If everyone is reborn, who will work for capital?

Chapter 46 Shocking the Laboratory

As they emerged from Kim Ji-yong's office, the three men displayed distinct expressions.

Geng Zhi was naturally relieved, as the team finally had a stable place to stay.

The space isn't large, but it's sufficient for now. In the future, we won't have to use classrooms or sit in pavilions for meetings anymore, and we can gradually expand the space later.

Hao Pengxiang's admiration for Geng Zhi was practically overflowing.

He vaguely felt that ever since he met this senior, Geng, his understanding of art had been completely refreshed every day.

The person with the most complicated feelings was Lü Sifeng, who had been temporarily brought in to help. He had his hands in his pockets and his brows slightly furrowed.

I said I was going to help, but aside from saying "Yes, Teacher Kim" a couple of times, I don't think I did anything substantial.

If I say I didn't help, then I seem to have unwittingly become the "tiger" in the "fox borrowing the tiger's power" story...

Oh no, to be precise, his boss, Professor Qi, is the real tiger, and he himself is at most a "tiger's skin spokesperson." But ultimately, this relationship did work.

What surprised him even more was that his once unwavering impression of "Teacher Jin being principled and business-like" seemed to have a slightly new interpretation today.

"Senior Brother Lü, what are you thinking about?" Geng Zhi asked with a smile, noticing that Lü Sifeng was clearly lost in thought.

"Ah," Lu Sifeng came to his senses and smiled with a complicated expression, "It's nothing... I just suddenly feel that I have a deeper understanding of the word 'principle'."

Straightforward and clear-headed.

For a PhD student like Lü Sifeng, who is still in school and focused solely on scientific research, this kind of minor cognitive shock is perfectly normal.

Wasn't I the same way when I was pursuing my doctorate in my past life?

The three walked out side by side, and Geng Zhi casually turned his head and asked, "Senior Brother Lü, are you still single?"

"Yeah, I'm single." Lü Sifeng answered frankly, then, remembering the project he had just mentioned, asked curiously, "By the way, junior, your 'Jiaotong University Matchmaker' project, is it specifically for connecting people?"

"Yes, let's start with students from Jiaotong University, gradually expand to other universities, and then extend to urban white-collar workers." Geng Zhi didn't hide anything.

"That sounds interesting." Lü Sifeng became intrigued. "I'm not in a hurry, but there are plenty of handsome men and beautiful women single in our Qi family. If you could really help them settle down, that would be a truly meritorious deed!"

"Senior Lu, we're planning a Singles' Day event, and your lab's senior students can come and participate!" Hao Pengxiang seized the opportunity to interject.

Having spent a lot of time with Geng Zhi, he also learned to use others' strengths against them. He thought that since the team was short of people, if he could bring in these high-IQ academic geniuses to help, it would definitely be a great help.

"Oh? What kind of activity is it?" Lü Sifeng asked Hao Pengxiang.

Hao Pengxiang glanced at Geng Zhi, and seeing that he didn't intend to stop him, he explained:

"For the first round, we plan to invite 32 boys and 32 girls to form temporary couples. There will be indoor icebreaker games and outdoor treasure hunts to help them develop rapport through cooperation. In the end, we'll see how many couples we can successfully pair up."

"That sounds pretty plausible." Lü Sifeng nodded. "I think those single master's students in the lab could really give it a try."

"Senior Lu, pre-event marketing is even more interesting! We need to create a big event and become famous overnight!" Hao Pengxiang said with a knowing look on his face, his face beaming.

Lu Sifeng wasn't very interested in marketing activities, thinking that students couldn't come up with anything particularly innovative, so he didn't pay much attention. However, these words reminded him of something else.

"By the way, Junior Brother Geng, the day after tomorrow is the boss's birthday. Our sect is having a small gathering to celebrate. Would you like to come along? It'll be a good opportunity to meet the senior brothers and sisters of the Qi Family Army beforehand," Lu Sifeng extended an invitation.

"Well... I haven't officially joined yet, would it be inappropriate for me to go?" Geng Zhi hesitated.

"What's inappropriate about it? We're all family here, no outsiders. If you feel uncomfortable, I'll invite Yang Ankang, who got into graduate school through the recommendation program, along too. He's also a 'prospective junior'."

Lu Sifeng patted Geng Zhi on the shoulder and gave him a reassuring look.

"Alright, thank you, Senior Brother Lü!"

……

Wednesday afternoon.

At Lü Sifeng's invitation, Geng Zhi arrived at Professor Qi Chuqin's laboratory ahead of time.

