I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Chapter 124 Microsoft's global blue screen, Gates forced to take action

The words of the Microsoft chairman still carry a lot of weight, after all, Microsoft Group is behind him.

Other sponsors and NBA owners no longer dare to talk about surrendering to Yang Chen, but this does not mean that they are willing to watch their wealth evaporate quickly.

Knicks owner Dolan said, "We have limited strength, but we are willing to follow Microsoft. Mr. Thomas, please share your ideas. If it is feasible, we will certainly spare no effort to cooperate with Microsoft."

The other bosses nodded in agreement, and everyone was waiting for Thomas to speak.

Thompson knew that these bosses wanted to put the blame on him. If everyone succeeded in their joint resistance, everyone would be happy. If their joint resistance failed, everyone would blame him because it was him who prevented the NBA from compromising.

But, so what?

He has Microsoft Corporation behind him. Is there any reason to be afraid?

If Microsoft trembles, the whole world will tremble with it. If someone doesn't tremble with it, just upgrade his computer system. Not only will he tremble, he will also jump up and down and curse.

If anyone else became the chairman of a company like this, they would definitely look down on Yang Chen.

"My method is very simple. Everyone contact executives and shareholders to increase their holdings. Our Microsoft Group will take the lead in declaring war on Yang Chen, and Mr. Gates will personally intervene when necessary. You should all know how powerful Mr. Gates is. The only people he can't deal with are aliens, not people from Earth." Thomson said arrogantly.

With this guarantee, the bosses felt much more at ease.

They acted as soon as they said it, and everyone quickly mobilized funds to prepare to increase their holdings of their own company's shares when the stock market opens tomorrow.

This meeting cannot be held in vain, we have to issue a joint statement.

Therefore, Microsoft Group and NBA took the lead, followed by various clubs and sponsors, and jointly issued an announcement to counterattack Yang Chen.

Simply put, they will not succumb to Yang Chen's threats. They will do their best to maintain their stock prices. The NBA will do everything it can to protect the interests of clubs and sponsors. Microsoft Group cannot stand Yang Chen's behavior and leads NBA clubs and sponsors to launch a counterattack.

This announcement looked quite intimidating and soon caused a huge wave of public opinion around the world.

Foreigners are having fun again on international social platforms such as Twitter and YouTube.

South Korean netizen Jin Zaixi: Yang Chen is getting more and more bold, even daring to touch Microsoft and NBA? Gates and Silver must teach him a lesson this time, don't let us down again.

Sakura Country netizen Yokoyama Jubei: How dare he do this? Microsoft, Disney, NBA, can he touch these? Didn't the Bald Eagle family freeze the accounts of the five major banks in Dragon Country? Why did Yang Chen dare to do this? Isn't he afraid that the money in the five major banks will be confiscated directly?

Philippine Monkey netizen Roselles: Can Bald Eagle be a little more powerful? I beg you, please don’t let Yang Chen go this time, okay? I really don’t want to see the Dragon Country people be so powerful, I want to see Bald Eagle beat Yang Chen up and suppress their arrogance. Please, you must do it!
Muhammad, a netizen from the Kingdom of Sand: Haha... We are really good at choosing to be friends with the Kingdom of Dragon. I just want to ask you, besides the people of the Kingdom of Dragon, who else dares to do whatever they want to them? I really like to see the Bald Eagle family want to kill Yang Chen, but they can't do anything about him. I bet that Microsoft will have to kneel down this time!

Bald Eagle netizen Joe Smith: Is this world still the world I know? When did our Bald Eagle family company fall to the point where it was repeatedly ravaged by others? This time Microsoft, Disney, NBA, you must win for me! If you lose to Yang Chen, I will never use Microsoft products, go to Disneyland, or watch NBA games for the rest of my life! I swear to God, I will keep my word!

Soon, the media, self-media, and overseas students spread the counterattack announcement initiated by Microsoft and NBA to the Internet in Dragon Country.

Netizens in Longguo also started a heated discussion.

"Oh my god, Boss Yang is really busy. He is really working hard to make money and pay off his debts. He just shorted Penguin and now he is fighting with Bald Eagle Company."

