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Chapter 104 Is this a bug? This is a cyber robbery.

The live stream audience was completely dumbfounded.

Payment system bug?

This is absolutely forbidden!

You can never treat anything related to money too seriously.

How could this happen?

[There must be some mistake.]

[Isn't this a flagship product? How could it have such a problem?]

[Really? Don't make baseless accusations. Making things up about something this important could lead to legal consequences.]

"I'm not just bashing them, damn it! I only spent $300, but now the charges are almost a thousand dollars!!"

He Xiangsong was extremely anxious.

As a son of Liu Zi, he came from a well-off family.

However, having good financial conditions doesn't mean you can be charged inexplicably!

Why?

As he spoke, he gestured to the live stream chat with his phone screen.

The audience was stunned.

Various amounts are available.

I was indeed charged without my knowledge!

Moreover, the project clearly shows that the deduction is for "Starry Night Promise" and not for any other deduction channel.

Even with the live stream in front of them, another new deduction notification came in.

The balance in my card is decreasing rapidly.

I spent money on in-game purchases but didn't receive any in-game currency; instead, I was inexplicably charged repeatedly.

The live stream chat exploded.

[DO NOT GOOD LOVE THE GOOD! !]

[That's terrifying! I got to the kill threshold just playing a game?!]

[Holy crap!! I got charged for no reason too, I'm not kidding, what the hell is going on??]

[Really? This is terrifying!]

"Guys, this is no joke. If you haven't played yet, stop now. If you've linked your payment account, unlink it immediately!! Who knows what kind of trouble this game might cause!!"

That's so weird.

He Xiangsong's heart was pounding, and sweat was beading on his forehead.

The process of unbinding is neither complicated nor simple.

In a short period of time, another 200 dollars disappeared.

After unbinding the account, He Xiangsong did some calculations and felt like crying.

It's not even 9:30 yet.

In less than half an hour, nearly $2000 was gone, which is equivalent to tens of thousands of RMB.

"I've never played such an expensive game before... No, Tian Shuo, this is practically cyber robbery!!" He Xiangsong was almost spitting blood with anger. "You son of a bitch customer service, you better give me an explanation!!"

Shortly after the server opened, a message appeared on the foreign forums of "Starry Night".

A major and serious bug in the payment system.

Once you've linked your PayPal account, someone can easily transfer money from it.

domestic.

Zheng Yanbin was intensively browsing the forums, searching for player feedback.

Sometimes, a player's first impression is very important.

If any problems arise, they must be addressed promptly.

He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing some players' comments.

Although the gameplay of "Starry Night" has been criticized as being completely worthless and the revenue could not meet expectations, I must take full responsibility for it.

However, the player reviews seem to be pretty good?

It was actually much better than I had imagined.

"It's a silver lining amidst misfortune. As long as there aren't any widespread serious bugs like the game failing to load, blue screens, or freezing, or any absurd or fundamental problems with the plot, I'll be satisfied. After all..."

Zheng Yanbin glanced at Han Feng, the main programmer, and Wu Xun, the publicity manager.

With these two brilliant and talented individuals around, it's a great achievement.

What else can we do?

Wu Xun, this Crouching Dragon, has already pulled out a huge one.

Fortunately, Han Zhengrong managed to stay calm and nothing went wrong.

What kind of requirements can you expect from a main program that's been temporarily brought in to take the blame?

Zheng Yanbin smiled with satisfaction.

Just then, a member of the customer service team came running over in a panic and whispered something in Han Zhengrong's ear.

Han Zhengrong was taken aback at first, then his expression changed drastically, and his voice became tense.

"Really? Are you sure? Do you know what you're saying?"

The customer service girl was almost in tears: "It's true, absolutely true."

Zheng Yanbin's relieved smile froze.

Don't mess with it.

Seriously, don't mess around with this.

He stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

Han Zhengrong's face turned ashen, and his voice trembled as he spoke.

"Manager Zheng, something terrible has happened... The payment system on the overseas server has a bug, a serious bug."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yanbin felt a wave of dizziness.

Indeed, there are no numerical problems, no plot twists or major controversies, and no bugs in the game itself, such as freezing, crashing, or blue screens.

However, the payment system had a bug.

The place where problems were least likely to occur has now experienced one.

"Where...where is the problem?" Zheng Yanbin stammered.

Han Zhengrong's lips were trembling: "After players link their PayPal accounts, there will be instances where money is deducted from other players' accounts."

The sky is falling.

Zheng Yanbin realized he was wrong.

Where there is Zhuge Liang, there will always be Pang Tong following closely behind.

One pooped a big one, while the other could only poop an even bigger one.

Are you two here to see who can pull off the biggest stunt?!

