The film and television city starts from the courtyard

When Luo Zhi returned to the dormitory, she still had a smile on her face, but she saw that all her roommates were gathered around Jiang Baili's bed.

It turns out that Jiang Baili went to the restaurant in the Gobi Desert to meet Chen Mohan today. Seeing the two of them, who looked like a prince and princess, she felt like a clown outside the story, but she couldn't bear to leave. She sat down by the car at the door and fell asleep.

Because she slept on the main street, she developed a fever, and her roommates told Belle to take medicine and go back to sleep.

Jiang Baili had already taken her medicine, which was bought for her by Gobi, the boy she liked. Gobi and Chen Mohan had come out of the restaurant and saw her. Chen Mohan got angry and left, but Gobi couldn't bear to let her go back to school alone, and even bought her medicine after seeing that she had a fever.

It was this gentleness that made Jiang Baili so content, and that's why she was always reluctant to break up with Gobi. But now, Jiang Baili didn't want to be the third party between Gobi and Chen Mohan, so when she parted ways with Gobi, although she said "I love you" silently, it was the best farewell.

Although Luo Zhi always felt that Jiang Baili shouldn't be stuck in that relationship, she also knew how important it was to Jiang Baili. Now that they had really broken up, it would be really difficult for Jiang Baili, so she quickly went up to comfort her and hoped that she could get over it soon.

Although Jiang Baili chose to break up, she couldn't change her long-standing habits. She still habitually prepared everything for Gobi as usual, even remembering exactly when he would run out of his daily necessities. By the time she came to her senses, she had already bought all the necessities and could only deliver them to the student council. However, she overheard the student council discussing the venture capital competition.

This venture capital competition attracted a great deal of attention because of the teams led by Zhao Shucheng and Sheng Huainan, and also inspired many more students to participate.

The problem now is that Sheng Huainan's team project is exactly the same as other projects in the Computer Science Department, so the student council is speculating whether Sheng Huainan will lose his chance to compete for first place because of this.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng's team also faces the same problem. However, since Zhao Shucheng's products already have ready-made physical products and even unique trademarks, while similar projects only have the name of a project and no concrete products yet, Zhao Shucheng's products still need to be judged by the competition judges to determine whether they are qualified.

Jiang Baili was worried that Luo Zhi and his team's project would fail because of its similarity to another project, so she didn't bother to give the materials to Gobi and went straight back to the dormitory to find Luo Zhi and tell him about the similarity between their projects.

Luo Zhi didn't expect that they would encounter such a thing, but now there are only a few days left before the official evaluation of the competition, and even if they wanted to change the event now, it would be too late.

"How could there be a similarity? Even if the ideas are similar, we did the project ourselves. They couldn't possibly be exactly the same as us."

Hearing Luo Zhi still agonizing over this, Jiang Baili anxiously said, "My Luo Zhi, this isn't the time to worry about that. Isn't the most important thing to resolve the issue of plagiarism? If you're suspected of plagiarism, you definitely won't be able to get first place."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhi chuckled and said, "There's no need to worry about that. From the very first day our project was established, Qi Ming put me in charge of the patent applications. We're not just applying for patents for the entire project, but also for different products, such as our electronic lock patent, application patent, trademark patent, bicycle design patent, and so on."

"So the people who should be worried about plagiarism right now are not us, but the plagiarists with ulterior motives. If they just develop their own programs based on our project name, that's one thing, but if they dare to plagiarize, then what awaits them is only the severe punishment of the law."

"Luo Zhi, I didn't expect you to have been prepared all along?"

"Yes, Qi Ming intended to commercialize this product from the beginning, so naturally he had to consider the competition. Besides, the product itself isn't complicated. If we can't apply for a patent to protect ourselves, wouldn't we be at a disadvantage?"

Luo Zhi also felt that Zhao Shucheng had foresight. If he hadn't insisted on applying for a patent early on, they might be struggling to coordinate with the other party now, instead of just waiting for the venture capital competition to begin. If the other party didn't present the product, they could simply participate quietly. But if the other party did present it and there was any plagiarism, they would have to wait for legal sanctions.

