Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 569 On the Eve of the Financial Crisis
When Lao Bu accused Yu Yang of causing trouble.

California.

Sanyuan Agriculture's North American Headquarters.

The person in charge, Yang Rong, sat directly in front of the large conference screen, staring at the fluctuating data.

On the surface, the war module of Agriculture 3.0 seems to be Sanyuan Agriculture taking advantage of the Mexican conflict to launch some outrageous virtual businesses, using West African Dangto while making a fortune in North American tips.

In reality, this series of operations is no different from creating luxury goods or spending huge sums of money to make movies.

Its real purpose is to help the AI ​​virtual human to legally transfer its earnings from North America in recent years to the three-system account.

Just like the AI ​​virtual human, Sam.

Using North American citizenship, he completed offline transactions via the internet. In his early years, he resold used electric vehicles in North America. After accumulating start-up capital, he founded a technology company and recruited dozens of real people from North America.

Subsequently, through the 3 Series channels, such as Jamaican used car dealers, Smith's specialists at Tsutomu, Keiko Igawa's Mitsubishi Industries, and Fujima's Tokyo used electronics, the 3 Series products were brought to North America.

Then, using its own technology company, it rebrands, removes labels, and repackages the three product lines before selling them.

Our main products include: electronic wall clocks, electronic pendants, electronic toys, and monochrome displays.

Now, three years later, Sam's company, an AI virtual human, has an annual revenue of over 100 million yuan and an annual profit of over 10 million yuan.

But Sam's company, whether in terms of apparent investment or business relationships, has absolutely no connection with the Three Systems.

As for why Sam can sell 3-series vacuum tubes if there is no connection?

That was developed and produced by Sam's Company itself; otherwise, Yu Sanyuan would have sued them long ago.

Therefore, Sam Company has its own 'modern vacuum tubes' in North America, including R&D, production and sales departments.

However, all the relevant employees are working online and do not usually come to the company.

If you don't believe it, if you doubt that Sam's Company is Airbus, you can go online and chat with them (AI), and I believe you will be able to fully appreciate their professionalism.

In this context, if Sanyuan Agriculture urgently needs US dollars, how can Sam's company transfer money to Sanyuan Agriculture?
Some might suggest making a direct bank transfer.

However, Sanyuan Agriculture is one of the main competitors of federal capital. If any American company has dealings with it, the NSA, FBL, CIA, etc. will definitely conduct investigations, which will be detrimental to Sam's continued operation of the technology company.

Therefore, fund transfers require a transparent and reasonable process.

This process can involve buying and selling luxury goods, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings.

Sanyuan Agriculture takes a bunch of textile scraps or substandard bed sheets and duvet covers, then processes them into luxury clothing that ordinary people can't appreciate, priced at $20 to $100 million per piece. Sam's technology company then buys them, thus transferring the funds.

Alternatively, Sanyuan Agriculture could use AI to generate a batch of oil paintings that ordinary people cannot appreciate, each priced at $200 million to $1000 million, which would then be purchased by Sam's technology company.

This process could be 'making a movie'.

Sanyuan Agriculture simply finds a few young people, carefully packages them up, uses AI to generate a script, claims it's an unprecedented big-budget production, then gets investment from the AI ​​virtual human Samla, shoots a few random scenes, and arbitrarily schedules a theatrical release. Although the box office is dismal, the funds have been transferred.

This process can be an 'acquisition'.

Sanyuan Agriculture spent $10 to register a shell company in Los Angeles, California, threw in some incomprehensible technology, claimed the company was valued at $5000 million, and then got AI-Sam to buy it.

This process can also be 'filing a lawsuit'.

Sanyuan Agriculture believes that AI-Sam's company infringed on Sanyuan Agriculture's copyright and patents, and is demanding $5000 million in damages. AI-Sam is just finding a company to represent him in court, deliberately losing the case, and then paying Sanyuan Agriculture $5000 million in damages.

However, North American capitalists have long since mastered these capital tactics.

If you try to show off your skills in front of your own boss, Federal Capital will definitely trip you up and make your money go down the drain.

Therefore, we must do something different.

such as:

As North American public opinion leans towards war, and as more and more North American military enthusiasts support the North American front lines through the Agriculture 3.0 war module, the AI ​​virtual human, Sam, disguises himself as an anti-3.0 military enthusiast.

While issuing statements opposing the Third Army and the Joint Fleet, they simultaneously sent supplies to the North American front through the Agriculture 3.0 war module.

Agriculture 3.0 connects with the World Trade Center.

When Sam purchases a third-generation missile, the relevant funds are immediately settled between the seller, manufacturer, semi-finished product processor, raw material supplier, and technology licensor.

Now, with the three-system aid project in Europe on track, more and more companies are capable of manufacturing the three-system missiles.

The term "three-system missile" has also become a general term for a type of inexpensive propellant bomb.

