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Chapter 429 Why don’t we make one ourselves?
Anyone who plays games has come into contact with game cheats, either actively or passively.

Domestic players first became aware of plug-ins through stand-alone modifiers, the most famous of which at the time was Kingsoft Gamer.

Game plug-ins began to circulate in China in 2001. As the online game industry continued to grow in China, plug-ins have gradually evolved and developed from the initial "auxiliary tools" into a large-scale black and gray industry chain.

Early online game development teams lacked technical skills and experience, and had little knowledge of plug-ins. They had almost no precautions against plug-ins, and coupled with low operational standards, this led to the proliferation of plug-ins in many games.

How bad can some online games be?

Some online games can use stand-alone modifiers such as "Kingsoft Gamer" to modify the number of props, without even the most basic server verification.

In some online games, even normal players who don't use cheats can't survive, forcing players to use cheats.

The operator took a one-size-fits-all approach in banning plug-ins, which resulted in many players being banned by mistake. As a result, angry players gathered together and smashed the online game company.

Some online games can even be said to have died directly at the hands of plug-ins.

For game developers and operators, plug-ins are parasites that live on them and constantly steal their profits.

Therefore, the game officials will firmly crack down on plug-ins and adopt various measures, including technical prevention and offline physical crackdown.

However, this gray and black industry has been repeatedly banned and cannot be eradicated at its root.

As long as the game officials relax a little, cheats will become active.

It is impossible to defeat it and it is troublesome to prevent it, which gives the game officials a headache.

Some people even said self-deprecatingly that the existence of plug-ins shows that our game is popular, and only dying games have no plug-ins.

From the very beginning of the project, Qin Shaoyan discussed the issue of preventing plug-ins in detail with Fan Xiaoqian and others.

Based on his years of experience, Qin Shaoyan told Fan Xiaoqian about the characteristics and types of plug-ins.

Fan Xiaoqian has taken a lot of precautions in terms of technology, but it is hard to say how effective these are.

When he heard Xiong Jiajia's news that someone was paying a large sum of money for cheats, he was not surprised at all. This was all expected.

Qin Shaoyan pondered for a moment and said, "Please help me keep an eye on this matter. It would be best if we can get inside their organization and get the information of the producer."

"What are you doing? Are you playing Infernal Affairs?" Xiong Jiajia suddenly became excited and rubbed his hands and said, "If I can find this person, will you let me do it?"

"Get lost!" Qin Shaoyan glared at him fiercely. "We are serious businessmen. If there is any problem, we should resolve it through the law. Why are you still thinking about beating people up every day?"

"Hey, that's boring." Xiong Jiajia thought for a moment, "Then I'll let the guys in our studio keep an eye on it. As long as we ask carefully, we will definitely find out. It's just a matter of spending some money."

"You can start by finding a few people who used to be agents for Legend plug-ins and try to get close to them." Qin Shaoyan began to make suggestions. "They must have their own circles and channels. If they have any news, they will definitely get it first. You should find a way to squeeze into this circle."

"Tell them that you want to be the exclusive agent for this plug-in in the mainland, and buy it out for one million yuan."

"One million? You're just fishing." Xiong Jiajia was a little disappointed. "Can they be fooled?"

"We do this just for the money, so there are bound to be people who can't help themselves." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Catch as many as we can, kill a few chickens first to scare them."

The Internet Association once issued a report that people working in this industry are basically young people, with an average age of 23.

Based on Qin Shaoyan's many years of experience dealing with plug-ins and studios, the plug-in makers may be a little older, but the agents and distributors are all young men in their teens.

These people are fearless and have very simple social experience.

In the early days, most people working in this industry were based in the country. Later, after being cracked down on continuously, most of the plug-in makers fled abroad, and only the agents and distributors remained in the country.

"In addition to the cheats, you have to help me keep an eye on one thing." Qin Shaoyan reminded him again, "Pay more attention to the gold-making studio."

"You have to be on guard against gold miners too?" Xiong Jiajia was a little surprised, "Isn't the scope of the attack too large?"

"You know nothing. Those who make gold will also destroy the ecology of the game. Besides, they don't share their profits with me, so why should I indulge them?" Qin Shaoyan snorted coldly, "They also infringe on the interests of the majority of players, lower the gold price and monopolize the market, so that ordinary players can't get the bonuses of the local tycoons."

"Okay, I'll help you keep an eye on it." Xiong Jiajia didn't care about the lives of these people. He just did whatever Qin Shaoyan said.

The two of them ate snacks and drinks while discussing the follow-up work plan of the "Internet Public Opinion Monitoring Department."

This includes reducing investment in subtitle groups, turning to water army studios, and cultivating internet celebrity accounts.

Qin Shaoyan gave Xiong Jiajia a general explanation of the training and operation of internet celebrities, and left the rest for him to figure out on his own. It would be profitable if he could succeed.

