By mid-June, the game "Three Kingdoms Ideal" had already swept many game forums. Lin Shu made this game, although he himself seemed to have many flaws, but in fact it was very novel at this time.

At this time, he finally rushed out of the first mod, or expansion, and did a simple test.

The new mod adds a number of classes, a portion of the map, and a number of strategy objects. However, compared to the version released at the beginning, only about 20% of this version is free and open, and the remaining 80% can only see the introduction and cannot be loaded directly, and you must have an activation code.

This caused an uproar among many people.

But fortunately, in the past two years, this form of game sales has become more common, so everyone didn't feel very disgusted when they saw it. If you put it six or seven years ago, most people only played cracked versions of games that were being sold in the commercial market, not to mention that they were free to pay games in the middle of the game. Something like this will definitely provoke a backlash, and maybe some people will angrily scold the maker for wanting money and going crazy.

In fact, even today, it's not like no one has tried to crack it. Although at present, many game platforms have tacitly begun to stop cracking related games in order to protect the domestic game industry, but that kind of respect is also very limited. Some established studios with a good reputation are protected in this regard, while other small workshops or newcomers are not so lucky.

At first, the free-to-play situation was fine, but as soon as the paid expansion came out, some people started trying to crack the game.

Unfortunately, the process of cracking was very unsmooth.

As an original game that appeared in a little-known game group, the encryption method of "Three Kingdoms Ideal" was unexpectedly clever, and several attempts by the cracking team were unsuccessful.

Lin Shu used the Shui encryption method in the game. The water encryption method is a very classic encryption method ten years later, and the creator of Zào has a very famous network ID called the water ghost by his side, so this encryption method is also called the water encryption method.

This water ghost's real name is Su Huizhen, and he later worked in Lin Shu's group, so Lin Shu is very clear about the core concept of the water encryption method, and when he created the game, he slightly adjusted the algorithm according to the current computer technology level, and used it in the new game.

Actually, this is still a bit overkill. But no matter what, this is the first business to open, and for Lin Shu, it is not too careful.

Lin Shu and Du Sitong didn't pay attention to the cracking process of each cracking group or translation group. Du Sitong is still concerned about how many people buy the activation code after the release of the new expansion - although it is more profitable to say this, but this is a society where money is the survival capital, and any effort and effort needs money to prove its value.

Du Sitong is still relatively nervous - although the previous reputation has proved that this is a good game, but only the purchase volume can prove whether the revenue of this game can support the work of the two to continue to move forward.

The day after the update program was released, both Lin Shu and Du Sitong were a little absent-minded. finally survived until the end of school, Lin Shu escaped the entanglement of his friends and sneaked to Du Sitong's office.

The two checked their income.

Seven thousand nine hundred and forty pieces.

In this short night and one morning, there were 397 people who paid.

Lin Shu's pricing for the activation code is relatively cheap, only twenty yuan each. They currently don't have a host and can't activate online, but fortunately, Lin Shu has his own method, so he chose a more troublesome activation method that doesn't require networking.

This method comes with a key in each update package, and the person who buys the activation code enters the key in a specific interface, and the program will feedback the activation code. Lin Shu applied for an online hard drive space, uploaded a self-made program, and then connected the address to the Alipay account and the order through the guò hyperlink.

This approach is actually a little unruly, but Lin Shu's skills are good, as long as he tries not to let the official find out what he is doing, this kind of Cheng Dù's crossing the line is only for convenience, and he will not be held accountable.

More than 7,000 yuan is not a lot of income, but don't forget, this is only one night plus a morning's income. Even if these gains are long-term explosions, the popularity of this accumulation will not be completely exploded in one night.

Lin Shu will definitely have a lot of benefits after booking.

He's thinking about renting a server and opening up a self-made plot function and a trading platform.

During this process, Du Sitong has been very excited, and he can't believe that their game can make so much money overnight. She even squeezed her arm stupidly, as if to prove that this qiē was not a dream.

After proving that it wasn't a dream, she excitedly ran to continue drawing characters and backgrounds. Although the lunch break is only a little time, Du Sitong is at the time of excitement, so he doesn't even want to let go of this time, but wants to get the new expansion out quickly.

Lin Shu let him go.

He decided it was almost time to start thinking about servers. The expansion pack and the sale of activation codes are actually just the beginning, to test the market reaction. And now the market response is good, it seems that Lin Shu can also quickly save the first start-up capital, and he began to think about more important things.

