I suggest you investigate; this person doesn't seem to be a first-time reborn individual.

The elevator stopped on the tenth floor.

Lin Ran and his group stepped out of the elevator on the tenth floor. The corridor was quiet and deserted. They looked left and right, unsure of which way to go.

The hearts of the people behind her hadn't calmed down yet. Xia Chan looked around, her eyes wide open, as if afraid that someone would suddenly appear and ask them what they were doing there.

"Boss," she whispered, "which way do we go?"

Lin Ran didn't speak, but observed the doorplates on both sides.

Just then, a door at the end of the corridor opened.

A middle-aged man wearing a white shirt and glasses walked out, holding a folder in his hand, looking like he had just finished giving a work report.

Lin Ran's eyes lit up, and he quickly went to greet her: "Excuse me, could you tell me where President Zhou Hongyi's office is?"

The secretary stopped, adjusted her glasses, and looked at the group of people in front of her. They were dressed in blue work clothes, wearing hard hats, and carrying ladders—typical maintenance workers.

Out of professional courtesy, he still asked, "Who are you?"

Lin Ran pointed to the ladder behind him: "The air conditioner repairman said there's a problem with the air conditioner in President Zhou's office, so he sent us to take a look."

The secretary glanced at the ladder, then at Lin Ran's sun-darkened face; he looked like someone who did manual labor.

"Oh, it's over there, the house I just came out of."

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Ran nodded and led the group in that direction.

The secretary stood there, watching the backs of the group, feeling that something was amiss.

Does it really take five people to fix an air conditioner? And how come he, as the secretary, didn't even know the air conditioner was broken?

However, he didn't say anything. As a subordinate, it wasn't appropriate for him to ask about everything concerning his boss.

He shook his head, turned around, and left.

Turn left at the end of the corridor, and a dark wooden door comes into view. A sign hangs next to the door that reads: President's Office.

Xia Chan lowered her voice: "Boss, are we really going in like this?"

Lin Ran took off his blue shirt, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it to Xia Chan: "You guys wait here."

"Huh? Boss, you're going in alone?"

"Um."

"But……"

Lin Ran had already raised his hand to knock on the door.

A voice came from inside the door: "Come in."

Lin Ran pushed the door open and went in, then closed it, leaving the four people outside staring at each other in bewilderment.

Lin Ran was also meeting Zhou Hongyi for the first time. She looked a little thinner than in the photos, wearing a dark shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her forearms. She was staring at the computer screen and only looked up when she heard the door open.

He was taken aback when he saw that the person who came was a young man he didn't recognize.

"Who are you?"

"Hello Mr. Zhou, my name is Lin Ran, a freshman at Jiangning University and the founder of Momo."

Momo? Zhou Hongyi glanced at the computer screen; the news page about Momo was still open.

He didn't question Lin Ran's identity; few people would dare to tell him such a lie. He was just curious why Lin Ran had come to see him and how his subordinates had let him in.

"Momo? The one that's locked in a fierce battle with Tencent?" He confirmed it again.

Lin Ran nodded: "We're just small-scale operations, nothing compared to what you've done."

Zhou Hongyi didn't respond to that question. Instead, she leaned back in her chair and sized up the young man in front of her.

"Don't speak yet. I've heard of your products. Let me ask you a few questions first."

"Please speak."

"How did you get in? I don't recall you making an appointment with me, do you?"

Lin Ran smiled, walked to the door, opened it, and waved to the outside: "Come in, everyone."

Zhou Hongyi watched as several people in blue work uniforms carried in a ladder. He paused, then asked, "What do you mean? Who are these people?"

Lin Ran turned to the side: "President Zhou, let me introduce you. These are all members of the Momo team: Tang Chen, Xia Chan, Zhuge Zhuangshi, Sima Zhongyi, and this is President Zhou."

The four people stood in a row and bowed in unison, saying, "Hello, President Zhou," their voices so synchronized it sounded like they had rehearsed.

It was their first time meeting such a big boss, and they were extremely nervous.

Zhou Hongyi looked at their attire, then at the ladder, and her expression gradually became subtle.

"What are you doing...?"

Lin Ran smiled and recounted in detail how he had disguised himself as an air conditioner repairman to sneak in.

He had heard a great deal about the famous "Red Cannon" and had cracked his classmate's head open with nunchucks in college. He had also beaten up Baidu Li, fought with Pony Ma, challenged Xiaomi Lei to a duel, and even created the infamous rogue software "3721".

This guy himself is a veteran of the martial arts world; what kind of situation hasn't he seen?

Therefore, when Lin Ran said these things to him, he was not worried at all that the other party would think he was breaking the rules.

The boss of such a large company wouldn't be so hypocritical.

After listening, Zhou Hongyi's expression gradually became quite interesting, and she turned her head to look out the window.

Security guards, receptionists, secretaries—layers of checkpoints—and yet a few college students managed to break in carrying a ladder?

Shouldn't we replace these security guards and receptionists? Damn, their risk management is clearly inadequate.

He stared at Lin Ran for a few seconds. This college student was quite bold. He could remain neither humble nor arrogant in front of someone of his caliber, and he wasn't afraid of being kicked out.

interesting.

After Lin Ran finished speaking, Zhou Hongyi paused for a moment and said, "Let's not talk about anything else for now. Tell me what's going on with the public opinion surrounding Momo these past two days. I've received reports here, all of which are results. I'd like to hear about the process."

His words revealed a hint of condescension from a big boss, clearly treating Lin Ran and the others as subordinates reporting to him.

Lin Ran wasn't annoyed. He was the one asking for a favor now. Besides, the difference in user volume between the two sides was nearly a hundred times. Did he expect the other party to be on equal footing with him?

He organized his thoughts and recounted the entire process of Momo being hacked, the ensuing public outcry, and how they responded.

After hearing this, Zhou Hongyi's expression became even more complicated: "You mean, the negative news about Momo being a 'hookup app' was something you yourselves started?"

"right."

Zhou Hongyi's eyes held a strange look: "I can understand wanting to become famous, but aren't you afraid of going too far?"

Lin Ran's lips curled into a smile: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Zhou Hongyi stared at him for a few seconds: "You really are fearless, aren't you? You've got guts. Alright, tell me, what do you want from me?"

"I am here today to seek cooperation with you."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Zhou Hongyi had a very strong presence, and Xia Chan and the others didn't even dare to breathe loudly. They didn't know how Boss Gou could handle such a situation so well.

"I want to work with you to deal with Tencent."

"You've been manipulating public opinion all along. Do you really think Tencent is pulling the strings behind the scenes?"

"Uh... actually, I'm also the mastermind behind this analysis of how Momo was hacked." Lin Ran patted his chest.

Zhou Hongyi was speechless.