Chapter 109 Rules of the Game

In Zhongguancun, there are a lot of awesome people. Awei Studio is just a small store at the bottom. Few people in the industry have heard of its name, but in the game cracking industry, it is famous and knowledgeable people have to give a thumbs up when they hear the name of "Awei".

Awei Studio has been in Zhongguancun for several years. Basically, it was established when game peripheral products became popular in the coastal area. At that time, he was the only one who made game products here, and later it gradually formed a whole industrial chain. In this underground market, many shopkeepers were brought out by him.

Gu Wei, a native of Liaoning, Northeast China, went to the southern coastal cities when he was fifteen or sixteen years old. His first job was to wash dishes in a hotel. However, because he was flexible in mind and willing to study and endure hardships, he soon became famous and finally took root in Shenzhen Shekou Electronic Wholesale Market.

Due to its geographical location, Shenzhen Shekou is still the largest electronic market in Shenzhen and even the country. It is separated from Hong Kong and the largest international trade port in China. Here, it has access to the most cutting-edge and trendy electronic equipment in the world, and A Wei later came into contact with computers and various A kind of game console.

The company where Gu Wei worked at that time was founded by a Hong Kong boss. The state has a lot of support policies for Hong Kong businessmen, so his business here is in full swing, which is more advantageous than other companies.

Gu Wei's technology laid the foundation during this period. He was exposed to the world's advanced game cracking process and technology. Because of fate, he became a teacher of the company's chief technician at that time and studied solidly for two years.

His master, like him, is also a wild man and has never been systematically highly educated. All knowledge is explored through self-study and continuous practice. At that time, Gu Wei only knew that his master's skills were very powerful, and he was not sure how far he had reached, but now he can confidently say that in the field of game cracking, his master's technical level has been at the forefront of the world.

Since the birth of software or games, cracking and anti-hacking technology have been entangled. Their relationship, just like viral bacteria and medical technology, is constantly confronted by each other. There is only a temporary leader, and no party can absolutely declare that it is invincible.

Game cracking is different from password cracking.

Encrypt the password, but only the data. The encryption method can be very complicated. With the most advanced computer, it may not be able to crack it for a hundred years.

But cracking the game is much easier. The game is equivalent to software. No matter how it is encrypted, it always needs to run on a specific machine, that is to say, its final expression is the machine language that can be understood by the machine.

Machine language can be reverse engineered. Theoretically, as long as you have enough time and energy, you can even restore all the source code of the game.

Of course, usually, it is not necessary to reverse all the cracking of the game. It only needs to be dynamically tracked when the game is running, and then modify the data in a targeted way to achieve the purpose.

Gu Wei is best at this technology.

Although Gu Wei is from Northeast China, he is not very tall. Perhaps because he has been in the underground market for a long time and lacks [luck], he is very fat and his skin is very white.

He came here with hundreds of yuan. Now it has been four years, and he has a deep feeling for everything here, but today he told Sun Wu that he may leave here, which shows his inner helplessness.

Under Sun Wu's repeated questioning, Gu Wei said the reason why he planned to leave.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is his reputation that has caused trouble.

In the past two years, the electronic market has developed very fast. Anyone with a little vision can see that computers and games are a major development trend in the future.

The prosperity of this underground market also proves this from the side. Everyone has really made a lot of money by taking advantage of this shareholder wind.

So, someone stared at this growing cake.

"Some people want to integrate the whole market, form an underground industrial chain integrating purchase, cracking, production and sales, and monopolize the game and software piracy market in the whole north." Speaking of this, Gu Wei sighed again.

"Damn it, is it so fierce?" Sun Wu took a deep breath and actually wanted to eat the whole northern market, which was a little beyond his imagination for him.

"Brother Wei, what's the other party's coming from?" I've been here for so long, and I have more or less my own relationship, but compared with the other party, it's simply scum. As for the specific identity of the other party, it is not convenient for me to disclose it,

Don't interfere any more, so as not to make trouble for you.

Gu Wei knew Sun Wu's identity last time, but it was obvious that a director of the Public Security Bureau did not have enough weight.

Sun Wu took a look at Lin Hong and said nothing more.

"I've been chatting. Your friend hasn't introduced it yet." Gu Wei smiled and looked at Lin Hong and said.

