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ADAPTED FROM JINJIANG LITERATURE CITY NOVELS

WRITTEN BY TWENTINE (ZHOU AIHUA)

You're up.

Where am I?

My studio.

Your studio?

You held on so tightly

when you were sleeping

that you almost strangled me.

Where is Li Xun?

You don't remember this place,

but you remember Li Xun.

Last night…

My God!

Where is he?

He left really early.

Back to the base?

He doesn't have to report to me.

Your cellphone.

I can charge it for you.

No. I have to go.

They both ran away after waking up.

You're up.

You drank quite a lot last night too.

How can you still be coding here?

I have different genes

from yours.

Our conversation last night isn't over.

You won't give it up, will you?

You have to make it clear.

What should I say?

No, you have to say something.

Come step outside with me.

Why didn't you tell us?

We worked on the website for so long.

But our efforts are now worthless.

So have we been working in vain?

In vain?

Do you think you have gained nothing at all?

No, I don't think so.

If I had told you

this website wouldn't make money

and would be replaced later on,

would you have tried so hard?

But--

Shut up.

This website is fine

and highly polished.

Whether it will be profitable

depends on a lot of factors.

You could have just told us.

We could have made the best one together.

You just buy everything Han Jiakang says.

Why?

To work and make money for someone else?

Money.

You always talk about money.

I bet you and Zhang Xiaobei--

What did you say?

What did you say?

What?

Say it again.

Your Highness.

You have no idea how much things cost.

Do you know how much Ren Di's damned band

spends in a month?

Tell me.

Are the base's computers fast?

Do you know their configuration?

Have you ever wondered

why only this classroom

has fast computers?

Did the school pay for your equipment?

Why?

Because you're pretty?

Do you think I'm pretty?

Or maybe you saw something last night.

What are you laughing at?

I'm reflecting on something.

What is it?

Inspirational words you told me.

"Zhu Yun,

Only at the very beginning,

everything goes

as it really is.

The further it goes, the more it deviates.

But it's still worth our efforts.

We work hard

just to keep it from deviating further.

Am I right?"

You remember what I said so well.

Very good.

What are you doing?

None of your business.

See you at Lishan Mountain for a meeting tomorrow morning.

LI XUN

Li Xun is nuts.

Why did he set up a meeting here?

I don't know.

Even so, he still hasn't shown up.

See you at the peak.

"See you at the peak."

-Careful. -Okay.

What kind of damned place did Li Xun pick?

Right.

Are we there yet?

Not even close.

Be careful.

How much farther?

He's there.

Let me give you a boost.

No, I can do it.

Li Xun, I…

My God.

Over there.

You are really fit.

I can't climb anymore.

I'm exhausted.

My legs.

There you are.

When did you come up?

This morning.

How long have you been hiking?

Two.

At least two and a half hours. You?

I didn't hike.

LISHAN CABLEWAY UPPER STATION

I…

Why didn't you tell us to take the cable car?

Why wouldn't you use the faster method?

Why did you ask us to come up here?

It can't be for the fresh air and views.

Learn to climb high and look far.

Understand?

You said we're having a meeting.

Go ahead.

Gao.

Tell her.

Is this Blue Crown's app?

Yes.

Did you know about it too?

Yes.

When were you in cahoots with him?

In cahoots?

That day at Blue Crown,

he also spotted Han Jiakang.

He knew Zhang Xiaobei would show up sooner or later

to steal our website project.

So we decided

to advance in secret, make our own app,

and sell it to Blue Crown.

Why didn't you tell me about this?

Zhang Xiaobei watches us at the base every day.

There are many people in the base.

The less who know, the better.

But why are you telling me now?

Of course,

we want to ask you to join us.

How sincere you are.

Are you inviting me?

What if I don't accept?

Consider it.

It's no big deal.

You just hiked for nothing.

Tell me exactly what you are doing.

This is just a website, right?

Strictly speaking,

it is not even a website.