Zhao Shucheng has been working non-stop on developing programs and contacting factories to produce products, which has left him exhausted, so he has simply moved into an apartment.

Luo Zhi arrived at the apartment early, intending to tell Zhao Shucheng about the shared exam questions, but upon seeing Zhao Shucheng lying on the sofa catching up on sleep, she unconsciously moved closer.

She squatted down in front of Zhao Shucheng, watching him sleep, getting closer and closer. Unexpectedly, this time when she turned her head unintentionally, his lips touched Luo Zhi's lips.

This coincidence shocked Luo Zhi and made her feel a little excited, but she didn't expect to be seen by Ye Zhanyan, who happened to come to the apartment.

As Luo Zhi instinctively tried to dodge, she happened to see Ye Zhanyan and was immediately flustered.

Ye Zhanyan did not expose Luo Zhi directly, but instead gestured for Luo Zhi to come outside with her to talk.

"Zhanyan, could you... could you please not tell Gu Senxiang what just happened? It's all a misunderstanding. I was just about to cover Qi Ming with a blanket, it was just a coincidence."

Ye Zhanyan glanced at Luo Zhi's lips and said, "Is it really a coincidence? Weren't you secretly kissing Qi Ming?"

"It really is a coincidence, I didn't expect it..."

"Luo Zhi, you've actually liked naming things for a long time, haven't you? Tell me honestly, and I won't tell Gu Senxiang."

"I didn't. Don't talk nonsense. It would be bad if Gu Senxiang misunderstood. We are a team now, and we can't let this cause unpleasantness."

Ye Zhanyan looked at Luo Zhi with a meaningful expression and said, "Luo Zhi, there's nothing wrong with liking someone, and there's nothing wrong with not daring to admit it. But what's scary is deceiving yourself and not being able to see your own heart clearly."

"Zhan Yan, can you please not tell anyone what just happened?"

Ye Zhanyan nodded and said, "Of course I can do that, I can even pretend this never happened, but you have to promise me one thing."

"what's up?"

"That means creating space for Qi Ming and me to be alone together in the future." Luo Zhi looked at Ye Zhanyan in shock after hearing this and said, "Do you also like Qi Ming? Is that why you were trying to reconcile with me and get close to me before, just to get closer to Qi Ming?"

"That's right! I like him, so I won't hide it or be afraid to say it, but do you dare?"

Luo Zhi certainly wouldn't dare. Whether it was her previous crush on Sheng Huainan or her current affection for Zhao Shucheng, neither was something she could openly express. When she had a crush on Sheng Huainan, she was afraid that if she confessed, she would be rejected, causing this unrequited love that had lasted for more than ten years to end without fruition.

The reason I don't dare to express my feelings for Zhao Shucheng is because my best friend Gu Senxiang is Zhao Shucheng's girlfriend. I can't bring myself to steal my best friend's boyfriend, so I can only keep my love hidden in my heart.

"But Qi Ming and Gu Senxiang are a couple. They have a good relationship and won't break up."

Ye Zhanyan said, "Of course I know that, but I didn't say I would wait until they broke up before confessing. I can like him, but he must understand my feelings. Besides, as long as they are not married, we can compete fairly."

“Luo Zhi, I’m not like you. You can always put on an aloof attitude, as if nothing can catch your eye and everything is indifferent to you. The more you act like this, the more you can arouse a man’s desire to conquer you.”

Luo Zhi looked at Ye Zhanyan and said, "Zhanyan, it's not a good time for us to talk about men's topics. We should go back; we have important things to discuss."

Ye Zhanyan looked at Luo Zhi and said, "Luo Zhi, you can't keep avoiding the topic like this. I can prove my love with my life. Do you dare? You don't even have this much courage, yet you dare to be my rival in love?"

“I don’t dare, because I know that such feelings are extreme, and Qi Ming doesn’t like them. You don’t know much about Qi Ming and Gu Senxiang, and you don’t know what they went through in high school. They hate people and things that are extreme.”

"Besides, I never wanted to be anyone's rival in love. Whether I like someone or not is my own business, and there's no need to joke about it with my life."

Hearing Luo Zhi's words, Ye Zhanyan smiled and said, "Luo Zhi, I used to think that love was a personal matter, but now I think that for love, one should disregard everything else."

