Passionate Years

The first principle of getting pumped up is to first move yourself emotionally.

After the meeting in the afternoon, Luo Zhou and several members of Dream Valley intensified their work.

After the members finished debugging the new computers, Luo Zhou and Fang Qiang led Dong Junda and Pan Feiwen to start developing the advertising merchant access module in the Dream Valley advertising system.

As for Zhou Wen and Wang Zhengye, they focused on studying documents and writing demos.

Luo Zhou began by establishing models for various forms of advertising placement, such as CPI and CPM.

The subsequent step only required setting up the interface, and other members only needed to call it, to avoid problems with the underlying model due to their lack of experience.

At least for the underlying interfaces and modules related to money transactions like payments, Luo Zhou would never dare to let newcomers directly handle them.

On the other hand, Fang Qiang led them to work on several routine features of customer data management, which mainly involved creating pages and forms for advertisers to submit data such as company names, app packages, and advertising materials.

If the customer management module is integrated later, it would require adding an audit function for advertisers, app packages, and materials.

After all, not every random company or application can place advertisements. There needs to be a screening process for advertisers and ad content.

Compared to the advertising placement models Luo Zhou was working on, these features were more conventional. Fang Qiang was quite familiar with them, and Dong Junda and Pan Feiwen quickly got the hang of it under Fang Qiang's guidance.

Before dinner, Luo Zhou completed the packaging of the CPI functional model. The other forms only needed minor adjustments, but of course, there would still be a lot of debugging after integrating with the developer and customer management modules.

He got up to pour some water and also asked about the progress of Zhou Wen and Wang Zhengye.

Both of them had strong learning abilities and quickly wrote some demos following the official documentation.

Luo Zhou glanced at them and thought, "Hmm, the progress is good, but it might be tight to finish by the end of the month."

After all, most computer science students start learning courses related to backend programming when they enter school. Frontend development is often something they need to explore and learn on their own.

Immediately, he stopped everyone from working and prepared to give them an overview of the relevant knowledge framework.

Starting to learn a new language often only allows people to see a small part of it, and having someone knowledgeable explain the framework can help them see the bigger picture and speed up their learning process.

Luo Zhou began by explaining the overall layout, going all the way to JS rendering and touching on the principles of browser loading.

As for the majority of details and specific usage syntax, he chose to skip them and focused on introducing the basic mindset of using the technology, emphasizing understanding.

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The group fell into deep thought because Luo Zhou didn't just mechanically present the information but explained how to approach understanding a technology.

Whether from a mindset perspective or practical operational experience, they hadn't touched this level yet, so it naturally required a considerable amount of brainpower to absorb it.

Luo Zhou finished the explanation and said, "Alright, I've given a rough overview. To truly grow, you need to put it into practice. I will set aside 30 to 40 minutes each day for general explanations of the technologies used in Dream Valley."

"Way to go, Luo Bro!" The team members were excited.

Luo Zhou continued, "Overall, Dream Valley Advertising is a project driven by the market, and technology is just a means of implementation. However, the knowledge system involved is still extensive. Once Huateng's servers are delivered and operational, Dream Valley will gradually

adopt Linux and cloud computing-related technologies. Probably in version 2.0 or 3.0, Dream Valley will start exploring cloud computing and virtualization technologies as technical reserves for future development. I hope everyone can fully understand frontend, backend, and server-side aspects through the Dream Valley Advertising project."

Luo Zhou clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's go. Let's head to Minnongtang for dinner and then come back. If anyone has something to do, you can go back first."

Zhou Wen whispered to Wang Zhengye, "Old Wang, coming here was the right move."

Wang Zhengye couldn't help but feel a little proud. Of course, working under a tech guru like Luo Zhou would lead to rapid growth. Even if Luo Zhou suddenly announced that Dream Valley wouldn't pay them anymore, he would still be willing to continue working.

After dinner, everyone returned to Room 305 after a short rest and resumed work.

If they encountered any problems, they would discuss them with Luo Zhou.

Even Pan Feiwen had some debates with Luo Zhou regarding the issues in his assigned tasks, and he put forward some highlights. Luo Zhou encouraged him, saying, "If you think it's right, just give it a try. I'm not necessarily always right."

Luo Zhou's actions made Pan Feiwen feel valued, and he enthusiastically started constructing the program.

To describe Room 305 at that time, the phrase "energetic and lively" fits perfectly.

They continued working until 1 a.m., when the residential supervisor came to remind them not to make too much noise and disturb the neighboring students' rest. Only then did Luo Zhou and his team stop working.

When Dream Valley soared to new heights in the future, as they looked back on their entrepreneurial days, they couldn't help but cherish the passionate years spent debating in Room 305 during countless early mornings.

Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Upon waking up early, Luo Zhou felt uncomfortable.

