The Crazy Programmers

In the blink of an eye, it was already the weekend, March 19th.

Inside a private room at the Guangnan University City Commercial District, in the Northeastern Xiao Cai restaurant, Luo Zhou was summarizing the week's work before the dishes arrived.

"The progress of Dream Valley's advertising work has been going very smoothly. Currently, both the advertiser integration module and developer integration module have completed the testing phase. We owe a great deal to Dong Junda and Pan Feiwen for their efforts. Especially Pan Feiwen, who provided a lot of constructive ideas for the entire system. Then there's Zhou Wen and Wang Zhengye, who worked on the front-end. Despite being unfamiliar with the field, they produced outstanding results."

The Dream Valley team was delighted and applauded one after another.

Pan Feiwen pushed up his black-framed glasses and couldn't help but feel a bit proud, which earned him applause from the others.

"Next, every programmer should thank the two beautiful ladies, Tang Yutong and Meng Xiaoqin. Who provided you with delicious takeout to keep you going when you were engrossed in your work? Let's give a round of applause to these two beautiful ladies!"

Dong Junda and the others laughed heartily and enthusiastically applauded.

During the week, Luo Zhou stayed in Fang Qiang's dormitory to catch up on the progress. Apart from going home to change clothes, he basically ate, drank, worked, and slept in the Bamboo Garden.

Inspired by Luo Zhou's determination, the Dream Valley team also worked with renewed vigor. The male programmers turned into crazy programmers, conquering their respective domains, while the two ladies communicated and negotiated matters related to internet operation permits with Teng Telecom.

Today was the first time Luo Zhou and the programmers went out for a meal, except for Tuesday.

During this time, Tang Yutong and Meng Xiaoqin not only completed their daily work but also acted as "nannies" taking care of the logistics for these crazy programmers. Every day, they went to Minnongtang to buy takeout, earning the title of the most beautiful "nannies."

Upon hearing Luo Zhou's words, their faces blushed a bit, but they also smiled and applauded.

Luo Zhou continued, "Next week, after completing the development and integration of all the program modules, Dream Valley will become the first mobile internet advertising platform and Android application market platform in China! The era of Dream Valley is about to begin!"

He raised his cup excitedly, "Cheers to all of you!"

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After the meal, Luo Zhou asked Fang Qiang to accompany him back to his rental place, while the rest of the team returned to the university.

Luo Zhou handed a cigarette to Fang Qiang and asked, "How do you feel? Is the pressure too much?"

Fang Qiang shook his head and replied, "Fulfilling! I've never felt so fulfilled before. Not much pressure, my mind is filled with motivation."

Luo Zhou smiled. It was rare to see Fang Qiang answer seriously instead of joking around.

"Alright. Did the Weibo situation this week affect your work?"

Fang Qiang also smiled and scratched his head, "Oh, I forgot to mention the Weibo situation to you, Lao Luo. After we increased the server resources last week, there haven't been any issues with the program. Because of those orders from the hundred thousand fans, our revenue this week is slightly higher than last week, about 130,000 yuan. If you want to withdraw money to invest in Dream Valley, you'll need to use your AliPay account. And usually, Little Yun helps me handle inquiries from the Ali marketplace

buyers, I forgot to mention that in advance."

Luo Zhou didn't mind, "It's a small matter. As usual, I'll withdraw 100,000 yuan, and I'll transfer your 30,000 yuan directly to Dream Valley's account. Any objections?"

Fang Qiang straightforwardly replied, "How could that be, Lao Luo? Dream Valley is valued in the millions, and the money I earned from Weibo was already extra. If we calculate it carefully, Lao Luo, you spent 60,000 yuan in advance to buy equipment and register the company."

Luo Zhou was momentarily stunned. He hadn't really thought about this matter carefully. "You brat! Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's focus on Dream Valley's advertising. I'll hand over the entire task to you next week."

After a week of adjustment and adaptation, Fang Qiang had grasped the logic of Luo Zhou's Dream Valley advertising code. Although he wasn't as familiar with it as Luo Zhou, he could lead the other two interns to complete their respective modules.

"Alright, let's catch up later. Have a good rest this weekend."

After saying goodbye to Fang Qiang, Luo Zhou rode his bicycle through the village and arrived downstairs. The convenience store was still open.

Yue Qingchen noticed Luo Zhou entering and greeted him with a smile, "Good evening, Senior Luo."

"Good evening. By the way, you don't usually open the store during school hours. Is it your family's store?"

"Yes, my mom used to manage it."

Luo Zhou realized that the store was previously run by a middle-aged woman. There must have been some unexpected circumstances that made Yue Qingchen come back to open the store during her free time.

Without asking further, Luo Zhou chatted with Yue Qingchen about school life and then went upstairs.

"The sky and the earth, nothing compares to the comfort of home."

These past few days, the workload has been overwhelming. After arriving home and finishing his evening routine, Luo Zhou promptly went to bed.

The next morning, after waking up, Luo Zhou went for a jog around the central lake in the university city. After all, prolonged sitting without exercise would take a toll on his body under high-intensity work.

After exercising, while browsing through some information journals, he was suddenly inspired to write a data sorting algorithm for the banana market.

When he opened his home's code repository, he realized, "Look at my memory. I specifically implemented security measures for Dream Valley's code repository. I have to go back to Room 305 to write the program."

Keen on implementing the algorithm he had in mind, Luo Zhou had no choice but to ride his bicycle to Room 305 in the Bamboo Garden.

Dong Junda was talking to Tang Yutong, saying, "Xiaotong, let's discuss something. Can you lend me your girlfriend for a bit?"

"Huh?" Tang Yutong blinked her eyes, looking puzzled.

Meng Xiaoqin, who knew that these programmers referred to their phones as "girlfriends," said, "Xiaotong, just give Dada your phone."

"Huh? I don't understand."

Dong Junda felt quite embarrassed, "Um, I meant the Grumpy phone you're using. I need it to coordinate with Zhou Wen for next week's work."

As soon as Luo Zhou entered the room, he heard Dong Junda and Tang Yutong's morning banter, shaking his head, "These brats..."

Then, he greeted all the members of Room 305 who had gathered, "Why aren't you resting properly on the weekend? So eager to work?"

"Good morning, Luo-ge!"

"Boss is here too. We're rotating the work for next week, so I came early to discuss it."

"I haven't fully understood the Dream Valley advertising stuff from last week, afraid of lagging behind, haha..."

"Just came to figure out the backend programming for the Banana Market, brainstorming."

"I was afraid someone would starve to death..." Tang Yutong said seriously.

"Haha..."