The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 199 The Original Tenants of Love Apartment

Yang Muye accepted the course schedule, intending to study it later when he got back.

Next, Hu Yifei took Yang Muyi to the campus card service center on the first floor, where they took photos, filled out forms, and applied for a student card.

The new card wouldn't be available for another week, so Hu Yifei offered to lend Yang Muye her student card first.

"No need, senior, I've already borrowed a card."

"is it?"

Hu Yifei was taken aback for a moment, then lowered her voice and asked gossipily, "Was the person who lent you the card Qiao Jingjing?"

Now it was Yang Muye's turn to be surprised.

Hu Yifei knew she had guessed right as soon as she saw Yang Muye's expression.

"I saw the video online of you and Qiao Jingjing singing 'I Want to Go to the Beach.' Are you two secretly dating?"

Seeing Yang Muyi's helpless and speechless expression, Hu Yifei covered her mouth and laughed.

"I was just kidding, but you and she really look like a perfect match. I even saw the video of you playing basketball at our school a while ago. You must have a lot of influence to get the three most beautiful girls from our Dongda University to come and watch you play."

Yang Muye was stunned for a moment.

The three most beautiful girls in school?

Aren't Qiao Jingjing and Meng Yiran the most beautiful girls at Dongda University?
"Yes, they are the three most beautiful girls in school."

Hu Yifei replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "It's all thanks to that video of you playing basketball at our school. Now, Bei Weiwei from the Computer Science Department has been elected as the campus belle of our Dongda University."

It turned out to be the case.

Just as Yang Muyi was about to nod, Hu Yifei suddenly added:
"Oh, right, you're on the list too."

I?
Yang Muye stood there, stunned.

"Don't get me wrong, he's not on the list of campus beauties, he's on the list of villains who deserve to be killed, and he's even surpassed Xiao Nai from the Computer Science Department to become the number one on the list!"

Hu Yifei explained with a smile.

Yang Muye was now even more agitated.

The old thief hasn't even started writing "Dragon Raja" yet, and there's already a list of villains who deserve to be killed?
Hu Yifei noticed the doubt in Yang Muyi's eyes and then explained that the "List of Fiends to be Killed" was originally invented by a junior moderator of the Dongda Tieba forum.

Every so often, this junior moderator would launch a poll to select the "public enemy" in the eyes of Dongda University students.

Both boys and girls can be on the list.

Previously, Xiao Nai had a significant lead in votes due to his entrepreneurial experience, appearance, and basketball talent.

Because of the basketball video of Yang Muyi, the three school beauties all came to watch, and in the latest round of voting, he surpassed Xiao Nai to win the top spot.

"Senior, I know Xiao Nai. He was originally in first place. So who was originally in second place?"

Yang Muye was just curious, but he didn't expect that Hu Yifei's expression would change after he asked the question.

"I was originally in second place."

Hu Yifei answered, word by word.

Although she still had a smile on her face, Yang Muye could clearly see a murderous intent in Hu Yifei's eyes.

Yang Muye could even guess what Hu Yifei was thinking at that moment.

Don't let her find out who that little bartender is, or I'll definitely tear him to pieces!
And while we're at it, let's deliver another blow to the opponent—the True Secret Technique: Flash!
After leaving the campus card service center, Yang Muye took the initiative to ask Hu Yifei about Tian Chao, the head of the computer science department.

Hu Yifei was very surprised.

Why are you asking about Director Tian?

As soon as she finished speaking, Hu Yifei's face showed a look of sudden realization.

He's only been at Dongda University for a short time, and he already knows to go and pay his respects to the leaders of the Computer Science Department. This young man has a bright future!
At this moment, Yang Muye's voice rang out as he explained.

"As you probably know, my trip to the University of Tokyo as an exchange student was rushed. I was able to be exceptionally allowed to join midway through the program thanks to Director Tian's help. Now that I'm here at the university, I should thank him in person."

Hu Yifei told Yang Muye to wait on the first floor while she went upstairs and accessed the academic affairs system to check Tian Chao's class schedule.

Fortunately, Tian Chao doesn't have any classes this afternoon, so he should be in his office right now.

After going downstairs, Hu Yifei led Yang Muyi to the No. 2 office building where the Computer Science Department was located.

Hu Yifei first went to the Computer Science Department's Academic Affairs Office to inquire about Tian Chao's office location. After confirming that Tian Chao was there, Hu Yifei led Yang Muye to the floor where his office was located.

As Yang Muyi passed by the notice board at the stairwell, he immediately saw Tian Chao's name.

The photo shows a middle-aged man with frameless glasses and a slightly high hairline. His job title is listed as the deputy director of the computer science department.

Seeing Yang Muye's gaze fall on the job title column, Hu Yifei then explained:
"The previous director of the Computer Science Department has been transferred, and Director Tian just took office this semester. The notice board here has not been updated yet."