The sales and production entities could be Sanyuan Heavy Industry, European United Defense, Ice Bear Industrial Oligopoly, or oil-producing countries supported by the three systems, or overseas capital investing in oil-producing countries.

The suppliers of semi-finished products and raw materials may be companies from three countries, European companies, or North American companies.

This is the 'global supply chain' that federal capital has been advocating for over a decade.

This is also the main reason why the Trade Hall can open branches around the world and why Agriculture 3.0 can stock weapons in North America.

In other words, when the trade hall and Agriculture 3.0 sell goods, people like Bush, Smith, Morgan, European Judiciary, OPEC, and others can all receive the profits.

Therefore, Bush cannot stop Agriculture 3.0 from selling weapons, nor can he stop military enthusiasts from buying weapons.

It's like everyone knows that drugs are bad, yet the Federation turns a blind eye to drug trafficking and even secretly participates in it.

For virtual characters like 'Sam', Sanyuan Think Tank has invested over 20 million yuan in North American World Internet and North American Sanyuan Communications Network.

Some take on temporary jobs online, earning four or five thousand US dollars a month.

Some operate private accounts on the internet, similar to live streamers or well-known influencers, earning tens of thousands of US dollars a month.

Some of them expand their reach offline through online channels, either by running companies or acting as intermediaries, earning hundreds of thousands or even millions of US dollars per month.

Therefore, when they took advantage of the Mexican conflict to collectively send aid to the North American front, no one realized that a massive amount of US dollars was flowing from North America to all parts of the world, and eventually ending up in the hands of the three companies.

Even fewer people know that the profit sharing that Old Brooks, Old Smith, and Old Morgan received in this process was merely a handling fee in the money-making process, which was almost negligible compared to the funds obtained by the three systems.

"4831 billion US dollars!"

Yang Rong stared at the aggregated balance and switched to the Sanyuan Think Tank's assessment of the North American economy.

Entering 06, North America was affected by continuous interest rate hikes, and the mortgage burden on residents became increasingly heavy, leading to a large number of bad debts frequently occurring in many banks.

The federal government's flawed monetary strategy led to a continued decline in the purchasing power of North American residents, resulting in a mass bankruptcy of many real economy enterprises.

To make matters worse, the worst snowstorm in North America's history struck overnight, paralyzing the northern industrial system.

They've already reaped nearly $5000 billion...

Perhaps North America really wants to fight right now.

But North America today is no longer the North America of the pre-millennium era. Not to mention the 21 West African nations that dare to provoke the tiger, the Southeast Asian countries also dare to provoke it.

And without removing the thorn in their side—the Combined Fleet—no one in North America dares to attack.

Otherwise, there is a high chance that the base will be raided by criminals.

Therefore, North America had no choice but to swallow the bitter pill and face the quietly unfolding financial crisis alone.

However, the rapid rise of the 'Internet' in recent years has blinded too many things.

Just like Yahoo forums, there are posts everywhere saying "Just got off the plane, making $50 a year".

It's like Facebook, where the screen is almost entirely filled with 'luxury cars, mansions, CEOs, and beautiful, rich women'.

It can be said that North America on the internet has been transformed into a paradise where "wealthy people are everywhere and everyone is rich".

Capitalists like Brooks, Smith, and Morgan would never know the reality of the North American middle class: loans → declining income → mortgage defaults → family bankruptcy.

They would never know the saying, "Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste, while on the road, frozen corpses lie."

They might not even know that North America has entered the first stage of an economic crisis.

After pondering for a long time, Yang Rong picked up the contingency plan and issued instructions to the data department, finance department, currency department, futures department, stock department, etc.: "Starting immediately, we will fully respond to the North American financial crisis. Just like the boss said, we will try to hit North America back twenty years with one blow!"

Secretary: "Uh... Mr. Yang, if North America had gone back 20 years, we wouldn't have been able to beat them."

"Goodness, this joke is... Be on your guard!"

"Yes!"

Other departments: "Received!"

...

Although Bush, Smith, and Morgan knew that there were huge hidden dangers in the North American economy, the Mexico incident had just broken out, the virtual business had just been launched, and the transfer of funds from the three systems had just occurred.

The negative impact of this series of events will take at least a week to materialize.

Therefore, none of the three companies realized that the financial bubble had already been burst by someone.

At this moment.

After the golf tournament, Yu Yang, along with Lao Bu, Lao Shi, and Welch, went to the Xiwang Golf Course, an indoor golf hall invested in by the Xiwang Group in Dongshanfu.

Tonight, the 05-06 season of the Sanyuan Men's Basketball League will feature the All-Star Game.

Sanyuan Headquarters VS Sanxing Enterprises

Both teams' players are top performers from the 48 teams in the top division, plus 6 promising young talents from the second division - underage group.

