Chapter 967 Never Leave a Resentment Overnight
Chapter 967 Never Leave a Resentment Overnight
Magic City, Shanda Network.
Although Shanda had made a lot of money by relying on Legend to revive at this time, it was still not a truly big company.
The most dazzling Chinese Internet sites in 2001 were the three major portals: Sina, Sohu, and NetEase.
Xiao Qianxi looked at the unremarkable office area of Shanda Network and was a little surprised: "I didn't expect that the legendary company that is so popular all over the country is actually run by such a small company."
"This is the charm of the Internet. No company in the traditional industry can develop at such a fast speed."
As soon as Qin Hao finished speaking, the grand receptionist came over with a smile on her face.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen has to go out for something urgent. Can I change your appointment to tomorrow?"
Xiao Qianxi frowned and was about to say something when Qin Hao stopped her: "Okay, we'll come back tomorrow, thank you."
After coming out of Shanda Network, Xiao Qianxi said depressedly: "We waited for almost two hours, and he just disappeared without a trace. What does that mean?"
"I guess he sees that we are dressed like students and thinks we are unreliable." Qin Hao was relatively calm. In fact, from Chen Tianqiao's experience, it can be seen that this person is quite arrogant. Shanda started out by making games, but Chen Tianqiao never played games. In his eyes, games are just business, and he wants to be the Chinese version of Disney.
"Then what should we do now? What if we still can't see him when we go there tomorrow?" Xiao Qianxi frowned.
Qin Hao stood on the road, glanced around and pointed at a billboard.
"You haven't forgotten the sales set, have you?"
"What do you mean?" Xiao Qianxi's eyes lit up.
"Since we are here now, we might as well take this opportunity to develop the southern market as well."
In one afternoon, Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi visited all the Internet cafes near Shanda Network. After trying the Internet cafe management software developed by Qin Hao and learning that it was permanently free, six or seven Internet cafes immediately "changed their business".
They were busy until about ten o'clock in the evening, and Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi were on their way back to the hotel.
The cold wind blowing in her face made Xiao Qianxi unconsciously tighten the collar of her coat. Suddenly, her neck felt warm and a red scarf was draped over her thin shoulders.
"I just bought it when I passed by, it looks good."
There was a hint of sweetness between Xiao Qianxi's brows, and the warmth from the scarf flowed into her heart.
"Thank you."
"Just think of it as a Christmas present." Qin Hao smiled.
Xiao Qianxi was moved but also felt a little guilty when she heard this. Why didn't she think of preparing a Christmas gift for Qin Hao?
At this moment, a loud explosion was heard in the sky.
"Hey, there's a fireworks show today."
Following the direction of Qin Hao's finger, fireworks bloomed in the night sky, shining brightly and dazzlingly.
Just like Xiao Qianxi's heart at this moment, sparks are spreading across the prairie.
It was not until the last firework dissipated in the air that Xiao Qianxi reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
"Let's go, it's cold outside, let's go back to the hotel first."
"Ah."
When he reached the door of the room, Xiao Qianxi was suddenly surprised by the warmth coming from his palm.
"Rest early, good night."
"oh oh."
Xiao Qianxi agreed in a daze, and only reacted when he returned to the room.
"Did he take the initiative to hold my hand just now?"
Just as Xiao Qianxi was leaning against the door, immersed in the scenery that she had just experienced along the way hand in hand with Qin Hao, the phone rang, waking her up.
"Qianxi, how is it in the Magic City? Is it cold?"
Xie Qiao's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Alright, okay."
Soon Xu Lin's voice came from the other end of the phone again.
"Qianxi, are you guys doing well over there?"
Xiao Qianxi sighed when he heard this: "It didn't go well. I had made an appointment in advance to meet with Chen Tianqiao, the boss of Shanda, but he was stood up."
"Why is this person like this? What are you going to do now?"
"Qin Hao said to try again tomorrow. If it doesn't work, we'll think of another way."
"Okay, it's getting late, so you should go to bed early and take care of yourself."
"Yeah, so do you."
After hanging up the phone, Xu Lin saw Wang Ying eavesdropping, so he teased: "Miss, you heard it all. Old Qin is not making good progress. Isn't it your turn to take action?"
Wang Ying rolled her eyes: "You think I'm a god? Our family's connections are not yet nationwide. As for the Magic City, Lao Qin can only rely on himself."
"It's rare that there are things that even the young lady can't handle. Now I feel that I am not that far away from being the young lady. What do you think, Xie Qiao?"