"Luo Zhi, you once had a crush on Sheng Huainan and thought you understood him. But you only approached him based on small details you observed. Did you really understand him? Now you're planning to use the same methods to get close to Qi Ming. Do you think you can afford to wait? We only have four years of university. Maybe they'll get married after graduation. Do you think you'll still have a chance then?"

Luo Zhi countered, "Zhan Yan, do you think you understand Qi Ming? Do you know what kind of girls he likes and what he doesn't like?"

"Although I don't know for sure right now, I know that as long as I try, I can definitely find out Qi Ming's preferences. Besides, I'm not bad looking either, even more fair-skinned and beautiful than Gu Senxiang. Why wouldn't he like me? Furthermore, when I'm alone with Qi Ming, he's looked at my legs quite often, so it's not like he's completely indifferent to me. Have you ever experienced something like that?"

Luo Zhi didn't expect Ye Zhanyan to say that. She couldn't very well say that she had never let Zhao Shucheng see her alone, or that Zhao Shucheng had no interest in her at all, could she?
“I can’t control your affairs, but I hope you won’t upset Gu Senxiang because of this. Qi Ming loves Gu Senxiang very much. If you do anything to hurt her, Qi Ming will never let you off the hook and will never like you again.”

As she spoke, Luo Zhi told Ye Zhanyan what she knew about the incident that almost hurt Gu Senxiang when they were in high school, and also about what Tang Xiaomi and Yi Yao had experienced later.

"Qi Ming didn't even spare Yi Yao, his childhood sweetheart, let alone an outsider like you with whom he has little affection. Zhan Yan, I really don't want you to become enemies with Qi Ming. Besides, Xiang Xiang is such a kind and outstanding girl. Can you bear to hurt her?"

"Of course I can't bear to do it, and besides, I don't need to do anything to hurt her. I'm here to join them, not to break them up."

"you……"

Luo Zhi was speechless for a moment when she heard Ye Zhanyan say that. She checked the time, turned around and walked into the room.

Zhao Shucheng had already woken up by this time. Seeing Luo Zhi and Ye Zhanyan arrive, he said, "You're here. Next, we'll connect with the manufacturer and prepare for the trial operation and testing. Is everything alright?"

Luo Zhi said, "There's something I think you need to know: our project has the same question as someone else's. We don't know the specifics yet, but if the content is similar, it could cause problems."

Zhao Shucheng smiled upon hearing this and said, "Actually, encountering competitors was inevitable, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon. There are only a few people who know about our project. Apart from the four people in our team, the others are either from the student union or people from the venture capital competition."

Ye Zhanyan said, "I absolutely did not reveal our situation; I still know the principle of keeping secrets."

Luo Zhi added, "I haven't told anyone else about the project; at most, I've just told them the name."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm not talking about you guys. After all, there are only four people in our team, and no outsiders have come into the apartment, so it's not so easy for us to leak information. The most likely possibility now is the student union. The projects for the venture capital competition need to be submitted in advance, so it's not impossible that someone saw that the topic was attractive and wanted to get involved."

"But we can't just let them plagiarize, can we?" Ye Zhanyan asked, somewhat angrily.

Zhao Shucheng said, "This is hard to avoid. After all, this is an innovation combining the internet and the physical world. Neither programming nor bicycles are particularly difficult. So it's not impossible that others will copy us, and even before we've developed our own shared bike system, almost every city will have its own."

"Is there nothing we can do?"

"Of course not. We've done our job well and applied for the patent, so the rest is up to time and the market. This project isn't really suitable as a startup for an individual or team. Once it shows promise in the early stages, it needs to continuously raise funds to expand its scale and capture more market share, which requires a lot of capital and isn't something that just anyone can handle."

"What should I do?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Actually, I had already thought about this issue when this project started. After the project accumulated test data and a certain number of users, and after it was promoted in all universities in Shanghai, we would raise funds externally, whether it was an angel round or a Series A round. After that, we would gradually reduce our shareholding and eventually hand it over to a major internet company for operation. Only they have enough funds and users to support the company's continued progress." (End of this chapter)