Yang Muye immediately understood.

No wonder Tian Chao was willing to speak on my behalf in the exchange student program, even though we had absolutely no connection.

As the flagship department of the University of Tokyo, the Computer Science Department is eager to achieve some outstanding results to prove itself after Tian Chao took office.

This is very similar to Ji Donglai.

After taking one last look at Tian Chao's photo, Yang Muyi had a general idea of ​​what their upcoming meeting would be like.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

Tian Chao looked up from behind his desk.

Although it was Hu Yifei who knocked on the door, Tian Chao's gaze immediately locked onto Yang Muye behind Hu Yifei.

"Director Tian, ​​I am Hu Yifei, a graduate student assistant to Teacher Tang in the Academic Affairs Office. This is Yang Muye, an exchange student from Yenching University of Economics and Business. He plans to take courses in the Computer Science Department, so I brought him here to report to you."

As Hu Yifei introduced the situation, Tian Chao's scrutinizing gaze fell on the suitcase at Yang Muye's feet.

It seems like they just arrived at the school and came to see me as soon as possible.

He gave himself ample face in terms of etiquette.

Tian Chao immediately stood up from behind his desk and warmly invited Hu Yifei and Yang Muye into the room.

"Director Tian, ​​I have some matters to attend to at the Academic Affairs Office, so I won't go in. Let Yang Muye talk to you."

Hu Yifei stepped aside as she spoke.

Yang Muye pushed his suitcase into the house and closed the door behind him.

Tian Chao invited Yang Muye to sit on the sofa in the rest area and got straight to the point, starting a conversation about starting a business.

"I have analyzed and discussed the cow/sheep mini-games, including the Happy Farm series of games that you are currently developing, with the students in class as case studies. At that time, I told them that although the development of the two mini-games themselves was not very difficult, the creativity and promotion methods of the games are very worthy of our learning."

"In fact, our computer science students have never lacked technical skills, but rather the creativity and execution to turn those skills into excellent products. That's why I advocated making an exception for you to come here as an exchange student."

Other exchange students, at most, learn some professional knowledge.

But Yang Muye is different.

As the department head, Tian Chao certainly hoped that Yang Muyi, after joining the Department of Computing as an exchange student, could strengthen cooperation with students in the department in entrepreneurship.

“I didn’t know you’d be here today, otherwise I would have recommended someone to you, Xiao Nai, a junior in our department. Like you, he started his own business before even starting university. Last year, he and a group of classmates co-founded Zhiyi Technology. I think you two would definitely have a lot in common.” It was clear that Tian Chao valued Xiao Nai highly; he was already trying to attract investment for Zhiyi Technology.

“Actually, I’ve already started cooperating with Zhiyi Technology a long time ago,” Yang Muye said, surprising everyone.

The frank answer left Tian Chao stunned on the spot.

While Tian Chao adjusted his glasses, Yang Muyi further explained, "Shanye Technology had an outsourcing project that was given to Zhiyi Technology."

Although outsourcing is also a form of cooperation, it is clearly not the same kind of cooperation that Tian Chao was looking forward to.

To put it bluntly, Zhiyi Technology is now just working for Shanye Technology. Shanye Technology gets the lion's share, while Zhiyi Technology gets a small share of the profits.

With a hint of anticipation in his voice, Tian Chao tentatively asked, "Muye, since you already have a precedent of cooperation with Zhiyi Technology, have you ever considered starting a business directly with students from our school?"

"Have!"

Yang Muye's voice was strong and his tone was extremely firm.

Tian Chao was overjoyed and extremely excited.

I didn't expect Yang Muye to be so accommodating. It seems I really helped the right person before.

"What project? Tell me about it."

"An online literature reading website dedicated to incubating high-quality IPs, with future development towards game and animation adaptations."

Adapting novels into games is a very popular trend now, with the most typical example being Shanda's acquisition of Qidian.

Although Shanda has lost its top spot in the gaming industry to Tencent, Chen Tianqiao's strategic vision is beyond doubt.

"So who is your partner?" Tian Chao then asked.

This is actually a bit of a rhetorical question.

Since Yang Muyi has a prior collaboration with Zhiyi Technology, he would definitely choose Zhiyi Technology as his first choice when creating this online novel reading website.

"Cao Guang, a talented student from the Journalism Department of Southeast University."

Tian Chao's smile froze instantly; he almost thought he had misheard.

Isn't it Xiao Nai?
Where did this talented journalism student, Cao Guang, come from?

"This is all thanks to Xiao Nai's three roommates. When I came to Dongda University a while ago, I was accidentally recruited by Cao Guang to play a basketball game against Xiao Nai's three roommates, and that's how we met."