"I?"
Looking at Xie Qiao's cute expression, Wang Ying and Xu Lin couldn't help but laugh out loud.
At this moment, Xie Qiao suddenly received a call.
"What? Sister Xixi is getting married? When? Where? With whom?"
The series of questions confused Qin Chuan on the other end of the phone.
"It's the day after tomorrow. My sister wants you to be her bridesmaid, and she asked me to ask you if you're willing."
"You must be willing, when are you leaving?"
"If you're willing, I'll have my sister book us a flight ticket and we'll leave early tomorrow morning."
"Okay, my god, Sister Xixi is really amazing. She is going to marry Yihui without saying anything."
After hanging up the phone, Xie Qiao saw Wang Ying and Xu Lin staring at him, and asked timidly: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Are you going to the Magic City tomorrow too?"
"correct."
Wang Ying hesitated for a moment and then said slowly: "Why don't I just go with you?"
"what?"
"I'll go see what's going on with Lao Qin and see if there's anything I can do to help."
Hearing this, Xu Lin said depressedly: "Ah, you all went to the Magic City and left me here alone. That's really not nice."
“I have to buy my own plane ticket.”
"Miss, when you go out, you need someone to help you carry your luggage, right? I think I am the right person for you."
Wang Ying finally agreed to buy a plane ticket for Xu Lin because Xu Lin was pestering her to no end.
"Miss, I love you so much."
"Go away. Did you brush your teeth tonight?"
The next day, Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi came to Shanda Network again. After waiting for an hour, Qin Hao said to the front desk: "If your CEO Chen treats his partners like this, I guarantee he will regret it today. You can tell him what I said. I'll give you another ten minutes."
The receptionist left in embarrassment, but came back five minutes later with an embarrassed look on her face.
"Okay, let's go."
Qin Hao took Xiao Qianxi away from Shanda Network directly. Afterwards, in an Internet cafe near Shanda Network, Qin Hao wrote a plug-in program and uploaded it to domestic well-known game forums such as Gamerstar, Youxia, and 3DM for free download.
Soon, some legendary players discovered that there was a very small program that could directly modify the game data in the Legend of Mir 2. Plug-ins such as no candles, no weight, passing through monsters, and double magic attack were simply not worth mentioning in front of it.
This plug-in not only increases the experience by a hundred times, but also provides acceleration gears, equipment refreshes, such as the Scepter of Judgment, the Dragon Sword, and various Zuma equipment. With just a light click, you can immediately equip your character with a set of top-level equipment.
At the beginning, this plug-in was only circulated among a small number of players. As time went on, more and more players knew about it. In just half a day, as many as tens of thousands of legendary players downloaded it and used it.
At this time, Shanda Network finally noticed the abnormality, but faced with this sudden plug-in, the technical department was unable to provide a solution for a while.
"No, this cheat is encrypted. We can't decrypt its code, so we have no way of knowing how it modifies the game data."
“How long will it take to crack the code?”
"It will take at least four or five hours."
Although Chen Tianqiao was angry, he also knew that getting angry would be useless and would only delay the efficiency of the technical department in cracking the code.
In just these four or five hours, the game GM discovered that more than half of the players had already put on top-level gaming equipment, and their game levels had also risen to the upper limit of 99.
You have to know that for Korean games like Legend, once players no longer pursue equipment and levels, they will quickly lose their interest in them. At that time, the online time will be severely reduced, or even directly lost.
Shanda Network has just gotten out of its predicament with the help of Legend. Seeing that such a goose that lays golden eggs is about to end, not only Chen Tianqiao, but the entire senior management of Shanda Network is extremely anxious.
Suddenly, Chen Tianqiao's secretary remembered what the front desk staff said in the morning and reminded him.
"Mr. Chen, do you think Haoran Technology could have done this?"
Chen Tianqiao looked confused: "What is Haoran Technology?"
"It's the company that makes Internet cafe management software, which has a high market share in Hebei."
"Just those two college students?" Chen Tianqiao frowned.
"Where are they?"
"left already."
“Call them.”
The secretary quickly went to find the front desk, but when he called, the other party hung up.
"Send them a text message and give them a try."
However, after waiting for a long time, there was no reply.
Chen Tianqiao's heart was bleeding as he saw the number of online players of Legend reaching new highs, as if he saw money flying away from him.
"Go check which hotel they are staying at."
