The server exploded

Chapter 210

Ye Zhenzhen was taken aback by his words.

The house was practically on fire, and he was still thinking about a celebration banquet?

His thought process was truly a bizarre anomaly among carbon-based lifeforms.

However, looking at Gu Ran's broad back as he pulled her forward to run, the little bit of worry in Ye Zhenzhen's heart inexplicably dissipated.

It felt like even if the sky were falling, as long as this man was here, it wouldn't crush her.

The two sprinted all the way to the parking lot, and Gu Ran directly stuffed Ye Zhenzhen into the passenger seat.

"Hold on tight!"

With a roar of the engine, the black Audi A6 shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

Under the astonished gazes of countless students, it sped away, leaving a trail of dust.

"Brother Gu, Sister-in-law! What... what do we do now?"

Zhang Qi and Li Ming looked at the messy booth and the crowd still surging forward, completely dumbfounded.

Their backbone had run away, leaving the two of them acting like headless flies.

Li Ming reacted quickly, shouting at the top of his lungs to the crowd.

"Brothers! The server is too popular and got overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm! Our tech bosses are rushing to fix it! To compensate everyone, all accounts registered today can claim a mysterious gift package tomorrow using their ID!"

As soon as the words "mysterious gift package" came out, the originally restless crowd instantly quieted down a lot.

After all, there was no anger that a gift package couldn't resolve.

If there was, then two.

In the car, Ye Zhenzhen gripped the seatbelt tightly, watching the street scenes rapidly receding outside the window, her heart pounding.

"You... slow down. Is it very serious at the company?"

"Serious."

Gu Ran was concise, his hands turning the steering wheel rapidly.

"If it's not fixed in time, the retention rate of the new users we brought in today will drop below the floorboards tomorrow."

"User experience is a thing of either zero times or countless times. If it crashes the first time, you become a garbage app in the users' minds, and even spending ten times the money won't bring them back."

While driving, he explained it to Ye Zhenzhen in the simplest terms.

"It's like going to a newly opened internet-famous restaurant, waiting in line for two hours, only to be told the chef blew up the pot. Would you go again next time?"

Ye Zhenzhen shook her head.

This metaphor was too vivid, painting a very clear picture.

"Then... what should we do? Can you handle it alone?"

Looking at Gu Ran's focused profile, she felt a bit nervous.

"Relax."

Gu Ran glanced at her, his tone carrying absolute confidence.

"I might not dare to boast about other things, but when it comes to writing code, I've never bowed down to anyone."

He wasn't bragging.

In his previous life, although he ended up down and out, his technical skills were completely solid.

Even in top-tier tech companies, he was a technical backbone capable of leading projects.

Not to mention he had now returned with over a decade of experience and insight.

Solving this kind of server avalanche problem common to startups...

To him, it was like a college student solving elementary school math problems.

Seeing Gu Ran's breezy and calm demeanor, Ye Zhenzhen's heart completely settled.

She suddenly felt like she was falling for his charm more and more.

That kind of "I'm the best in the world" confidence, a bit wicked, yet so damn reliable.

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Twenty minutes later, at GR Games.

As soon as the door was pushed open, a tense atmosphere comparable to a postgraduate entrance exam study room rushed to their faces.

Li Sinan, sporting two dark circles under her eyes and hair as messy as a bird's nest, was yelling at a programmer's screen.

"No! This plan won't work! Restarting the database will take at least ten minutes, the users will all be gone by then!"

"Then what should we do, Boss Li! The request volume is still rising. If we don't think of something, the hardware is going to fry!"

"If I knew what to do, why would I hire you!"

The entire office was permeated with an atmosphere of despair, as if they were utterly doomed.

Right at this moment, a calm voice rang out.

"Everyone, step aside."

Everyone subconsciously turned around.

At the door stood Gu Ran with one hand in his pocket, exuding an incredibly powerful aura.

"Boss!"

"President Gu!"

When Li Sinan saw Gu Ran, it was like seeing a savior; she was almost in tears.

"Boss, you're finally here! We can barely hold on!"

"What's the panic."

Gu Ran took off his jacket, casually handed it to Ye Zhenzhen, and walked straight to the main server monitoring console.

He glanced at the dense red alarms and snowflake-like data streams on the screen without even furrowing his brow.

"Give me the highest clearance."

The programmer in charge of the server froze for a moment and subconsciously looked at Li Sinan.

Li Sinan immediately said.

"Why are you looking at me! Do whatever the boss tells you to do!"

"Oh, oh!"

The programmer hurriedly made way.

Gu Ran sat down and cracked his knuckles.

"Ms. Li, go order the best takeout for everyone. Crawfish, barbecue, beer, get it all arranged. The better, the better."

He instructed without looking back.

"Huh?"

Li Sinan didn't quite process it.

"Huh what?"

Gu Ran's fingers had already started flying across the keyboard, so fast they were a blur.

"Tonight, we celebrate."

Li Sinan stood frozen in place, looking at Gu Ran's back, a bit dazed.

What time was it for this?

The company was about to explode, and they were having a banquet?

She glanced at Ye Zhenzhen next to her, who looked equally bewildered.