"Creating the literary reading website was mainly Cao Guang's idea. I just helped to improve the framework and provide technical and financial support."

After hearing Yang Muye's explanation, Tian Chao was speechless.

As the head of the computer science department, he couldn't bring himself to steal entrepreneurial projects from journalism students.

Furthermore, Yang Muyi subsequently promised that he would give priority to cooperating with Zhiyi Technology when building the website.

Although the cooperation method is still outsourcing, at least the computer science department can be considered to have participated in this entrepreneurial project.

Moreover, Yang Muyi, as an exchange student from Yanjingmao, has already shown a lot of respect by going this far.

With such results on our first meeting, what more could you ask for?
After finishing their business, Yang Muye did not disturb Tian Chao any further and took his leave.

Tian Chao escorted Yang Muye to the office door and, seeing Yang Muye pushing a suitcase, casually asked where the dormitory the school had arranged for Yang Muye was.

Yang Muyi then realized that Hu Yifei had never mentioned the dormitory to him.

Tian Chao raised an eyebrow. He was just worried about not having a good way to win over Yang Muye, and now the opportunity had come.
"Didn't Teacher Hu tell you? That's right, the Academic Affairs Office doesn't handle this. Dormitory arrangements are under the Student Affairs Office. I have Director Wang's phone number from the Student Affairs Office. Shall I call and ask for you?"

Yang Muye knew perfectly well that if Tian Chao called the student affairs office under his identity, it wouldn't be as simple as just asking a question.

As the head of the department of a top-tier program at Southeast University, Tian Chao personally oversaw the matter, ensuring that the student affairs office would arrange a good dormitory for him.

It could even be graduate student housing.

However, no matter how good the accommodation is in the graduate student apartments at the University of Tokyo, they are still four-person rooms.

The four-person apartment at Yanjingmao University where Yang Muyi previously lived already had the best accommodation conditions among domestic universities.

Even so, Yang Muyi spent most of his time staying at the Fairfield by the Bay Hotel.

So to be honest, even if the student affairs office of Dongyuan University arranged for him to live in a graduate student apartment, Yang Muye would still choose to live off-campus.

We haven't decided yet whether to rent an apartment or stay in a hotel.

"Director Tian, ​​no need. I'll ask Teacher Hu to help me ask. I'm not picky about the dorms, I'm fine with anywhere."

Yang Muyi politely declined Tian Chao's suggestion.

Upon arriving at the office building, Yang Muye dialed Hu Yifei's number.

Before I could even speak, Hu Yifei on the other end of the phone interrupted:
"Muye, have you finished talking with Director Tian?"

"Yes, I just came out of Director Tian's office."

"That's perfect. I was just about to call you, but I forgot to tell you about the accommodation."

A rare hint of embarrassment crept into Hu Yifei's voice.

The reason is that due to the expansion of enrollment at the University of Tokyo in the past two years, the number of dormitory beds has become extremely tight.

Yang Muyi was an exchange student who had been there temporarily, and the student affairs office said they could no longer arrange a bed for him.

Although Hu Yifei tried her best to emphasize the special nature of Yang Muye's identity to the teachers in the student affairs office, they still said they couldn't help her.

Actually, it's not that they really can't arrange it; as far as Hu Yifei knows, there are still empty beds in the graduate student apartments.

The real reason is that Hu Yifei is just an assistant administrator, and her voice carries little weight.

If the academic affairs office or department leaders were to call the student affairs office, they would definitely get a different answer.

After listening to Hu Yifei's explanation, Yang Muye comforted her instead:
"It's okay, senior. I wasn't planning on staying in the dorm anyway. Are there any nice rental apartments near the University of Tokyo?"

"I was just about to tell you this. Actually, even the best graduate student apartments at our school are only so-so in terms of four-person rooms. I rent a place off-campus by myself. It's a three-bedroom apartment with three other people sharing it. The neighborhood is very nice, and it's very close to the school. The only downside is that the rent might be a little high."

Hu Yifei is currently sharing an apartment with her best friend, and there happens to be one empty room.

Hu Yifei's good friend is a wealthy young woman. In order to prevent the landlord from renting the remaining room to someone else, she paid for the room out of her own pocket.

That means one person is paying double the rent.

Hu Yifei felt she had taken advantage of her good friend and had been looking for a suitable tenant.

He brought up the rent proactively to test Yang Muye's reaction.

"What's the name of the neighborhood where the senior student lives?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yifei immediately felt that she had a chance, and even her voice became more enthusiastic:
"The apartment complex I live in is called Love Apartment. The rent might be a bit expensive for the average student, but it'll definitely be fine for you."

Okay, it really is there.

Yang Muye thought to himself.

After carefully inquiring about the rental requirements, it turned out that no couples were renting the place, so the rent was halved and utilities were all free.

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