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

"I know the ideal is great, but the reality is... we don't have that much money to burn on servers."

These words made Lin Ran sit up slightly.

Most teams still have a student mindset, assuming "if there is unlimited energy".

Like various economic theories, they are all based on the so-called perfect information symmetry, perfect market competition, and perfect rational decision-making.

But this person started thinking from the perspective of "we have nothing".

Tang Chen continued, "So, we broke the problem down."

"For more than 90% of students, they only need a few keywords or information categories to find information on the platform."

"Therefore, we only need to do a good job of indexing, using the simplest and most stable method, and the cost per month is even less than 200 yuan."

He didn't use too many professional and complicated terms, but instead chose to explain his logic to the judges in language that most of them could understand.

"What about the remaining 10%?" one judge asked.

"Human feedback correction." Tang Chen pushed up his glasses.

"We've set up a help button. If the machine can't handle it, it will remind the user, 'This might be inaccurate. Do you want to select manually?'"

"Every correction a user makes helps us make the index a little smarter."

"It's clumsy, but it works, and it costs almost nothing."

Even Lin Ran, a layman, understood it this time.

Tang Chen's way of thinking is a kind of wisdom of the poor, which is to find a more suitable path with limited resources.

He didn't pursue a perfect solution that would achieve instant success; instead, he designed a cyclical solution that could run and improve with each iteration.

This is the capability needed in the early stages of entrepreneurship: not building an aircraft carrier, but designing a car that can be driven, repaired, and continuously upgraded on the road.

The result was as expected.

The judges gave the team a very low score because their technology was not cutting-edge enough.

The second person who piqued Lin Ran's interest was a girl named Ye Li, who was a UI designer.

Her team's project was a group-buying app, with a rather unremarkable concept.

However, Lin Ran discovered the highlight of this project: a phone that was supposed to be running at 30 frames per second had an app that achieved an effect almost equivalent to 60 frames per second.

After the defense, Lin Ran approached the two individuals separately.

The process of persuading Tang Chen went relatively smoothly. The kind of person who would rather not buy new clothes than spend money on a top-of-the-line computer is clearly a typical tech enthusiast.

Lin Ran simply drew him a grand blueprint for future technology, and with the generous reward, Tang Chen quickly agreed.

Unexpectedly, he encountered trouble with Ye Li.

In a classroom in the North District, Lin Ran frowned as he looked at a contract in his hand.

"You actually signed this kind of contract?"

He looked at Ye Li with a hint of disbelief.

This contract was signed by Ye Li with a studio when she was working part-time.

The contract stipulated that Ye Li was not allowed to accept other commercial designs before completing the design of "Project Dawn".

This project is a public welfare activity, and Ye Li has received funding from this public welfare project.

Originally, everything was fine. This charity project was a great help to Ye Li, and providing the design for the charity project for free was Ye Li's way of giving back.

The problem is that this charity project has now been shelved.

In other words, although the plan has been suspended, Ye Li still cannot accept the design of other business activities.

Ye Li looked at Lin Ran somewhat awkwardly and nodded shyly.

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As soon as Lin Ran arrived at the dormitory entrance that evening, he heard his roommates playing music again.

Liu Zhihua: "I tried to form a core twice, but the doctor insisted it was a stone and shattered it!"

Zhao Feiyu: "You're alright. Some female Daoists even have to have their Nascent Souls removed!"

Lin Ran pushed open the door and entered, taking out his laptop from his bag as he spoke to the two of them:

"What's so strange about that? I've heard that some female evil cultivators cultivate nascent souls that are all black—that's incredibly sinister!"

Not hearing Ding Facai's voice, Lin Ran turned to look at Ding Facai's bed.

Ding Facai was lying face down on the bed, not saying a word.

"What's wrong with Brother Fa Cai?" Lin Ran asked curiously.

"The mala tang place in the cafeteria is having a promotion today. Whoever can finish a super spicy mala tang will get it for free."

Zhao Feiyu chuckled, his voice filled with schadenfreude:

"As a result, Lao Ding insisted on showing off in front of Zhong Chuyun, and no amount of persuasion could change his mind, so this is how it ended up."

Lin Ran grinned, walked to Ding Facai's bedside, and patted his head.

"How are you feeling?"

Ding Facai's face was pale, and he looked extremely weak.

"It's alright, but my butt hurts a little."

"Which specific location?"

Ding Facai carefully examined the sensation and said hesitantly:

"It's... the place near the entrance."

Upon hearing this, the other three fell silent instantly.

"Old Ding...have you considered that your butt pain might not be caused by eating spicy food?"

"?"

"Old Ding, if you keep calling that spot the entrance, it will keep hurting."

"??????"

Just then, Lin Ran's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Li Jinhui.

"I've heard of the Dawn Project. It's a charity project organized by the student union. Want me to ask someone in the student union for you?"

School student union?

Lin Ran recalled the short-haired woman he had seen in front of Wang Lijun's office earlier that day—Shen Weiyang, the current president of the student union.

His eyes flashed.

In her past life, Huang Lingyue's affair was with Shen Weiyang.

He roughly estimated that, based on the timeline, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Huang Lingyue would be with Shen Weiyang in less than two months.

In other words, he will be able to get rid of Huang Lingyue's entanglement in less than two months.

He thought for a moment, then took out his phone and called Huang Lingyue.

"Ling Yue, I need your help with something..."

When this man needed help, he changed his address from his full name to "Ling Yue".

After listening to Lin Ran's explanation, Huang Lingyue did not immediately agree as Lin Ran had expected.

"Lin Ran, I can help you, but how will you repay me?"

Lin Ran paused, stunned, as he listened to the voice coming from the receiver.

"What do you want me to do?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before the voice came through again: "I want to see 'Under the Hawthorn Tree,' which is showing this weekend. Will you come with me?"

Lin Ran hesitated.

He really didn't want to get entangled with Huang Lingyue anymore.

On second thought, having Huang Lingyue handle this matter would not only help Ye Li get rid of trouble sooner, but also allow Huang Lingyue to get in touch with Shen Weiyang sooner, and allow Ye Li to get rid of Huang Lingyue sooner.

From this perspective, it seems worthwhile to sell one's looks once.

"Okay, I promise you."