Influenced by Sanyuan Construction and Sanyuan Building Materials, the Xiwang Stadium in this timeline far surpasses that of the other timeline in both scale and design.

It sits at the foot of Hero Mountain, and its overall shape resembles a smartwatch laid on the ground.

The wristband represents the electric escalator plaza and underground parking lot, while the dial represents the indoor stadium that can accommodate more than 2.6 people.

This is also the third largest basketball venue in the world, after the Sanyuan Olympic Sports Center in the western suburbs of Taizhou and the Tijuana Group Corsair Arena in North America.

Yu Yang led the group to the West King Stadium; it was still early.

So we visited the corporate exhibition hall set up by Xiwang Group in Dongshanfu.

Xiwang's original industries were mainly corn germ and corn oil.

After partnering with Sanyuan Agriculture, the company initially focused on blended oils and germ sugar. Later, with increased support from Sanyuan Agriculture, it added refined lard, refined beef tallow, refined fish oil, refined cod liver oil, and so on.

This will further increase the production of products such as butter, processed foods, skincare products, and military supplies, which are mainly made from animal fats.

Today, Xiwang Group has become one of the largest private edible oil companies in the East.

Although it is not as large as COFCO, it is the biggest competitor of brands such as Luhua, Golden Dragon Fish, and Huji Flower in the edible oil market.

Especially starting in 05, the factory's canteen, Sanyuan Fast Food, Sanyuan Restaurant, Sanxi Restaurant, etc., began to use animal fats for cooking, which was tantamount to endorsing Xiwang Group.

Perhaps in less than two years, the size of Xiwang Group will double.

After Yu Yang led everyone on the tour, before leaving, he presented each person with two barrels of refined lard in his capacity as the second largest shareholder of Xiwang Group.

Old Bu looked at the 'super fat pig elephant' bred by Sanyuan Agriculture on the oil drum and said, "No wonder you've never put the corresponding meat on the shelves after breeding this kind of creature. It turns out it's used to refine lard."

Old Smith frowned slightly. "In the edible oil market, although Sanyuan's soybean oil doesn't sell much, its Sanyuan series of edible oils occupy half of the market in the East. Their total sales are more than those of brands like Luhua and Jinlongyu combined. It seems unnecessary to open up a new market segment, right?"

"You're overthinking it. The cooking methods are different, and the oils used are different. Your cooking menu is relatively simple, while ours is very diverse. Some dishes are low-temperature cooked, some are cold dishes, some are steamed or boiled at high temperatures, and some are fried at high temperatures... Animal oils are just to help users who buy automated cooking equipment to easily cook more delicious food."

"You can't trust Yu Sanyuan's words, no matter who you are." Old Bu sighed and continued, "It's nothing more than Sanyuan's plan to change people's tastes, make more people hate soybean oil and like other oils, and then severely damage North American soybeans and the edible oils controlled by North America, thereby consolidating Sanyuan Agriculture's position in the food sector."

"You're right, there's no prize."

Upon hearing this, Old Smith thought carefully and said, "Wilmar International will not change its strategy for soybean oil and peanut oil. I hope you can achieve good results in this new track of animal fats."

“Old Shi, why do I feel like you’re being a bit sour grapes? If ADM is willing to raise pigs, the three-line pigs can provide high-quality piglets and high-quality elephant pigs. If ADM doesn’t have a place to raise pigs, I can lease southern Mexico to you.”

"Forget it, I'm worried that if the ADM raises the piglets, you'll just use the combined fleet to rob them directly."

"I'm not a robber."

"Yes, you're not a robber, but you're a bandit, the kind who takes over territory and doesn't leave."

Welch, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "Yu, if you agree to our proposed brain-computer interface market plan, the Morgan Group will allow North American companies to import three-line animal fats, and the tariffs will be based on most-favored-nation treatment."

“I have been hesitant, not because I don’t want the North American brain-computer interface market, nor because I don’t want to agree to your proposed cooperation, but because current brain-computer interface technology is not suitable for commercialization.”

Welch asked doubtfully, "Is it too risky?"

"No, it's because brain-computer interfaces are too expensive. It's hard to make a profit in the low-end market. We can only rely on high-end brain-computer interfaces to recoup our costs. However, high-end brain-computer interfaces require craniotomy, and those who can afford it don't dare to have it done; those who dare to have it done can't afford it."

"Once it's on the shelves, there will always be people willing to try it."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yang hesitated slightly, seemingly convinced, and suggested, "Why don't the three of you have your brains operated on first, setting an example, which would also be a form of publicity?"

Old Bu: "."

Old Shi: "."

Welch: "."

"Don't worry, it's just prying open the skull and then attaching a layer of seaweed-like electrode patches to the outside of the brainstem. The risk is extremely low, and the failure rate is less than one in ten thousand. Hey, don't go! Are you still going to watch the game?"

(End of this chapter)