It is too early to become an internet celebrity at this time. Although there were several iconic internet celebrities in the early days, they disappeared after a few years, and even fewer of them could make money.

The main reason is that internet celebrities during this period still lack the means to monetize their traffic.

However, Qin Shaoyan did not expect to make money by becoming an internet celebrity. Instead, he wanted to build up his account first and get the microphone of the Internet first.

If you don't occupy the public opinion position on the Internet, it will be occupied by others.

Now Qin Shaoyan is investing money in this "Water Army Public Relations Department", and Xiong Jiajia does not have any profit KPI, so he can work without any pressure.

The two chatted for a long time, and Xiong Jiajia's father came over to urge them to eat, "Hurry up and eat, stop chatting."

"Xiaoyan, your uncle may not be a great chef, but I can cook well. Come and try it." Xiong Jiajia's father said proudly, "Come and try my fish. I stewed it in three ways."

"It smells good." Qin Shaoyan said apologetically, "I originally planned to treat uncle and aunt to a meal at a big restaurant, but Jia Jia said you guys would be leaving in two days, so I don't want to bother with that."

"Next time you guys come, I'll make arrangements."

"Look at what you said, it's so unorthodox." Xiong Jiajia's father pretended to be dissatisfied, "We are family, why are you being polite to me?"

"I have to thank you. Jiajia has relied on you to take care of him in Beijing for the past two years. I thought he was just hanging around here, but I didn't expect he even bought a house. He's not bad at all."

Xiong Jiajia listened to his father's praise, but his face did not show any happiness. He just lowered his head and kept eating.

His father changed the subject and said, "Xiaoyan, you and Jiajia have been classmates for so many years, and you are also good friends. Please help your uncle persuade him."

Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, and the chopsticks in his hand that were picking up the fish stopped.

"After two years of playing around in Beijing, it's time for him to settle down. He's already grown up." Xiong Jiajia's father said earnestly, "As for his family, we've already made arrangements for him. He'll go back to work in the hospital. In two years, he'll get a job and it won't be hard for him to find a partner and get married."

Qin Shaoyan was very shocked and slowly turned his head to look at Xiong Jiajia.

Xiong Jiajia spat out the bone in his mouth and said depressedly, "I won't go back. I'm helping Lao Qin start a business. It would be unfair to abandon him. Besides, it's not like I don't make money here. Look, I've bought a house."

"You know nothing. Why are you just following others to start a business? What do you know? Just follow others to start a business." Xiong Jiajia's father taught him a lesson. "They are embarrassed to chase you away because of your classmates' face. Don't just stay here and waste your days."

"What's wrong with you buying a house? What's wrong with buying a few more houses?"

"You don't even have a proper job, who would want to live with you?"

"Hurry up, come back with me after the New Year and I will prepare the schedule for you."

Xiong Jiajia's stubborn temper came up and he said with his neck stiff: "I won't go back!" "Look at you, kid, how come you don't understand anything!" Xiong Jiajia's father's face suddenly turned gloomy.

Xiong Jiajia's mother next to her also followed suit, repeating the same old words over and over again, saying that life in Beijing was unstable and that going home would provide her with a stable job, so she should go back as soon as possible to get married and have children.

Although the ideas of this old couple seem very backward and narrow-minded in the eyes of future generations, this was the thinking of the older generation at that time.

The aftermath of layoffs has not yet passed, and many places are still checking temporary residence permits. If you were caught two or three years ago, you would be fined and deported.

The mother of a singer who immigrated to the University of California, Berkeley, was still embezzling resettlement funds for laid-off workers in 2009.

In this situation, it is unrealistic to expect the older generation to understand entrepreneurship.

What's more, Xiong Jiajia studied clinical medicine for five years and then started working in the Internet industry after graduation. No one knows what kind of success he will achieve.

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Qin Shaoyan quickly tried to smooth things over, "Uncle and aunt, I understand how you feel."

"Xiong Jiajia is not a child anymore. He has his own ideas."

"He has done a lot of things in the past two years in Beijing. He is not just hanging around all day."

"I rely on him for some things. It is said that brothers fight tigers together and fathers and sons fight together in battle. I must have a helper, right?"

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"Besides, we are not developing the Internet for ourselves, we are also working to help the country."

Xiong Jiajia was shocked. He knew that Qin Shaoyan was a jerk, but he didn't expect him to be so bold in boasting.

Xiong Jiajia's father was also stunned. He asked in confusion and suspicion: "Working for the country? What do you do?"

Qin Shaoyan said solemnly: "You know about the Olympics, right?"

"You know, isn't it 08?" Xiong Jiajia's father was very puzzled.

"Now is the Internet age, everything has to be online, including the Olympics. The Olympic Committee in Beijing set up a promotional website." Qin Shaoyan patted his chest and said, "I did it!"

"Ah?!" Xiong Jiajia's father looked at Qin Shaoyan in surprise.

