What's wrong with me, a school principal, listening to students' suggestions?

"It's an esports training venue, so it's a different kind of venue."

Is there a difference?

"Yes, internet cafes are places for consumption, while esports arenas are sports training facilities."

"The Asian Games now includes esports as an event, so do you think there's a difference?"

Xu Jianfeng thought about it and felt that it made sense.

"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow to take a look at the site and then give you a plan and a quote."

"it is good."

After hanging up, Lin Yucai made a second call...

This time, we're contacting suppliers of esports equipment.

He searched online for half an hour and found a company that specializes in e-sports equipment.

When the other party heard that they wanted to purchase more than sixty Alienware desktop computers, along with professional-grade gaming chairs, gaming desks, and a complete set of peripherals, they became so excited that they were incoherent.

"Mr. Lin, sixty Alienware R15s, each with a 27-inch high refresh rate gaming screen, plus a full set of Razer professional peripherals, the budget for each set is about 35,000."

"Sixty sets would cost two million one hundred thousand."

"If you buy in bulk, I can give you a 10% discount, making it 1.89 million."

"Okay, send me a detailed configuration list and quote, I'll take a look."

I made a few more calls, contacting the network cabling company and the gaming desk and chair supplier.

By the time all the calls were finished, it was already 8 p.m.

Lin Yucai leaned back in his chair and did some calculations in his notebook.

The estimated cost of warehouse renovation is 250 million yuan, including demolition of old items, structural reinforcement, interior decoration, and water and electricity system upgrades.

Esports equipment, approximately 200 million.

Network and low-voltage engineering, approximately 50.

Tables, chairs, and related facilities cost approximately 30 yuan.

Soundproofing and air conditioning, approximately 40.

Miscellaneous and reserved items, approximately 30.

The total is around 600 million.

With a budget of ten million, six million was spent on building an e-sports arena.

Four million remain.

What was the four million used for?

Lin Yucai looked at the description of the system task: to build an e-sports training venue that meets professional standards.

Professional standards.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

The warehouse has two floors.

The first floor is more than enough to house an e-sports arena.

What about the second floor?

That thought popped into my head again.

Instead of making a decision, he closed the notebook, stood up, and stretched.

I'll go check out the warehouse tomorrow and conduct an on-site inspection before making any further decisions.

As he walked out of the office, he ran into Su Qingyan in the corridor.

"Still here so late?"

Su Qingyan was holding a stack of documents, clearly indicating that she had also been working overtime.

"I just finished making a phone call and I'm about to head back."

"Why are you making that call?"

"Buy a computer."

Su Qingyan paused in her steps.

"Buying again? Didn't you just buy forty last time?"

"We're buying sixty units this time."

Su Qingyan stopped, turned around, and looked at him with an expression that said, "I don't want to ask anymore, but I can't help it."

"It's from aliens, the complete set, top-of-the-line," Lin Yucai added.

"Your foundation will be emptied out sooner or later." Su Qingyan took a deep breath, turned around and continued walking.

"Don't worry, it won't be emptied out."

The two walked out of the teaching building one after the other.

The moonlight bathed the playground, and the air smelled of summer.

"Vice Principal Su."

"Um?"

"Do you think building an esports arena on a school is outrageous?"

"In the past, I would have thought you were crazy," Su Qingyan thought for a moment.

"And now?"

"Now..."

She subconsciously raised her hand to push up her glasses, but only halfway through the movement did she remember that she was wearing contact lenses today, and she awkwardly put her hand down.

"Now I feel that every outrageous thing you've done has ultimately had an effect."

"So you support it?"

"I'm just observing." Su Qingyan quickened her pace. "Don't expect me to be your free labor."

"Too late, you already are."

Su Qingyan, who was walking ahead, did not turn around, but Lin Yucai noticed that her shoulders trembled slightly.

He was probably laughing.

……

The next morning.

Lin Yucai, along with Xu Jianfeng and Ma Desheng, stood in front of the old warehouse.

The warehouse's iron gate was rusted, and the lock had oxidized to a dark brown.

It took Ma Desheng a lot of effort to pry open the lock. The iron gate creaked open, and a musty smell wafted out.

Sunlight streamed in through the doorway, and dust motes tumbled in the beams of light.

The warehouse was larger than I had imagined.

The first floor has a ceiling height of 4.5 meters and an area of ​​nearly 350 square meters.

The second floor is slightly smaller, about 250 square meters, and has a separate staircase.

There was junk everywhere.

The old desks and chairs that had been leaning over were piled up like a small mountain, several rusty iron basketball hoops leaned against the corner of the wall, and yellowed old test papers and expired textbooks were scattered on the ground.

There was even an old-fashioned television set in the corner, with half of the screen broken.

Xu Jianfeng walked around the floor, tapped on the wall, and looked up at the ceiling.

"The main structure is fine; all the load-bearing walls are intact."

"There are several leaks in the ceiling, which need to be waterproofed."

"The floor needs to be completely repaved, the walls need to be repainted, and all the water and electricity pipes need to be replaced."

"The floor is 350 square meters. If we were to use it as an e-sports arena, after deducting the corridors, rest areas, and restrooms, the actual usable area would be about 280 square meters."

"It can easily accommodate sixty computer desks, and if the space is planned properly, it could even fit eighty."

"What about the second floor?" Lin Yucai pointed upstairs.

Xu Jianfeng went up to the second floor, stepped on the floor, and checked the windows and walls.

"The second floor is in better condition than the first floor; there's no water seepage. What's it for?"

"There are other arrangements," Lin Yucai replied ambiguously.

Xu Jianfeng didn't ask any more questions and went downstairs to start taking measurements.

"It will take at least two days to clear these things out."

Ma Desheng stood at the door, looking at the mountain of junk piled up in the warehouse, and sighed.

"Then two days it will be," Lin Yucai said, rolling up his sleeves. "Let's get a few people to help."

The cleanup work began that afternoon.

Lin Yucai didn't ask anyone outside the campus, but instead posted a notice on campus.

"Recruiting volunteers for cleaning up an old warehouse."

"Job duties: Moving old items."

Time: 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM

"As a bonus, participants can have an extra serving of candied sweet potato made by Zhou Dahai himself in the cafeteria."

Within half an hour of the notice being posted, more than fifty students had signed up.

Zhang Yang, accompanied by his four henchmen, was the first to arrive.

"It's just moving things, does it really need so many people?"

He looked left and right and found that the playground was full of people who had come to move things.

"Um, there are only a limited number of spots available for candied sweet potatoes..." Skinny Monkey whispered a reminder.

"Bullshit, did I come here for candied sweet potatoes?" Zhang Yang rolled his eyes. "I came here to support the principal."

"And the drool at the corner of your mouth..."

"Shut up."

More than fifty students and a few teachers emptied the warehouse in less than three hours.

Old desks and chairs, discarded equipment, and expired textbooks were all moved to the open space behind the school, awaiting unified disposal.

The warehouse was empty after cleaning, and sunlight streamed in through the windows; all the dust had been swept away.

The floor is bare concrete, and the walls are mottled, but the sense of space is immediately apparent.

"What's the principal going to do in such a big place?"

Zhang Yang stood in the center of the first floor, looking around.

"Guess." Lin Yucai handed him a bottle of mineral water.

"Build an indoor basketball court?"

"no."

"Gym?"

"no."

"What is that?"

Lin Yucai smiled but did not answer.

"Just wait and see."