After all, the real bulk of the revenue actually lies in the independent game trading platform, not in the profit from the sale of individual expansions.

And before that, he knew that it was almost time for him to have a showdown with Liang Yuehua.

He thought about it, waited for Du Sitong a little after school, and then asked her, "Teacher Du, do you have time to do me a favor today?" ”

Du Sitong wondered: "What help?" ”

Lin Shu said: "That's right. I want you to come home with me and help me explain the game to my mom. In this way, we can also sign a more formal contract, after all, I am too old to sign a formal employment contract with you...... Legally also recognized. ”

Du Sitong: "......"

“…… Employment contract? ”

Lin Shu had a natural attitude and said: "After getting the first income, the next step is definitely to expand the results, right?" Mr. Du, do you want to continue to be a teacher in our school? I thought you'd enjoy art and animation-related work? ”

Du Sitong felt that since he met Lin Shu, Sanguan would be broken and reorganized by this kid every once in a while. Does it feel weird to say "start a company" from the mouth of a 10-year-old? Super weird, okay?

But Du Sitong didn't feel a sense of disobedience at all.

…… It seems that Lin Shu said such a thing, which is actually a very natural thing.

This is...... Recruited by students?

Du Sitong felt that he should have reacted more. I was recruited by elementary school students...... What a weird thing that is. But in fact, she tried hard to put on a tangled expression, but found it difficult to be emotionally in place - she actually felt that it was quite good to be recruited by Lin Shu, at least in her own impression during this time, maybe it was much more promising than being a teacher at school.

So she quickly gave up the struggle and said, "Do you want to go now?" ”

Lin Shu nodded and asked, "Teacher, if you don't have anything to do, let's leave now." The sooner we can solve this matter, we can move on to the next step. ”

Du Sitong asked Lin Shu to wait for a while, took out his handbag and drawing board, and then said to Lin Shu: "Let's go." ”

When Liang Yuehua heard what Lin Shu said, she felt that she might have hallucinated.

"So you said you taught yourself how to code, then you made a game and sold it for more than seven thousand dollars?"

Lin Shu took Du Sitong's portable interface and showed it to Liang Yuehua: "Mom! You see, this is the Alipay account registered with your ID card, and it is our current money. ”

In fact, by this time, there were already more than 10,000 funds on the books, not just more than 7,000.

Liang Yuehua felt that she was still a little hallucinator.

She said, "Wait a minute, you tell me to calm down." ”

Lin Shu and Du Sitong didn't speak, which made her calm down.

Liang Yuehua was not an ordinary person after all, so she quickly calmed down, and then asked, "Did you really make a game?" Not kidding me? ”

Lin Shu immediately shook his head and said bluntly to Liang Yuehua: "Mom! What's in it for me to tease you with this kind of thing? ”

Du Sitong said: "Sister Liang, Lin Shu is really amazing, almost the whole game was completed by him alone, I just drew a point map and set a little plot." ”

Liang Yuehua asked Lin Shu, "Can I take a look at your game first?" ”

Lin Shu naturally didn't have anything to do, so he showed Liang Yuehua the game program.

Liang Yuehua took a look, but felt more and more unbelievable that such a delicate and decent game was actually made by Lin Shu and a little girl who was a trainee teacher.

But she also felt that it was unlikely that Lin Shu would lie to her about this kind of thing.

Lin Shu's talent made Liang Yuehua feel stunned, but it also made her feel very surprised. Liang Yuehua is not an old-fashioned mother, and she doesn't think that what kind of path a child must take is the right one to be encouraged. Although Lin Shu is still young, his interest and talent in electromechanics have always been obvious.

And when Lian Yuehua discovered his son's talent in this area, all that appeared in his heart was surprise.

This is also due to Liang Yuehua's lack of programming knowledge, otherwise he would definitely have to wonder how Lin Shu completed such a huge amount of work. However, because Liang Yuehua didn't know anything about this, he just felt that Lin Shu had done a great job, but he didn't realize how amazing it was.

Completing a game in three months, as long as it takes enough time, is actually not difficult to complete. But three months to complete a game with a novel and complex premise and almost no bugs is physically impossible.

Fortunately, Liang Yuehua has no understanding of this aspect.

So after she learned about the situation, she readily agreed to Lin Shu's request, and discussed with her son what to do next.