Ye Zhenzhen gave her a reassuring smile, which seemed to say:

Listen to him, you can't go wrong.

Li Sinan gritted her teeth.

Fine, the boss had spoken, so even if the sky falls, she had to order the food first.

She took out her phone and started making frantic calls to order food.

At this moment, the office area had completely quieted down.

All the programmers surrounded Gu Ran's back like they were looking at a monster, not daring to breathe loudly.

In front of Gu Ran were three monitors, with code scrolling rapidly like a waterfall.

His hands seemed to merge with the keyboard, the sound of his fingertips striking the keys crisp and rhythmic.

"What... what is he doing?"

A young programmer couldn't help but whisper to his colleague.

"I don't understand it... but I am deeply shocked..."

As formally trained programmers, they considered their coding speed to be quite fast.

But compared to the man in front of them, it was simply the difference between a sloth and a cheetah.

What terrified them even more was that Gu Ran wasn't just writing in one language.

Lines of instructions that dazzled their eyes were accurately input and executed.

One person, simultaneously operating three completely different tech stacks.

And he was doing troubleshooting and system refactoring in such a high-pressure environment.

This was no longer just technical badassery; this was monstrous genius!

"Xiao Wang, divert user requests to the backup server, set up a queuing buffer mechanism, and buy me five minutes."

Gu Ran's voice was calm without a single ripple.

"Ms. Li, immediately issue an announcement saying it's a system upgrade and compensate all users with a mysterious gift package to distract their attention first."

"Xiao Zhang, unlock the read-write locks on the database, I'm going to operate on the underlying data directly!"

Instructions were issued methodically, and the originally chaotic team instantly found their backbone.

Even though they had no idea why the boss was doing this.

But that overwhelming confidence and sense of control made them subconsciously choose to obey.

After posting the announcement, Li Sinan also leaned over, staring nervously at the screen.

She could tell that Gu Ran wasn't just fixing a bug.

He was tearing it all down and starting over!

He was using an unheard-of method to forcefully swap the engine of this near-scrap tractor with that of an F1 race car, right there on the spot!

"Crazy... this is absolutely crazy..."

Li Sinan muttered to herself.

Ye Zhenzhen stood on the outskirts of the crowd. She couldn't understand the complex code, but she could understand the intense focus on Gu Ran's face.

Under the lights, the young man's profile was sharply defined. A few loose strands of hair on his forehead were soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to his skin.

His eyes were astonishingly bright.

Ye Zhenzhen's heart beat a little faster.

She suddenly understood why she was so determined to stand by his side.

Because this man was shining.

That radiance was simply too dazzling.

"Done."

Suddenly, Gu Ran hit the Enter key hard for the final time.

Clack!

A crisp sound rang out.

He leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

The whole process had lasted a long time. About ten minutes later...

Everyone held their breath, their eyes glued to the monitoring console.

They watched as the glaring red warnings on the screen disappeared one by one.

The server's CPU usage plummeted off a cliff, dropping from a peak of ninety-nine percent down to twenty percent.

The curve for concurrent requests, after a brief plateau, began to climb upward once again.

"It's... it's restored?"

"Holy shit! Not only is it restored, but the performance is at least five times better than before!"

"How did he do that? That architecture just now... I couldn't even understand it!"

"A... a miracle..."

Gasps of sheer disbelief echoed throughout the office.

The way everyone looked at Gu Ran had changed.

They weren't looking at a boss; they were looking at a god, at a living belief.

In the world of technology, being weak is the original sin, and strength is the absolute truth!

"What are you all spacing out for?"

Gu Ran spun his chair around, looking at his dumbfounded employees with a smile.

"The work is done. Aren't you hungry?"

Ding-dong—

Just as he spoke, the doorbell rang with perfect timing.

Li Sinan snapped out of her daze and hurried to open the door.

Soon, the aroma of crayfish and barbecue, mixed with the malty scent of beer, instantly filled the entire office.

"The boss is awesome!!!"

Someone yelled out first.

Immediately after, the whole office erupted in tsunami-like cheers.

"Long live the boss!"

A group of tech nerds were now flushed red in the face and neck with excitement.

Ye Zhenzhen stood to the side, watching Gu Ran being surrounded by the crowd, and smiled with a deep sense of shared pride.

Gu Ran made his way through the crowd and walked over to her side.

He reached out and tapped the tip of the girl's nose, the gesture intimate and natural.

"Stunned silly?"

"Yeah."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded obediently.

"You were incredibly handsome just now."

"How handsome?"

Gu Ran leaned close to her ear and asked in a low voice.

"So handsome that..."

Ye Zhenzhen thought for a moment, stood on her tiptoes, and whispered back into his ear. "So handsome that I want to hide you away and not let anyone else see you."

Hearing this, Gu Ran's heart skipped a beat.

He looked into the girl's sparkling peach-blossom eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing subconsciously.

This little girl was leveling up her game; she was getting better and better at flirting.

"Ahem!"

Li Sinan walked over carrying a plate of crayfish, interrupting their silent exchange of affection.

"You two, that's enough! Don't just stand there showing off your romance, eat something first! We're all getting full just from the sour stench of your love!"

The crowd roared with laughter.

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