We made these developments and extensions

for various functions on Blue Crown's website.

Some of the functions are quite simple.

Blue Crown doesn't want to use other platforms.

They want their own site.

Their consideration is good.

But they don't know the current internet trends.

Which trends?

Shopping websites have just emerged in recent years.

They may seem to be booming

with numerous sites,

but they don't last long.

Most of the resources

are congregated on several large platforms.

It's pretty hard to build

this kind of platform.

Can't we do it ourselves?

Sure we can.

But it'll take you ten years to build.

Your Highness.

Don't call me that.

So what should I call you?

Forget it. Go on.

How many products does Blue Crown have?

Do you remember?

More than 500.

For hundreds of products,

you can complete the search function on your own.

But what if they have millions,

billions,

or tens of billions of products?

Like the Milky Way,

no database can store them all.

Which means you need to start your research

on distributed data storage.

Then you need to research

how to arrange the data,

recommend them,

and add and delete them.

Each item

needs a strong algorithm to support it

to avoid a system crash.

Do you think you can make it

if you are given a month?

It's just one function today.

A website like this,

whether in the early or late stages,

takes a lot of manpower and material resources.

We don't have enough manpower.

Blue Crown does not have much money.

So relying on our overall strength

to compete with these large websites

is very unrealistic.

The second trend

is smartphone popularization.

So we gave up on making

an all-in-one large website

to focus on building an app.

Even if apps are still a new thing,

they're simple enough

and they're developing and changing rapidly.

We still have to find other ways

to make it stand out.

Large platforms are characterized by a wide range of products.

Apps should be targeted.

So we need to make a function,

for both deep and targeted.

The advantage of Blue Crown is their nourishment products.

The vast majority of their products

have healthcare properties.

And they are very special in style

and unique in the market.

Maybe because their boss's mom is in the traditional Chinese medicine field.

Do you even know that about their boss's mom?

Yes.

Look here.

This function is mainly aimed at health care.

Generally, people know little

about nourishment and health products.

They are too lazy to read instructions.

They won't read them over one by one.

So it's better to medicate according to symptoms.

Enter your symptoms here

such as dizziness

or nausea.

The system then recommends products directly.

And Blue Crown's products

are arranged by series.

It's very easy to promote them in this way.

Should we add another function to explain the pathology,

simply describe the cause of physical conditions,

and then introduce the product formula that can solve the problem?

Won't it be more convincing

and make people more eager to buy?

Good idea.

Today, Zhu Yun is joining our team.

I declare

that our Blue Crown app group

is officially established!

I think we should take a picture to commemorate this.

Okay.

One, two, three.

You're spacing out. What are you looking at?

You.

Can't I?

With your eyes, but your mind is elsewhere.

On that peaceful afternoon,

in the days when 4G was not yet popular

and smartphones were just emerging,

the three of us gathered

at the top of Lishan Mountain

and Li Xun shared his thoughts,

his ideas,

and his ambitions.

I didn't know whether this app

could be sold to Blue Crown successfully.

The only thing I was sure about was

that this memory

would be permanently stored in my brain.

At that moment,

I really believed

that our path was as broad as the sea of stars.

Sir, I want to print something.

What is it?

A picture with lamination.

Do you have a USB drive?

Let me print it myself.

Strange.

This is so uncomfortable,

but he can sit like this all day.

XUESI BUILDING

DORMITORY NUMBER 3

Remember to eat well when you go back.

You too.

Dine out if you don't like the canteen food.

Zhu Yun.

What?

Come here.

Let me introduce you.

This is Zhang Zhicheng, my senior.

-Hi. -Hello.

DORMITORY NUMBER 3

I am leaving. See you in class tomorrow.

Don't be late.

Fang Shumiao!

When did you start dating in secret?

We're in broad daylight! How is it a secret?

You didn't tell me you have a boyfriend.

Isn't he the senior who previously distributed the textbooks?