“Before, Yang Chen shorted the football club, and I didn’t feel anything, because I don’t watch football, I only watch basketball. Now that he shorted the NBA, I suddenly feel a little excited. Just think about it, if the team we usually follow can submit to Yang Chen and come to Longguo to play a friendly match with the Sihai team, how wonderful it would be.”

"To be honest, although I really want Yang Chen to continue to win, this time the opponent is a bit strong. We don't need Qiangsheng's products. We don't have much intersection with Wall Street institutions. But everyone has to use Microsoft's operating system. This is a monopoly company, and there is a giant like Gates behind it. It's a bit difficult for Yang Chen to win."

“If Microsoft directly plays tricks on Longguo by “upgrading” its operating system and using this to force Yang Chen to admit defeat, can Yang Chen withstand the pressure and not admit defeat? I also tend to think that Yang Chen is unlikely to win this time. The goddess of luck cannot always be on his side.”

……

Yang Chen woke up from his nap, and Chen Xi quickly brought the tablet to show him the joint announcement from Microsoft and other companies.

Zhao Jing said: "It looks like they are determined to fight us to the end this time."

Huang Wei followed up by saying, “Other companies are fine, but the most difficult one is Microsoft. It has a monopoly in the operating system market, and there is a big boss like Gates behind it. If Gates personally intervenes, Microsoft’s stock price will not fall even if it wants to.”

Bai Zhi quickly said, "Don't worry, Director Yang is so lucky, he will definitely win, but we don't know how he will win for now."

Yang Chen tapped Bai Zhi's thigh with his finger, and said with a smile: "Xiao Bai is very good at talking. Maybe my luck will continue to explode this time, and Microsoft will encounter some big problem and its stock price will plummet."

Seeing Yang Chen teasing Bai Zhi, the other five beauties became jealous. They all lifted up their long legs and placed them on the back of the sofa, demanding that Yang Chen also touch their legs. He couldn’t be partial to one and must treat them equally.

The law stipulates that women's wishes cannot be violated. Yang Chen is a law-abiding citizen, so he must act in accordance with the law and immediately satisfy their wishes.

On the other hand, the relevant departments did indeed issue a notice to all real estate developers, explicitly prohibiting them from lowering the prices of new homes. Otherwise, they would face penalties such as loan contraction and land acquisition ban.

Real estate developers are already having a hard time, and with the credit contraction, many companies that are not strong enough will go bankrupt. Even some companies that are strong but have high debt ratios will face a major crisis.

However, relevant departments have also given guidance, suggesting that the model of Sihai Real Estate can be used as a reference to distribute dividends to both new and old owners. This way, old owners will have no objections, and there will be no smashing of sales offices, malicious complaints, etc., and it will not affect fiscal and taxation, etc. This is a strategy that everyone is happy with.

All real estate developers quickly withdrew their price reduction notices and held meetings to discuss how to implement the dividend distribution model.

Wang Sihai was ambitious and wanted to do all kinds of business, which caused the debt crisis of Sihai Group.

However, it was precisely because of his love of grandeur that Yang Chen was left with enough room to maneuver.

All projects developed by Sihai Real Estate are managed by Sihai Property Management. Yang Chen can implement the owner dividend plan by simply operating within the Sihai Group.

However, most of the properties in other real estate developers' projects are outsourced. Even if these companies want to distribute dividends, they are worried that the funds will not be safe in the hands of outsourced property companies. Even if the funds are not taken away, it is still easy for the property companies to take kickbacks.

There is not much time left for other real estate developers. When Yang Chen runs the Sihai basketball team to the level of the Sihai football team, there will definitely be a large number of advertisers seeking cooperation. At that time, a large amount of advertising fees will be invested in the community, the owners will get more money, and home buyers will be more crazy to buy Sihai's properties, and the houses of other real estate developers will be even harder to sell.

Half past nine in the evening.

Bald Eagle Stock Market Opens.

Yang Chen led everyone to watch the market quietly, first looking at the stock price performance of Microsoft and other companies, and then deciding what to do.

