With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Before they even reached the door of the private room, they could already hear lively laughter and chatter coming from inside.

As soon as the door opened, the people inside turned around and then subconsciously stood up from their seats.

"Shen Ci bought each of us a new laptop!"

As soon as Ge Youcai entered the door, he couldn't wait to shout loudly.

Shen Ci followed the two into the private room and immediately saw the surprised and delighted expressions on everyone's faces.

She took the initiative to greet them: "Hello, seniors! It's great to meet you!"

The team originally consisted of eight people, with only one girl and the remaining seven boys.

Some of these people had heard of Shen Ci's name, but most of them were seeing him in person for the first time.

The expressions on everyone's faces varied; some were reserved, some were curious, and some unconsciously revealed a look of amazement.

"The junior is as beautiful as the rumors say."

The one who spoke was Li Tianfang, a senior in the Computer Science Department.

One sentence awakened everyone's awareness, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Shen Ci smiled slightly, noticing that everyone was still a little nervous, probably because of his identity as an investor.

"Everyone, please sit down and order."

Shen Ci greeted everyone in a friendly manner, scanned the QR code with his phone and handed it to Luo Tianrui next to him: "Everyone take turns ordering, two dishes per person, one meat and one vegetable, don't be shy."

"Why don't you order? We're fine with whatever we want to eat." Luo Tianrui pushed the phone back to Shen Ci.

Shen Ci glared at him and said, "Senior Brother Luo, we're the closest of friends. If you're going to be so polite with me, what about everyone else? You need to set a good example!"

Luo Tianrui smiled somewhat embarrassedly. Shen Ci took the phone and handed it to Ge Youcai: "Senior Brother Ge, you can choose."

Ge Youcai, being the carefree type, grinned and took the phone: "Then I'll order, I won't stand on ceremony with you."

"Don't be shy, let's eat, drink, and chat to our heart's content today. Team building will be a regular event for us from now on."

Shen Ci's words and actions were very casual, and with just a few words, he gave people the feeling that he was easy to get along with, which made everyone subconsciously relax a lot.

After ordering "Crispy Roasted Pigeon" and "Boiled Dried Tofu Strips", Ge Youcai passed his phone to the next person.

With someone taking the lead, the others felt less embarrassed and ordered their food. In the end, the phone returned to Shen Ci's hand.

She glanced at it briefly and saw that everyone had indeed ordered one meat dish and one vegetable dish, a total of sixteen dishes, just as she had said.

Even with meat dishes, everyone subconsciously ordered the relatively cheaper ones. There was a section on the menu called "Premium Delights," where most of the dishes were priced per person, and there were also some famous Chinese dishes with expensive ingredients and elaborate preparations, which were the most expensive.

But no one ordered it.

Shen Ci ordered "Boiled Lion's Head Meatballs", "Supreme Buddha Jumps Over the Wall", "Premium Abalone Rice", and "Three Ways to Eat Australian Lobster" based on the number of people.

After adding a case of beer and two bottles of Moutai, I placed the order.

Has everyone read the draft contract?

Shen Ci put down her phone and casually looked at everyone before asking.

Everyone nodded, and Luo Tianrui said, "No one has any objections to the contents of the contract, except for a few clauses that we don't quite understand."

Luo Tianrui took out the contract he was carrying and pointed out the clause marked with a marker, asking Shen Ci, "What does this clause mean, that Party A will provide Party B with free accommodation?"

Shen Ci blinked as she looked at the terms and conditions, then looked at Luo Tianrui with a puzzled expression and said, "Isn't this just what it says on the surface?"

"You're going to rent a house for us?"

Shen Ci nodded, his gaze sweeping over the astonished faces of the group: "Aside from the two senior students from the mathematics department, aren't the rest of you about to graduate and start your internships? Will you still be able to stay in the dorms then?"

"We can rent a house ourselves."

The others nodded in agreement. Li Tianfang looked at Shen Ci seriously and said, "We are already very grateful that you are willing to invest in this project. We don't know if this project will succeed yet, so we are embarrassed to accept any more help from you. We can take care of our own living arrangements."

Ge Youcai bluntly said, "Besides, junior sister, you're being a bit too kind. Who drafts a contract and proactively writes in such clauses? You don't seem like a capitalist at all."

"But that's who I am!"

Shen Ci smiled wryly and looked at the group, asking, "You said you could solve your own living problems, but how are you going to do it? You have dormitories to live in now, but you're already struggling to make ends meet. If you leave the dorms, you'll have to rent apartments on your own. Do you know how expensive rent is in Longcheng?"

"Forget about the city center. You can rent a single room for two cents in the areas outside the fifth or sixth ring road. And you might not even be able to rent a place in the same area. If eight of you are in eight different locations in Longcheng, it will take two hours just to see each other by subway. You see, we've come full circle back to the time cost I mentioned."

Shen Ci turned to Luo Tianrui and asked, "Senior, after I invest in this project, how long will it take before we can conduct the first test?"

"If things go smoothly, five months..." Luo Tianrui blurted out without much thought; they had already estimated this timeframe.

Shen Ci nodded and then asked, "If everyone is living together and has no worries about daily life, can the time be shortened?"

“Of course,” Luo Tianrui replied.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci raised an eyebrow: "Isn't that settled? As I said, the sooner the product is completed, the sooner we can enter the market and make a profit. So the initial investment is necessary. Don't always focus on money. With me here, the last thing you need to worry about is money. I won't let my team run around every day for money."

"The greatest reward for me is to devote myself wholeheartedly to the project and see results as soon as possible."

At this point, Shen Ci smiled helplessly: "Don't think I'm doing this out of kindness. I'm an investor, and I won't do anything that loses money. Since I've invested money, I will do my best to help your project succeed. So every decision is made after careful consideration."

At this point, Ye Peipei, the only girl in the team, spoke up: "Since junior Shen Ci has said so, let's not worry about it anymore. Besides, I think she's right. If we can shorten the project cycle, it will actually reduce the cost to a large extent. If we can focus on the project without distraction, I think we can also improve the success rate of the project to some extent."

Since even the only girl had said so, the group of boys had nothing more to hesitate about and all nodded in agreement.

Just then, some dishes were served, and Shen Ci quickly changed the subject, urging everyone to "have something to eat first, and then have some drinks. This is my first time at this restaurant, so I don't know if the food is good."