A lot of people on the Internet also found out about it.
"Bad news! A pirated version of Plants vs. Zombies has been released!"
"You can't play it anymore. It keeps jumping off the table!"
"There should be a fully cracked version in a few days."
"Plants vs. Zombies is in danger! Pirates are the masters who eat people up without spitting out the bones! "
"I should have thought of it earlier. The producer of Plants vs. Zombies is just a small, unknown company with limited technology and experience. Their anti-piracy measures are definitely not as good as those big companies. It's not surprising that Plants vs. Zombies' requirement to buy a serial number to play the game was cracked so quickly. The encryption of Plants vs. Zombies must be the most basic of all! If it were another big company, they could at least guarantee that it wouldn't be pirated for three months! "
"It's too late to say anything now!"
"Yeah, now that a pirated version has been released, don't expect this version of Plants vs. Zombies to make much money! At most, it'll just make a name for itself! "
...
Outside.
After finding a secluded place, Zhang Ye leaned against a relatively clean wall in the corridor. He took out his cell phone and searched for a number. Then he tapped on "Dong Zhiqiang".
Du du, du. The call connected.
Dong Zhiqiang's hearty laughter came from the other end. "What a rare visitor, Teacher Zhang. What made you think of calling me?"
"Are you busy, Director Dong?" Zhang Ye also laughed.
Dong Zhiqiang said: "I'm doing fine. There haven't been any major cases these days."
Zhang Ye asked: "Is everyone doing well?"
"We're doing well. Everyone keeps talking about you, especially Fan Yingyun." Dong Zhiqiang smiled and said: "What's the matter? Is there something you need from me? "
Dong Zhiqiang — Director of the National Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Department. In order to avoid being detained, Rao Aimin had asked her junior brother to help him get into the Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Department. He had worked there for a period of time and had even experienced the Sino-Korean hacker war together. Their relationship was pretty good and they never stopped contacting each other. It was just that Zhang Ye's role in the hacker war was not known to them. Fan Yingyun, also known as "Big Saber Bro" or "FAN," also worked in this department. With so many layers of relationships, they were not considered outsiders anymore.
Zhang Ye said: "I don't go to the temple for no reason. Hai, actually, I didn't go to the temple for no reason. It was mainly because the matter was urgent. Otherwise, I would have definitely gone over."
"Don't stand on ceremony with me. If you have something to say, just say it." Dong Zhiqiang said straightforwardly.
Zhang Ye said: "It's like this. Didn't I recently make a game called Plants vs. Zombies?"
Dong Zhiqiang said happily, "I know. There are people playing in the office every day. Now that I don't have much work to do, I just turn a blind eye and ignore them."
"The game is now being pirated."
"So fast?"
"Yes, so I want to ask for your help. Can you crack down on piracy?"
"Ah?"
"Piracy is too rampant now. We have to crack down on it!"
"You also worked in the First Bureau before. Isn't this under our jurisdiction? To put it bluntly, we are the Cyber Security Key Case Investigation Unit. We fight against international cyber crimes, cyber financial crimes, and national security. "Dong Zhiqiang was speechless." Game piracy … "
Zhang Ye said eloquently, "Don't look down on piracy. This is an extremely serious security threat. How rampant is piracy these days? Games, movies, novels, and other industries can't be protected. The economic losses caused by piracy every year are in the billions, if not tens of billions. How much money can an online financial crime involve? Tens of millions is already a big case, right? But what about pirated versions? That was a few billion! This was a big case! An earth-shattering case! "
Dong Zhiqiang: "…"
What earth-shattering case!
"How many people have lost their homes because of piracy? How many people have lost their homes because of piracy? This is heartbreaking, Director Dong! It's so heartbreaking! This kind of crime cannot be condoned. It's not only a loss of personal wealth, it's also a loss of national wealth! When faced with such behavior, we must have zero tolerance! We must crack down firmly! Show no mercy! I'm willing to take the lead and be the vanguard. We'll start with the pirated version of Plants vs. Zombies and catch a good example! "
At the beginning, his words were still reasonable. But towards the end, they became more and more ridiculous.
