"Damn it! These bullshit scalpers are really getting fucked up this time."
In an apartment in Shanghai City.
Zhang Xiang, who was sitting in front of the computer, was also paying attention to the activation codes on the second-hand platform. Although he had shamelessly participated in the linkage event between Station B and Yunmeng Games and got an activation code issued to UP owners in the game area, he was not satisfied with one account and wanted to open another small account, so he The idea came to the second-hand trading platform.
But now it seems that his plan is doomed to fail.
The online store where he placed an order to pre-purchase the activation code not only refunded his deposit in full, but when he opened it again, the entire store had been canceled.
Obviously, the accounts held by these scalpers were targeted by Yunmeng Games.
Zhang Xiang doesn't sympathize with these scalpers, he just feels a little regretful.
After all, when he placed the order, the price of the activation code was only over 10,000 yuan. If the store really shipped it, he would still be able to make a profit of 50,000 yuan by selling it without having to resell it.
Thinking about it this way, it is simply a loss of blood.
"But I didn't expect Yunmeng Games to be so tough. Dozens of five-star stores were wiped out... Those scalpers probably won't give up."
With this in mind, Zhang Xiang opened the Game Island forum.
As one of the largest gaming communities in Xia Kingdom, almost anyone who has played online games will have heard of this place.
Although the World of Warcraft server has not yet been launched, because the game is so popular, the game island's version management published a version of the World of Warcraft section as early as a week ago.
After reading through the forum posts, it turns out that many people are discussing this matter.
[A ten-year veteran player and the leader of a 500-person gaming group. Yesterday, I posted a poll in the group. More than 200 people participated, but no one won the activation code! I would like to ask Yunmeng Game official, what are the rules for issuing activation codes? Don’t ordinary players deserve to participate in the closed beta?]
[A fellow student asked what was going on. It would be fine if I just didn’t win, but it turned out that not a single person in our class got the win, so I was very confused.]
[It is seriously suspected that there is an inside story in the issuance of activation codes!]
[Everyone, please upvote the post!]
Seeing these posts, Zhang Xiang couldn't help but want to laugh.
This is not a creative workshop forum. Even if you are making trouble here, the official website will not be able to see it. And his intuition told him that there was probably someone deliberately setting the pace.
With more than five million players grabbing 10,000 activation codes, the probability of winning is not high. It would not be surprising even if no one around them happens to win.
After all, there are still people in the forum posting about successful activations. Obviously, it is not like the original poster said, only professional players or anchors can get the activation codes.
Of course, Zhang Xiang is just watching the excitement and doesn't take it too seriously. He is the number one fan of Yunmeng Group. If Yunmeng Group really fails, he would like to set off firecrackers to celebrate.
It's just that the combat power of these scalpers is too weak. Even Yunmeng Group may not pay attention to these insignificant tricks after thinking for a long time.
"Pity."
"If these guys had a little stronger fighting ability, they could still be fooled. But after a long time, they reacted like this. They deserve to be hammered into the ground by the officials."
Just when Zhang Xiang shook his head, hummed a tune and went back to the bedroom to sleep, Li Jinbo, who was sitting in the office of Hunter Network Technology, had bloodshot eyes and couldn't fall asleep.
Looking at the boss nervously, the employees standing aside did not dare to ask if they could get off work, so they could only remind him in a low voice.
"Boss, let's... what should we do now?"
"How?"
There was a slight reaction to this sentence, but Li Jinbo did not speak. He just took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and smoked silently.
Staring at the smoke dissipating in the air, he threw away the unfinished cigarette butt, stubbed it out, and stood up again.
"All orders under 30,000 yuan will be returned. For orders above 30,000 yuan, first stabilize the customer and tell them that the market is generally out of stock and we need time to restock. If the customer insists on requesting a refund, tell him that the activation code is now available. There is no market. If the order is canceled, not only will the order be re-arranged next time, but the price will not be the same... If I really can’t keep it, I will refund the deposit to him.”
"In addition, everyone should immediately go to major WeChat groups and forums to post messages to purchase activation codes. As long as the quotation is less than 25,000, we will buy as many as there are!"
The employee was slightly stunned and said nervously.
"Buy the activation code? But no one is selling it now..."
"As long as the price is in place, someone will definitely sell it!" Li Jinbo continued categorically, "In the worst case, we will eat up all the activation codes circulating in the market, and we will have the final say on how much it will sell for!"