The previous day, everyone had fought vigorously fueled by a dose of chicken blood, working until 1 a.m.

Coincidentally, one of Fang Qiang's roommates had already gone to intern at a company after graduating, so Luo Zhou decided not to go home and instead borrowed a set of Fang Qiang's clothes. After taking a shower, he spent the night on an empty bed in Fang Qiang's dormitory.

After getting up, he went to the university supermarket to buy a toothbrush and towel.

"Sometimes, we still need to exercise. Sitting day and night like this won't do."

After finishing his morning routine, Luo Zhou headed to Room 305. The Dream Valley team had already taken their seats, and there were about fifty or sixty people gathered outside the door.

"Why is it crowded again..."

Luo Zhou asked Fang Qiang for information and learned that Fang Qiang had not only spread the news of Dream Valley's recruitment in the School of Computer Science and Technology but also informed his friends in the School of Software Engineering and the School of Information Science. Most of the students who had come were from the School of Software Engineering and the School of Information Science.

Luo Zhou also felt a headache. He didn't expect that the internship salary offered by Dream Valley would have such a strong appeal.

In his previous life, when he started a business at school at 13 years, it wasn't as popular as it is now.

He could only instruct Fang Qiang to keep the information of some talented younger students and contact them if there was a need to recruit more staff in the future.

Then he addressed them, saying, "Well, you two interns will handle the market tasks. Give priority to female students who are lively and good at communication. It's better if they are from the School of Business and have some understanding of finance."

Fang Qiang respectfully responded, "Understood!"

After that, Luo Zhou waved his hand and entered Room 305, proceeding with the Dream Valley advertising project.

Half an hour later, two figures entered Room 305.

One was a petite girl with short hair, waving her hand and saying, "Hello, everyone. I'm Tang Yutong from the School of Business. I'm the new intern. It's nice to meet you all. You can call me Xiaotong."

Luo Zhou was stunned. This was none other than the student cadre from the Student Affairs Office. He didn't expect Tang Yutong to actually come to Dream Valley.

Tang Yutong smiled sweetly, "Hello, Senior Luo. We meet again."

Luo Zhou greeted her, "Hello."

Then, another tall girl with a touch of elegance slightly bowed and said, "Hello, everyone. I'm Meng Xiaoqin. I'm glad to join this team."

All the people in the office had their attention focused on the two newcomers.

Luo Zhou couldn't help but smile and thought, "Is this the legendary programmer motivator series?"

He stood up and clapped his hands, asking Dong Junda and the other three to briefly introduce themselves, and then the two new interns were separately introduced to the main situation of Dream Valley.

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"As for the basic compensation, it's 2,000 yuan per month. Since Dream Valley's advertising system hasn't released a testing version yet, the market work doesn't need to be conducted temporarily. Later, you can ask Fang Qiang for the contact information of the registered agents. You might need to visit them in the afternoon to understand what information is required for agency bookkeeping. You'll be in charge of this work."

Tang Yutong replied, "Understood, Senior. Although Xiaoqin and I have accounting

professional certificates, we haven't had practical experience."

"That's not a big problem. You just need to provide the relevant invoices and summarized reports to the accounting company. We'll hire specialized accountants and cashiers for the future."

Both girls answered, "Okay, no problem."

"Also, find a labor contract template today and print some labor contracts. Oh, and ask Fang Qiang to give you the list of people who were interested in joining Dream Valley before. Send them a group message saying that if we need to hire more people in the future, we will notify them. Let the students prepare their resumes and send them to you. After you collect and organize them, let me know."

Luo Zhou was a bit worried that they might find the work complicated, so he reassured them, "In the initial stage, your work might be a bit diverse, but once the company is up and running, the job responsibilities will be more defined. You can rest assured about that."

Meng Xiaoqin said, "Don't worry, Senior. The work in the Student Affairs Office was much more diverse than this."

Tang Yutong nodded continuously, "Yes, there were so many different types of tasks to handle."

"Okay then, go ask Fang Qiang for the information. The computer is over there."

With the work assigned, Luo Zhou didn't say much and returned to his own workstation.

The arrival of the two new interns would free up some of Fang Qiang's time to focus on development. However, the progress of the Dream Valley advertising system ultimately relied on Luo Zhou as the backbone. There was no room for slack.

In the office, all the work was running smoothly.

The only change was that several younger students approached Luo Zhou more frequently to discuss program details. They sat upright, and their voices unconsciously carried a more serious tone.

"Young people..." Luo Zhou shook his head.

After Tang Yutong and Meng Xiaoqin obtained the relevant information from Fang Qiang and confirmed the appointment with the registration agency, the two of them left Room 305 together.

In an instant, Room 305 regained its usual lively atmosphere like the boys' dormitory. The code was being written as usual, but phrases like "Oh my God" and "Holy ****" appeared as frequently as before.

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