Well.

You told me when school started

to be wary of fire, theft, and seniors.

Then you keep him to yourself.

Don't talk nonsense.

I'm not in love.

No?

What did I see just now? Don't lie.

I met him at a party lecture.

We went out several times.

Broadly speaking,

he can be considered my boyfriend.

But I want to see

if I can catch feelings for him.

Catch feelings?

Zhu Yun,

have you ever been in love?

What does it feel like to like someone?

If I was absentminded during a kiss,

that probably wasn't love.

I think that when you like someone,

you will think everything about him is good.

You will have no room for anyone else in your heart.

You just want to protect him.

She is so rude.

That was Zhang Xiaobei's car.

Why is she here?

You gave these papers to Blue Crown.

What is this app?

App?

Generally speaking,

it is a mobile terminal applet.

The main role

is to improve the original system's function

and personalization.

Why you…

Li Xun.

So for this,

you played a dirty move.

By appearances, you were working on the website.

In reality, you were working on and pitching an app.

You have a lot of nerves.

I am flattered.

Blue Crown just informed me

they are terminating the website project.

Do you know what that means?

I've invested the entire year's budget

into this project.

Once the project is terminated,

it means that all graduate students

like Han Jiakang

will lose their jobs.

What are you after?

That's not true, Ms. Zhang.

For your company,

the profit from this project

is just peanuts at best to you.

But for seniors like Han Jiakang,

he has been working for you for free for nearly a year.

Zhang Xiaobei,

I'm not after anything.

If you weren't a little bit valuable to me right now,

I wouldn't bother talking to you.

I'll give you a chance to make up for it.

Sell this app to me.

What are the terms?

Name your price.

That's easy.

Give back all the project fees

that you deducted.

Close the graduate School-Enterprise Cooperation

and merge it into my base.

It will no longer be at your disposal.

Those are the terms.

I let you name a price to allow you to save face.

But don't get arrogant.

Li Xun,

you're a smart man.

You know that nothing good will come

from going against me.

Good luck.

Ms. Zhang,

if you have nothing else to say,

I'm leaving.

Is your family having difficulties?

I looked into it.

Your personal data has been edited.

That includes your family's phone number and address.

Everything was edited.

The school has no way

to contact any of your relatives.

But luckily,

I found your original record from your high school days.

Li Xun,

you were expelled from Linyang Number 8 High School.

There is a disciplinary record.

You even repeated a year.

Isn't that right?

The school is proud of you right now.

They approved this base for you

because you are a top scorer.

But record fraud is a big deal.

"The top scorer once cheated in exams."

That would make good news headlines.

You must know the repercussions.

I did not falsify any records.

If you can find it,

the school can too.

That's right.

You don't have to explain that to me.

I don't care.

I'm saying this just to tell you

that I understand your difficulties.

So I don't blame you for this matter with Blue Crown.

But you need to learn

and take responsibility for the mistakes you made.

You must pay

for what you owe me.

It's not too late for you to apologize to me.

There is no point in fighting against me.

Which choice is better?

Consider it carefully.

-Awesome! -It really works!

Can you see it?

How is it? Can you see it?

-Good. -And here.

-It's exactly the same. -Move again.

How is it? It's good, right?

It's fantastic.

After all, it is new.

Our school doesn't have it.

Of course.

This is not only expensive

but also needs to be updated often.

The School of Art aside,

in all the colleges in the country,

very few schools own this equipment.

-Gao is so great. -Did you spend all the money on this?

Come on!

A lot came from my own pocket too.

But with this equipment,

we can achieve a lot of new functions.

Nice! This is high-tech!

Awesome!

The functions I couldn't build

can now be completed with this!

You've seen the equipment. Let's talk about the price.

Let's go.

That's awesome.

This is the one in charge of our project.

Hello.

I agree with your offer.

There's really no need.

This is equivalent

to free training for us.