Yesterday, Yang Chen shorted Microsoft at an average price of 435.68 Eagle coins, with a total short position of 1.5 billion shares, with a total market value of approximately 653.52 billion.

Microsoft's stock price has now fallen by 1.5% to 385.68 Eagle Coins, but judging from the rapid increase in buy orders, the stock price shows signs of recovery.

Zhao Kun asked, "Mr. Yang, it looks like Microsoft's stock price is going to go down. They have mobilized a lot of funds, and buyers have placed tens of thousands of orders at every price."

Yang Chen smiled and said: "They are just doing useless work. Their market value of nearly 3 trillion Eagle Coins is useless even if Gates uses all his wealth to increase his holdings. Just wait and see, their purchase orders will definitely be completely smashed, and the stock price will continue to fall."

As soon as Yang Chen finished speaking, Microsoft's stock price suddenly rose sharply, and in the blink of an eye it went from a drop of 1.5% to an increase of 0.8%.

Don’t think that this amplitude is not big. You should know that Microsoft’s market value is 2.3 trillion Eagle Coins. This 700% amplitude means that nearly billion Eagle Coins were traded.

At this time, the bald eagle's home.

Microsoft Chairman Thompson smiled smugly as he watched the stock price rise.

NBA owners and sponsor bosses also laughed.

Thomson smiled and said, "Look, isn't it easy to pull it back? I told you not to worry, so don't worry. You should also buy your own stocks quickly, and you will definitely be able to pull the stock price back up."

Heat owner Allison smiled and said, "Then I'll start. I hope the 100 billion Eagle coins we mobilized can pull the stock price back up."

Knicks owner Dolan also said: "I have also started. I only have more than 60 billion Eagle coins. God bless me and I will definitely be able to pull the stock price back."

The chairmen and presidents of companies such as Disney have also ordered to start increasing their holdings of their own company's stocks. They all expect their own company's stocks to rise like Microsoft's stocks.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver smiled happily and said proudly, "Obviously, God is blessing us, and the goddess of victory is on our side. Our persistence and unyielding spirit were right, and now we have finally received the reward. I will call Yang Chen now and ask him how he feels now."

"Haha..." The bosses laughed in unison.

Seeing Microsoft's stock price rise, foreign netizens on platforms such as Twitter and YouTube all started to show off.

South Korean netizen Jin Zaixi: See, I said Yang Chen would definitely fail this time. Can he touch Microsoft? Wall Street giants have nothing to do with ordinary people, but Microsoft has something to do with everyone who has a computer. Investors can't just sell Microsoft stocks casually, and Yang Chen can't short sell successfully.

Philippine Monkey netizen Roselles: Great! Eagle Dad is so awesome, you finally showed your true strength. Keep up the good work, blow up Yang Chen's short position, make him lose all his money, and make him never dare to short other people's stocks again in his life.

Bald Eagle netizen Joey Smith: Did you see that? We still have the final say in the global financial order. If he wants to challenge our position in the financial market, he is too young. Not to mention Yang Chen, even if he brings together all the investment institutions of Dragon Country, he can't short a company like Microsoft successfully.

Muhammad, a netizen from Sand Country: Come on, friends from Dragon Country! You can’t lose, you must not lose! As long as you can win, we will continue to purchase weapons from Dragon Country on Double Eleven next year.

……

At this time, Powell, the head of the Federal Reserve, who had been paying close attention to the battle situation, also showed a long-lost smile.

"Fuck! Fuck! Do you know who is stronger now? I said we are negotiating with you from the perspective of strength. Do you still think there is a problem now? Gates hasn't even made a move yet, and you have already been defeated! Haha..." Powell said very happily.

The secretary at the side immediately said: "That's right! This is our strength! We have many companies like Microsoft. Competing with us in the basic market is simply courting death!" Powell smiled and said: "Call the delegation of the five major banks in Longguo and ask them to come over for another talk. I wonder if they dare to talk to me so arrogantly now!"

The secretary nodded and hurried back to the office to make a phone call.

At this time, Sihai Investment Dept.

Yang Chen received a call from Xiao Hua.