"What are you still standing there for? Check all the hotels within a five-kilometer radius!"
After four hours of cracking, the technical department finally "lived up to expectations" and cracked the plug-in code. However, after reading the code, the head of the technical department frowned as he looked at a section of the code.
Chen Tianqiao asked nervously: "What's wrong? Can't you solve it after cracking the code?"
"No, Mr. Chen, look at this code, it's very strange and has no effect at all. The translation is actually a sentence: I told you that you will regret it today."
The secretary was startled: "Mr. Chen, it's them."
"What them?"
"That's what the people at Haoran Technology said when they left."
Just then, the secretary's cell phone rang, and he looked at the caller ID.
"Mr. Chen, it's them."
Chen Tianqiao took the phone and asked: "Did you make that cheat?"
"I don't quite understand what Mr. Chen said."
Qin Hao's lazy voice came from the other end of the phone.
Chen Tianqiao was furious: "Why did you do this? Do you know how much loss this has caused to Shanda Network? You are committing a crime."
"Mr. Chen, you have to provide evidence when you speak. I can sue you for defamation for slandering a young and promising Peking University and Tsinghua University student like this."
Qin Hao snorted coldly. He uploaded the cheats through layers of external IP addresses and then through domestic server proxies. He also found a black Internet cafe that did not require an ID card and had no surveillance to upload the cheats. With existing technical means, it was impossible to detect it.
Chen Tianqiao was so angry that he almost threw his phone: "What do you want?"
"Mr. Chen, I should be the one asking you this, right? I came here with full sincerity to cooperate with you, but you kept breaking your promises."
Having said this, Qin Hao paused.
"However, regarding this legendary cheating incident, I do have a solution. If Mr. Chen can get to the Xinli Hotel within ten minutes, I might be interested in talking to you."
Hearing the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Chen Tianqiao slammed his fist on the desk.
"How long will it take for this cheat to be banned?"
The technical department director said awkwardly: "It's useless even if we ban cheats. There are already 30,000 to 40,000 players who have reached the maximum level and full equipment."
Chen Tianqiao almost spat out a mouthful of blood on the screen, but he still gritted his teeth and yelled at the secretary: "Why are you still standing there? Send me to the Xinli Hotel quickly."
After running all the way, we finally arrived at the Xinli Hotel in less than ten minutes.
Chen Tianqiao quickly called Qin Hao.
"I'm here, where are you?"
"Why are you in such a hurry, Mr. Chen? I've been waiting for you for so long, and you're already impatient after waiting for me for just a while? It seems like you're still not sincere."
Chen Tianqiao covered his chest and gasped for a while, but he could only force himself to calm down.
"Ok, I will wait for you."
On the other side, Qin Hao was not at the New Li Hotel at all, but was eating hot pot with Wang Ying and others.
"How can we cooperate if you have completely offended people like this?"
Qin Hao sneered and said, "If he doesn't know what's best for him, then he will completely kill Legend. If Shanda dies, other game companies will emerge, but my sales channels are indispensable to them."
At this moment, Wang Ying suddenly felt that Qin Hao was a little strange and murderous.
Half an hour later, Chen Tianqiao called again, and Qin Hao hung up directly.
An hour later, Qin Hao's phone rang again, and this time it was Xiao Qianxi who answered.
"Qin Hao is resting now. Please call back in an hour."
Chen Tianqiao almost overturned the sofa in the lobby of the Xinli Hotel: "This is too much, this is too much!"
"What's the situation at the company? Haven't you come up with a solution yet?"
The secretary replied cautiously: "Mr. Chen, the cheats have been banned now. The difficulty is how to deal with those accounts. If all are banned, I am afraid..."
Although the number of people playing Legend of Mir online at the same time has exceeded 10, the game is basically doomed after more than accounts were banned at once.
Chen Tianqiao could only silently say in his heart: A lack of patience will ruin great plans.
After waiting for another hour, Chen Tianqiao called Qin Hao again. This time, Qin Hao directly gave a room number.
Chen Tianqiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the wine list room.
However, when he arrived, he knocked on the door but no one answered.
Call Qin Hao again.
"I'm on my way back. Please wait for a moment, Mr. Chen."
In the taxi, Xu Lin and Xiao Qianxi smiled at each other: "I really want to see what Mr. Chen's expression is like now. It must be very exciting."
Wang Ying's mouth curled up slightly. Although she had never heard of doing business this way, it felt really good to get revenge on the same day! (End of this chapter)
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