After we learn this system,

it will be beneficial to us

when we look for jobs later on.

That's right.

All right.

The base is open to you 24 hours a day.

Perfect. Thank you.

You can continue debugging.

Zhu Yun, take a look

at our motion capture system.

Make way for us.

Look.

We can create all the functions that we mentioned before.

This can capture ankle and knee joints.

See?

Move your head.

Good.

The temples can also be captured.

It's so clear with no delay.

Why are you looking at me? Are you a sunflower?

Look there.

It's clear.

Good. Walk up from a little further back.

See? It's there, right?

-Yes. -It's there.

Move again as you did just now.

It's even clearer.

Good.

What brings you here?

Let me introduce you.

You've met Liu before.

This is Ling, our keyboardist.

This is Xin, our bassist.

You're so cute.

Take your time. I'm just here to listen.

Okay.

Then let's go again. Okay?

For this chord just now…

-I think it's okay. -It's this one.

Keep practicing.

What's up? Are you in a bad mood?

Do you have any alcohol?

You actually want alcohol.

I won't take care of you if you get drunk.

-Bye. -Bye.

Bye.

Be careful on the road.

She drank so much.

What's the big problem?

Your face says it all.

Tell me. Who treated you badly?

Zhang Xiaobei.

Who? A teacher at our school?

No.

Then what is the big deal? Go against her.

As long as it doesn't affect your graduation,

scold her, then run away.

What can she do to you?

What if she can determine

the fate of our base?

Then you had better tolerate her.

You're such a coward.

No, this is called wisdom.

The wisdom to survive.

A man can bow and rise at will.

There is still a long way to go.

So it's fine to bow down right now.

I can bow down, but he can't.

Who?

I won't allow it.

Why did you come to me?

I was involved from the start

in the development of Blue Crown's app.

Li Xun has only finished just half of it so far.

But I know everything about the basic architecture.

Have you come to surrender on behalf of the base?

No, this is purely for me.

It's pretty good at the base.

But as you know,

Li Xun is very stubborn.

And no matter what we do at the base,

it is all trivial.

You, on the other hand,

own many platform resources and contacts.

Please help me.

You young people

prefer to choose the hard way,

rather than the easy way.

I'm an old hand.

Which projects are good

and will be helpful to your future

are clear to me.

Let me tell you, Zhu Yun.

Come work for me.

I'll give you a month's probation.

Go and persuade Li Xun to hand over the app.

I will certainly not let you down.

Jiakang.

Jiakang.

Are you all always like this?

What do you mean?

Do none of you talk?

Unless there are special circumstances,

we are required to stay

in the computer room all day long

from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Zhang Xiaobei said

you must make a better version of the app

before Li Xun finishes his.

Can you do it in one week?

More or less.

Work hard.

She was furious that the Blue Crown project was terminated.

She wants to be avenged with your app.

That's a lot of pressure.

Li Xun.

Ms. Zhang.

What's up?

You're leaving so late.

Things seem to be going well lately.

Thank you for your concern.

I wanted to ask you again.

Hand over the app and we can work together.

Would you like to do so?

I'm sorry.

That's all right. I was just asking.

Bye.

By the way,

I almost forgot to tell you.

Zhu Yun is now working for me helping to develop an app

for Blue Crown.

They will likely make comparisons.

After all,

it's normal to shop around.

LI XUN

Why is Li Xun calling me?

Say I'm not here.

Hello.

Tell Zhu Yun to come downstairs.

He wants you downstairs right now.

I told you to say I'm not here.

You heard it yourself.

Did he even ask me?

Zhu Yun, don't pretend to be dead.

I didn't hear it earlier.

Come out.

Right now? It's past ten o'clock.

I'm at your dorm's entrance.

I'll give you a minute.

One minute?

I'm in my pajamas.

I can't just jump out.

Change your clothes and jump out.

Hello?

Are you really going?

I don't even know why he is angry with me.

Are you going dressed like this?

