Chapter 003: Borrowing Money

Cloud servers are a commendable solution. Currently, the cloud services provided by Wangsu, Alibaba, and Huawei are quite impressive and are sufficient to compete with leading international suppliers

Luo Jia was taken aback; this was the first time he had borrowed money from someone since the beginning of the school year, and he did not expect Jiang Lei to agree so readily

According to Luo Jia's calculations, the first version of the program has been fully completed, and the total number of lines of code should be around 40,000. There is still a long way to go ahead.

"We, the people of Inner Mongolia, do not engage in that kind of pretentious behavior. As long as the relationships are good, everything can be borrowed except for one's wife," Jiang Lei said nonchalantly

Luo Jia wrote code equivalent to one thirty-fifth of the Windows 10 system in just one night, a level of efficiency that can undoubtedly be classified as terrifying

Lenin said, do not be a giant in thought but a dwarf in action

The sound of dripping in his ears continued, and Luo Jia's brain resembled a hard drive, constantly receiving new data. As the transmission progressed, the knowledge stored in his mind gradually became more complete

Lu Qiu is Jiang Lei's girlfriend and is also from Inner Mongolia. She is tall and strong, and the two of them make a very suitable couple.

The man from Inner Mongolia, as swift as the wind, cast a glance at Luo Jia and asked, "How much?"

Waking up again, it was nearly 8 a.m. Although he had only slept for three hours, Luo Jia felt invigorated, and it seemed as if he had refined the program once more while dreaming. He had never experienced such a state before

Jiang Lei laughed heartily upon hearing Luo Jia's words; he not only did not mind that his girlfriend had a good tolerance for alcohol, but he was rather proud of it

The roommates have finished washing up and are preparing to go to the cafeteria to buy a few buns, eating while heading to the classroom. They had a great time playing games last night, so they got up relatively late.

In our Inner Mongolia, it is not a big deal for girls to drink alcohol. Lu Qiu not only has a good tolerance for alcohol but is also an excellent horse rider. Jiang Lei said, "May is Lu Qiu's birthday, and at that time, the four of us, along with the four beautiful girls from Lu Qiu's dormitory, should have a good drink together."

Luo Jia utilized programming software for statistical analysis, and in just one evening, managed to write over 2,000 lines of code

When a person is immersed in work, their efficiency is astonishing; by the time they notice their surroundings, it is almost dawn

Luo Jia, under the pretext of listening to a novel, lay on the bed with headphones on, closing her eyes in deep contemplation, revisiting the thoughts from this afternoon, tirelessly refining the structure and details.

In the school's four-person dormitory, the upper bunk is a bed, while the lower bunk consists of a desk and a chair. He opened his computer on the desk and felt that going to the cafeteria for a meal was too time-consuming, so he simply opted to eat a pack of instant noodles instead, and after finishing, he had a cup of coffee.

As night deepens, my roommates gradually climb into bed and drift off to sleep

After a crazy week, the first version of the program was surprisingly completed single-handedly by Luo Jia, totaling 42,367 lines of code. It passed all tests on the first run, and after being packaged and encrypted, it is stored on the hard drive of Luo Jia's old laptop

Luo Jia's monthly living expenses amount to 2,000 yuan, and at the beginning of each semester, his family provides him with approximately 8,000 yuan in a lump sum

It is now almost April, and Luo Jia has less than 5,000 in her Alipay account. In addition to renting a server, she also needs to sustain her living expenses, and this amount of money is certainly insufficient

"I won't be going today, remember to mark me present," Luo Jia said while lying in bed.

Luo Jia already has ideas for making money; the only issue is how to put those ideas into practice

After they left, Luo Jia jumped up, holding the fully charged laptop.

Lu Qiu is at the neighboring Shanghai International Studies University, abbreviated as SISU, a place renowned for its abundance of beautiful women, with a male-to-female ratio of 1 to 9

Not long after, Jiang Lei and Wang Tianwen returned from playing basketball, and the four of them went to the cafeteria for dinner together. Upon returning to the dormitory, the three roommates, as usual, immersed themselves in the pursuit of gaming.

Luo Jia's eyes followed the cursor, gradually entering a state of self-forgetfulness

Completing the program is only the first step; a domain name and server are also required

Luo Jia suddenly opened her eyes like a nocturnal spirit, sat up from the bed, lifted her laptop, and her fingers flew swiftly over the keyboard

"Got it, you lazy bum," Jiang Lei muttered as he closed the door

"Boss, I've been a bit short on cash lately, could you lend me some money?" Luo Jia boldly approached Jiang Lei with this request.

It won't take much, having around two to three thousand yuan should be sufficient

There is no issue with the domain name; as long as it is not a popular one, it can be acquired at a very low cost. The key concern is that the server is extremely expensive

After closing his eyes, Luo Jia seemed to step into the library of a mysterious alien civilization. He selected from his memories, attempting to transform knowledge into programs that could be written. Before taking action, he carefully considered what needed to be done, a habit that Luo Jia had developed since childhood

Just so happens that Jiang Lei is both a man and alive, so she took Jiang Lei in

It is important to note that even the Windows 10 operating system is merely a program composed of seventy million lines of code, representing one of the pinnacle achievements in the history of human programming, the result of the efforts of tens of thousands of seasoned programmers over several years

After a series of calculations, Luo Jia determined that she needs 6,000 yuan in startup capital, of which 5,600 yuan is allocated for renting a server. Moreover, this 5,600 yuan is only sufficient to rent the server for one month. By May, regardless of whether Luo Jia's website is profitable, she will need to pay an additional 5,600 yuan.

As the fingers dance swiftly, lines of code appear on the screen, increasing in number, resembling swarms of tadpoles

Luo Jia curled her lips and said, "Even if you lend me Lu Qiu, I have to be bold enough to accept it. Goodness, with a drinking capacity of one and a half jin, at the last gathering, my sister-in-law single-handedly took down the three of us, and my stomach is still churning now"

Luo Jia requires at least four servers: one for website display, one for data scraping, one for managing online promotion activities, registering multiple accounts, and posting soft articles on major forums and Weibo. Finally, he also needs a high-performance server to filter the scraped data

Luo Jiahe closed the notebook, plugged in the power to charge it, and then pulled over the quilt to fall asleep. Almost as soon as his head touched the pillow, he immediately entered a dream.

Then it will be 3,000. I have transferred it to you via WeChat. If it is not enough, we can discuss it further

"Are you just lending this to me? You don't even ask what I need the money for or when I will pay you back?"

According to Lu Qiu, at their school, the probability of encountering a boy is lower than that of encountering a wild giant panda. The criteria for girls seeking boyfriends are only two: first, male, and second, alive

In the span of one morning, Luo Jia wrote another two thousand lines of code, feeling as though his speed was increasingly accelerating, possibly related to his proficiency in mastering knowledge