char *calcSerial(char *name);


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    char name[100];

    cout << "Name: " << endl;
    cin.getline(name, 100);
    cout << "Serial: " << endl;
    cout << calcSerial(name);
    while(true);

    return 0;
}

char *calcSerial(char *name)
{
    char lulz [] = "abcde";

    return (char*)&lulz;
}