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

Wang Lijun called again.

Lin Ran glanced at the caller ID and promptly hung up.

Wang Lijun, looking at his phone expressionlessly on the other end of the line, explained to the school leaders, "I agreed with him on a code: I never answer the first call, to prevent anyone from using my phone to do bad things."

The second call went unanswered.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Wang Lijun remained unfazed: "They must be in a meeting. I'll call again."

It wasn't until the third call that Lin Ran guessed Wang Lijun might really have something to discuss with him, and he slowly answered the phone after it rang for a while.

"Teacher Wang?"

Wang Lijun breathed a sigh of relief and began to feign concern, asking, "How have you been lately? Is the project going smoothly? Is there anything the academy can help you with? Feel free to ask, don't hesitate to ask."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran raised an eyebrow.

Something's not right. Old Deng has someone by his side, otherwise he wouldn't have said something like that.

Sure enough, Wang Lijun changed the subject, "This afternoon I will take a few school leaders to visit your 108. You should tidy up what needs to be tidied up and present your best appearance for the inspection."

"Who are these people?"

Wang Lijun glanced at the people in the office: "Vice Principal Cheng, who is in charge of school affairs, and teachers from the school's Youth League Committee, Publicity Department, and Academic Affairs Office."

"Okay, I understand."

Lin Ran hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket.

I just mentioned my support to Qin Ya this morning, and I didn't expect them to act so quickly. They invited the school leaders over this afternoon.

He stood up and glanced at the group of people in 108 who were slacking off.

"Stop resting, get back to work."

Twenty minutes later, Xia Chan, who had just finished lunch, was completely dumbfounded as she watched the group of people in room 108 bustling around.

She found Lin Ran, who was standing to the side directing everyone's work: "Boss, what's going on here?"

"Move all the new computers, refrigerators, microwaves, and other appliances next door."

"Next door? Isn't that the storage room?"

"Yes, we'll move there."

Xia Chan was even more confused: "Why?"

Lin Ran glanced at him: "The school leaders will be visiting us soon."

Xia Chan was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood the boss's intention.

Those who work as the boss's assistant, spending a lot of time by the boss's side, inevitably pick up some of his shady habits.

She immediately perked up, rolled up her sleeves, and joined the group moving things.

In just over half an hour, 108 was completely transformed.

The newly assembled computers were all stuffed into the storage room next door, replacing several old computers that were dug out of the warehouse. Lin Ran even downloaded the 360 ​​suite on these computers, and seven or eight windows popped up after booting them up.

The large data screens hanging on the wall were also removed, leaving only a few crumpled paper reports, which were taped to the wall with transparent tape, making it look extremely shabby.

The most amazing thing is the stool.

Lin Ran had several people gather more than twenty old chairs from various corners and arrange them neatly in a circle, filling the already crowded 108 room to the brim, leaving no room to even step.

Ye Li stood at the door, looking at the scene with amazement.

"Boss, are we doing some kind of performance art?"

Lin Ran dusted off his hands: "Not enough."

Lin Ran asked Zhuge Zhuangshi to put away the mineral water from the water dispenser, filled an empty bottle with tap water, and put it back on the water dispenser.

Finally, I turned off the heating.

In November in Jiangning, the unheated rooms get so cold that you have to rub your hands together after a short while.

Tang Chen silently wrapped her down jacket tighter around herself.

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

Accompanied by Wang Lijun and Director Chen of the Student Affairs Office, the group of six arrived at the Entrepreneurship Center, where Lin Ran was already waiting to greet them at the entrance.

Wang Lijun had seen Lin Ran's smiling face long ago, but he looked away expressionlessly.

"Lin Ran, right?" Vice Principal Cheng walked over, smiling and extending his hand. "I've heard so much about you. Momo is really popular lately."

Lin Ran grasped his hand and said modestly, "It's all thanks to the support of the school and Dean Wang."