There are more than five million players, and he still can't believe that there are not two wealthy people who are not short of money!
Just when the employees of Hunter Network Company all went out to buy activation codes in various forums, Hao Yun was returning to his dormitory from the library when he was blocked by an unexpected person downstairs.
"Did you go the wrong way?" Hao Yun glanced at the little girl and pointed to the road behind him, "To find your sister, you have to go to the women's dormitory."
Lin Jiaojiao shook her head and said confidently.
"No, how could I have gone wrong? I'm just here to find you!"
"I?"
"That's right!" Lin Jiaojiao nodded vigorously, her quirky eyes suddenly blinked cutely, pretending to be pitiful, and continued with a pinched voice, "Brother Hao Yun, can you do me a favor?"
Hao Yun looked at her with black lines on his head and took a step back.
"...Don't do this."
Although this guy was probably an adult, he didn't look like a high school student in any sense of the word. He was considered a semi-public figure on the Jiangnan University campus, so he was really worried that this guy's outrageous behavior would lead to some strange misunderstandings.
"What's your reaction? Hey!" Lin Jiao gritted her teeth coquettishly, but thinking that she was asking for something, her aura soon weakened again, and she hummed in a low voice, "Anyway, you can let me go." , but you have to promise to give me an activation code. I can spend money to buy it, but you can’t deliberately sell it to me at a very high price... Otherwise, I will tell my sister that you bully me."
Who is causing trouble for whom...
Hao Yun looked at her speechlessly and said.
"You came to me specifically for this matter?"
If he remembered correctly, the high school she attended was quite far away from here. Although for her, who has a special car to pick her up, the distance is actually not a special problem.
Ignoring the second half of Hao Yun's words, Lin Jiaojiao said with her hands on her hips.
"What is this? It's very important. Do you know how expensive an activation code is now? Fifty thousand! And it's not in stock yet."
Shall I wipe it
Fifty thousand for an activation code
As for that!
"Are these people crazy?" Hao Yun couldn't help but complain.
"Are you crazy? That's because you underestimated the popularity of World of Warcraft! It is said that the most searched online game is no longer the Oracle of the Sea Lion Group, but -"
"The Warcraft of Yunmeng Group?"
"That's right!" Lin Jiaojiao puffed up her chest, as if she had made the game herself, and continued proudly, "Don't say it's fifty thousand, I wouldn't be surprised if it went up to one hundred thousand. By the way, how about you give me two more? Someone from my classmate happens to be in need... Hehe."
"Hey you idiot!" Hao Yun glared at her and said, "I'll send you a text message later, just take it and play with it. In two days, the official website will release a batch of activation codes. All the accounts that have been applied for before will be released." There is a chance of winning. Tell your classmates not to buy on second-hand platforms. There is no need."
"ah???"
Lin Jiaojiao was stunned and looked at Hao Yun in confusion.
"What do you mean there will be another batch released..."
"When did I say that only 10,000 activation codes will be released for alpha internal testing?" Looking at the guy's incomprehensible look, Hao Yun said speechlessly, "After that, a new batch of activation codes will be released every Thursday and Sunday. So I really don’t understand what these people who are reselling activation codes think.”
"...It turns out there are more than one batch," Lin Jiaojiao murmured to herself, "I thought...you only have a total of 10,000 places for the internal beta."
"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll go back to the dormitory."
With that said, Hao Yun was about to bypass her and walk upstairs to the dormitory. However, before he could take a step, he was quickly stopped by Jiaojiao who had come back to her senses.
"Wait, wait a minute! That text message is so troublesome, why don't you add me on WeChat. By the way, is your WeChat ID your mobile phone number? I searched for it for a long time yesterday and couldn't find it? Why don't you scan it for me."
Hao Yun coughed and said.
"I have not activated the mobile phone number association."
"Ah, why not open it?"
"There are so many reasons why."
“Then add WeChat—”
Before Lin Jiaojiao had time to finish her words, Hao Yun, who had seized the opportunity, dodged and slipped into the dormitory building.
"Wait for me!"
Seeing Hao Yun disappearing at the end of the stairs, Lin Jiao, who didn't ask for WeChat, stamped her foot coquettishly, but in the end she still didn't have the nerve to catch up, made a face upstairs, turned around and walked away.