Fanhua: Abao, stop here and pay me back.

Chapter 9 Huaqiangbei is in the south and Zhongguancun is in the north

Flea market, inside Gou Siji's shop.

Li Chengxian was discussing with customers in front of the store about the cost-effectiveness of assembled microcomputers and branded microcomputers.

Behind the store, Gou Siji and Bai Zhi were discussing how to crack Nintendo's "Contra" game.

"It seems that the only solution is to redo the card reader for Nintendo game cartridges. None of the card readers currently on the market can export the data of "Contra" very well."

Bai Zhi was a little frustrated and chewed the popsicle that Gou Siji had just brought back.

"That's the only way it can be. Do you have any ideas for the design of the card reader?"

Gou Siji is not disappointed. Every industry has its own entry threshold. Pirated games are certainly huge profits, but you have to compete with your peers for cracking speed, and you have to compete with Nintendo manufacturers on the content of the games.

Every year, game manufacturers such as Nintendo update their anti-theft measures, which include hardware and software. There are countless ways to cooperate with software and hardware to prevent theft.

Despite this, every year after Nintendo launches a new game cartridge, countless relevant businessmen will research and crack the game cartridge.

why?
It's not that ordinary people like piracy, it's entirely because the price of game cartridges is very unreasonable.

Take an ordinary box of "Super Mario" game cartridges as an example. In 1987, a Nintendo and Famicom cost 14800 yen, which is equivalent to about 60 yuan according to the official exchange rate, but the game cartridge costs 120 yuan. ~130 yuan, of course, these are the prices in Japan.

If things are shipped to China, a genuine red and white machine sold by an agent in Xiangjiang costs about 1200 yuan. If it is a parallel import, it will cost about 500 yuan. The same goes for game cartridges that double in price.

At the same time, the price of game cartridge carrier cartridges, 1~2M capacity cartridges, is about 50 in the domestic market.

If there is a price difference, there will be profits, and profits will naturally attract businesses.

Gou Siji is one of them.

"The circuit design of the card reader is not difficult. It mainly requires repeated testing and a certain cost."

Bai Zhi said to Gou Siji.

"Okay, I support you. You can get the electronic parts you need directly in the store. If they are not available in the store, or you want to customize them, write down the reasons in the store's account book and withdraw them yourself. I am completely delegating the authority. Damn it, you must do your best. If the group from Pengcheng Huaqiangbei were to crack it first and spread the game to Shencheng, we would have no advantage at all, and we might even lose control over card reading. reverse research and development of the device, thus causing a loss.”

Gou Siji encouraged Bai Zhi.

Pirated games are not easy to make either. Although China has not yet begun to crack down on pirated games during this period, it has even been allowed to do so to combat the impact of foreign games and reduce the foreign exchange deficit.

But Gou Siji is not alone in making money from pirated games. The most competitive ones are Huaqiangbei in Pengcheng and Zhongguancun in Beijing.

Huaqiang and Beiqiang are strong in reverse engineering, and Zhongguancun is strong in channel distribution. But when it comes to pirated games, time is the most important thing. The team that is the first to reverse engineer pirated game cartridges will be the winner. Therefore, Huaqiangbei has the greatest advantage in pirated game cartridges, but Zhongguancun can also get a share of pirated games by relying on distribution channels.

I am the only one who is a complete newcomer in the pirated game industry. If I can't crack the game and distribute it before Huaqiangbei ships it, I won't even be able to eat. After all, opening up channels also has costs.

"Don't worry, I know it well. You give me such a high salary, so at least there is no gap between me and that bitch in terms of money."

Bai Zhi is still a little confident in his own skills.

The game cartridges I got this week were not wasted. During this period, I not only gained a basic understanding of Nintendo's new anti-theft measures for game cartridges, but also came up with several solutions to the problem in my mind. Among them, redesigning Nintendo's card reader was the most effective solution that Bai Zhi came up with. It would also lay a solid foundation for the subsequent translation of Japanese on game cartridges into Chinese.

Of course, this is also the most expensive solution, and it is not the fastest way to crack.

But if Bai Zhi is asked to crack the game cartridge simply and violently, Bai Zhi is not willing to do so. He always feels that this will be a waste of his talent.

But what Bai Zhi didn't expect was that Gou Siji agreed directly.

Bai Zhi knew very well that Gou Siji did not blindly follow his own opinions. You know, Gou Siji also graduated from the microelectronics department of the same school as him, and he is also a top academic. Even if he has not studied these basic technical ideas seriously, he still has his own basic understanding.

When Bai Zhi was willing to stay and work at Gou Siji's place, it was not just because Gou Siji was willing to play games for him for free and provide him with psychological counseling when he was most confused and helpless.

The most important thing is that Gou Siji is a top student like him.

This is very important. Bai Zhi himself is not willing to work under the hands of someone who is not even as good as himself.

It can also be said that it was Kong Yiji's gown that Bai Zhi was unwilling to take off.

It's just that Gou Siji seemed to have disappeared from the world this week. I couldn't see Gou Siji at the flea market during the day. You must know that Gou Siji's activities usually don't go too far beyond the flea market, which made Bai Zhi almost The first time he tried to sell his plan to Gou Siji, Gou Siji was nowhere to be found.

I finally met Gou Siji today and finally submitted the interface plan to Gou Siji and received his full support.

"Okay, work hard and let the two gangs from Huaqiangbei in Pengcheng and Zhongguancun in Beijing see that we also have people in Shanghai, and they are not the only ones who have the final say in the market."

Gou Siji patted Bai Zhi on the shoulder.

At this time, Li Tian swaggeringly greeted Li Chengxian from the front of the store and walked straight into the back of the store.

"Brother, why don't you keep an eye on me near the counter at No. 101 Xikang Road?"

As Li Tian spoke, he took out a popsicle from a small foam box on the table without any surprise.

"I have been following you at the counter at No. 101 Xikang Road in the past week. Someone must have noticed me."

Gou Siji said in a low voice.

That's right, after all, you're not acting in a TV series. You can't hide behind bamboos, in the grass, or deep in alleys, so that people nearby can't find you.

A young man spends all day near the counter at No. 101 Xikang Road, interacting with people all day long. He has never purchased any of the four stocks from scalpers outside the market, nor has he ever had any contact with the teller at the counter at No. 101 Xikang Road. any contact.

Although it was inconspicuous for one or two days, over time, it still aroused the vigilance of interested people outside the field.

In addition, I spent a week acquiring stock subscription notes from retail investors and establishing my own bottom position. This was the most important first step, and it was time for me to return to the store.

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