"How do you know my number?" Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Xiao Hua laughed and replied: "Even if your phone number is a password, I can figure it out. This is our strength."

Yang Chen also laughed loudly, and said: “Alright, alright, don’t brag about your strength in front of me. Is there anything you want to talk to me about?”

Xiao Hua said smugly, "It's nothing special. I just want to ask if you have any tricks to use quickly, otherwise you won't have the chance to use them. Microsoft and other companies will blow up your short orders soon. You must have paid a lot of money for margin to short so many companies at one time, right? Sorry, you will lose all your money this time. Remember, choose your target carefully before shorting next time. Some targets are not for you to touch. Understand? In addition, the bosses of the companies you shorted want to say hello to you. Dear bosses, whatever you want to say to Mr. Yang Chen, you can curse him now, ah, no, say it out. Haha..."

A group of bosses who thought they had won immediately started to curse and say all kinds of words like "fuck".

When Chen Xi and the others heard the foreigner scolding Yang Chen, they were all eager to step forward and help Yang Chen scold back.

However, they were all sensible girls, and if Yang Chen didn’t say anything, they wouldn’t interrupt his conversation with others.

Yang Chen was confident, so he naturally wouldn’t be affected by the bosses’ scolding. He smiled and said, “What’s the connection? Opening champagne at halftime, right?”

Xiao Hua said with a smile: "So I said, use whatever tricks you have quickly, otherwise there will be no chance, and then it will not be the halftime, but the end of the game."

At this moment, the computers of Silver, clubs and sponsors suddenly blue screened, directly interrupting the video conference.

The computers at Sihai Investment also had blue screens, as if they had agreed to have blue screens together.

Yang Chen stood up and took a look at the traders' computers, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The system is taking action and is going to take action against Microsoft.

Xiao Hua said to himself: "Damn it, why is the computer blue screen at this time? It's really a failure."

Yang Chen laughed loudly, and said: “Your computer also has a blue screen? Haha… Our computer also has a blue screen, but it doesn’t matter, we have a backup computer that uses a domestic operating system. Microsoft gave you courage, and now I’m personally shattering your courage!”

Xiao Hua panicked and asked quickly: "What do you mean? What did you do? Did you hack into Microsoft and cause all computers using Microsoft operating systems around the world to blue screen?"

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm just an investor, not a hacker, and I don't know any hackers. You should call Microsoft to express your condolences. They may not be able to explain to their global customers this time."

Silver quickly hung up the phone and immediately called Microsoft Chairman Thompson.

"Mr. Thomson, what happened over there? Why are all the computers showing blue screens?" Xiao Hua asked.

Thomson immediately replied: "I don't know either. The technical department is already investigating. I don't have time to talk to you. I have to go to the technical department to see what's going on. If the blue screen is really happening worldwide, we will be in big trouble."

Before Xiao Hua could say anything, Thompson hung up the phone.

Microsoft's blue screen problem quickly fermented, and various countries and fields were greatly affected.

At the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control System Command Center, United Airlines, Delta Airlines and Bald Eagle Airlines immediately issued ground suspension orders for all flights.

Deutsche Bolling Airport also issued an emergency announcement, delaying all flights and awaiting further notification.

Airports in other countries have also encountered serious problems such as inability to check in and loss of confidence in boarding.

Even in the Land of Sakura, there was a serious problem where train location information could not be read due to a Microsoft blue screen problem. To put it bluntly, the train and the station lost contact, which would cause big trouble if a train collision occurred.

JPMorgan Chase Bank issued an emergency announcement that due to the Microsoft blue screen problem, the bank temporarily suspended all services, including ATM deposit and withdrawal services.

Subsequently, a series of banks including Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs issued similar announcements.

The tragedy goes far beyond this.

The London Stock Exchange was unable to trade due to Microsoft's blue screen problem, and even announcements and news could not be sent out.

The entire English medical system stopped functioning, causing great inconvenience to patients, especially those with serious conditions who were likely to die.

The National Bank of the Kangaroo Country, telecommunications company Telstra, etc., have also ceased operations.

For a moment, the whole world seemed to be in chaos.

