Golden Print [EN]: Chapter 24

Woo-jin’s Wednesday classes included Professor Jo Woon-chan’s Digital Space Graphics and Understanding Global Culture.

Last week, Professor Jo Woon-chan canceled class, and Jayden convinced him to enjoy a free day. It was delightful.

But today, no such luck.

Professor Jo Woon-chan entered the lecture hall right on time, and class began.

“Were you disappointed about last week’s cancellation?”

“Yes!!”

“Well, there will be no more cancellations until the midterm exam. Don’t worry.”

“……”

The students looked like something was wrong, but Professor Jo Woon-chan just smiled and started the lesson.

Woo-jin listened more closely than ever.

‘Other classes are important, but I really have to pay attention in Professor Jo Woon-chan’s class.’

In Woo-jin’s past life, Jo Woon-chan was the best architect in South Korea. He even won the most important award for architects in South Korea, the Pritzker Prize, at a young age.

He started to become famous four years from now, after 2014.

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) was still being built. It was going to be a famous landmark in Dongdaemun. It would be finished in March 2014. People became very interested in Jo Woon-chan when they found out he was involved in designing this building.

Of course, the main architect of the DDP was Zaha Hadid, a famous architect from around the world.

So, Jo Woon-chan wasn’t famous for the main design at that time.

Actually, Jo Woon-chan’s designs weren’t used in the DDP at all.

However, Jo Woon-chan was involved in a well-known issue during the DDP’s construction.

‘People even said that the DDP’s design was impossible to build at first.’

Even though it was still early in construction now.

When Woo-jin thought about it, the Dongdaemun Design Plaza was known as ‘the world’s largest three-dimensional building with no straight lines.’

The building looked like a spaceship, with no straight lines inside or out.

To connect the 45,000 different outside panels, they used a special three-dimensional design method for the first time in Korea.

At the time, the Seoul government used a construction method called BIM (Building Information Modeling) to help build Zaha Hadid’s design.

The Seoul Design Foundation and SH Corporation, the biggest construction company, worked together to finish this geometrically designed building.

And Jo Woon-chan became famous during this process.

He had studied BIM methods and earned degrees in it.

Jo Woon-chan helped a lot with the construction by using 3D design techniques.

So, Woo-jin wanted to learn the same things from Professor Jo Woon-chan.

‘I have to impress Professor Jo Woon-chan and learn all the 3D design techniques he knows. As time goes on, more people around the world will be interested in unusual buildings.’

Of course, Jo Woon-chan didn’t teach anything too difficult in the freshman class.

This class, called ‘Digital Space Graphics,’ was about learning simple 3D modeling.

However, if the SketchUp that Woo-jin used was like the MS Paint of the 3D world, the program that Jo Woon-chan taught was a more advanced modeling program, 3Ds Max.

Also, Woo-jin hadn’t properly learned Max in his past life, even though he was very interested in it.

The Digital Space Graphics class was a class that Woo-jin had to pay attention to.

“Now, if you left-click, a pivot appears in the center of the screen, right? Drag it based on this…”

The way it worked was different from SketchUp, so it was a little confusing at first. But Woo-jin learned the program much faster than the other freshmen.

Everyone was working hard, but Woo-jin already knew a lot about 3D programs because he had used SketchUp before. So, it was easier for him.

In the end, ‘3D modeling,’ which is drawing three-dimensional models in a virtual space, was all the same.

“Today’s class is over. It’s the first class, so I won’t give you any homework… But you still have to practice everything you learned today at least once. Got it?”

As soon as class ended with Jo Woon-chan’s gentle voice, the students sighed.

“Haa…”

“Why is this so difficult?”

“Aargh, I don’t understand anything!”

Woo-jin understood his classmates’ sighs better than anyone else, and he chuckled and nodded.

‘3D Max is hard if you don’t even know the basics of modeling… It’s going to be difficult.’

However, among the students who were sighing, there was one person who wasn’t giving up.

Woo-jin saw Jayden still sitting in front of the computer even after class was over.

He was clicking the mouse with a serious look on his face. Woo-jin wanted to tease him.

“Hey, Jayden. Class is over. Get up.”

“Oh, shit. Just a moment, bro. I have to understand this now.”

“What time is our liberal arts class? Is there only thirty minutes left?”

“Don’t bother me, Woo-jin. I’m serious right now.”

Woo-jin saw Jayden grumbling with a red face, and he casually said something.

He was trying to trick Jayden.

“Is that because you keep drawing lines and the surface doesn’t show up?”

“What? How did you…”

“I’ll tell you, so turn off the computer and follow me. Let’s talk over coffee.”

Jayden was happy with Woo-jin’s words. He turned off the computer and got up.

“Woo-jin, are you good at this?”