"How could such a bug appear?!" Zheng Yanbin practically roared. "You idiot, what kind of main programmer are you? Even the most incompetent backend developer wouldn't make such an absurd mistake!"

The customer service representative added insult to injury: "...One of the victims is a streamer. This happened while he was streaming, and the player community is in an uproar."

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"How many, how large are the streamers?"

"Our daily livestreams usually have over 2000 viewers. Today, we're doing 'Starry Night' and 'Honkai Impact 3rd'..."

The servers launched on the same day, and player anticipation was high, with over 7000 players participating.

My vision went black and then black again.

I dared not open my eyes, hoping it was just my imagination.

"What the hell are you standing there for? Go investigate and fix it!" Zheng Yanbin roared. "First, remove PayPal from the platform, quickly identify the victims, compensate them for their losses, and issue refunds!"

"Huh? Oh, oh..." Han Zhengrong rushed to his workstation, covered in sweat.

Then, Zheng Yanbin called HR again: "Immediately, right now, issue an announcement to recruit lawyers with international experience in major financial cases. High salary offered urgently."

Finally, looking at Wu Xun, he said, "Issue an announcement. This matter can't be covered up. Admit your mistake and apologize, give the victims extra compensation, and also distribute rewards to the entire server to try to appease people."

"Okay!" Wu Xun appeared anxious on the surface, but was secretly delighted.

The best way to avoid appearing too clueless at work is to have an even more quirky and adorable colleague.

Unexpectedly, this actually happened.

Han Zhengrong, well done!

After doing all this, Zheng Yanbin was already thinking about facing questioning from his superiors.

I had only one thought in my mind: I'm doomed.

The troubles ahead may be quite significant.

Is this really because they've followed something unclean?

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.

Now, both games are being released simultaneously.

Comparing the two games is something many players enjoy.

Any slight disturbance will be blown out of proportion by many people.

Good or bad.

Therefore, when "Starry Night" encountered payment issues on overseas servers, the news was immediately reposted by players to domestic communities and became a trending topic.

[This is hilarious! In some ways, the production team is geniuses; their antics are unprecedented.]

[A major bug that will go down in history; I never imagined a payment system could have problems before this.]

[If you're feeling frustrated after making a mistake, think about the backend engineers at Starry Night.]

[Okay, okay, okay]

In a way, "The Promise of the Stars" is also like Qin Shi Huang touching an electrical wire, getting completely overwhelmed by victory.

[The world really is a giant makeshift operation.]

The news of the payment system bug spread quickly, and the production team of "Starry Night" reacted relatively quickly, removing PayPal payment immediately.

But it was still a bit late.

The number of victims is in the thousands, and the amount involved is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It even affected the stock price of Tianshuo Network Technology, causing a significant drop.

One piece of bad news after another.

Zheng Yanbin smoked several cigarettes in a row before Han Zhengrong timidly approached.

"Manager Zheng, the cause of the bug has been found."

"explain."

"The user's UID and the token returned by the payment platform are not strictly bound one-to-one; the UID is missing a crucial step in the binding process."

The key step in verifying the association with the token.

User payment credentials are all stored in an unlocked global shared memory pool, which causes the system to randomly grab an available credential from the global pool to complete the payment when processing a payment request.

Coupled with PayPay's passwordless authorization mechanism, the combined effect of these three factors led to this tragedy.

After listening, Zheng Yanbin said self-deprecatingly, "In other words, if we had paid more attention to any part of it, this kind of malicious payment bug would not have occurred, but it still happened."

Han Zhengrong was speechless, because that was the truth.

"Manager Zheng, how should we deal with the subsequent public opinion issues?"

Before Zheng Yanbin could speak, his phone rang.

He picked it up and glanced at it. After seeing the caller's information, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It doesn't matter."

"Huh?" Han Zhengrong was taken aback.

"I said, it doesn't matter to me anymore, let my successor have the headache." Zheng Yanbin stood up and walked out with a hint of relief. "My work ends here."

As he spoke, he answered the phone and walked outside.

The production team of "A Promise to the Stars" looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although everyone knew that Zheng Yanbin's position as producer was already precarious when his attempt to sabotage "Outlast" backfired and caused him trouble, it was clear from the start that his position was no longer secure.

After Honkai Impact 3rd shattered Starry Night, the possibility of remaining in the game was gone.

Now that such a serious bug has appeared, Tianshuo may face a class-action lawsuit overseas, with the compensation amount estimated to be more than 2 million dollars.

Zheng Yanbin will definitely not stay.

But when that day actually comes, one can't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow, like the rabbit mourning the fox's death.

"What a cruel twist of fate... just one year." Han Zhengrong sighed, shook his head, and went to prepare his resume.

Zheng Yanbin is finished, so of course he can't escape either.

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