Wang Lijun, who was standing to the side, snorted and thought to himself, "At least you have some conscience."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the group continued walking inside.

Pushing open the door to room 108, everyone was stunned.

More than twenty people were crammed into one room, and they had to turn sideways to even turn around.

The room was crammed full of more than forty broken chairs, some missing legs, some peeling leather. Some people would sit down and the chair would creak, and they would quickly stand up and pretend nothing was wrong.

Several old computers sat on the table, their casings yellowed. One of the computers was empty, and a pop-up window appeared on the screen: "[Boot time 13 minutes, beating 2% of users nationwide]".

The windows weren't closed tightly, and cold wind seeped in through the cracks. Several people, wrapped in down jackets, were still rubbing their hands together.

The school leaders all fell silent.

Wang Lijun stood at the very back, looking up at the ceiling, unsure of what to say.

Director Chen was dumbfounded. The printer and server were still there, but the computer... he remembered that the one he gave Lin Ran and the others didn't look like this.

Did this bastard sell the computer?

Xia Chan was very perceptive; she quickly found a few paper cups, poured some water, and handed them to the school leaders.

The school leader took the drink, took a sip, and then fell even more silent.

It smells rusty; this is tap water, damn it.

Vice Principal Cheng turned sideways and walked up to Lin Ran: "Is this all the conditions you usually have?"

Lin Ran's expression was so sincere it was heartbreaking: "Yes, it's tough, but everyone is very motivated."

Vice Principal Cheng glanced again at the employees who were still typing while wrapped in down jackets, then at the old computer that had been turned on for five minutes but still hadn't logged into the system, and then at the window that couldn't be closed properly.

Is this what you call a little tough?

"Xiao Wang," he turned to Wang Lijun, "why didn't you say so earlier?"

Wang Lijun opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but he didn't know where to begin.

"Why didn't you apply to Director Chen in the student affairs office?"

Lin Ran looked embarrassed: "Director Chen has already provided us with a lot of help, so it's not good to keep bothering him."

"So, tell me what you're all lacking."

Vice Principal Cheng looked at Director Chen, who understood immediately and took out an application form.

Lin Ran took the form and began writing.

Computer, network cable, power strip, USB flash drive, keyboard and mouse set, stapler, notebook, paper clips, calculator...

Director Chen leaned over for a look, and his smile gradually froze.

After a moment, Lin Ran suddenly stopped writing, somewhat embarrassed: "Director Chen, one sheet seems insufficient..."

Director Chen was somewhat speechless: "Write on the back."

"Okay!"

Brooms, mops, rags, toilet paper, trash cans, weighing scales, green plants, potted plants, file folders...

After writing on the back as well, Lin Ran was still a little unsatisfied: "That's enough for now."

Vice Principal Cheng took it and looked at it, his lips twitching slightly.

"You need quite a lot, isn't this enough?"

Lin Ran sighed: "Principal, all the startup money has been invested in the product, and there's really no money left to improve the office environment."

Vice Principal Cheng was so angry he laughed.

"Okay, I'll take care of it when I get back." He paused, then pointed to the water dispenser, "Quickly pour out that tap water, or you'll get a stomachache from drinking it."

"Yes, Principal."

Lin Ran nodded, then changed the subject: "Principal, actually our biggest problem right now is that we don't have enough space."

He pointed to the rows of stools on the floor: "The team now has more than forty people. There aren't enough tables for three people. If any new people come, they'll have to be hung on the wall."

Vice Principal Cheng looked at Director Chen.

Director Chen thought for a moment: "There's an empty room next door..."

"Give it to them."

Lin Ran added, "Principal, actually we still have a lot of equipment that we don't have a place to put. Momo now has millions of users, and the servers simply can't hold it all..."

"They can use the storage room too."

Lin Ran nodded, his face full of gratitude.

Vice Principal Cheng walked out of room 108, cursing under his breath.

Damn it, that bastard is a total scoundrel.