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

Lin Ran walked out of the entrepreneurship center feeling refreshed.

Although Lao Chen said he didn't have a refrigerator, microwave oven, or oven, and couldn't find out the nanometer size of the lithography machine, he at least sponsored a water dispenser.

He took out his phone and called his assistant, Xia Chan.

"Hey, when are you free this afternoon? Go to room 108 of the startup base and clean it up."

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"What do you mean by 'licking the boss'? This is our own house, the startup base I just applied for."

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"That's right, you don't even know who's in charge."

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"Don't take the credit for yourself. I couldn't get the application approved the two times I took you to see Wang Lijun, but I got it approved right away this time. I should have known better than to take you."

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"Tang Chen and Ye Li? You should find them yourself and tell them I asked them to work together..."

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In the afternoon, before the sun had set, when the sun was at its strongest.

Lin Ran carried a bundle of brooms, a mop, and several rags as he walked along the tree-lined paths of the campus.

He squinted at the damn sun and muttered that not having a car was really inconvenient, and wondered if he should think about buying one.

He hadn't planned to come to the startup base now, but Xia Chan arrived at the entrance with a dozen or so people and was dumbfounded. Lin Ran hadn't given her the key, and Old Chen from the startup center was nowhere to be found.

She had no choice but to call Lin Ran and ask him to bring some more cleaning tools, which led to the scene where the great official Lin became a mover.

When Lin Ran arrived at the entrance of Base 108 carrying a bunch of things, he found a small group of people waiting in the corridor, all with excited expressions on their faces.

"Boss, your look is quite unique!"

Lin Ran pulled out his key with annoyance and opened the door to room 108.

As soon as the door opened, a group of people filed in. The room was more spacious and brighter than they had imagined. Tang Chen and Ye Li led the group around the room, their eyes filled with admiration.

"So this house will be ours from now on?"

"Wow, this is almost the size of a small classroom."

To be honest, there's a fundamental difference between having a base of operations and not having one when it comes to starting a business.

Previously, the guerrilla-style operation always made people feel that the project was floating in the air and never grounded. Now that we have a fixed location, the sense of belonging immediately comes.

"Boss, shouldn't we give the team a name?"

"Shouldn't we give our office a name too?"

"Should we have another ribbon-cutting ceremony?"

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The team was roughly divided into three groups: the technical team led by Tang Chen, the design team led by Ye Li, and the new student team led by Xia Chan.

A group of people chattered excitedly, feeling relieved that they no longer had to search for an empty classroom before each meeting and were constantly being chased away.

Lin Ran slammed the bundle of cleaning tools he was carrying onto the ground with a loud thud, shattering everyone's illusions.

He pointed to the cleaning tools on the ground: "Let's get to work!"

Everyone knew they were there to work, so none of them complained. Although they were happy inside, they still grumbled on the surface.

This time, Lin Ran didn't take the lead like he did when he cleaned the dormitory upon entering university, directing operations like a foreman.

Before I became a boss, I didn't mind doing any work for you. Now that you're a boss, why are you still doing such trivial tasks?

During this time, he called Zhuge and Sima separately and asked them to go to the barbecue restaurant near the school gate to order some food and beer.

"Boss, with so many of us, would you like to reserve a private room?"

Lin Ran shook his head: "Pack them up and bring them back, buy more."

Having a meal to celebrate in a space you've created yourself creates a more homely atmosphere and can increase team cohesion.

Half an hour later, the startup base was almost cleaned up. Ye Li found a few flower pots from somewhere, put a few green plants in them, and instantly the whole room was full of life. It has to be said that designers are different.

Zhuge and Sima also returned with barbecue. The group put several tables together, laid old newspapers on them as tablecloths, and then started eating.

"Let's all take another look and see if there's anything missing in the office. We've made a small profit from this event, so let's get what we need."

Ye Li was the first to raise her hand: "We need a refrigerator!"

Tang Chen chimed in, "Microwave! We never want to eat instant noodles again when we're working overtime!"

Xia Chan excitedly joined in: "Boss! I want a pool table!"

The office fell silent instantly.

"A pool table, huh? Come here, I'll paint you green and turn you into a pool table."

The cicada shrank its neck and dared not utter a sound.

Tang Chen took out a cigarette, and Ye Li rolled her eyes at him: "Boss Tang, can you watch your manners? There are several girls in the room."

Tang Chen slapped his forehead: "I forgot about you guys." As he spoke, he took out a cigarette case and pulled out several cigarettes to give to Ye Li and the others.

Lin Ran kicked him: "Ye Li is right, can't you have any manners?"

"Boss, you were smoking just now."

"Did I say you can't smoke? What I meant was that women should be elegant, so when you offer a woman a cigarette, you should offer her a slim one."

Tang Chen suddenly realized what was going on, and then took out a packet of small pouches, pretending to give them out.

Ye Li rolled her eyes at the two of them: "Boss, you just know how to bully us. What if there's an elderly person or a child here?"

Lin Ran chuckled: "Men get thick cigarettes, women get thin cigarettes, children get cigarettes with menthol capsules, the elderly get dry cigarettes, and pregnant women get two."

As a result, he was met with unanimous disdain from the girls.

Looking at his startup team, Lin Ran sighed, wondering how many of them would make it to the end.

In half a month, more than a dozen people earned 40,000 yuan, which averaged out to only two or three thousand yuan per person. This was not much, and it was less than what Lin Ran earned from the hotel graduation banquet he organized during the holidays.

However, Lin Ran knew that it was just a one-time quick money. What he was doing now was a business that could truly grow sustainably. This was just the beginning, and the potential for the future was far greater than that.

After the meal, those who had classes went back to class, and those who had work continued working.

Tang Chen and Ye Li were kept behind by Lin Ran.

Lin Ran regained his composure and glanced at the two of them: "Tell me about the current progress."

Tang Chen was prepared. He opened his laptop and brought up the data panel.

"As of ten minutes ago, there were approximately 3500 couples still participating in the week-long event..."

"However... 500 of them did not interact for two consecutive days. After deducting these, there are still about 3000 valid people left."

Lin Ran's hands tapped on the notebook, his mind racing with calculations.

From last night to tonight, a total of 150 matched relationships were dissolved, which is a much slower rate of attrition than the previous two days.

Considering that the event is nearly halfway through and the time and opportunity costs are significant, plus that most of the unsuitable combinations have already been distributed, the churn rate should decrease further.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Following this trend, at most another 500 couples will be lost in the next four days, so the final number of people who can complete the seven-day process will probably exceed 2000."

"Based on our estimates, the percentage of those ultimately willing to attend the final meeting is around 70%, which is..."

"Nearly 1500 people."

He frowned; the space still seemed insufficient.