Dong Zhiqiang also knew that Zhang Ye had a mouth like this. They were old acquaintances, so he quickly interrupted, "Alright, alright, Teacher Zhang, I understand. How about this? Since there isn't much work to do in the next few days, I'll get my subordinates to help you handle it. They'll definitely take care of it."
Zhang Ye said, "Alright, thank you very much then, Director Dong."
Dong Zhiqiang smiled and said, "You're a brother from our First Bureau, so why are you being so polite? Just remember to treat everyone to a meal later. "
"That's for sure." Zhang Ye replied, "You guys pick the place."
With Director Dong agreeing, Zhang Ye knew that there wouldn't be any problems. The Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Bureau was still very well known. Zhang Ye also understood that this was only possible for him. If it were anyone else, they would definitely not stand a chance. Even if it was just a simple task, the Internet Surveillance Bureau's Major Crimes Unit would not be involved in tracking down piracy.
After returning to the private room, everyone started asking.
"How was it, Teacher Zhang?"
"Can you really control the piracy of our game?"
"Has it been done?"
Zhang Ye did not say for sure. "It's about done. Let's wait for the news then."
… …
That afternoon.
At 4 PM.
A police station in the suburbs of Beijing suddenly received a mission from their superiors. They were to cooperate with the National Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Bureau to arrest a criminal suspect within their jurisdiction. As for the specifics of the case, they were not mentioned.
Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Bureau?
That National Internet Crimes Unit?
The same Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Bureau that had just cracked a major transnational cybercrime case that involved five lives and a billion RMB?
The station was immediately on high alert!
Everyone looked nervous and vigilant!
"Quick! Dispatch the police! Don't inform the police station. The station will handle it directly! Avoid any leaks! Everyone, hand over your cell phones and all communication devices! Immediately contact the Armed Police Squadron. Get ten … no … twenty armed police officers! Remember! Put on your bulletproof vests! Remember to protect yourselves! I repeat, collect your weapons and put on your bulletproof vests! Remember to protect yourselves! We've got a big case! Everyone, move out! "
With the command of the station's leader, a large net was cast!
… …
At 5 PM.
In a private house in the suburbs of Beijing.
When Zhang Guangwen was surrounded by more than thirty armed police officers, he looked at the thirty black muzzles of their guns and burst into tears!
He was so scared that he peed his pants!
He had really peed his pants!
The station's leader asked coldly, "Name!"
Zhang Guangwen said in a trembling voice, "Zhang … Zhang Guangwen!"
The station's leader shouted, "Put your hands on your head and squat down!"
Zhang Guangwen moved his arms helplessly, "Big Brother Police, Uncle Police, what are you … this is …"
Seeing him moving around, his hands occasionally touching his pockets, as though he was trying to pull out a "weapon", the police officers raised their guns warily and shouted, "Don't move! Don't move! I'm warning you! Put your hands on your head immediately! Otherwise, we'll shoot! "
There was also a police officer who was holding a device he had never seen before. He nervously scanned the room, as though he was checking for explosives!
Zhang Guangwen cried. He admitted that he was not a good person, but he was also not a bad person in the purest sense of the word. At most, he dabbled in technology and cracked a few games when he was bored. He would then sell them to pirates to earn some money. He swore that he had never committed murder or arson! The scene in front of him nearly scared the sh * t out of him. More than thirty armed police officers wearing bulletproof vests came to arrest me?
It's over!
This is a f * * king death sentence!
And it's not just any death sentence! This is the kind of death sentence where I'll be shot several times!
My life is over!
Zhang Guangwen's eyes rolled back and he fainted!
At this moment, a call came from the City Bureau.
The City Bureau's leader said, "Have you arrested him?"
The station's leader said, "We've already arrested him. We're currently searching his house for weapons and bombs!"