Jayden asked with a slightly suspicious look, but still in a friendly voice.

Woo-jin smiled and said to him.

“I understood everything we did today. So just follow me.”

“Bloody Hell…”

Woo-jin dragged the happy Jayden out of the lecture hall and headed to the cafe with another tall figure, just like last week.

Even Sun-bin, who was going to go home after class, was dragged to the cafe.

Sun-bin protested a little…

“You come too, Sun-bin.”

“I’m busy…”

It wasn’t hard to convince this innocent tall figure.

“Don’t say anything and follow me. I’ll buy you a large hot chocolate.”

“Deal.”

The three people arrived at the cafe and sat in a comfortable spot in the corner.

Then, Woo-jin watched the two tall figures drink hot chocolate and started to talk.

“Hey, Sun-bin, Jayden.”

“Yeah?”

“What is it? Why are you so serious, hyung?”

It was obvious, but Woo-jin had a good reason for bringing them here.

“Do you guys want to make some money?”

“Money?”

“A part-time job?”

Actually, the reason was simple.

He needed people to help with the model work.

The schedule for WJ Studio’s work was cut in half.

To finish the work on time, Woo-jin wanted to hire some helpers.

He chose these two because he knew Sun-bin was skilled from the Night of Design, and Jayden was going to be a great designer. He was curious about Jayden’s model-making skills.

He also thought they were interesting people.

Woo-jin continued.

“You know I have a studio, right?”

“I know.”

“Studio?”

Woo-jin briefly explained his studio to Jayden, who didn’t know, and then continued.

“I started a part-time job making architectural models…”

He didn’t give many details.

He would see how they worked first and then tell them more if they were good enough to work with for a long time.

But there was a problem.

The first person he asked, Sun-bin, immediately turned down Woo-jin’s offer.

“So, you’re saying you need help, and if we work on a model part-time job together… you’ll pay us?”

“That’s right.”

“I don’t want to.”

“Why?”

“I’m preparing for something these days.”

“Preparing?”

“Anyway, I’m a bit busy. It’s tempting… but I don’t think I’ll have time.”

Woo-jin didn’t expect Sun-bin to refuse, so he was a little surprised.

But Sun-bin looked serious, so Woo-jin didn’t push it.

“Then what about Jayden?”

Woo-jin looked at Jayden, hoping he would say yes. He was a little nervous.

Of course, there were other classmates he could ask, but he still wanted these two.

But even Jayden didn’t seem that interested.

“I don’t need a part-time job.”

“Huh?”

“My dad gives me a lot of money.”

“……”

Woo-jin was speechless.

His dad gives him a lot of money!

At the same time, he remembered something.

‘Jayden Taylor is rich.’

He didn’t remember exactly what Jayden’s parents did.

But he suddenly remembered that the architect of the Hannam-dong building that made Jayden famous in his past life was his mother.

‘That building must have been worth at least 20 billion won.’

That was ten years later, but the money that didn’t exist now wouldn’t suddenly appear as 20 billion won back then.

Unless something really special happened, like Woo-jin’s return.

But luckily, Jayden needed something other than money.

“You don’t have to pay me, Woo-jin.”

“Huh?”

“If you help me with Max, I’ll help you with your work.”

“Oh ho?”

Jayden’s words were a little strange, but Woo-jin understood what he meant.

‘He wants me to help him study 3D Max.’

That offer wasn’t bad for Woo-jin either.

Woo-jin was planning to study Max anyway.

So, Woo-jin nodded to Jayden.

“Okay, Jayden. Let’s do that.”

Woo-jin held out his fist, and Jayden smiled and bumped his fist against it.

“Deal.”

And with that, WJ Studio’s first helper was chosen.

‘Good.’

Of course, just because Jayden didn’t need money didn’t mean Woo-jin was going to use him for free.

“Well, it’s a shame about Sun-bin, but I can’t help it since he’s busy.”

“Sorry, hyung.”

“No, if you’re busy, go ahead. I have to go to liberal arts class with Jayden soon.”

“Okay, then I’ll go first.”

Sun-bin got up and hurried off somewhere.

Woo-jin was left alone with Jayden and started to gain the helper’s trust.

“Jayden, you have a laptop, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Is Max installed?”

“Sure.”

Woo-jin sat in front of Jayden as he turned on his laptop and skillfully set up Max.

Then, for the remaining 30 minutes until the liberal arts class.

Woo-jin sat next to Jayden and showed him how to do everything they learned in class.

He also wanted to review the class himself.

“There are tools that create three-dimensional shapes at once, but you can also create them by drawing a flat shape and pulling it up.”

“You can also change the shape by moving the lines of the shape.”

Jayden watched from the side and became happy.

“Wow. Bloody Hell!”

Woo-jin and his unique British friend who liked blood and hell started to become a little closer.