What else?

Do I need to dress up for him?

Are you out of your mind?

Be polite.

Do you think Zhang Xiaobei believes you defected?

Let's talk over there.

Tell me what you are thinking.

Do you dare to laugh?

Quit.

I promised to help Zhang Xiaobei.

-I'm telling you to quit. -Why?

Do you really want to help her?

Yes.

And you plagiarized my design.

Plagiarized?

Have you registered a patent or released it to the public?

How can you say I plagiarized you?

Do you know exactly what she is going to do?

Your conflict with her is none of my business.

I'll say this one last time.

Quit.

Li Xun,

I think you've misunderstood something.

Get to the point.

What is our relationship?

I am not your subordinate,

but just an ordinary and equal classmate.

I respect your leadership at the base

and acknowledge your leadership skills,

but firstly, we have no verbal agreement,

and secondly, we have no service contract.

I don't think you have any good reason for me to obey you.

We are just ordinary and equal classmates.

What else?

Zhu Yun.

We are not equal.

When did I give you the impression that you could abuse me?

Bye.

Zhu Yun.

Don't come back to the base if you don't quit.

I forgot to tell you.

I've already moved into Han Jiakang's computer room.

Bye.

No problem.

The progress that I promised you will be done.

Don't worry.

Good. Okay, goodbye.

How is it going?

I'm reviewing it.

It should be done by tomorrow.

Run it and show me.

I'm still debugging it.

SYMPTOM LOOKUP, HEALTH ENCYCLOPEDIA, HEALTH CHECK

SYMPTOMS, MY ACCOUNT

WARNING

You need to work faster.

Fix all the errors quickly.

Get the code running first.

All right?

-I got it. -It can't wait until tomorrow.

Work overtime and finish it tonight.

I have replaced the water bottle.

I can do it from now on.

It's nothing. I'm taking off.

-Bye. -Bye.

Hey.

What?

I don't like him.

Really?

I like the type of guy that I can admire

and chase after,

rather than the type like this

who cleans and cooks.

You two complement each other.

He can take care of you.

Isn't that great?

No.

He treats me so well

that I feel sick actually.

Aren't you touched at all?

I will not fall in love with him.

If you like someone,

you should feel very passionate

and romantic.

It comes at the right time,

no earlier, no later.

Why are you laughing?

It's so awkward to hear these words from you.

This is my creation.

You've been here for an hour,

but haven't opened your computer to code.

What's going on?

Did Zhu Yun come here in the last few days?

Is she hiding from you?

Her?

Two nights ago, she was coding all night here.

Did you bully her?

No, I didn't.

So who bullied her?

Did someone bully you?

Zhu Yun came here last Friday night.

She drank too much and shouted something.

"I can bow down, but he can't.

I won't allow it."

I didn't understand her anyway.

Was it you?

Why are you here?

How are you doing?

What do you mean?

Is Zhang Xiaobei abusing you?

Well, compared to Mr. Li,

her abuse is insignificant.

Those who can survive the base

are made of tougher stuff.

What the hell are you thinking?

What if Zhang Xiaobei finds out?

Finds out about what?

Do you think you can fool her?

I don't intend to fool her.

Did you overhear what she said to me?

Do you think I'm working for Zhang Xiaobei for your sake?

Don't think too highly of yourself.

This guy can lose his cool too.

Jiakang.

What's going on?

You're done for.

Zhang Xiaobei was scolded by Blue Crown.

She came over this morning,

angry and looking for you.

Me?

Zhu Yun.

She asked me about your code.

-I-- -It doesn't matter.

I wasn't trying to hide it.

Students now are quite arrogant!

You're quite the young troublemaker!

Zhu Yun, do you think you're so amazing?

I asked you a question.

I don't understand what you mean.

Apologize to Zhu Yun.

I could've saved so much effort

if I knew I could control you through her.

But you may not

know him very well.

Zhu Yun.

Mom.