"Oh, that's right!" Sun Wu patted his forehead and said, " Let me introduce, this is my childhood friend, iron buddy, Lin Hong, you can just call him Hongzi.

Sun Wu pulled Lin Hong to Gu Wei's side. "Hongzi, this is Brother Wei, the awesome man I often mentioned before."

"Haha, Wuzi, don't say that. I'm not an awesome person!" Gu Wei laughed.

Lin Hong and Gu Wei greeted each other, which was a formal acquaintance.

"Brother Wei, if we come here this time and want to see your unique skills, let me tell you that although Hongzi is younger than me, he is very proficient in electronic technology. I think there will be a common language between you."

Hearing his words, Gu Wei looked at Lin Hong in surprise. Although he had known Sun Wu for a short time, he knew his temperament very well. It seemed that he didn't care about anything. In fact, he was thick and thin, and his eyes were very high, so he rarely convinced. It seems that it is not easy for the teenager in front of him to be so respected.

Gu Weiyang did not despise the other party because he looked very young. This industry is the world of young people. He has seen many people who are very young but very powerful in some way.

He casually asked, "Has Hongzi been exposed to the content of game cracking before?"

Lin Hong shook his head: "No. But I'm very interested in this area. If Viagra is convenient, I want to learn something from you.

"This thing can't be explained clearly in one or two sentences. If only you had come earlier." Gu Wei said with some pity that he is very bold to people. Like his master, he does not hesitate to teach some people if they want to learn their own skills. Many people in this underground market have come to him to learn something.

Unfortunately, he didn't stay here for a long time.

Sun Wu heard his subtext, thought for a moment, and asked, "Brother Wei, they want to invite you over. What's the price?"

"The price is not a problem, even more than I earn now." Gu Wei's [answer] case made Sun Wu and Lin Hong feel very strange. In this case, why did he leave?

Seeing their doubts, Gu Wei had expected it for a long time and continued to explain: "In fact, in this industry, there are also its own rules of the game. As the saying goes, there is also a way to steal, that's what it means. When we do this together, making money is a part of it, but it is more for our own interests. Those who want to make money have moved away, and those who stay are still sticking to the things in their hearts.

Lin Hong and Sun Wu were attracted by his words.

"My master has been to the United States. Those technical experts abroad hold regular gatherings to share the cracked things for free and exchange their own skills. Later, it gradually appeared that some merchants used these things to make money......" Gu Wei fell into memory. He had never forgotten what his master said to him.

There is still an inherent paranoia of a technician in his heart. Although he has been working here for many years, he still has not become a pure businessman.

"Although we crack the game sale. Card, but it does not pursue huge profits. One card makes a lot of money without cost, so that more people can play these excellent games. Moreover, when a new game comes out, it usually takes a year to two years to crack it. The reason for doing this is to reduce the impact on the interests of game developers. These principles are the rules of the industry. I have been silently following it for so many years, but now suddenly there is a person, completely They don't play cards according to the rules. They want to make pirates as sophisticated as the genuine version, and then sell them very expensive to suppress other cheap pirates. They need to send special buyers abroad to buy the latest version of the game, and then send it back to the cracking team to crack. After cracking, they will copy it as soon as possible and use professional production Production..." Gradually, Lin Hong and Sun Wu also understood. It turned out that when they did this, they made a small fuss. A group of like-minded people gathered here and gradually formed a small industrial chain. But generally speaking, it is still very small. Under their self-discipline, the market has been operating quietly and happily, but now suddenly there is a spoiler. The other party does not want to make a small fight. At the beginning, he has to go up the scale, regardless of long-term interests, and pursue the maximization of profits. Therefore, it has aroused the dissatisfaction of people with technical complexes such as Gu Wei.

"The other party is too big to provoke. Can't I hide?" Gu Wei was already cheerful. After talking on the phone, he gradually got better.

"Viagra, where are you going?" Sun Wu asked.

"I have a few friends in Shenzhen, and I plan to go and have a look. Well, let's not talk about these disappointing things. I happened to get a new game today, and I will crack it on the spot to show you today.

Hongzi, although you are here for the first time, you are Wuzi's brother, that is, my brother. Don't be polite to me. I will explain the whole process to you in detail later. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me at any time.

After saying that, Gu Wei walked to the front of the store and closed the door to avoid someone running to disturb him when he was cracking.