The City Bureau's leader was stunned, "What weapons? What bombs? "
The station's leader was also stunned, "Isn't this person an international criminal? It wouldn't be strange for this bunch of fugitives to do anything. There must be weapons in his house! "
The City Bureau's leader said, "What weapons? These are used to crack pirated games. The Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Division wants to give them a beating, that's why I got you all to arrest him and interrogate him!"
Ah?
Someone who made pirated games??
F * * k, why didn't you say so earlier! We're all wearing bulletproof vests!
The station's comrades all vomited blood, "…%% ¥¥% # # # @!!!"
Isn't the National Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Division supposed to handle major cases? When did they f * * king arrest people who made pirated games? When did they become so close to the people!?
… …
Meanwhile.
On the internet, the pirated downloads of Plants vs. Zombies suddenly disappeared within an hour. Not a single trace of them could be found, as though they had never appeared in the first place. There were even four pirated game download websites that were blocked and could no longer be accessed! There were a few pirated game websites that could still be accessed. The other games were still fine, but the pirated downloads of Plants vs. Zombies were all gone. The game discussion interface was also shut down and deleted!
Smoke rose from all directions!
The pirated websites were on high alert. The people in charge of the websites were also scared stiff. After being "visited" by the local police or Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Division, they were all scared stiff! As people who relied on this to make a living, it was impossible for them not to have heard of the famous Internet Surveillance Bureau's First Division. They did not know what they had done to actually alarm such a big shot! Later on, when they found out that they were investigating the pirated versions of Plants vs. Zombies, these pirated websites and pirates made the same decision: Delete the resources — they could not afford to offend a serious crime organization like the First Division!
They were investigating major international cases! If they offended them, they could just pluck a piece of evidence from some major international case and pin it on them. That would be a crime that they could not accept!
Hence, the entire internet was quiet!
Other than those in the know, no one else knew what had happened!
Some netizens were still puzzled!
"What's going on?"
"The pirated versions of Plants vs. Zombies are all gone?"
"Fuck, what the hell! It's really gone. Even the pirated versions of Plants vs. Zombies that were hidden on the internet drive can't be found anymore! "
"Are they going to crack down on us?"
"That can't be right. Why can the pirated versions of other games still be found?"
"Yeah, why is it that only the pirated versions of Plants vs. Zombies are gone?"
"Damn, are the pirated versions of these days so particular? Seeing that Plants vs. Zombies has become the backbone of the domestic games industry and supported the revival of the domestic games industry, the pirated versions of Plants vs. Zombies have all been taken down? To help the domestic games industry? "
"My eyes are getting wet!"
"In the past, I was still prejudiced against the pirated versions, but today's incident has changed my view of them! Their silent contributions, their unwillingness to ask for anything in return, is really touching! I thank all of you on behalf of Teacher Zhang Ye! You guys are great! You guys are the true heroes behind the scenes, the conscience of the industry! "
The pirated versions were solved!
The number of downloads of Plants vs. Zombies continued to rise rapidly!
9 million downloads …
9.5 million downloads …
Following that, Zhang Ye's popularity also increased. A few days ago, when Zhang Ye was frozen, his popularity had stagnated for a period of time and was even showing signs of declining. But after the release of Plants vs. Zombies, with the game's popularity spreading all over the country, Zhang Ye's popularity on the Chinese Celebrity Rankings Index immediately reversed and turned upwards. His popularity continued to rise!
He had risen another spot in the rankings!
He had surpassed a B-list movie star in front of him and was now firmly in the middle of the B-list celebrity rankings!
Furthermore, with the continued popularity of Plants vs. Zombies, although his popularity would not explode too much, it would at least ensure that Zhang Ye's popularity would not drop in the next two months. With the remaining popularity of the game, Zhang Ye's popularity would maintain an overall upward trend. After being frozen by Central TV Department 1, the source of his popularity had finally been temporarily resolved. It was not in vain that Zhang Ye had thrown out the infamous game from his previous world!
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