"Everyone!" Lü Sifeng clapped his hands and introduced a new member to the master's and doctoral students in the lab who were engrossed in coding and reading literature. "Give me a warm welcome!"

"Clap clap clap!"

"Let me introduce you," Lü Sifeng said, pointing to a boy with a Korean-style parted haircut and a trendy appearance. "This is your senior, Zhang Qinghua, who is in his first year of graduate school."

"Welcome, junior brother!" Zhang Qinghua smiled and shook hands with Geng Zhi, his smile hearty.

"This is your senior in the second year of graduate school, Huang Haitang, one of the most beautiful girls in our Computer Science Department." Lu Sifeng then pointed to a girl with a gentle temperament wearing a light yellow long cardigan.

"Oh, Senior Brother Lü! Could you please drop the 'one of'?" Huang Haitang said with a smile, then turned to examine Geng Zhi closely. "Junior Brother, you're quite handsome! Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Not yet... for now." Geng Zhi smiled.

"This is your senior Song Qing, a second-year graduate student. He's the life of the party and a technical genius in our lab," Lu Sifeng introduced another boy with slightly dark skin and an infectious smile.

……

Lü Sifeng introduced Geng Zhi to the six master's students and two doctoral students currently in the lab, as well as several master's and doctoral students who were not in the lab.

Lu Sifeng assumed that Professor Qi was encouraging Geng Zhi to prepare for the exam while starting his own business, so after a brief exchange of pleasantries, he took the initiative to bring up the topic: "Our junior brother Geng is doing quite well now, he's starting a business."

"Oh wow? What kind of product are you making?" Song Qing, the lively one, was the first to perk up.

The others also looked at Geng Zhi with curiosity.

"I'm just a college graduate, what big business can I do? I just run a small matchmaking project to help people find partners," Geng Zhi said modestly.

"No way, junior? You want to be... a matchmaker?" Huang Haitang blurted out.

"Senior sister, 'matchmaker' is just a general term; men can be matchmakers too!" Song Qing, still enthusiastic, leaned closer. "Junior brother, how many single women are in your client group? How's the quality?"

"Yeah, are there any pretty girls?" Zhang Qinghua immediately chimed in.

Seeing this, Geng Zhi gave a general overview of the framework and gameplay of the Singles' Day event.

Lu Sifeng added that Geng Zhi had already registered a company and was about to move into the science and technology park.

"I think this is quite interesting! Maybe our Qi family's mission to find partners really depends on Junior Brother Geng!" Zhang Qinghua laughed heartily.

"I knew it! Sincerity moves mountains! I went to Lingyin Temple to pray a few days ago, and here it is! My junior brother is our messenger of destiny!"

Everyone chimed in, some taking it seriously, others just joining in the fun, but the atmosphere grew increasingly lively as they talked.

"Junior Brother Geng, if there's anything our lab can help with, just ask! We're all on the same side," Zhang Qinghua said generously.

"Well..." Geng Zhi looked a little embarrassed. "I originally wanted to set up a simple online registration system, and later I might want to add a small feature like a 'CP popularity ranking'. It's just that the company is just starting out and we don't have much money to rent servers... I'm really worried about it."

"That's it? Easy peasy!" Song Qing slapped his thigh. "Just use our lab's servers, right? We'll carve out a space for you in no time!"

"Is this... appropriate?" Geng Zhi asked, feigning surprise.

"What's wrong with that! If you need it, we can even help you set up the framework!" Song Qing said enthusiastically.

"Yes, junior brother," Lü Sifeng added, "The boss just finished his last project, so everyone has relatively free time before New Year's Day. Song Qing's PHP skills are recognized as strong in the lab, so having him help you build a basic framework shouldn't be a problem."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lü and Senior Brother Song. I don't lack architects, I just need a programmer who can work on my framework," Geng Zhi said, sounding a little embarrassed.

Everyone: "...?"

Zhang Qinghua couldn't help but ask curiously, "Junior brother, who built your framework...?"

"Myself," Geng Zhi replied calmly.

"Junior brother, which PHP framework are you planning to use? Let me give you some advice." Song Qing, with the confidence of a tech expert, was ready to offer his guidance.

These days, PHP is absolutely mainstream. Eight or nine out of ten websites in China rely on it. In the minds of many programmers, PHP is "the best language in the world".

"I feel that PHP's development efficiency and long-term scalability are insufficient. I plan to use Python + Django for the backend and jQuery with Ajax for the frontend."

"ah?!"

Upon hearing this, Song Qing, Zhang Qinghua, and Lü Sifeng were all stunned almost simultaneously.

They all stared at the seemingly ordinary junior brother in front of them, their eyes filled with disbelief.