"Of course, Jia Jia also made a lot of efforts and did a lot of work." Qin Shaoyan continued to deceive, "The subsequent operation and maintenance of the official website are all done by us. We have to do it until the end of the Olympics. We have to see it through to the end, right? After all, it is a task given by the government."

"Yes." Xiong Jiajia's father nodded slowly, "What about after 08?"

"There will be other work later." Qin Shaoyan said nonsense, "We also cooperate with the Ministry of Education, and often go to the United Nations for meetings."

"Next year I plan to let Jia Jia lead the team there so that he can get familiar with the situation there, and then I'll let him be in charge."

"Ah?" Xiong Jiajia's father took a deep breath, "You have done all your work at the United Nations?"

"Ah, right, right!" Xiong Jiajia nodded vigorously. "That's right, we occasionally go to the United Nations on business trips, and Lao Qin has been interviewed by CCTV News?"

As he spoke, Xiong Jiajia got up and went back into the house to find a laptop, plugged in the Internet cable, turned it on, and searched the news online.

Looking at the news photos of Qin Shaoyan being interviewed at the United Nations, Xiong Jiajia's father's doubts gradually disappeared, and he patted Xiong Jiajia on the back, "Oh my god, I didn't realize, son, you guys are doing pretty well!"

"Of course!" Xiong Jiajia also straightened his back. "How can I do badly if I follow Lao Qin?"

Qin Shaoyan continued to strike while the iron was hot, "I'm going to give Jiajia a position in the China Internet Development Research Association this year. Let him work there first. After the Olympics are over in two years, I'll study and arrange a position for him in Beijing."

"The organization in the capital is better than that in my hometown, right, uncle?"

Xiong Jiajia's father nodded vigorously and gave a thumbs up, "Xiaoyan, you are really awesome."

"Our Jiajia is lucky to be with you. Please take good care of him. Thank you in advance."

"What are you thanking for? You're all just pigeons!" Xiong Jiajia said proudly, and then got slapped again.

After the meal, Qin Shaoyan said goodbye as Xiong Jiajia's parents kept thanking him.

Xiong Jiajia followed under the pretext of seeing someone off, and gave a thumbs up in admiration, "It's you, you're really good at picking up lies, you're talking about the Olympics, the United Nations, and the Chinese Internet."

Qin Shaoyan glanced at him and said, "Do you think I'm kidding you? Next year, no, this year you're leading the United Nations team, so hurry up and get your passport."

"Brother, don't talk nonsense." Xiong Jiajia didn't care. "We can get by this year. What if they find something wrong in two years? What will I say if they ask me to go back?"

"In two years you will be a billionaire, why are you still worried about this?" Qin Shaoyan said disdainfully.

Xiong Jiajia looked at Qin Shaoyan and said seriously, "Let's talk about getting me a UN staffing position. I think this lie is more realistic."

"..."

……

The Spring Festival holiday passed quickly and employees began to return to work one after another.

The first thing Qin Shaoyan did when he returned to the company was to call a few key members to a meeting. In the meeting room, he recounted what Xiong Jiajia had found out.

Everyone present was silent. Zhang Pingyi was the first to speak, asking doubtfully, "Don't we have preventive measures?"

"There are preventive measures." Fan Xiaoqian replied with a bitter face, "But a thief can only steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days. They rely on this to make money, so they must be studying your loopholes every day."

Zhang Pingyi pondered for a moment, "I have seen the kind of plug-ins that are used in Legend before. They are really convenient to use. Many people like to use one to assist in playing."

Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "There are many people whose accounts have been hacked, right?"

"Indeed." Zhang Pingyi nodded, "Many people have had their accounts hacked by using cheats."

Fan Xiaoqian counted on her fingers, "According to what Mr. Qin said, common types of game cheats include client cracking, offline cheats, memory modification, acceleration cheats, custom cheats, protocol packet capture, keystroke scripts..."

Zhou Yuan, the general manager of the operations department, was overwhelmed when he heard this. "There are so many types. Is it easy to handle them?"

Fan Xiaoqian sighed, "Give it a try, but we need your cooperation on many things. If we catch anyone cheating with plug-ins, we will punish them severely."

Zhou Yuan was a little doubtful. "How wide is the scope of this crackdown? Is there a standard, such as ignoring those who recharge more than 20,000 yuan?"

"No, anyone who uses cheats will be banned first." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Block them all, don't be lenient."

"We will discuss how to deal with it later based on how much money you have recharged. Those who haven't spent money will be permanently banned."

"I understand." Zhou Yuan immediately had a plan in mind.

Everyone knows how to deal with the use of plug-ins, but no one knows how to deal with plug-ins.

Seeing Fan Xiaoqian still thinking about the cheat, Qin Shaoyan suddenly said, "Since cheats can't be prevented, why don't we make one ourselves?"

"What?!" Fan Xiaoqian was shocked.

(End of this chapter)