stiff data, but incorporating Liu Shuyao’s idea would make it much better.”
“What do you think?”
After he spoke, he glanced at Xiang Ran.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Ran was also surprised; he found Liu Shuyao’s description quite vivid and innovative.
He thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
He really appreciated this interactive discussion; a good project needed ideas from various perspectives, allowing for better adjustments in the early stages rather than waiting until the end to realize something was off, which wasted time.
“Sounds good.”
“Right now, we’re considering these two formats. You can go back and discuss with Teacher Wu to see if we can finalize one of these options.”
“If we choose the second one, I’ll refine it based on your ideas, and we can discuss what needs to be added.”
Liu Shuyao didn’t expect her thoughts would actually be adopted; she initially thought Xiang Ran was just asking casually.
After all, she knew nothing about technical aspects!
The approval made her feel a little secretly happy!
---
After everything that needed to be said was addressed, Xiang Ran quickly wrapped up the meeting.
“Alright, let’s call it a day.”
“Ah?”
“What?”
Xiang Ran finished and started turning off the projection, so fast that it left the other two startled.
“Is it really over?”
Liu Shuyao felt disoriented by the sudden end; it seemed like they hadn’t even finished their conversation.
The chubby guy was also a bit surprised. Although they still had homework to finish, it didn’t seem like they should rush like this. This wasn’t the typical workaholic attitude of Xiang Ran ?!
Could their relationship have soured to this point?
Even staying a minute longer felt unbearable.
“Are you in a hurry for a date?”
The chubby guy blurted out.
“Shut up!” Xiang Ran was taken aback.
“What?”
Liu Shuyao’s eyes widened in disbelief, nearly dropping the pen in her hand as she looked at the people beside her in confusion.
“Who am I dating?” Although Xiang Ran didn’t have any particular feelings toward Liu Shuyao at the moment, he felt such comments shouldn’t be thrown around.
Yet the chubby guy remained unfazed.
“Turing, of course~”
Huff...
Huff...
One chubby guy, two flustered individuals.
Xiang Ran frowned and opened the door to leave, while the chubby guy finally sensed something was off and hurried after him.
“Hey~ Who do you think I’m talking about? With your mind constantly buried in code, which girl would want to date you?”
Liu Shuyao, following behind them, naturally heard this remark.
Looking down, her fingers touched each other as she quietly protested:
“Me~
I would~”
Today, she was carrying a single-shoulder cloth bag without a zipper, and looking down, she could see a half-page drawing wedged between her notebook and the bag.
Her thoughts were both bright and hidden...
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