Just as Microsoft was urgently investigating the cause, its stock price plummeted, falling 15 points in the blink of an eye.

The collapse of Microsoft's stock price caused the stock prices of Disney and other companies to fall as well. Because they issued a joint announcement, the market regarded them as allies. Now that the stock price of Microsoft, the leader, has collapsed, the stock prices of its younger brothers will naturally not escape the fate of falling.

At this time, Sihai Investment Dept.

"I said that Mr. Yang is lucky. He will definitely be even luckier this time. Look, am I right? Microsoft is experiencing a global blue screen. If it doesn't die, who will die?" Bai Zhi said with a smile.

Chen Xi rubbed Yang Chen’s back with an admiring look on his face, and said with a smile: “It’s God’s will, we have no choice but to win. Those damn foreigners dared to call and show off, but now they can’t show off anymore. Director Yang, do you want to call back and ridicule them? We’ll scold them back for you, if we don’t scold them back, we’ll feel a little bit at a disadvantage.”

Huang Wei followed up by saying, "Right, right, right. I feel like I'm losing out if I don't curse back. We'll do our best, and you don't have to say anything."

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Don’t be in a hurry. When they call and beg for mercy, then you can perform well.”

At this time, the presidents of the five major banks who had switched to computers equipped with domestic operating systems joined the video conference room one after another.

Wang Wanli, the president of Longguo Bank, asked excitedly: "Mr. Yang, where did you find such an awesome hacker? You have ruined Microsoft! Haha..."

ICBC President Zhao Kun said: "Director Yang, call Xiao Hua back immediately and we will help you to scold him back. Wasn't he showing off just now? Now let's see if he still shows off!"

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Don’t worry, they will take the initiative to seek peace. Then you can all perform together and curse as harshly as you can. There is no need to consider international relations.”

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

At this time, netizens on platforms such as Tik Tok and Weibo were watching the fun.

"Oh my god, Boss Yang's method is too cruel. The whole world has been paralyzed."

"Haha... Most people here use pirated systems and are not affected. Poverty saved me."

"Is this the result of hackers ordered by Boss Yang attacking Microsoft's backend, or is there something wrong with Microsoft itself? This wave of impact is too huge. Now everyone understands how important domestic operating systems are. If there is a blue screen during the war, it will be a big problem."

……

People from other countries are as confused as the netizens in Longguo. They are also discussing the issue enthusiastically on platforms such as Twitter and YouTube.

"Did Yang Chen really do this? He's too crazy, isn't he? Our hospital can't even operate anymore, and many patients are waiting in the hospital."

“Fuck! I can’t even withdraw money from the bank. When will things return to normal? Yang Chen is too unscrupulous in order to short Microsoft. Similarly, his ability is too terrifying. He can easily enter the backend of a company like Microsoft and make program changes.”

"This has already endangered the security of the entire world. Can't we arrest him? What about the International Court of Justice? Try him quickly! We can't let him do whatever he wants. No one can predict what crazy thing he will do next."

……

At this time, the foreigners felt fear towards Yang Chen. They no longer viewed Yang Chen as a spectator.

This is good, it will make them feel afraid, so they won’t dare to belittle or ridicule Yang Chen on foreign social platforms.

Seeing that the company was facing a major technological and credibility crisis and its stock price was heading for a 20% drop, Gates, the real boss of Microsoft Group, took action.

Gates immediately made a televised speech to clearly express his ideas to people all over the world.

First, Gates apologized to all customers affected by the blue screen.

Second, Gates promised to solve the problem as soon as possible, find out the cause, and provide necessary assistance to customers who need help.

Third, investors are advised to believe that Microsoft can overcome the crisis and that the future is still bright. Do not short sell Microsoft stock at this time.

Fourth, Gates condemned Yang Chen for shorting the stocks of so many companies for his own selfish reasons. Once it is confirmed that this global blue screen incident is related to Yang Chen, he will definitely sue the international court to hold Yang Chen accountable.

Fifth, Gates will use his own money to purchase more shares of Microsoft, with the amount of purchase not less than 100 billion Eagle Dollars and no upper limit, until he has spent all his wealth.

(End of this chapter)